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PROSPECT
Althoug h the firs t term has passed and , lor the Year 1:'.5 therefore, o ne-t hird of the teaching year has disappeared, there are a great many e\citing things to occur in the ri ch tapestry of student life a l the College. Despite the \'ery significant demands of V.C.E., students ilre continuing to involve thcmselvcs in sport, debating, music, drama ilnd the like in the \'igorous and committed way that we think is very important in their overall growth as emerging young adults. In the communi tv, the youth of todilY is seen bv some as d'i rectio'nless and li feless but, if the indication given by these young Collegians is in any way accurate, i fcel very reassured of the future that thcse YOU;lg people will begin to direct in the coming years. 1t has been pleasing to see that the Victorian Curriculum ilnd Assessment Board hilS cased the demands in some respects on senior students and this is very much to their benefit because it does all~w them greater scope to embrace the full gamut of activities.
VCE. RESULTS - 1992 You will have read in the previous edition of Ad Astra of the splendid performance of our Year 12 students as a o-roup in the V.C.E. Since that edition we have become aWCife of the V.C.E. Award VVinners (the outstanding achievers in individual studies) for 1992. We can proudlv announce that Stuart Cosgriff \\'on a~ award fo r In ternational Studies and laomi Mitchell won awards for Graphic Communication and Art.
STAFF APPOINTMENTS Though it is to be understood that there has been much less movement between schools by staff in the current economic circumstances, there have been some other appointments within the College that should be noted. Mrs Carole Hazell has been appointed Deputy Head of the the Middle School to succeed Mr orman Rachinger. At the Senior Schoo l, Mrs Carolyn Hildebrand has taken over from Mr Andrew Gibson as Head of Mossgiel (the girls' boarding house), Mr Ga ry Montgomery has taken on the ro le of Head of Keith from Mrs H ildebrand, and Mr David Curnow has become I fead of Wettenhal l, follow in g the lo n g a nd distinguished service in that position of Mr Richard Morris,
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Dr Wettelllwil alld tile cllrrclli Chail'llwll of COIlIlCil, Mr Gamet Fieldillg
DR NORMAN WETTENHALL On Thursdav 3 Deccmber 1992, followino- th e final Cou ncil meeting of the yea r, th~ Chairman of Council and I hos ted a black tie dinner for Dr Wettenhall in his belo\'ed College Di ning Hall to mark his retirement from the College Council. Near ly 120 of his friends and a ll hi s immediate family ga thered in honour of the contrib ution that thi remarkable Old Collegian had made to the sch ool si nce hi s arriva l as a student in 1930, A fonner Council colleague of his, Mr Ken a ll, painted a broad canvas of orman's life and interests and I was then g ive n th e privilege of saying somet hin g abo ut Norman and his cont ributi on to the College specifically. Norman's service on Counc il was unbroken from 1960 to the end of 1991 following an equa lly outstanding contribution to COLUlcil deliberations from his father, Dr R.R. Wet ten hall, who had served for 32 years si nce the la te 1920s. Much of the beauty and orde r of what surrounds cu rrent Collegians is w ho le hearted ly due to orman's deep love of landscapes and setti ngs. But to concentrate on ly on th e visua l beauty of the College would be to undervalue the philanthropy and the feeling of industry that lorman brough t to Council consid era ti o n of all ma tters tha t affected th e operation of the College. Perhaps it is only H eadmas te rs who fully understand the
depth of commitmen t made by Co uncil Chair men, so let me say lh a t Nor man's commitmen t to the College, hi s love of the institution, and his abid ing interest in its we lfare were tru ly rema rkab le, And, need less to say, t hey w ill no t dec lin e with his retirement from the ollnciL It was a fittin g tribute to Norman and a s plendid ciima, to th e evening that the current Chairman, IVIr Garnet Fielding, bes towed Life Governorship of the College on Norman, the first time that thi s sig nal honour has been awarded.
THE ROGERS' GARDEN For so me tim e, Bi ll and Alan Rogers, both Old Collegians, had wa n ted to comlllemora te the i I' pa rents, Brigad ier J.D. and Mrs Iren e Ro ge rs, within the College grounds. • Old Collegians of ea rlier eras will have known of Brigadier Rogers' wonderful contributions to Aush'alian industry, the A u s tralian militar y and , wit h home matters in mind , the Col lege because of his membership of the Council through two s tints to talling sixteen yea rs. What may not be kno\Vn, however, was the fact th at Mrs Ro ge rs was the first Agricultural Science 8l'aduate in Victoria, Mindful of that latter point and of the fact that the bo ys' boarding house Mackie - was ve ry much in n eed of a quiet restful spot for board ers, Bill and Alan gave a significant alllount of money so that a special ga rden co uld be created at the rea r of the hOLlse in their parents' honour. The task was completed in co nsiderable s ty le so th a t th e area bea utifull y and peacefully co mpl ements th e refurbished rear of Warrinn and, in an informa . cer emon y, Bill and Alan unvetled the plaque to open th e garden in th,e presence of th e ir wives, t he ga rden s architects, members of Counci l and the Board of th e Foundation, and the stud ents of Ma cki e. Generations of bo ys throu g h Mackie will appreciate very much the generosity of "the Rogers' boys",
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The Chairll1all the ColleRe COllllci , Garllet ' Fieldillg, A lnll alld Pall1 Rogers, Bill alld fall ROfSers, alld the Prillcipa l, Palll Shenhall, at the opellillg of th e gardel/, The restored Wan'illll li ollse in the backgrollnd is the resldeIlce of the Mackie liollsellInsier
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COLLEGE CHAPEL ORGAN INSTALLED
LARGE GIFT OF BOOKS
YEAR 12 INFORMATION MEETING
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On ente rin g th e po rch of th e Co ll ege Chapel, one is immediately aware of the iron spira l staircase leading to th e ga llery a bove, whi ch, w hile quite sm all, is now hom e to th e new pipe orga n. Loo kin g bac k a t thi s inst rum ent fr om the centre of th e nave it is asy to see th at it p oss sses a t leas t thi r ty-s ix pure tin pip es in a fin e Tas m a ni a n Oa k case w hi ch ma tches th e Chap el furni shin gs. There are seven sto p knobs o n ei ther sid e of the keyboard s with th e bui lder's name, Roger I'ogson, promin ent between them. Ac tu a ll y th e o rga n has 690 pipes o f whi ch 368 belong to the lower keyboa rd (G rea t Orga n ) w hil e 280 belo ng to th e upp er keyboa rd (Pos itive O rga n). The remaining 42 pipes belong to th e Paddle Orga n w hil e a hitchd own peda l ac ti va tes th e Trimulant. The o rga n is as large as the ga llery will p ermit , a llow in g suffi cient space fo r a sin ger o r o ther instru menta list, too. The to ta l d es ig n foll ows th a t o f th e cl assic o rga ns o f th e '18 th ce ntur y. Its prim e fun c ti o n s a r c to lead co ng r ega ti o na l sin ging, to playa sig nifi ca nt part of th e o rgan repertoire and to provide the bes t poss ibl e ins trum ent fo r o rga n teac hin g and practi ce. Roge r I ogso n is recogni sed as o ne o f A us tra lia 's lea d ing orga n bui ld e rs . He speciali ses in building thi s type of orga n and in res torin g hi s to ri c '19 th ce ntury instrum en ts. O ld Collegians interested in play ing th e orga n w hen visiting the ollege sho uld make a prior inquiry to the Direc tor of Music or the Bursa r.
