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The Trinity College Rowing Crew of 1899 which won the inter-collegiate competition by ten lengths, pictured on the Yarra. Government House can just be made out in the background. Members of the crew were: C. Maxwell (Bow), H.A. Palmer, W.St.G. Sproule, N.A. Miller, S.D. Green, R.A. O'Brien, J.A. Wallace, W.H. Gosse (Stroke), K.S. Cross (Cox).

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The Firsts pictured as they cross the line. Members of the crew were: John Negri (Captain), Michael Keeley (Stroke), Andrew Maughan, Hamish Murphy, Peter Howe, Jeremy Jowett, Richard Hall, Andrew Watson, and Martin Scott (Cox) The Trinity First Men's Eight achieved a decisive victory in the Inter-Collegiate Rowing Competition retaining the coveted Mervyn Bournes Higgins Memorial Trophy. The win was thoroughly deserved considering that the crew had to make up a three second difference in the time between themselves and the Newman crew whom they were to meet in the final. Some members of the Trinity crew were also members of the University Rowing team which was destined for Japan, and this meant that no practice together was possible until the morning of the race, where they quickly co-ordinated their efforts: "After an excellent start Trinity achieved total unanimity of rhythm. The pace quickened from 34 to 36 as the war-cry from the bank hailed a Trinity victory. Beautiful stroking by Michael Keeley, committed captaincy by John Negri, and a dedicated attitude all helped us to come out on top."

(Warden)

Dinner in Hall was in keeping with Trinity tradition — loud and noisy, with the cox Martin Scott carried in on the Mervyn Bournes Higgins Shield, taking hold of the chandelier and 'swinging', emulating the legendary feat of a previous cox in the early fifties, John Feltham. In actual fact Martin remained supported by the Shield and avoided possible electrocution!

Our congratulations go to the Firsts for their win for a second year in succession.

A PUBLICATION OF TRINITY COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Registered by Australia Post — Publication No. VBG 4336

The triumphant rowing crew entering the Dining Hall carrying the Cox on the Mervyn Bournes Higgins Shield.

THIRD ANNUAL PICNIC OF THE FRIENDS OF TRINITY Unlike 1982, this year the rain was kept at bay for the Friends of Trinity Annual Picnic held on the Bulpadock on Sunday, 27th March.. Many parents and friends attended the College Chapel for the service of Mattins conducted by the Chaplain, Dr Peter Wellcock, who also preached the sermon.

of Trinity was an officially constituted organisation which had become an integral part of the corporate life of the College. The Friends usually held two functions a year — the Picnic, and the Annual Dinner which this year would be held on Friday, 8th July. Mr Purvis hoped that he would see many of the Picnic guests at the dinner.

The Friends were joined by the resident students of the College swelling the numbers to nearly three hundred for the luncheon.

Catering for such a group was no easy task, and had been achieved by the hard work of a group of twenty Friends and the Committee who had arrived early on Sunday morning to prepare the food.

After the Report the election of office bearers took place under the ever watchful eye of the Warden and the following were elected to the Committee: Mr Barrie Purvis (Chairman), Mrs Elizabeth Beischer, Mrs Ann Hollingworth, Mrs Jill Loton, Dr John MacDonald, Mr Geoff O'Callaghan, Mrs Rosalyn Smallwood.

Parents and students grouped themselves on the lawn around a small band of jazz musicians, who, alternating with a quartet playing classical music, provided delightful entertainment throughout the afternoon.

Following the election the President presented the Senior Student, Miss Lisa Stewart, with a cheque for $2,000 to help with the cost of re-surfacing the tennis courts.

At 2.00 p.m. the Annual General Meeting was held, with the Annual Report presented by the President of the Friends of Trinity Mr Barrie Purvis.

Mr Purvis welcomed the guests and pointed out that the Friends

During the afternoon most of the guests inspected a display of valuable old books and Trinitiana in the Leeper Library. All agreed that the day had been a happy way of bringing together students, parents, and other friends of the College.

Some of the guests on the Bulpadock, with the College Oak in the background.

The Senior Student, Lisa Stewart, receiving a cheque for $2,000 from the President of the Friends of Trinity, Mr Barrie Purvis.

FAITHFUL LIL RETIRES Mrs Lil Strudwick, known to all as just "Lil", has recently retired from the permanent staff in the Dining Hall after eighteen years service to the College.

resounding explosion of double-bangers which had been wired to the light-bulb!

We wish Lil well in her future years of retirment which she will spend following her Richmond "Tigers".

Lil was born in Tasmania, and came to the mainland with her family when she was still a baby, and spent her life in New South Wales and Victoria.

