Frank Henagen was installed as the College Porter in May. More photographs appear on page 3.
CELEBRATION DINNER FOR EVAN BURGE 7th June, 1989, AT TRINITY COLLEGE The following address was given by the Most Reverend David Penman. A little more than fifteen years ago, my predecessor, Archbishop Frank Woods, was looking for a successor to Dr Robin Sharwood as Warden of Trinity College. It was a hard act to follow. His attention was drawn to a certain Dr Evan Burge, at that time, a member of the Classics Faculty at the A.N.U. in Canberra. He had been born in Melbourne but raised in far-off Brisbane. In other words he came from Queensland.and had then spent fifteen years in Canberra! To off-set these serious disadvantages, he was known in academic circles as a brilliant classicist. From the Standing Liturgical Commission of General Synod, word was already leaking out that Dr Burge's classical erudition was no dry, clinically isolated expertise: his knowledge and love for the classical languages had given him a delicate feel for the English language. Few, I think, appreciate or even realise how great a proportion of the verbal felicity of A.A.P.B. we owe to Evan Burge's sensitivity, sheer hard work and persistent interventions in the work of the Liturgical Commission in the years that were to follow. From the same source, as well as from colleagues in A.N.U. and in the Diocese of Canberra/Goulburn, came word of Dr Burge's ability to work harmoniously and productively with a wide variety of people. He was recognised as a person who could bring together those whom others considered to be incompatible and to motivate them to fruitful and mutually satisfying co-operation. So, when Archbishop Frank Woods and the Council first considered Evan Burge's name as Robin Sharwood's successor, he was already becoming known as a scholar, a teacher of note, a man of much more than skin-deep culture, and a pastor with fine sensitivity. Two further qualities were at least desirable in a Warden for Trinity College: ability (I almost said "sleight of hand") with figures, for institutions like Trinity College can only survive and prosper under wise and innovative economic management; and fresh ideas in the field both of theological and general university education. He was particularly skilled in the needs of general education but somewhat untried in relation to theological training and preparation. For while he was in 1974 already in Priest's Orders, he had come to ordination through what some at least might consider the unorthodox route of non-stipendiary ministry, including 11 years as a non-stipendiary Deacon. Dark thoughts doubtless lingered in the minds of some that a priest with such a lack of formal training might be unsuitable for the demands and expectations of both general and theological education in Trinity College. Others, however, knew that it was the very way that Evan Burge had come to ordination which had caused him to think deeply about the whole issue of theological education and
its relation both to university education and scholarship as a whole, and to the training of men (and in those days it was only men) for the ordained ministry of the Church. As to figures (if you have any doubts), Evan and his wife Barbara had produced that perfectly balanced family of three boys and three girls—a feat which many have envied but few have emulated. Let me say a word of appreciation and thanks for Barbara. Her energy and bubbling sense of humour, not to mention her skill and knowledge in her chosen profession, are matched only by her compassion and humanity. I am sure that Evan would be the first to acknowledge Barbara's part in all that we are celebrating this evening—a contribution to Trinity and to all our lives for which we are deeply grateful. Evan and Barbara have now spent some fifteen years at Trinity, and all that potential which Archbishop Woods and the Council saw and hoped for has long since begun to bear fruit, and to bear it very abundantly. It is a delight and a privilege to be able to honour Evan and Barbara Burge this evening, to thank God for the wisdom and insight of those who appointed them to Trinity, and for their work and achievement since that time. It is truly with deep gratitude to God that we are able to celebrate this occasion with such a sense of satisfaction. (Continued on page 2)
The Warden of the College, Dr Evan Burge
A PUBLICATION OF TRINITY COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Registered by Australia Post — Publication No. VBG 4336.
(Continued from page 1) Trinity College today has a spirit, and is a true microcosm of what a university college should be, a "Universitas Scholarum", a fellowship of scholars, with a leadership team to be proud of. I want to stress that word "team". One of the qualities Evan has brought to Trinity is the creation of a leadership team of quality which has spilled over to create an almost tangible sense of community in the College. This is something many talk about, some aim for, but few achieve.
In 1927 Paul entered New College, Oxford. He graduated at Oxford in 1929 in the School of Literae Humaniores. At Oxford he was involved in athletics (shotput), cricket and rugby. He also played Australian Rules against Cambridge and was a member of the Raleigh Club. Having graduated M.A. at Oxford, Paul was ready to start on his chosen profession as a school master. He was classics master at Wellington College from 1929 to 1930 and Latin and Greek master at Eton College from 1930 to 1931. He played rugby for Eton in the Thames Valley Competition.
Trinity College has an innovative and forward-looking vitality in which sound scholarship and deep personal spirituality deservedly attracts students to learn "wisdom and the right way to live", as the sacred writer has it in Proverbs (4:11). I am sure Evan would agree that we can take this theme a little further with these words: "Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life—guard it well."
In the Easter Vac. in 1931 I had the pleasure and privilege of making a "hard seat" trip with him to Greece and Sicily. It was a most enjoyable experience and has lived in my memory. In 1931 Paul returned to Australia and joined the staff of North Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore). On 18th June 1932 Paul married Winifred who was then working in Canberra.
For myself, and I would hope for many others here, I would like to close with some words which I have adapted from the Apostle Paul:
In 1935 Paul and Winifred moved to Melbourne when Paul became Senior Classics Master at Scotch College and Housemaster of Gardiner House. Naturally he became involved in many School activities including founding the Natural History Society and coaching the Rugby XV. He also renewed his connections with the University, becoming member of the Standing Committee of Convocation and associated particularly with education in Classics. Winifred was a distinguished entomologist and this, no doubt, led to Paul's interest in Botany and Natural History. Their three children, all of whom have distinguished themselves in their several avocations, were born in Melbourne.
"For these reasons, ever since! heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people, l have not stopped giving thanks to God for you. l remember you in my prayers and ask the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to continue giving you the Spirit, who makes you wise and reveals God to you, so that you will continue to know him. 1 ask that your mind be opened yet more to see His light, so that you will know the hope to which He has called you, how rich are the wonderful blessings He has promised His people, and how very great is His power among us who believe." (Ephesians 1. 15-19a) To say "thank you", Evan, we would like you to accept a more tangible expression of our gratitude and our affection than mere words or even this excellent dinner.
Paul's eyesight caused him to be rejected for War Service with the R.A.A.F., so he joined the A.R.P. Organization and was selected for special work on unexploded bombs. Paul was appointed in 1946 Headmaster of the Hutchins School, Hobart. As in Sydney and Melbourne he became involved in extra-curricular activities. He became a member of the Royal Society of Tasmania and President of the New Education Fellowship. The Radfords had some problems with the rather conservative Hobart community. They had great support from Russell Keon-Cohen ('22) who was on the staff of the school and had been in Trinity during Paul's time. Some of the problems may have stemmed from his North of England ancestry which could have contributed to a reluctance to compromise which is sometimes found in a "mens sibi conscia recti".
At the conclusion of his address, the Archbishop presented the Warden with a silver tray to mark the fifteen years of his Wardenship.
