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Colin Caldwell and Joseph Burke beautifully depicted by Charles Bush in a double portrait painted in 1952
TRINITY RECEIVES A MAJOR BEQUEST The largest bequest in the College's history of about $1,000,000 has been left by the late Colin Hicks Caldwell. His estate was divided equally between Trinity and the Ballarat Fine Arts Gallery. Trinity's portion is to be invested by the Perpetual Trustees Company and the income used for three purposes: 1. the aquisition of books and manuscripts for the College Library, 2. a visiting lectureship to the College every five years, 3. the general purposes of the College. The man who has so generously contributed to succeeding generations in perpetuity entered Trinity as a Law student in 1931. He was a gifted student but after graduation preferred the cultivation of a profound knowledge of books, paintings and porcelain to practising as a solicitor. He was an esteemed Librarian of the Melbourne Club. When the present Warden came to the College after his appointment as Warden, the first people he met were Professor Joseph Burke and Mr Colin Caldwell. They were firm friends, beautifully depicted in the above double portrait painted by Charles Bush in Colin Caldwell's living room in 1957. It is probable that some of the impulse to supplement the provision for the Library with a bequest 'for the general purposes of the College' is due to Joesph Burke's influence. Emeritus Professor Burke has written a short tribute to his friend, which we have pleasure in publishing here.
Colin Caldwell Colin Caldwell was a very private person. He was also modest. He therefore did not wish a public burial service, but a small private gathering of close friends. At the time of his death when he had no knowledge of its imminence, Colin was reading a life of Rupert Brooke. In one of his most famous poems Brooke had spoken of "laughter learnt of friends". The phrase was particularly applicable to Colin in whose life friendship played a major part. Even to the end Colin's friends will associate their visits to him with laughter. Sir Russell Grimwade in his life of Alfred Felton coined a phrase as memorable as the poet's and equally applicable to Colin. Writing of Felton's old age, he said that the philanthropist was not lonely, because "he had his thoughts for company". Colin's thoughts in old age were rooted in the past, but, like Felton's, directed to the future—that is, the future of the causes in which he believed. These causes coincided with the stages of his life: the University of Melbourne and Trinity College, with his youth; the Law School with his early career when he practised, rather against his will, as a lawyer; and the National Trust, when he was active on its Council and Committees. In between the last two comes a notable period as a writer of articles and reviews in Country Life, Art in Australia and The Age, written in a "lapidary" style, to use an old fashioned term meaning chiselled out of marble, an ideal vehicle for airing his views on the decline of art and society since the Georgian Rule of Taste. It is typical of Colin that each of these causes was linked with a personal friendship, or, group of friendships; the University with Professor Chisholm,
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Director of Music at King's when the young Peter Godfrey was a chorister. This sense of tradition was maintained with the melody and text of the congregational hymn, Of the Father's Heart Begotten, reaching back into the mists of plainsong and early church antiphons. A notable feature of this year's service was the use of Australasian compositions. From New Zealand came Richard Madden's setting of I sing of a maiden that is makeless. Written for the choir of St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, this simple but beautiful composition is an example of the new repertoire that Peter Godfrey will open to choirs in Australia. From Brisbane came Colin Brumby's Balow, my babe. Brumby, a lecturer in composition, is perhaps the foremost serious composer writing church music in Australia. The combination of a 16th century text with Brumby's simple style has made a distinctive Australian contribution to our common cultural heritage.
Colin Caldwell—a portrait sketch by Charles Bush. to whom he owed his love of the French language and French literature as well as Professor Sir George Paton who introduced me to him as "knowing more about 18th century English porcelain than it was decent for a man to know"; Trinity College with his friend and admired tutor, the Warden, Sir John Behan; and the National Trust with Sir Daryl Lindsay who put him on the Council and a number of committees as a strong supporter. His greatest and deepest friendship, however, was with Joan Lindsay who greatly encouraged his writing which included limericks, for which he had an old fashioned and epigrammatic taste. Characteristically his first substantial involvement with the National Trust arose from his discussions with Joan about his endowment of Mulberry Hill.
Two English masterpieces complete this sketch of the choral music. A Hymn to the Virgin is a work that labelled Britten, in his youth, as a very promising composer. Since 1975 the choir has sung this piece 3 times each time becoming a favourite in rehearsal as new batches of choir members discover the genius of a composer who was younger than themselves. An early Howells piece, Here is the little door, made its first appearance at a Trinity Carol Service. I suspect that it will find the same home in the service as has the Britten. The congregational hymns and carols are the most popular part of the service. It is the annual thrill of the organist to accompany the carol service congregation—and can they sing! This year saw an increase in the number of congregational hymns to the enjoyment of all present. Regular attenders at the Carol service look forward to the final verse of Hark the Herald Angels Sing. As the congregation boomed and the organ roared this job of accompaniment was easily the event of the organist's year. And what of the next year? Time will tell but the future promises lots of good music for choir and congregation to sing to launch the festive season. Philip Nunn is the classical music reviewer for 'The Age' Green Guide. He is tutor in music and college organist at Trinity.
This tribute cannot do justice to the range of his art benefactions, but special mention should be made of his wish to support the cause of country art galleries which he had acquired from his friendship with Daryl Lindsay and inspired him to leave to the Ballarat Art Gallery, with which like Daryl he had family connections, his collection of eighteenth century British porcelain. A portrait sketch by Charles Bush shows a face of strong character. This came out in the fortitude and courage with which he suffered his final years, when he faced that last calamity of a noble mind, almost total blindness, especially frustrating in one so devoted to the arts and literature. For us who were his friends it is better to remember him for his many gifts of happiness, and for his endearing personality as a brave companion, whose infectious laughter was learnt of friends.
Music at the Carol Service
Marian Poynter chats with Sir Ninian Stephen while Professor Poynter looks on.
A Carol service is an essentially British thing. Popular devotions, including music, abound throughout the Christian world during Advent and Christmastide, but there is nothing quite like the repertoire that English tradition has built up over a hundred years. From Truro in Cornwall via King's in Cambridge to Melbourne in 1989 is a long distance both physically and chronologically but the tradition lives on at Trinity with some of the finest music being heard in the Trinity Chapel each year. It was a hallmark year for the choir in 1989 which saw the arrival of its third director, Professor Peter Godfrey, C.B.E., and a flood of new musical ideas. This was evident in this year's service. As in Truro one hundred years ago, the service commenced with Frances Alexander's hymn Once in Royal David's City. The final verse of the Gauntlett tune, as arranged by Robin Wells, has almost passed into the realm of tradition itself. Other bits of tradition, some older than others, were there. The setting of the medieval Adam lay ybounden was written by Boris Ord who was
The recently appointed Director of Music, Professor Peter Godfrey, talks with the Warden after the Carol Service.
