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The Principal STRATEGIC PLA For some time now a number of committees have been looking at various aspects of the operation of the school with it view to the production of a Strategy Plan for the last part of the twentieth century for the College. We have some very challenging but potentially exciting times ahead of US in our quest to become the leading coeducational school in Australia but, given the level of commitment to that ideal shown by these committees, I think that we can achieve that aim with some help from the whole of our College community. The next edition of "Art Astrn" will enable me to talk a little more fully about our plans for the future because, by that time, the Council and r will have considered all the options and decided what initiatives the College will adopt for the rest of this decade.
COMPUTING There is no doubt that student computing will play an important part in the curricular offering for students from this point on, and discussion about the teaching of Technology forms a significant part of the Strategy Review. Many of us believe that it is not essential for all students to have their own "machinery" but we are firmly of the belief that they must have regular and consistent access to computing hardware. The future also seems to lead us away from the old style computer laboratory, in which there was a sense of the student being brought to the "altar" to worship, to the much more flexible and useful proposition that computing hardware must be mobile enough to be able to be brought to all of the seats of learning that exist around the school and outside it. To this end, computers known popularly as "notebooks" and "laptops" will become much more the standard although they must also retain the capacity to be able to be linked to a file server or central data base. Change is happening so rapidly in this field and prices are tumbling as the technology becomes more widespread that we may be able to achieve our aim more quickly than we had thought. As always, the computer must remain the servant and not the monster but we see some wonderful opportunities ahead for our eager young learners
VICTORIA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION With the disbandment of the Victorian
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Curriculum and Assessment Board (VCAB) on 30 June 1993 and the establislu11ent of the Board of Studi es on 1 July, I can foresee considerab le cha nge in the structu r e of VCE. Under the management of Professor Sam Ball, a former Professor of Education at Syd ney University, whose review of the process of Verification in conjunction wit h Professor Tim Brown from Melbourne University caused considerable controversy, the VCE is likely to take a much more recognisable face, and external assessment under test condit ions or examinations is likely to become the co re of the assessment process. Many of us have been concerned about the effects of undue and unwarranted anxiety on students preparing for internally assessed CATs and the stress and pressure on staff who are guiding those students feel that the proper relationship between teacher and taught may have a chance to be restored. There have been many positive things that have been introduced through the VCE, however, and some different styles of learning, appropriate to tertiary study, have become as important as the traditional "chalk and talk", and that is good. Another particularly pleasing aspect of the new certificate is the flexibility that it allows i.n determining student programs.
What we ca ll "acce le ratio n" or t h e capac ity to a ll ow s tudent s to take on s tudi es at the Unit 3/4 level in Yea r 1"1 g iv es a n oppor tunity for s tudents to maintain rea l breadth in their s tudi es at the ve ry senior end . Wha t for us h as been a ra th e r r a re occurrence until now wi ll become in a sense in st itutionali sed from 1994 onwa rd s as we enco urage mos t of o ur able st-udents to accumulate sco res in six studies at the Unit 3/4 level by allowin g them to take one of those six at year 1"1 , thereby avoiding the overwhelming and unrealistic expectation of doing all six in the one year. There are chall enges in timetabling and stud y choice selection b u t tha t is jus t what they are, chall enges not barriers.
"AMADEUS " It may seem curious to talk about a pas. event but I could not let an opportun.ity
pass to say how astonishing th e level of performance was from th e cast a nd production crew of the play, "Amadeus". It is a very demanding piece of theatre but I doubt that I ha ve seen a better production in my many yea rs i11 schools, and it compared most favourably wi th any professional performance. Our congra tulation s go to everyone involved.