Helping to make cabinets in an engineering factory, working on a dairy-farm, and being a tailor are some of the various occupations in which she was involved before coming to Trinity in 1965.

Lil is known for her hard work, her cheerfulness even when the chips are down, and her acceptance of change with an acquiescent smile. Indeed Lil has seen considerable change take place during her time here, including the introduction of female residents.

Lil has been responsible for many of the personal aspects of life at Trinity — she remembers with pleasure the cakes she used to bake each Monday for the sixth-year medical students and one for the Chaplain, Dr Marshall, during the Wardenship of Dr Robin Sharwood for whom she has a special affection. In those days cleaning the Lodge was one of her regular duties.

Lil came in for her share of student pranks, some of which were not even intended for her. She recalls walking into a student's room (in the days when they were serviced) to be greeted by a

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FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS 1982 When the restoration of the whole building has been completed, the next major task will be the provision of a suitable organ. The collection from the Carol Service was devoted to the Organ Fund.

The 1982 Carol Service, attended by His Excellency the Governor General, Sir Ninian Stephen, and the Archbishop of Melbourne, the Most Reverend Robert Dann, was held at a time when the Chapel was undergoing extensive renovations.

Despite the difficulties presented by scaffolding and other equipment, the service was a moving and memorable occasion with the Choir, under the direction of Professor Peter Dennison, providing a great diversity of Christmas music. This ranged from the delightful dancing melodies of the Sussex Carol and 'Personet Hodie' to the more powerful 'O Magnum Mysterium' and Bruckner's 'Virga Jesse floruit'.

Following the entry of the Governor General, the service commenced with the singing of 'Once in Royal David's City' from the West Door, beginning with a solo voice from within the Choir, and then incorporating more voices in verse two. The congregation joined in at the third verse and the Choir moved to their position in the Choir-stalls. As is traditional with the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols the service alternated the sung and the spoken word with lessons being read by representatives of the College, the University and the outside community. The seventh lesson was read by the Governor General.

After the service, Christmas cake, strawberries and champagne were served under the College Oak. The Warden of the College, Dr Evan Burge, introduced guests to His Excellency including Professor Peter Dennison and Mr Robert Cripps. It was through the generosity of Mr Cripps that the College had been able to undertake the restoration of the Chapel. The first task had been the demolition and rebuilding of the West Window, and this had been completed in time for the Carol Service.

The Choir with the Director of Music, Professor Peter Dennison.

In the front row of the congregation is His Excellency the Governor General, Sir Ninian Stephen and Lady Stephen.

TUESDAYS AT TRINITY characteristics of the types of bush-fires experienced in Victoria and South Australia on Ash Wednesday and brought home to many of us who had not experienced natural disasters of this kind, the helplessness of man when confronting hostile elements on such a scale.

For the past year at 1.15 p.m. on every Tuesday of term, a lunch-hour talk on some question of general interest is given by a qualified speaker in Upper Clarke VI. The talks are arranged by Dr John Howes, who is responsible for the tutorial programme for the Arts students, and who also has a special responsibility for the non-resident students of the College. He is assisted in arranging the talks by an enthusiastic group of students drawn from varying disciplines. The talks usually last about half-an-hour and are followed by twenty minutes of questions from the floor.

Dr Burge's illustrated talk on "What should we do with the College grounds?" aroused great interest amongst the students and tutors and indirectly affected the decision to close permanently the College gates to all vehicles.

More recently Dame Margaret Blackwood, Fellow of the College and Deputy Chancellor of the University, brought many a student back to earth when she expressed her views on what she felt mattered in education. The accumulation of facts was not of ultimate importance but the desire to learn and to enjoy the process of discovery — "it is not the contents of the pot that matters, but the lighting of the fire".

We have been privileged to hear many outstanding members of the community talking on their patricular area of expertise.

Speakers have included Mr Franz Stampfl, the internationally renowned athletics coach from Melbourne University. He attracted a very large audience which was captivated by this remarkable man who continues a vigorous career despite the handicap of being in a wheelchair following a car accident. His talk dealt with the application of science to athletics. Unlike many who feel that the greatest motivation for an athlete is winning, Franz Stampfl believes that the best type of motivation is the satisfaction of athletes from their methods of training when they find that they are improving. This belief accords well with the Olympic motto "Faster, higher, stronger".

Other speakers have included the Dean of the College, Dr Bryan Deschamp, the Director of the Theological School, Dr John Gaden, and the Honourable Tony Staley, former Minister for Post and Communications.

'Tuesdays at Trinity' is held in term time throughout the academic year, and is open to all. Suggestions or offers of speakers and questions would be greatly appreciated and enquiries should be directed to Dr John Howes at Trinity or phone no. 380 5892, or Mr Tim Lindsey at the College.