Alm ost 200 pa rents a tte nded the Yea r 12 In for m at io n Eveni n g w h e n t he Pri nc ipa l, Mr Pau l Shea han, the V.C.E. Co-ord ina tor for the College, Mr War ren Harri s, a nd th e Ca ree rs Adv iso r, M rs Shera n Fis her, add ressed th em o n the requ irements of the Victo ria n Ce rtifica te o f Edu ca ti on a n d its de m a n ds o n s tud ents. The parents were then able to di scuss thi s with members of staff.
Mrs Bm'barn Asliby witll Illelll/1ers of staff. Mr David YO ll llg alld Mr David CII1"/101('
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College stlldellts TOIi I Patoll, Alister Robsoll, GaIJili Barllell, Clln rles Ballicli alld JOllies Taillor lille li p 10 receive tlieir collecticJll tillS. 60 boarril'l"s alld day stlldellts lie/ped ill tlie Nell'towlI area
WaYlle Raebll1"/l ('81) witli tlie Prlllcipai. Palll Sliealiall, alld tlie Lillrnriall, Lea Qllail, witli a collectioll of o(ler eiglitlilllldred 1I0VelS. Tlie llooks, ll'liicli are ill pristille cOllditioll, will add cllormollsly to tlie library's colleclioll of fictioll
"SYNCOPATION" 2nd Alll nlni Ball snpporting III l1sic nt the College SOllth Bnrwon Civic Ccntre Friday 20 Allgust - 8plll - lalll M llsic by the Bnrry Edwnrds Big Bnnd $30 per persall Bllffet Slipper B. Y.O. Black Tie/Optiona l Tickets avnilable frolll the College Mllsic Departlllent Ph 263126
MACKIE AND MOS SGIEL PARENT AND TENNIS DAY A tenni s a nd pi cni c day was he ld fo r the boa rders and parents on 21 February. So m e rai n s qu a ll s ju s t befo r e lu n~h meant that lunch was held in the aerob ics room of the Rolland Centre. Th e day was en joyed by a ll - a good oppo r t unit y for pa r en ts, es p ec ia ll y n ew pa re nts, to m ee t o th ers.
I-Ientlia Hmrd, Cliris Parka Or WI, Jill Parker, DOllS Parker
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Senior School ROWI G Bv a I most any measu re, t he 1993 ro\\'ing season \\'a5 a great success. The
club consists of 86 boys, 75 girls and thirty coaches. However the club is small compared with the larger A.p.s. schools, making the regattn results this yenr even more impressi\'e. Some of the highlights are listed below: Boys' 1s t Vill - Hend of the River winner and finalist at most regattas. COnch: Peter Philp. G irl s' 1s t & 2nd IV 's - Head of the Yarra winners ilnd Head of the River A finalist. Coaches: Aliln Darker and Rob Kemp. Boys' 2nd VITI - Winner of the junior VIJI's at three V.R.A. regattas, including the State junior Championship and second at the Head of the River. Coach: David Curnow. Girls' 3rd VIIT - Winner at the Head of the Ri\'er and the Barwon Regatta. Coach: Joy Simpson. Boys' 3rd VIII - Winner of the Banks Regatta and third at the Head of the Ri\·er. Coach: Richard Murphy. Boys' Jth Vill - First in its Division in the Hend of the Yarra and Head of the River B finalists. Coach: Dick Garrard. Boys' 5th V III - Round Robin winners at the Banks Regatta and Head of the Ri\'er C finalists. Coach: Adam PalmerYlorgan.
J unio r crews - Outstanding performilnces were recorded by Year 10 1st IV, coached by Andrew Gibson, and the Year 9 2nd VIII, coached by ick Kleiss, both winnjng their A.P.s. Junjor Regatta finals. Of all these successes, perhaps the sweetest one was the Head of the River win by the 1st VIII. Throughout the season the crew to bea twas Gee long Grammar but College gradually drew closer and rowed a 1500m record in training in ,I min 17 secs the weekend before. Fired up by coach I'eter Philp, the crew had a convincing win in the heat on Friday. In the semi-final on Saturday one of the crew lost his seating on the first stroke but they fought their way back to gain a spot in the A final - and what a race that was. College shot out to a commanding lead rating ,16 strokes to the minute into the head wind and were never seriously challenged by Melbourne Grammar, Geelong Grammar or Brighton Grammar. Success was also seen in other areas beside the results and the durable and valuable personal development of the rowers. There was a marked resurgence of club spirit enhanced by sausage sizzles, surf board rowing at Lorne, the Nelson rowing camp, crew pasta nights, Pn~e 4
the row in g Pa ren ts' Suppo rt Gro u p s pit roast, a nd the a nnu a l d inn er fo r se nior crews . Thanks to all th e coac hes, Bob Morse (boat m a n), Pe te r C ro n k (l an d training), David Whi tcroft (j unior Boys' Coo r di n ator), Ma rga re t Le th b ri dge (G irls' Coordinator) jo hn O lse n a nd Leslie Connell (Rowing Parents' Su pport Group). Richard Morris M.I.e. Rowin g.
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Firs tl y, o n be ha lf of th e c ri c ke te rs, co ngra tul a ti o ns to th e '1s t V Il i o n th ei r Head o f th e Ri ve r w in . It was a fittin g culminatio n to all their hard work. T he cri cke t rs a lso ha d a s u ccess ful seaso n a t a ll l eve l s. Th e 1s t XI we re p layi ng for th e premi ers hip ri g ht up to the las t hours of pl ay bu t had to se ttl e fo r second p lace w h e n Wes ley put a ll beyo nd doubt by bea ti ng Ca rey outri g ht. With o nl y o ne loss we we re perh a ps unlu cky but that loss was criti ca l a nd two d raws d id no t help. The seaso n w ill be rem em be red fo r ra i n in te rru p ti o ns and ca ncelled ga mes as well . Toby Smith led the 1st XI fro m th e fro nt as capta in, strike bow ler a nd punishin g bil tsma n . With ove r thirty w icke ts and Girls' 1st IV 300 runs he rea ll y made his mark on th e. A.P.s. scene. He was abl y suppo rted by Cl inton Peake w ho led th e run agg rega te fo r the second year, a nd he still has one year to play. Stewart Harris scored 101 n.o. aga inst Wes ley - h e is th e so n o f Mr Wa rr e n 'Da r key' Harr is w h o m O ld Co ll egia ns w ill reme m ber fro m chemi s try classes and as Head of Sha nno n House. It was strange not to have a boa rder in the team this year bu t we di d have a 'count ry represe n tative' in j a mi e McCo nachy fro m Colac way. He was an impressive wicke tkeeper w ith mo re th an thirty dismissa ls. The O ld Coll egia n s fix tu re did n ot eventuate aga in th is yea r. We req uir e so meone to take o n the orga n isa ti o n of a cricke t ma tch nex t yea r. It was p leasing to sec O ld Collegians a t some of the Melbo urn e and home ga mes. You are always welcome to pop in a nd say hell o - th e boys rea ll y app recia te it. Girls' 3rd IV Cam McKe n zie, w ho cap ta in ed th e Co ll ege in 1983 a nd p laye d in th e '82 ST PETER'S COLLEGE prem iers hi p tea m, now teaches a t Wes ley ADELAIDE VISIT College and coac hed th e Wesley tea m to During the season the St Peter's crew the prem ie rship. A nd rew Hobbs ('79) were home hosted by the College crew also teaches at Wesley and coac hes th eir and trained on the Barwon . They the n 1st crew. went to Melbou rn e Grammar and rowed Ja n Redpath ('54) is in th e limeli g ht in in the Hen ley Regatta. cr icke t circles as th e new coac h of th e ,-__=-____________----1_ _ _ _----, Gec lo n g tea m to pl ay
Coaches JOIIlI JarVIs (51 Peler's) allli Peler Philp (O.C.c. '59) wilh members of Ihe 1<1'0 lsi VI/I crews alld rowillg lltaslers Brad I"ellller (O.C.c. 72) frum 51 Peler's alld Richard Morris (O.C.c. '63)
Dis tri ct cri cket in '1993/4. Geelo ng is ve ry fo rtun a te to sec ur e s u c h a hi g hl y qu a li fie d a nd r es p ec ted lead er. T h a n ks to th e p a r e nt s w ho su p ported th e tea ms a nd th e i r d o ns th is yea r and to th e untirin g effo rts of the coac hes. Ma r k Seec kt s - M . I. e. Cri cke t.