AMADEUS ON STAGE
Back Row - Alldrew Lennox, Nicholas Ayerbe, Ben Roberts, David Neal, Mitchell AHderson, Pnul Hosie, Belillda Smith, Clare Dowling, Ruth S/"onel"nan Middle Row - Kate Edwnrds, Mr Michael Rolnlld, jallles Tnylor, Sam SlIlith Frollt Row - Ruth Dougllerty, Abbie Huxley, jodie Griffiths, Mirallda Nntion, [o-Allne DawsolI, Rachel/ohnstoll
Senior School THE COLLEGE CHAPEL WINDOW At a se rvice on 13 September th e new Wes t Wind ow of th e College Chap el a nd the ma gnificent C hap el pipe o rga n was dedi ca ted. Th e Co ll ege o un cil , a ft er rece iv in g s ubmissio ns from a numb er of artis ts, co mm iss io n ed Mr Jo hn Gre ig of Me l bo urn e to d es ig n and m ake th e w ind ow, and th e resu lt is an o utstand ing success. The arti st exp lains the symbolism of the d esign i.n th is way:
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Within the circle and of celltral significance is the Cross of Christ. It is ill the f01"ll1 of the
The dorn inant fea ture of the window represen ts the Tree of Life referred to ill both Old an d New Testalllen ts. St John ill the Revelation records the ass urallce, "To those who win the victory J will give the right to eat the fmit of the Tree of Life that grows in the Garden of God". The central circle rep resents hU/1/an ity's
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constellation familiar to all Allstralians, which also appears in the College Arms, and relates as well to the School's 1I10tto "Thlls is the way to the stars". The colours here represent the optimism of a YOllng nation. The two lower side areas ill go ld colours syll1bolise both the wildemess of the Old Testall1ent Gnd the Australian experience, the latter beillg carried further with the represel1ta t ion of eucalypts. Both the f lallles of the burnillg bush described in exodlls, alld the sense of movement, liberation and flight of the "leaves for the healillg of nations" spokell of in the Revelation, can be seen in the shapes bllrstillg forth on the central bille groll/ld. The streams and the fine bille border refer to
til e River of Paradise ill th e Rel'rlat i OIl , givillg, as they flow , a sellse of growth alld hope. T he window will be dedicated to the memory of the la te Very Reverend Si r Francis Rolland , e.M.G., O.B .E., M.e., M.A., Principal of the College from 1920 to 1945. The College Foundation has underwritten the cost, and acknowledges gratefully the many gifts it has received from students of the Roll and era. The pipe organ is the work of one of Austra li a's fo remost organ builders, Roger Pogson. The Council, in the selection of the builder and the preparation of th e specifica tion, received much help from former College Music Director, Mr Bill Martin. The organ has a superb sound and is beau tifully made. It is the gi ft to the College of a generous benefactor.
"AMADEUS" Th e Co ll ege p e rfo rm a n ce o f Pe ter Shaffer's play abou t the composer Wolfgang Am ad eus Mozart was exceptional. H eld in the Morrison H all, all asp ects of
the inn ova tive p rodu ctio n, from cas ting to ligh tin g, d em onstra ted the outsta nd ing talent in the school. Dav id Nea l's p or traya l of A nt o n io Salieri was brilliant, bein g on stage for m os t of the play, giving life to both the old and yo ung Sa lieri w ith con v in cin g vo ice and gesture. Ben Roberts was a m agni fice nt adult M oza rt, w h ile nin e -year-o l d Ma rtin S tr au ss, as t h e chi ld M oza rt , place d him self in th e chi ld prodigy class with hi s bri ll ia nt p lay in g of Moza r t pia n o pieces. The res t of the cast dis p layed ou tstandin g talent in their magnifi cent costumes. The produ ction is worthy of repea ting las t yea r's achi evement of winning the A.N.A. Victo ria n Sch oo ls' bes t s tra igh t play and the best actor award . Con gra tu la ti ons to ac to rs, produ cti on ass ista nts and the producer d irector, Mr Michae l Rola nd .
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Senior School GEORGE MO RR IS O N LIBRARY Libraries are an integral part of education today and the George Morrison Library at the Senior School is certainly no exception. The present Library was opened in 1973 under long serving Librarian, Mrs Pat Wood. With an increase in student numbers, new demands placed on it by modern teaching practice and the changes wrought by the VCE, the Library has had to be at the forefront of change.
was es tablished w ithin the main body of the Library. This ha s e nabled s taff to bring whole classes in to locate and use the resources. Classes ca n then proceed in private w ithout disturbing other users. This ha s proved a mo s t popular and useful add ition.
Including the information about our video holdin gs on the li brary computer has mea nt a huge increase in its use by the students. This important resource which was, by and large, the do main of s taff, reaches out to the w ho le College co mmun ity now. Mr Roger Sa len a nd Mrs Kate Hackett s till steer th e s hip and have bee n instrumenta l in this growth . As well th ey have established two
Integrated stlldent Richard Costa workil/g 011 a COll/pllter.