Professor Ian Ferguson from the Department of Forestry at Melbourne University gave graphic descriptions of the physical 3

FLEUR-DE-LYS DINNER 1983 RETURNS TO THE COLLEGE HALL After the gala Fleur-de-Lys Dinner last year, when nearly four hundred people thronged a huge marquee on the Bulpadock, it could have been an anti-climax to return to the College Hall this year with only half that number. In the event, it was nothing of the kind. The Hall has been a centre of Trinity's life for over a century, and former students always gain a special pleasure from being back there.

The Warden responded to Sir Brian Inglis's toast to the College.

In the course of his address Dr Burge explained that with the new cook-chill system that had just been introduced, the meal that had just been eaten had been cooked in Ormond by our old chef Don Grilli a day or two earlier. This was not altogether reassuring to those who were not fully conversant with the latest catering technology. They were more impressed with the news that in 1982 Trinity had won both the Cowan Cup for men's sports and the Holmes Shield for women's sports, and that there had been some excellent examination results at the end of the year. And they were ready to applaud vigorously when told that the Chapel West Window had now been completely repaired, thanks to the generosity of Mr Robert Cripps. Other repairs to the Chapel towers and roof will take another year.

It is invidious to single out too many special guests for particular mention, but notice can properly be taken of Barrie McMillan (1935) who came in his customary good spirits and a wheelchair. The most travelled guest was John Grutzner (1961), Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University, Indiana, on his way to a conference. He was delighted to find himself in the company of both the man who baptized him (Bishop John McKie) and the man who confirmed him (Archbishop Sir Frank Woods).

Perhaps the most obvious feature of this year's dinner was the palpably warm and friendly atmosphere. A wide spread of generations was represented. Everyone seemed to know a good number of other people, and not a few old friendships were renewed in the place where they had first flourished.

At the customarily expeditious Annual General Meeting of the Union of the Fleur-de-Lys before dinner, Sir Brian Inglis (1946) was elected President in succession to Archbishop Robert Dann. At the Dinner, Sir Brian spoke of the great debt and loyalty he felt towards Trinity. He also paid tribute to Tony Buzzard (1960) who as Secretary to the Union has ensured for it a vigorous existence.

Hurrah! Hurrah! for dear old Trinity, The dearest spot in all the 'Varsity, So fill your glass and drink to her success and victory, And cheer, boys, cheer for Trinity!

From left to right: Mrs Dizzy Carl yon, Mr Norman Carl yon, Mrs Louise Gourlay, Mr John Gourlay, Mrs Heather Boyd, and Mr Ian Boyd.

Archbishop Sir Frank Woods shares a joke with the Reverend Ray Gregory, a former Dean of the College.

Mr Tony Buzzard, Secretary of the Union of the Fleur-de-Lys, with the Warden of the College, Dr Evan Burge, and Sir Brian Inglis who that evening was elected President of the Union, Mrs Jill Butler, and Mr Peter Butler.

Mrs Bruce Edwards, Mr Robert Sanderson, Mrs Ruth Sanderson, Dr Bruce Edwards, Senior Student of the College in 1947, with Miss Lisa Stewart, Senior Student for 1983.

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FACES AROUND THE COLLEGE BISHOP JAMES GRANT MARRIES MISS ROWENA ARMSTRONG reception was the Warden, Dr Evan Burge, and the toast to the bride and groom was proposed by our dear friend, the longest serving President of the College Council, Archbishop Sir Frank Woods.

Trinity rejoices in the happiness of the wedding on 9 April 1983 of two people who have rendered the College signal service.

James Grant who entered College as a history undergraduate in 1950 went on to become a theology student, a tutor, a Chaplain and then Fellow of the College. On the way he became the author of Perspective of a Century, commissioned and published by the College Council for the centenary of the College in 1972.

The catering at the reception was a gift by the College to two people who have served it memorably and selflessly. May they enjoy many years of happiness together.

More recently he has been the Honorary Director of the Centenary Appeal of the Trinity Theological School. His efforts have so far raised about $160,000 and provided the College with a house and a block of four flats for married students and tutors. His many interests and talents were therefore well known to us, but until a few months ago few imagined that he was about to be married to another whom we also hold in high esteem.

His wife, formerly Miss Rowena Armstrong, has often worshipped in the Trinity Chapel since arriving here from England more than twenty years ago. She is now Parliamentary Counsel for the State of Victoria, responsible for much legislative drafting. As well, she is the Advocate for the Diocese of Melbourne and a Churchwarden of Christ Church, Brunswick.