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The Coll ege gi rl s had a very successful yea r in the first premiers hip season of A.P.s . gir ls' tennis . The youthful tea m had o nl y two members in Year 12 but was very co mpetiti ve with five wins and two losses and fini s hin g third on the premiership ladder after Wesley College and Geelong Grammar. At the conclusion of the yea r, Ca tri ona MacLean, Andrea Rowan and Sheryl Griffiths were selected to play in a combined A.P.s. team. The boys' 1st team sta rted we ll to be third on the ladder at one stage. Though a number of games were washed out, we lost as many as we won. Our top pla yers, Jong Min Lee, who came from Korea via Geelo ng Grammar, and ca ptain Ju stin Taylor, are to be congratulated to be numbers 3 and 5 respectively in the A.P.s. team to play the Grammar Schools. The IllOSt successful teams were th e 3 rds who were undefeat e d and th e fourths who lost only two matches. The Year 9 teams look promising for the future and Jos hu a Considine was selected to pla y in the Year 9 A.P.s. team.
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This year the A. p.s. swimming squad swa m in four lead-up m ee ts and th e A.P .S. s ports at th e State Swimming Centre . Despite an absence of overa ll team success, there were so me notabl e individual performances. Michelle Collins won the lea d-up meetings and was seco nd in he r backsh'oke in the A.P.s. Finals. Meg Jones also starred throughout the season in backstroke, winning mos t of her lead-up races and placing second in the A.P.s. Finals in a fast time of 35.46 seconds. Penn y Young, a new tudent to the College, came third in open freestyle and swam s trongly in the A.P.S. medle y relay. Rebecca Kempster from the Pre p. School had an excellent season with our bes t res ult of all at the A.p.s. She recorde d two first s in the butterfly and backstroke and a s econd in freestyle , proving that she is a force for the future. In th e U16 Diving Rebecca O'Loughlin s tarred, winning at Gramma r and comi ng seco nd in fierce competi ti o n at the A.P.s. It was a great night for our swimmers, w ith many sw immers rec iving places and ga in ing perso na l bests. Wesley and Ca ulfield dominated the co mpetition but the other thr ee sc hoo ls had a c lose co ntest with onl y seven points separating them.
FTBA L Three tea m s co mp e ted in th e A.P.s. competition thi s yea r a nd performed very well against the larger schools. The 3rd IX, coached by Mr Andrews, showed co nsid erable improvement in tec hniqu e and tacti cs and there \Vas good pitching by Dana Radova novi c and ca tchin g by Mirand a alion. The 2nd IX were coached by Miss Scott, and players Penny Campbe ll , Kim Faulkner, Janin e Bail, Ta ni a Bath and Georgina Ko ch s h owed te rrifi c team spirit and promise. Thei s t IX had a s u ccess ful seaso n , achieving College's highest placing of third o n th e A.P.s. ladd er. The catc her Ro wena Smith suffered glandular fever but was ably rep la ced by Emma Rowan while Rebecca Langton was a consistent pitcher and Prue John ston e ca ug ht man y 'wild throws' at first base, Vice-Captain, A li son Co ilin s, took many fin e ca tches as did Suzanne Cronin and Ra chel Wynn in th e outfield. Kate Edwards, the fa s test arm in th e A. P.s . softball, also batted well, \V hile Sally-Ann Eagles and Catriona Carswell also mad e their impress ion . Thanks to Mr Ilarris, whose en thu s ia s m he lp ed make a successful season.
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A t 9.00 a.m. on Wedne,day 10 Vlarch all Year 9 students were ushered into St George's Church, LaTrobe Terrace, to begin the annual History field trip to Gee lon g. After a short service conducted by the Reverend Ian Parton and an entertaining talk by David Whitcroft (concerning the history of the College and other higher order topics such as rowing) the students se t off to discover, from a range of sources, \Vhat they could about the history of their city.
Head of History, Mr Alldrew Gi/'soll welcolllcS stildellis to St George's Chllrch to begill the Yenr 9 field trip
DRAMA Two major pr od uction s are being perform ed thi s year. 'Thurkaari - The Demon of th e Curry Powders' in Ma y was direc ted to the slllaller children and local Primar y School c hildr en we r e invited . The second major production \V iII be Peter Shaffer's 'A mad eus' and after th e award winning success of 'Freedo m of the City' last yea r it will be a h'emend ous chall enge to all in volved . Perfo rmances wi ll be ea rly in Term III, Jul y 29, 30, 31.
Visiting the Art Gallery, the I ational Wool Museum, the Hi storical Records Centre and o th er places of historical importance, students were ab le to gain a n insight no t just into the hi story of Geelong, but ho \V history can be represented. In other \Vords stud ents had the opporttmity to consider the ap horism that 'history is all arou nd us'; that indeed the history book is but o ne way to learn about hi sto ry; there is also art, architecture and arch iva l displays - to name just a fe\V other sources \Vai tin g to tell their o\Vn historica l tales.
CnlllerOIl Jerell/inil nllri Micilael Bl'IIsse/ illspecl Ihe qllality of the wool ill tile Naliollnl Wool Mll selllll dllrillS Iile YCllr 9 History field trip
Year 9 stlldellt, AII/allda COli lis, Illld Mr AIIl!rew Gi/?soll take Iile opportllility to ask Mr Bert Keitil a qllestioll or Iwo 171 the HistoriCtlI Records Celltre
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which chi ldren feel sec ure a nd confident. \lVe encourage the 100 childre n who attend Ca mpbell I lou se to develop li \'ely inquiring mind s, a love of lea rning and a willingness to ap pl y effort to worthw hile tasks. Campbell House is set w ithin landscaped garden a nd play a reas. The facilities consist of four attractive class rooms and il number of suppl ement1lrv teaching areas. These include a very well s tocked junior library, 11 music centre, ,1 multipurpose room, a n !lrt room, and 11 brand new 1Idventure plilyground.