PAUL RADFORD 1905-1989 The death of Paul Radford in Adelaide on 24th April 1989 recalls those halcyon days of Trinity between the time when the servicemen from World War I solved many of the Warden's problems by completing their stay in College and the Depression which caused further problems.
In 1954 Paul became Senior Latin Master at Scotch College in Adelaide. Later he became Deputy Headmaster and Acting Headmaster. In Adelaide he became involved in a wide educational field. The University of Adelaide granted him an M.A. ad eundem grandem; he became President of the Graduate Union and a Member of the Standing Committee of the Senate. As may be imagined, he became deeply involved in the Amateur Athletic Association and the University of Adelaide Rugby Club. Retirement in 1970 did not end Paul's activities. He had become interested in South East Asia and prior to his retirement had become involved in the study of Asian languages and a member of other educational activities.
Paul was one of three Geelong Grammarians, sometimes referred to as "the holy trinity". All were sons of clergy, Philip Brown ('23) (son of the Headmaster), Brian Jones ('25) (son of the Vicar of All Saints, St Kilda) and Paul Radford ('24) (son of the Bishop of Goulburn). Philip Brown is still living near Geelong and Brian Jones lives at Pewsey, Wiltshire (U.K.). I first met Paul in 1923 when he stayed at my parents' home on coming from school to sit for the College Scholarship exams. He was awarded an A.M. White Scholarship. During his stay at my parents' home he first met Winifred Poveys Kent Hughes, a niece of Canon Ernest Selwyn Hughes. Winifred was later a resident student in Janet Clarke Hall, and she and Paul became engaged at my parents' home during the weekend of the 1926 Trinity Mixed Doubles Tournament. They married in 1932.
Paul and Winifred travelled overseas, partly at least in furthering their academic work, and also in tracing the Radford family origins. In 1979 Paul published a biography of his father entitled "A Scholar in a New Land".
Paul was born at the Old Rectory, Holt in Norfolk, on 22nd May 1905. His father was the Rector there.
Paul was a Vestry man at All Saints, Colonel Light Gardens, before 1954 and thereafter, when they lived in Lower Mitcham at St Columb's, Hawthorn. He was also a life member of the Adelaide Diocesan Synod.
In February 1909 the Redford family arrived in Sydney where Paul's father had been appointed Warden of St Paul's College within the University. From 1916 to 1918 Paul attended Tudor House School at Moss Vale. Thence he went to Geelong Grammar having been awarded a Sons of Clergy Scholarship. He had a good school career. He left with a School Leaving Scholarship to Melbourne University, where he graduated B.A.(Hons.) in 1927 in the School of Classical Philology.
The extent and variety of the voluntary work Paul and Winifred performed during Paul's later years may perhaps be judged by the crowded congregation at the Memorial Service held at St Columb's (by no means a small church) on 29th April 1989. Paul is survived by Winifred and three children, all of whom have had distinguished careers. Margaret Ann Millhouse, Federal Commissioner of the Girl Guides; Anthony, Professor of Community Medicine, Flinders University; and Geoffrey Paul, who has achieved distinction as a manager in the musical world. Whitney King For much of the above detail I am indebted to a Curriculum Vitae prepared by Mrs Anthony Radford.
In College he was Captain of Athletics in 1926, a member of the cricket and football teams 1924-26. He represented the University in the Shotput and its 2nd XI. He was Secretary of Melbourne University (Blue) Football Club and played rugby for the University. He was in the Trinity Minstrels and it is evident that he was well qualified to cox a crew in the Elliot Fours! 2
TRINITIANA NEWS
THE FOUNDATION REACHES $3 MILLION IN PLEDGES
Trinity has recently taken delivery of new stock of gentlemen's ties and bow ties in silk. Both are available in the classic red and white stripe on dark green, or in a Fleur-de-Lys design on dark green for members of the Union of the Fleur-de-Lys. Ties are priced at $35.00 each, and bow ties at $30.00 as an introductory offer. These prices will be revised soon! COMING SOON: Ladies' scarves: Two different designs, one a 70cm square, the other a long scarf, both in silk. Price: approximately $45.00
At the 30th June, 1989, pledges to the Foundation reached $3,004,231 and of this amount $2,641,748 had been received in cash. A large proportion of the funds has already been spent on important works required by the College or on projects as specified by thé donor. An important development is the increase in the amount held in the Scholarship and Bursary Endowment Fund. The capital sum now stands at $266,831 and at the beginning of 1989 the Foundation for the first time awarded the following scholarships:
Coffee mugs: A classic white Westminster mug with the Trinity College crest in full colour. Price: approximately $10.00.
The Charles Abbott Scholarship Bruce Munro Scholarships
.. James Gorton Sacha Seneque Andrew Tulloch Robert B. Lewis Scholarship . Charlotte Muirhead Amy Smith Scholarship Andrew Troy .. . Arthur Hills Scholarship .. . Karen Anderson David Beggs Helen Schutt Trust Scholarships Susanna King James Ramsden The approximate cost of being a resident at Trinity in 1989 is $6,000, and the awarding of scholarships to deserving students is becoming increasingly important. We warmly thank Mr Charles Abbott, Mr Bruce Munro, Mr Robert Lewis, the Helen Schutt Trust, several anonymous donors, and the students of the second half of the 1970's for the endowment of these scholarships.
Placemats & Coasters: Gift-boxed sets of 6 placemats and matching coasters featuring College buildings and scenes from College life from the Leeper Library's extensive collection of period photographs. Price: approximately $25.00 set of placemats, $9.00 set of coasters. The Sampler: A magnificent cross-stitch sampler of the Bishops' Building has been designed and made up by Jan Joustra, one of Trinity's current Theological students. A kit containing all materials and instructions for the embroidery will be available in a limited edition in good time for Christmas. All proceeds from the sale of the sampler will go towards the Chapel fund. Price: approximately $40.00 OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE NOW: College Blazers $198.00 Very limited stock still available, sizes 36R-42L.
Some simple home truths
Cricket caps, matching the blazer Wool blend ties, matching blazer and cricket cap
Procrastination is a thief, not only of one's time, but also of one's final act of determination. When a lifetime has been spent in creating an estate, it's a sad and serious neglect not to have an up-to-date Will to direct who shall benefit from those assets.
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Key rings, featuring the College crest
$6.50
Tie bars, brooches and lapel pins, featuring the College crest on a dark green background
$5.00
The best time to make one's Will is when the body is healthy, the mind clear and there are no pressures. Again, there are obvious reasons why it is necessary regularly to review one's Will and that will often be preceded by consultation with spouse or family. A bequest can take a variety of forms—money, real estate, rural property, valuable painting, piece of china—anything of a realizable value. Such benefactions are free of probate and gift duty. Bequests are fast becoming the financial life-blood to the development needs of privately governed educational institutions throughout the world.
Trinitiana Items can be inspected in the display case in the Bishops' vestibule opposite the Dining Hall doors. For further information and orders contact: Ms Gerlinde Scholz, Functions/Conference Coordinator Trinity College Telephone: 3471044
In Trinity's case very much more bequest support will have to be indicated before that can also be said of this College.