THE TRINITY COLLEGE MUSIC FOUNDATION We are now seeking support for The Trinity College Music Foundation. This appeal is being carried out under the auspices of The Trinity College Foundation. The goal of The Trinity College Music Foundation is the promotion of choral, organ, and other musical activities, as well as the promotion of music by Australian composers. Those establishing the Music Foundation have been mindful of the example of King's, St John's and Trinity Colleges, Cambridge, in seeking to promote the collegiate choral heritage in Australia. This tradition, now five hundred years old, can be preserved and extended only by the efforts of those who value it. The Trinity College Music Foundation will have an effect not only in Melbourne but throughout Australia and the Asian Pacific region.
The following people have agreed to be Patrons: Sir Ninian Stephen, AK, GCMG, GOVO, KBE, Patron-in-Chief Miss Joan Carden, OBE Sir Rupert Clarke, Bt MBE Mr Richard Divall, OBE Professor Ronald Farren-Price Mr Brian Loton, AC Miss Gillian Weir, OBE Sir David Willcocks, CBE, MC Sir Frank Woods, KBE
The Music Foundation Fundraising Committee consists of the following members: Mr Donald Malcolmson, MBE, Chairman Mr William D. T. Cowan, Vice-Chairman Dr Evan L. Burge, Warden, Trinity College Mr Robert Cripps Mrs Marilyn Darling Professor Emeritus Peter Godfrey, CBE Dr Alastair Jackson Mr Norman Kaye Ms Angela Mackie Mr John Maidment Funding is required in three areas: Establishment costs for first two years Endowment of Directorship of Music Organ for Chapel
$120,000 $600,000 $700,000
We are very grateful to Dr Bruce Munro who has very kindly funded the endowment of the Organ Scholarship by the donation of a capital sum of $50,000. We are also grateful for the generous support of Mr Robert Cripps, Mr and Mrs L. Gordon Darling, Mr William Wilson, the Potter Foundation, the Myer Foundation, and Miss Kay McLennan. Should you wish to support the Music Foundation you are asked to send your donation directly to the Trinity College Foundation, Royal Parade, Parkville, 3052. Your cheque should be made out to the Trinity College Foundation. All donations are tax deductible.
Professor Emeritus Peter Godfrey, CBE, has been appointed Director of the Music Foundation. Peter Godfrey was a Chorister and Choral Scholar at King's College, Cambridge, from which he graduated MA, MusB. He then studied at the Royal College of Music and includes FRCO, FRSCM and ARCM in his qualifications. In 1978 he returned to King's College as Acting Director of Music. Other positions he has held include the Directorship of Music at Marlborough College, England, at Auckland and Wellington Cathedrals, and Professor of Music at the University of Auckland. He has been the director of leading choirs in Auckland and Wellington and has taken numerous choir tours to Europe. He recently retired from being Director of the New Zealand National Youth Choir which toured Europe in 1983 and 1988.
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Professor Peter Godfrey was the unanimous choice of the Committee and was highly recommended to us by Sir David Willcocks, a former Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge.
UNION OF THE FLEUR-DE-LYS
ANNUAL DINNER FRIDAY, 1st JUNE, 1990 COLLEGE DINING HALL
INVITATION ENCLOSED WITH THIS NEWSLETTER Brian Loton and Jill Loton talk with Sir Ninian Stephen the Patron-in-Chief of the Trinity College Music Foundation. Mr Loton is also a Patron.
John Robert Gaden John Robert Gaden, Director of the Trinity Theological School from 1982 to 1986 died unexpectedly in January at the age of 51. The Warden of St Paul's College, Sydney, the Reverend Max Thomas, gave the eulogy at John's funeral which was held at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide. We print here an edited version of his address. For John; The Feast of Presentation, 1990. Today is the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a day rich in symbolism and in significance for those called of God to be his ministers and priests. Anciently, it was celebrated as a Feast of the Lord Jesus Christ, the one which celebrated his first appearance in the Temple. It celebrated the Christ who, in fulfilling the Old Covenant, inaugurated the New Temple, which is His Body—the Church, and so has been of great significance for those who serve the Body of Christ as His ordained ones, who, like Himself, live to serve it. It is an appropriate day, certainly, for us, as members of that same Body to present our beloved John to God, for in that inauguration we celebrate the Lord's own ministry as well as the ministries of those whom he has called to be his co-ministers, those by whom our exploration of the mind and heart of God is led and guided. Among us, JOHN ROBERT GADEN was at least that, a guide into the mind and heart of God as it has been revealed to us in Holy Scriptures and in the Tradition of the Church, and a leader of many into a closer relationship with God. His priestly vocation shaped not only his own life and thought, but also provided for him and for Janet the corner-stone of their marriage, which has been so greatly blessed and has become, for an ever-widening circle, a source of grace—for their children, for friends and students, for those congregations to whom they ministered. He was a very remarkable person, I think, in a number of ways. He had the extraordinary gifts of a teacher of the faith. By that I mean not only that he was a learned scholar; indeed he was; but in very personal ways he became involved with his students, sharing the knowledge he had won from his reading, and from the past, adding always the meaning of that knowledge in his own life. For him, theology was not abstract; never simply an academic study: it was about people, about God's people, about the difference God makes in our lives. You will remember that in September last, he wrote in The Guardian: "True communion of persons arises out of equality of status. Father, Son and Holy Spirit are equally sources of the divine Trinity, their communion based on a mutually pervasive indwelling." The Holy Trinity, as the pattern of human communion and the integrity of common love. He went on to speak of (what he called) male-female mutuality as an image of the Trinity. And he looked forward to the continuing discussions between the Eastern Orthodox Communion and our own with delight, knowing that, as he put it, his view would raise their hackles as well as that of our own traditionalists. And so it will or has. The image of the Trinity—this, he correctly insists is the true basis of the way in which we relate to each other as human beings. He wrote, in that same short article, "For many Orthodox living under Communist regimes, worship is the only permitted witness to the God in whose heart we are carried and who alone offers any substantial hope for the future. To worship this God is to come alive, to be in process of becoming a fully human person."