The presen t sta ff, recognising the necessity of progress, moved into the computer age in 1986. Gone now is the once familiar card catalogue, to be replaced by on-line public access terminals where students enter in their searches and within seconds the resources are listed in front of them. The Metamarc Library System now has on its file the records of some 26000 books, over 8000 video progra mmes, as well as magazines, specialised information and a udio-visua I equ i pmen t. Perha ps numbers seem large, but there are usually up to 1000 books charged out to students at anyone time, so the stock is heavily used. Unlike many schools the Library has a large fiction co ll ection and this was swelled by a recent donation of some 800 titles by an Old Collegian. The fiction shelves now occupy a ll of the mezzanine floor. The Guided Reading programme, part of the Englis h course at Years 9 a nd 10, utilises these books. Classes at these levels are allocated periods from English where reading forms an exciti ng part of the subject and is carried out in a very relaxed environment. The Years 'II and 12 studen ts use th e Library primarily for research and study purposes and it is a common sight to see large numbers worki ng in their s tudy periods, at lun chtime or after school as the Library is open until 5.30pm each weekday. In 1991 an enclosed classroom
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Computers for s tud ent use have revolutionised the learni11 g taking place in the Library. There ha s been a sma ll room fitted out with Macintosh computers for word processing as well as a printer for th e production of their wor k . Th e number of computers grows at CAT time and this area becomes a hive of activity, often even in the evening when s tud ents conti nu e to work on till la te. How eve r the most exciting of the new teclmologies being used is that of CD Rom. Thanks to a bequest in 1992 we have been able to estab lish the basis of a valuable library in this field. Currently we have an atlas, encyclopaedia, some Bureau of Statistics data bases and an excellent U.s. history disc. This special Rom has the full text of over 100 books as well as over 1000 photographs on the disc and, believe it or not, it is the same size as the music ones you have in yo ur home. Two new less 'whiz bang' discs a re ind exes for the periodical collection and are proving to be extremely helpful in locating articles in magazines and journals both in our collection and in other holdings such as Deakin University. Th e VCE has demanded access to a large amoW1t of current or contemporary information and this has been satisfied to a large exten t by the Periodical Reference Collection. The demand has meant we have had to purchase a greater variety of titles while storing the back copies for mu ch longer. The CD Rom data bases have been important in getting access to mu c h of th e information. As well, beca use of the requiremen ts of the VCE English course, we c urr e nt ly ho ld 12 months back copies of 'The Age', 'The Australian' and "The Herald-Sun' , so the place really buzzes as 360 students from Years 11 and 12 w1dertake their Issues CAT.
e diting uites for use by staff a nd students who are producing th eir own videos. This area has had to be expanded due to the amount of pressure by Year 11 students undertaking their Commu nication Project as part of their English course a t this level. The Library operates fu lly from 8.15am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday and its resources are maintained by a friendly and enthusiastic staff. Mrs Jan McDona ld and Mrs Rhonda Purcell , the li brary assistants, are responsible fOf borrowings and the genera l funning, wh il e th e Librarians, Mrs Chris Lean and Mr Lea Quail, run the Guided Reading a n d undertake the professiona l tasks. They welcome all parents, Old Coll egians, in fact anyone in The Geelong Co ll egE. community. If you believe that the Library could be of help to you please don't hesitate to call the school because the staff believe that The College motto, 'Sic itur ad astra' ho ld s special meaning for its Library.
Senior School HIKING TRIP AT WOLLANGARRA
