KOOKABURRA 1966

KOOKABURRA

DECEMBER, 1966

PRESBYTERIAN LADIES' COLLEGE

COTTESLOE , WESTERN AUSTRALIA

K®KABURRA

JUNIOR

JUNIOR

JUNIOR

School Council

The Moderator, Rt. Rev. Jam es Reid , B.D.

F. G. Barr, Esq., B.A., Dip.Ed.

Mrs. G. Barratt-Hill

Rev. A Burtenshaw

A. E. Dry, Esq., F.C.A.

Rev. W . B. Gentle, M.A., B.D. J. Livin gs ton, Esq.

P C. Munro, Esq. Life Members

Miss J. Randall, M.A., Dip Ed. Senator Agnes Robertson

C. H. Snowden, Esq., F.C.I.V.

Miss M. Stewart

Mrs. F. Stimson

M. C. Sampson, Esq.

C. A. H endry , Esq. Prof. A. D. Ross, C .B.E., M.A., D.Sc . J. E. Ni ch ol so n, Esq.

Secretar·y to Council: J. F. Ockcrby, Esq , F C.A.

Principal: Miss E. G . Dunston , B.A. , Dip .Ed. TEACHING STAFF

SENIOR SCHOOL: Mrs. K. H . Baird, B.A., B.Sc. (Senior Mistress); Miss V. G. Major, B.A.; Mrs. M. V. Adam; Mrs. G. Binsted, B.Sc.; Mrs. S. Canard (Pitman's Certificate); Mrs. J . Collins; Mrs. P. Dawkins, B.Sc.; Mrs. H . Day, A.A.S.A., L .T.C. L., L.Mus., B.A.; Mrs. P. Farrell , B.A.; Mrs. J. Fortune, B.Sc.; Mrs. E. Hart, French Diploma; Mrs M. E. Hicks, B.A.; Mrs J. House; Mrs I. Hunt, M A., F.T.C.L.; Mrs. L. M. Mackenzie, B.Sc.; Mrs. M Mair, B.A., Dip .Ed.; Mrs. P. Marsh, B.A.; Mrs. E Prince; Mr. P. Ruse, B.A., B.Sc.; Mrs. H. Samuel, B.A.; Miss T. Terpstra; Mr . A. Veth, M.A. (Utrecht); Mrs. L. Wells , B.A.; Mrs. M. Woolcock.

Part-time: Dr. F. Brisbout; Mrs. A. Gord on, B.A. (Keele); Miss R. Harrington , B.A.; Mrs. J. Perkins, A.A.S.A.; Mrs. M. Tucker; Mrs E Sadleir.

Art: Mrs. M. Hetherington, B.A.; Miss S. Collard, Dip.Fine Art. Handcraft: Miss S. Collurd, Dip.Fine Art.

Sport: Mrs M. McNamara, Dip P .E. (Bedford); Mrs A. Dale, T P.T.C. (Vidoria); Miss L. Pilbeam; Mr. A. Marshal! (Tennis); Mrs . M . Smith . Domestic Science: Mrs. W. Whittell, Dip.Dom.Sc.

Music: Miss D. Rowe, A.U.A.; Miss M. Dorrington , L.Mus.; Mrs. H. Foster, L.R.S.M.; Mrs. J A g new, L.T.C.L. (part-time).

Speech: Mrs. H. Day, A.A.S.A., L.T.C.L. , L.Mus. , B.A.

Librarian: Mrs. B. Shield, B.Sc.

JUNIOR SCHOOL: Mrs. D. Tyler (Head of Junior School); Mrs. M. Davies; Mrs B. Kennccly; Mrs. M. Williams; Mrs S. Tunwell; Miss S. Brown; Miss J Easlwood; Mrs . M. Nunn (K ind ergar ten).

Form Captains

V P, Joan Mazzuchelli

V Q, Riana Scott

V R, Lea Williams

Form O:f:fieet·s Cot Reps.

Heather Horton

Claire Temp erl ey

Jane Stewart

Comm., Elizabeth Paterson

IV N, Ann Amstrong

IV 0, Carol Pat erso n

IV S, Val Royal

III H, Jenny Cusack

III B, Rosemary Lukin

III I, Nanettc Smith

III C, Christine Reed

II J , Gay Chin

II K, Debbie Clarke

II L , Alison Downie

II M, Robin McDonald

I D, Peta Howie

I E, Janet Hickson

I F, Angel a Blake

I G, Annette Ranger

Aileen Cairns

E. Gentle

Sue Jones

Wencly Samson

Sue Sylvester

Heather Forrester

Fiona Mackellar

Beverley Black

Juclith Cusack

Carol Taggart

Helen Sainsbury

Elizabeth Taylor

Heather Bott

Sally Johnson

Jennifer Wilberforce

Helen Beasley

Relief Reps.

Lindsay Bott Sue Broad

Anne Paterson

Elizabeth Craggs

Rozlyn Wilson

J enny Benjamin

Moira Mackellar

Wencly Naughton

Elizabeth Blanckensee

Nerida Richardson

Pam Kernutt

J ane Kennecly

Diana Barrington

Lyona Masters

Wendy Hawkins

Kate Smith

J a nice Richardson

Jane Brinsclen

Jennifer Nott

Sc hool Calendar 1966

TERM I

F e b. 8: Beginning of School Year.

March 1: Senior School Swimmin g

Sports at Beatty Park.

March 11: Girls Interschool Swimming

Sports, Beatty Park.

March 16: Junior School Swimming Sports.

April 1: Youth Reception for Queen Mother.

April 6-12: Easter Break

April 15: Debate at Fr ema ntle, P L.C. v.

Our Lady of Mission s.

April 21: Miss Dunston left f or England.

April 21: Exams started.

April 25: Anzac Service at Scotch College.

May 4: Sub-l eaving Penny ConcertEnd of Term

TERM 11

May 24 : School resumed.

May 28: Prefects' Dance in Carmichael Hall.

July 2: D .A.S. Examination.

July 7: Miss Dunston returned from England.

July 8: Openin g of the Hugh Baird Gymnasium.

July 8-12: Boarders' Weekend.

July 13-15: "To bias and the Angel", in Carmichael Hall

Jul y 25: Music Festival in the Town Hall.

July 28: "A" hockey Final s at P.L.C . Aug. 5: Gymnastic Display for the Old Girls.

Aug. 8: Trial Leaving and Junior began . Aug. 14: Annual School Service at St. Andrew's.

Aug. 17: Sub -junior Penny ConcertEnd of Term.

TER M Ill

Sept. 8: School res um ed.

Sept. 28: Show Holiday.

Sept. 30: Inter- Hou se Athletic Sports.

Oct. 1 : Alliance Examinations

Oct. 8: Inter-School Girls' Athletic Sports.

Oct. 8: Boarders' Dance.

Oct. 18 and 20: Leaving French Oral Exam inations at University.

Oct 20: Moderator-General visited Assembly.

Oct. 21: Choir sa ng at reception for the Moderator-General. J

Oct. 21-24: Boarders' Weekend

Nov. 9: Leavin g Study Vac. began.

Nov. 16: L ea ving and Junior Examinations began.

D ec. 6: Final Assembly

Dec. 7 : Speech Day- End of Year.

S1•eeelt D ay - 1 9 65

A sea of faces at the foot of the hill; one or two Christmas cards thrust ut you; tears in the eyes of a few of your friends. Then you are inside- in a dim lightdim as you have remembered for thirteen years and everyone sings "Land of our Birth" as everyone has always clone. Miss Dunston recalls, se ntenc e after sentence, moments in your last school year. How proud you are- 51st report and 50th anniversary of P.L.C. Then the moderator, Mr. Wilson, in his a ddress, brings you back to the pr ese nt. You are aware of the excitement, anticipation or regret, and quiet pride in your friends, and the restlessness of the younger ones anxious for the prizegiving. You think; "girls may come and girls may go, but the school goes on forever" . The line of prize-winners is walking on to the stage to receive prizes from Dr. Summers who finishes the official Speech Day for 1965 with some well-chosen words of advice.

Mrs Day s speech choir presents "The King s Breakfast " and you remember the time , years ago, that you had your moment of glory on Speech Day- as rag doll! Two songs by hous e choirs follow , and presentation of "The Masque of Panclora".

The school choir s ing s-b ut this year you !mow is the last year it will sin g for Miss Hutchinson. The h eart and soul of every member of the choir is in the singing and the heart and oul of Miss Hutchinson is in the songs. "God Save the Qu een" and the white blouses and the Black-Watch tartans scatter and are lost in the cityyour school days are over.

PATRICIA ANDERSON, Leaving P 3

MAGAZINE COMMITTEE

Back row (1. to r.l: B Scott D. Chapman, V Benjamin, J. Donaldson

Front row : N. Porter, R. Naughton , D. Scott (Editor) D. Munro .

Editorial

Age- seve n tee n ; Occupation- sc hoolgirl; Responsibility - what ?

As a child , responsib ility is an a li e n word. Youth exhibit s temperaments a nd moods, which, alth ough un stable, are ver y simpl e and hav e no in tr i cate ca u ses In late r life , so lu tio n s of probl e ms an d worries h elp mould our ch aracters, but wi!.:h parents to l ean on , run to, a n d hide behind , the chil d ca nnot see t h a t t h e world is wid e and stri f e - ridde n with n egl ec t ed respons ibili ties pilin g so hi gh that they ca us e war. The ha ppy world of a chil d i s a pure a nd g uiltl ess existence, co ntro lled by eld ers. As we g r o w from the secur ity of ch ildh ood int o ad ulthood, responsibility is grad u a ll y t hru st upon us , n ot by an yo n e purpos e ly, but by t h e rea li sation of our positions and privileges; th e v isicn of the child i s widen ed to see th e oblig at ion we owe to our parents for our stat u s , education, attit ud es a nd outlook on life .

The standards a nd traditions of a sc h oo l of six hund red st udents now play a n eve r-inc reas ing part in o u r awa kening knowl edge of respo n sibility. D u ri n g tile l ast three years especially, man y responsibil it ies are bestowed; a l ong wit h these responsib iliti es goes honour, a nd, too often, t h e g l ory of t h e pos ition starts to o u tshine the res ponsibility. This s h ou ld nev er occ u r if it is remembered t h at thr ee -quarte r s of t h e sc h ool is l o okin g to t hi s girl for example , a nd for g uid ance in the traditions a n d principles of the sc h ool. Apart from this perso nal respons ib ility, the sc h ool as a w h ole, relies on t h e int egr i ty of this g irl , on her judgmen t and se nse of l oyalt y to co n duct herself s uitabl y in side and outside h er sc h ool , and to con s id er its name for a ll ot h ers co n cerned as well as h erself. 4

It may be co n sidered no affair of a school to contro l out sid e act iviti es, but it is the affair of t h e people of a commun it y to kn ow to w h at sc h oo l a g irl goes and accordin g l y to comme n d or crit icise h e r. If we liv e in a co mmunit y, it is o u r duty, as it ha s b ee n t h rough co un t less years cf C hristian co mmuniti es, to ab ide b y a nd respect, th e rul es of that co mmunit y, and a: d it s progression in any sma ll way. In a n article on o u r spo n sors hip of overseas ch ild re n , you will see that respo n sibilit y to t h e co mmunit y applies, not only t o· our imm ed iate nei g hb o u rs, but to the n ee d s of our n e ig hbou rs all over the wor l d

Fait h is somet hin g we grow up with ; whether or n ot it grows in u s is e ntir e ly opltional to u s, but our re sp cnsibilit y to o ther peopl e plays a big part in th i s, consti t uting part of Christian character.

Responsibility s hould be accepted w it h grace a n d respect - it is in ev itabl e, and is, in it self , a n honour to be upheld throughout lif e

DIANA SCOTT

The Official Opening of Technical Training Yeat· 1966

On Tuesday, March 8, th e Official Opening cf Technical Train in g Year, 1966 was held in Government House Ballroom.

The me et in g was c h aired b y Dr. H. S. Willia ms who introdu ced the spea k e r s a nd w elcom e d to Pert h, th e two v is iti n g American astrona u ts , Captain W a iter M. Schirra and Co l onel Frank Bar m an.

Th e f irst address was g iv e n by the Premier. Thi s was fo ll owed by Colon el B arman w h o read a m essage from Pr es id e n t John so n. Captain Sc hi rra then d eliv ered t h e major address of the eve nin g . H e gave a most e nli g htening and e ntertainin g s peec h touc hin g upon t h e v ariou s aspects of space trav el. The Governor, Maj or Ge n eral S ir Doug la s Kendrew, then broug h t t h e eve ning to a clo se by d ecla ring the Tra inin g Year officially opened, a nd readi n g a m essage from Prince Phi li p w h o had in stiga t ed the idea of a Tech ni cal Trai nin g Year.

At the co nclusion of t h e rece ption , s upper was serve d , a ddin g a n informa l touch to the eve nin g.

JUDY BENSO!.';, Leaving P

Tlte School Service

The sc h ool service was co n d u cted this year by o ur Chaplain, the R ev. W B Gentle, in St. Andrew's C hur ch on Au g ust 14

T h e choir, accompanied by Miss Rowe on the orga n , a nd with De ni se Chapmar. and J a n Bateman s in g in g t h e solo s , was con gratulated on its beautiful re nd e ring of "God Wh o Knowest t hin gs t h at were", "Nearer my God to T h ee" a nd " God b e in My Head".

Pat Anderson a nd Maryl y nn MacPherson read th e New and Old Testament Lessons , and Mary Alexander a nd Na nette P orter l ed the prayers of thanksgiving and int ercession.

Th e inspiring s e rmon deliv e red by Mr. Gentle, should h elp us ac hi eve wisdom a nd understandin g , and was especiall y helpful to those l eav in g sc h ool this year.

The Benediction , after the h and ing back of t h e sc ho ol flag, co nclud ed an impressive and meaningful service

N. PORTER, Leavi n g P 5

PREFECTS AND HOUSE CAPTAINS, 1966

Front row (1. to r.l: D. Adams, A Wilberforce, P Anderso n , M iss Dunston, N. Porter, R. Parkinson, D. Chapman

S1des (L) M. Alexander, J. Benson, H. Sounness. (R) : A. Mazzu cc h el!i, S Bedells, R Naughton Cen tre: J Forrester , S Sproule, M. Macpherson, S. Howson.

Back row: D. Stewart, J. Plaisted, M Fraser.

HEAD PREFECT 1966

PATRICIA ANDERSON, 1954-66

Junior Certificate 1964 (9 subjects-average mark 84% ).

Commonwealth Secondary Scholarship, 1964.

Albert's Literature Pr!:r:e, 1965

Alliance Francaise Div. IIA-3rd pri:r:e in State, 1965 .

President Debating Club, 1966

Bron:r:e Medallion, 1965

Pl"e:feets' Notes

A tale n ted and beautiful bevy of girls asse mbled t h e day before sc h ool res um ed a nd decorat ed t h e Prefects' Room. One wa ll was covered w it h pict u res of g l amoro u s dol l s, on l y exceeded in b ea ut y by the living d ::J ll s that were to inh abit t h e Pre f ects' Room. There were model s posing beside tranq uil mountain poo l s, a nd s un tan lotion advertisements , p'.ctur in g the beac h , and perf um e advert isem ents featuring g irls in Pari s B ut as th e year pa >:sed a n d as L eaving drew n ear, t h e idea of peace and h ol idays drove t h e Prefects into a frenzy and th e pictures w ere tor n down a n d tram pl ed un der fo ot.

B u t n ot a ll t h e wa ll s were covered w i t h fr ivo lo u s pictures. The wa ll devoted to or ig inal art expresse d tr eme nd ous dept h and intensit y of fe e ling . Who co uld pass unm oved at the s ig h t of o u r "Wave" with it s c re st of paint, shoe polis h a nd gold seq u ' n s; or the h arrow in g pict u re of "G irl Studyin g by Lamp li g ht " ; or the in expli cable emotio n a l complex ity of "Neurosis". The boarders covered the kitc h e n walls with pi c tur es of l ayer ca k es, and cre am p uff s a nd strawberri es. E v ery lun ch- ti m e t h e Di eters Anonymous m et in th e kitchen to disc u ss food.

At the begi nnin g of t h e year, in the h e ig ht of summer we enjoyed hot co ff eE' a n d t oasted sa ndwic h es every day for lun ch; but whe n wi n ter drew o n , t h e e l ect ri c jug fai led; so w h e n h ot dri nk s wou ld h ave been appreciated we h ad to go bac k to dry bisc uit s and h ard-bo ile d eggs

In these c ul t ur ed surroundings the pr e fects flourished, a nd so did the Prefects' Garde n (ma inl y beca u se th e garde n er was fo rce d to take i t over as n ot o ne of u s was h ort icultu ra ll y inclin ed). The vo ic es of th e ch oir members were raised in so n g. Denise san g the so lo at th e sc h ool serv ice. Mary was sc h ool pianist a nd President o f the Music Club . The Prefects were represe n ted on the Com mitte es of t h e Clubs a nd in th e Prc d u cti on of "Tob ias and the Angel". They a l so won r e n own in s p ort- Su e H owso n, Anne Mazzucchelli, Su e Sproule a n d Jill Plaisted won Honour s pockets.

In April t h e H ead P r e fects of P.L. C., St. Hild a's, a nd M.L.C. read l esso n s at the Anzac Service at Scot ch, and the Prefects read l esso n s and l ed the prayers at the School Servic e in seco nd term .

The Qu ee n Mother established a n a tm osp her e o f inf r. r malit y and cando ur at t h e yo uth reception held in h er honour in Go v er nm e nt H o u se Ballroo m. In reply to h e r remark "Yo u are lu cky to liv e in W es tern Australia", on e bo y a n swe r e d " Oh I don 't kn ow abo ut that It 's pretty goo d I s' pose" Everyo n e was shy but n o t overawed because h er c h ar m was i rres is tibl e. She as k ed another boy if h e liked school, a nd h e s a id " It 's not too b ad". She spo k e to ev e r yo n e, tak in g a n h o ur l on ger than sc h e duled. With h er j ewe l s a n d h er bea utiful s kin a nd h er l ovel y s mil e, as Marylynn said, s h e was like a fairy Godmot h e r .

P .L.C. was a l so rep r ese n ted at th e cpe nin g of the T ec hni cal Training Yea r a nd at the Co mm onw ealt h Youth Rally where w e ch atted with n egroes f rnm Commonwea l t h cou n tries on music a n d B uddhi sm.

No less important, the Pref ec ts were represe nt ed at the presenting o f badges lo th e s ix Junio r School Prefect s.

We a l so appeared e n ma sse a t the airport to g ive Miss Dun sto n a s urpri se farewell on h er h olida y. While waving our berets on the ta rm ac , in ga le -force winds, we were blow n into a "No Conscript s for Vi e tnam" de m on stra ti on , a n d were lo st amo n g "Save Our Sons " ba nn ers.

On a balmy a u t umn eve w e h eld o u r Prefects Dance. The ce il ing of red, orange a nd yell ow streamers was l ooped with go ld pa inted leaves into c u rta in s r ound the hall. The library in s h arp co ntr ast w as in a qu a, mauve, a nd purple , with op art a nd pop art a ll over the wa ll s. Th e lavish s up per was served in t h e H a w a ii a n marquee. Everyone we n t h ome with a pocket f ull of cake, a h appy h ea rt a nd a h andf ul of ball oons

As P.L.C. was ho st sc h ool for the At hl etic Inters t hi s year we were off icial s. We fo un d t h e parents nau g h tier t h an the g irls a nd spe n t h alf our t im e s h ep h erd in g the pare n ts of a ll sc h ool s i n to t h e ir r ig ht b l ocks.

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Our "Teac h ers' Teaparty" was a g r ea t socia l occas io n In preparation for this m omentous event the Prefects' Room rece ived its a nnu a l Spring Cl ean.

To show our appreciation to Miss Dunston, Mrs. Baird a nd to o u r formmistresses, Miss Major, Mrs. Mars h , Mrs . Woolcock , we gave t h em eac h a rose from the rambler roses w hi ch ramb le d over o u r vera nd a h a ll sprin g.

PATRICIA

At the end of first term, we had a Penny Concert, w hi ch was hilariously enterta inin g a nd revealed much ot h erwise hid de n t a le nt. We raised $10, with which we bought m ater ia l a nd made c u s hi ons for the Boarders' Sitting Room.

A Presbyterian choir was formed and coac h e d by M iss Rowe, who gave up much of h er s p are t:me for us, a nd we fee l very gratef ul to her for g ivin g u s a deeper appreciat ion of music.

Another soc ia l in 2nd term, with Hale , w hi c h was wonderfully successful tha nk s t o the orga ni sation of Miss Ranson , Miss Va l enti n e and Miss C cllard Du r ing first and second term , Mr and Mrs. Reid invited many of us to their h om e on Saturday afternoon. We think t h ey were very brave to invite the "B oarders" a nd we e njo yed the wonderful h ome -lik e atmosphere as mu ch as the afternoon tea.

E G. D.

My thanks to Patricia f or h er loyalty , her ent hu siasm a nd h er leadership this year, and to all her team of School Prefect s Mary ly nn and the Boarding Prefects h ave g iven invaluable h elp in a ll the problems of our largest-ev er Boarding School. They m ay not agree wit h me just n ow, but I think the experience has done them no harm! Our good wishes go w i t h them into the future.

SENIOR BOARDER

MARYL YNN MACPHERSON, 1962-66

Junior Certificate, 1964 (8 subjects - average mark 80% ).

Commonwealth Secondary Scholarship, 1964. Sheila Robertson Memorial Prize, 1965 . School Choir, 1964 - 66 . Magazine Committee, 1965.

President Modern Langua g es Club, 1966. Alliance Francaise Div. IIA-12th prize in State, 1965.

Boarding House

Everyone arrived back at th e beginning of the year, full of e n t hu sia s m and excitement. A new wing to th e Boardin g Hou se and a completely new staff, except for one, added to t h e mystery, as well as new respo n si biliti es which s urr ou nd e d u s a ll. This was taken in c ur stride a nd we soo n settled down.

On April 1, Tricia and I were privileged to represe nt o u r sc h ool at the wonderful Youth Reception for t h e Queen Mother in the Gover nm e n t House Ball room . We were both ent hralled by h er charm in g manner, a nd considered ourselves very fortunate to h ave met h er.

This year, we have enjoyed many privileges a nd outings. Thank yo u, Miss Dunston for allowing u s to go to the Playhouse, Youth Concerts, Debates , a nd t h e many plays to which we have b ee n.

In first term, we were invaded by our "brot h er school" for a Social, a nd though they behaved like gentlemen, i .e. tea rin g down ball oo n s, tripping t h e ir partners up, and being a ge n era l nuisance, w e a ll enjoyed ourse lves imme nsely, a nd rea li zed how fortunate we are to be yo un g a n d have s uch wonderfu l contemporaries.