Theology, worship, life—stronger always together: I know that our Orthodox friends, the members of the Anglican Orthodox Dialogue, regarded him highly as a scholar, admired him as a priest, and loved him as a friend. They appreciated his obvious enjoyment of his life as priest and teacher of the faith, and his willingness to enter happily into their lives. Last July for example, his enthusiasm for the sauna, yes, the sauna in the monastery at Joensuu, was unmatched by any fellow Anglican, and won the hearts of our Finnish hosts. And the stories that were told ... ! New life in Christ-to be affirmed, enjoyed, embodied. The witness is strong from every side and from every place in which John ministered, that from his teaching, preaching, counselling, planning and celebrating, these things most certainly happened and the evidence flows in from Mudgee, from St. Ignatius New York, from his Melbourne Grammar chaplaincy, from his years at Monash, and his ministry at Trinity and up to this very day. It has flowed through my study, since last Saturday, and even more through his own home, from former students, from friends, from fellow clergy and their Bishops, from theological friend and foe alike, from one of his severest critics: "a devastating loss to each of us and to the whole Australian Cause", from colleagues, from the people of God, John's commitment to Christ and his humanity changed lives, provoked thought, changes perspectives, stimulated prayer, surrounded all with a loving care. And brought hope. Hope, for despair. Perhaps his most enduring monument will be the dedication of his many good gifts as priest, theologian, pastor, teacher and friend to the cause of women in the Church, and the possibility of opening the priesthood to them. It brought him admiration and applause, in some circles, and suspicion and distrust in others. For at least the last decade, he has been acknowledged as the chief spokesman in the continuing saga, and controversy. Fair? As his monument? He wouldn't mind, but his scholarship was bigger even than that! John joined the Doctrine Commission in 1977 and contributed in a major way to almost every part of its work on this and other issues which came before the Commission. There the discipline of his scholarship and the integrity of his faith made an indelible impression on us all. His humour, his incredulity, his ability to listen, to argue were all tested to the full; but even those who thought him wrong admired him and valued his presence. He was the primary author of two of its recent major reports: one entitled "A Christian Discussion on Sexuality" (which I think has already sold out two printings) and the other arising from its closing paragraphs and which has yet to be released. May I simply say that he served this Church with great distinction, as perhaps one of its outstanding patristic scholars, intent always and only creatively to "contend for the truth" to use Saint Augustine's phrase. To Janet, Tim, Jeremy, Mai and Thomas I say, "If it's a monument you seek—look around you"—today. From every place we have come to present John to God, with an inexpressible thankfulness that we can share with you our love for John, in this great liturgical act of Eucharist by which we are all drawn into the nearer presence of God, through Him who offered Himself for us that we might have eternal life, together. May John rest in peace, and his dwelling be the Paradise of God. AMEN.
Requiem Eucharist for John Gaden On 7th February, a few days after John Gaden's funeral in Adelaide, a Requiem Eucharist was held in the Trinity College Chapel. The choral eucharist was sung by the Choir of the Canterbury Fellowship of which John was Chaplain during his time at Trinity. The Reverend Jim Minchin and Linda Walter, close friends of John and his family, both spoke. Linda Walter's address is printed below. John Robert Gaden I Corinthians II, w 17-33. When I heard the news of John's death I was down at Anglesea. I spoke with Janet on the phone and as she went to the chapel to pray I headed for the beach. In shock and disbelief I walked along the darkening beach in the wind under the high cliffs. To myself, to God, to the sky, I shouted No! Not this man! Not now! Into my mind with surprising clarity came these words: "That is why many of you are weak and ill and some have died." It was not till I came home to Melbourne the next day that I was able to find where this sentence comes from. It comes from Paul's teaching to the Corinthians about the eucharist. When I was asked if I would speak at this requiem for John I knew I could use no other text—for the eucharist was central to John's priesthood. But not just as sacred feast which we are bound to remember and keep for our nourishment and our identity. John's passionate concern was about the eucharistic community—about how we as a believing community were to embody the life and death of Jesus in every part of our life as an integral part of our witness in the world. John was in love with a God whose lap is wide enough to hold us all, whose embrace blesses and enables every gift of every person—without hindrance. And so he worked with all the powers of a generous mind and spirit to embody this God and to teach and encourage others to do the same—in his own church and across denominational boundaries. A story is told of a eucharist here in the Trinity Chapel during John's time here. At the point where the priest says "We who are many are one body in Christ" and the people answer "For we all share in the one bread", a small child added in a clear solemn voice "But some of us don't". John was offended that anyone should need to say "But some of us don't"; that anyone should be denied full membership of every part of the eucharistic community on the basis of their race or class or gender or sexuality. He took seriously Paul's injunction that we must discern the body if we are to make true eucharist together. We must learn how to discern who among us are hungry: those who have nothing, those who are different, those whose gifts are being ignored or spurned. We must learn how to discern who among us are overfed: those who have more than they need, those who are holding power to themselves, those whose gifts are being honoured at the expense of others. This is how we are to discern the body if we are to be faithful to our calling to be a eucharistic community. How else are we to understand "let us examine ourselves and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup?" How else are we to understand "if we judged ourselves truly we should not be judged?" Is it because we have not yet really learned how to discern the body that our eucharistic community, our church, is in such a bad way? Isn't this why many of us are weak and ill and some have died?