engage in activities
ABOVE: Gee/oilS footha l/er, Tilll McGratll, ('xplaills the techlliqlles of lIIarkillg to Fiolla Harlell (Prep Grade), fell II ifer SheallOlI (Yr 1 J, AllllwllY Ciach (Yr 1J, Wesley Self (Yr 3) 01111 Edll'Ord wwler (Yr 3)
lack~(111 Herllerl (Yr 1) lesls the slide at the opellillg of the Call1l'/7el/ HOllse adl'clltllre playgrolllld
At the centre of the learning programme at Campbell House is the child. Each child brings individua l capabilities a nd important prior knowledge to the sc hoo l situ ation. Our teachers observe and assess the children individually, and plan learning activ ities to suit their particular interests a nd
w hi ch arouse curios ity, excite the e motions a nd s t imulat e think ing. Opportunities a rc prov ided for th e c hildr e n to learn by obse rva tion, im ita tion , exp lora tion and manipulation. Th ey lea rn 1Il so, thr o u g h direct teaching. Cil mpb e ll I io u se children a rc e nco ur1lged to do as mu ch for themselves as poss ibl e. In thi s way, they beco m e independent indi Vidu a ls, . and a ls o co m e to understand th e ir ~ responsibilities as me mbers of a g ro up. Th e s taff believe it is essential to la y a solid fou ndati on of knowledge, skills a nd lea rning atti tud es during the ea rl y yea rs. This foundation provides th e basis upon whic h progressivel y hi g he r s ta ndard s can be achi eved. Th e lea rnin g progra mm e at Ca mpbell H o u se follows a ca ref ull y planned d eve lopmenta l seque n ce. Thi s pro gra mm e is presented lar ge ly throu g h the H o m e Room teac he r w ho is responsible for th e co re c urri c u lum a reas of Mathematics, Language A rt s and Int eg rate d S tudi es. (Hea lth, Science, and Socia l Studi es).
Mallip"latioll of cOllcrete objects is all illlportallt part of childrell's leamillg. Year 1 stlldellts, Robert Allen, Alexalldra Gibsoll alld Alice BradsllOw, colls/mct a Dllplo bllildillg
Re/ll?ccn Wood (Yr 2) is absorbed ill readillg a picillre ,tory book dl/rillg (I Litemtl/re lessoll Page 6
Young c hildr e n are active and c uriou s, so the phys ical environment at Campbel l Hou se is kept safe. Beca u se chi ldren lea rn throu g h us in g al l the ir se ns es, there are a lways int e restin g things to touch, see, hear and do. As far as we a re ab le, we provide first-hand experiences in real situations a nd with everyday material s. Th e Campbell House s taff believe childre n
Year 3 I-Iollle ROOIII Teacller, Mr MicllOel Pallckridge, disCl/sses re(ldillg activilies wilh Ricil(lrd Nerd alld fall/ie Ricilards
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Yenr'/ stlldelll s, DlIllcnll Byrne nlld AlltllOIIY Cinch, perforlll n violill dllel ntthe Tenlll Cn lllpbell I-Iollse Mllsic Evellillg
und ers tanding. Numerous opportuniti es are provided for childre n a nd ad ults to talk with each o ther.
Specialist teac he rs g uid e c hildre n 's development in Art, Drama , French, Mu s ic and Ph ys ical
Mrs Fiolln Klle::epich explnills the dnllce of tile fireflies to Yenr 1 silldellts, Hnlllish Hnrtell, jncksoll Herbert, Knte Frallcis nl/d Alistnir JOIl(,S, dllrillg n Drallln lessoll
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joel Cnmegie (Yr 1) ncts 0111 the role of the fn ther ill n gnllle of fnl 11 ily life beillg plnyed dllrillg recess At Campbell House, we create opportuniti es for th e children to choose activities in a planned environme nt. Sometimes we g uid e the choi ces; so metimes we g ive the childre n full responsibility for choosing. Ch ildren arc more likel y to be co mmitted to a ta s k when they arc ab le to choose it and to unders ta nd its purpose. We plan th e Campbell House prog ramm e to be s ufficientl y cons is te nt to offer sec urity and s tability, but flexible enough to a ll ow s pontaneo us opportunities for lea rning. The Campbe ll l louse s taff re late to c hildr en with ge nuine ca re and
The Campbell House teachers show an appreciation o f th e co ntribution of each child by seeking a nd usin g their id eas, by s ho w in g th em wa rmth a nd respec t a nd by reme mbe rin g and discussing things which are important to th em. Teac hers also e nsure tha t the lea rning programme is e njo ya bl e. Th e atmosphere at
AD ASTRA Campbe ll H ouse encourages positive a ttitud es and feelings among everyone associated with it. Play is an essent ial part of early lea rnin g. Children set up pretend s itu atio ns in w hi ch they play out what they understand of emotions, relations hips and physical aspects of particular roles. Through play, children have an acceptab le way to e'press strong feelings, rehearse e;..periences and interact socia ll y. For young ch ildren, the fami ly is the immediate and continuing sou rce of secu rity, id entity and learning. lothers and fathers arc close ly in vo lved with th eir ch ildren's learning, whether thr o u gh informal conve rsation in the mornings or afternoons when ch il dren are ta ken to a nd from sc hool, through help in the classrooms and on special events such as our recent Swimming Sports, or through sharing readin g or ot her learning ac ti vities with their ch i Id ren a t home. In volvement of families in the Campbe ll H ouse programme makes the transition from home to sc h ool easier and helps to maintain con tinuity of lea rnin g as our yo ung children develop. The yea rs at Campbel l House lay the foundations for the chi ld 's subsequent edu ca tion. We are conscious of helping our c hildren to develop into social ly responsib le ad ults who wi ll be caring about peo ple a nd th e enviro nm e nt. We a re also co n cerned that they wi ll be inve nti ve, physically active and ab le to cope in a world that is chang ing rapidly.
Prep. Grade stlldellts, Sillloll Gru::nllskns, Mnttlwl(' DilllOpski, jenlllle HClldrey, Elllily D'Altern nlld Melody Abiklmir, stride towards !lIC fillisilli/l(' ill thc mndillg mce ntthe Cnlllp/l('11 HOllse Sl('illIll/illg sports
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Senior School SKIING
YOUNG ACHIEVERS
Twelve year old David Clarke (Year 8) became the highest rankin g Austra li an Alpine Skier and is ranked in the top five for his age in the world in the Slalom and Giant Slalom after his recent trip to U.s.A. and Europe. David s ta yed with family friends in U.s.A. and trained with the local school team at Mammoth Mountain in january before go ing to Northern Ital y fo r the 'unofficia l Junior Olympics' w here he won th e Slalom, was fourth in th e Super
Cnnoll SlaleMaliager, Daryl Maholl,1I'11O prescllted the Calloll copier to the Col/ege, 11'il/, Felicity Mllrphy and the Prillcipal
CANON ESSAY AWARD Felicity Murphy won the Victorian Section of the 1992 Canon Young Writers of the Year Competition and was placed second overall in the ational Competition from O\'er 2600 entries. Felicity's prizes w hich were presented by the patron and final judge of the competition, Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer, O.B.E., were a Canon Epoea Camera for herself and a Canon FC-2 personal copier for the College. Felicity's class entered the competition, writing on the topic 'Born in 1992; my life as a teenager'.
DOWLING SHIELD Year 11 studen t Clinton Peake was Captain of the Melbourne Cricket Club team which won the W.J. Dowling Under 16 cricket competition run by the District Clubs in january. At the end of the Carnival Clinton was also appointed captain of the team selected from the sixteen clubs w hi ch participated, and he broke the record for th e aggregate number of runs scored.
Century and popu lar wo rks. Last term they gave performances at a va ri ety of function and were ve ry we ll received. The Quartet is known as "Four Seasons" and co-ordinated by Mar il y n Dwyer in the Music Department (P h. 263 '126) and they are eager to perform at functio ns in the Coll ege or general commu nity.