In 1978 when moves were afoot once more to have Trinity incorporated by an Act of Parliament, Miss Armstrong was speedily co-opted to the Committee and with Sir Reginald Sholl and Mr Peter Balmford enabled the necessary drafts to be made with such professional skill that they were duly enacted into law, and after receiving the Royal assent, proclaimed to come into effect from 1 September 1979. This is not the place to go into detail about the benefits of incorporation. Suffice to say that they are numerous and important, and that the College will be always in Miss Armstrong's debt for a laborious and skilful task willingly and cheerfully undertaken.

It was fitting therefore that, after the wedding in St Paul's Cathedral, the couple proceeded to Trinity College for a reception in the College Dining Hall. At the wedding itself, the final prayers and blessing were given by a Trinity man, Archbishop Robert Dann. Master of ceremonies for the

Bishop James Grant with his wife Rowena

BUSINESS MANAGER Director of Administration at McCormick Foods Australia Pty. Ltd. He joined this company as the Administration Manager and then assumed the responsibilities of Company Secretary, Personnel Manager and Planning Co-ordinator.

In his spare time away from the College, Mr Leane hopes to continue the restoration of his South Melbourne home. The work on his home is interspersed with visits to the Kooringal Golf Club and the Middle Park Tennis Club of which he is a member. In addition to these interests Mr Leane is a keen theatregoer, and collector of antiquarian books.

Mr Leane is looking forward to contributing to improvements in the administration of the • Mr Don Leane College.

In May 1982 the Management Consulting firm of McKinsey Inc. was invited by the Warden to review the College's adminstrative structure, systems and staffing. The College is indebted to McKinseys for a detailed and penetrating report, and in particular to Mr W.D.T. Cowan, of that firm. Mr Cowan is a son of the third Warden of the College, and a former Senior Student.

Among the recommendations was the creation of the position of a full-time Business Manager. The Business Manager would be reponsible for most operational and administrative activities of the College, and his duties would also include those of the retiring part-time Bursar.

In January 1983 Mr Don Leane was appointed to the position.

Mr Leane was born and educated in Sydney, and is a graduate in Accountancy from the Swinburne Technical College and completed a Graduate Diploma in Accountancy from the Swinburne College of Advanced Education. He is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Accountants and of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators.

Mr Leane was employed for many years by Bushells Pty. Ltd. in their accounting section. In 1973 he left their employment to take a two-year working holiday in the United Kingdom and Europe where he gained further experience in financial administration. Before coming to Trinity Mr Leane was the 5

1946 RIVAL TEA PARTY

(; LJTu)N MEN Ivonrdn The above members of Trinity College in 1946 held their own party in the College Grounds under the Old Oak in "opposition" to an official College Garden Party in honour of the new Warden, Mr Ronald Cowan.

C\LJTI(JN WORKING Amongst those taking part are: 1. John Brine 2. Ralph Jones 3. Alex Reid 4. Colin Kelly 5. (obscured)

6. lan Campbell 7. Eric Garratt 8. Jim Graham 9. John Hodgetts 10. Pat Maplestone

Many of these members still have close links with the

11. David O'Sullivan 12. Peter Balmford 13. Stan Kurrle 14. (obscured) 15. William Caldwell

College.

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16. Peter Freeman 17. John O'Sullivan 18. Peter Barker 19. John Wreidt 20. Lindesay Clark

21. Brian Cuming 22. Ansell Egerton 23. Ron Purnell 24. Robert Sanderson

TRINITY'S FIRST FEMALE SENIOR STUDENT

History was made in Trinity late last year with the election of Lisa Stewart as Senior Student, eight years after women students had been admitted to the College. History had also been made a few years earlier at St Mary's where Lisa's brother Simon was elected as the first male Senior Student.

Lisa, who is following a Law/Arts course, came into residence in 1981 and has further developed the considerable leadership and sporting skills that she demonstrated in her time at Loreto College in Ballarat. Last year she captained the First Eight to a magnificent victory in the Women's Rowing, and spent her winter months on the hockey field.

Lisa sees the College's greatest asset as the atmosphere which is unique to Trinity. The tradition which the College follows sets the whole tone which is complemented by the extensive tutorial programme for which Trinity is renowned. Lisa has been pleased to see a break-down of the elitism which sometimes has been prevalent in Trinity, and has made a point of being accessible to all students, to be "approachable". This elitism has been present not only within the College, but has at times been reflected in our relations with other colleges, and Lisa considers active participation in the affairs of the InterCollegiate Council as vital to improving relations around the Crescent.

"Diabolic" was the only word Lisa could find to describe some of the small rooms that Freshers are expected to inhabit!