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In third t e rm, w e h a d our f irst -ever Boarders' Dance, and I think it is one of t h e h app iest memories I w ill h ave of my last term at P.L.C. Everyone was so h el pf ul a nd keen to work a n d we t h ou g ht we had tricked the boys th1s t1me, w1th o ur decorat ion s, which were so well attached to fow l wire, that they could not be removed-a lthou gh it was mu ch to our remorse on Sunday morning when we began to cl ea n up The mothers worked extremely h ard and prepared a wonderful s u pper-we wculd lik e to thank them very much. Thank yo u , Miss Dunston, for allowing u s to hold the dance.

It seems h ard to believe t h at this is my last term at P L.C. Soon, belong here a n y more. After five years, it will be very hard to break all especially to t h e Boarding House, which have moulded us all, and left m a ny happy memories.

Finall y, I would lik e to wish ev eryone every success may that year, for them, be as rewarding as this year "God gave man a n u prig ht co unt enance to survey upw ar d s to the stars" - Ovid.

I won't the ties, us with

in the f ollowin g year, and has been for me. the heavens, and to look

MARYLYNN

LEAVING

Middle row : M Fraser, A.

S. Broad, R. Naughton

Front row: M. Macpherson, A . Coates, L. Williams. 9

BOARDERS, 1966

Back (left): C. Quan, J. Forrester, D. Scott, H. Sounness . (Right) : C. Temperley, A . Rushton, D Stewart.

Bell,

School Activities

Tobia s and t h e An gel

W h o wo ul d h ave ever be li eved t h at from the "confus ed mess" p:'esented as a dress :.·ch earsa l on a Tuesday ni ght, s u ch a "sop h isti cated prr.duct:cn" of Tobias a n d t h e A n gel wo ul d emerge on Wed n esday ni ght? Only Mrs. Day coul d have managed to prod u ce a treat li ke "Tob i as" from the orig ina l c h aos in littl e more than f ive weeks . T h e compli ments afterwards w e re reward eno u g h for the asp:ring actresses who u n ccmplai n in gly "sacrificed" t h eir h omewor k on t h e performance eve n ings.

Of :course t h ere were the occasional accidents- Gcrman d ictation issuing forth from beh ind t h e scenes in the m idd l e of a dramatic performance; or over zea l ous whippi n g by a n e n th u siastic actress provid'ng very authentic screams , from t h e rece iv ing e n d . T h ere were ot h er t h in gs li ke t h e dog's inabi li t y to overc cme his desire to scratc h v igoro u sly on stage a n d the disappeari n g act of the Archange l bei n E; n ot q uite fast e n oug h

However, t h ese thi n gs were sma ll compared with the success , and thanks are especia ll y extended to Mrs . Baird for h er magic costumes organisat icn, Mi ss Co ll ard for t h e exqu is i te sce n ery , Mr s. Co ll ins for h er he lp be h ind stage (most particu l ar ly t h e "bo.iled i ced water" to mo iste n o ur bl ott in g -paper mo uth s!; and Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Levison for t h eir won derf ul assista n ce wit h the make- u p.

DENI SE CHAPMAN, Le<l ving

Youth Reception fot• Queen Mother

It was ra in ing w h e n we arr ived at Govern m ent House ball ro cm to meet t h e

Q u ee n Mot h er b u t e v e n rai n coul d n t da m pe n o u r elevated sp ir its a n d t h ey soa r ed eve n hi g h er w h e n we e n tered t h e Ba ll room.

A balco n y s u spe n ded on gracef ul w hit e p ill ars , s u rrou nd ed t h e room a n d t h ere were TV ca m eras s pa ced aro un d t h e b a l con y. T h ere were representat ives fro m a lm ost every sc h oo l a n d yo uth orga ni sat ion in t h e Sta t e, a nd t h ey seemed ju s t as exc i te d as we were. We asse mbl e d o n eith er s ide of a red car p et w hi ch ra n dow n t h e ce n t r e of t h e ba ll room f rom t h e e n tra n ce t o t h e d a is on w hi ch th e offi cial

party sat T h ere was a r oll of d r um s a nd H er M a j es t y e n tered. S h e loo k e d abso lut el y gorgeo u s in a l ong frock m ade of l aye r s of w h ite t ull e, emb r oid ered in go l d at t h e bottom of eac h l ayer. H er c h ar m see m e d to flow th ro u gh th e room t h e mo m e n t

s h e e n tere d S h e gave a s h ort o p enin g a d d r ess in w hi ch s h e spo k e of t h e wo n derf ul oppor t uni t ies w hi ch t h e yo un g peopl e in W este rn A u stral ia h ave - in sayin g s h e w as exc ited at o u r prospects s h e m ade u s fee l excited too. T h e n s h e w a l ked aro un d t h e room and sp oke to u s a ll as we gat h ere d in gro u ps.

T r icia a n d I w e r e qui te ove r co m e w h e n H er Majes t y spoke to u s a nd we bo th t ri ed to c u rtsey a n d ap p ear g r acef ul wit h cut fa lli ng over o u rse l ves Th e Q u ee n

Mot h er did n 't seem to n otice o u r u n gai nlin ess for w h ic h we were most t h a n kf ul a nd s h e spoke to u s abo u t ou r L eavi n g a n d as k ed u s w h at we we r e going to do next year. The m ost s t ri kin g qu a lit y of t h e Qu ee n Mot h er is h er smil e, so warm a n d s in cere .

S h e is a person w h om we co ul d n eve r forget a n d she m ade t h at n ig h t a memora bl e one for us a ll

MARYLYNN MacPHERSON, Leaving P

The Holiday Findings

D u r in g February of t h e C h rist m as h ol idays t h is year, one of our fift h year st u de n ts, An n Paterson, ho li day in g at Rott n est I sl a n d, fo un d a crab in T h ompson's Bay w h ic h s h e could n ot ide n tify. W h e n s h e ret u r n ed to Perth s h e had it classif ied a n d was give n some in terest in g informat ion on it.

It i s call ed the Spi der or Seaweed crab (Paxaraseia sexph l ilera) a n d it is a re l at ive l y common spec ies of crab off t h e W.A. coast. T he shell of t h e crab is covered w i th scattered h ooked spi n es to which seaweed is attac h ed for camo u flage However, t h e crab fo u nd h ad a soft s h ell w i t h invis i ble sp ines It was d iscovered, after some investigat ion at t h e m u se u m, that this was ca u sed by the fact t h at t h e

crab had recently shed its shell to allow fo r g rowth. This crab i s the fir s t to be seen in W.A. in this condition.

A report will be made by Dr. Georgc, Currttor of Inve rtebrate s , on the sp e cimen, as it is thou ght that others will have been found, and as they differ from the usual f orm, named as another species

A. PATERSON , Leaving R R elief Fund

"Am I my brot h er's keep e r?" The question is not so much "Am I my brother's keeper?" but, "Sin ce I am my brother s keeper, how can I help him?"

We, of P.L.C., h ave in stituted a Relief Fund through which we sponsor t e n foreign ch il dren, less privile g ed than we. Contact with these people helps us to real i ze th e gravity of t h e starvation a n d the helplessn e ss of millions of famil ies .

Althoug h li ving in squalid conditions, these people don't seem t o lose hope . Their gratef u l letters are a pleasure to read, and th e joy and excit e ment with wh ich t h ey rece ive the money makes us appreciate the w e alth and security with which we are b l essed.

The ten chil dren w h om we are sponsoring at th e pre sent arc Lawrence Recrosio , Rosita Hoffman a n d Marie -T h erese Narzul from France; Mar ga ret and Elizabeth Gussn ig (twins), Gabrie l e Mi:i l ch, Jo h ann Kosl itsch and Gcrtraud Pluhar fr om A u stria; G ui seppa Militello from Italy ; J enna Mondon from the Seychelles and the Kwon Sang - won fam ily from Korea. Perhaps the dearest and most familiar of these to us are Gabriele Mi:i lch, Margaret and Elizabeth Gussnig and the Kwon Sa n g -wo n fam il y.

We are all very interested and amused to hear of th e many escapades of Gabi, her attempts at coo k in g amo n gst t h em, described to us by her sisters. They re ceived t h e sponsorship money previously and often write, expressing their gratitude to us. Not o n ce co u ld it be said t h ey h ave complained, but they acc e pt th eir hardships and hand icaps and seem to enjoy life to the full. H ew many of us could live in a tworoomed, dere lict ar m y hu t with a sick father, insufficient clothing, warmth :md food and still be happy?

Margaret and E li zabeth Gussnig sound happy and contented; their father is incurab ly ill , and t h eir mother unab l e to work; and yet these girls seem normal a n d well ad ju sted. T h e ir l etters are gay and lively , infecting us with eagerness to help them.

Altho u g h a l l are equally grateful , the Kwon San g -w e n family in Korea show t h eir feeli n gs of apprec iation and thankfulness towards us by writing immediately t h ey rece ive any gift; a n d n ever fail to give us complete details of the various purchases made possible by the money we send. Of the six members in this family, four re ly on t h e meagre wages of t h e mother and son. The spon s orship money helps to s u pply t h e t h ings wh ich serve to boost morale and make life s o much mor e worth livi n g.

Each Christmas we send these childre n food parcels c onsisting of jams, tinned m il k and c h eese, tinned fruit and vegetables which would to them seem extravagant. The apprec iation felt by these people each Christmas is emphatically expressed in t h e letters we receive i n February.

T h e pleasure and sati sfaction we get from helping others should help us develop a se n se of responsibility which will become part of our lives in a community.

D. SCOTT

Cot and R elief l"'und

In 1965 t h e Cot and Relief money was distributed as follows:

Princess Margaret Hospital $100 Australian Inland Mission

I nstit u te for t h e Deaf $40 Slow Learners Group

Crippled C h ildren's Homes $40 Parapl e gics Hostel .

I n sti tute for the Blind $50

Gu ide Dogs Association $50

Presbyteria n Homes for the Aged $60

Mea l s on Wheel s $40

Sister Kate's Children's Home $80 11 Relief - $640. Rice Bowl - $300

$60

$40 $60

$620

English Ca1np

At 3.30 on F r iday, Jun e 16, twe nt y ar d ent P L. C. " L eavin gs" car t ed t h e ir

bags

t o a w a itin g bu s. W e were se tt in g out [or a m os t in s pi r in g w ee k e nd ,

a l on g Wi t h leav m g st ud e nt s f ro m M e lvill e a n d Nor th a m Hi g h Sc h ool s a n d S t

L oui s Sc h ool.

Th e t opi c whi c h w e w e r e to di sc u ss- " Wh y do W r iter s W r it e?" so und ed m ost

unm te r es tm g, b u t so m e a m az in g id eas w ere bro u g ht up d u r in g c u r di sc u ss ion s

We ar n ve d at th e a t P a lm Beac h a t 5 30 p. m. a n d imm ediat el y we

sett le d ou rse l ves m a n d di scard ed our unif or m s for so m e thin g m or e co mf ort abl e.

. A ft er a hu ge m ea l w e were we lco m e d by o u r ca m p lea d e r s w h o d isc u ssed t h e

mms of t h e ca m p. W e t h e n told w hi ch ?ro u p t o go t o, e ith e r f i ction, poetry

or dra m a a nd for t h e r em a md er of t h e e ve mn g w ere e nt ertain ed by J J J on es

w h o sa n g a n d di sc u sse d fo lk so n gs. · ·

A t :--ve re tir ed f or th e ni g ht a n d by so m e m irac l e e v e r yo n e wa s in b ed

by R 1se a nd s hin e" was 7 a. m. a n d we we r e t h oro u g hl y awa k e n ed by

a run a l on g th e L ater m t h e m ornin g we j oin ed our gro up l ea d ers for

t h e fi rs t of ou r thr ee cl1 sc u ss wn s Bef ore lun ch t h ere w as a ca m p asse mbl y a n d

repo rt s f r om eac h g r oup we r e give n a nd assesse d

. Aft er lun c h _o u r di sc uss ion gro u ps w ere aga in f orm ed a nd l ater r eports were

Th e th e a ft er n oo n w as t a k e n u p by rea din gs a nd di sc u ss ion s cf creat ive con.t nbu t wn s a ft e r w h ic h eve r yo n e r u s h e d off to p r e p are f o r d inn er.

With over sat clown t o w a tch t wo film s which w e l a t er h a d to di sc u ss

m t er m s of : H a d th e f1lm much t o say?" " Atm r: sp h ere" a n d " D ' d ·t · t e ff ect ivel y?" ' ' 1 co mmum c a e

As thi s w as t h e l as t ev enin g at th e ca m p, th e l ea d e r s w e r e ord ere d t o R oc kim: -

h a m to coo l drmk s a nd o th e r t i t -bits s uit a bl e f or a ce le bra ti o n w hicl 1

l as t e d un ti l 2 a m. unt1l d a n ce r s dro pp e d with f a ti g u e a nd talk e r s r a n o ut o f ta lk.

Th e l a t e m g ht w as f elt. on S unda y mornin g wh e n a t 7 a .m. Ma ss w as ce l e-

bra t e d a n d at 8 a .m. a serv 1ce fo r Pres by t erian s .

brea kf as t w e w e n t t o ou r group s f or our fin a l di sc u ss ion a nd lat e r in t h e

mor nm g th e w h ol e c a mp w as assessed a nd p eo pl e w ere t h a nk e d

At 2 p.m. a b out a hun d r e d tire d but th oro u g hl y in piJ·ed s tud e nt s se t o ff f or hom e a nd b e d.

J A NE T ELLIOTT, V Q

Le Camp Francais de I 966

Ce tt e a nn ee l e ca mp fr a m; ai s e t a it a P oint P e ron.

Au ca mp il y ava it so ixa nt e d e ux e l e ves qui so nt v e nu s d e b ca u co u p de lyce e s de v1lle e t d e l a ca mp ag n e. L e ca mp a co mm e nce l e qu a tr e septem bre e t il a dur e une sema1r e .

. . T o u s l es j_our s il Y a va i t plu s ie ur s v isite ur s a u ca mp et l e m a tin un c de c e s v1s1te ur s d onnm t ce tt e co nf ere n ce a ux e l e v es

T out es ces etai e n t t res e ll es e tai e n t to ujour s a u s uj e t

La _F r a n ce, ses ?rov m ces e t ses h a b1tant s. L' ap r es -midi o n n o u s m ont r ai t d es di apos itiV es. o u un f1lm a u s uj e t de L a Fran ce, a p r es quoi t o ut l e -m ond e soig n a it

l e u r o u l e ur pa rr a in pou r a voir l es di sc u ss ion s a u s uj e t des film s o u de l a co nf ere n ce .

L e s oi r a pr es le din e r n o us av ion s l e te mp s po ur e cri re un e di sserta tion a u s uj e t de L a Fra n ce e n s ui te nou s n o u s a mu sion s .

C haqu e soir "grou pe ,du jour:· a mu sa it t o ut l e m on de e n p rese n t ant un e pe b te p1 ece d e t h e at re e t d a ut res Je u x. T out l c -m ond e a clu p a rl er e n fran !;ais c' et a i t tr es a mu sa n t e n e ff e t.

Ap res un e sc m a ir c si agreab l e t out l e -m ond e e ta it t r es t ri ste d 'avoir qui t t e r l e ca m p

Le ca m p f r a n !;ais ce tt e a nn ee a e t e tres. reu ssi , c'est tres b o n de s a vo ir qu il

y a u ra un a utr e ca m p l' a nn ee pr oc hain e. Es p e r on s qu e le ca m p sera au ss i b on q ue ce lui de 1966!

MAR IO N FRASER, L eav in g Q

Das Deutsche Lager

Urn h alb zwei k a m e n w ir im L ager a n. cias im W es ley Coll ege stattfa n d un d ei n e W oc h e da u erte.

W ir ware n ga n z a ufgeregt un cl a m erste n Abe n d t r a fe n w ir v ie l e Sc hiil e r vo n a nd ere n Schul e n . W ir sc hli efe n i n grosse n Sc hl a f sa le n - n a tiirli c h ma ch te n w ir v iel

L a r m n ac h " Li ch te -a u s".

J e d e n Morge n m u sste n w i r urn vierte l vo r s ie be n a uf stc h e n um m i t H e rrn

Morge n zu turn e n . " Wi r h a be n steife B e in c ." w ar un se r e Kl age a b er e r sag t e, "Es mac h t n ic h t !"

Morge n s h a t ten w ir manc hm a l zw e i. ma n c hm a l d r e i S tun de n . D ann t r i ebe n wi r w ieder Sport.

Nac h dem M i t t agessen folg t e n n oc h zw e i St un dc n da nn - n oc h m e h r S po r t'

Ab e n clesse n un d H a u sa u fga be n ka m e n n ac h st, won ac h w ir S ch ok ol a d e und Bonb on s ka uf e n k onn te n. Wi r sp ie lt e n Ti sc ht e nni s, wir ta n zte n od er sa h e n F ilm e

von De u tsc hl a n d . Bcvor wir zu B ett g in ge n , v e r sa h m a n un s mit e in er Tasse

Tee, d ie se hr g u t a n e in e m ka lte n A be nd sc hm ec k te.

Der H oh ep unk t un seres A u fe nhalt es w ar e in Besu c h a u f der U n ivers i tat w o w ir de n S prac h evcrs u c h sra um sa h e n. Es w ar se h r a ufklar e n d.

A m l ezte n A bc n d ga be n w it· e in Ko n zer t , das se h r k o m isc h w ar und a li e n geficl-

C'i n e h r g u tes E nd e un seres Lagers.

Mathematics Enrichntent Course

T h e e n d of J a nu ar·y sa w f or t y b o y s a nd twe n ty g irl s ( ! !) ar riv e a t K in gs w ood College for te n days Mat h e m atics (?) E n r ichm e nt. A ll rese rv e wa s qui c kl y forgo tt e n as a r cs ul t cf t h e li ve l y h e.ld o n t lw first e v e nin g.

T h e at m osp h e r e of t h e U ni ve r·si ty was v io le ntl y di s rup ted n ext mor nin g wh e n s ixty yo un g mat h e m a ti c ia n s in vaded th e Ph ys ics l ec tur e t h eatre. Th e S co tti s h acce nt o[ o u r f irst l ect ur er Dr . A d a m so n le f t u s d e lig ht ed; t h e pro bl e m as to h ow m a n y d iffere n t ways M i ss Hum e co uld arr an ge fi ve e lega n t fl ow er po t s in a ro w d umbfo und ed u s ; a nd , t o t op it o ff , M r . G ambl e n p rov ed with out do ubt t h a t a X a = a, we we r e ag h ast.

At 3 p. m w e t h e n hu rried o ff fo r our recrea ti on w hi c h v a ri ed fro m a n e n erget ic game of s qu as h or te nni s to a lazy li e on th e beac h.

After tea we a ll settled do wn to a n h o ur o f s u per vi sed st u dy (?) wh e n we we n t over t h e cl ay's l ec tures. F oll owin g thi s w as t he e v enin g's e nt e rt a inm e n t which i n cluded a visit to t h e Cc m p ut in g Cen t r e of t h e U ni vers ity, film eve nin gs . "Ro m eo a n d Juli et", and da n ci ng.

A ll mea l s were very goo d bu t t h e fin a l m ea l vo l e d by m ost as " th e b est I've ever h ad". T hi s was a mag nifi ce n t m eal - so u p, t wo e ntr ees, c hi c k e n d is h , flumm e r y, ice -crea m ca k e a nd i ced co ff ee- follow e ct b y a m arv ell ou s soc ia l whi c h finis h ed o ff a very e n joya b le te n da y s. Th e n ext m ornin g sixty bodi es w e n ded t h e ir way h o m e, v ery t ired, b u t h a p py a n d t h oro u g hl y e n r ic h ed

R OBI N T EAS D AL E, V P

Excursion to the Computor

I n t h e mid dl e of secon d term, a ll t h e s u b-l eavi n g m at h s s tu de n ts we n t on a n exc ur s ion to th e U ni versity to see t h e co m p ut ers. W e sa w t w o of t h e m act u a ll y workin g; on e was ab l e to act as a co m pon e n t in a ga m e of n o u g h ts a n d crosses; a n d t h e o th er was ab l e to work extre m el y co mpli cated q u adra ti c e qu at ion s w ith acc ur acy. Everybody fo un d t h ese m irac ul ou s m ec h a n isms ve r y in teresti n g a n d t h ey s h owed t o us t h e progress sc ie n ce h as made over t h e years.

V. ROYA L , S ubl eav in g S

S.C .M .

Back row (1. to r .l: A . Rushton (Pres ident ), L. Bott .

Front row : E. Gentle, A . Cumming s, K. O' Re gan

S.C.M. Notes

sh ip is to bring into Christian fe ll ow-

a n d the Christian way of li fe. us ra la , so t h at we may learn more of C h r i st

. Th.e Australian Studen t Mov e me n ts ffil' e h are a mted with the World St ude n t r1stran Fe.d eration a n d t he ti n y badge h h · h h w 1c 1s t e symbol of this moveme n t as a very mt eres ti n g origin.

Durin g the Second Worl d W th s cM · g r d b th N . ar, e . . . m Germany wa s forced u n der oun Y e az1 regime and it was therefore impossible for its members

sc;ha:sSob and metal from these make tiny silver crosses which established . . . . mem ers to reccgmse on e a not h er. T h us the f e deration was

Far across the border from Germany into Switzerland students reds of these tiny silver crosses at the p e ril of t h eir and crosses wer e throug h out the world as the German w of the Federatwn . After t h e war t h ese tiny silver crosses which s b . or courage, sacrifice and concer n of Ch ristian stude n ts for oth y m o!Jseg t h e world were officially adopted as the symbol of the W S C F er arou n th e d .· this year of th e were in the for m of five meeti n gs held ur mg e on da y lunch -hour. In fir s t term we had two g uest speakers. Rev L secretary for the West Aus tralian Branch of the A u stralia n ·i f a nd Rev. J. Studd, Chaplain of Ro y al Perth Hospital Mr. Staton s the achv1bes of the Council· in particular yout h and m· · k · po , ISS ion wor , mter-ch urch

aid, refugee and world service a nd Christan ed uc a tion Rev. Studd talked to us a bout his work as Chaplain at R.P H. and a lso told us all abo ut t h e new c h apel t here, which was only completed th is year.

In second term two films w e re sh own; both proved very interesting and opened our eyes to the suffering in the world of today. Th e f irst c on sis ted of three parts, each set in a particular village in Ghana, Chile and Bengal r espectively. All three were places of poverty and pathetic hop e lessn ess and th e film followed t he path of these peopl e as they wer e shifted to new home s a nd grea ter opportunities t h rough t h e work of the Church. The second was th e story of Rennies Mill in Hong Ko n g, w hi ch was form e rly the abode of a wick ed Chinese m a n who finally hung himse l f. Now, from t h e help of C h ristians throu g hout the world, there is a fairly well e q u ipped T.B. h ospital and hom e for orp h aned children, many of wh om were picked up off t he streets. Now many of the people from Renni es' Mill ca n be cured of T.B. a n d t h e yo u ngst e rs are able to lead cl ea n, fruitful lives.

In t h ird term w e were visited by Matron Grant from N-gala Mothercraft Ho m e and Train in g Centre. Sh e s poke of the work of N-gala, especially the he lp g iven to rece n t l y arrived migr a nt families and unmarried mothers.

