Members of the Executive Committee of the. Foundation at their monthly meeting in the Muniments Room of Trinity College. Left to right: Mr. David Brownbill, Mr Don Leane (College Bursar and Hon. Treasurer), Dr Evan Burge (Warden), Miss Angela Mackie (Executive Officer), Mr John Gourlay (Chairman), Mr Clive Smith (Vice-Chairman), Mr Robert Sanderson, Mr Doug Graham Q.C., Mr David Wells (Hon. Secretary). Absent: Mr William Cowan, Mr Arthur Day, Mr Peter Field.
PLEDGES TO THE FOUNDATION EXCEED $3/4 MILLION With pledges now standing at over $800,000, the Trinity College Foundation seems assured of reaching its initial target of $1.5 million before the end of the year. The Executive Committee of the Foundation, under the Chairmanship of Mr John Gourlay, intends in time to approach all members of the College seeking their tangible support for the Foundation, the success of which is vital for Trinity's survival and development. The Warden, Dr Evan Burge, is confident of support from the College members: • I am sure that those who have gained so much from Trinity during their time here will want to put something back into the College. Support for the Foundation is steadily growing, and it has been gratifying to see the loyalty and resolution of Trinity members. Trinity is worth fighting for. It stands out against the ordinary and the commonplace, and has its own distinctive contribution to make to the future of Australia. To do more than merely survive we need to be relieved from the constraints of daily financial anxiety. We need funds and facilities if we are to continue our active pursuit of excellence, and to inspire future generations of Australians with noble ideals. Over the past few months small dinners have been held at the College and interstate. At these dinners the aims and objectives of the Foundation are outlined, and members are asked to consider giving their support. Last year the first interstate Foundation Dinner was held in Canberra, and since then Sir John Bunting and Mr Robert Todd have been active in seeking support from members in the A.C.T.
A Sydney Foundation Committee has been formed under the Chairmanship of Brigadier John McDonagh, who with the assistance of Mr Ted Blamey organized a splendid dinner at the American National Club. Twenty-two former residents of the College attended together with the Warden, the Chairman, and the Executive Officer of the Foundation from Melbourne. Overseas members were represented by Mr Murray Clapham who had just flown in from Indonesia!
INITIAL GOAL $ 1 .5
$1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 July 1984
$ 800,000
Dec 1983
$ 600,000 $ 400,000 $ 200,000
July 1983 A PUBLICATION OF TRINITY COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Registered by Australia Post — Publication No. VBG 4336
MILLION
$ 100,000
A week prior to this Dr Bruce Munro and his wife Judy hosted a delightful dinner at their home in Geelong, which some fifteen College members attended. It seems that distance is no bar to the feelings of loyalty which the College generates. Country and inter-state Trinity members have so far pledged over $70,000 to the Foundation. The Foundation has clear plans for the future, and specific details may be found in the Chairman's report which is reprinted elsewhere in this Newsletter. The first major project that the Foundation will undertake will be the construction of the 'Woodheap' Building at the corner of Clarke and Behan, extending towards Royal Parade. This building will contain tutorial rooms, a conference and lecture room, accommodation for 25 students, music practice rooms and a dining-room. It is not intended that the number of students in residence at the College should increase with these additional rooms. Later, it will be possible to remove the walls separating the very small bedrooms in Cowan so as to form adequate bèd-studies. At present many first-year students are being accommodated in these tiny rooms.
Trinity must not become the preserve of the wealthy few. Our plans for the future are not concerned only with bricks and mortar. An endowment fund for scholarships and bursaries is being established. Initially this will assist good students who could not otherwise afford to come to College. Later, funds will be made available for high-calibre Visiting Fellows. As the Warden states in the Foundation brochure: The success of the Trinity College Foundation is vital if the College we love is to maintain its independence and continue, for its second hundred years, to develop capable men and women who can serve our community well. If you are ready to be involved in the work of the Foundation, please contact the Executive Officer, Miss Angela Mackie, at the College (telephone (03) 347 1044).
View of the proposed 'Woodheap' Building taken from Janet Clarke Hall. This view shows how the building will extend from the Clarke Building out towards Royal Parade, filling the empty space at the ends of Clarke and Behan.