20 August
"The Latin Muse" First commercial release of Miss Tsou Nan Chien, Pianist-in-Residence at Trinity College
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What's on at TrinityWinter/Spring 1989 Open Day at Melbourne University Discovery day at Trinity 20 August 8.00p.m. A concert, featuring Hungarian-born pianist Klara Ambrus and Baritone Dominic Natoli will be held in Hall. Highly recommended! For programme details and further information contact the Conference Office. Ph 3471044 23 August Senior Common Room Seminar Guest Speaker: to be advised. 30 August Start of a series of public debates on current issues, hosted by Tom Harley and Nigel Henham. Topics include the environment, the industrial relations system, migration policy, women's policy and others. Among the speakers are John Halfpenny, Bruce Ruxton, Ian Mcphee, Joan Coxsedge and Greighton Burns. The debates take place on Wednesday nights in the JCR. Contact the Conference Office. Ph 3471044 Friends-of-Trinity Dinner 1 September Guest speaker: Campbell McComas Contact the Foundation Office. Ph 3471044 Invitation included with this Newsletter. 17 September Marshall Lecture 20 September Concert in Chapel. Details can be obtained from the Chaplain or the Music Society. Ph 347 1044 .
Dr Evan Burge, the Warden, Angela Mackie, the Foundation Director, or Stan Moss, the Bequest Officer, would be pleased to talk further on the subject. Telephone 347 1044.
Bishop Peter Hollingworth installs Frank Henagen as the College Porter. Assisting him is the Reverend Ron Browning, newly appointed College Chaplain. In the background is the Warden, the Reverend Dr Evan Burge. 3
TRINITY WINS ON THE YARRA M. r•
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the presentation of the Mervyn Boumes Higgins medals to this years men's 1st eight, who recaptured the trophy for the first time since 1983.
Hughes Club Dinner Celebrates Rowing Win
The crew this year was coached jointly by Mr Christopher Dane and John Harry ('66) and assisted by David Gall (Captain of Boats 1987). The crew started as underdogs, since due to many unforseen problems, the crew had never rowed as a combination before. However, to the delight of the large Trinity, contingent on the bank, Trinity crossed the line 134 lengths ahead of Ormond. The seconds also did well, being the best major college and coming second to the very strong St Hilda's eight. The women's crews rowed valiantly, the firsts coming third and the seconds coming forth.
A very successful Hughes Club Dinner was held on 27th April, and was attended by 90 people. The Club was founded in 1978 to support Trinity rowing. Crews from 1959, 1969, and 1979 were reunited and thanks must go to 'Taffy' Jones, Rob Stewart and Bill Gillies for helping to arrange this. There was also a table of 1930's Trinity oarsmen. As well as former rowers, thirty present day Trinity oarsmen and women attended the dinner. Guests were entertained by a superb address from Dr 'Taffy' Jones, who was well known to most present, either as a former oarsman or as a Resident Fellow in College. Another highlight of the dinner was
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Trinity heads for victory
A great moment as the Trinity supporters greet the weary crew
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JUTTODDIE 1989 Juttoddie this year returned to its traditional form with the students in academic gowns and carrying a handicap of bricks competing in races over fences in the Bulpadock. There was a Bishop (alias Mrs Joan Chynoweth, wife of THE Bishop Chynoweth) to bless the bricks and curse the Tote, and the bookmakers still lost (or won) considerable sums! The races were preceded by the Annual Friends of Trinity Luncheon held in the middle of the Bulpadock. As well as investing on the tote, punters were given the chance of winning $500 worth of travel, gourmet packs of beer and champagne, or a well-stocked hamper, the three prizes in the Friends of Trinity raffle. The Chairman, Mr John Gourlay, expressed his thanks to Mr Stephen Nicholas and Mr Tony Grage, Mr and Mrs Seward, and the members of the Committee for donating the first, second and third prizes respectively.
Louise Gourlay, wife of the President of the Friends of Trinity John GOURLAY ('54) helps Dick SUTCLIFFE ('57) husband of committee member, Sandy Sutcliffe, to lunch prior to Juttoddie.
The Bishop (alias Mrs Joan Chynoweth) leads the procession of dignitaries and competitors flanked by Phillip Nunn and Br David McMillan. In the background is Mrs Rosina Weaver.
The Senior Student, Scottie Charles, appeals to the crowd to invest with the bookies. Scottie is wearing the traditional Senior Student's suit.
A study in concentration as competitors hurl themselves over the last fence. 5
STATE FUNERAL AND MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE HON. FREDERICK SHEPPARD GRIMWADE, A.O. (1933-1989) Held at St Matthew's Anglican Church, Broadford on Tuesday, 28 February 1989. Eulogy delivered by Sir Andrew Grimwade, C.B.E. After graduation, and after post-graduate studies in the U.S.A., he took up residence at Glenaroua, Broadford. Initially he farmed in partnership with his uncle, Philip Grimwade, who had served for some years as a member of the Victorian Parliament. After Phil's death in September 1961, Fred revitalised Glenaroua's pastoral operations, concentrating upon merinos and Angus cattle. In 1970, 19 years ago, he jointly founded the Performance Tested Angus Group, a cattle trail-blazing initiative that has become widely known and respected as the Pertangus Group. He was closely involved in rural affairs and in agricultural education, for 20 years being a Member of the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Agriculture. Broadford was Fred Grimwade's home town, and he knew that country towns are the backbone of our lives. Locals will remember him as a Founding Father of St Matthew's Retirement Village, as a stalwart Churchwarden (for this was "his Church"), as a member of Apex and the Seymour Lions, as a Pyalong Shire Councillor for 20 years, as a Life Member of the Seymour Agricultural Society. It surely shows he could walk in Spring Street, and not "lose the common touch".
Frederick S. Grimwade Fred Grimwade, grazier, studmaster and parliamentarian, and friend to many, as we can see from today's large attendance, was born on 12 September 1933 in Melbourne, second son of Erick and Gwen Grimwade. His paternal grandfather was a noted surgeon in Geelong, and was the third son of Fred's namesake, the original Frederick Sheppard Grimwade, who arrived in Melbourne on 10 February 1863 and established the Grimwade family in Australia.
The latent influence of his great grandfather, and that of his uncle, inevitably led Fred into politics. In 1965 at the age of 32 years, as Shire President, he unsuccessfully stood for the Bendigo seat in Federal Parliament. Two years later, he put this experience to good use when, in 1967, he was elected the Liberal Member for the Bendigo Province in the Legislative Council, in a cliff-hanger election enabling the Government to regain control of the Upper House and remembered for the Henry Bolte truism that "Weekend Bread Depends on Fred"! Through a redistribution, this province was renamed Central Highlands from 1979 until Fred's retirement, becoming a safe liberal stronghold as a result of Fred's ever-growing popularity and his careful husbandry over 20 years.
