Clan | Edition # 136

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During the war years the shortage of young teachers was compensated for by the appointment of retired Masters from private and public schools. Of these some were outstanding teachers and others not so good. Mr Whitber, one of those, was an outstanding Maths teacher and very good at maintaining discipline. Walter Belford, a retired farmer, taught history but was never given the respect he deserved by his pupils. He was the author of the famous book “Legs Eleven” about the 1st Eleven XI WW1 Battalion. George ‘Bull’ Campbell who had been teaching at the school for many years was a wonderful teacher, very amusing and a delightful person. The best of all in my opinion was ‘Tix’ Jenkinson. He made the subjects seem easy and enjoyable and I personally went into science being influenced by his enthusiasm. Don Thomas was also a very good teacher who taught biology and influenced me to become a Biologist. Don was much admired for his gymnastic skills. On occasions he

walked up or down the steep flight of steps leading to the oval on his hands. He could also complete the giant swing on the high bar. He was a great asset to the school after he retired from teaching. There were five of us from Scotch who did degrees in zoology at UWA at about the same time. Tony Lee OSC1949, Don Edward OSC1950 and I all did Ph.D’s with Geoff Beyers OSC1949 and Graham Hodgkin OSC1949 both completing Bachelor’s of Science at UWA. In August 1960, my father wrote to me at Washington State University to tell me that the University senate had ratified my Ph.D. I wrote in my return letter that I had to thank ‘Tix’ for the motivation to study science. My father lived in a house directly above the Boatshed and on the afternoon that he received my letter he saw ‘Tix’ going into the boatshed and showed him my letter. I was pleased that he had done so because I never saw ‘Tix’ again” Shelley Barker 2023

Top: 1939-1949 Shelley Barker (OSC 1949) Under 16 High Jump Bottom: 1949 Shelley Barker (OSC 1949) catching his first Mulloway

Building a Tradition Right: 2017.10.20 Memorial Hall Re-dedications and Scotch College Heritage Centre Opening Dr Ken Michael, Mark Paganin, Dr Alec OConnell, Michael Silbert, Moderator Steve Francis, Chaplain Chas Lewis

Above: Headmaster Andrew Syme with students in 2007. Robert Miller and Matthew McGuiness hold up the Austin Robertson Cup for Shearer House

Our updated edition of Building a Tradition should be available early in 2024. We have been fortunate to have the original author, now Emeritus Professor Jenny Gregory AM, spend considerable time over the last 18 months updating the history and including five new chapters; focused on the end of the Dickinson era, the Syme era and finally the O’Connell era. Professor Gregory has utilised extensive oral histories, interviewed dozens of staff, students, Council members and parents to capture the history of the school, the changes in the community and the education being delivered and the heart and soul of the College. The new book will round out with a chapter focused on pandemics and the impact of these events on the College. Interestingly, when the original book was published, very little information was available in the Scotch archives on the impact of the pneumonic influenza of 1918–1919 which killed more people than World War One.

The original book is officially out of print and finding the original files, in a format that could be used, was a journey. For this reason, it was decided not to publish a history of the last 25 years but rather an updated edition that will include 125 years of Scotch College’s history. This has enabled Professor Gregory to continue her themes and research in the style which has been so well valued since the first edition was released in 1997, when it won the WA History Foundation’s Award for best first book in the field of Western Australian History. As Professor Gregory has said, the changes in the last 25 years have been “immense” and in a similar vein to the original, we are sure the new edition will become a valued and often cited piece of work, both by the Scotch community and for education in Western Australia. David Kyle, Director of Admissions and Advancement


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Archives

8min
pages 52-54

Building a Tradition

2min
pages 54-55

What have they been up to?

4min
pages 51-53

OSC Events

5min
pages 47-50

Farewell to Basil Balme

3min
page 46

Medal of the Order of Australia for OSC David de Vos

5min
page 45

OSC launches the Members Assistance Programme

3min
page 44

The Career Accelerator Programme – bridging the skills gap

4min
page 43

Build bridges of empathy and compassion

3min
page 42

Once a Pipe Band parent, always a Pipe Band parent!

4min
page 41

A boarding journey that turns into a community for life

4min
page 40

Community service in Year 10

5min
pages 38-39

Small acts of charity. A powerful force for good.

3min
page 37

All hands on deck!

3min
page 36

JPSSA trophies for Junior School

3min
page 33

Sport: It’s a wrap

3min
page 32

Sullivan Moody, 1st XVIII football Captain, interviews Coach Steve Malaxos, and Assistant Coach and Manager, Matt Jahn

4min
page 31

The Scotch Community welcomes back Dr. Duncan Picknoll, Head of Outdoor Learning and Adventures

5min
page 30

Studio Scotch

3min
page 29

Challenges and fun through the Enrichment Programme

4min
page 28

The World Scholar’s Cup Global Round – Seoul

3min
page 27

Reconstructing the past at The World Scholar’s Cup

3min
page 26

Scotch productions take centre stage

5min
pages 24-25

Jazz Night

1min
page 23

The Australian Combined Schools Music Festival

3min
page 22

Music and brain development; it’s unequivocal

3min
page 21

A sense of purpose. A vision for the future.

4min
page 20

Education as process, not content

5min
pages 18-19

Vertical system in action – Virginia International Tattoo

5min
page 17

INNOV8: enhancing digital literacy in Middle School

4min
page 16

Overcoming challenges. An ever evolving journey.

4min
page 15

Leaving nothing to chance with data, data, data

3min
page 14

Developing emotionally intelligent boys

3min
page 13

Start strong in Junior School

4min
page 12

MEET YOUR LEADERS

5min
pages 10-11

The final stretch

3min
page 9

Built Upon a Culture of Giving

3min
page 8

A strong strategic plan for the future

5min
page 7

NAIDOC and Indigenous spirituality

4min
page 6

Single gender boys’ education. Why?

8min
pages 4-5
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