Such discernment of the body is costly work. John knew this well. It is the work of a prophet, and the church, like Jerusalem, has a bad track record in the treatment of its prophets. Whatever his personal relationship with each of us here today—husband, father, friend, colleague— John was both priest and prophet to all of us. As a woman struggling to see my sisters priested I was deeply moved (and somehow healed) by his willingness to incarnate his vision with costly action. On the way home from the 1987 Special General Synod in Sydney which had wounded so many of us, John decided to lay down his priestly function in solidarity with the women who were thwarted yet again in the taking up of their own priesthood. He did not merely speak words of prophecy. His words became flesh. This prophetic stance, this act of real priestliness was misunderstood by some, considered folly by others. But to those of us in the body who were hungry it was bread. It was life and health to us in a barren land. He sustained this discipline for well over a year and we who were fed by it will never forget. Given the daring breadth of his vision and his commitment to try to live it as fully as possible, it's not surprising that he was often asked by those who saw the church as narrow and fearful. "How can you stay in it?" "How do you?" He said he usually replied by saying: I survive on the periphery and try not to get too involved in all the clap-trap and self-destructive silly stuff that goes on. I look for the company of similar types both in my church and in others, people who hang loose to the institution, but burn with the vision of Jesus and God's commonwealth of justice and love. Like me they stay linked to the church because it is the only community officially committed to keeping alive the memory of Jesus, and that is all important for its dangerous and subversive power. We do not invest our whole life and identity in the church as it is, because we see the institution dying and new communities emerging to carry on the tradition of that life under the Spirit which derives its meaning from the Gospel of Jesus and constitutes itself by celebrating the eucharist of exposed love. To those of us in the church and those of us outside it, these are powerful and hopeful words. In his faithfulness to this marvellous vision of true eucharistic community, we recognise John as one who was genuine among us, and in our grief and shock we give thanks, trusting that the Mercy really is big enough to hold us all. Bread of the world in mercy broken Wine of the soul in mercy shed By whom the words of life were spoken And in whose death our sins were dead Look on the heart by sorrow broken Look on the tears by sinners shed And be your feast to us the token That by your grace our lives are fed. Linda Walter
The Reverend Ronald Noone ('74), Mrs Christine Head, wife of Ivan Head ('76), the Warden Dr Evan Burge and Archbishop Peter Carnley ('62) at the end of a most enjoyable Foundation Dinner in Perth in November.
FOUNDATION PERTH DINNER In November last year the Foundation took its message West to Perth. Twenty-three Trinity members together with their wives attended the dinner which was held at St George's College. Amongst the guests were: Mr Ian Mitchell '65 Mr John Beaverstock '86 Mrs Anne Mitchell Dr Noel H.M. Colyer '37 Mr Adrian Monger '52 Mrs Jean Colyer Mrs Susan Monger The Reverend Greg Davies '81 The Reverend Dr Ronald Noone '74 The Reverend Kay Goldsworthy '81 Dr Leslie Pyke '76 Mr Geoffrey Hamilton '80 Mr Fred Robinson '35 Dr Janice Hamilton '81 (nee Sheridan) Mrs Anne Robinson The Reverend Dr. Ivan Head '76 Professor Geoffrey Shellam '62 Mrs Christine Head Dr Keith Stewart '37 Mr Alan Higgs '65 Mrs Nance Stewart Mrs Sue Higgs The Reverend Dr Jeffrey Sturman '76 The Reverend Colin Holden '72 Mrs Angelika Sturman Dr Leslie Le Souef '20 Mr Martin Wells Mrs Marjorie Le Souef Mrs Julia Wells '75 (nee Darby) Mr Andrew McGowan '83 Dr Peter Wynter '46 Mrs Nicole McGowan '73 (nee Elischer) Mrs Louise Wynter Dr Ian Macleod '67 Mrs Ruth MacLeod
The following day Dr Burge and Ms Mackie visited Dr Leslie Le Souef ('20) who celebrated his 90th birthday in January this year. Dr Le Souef told the Warden that the "Dear Old Coll" was included amongst the beneficiaries of his estate in gratitude for what the College had done for him. The College Council and Foundation warmly thanks Dr Le Souef and all others who have indicated their support of Trinity in this way.
Trinity College Council 20 November 1989 Minute of Appreciation Archbishop David John Penman
With the rest of this Diocese and Province—indeed the whole Australian Church and many in the community outside the Church—Trinity College mourns the death of Archbishop David, President of the College Council for the past five years. David Penman took a warm and continuing interest in Trinity College over a rather longer period than his all-too-short term as Archbishop. A few years earlier, while he was Principal of St Andrew's College in Parkville, he visited Trinity on a number of occasions, preached in the Chapel, and greatly enjoyed the music of the choir. His future son-in-law, Michael Godfrey, trained in Trinity for the priesthood. After Michael's marriage to the Archbishop's daughter Anne, the young couple began their married life here in the Moorhouse Flats. A few days after Archbishop David's enthronement, he and his wife Jean attended a Diocesan welcome in Trinity. His first interview as Archbishop was with the Warden to discuss the agenda for a coming College Council meeting and to be briefed on the state and policies of the College. After that, he was frequently to be seen here: to chair meetings of Council; to speak to students about the role of women in the church; to farewell one Director of the Theological School and to induct another; to commission the Frank Woods Lecturer in Theology, a new Dean, and more recently new Chaplain; to preside at the Eucharist, and to preach. In a hectic schedule, he found time for a lengthy interview with the incoming Chairman of the Trinity College Foundation, and in typical style ended with prayer and a blessing for the work ahead. He attended numerous meetings and conferences here. He had been keen to inaugurate two new Fellows of the College last month, and was pained and a little annoyed when the service was arranged at the same time as an intended session of Synod. His most recent visit to Trinity was to attend a dinner celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the present Warden. The Archbishop was in excellent spirits and appeared to be in robust health. He brought with him the text of a fine speech, later published in a Trinity Newsletter. Entering into the spirit of the evening and noting what had already been said by the previous speakers, he handed the prepared script to the Warden and, instead of reading it, spoke briefly and memorably from the heart. The Warden will always be grateful for his personal and profound, but not uncritical, support. Archbishop David was an admirable President of Council, clarifying issues, allowing all points of view to be adequately expressed, and keeping the meetings moving at a steady pace. He yearned for College life more adequately to reflect the Gospel and took considerable trouble over the appointment of a suitable Chaplain. He strongly supported recent moves which promise to open the College increasingly to students of different races. At the same time, he appreciated the importance in our society of maintaining strong institutions and did all he could to enable the College and its Theological School not only to survive but to prosper. There have been many tributes in other places to Archbishop David's personal warmth and caring, his gift for using the media to proclaim Christian values, his unremitting hard work, his wide breadth of sympathies and his zeal for the Gospel. Trinity College was fortunate to have such a man to be President of its Council for five years. We expected to have him for far longer. We thank God for his brief but influential ministry in this place, as in so many others. To Jean Penman and the members of his family we express our gratitude for what they enabled him to give us. Together with our sympathy we offer our prayers that they will continue to find God's strength and comfort in the coming years.