FENCING Year 12 student Simon Wey mouth has been competing s uccessfully with the World Cup Under 20 Fencin g circuit in Europe in preparation for the World Junior Under 20 Epee Championsh ips. His A Grade junior Tournament placings are among the best ever resul ts for an Australian fencer. In • Germany h e fin ished . 32nd after a good vic tory over Under 20 world ranked No. 2 from Hun ga ry. In Switzerland he defeated the No.5 ranked Russian and
David Clarke at the IIlIofficial Jllllior Olyillpics Giant Slalom and ninth in the Giant Slalom. He then competed in the unofficial World Championships for childre n , coming sixth in the Giant Slalom with the fastest second leg of the competition. There were competitors from over thirty countries.
STRING QUARTET
WATER SKIING Sally Morris, Year 12, has continued to star in water skiing. In January she ca me first in the tricks and sla lom in th e Australian Masters held at Narrandera and was then one of eight women to be invited to compete in the Moomba Masters' events and came third in the Women's Tricks aga in st international competition. She then won the Victorian Girls' tricks and slalom and will represent Victoria for the seventh time in the ational Titles at Barmera. During the season Sally won the Nissan series of five tournaments in her events.
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String Quartet - Andrew Jenn er (Yr 12), Ben Collins (Yr 12), Ruth Dou g herty (Yr 1'1) and William Mills (Yr 10) (pholo above) - is proving to be a group in demand. Their repertoire is main ly Baroque, Classical and Romantic quartet works, but they are expanding to include 20th
His fi n ish ed European results have elevated his ranking to 0 I in Austra li an Under 20 Epee. He climaxed hi s tr ip wit h an outstanding 14th in the World Un d er 20 Championships. Simon is fortunate to be a recipient of an M.L.e. Juni o r Spor ts Foundation Scho larsh ip which e nabl es hi m to compete in Europe and U.S.A. I Ie is doing his Year 12 by cor responde nce until he returns to the College in Term [I.
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The Foundation
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THE FOUNDATION
Where there's a Will we would like to be in it
Th e new Fo und a ti o n Pres id e nt, Ke n a ll , atte nd e d th e Co ll ege fr o m 19301942. lie was a Pre fec t, I-lo use Ca pta in, rowed in th e 1942 1s t VIII a nd was in th e a thl e ti cs tea m in 194'1 a nd '1942 w hen he was Ca pta in . Ken beca me Pres id ent of th e O .G.CA. in 1962-3, is a n Ho nora ry Life M e mber a nd was a m e mb e r of Th e Gee lo ng Co ll ege Co un cil from 1960-74. H e aga in becam e a member of th e Coun cil in 1992. Three members o f his fa mil y - john, Pe ter a nd jenny - a re Old Coll eg ia ns. Afte r se rv ice in th e RAA F as a pil o t from '1943-45, Ke n atte nd ed Me lbo urn e Uni ver s it y a nd th en jo in ed th e fa mil y bu s in ess Bri g ht a nd Hitc hcoc ks. Wh e n thi s was sold in 1968 he becam e a Mye r executi ve a nd was a Direc to r o f Mye r Southern Stores Ltd when he retired ulI 984. Sin ce th a t tim e Ken has bee n heav il y in vol ved in co mmunity a ffa irs, pa rti n llad y Ro tar y. H e is a Pa s t Di s tri c t Gove rn or a nd has been a mem ber of two intern a ti ona l committees. This has mea nt ex te nsive overseas tra vel in w hi ch he has b en joined by hi s wife Marjo rie. A fo undin g Direc tor of Th e Gee lo ng Coll ege Fo undati o n in ] 987, Ke n was e lec te d Vi ce- Pres id e nt in '1990 a nd Pr es id e nt fo llo w in g th e mo s t r ece nt Annual General Mee ting.
Thanks to Geoff Neilson
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A t th e r ece nt Bo ard m ee tin g of th e Foundatio n, a speciaJ minute of a p p reciati o n w as reco rd ed for th e o utsta ndin g work don e by Geoff in his three yea rs as Pres id e nt and C hairm a n o f th e Boa rd . Geo ff's e nthu s ias m , hi s cla rity o f thinkin g, hi s ex tra ordina ry a dmini s trati ve ability a nd hi s warm h'i end s hip have been o f enormous valu e to th e d evelo pm e nt of th e Foundation . Th a nk y ou Geo ff! Th e fir s t s ix ye ars in th e life o f Th e Gee lo ng Coll ege Found a ti on have bee n exc itin g and very s uccessful. Und er th e s kill ed le ad e rs hip o f G eo ff Be tt s a nd Geo ff Ne ilso n the Found a ti o n team has ac hi eved man y of its aims, pa rti cul a rl y th ose o f w innin g fri end s fo r th e sc hoo l a nd ra ising fund s for th e d evelopme nt o f th e Co ll ege. Th e Found a ti on ha s been a pi vo tal po int for a renewed interes t in th e school by pa ren ts, g rand pa ren ts, fri end s, and of course Old Geelon g Coll egians. Durin g the easier econ omic yea rs and in th ese la ter ha rd e r tim es, the ge neros ity o f th ose interes t d in th e future o f Gee lon g College has bee n outs tandin g. In excess o f $2 million has been given or pro mi sed to the sc hool , whi ch s pea ks vo lumes for th e wa y s o man y fri e nd s o f th e sc hoo l fee l a bout its quality of edu ca tion . o w the work of th e Foundation mu s t continue w ith renewed e ffort to build o n
Mr Ken Na il alld Mr Ceaff Neilson th e s u ccess o f the past six yea rs. T hi s e ffo rt will b e c hann e ll ed in to thr ee se p a r a te ave nu es o f a ttr ac ti n g g i f ts thro ug h th e Annu a l G ivin g Progra mm e w hi c h las t yea r ra ised $62,000, a nd thr o u g h m a jo r g if ts a n d Fo un dat io n members hip a nd by renewed ac ti vi ty to a ttrac t bequ es ts to th e Fo un da ti o n a nd the school.
The Strategy Plan During the rest of thi s yea r, the Coll ege Coun cil is und ertak ing a Strategy Review w hi ch w ill d e te rmi ne th e d irec ti o n th e schoo l w ill ta ke in edu ca ti on a nd fac iliti es d evelo pment for the ba la nce of thi s d ecad e. Th e Fo undatio n , w hi c h is fin a ll y responsibl e to th e Coll ege Co uncil, works ve ry cl osely w ith it. Th e generous givi ng by so many fri ends of th e schoo l w ill be direc ted toward s th ose pro jec ts w hi ch th e Co un c il co nsi d e r s a r c t h e m os t imp o rt a nt fo r m a inta inin g t h e hi g h s ta nd ard of educa ti on bei ng p rovided . So me projec ts w ill be q ui te s ma ll and o th e rs in ye ars to co me m ay be mu ch la rger. The Found atio n Fund itself w hi ch has now g row n to ove r Sl milli o n w ill continu e to be a foca l po int. This fund , w hi ch is to be th e majo r endowme n t o f th e school, w ill in yea rs to co me pro tec t its future aga inst the furth e r redu cti on of gove rnm e nt fundin g a nd a lso p rov ide revenu e fo r new as pec ts o f edu ca ti ona l d evelopmen t.