Fred Grimwade was schooled at Melbourne Grammar under that great disciplinarian Headmaster Sutcliffe. He emerged with distinction in mathematics, rowing and theatricals, co-starring with a then unknown Barry Humphries! When Fred was aged 16, his father died unexpectedly and prematurely. So, from an early age, Fred was required to develop the qualities of independence, self-reliance and leadership. These qualities developed further during his studies at the University of Melbourne, where he was a resident of Trinity College. Inspired by the Legendary Professor Wadham, he graduated with a top degree in Agricultural Science and with a love of the land.
Like his great grandfather in the Legislative Council nearly a century earlier, Fred kept above the battle of political factions and never sought cabinet office. Yet, unlike his great grandfather, he was elected President of the Legislative Council in 1979, in which office, for 6 years, he was recognised by politicians of all political colours as one of history's great and outstanding Presidents.
But, Fred's first and greatest love was his wife Joan, grandi daughter of long-serving High Court Judge, Sir George Rich. It was an early interest in skiing that brought Fred and Joan together each winter as teenagers at Mt Buffalo.
His feel for the role of Parliament, together with a sense of democratic tradition, gave him an innate stature in firmly, yet gently, ensuring a more effective Parliament. He was a caring and courteous politician, for whom the respect of Parliament was pre-eminent. He feared no-one and nothing; he was always cool, calm and in control.
An unhurried decade later, on May 3, 1957, they were married in Sydney. It was a formidable marriage: remarkable for its happiness and spirit of mutual consideration; remarkable for the high intelligence and independence of its two strong-willed partners; remarkable for the shared empathy and all-abiding love each had for the other.
Fred had a natural sense of style, direction and continuity. He served with four powerful Premiers: Sir Henry Bolte, Sir Rupert Hamer, Lindsay Thompson and John Cain. His distinguished contemporaries included memorable leaders, such as Jeffrey Kennett, Evan Walker and Peter Ross-Edwards; and fine Presiding Officers such as Jim Plowman, Tom Edmunds and Alan Hunt.
Fred had a strong belief in the family unit; it was exemplified by his marriage, a marriage which, despite the demands of politics and raising a family, still allowed Joan to devote much time to other activities, including her beloved Girl Guides. She is a born organiser and was State Commissioner between 1973-78, for which she was honoured with an O.B.E. in 1977.
In total, Fred Grimwade's life reflected his special qualities—as a man of the land and as a man of the people.
Fred and Joan were blessed with three marvellous children: Fred, Martin and Anni. Were we really surprised when one became an international investment banker, one a successful farmer and the other a management consultant? Some parents leave behind quality; others leave behind quantity. Fred and Joan achieved both.
He displayed high analytical skills balanced by realism, great probity balanced by compassion, a willingness to venture into new endeavours balanced by traditional values, courage balanced by discipline, and directness of purpose balanced by good humour. It is no surprise that he excelled in cattle breeding—and in parliament!
Fred enjoyed a warm and loving relationship with his indomitable mother. It was a close bond that strengthened through the years, for he was a son any mother could be proud of. From her, he inherited many sterling qualities: his set of Christian values, his feeling for language and literature, as well as an abiding love for music. Fred was an accomplished pianist, though more often in the Fats Waller idiom; and in his youth was renowned for his Louis Armstrong expertise with the trumpet.
After his first operation for cancer in November 1986, he announced his retirement from parliament. In recognition of 20 years service to politics, rural affairs and the community, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1987 Australia Day Honours List.
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Trinity members who would like to help the Library acquire the Oxford English Dictionary by presenting a volume containing letters or words of personal significance to the donor, will have their names inscribed on a special commemorative Dictionary bookplate. The presence of the second edition of the greatest English dictionary in the Leeper Library will help continue the long tradition of scholarship within the College.
(Continued from page 6) His courage and bearing during his long fight with cancer was remarkable. He insisted that quality of life was important. It was a period marked by the deepening of the love between Fred and Joan, combined with a substantial lowering of their golf handicaps! Fred always thought positively about the future, all the time with good humour and with an occasional bottle of wine, especially from the fine Glenaroua Vineyard he had recently established.
Trinity Debaters compete at Princeton
Fred died on 23 February 1989, at the age of only 55. He leaves Australia richer for his life.
Last January, the 1989 World lntervarsity Debating Championships took place at Princeton University in the United States of America. The University of Melbourne was represented by two teams. One team consisted of Michael Gronow and Julian McMahon (who wrote the following article), both former students and current tutors at Trinity. The Melbourne contingent then visited Rollins College in Florida. Rollins College runs their Australian Programme at Trinity. We crossed the world to debate at Princeton. On the way to my destination I sat, like so many others, on a bench in Central Park, New York. As I watched the athletes of American business jog by, I spotted the familiar college colours running past me. "G'day mate" I ventured, thus revealing much to the knowing, while hoping that the big gent had not ripped the jumper off a corpse. The gent was Roger Harley ('76) who works with Baines Securities in New York. Without as much as a second glance at my bench-like attire, he sent regards to the Warden and offered his name as a contact in case of trouble! Perceptive. We made our way to Princeton, and were there only one hour before being interviewed in our oilskins and quoted across the A.P. news service. We then debated nine times in four days. Preparation time for each debate was fifteen minutes, each person speaking for 8 minutes. Debating rules in America are quite different from the rules in Commonwealth countries. Put crudely, the affirmative team's case need have no logical link to the given topic. In response the negative need only challenge the affirmative case, and defeat each affirmative example, without developing a case of its own. John Davis and Scott Stuckey, the more successful Melbourne University team, came eighth, and The Sydney University team won the competition.
He permanently advanced the technology of cattle breeding; he raised the public esteem of parliament; he demonstrated the high qualities of the family unit; he gave to the community more than he received. His country, his friends and his family, and those of us here today, will always revere with enduring gratitude his achievements, his memory and his life.
FROM THE LEEPER LIBRARY Earlier this year the Leeper Library took its first step in automation, when a BiblioFile computerized catalogue production system was installed. Using an IBM-compatible personal computer, and a copy of the complete Library of Congress (LC) catalogue on three compact discs, we can both Mr Kim lelbart, donor of a select existing LC records and computer system for the Library. input our own original cataloguing. From April 1989, the library's catalogue is being stored on a hard disk, as well as being printed out in card form. We are delighted with this development, and we thank the benefactor, Mr Kim Jelbart, without whose generous support the library would not have entered the computer age. Friends of the Leeper Library have recently presented several interesting works to the collection. Daniel Thomas, Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia, and initiator of the blockbuster Bicentennial "Great Australian Art Show" presented the beautiful book, Creating Australia: 200 years of Art, 1788-1988, which accompanied the exhibition.
Down and Out (around the pool) at Rollins College Amtrack took us from snowy Princeton to balmy Florida, where the whole Melbourne contingent was cared for by Rollins College. Karel and Carmel Reus, the Directors of the Rollins Programme at Trinity, met us at the Winter Park station and twenty minutes later we were in the pool at the Lovely Langaford Hotel, courtesy of Thadeus Seymour, President of Rollins College. We began to think of food, and Pat Lancaster, the Dean of Rollins College, showed up with meal tickets. Oh joy! All that we had to do was to participate in the inaugural and most enjoyable Trinity/Rollins debate. The Warden has the plaque-on his wall. The seed of this cross cultural fertilization has begun to sprout. Damon Musha, debator at Rollins, is now visiting us in Melbourne. The trip would have been impossible without the generous support of Price Waterhouse, Freehill Hollingdale and Page, the Lorna Stirling Fund and Trinity College.