Gregory David Munn 8 May 1947-4 January 1990 An address given at his funeral in St John's Church, Toorak on •Monday, 8 January 1990 by the Reverend Dr Evan L. Burge, Warden of Trinity College. Greg Munn, a partner of Mallesons Stephen jaques and a member of the Council of Trinity College in the University of Melbourne, died at home after a long, courageous and dignified struggle with cancer. In spite of the holiday season, his funeral was attended by over 150 relatives, friends and admirers from many different walks of life.
headmaster, Tom Timpson, remembers him as "personally charming, one who did well at everything he set his hand to". He was deeply involved in producing the School Magazine and was its editor in 1965, as well as being School Captain that year. Ian Hansen's history of the school "By their Deeds" quotes from Greg's editorial written in the year of Victoria's first teachers' strike. Greg made a youthful plea for educational elitism in the best sense of that abused word— "One goal of democracy", he wrote, "must be education for all and the development of each individual to the full extent of his capacity. Within our society at present there has arisen a trend towards education for the masses, and in achieving such an aim, mediocrity is the end product. It is not a snobbish attitude to insist upon the production of an educational elite, but rather a realistic appreciation of what is required to make Australia a fully developed nation." Greg was then just eighteen years old. Later on he was to pass through some rough—perhaps even rebellious—years, but I do not think he ever lost his quest for excellence and his detestation of mediocrity.
Gregory Munn
There are a number of tributes to Greg Munn from colleagues, family and friends in the classified columns of last Saturday's Age. They are heartfelt, not conventional, tributes. Their words have been wrought from profound personal experience and careful thought. All of us who loved and admired Greg recognise their truth. I do not think I can do better than to begin by recalling some of their phrases: "a great and good friend" ... "a true gentleman who showed enormous dignity and courage" ... "a wonderful boss for ten years" ... "such a strong and gentle man" ... and finally a lovely epitaph by some family members which looks serenely forward as well as back—"our beautiful gentle man at rest in our hearts forever". Together with those who composed these words we all share a terrible sense of loss. Forty-two years simply does not seem enough for one who was so gifted, so brave and so good. Greg himself wanted more and we all wanted it for him. Our hearts go out especially to his wife Susan and his children, Rebecca and Christian, his parents Lola and Frank and his sister Beverley, and all other members of the family, including Greg's parents-in-law, Beryl and Jack Horton, who have been such a wonderful support to Susan and the children, as they were to Greg. But it is of Greg himself that I must now speak. Although his life was short, he achieved in it far more than many achieve in twice as many years. He was through and through a Melbourne person, but he was born in Sydney on 8 May 1947. He was about six when his family moved here. He made his mark—academically, as a sportsman, and as a leader—at Camberwell Grammar School. After being a prefect and house captain, he was invited back to be School Captain—a fine tribute to the good impression he made on everyone. His
The following year, 1966, he began law studies at the University of Melbourne and enrolled in Trinity College as a non-resident member. I imagine that residence was beyond his means, because he supported himself by seeking employment— pumping petrol and the like—even when he was supposed to be attending lectures. He relied on friends like Kathy Derham to supply him with the notes that suddenly become essential when the College oak springs into leaf during third term! Such was his intellect that he could absorb and retain a great deal in a very short time and, what is more important, grasp a topic in its essence and as a whole, with a sharp and steady view of all its interconnections and implications. Lectures can give only pointers—the learning must be done by the student himself or herself. A combination of a fine mind and hard work was finally to bring Greg Munn to a position where he was recognised as one of this country's leading commercial lawyers and pre-eminent in the complex and ever-shifting area of taxation law. Throughout his professional life he was connected with the esteemed firm of Mallesons, now Mallesons Stephen Jaques, of which he became an Associate Partner in 1975 and a Partner in July 1979. He began there as an Articled Clerk in 1971, a year before he was admitted as a Solicitor. Another Partner, Chris Beeny, remembers how Greg turned up at the annual Mallesons' Sports Day in 1974 wearing a red T-shirt with the legend "I am a Mallesons Man" printed in black. Even on a sports day, this was not the usual mode of dress for a Mallesons solicitor. Although he was sometimes tempted to leave and strike out on his own, Greg remained a Mallesons man to the end, admired and even loved by his fellow Partners, who have been admirable in their support of him in recent months. Not only was he a highly successful lawyer himself, but he encouraged and helped others to success. Sometimes people of brilliant intellect lack the more important quality of commonsense. Not so Greg. His great ability and comprehensive knowledge were always applied with commonsense and an awareness of the practical realities of a situation. He relished the challenge of finding good solutions and the cut and thrust of high level debate. At the end, when he was confined to bed, he would hear the cars going to work along Alexandra Avenue and wished passionately that he could go too. At work he was thoroughly professional, impeccably dressed, a perfectionist—yet always gentle and kind, one who never spoke ill of other people.