The Rolland Window O f specia l interest this year is that Old Coll egia ns of th e Ro ll a nd era a re bein g g ive n th e o pp o rtunit y thr o u g h th e Annu a l G iv in g Prog ra mm e to p rov ide fund s to m ee t th e cos t o f th e bea uti ful s ta ined g lilss w ind ow bein g pl ilced in the Chil pel. Th e Coun cil d ec ided th il t th e w ind ow s hould be d edi ca ted to th e me mo ry o f th e la te Ve ry Reve re nd S ir Fr a n c is Ro ll a nd as a tribut e to hi s wo rk as a Pm'is h Minis ter, Inl a nd C ha pl a in, Army ha pl a in , H ea dm as te r , M o d e r a to rGeneril l o f the Presby teri a n C hurch a nd in ma ny o the r o ffices. It is hoped tha t Old Coll eg iil ns w ill give genero us ly to this specia l a p peil l.
We a rc ve ry gratif ied to report that a good n u mbe r of Old Co ll egians have a lready in d icated that they have made p rov is ion for a bequest to The Geelong Co ll ege Founda t ion in their Will. We know that there arc many more who may w is h to do so. There is a special pamphle t o n bequests ava il ab le from the Deve lopment Office. Members of the Bequest Sub-Committee of the Founda tio n are prepared to visit anyone w ho would like confidentiil l adv ice or further infor ma ti on .
Annual Giving In depe nden t Sc hools need fina ncial he lp fr o m thei r supporte rs more than ever before. Most now conduct An n ua l Giving Progra m mes ilnd the funds raised help to o ffset decline in the real level of governm ent funding. Th e Co ll ege is no exception, and the res ult of th e 1992 programme retlected th e sp le nd id gene rOS ity of the Co ll ege community - Old Coll egia ns, pa rents and supporters. Fro m a s ma ll sta r t on ly a co u p le of yea rs ago Annu a l G ivi ng raised 562,000 in 1992 d esp ite the econom ic recession. Willing vo lu nteers have written letters to be p os ted wit h an at t ract ive and informative b roc h ure, to the th o usands o f p eop le o n t he m ai lin g li st. Where possible, a telephone fo ll ow u p w ill help those w ho m ight wish to talk about their gift a nd how the funds w ill be used. To some Year groups of Old Collegia ns of th e "Rolla nd Era" an audio casse tte is to be sent, conta in ing the voices of Pa ul Shea ha n, Bill Roge rs, Ber t Keith, Ewen Mc Lea n a nd Geoff Neilson. If you don't receive o ne but wo ul d li ke a co py, please con tac t the Development Office Ph. (052. 263123) Th e An n ua l Giv in g teil m is be ing led thi s yea r by Geoff Nei lso n wit h jo h n And erso n (who is heading the busi ness g roup), Ba rba ra and Rod As hby (pa rents) a nd Ross He p b u rn (Old Collegians). Th ey w ill be assis te d by vo lun teers as well as the Director of Develop men t (Bob G ra nt) and hi s s tilff. Th e a m o unt r a i ed thi s year w il l include a ll gi fts - major g ifts, Found a ti o n s ub cr ip ti o ns, and m mb e rs hi p do n a ti o n s fr o m a few d o ll ars to thou sa nds. Every single co ntr ibution w ill be g rea tly a pp rec ia ted . Added together t he g ifts wi ll undo u b ted ly provide a s ig nifi ca nt con tr ib u t ion towa rds t h e continu ing d eve lopment of the College the schoo l o f w hich we are a ll so proud .
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Old Collegians HERE AND THERE Alicia Chong ('88) is studying second vear ommerce at Adelaide Universitv . . Ben Jacobs ('77) is in hi s seco nd yca r as an RAAF aircraft mechanic at Williamtown, NSW. Diana McKay (nee Hopkins) ('77) is worl--ing at Henty NSW in computcrs and accou nts for a feed lot as well as parttimc local counci l work. Andrew Palmer ('83) has moved from Catherine, T, to Griffith, NSW, with the CSlRO as part of an interstate team studyi n g vegetation change near Renmark. Stewart Fabb ('75) graduated with a PhD in genetics/molecular biology from Mclbourne University. After s p ending about 3 years as a research fell 0 I\' in the Department of Veterinary Sciencc, Melbourne, he has recently taken a three year research post at Guy's Hosp ital , London. Li sa Grant ('85) gradua ted in Hospitality at R.M .l.T . a nd travelled through USA and parts of Europe and has taken a position at Guy's Hospital, London, in charge of nutrition for the maternity ward. Barry Eagles ('66) has been in Brisbane for four years and his s hop , Clls/elli', Fresh PlIs/a produces fresh pasta and sauces for the s h op and some major hotels. Frank Pam ('49) no\\' has a daughter, Sylvia. He is broadcasting regularly on 3MBS -lpm Thursdays. His c hamber orchestra The Melbollme MIISicillllS gave a series of three concerts in Melba Hall as soloists in Mozart's Piano Concertos wi th Max Cooke's Teall1 of Pillilists. Suzy Campbell ('89) ha s mov ed to Byron Bay and is studying Horticultural Science at the University of Queensland. Paula Penning ('81) completed a BEd (Me lb ) majoring in politics, econom ics a nd legal studies and is now studying law at Deakin University majorin g in com mercial law. Tim Cole ('75) has returned from a four year posting to the Australia n Consu late General in Hong Kong and is now with the Departme nt of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra. Cameron McKenzie ('80) is teaching Biology at Wesley College, Prahran, and coached its 1st XI cri cket which won the A.p.s. premiership thi s yea r. Fiona Leonard ('85) has completed an Arts degree wi th honours at Melbou rn e University maj o ring in Midd le Eastern politics and is now working for thc Deparhllent of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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in Can berra as a g radua te ad ministra tive assis tant. Ru sse ll T ro un ce ('7 1) Re s ident of Sa nti ag, Chile, for c ig ht ee n m o nth s teaching Englis h to Spa ni s h s tudents and businessmen. En route to Santiago, he travelled through Venczucla, olombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. Craig T ucker ('81) a nd wife, Helen, are travelling through Thailand an d Europe for a year on a work in g holid ay a nd pla n to work in Northern Queensland when they return. R ober t Ty m ms ('84) is working in Zimbabwe an d South Afr ica wi th Outwa rd Bound. I an T y mm s ('82) g r a du a ted w ith Engl ish honours from Hobart University last year. Felicity A ll en ('82) is a Veterinary Surgeon working in Warrnambool a nd enjoying the life. Sonya Gray ('82) is now living in Newcastle work ing as a primary schoo l teacher. Greg Kyle ('81) r es igned from the army in January and purchased a reta il Pharmacy