The Inter-Sc h ool Ch ristian F e llowship camps we r e h eld durin g the Aug u st holidays a n d were greatly varied in natur e P.L C. wa s represented at on e of t h ese camps, t h e study camp at Yanchep , by two L eavin g girls who both agreed that it was a very wort h w h ile w ee k.

Also, d u ri n g Miss Dunston's abse n ce, we wer e presented with the task of preparin g t h e h ym n , B ible read i ng and prayer for Assembly eac h m o rning, w h ich we hope we carried o u t successf ull y.

I n closi n g, I w i sh to t h ank Mrs . Farrel! f or all h er help and advice dur ing t he past year, a n d my wort h y secretary Lindsay. Also , I would like to than k a ll t h e for m represe n tatives for the part they played in h elpin g me with the S.C .M . act ivities th is year.

ANNE

RUSHTON (President)

J o y ee GI"enfell

On T hu rsday, 21st J uly, a party of some twenty fourt h- years had t h e de lig h tf ul opport uni ty of att e nd in g a performance of t he re nown e d Eng li s h .::mterta in e r, J oyce Gre n fe l l.

Alt ho ug h rather cramped in co nf ined balcony seats, we so on forgot o u r d isco m fort as we l iste ned to her amusing skits. These were solo p e rformances in w hi ch imaginary fig u res wer e well portrayed a nd the re leva n t dial ec ts ex cell ent.

Her subjects w e re unusual and vari e d , accompa n ied by a male pia ni st, who a l so co n trib u ted a l ight sketch.

With the aid of opera glasses w e ma naged to gl imp se some of he1· de l ig h tf ul fac ial express ions and thu s capt u red more of t h e atmosphere w h ic h she succeeded in cr eati n g throughout t h e e venin g.

C. P ATERSON, Subleavi n g 0

Q ueen Elizabet h sometimes had a form er fri e nd' s head capitu lat e d Dependi n g on t h e crime, I do not t h in k this was loo se ver .

(Moral: Don't let severity go to your h ea d. l

Hitler adopted the fla g of the swatslika.

(A problem child- up the pole! l

Wilberforce wa s born a very s ick man.

(I magine how h e was when h e died! l

I s pe n t th e . l as t th ree w ee k s of t h e s umm er vacatio n wo rkin g a t th e BP O il

Re fm ery at K wm a n a. Twe lve of u s were accep t e d to partic ip ate in t h e St ude n t

T ra in ee Co ur se: i t was co n d uc t ed fot' so n s a n d da ug ht e r s of e m ployees,

so t hat t h e m a .] ortt y of s tud e n ts t a kin g part w ere fr o m Med in a.

I w ill n eve r fo r get t h e f irs t day! We had bee n to ld prev io us l y to report to t he

Pe r sonn e l Offi cer at 8.45 a. m . I ar riv ed o n t h e dot a n d wh e n I e n tered a ll I

co ul d see we r e b oys ! "Oh n o !" I t h oug h t, " I a m t he o nl y g ir l ". B ut th e n I two

fell ow m e m be r s o f m y sex seated o n t he far side of th e room, so a ll w as we ll. O ur·

in s t r u cto r was t h e n in trod uced to u s , a you n g sc ie n ce teac h er fro m Me lv ill e H ig h

Sc hool.

Th e first day was r at h er a be wilderin g on e fo t· m e, as t h e Ref inery is su ch a hu ge p la ce, coverin g q ui te a n ac r eage. In th e m or nin g we a ll cla m be r e d in to a

Co mb y va n a nd we r e ta k e n aro un d t he R e fin e r y o n a n int ro du ctory t our. A t t hi s pl ace on e ?oes n ot. wa lk ; wh e never on e wi sh es to go so m e wh e r e, th e us ua l for m of tr a nsport I S t h e bt cycl e! A s we ca m e to th e d iff e r e n t units, our g uid <' e xpl a in ed w h at t h ey were, t h eir f un c ti o ns a n d t h e parts w hi c h t hey p laye d in t he process in g of t he cr ude o il.

In th e aftern oon t h e two p rin c ipa l ch e mi s t s sh ow ed us over t he l a bora t ory a n d exp la in ed t h e fun ctio nin g of t h e m a in p ieces of a p parat us . Th e w ork ea rn ed ou t by t h e l a bora t or y ass i s t a nt s i s ve r y im po rt a nt. It is here t h at t h e

tes tin g of cr ude o il , t h e in te rmedi a t e ph ases , a nd fin a l p rocess in g are ea rn ed o u t d ay a nd ni g h t. It i s impo rt a nt to e ns ure t h at a ll th e p ro c ess uni ts a r e ope:·atin g s? tis factor il y a nd th e fin a l p r odu c t s co n for m t o t he r ig id qu a lit y s pe ci ficatiOn s. Thi s was wh ere we w e r e t o pass m os t of th e thr ee w ee k s . Next, we w e r e prese n ted w ith f if t ee n c xp e t im e n ts w h ic h we h a d to compl e te b e fo r e t h e e n d of t he co u rse. vVe were d iv ide d int o gro u ps of two or tht·ep; nat u ra ll y w e t hr·ee w ork e d t oge th er.

T h e laborato r y b uil d in g con s ists of te n d iff ere nt laborator ies a n d it was arra n ged so th at we, as a g r oup , worl<ed in nearl y ever y l abo r·atory in t u r n . I t h e n d isco":e r e d th at I w as w or kin g with t w o g ir l s who h ad n ever d on e an y Ph ys ics 01 ·

Ch emi s tr y before, a n d as w e h a d to do th ese exp erim e nts m or·e or l ess by oursel ves, I was t h a nk ful f o r t h e s m a ll a m ount of ph ys ics a nd c he mi ca l kn ow le d ac w hi c h I reta in ed fro m pre vi o u s years. I mi g h t a dd here t hat w e fo und th e "' l a bo mt ory ass ista n ts m ost h e lpf ul w he n w e go t into a bit of a muddl e. B ut so m e h ow we m a naged to tac kl e a ll f iftee n e x pe rim e n ts w it h o ut a n y g r eat mi s h aps o r di saste t·s.

O wi ng to t h e fact t h at m ost of t he . ub s t a n ces wh ic h a rc t r ea t e d at t he Re fin e r y are yery i nfl a mm ab l e, stri ct f ire p re ve nti on m eas u res h a ve to be carried ou t. on e tS a ll owed to carry m atc h es . If on e w i sh es to sm ok e , it is pe rmi ss ibl e t o d o so i n sma ll isol ated areas w hi ch a r e fe n ced off wi t h r ed a n d white s tri pe d ra llm g. Th e m e n w h o arc w orkin g ou t in t he uni ts or p l a nt s mu s t a lw ays w ea r safety h e lmets w hi c h protect t h e ir h ea d s f r om a n y fa llin g ob jects a n d e l ectrica l

s hoc k s . Beca u se of t h e in t? nse f ire a n d safety r isk , we spe n t on e wh ol e day l ea rnin g t h e_ n ec?ssary safety fire p reca uti on s. W e were in str u c t e d in t h e w orkin g of fire e:xt m g m.sh er:s too- (varw u s ty pes o f w e r e li t a n d we used t h e correc t- type o f f ire ext m g m sh e r to p u t o u t eac h ), breat hm g a pp a r at us a n d h ow to pe rf orm ar tifi cia l

An ot h er d ay we v is ite d t h e Cataly ti c Cr ac k er a nd Di st illa t ion unit s, wear m g o u r safety h elm ets. Two l ect u res were g iv e n b y me m be r s of th e Admini strative Sta ff o n cu rre n t tre n ds i n oil t·efinin g a nd t h e com m ercial a n d tec hni cal s id e of t h e i n d u stry

Eve r y. aften: oo n :vc ab l e to re l ax frcm fo u r to five afte 1· o ur· h ar d

wor k. D u r .m g t in s penod f tln: s were s h own; m os tl y t hey were a b o u t t h e o il in d u st r y a nd t h e ml- prod u cm g co un t n es, b u t eve r y n ow a n d aga in , j u st for a bit of va ri ety we wo ul d see a car t oo n . · ot h er interesti n g ac t iv i ties were vis i ts to a ta n ker a nd to a t u gboat. Th e ml ta nk e r w ht c h we were s how n over, w as a J apanese ta nk er abo u t 30 000

ton s. O';l r g ui de was t h e 3rd O ffi cer, a Japa n ese w h o co ul d spea k onl ; a sm atte;·in g of E n gli sh. B u t eve n t h o ug h t he la n g u age ba t· was ev ide n t, it was a ve r y m e m orabl e occas ion T o e n d t h e v is i t, we were all seated at t h e Cap t a in 's tab le a n d prese n ted with a c u p of tea T h e t u g w hi ch W<' hoar d ed is on e of t h r t w o at K w in a n a. a n d

t hese two are t he most p cwe l'ful in A us tr a li a eac h co n tai nin g 1500 h lJ di esel e ngi nes. W e we r e t a ke n ou t in to Coc kbu r n So un d. w here th e t wo 30-f e<' t -hi g h fi r efig htin g towers we r e pu t into ac ti o n Th ese :j e t s reac h ou t a s f ar as 1 00 ya rd s an d

h ave a to t a l foa m o ut put of 10,800 ga ll on s per minu te with wate r je t s as a n a l ter n ati ve. Th ey arc a lw ays rea d y in case of fir e o n a ta nk er. V•lc were eac h a ll owed a t urn

at t h e w h ee l a nd , s ur pl'i sin g ly e n ou g h, d id n ot e nd up on eit her Pa rm eli a or S u ccess

Sa n d Bank s.

Altoget h er I fo un d llu s co u rse not onl y a ve t'Y in tct cst in g a n d education a l ex-

pe ri en ce, bu t a lso a n e nj oyab le o ne, a nd I fe l t t h at i t was we ll wo t'l h los in g t hr ee wce l<s' h oli day to partic ipate i n il.

AN E RUS H TO , Leaving P

First ·rernt Penny Concert

In k eep in g w ith P. L. C trad i t io n , t he s u b-leav in gs in fir s t ter m p r od uced a n d prese n ted a " pe nn y co n ce r t" wi t h a d iff er e n ce- as a res ul t of th e ri se in t h e sta nd ar d of e nt erta inm ent, t h e p ri ce a l so rose to a sil ver co in . Owin g t o ge ne r ou s do n at ion s fro m ou r a ud ie n ce, we ra ised a record to t a l of $1 6, w h ic h was co ntr ibu ted to t h e Milk f or I nd ia Appea l.

Th e Bea tl es, un for tun ate l y, co uldn' t m a k e it, bu t th e cas t m o r e t h a n co m -

pe n sated for t he ir a bse n ce with sci n t ill a tin g i te m s, in c ludin g " In a P ers ia n Mar k et", arra n ged by t h e boa rd e r s ; "Th e Ba b y in t h e Ove n " w ith R ob, N ick y a nd S ue; "Pocah onta s" with K are n pl ayin g lh e lead in g ro l e; " I Do n 't", a s ki t b y Sall y on th e v ices of society; a n a mu sing co mm ent ary on th e Au strali a n h ou se wif e by "D awn a nd Luv" por t rayed by W e ncl y a nd Jud e; a s ketc h on m atc hm a kin g m o th ers by A nn a nd Rob; L ibb y, as t h e wi tc h d oc t or, in va in exec u ted a n exot ic r a in d a n ce, o nl y to ob ta in "a co upl e of d r ips", n ame l y Mrs Ad a m s and Mr s. Hunt , a nd t he con ce r t end ed on a m u sical n o t e with J e nn y as B ri g ht S pa rk cs a n d hi s "tea m " of S l o m o ti o n "g u ys a n d ga l s" Th e a n tics of Bo bb y a nd Sl o b by, a nd Bob Kill 'e m drew h yster ica l screa m s from members of t h e a udi en ce.

D . J ACI(SON , R. DURACK, I V N

Visitors to Assentltly

In Apr il we w e r e vi s it e d b y Mi ss Na n cy Costello, of th e Wycliff e B ibl e T ra nsl a t or s, w ho h ad rece ntl y ret u r ned fro m Viet n a m w he r e sh e had bee n tra n s l a tin g th e B ible in to o ne of th e n ta n y la n g u ages of Vi e tn a m. Sh e t old us how s h e a nd her fe llow t 1·an sl a t ors h ad t o li ve with a certa in t ri be t:o kar n th eir l a n g u age, fo rm a n al ph abet a nd t h en teac h th e peop le t o read a n d w rit e t he ir own la n g uage Th e lon g tas k of t ra n s l at in g t he Bibl e was t h e n un de r ta k e n . It was a m ost interestin g ta lk a bou t a n orga ni sa ti o n o f whi ch m a n y of u s l<now so l ittl e.

La t er durin g fi rst ter m M r R D Wil so n , Q. C., th e n Mo d e r ator o f Wes t er n

A us t rali a, vis ite d u s d urin g o u r m r. rnin g asse mbl y. H e gave us a m ost inte r est in g and t ho ug h t-provo kin g ta lk on da il y liv in g.

T h e R e v . E. Ne w a l so v is ite d us du r in g o ur mornin g assem bl y. Rev. New, wh o is sec r e t a r y of t h e A bor ig in a l a n d Overseas Miss ion s, t old us a bo ut hi s wor k in K orea w hi c h was m a inl y a m on g lepers. H e m ade us rea li ze how mu c h t he le per:; nee d cor r ect m e di ca l treat m e n t a nd how gra teful t h ey are wh e n t hey rece iv<' it.

O n October 1 2, t h e Moderator-Ge n era l o f A ustra li a, th e Rt. Rev. W Yo un g , accompa n ied by t h e Rev. M m ray, v is i ted us. M uc h to ou r d isappo in t m e n t he d id n ot wear full s t ate d ress, bu t hi s address was m ost in te r es tin g a n d a mu s in g a n d we 3rc most gratef ul to M r Yo un g for g ivi n g u p h is time to peak to u s a n d a l so fer t he half holiday whic h h e ki n d ly ga ve us . J E., V Q

MUSIC CLUB

Back row 0 . to r.): J . Bradford , J . Magu ire.

Front row : M. Al ex and e r (P re si d e nt ), H Forr es ter, J St ri ck la nd

Mus ie Club

President: Mary A lexa nd e r

Representativ es: Sub-Leaving- Judy Bradford, Jenn y McGuire, Ja n Stric k land: J unior- H eat her Forrester.

Several g irl s went to the yo uth concerts held by the A.B.C. and thorough ly enjoyed h earing s uch celebrities as L ewis Kentner and Molly McGurk.

Guildford put on a folk sin g in g even in g to which a few Leavin g girls were invited. They were entertained by various musicians from Guildford and P e rth College, and professional folk singers.

We were also represented at the W .A. Music Festival by Judy Gree nhill.

HISTORY CLUB

Back row (1. to r. ): B Dougall, P Ke rnutt , J Elliott , S Da ve y, D Plint , E. Blanckens ee, H Jones , J Gre e nhill J Mayrhofe r, J Brin sd e n, S Crai g , S Sc a rterf ie ld Front row : K Digwood , M Wi ll ia mson , J Gea r

Histot• y Club

President: Hele n Jo n es.

Vice-President: Te rr i Slwa.han

Secretary: Jan et E lli ott.

Class Representatives: Jud y Grecnhill, 4N; Sharyn Davey, 4S; Judy Myrhofer, 4Q; Beth Dougal!, 3H; Elizabet h B l anckensee, 3B; Pam Kcrnutt, 3C; Jean Gear, 2J; Jane Brinsde n, lF; Marsha Wil liam so n , lG; Kathy Digwood, lD.

This year, as it can be see n, we decided to include seco nd and first year Class Hepresenta tivc s.

During fir s t te1·m, Professor Au tin, Professor of Classics at the W.A. Univers ity, visited us, and gave a most intere sti ng talk, t he s ubject being "Th e Recording of History from Ancient T im es" Professor Austin sad that " History did not hav e to be discovered; it just happened , and because of the development of writing, H istory was writte n down for future generations to read." As Ancient History was a topic of great interest to many of u s, ther e was a very good attendance, and the meeting was a great s uc cess.

In second term, Mrs. Roe came to speak to us about the earl y settle rs in W.A. , and also about her ancestor John Septimu s Roe, after whom Roebourne was named She also brought his log and d iary which we found most interesti n g.

We would like to thank Mrs. Hunt for al l the he l p a nd e n courageme nt s h e h as g iven u s throughout this year.

DEBATI G CLUB

Back ro w ( 1. to r.): C . Webst e r, P. Hin es, A . Yat s kin , Middl e row : S. Andrew s, H. McKay , A . Armstrong . Front row : D. Bai rd (S e c .), P. Ander s on (Pres ident ), P. Sounn es$.

Debating

Debating is a val ua ble a c tiv ity. Besides havin g the thrill of actually bein g in a debate, debators ga in a ce rt a in amount o f po ise a nd co nfid e nc e by occasionally c hairin g a m ee ti n g.

Our first d e bate s between L ea vin g teams o n the topi cs: "T hat T e levisio n was m a d e by Morons for Moron s" , and "That Migrants Po se mor e Problems than Progre s s", wer e very enjoyable. Som e of th e debators be ca m e quite heated as it i s a rare occas ion w he n one h as th e floor t o o neself.

of us w e nt to the Annual Ge nera l Mee ting of th e Inter- sc h oo l Debating FederatiOn, and this , and the contactin g of other schools and the obtaining of a djudicato1·s, g ives debators a sat isfying feeling of being in a bi g or ga ni s ation.

The two s ocial de ba te s we had a gainst St. Loui s wer e very pleasant. Th e topics "That Co-e du cation i s Desirabl e", and "That Wome n Politicians should have gone out w i th Cleopatra" ca us e d a lot of hilarity and the eve nin g wa s s uch a success that we later invited St. Louis t o se nd two 4th year teams to debate at P.L.C on the topics " Modern Girl is an Improveme n t o n h er Predecessors", a nd that "Walt Disn ey has done more for manki nd than Sh a k espe are. "

In first Federation d ebates again st , St. Jo sep h's Co n ve nt and Our Lady of the Mission s, w e ca me irito contact with girls we would h ave b ee n unl ik e ly to hav e met otherwise, and these two debates were very st imulating, especia ll y that on " Th e Art of Conversation is lost."

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Preparing th e d ebat in g s peec h es ca n be quit e e nli g ht e nin g. For example we found all sorts of interesting facts a nd figures to prove "Australia is a l a nd of opport unit y." In another "We are Grateful to our Weather Forecasters", we went to the weather bureau and i ntervi ewed on e of the weat h er forecasters a nd ca m e away with s urprising inform ation

The quarter- fin a l was aga in st Trinity- "Th at the S exes are Eq u al" - and was t h e only d ebate in the seaso n we lost, a nd this by a m arg in of only 3 points, so we had a very s u ccessf ul year

The d e bati n g team w ent to th e University on e lun c h tim e to h ear two visiting British deb ators aga inst two W este rn Au stra l ians on the topic "S ex Doe s Not Bite." It was hilariou s a nd it was a pleasure to watch the smooth tec hniqu e of the British.

Th e 4th Years d e bated with Melville Hi g h Sch ool on the topics: " Th at F as hi on is Tyranny" and "Tha t we would be better off as Cave Men".

W e were a dvised to spea k without n otes as mu ch as possible, to spea k slowl y, to introduce no more than three points and to introd uce a certain amount of humou r.

We would like to express our appreciation to Mrs. Hou se, Mrs. Mair, a nd Mrs. Samuel for the time and e n ergy they spe nt on us, a nd t hank Mrs. Dawkins fo r her interest a nd s upp ort.

P . ANDERSON

M OD ERN LANGUAG ES CLUB

Ba c k row (1, to r.>: M. Macpherso n, B. Chapman, R. Durack , Fro nt ro w: S Rae, J. Be ns on , S . Sy lve5ter, 21

SENIOR CHOIR, 1966

The Cl1oi ..

We rehearsed; we sa ng; we won'

This was o_ur Senior choir's. part in the 1966 Music Festival, held in July. We won the 1!8 pomts- from the Santa Maria Convent Choir which 171. Imagme our exc1!eme nt when, l ess than a week l ater, the newly-form ed Scho_ol Chmr made It a double effort for P L.C. by winning the Junior Ch01r's Festival.

credit is g ive n to Miss Rowe for the marvellous conducting, a nd to Miss Dorrmgton who always accompa nies our s ingin g so admirably .

winning of the shield cli_maxed a full and s ucce ssful year throughout which, the support of Miss Dunston has been real ly apprec ia ted. At the of first term , were called upon to sing at two weddings of former P.L.C. g1rls, wh1ch was a new lme for the choir.

Shortly after the festival, we sang at the School Service, accompanying the congregation with several delightful descants the introit, a nd e ndin g with the beautiful prayer, "God Be In My Head". '

At. a for the Moderator-General in October, we presented severa l 1tems, mcludm g one from the Independent Schools' Choral Festival to be performed the baton of Profe ssor Frank Callowa y. This will be the second time such a Festival has been performed in this State and the seco nd time our c hoi has taken part. r

Our final performance will be at Speech Day which will bring to a clcse on e of the most fruitful a nd enjoyable years for the c h oir.

DENISE CHAPMAN, Leaving

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Weddings

On March 8, thirty members of the choir had the h o noUl' of singing at the wedding of a n ex-P.L.C. gir l , Sue Stewart and David Pye.

For a solid fortnight the choir practised the so n g, the "Brother James Air", "0 Perfect Love" a nd Psalm 67. Th e wedding was at St. Margarct's, Nedlands, and was beautifully s imple. Much feeling and effort were put into si n g ing, and the choir was rewarded afterwards by the praise cf members of the congregation.

Apparently the choir had won renown, for it was then invited to sing at t h e wedding of Barbara Bcaumont a nd David Hcdby on Saturday, April 16, at Ross Memorial. This church has wonderful acoustics, and it greatly glorified the so unds of the choir. The same items were s un g as previ o usly with eq ual success.

We were especially pleased to see our former choir mi s tress, Mi ss Hutchinson , amongst the congregation, and afterwards to receive h er praise, with rewardi n g c omments from others

I.S.C.F. Sttuly Ca1np

During the second term holid ays two of us from P.L.C. attended an InterSchool Christian Fellowship Study Camp held at Yanchep. The camp lasted for five days and at various times during each day the th irty - three campers were to be actually found st ud y ing hard and oblivious of all those around them H owe ver, to insure against our b ecoming too narrow-minded in our pursuit of learning, vigorous outdoor activities were co nduct ed each morning

Various ot her recreational activ iti es were a lso arranged s uch as hike s, golf, boating and an exc ur s ion through one of the caves. Included amongst the eve ning activities were a barbecue, a film evening and a camp concert. W e were a l so visited by two Asian s tudents wh c spoke 1o us about their countries a nd told us some of the problems facing them while st udyin g in Australia.

Another important part of camp was the Bibl e s tudies held eac h day which wer e very h elpful and r ea ll y made the passages s tudied meaningful to us Opportunity was given during the ca mp to ask questions on problems ar is ing from or concerning the Christian faith and these qu estio n times also proved ben eficial.