In keeping with his generous and helpful spirit he agreed a couple of years ago to become a member of the Trinity College Council and its Executive and Finance Committee, despite enormous demands that were being made on him professionally, physically and emotionally at the time. Of these we knew little. He hated making a fuss and could not bear any kind of self-pity. His contribution to the policy-making of the College was great. It will go on for many years through a broad strategy plan which he initiated at the last meeting he attended not long ago. Only two or three of us knew he had come to the meeting directly from hospital and was making an heroic effort for something he considered important. All were aware of the value of his contribution but, typically, hardly anyone had any inkling of what it cost him. We shall always be grateful. Greg was excellent company—outgoing and able to put others at ease. I have an idea he enjoyed being told and telling jokes— though he may not have thought me a suitable person to tell them to. In spite of this, he remained rather private, not only about his troubles but about his family and personal affairs. Paradoxically, this was because his family meant so much to him. There is a family photograph I saw last Saturday which tells it all. It was taken the last time Greg was dressed in normal clothes, for a party to celebrate the end of Rebecca's school days. Greg is surrounded by all his family. He looks terribly thin and rather gray, but what stands out beyond everything else—even though he was in pain—is an incredible sense of happiness, even joy, which radiates from deep inside. As a younger man Greg had known sorrow, grief and anguish. Several people very close to him, including his brother Adrian, died tragically when Greg was in his early twenties, and he reacted for a time by living rather hard and fast and fatalistically. Some will remember his old Ford Falcon V8. Meeting Susan was the best thing that could have happened to him—or, indeed, to her—and the parents' shared joy in Rebecca and Christian enriched them all. He liked music, especially Mozart, and learned to enjoy attending the ballet with Susan and special friends. Probably it was the sense of occasion and of being with his friends which appealed to him most on those evenings. On the whole he preferred a quiet evening at home to going out. There is nothing Greg enjoyed more than being on holidays with his family. Family Christmases at Forster, that delightful resort near Newcastle, were important to him and to the wider family of the Munns and Hortons. In 1989—Greg's last Christmas—he had to be at home in Melbourne, but somehow he got himself out of bed and was there with his camera as usual near the Christmas tree. He even managed to eat some Christmas dinner. Other family holidays are also wonderful memories—travels in Italy, skiing in Vail and whimpering with delight at the happiness
of it all, and sailing in the Whitsundays with John and Rasa Bertrand. Greg even managed to beat John Bertrand on one occasion—beginner's luck, maybe. He and his family began sailing lessons in preparation for the holiday only a few months earlier. John Bertrand probably suspected that he had the motor running. He loved skiing. Perhaps the most remarkable and moving thing of all was his winning the Mt Buller Championship in 1989— against some formidable competition—when he was in continuous pain and scarcely able to stand up to receive the reward for his courage, indomitable spirit and determination. If there is a lesson to be drawn from all this—and Greg's whole life is a lesson in itself—it is perhaps to make the most of every day and opportunity while we have it. In the old Latin poet Horace's words, carpe diem—pluck the day like a flower and enjoy it fully, whether for pleasure or for service to others. One of the ways in which those who are facing death can help the rest of us is to show what is really important in life. Care and compassion and a capacity for shared delight are among these values. It is fitting to record here, on behalf of us all, our gratitude to those who have given Greg, Susan and the family special support and encouragement during the past months. Not everyone can be mentioned, so a few names will have to stand for many more. Tony Buzzard and Rasa Bertrand have brought relief from pain, often at difficult hours, and Richard Wright, a devoted general practitioner, has been everything a good family doctor ought to be and more. Romayne Holmes' help has been invaluable. As well as the specialist surgeons and hospital staff, I must mention the nurses from the Peter McCallum Institute who have called each day and whose work might seem unpleasant if it were not transformed by a caring spirit and professional skill. Among the friends who called to give encouragement were Chris Beeny, Gaye Buzzard, Bill and Simone Cowan—but I must resist the temptation to go on with such lists. Above all, there has been the unswerving devotion of Susan herself through many long nights as well as days. Greg chose to be with his family and died at home in the best possible way—in Susan's arms. In a sense, these last months were the culmination of Greg's life, and not just the end. Gathered here in this Church of St John, where Greg once sang as a choirboy, a memory which came to mean more and more to him towards the end, we are reminded that the Christian faith is centred on one who suffered innocently. Through his acceptance of suffering and death, untold numbers for two thousand years have found redemption and peace. I would not want to go "over the top" in making Greg out to be a kind of Christ-figure. Yet I do know that the more his body lost weight, the more his inner strength grew. It was as if his whole being was increasingly suffused with love, peace and even joy. And where there is love, there is God.
Deaths of College Members The College records with regret the deaths of the following members reported since the last edition of the Newsletter: William Travers CHARLES (1926) Allan Cameron JACKSON (1930) Frederick August WORLAND (1932) William Charles BOAKE (1939) Guy Barton GRESFORD (1939) John Joseph NATTRASS (1940) John Robert GADEN (1957) Gregory David MUNN (1966) Thomas Robert HELSBY (1978) Donald Kimpley THOMSON (1983)
The Trinity College Alexander School
The Maurice Hurry Bequest The last Trinity Newsletter reported on page 5 that when Maurice Hurry "died in 1968 he left a substantial bequest to his old College, Trinity". It is true, as reported, that "part of that bequest funds the Maurice Hurry Scholarship to assist students who are studying for a degree of Bachelor of Laws". It could have been added that another part of the bequest went to the Organ Fund and that the third part was used for books for the Law Library. But even those additions would not have revealed the whole story. In fact, Maurice Hurry did not leave any bequest to Trinity! He empowered his executors to distribute half of his estate "for charitable purposes". Dr Stewart Moroney, who entered Trinity in 1936 and whose wife was a niece of Maurice Hurry, suggested that the College put a case to the executors to be included among the beneficiaries. This invitation was taken up eagerly by the fourth Warden, Dr Robin Sharwood, and a protracted period of negotiation followed. The major theme of Dr Sharwood's submission was the urgent need, going back to the 1930's, to repair the West Window. There was also an undertaking, which has yet to be fulfilled, that a memorial plaque to Maurice Hurry would be affixed in the Chapel.
Warden of Trinity College, Dr Evan Burge with Mrs Vivien Mackie, Director of the Alexander School. For the next three years, Trinity will be home for a training programme for twenty young music teachers. The aim is to make them fully equipped teachers of the Alexander Technique, so that in time they will pass on the benefits to their pupils. Their principal teacher is Vivien Mackie, a skilled cellist who studied with Pablo Casals. The link between Trinity and the Alexander Technique goes back to 1908 when the first Warden, Dr Alexander Leeper, met F.M. Alexander in London. The Warden was so impressed that he recommended to the Victorian Government that the Alexander Technique should be taught in all Victorian schools. The Government of the day, however, preferred to encourage a more military style of physical training. The essence of the Alexander Technique is the recovery of natural ways of standing, moving, and breathing. Children and adults in some so-called "primitive" cultures exemplify this with the natural and easy grace with which they run, walk, sit and play. Unfortunately, in our society most of us lose this ability early in life. For musicians who practise long hours, the result is often pain. Some even have to abandon their chosen interest. The Alexander Technique is applicable to the whole of life. Its founder was an actor who discovered the basic principles when his voice began to fail. Sportspeople and those who sit at desks for long hours all have much to gain from it. Dr Leeper's dream is at last being fulfilled in his own College.
Australia Day Honours January 1990 AC—COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Thomas Weetman SMITH, QC, (1920), for service to the law and
legal institutions. AO—OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Michael John COOK, (1950), for public service. Professor David Miles DANKS (1953), for service to medicine, particularly in the field of paediatrics and birth defects. Emeritus Professor William Samuel HARE, (1942) for service to medicine, particularly in the field of radiology. OAM—MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Dr Raoul de Crespigny TUNBRIDGE, (1946), for service to medicine and to the Victorian State Disaster Plan.