Dr Alexander Leeper's Irish Library has recently entered the collection. There are over a hundred books and pamphlets, offering a fascinating bibliographic commentary on the fiery enthusiasms of Dr Leeper, and including works on Irish poetry, prose, wit and humour, history, and eccleciastical and political history. Here is a treasure trove awaiting a researcher on Northern Ireland during the early part of the century, and also on Dr Leeper, the scholar and polemist. Ethleen King presented her book Dreams Become Deeds, the story of institutions concerned with children's well-being in Victoria, 1938-1986. A close look at the cover photo reveals James Gorton, her grandson, a currently enrolled resident student, displaying beach cricketing skills at a tender age. We are hoping to purchase shortly the work described by The Times as 'the greatest English book this century', the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. This twenty-volume work is the largest and most comprehensive of all dictionaries of the English language, covering the entire vocabulary of ErĂglish since 1150 A.D. Scholars in all disciplines will find it a research tool of great value, not only those in language and literature, but also historians, philosophers, lawyers, doctors and scientists. Modern words such as soap-opera, yuppie, skinny-dip, and zilch, rub shoulders with words assimilated from the Far East, ketchup and typhoon; from the North American Indians, moccasin and pow-wow; from far-off Norsemen, skill and egg. There are however no entries yet for the Trinity dialect words Bulpadock and Juttoddie. There are over two and a half million quotations illustrating the evolution of each word or sense from its first recorded usage to an appropriate modern example, to show the meaning and the contexts in which a word can be used.
University of Melbourne Debating Teams immediately prior to departure. From left to right: Julian McMahon (Trinity), Jon Davis, John Orchard (reserve), Scott Stuckey,. Michael Gronow (Trinity). 7
SIR KEITH HANCOCK K.B.E. European Renaissance and Reformation and not the Risorgimento, which was his special field. He had just published his Ricasoli book - among Italian scholars it earned him the cognomen "II Hancock". It is also characteristic that never heard him refer to this book, nor did he set it for study in any of his courses. He gave me a copy in 1933 inscribed "C. R. B. from W. K. H. with best wishes". He told me that it had scarcely sold a few hundred copies in spite of laudatory reviews. He said that in 1928 he was teaching himself the period we studied and that he kept only a few books ahead of his pupils. I doubt this: but he certainly said it. There were no formal lectures. Five of us, including Lewis Wilcher who went on to become a Rhodes Scholar and Dean of Trinity College Melbourne, met in Hancock's room where we read the essays we had prepared. These were discussed by the group and commented on by Hancock. No marks or grades were assigned, though at times a sharply critical comment made you aware that you had not done well. Hancock's room itself was in a basement at the rear of the main University building. It was quite large and although partly underground was reasonably well lit. In the late afternoon, the Western sun flooded every corner of it. The room was chaotic. The Hancocks had no permanent house or home in Adelaide. They moved from place to place, always in rented dwellings, sometimes in places difficult to reach. I recall one house they had in the Adelaide Hills. It was reached by train, but from the station to the house you had to be conveyed by a man with a horse-drawn cart. The University room therefore was their only permanent place. It was a dumping ground for household impedimenta, as well as a professor's office and study. At one time Theaden (Mrs Hancock) was building a large wooden dresser, which had pride of place on one wall: a large bookcase contained Ricasoli documents and books: there were boxes of books, boots, fishing and skiing gear, sheets, blankets, pictures and pillows scattered in confusion and disorder.
Sir Keith Hancock William Keith Hancock entered Trinity College in 1917 and went on to become one of Australia's most distinguished historians and scholars. The following is a personal tribute to him, severely edited for reasons of space, by a grateful pupil, Colin Badger, the Founding Director of Adult Education, Victoria. I am very grateful that an early plane from Melbourne to Canberra on Tuesday August 16, 1988, enabled me to spend a little over half an hour quietly and alone in the Church of St John the Baptist before the memorial service for Sir Keith Hancock began.
How Hancock did the work he did - in that year he was working on his book on Australia - in this abode, passes understanding. He did not seem ever to have even a proper desk or table. I saw him often sitting on a low stool, typewriter on his knees, tapping out an article or a chapter of a book. He had no filing system, no card index, no evident means of finding anything at all. Yet in spite of this seeming chaos, he was never at a loss. Theaden was at times angry with him in their many arguments at what she called his "infallible nose for facts': "He is always wrong, damn him", she would say, "but he always knows the facts". That room, however, contained treasures for us. We saw for the first time the lively colour of pictures by Gozzoli - Hancock had several large reproductions prominently displayed. It was in that room that I first saw a reproduction of Piero della Francesca's Resurrection - to my mind one of the most moving pictures ever painted. It was not Hancock's way to lend his books, but he did lend me his copy of Rachel Annand Taylor's 'Leonardo the Florentine' newly published then and very exciting.
In that quiet time in the church, I thought about him and of the impact of his life on mine. I thought of all I owed him, as teacher, guide, mentor and friend from the time I met him first in the library of the University of Adelaide in 1926, until his death in this year. As I pondered these things in that church, I resolved to try to put down something to serve as my memorial and tribute to him. I was privileged to know him well over many years. There are none left of the little band who undertook the Honours course in History under him in Adelaide in 1927. I alone am left to tell the tale and I determined that I should try to tell it. Perhaps - who knows! - what I now write may be useful to his future biographer. I suppose I knew that the young 'man I saw on that day in 1926 was the new Professor of History. What I now remember is the powerful impression this chance encounter made. He seemed so young, yet so self-assured. There was an air of authority about him, yet also a kind of almost boyish diffidence. I marvelled at the way he asked a library attendant for the books he wanted, courteous, undemanding yet authoritative. I did not speak to him; I had no reason to: but then and there I knew that he was a very unusual man and that somehow I must follow him. He was a master - I must become his pupil.
In 1930 Hancock offered a short course of lectures for the Honours group on political philosophy. He began with the Politics of Aristotle, made brief surveys of Hobbes and Locke, and included Machiavelli of course, both the Prince and the Discourses. He also drew attention to the De Monarchia of Dante. The course ended with works of two 19th century British philosophers, T. H. Green and Bosanquet. It fell to my lot to read the essay on Bosanquet. It was lengthy and dull, but I don't think I deserved the castigation I got from Hancock for that effort. He found it insufferable and said so. I had put hours of work into it and was mortified, "Don't worry", he said, after I had made my vexation plain, "I dislike Bosanquet as much as you do" - but he put it much more idiomatically and tersely. "I think he is a bit of a shit too". It was during these lectures and consultations that he would sometimes take two or three of us to a nearby pub, to continue the talk over a glass of beer. He always paid. We rejoiced in these occasions; few of us in those days ever ventured into a pub, let alone to drink beer in the presence of a Professor!