In the firs t week of th e Jul y holid ays eight College stud ents spent five days at Wollangarra, a new non -profit project that enabl es youn g peop le to visit the Victorian Alps on hikin g ex p ed iti ons. • fh e pioneer style building is built on a small, remote ri ver flat at the foot of th e Macalister River Gorge nea r Licola. It ha s been built from recycled materials, there is no elec tricity and everything is old style; wood fired stoves and boilers, open fir es and old gas li g ht s. Wollangarra is not accessible by vehicl e, it is reached by a short walk and a fl ying fo x across the Maca lis ter ri ver. All th e hiking gear was suppli ed and supervisors took th e s tud e nts on a three day hike. The hike took in Spion Kopje and Lake Tali Karng. The fir st ni g ht was spent on th e snow covered growld . On th e final day , after thirt ee n ri v er crossin gs, the hik ers were pleased to return to Wol langa rr a for a warm shower and indoor open fir e. That last ni ght was spent discussing the merits of th e wee k and how Wollangarra is • Cl es ig ned to educate th e yo un g about carin g and ap preciatin g th e outdoor en vi ronm e nt. Th e s tud ents cer ta inl y cam e away with a grea ter lmderstanding of th eir land and th e simpler qualities in li fe. AI I were k ee n to r e turn for th e extend ed expeditions or work parties in th e mountain s and re mot e co untr y nea rby. Teacher ill Chnrge: Pnlll COl1way
AD ASTRA 1ST XVIII T he ·Is t XV III has e nj oyed a deal of s uc cess fini s h in g third in the Public Schools football co mpetiti o n. This year was a grea ter tes t of each tea ms ab ility wi th a ll sc hools pl ay in g each ot her in ros te red A.P.S. fi xtures. In previous yea rs sc hools pla ye d a ma x imum of eight rostered ga mes. Pl ay ing a ll other A .P .S. sc h oo ls h as b ee n a far mor e chall eng in g a nd rewa rdin g ex perien ce fo r the senior footb alJ ers. Res ult s have been a tribute to th e ab ility, co mmitm ent an d ca m a rad erie w ithin the team . The 1s t XV III were unb eate n throu g hout th e prac ti ce matches ea rly in th e yea r. In the A. P.s. co mp e titi o n th e tea m had eig ht w in s (over Bri g ht o n , Melbourn e, Wes ley, Cau lfield, Scotch, Carey, St Kev in's and Gee lon g G r am m ar) a nd two losses (Xavier, Haileybu ry). There have been a number of outstandin g pl aye rs. The Captai n , Edward Richard so n , has bee n ins pira tional at CHF; Ed was c h osen to pla y in th e Victori an Country Under 17 Team at the Nationa l championships. Clinton Pea ke, Nick Ja rm a n , Luke and ick Bar r formed a potent, "on ball", group who were seld om bea ten . Dominic O' Brien, Jo n o Sen i or, Sam Casboul t, Kri s IIendra ta and Jamie l Muhor were an ex trem ely reli able group of d e fend ers. Ben Miller and Stuart Olsen gave th e team dominance in the ru ck w hich was seldom challenged. Sincere thanks must be ex tended to a number of people who assisted the team this yea r: Mr Gordon Collis (1964 Brownlow Med allist) was able to pass on a wea lth of knowledge to the team and Mr A ndr ew Brown (Ca ptain 1st XVlJI 1986) also helped to prepare th e team throug hout th e year . Coach: Craig COrlsidille.
CROSS COU TRY The cross country team ha s co mpl eted its best season fo r a number of yea rs. It was pleasing to see persona I performances improving s ig nifi ca ntly as the season progressed. Co urses varied from the 3.8km dash rou nd the "tan" at the Domain Gardens, to the cross country slogs up steep hills and a long slippery tracks at Warrin gal Park and Yarra Bend. Best performances during the season came from Mitch Anderson and David Wynn w ho in va riab ly finished in the top twenty. Simone Cullen and Kate Weber, th e only two girls in the team, are to be cong ratulated o n their steady improvement and in volveme nt. Conch: Peter Crollk
ETBALL The 1993 A.P.5. etball season began w ith lots o f g irls vying for four teams and onl y tllirty eigh t being selected . By the en d of Round 1 of the home and away series, a ll four teams remained und efea ted with the closest ri vals being Carey Grammar and Geelong Grammar. The seaso n e nd ed wit h our 1st VII see in g th e ir first loss to Geelong Grammar but with th e Premiership stili tucked nea tl y under their belts, the 2nd VII undefeated and 3rd and 4th VTI with one a nd two very close defeats respectively. Overall an excellent A.P.5. season. Below: The 1st VII lIetbnlltenlll, with their coach Mnrgaret O'Loughlall, celebrate willilillg the first official A.P.S. Netball Preliliership. L to R: Alisoll Collills, Killl Fnulkller, Kntherille Dnvis, Brooke Jolly , Pellile Youllg, PellllY Heard, Eill/iin Sears , Knte Stewnrt, Eill/lia Bail, (Absellt: Rhinlllloll Bourke)
MUSIC Th e Gee lon g Co ll ege mU SICIan s dominated th e Grand Final of Gee long talent qu es t "Star Search" organised by th Hig hton Rotary Club. Ben Collins (violin), "The Four Seasons Quartet" (Andrew Jenner, Ben Collins, Ruth D o h ert y a nd Willi a m Mills) , Geo rg ie Ca m e ron (v iolin) and Sop hi e ColLins (voca l ense mbl e) were amon g the fou rteen f in a li s ts . Thirtee n yea r old Georg ie Ca m eron gave a very mature performan ce to w in th e in s trum e ntal sec tion .