News of the success of Dr Sharwood's application did not reach the College until after I had assumed the Wardenship in 1974. At that time, the first notice of fire-protection requirements had been served on the Melbourne Colleges. The Colleges made a joint submission, organized by Dr Davis McCaughey of Ormond, and were successful in attracting substantial help from the Federal Government, provided that they raised a quarter of the cost from their own funds. The offer was made in October and expired in December! Trinity was in dire financial straits at the time and the unexpected arrival of $30,000 from the Hurry Bequest—the exact sum needed to attract the Government grant—seemed a miracle. With the approval of Mrs Moroney and the Equity Trustees and Agency Company, the money was borrowed by the College Council and used, with the government grant, to instal thermal detectors throughout the College. It was intended to pay it back and then to repair the Chapel window. In the interim, building costs rose and there was no longer enough to do the work. By the time the money was repaid, Mr Robert Cripps and his family had generously agreed to restore the Chapel fabric, including the window. After discussion with Dr and Mrs Moroney and Dr Sharwood it was agreed that the legacy should be used for a Law scholarship, for the Law Library, and for the Organ Fund. We know from his family that Maurice Hurry did intend to support his old College. We are also deeply indebted to Dr Sharwood and Dr and Mrs Stewart Moroney for their efforts which served the College in a time of great need—and which have gone on since then to benefit succeeding generations. Evan L. Burge
STOP PRESS MERVYN BOURNES HIGGINS SHIELD REMAINS IN TRINITY Trinity had a decisive win over Queen's in the rowing final recently held on the Yarra. The winning margin was four lengths. In the semi-finals they had an equally impressive win over Ormond who had been considered their main rival. The winning crew consisted of: Jim McLellan—Stroke and Captain of Boats Dave Anstee Ben Ashton Rob Koczkar David Rusden James A'Beckett Tim Hunt Nick Cox Al Baldwin—Cox Congratulations Trinity!
THE INAUGURATION OF THE LEEPER SOCIETY With the approval of the Warden and the Executive Committee of the Trinity College Foundation, the Leeper Society was formed to recognize publicly those members and friends of the College who have intimated that they intend to leave a bequest to Trinity in their wills. The name Leeper was chosen, with the agreement of his daughters, Misses Valentine and Molly, in honour of Trinity's first Warden under whose tenure the original buildings as well as the reputation of the College became firmly established. Just as the Trinity of today is largely the product of nineteenth century benefactors, so the Trinity of the twenty-first century will be shaped by the generosity of today's alumni. Everyone who has submitted a Trinity College Foundation Bequest Card or in other ways has conveyed their intention to leave a bequest to the College will have the exclusive right to receive a Leeper Society pin, the symbol of membership. The pin, as reproduced alongside, is about 1.5 centimetres long by 1 centimetre wide. As can be seen, its design is based upon the College Crest with College colours predominating. It simply bears the words "Leeper Society, Trinity College".
Dr Alexander Leeper, First Warden of Trinity College
Members of the Leeper Society may care to wear the pin either on the coat lapel, the frock, or as a tie pin, particularly when attending Trinity functions.
PROGRESS REPORT on the Foundation's Bequest Programme Initial contact by letter has been made with about 300 of Trinity's alumni and the process of following it up with a visit or telephone call proceeds steadily. Up to March 1990, 91 former Trinity students and friends of the College have indicated their willingness to write a bequest into their wills. Although some have volunteered the amount involved, this question is not usually asked of an intended bequestor. Some 45 others are in the course of making up their minds. Of those who have disclosed their readiness to make a bequest to the Trinity College Foundation, the following 57 persons have allowed us to publish their names. One can perceive from the entry year to College that there is a wide spread of response. Mr M. J. O'D. Armstrong Mr H. G. Bleakley Mr D. S. B. Brownbill The Rev. Dr E. L. Burge Mr G. Burridge Mr P. M. Butler Mr J. C. Dahlsen Mr G. R. Davey The Rev. Canon J. C. Davis Dr B. D. Deschamp The Rev. R. H. Elliot Em. Prof. R. L. Franklin Dr R. P. Freeman Dr R. H. Gardner Mr J. W. Gourlay The Right Rev. J. A. Grant Mr W. B. Griffiths Mr J. F. T. Grimwade Mr J. S. Guest Mr J. A. W. Guthrie
1959 1933 1959 1974 1947 1972 1956 1964 1976 1976 1966 1943 1944 1947 1954 1950 1928 1925 1935 1959
The Leeper Society Pin (1.5 cm x 1 cm)
GIVING BACK SOMETHING For most of us life is an unfolding tale of interwoven boons and blessings—healthy genes, good parents and education, enriching relationships and opportunities to make the most of the gift of time. But there comes a moment when the question of giving back something is triggered off. What was there for us to benefit from and enjoy; should it not also be available for those who come after? It's all part of the conservation imperative. Trinity certainly needs conserving and sustaining. By making a Bequest intention now, one is supplying, probably, the best long-term answer to the College's future needs. The Bequest Officer, Archdeacon Stan Moss, is readily available to discuss the matter further with you or supply other information. Phone (03) 347 1044
Mr A. W. Hamer The Hon. Sir Rupert Hamer Dr D. N. Hawkins Mr G. W. Hone Mr R. J. W. Howard The Rev. J. C. Howells Dr A. R. Hughes Sir Brian Inglis Dr D. C. Jackson Mr I. W. Jasper Mr J. S. Judd Dr C. P. Juttner Mr F. F. C. Knight Mr S. C. J. Laugher Misses V. & M. Leeper Dr L. E. Le Souef Mr J. D. Lobb The Ven. G. B. Lucas Ms A. J. B. Mackie Mr I. D. Mackinnon
1936 1935 1946 1963 1947 1959 1931 1946 1932 1953 1969 1929 1914 1967 1920 1927 1948 1981 1934
Dr I. H. McKenzie Miss K. McLennan Mr W. G. Manifold The Rev. Canon A. McPherson The Ven. S. C. Moss Mr P. S. Moss Mr E. W. Muntz Dr D. M. O'Sullivan Mr W. S. Royston The Rev. J. W. Sheather Dr J. Smibert Mr C. J. Smith Mr H. L. Speagle The Rev. A. R. St John Mr N. K. Stretch Dr W. H. Taylor The Rev. D. J. Woodbridge Mr R. E. Wortley
1945 1939 1960 1946 1969 1950 1944 1950 1982 1930 1954 1946 1968 1978 1929 1952 1973