"It is unfair for students to be put into such rooms when the fees are as high as they are."

The re-furbishing and enlarging of these rooms is seen by Lisa as a priority, and she is hopeful of the newly formed Trinity College Foundation being able to bring this about.

Lisa's goal is simple — to succeed as Senior Student: "I wish to carry on the great work which has been done in the past, and to prove that a woman can do just as good a job as a man."

She has resisted suggestions that a new "female" Senior Student suit be made, and wishes to wear the time-worn (and recently dry-cleaned!) outfit. Lisa is determined to fit in with the tradition that has gone before; prepared to fit in and wear it.

The Senior Student, Miss Lisa Stewart

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"A GAME AT CHESSE" by THOMAS MIDDLETON Trinity College May 4-7 inclusive, 10-12 inclusive and May 141983 This year's College Play is a production of Thomas Middleton's seventeenth century drama "A Game at Chesse". The play was one of the most popular works in Middleton's own time, largely due to the transparence of political allegory which was so in accord with popular opinion regarding relations between England and Spain. Today with the passing of interest in the political events allegorized, the play's appeal rests largely on the drama which revolves around the image of a living chess game, and in this case, what promises to be finely honed characterization by the Trinity Players.

This production, under the talented direction of Mark Williams, is imaginative and innovative. The performances will be set on a stage erected on a section of the Vatican Lawn, with the Leeper Building as a back-drop. Here the acting will be framed by large painted canvasses emphasising the symbolism of the play and given musical support from members of the Music Society. The Drama Society's interpretation of "A Game at Chesse" promises to be more than simply a performance of Middleton's audacious play; it is an interaction of the College's dramatic, artistic, musical and technical resources.

Tickets ($5.00 adults; $3.00 students) will be available from the Secretary/Producer, Trinity College Drama Society and the Union House of the University of Melbourne from April 25th 1983. All members and friends of the College are invited.

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Obituary PROFESSOR EMERITUS SIR LANCE TOWNSEND Fellow of Trinity College We shall greatly miss the lively enthusiasm of Sir Lance Townsend who died, following a heart attack shortly before, on 26th March 1983. He came to Trinity as a non-resident student for the first two years of his medical course in 1930 and then came into residence in 1932 and 1933. These were troubled years for the College with considerable dissension between the Warden and the student body. The turbulent events which included the closing of the buttery and the explusion or departure of many students in no way diminished Lance Townsend's loyalty and affection to the College. He helped to pay his way by grape-picking during vacations, and completed his course as a non-resident member of the College.

his earlier position as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. He was, however no cloistered academic or mere committee man. Both the Bush Nursing Association and the Health Commission of Victoria (which he helped to found) were greatly indebted to his wise and energetic involvement in their affairs. It is not surprising that he received widespread recognition for his life's work: a knighthood in 1971, and more recently honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws from both Monash and Melbourne Universities.

It is only one year since Sir Lance was made a Fellow of Trinity College. He was obviously delighted at this recognition, just as we were honoured by his warm acceptance of it. It was fitting that this occurred in the Chapel, for Sir Lance was a regular communicant at St. Mark's Camberwell, a man who sought strength from a Power greater than himself. We expected to benefit from his counsel and friendship for many years, but are deeply grateful for all he has given us. Our sympathy and warm good wishes go to Lady Townsend and to the members of his family.

In England he continued his studies with vigour, gained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine. When war broke out, he enlisted in the Royal Navy and became a Surgeon Commander. During these years he met his wife Jean, with whom he was to enjoy forty years of happy marriage.

On returning to Australia he was awarded in 1948 the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, a body which he was later destined to serve with devotion and distinction as President of its Council.

He was appointed Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and then became the first Australian Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He was conscious of the enormous changes and developments occurring in the medical field. "We have learned more in the last forty years than in the previous four hundred", was something he constantly said. At the same time he kept his eye firmly on the unchanging principles of the medical art, and especially within his own field of obstetrics: "It's when you put a healthy baby for the first time into its mother's arms — that's what it's all about."

Sir Lance served his College, the University, the State of Victoria, and the Nation with abounding energy and kindliness.

He was constantly involved and interested in Trinity's affairs. In 1975, after a last minute decision by the University to move its residential involvement in Senior Management courses away from Trinity to the Town House Motel, Sir Lance helped the College to negotiate a settlement of $20,000 from the University. For two years he was President of the Union of the Fleur-de-Lys and travelled at his own expense to Canberra for the first dinner of the Union there in 1978.