in Millmerran, Qld. Scot t Selleck ('76) was married last November and he is now worki ng in Singapore in the o il industry a nd hi s w ife, Jenni, is in Public Relations. J oan n a Ut ting ('82) gradua ted as a physiotherapist in 1985 and is working in London and tra velling Europe. Janine Simpso n ('8 2) is a registered nurs e an d is working in London a nd travelling Europe. Fiona McKe n zie ('82) is teaching mu sic at Brighton Grammar. Susan Picke r ing ('82) is a n Occupationa l Therapist wo rkin g in Melbourne. Ia n Penrose ('63) h as m oved to Singleton in th e Hunter Valley SWand is Commercial Mana ge r at the Drayton coa l mine. He is enjoying th e chall e nge and hi s family the rural lifestyle. Ri chard H olland ('63) has also moved to the Hunter Val ley and is living at Scone. Lawre n ce Reid ('83) is workin g for a communications software company and has just returned from a three m o nth project in Lond o n and a two month projcct in Sin ga pore . He is c urr e ntl y enjoy ing Brisbane's s uns hine. Pe ter W e ll s ('86) ha s co mpl e ted an Arts degree majoring in Criminology. He has completed a 26 day Outward BOllnd cou rse a nd is very in vo lved in Scripture Union Camps, Th eos and Christian Un io n at Melbourne Univcrsity. R oss Ba rn es ('68) lef t th e Com monwealth Ba nk after 21 yea rs and is currently a stud ent a t the 'Ins titute for
AD ASTRA Contemporary Church Leadcrs hip' based a t the Wollongong hurch of Ch rist. Greg Py le (' 68 ) is ma rried a nd has an insurance business in Fin ley, NSW. Pe te r G rah a m (' 71 ) has moved to Germany for two years to hcad an office in Bonn for an Austra lia n comp u tcr sys tem s export company. Pc ter ha s an eco nomics degree and gra duated in 1987 w ith a Ma s ter of Business Adm inis tra tion h'om RM IT. P e te r Llo y d ('61 ) ha s moved to Armid ale, SW, as managing Directo r of Australian New Fro nti er I' ty Ltd w hich is in vo lved in agr ic ultural tour is m , s p ec ial inte res t edu ca tion and s tudy tours in association with universities and gove rnm e nt d e partments, conference and meetin g co-o rdination and tourism cons ultancy. I a n Hop e -John s to n e (' 71 ) is now Director of Agricu lture covering Europe fo r Pep s ico Fo ods and is based at Lydding ton, UK. Bruce Parry ('53) has retired from the I a tional Bank after 34 yea rs (including over 21 yea rs as Branch Manager) and is li ving in Ocean Grove. Gra em e Chi sh o lm ('65) and h is wife, Caroline, are proud parents of twin boys - George and Thomas. Da v id Ne ls on (' 84 ) g rad ua ted wi th science a nd la w degrees at th e University of Hobart a nd is now an articled clerk wi th Harwood Andrews in Geelong and will continu e wi th his Poll Dorse t stud at Meredith w hi ch he s ta rtcd while in Year 11 at College. Anth on y Mad d ern ('84) is now li ving in Druml1l0yne a nd is General Manager of the Min g/S tea l Stopper Car Security co mpan y based in Sydney. eil M ye rs ('72) ha s moved from MLC Marshmead and ha s commenced a Bachelor of Education at Qu ee nsland UniverSity of Tec hnology and is s pending his spa re time putting two MGA 's on the road. Andre w La mb art ('89) is co ntinuing with his a thl etics and rece ntly ca me third in the Under 20 800 m at the Australian Championships in Sydney. C hri s Faye r s ('82) is at City Bank , London Brid ge Bran c h, U.K. in the Global Cash Man ge me nt Division. G ordo n S ne ll ('44) who now lives in London, has sent to the College copies of three books he ha s written:
rl!JstericlIlI!J HistoriclIl - Mlldcap RIz!Jnles of Older Tilnes; Tall/ 'S Anlazing Mllchin e; an d The Red Spectllcles Gillig These are a ll g rea t rca ding for our young teenage rs a nd very mu ch apprecia ted .
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Old Collegians OLD GEELONG FOOTBALL CLUB PREVIEW OF SEASON 1993
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Th e Old Gee lo n g Foo tb a ll C lub is g earin g up fo r a no th e r c ha ll e ngi ng seaso n in the V.A. F. A. D Grade compeli ti o n . Our ai m t hi s yea r is to ac hi eve "Pre mi e rs hip a nd pro m o ti o n to C in 1993", as an o th er s tep towa rds th e lo ng term objec ti ve of B Grade by 1996. Coac h fo r seaso n 1993 is on ce aga in Stu a rt G la sco tt, w ho ca me to us a t th e end of 199 '1 a fte r seasons w ith Ca rlton a nd Bri s b a n e in the VFL /A FL. As pl ay in g coach , S tuart ha s pro v id ed a wea lth of on fi eld lea ders hip and ex perience, w hi ch w ill continu e th is yea r. Th e Club has a close associa ti o n w ith no t o nl y Gee lon g Gr a mm a r , b ut a lso w ith The Geelong College Old Boys, and thi s yea r is n o exce p t io n . Do u ga l Morri son a nd Rob Vickers-Willis a re two long serving Club members fro m Co ll ege w ho a re o n th e co mmittee this yea r. One of their ma jor objec ti ves th is yea r is to see clo se r link s b e t wee n Th e Gee lo n g College a nd the Football Club. We th erefo re ex tend a w a rm we lcom e to a ny Old Gee long Co ll egians w ho a re inte res ted in pl ay in g foo tball in season "1993. The Club fields three teams in th e VA FA, whi ch has over 1000 reg is tered players, and is recognised as th e leading a ma teur compe tition in Aus tra li a. Fo r th ose w ho a re n o t in te r es ted in play in g, but wo uld like the chance to join in on th e ma ny and va ri ed social acti viti es o f th e C lub , we o ff e r Soc Ia l Me mb er s hip (m a le and fem ale) w hi ch in clud es reg ular n ews le tt e rs a nd a member's medallion tha t o ffers di scoun ts fr o m ma ny s ponsors of the Club in th e Pra hra n /South Yarra ar ea. Th e facilities on offer a t our Como Pa rk C lubroo ms a re equ a l to o r be tte r th a n a n y C lub , and i nclud e a Res tri c te d Liqu o r Li ce nce, full y e nclosed view in g a rea, a n o p e n ba lco ny, a nd co mpl e te ca nteen faciliti es. The play ing a rena itself is th e e n vy o f ever y o th e r C lub in th e competiti o n and th e OGs have sole use of it fo r th e entire season. For more info rma tion or d eta ils of a ny o f th e a bo ve, pl ease co ntac l sec re ta ry Da vid Minns o n (03) 529 5728 (h) or (03) 478 3944 (w) an ytime. Come and join us al th e O Gs at Co m o a nd kee p th e tr a dition o f in vo lv em e nl fr o m Th e G ee lon g C olle ge Old Boys a li ve a nd ki ckin g.
- OBITUARY-
MARRIAGES
We record wi th regre t the d ea lhs of our fe ll ow o ll eg ia ns a nd we extend o u r sy mpa thi es to th eir fa mili es.