Camp was over all too soon but we returned home thankful for the opport unit y we had had of making n ew friends and for the fun and fellowship s h ared together in the activities ancl also st ucly periods.

ALISON DIGGINS, V Q

Farewells

We are sorry to say goodbye to the following teachers and wo uld like to wish them the best of luck in the future:

Mrs. McNamara who is leaving for domestic reasons; Mrs. Farrell who plans to go to Melbourne next year; Mrs. Hart; Mrs. Hicks, who has been in the schoo l since 1956 and hopes to go for a trip t o Europe next year; Mrs . Dale who l eft at the end of first term to join h er geo logist husband; Mrs. Dawkins who is leaving at the end of the year and going to America and E n gland; Mrs. Canard who is leaving for domestic reasons; Mrs. Samuel who pl ans to go overseas next year; Mrs. Nunn who is leaving after seventeen years in the Kindergarten; Mis s Eastwood who has also been here seve ntee n years and is retiring

Mrs. Baird is leaving for a trip to Britain in December and is th e n hoping to tour the Continent and Greece, with her daughter who is at present in Scotland.

COMMITTEE

The Dods Librat•y

this year in the Dods library was mainly uneventful: the emphasis could be to_ be one of continuing progress, rather than one of achievement. Increasing use IS bemg n:ade of the bookstock for projects and for background reading, so much so that 1t becomes very evident at times how much we need to implement our in to keep pace with the grow ing and keen d e mand for enough books w1thm the Wide range of subjects and student ability and for the most inforn:ation. continue to take a keen interest in suggesting new additions for their own subJects, and in recommending these to their students in this way providing a valuable addition to their teaching programmes.

The Prefec ts this year are presenting the Library with a Magazine Display Rack- something which we will be proud to own, and which will be appreciated by so many. We would like to thank them for their thoughtfulness and their generosity. We would also like to thank the Old Collegians' Association for their gift for the Senior School fiction library, and Miss Dads for her continued financial support. We are also very grateful to Coral Bardwell for her gift of a painting for the library. Coral was the winner of the Senior Art Prize last year.

This year so many girls gave up free periods or lunch hours to aid in the routine running of the library , or in processing new books, not only for our library, but also for the newly established Junior School library, that it i s impossible to name them all. May we just say thank you to all of you.

Local Danee Makes lntet•national News

"O utstandin g fashions seen at dance " - Vogue.

"Top educationalists relax at dance." - Daily Worker.

"Interschool spy apprehended." - Police Gazette

"Wild laughter at dance " - Kookaburra.

P ert h, Sat.: The P.L.C. Prefects' Dance was held Jasl night in lhe Carmichael Ballroom.

It was alleged today by pupil Miss I. Gossip that the autumn foliage which adorned the ballroom collapsed ear lier than anticipated. In commenting Miss Gossip said "No wonder autumn is called the fall of the year."

The sound of s hots from the sophisticated loun ge below th e ballroom raised fears for the precious art originals of pop art and op art which graced the walls. On further investigation this was revealed to be the popping of balloons This, however, proved to be an effective diversion a nd all the art treasures were s tolen. A spo kesman said today that steps were being made for their recovery because as they were "Priceless" they were not insured.

It was further alleged that a member of a notorious interschool spy ring attending lhe dance was apprehended by one of the fathers when h e tried to leave with his female accomp lice. The police ha ve detained the spy for further questioning.

It was later revealed that a mother caught a thief leaving the marquee redhanded. This, how ever, proved to be only tomato sa uc e .

It has been stated from an authoritative so urce that many of the Presbyterian Ladies attending the dance abandoned their escorts to have their photographs taken with a select gro up of famous ed ucati o nalists , s ituat ed at one end of the ballroom.

It was reported that various light souven ir s were removed from the premiseslike the chairs from the library and the curtains from the hall.

It was further suspected that lhe marquee and the grand piano were souvenired but were returned when t h ey were discovered to be too big for the boot.

P A. , N.P., D.C

L. to R.: J. Holdsworth, G. Meecham, C. Green, A. Armstrong, J. Thurn, J . Greenhill. -

J. Bradford.

"The flowers that bloom in the Spring?"

Interior vi e w of Hugh Baird Gymna si um ,

Tlte Opening of the "Hugh Bai rd

The opening of t h e H u gh Baird Gymnasium on Friday, Ju l y 8, was o ne of t h e hi g hli g h ts of t h e sc h oo l year . Mr . J. Davies, s u perintendent of P h ysical Ed u catio n , performed t h e official openi n g in t h e prese n ce cf t h e Rt. Rev. J Reid, M iss E. D un sto n , members of t h e Co un cil , parents anct friends.

To enable t h e ma n y v is itors to ga in a n appreciatio n of t h e numerous ac ti vit ies th e gy mn as ium provides, t h ree d i splays were give n by t h e girls, comme n ci n g at different t im es d u ri n g t h e mornin g T h e display commenced w ith a s h ort game cf Internat ion a l R ul es basketba ll fo ll owed by badmi n ton and volleyba ll. Sixty g irls represe n t ing a ll age-gro ups from k indergadcn to leaving then took part in an i mpress i ve d i splay of gymnastics.

Particular emp h asis was p l aced on t h e use of eq uipment to sh cw t h e e n dless possi b il i ties it provides. T o combine a group of suc h varyi n g ages, t h e girls were given a t h eme of stra ig h t l ines a n d c u rves and t h ey had to apply t h is t h rougho u t a ll act iv i t ies, w h ether t h ey were planning movement or using the apparatus.

T h ese activit ies a ll ow t h e girls to deve l cp in itiat ive in their work. Except Ior a few standard act ivities t h e gir l s developed their own ideas with guidance :(rom t h e staff.

The result of the combined display was a true indication of the infin i te wort h of t h e gymn asi u m which fittingly bears the name of our past cha irma n of t h e Council, Mr. Hugh Baird.

Th e 1966 gym n asium is 100 feet by 55 feet. Through t h e generosity of t h e Parents' Association it h as been eq ui pped by a Melbourne f irm, and over the next fo u r years, this equipme n t w ill be brought up tc Olympic standard.

The floor is marked ou t for basketball , vclleyball and badminton. The Staff and t h e O.C.A. u se it for badmi n to n on certain evenings of the week.

The gym is used by all forms from Kindergarten on ly for gym n astics and the above-mentioned sports, but also for Expressive M cvement a n d exercises.

DALE ADAMS, V Q

Recently , when the very modern gym n asium at P.L.C. was ope n ed, we went along as Old Girls to s ee t h e open ing demonstration of gymnastics and sports by the students under the leadership of their gym m istress, Mrs. McNamara. It was a most interesting experience for us, and was quite an eye-opener to see all t h e modern equipment and the fine large size cf the to mention the very interesting and varied programme of activities we watched.

We very naturally reminisced about the old clays, when we h ad bee n present at a sim il ar occasion, some 40 years ago, when the first gym was erected a nd was most up-to-elate by 1920 standards, the equ ipment was a ll sent out from Sweden, and I would think that P.L.C. was really the first local sc h ool to have such a progress ive set-up - A special gym mistress, Miss Jaq u es, was bro u g h t out from England to take charge, and to teach us the many uses of our new eq uipment, w h ich consisted mainly of cross b eams let down from t h e ceiling, and cl i mbing bars around the walls. It was a tremendous thrill for a ll of us.

Of course shorts, as worn today, were un h eard of, but we were perm itted to remove our tunics, and did our gym clad in our bl c omers- eac h leg of w h ic h must have contained about a yard of black sateen, and of course we still wore our stockings! Quite daring, weren't we? I must say t h at our gym m istress was comparatively modern as to unifcrm, as she actually wore a thigh- l ength, flared tunic, p l us of course t h e inevitable black stockings! We were very pro u d of our gym, and enjoyed it every bit as much as the modern st u dent does .

We also had a stroll around the new P.L.C., whic h has grown o u t of a ll bounds since we were there, though we were delighted to see t h at the old or ig ina l centre of activity, the ol d board ing house and some of t h e class rooms, was not m u c h changed.

It was a most interesting and nostalgic experie n ce to see h ow P.L.C. h as progressed through the years, and we were continually rem inded of t h e words of our old school song "Forty years on, when afar and asunder, parted are t h ose w h o are with us today, wonder do they still sing it?

TWO OLD GIRLS OF THE 1920s

Corn, because of the Corn Laws, corn was too expens ive for t h e peasa n ts, so Pee l knew t h ey must be repea l ed.

(How many years of repee lin g can a man take")

T h e colony battled on despite the Hcntys and some other abandoned settlers - o r ants? J

FOB.M N07ES

Leaving P

The Editor interviewed Leaving P on topical questions, and we print the en lightening and candid answers of the gir ls.

Q.: Do you think a pool is an asset to every school?

A.: Yes , as long as you look before you leap.

Q.: Are canteen lunches popular in your form?

A.: Well, one man's meat is anot h er man's poison.

Q.: Do you think the emp ha si s on athletic prowess is giving some girls in your form an inferiority complex?

A.: No, the race is not always to the swift, and slow and steady wins the race Pride comes before a fall.

Q.: Do you thi nk Leavings who come late to le ssons s h ould be excluded from the lesson?

A.: No, better late than never

Q.: Do you think the emphasi s on librari es is justified?

A. : Well, yo u can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.

Q.: Is grading in schools a bad idea?

A.: No, because in any case birds of a feather flock together.

Q.: Should students seek jobs before the Leaving resu lts are out?

A.: It's the early bird that catches the worm, but on the other hand , fools rush in.

Q.: Do you think that all s ucce sses in sport and scholarship should be announced in assembly?

A.: Yes , there is no point in hiding your light under a bushel.

Q.: Do you approve of sc hool uniform?

A.: Fine feathers make fine birds , but we believe hands ome is as handsome does.

Q.: Do you think it is cruel to keep fish in the biology lab. in stagnant pools?

A.: No, still waters run deep

Q.: Should science students be encouraged to experiment at hom e?

A. : A little knowledge is a dangerous th in g.

Q.: Do you think that gym shorts that sp lit s h ould be replaced free?

A.: No, it 's never too lat e to mend, and a st itch in time saves nine

Q.: How are your studies for Leaving go ing?

A.: It's always darkest before dawn.

Q.: Are the holidays too long?

A.: No, absence mak es the heart grow fender.

Q.: What do you think of Ind epe nd e nt Schools bre aking up on a Wednesday? Should they finish the week?

A.: No, it's t h e last straw that breaks the camel's back

Q.: I suppose you have appreciated Miss Major's h e lp this year?

A.: Oh , yes! She was a rose among the t h or n s.

Leaving Q

"Last time!" These words h ave floated around throughout third term in a mist of melancholy, cleverly disguised by shrieks of joy at the t h oug h ts of the approaching relaxation after December 7th.

What have we accompl ished in this our last year at school? Part of this will be answered in the Leaving results, but those intangibles that come from the disciplines and traditions of community living are more lasting.

Sporting ability is a mere grace possessed by the majority of the form, the most "graceful " b e ing Barbara Loois, se ni or c h ampion of ath letics, with many ot h er members shining in their various sport in g activities.

During the three terms we managed to h old two tuck s h ops, neither of which one could say was a screaming success, but the increase in the already fantastic a mount of Cot and Relief was noticeable.

A performance of Richard II is bein g appreciated more now than when we actually saw it which was before we had read it. The production of "Pygmalion" at the

Patch Theatre was very beneficial in th e earl y weeks of third t er m. As a result of organ isation and co-ord !nation tetween Mr. Veth and the class we have recently been checked off at 3 30 each afternoon. This system i s a cred i t to Mr. Veth, who has a maximum time of two seco nds to observe eac h face.

To mistresses teaching in Q there goes no end of gratitude for it has becom e one of those bring-your-own chalk , duster , desk, chair, and the -p artition rooms. Mrs. Marsh who sees us at o ur sparkling best .of a mornm g des er v es the many thanks we g iv e her for being a helpful and devoted form m1stress. So closes anot h er chapter of our live s, one which has h el ped us to take the leap into the n ext one l ooming up before u s.

Leaving R

One, two , three, four ... fifteen? .. . twenty-two? ... L os t count! Twenty-four, I think (stairs), phcw! Leaving R, our f igure -trim academy, comp l ete with mu sical accompan im ent, is situated in the clouds (?) h'gh above the ge neral turmoil of school life. We are not alone in our abode; we are habitually visited by our fine feath e red friends. Through bottles of instant suntan l otion, sa nd shoes, br oken tennis racquets and other miscellaneous objects (remotel y connected with sc hool (?)) we have a magnificent view of the ocean.

There are a few school patriots who have condescended to bound clown o u r stairs and ac hi eve success on the Oval and in t h e deep, dark depths of the pool. Our co ngratu l ations go to Annabeth , Carolyn a nd Ali.

This has been a very eventful year for Leavin g R. W e would like to thank Mrs. Woolcock for her untiring ef fo rts to keep us intact, and for making our last year at P.L.C. an e njoyabl e one.

We would a l so lik e to thank all the ot h er Mistresses for their unfailing efforts to p ut somet hin g (of some sort!) into o ur-cereb e llum s!

P S. To the further ge n erations who are to use o u r acad e my- bring cus hion s, the stairs are h ard! !

Annabeth- It's Roger I like!

Ali- Some like them s h ort!

Jecky- "Ha n g -a -minute ."

Steph- I understand-yo u don't! I know the FACTS!!

Carolyn- I just washed it last night!

Flicky- Can I borrow your - ?

Kaye - What ya doin'?

Anne P.- I say, has anyo n e seen my Ec hin ococcus granulosis?

Robyn P - Fore!!!

Jane- Avec music.

Lesl ey- All the way from Swaying Pi g (Rock'ngham l.

Jill- I'm sure I'm getting fatter!

Robin W. - "Anyonc see n my ' Magic Wand'? I refuse to wash my face!"

Ann W. - Hey, Mum! ... er, Mrs. Hunt.

Lea- Will you please go to assembly?

Co1nmereial Form

This year there were only ten in the Commercial Class and of these, two, L!nley Daw and Jill Drake-Br cc kman, w ere n ew to P.L.C. and cam e from country centres.

Of cours e with the adve nt of decimal currency in February we took more time to calcu late in the two currencies for Cot and Relief but w e received a ver y nice letter of thanks from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for our hard work and they gave us $15 donaticn which went to the Fund

Actually we were extremely lucky in the early part of th e year to have Jill who worked after school and also showed most of us how to balance t h e cash as s h e had done this work last year.

In the first term we had Mrs. Waters, who started the girls on Back -k eeping , Commercial Methods and Deportment . Then we were lucky to obtain the services of Mrs. J Pcrkins , A.A .S .A., who started us from the beginnin g of the book29

k ee pin g co ur se and mad e us work extre m ely hard' This was really nec essary as we only had two terms in which to cover three terms' work for our Junior .

We had a diff erent form captain for each of th e three terms and they were Libby Paterson, Aileen Cairns and Elizabeth Craggs respectively. Being such a s m a ll form we s hared responsibilities for Canteen and Cot and Reli e f Fund.

Early in March w e were tak e n on a tour of the Commo nw ealt h Bank in Perth and following this we had a visit from a lady representative o f the Bank of Education Service and s h e co n so lidat ed o ur knowledge of "How to H a ndle Cheques" and banking ge nerall y.

Some of the gi rl s were luck y enough to go to a lecture g iv e n by Mr. B. W. Ca nnin g, Director of Studie s for Pitman Colleges, London , earlier in the yea r.

In October we typed 1 ,500 envelopes for the Slow L ea rn ers' Group of W ester n Australia.

In first term Libby Paterson won a pocket for tennis. In t h e seco nd term Libby a nd Sue Goundrey were se le cted for the se nior "A" basketball team; Sue won a poc k et and Libb y two stripes. In third term Sue managed to ga in sel ect ion in th e at hl etics team a nd the se nior " A " sof tball tea m

A set of Pitman's Examinations were h e ld on Nove mb er 10 a nd severa l of th e class were successful and these Ce rtifi cat es, in co njun ctio n with Com m ercial Junior qualifications, will h e l p u s in o ur future office car·eers.

Finally we wish to thank Mrs. Ca n ar d a n d wis h h er every h app in ess in the futur e.

Sub-Leaving N

Thi s is a tal e of strife a nd w oe, Of Fourth Year N we n ow relate. We started '66 wrong, we kn ow, To st ud y all now , 'ti s far too l ate

The Pres.' d a nc e came with h ope and jo y (Too bad if we didn 't lik e th e boy!)

Our marquee was a w o nd er to be see n , The dance was the best there's ever been.

A l e m o n-drink s tall we held on Sp orts D ay, Our bre w w e sold at honest rates, ' Tw as very t asty, so so m e sayTh e proceeds we se nt to Si ster Kate's.

As ac tr esses w e h a w ed o u r worth, Our talent ca us e d much m erry mirth. The pennie s m o unt ed on e b y one, Our penny co nc ert pro ved l ots of fun.

A goo d year then for sport a nd worl<, But round the cor n er does L ea vin g lurk.

A mes sage h e r e for e v e ry on e, Fourth Year N was l ots of fun.

Sub-Leaving 0

The year began with much newne ss and excitement fo r all of us , what with trying to co nvinc e ourselves we had act uall y made it to Sub-Leaving ( m os t of u s are s till tr y in g) and with th e arrival of many new g irls . W e were rather disappointed with our F or m room (be in g so close to the staff room) a nd apologies go to teachers who ha ve tried to clamber over books owing to lack of space!!

S eco nd term commenced with the exc iteme nt and preparation f or the Pres.' dance. During th e term we a tt e nded quit e a fe w exhibitions, two at the Uni. , of which a Science on e aroused much interest. W e also went to a n ex hibition on Space Expl orat ion at Scotch.

We were very sad to see Rob Swan depart this term for Munich in Germany for about e ight months W e' ll a ll mis s he r.

Co n grat ul a ti o n s go to a ll those who starred in sc ho ol teams. Thanks a l so to Miss Bi n sted for all s h e h as done to h e lp u s t hi s year.

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After th e l o n g s umme r h olida ys we returned to sc h oo l to find ourselves in S roo m which was onc e the old commercial room, with Mrs Hunt as our F or m Mistress' a nd four n ew g irl s in o ur cl ass . W e el ected Val Ro ya l as our F o rm captam, Pat as deputy and Wend y, Moi a nd Jud y as our Co t , Relief a nd Canteen re pr ese nt a t.ives respectively.

At the e nd of first t er m th e 4th yea rs put on a penny co nc e rt and every bod y h ad a terrific t im e preparing i t. Th e proceeds went to c harit y.

The first eve nt of seco nd term was the Pres.' dan ce. Thi s IS the fir st year that w e , as Sub-Leavings, h ave atte n ded. The Sub-Leavings decorated the marqu ee. Th e dance was a big s ucc ess. . .

We are very proud to ha ve in o u r Form Jacqui who was the under- s ixtee n sw imming c hampi o n , a nd Pat, a champion runner. Other g irls- Be linda , Jud y, Hel e n and Diannc- represented the sc ho ol in various ot h er spor ts

Finally, we would lik e to thank Mrs . Hunt for her h elp and p a ti e nc e throughout the year, a nd many th a nk s a l so to a ll ot h er teachers for thc:r e ndl ess h e lp .

3D

Many thanks to o u r Form Mistress, Mrs. W e lls, who, tc our was th e as l ast year but with a n ew n a me, and who, to o ur pleasure (?), dev1sed a marve_.. sys t e m o f bl ac k mark s. Thank s, Mrs. W e ll s, we love playing this ga m e- talkmg Ill line, talking out of lin e, putting c hair s in and being ea rly!!

And n ow we introduce yo u to the man y weird and wonderful c h arac t ers in our c lass:

P eace and Order! 1 ?? - J e nn y C ue.

Money Grabbers- Wendy W. , Sue S. , Phyllis R. Robin F. , Beth D., - No t a nother black mark!

L ee M. , Jill D., C hri s S.- And what happ e ned then?

C hri s F. ( Pally ) - Hi g h sp irit .

Kerrin - "Somewhere il said . .. "

H c len M., Nan G., Jenny C u e, Robin R. - Our moonli g ht s unbather s.

E laine, Lou B., Chris E . - History h orror s.

Gill L. - Late arrival.

Jill C., Alison , W e nd y B.- The flat notes.

J a n F ., D a le H., D ale M . - Forever hor seridin g.

Dale M. , Di F. , Sue S.- "The Dance."

J e nn y C., Mar g R., D ary ll G - Our goss ips

Thank s to all our t eac h e rs , who c han ge d the mon oto n y by c h a ngin g every week to the numb er of weeks to Junio r.

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We would lik e to convey o ur many th a nk s to all the staf f who have attempted to fill o ur heads with kn o wl e dg e. W e would espec iall y lik e to thank Mrs. Macke nzi e who h as vali an tly put up with u s during this year . W e a ll appreciate her h elpfulne ss and g uid a nce during a difficult year for u s all.

Also we would lik e t o g iv e o u r thanks to Libb y and He at h er who have ex tract e d Co t a nd 'Relief contributions from u s during the pa s t year.

Co n gra tul at ion s go to Libb y, wh o represented u s in the Athletic Inte rs and in the Juni or "B" basketball team, of which she w as ca pta in; to Leonie, who was a member of the tennis team th at won the Herbert Edwards Cup; to Heather a nd Joan , who were also m e mb ers of th e Inte r s team; t o Kay, who was captain of the Junior "A" ba s ketball team; to Sue Hill, who o bt ai n ed th e Award of Merit; and to Margaret, Es m e Carol and Yvonne who ob t ai ned the Bronz e Cross.

We also feel proud of Sue Abcotts a nd Yvonne who co m peted in the sw immin g inters and in a ddition Sue and Carol were in the Junior " A " hock ey team. Libb y a nd Kay part in th e gym n ast ic display at th e ope nin g of the gy mna s ium .

W e hop e that all Junior a nd Leaving ca ndidat es will be successful in the comin g exams. 31

Only five weeks to go, And don't we all know: Fail or pass-

We're proud of our class.

Intelligence came to our cl assroom in the Mrs. Farrell did her best To teach us hi s t ory; Though to some it seemed a mystery.

Our funds we did raiseThat earned us praiseWith Nerida as Relief and Fi as Cot. And Nanette as captain who did her lot.

Sport this year was a l ot of fun, A lth ough some of us d:d not run; Ann, Lesley, Di and Kate Must receive the most creel-ate, And all t h e others who played the game , To give 3I their excell e n t name.

Before the mirror we would s tan d, Clip in finger, comb in hand; Redheads, blondes and in- betweens All came out to look lik e queens, Amid the li ghts of Friday nights, To meet our brothers in red and gold, Standing there so brave and bold.

Thanks must go to all the staff, Who have led us down the pat h T o end of year- when res ult s will s how Ju st how much we rea ll y know.