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Simol1 Leegood (cellire-right) with members of the Physical Educatioll Departmel1t, Miss Lyl1l1e Ord, Mrs Edwil1a BrowlI al1d Mr Mark Cheatlel) At the end of his year with us Sim on wrote: '1 have learnt and enjoyed so much in this past year and the experi ence of working in a similarly fine Prep. School has been both stimulating and rewarding. One year has just scra tched the surface and I am certainly not ready to return yet, but I will do so wi th many happy memories. It has been a wonderful year, full of adventure and new experiences '. Simon teaches Physical Education at HoImewood House. The school is in the heart of the Kentish countryside and is a co-educationa l day and boarding school with 450 students from the age of 3 to 13 1/2 years. The students are prepared for their 13+, Common Entrance and scholarship examinations before moving to schools such as King's, Can terbury, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Roedean. Such is the success of th e academi c programme at Holmewood that of the 90 students who sat their Commo n Entrance exam in 1993, 21 were award ed scholarships to Public Schools. The pressure to succeed at ve ry hi g h levels was constan tl y observed by Mark, particularly as th e brightest children are tutored and streamed into abili ty groups. Those who are designated 'scholars' wear different uniform s. For their fin al year, these students do not a ttend 'nonessentia l' classes such as Physical Education, Drama and Music. Ins tead, they study Classics. Both by wo rkin g as a teacher and through his experiences and observations Page 6
AD ASTRA as a fat h er of s tud ents in th e sc hool , Mark gai ned a very full appreciation of th e ed uca ti on children receive at a school such as Holmewood House. Competition was strong; both to attract to th e school students of high academic ca libre, a nd within th e sc h oo l itself. Spo rtin g performances were important, but so too we re aca d emi c chall en ges . Ma th s quizzes , ch ess, co mput e r and creative prose results were all reported to the sc h oo l p op ul a ti o n, a nd s tud ents' effo rts in th ese ar eas were held in th e sa m e es teem as the performances of th e top athletes and musicia ns. Accordin g to Mark, a most app ealing c h arac ter is tic of th e s tud e nt s at Holm ewoo d Hou se was th e hi g h s ta nd ard of mann ers. Children s tood w hen an ad ult entered the room, stepped aside in doorways and made conversatio n with adults at the table. Mark w ill long remember the ve ry kind and proper conduct of his colleagues and students. owhere was thi s better exe mplifi ed than on the turf at Haileybury during an i.nterschool cricket m atch w here, for the s taff, 'e leve n ses' turned ou t to be cuc umb er sandw ic hes and glasses of champagne.
Mr Mark Torpey coachil1g the Holmewood HOl/se 1st XI at Haileybury, Hertfordshire Simon Leegood a pprecia te d the o pportunity th at the Australian system provides for students to extend lateraJJ y. H e was impressed by what he termed ' the s up erb ou tdoor e d u ca tion programme' . For him, it was a completely new concept and one which he envi ed . Simon accompan ied man y of th e yea r leve l ca mp s a nd hi s experiences culminated in the Year 8 Outward Bound venture. For Sim o n, th e rela xe d lifes tyl e was ve r y appealing. H e lea rnt to use th e white Aussie Rul es goa l umpire flags; indeed he planned to use them to add a new dim ens ion to th e ga me of Rugby Union when he returned to England! As well, Simon s how e d considerab le a ptitud e for 'S trin e'. There were tim es when he threatened to 'take his slab, buy
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The ri chn ess of th e ex p e ri e nce for teac h e rs a nd th e ir famili s wa s e normous . Both teachers rem arked on th e p erso na I and profess iona I benefi t tha t th e exchange brought them, a nd it is not surpri sin g that man y schools enco ura ge staff to take up opportunities of thi s kind. The success of exchanges at th e College over r ece nt ye ar s h as encoura ge d a s tead y strea m of tea chers to travel and work in other counh·ies. Miss Caro ly n O gs ton, w h o h as been teaching Year 1, ha s recently exc han ged h er pOSition w ith Miss Rachel Sellers who is also from HolmewoodHouse. We we lcome Ra chel to th e scho ol and look forward to ge ttin g to know a n ot h e r teacher fro m this impressive school.
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STAFF PROFILE Mr De ni s Pa r ke r, Co-ord in a to r Science at the Prepa ratory Sc hool, brings a hand s-on, prac tica l background to h is teac hin g and cu rri culum d evelop men t. De ni s took hi s Bac he lo r o f Sci e nce degree in applied chemis try and prior to fur ther pro fess io na l tra ini ng an d th e co mm encem ent of a ca reer in teachi ng, h e wo rked in a n iron fo und ry, w ith a mo torcycle m echani c, w ith an explosives m anufac turer and fin a ll y, as a chemist w ith a wes te rn s ubu r bs in d u stri a l
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Mr Denis Parker shows Catherine Leighto11 (7Q) how to propagate Cl/ttings D e nis's ex p erti se a n d inter es ts a r e expressed in a vibra nt Scien ce curriculum that relates scientific principles with eve r yday ex p e ri nces a nd fa m ilia r m achines and products. Immed iately before his appoinhnent to the College staff, Denis had been H ead of Science and Mathematics at the form er Werribee High School. H e also served there for a 11lU11ber of yea rs on th e School Cow1Cil, and was acti ve in the development of a very successful student welfa re ys tem . D e ni s m a intains a w id e r an ge of inter es ts outs id e th e sc h oo l H e h as retired (du e to age and injury) after 17 yea rs of competiti ve motorcycling, and n ow is a very su ccessful sailor. (Nin e club championshi ps in ten years!) Denis and Ius wife, Robyn , are currently d eve lo pin g a 6 h a pro p e rty a t Teesdale with help from their son Daluel (Yea r 3 at Campbell House).