WARDEN'S SCHOLARSHIP AND BURSARY FUND
A TRINITY OLYMPIC BRONZE Margot Foster (1976) was a member of the Australian Women's Rowing Four at the Los Angeles Games. This crew constantly improved their time in the heats and repecharges, to the extent that they won a bronze medal in the final. Trinity congratulates Margot on being, so far as we know, the first College member to win a medal at the Olympic Games.
One of the objectives of the Foundation is to provide scholarships and bursaries for students with outstanding academic and leadership ability who might otherwise not be able to attend Trinity, or who are having difficulty meeting the current fees. Gifts totalling $32,500 have been received specifically for this purpose, and will be used to form the basis of an endowment fund. Management of the funds will be in the hands of the investment advisors of the Foundation, Mr John Gourlay and Mr Clive Smith. The revenue generated will be used for the awarding of these scholarships and bursaries, and will be under the direct control of the Warden.
Margot Foster in Los Angeles shortly after being presented with the bronze medal.
THE TRINITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR 1983 I have much pleasure in presenting the first Annual Report of the Executive Committee, together with the Annual Accounts for the year ended December 31, 1983. In May 1983, the Trust Deed establishing the Trinity College Foundation was signed by the following Governors:- the Most Reverend Robert Dann, Mr. Robert Cripps, Mr. John Gourlay, and Mr. William Wilson; and, on behalf of the College Council, by Dr. Evan L. Burge and Mr. Donald J. Leane under the Common Seal of the College. In accordance with the Deed, the Chairman of Governors for 1983 was Mr. John Gourlay, and the Deputy Chairman, Mr. Robert Cripps. At each Annual Meeting of Governors, the Chairman and Deputy Chairman are elected from their own number. The control, management, and conduct of the affairs of the Foundation are vested in the Executive Committee which has met at least once a month during the past year. During 1983 the Executive Committee consisted of: Mr. John Gourlay (Chairman) Mr. Clive Smith (Vice-Chairman) Dr. Evan Burge (Warden) Mr. Ben Bodna Mr. W.D.T. Cowan Dr. M.R. Jones Mr. Don Leane (Bursar and Hon. Treasurer) Mr. Robert Sanderson Mr. David Wells (Hon. Secretary) In August 1983, Dr. M.R. Jones retired from the Committee. We were sorry to lose his services, but are very pleased that he has offered to help set up a Geelong Sub-Committee. Mr. John Hopkins who helped establish the Foundation as Hon. Director, became an Hon. Consultant to the Foundation for the second half of the year. We are most grateful for his help and advice. The administration of the Foundation is in the hands of the Executive Officer, Miss Angela Mackie. Trust Deed The Trust Deed was drawn up by Mr. Chris Beeney of Mallesons in consultation with the College Council, and I should like to thank Mr. Beeney for the generous help he gave the Foundation in an honorary capacity. A major concern in drawing up this deed was to ensure the tax-deductibility of all donations. The Chairman travelled to Ca iberra with Mr. W.D.T. Cowan to discuss the matter with the Taxation Department. We were subsequently informed that the Trust Deed was acceptable and that all donations would indeed be tax-deductible. This puts the Foundation in an enviable position in comparison with secondary schools, where taxdeductibility can be obtained only for donations to building funds. Brochure After months of consultation and planning the Foundation Brochure was produced. The brochure sets out very clearly the objectives of the Foundation. The Foundation will use the funds donated to assist the College and its future students in three ways: 1. Improving the current buildings, grounds, student facilities, and services of the College to meet the increasingly higher standards needed to attract and retain first-rate tutors, high calibre Visiting Fellows, and able students. 2. Providing a substantial, growing fund to finance new buildings and facilities of high standard and enduring quality, in line with the overall planning for the College. 3. Endowing scholarships and bursaries for a variety of students with outstanding academic or leadership ability who have much to gain from, and contribute to, College life. The cost of producing the brochure was donated by a member of the College who wished to show his support for the objectives of the Foundation and for its success.