So now one and all have seen What perfect angels we h ave b ee n Good luck to a ll Leavers; we must b:d yo u f arewe llWho knows what the f u t ur·e will tell

3C

We returned at the beginning of thi s year to find that we w ere to oc cup y C cla ssroom, everyone be in g pleased that s h e was at l east away from G. We were a l so very pleased to find Mrs. Day was to be our Form Mistress.

Great excitement grew in the cl ass on the seco nd Frlday of seco nd term when dancing classes began. This proved to be a n anti-climax as it was soo n realized that there was nothing to get excited about !!!

Unfortunately, o u r tuck shops thi s year were not very s u ccessf ul , owing to the num ber of boarders in o u r class!

Our congrats. go to a ll g irl s in our Form who man aged to make a ny of the sc hoo l teams.

We would like to thank all our teachers, espec iall y Mrs. Day, for their h elp and guidance throughout the year. We are sorry that we h ave been s u ch a n ois y a nd untidy class and we s hall try to refor m!

Fnally we wis h all Leavings and Juni ors the best of luck in t h eir exa m s.

C. REED and J. COCKRAM

Ju st mention 2J a nd the t eac h ers will g roan , Or degrade u s in a derogatory tone.

But our spi rit s are n 't dampened by t hi s attitude

And w e spe nd the whole in a cheerful mood.

At the end of seco n d term we were sorry to lose our form mistress, Mrs. Hicks , a n d wish h er a ll the best for the future. In h er place we gained Mrs. Fortune and thank her for her ass istan ce this term.

As u s ual , Marian and "Coop" were t h e stars of t h e ath let ics with Marian the U ./ 15 champion a nd "Coop" the runner-up. Ph:llipa rec e 'ved a w hit e str ipe for swimmin g and severa l other g ir ls represented the sc h oo l in various teams.

Our fund coll ectors for this year were "Cuey," Janc K. , Di and Janc F.; Jenny was the ca nt een represe nt ative and Gay was our form captain.

Th e year ha s been fairly un eventf ul except for an excursion to the river, a tr ip to the Museum and the secon d- years' Penny Concert. Still, we have h ad an e njoyable yenr a nd wish the Juni ors and Lcavings lu ck in their examinations.

GAY CHIN, Form Captain

2K

We settled into work aga in at the beginning of the year wit h Mrs. Dawkins our Form Mistress. Three n ew gir ls were welcomed into the class a nd we were also introduced t o severa l n ew teachers.

Except for Fleur (sw immin g), J o (a thl etics) and Sue ( h ockey), the spor tin g ability in 2K wa s n ot really outstanding, but we a ll co ntribut ed in some wa.v eve n if it w ere running aro und the Oval.

Mrs. Dawkins took u s on two Biology exc u rsio n s, on e down to the river and a n ot her to the Museum. These occasions made ou r work (?!) far more interesting.

Two s uc cess ful tuck s ho ps were h eld during the year and I'd like to thank t h e Cot a nd Relief represe nt a tive s for doing such a good job.

Special thanks to all th e t eac h ers, espec ial l y Mr s. Dawkins for putting u p with us for a whole year and h elpin g u s so much. L astly, good luck to the Juniors and Leavings.

DEBBIE

CLARKE, Form Captain 2L

This year ha s certai n ly been a good year in 2L and many g ir l s made th e school teams in di ffere nt sports. Co n grats go to Mich (swimming), Pughy (hockey , tennis and athletics), Ali ( h ockey), Penny (hockey), Liz a nd Gle n (basketball,) and especially to L yo na who, apart from sc h ool softball , ha s managed to stay in the State softball tea m for two years. We would a l so like to congratu l ate Janet B. on being a memb e r of the winnin g school choir. Our thanks go to all cot and relief representatives who ha ve kept on n agg in g a nd extort in g money from us. We a l so thank Ali and Chr is who did a good job as form capta in s in first and second terms. Last of all we would like to exp r ess our gratitud e to Mrs. Samuel who was o u r form mistress and to all other mi stresses who tried ( with some s uc cess we h ope) to put the year's work from our text-books into our heads.

COLLETTE WILMOT

2M

The year has been a good one for us. We would like t o thank Wendy Hawkins and Libby Taylor for their constant energy in collect in g Cot and Re li ef. We held a good tuckshop. Special thanks to Judy our florist, who did a wonderful j cb.

Our long-legged Kerry won the under 14 high jump, and we were proud of her picture in the paper.

Many thanks to a ll teachers for being so co -operative during our less e ns; our deepest sympath y to our form mistress Mrs. Mair for putting up wit h our lively spir it s so often. Also, our apprec iation goes to the class comic Lee Salomons, o u r cl um sy ballerina, w h o keeps us amused throughout the lessons. Ma n y thanks to our " l ittle mummy" of the class, Sue Bennett, for organising everything that can be organised. We thank Robyn our f c rm captain for controlling us throughout the year, as she has worked very hard.

ROBYN McDONALD

This year was quite an eventful one for lD. At the end of first term we went along with the ot h er first year cl asses to the Museum. It was a fine day. We looked at all the st u ffed an im als but the Art Ga ll ery display was best (sorry, Mrs. Fortune). We also went to see the Queen Mother at th e Beatty Park Aquatic Carniva l.

We would like to congratu late Anne G unn ell, Peta Howie, Jane Treadgold and Ann Brookes for their efforts in t h e P.L.C. sw'mming team, and Ann Brookes especially for being our U. 14 c h amp ion. All the form would also like to congratulate Noe l! Jeffery in the at hl etics and the winning of h er strip e, and Anne G unn el! and Helcn McRostie for getting in the U. 15 basketball , and Beverley Tuckwell and Meredith Scott for getting in the U. 15 hockey team.

Cot a n d Relief this year was successful as far as collecting went Heather Bott held a very successf ul fete at her home in Ned l ands, the proceeds of which contr ibu ted greatly to o ur fund. Ka nd y James also h e ld a folk even in g , w hi ch was a tremendo u s s u ccess.

One la st thing: all t h e form would like to thank the form representat iv es and form capta in s, P eta Howie, Kate Smith and Jill Chellew, for trying to s ubdu e u s, and we would also lik e to express o u r special thanks to the mistresses, a nd Mrs House who had the eventful job of keeping up with us (I h ope we l earnt somet hin g!).

Our Crazy Class

We h ave Anne and Jill on a diet

Which is really quite a r i ot, Beca u se down at the canteen T h ey are quite often seen. We h ave the boarders three, Meredi th, J anie and Beverley; Their books they cannot see When we h ave History and Geometry. Jill, Jo, Pip and Lee Are experts at mental telepathy, And Helen can't f in d out W h at the trick's all about.

G irls at P.L.C.,

From t hi s you must see That these could only be

The girls in lD

LEE-ANN WILLIAMS

When we came to lE

We were new as cou ld be; By the end of term one

Our newness was gone; By the end of term three

We re as old as can be!

Some girls are noisy, Others are quiet; The result of it allThere s a terr ibl e riot.

Of long tongues and misfits

We h ave our fair share . \Ve've girls with short skirts And girls with long hair; We ' ve som e who do maths. And some who do French; Whi l st some sit and dream All their time on a bench!

Others are helpful And sweep up the room, Whilst some wou ldn 't k n ow What to do w i th a broom!

Some are just silly, But we'll h ave to forgive, For our policy here is To live and let live!

SALLY BENJAMIN, Form Captain

IF

We wo uld like to thank all the teachers who taught us this year, and most of all, Miss Terpstra, who was our form m istress a nd who had to put up with us. During the year the class has shown a keen in terest in sport. Congratu l at ions to Virg ini a who won the under 14 Champ ion ship, and w h o l ater represe nt ed P .L. C. in the Inters. These efforts were rewarded by a white stripe. To all the girls from our class who were in the basketball, h ockey and softball teams, you did a good job. We would a l so like to congratul ate the girl s who were the Cot and Re li ef represe n tatives for worming the money out of u s and the Form Capta in s who tried to keep us quiet. Also thanks to Judy who brightened up o ur l essons w ith her jokes.

JUNE BRINSDEN BRONWYN ADAMS

The twenty-one gir l s of IG have had an eventf u l year in sc h ool , on the oval and in the pool. As soon as the swimm in g ended , we started basketball a nd hockey. Marsha Williamson was able to compete in the basketball and Pam Foster in the Interschool At hl etics.

In first term, Cathy B u rges, Jenny Nott, Jill Pug h and Robin Gorfin were promoted to higher cl asses. In second term, Jenny Carruthers came tcp of the class , with Jenny Bri sbane close behind and Mary Wyle third.

We wish all the gir l s taking spe ec h exams the best of luck.

We thank our form captains and Cot and Relief representatives for their efforts on o u r behalf; and last but not least, we thank our Form Mistress and all t h e staff who teach us; for their help and to l erance.

Original Contributions

Su1n1nertime

It is ea rl y morning.

Th e white, clean sa nd is wet by t h e co ld, earl y waves.

A h a ndful of s u rf ic s rides h'gh on the reef;

In th e s h a ll ows a terrier ba thc s,

And th e s h out s of th e li g ht-he arted swimm ers

Vibrate in th e cool , mornin g air, And the seag ull s pr ee n and str ut fer s umm er i s everyw h ere.

In the streets peopl e are fet c h in g th e milk,

In side the h o u ses rad io s blur t o ut the t im e ,

Eggs are cooked and the c hild re n bundled to sc h oo l

And they play barefoot on th e road and s h out in th e s un s hin e

Yachts move on the river's s un-d azz led s urf ace, The brown-f aced go lf ers arc dotted on the h ot gree n link s,

And th e su n on th e s ilve r s t ee l of the ir s ti cks

Fla s h es and winks.

On th e breathless b eac h the blazin g colours

Of umb re ll as a nd b a ther s , And th e intensity of th e westering s un

In its cloudless blu e sky

Sears through th e l a n g uid brown bodies which li e

On th e s and dazed with the trilliance of s umm er.

It i s eve nin g.

People s it on v e randah s sipping cold drinks ,

G az in g a t the r u sty s umm er s un set;

Som e sleep on the lawn s or restlessly in s! d e,

Fo r it i s s umm er eve r yw h e r e and the cicadas sin g a ll ni g ht.

P.A., Leavin g P .

Spring Dreant

Quietness , h ar dl y a leaf s t irs, Alone, sitt ing on t h e hillsid e, out in the bea uti f ul gree n, deserted countryside.

Bliss yes wond erf ul Bliss,

It takes hold of yo u a nd you float a w ay,

Awa y to the wonderful world of the quiet a nd th e calm . Everything i s so cool, so quiet , so h eave nl y th ere.

There yo u will come to n o h arm.

A li g ht br eeze co m es u p from t h e va lley, very cool and s w eet

So cool a nd s w ee t that your blood tin g l es t o your fingertips.

Ah! . . ... so fresh a nd clean, y ou ju s t si t there l az il y and greedil y d r ink it in.

It i s a ll so wonderful to ima g ine, yes, that 's a ll, ju s t to ima g in e.

Th ere is n o time at a ll in thi s enormous racing world , no time a t a ll to rea ll y do s uch things .

Napoleon III was Napo le on I's ni ece. (Am bi sextro u s?)

Old Man - Alone

He sat at the table, t hinkin g, and waiting, bu t h e knew n ot for what h e waited. He co uld fee l t h a t very s h or tl y some thin g would h appen . H e wondered how it would affect him. Should he carry on as before, or try to protect himself f rom what l ay a h ead? H e kn ew h e would h ave no visitors this ni g h t, as the storm had grow n worse a nd the h owlin g wind and pelting ra in was s uffi c ie nt to reassure him that n o one would be walking the s tr eets.

H e was a l on e in hi s four room apar tment- bu t was h e a lon e? H e co uld se n se the p resence of a stra n ger in the room, but co uld see no on e. At every movement h e co uld fee l hi s compan ion watching, waiting ... the feeling was so st r on g h e bega n conversing with t h e s tr a n ger, only to receive no reply.

He was grow ing old, hi s wife h ad d ied, a nd hi s childr e n h ad m arried a nd l eft him to liv e alone. H e still went to the office for a few h o ur s eac h day- it was s uffi cient to g ive him a littl e mon ey and an interest At ni gh t h e relaxed in hi s apart m ent, watching television, or reading. Often h e tr ied to finish the book h e had been writing for the past seven years, b ut the l ast ch apter was incomplete Somehow he could no t f inish it Ma y be tonight he would co mpl ete hi s book, perhaps hi s stra n ge visitor would hel p him. H e began to w rit e again, a nd s udd e nl y h e reali sed that th e main c h a ra cter mu st ex p eri e n ce a s udd e n a nd beautiful death. Thi s would give hi s novel t h e rich, sad e ndin g it required. Wh y had h e not realized t hi s before- wh y h ad h e not foresee n and planned towards t his death? Perhaps hi s story would benefit from th e une xpected d ea th of the h ero.

H e wrote, a nd w rote, and wrot e, the words falling into place on the pap er b efore him. He was s urpri sed a nd delighted at the perfection of hi s la s t few pages. Why h ad h e n ot rea li zed b efor e th at s u c h an e ndin g mould e d the whole book together? The s tory could have had no other s uitabl e co nclu si on

The old man was deli g ht e d. H e cculd not remember havin g felt as happ y a s h e did at this mom e nt H e placed the last few pages into hi s fil e, thu s co mpl etin g it , so that it was now rea d y for the publishers.

The old man h a d forgotten hi s stra n ge vi sit or He co uld n o lon ger f eel hi s presence, a nd this pleased him. He felt re l axed and very happ y.

H e stood up and walk e d towards the b ookca se. He nev er reached it. H e lay face down on the m a t in the centre of the room. By his sid e la y th e fil e. H e look ed h appy and peaceful. H e was at rest.

W ENDY D EANS, LEAVING P

The Old Fisherman

Gra cef ull y, slowly, h e swin gs hi s rod Lin e is cast. Water se ndin g c ircle on circle of ge ntl e r ipples, Ov e r the calm s u rface. Spreading r ippl es, Till they are no mo re. Sinker p ull s , the hook sink s fast.

No breeze, n o people, no noi se.

Alone, in a world hi s ow n , The old fisherman, undi s turb e d , enjoys

Hi s world, at p eace. H e lo ok s out, hi s eyes a-falter,

To th e go ld e n pat h way, across the g la ssy, g r ey water, Leading to the s un . It be ckon s him , "Come",

It seems t o say, "yo u ca n h ave e t er n a l peace, I will s how you a simpl e, pleasant pla ce, W:t ere yo u can rest yo ur tir ed limbs a nd lin- e d face."

H e ra i ses hi s h ead, l oo k s u p at the s ky,

Wond ers whether h e' ll j oin the cloud s when h e dies.

A tollin g bell ree l s hi s mind down from high , Tim e to go, h e thinks, brings in hi s undi st u rbed f ly.

Packs i t, d elib eratel y, a nd struggles to hi s feet.

Lingers a littl e, look s wi stfull y at the immor t a l s un ,

Thinks , my tim e is n ear, then s huffl es painfully to the street, K n ow ing h is to mo r r ow will be an ete rn al on e.

JILL DONALDSON, S ub -l eav in g N

Conf u sion

Mind ree ling, wo rd s s u rg ing ac ro ss lik e a t id e.

Innum erabl e qu es ti o n s l eft un a n swered,

Thro b bing, t hr obb in g.

Wh e n w ill it cease?

Th e st u de n t l eft s ittin g at hi s desk feel s

d esol ate a n d swampe d b y wo r d a n d th o ug h t

S udd e nl y, th e c ha os v a ni s h es.

T h ere is n o more.

S l eep fa ll s and with i t rcst: -

Rev i va l for t h e days a h ead.

J. H .G. S u b-leav in g N

U n answet•etl Q u esti o n

W h at li es beyo n d t ime?

Wh ere d oes it e n d- from w h e n ce d id it co m e?

How l o n g w ill it t a k e to f a d e?

And we go o n li v in g.

Wh at li es beyo n d t ime?

P e rh a p s e t er nit y,

A n un ex pl ored r ealm of t h eory,

F a nt asy a n d e m p tin ess.

And we go o n l iving.

What li es beyo n d t im e?

We m ay n e v er kn ow .

Wh o mind s ? Wh o cares?

As l on g as we are li v in g.

JA

N ELLIOTT, IV 0

The Mu l"tl e l" at Ca n te l"bu l"y

Thom as w as p ray in g, pray in g f or t h e K i n g ' s salvat io n

A s h e pr aye d , h e re m e mb e r e d. H e wo ul d nev er f o r ge t, never. It wa s wron g

H e h a d t h e p r iv il ege. Wh y h a d h e not bee n t h e o n e to cro wn t h e yo un g princ e ?

H e l ooked u p, u p a t t h e h ol y f a ce of t h e Vir g in Mary. S h e wo uld h ave tr ie d to forg ive t h e K in g; h e mu s t do th e sa m e! B u t h e co uldn t , h e h ad n ot a nd h e wo ul d no t. Th a t wa s hi s reaso n fo r d is mi ssing t h e b is h o ps .

Wh y n ot? l-I e h a d t h e P apa l a uth or i ty, o nl y h e h a d t h e r ig ht. Th o m as lo o k ed d eep int o th e Vi rg in's eyes. As h e l ook e d , h e tho u g h t , h o w p e a ce fu l s h e w as, y et royal. H e m u t c on t inu e hi s prayers P ray, h e t ol d him self.

As h e prayed h e co u ld h ear t h e w in d h o wlin g t h ro u g h t h e qu a d ra n g l e a n d t h e half- s hu t w ind ows. T h e ra in was peltin g aga in s t th e l ea d r oof. H e h ad t o tr y to co n ce n trate. Thom as l ooked u p a t H er face ag ain , H e r eyes were so p eacef ul.

S u dd e nl y so m et hin g in Th o m as's self tol d him h e w as in d a n g er !

H e li s t e n ed W e r e th ose foo t s t e p s h e h ea r d? W as i t foo t s t e p s? Or t h e ra in? H e co n t inu e d to pray, n ot t urnin g aro und . S u dde nl y, H er peace ful eyes c h a n ge d to a i oo k of war n in g at him . Th o m as se n sed da n ger . H e sw un g aro un d . A s h e s wun g h e felt a k ni fe of col d s t ee l in hi s bac k. Everyt hin g, every thin g w as swirlin g ro un d a n d ro un d. Her face, Mary's face , it was blu rred a n d a lm ost go n e. H e loo k ed u p .

It was t h e K ing's coat of ar m s. H e stretch ed hi s h a n ds t owards i t. H e sa w t h e bl oo d y knife fl as h aga in . And Th om as kn e w n o m ore.

P A T HI NES, 4S

The Roek that Gt•ew

Th e ol d n at ive cro u c h e d in th e s h ado w of A yer ' s Roc k. S eve r a l p :cca ninni es cl u stere d ro und him , a nd l ike a ll c hildr e n , wa nt ed t o h ear a s t ory .

"Lo n g ago t h e r e w as mu c h wa t er h e r e," tcga n th e old ma n. " It fl owed fro m a

spri ng whi c h ca m e up o u t of th e gro un d a n d wa t e r e d th e co untr ys id e . W h il e th ere

w as w a t er th e var iou s t r ib es li ved p e a cea bl y i n th e ir o wn t e rr itor ies B ut t h e s k y was blu e, with o ut clo ud , f or t oo l o n g. T h e l a nd s lo wl y bega n to d ;e as dr o u g ht l oo m ed

over it. Th e n at ives a l so di e d. A s th e r ivers d rie d up , th ey m oved cl oser t o t h e s ou rce

of wa t e r. A t l as t t h e r e was wa t er o nl y at t h e sprin g.

" Thi s sprin g be l on ge d to t h e Tup t u o tr ibe, as d id t h e la n d s u rro undin g i t, a n d

h a d a lways d on e so as l o ng as a n y on e co ul d re m e m ber. Th e ot h er t r i bes pl ea d e d f or w a t er but th e Tu p tu os w o uldn 't a llow th e m to h ave a n y

"E ach ni g h t a n a t ive f r om eac h t r ib e o ut side Tuptu o terr it ory s t ole in to coll ect

wa t er a nd ta k e it bac k to hi s fe llo w s. Thi s ni g ht i t was th e t urn of a yo un g w itc h

doc t or, W a r r inga. H e coll ec t e d w a t e r f ro m th e ce ntr e of th e s prin g w h ere i t was clea r-

es t , a nd b ega n to mak e h is way back. H e d id n t n o ti ce th e s m a ll , ro un d roc k i n hi s

pa th and hi s excla m at ion s w ere m a n y wh e n h e s tubb ed hi s toe o n it. Tu p tu o tr ib es -

m e n ca m e r unnin g, j abb er in g to th e sce n e.

" W h en W arr in g a 's fe ll ow t r ibe s m e n h eard him ca lLn g fo r h e lp th ey ca m e q ui c k ly, bra nd is hi n g s pea r s . A battle fo ll o w e d and e ve r yo n e fou g h t exc ept W arr in ga. H e w as m ore inte nt ov er th e cau se o [ a ll thi s tr o ubl e. P ic kin g u p t h e s t on e h e w eaved unint el -

li g: bl e s pell s a nd thr e w it int o t h e sprin g.

" The r oc k g r e w a nd covere d t h e spr in g so th a t n o on e co uld get water It grew until i t w as t h e l arges t roc k in t h e worl d ."

At t hi s point in th e s t o r y th e old n a tiv e's a ud ie n ce b ega n t o d o ubt t h e ve r ac it y of th e ta l e

" W ell , th ere i t is ," h e sa id , po inting be hin d him , a nd as t h e s un di pped dow n to m ee t the h oriz on h e broug h t t o n ot ice th e co l o u r of th e roc k.

" See h ow r ed it i s. B l ood re d t o re min d wh oeve r p asses by of t h e batt le th a t was fo u g ht. Wat er o ut in t hi s wild e rn e s s i s ve r y prec io u s a nd s h o u l d be s h ared b y a ll so th a t a ll m ay live."

ALISO N C UMMI NG S, 3H

A Rain y Da y

" H a v e yo u go t yo ur bu s f are, d e ar ? And yo u 'd better ta k e y our ra in coa t. Th a t m a n o n t h e TV sa id it w o uld ra in tod ay ."

" Oh Mum , as if it' s go ing t o r a in! Th ere i s n ' t a clo u d in th e s k y An yw ay, I ca n 't fin d it. I t h ink it's a t Jud y's "

" Yo u o nl y think it 's a t Jud y's. R ea ll y, S u sa n , I w as n eve r as ca r eless w i t h my clo th es as yo u are. H ave yo u l co k e d in yo ur wardrobe and und er yo u r bed?"

"No , I h a v e n 't. A nd s t o p fl uffin g ro un d. It wo n 't ra in . T h ey a r e wr o n g so m e tim es.

O h h el p ! I'll mi ss t h e bu s. Bye , Mum! "

" Su sa n, Su sa n co m e b ac k h ere! If yo u ref u se t o f in d yo ur ra in coa t yo u will h ave to ta k e m y umbr ell a."

" T a k e yo u r u m b re ll a! Mu m , hew ca n yo u ! I wo u ld n' t be see n dead cart in g t h at grea t thin g on t h e bu s, and on a s unn y day I'd d ie of e mb arrassme n t."