NEWS OF TRINITY MEMBERS James GUEST ('35) was invited to give the prestigious Thomas Vicary Lecture in London on 25th October last year. This lecture is given alternately at the Royal College of Surgeons in London and at the Barber-Surgeons' Hall. The topic of the lecture was "Frederick Wood Jones" who was a famous Anatomist, Anthropologist and Evolutionist, and was Professor of Anatomy in the University of Melbourne from 1930 to 1937. The Thomas Vicary Lecture was endowed in 1919 and this is only the second occasion that an Australian has been invited to deliver it. The Lecture derives its name from Thomas Vicary (1495-1561) who was Surgeon to King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth I. He was Sergeant-Surgeon in 1540 when King Henry VIII joined together the Company of Barbers and the Guild of Surgeons to form the Barber-Surgeons' Company. The Surgeons separated from the Barbers in 1745, but they continue to meet annually on the day of the lecture. John P. ROYLE ('54) writes to let us know of his visit to the Zhong Shan Hospital in Shanghai to give a series of lectures in Vascular Surgery in November, December 1989. He was the first visiting Vascular Surgeon to lecture in the Peoples Republic of China. At the conclusion of the series of lectures he was appointed Professor of Vascular Surgery at the Shanghai Medical University. Tony L. HUNT ('58) writes to let us know of his change of nautical title from Commodore to Rear Admiral. He enjoys reading the Newsletter, and looks forward to its continued success. Terry JOHANSSON ('68) has commenced his reading at the Bar—as he himself said "at long last!" He has previously worked as a solicitor and in a number of other capacities. Rick LADBURY ('68) has been heading up the legal firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques operations in London since late 1987. The London office which is in Leadenhall Street in the City has six lawyers and specialises in finance, corporate and resources law. Rick, his wife Pam and their three daughters are living near Richmond Park at 32 Berwyn Road, Richmond, Surrey. Timothy CUNNINGHAM ('71) is now head of the Rheumatology Clinic of the Geneva Hospital. He is married to another Swiss Rheumatologist and would welcome a call from any of his old friends who visit Geneva. His address is: 16 Chemin de Betex, Thonex, 1226 Geneva, Switzerland. Telephone: (41) 22 480044 L. John REEVE ('74) is lecturing in the History Department of the University of Hong Kong. His book "Charles the First and the Road to Personal Rule" was published last year by Cambridge University Press. Dennis REYNOLDS ('75) has moved from Perth to Geraldton, Western Australia, where he has been Dean in the Diocese of North Western Australia since 6 October last. Ian Campbell DUNGEY ('76) and his wife Ena are expecting their second child in April 1990. Their first child, Sarah, was born in February 1989. Ian has been employed with Richard Stanton (Vic.) Pty. Ltd. since leaving College, and became a Director of that firm in 1984. He enjoyed the 1970's Reunion Dinner which was held at the College in November last year. Robert A. CARTER (Tutor '76) is Chairman and Director-General of the Housing Corporation of New Zealand. He has held this position since the beginning of 1989 and finds it both demanding and enjoyable. Previously he worked for the Ministry of Housing and Construction in Victoria, where he was Deputy Director-General (Policy and Business Development). His contribution to the Ministry of Housing and Construction spanned six and a half years and included major reforms of financing methods and home ownership programmes. His list of publications now exceeds 80.
Colin SHARP ('76) is Managing Director of P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L. Research and Evaluation Consultancy Pty. Ltd. in Melbourne. John SHEPHERD ('76) is to graduate Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science at the graduation on 7th March, 1990. He is now a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Melbourne, and has just returned from a tour of universities in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Singapore. He is currently a resident tutor in St Hilda's College. One of his memories of the tour is looking out the window of a seminar room in the University of Kent, directly at Canterbury Cathedral—a very great view according to John. Geoffrey SLOANE ('76) has just completed his M.B.A. and is now the Strategic Planning Manager for C.U.B. in Sydney. Angus BROOKSBY ('77) Senior Student in 1978 is working as a solicitor with Ebsworth and Ebsworth. Kaye SHEPHERD ('77) had a six weeks tour of the United Kingdom and the continent in October 1989. This included a week at Taize in France. Kaye has been very much involved in helping the disabled, and is currently the Director of the Independent Living Centre in South Melbourne. Michael BURGESS ('78) is engaged to Jan Truscott from Perth. Sam ARMSTRONG ('81) is in New York studying at Columbia University for his M.B.A. He lives at International House where he was joined by his family including his sister Kate ('83) for a thoroughly enjoyable Christmas. Melissa HEBBARD (nee HARE) ('82) writes with news of husband Peter ('81) and herself. The couple have just settled in at Ballarat Base Hospital for the next 6-9 months as Peter has been sent on rotation there. Melissa is graduating late March from La Trobe University's Dip. Ed. (Primary) Course. She had a wonderful year doing the course and thinks that she will really enjoy teaching. She is also doing her final year in the Grad. Dip. in Children's Literature at Victoria College—a thesis year to finish the course. She expects to write about Elyn Mitchell who wrote the Silver Brumby Series and is one of the great personalities of the Snowy Mountains area. Peter LARSEN ('82) is currently practising as an optometrist in London and called back into College briefly at the end of February. Jeffrey SHEATHER ('82) was appointed Chaplain to Peterhouse, a large co-educational multi-racial boarding school 70 kilometres from Harare in Zimbabwe as from 22nd January this year. Diana CUDMORE ('84) enjoyed the time she spent teaching at Hamilton College. This year she is travelling overseas and has secured a position in an American summer camp in Pennsylvania. She is looking forward to visiting Niki Yeo ('86) and Rebecca Daniels ('86) in Oxford and hopes to join Trinity members on The Grand Tour in November. Jamie ADAMSON ('86) spent Christmas back home in Melbourne and called into Trinity with news of his stimulating but demanding job in London with Pannell Kerr Forster. He is in their Hotels Group which takes him to exotic locations such as Barcelona to assess the potential for new five-star hotels. Last November he, and Tom Elliott ('86) who came down from Toronto, took part in the New York Marathon. Out of 26,500 runners, Jamie came in at 8012th—a mighty effort. Tom did even better by coming in at 2826th. Congratulations to you both and good luck for 1990! Vanessa KENNEDY ('87) has begun work in Clemenger Advertising Agency and reports that she is "having a fantastic time".