Michael Cave ('78) to Jcnny Lewis in lhe Co ll cge C hapel 9.1 .93 Heather Millard (Prep. nurse) lo Dean Ha rri s in the Coll ege Chape l 2. 1.93 Rodney Spargo ('80) to Ju li e McCallum at Bacchus Ma rs h 27.2.93 Paula Campag nola ('83) to Paul Spikers in the College Chapel 13.2.93 Ala s tair Robb ('78 ) to Jane Myers , Geelong 6.2.93 Tony LeDeu x (' 76) to Anna Gough at Toorak 6.2.93 Bill Funston ('68) to Lourdes Ca lata Malabad at Port Moresby 20.11.92 Alison Leigh ('83) to Gregory Steele at Ceres 22.11.92 Jenny Youn g ('77) to Stuart Faggotter in Bund aberg 7.6.92 Scott Nelson (76) to Jenni Selleck at Ormond College Chapel 1...11.92 Greg Pyle ('68) to Merrilyn Anderso n in Finley, SW 29.2.92 Simon Edwards ('83) to Maree Winter 23.11.91 Tim Edwards ('85) to icole Ma rshman 15.2.92 Angela Dimmick ('82) to Lyle Banks ('79) at All Saints' Churc h, Geelong 6.2.93 Brett Humphreys (' 81) to Su san Billings, Melbourne 31.10.92 Diana Hopkins ('77) to Duga ld McKay in NSW, October '91 Jason Demko ('80) to Do nna Mclntyre in th e College Chapel, 16.1.93 Cameron McDonald ('82) to Fiona Peace in the Coll ege Chapel, 16.1.93 Peter Warner ('77) to Raelene Came ron in the Co ll ege Chapel, 23. 1.93 Janene Schneider ('86) to Ashley Sim pson in the Co ll ege Chapel, 1-+.2.93 Jenn y Jackson ('81) to A ndr ew H o ld swo rth in th e Co ll ege C h apel , 20.2.93
R.K. (Bob) McA rthur ('17) H. D'E. (Ha rold) Wray ('22) J. A.J. (J a mes) Wadelton ('24) R W.A. (Dick) Ro ll and (,26) J.M. (Ja mes) Mclldowie ('27) R.5. (Roger) Wetten ha ll ('29) c.J. (Cli ff) Coo ke ('31) K.5. (Sa m) McDowall ('32) W. H . (Bert) Wo ng ('3 .. ) R (Rex) Wa lker ('36) G.G. (George) Cummi ng ('39) G.T. (George) Mo rw ick (,46) A. . (To ny) Macdermi d ('47) G. B. (George) Deacon ('50) D.J . (David ) Sielew icz ('77) J.R. (j ohn ) Hunter (S ta ff '.. 7-'69) I-I. N. ( eville) Acklom (Staff '35-'36first Collegef/l /l -tillle Physical Edllcatioll teacher)
MR JOHN HUNTER Mr John R. Hunter w ho was a member of staff fro111 1947 to 1969 passed away in February thi s year. Mr Hu nter was well kn ow n fo r hi s pun ctili o us atte nti o n to d e tail in his middl e sc hoo l Eng lis h a nd Geog ra ph y classes, w hi ch res ul ted in s u ccess fo r hi s st u de nt s at t h e Inter m edi a te exa m in ation. For many yea rs he was Form Master of Form IVa2.
CO GRATULATIO S
fvlr Hunter was also a successful coach of cri cke t and foo tba ll tea ms. No mea n foo tball e r him se lf, he was ap p o inted coach of the 1st XVII I in 1951, a positio n he held for seven yea rs, and he coached so me very good tca ms. He w as an ass is tan t res iden t H o u se m as te r and t he n Ii o u se m ils ter o f S h a nn o n H o u se . H e m oved to Me lbourn e w ith hi s fa mil y w h e n he retired in 1969.
Sophie Collins ('89) won th e 1993 Da isy Webs te r-Est her Nolan three yea r sc ho lars hi p a t the Vic torian Co llege of th e Arts. The Dea n of the Schoo l of Music in ma king the awa rd sa id 'even as a fi rs tyea r s tu de nt h e r ge nuin e mu s ical instincts offer rea l promise'. Sophie sa ng 'Come unto Him' fro m H and el's Messia h with dclig htful wa rmth a nd gentl eness. Susan Verrell ('85) comp le ted a BA MusEd (Hons) a t Melbourne Universi ty Co nse rvato rium las t yea r a nd has been selec ted as a flau ti st in th e Aus tralian Win d O rchest ra w hi ch w il l perfo rm at Ca rn eg ie Ha ll, th e Am erica n Co ng ress and in Chicago a t the end of the year.
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Old Collegians
All(WL': ThL' Old ColIL'gia/ls' Bowls Dny held nt Corio Bowlillg Club
OLD COLLEGIA S' BOWLS DAY The second annual Old Collegians' Bowls Day was held in fine weather at the Corio Club, Geelong, on Friday 19 March. Thirty participated, including Michael and Helen Dennis from Heyfield, Hugh Stewart and Murray McPherson from Stawell, David Russell from Lorne and Hugh Badger, Bruce Ford, Pat Grutzner and Norman Pizer from the metropolitan area. Trophies were presented to the winners: Fours - eil Collyer, Owen Brushfield, Hugh Badger, and Brian Lewis (Capt). Triples - Helen Dennis, Pat Grutzner and Onllan Pizer (Capt).
by David Jones (2nd VIII 1992 a nd Coach 8th VllO and Rob Thomas (Coach 6th \fIll and parent). The Club thi s year ha s had the boat trail er sand blasted and repainted, purchased a new ergometer and a new video recorder for the Boat Club. It is a lso embarking on a project to provide tw o sets of quad scu ll rigge rs
AD ASTRA a nd oa rs for the "Mo rri s" a nd "Olliff" to assis t with the junior d eve lop m e nt progra mm e. The guest s peaker, Mr GeoffTey O xley, from th e Co ri o Ba y Sports Treatment, C lini c s poke a bout th e role of physioth erapis ts in spo rt today a nd s ha re d some personal expe ri e nces in hi s rol e wi th th e Gee lo ng Football C lub , the Geelong Super Ca ts (baske tba ll ) and th e Melbourne Monarchs (baseba ll ). Wit h t he fo rm a liti es co mpl e ted just after 10 p .m. th ere was plen ty of time for th e me mbers present to ge t o n with th e important bu iness of remini sc in g o n pas t performances a nd planning for the future. Afte r th H ead of th e Ri ve r o n th e Saturday th e 1963 a nd 1973 ·Is t \f lU 's with some s ubstitutes, enjoyed a row on . th e Barwon.
HONOURS Dr John Bechervaise MBE (Staff '35-'36 and '45-'49) ha s bee n mad e a Member of the Order of A u s trali a for hi s services to Australia n antarc tic exp loration. He w intered tlu·ee times in Antarctica as ex p edition and stati on lea der of Aus tra lian National A nta rc ti c Resea rch Expeditions a t I-Ieard Is la nd in 1953 a nd Mawson 1955 and 1959. At the Co ll ege Jo hn taught Art, was Warden of th e House of Gu ild s and led th e Exploration Society trip s to Rodondo Is land off Wil so n 's Promontor y and Federation Peak in SW Tasmani a. John Newma n ('45) and his w ife, Tikki Taylor, we r e awarded th e Medal of Austra li a (OAM) in the Austra li a Day awa rd s for se rvices to the enterta inm e n t i ndu s tr y a nd to charitabl e organisa tions.
The Public Schools' Bowls Day College was represented by four teams at Auburn Heights on Sunday 28 March but we only managed to win two of the twelve games played. Wesley won from Haileybury and St Kevin's. Those who played were Jim Braden, Bruce Brumby, Greame Canning, Tom Clark, Neil Collyer, Geoff Ganly, Bert Gosbell, Pat Grutzner, Geoff Higgins, George lewton, orman Pizer, Alan Sims, Lex Vivian and Arnold Witbler.
1993 ALBERT BELL DIN ER A fter the performances of the crews on the Friday, an air of excited expectancy pervaded this year' dinner. There was a good attendance from the decade crews especially the '.+3s, '63s and '73s. It was most gratifying to see the large number of parents of the crews who attended. In the Annual General Meeting, Andrew Egan was re-elected for his second term as President. Retiring long serving committee members Richard Carr and Scott Chirnside were replaced
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MUSIC TOUR
Barry Connell (parent), Terry Egan (sta//), Gerald Miller (parellt)
The Co ll ege Illu s ic ia ns w ill to ur th e Western Dis tri ct 24 29 June. Conce rts wi ll be held in Camperd ow n (Thursd ay 24), H a milt o n (S und ay 27), a nd Ara ra t (Mond ay 28), in vo lvin g the Symp hony Orchestra, the Strin g Orches tra, th e Co nce rt Band, Ensemb les an d Solois ts. All are in vited to a ttend .