" Don 't be s ill y, d ear. Yo u ca n d ie of w h at yo u li ke b ut I a m n ot go in g to h ave yo u h o m e in b ed aga in No w go a nd ge t it. It 's h a n g ing on t h e d oor, I t h ink."

" Mum , yo u do n't und ersta n d! Onl y t eac h ers h ave umb re ll as. A n d I' m n ot go in g to ta k e on e t o sc h ool. Oh , h eck ! It's go n e h a lf pas t eig h t. If I've m issed t h at b us .. bye !"

"S u sa n , S u sa n ! Oh t h at n a u g h ty g ir l. Never min d . I'll as k Joa n t o dr ive m e u p to t h e sc h ool a n d I'll l eave i t w it h h er teac h er. T h e n s he wo n 't be ab l e to arg u e !" JIL L CARR, 3 H

Guess Wl1at !

Beneath the earth, thousands of feet, There's scorc hin g, sizzling, scoring heat, Like a ravenous monster

With grabbing, grasping, gap in g jaws, And craving, catching, clasping claws; It's a hellish monster.

It 's unpleasant , it's hot!

I enjoyed my visit not. There were shouting, shrieking demons, All scamperin' and screamin', There were d evils sa d and scornful, And lost souls mad and mournful.

From one large flaming furnace, Came s h rieks of "Help, don't burn us!" And hoarse and hopeless, helpless sighs, And miserable , morbid, maddening cries.

I took a short visit, not vo lun tary of ccurse, To this place with evil as its source; But those ripping , re n d in g fingers held me not I'd not stay there till my mind turned to rot.

KIM MAHOOD,

Form 2.1

Tl1e Beach

Bodies lying o n the beach , Slowly rise as the w in d increases , Packing t h eir things they walk away,

Gl ad they've received this much out of the day, Finally there i s no-one left, And the storm sets in, To claim the beach to itself .

JENNY PORTER,

Form 2J

The Fire

High in the sky shone the merciless sun,

The grass was tinder dry.

A spark, then another.

Fanned by the wind into a flame, That grew and grew.

Kangaroo , dingo, wombat, snake, Combined together in a common fear, Of fire! !

Tre mcnduus flames licked hungrily at the tops of trees. Cons umin g everyth in g in its path, The fire roared on.

All enm ity forgotten, In a desperate race for the creek

The animals flee from the greedy tongues of flame, But only the swiftest will survive.

Meeting its own enemy, the water, The fire its elf will die, Leaving in its wake the smell of death

And the charred remains of unfortunate animals.

A scene of strife,

And of the life of few and the death of many.

JANE

FERGUSON, Form 2J

Jelly-Belly

Raspberry jelly on window sill, Little boy watches very still.

Cook r et urns to pick up jelly, Too late!

Raspberry jelly already in belly.

Cook reacts badly, Makes a big fuss, Brothers sigh sad ly, "None l eft for us!"

Mother in a stew, Father in a fit.

Any regrets, culprit? "No-well , yes-a few."

All's well at dinner tabl e, Minus a pudding, it 's true.

Culprit sits on large, s c ft cushion, But then, so would you!

JANE

Rendniscence

The beach grows chilly and becomes deserted

Except for on e lonely old man, Who wanders on and on alo n g the si lver shoreline, Gazing out to where the h eavy sky meets the swelling sea, He remembers the land where h e used to be.

The once smooth compl exion has turned to wrinkles, Memories of youth haunt the lonely mind of the aged, Of days when he was mischievous in some way quite small, But no matter how sma ll or how minor, The memories will always linger.

He continues to reminisce; Sometimes he chu ck les soft ly to him self .

But sometimes h e tastes t h e sudden tang of salt, Not realizi n g that it was a tear-drop .

Suddenly he stumbled and rig idly lay, And it was there the old man passed away.

LYNETTE COOPER, Form 2J

Tlte Bellbird

He clears his voice with a sip of the dew, That lies on the grass when the day is new. Then spreads his wings and soars on hi g h, Till he's naught but a speck in the vast blue sky.

His musical notes come fast and free, In a strain of sweetest melody. H e pours them out so rich and clear, That his thrilling song the world may hear.

To guard the nest his mate must stay, But her heart is cheered by his roundelay. When sunset comes with its rosy glow, He'll leave his heaven for his love below.

KENNEDY, Form 2J

PHILLIPA KEYS, I D

Desolation

C h arred, bl ac k a nd ga un t, a g um tree s tand s.

Its roots u p lifte d arc lik e bo n y h a nd s.

S ilh o u e tt ed aga in st th e peaceful sky,

A l azy crow fli es on hi g h .

T h e parc h ed eart h i s a graveyard scattered w ith bo n es,

Wh ic h li e on a (] oor of roc k s , d irt a nd sto n es

Th e s un s hin es m erc il essl y a ll d ay l on g,

Whil e th e w ind m oa n s cease lessl y li ke a g h c. tl y so n g.

A tree sta n ds se n t in el , l on el y a n d s till ,

Upo n a barre n , sto n y, deso l ate hil l.

Thi s p l ace to m a n i s bar r e n , w or thl ess a n d a fa ilu re.

T hi s p l ace to ma n is t h e out bac k of A u st r a li a. L EE A. W ILLI AMS, I D.

1.'1te Curse of Verse

Mrs. P gave m e a t as k ,

An d at t h e t im e I d i d n ot as k ,

H ow a perso n ju st lik e m e,

Co ul d e v er do i t se n s ibl y.

H owever at l eas t I ca n t r y,

To m ake t h e c lass l a u g h or cr y.

Thi s is t h e " M od e rn V e r se"

- in ita li cs th ey say it's n ot n ecessary

t o r h y m e,

eve r y t im e.

Yo ur int erest, y ou ' ll see,

I'm d e t er mine d to h old ,

Yo u ll scorn m y poe t ry

Till i t i s sol d,

A n d t h e a m ount I rece iv e

Will mak e yo u be lie v e,

I f ill up m y e v enin gs with h om e w or k ga l or e ,

And leis u re is a thin g I ca n h ave n o more

Th a n ks to t h e l abo u rs of de ar M rs. P.

I t hink th at yo u r inte r es t is n ow on t h e w a n e,

A n d ca n see b y ex pr ess ion s of d espa ir a nd cf p a in ,

On th e fa ce of o ur tea ch er wh o w as he ar d t o e xcl a im , " P oetry for h om e w ork- n ever agai n! "

Tile Sltark

S l owl y I sca nn e d t h e s himm er ing sea,

Wo n de rin g w h ere t h e kill er co uld be .

I l oo k ed to t h e l e f t, th e n to t h e r i g h t,

B ut n ow h e r e w as t h e sh ar k in s ig h t.

A ll of a s udd e n I saw th e fin ,

S h arp a nd grey, lik e t h e s h adow of sin .

Th e n its l on g g r ey bod y was cl ea r , KAN D Y J AM ES, I D

Lo n g a n d strea mlin e d it fill ed m e w i t h fear.

I jum ped to my fee t , a n d ra n g t h e bell ,

T h e m essage was clear, I co u ld te ll.

F or people were r unnin g t o a nd f ro,

Away f r om t h e sea a n d t h eir co m mo n foe.

T h e sea was clear a nd I co ul d see,

T h e s h ark h ad t u r n ed a nd beg un t o fl ee.

Towards t h e h orizo n , a n d far away,

Onl y t o ret u r n a n ot h er d ay.

J ILL T HO RN, I D

Tlte Rose

Dow n in m y gar d e n growi n g tall,

I s th e sweetes t red rose o f a l l.

I watc h it a ll d ay a nd I wa it at ni g h t.

To see t h e m oo n on i ts peta l s br igh t.

Its leaves a r e of t h e b r ig h test gree n , Gree n er t h a n yo u h ave ever see n.

Its t h orns, th ey are so very sma ll , Yo u 'd h ard ly kn ow t h ey were t h ere a t a l l.

It s h ead is b e n t wh e n ra in is ni g h ,

B u t onl y it a n d I kn ow w h y.

W e h ave a fee lin g for eac h ot h er,

L ik e a s is t er a n d h er b rot h er.

Soon , I kn ow, its petal s w ill f a ll ,

A n d i ts h ead wo n 't be so pr o u d a n d ta ll.

For w h e n icy w in ter co m es to s t ay,

My p oo r s w ee t rose w il l fa d e away.

VA L ERIE WEBB, I D

Antbition

S umm er ti me Js n ea rl y h e r e,

An d I ca n h ard l y wa i t;

I h a v e m y b oard a l rea dy -

Wi t h th e s u rf I h ave a date.

I h a d t o save a ll w in ter,

A n d it was q uit e a d r ag,

B ut m y b oard s ur e is a b ea u ty,

Alth ou g h I h a t e t o br ag.

I can see th em n ow , t h ose b ig o nes,

And I'll pa ddl e out w ith ease; I'll w a i t f or ju s t th e r ig h t wave,

Th e n I'll s t a r t f ir st on m y kn ees,

Of co ur se I'll soo n b e s t a ndin g,

An d headin g d own th e hill ;

I ll n ot t hink abo u t a w ipe -o u t,

I just do n 't wa n t a spill.

B ut h ow muc h l on ger mu s t I w ait?

It's dr ivin g me in sa n e;

I ca n 't s h ow off m y tale n t,

If a ll i t does i s ra in .

Louis

L o ui s t h e fl y is a bad li ttle g u y,

All co v ere d w it h co bwe b s a n d d irt.

H e loo k s lik e a tramp for most of t h e week,

B u t on S un day h e wears a c l ea n s hi rt

An d no w L oui s i s dead, l a id o u t on hi s bed.

B u t n o on e i s mo u rn in g hi s loss.

T h e h ou sewife is h appy,

Wit h o u t t hi s w ee c h appy,

His germs made her rather cro s.

L EE P REEN, lD.

J ANE BRINSDEN, I F

The Willow Trees

Th e gree n wi ll ow tr ees

Sway in t h e breeze , How refreshi n g t h ey l ook

By th e cool runnin g brook.

The gree n willow tre es,

As st ill as dead bees. How st ill t h ey l ook Near the tricklin g brook.

Th e brow n willow trees

S ig h in the breeze, How sad t h ey look Near the sw ift runn in g broo k.

The brave w ill ow trees

Strain in t h e breeze, How bare th ey look In the flood in g bro ok.

SARKINS , I F

Tlte Dawn

The dull grey cloud s move ov er, The s un comes s hinin g t h ro u g h

Th e eart h worm's in the clover, Th e bird s start s in g in g , to o, The dewd r ops in the grasses, Th e coo l September morn , Th e fish es in t h e river, Wakin g on t h e daw n . This s h ows the wor ld is wakin g, In t h e for est a nd t h e wood. And God is taking one long l ook. O n a ll hi s world that 's good.

SUE COCKBURN, I G

H e foam ed at the mouth and li ved in t h e hill s.

(O ld man river.)

If min e r s refused to pay, t h ey w ere fined or impri so n ed or dealt with h ars hl y.

(Refres hin g on a hot day.)

Henry Parkes' fl a min g white beard g av e him a patriarc h al l ook.

(Mora l : Don' t s m oke p ipes in bed .)

JIJNIOB SCHOOL

JUNIOR SCHOOL PREFECTS, 1966

L to R.: J. Blanckensee, S . Smith, P Boan, I. Forr ester, J . Anderson, S . Cornish .

This year we were pleased to welcome Mrs . Tyle r as h ead of t h e J uni or Sc h ool. Under h er l eaders hip we h ave a ll h ad a very h appy year.

The most importa nt development t h at h as take n pl ace in t h e Juni or Sc hool h as been t h e establ is hm ent of a library Our libr ar ians, L orra in e Day , Judith And erso n a nd Helen Weston, und er th e g uid a n ce of M rs S hi e ld, h ave done much towards th e s mooth running of t h e libra r y . W e are gratef ul to th e pa r e nts [or th e ge n ero u s co ntribution s t h ey hav e made to th e librar y

For the first time prefects w ere a pp oin ted in t h e Ju ni or Sc h ool. Th ese g irl s arc Jane Blaneke n see, S u san Corni s h , Judith And erso n , In gr id Forrc ste r , Peta Boan a n d Stephanie Smith.

A Juni or School Choir was star t ed this year a nd t h e g irl s a nd Mis s Rowe are to be congratulated on winnin g t he s hi eld for t h e Primar y School Choirs in t h r W A. Mus ical Festival. T h e C h oir w is h es to t h a nk Miss Rowc for h e r pa t ie n ce a n d expert g uidan ce.

The gro und s aro un d t h e Junior School are much brig h ter th is yea r a: m a n y of t h e girls in Grade V a nd VI h ave become e nthu s iast ic gar d e n ers.

Finally a ll the g irl s of t h e Junior School t h a nk t h e teac h ers for t h e ir interes t in our progress and welfar e .

VICKY

1966 - JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR

Original Con t ribution s

They climbed slowly up the steep path to the top of th e cliff. Stcv c ;1 knew th e Osprey's m•sting site, it was c ver t h e lon g sloping butte. Just a few hundred yar ds away was t h e unnoticed mother Ospr ey- sh e w as rE'acly to :J.ttack!

Soaring on her outspread wings. s h e dived. p ec kin g through the wea l nylon rope. It frayed, but held precarious ly!

Steven a n d David c li mb ed to the shellcr of a proj ec ting rock; o n fop cf lh<' r e ek was their mission, the Osprey's pt·ecio us broud.

Steven fumbling l y felt the bands in hi s pocket- he was afraid! Edging around the rock s tep by step hP caug h t and band ed the fl edg lin gs safely. :1nd !'elieved he climbed back to where Davicl was waiting

MIRIAM BIDDISCOMBE, GRADE Vll l\.

Black N i g h t

One night a mar e who was about to have a f oal walked ever a love ly :' oft piece of grass, snorted and put her w ise head clown to ea t. After a nourishing mea l she l ay down to rest.

In the morning , there was a magnific e nt foal beside her, a black colt with four white socks and a white blaze. The marE' was very proud and nuzzled it gently.

When the marc thought t h e foal was ready to run with the herd , she nuzzled him, t e lling him all about it. Th e n ext morning they set off, and as this was the first time he had been anywhere , the mare told him of their friends a nd enemies.

About three years later , the colt had grow n into a handsom e jet black stallion, a n d many people had tr ied to catc h him. But h e was too swift and gallant to be caught

One night, a boy called Jim , wa l king home saw the beautiful animal a n d named it "Black Nig h t" It was then known in that vicinity as "Bl ack Night" and peopl e still tried in vain to catch it . "Black Night" died when he was thirty yem·s old a nd stories are still to .l cl of attempts to ca ptute him.

CHRISTINE HARLF.Y , GI{ADE VII K

The N oi se

A little man sat in a tree playing a v io-lin , And every day he'd climb the trPe ancl make an awful din. The people came from miles around, And li s t e ned to him from the gro und.

I went inside and clos e d th e doors, I bolted them as well.

But even when I closed them a ll , It so unded worse than words ca n tel l.

It drove me mad, It made me sad, I cannot quit e say why,

But every time I hear that noise it m a kes me wanl t o cry!

ANN EDWARDS , GRADE Vll K

Cupid

Cupid on cloud "9" wond ering whom h e match . Hi ;; mind k e pt roaming, for h e was lon e ly and he longed for a companion

"I know what I'll do!" he excl a im e d , after some d eep thou g ht , " I'll fly to e arth and see if anyone out of th e for es t would like t o b e my friend. L et m e seeI'll need someone h elpful, wise, shy, n ea t a nd careful. I know! A reinde e r will do very ni ce ly, yes, a rei n deer," h e k ept say ing t o him self as h e slid down a moonbeam to earth.

On reaching eart h h e found him self a s m a ll rabbithole in which h e co uld spe nd th e night.

As the lights in th e f orest were turned o ut, C upid worri ed , "Oh , who, who?"

In the morning he was awa ken e d by th e so und of the l eaves rustling in the easterly wind A s h e awoke, he thought " n ow to l ook for a co mpanion ."

He fl e w away and soon h e ca m e up on th e rabbit family.

"Ah! Here's Snuffle's famil y. No, h e wo n 't d o, h e's much t oo bold ."

"I'v e got it! Bambi 's family - Hello Bamb i '" cr ie d Cupid.

"Hello Cupid," re plie d Bambi timidl y.

"Bambi , would yo u lik e to be m y friend and apprentice?" Cupid asked hop efull y.

"Gee, Cupid , do you re a lly me a n it ?" excla imed Bambi , fo rge tting his timidity .

" Yes , I do," replied Cupid.

"But my moth er and father h ave had a quarrel 1" Bambi ex plained worriedl y.

"Ah, that won 't be any trouble ," laug hed Cupid, with a twinkl e. He took out hi s g olden bow and s h ot an arrow a t Bambi 's mother , then on e at his fat h er. As th e two g ratefully thanked Cupid, Bambi heard hi s mother say.

"I don't know how w e could have la ste d without eac h ot h er, George," a nd his father readily agreed.

"Well, will you be my friend a nd apprentice Bambi?" C upid asked.

"Oh, yes!" exclaimed Bambi h appily, and so off th ey went, helping th e lonely, a nd bringing the qu arrel some together .

GILLIAN

SMITH, GRADE VII K

Mountain Shadows

As the morning s un is ris ing sti ll , And the mount a in s are as bla c k as coa l , The highl a nd ponies are waking u p, To s tart to play amongst the s now . And as th e da y is n earl y over, And a ll is gro win g dark, You see a trail of pon ies' s had ows Walkin g up the s lope.

And now and then a lit tle jump or flick in g of a man e, Fr om a lon ely foal tryi n g to find his moth er ' s tail.

E.

GREIG,

GRADE VII K.

Night

In th e dark g loom of ni g ht , Sometimes I see a sudden ligh L , Sometimes on l y th e dark g l oo m of ni g ht, If I he ar a bird callin g Then I know it 's n ear morning, But altogether ni ght i s just a s h adow With n o light.

E LIZABETH GUTHRIE , Grade VII K

Frying-pan, Frying-pan

Frying-pan, frying-pan yo u ' re so ol d, I really do think that yo u s h o uld be so ld .

You burn the scra mbl e d eggs,

And simply ruin the chicken l egs.

Also, you make a h as h of the apple ca k e, And unde r do the fillet stea k.

But nev er mind I lik e you h ere, And I think my mum will p erse ver e.

E LAINE ROWSE , Grade VII K

The Gallop

The horse and the rider go thundering by, Over th e gra ve l and grasses they fly With heads bent clown l ow and eyes a ll ag low, Intent on winning the race at t he s h ow.

They clamber a nd c latter with vigour a nd mi g ht , As they prance a nd th ey dance a ll through the ni g h t. Then over th e hill sid e and away out of s ight , To welcome the dawn w it h its vi sion of li ght.

ELIZABETH WILSON , Grade VII D

P .L.C. Gynuaashntt

It w as som e wh ere n ea r the Sw a n on the land of P.L. C. They built u s a Gymnasium th e very best to b e. W e can play Badminton a n d Basketball too, And u se the h oops to do a bunny h op throu g h.

JANETTE GUBGUB , Grade VI

Sox

I h a ve a dog called Sox, H e does not s leep in a box He's tw o years old And v ery bol d I rea lly lov e m y Sox.

LEIGH BATEMAN , Grade V

Our Baby Magpie

One day when Mummy and I were go in g along the roa d we sa w a baby Magpie. Then Mummy stopped a nd picked him up a nd took him hom e It looked as if some ot h er birds had harmed him. H e s ta yed w ith u s for two night s.

We mad e a basket for him to sl eep in.

On one morning h e ca me to say good m ornin g to u s all. W e named him baby Mag.

ROBIN BARSDEN , Grade II

HOIJSE

"P lay Th e Game"

Carmiebael House Notes

This year began with t h e sw immin g s port s he ld at Beatty Park on March 1. W e Carmichaelites see m to be much better at usin g our vocal c hord s than at swimming. We were p l aced fourth. Thank you a ll very much for t ryi ng so hard Congratulations to a ll g irl s who represented the sc hool in the Inters .

Many g irl s passed lifesaving a wards. My co n g r at ulation s go to you all, espe cially Sue Hill who passed h er Award of Merit. W e w e r e plac ed third. Kerrie Townsend, Su e Abb o t s a nd Mich e ll e Garland represe nt e d the sc h ool in lif esavin g tea m s. Congratulations.

Unfortunately Carmichael does n ot see m t o possess a g r ea t numb er of 'starry' se nior tennis players but with steady hard work succeeded in fini s hin g in thir·d place.

Carmichael did much better in hock ey and b as ketb a ll. W e seem to be able to bra ndi sh th e h oc k ey stic k better than the t en ni s racquet! My s pecial thanks go to Sue who or ga ni sed the basketball teams a nd s up e rvis ed their practices . Carmicha e l came second in the h oc k ey and e qual first in the ba s k et ball. Congratulations to Ter r ie who was in the se nior "A" ho c k ey team

There was n o H o u s e si n g in g competition this year, so unfortun ate l y Carmichaelites could not prove that their vocal c ho r d s ca n a l so iss u e forth sweet sounds as well as roar s . However, n ever fear, at the e n d of eco nd term Carmichael had esta blished a lead in the work co mp et iti o n a nd hop e t o k eep it up thi s term!

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This yea r with the ope nin g o( t h e n ew gym w e we r e ab le to e nj oy a n ew h o u se sport in volleyball. We did well in th e se ni or team We won!! Th e f in a l res ults h ave yet to be compl eted.

In the Athletics Carmic h ac l fo ug ht very h ard a nd s u ccee d ed in be in g placed t hird Co n grat ul at ion s go to t h e sen ior runner-up Sue, a nd t h e under 16 c hampi o n a nd runner-up, Ch r is and Liz Car mich ae l was well r eprese nt ed in the Inters a nd spec ia l co n grat ul atio n s gc th e way of C hri s, who was awarde d a pock et, a nd Kerrie who eq uall ed t h e record in t h e und er 14 hi g h jump. Well clone! Man y thanks go to Sue wh o ga ve up a lot of h er time to h e lp a nd did so well h erse lf , Pat, Jenny a nd Jan.

House softba ll ancl junior ten ni s began this term und er t h e s up erv is io n of Pat, J e nn y a nd J a n . Good lu ck Carmic h ae l !

In co nclu d in g thes e n otes my sp e c ial thanks go to Mrs. Mac, M r s. Dale, Mrs. Smith a nd Miss Pilbeam (or their great h e lp a nd adv ice t hi s year . Th a nk s a l so to t h e h ouse mistresses , Mrs. Ma c Kenzie and Mrs Co llin s.

Also many t h a nk to Sue who h as been a marvellous deputy and a great h e lp

Last, b ut certa inl y n ot least, thank you all for h e lpin g tc m a k e th is yea r very h appy a nd extreme l y r e warding I h op e n ext year's cap t a in will e njo y h e r· j ob as much as I ha ve . Good look for 67 a nd remember a lw ays "Play the Ga m e" .