Master Plan This comprehensive Report was prepared during 1983 to give clear definition to the expressed goals of the Trinity College Foundation to upgrade existing facilities, and to provide new ones in accordance with a master plan for the future development of the College. The Consultants were extensively briefed by the Warden and the Business Manager, who took into account the results of a questionnaire completed by the resident students. A room-by-room audit was carried out, and the College fabric was examined by the architects and engineering consultants. The entire project was funded by Chartwell Industries Ltd through the generosity of Mr. Robert Cripps who is responsible for the restoration presently being carried out on the Chapel. The report cost approximately $19,000. The Major Works Recommended are: 1. Fire Safety Works as required by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's report including escape stairs to Cowan, Behan and Leeper; smoke heat curtains to roof space in Behan, Clarke and Bishops; boosting of water pressure to hy$178,500 drants. 2. Rationalisation of Heating by gas-fired hot water radiators $413,000 throughout the College. 3. Modifications to Hall and Kitchen by providing loading bay and storage areas, evaporative cooling, new toilet block, new dishwashing facilities, acoustic treatment, replacement of defective chairs, reconstruction of east end $119,000 of Hall, new servery area. 4. Upgrading of Jeopardy including new office area on ground floor, 4 new tutors' flats on south end and 3 seminar rooms on north end, refurbishing of existing building inside and out, provision of new top storey with $1,548,000 18 new bed-studies with private facilities. $580,000 5. New Library Building east of Jeopardy 6. New 'Woodheap' Building with 25 bed-studies with private facilities, 2 tutors flats, dining room and conference room for 150, tutorial rooms and music practice rooms. $1,740,000 7. Upgrading of Existing Accommodation by enlarging small bed-studies in Cowan, providing mezzanine floor in small Clarke rooms, providing ensuite facilities to Cowan tutors' $241,000 rooms. $65,000 8. Porter's Lodge at College Gate $20,000 9. Refurbishing of Squash Court $45,000 10. Security Perimeter Fence The complete programme of works could be fully implemented in a ten year period, given a cashflow of $600,000 per annum. Allowing for inflation of 8% the total cost would become $10,000,000. The implementation of any part of this programme is subject to the agreement of the College Council and the Executive Committee of the Foundation jointly. They will be advised by a Buildings and Grounds Committee, which will receive professional advice, and on which the Council and the Foundation are equally represented. Sub-Committees In 1984 it is intended to set up a Sub-Committee of Medical Practitioners and another representing members of the Legal profession. Informal meetings of both these groups were held during 1983, and plans were made for future approaches. A Sub-Committee representing those who were in College prior to 1939 was set up under the chairmanship of Mr. Nicholas Turnbull. Several lunches were held at the College at which the aims and objectives of the Foundation were explained, and more are planned for 1984. Sub-Committees will be set up in major cities of Australia and eventually overseas. The first interstate dinner was held at the Commonwealth Club in Canberra in November with some fifteen former College residents from the region attending. Other such functions are planned for Sydney and Geelong in 1984.
Membership At the end of the first financial year there were a total of thirty members of the Foundation, i.e. those who had pledged $2,000 or more. In addition we had thirty-two miscellaneous donors. The total amount pledged at the end of the year was $586,531; made up as follows: Governors $425,000 Patrons $110,000 Sponsors $ 25,000 Members $ 18,167 Donors $ 8,364 $586,531 It is the aim of the Foundation that all members of the Trinity family should be approached personally. To do this will take considerable time and manpower. In November the first Foundation Dinner in Melbourne was held to which eleven members of the College were invited. As a direct result of that dinner we received $25,300 in pledges and more is expected in the near future. Events of this kind will continue in 1984, and I am confident that we will reach our initial target of $1.5 million in the current financial year. Annual Accounts The total donations received of $282,441 include $152,277 for specific purposes such as the restoration of the Chapel, Chapel lighting, the pp-grading of the College's telephone system, the production of the Foundation brochure and donations earmarked for the Theological School Appeal. Included in the Total Expenditure of $28,214 are developmental costs incurred prior to 1983; viz: $979 in 1981 and $10,310 in 1982. These expenses comprise, inter alia, costs relating to the services of the Hon. Director of the Foundation, legal costs, publications, subscriptions, and printing and stationery.
At year-end $75,000 of the Foundation's funds were invested in Australian Savings Bonds and $29,000 had been deposited with the National Bank in a high interest Savings Investment Account. Investment of Funds In accordance with the provisions of the Trust Deed, the Foundation may invest only in approved trustee securities. This was one of the provisions insisted upon by the Taxation Department. The Executive Committee believes that this gives the Foundation wide enough investment powers to fulfil its objectives. Conclusion That the Foundation should have ended its first financial year with a surplus of $101,950 says much for the work and dedication of my colleagues on the Executive Committee. Information from our counterparts in the United States indicates that it is not usual for a Foundation to make any significant profit in its first year, or even two years of operation. It has been a very busy twelve months for all concerned, and I thank the Executive Committee for its enthusiasm and dedication and I thank you as Members who have given tangible support to this enterprise which is so vital for the future well-being of Trinity.