Showing great detenllillatioll, Michael Ellis (85) wards off a Callifieid Grall/Illar oppollellt alld kicks for goal. TySOll Leach (8K) positions hill/self to follow Michael's ball
Left: Natiollal Heart Week activities rell/illded stlldellts about the ill/portance of physical activity. Meg Torpey (4]), Nathall Templetoll (85), Jill Ee Seah (41), Lallrell Carnegie (41), Alldrew Fleetwood (8M) alld Tysoll Leach (8K) joill ill the filial leg of a cOlltil/1I0LlS relay. Page 7
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Joan and Len Bell and Edward Blackney share /IIell own school days with Mr DOllg Wade and the chi/drell of 6E all Grnlldparellts'Day.
Nonll Helldrey relates all allecdote fralll his school days to tile childrell of 60 alld Mrs Bernice Mllrrells. Heather DOllald, I-razell Creigliton, Phyllis Welsh, George alld Merle Hallliiton al ld Enid Hart share this happy till1e
Lee Pllrdey shares the Pllrdey family book with his grnndson Eval1 (41) and teacher Mrs Jo Pal1ckridge.
Ian alld Nancy-Jeall Young adll1ire the pet rabbit with tlleir grallddallghter Allly (SF)
PARENTS' AND FRIENDS' COMMITTEE The College Parents' and Friends' Committee work hard each year to bring the parents together at Year level dumers. These diJmers are catered for by the committee in the College Dining Hall, each bringing casseroles, salads and other food to keep th e costs a t a minimum and they serve it from the kitchen. These are wonderful socia l occasions and culminate in the Year 12 Valedictory Dinner at the end of the year which the students also attend and is so large that it is now held at Deakin University. The parents meet each month during Term to plan their activities wh ich also include some fund raising for items not covered in the school's budget. Money is raised from raffles, wine sales and profits from functions, sales from the Clothing Pool of recycled College clothing and th e sale of other College items. The parents recently allocated money made over the past year to purchase: - a video recorder for Mossgiel, the girls' Boarding House - a Biology microscope
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- a Stevenson Screen for Geography - a multiple weight training station for Physical Education and sport - a large screen Macintosh computer for the Development Office. These donations greatly enhan ce the capabilities in each of these departments. The College thanks all of th e parents and the committee. Chairl1lan: Mrs H ea th e r Christmas 501162 Vice-Chairman: Mr Bob Day 296371 Treasllrer: Mr Terry Bourke 293306 FUlictiolls: Co-ordinator: Mrs Luanne Thornton 651256 Secretary: Mrs Susan Sutton 298480 Coml1littee: Mrs Louise Player, Mrs Sue Bail, Mrs Marlene Peake, Mrs Brigid O'Donnell, Mrs Dianne O'Grady, Mrs Janet Day, Mrs Georgie Spinks, Mr oel Lennox, Mr Gera ld Miller and Mr JOlUl Olsen.
Right: Members of the Committee working hard ill /lIe kitchen 10 enler for the Year 11 Dinner
The Foundation BEQUESTS "Wh ere there's a Will there's a way - to help th e College." A t leas t th a t was the message th at ca me to Bob Grant recen tl y. He recei ved ano th er ca IJ from a solici tor w ho wa nted th e wo rdin g fo r a CO ll ege beques t beca use a client had in clud ed th e College in his will. He was unabl e to give Bob the name of th e client but it is good to kn ow th at people are thinkin g about th e future of the College. As circ um s ta nces ch a n ge it m ay be a ppr o pri a te to r ev iew th e ultim a te di s pos iti o n o f o ne's assets. Th er e a re man y ways to ac hi eve thi s and, w hils t makin g a prud ent p ro visio n for fa m ily m emb ers, th e Co ll ege co uld s till be a ben efi cia ry. A pi ece of rea l es ta te, th e proceed s fr o m furnitur e, in s ur a n ce poUcies, a percentage of th e to tal or the residue are ju st a few sugges ti ons.