SUSAN BEDELLS

"Always Strai g ht Forward"

SUSAH SPROULE

Ferguson House

With the start of the new year we began o u r swimming training but although the girl s were ent hu siastic a nd tried the ir h ardest we co uld only manage a third. Congratulations to all g irl s who took part a nd a l so to those w h o earned a place in the Inters Con grat ul atio n s a lso to the girl s who passed lifesaving awards.

In t h e Inte rsc ho ol te nni s we wer e fortunate e n oug h to h ave Libby Paterson , Lyn Cooper a nd Lou Bowers in tea m s.

Our b as k etball a nd hockey teams got off to a good start i n second term but were unabl e to k eep up the pac e a nd finished third in t h e final pl aci n gs. Congrat ulati o n s to Libby, Jan Full er, H eat her Sounness, Virginia C h ester a nd Al iso n Coates who all played in " A" teams and espec iall y to Heather for gain in g a bask e tball pocket .

This year wit h th e ope nin g of th e n ew gym we a dded volleyball to our list of winter sports . Ferguson was very s u ccessf ul and wo n both t h e juni or and sen ior section s.

The ge ni i in Ferguson all seem to be still in the junior school a nd all their brilliance did not inspire the se ni or sc h ool girls who came fourth in work poi nt s.

Soon after t h e gym opening the girl s got int o their "spriggs" a nd started running round and round the Oval. Many thanks to everyon e who took part and h elped u s to co m e second in the sports . In the junior sc h ool Ferguson wonCongratulations, Junio r School! Congratulati on s a l so to Lyn who was run n er-up for t h e Under 15 Ch ampionship and also broke a record in the softball throw in the Inters . Many girls from Ferguson h ad to keep u p their trai nin g to represent the school in the Inters

Although the softball is only just starting Judy Benson has been named captain of the "A" team, and Di Malacari and Moira Mackellar both members. Congratulation s g irls.

I would lik e to give my si nc.: ere thanks to Denise who he lp ed me so much throughout the year a nd to Virginia, Judy , Kitty , Liz, a nd Di for their help.

. On. behalf of eve ryon e in Ferguson I would lik e to thank Mrs. Mac , Mrs. Dale, Miss P1lb eam and Mrs. Smith for th eir unti r ing h elp during the yea r and thank s also to the hous e mistresses , Mrs. Adam a nd Mrs. Mair. Finally I would like t o thank everyone in Ferguson for making my year as house a most e njoyable and rewarding year. Best of lu ck to next year's captain a nd to everyo ne in h er act ivities for 1967.

"BuaidJ1 No Baas"

McNeil House

S WI MMI NG - Th e first hi g hli ght of the year for McNei l was the k ee n cont es t w e gave Stewart for first place in t he Senior Swimm in g Sports w hi ch were held at Beatty Park Pool. Everybody was very proud of the extra e ffort ou r swimmers gave to gain a close seco nd to th e notori ou s green fi: h es . Co n grat ul atio n s to Carolyn fo r bei n g Senior r unn er- up Champ .. Ann e Brookcs U / 13 C h amp ion a nd special co n g r a t s. to Jaqui e Courtney w h o was U / 16 C h ampion a nd w ho ga ined a poc k et colour and broke the U / 16 breasts troke record. Th e U / 13 and U / 14 medle y relays a l so broke r ecord s. We ca n no t forget t h e marv e ll ous effor·t th e Juni or S c hoo l sw immers gave to hold onto 3rd pos iti on as pr ior tc la s t year t hey co uld o nly manage 4t h .

L I FE-SAVING - I would lik e to th a nk al l o f th e 25 gir l s who ga ined life·aving a ward s a nd earned point s for McNeil. In th e ove r a ll total s we fini h eel 2nd by 6 points to Stewart. D. Re es, T. Watson a nd J. Courtney the sc h oo l in life- s avin g t eam s. S pec ial con gra t s. must go to Su e H owson for ga mm g th e diStin ctio n awar d

TENNIS- Mc Nc il mana ge d to wi n t he t e nni s aga in this year after se ve r a l conse c utiv e years of victor y . W e won convinci n gl y, b y 2 7 po ints, fr om Stewart. McNeil had 6 o ut of t he 9 players of t h e victorio u s i n ter-sc h oo l team. Con g rat s . to t h e five girl s who obtain ed pocket co l our s a nd a l so to L. Spe n ce a nd W Callander for bein g m emb ers of the winnin g H erbert Edwards o. 2 team . Co n gra tulation s also to t h e Slaz e nger C u p g irl s, all of whom were McNeil ia ns, w h o narrowly lost the f inal of the C up Spec ial congrats. must go to Virginia w ho was se ni or Singles a n d Doubles Champion f or '66 a nd who a l so ga in ed an hon o ur s pocket.

HOCKEY- McNcil was s uccessf ul also in the h oc k ey t hi s year. 'We we r e luck y to h ave a lot of "A" a nd "B" team m embers in our ho u se, co n se qu e ntl y th e seni ors won convincingly a n d t he juni ors tied l'or first plac e w it h Stewart and Carmichael. Ove rall we won by 14 poi n ts from Carmic h ae l. Con grat ul ations to th e four " A " team members who ga in ed pockets and espe iall y to J oa n for doin g s u c h a f in e job as

capta in and together with An n e for being awarded hon o ur s pockets. Co n g t·ats. also to J enn y C u sack w h o gai n ed a n important pos iti o n in the " A ".

BASKETBALL-After much e nthu s ia st ic training the se niors managed third place, but th e juni or s co uld only manage 4th So, overa ll. w e wer e last, but hope that next yea r " fat e" will be kind er to u s. Co ngrat ul atio ns to J . Glenister a nd C. H a n se n for reaching th e "A" team.

ATHLETICS- Co ngrat ul a ti on s to Stcwart for a not h er brillian t athletics p erformance, a nd to the Open C h a m pi on Barbara-Anne Lo cis. Congrats to our o wn Virginia He ster who was U / 14 C h a mpion a nd who ga ined tunic co lours for her fine effort in the Inters. U nf or tun ate l y, McNeilians need to los e a l o t of w e ig h t by n ext year's athletics as we co uld o nl y mana ge 4th in both se ni or and junior sports. The juniors' result i s a lm ost und erstandab l e as it i s more or l ess tradition for th e m to come l ast, but I t hink the seniors ought to b e r ep rim a nd ed W e were leading quite we ll before th e lunch-break, but lik e a ll little (?) g irl s in ye llow the at hl e t es over-spoiled their stomac h s. Co n grats. mu st go to B. Loois a nd C. High a m for b e in g awa rd ed pocket colo u rs.

SOFTBALL-Th e e ni or a nd junior ho use matche s are ye t to be played togeth er with the j uni or tennis. Co n grats. to J. E lli ott who reac h ed the "A" team.

VOLLEYBALL- As a n ew sport many g irl s were k ee n to try for th e hou se t ea m Unfortunatel y we had n ei th er the t ale nt n or th e lu ck , as the se ni o r·s could only mana ge third pl ace. Better luck next year !

1966 ha s be e n a year of g reat disappointment a nd brilliant s ucc ess fo r McNeil. We seem to f ollow ou r motto t o the very l ette r . I think n ex t year it will b e ve r y importa nt that yo u try a nd stre n gt hen your weak poi nt s a nd maybe th en yo u will see McNeil- the yellow h ou se- on top!

Many thank s to Mrs Mac, Mrs. Dal e, M iss Pilbeam and Mrs Smith whos e g uidance w e co ul d never h ave done w ithout. Thanks a l so, Virginia, for yo ur support during the year as Vice-captain and to th e Sub -Leav in g g irl s who ca rri e d on so a bl y this term

Finally, I would like to tha nk t he whol e h o use f or their wonderful s u ppo rt throughout the ye ar . Bein g th e capta in of yo ur h ou se has been a n ex tr e m e ly rewarding experie n ce for m e.

Remember, whatever yo u take jJart in - a nd it i s very important th a t you d o take part- do your b es t, that i s all that is expec t ed of y ou. "A chain i s as stron g as it s weakest link" You are a ll n eeded in so m et hin g

JILL PLAISTED H ou se Captain

JILL PLAIS T ED

" P e r· A rdu:t a d A l t a "

S tew ai"t Hou se

Ste w art bega n th e yc;_u · we ll by w innin g t h e S wimm in g S p ort s on Marc h 1, wi lh

ev ide n ce o f g r eat e nthu s ia sm in th e H o use. M a n y t h a n k s t o a ll th e g irl s who co m -

pe t e d a nd tr a in e d so h ar d Co ngrat ul at io n s t o A nn e How s o n a nd P h il ippa C umm in s

w h o w e r e U / 15 a nd U / 14 c h a mpi on s r es pec ti ve ly . W e a r c pr o ud of a ll t he "Ste war lite s" w h o wer e in th e In ters. Th e J uni or S c h ool tri e d v e i' Y h a rd but co u ld o nl y ma nage f ourt h . W e a lso h a d so m e ve r y k ee n lif esavcrs a nd w e a g ai n came o u t on top .

Sp e ci a l con gra tul at ion s t o A nn e f or g ai n i ng a po c k e t col o u r· a n d P hili ppa a t uni c co l our

The seni or t e nni s p l ayers di d ve r y we ll t o co m e seco n d to McNeil. W e l l do n e, Di Scott , R o by n , Lind say, D i a nd J e n n y . Con g r a tul a ti on s to D i F lin t a n d Jen n y Mag uire who pl aye d in th e int e r -sc h ool te am a n d g ai ne d poc k e t colours Th a nk s t o H cl cn , Gl e n, Jud y a nd J ac qu e l in e w h o p la ye d in the Ju ni or Ho u se t e am .

Owing t o t h e co -o pera ti on a nd e n t h u s ias m of a ll t he bas k e tba ll er s S t ewar t w as a ble to co m e e qu a l fir st w ith Carmi c h ae l. T h 0 Ju n ior ho c key p l a ye r s w e r e e s p ec iall y k ee n b u l co ul d n o t m a k e u p f or th e se ni or s, w h o d id n ot " star" , a l t houg h t h ey seem e d a n a bl e t ea m, a n d w e f ini s h e d third . Con g r a tul a ti on s m u s t go to a ll t h e hock ey a n d b as k et ba ll pl ayers w h o m a d e t h e in t er-s c h oo l t e a m s, a nd to R ic k R icha rd so n a nd Su e Go un clrey w h o we r e a w ar d e d poc k e t col o ur s

On S e p te mb er 30 , w e w e r e to h ave a n o th er victo r y, th at of th e At h le ti c Sports .

We h a d a fi g h t w i t h F crg u so n a ll day t o k eep in fr o n t fo r w e co ul d n ot l e t F e r g uson w in t h e S e ni or S ch ool Spo r ts as t h ey h a d a l r ea d y w on th e Juni or Sc h ool Sports, with Stewart a cl ose seco n d. B u t w e did it' T h ank s to all t h e g ir ls w h o · ra n, jump e d or t h r e w , a n d to t h e g ir ls w h o h e lped m e both befo r e a n d d u ri n g t h e Sports

Spe ci a l con gr atu l atio n s to Barbara L oo is w h o w as S e n io r C h ampio n a n d Capta in of th e Inte r s T eam, w h ic h ga in e d h er a p ocke t colo u r, M a ri a n R ic h ard son w h o w as

U / 15 Ch amp ion a n d Ro s em ary T h ompso n w h o was r unn er- u p U / 14 C h a mp io n A Js o con g rats. S u e Go un drey a nd No el! J e ff cr ys w h o b ro k e r ecor d s in th e h ig h j u mp

a n d l o n g JU mp r es pec t iv el y, a n d t o N oe ll a n d Rose m ary w h o w ere a w ar d ed t un ic colo u rs a n d t o a ll t h e g i r l s in th e I nte r - sc h oo l Tea m.

Volleyball wa s i n tr od u ced t o t h e h o u se m atc h es thi s year a nd we prove d

fa i rl y s u ccessf u l. T h a n k s mu s t go to a ll th e g irl s w h o pl ayed so w e ll , espec i a ll y t h e

L eaving s w h om w e d id not h av e t o p es ter t o p lay a t a ny tim e

At t h e t ime of writi n g t hi s, t h e so ftb a ll h a cl not bee n co m p l e t e d , bu t

to J e nn y Mag u ire , A nn Arm s tro n g, R os. Wil so n, S u e Gc undr ey a nd R o by n Be d ell s

w h o p l ayed in t h e Se ni or I n t e r -s c h oo l " A " t e am , a n d t o a ll t h ose w h o we r e i n

t e a m s . T h a nk s a l so to a ll t h e g irl s w h o pl ayed in t h e h o u se t ea m s .

Fin a ll y I wa n t to t h a n k D a le f e r h e r ass ista nce thr o u g h out t h e yea r a nd

Ro by n , H el e n a n d Je nn y f o r t h e ir g r e a t h el p d u r in g th e a thl e ti cs, softba ll a nd

j uni or te nni s. My s in cer e t h a n k s t o Mr s . Mac ., Mrs. Smi t h , M iss Pil be am a nd

earli er in th e y e ar Mrs Da le, for t h e ir h el p a n d g ui da n ce t h ro ug h o u t th e yea r

T h a nk s m u st a l so g o to our Hou se Mi s tr esses M r s . H o u se a nd Mr s. w e ll s .

A s p ec ia l t h a nk yo u t o a ll t h e g irl s wh o h ave e nt ered t h e c : mp e titi on s thr o ug h -

o u t t h e year , bu t un fort un at e ly I ca n not m e n t ion yo u a l l. It h a s b ee n a m os t e n -

j oya bl e a n d reward in g y ea r for m e and I h ope th e H o u e will be a s eage r t o co -

o perate wi t h n e xt ye ar' s Ho u se Capta in as i t h as thi s ye a r Th a nk s aga in ,

a n d t h e b est of l uck t o e ve ryo n e in h er ac t iv iti 0s fo r 1967. S UE

SUSAN HOWSON

Sports Notes

SWIMMING AND LIFE- SAVING T EAM

Back row (1. to r .): P Tomlinson , B Loois , J Plaisted , J Cou rtney , R Be de lls, C Malcolm, H Newnham, N Porter, K. Hyde, C Sinclair, R. Naughton , Y Watson , A Coates, S Howson (Capt. ), D Jackson

Middle row: K Townsend , J Levison , M Garland, A Howson, S Abbotts, N Richardson , J Davies, D Thomson , J. Ben jamin , G. Glaskin

Front row : V Hester, P Howie, C Hill, J Miles , A Brooks, J Tre adgold , M. lrvin , P Cummins , D Re es , F Elliott

Inter-House Sports

T h e Inter-Ho u se Swimm in g Sports were also held at Beatty Park, on T u esday , Marc h 1. Some seven records wer e bro k en, f ive of t h ese i ndividual e fforts :

U / 15 Freestyl e-A Howson , time 32.4 secs.

Sen ior Breaststr ok e- S. How son , ti me 41 .0 secs.

U / 16 Breaststroke- J. Courtney, time 40.8 secs.

U / 15 Backstrok e- A. Howso n , time 39.9 secs.

Senior Butterfly- S How so n , time 40.1 secs.

At t h e conclusion the Hou se pl ac in gs were Stewarl , McNeil , F erg uson, Carm i·c h ael.

In the Junior School Sports held in the sc h ool pool, Wedn esday, March 16, the placings were F e rg uson, Carmichael, McNeil , Stewart . Combi n ed R e sult s: 1st Stewart 731 pts 2nd McNe il pts., 3rd Ferguso n pts . a n d 4th Carmichael 546 pts.

Champion s were :

Senior - Sue Howso n.

U / 16 - Jacki e Courtney.

U / 15 A n ne How son .

U / 14 - Phillippa Cummins.

U / 13 - Ann Brookes.

We woud lik e to con gratulate Slewart and the c h a mpions and ext end our apprec iation to Mrs. McNamara Mr s. Dale a nd Mr s. Smith for all their h ard work with th e s wimmin g teams

SWIMMING CHAMPIONS

Back row ( 1. t o r.): S Howson (Sen ior ), A Brooks (U-13 ), J Courtney (U-16 ).

Front row : P Cummin s ( U-14 ), A Howson (U- 15 ).

Inter-Seltool Swhnnting Sports

The second In ter -Sch ool swimmi n g carn ival was aga in h eld i n mag n if ice n t Beatty Park Aq u atic Cent re on t h e eve nin g of Ft id ay, lll h Marc h

Victory went to M.L.C. pts.), who s h owed a n overall strengt h i n a ll age gm u p divisions and won t h P trop h y a nd 3 pennants. P.L C. was seco n d (247 ), w i t h St. Hilda's third (22H).

We won 9 events and records were broken by P Cummins i n 55 yds. fr ees t yl e U / 14 i n the time 33.2 secs. a nd J . Co urtn ey in 55 yds. breaststroke U/ 16 i n t h e ti m e 40.0secs.

The prese ntation s were m ade by Hon. C. W. M. Court, O B E., M.L.A. W e would all li k e to thank Mrs. McNamara and Mrs. Dale for t h eir h ard wor k a n d valuable ass i stance durin g the tra inin g beforehand.

SENIOR TENNIS TEAM

L. to R. : J . Maguire, D. Plint, S. Jones, J. Plaisted (Capt.), V . Webb -Ware , A Mauucchelli , J Ma:u:ucchelli, E. Paterson

Tennis

T hi s year once again two tennis teams, one se ni or· and one junior wer e chosen to compete in the inter -sc h ool ten ni s competition For the first time in many years the se nior· team won t h e trop h y. Although t h e ju ni or· team put up a good fight it was unabl e to obta in t h e same success. finishing fourth .

Sen ior-

SENIOR "B" BASKETBALL

Back : H. Allnutt .

Middle row: C. Quan , M McAiinden, C. Paterson.

Front row: V Chester, D Stewart (Capt.), C. Hansen.

RESTTL'I'S Juniot·-

1. 2 ., .), 4. 5. 6 P.L.C.

Basketball

M.L.C.

St. Hild a's

P e n rhos

P.C.

St. Mary's

M.L.C St. Hilda's

P.L.C. St. Mary's Penrhos

In the Saturday morni n g competition for all sc h ools, P.L.C. e n tered one Slaze n ger C u p team, a Mursell Shield and two Herbert Edwards teams. The S lazenger Cup team was successful in reaching the Grand Final, but was unfortunat ely defeated by Our Lady's College. The Mursell and H erbert Edwarcts No . 1 teams were both defeated in earlier rounds. but Herlwrt Edwards No. 2 team came forth as o utright winner.

Once again this year we h e ld o ur School C hampion ships which resulted in a win in th e se ni ors for Virginia W ebb -Ware who defeated Jill Plaisted in the final. The junior singles resulted in a win for Lyn Cooper who defeated Beverley Black. The senior doubl es were won by V. Webb-Ware a nd J. Plaisted who defeated A. a nd J. Mazzucchelli. The junior doubles resulted in a win fe r L. Cooper a nd B. Black.

The Seni or Inter -House matches resulted in a win for McNeil followed by Stewart, Carmichael and Ferguson. The Juni or House matches were deferred to third term and the results are not yet available

We are very grateful to Mr. Marshall fer the coac h ing h e ha s given us and feel s ure this is reflected in the sta ndard of tennis throughout the sc h ool.

This season aga in onl y one r ou nd of match e s was played, foll owed by the top four teams in each grade playing in t h e sem i-fin a l s, finals and grand finals.

Unfortunatel y the Senior "A" team missed out on the semi-final s by a narrow margin. However, the Senior "B" qualified for lh e sem i- finals, while the - 15 "A" and "B" reached the finals. Congrat ulati ons to M.L.C. on their efforts.

Many thank s to the Parents' Association for its payment and organization of our transport between the various colleges.

We would also like to thank Miss Pilbeam and Mrs. Smith for their valuable and unt iring enthusia m throughout the basketball season.

SENIOR "A" BASKETBALL

Back row (1. to r.): E. Paterson, A. Howson, S. Goundrey, J. Fuller.

Front row: S. Howson (Capt.), J. Glenister, H. Sounness .

The final results were as follows: -

Senior "A"

M.L.C.

St. Mary 's

St. Hilda 's

P.C.

P.L.C. Penrhos

-15 "A"

M.L.C.

St. Hilda' s

P.L.C.

St. Mary' s Penrhos

P.C.

Senior "B"

P.C.

M.L.C.

St. Hilda 's

P L.C.

St. Mary 's Penrhos

- 15 "B"

M .L.C.

St. Mary's

P.L.C

St. Hilda's Penrhos

P.C.

SENIOR "A" HOCKEY

L. to R.: A . Mazzucchelli, J. Cusack, J. Mazz uc ch ell i (Capt.), V . Webb-Ware, J . Plaisted, A. Coates M. Richardson, T. Jamieson, E. Marshal! , S. Sproule , J. Maguire

Hockey

Towards the e nd of first term we again started hockey train in g under the watc h ful eyes of Mrs McNamara a n d Mrs. Smith. As usual there were two senior teams and two junior teams One round of fixtures was played followed by f in als.

After a determined strugg l e against M.L.C. the Sen ior "A" l : st the final, 2 -1. All the ot h er teams reached Grand Finals , with the Senior "B" being successful.

Two practice matches were arranged agai n st the Old Girls and t h ese were apprec iated by all co nc er n ed. Two mat c h es for "C" a nd "D'' teams were arranged against M L.C and St. Hilda 's a nd were enjoyed by a ll t hos e playing

The inter-hou se competition resulted in a win for McNeil followed by Carmichael, Stewart a nd Ferguson.

The final interschool placings were:

"A" "B" -15 "A" -15 "B"

1. St. Hilda's P.L.C. M L.C. M L.C.

2 M.L.C. M.L.C P.L.C. P.L.C

3 P.L.C. St. Hilda's St. Hilda's St Hilda's

4. P .C. P.C. St. Mary's St. Mary's

5. Penrhos St. Mary's Pen rhos

6. St. Mary 's P.C

Members of all hockey teams express their most si n cere thanks to Mrs. McNamara, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Cusack, Mrs. Passmore and Lesl ey Baird for all their help and enco uragem ent throughout the season.

Pocket colours were awarded to: J . Mazzucchelli, A . Mazzucchelli, J. Plaisted , S. Sproulc , V. Webb-Ware a nd M. Richardson.

SENIOR "B" HOCKEY

Back row (1. to r.); J. Strickland, J. Rutherford.

Middle row: C. Temperley, J. Elliott, L. Williams (Capt.), W. Craig, J. Donaldson, S. Ralph.

Front row : B. Black, L. Hadden, C. Higham.