My impulsive decision to read history simply because I thought that Hancock would be an inspiring teacher was, on later reflection, both rash and ill advised, but I never regretted it. The expectations I had formed of hard work and stimulating teaching in my new studies were not disappointed. Hancock's lectures on the Tudors were all I had hoped for. One short series he gave on the love affairs of Queen Elizabeth is still fresh in my memory. The lectures were highly entertaining and at the same time, a useful introduction to the importance - and intricacies - of dynastic diplomacy in Elizabethan politics. It is characteristic of Hancock that the first group of honours students he taught in Adelaide were put to the study of the
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One good piece of work that Hancock did in the Depression years was to agitate for help for the Public Library which had been sadly neglected. He set about campaigning for funds and started a Friends of the Library movement. It attracted good support from the Adelaide Establishment which had many enlightened members.
on that and to neglect the big book on Nationalism which I knew he had in mind. Hancock knew that he had chosen wisely. He told me that the 1000 pounds sterling he was paid for that book was the only substantial money he had ever got from his literary work - it bought them their first house. After I came back to Adelaide in 1935, I wrote to him often and got back many welcome and valued letters. Among them was one which created a sensation in Australia, when I read excerpts from it over the A.B.C. network in 1940. It was later published as a leaflet by the Department of Information, and did much, I think, to lift morale in those dark days.
None of us as students were admitted to the dining clubs he organised among his friends in his Adelaide years. They were a very select circle; but I heard about some of them and had the minutes of one - The Society for Reforming the Ten Commandments - for a while. This club held ten meetings. At each dinner a paper on a Commandment was read, either supporting it or rejecting it. A single blackball removed the commandment. One was accepted in an amended form 'Thou shalt not covet anything of thy neighbour's except his wife'. Another was 'The Society for Pissing against Banks' whose rules meant that after dinner each member had to find a bank and piss against its walls. To be caught meant expulsion. After this the party got together to listen to a paper against the Capitalist Society. How Hancock recruited members for this society from among Adelaide's grave citizens, I don't know; but I did know one of the members and was amazed that he should have joined. A tribute to Hancock's persuasive charm.
One of the saddest times I remember was when I saw Theaden and Keith in 1960. They lived in a house near the University in Canberra, near where a memorial fountain for Theaden is now to be seen. Theaden was very ill. I was allowed to see her only briefly and knew that she was dying. Keith was almost beside himself with grief. He raged up and down the house shouting at his cat, 'Felice, Felice'. Most of the letters I had from him then and subsequent correspondence are in the library of the National University in Canberra. I hope that these letters will be useful to the writer who undertakes his biography. Over many years, I had from him help, inspiration, guidance. think it one of the most fortunate days of my life when a chance encounter led me to learn from him. He is the greatest man I ever met. VALE.
I saw a great deal of the Hancocks in the years before he left Adelaide for Birmingham in 1933. I was one of the little band of runners and paper chasers in the Adelaide Hills which he formed. Others were J. M. Garland, Economist; Denis Garrett, Botanist; Geoffrey Leeper, Chemist; John Bald, Plant Pathologist and Phipps, a Geneticist. We began our run at the Waite Institute and finished there with copious afternoon teas. We conducted paper chases, took part in many ingenious games of Hancock's's devising and at times went for exercises which he liked especially - all night walks through the hills, with large breakfasts at country hotels in the mornings. Whenever we stayed or breakfasted at these little hotels, he would always ask to be allowed to go to the cellar to look for old bottles of wine. He sometimes found one or two and was delighted. One I recall, we opened and drank part of outside the hotel at Meadows. It was dreadful. Hancock stood up after taking a swig and demanded "Ye little hills - why do you skip?". The nearby fields at that time were covered by large mushrooms, which we gathered freely. He was perhaps a precursor of gamesmanship. He knew all about the art of winning without actually cheating. One of his favourite games was Circles. It could be played anywhere with a rope stretched between two posts for a net. A heavy rope quoit was used to throw between the players. It was a simple game but he used it with devastating skill to confuse and baffle his opponents. He threw with great force - but side stepped attacks from the enemy. He complained bitterly if they seemed to take an advantage. He wanted to win and almost always did. We thought he cheated but it could never be proved.
The Shakespearean Dinner The Trinity College Theological School once again organised a mid-winter evening of medieval splendour on Friday, 28th July 1989. Much thought had gone into the guests' period attire to suit the dinner's Shakespearean theme. Julius Ceasar, Hamlet and Portia were all present, and arriving guests were ushered to their tables by a most formidable witch. The smaller part of the choir of Trinity College enthusiastically provided the evening's entertainment, singing and playing music ceaselessly. Many thanks to Jan Joustra, all members of the Theological School and the choir whose time and effort made this annual fund-raising event such a success this year. The meal was terrific and thoroughly enjoyed by all, and the Hall looked stunning, decked out in banners, fragrant herbs and candles. The by now traditional Medieval Feast is a much recommended night out to bear in mind for next year.
He was a tricky hare to hunt in Hounds and Hares. Once we followed his paper trail of the very edge of the Silver Lake at Mylor and then it was gone. We searched and searched but no trace could be found on this or the farther shore. We gave up and went from the lake hoping to find him elsewhere. He had gone into the lake, submerged, breathing through a straw and he stayed there, until we, baffled, had gone. Then he came out and taunted us because we had lost his trail and had not thought of such an obvious solution. When the time came for the Hancocks to leave Adelaide in 1933, I was deputed to look after and dispose of such of their effects as they could not or did not wish to take with them. I remember that I was told to give a copy of Marie Stopes 'Married Love' to the celibate professor of classics and other books to other people. Some special treasures I was asked to look after and to bring with me, for with Hancock's help I was enrolled at the London School of Economics, to begin a research programme there early in 1934. The Hancocks welcomed us to England. I heard him give his splendid lecture on Machiavelli in Modern Dress to the Historical Association in Birmingham in January 1935. He was working furiously at that time on his great Survey of the Commonwealth. I was mystified that he should choose to work
Enjoying the Shakespearean Dinner are the REVEREND Dr John DAVIS ('76), recently appointed Rector of St Matthew's Albury and the Right Reverend John Hazlewopd, Bishop of Ballarat. 9
Golden Anniversary of Russell Clark's Ordination
For 17 years he was Chairman of the Victorian branch of the Australian Board of Missions (ABM). He has been a member of the Councils of Melbourne Church of England Grammar School and Melbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School. He was also a member of General Synod for 20 years and chaplain to the Mothers' Union in the Melbourne Diocese. Trinity College rejoices in the celebration of fifty years of Russell Clark's ministry. It has been said that he knows half the people in Melbourne and that the other half all know who he is. We are grateful that he continues to come frequently to the College and that Eirene still gives outstanding service to our Library. Russell and Eirene celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in two years time.