John W. Gourlay, Chairman April 6, 1984.
MAYNARD LECTURER IN THEOLOGY INSTITUTED On July 6 the Administrator of the Diocese of Melbourne, the Right Reverend James Grant, instituted the Reverend Dr Richard McKinney as Maynard Lecturer. In this capacity he becomes the College's first full-time theological teacher. The increased number of theological students at Trinity (at present 28) and in the United Faculty of Theology (just over 300), and the greater expectations being placed on candidates for ministry, has strained our part-time resources beyond their capacity. Provision of further staff was one object of the Theological School's Centenary Appeal, to which so many individuals and parishes contributed generously. In particular, a large amount (nearly $36,000) has recently been received from the residual estate of Canon Farnham Maynard, formerly Vicar of St Peter's, Eastern Hill, and it is for this that the new lectureship has been named.
The Rev. Dr. Richard McKinney (left) pictured with the Director Theological School, Dr. John Gaden.
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Dr McKinney has degrees from Belfast, Edinburgh and Oxford, and comes to us bringing sixteen years teaching experience in the University of Nottingham, a major interest in German theology, and a personal pilgrimage from being an Irish Presbyterian to an Anglican priest. In his own person he will deepen our ecumenical perspectives and broaden our Anglican horizons. As well, Dr McKinney is concerned to put critically constructed theology on the map of the Diocese of Melbourne and of the Anglican Church of Australia generally. Together, with his Sydney-born wife, Margaret, and their four children, Dr McKinney is excited about joining other members of Margaret's family in Melbourne and sharing in the task of preparing our church for its mission in th next twenty years. We are pleased to welcome them and look forward to a long and fruitful association. In his address at Dr McKinney's Institution, Dr John Gaden, the Director of the Theological School, said: "Whether you look at Australia, the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, the United Faculty or our own Theological School, none of us can predict how it will change in the next five years, but change it will, and the possibilities are exciting. We will be faced with increasingly complex ethical and socio-political problems; lay people will continue to assume greater responsibilities in the life of the church; different patterns of ordained ministry will be developed in the face of both economic pressures and the need to engage our post-Christian society more seriously; there will be changes in our approach to theological education and training for ministry; we will be requested to state our faith in terms intelligible to the year 2000; above all, we will be asked to look at things from the perspective of the Kingdom rather than of the church. All of this means that every teacher trained and discipled for the Kingdom must discover the new things in God's treasure store, alongside and in continuity with the old. Richard, I know that you are willing to join us in responding to this demand of the novum which already presses upon us."
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WITTY BUT NOT UNHARROWING ST JOAN SAINT JOAN Trinity College Chapel by Jason Romney Saint Joan herself had a lot in common with those creepy, ultra-right wing American preachers who so often stalk Australian Campuses these days (fortunately they don't lead armies around - yet!) In Edwin Batt's production of St loan Deirdre Osborne turns her talents from choreography (A Midsummer Night's Dream) to portraying the famous 'French Maid' who did so much to ruffle ecclesiastical feathers and consolidate the power of the French Dauphin (who thanks to her charisma, reluctantly ascended the throne as Charles the Vllth). Under the tutelage of her mysterious 'voices', Osborne's Joan captures that radiant certitude that comes from personal fraternity with God. Her gleaming eyes are enough to send shivers down your spine. Nevertheless, as Joan falls prey to the ecclesiastical sophistry of the Inquisitional tribunal and begins to doubt her 'voices', Osborne carefully cultivates our sense of Joan's vulnerability (especially during the scene of her interrogation which is reminiscent of that in The Hunchback of Notre Dame). Given the stakes involved, scenes based on this formula are always dramatically powerful, not least because the person on trial usually stands-as-one woman before an all male court. And thou needs -new clothes, Charlie!
Charles VII (Adam Jenney) and Saint Joan (Deidre Osborne)
I have your word that nothing remains, not a bone, not a nail, not a hair?