At the time of his death he was a member of fourteen University committees, even though he was officially in retirement from

The late Professor Emeritus Sir Lance Townsend

MARRIAGES GIFTS TO THE COLLEGE

Stefan Borzecki (1971) to Vicki Courtenay Anthony Cumming (1982) to Naomi Hutchinson (1982) Anthony Cohen (1977) to Deborah Hutchinson James Fan (1980) to Marie Terese Bond The Right Reverend James Grant (1950) to Rowena Armstrong Warwick Ross (1973) to Margot Pinkos Anthony Rouse (1977) to Alice Morrison David Wells (1961) to Tinka Costeo

A copy of "Victorian Splendour — Australian Interior Decoration 1837-1901" by Suzanne Forge, presented by the author and her husband Warwick Forge A medallion by Michael Meszaros entitled "The Resurrection" in the style of the fourteen stations of the cross by his father Andor, presented to the Chapel by John and Janet Gaden An altar triptych, to be hung in the Chapel vestry, presented by Bishop John McKie

Honours and Distinctions

A copy of "Human Physiology" by Robert Schmidt and Gerhard Thews, presented to the Leeper Library by Dr Christopher Bell

The Hon. Mr. Justice Asche (1946) Senior Judge of the Family Court of Australia, President of RMIT (1980-1982) and now Chancellor of Deakin University, (1983).

More than forty text-books on Economics for the Leeper Library presented by George Gulczynski, a former tutor of the College

Canon Robert L. Butterss (1949) at present Chairman of the Australian Board of Missions, as from April, 1983, will be Dean of St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane.

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NEWS OF TRINITY MEMBERS Cowan, "with the confession that it was I who had added punctuation to his direction that 'Any gentleman found tampering with the notices will find his place in jeopardy ...' "

Fred RUSDEN (1920) a recent visitor to the College, is still keeping up his interest in tapestry, and says that he is very disappointed that the inter-collegiate sporting fixtures are not reported in the press.

Murray CLAPHAM (1958) is living in Jakarta, where he is technical advisor to P.T. Opak Daya.

Reginald STOCK (1930) has just retired from being 'a part-time bureaucrat'. He now owns a property in Red Hill, and describes himself as a 'peasant farmer'. Unfortunately the roof of his farm-house was lost in the wind storm of early February.

Mark JOHNSON (1958) is presently living in Sydney. He is a banker with the Australian Bank Ltd. which he was largely instrumental in founding.

Kenneth PRENTICE (1931) writes to say that he retired in February 1982 after two years as Rector of Exmouth-Ashburton in the Diocese of N.W. Australia. He has spent five months doing deputation work for the Bush Aid Society.

Albert McPHERSON (1960) has recently returned from Great Britain where, in the space of one month he visited seventeen cathedrals and nineteen theatres. He would have visited more theatres, but he was not able to get into them all!

Norman YOUNGMAN (1931) psychiatrist, is now living at Mt. Tam borine, Queensland. He records on the back of his Record of Members form: "Was sent down by Dr. Behan in the year the Warden closed the Buttery and the committee passed a motion to get rid of the Warden. The Warden said to me that he was sorry to do it, but would like to see me back. That year should be recorded."

James VARLEY (1960) wrote this note on the back of his record form: "After 29 years in the Royal Australian Navy and reaching the rank of commander, I retired on the 1st March 1982 and am now employed as a property loss control consultant with Willis Faber Johnson and Higgins, Insurance Brokers in Sydney. My son Peter is following my engineering path, and is studying at Sydney University."

Max HAM (1935) was one of the many familiar faces at the Annual Fleur-de-Lys dinner held at the College on 11th February 1983. During his time at Trinity he was the secretary of the T.C.A.C. and was responsible for organizing many of the J.C.R. dances.

Christopher GAME (1961), after some years in Holland, is now a Research Fellow working on problems of hearing in the Department of Neurology, University of Sydney.

John GRUTZNER (1961) Associate Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University, Indiana, flew into Melbourne in February just in time for the Fleur-de-Lys Dinner, where he found both the Bishop who baptised him (Bishop John McKie) and the Archbishop who confirmed him (Sir Frank Woods).

Alan BRIDGE (1939) and his wife Peg who is also a doctor, are leaving Mt. Eliza for a few years to take charge of a Tibetan hospital in Dharamsala, North India. They are expecting to see regularly the Dalai Lama, the patron and founder of the hospital.

Ross NANKIVELL (1962), who has been resident tutor in Janet Clarke Hall for the past two years, has been appointed tutor in the Law School at Monash University.

Peter McMAHON (1942) retired from general practice last year, and is now a full-time vigneron on his "Seville Estate", Seville, Victoria.

Jonathan THWAITES (1963) Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Department of Foreign Affairs, is at present in the Australian Embassy in Moscow as Counsellor.