-15 "A"

G. C. Lapsley

R.B. B. Cook

L.B M. Whyte

R.H. S. Abbots

C.H. P. Herbert

L.H. S. Swift

R.W. H. Murray

R.I. M. Richardson

C. F. J Cusack (Capt.)

L.I. J. Nott

L.W. A. Downie

-15 "B"

G. E. Gartrell

R.B. J. Dix

L.B. T. Rowan-Rob in son

R.H. S. Robinson

C.H. J. Nott

L.H. H. Pugh

R .W. B Tuckwell

R.I. G. Kitcher

C. F. R. Thompson

L.I. K. Bishop

L.W. V. Slee

SENIOR "A" SOFTBALL

Back row (1. to r.>: S. Goundrey, M. MacKellar

Middle row: R Wilson, J. Maguire, R Bedells, A. Armstrong. Front row: J . Elliott, J. Benson (Capt.), D. Malacari

Softball

Owing to the late date of the Inter-School Sports, the softball season has been somewhat shortened this year. Five days after the "Inters", a ll teams found themselves confronted with their first match against Perth College. During the n ext week we played two matches and thus, the season was almost over.

In addition to the Inter-Sch c ol matches, social meetings were arra n ged with S. Hilda's, M.L C. and Loreto. Sen ior and Junior House matches are a l so still in progress.

The Senior "A" division was won by Perth College in whic h P.L.C. was placed third; M.L.C. won the Senior "B". The Junior "A" team carried off the pennant with M.L.C. again winning the Junior "B "

Pockets were awarded to Jenny Maguire, Sue Goundrey, Ros Wilson a nd Judy Benson

Our congratulations go to th e Junior "A" team on their s u ccess and o u r tha nk s to Mrs . Smith and Miss Pilbeam for their valuable assistance a nd e ncouragement

SENIOR " B" SOFTBALL

Back ro w ( 1. t o r.): H . Allnutt , J. Brook. Middl e row: S Jo ne s , J Courtney, J Rutherford

Fron t row : T Jami e son , J Benj a min (Capt.) J. Donaldson. (A bse nt-J Taylor )

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS

L. toR .: V . He ster (U-14), B. Loois (Senior), C. H1gham (U-16), M. Rich a rdson ( U - 15 ).

Inte.--house Atllleties

September 30 dawn ed, promising a sunny day for the Junior and Seni or School Sports.

T h e Ju n ior School s tarted at 9.30 a m. continuing unti l 10.45 a.m. Congrat ulations to Ferguson 1st, Stewart 2nd, Carmichael 3rd and McNei l 4th.

The Senior sports bega n at 11.15 a.m. and ended at 3.30 p.m. This year th e sprints were changed from yards to metres t o· coincide with the changes to decimal currency and metric system. A number of new r ecords were set throughout t h e day.

Stewart were outright winners again this year followed by Ferguson, Carrnichael and McNeil.

The final points wer e: Ferguson Stew art Carmichacl McNeil

Carmichael 386 Ferguson 447 McNeil 304 Stewart 444 Junior School Senior Field Carmichael Ferguson . McNeil Stewart .. 180 points 155 points 1461 points 100 p oints School Events 116 112 134 142

T rack Events

Congratulations to Champions: F in al Poi n ts lst- Stewart 2nd- Ferguson 3rd- Carmichael 4th- McNeil

B. Loois (S) 34 pts. - Senior Champion; runner-up S. Northover (Cl 24 pts

C. Higham (Cl 37 pts. - U / 16 Champion; runner-up E. Blankensee (C) 34 pts.

M. Richardson (S) 36 pts. - U / 15 Champion; runner-up L. Cooper (F) 35 pts. V. Rester (M) 43 pts. - U / 14 Champion; runner-up R. Thompson (S) 28 pts. 67

ATHLETIC TEAM

Back ro w (1. to r. ): J . St ri ckl a nd , S. Goundrey, C. Sinclair, J Br a dford , J Fuller, K Green , A. Be ll A A rmstrong

Th ird row : E. Yeomans , L. Bowers, J . C u sack, E. Blanc ke nsee, A . Howson, C . Higham , A. M a zzucchelli, V. W ebb-W ar e , S Sp roule, V. Ch e ste r , C Malcolm, B Loois (Capt ), R. Be dells

Second row: N. Richard s on , S Go rdo n, H Fo r re ster, L Cooper, J Cusack , M Richardson, E. T a ylor, H Pugh , L. Masters, J Goedheer, P Foste r, W Callander

Front row : M Will ia m s on, M. Macp herson , K. M a hood, D. Verios , J. Simmons, R Thompson , N J e ffr ey, V Heste r, B Co oke, K Town se nd

lnte.- - Sehool A tble t ies

The i n clement weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of the competitors at the Fourth Independent Girls S c hools' Athletic Carnival held at Perry Lakes on Saturday, October 8. This was the first year that m et ric dista n ces were used and ccnsequently all track events were inaugural records. However, in the fie ld events 6 records were broken and 2 equalled.

U / 15 Softball Throw- Lynette Cooper beat the old record by 17ft. 6}i n with her throw of 199ft. 3in.

U / 15 High Jump- Kerry Townsend e qualled the old record w h en she c l eared 4ft. 7in.

Fi n al points were :

St. Hilda's . M.L .C.

P .L.C.

P.C.

St. Mary's Penrhos .. ... Kobeelya

334 po ints

328 points

327 points

256 points

136 points

94 points

43 points

Age-group trop h ies: 16 and over - St. H il da's. U / 16 - Pert h College . U / 15 - St . Hilda's . U / 14 - P.L.C

Our congratulations go to St. Hilda's on their fine win . Pockets were awarded to the Senior and U / 16 Champions, Barbara Loois and Christine Higham.

Our grateful thanks go to Mrs McNamara, Mrs. Smith and M iss Pilbeam for their help and encouragement.

EXA.M.INAT.ION BESIJL . TS

D ux - S. B u rgess, J. Greenham Germa n Exh ib i t io n : S. Wa l to n Ge n eral Ex hi bi t ion: S Walton

D - D is ti n cti on M - Ma t r ic ul at io n C.S.- Co mm on wea lth S c ho l ars h ip

(No. of s u bject s pa ssed i n bracliets)

Leaving Cei"ti.fieate 1965

D. A ll nutt (5)

J Bower (7) 3 D., M., C.S.

S Brook (7) 1 D. , M.

S. B unn ing (6) 1 D., M.

S . B ur gess (7) 3 D. , M., C.S.

J. B u rkett (4)

K. C hi ew (7) 1 D., M., C.S.

E. Co c pcr (5)

M Craig (7) 2 D., M., C.S.

S. Ctercte k o (5)

J . D erbys hi re (6) 3 D., M ., C.S.

J. E d wards (5) M.

K. Edwards (7) 2 D., M., C.S.

J. G r ee n acre (6) 3 D., M , C.S

J. G r ee nh a m (6) 3 D , M., C.S.

L. H awt in (6) M .

D Hin es (5)

C. H o l t (4)

J. Ing lc to n (6) 1 D., M., C.S.

T. J a m es (6) 5 D., M., C .S . M. Knox (5)

B Ada m s (6)

A li c ia Armstro n g (6)

D Lank es ter (5) M., C.S.

J. La n yo n (4)

E. Love !I ( 4)

S. McClell and (5)

G. McNe ill (6) 1 D., M

M. Mu ll cneux (5) M.

L. Mu n ro (4) 1 D., M

D. Na nki vell ( 7 ) 1 D., M., C .S.

J. Officer (6) 1 D , M., C.S.

R. Paris (5) 1 D.

C. R u tter (7) 6 D ., M .

H. S h arp (7) 3 D., M., C.S.

D . Solomon (6) 1 D., M .

P Stee l (5) 1 D., M., C S.

A. S ui jde n dorp (5)

G . Travers (6) M .

D. Tyler (7) 1 D , M. , C.S.

M Va n Hatte m ( 7 ) 4 D., M., C.S.

S . Walto n ( 7 ) 5 D ., M. , C.S.

A. Woods (4) 1 D.

A. Yo un g (6) 1 D., M , C.S.

Junioi" Cei"ti.fieate 1965

R. Durack (8) C.S.

J. E ll iott (8)

A nn Ar m stro n g (9) C S., C .T .A .

R. Bed e ll s (8)

J. Be n ja min (8)

I. B lec h y nd e n (6)

A. Bowm a n (8)

J. B r adford (8)

L. B r oa dhu rst (7)

J B r oo k ( 7 )

B . Brown (7 )

J. B utl e r ( 7 ) C.S

A. Ca irn s (6)

M. Cavali er (8)

B. C h ap m a n (8)

J. C h arleswort h (8)

J. Court n ey (6)

E. Craggs (6)

W. Craig (8) C.S.

J. Crawl ey (5)

S . Davey (6)

B. Da vi es ( 7 ) N.B.

F. Davies (8) C S.

J. Don a l dson (9) C.S.

E. Ge ntl e (9) C S.

C. Gree n (9) C.S.

J. G r ee nh ill (9)

K G u t h r ie (7) C S

A Heat h (5)

J. Hem i ngway (8)

P Hi n es (6)

J. Ho ldswort h (9)

T. Ingleto n (8)

D. Jackson (9) C.S.

S. Jo n es (8)

S. K n app (8)

K. L eec h (6)

J. Lev ison (8) C.S.

M. Macke ll ar (7)

J. Maguire (9)

E. Mm·sh all (7) N.B .

B. McCooke (5)

H. McDougall (7) C.S.

E. Medcalf (9)

G. Meec h am (8) N.B.

A. Morr i son (7)

H. Newnham (7)

L . Outhwaite (8) C.S.

C. Paterson (9)

E. Paterso n (6)

K. Pearce-S h orten (8) C S.

M. Robertso n (10) C.S.

J. Rowston (6)

V. Royal (7)

J. Rut h erford (7)

W Samson (6)

B. Scott (6)

J. Simpson (6)

C. S in clai r (7) C.S.

N Sm i th (8)

J. Steven s (7)

J. Strickland (8)

R. Swa n (9)

J. Taylor (8) N.B

J. Thurn (6)

P Toml i nson (5)

J . T ompk in s (9) C.S.

R. Wilso n (6) C.S.

A. Yatskin (9)

J. You n g (8)

Alliance Francaise 1965

Division 11 A-

J. Derbyshire

M. Van Hattem

T. Jame s

C. Rutter

H. Sharp

Division 11 B-

D. Adams

M. Alexander- D. P. Anderson - D. M Baker

C. Bardwell

J. Barrington

J. Benson- D.

D . C h ap m a n

E. Cooper

M. Cra ig

M. Fraser

J. Glenister

J. Greenham

L. Hawtin

B. Kennedy-Pritchard

S McClelland

J. Mackellar

M. McPherson- D.

P. Marshall

A. Mazzucchelli

J Mazzucchelli

R. Naughton

S. Perry

N. Porter

A. Rushton

M. Sides

R. Stewart

R. Teasdale

L . Thorn

D. Tyler- D.

A. Wilberforce

M. De Wolf

M. Mulleneux

Divi s ion Ill-

A. Armstrong- D. R. Bedells

J . Benjamin

A Bowman

W. Craig

R. Durack- D

J. E lliott

C Gree n

J. Greenhill- D. D. Jackson - D.

K. Leech

J. Levison- D. E. Medcalf- D. M. Robertson- D. N. Smith- D. R. Wilson- D. A. Yatskin

Division IV-

S. Andrews

S. Becson- D.

L. Bowers

W. Brine

J . Carr- D .

J. Cohen

A. Cummings

J. Cusack

J. Digwood

J. Fuller

K. Gent

D. Glask in V. Goldsmit h- D.

M . Hunter

K. Jami eso n

A. Leake

A. Mackay

F. Mackellar

M. McLarty

L. Marshal]

D. Munro- D.

W. Na u g hton

J Packington

E. Pashley

D. Flint

P. Rowland

C. Stee nb ergen

S. Sylvester- D.

C. Van Mens

C Webster

E. Ye omans

D.A.S. EXAMS

(D e utscb-Australischer Spracbverein Annual Exams)

Division I B-

J . Derbyshire- n.

D. Lankester

S. McClelland

M Mulleneux

C. Rutter- D. H . Sharp- D . S Walton- D.

Division 11M. Al exa nd er- D. S. Bedclls

J Benson- D L. Bott

M. De Wolf

J. Glenister

R. Littlejohn

R. Naughton- D. S. Perry

D. Stewart

V Webb-Ware

Division 111R. Bedells- D M. Cavali er

W. Cra ig- D. J. Greenhill- D

J. Hemingway

J. Levison- D. K. Pearce- Shortcn - D J. Stevens

J. Tompkins- D. R. Wilson- D.

Old Collegians' Association

The Old Coll eg ians' Association has once again e njo yed a year of s uc cessf ul activ iti es. At the annua l ge n era l meeting h eld in the Carm ich ae l Hall in February t h e followin g office bearers were e l ected: President, Mrs. B. Hicks; Imm ed iate Past Pres ident , Mrs. F. Stimson; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. P. Farr·ell, Miss C. Rosier; Country Vice-President, Mrs. J. Cra ig; Secretary, Miss D. McKeown; Ass / Secretary , Miss S. Somervaillc; Treasurer, Miss E. Somervaille; Comm itt ee--Mi sses T. Jones , M Hicks , M Benson , J. Officer, D Nankivell.

The f ir st social function was the tennis a n d swimmi n g afternoo n h eld at sc hool on Saturday, March 19. This was attended by abo ut thirty gir l s all of whom enj oye d the function a n d were a lso ab l e to view the new add ition s to the sc hool. June 24 at South Perth Civ ic Centre was the date of the Annual Ball. Although t h e attendance was smaller than the previous year it was a n outstanding s ucc ess. The decorations were in gree n and white for our "Winter Ball" and the Ball Committee are to b e praised for their e xcellent organ isat ion. In 1967 the Comm itt ee are planning a "Debutante Ball" in April at the Subiaco Cit y Hall. We are looking forward to yo u r whole-hearted support on this occasion.

Our a nnu al dinner was h eld o n August 16 at the Cottesloe Civic Ce ntr e. This too was a very enjoyable a n d successful function and many were able to enjoy a happy reunion.

Golf days once agai n featured in our calendar. The first our own Golf Day "At Home" at Chidley Point on September 12. Representatives fr om kindred Old Collegians' Associati ons were our guests and in spite of th e inclem e nt weather g u ests and members e njo yed themselves imm e ns ely

The Combined Independent Girls' Schools' golf day was h eld at Nedlands Golf Cl ub on October 3. This year St. Hilda 's acted as "Hostess School". This too was an outstanding s u ccess and P.L.C. were fortunate to have th e ir golfers in good form and won the s hi eld for 1966. Congratulations, girls!

Two South-West Country Lunch eo n s h ave taken place during the year, one in April at the home of t h e cou ntry vice-president, June Craig, the seco nd at Roelands on October 25, at t h e home of Marjori e Rose. These w ere both successful functions a nd seve ral P e rth members were able to be present at both of them. A luncheon is also planned for the Great Southern on November 8, at Kojonup. A large attenda nc e is a nticip ated a nd the Association is grateful for the enthusiasm of country m emb ers and the work they do in orga nising these functions.

In addition to t h e Scholarship g iven for the Jubilee Year the A sociation ha s g iven a clock to th e sc h ool and it is now in sta lled in Carmichael Hall. W e hope, this will prove to be an asset to the sch c ol and especially help the hours to pass more quickly for the anxious exa mination students!

Once more our grateful thanks to Mrs. Cusack for her e nthu siastic coac hin g of the Old Girls' Hock ey Team which once again reached the semi-finals in the "C" grade competitions-go od work, girls' Our very special thanks to the Capta in, Lesley Baird, who devoted considerable time to the organising of teams for the matches. This i s n o mean task as nurs ing rosters, influenza , after e ff ects of balls on a Friday night , all take their toll of ava il ab l e team members. In spite of this L esley managed to field her team and provide umpi res f e r other matches. Thank you, Lesley. We are also indebted to Sue Gooch for her valuable ser vic es and are sorry to be losing h er to a higher Grade in the 1967 seaso n but our good wishes, Sue, for a successf ul and happ y year. Thanks to all members who turned up so reg ul ar ly for practices a nd matches. Our thanks a l so to the sc hool for the u se of the P.L.C. oval as our "home gro und ".

The Association h as made a number of Presentations to th e sc hool library both Junior a nd Senior Scho cl, Cot Fund, Prize Fund and a Tennis Trophy.

On behalf of all members and the Com mitte e of th e Association we record here our thanks to Miss Dunston for her int erest in o ur activ itie s and to Mrs McNamara and the gym staff for t h e specia l gym display for the Old Girls. Our thanks a ls o to the st udents who took part.

We appreciate t h e e ffo rts of all those who h ave worked on Committees, attended functions and especially to t h ose who h ave taken part in Old Girls' Team events.

A reminder that our Treasurer, Elizabeth Som er vaille , 21 Vaucluse Street, Cl aremont, wou ld be pleased to receive yc ur s ub scripti ons, $1 Annually or $15 Life Mem71

bers h ip . Re m ember t h e "O ld G ir l s" m a k e up t h e Assoc iat ion a nd w ith ou t yo ur s u pport i t wo uld cease to exist.

Re m e mb er t h e A nnu a l Ge n era l Mee tin g is h eld in F e br uary, 1967 w h en we h op e to see a l a r ge atte n da n ce. "New" Old Girl s we h op e w ill be t h ere in f ull force so we may say welcome to t h e O.C.A.

Good lu ck a n d pl eas in g res ul ts Exam in at ion s. to a JJ t h ose w h o h ave sat for t he 1 966

B. HI CKS, Pres ide n t.

The Pa1•ents' Association

Probabl y t h e read in g of t hi s report w ill co in cide w it h t h e tw ili g h t era of t h e year 1 966, a year w hi c h was born b rim f ul of grea t hopes a n d wort h y a m b iti on s, a cal e n dar period w h ic h to so m e, wo ul d c ulmin ate in "fini s h " be in g wr i t t e n to a l on g term of sc h oo l ed ucat io n, wh e n at l ast th e len g th y period of practic a l li v in g a n d providi n g b egin s. T o ot h ers, bu t a f u r th er s t e ppin g st on e to wards academ ic h on ou rs. I n wh atever category yo u , t he pupil s of t he Coll ege are, w e, t h e

Pare n ts' Assoc iat ion , w ish yo u every su ccess in t h e prog r ess ive r ea li sat ion of yo u r

dreams a n d endeavo u rs. May yo u be ade qu a t e l y rewarded for a ll yo u r efforts.

To t h ose of you w h o n ow wa it , as i t were, w i t h bate d breat h, pa r t ic ul ar ly th e se ni or grades, for exa min at ion res ult s- we pray, with yo u , th e res ul ts are co mme n su ra t e w it h t h e e ff or ts yo u h ave expe n de d.

A n d w h at of t h e Parent s A ss ociat ion ? H a vin g ser ved on m a n y co mmi t t ees, I am overjoyed to say- t hi s is o ne of t h e h app iest co mmi ttees wit h w h ic h I h ave ever bee n associated

Co mm e n ci n g t h e year w ith a h ea l t h y cre di t b a l a n ce, a fu rt her a im of preced in g co mm ittees h as b ee n ac hi eve d On be h a lf of t h e P are n ts a nd Pu pil s, t he gy m is n ow a lm ost f ull y e qui p p e d a n d i s t h e e nv y of pr act icall y e ve r y ot h er sc h ool or coll ege in t h e ci t y. Ov er $3,5 00 h as bee n spe n t on e qui p m ent a nd yo u r P are nt s'

A ssociation com mit tee has pl a n s m a de to spe nd a f u r th er $1,0 00 to sat is fy e ven th e m ost d e m and ing of gy mn as ium in s t r ucto r s. Th ose p are n ts w ho we r e a bl e to at t e nd t h e offi cial ope nin g of t h e gy mn as ium a nd see t he g irl s in act i o n, will apprec iate t h e pl eas u re be in g obtain e d .

A s u bsta n tia l a m o un t of mo n ey h as bee n spe nt bu y in g f u r th er b oo k s fo r t h e

Seni or libr ary a nd e quippin g a nd s uppl y in g with b oo k s t he Juni or lib rary. Mi ss

Dun ston reports t h at t h e Sta ff a nd Pupil s arc ex t re m ely h ap p y with th e pu rc has e s

Th e C an tee n co ntinu es t o th r iv e a n d a f u r th er per m a n e nt addi t ion in th e form of t h e S wap S h op un der t h e g uid a n ce of M rs. B edell s, h as b ee n m or e th a n wor thwhil e. Ou r t h a nk s are ex t e nd e d to t h e m o th ers wh o so effi c ie ntl y a nd eff ect iv el y staff b ot h t h ese pro j ects H ow wi se a God h ave we wh o ga ve us Mo th ers !

To P are n ts, part icul arl y of t h e Kin dergar t e n , it is su gges t ed, wh en n ext vi sitin g t h e Co llege, ta k e ti m e to see t h e b oa t s w hi c h h a ve b ee n pro vid e d fo r t h e childr en' s enj oy m en t. Also , n o t e t h e n a m es !

Foll owin g t h e F etes of 1 963 a n d 1965, n o m a j or f und- rais ing act ivi ties were arra n ged. Fun c ti on s whi ch were orga n ise d by t h e L a di es' A uxili ary were hi g hl y s u ccessf ul. Th e Dinn er D a n ce, desp ite h av in g a s mall er atte n d an ce th a n h ope d for, was a h ig hli gh t a nd t h e ge n era l co mm en t was- " Wh y do n 't we d o thi s m or e o f te n ?" Not bei n g organ ised as a f un d-ra is ing ac tivi ty, it w as n eve r t h e l ess p leas ing to see a small profit to h elp A ssoc iat ion fund s. A s a so ci a l occas ion , g ivin g t h e pa r e nts

th e o p por tunit y to mi x a nd e nj oy t h e m sel ves rat h e r th a n w or k , yo ur co mmitt ee w ill b e reco mm endin g i ts yearly co n t inu a n ce to f u t u re co mmit tees . W e will a l so reco mm e nd a

Fete for 1967 a n d f ir ml y beli eve yo u , as m embers of t h e Pare nt s A ssoc ia ti on , will give yo u r u sual w h ol e h earte d s u pport as h as bee n yo u r prac ti ce in t he past. Th ere are still ma n y t hin gs we ca n a ll do for t h e b e n efi t of o u r c hild re n

T h e oppo r t un ity i s t a k en o n t hi s occas ion to th a n k Mi ss Dun sto n a n d h e r

Staff, par ti c ul arly Mrs . McNa m ara, f or th eir s upp ort a nd co -operat ion t h ro ugh o u t t h e year. T h a nk s to t h e pu pil s for yo u r w illin gn ess t o wor k a nd e nj oy life; t o all pare n ts of pup il s for yo u r co n f ide n ce a n d w h en re qu este d , yo u r ac ti ve part ic ipatio n in ou r e n deavo u rs, a n d perso n a ll y, to t h e co mmi ttee w ith w hich I ha ve so h app il y bee n associated, a n d to t h e s ub- com mitt ee w h o so t h oro ug hl y h a ndl ed t h e pro ble m s a n d am bi tio ns d u ri n g o ur ter m of offi ce.

It h as been my extre m e pl easure to k n ow a n d wor k wit h yo u

M. J. McC OR MA CK, P res ide n t

KOOKABURRA

DECEMBER, 1966

PRESBYTERIAN LADIES' COLLEGE

COTTESLOE , WESTERN AUSTRALIA