RECITAL BY TRINITY'S
PIANIST-IN-RESIDENCE Miss Tsou Nan Chien, Pianist-in-Residence at Trinity College, gave a recital on Friday, 21 July 1989, in the College Hall. Photographed at his Golden Anniversary were Mrs Eirene Clark, Russell Clark, and his brother Manning.
The varied program featured Spanish and Argentinian dances by Manuel de Falla and Alberto Ginastera as well as an intermezzo by Granados in the first half. These rarely heard pieces were eloquently introduced by Roger Sworder, and passionately played by Tsou Nan Chien.
On Sunday 12 March 1989 the parish Church of St John's Camberwell was crowded for a thanksgiving Eucharist in celebration of Russell Clarke's fifty years as an ordained priest. There could be few Anglican priests in Melbourne so widely known, respected, and loved. He was Senior Student in Trinity immediately following the time of the great Buttery incident of 1933. Relations between Dr Behan, the Warden, and the student body were then at an all-time low. It was in large measure due to Russell Clark's personal qualities of genuine care for everyone concerned that the College rose again to be the happy and creative place it has been for most of its history. Many Trinity members of those days remember the pre-eminent place in College life occupied by Russell and his outstanding cricketing brother, Manning.
The second half of the program was devoted to more familiar works by Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin, again performed competently and with great enthusiasm. An appreciative audience demanded an encore to the official program and enjoyed the opportunity to meet the artist after the recital and discuss the performance over port, coffee and cakes. The Hall was candle-lit, and dramatic Spanish drapery provided a suitable background for the beautiful pianist and her art. It was a most enjoyable evening's entertainment and a wonderful contribution by Tsou Nan Chien to Trinity's cultural life. For those who missed the recital, the Spanish and South American pieces performed that night are available on Tsou Nan Chien's first commercial release, entitled "The Latin Muse". The cassette is available from record stores, or via the Trinitiana office.
At a gathering after the service last March, Russell spoke with typical affection and warmth of his wife, Eirene, who now works as a Librarian in Trinity College, and his distinguished historian brother. "We are a close family," he said, "and we are very affectionate brothers, Manning and I. The only things we do not talk about are Religion and Politics. The reason, of course, is that I know far more about both than he does." He went on to speak lovingly of their sister, Hope, who spent five years on the list of "death imminent" while the two brothers were in their final year at Trinity. Hope went on to make a complete recovery, aided by the heart-felt prayers of many in the College and beyond, and by those who took her to Brighton where she recovered the use of her limbs by learning to swim. And no praise could be too great for the devoted support of Eirene, a partner in all aspects of Russell's life and work.
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The service in St John's was a true Trinity occasion though the range of people represented was far wider than the College. The sermon was preached by Bishop Bob Butterss (1949). Very much in evidence were Archdeacon Stan Moss (1946), the Reverend Geoffrey Moorhouse (1932), Archbishops Robert Dann (1943), and Sir Frank Woods, and the present Warden. Russell Clark was ordained priest by Archbishop Head in St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne on 20 February 1939. He then served as a curate at Christ Church, Brunswick, where many Trinity Theologs at the time spent Friday mornings learning from him, and St Andrew's Brighton. This was followed by six years of service as senior chaplain in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During his time as RAAF chaplain he served in Australia, the United States and Papua New Guinea. He has also served as Vicar in the parishes of St John's, Croydon; Christ Church, Brunswick; Holy Trinity, Hampton; St John's, East Malvern; and St John's, Camberwell. He was vicar of the parish of Camberwell for 16 years.
Tsou Nan Chien, Pianist-in-Residence at Trinity College
WARDEN AWARDED HALLAM PRIZE
The Warden, Dr Burge, has returned to academic pursuits in his spare time, studying for a B.Lit. at the University of Melbourne. At the end of last year he was awarded the A. D. Hallam Memorial Prize in Hebrew. We congratulate the Warden on this addition to his academic achievements.
Since his retirement from full-time ministry he has been anything but inactive. In the last twelve years he has served 36 parishes in a locum tenens capacity. He is now on the staff of St John's Homes for Boys and Girls and is also a canon of St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne. 10
DEATHS OF COLLEGE MEMBERS The College records with regret the deaths of the following members reported since the last edition of the Newsletter: William Benn Fleming (1919) John Stoughton Bloomfield (1921) Ralph Siward Gibson (1924) William Allison Glover (1924) John Egerton Oldham (1924) Paul Radford (1924) Edward Lambert a'Beckett (1927) Ronald James Grant Taylor (1928) Maxwell Bunn (1935) Graham Arthur Warner (1943) Frederick Sheppard Grimwade (1952) Geoffrey Melville Barty (1956) Edward Alan Beever (1959—Non-Resident Tutor) David Arthur Whipp (1970) Alison Anne Arnold (1988)
Donald McMonigle The news from the north-east of Victoria is that Canon Donald McMONIGLE ('76) has been appointed the new Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta. He will take up his new tasks on September 29, 1989. Don is currently the rector of Albury, N.S.W. Last year the Albury parish at a special fund-raising dinner for the Theological School pledged $47,000. More than half of this has already been received. This will endow a studentship for tuition fees for ordinands from the Diocese of Wangaratta. Earlier this year Don was awarded the degree of Master of Theology for his study of "The Diaconate in the Anglican Tradition". Since Don grew up in the Wangaratta area, this will be something of a home-coming. The former cathedral chorister returns as Dean.
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRINITY TRAIN PILGRIMAGE
Nicholas GELBER ('77) married Josephine Wridgway in 1985. They have a son, Alexander, who was born early last year. Nick is the Radiology Registrar at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, and has recently successfully completed part two of his Radiology exams.
Saturday, November 11th, 1989 To Wangaratta Cathedral Enquiries and bookings: John Davis 3471044 A.H. 347 6617
TRINITY COLLEGE SPECIAL BOTTLING
Genine WALLINGA ('77) married Kent Charles Bishop (known as Casey), from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on April 15, 1989 at St Hilary's Church, John Street, Kew. Genine met Casey in Leningrad while travelling on a bus tour in Russia in 1986, as a result of which she subsequently spent six months living in Canada. Casey migrated to Australia at the end of 1987 and they plan to live in Australia, although they will obviously be spending a great deal of their hard earned income travelling to Canada on a regular basis.
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Margaret GILLESPIE ('78) is now working as a lawyer in New York with the Westpac Banking Corporation. She returned briefly to Melbourne in April. She would love to see any Trinity contemporaries passing through—phone (212) 850 7930. Tony ROUSE ('78), having completed his M.B.A. at the University of Melbourne, has rejoined I.C.I., this time on the business development side. In April, he was seconded to the parent British firm in Bangkok and expects to spend the next two to three years in Thailand.
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Jeff COULSON ('79) recently moved permanently to Launceston, Tasmania, where he is practising as an optometrist. He has been married for two years to Maree (nee Booth).
John THORN ('83) has been extending his already vast music experience by being part of a music cum revue group called Miss Dorothy and His Fools in Love, which may achieve acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival.