James CAMPBELL (1945) is now a management consultant with David Sherwin Management Consultants.

Ted GALLAGHER (1964) has been transferred by his employers, Jennings Industries Limited, to the Gold Coast to direct the design and construction of the new $150 million Gold Coast casino.

Michael SCRIVEN (1946) was appointed to the Chair in Education at the University of Western Australia in mid-1982.

On his return to Australia from California he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Australian Association for Research and Education. He has been awarded grants by the Australian Tertiary Commission for the study of satellite use by universities and alternative admission procedures for universities in Western Australia. Among his publications are: "Primary Philosophy", "Reasoning and evaluating Word Processing" and, just published "How to buy a word processor".

Miles KUPA (1965) has been Counsellor and Deputy Head of the Mission of the Australian Embassy in Bangkok since April 1982. His earlier overseas assignments with the Department of Foreign Affairs were in Bangkok, Cairo and Paris.

Simon TRINCA (1965) has been working in New York for the past year as a Commodity Trader (Alumina) with Marc, Rich and Co. The family is living in Greenwich, Connecticut.

George SEDDON (1947) — we send him our congratulations on his Merit Award in the environmental category of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (Victorian Chapter).

John PATTEN (1966) writes from New York, where he is currently on the staff of the Ackerman Institute of Family Therapy, and is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical School. He specializes in child psychiatry and last year published "Bibliography of Family Therapy and Research".

David KENNEDY (1949) and his wife Trudy have recently returned from Greece where they are part-owners of the yacht 'Delmar's Bow'. They spent two-and-a-half weeks sailing around the Greek Islands. David is one of our senior medical tutors in his specialty of urology.

Maxwell CROSSLEY (1967) who returned from Oxford early in 1980 to the Chemistry Department of the University of Melbourne, is now lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of Sydney.

Michael MOORE (1950) has recently returned from a short trip to China. While the rest of us were viewing the six examples of sculpture from the Xian diggings sent out from China, Michael was experiencing the real thing! He is now continuing his work as teacher/librarian at the Oakleigh High School.

John LESLIE (1967) has been working as a Special Fellow in the Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, U.S.A. since 1982, and intends to return to Melbourne in late 1983.

Robert NICHOLLS (1957) writing from America states in a recent letter: "I am associated with the Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a research engineer. But that provides the fuel for most other things."

Robert has lived in the United States since 1960 and remembers his feelings of trepidation at having to face the Warden, Mr

Richard TREMBATH (1968) is in California, and has recently become registered as a professional engineer (civil) in the state of California and passed examinations to become Diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (January 1983).

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Aurei DESSEWFFY (1969) is a Merchant Banker/Corporate Advisor with Wardley Australia Limited.

THE BOOK OF TRINITY NAMES AND ADDRESSES

Bruce HOWMAN (1969) is a senior Consultant Engineer with FM Ins. Co. Ltd., Melbourne.

Dirk VAN DISSEL (1970) — congratulations (somewhat belated) to Dirk and Mary on the birth of their second child, Michael, on 7th March 1982. Dirk is Rector of St. Catherine's, Keith, South Australia.

David COVER (1971) is Town Planner for the Shire of Barrabool.

Stephen MILLS (1971) is a journalist with the 'Age' working in the Canberra bureau. He has been awarded a Harkness Fellowship. He proposes to study at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard for the first part of his fellowship, and then to cover the 1984 Presidential elections.

Stephen was co-editor of 'Farrago'. He was recently elected co-vice-president of the Canberra branch of the Australian Journalists' Association. His wife Helen O'Neil will accompany him to America. Helen, an A.B.C. reporter, is well-known on the 'P.M.' and 'A.M.' radio programmes.

A copy of this book is enclosed with this Newsletter. We hope you will find it interesting and useful. We also hope you will forgive the inevitable errors and omissions. To have waited for the list to be perfect would have been to wait forever. Far better to publish it in an imperfect state and to ask our own members to correct the deficiencies.

Ted WITHAM (1972) Senior Chaplain at Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont, Perth, has not only written a useful text-book in religious studies, 'Heroes of Faith', but has also launched the book with the help of Western Mount as his own publishing venture.

The cost of producing and distributing the Newsletter regularly as well as the Address List is, of course, considerable. We would like to cover this, or most of it, by donations from our members. Amounts ranging from $15 to $100 are suggested. All donations are tax-deductible if made payable to 'Trinity College' and claimed as gifts to public institutions. You may care to use this form, and to write any recent personal news on the back.

Ross ANDERSON (1973) is working as a consulting psychologist in private practice at Mont Albert. He and his wife Jan have a two-year-old daughter.