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ANNUAL GIVING Over 300 Old Collegia ns, parents, staff and fri ends ha ve respond ed to th e ca ll and dona ted $45,877 so far to the College 1993 Annual Gi ving appea l. The Building Fund $26,753 $ 5,610 The Library Fund The Educa tion Flmd $ 1,298 $ 7,576 The Rolland window This compa r es fav oura bl y w ith sa me tim e las t year. Dona tions are still being received and sh ould surpass the $61,583 w hich was received las t year. The s p ec tac ul ar ' Roll and Wi n dow' w hi ch is fea tur ed in th is iss u e h as a ttracted donati ons from the 1916 to 1947 Year Groups. Thanks to all those w ho have supporte d thi s imp o rta nt fundr a isi n g pro gramm e for the College . A compl e te li s t of d o n o r s w ill b e printed in a later edition of Ad Astrn .
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Fou nda tion members and h·iends were treated to a n outs ta n d ing nig h t's e nt erta inm e nt by p resen t a n d pas t Co ll eg ia ns in th e Co ll ege Din ing Ha ll. The ta lented College string quartet - The Fa III· Seasons - p layed s u pe rb ly at the start of this year's d inner. The Ca ptaiJ1s of Boa ts, Ben Mi ll er and Ky lie Rogers, s poke abou t rowing and th e winning 1st VIII and 1st IV. La ter th e g u es ts we re en ter ta ined by si nger Sophie Collins w ho left las t year to enter the Victori an College of the Arts on sc holarship. She sa ng excerp ts from The Phantolrl of the Opera a nd Les Misernbles. Then th e g ues t spea ker, Bill Rogers (39 OGC) had the g ues ts laug hing with his in imita ble, amu sin g stori es of his life a t th e Co ll ege, in law, in b u si n ess and overseas, particularl y Japa n. Another mem ora ble fu ncti on .
Above: Gllest speaker Bill Rogers with Pat Gmtzner (both 39 OGC's) Left: George Logie-Sl/1ith (Staff 37-58) gives Bob Leggatt (43) a golf lesson watched by Bill Hllffalll (44) Below: Bert Keith (15 alld Staff 27-68), Norlllan Wettellhall (29 n/ld Coul/cil 60-91) alld Alall David (25)
Above: Geoff Neilson and Ewen Mc Lean recording their lIIelllories fo r the andio tape that was sent to the 1936 - 45 Year GrollpS. Bert Keith , George Logie-Srnith , Bill Rogers Palll Sheahan and Des Davey were also part of the recording, which created a lot of interest. Page 9
Old Collegians HERE A D THERE Dick Reynolds ('45) has just returned from his third trip to India - this time spen t trekking and climbing in the Dhaula Dhar range in the Himalayas, orthern India . James Robins (85) completed his BSc and BCom and has taken a graduate position in Canberra. Calvin Runia (72) writes from Zelhem, Netherlands, that he has recently been appo inted manager of a workshop for the Dutch Scania general agent. Married, three sons, enjoying life in a nice part of Holland. Adam Fleet (83) graduated B App Sc (Comp Sc) at R.M.I.T. Worked two years I.B.M . supporting networking and now wi th Oracle. Plays in a band, wri tes songs, bought house in Collingwood, enjoying life. Jane McKenzie (85) gained a Science degree with Honours, has commenced work in the Zoology Department at the University of Melbourne as a Research Assistant after spending January on Kangaroo Island, S.A., on a seal colony su rvey. Peter Webb (60) was presented with the 'Advanced Certificate in Hairdressing' at the Flagstaff College Graduation evening after thirty years. Bob Pullin (55) has been appointed Sales and Marketing manager of Benders Holiday Travel after a five year stint with Trans Otway. Brian Mabin (51) elected to take early retirement as Queensland Manager Nufarm Ltd to start a family business in 1992 called Mabon's to supply specialist products to the timber-pest control industries and is based in Brisbane. Graeme (52) and Bob (44) Mabin are on their respective farms at West Creek, Gippsland and Tarawungee near Benalla. James Wilson (89) is studying Arts (Soc Sc) at Latrobe University and living in GleIUl College. Enjoys playing in the Old Geelong first football team. Matthew Wilson (86) is studying and working part-time and enjoying the OG's football. Stephen Vile (76) is still living in Sydney (West Pennant Hills) with wife, Jan, and new daughter, Kirsten, and working in Balgowlah at Blackmores as Planning Manager. Amanda Tsang (89) deferred for one yea r at Monash Frankston and is visiting h er father in Mexico and will tour the East Coast of America and Hawaii en route home to Australia. Helen Hannam (nee Tarr)(77) and husband, Stephen, have recently been foster parents for six weeks to a young Chernobyl victim, a temporary sister for her three children. Mark Su th erla nd (70) is now working