Nigel HENHAM ('79) who was a tutor in Australian and American Politics at Melbourne University (Politics Department) during 1984 and 1985, has been working as Research Assistant to The Hon. Ian Macphee M.P. since 1986. During October and November 1988, he undertook a five week visit to the United States, organized by the U.S. Consulate in Melbourne, to observe the U.S. Presidential elections which proved to be extremely interesting. Hugh HUNT ('79) completed his Ph.D. in Engineering at Cambridge last year and is now a Research Fellow of Emmanuel College there. True to form he continues to sing in a number of excellent choirs. Cathy JOB ('80) has been back from London for some time and is working for A.B.C. television in Sydney. While abroad she enjoyed meeting many members of the large Trinity family.
Sally WEBB ('83) left for England in mid-April with the hope of continuing her experience and studies in art, perhaps at the Courtauld. For the past year she has been working at Ebes Douwma Antique Prints and Maps in Bourke Street, and has written several articles in this area.
Andrew KECK ('80) returned briefly to Melbourne in April to visit his family, friends and the College. He is working in London in the Civil Service, living in Notting Hill, and continuing to play the clarinet. Recently he performed a Mozart concerto in London with a chamber orchestra.
(Continued from page 12) Tony TROIANI ('81) currently working as a solicitor for Mallesons, married Fiona HIBBARD ('83) on Saturday March 11, 1989. Priscilla NELSON ('82) is now the Director of Nelson Bros. Bereavement Resource Centre in Williamstown and is responsible for editing a very helpful newsletter on aspects of grieving and the varying ways different cultural groups come to terms with death as a part of the cycle of life. Rebecca COATES ('83) has been in Milan for two years, and has spent the last year studying painting at the Brera.
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Robert NORTHEY ('59) has recently been appointed Master of Burgmann College, A.N.U., Canberra. He was previously Head of the History Department at Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School. We send him our congratulations.
NEWS OF TRINITY MEMBERS W. HAL TAYLOR ('29) was recently awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Marquis Joseph Scicluna International University Foundatior, an affiliate of the Albert Einstein Foundation, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the advancement of concrete technology. He has also recently been appointed a Deputy Director General of the International Biographical Centre. We congratulate Hal who continues to take a warm interest in the work of the College.
Malcolm DOWNING ('63) is now Deputy Foreign Editor of BBC Radio News in London. His address is 18 Somerfield Road, Finsbury Park. David ELLERMAN ('65) is now Associate Dean of the School of Applied Science at the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Toowoomba, Queensland. Graham WIESE ('65) was a recent visitor to the College. He is Manager in the chemical division of I.C.I. which he joined in England after doing postgraduate work in Bristol where he met his wife who was from Germany. They have an 11 year old child and a set of twins—a boy and a girl. Tony CUNNINGHAM ('66) was appointed Associate Professor of Virology and Medicine at the University of Sydney in February, 1989. He continues as Head of the Virology unit and Consultant in infectious diseases at Westmead Hospital. Niki YEO ('83) and Rebecca DANIELLS ('86) married in the Trinity Chapel in July of this year. Simon BROOKES ('84) married Sarah Leahey in February 1989. Phoebe FRASER ('84) is one of a number of Trinity members who have become deeply involved in the welfare of people in the third world. She opened the Melbourne office of CARE in February and recently visited Bangladesh where she saw the effects of the monsoon floods upon the rice crop. Rod HAPPELL ('84) did a Business Course at R.M.I.T. then went to the U.S.A. in June 1988 to work as a Counsellor in a Summer Camp. He then got a job with the Chuo Trust & Banking Company, World Trade Centre, New York, a Japanese Bank. Matthew HORTON ('85) has spent an enjoyable year with the Herald and Weekly Times with experience in a good range of departments. In February, with the management's blessing, he left for a year's leave travelling around Australia with Nick CARTER ('85) and James Carnegie from Ormond. They have been friends since school "but it was the formative years at the colleges that has produced a very close relationship". Federay HOLMES ('86), now in London, was successful in being offered places at both the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After much contemplation and discussion, she accepted the place at the Guildhall and will begin a three year course in Professional Acting this September. We are confident of her success and send our congratulations and best wishes for the years ahead.
The Warden, Dr Evan Burge, congratulates Hal Taylor on his award of an Honorary Doctorate. Sir Brian INGLIS ('46) was recently appointed Chairman of Amcor Ltd. Sir Brian, 65, was appointed to the Amcor board in 1984 and in 1988 became Deputy Chairman. He is a former Chairman and Managing Director of Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd. Sir Brian is presently Chairman of Aerospace Technologies of Australia, Newmont Australia Ltd., Scalzo Automotive Research Ltd., and The Centre for Molecular Biology and Medicine—Monash University. He is a member of the Council of Trinity College. Sir Brian was knighted in 1977 for services to Australian industry. He received the Companion of The Order of Australia award in 1988. The Reverend Stephen CHERRY ('52) has taken early retirement from All Saints', East Malvern ("You're over fifty, Stephen, and not in an expanding parish, so we have nothing to offer you"). He is now his wife's (Dr Ruth Conron) house-husband, practice manager, and part-time receptionist in the one-doctor Riverina town of Balranald. His son, Paul CHERRY ('83) returned to the College as a tutor at the start of 1989, while continuing his research in the Industrial Science Department at Melbourne, towards a Ph.D. Bill COWAN ('63) son of Ronald Cowan, and Director of the Tricom Corporation, married Simone Semmens in April 1989. It was very much a Trinity affair with Phillip COHEN ('66), who flew in from New York especially for the occasion, as Best Man, Andrew COWAN ('69), Bill's brother, as Groomsman, members of the Trinity College Choir singing and the Warden, Dr Burge, giving the address during the service. We join with the Warden's sentiments at the end of his address: "May the joy of this day be an inspiration to you both through a long and happy life together".
Malcolm SMITH ('68) has accepted appointment as the Director of the Asian Business Centre in the University of Melbourne. Stephen CORDNER ('71) is both a Professor of Forensic Medicine at Monash and Director of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Pathology. Tim CUNNINGHAM ('71) is now Chef de Clinique at the Contonal Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. He is involved in both clinical work and research in Rheumatology. Tim and Elsbeth have three children, the youngest being baptised at St John's, Toorak, in March, whilst his parents were on a visit to Melbourne. Russell JOYCE ('72) the Anglican Vicar of the Parish of Warrandyte in the Diocese of Melbourne, has been recently appointed Honorary Assistant General Secretary of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Australia (SPCKA). Russell has also been a member of the Standing Committee of convocation of La Trobe University and in June was elected to the Council. James BUTLER ('73) in July last year took up the position of Supreme Court Librarian in Melbourne. Before this, he spent some weeks overseas, during which he stayed some days in Munich with John Davis, former Dean. He also attended a conference of the American Association of Law Libraries in Atlanta, where he caught up with Carole HINCHCLIFF ('78) (nee Taylor) who is a librarian at the Ohio State University Law Library.
Simone removes the skirt of her wedding dress to reveal her going away outfit. She is being assisted by (on left) Philip COHEN ('66), the best man, and her husband, Hill COWAN ('63).
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