Elsdon STOREY (1973), Rhodes Scholar for Victoria 1980, is still in Oxford, and is now a Research Student at Wolfson College.

Peter McKAY (1974, tutor from 1979) received news on a trip which took him over a large part of Europe and parts of Asia that his thesis for a doctorate had satisfied the examiners.

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Amanda McMASTER, nee BEDNALL, (1974) after several years in London and a period tutoring at Monash, is now working with the Council of Adult Education in Melbourne, and is responsible for the Council's H.S.C. programme. She was the first of the Trinity women since co-residence to be married in the Trinity College Chapel.

The Reverend Alfred Bird Records Officer Trinity College PARKVILLE VIC 3052 Enclosed please find my donation of $ towards the cost of producing the Newsletter and Address list.

Geoffry NETTLE (1974), after a period as a partner in the legal firm of Mallesons, has recently been reading for the Bar. Name (Please Print)

David OLIPHANT (1974) is priest-in-charge of the Anglican Parish of the Church of the Holy Covenant, Jamieson, A.C.T.

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Rory SHERIDAN (1974) is Parliamentary Legislation Officer for the Victorian Railway Development Board, and is working with the Minister of Transport.

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Peter WHITE (1974) who has been in charge of the Parish of St. Linus Merlynston since 1979, and part-time tutor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Melbourne, is now Vicar of St. Peter's and St. Andrew's, Braybrook.

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Campbell FETHERS (1975) after a period in Holland with Philips, has been since 1979, an electrical design engineer with I.C.I. in Melbourne. In February he moved to Adelaide with I.C.I. to run the electrical aspects of the Osborne Soda-Ash Plant. He is also a resident tutor with St. Mark's College. cont. on p. 12.

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News of Trinity members cont. from p.11.

Elizabeth McCORMICK, nee ROWAN, (1975) has recently moved from the Medical Faculty to the Central Secretariat in the Melbourne University Administration. Her husband, Bill (1972) is now a Junior Medical Officer at St. Vincent's Hospital.

Richard POTTER (1975) plans to complete his Ph.D. in Physics at the Colorado State University at Fort Collins within the next few months.

Bill HAMILTON (1975) is now a resident Physics Tutor in Queen's. He is working towards a Ph.D. in neutron optics.

Stephen KENNEDY (1976) filled in his Record of Members Form and gave us the following personal history: "I have been with BA Australia as their economist since early this year (1982). In 1981 I completed a B.Com. (Hons). Since leaving Trinity College I have been Financial Editor (Melbourne Bureau) for the 'Australian'. In addition to my work at BA forecasting interest and exchange rates, I have recently had articles published in the 'Business Review Weekly'.

Robyn ANDERSON, nee HOLDEN (1976) has been appointed Chaplain to Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Her husband Stewart, (1973) is a Paediatric Registrar at the Queen Victoria Hospital.

Patton BRIDGE (1976) after a year's research on kangaroos at Strathfieldsaye is now studying for a Master's degree in Agriculture. Until the war broke out with Iran, he was working on agricultural projects in Iraq, and hopes one day to return to the Third World.

Tim COUSINS (1976) has for the past two years been working at the Kew Cottages among retarded children and adults. In his spare time he enjoys sky-diving, and he has made about 76 jumps.

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Anne PORTER (1976) is working in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Melbourne. She has recently returned from a four -month archaeological expedition in Syria.

PERSONAL NEWS Please use this space to let us know any news of yourself (or corrections to the Address book)

Stuart RITCHIE (1976) is working in Melbourne with Access Computing, especially in the area of financial modelling. At the same time he is keeping up his academic interests by taking courses in Mathematics, Statistics, and the History and Philosophy of Science.

The Reverend Alfred Bird Records Officer Trinity College PARKVILLE VIC 3052

Mark HOYSTED (1977) recently began a potentially fine political career by running as the endorsed Liberal candidate against Mr R.J. Hawke in the electorate of Wills. Perhaps he will be offered an easier task in three (or four) years' time!

Meanwhile Mark is working as an articled clerk.

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Roger HARLEY (1977) who has been a resident master at Caulfield Grammar for the past three years, is now moving to Brunswick while continuing to teach at the School. He says that his role is to educate the boys in mathematics, football, science and morality.

Xenia BOYNTON (1979) is working as an editorial assistant with Australian Property News, based in Fitzroy.

Marcus WINTER-COOKE (1979) after a year travelling around Australia, including buffalo hunting in the Northern Territory, was then job-hunting back in Melbourne. Recently he was appointed to the staff of Euro-Pacific Finance Corporation.

Caroline ALLEN (1979) is now teaching at Camberwell Grammar.

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