Left to right: Warwick (Michael Barrett), Executioner (Tim Lindsey). In assigning many of the male roles to women, Batt is able to further heighten the scene's horror (and dark humour). His female players (Samantha Kirwan-Hamilton as the Inquisitor, Sally Turnbull as De Courcelles and Sally Webb as the Archbishop of Rheims, to name but a few) parody the pompous attributes of men in such positions, with a precision available only to perceptive women. What has been, up until this point, a very 'tongue in cheek' production, takes on a distinctly chilling quality. As the programme notes point out: "We have never forgotten that a young woman lived and died as the play describes." It is a.tribute to Batt's production (and the comic proficiency of his cast) that despite the rather gloomy atmosphere of the Trinity College chapel, hearty laughs were frequently elicited. The play begins with St Joan lobbying a French aristocrat, Robert de Baudricourt (Tim Lindsey), who is rapidly established as a bizarre combination of urbanity and semi-Absurdist John Cleesianisms. Never quite sure if he is the bearer of a particularly peculiar pot belly or an awful hernia, we watch him strut and posture, battling to control the calculating greed and vanity which send his spidery fingers and mobile eyebrows into gleeful or horrified spasms. In his wretched poverty (?) and seeming helplessness, the Dauphin (Adam Jenney) is a delightful mixture of the pitiful and comic.
Never mind the tears, make for the flash of the guns
Left to right: Dunois' page (Sarah Andrew), Jacques Dunois (Julian Mitchell) Saint Joan (Deidre Osborne). The costumes, designed by Lisa Landy, are not only visually impressive but also cleverly used by Batt to transform individuals in the play into representatives of wider social forces. Although it never becomes intrusive or obvious, Batt arranges his characters into configurations which parallel plot developments, thereby broadening their personal pre-occupations along social lines. The play's atmosphere is also shaped by a host of instrumental and choral interventions (some of which are written by cast members). Unfortunately, except when they appear (without instruments) in court scenes, our musicians are kept invisible. Crisp and energetic, this production is richly endowed with Bernard Shaw's 'wry spirit' and provides a night of witty, yet not unharrowing entertainment. Reprinted with kind permission of the Melbourne Times.
SENIOR STUDENT'S DINNER - 1984 At the annual Senior Student's Dinner, held in the College Hall on the 1st August, members of the College welcomed the newly elected Senior Student, Michael Pickering, and paid tribute to Andrew Maughan, the retiring Senior Student who proposed the toast to the College. Andrew established the theme of his address by quoting Warden Cowan's maxim, "College is a frame to stretch the students, not a trellis for clinging vines". He spoke of the wealth of College experience and particularly encouraged and emphasised the value of willing involvement in College life. These ideas were suggested further in the warm speech of Mr Peter Ross-Edwards, Senior Student 1951, who spoke affectionately of the richness of his own years as a resident of Trinity. Mr. Ross-Edwards proposed the toast to the new Senior Student, Michael Pickering, whose imaginative and tireless efforts in his previous role as General Representative for the T.C.A.C. were a manifestation of the , willing contribution of which Andrew spoke. So too, was the offer of commitment made by the number of diverse candidates who stood for the position of Senior Student. Indeed the evening emphasised the tradition, value and scope of this position, for it is through leadership such as that provided by the fine example of Andrew Maughan during his term as Senior Student that the contributions of others can be inspired and encouraged. The applause which Andrew received in Hall on this occasion was indicative of the College's immense appreciation and admiration of his efforts in this role.
The results of the election of the Senior Student for 1984/5 are announced, and the newly elected Michael Pickering (right) shares his delight with Julian Mitchell.
Julie Burn and candidates Samantha Burchell and Martin Scott at the Senior Student's Dinner.
Mr. Peter Ross-Edwards, who proposed the toast to the newly elected Senior Student, photographed with the Warden, Dr. Evan Burge.
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DEATHS The College records the deaths of the following College members and expresses its sympathy to their families and friends:
Mr. Tom Egan who has recently been appointed Sub-Dean at the Senior Student's Dinner.
Alan Hugo Hughes (1956) Timothy Peter Ross-Edwards (1975) William Harry Alan Ozanne (1928) Frank Kingsley Norris (1913) Raymond Lake (1946)
SIR GUSTAV NOSSAL ADDRESSES AN ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE AT THE 1984 FRIENDS OF TRINITY DINNER I have been told that you are a sophisticated audience here tonight, and that therefore I must talk seriously and not just blabber on! Thus began Sir Gustav Nossal's address to the 180 guests present at the Annual Friends of Trinity Dinner held in the College Dining Hall. I am glad I am speaking tonight, and not 24 hours earlier since last night the final episode of "Bodyline" was shown on television and I suspect you may have preferred to have watched that rather than listen to me! "Bodyline" is particularly relevant for us here tonight dining in a College which is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence. There is a curious ambivalence about excellence. It seems that excellence in sport is O.K. We recognize not only the unique genetic gift, but also the gut-motivated desire to succeed. But in the professions it is a little different; we are more ambivalent about excellence. The academically-minded child is often ridiculed, cut down, almost out of place at school, and a bit of this is carried on into adulthood - the "tall poppy syndrome". For better or for worse, at the Walter and Eliza Institute, we do strive for, we must strive for, excellence in what we do. Sir Gustav felt that the Institute was seen in two ways by the general public. Firstly as being big and greedy, and secondly, as a high technology monster - what were they going to do next?'
Sir Gustav elaborated on four characteristics which pertained to the Walter and Eliza Institute: First we seek to embrace the wide spectrum of science, pure science through to applied science, from biochemistry through to looking for a better treatment of diabetes. Secondly the Walter and Eliza Institute is, and must be, international in scope and outlook. In scientific discovery, there is no point in being the first in Australia; we have to be the first in the world - we cannot afford to be the second. This is not something which can be centrally planned and co-ordinated. It is really a rather untidy process because there is very little co-ordination of research. Scientists do live in a real world and their research cannot be run in the same way as one would run a well organized factory. Thirdly, the Institute must be specialized. We have confined our specialist area to the immune defence system. Fourthly, the Institute must be focused and concentrated in effort. Even with the $8 million funding we receive annually, we can do basically only four things:a) Cancer research b) Parasitology c) Autoimmune diseases d) Fundamental science But this was only 90% of the truth. In their work at the Institute there had to be team effort. Yet therein, explained Sir Gustav, lay a paradox, for in the last analysis science was a very solitary business, as it was basically about ideas. But one had to move from the solitary idea, through its development to its ultimate realization by team work and effort. But how did all this relate to Australian Society? Ihave noticed a gradual change in the academic scence. It has become more respectable to be a bit applied. Perhaps because of plateau funding we have seen a reaching out to applied research and industry. People around the age of 50 with FRS status are now going to big companies to head up their research teams. Our top students are going into industry. There have to be more joint ventures with industry. One example of our work at the Institute would be the research being carried out at present on malaria. But it is not easy to keep a foot in both the pure science camp and in applied science. 1 do welcome this change, this desire to see research producing something which can be used, but I hope the pendulum does not swing too far. Sir Gustav concluded his remarks by referring back to his opening on the pursuit of excellence. The idea of the ten centres of excellence established during Mr Fraser's term of office was a great beginning although Senator Susan Ryan was not exactly enamoured of the idea. Sir Gustav finally exhorted Australians to improve their industrial performance: We must not be shackled by the local market, we must look to world markets. Higher levels of education and tax incentives are all necessary to raise the standards of production and the final product. As a nation, we have to strive towards excellence in all fields. On this note, Sir Gustav appropriately proceeded to propose the toast of Trinity College.
Sir Gustav Nossal
YOUR WEDDING RECEPTION IN COLLEGE? Many Trinity members have welcomed the privilege of being married in the College Chapel. The College has recently catered very successfully for several Trinity wedding receptions in the Dining Hall. If you are planning your wedding you may care to enquire about catering arrangements from Mrs. Susan Moro in the College Office (Tel: 347 1044).
OBITUARY JOHN BOWIE SOMERSET In May 1983 Trinity lost one of its leading medical men with the death of John Bowie Somerset, known as "Bowie" to his colleagues. Resident in Trinity from 1926 to 1931, Bowie Somerset returned to the College as a non-resident tutor in Pathology and Surgery. Bowie Somerset threw himself enthusiastically into every aspect of College life. He was a good debator and a keen sportsman. What he lacked in height he made up in birdlike quickness, darting from and between his opponents on the football field, and showing equal speed and effectiveness in the boxing-ring in bantam weight competitions. His lightness was of particular advantage in rowing and he successfully coxed the College VIII for several years. In an age when people would sell their soul for an epigram, the intelligent and discriminating Bowie Somerset was well-known for his incisive comments on everything. He had a distinguished academic career, graduating with distinction in 1931 and then gaining the prestigious Doctorate of Medicine in 1934. He spent the next few years in London and after becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, undertook studies in urology at St Peter's Hospital. At the outbreak of war in 1939 he was one of the first to enlist, and he served with distinction in forward operating teams in the Middle East, and was later Lieutenant Colonel in charge of a surgical division in the South East Pacific areas. He was awarded the Efficiency Decoration in 1945. Like many of those who enlisted early, he was proud to have his AIF number on his car registration number plate - VX 223. In 1953 he was appointed Honorary Urologist to the Royal
NEWS OF TRINITY MEMBERS Alan George Lewers SHAW (1935) AO, received the Honorary Degree of D.Litt. from the University of Newcastle in May. Peter BARBOUR (1947) is about to leave the Diplomatic Service and retire in Adelaide. From April, 1981 he has been Ambassador to Venezuela. Denis WOODBRIDGE (1952) writes from Papua New Guinea to let us know that he is now Headmaster of The Martyrs' School, Popondetta. Last February he went to the Anglican Church Dogura, via Alotai, and in March he became Chaplain of The Holy Name School. Peter GEBHARDT (1955) Headmaster of Geelong College, has recently been nominated as a member of the revived Curriculum Development Centre, a revitalised arm of the Schools Commission. P.E. 'Toby' HOOPER (1961) who has had an interestingly varied career since his graduation in Engineering, has moved from selling antiques into a service developing specialized gardens in the Prahran-area. Ian MANNING (1953) has recently published "Beyond Walking Distance" (ANU Press) reviewed in the "Age" with a photo of Ian walking to work - from Queen's College to the University. A pedestrian solution to the problem? Garry WATSON (1959) has just returned to his position as Professor at the Osgoode Law School of York University in Toronto after spending six months as a visiting Professor at the Duke University Law School in Durham, North Carolina. W.D.T. 'Bill' COWAN (1963) since leaving McKinseys, has been engaged in establishing a communications network called Techcom, and in particular with Agridata - an information service for people on the land. Ian HOPKINS (1964) who has been with the Victorian Department of Agriculture for the past fourteen years, is involved with genetic research into the dairy industry as part of the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement scheme. Andrew Wallace BOYD (1966) informs us that during 1984 and 1985 he will be spending time at Harvard University Medical
The late John Bowie Somerset
Melbourne Hospital and in this field Bowie Somerset gained distinction both as a surgeon and as a teacher. It is in this latter role that many of today's practising urologists will remember him. John Bowie Somerset's brother, Sir Henry Somerset, has recently become a Sponsor of the Foundation and has asked that half of his donation be in memory of his brother Bowie.
School undertaking research in the laboratory of Professor Stuart Schlossman and will then return to the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Andrew ST. JOHN (1968) completed his degree of Master of Sacred Theology at General Theological Seminary, New York, and will be inducted to the parish of Holy Trinity Kew on 18th September. Spencer COLLINS (1969) is working at Commonwealth Serum Laboratories in Melbourne on 'blue tongue', a viral disease of sheep. Howard (1973) and Sandra BELLCHAMBERS (Sandy WILSON 1975) announce the birth of their first child Crystal, on 5th June 1984. Deane BELFIELD (1974) is working with Siemens and has just been moved to Germany, to Erlangen, which is near Nurnburg. His work in Melbourne was on Computer Project management and he was developing a CAD system. He would be delighted to see any old faces passing through Germany. (He added a postscript - "An Australian Rules football would be appreciated"). Peter CUDLIPP (1975) is in advertising with George Patterson in Melbourne. He and his wife, Sarah, were married last March in the College Chapel. Genine WALLINGA (1977) is working in the area of commercial litigation with the firm Ellison, Hewison and Whitehead, where she has been employed since she graduated. She continues to be interested in amateur theatre and recently participated in the centenary Bar Revue. Angela MAY (1978) writes to say that she is enjoying life in her Surfers Paradise school, Beenleigh High School. She is kept busy teaching scuba diving, aerobics and sailing in the school, and pursuing these hobbies at the weekend. Chris BELL (1979) is working in a group dental practice in Euroa, and also doing some sessions in Shepparton. He also plays football for Euroa. Dr Imre SALUSINSZKY (Resident Tutor in 1983) and a nonresident Tutor in 1984 in English Literature has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship. He will spend 1985 conducting research at Yale University where he also hopes to do some teaching.