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in Sydney. He and his his wife, Alison, now have a daughter. evi ll e Exo n (53) is a senio r I' rincipal Research scie nti s t wit h the Australian Geological Survey Organisation in Canberra. He is a geo logist worki ng in AGSO's marine programme, which is designed to provide basic information for the petroleum exp loration indusb-y. Graham McKenzie (72) has been living and worki ng in Perth since 1982, enjoying the relaxed , friendly lifes ty le and the marvellous clima te. He is working at the King Edward Memorial Hospital as a s toreman w ith a view to becoming a pmchasing officer in the near future. He wou ld be interested to hear from any Old Collegians living in Perth. Geoff Pratt (89) is studyi n g at The Australian Maritime College in Launceston. Geoff King (54) of Tatyoon near Ararat is receiving wide praise for his innovative wool shed workshop design. It is an all iron construction of recycled materials which must rate as one of the best and most functional woolsheds in the world. Ro ss Trebilcock (64) has bought an old cheese factory in Cola c which he intends to turn into a home, studio and gallery. R ev. Lindsa y Cartwright (38) has become a Minister-in-Association with the Floreat Park Parish of the Uniting Church in Perth. Neil Barrett (80) is now a telecommunications engineer residing in Townsville, Qld. Married Marlene Rau (Morongo 83). eil is now a keen and competitive golfer. Ian Bunting (75) has left the army and is a Commonwea lth car driver and state driving instructor. Scott Cant (87) has been studying at the Maritime College in Launceston. For the past six months he has been cra yfishing off the west coast and hopes to have his own Master's Ticket soon and eventually start out by himself. David Henton (61) went to Papua New Guinea in 1968 as a cadet patrol officer. He left the governmen t eleven years later and spent six years on Misima Island as site manager for Placer Pacific, prior to construction of the Misima go ld mine. He undertook preliminary landownership studies for CRA at Mt Kare, and was part of the team responsible for the Kutubu project's social and eco nomi c impact study. David, who speaks many PNG dialects, spen t two years as a la nd and community relations officer with Chevron at Katubu, and is current ly contracted to Barracuda as co mmunity affairs manager for th e SE Gobe oi l discovery. Peter Warner (77) is a bank officer in the Finance sect ion, H ead Office of Westpac Bank, Collins Street, Melbourne.
AD ASTRA Sco tt Nelson (76) is work in g in ingapore for Arg us Petrol eum. Peter Fagg (60) is in the Deparll11ent o f Conservation and Natura l Reso urces in Melbourn e, working mai.nly in the policy and advice a r a of si lvicu lture of th e State's hardwood production forests. Simon Barley (71) and Barry Mills were w i n ner s from 41 en tries of the 1992 Eltham Art in Public Places Awa rd . Their entry Tile Tower was sponso red by the Shire of Eltham and designed for Were Street Park in Montmorency and has a public shelter included in the design. Craig Co llin s (80) is em ployed as a soli citor with J.M. Sm ith & Emmerton in Melbourn e. Mark Co llins (84) is trav e llin g a nd working around E ngland an d Europe. He was last hea rd of grading potatoes so mewhere near the We lsh border. Jason Nevins (88) has been selected the Victorian Institute of Sport development crew for potential O lympic crews and is co mp e ting in Ho lland and at Henley in the UK . He s troked the wiIUung Head of the River crew in 1990. Dean Herbert (79) was selected in the Aust ralian Defence Fo r ce Comb in ed Services' Cricket tea m whic h to ured England. Dean was a fast bowler in the 1982 College premiers hip team a nd broke the scl1001 record taking 52 w ickets in the season at an average of 9.28. Charles Eaton (48) who is attached to the Department of Geograp hy, UniverSity of Western Australia, is still on his adventmous research assigIUnents into the improvement of ag r icu ltura l methods on small holdings in developing cou ntri es . He spe nt so m e time in the Middle East in 1991, was in Nigeria last year, and is curren tl y in Shandong, China, to qualify the results of Ius statisti .• cal analysis of farm production by about 30,000 farmers. An interes ting observation by Char les -"Cap italism is th e exp loitation of man by man. Commw1ism is the reverse." He plans a trip to India later in the yea r to peruse th e li fe of peasant farme rs organised and managed by multi-nationals wi th the intention of delivering a paper on the private sector's role in th e evolution of small sca le agriculture in the developing world. Don Macmillan (41) and his wife, Meg, are in outback Queensland as vo lunteer tutors on a sheep sta tion over two hours' dTi ve so u th-w es t of Longreac h usi n g radio as part of the distance edu cation experi ence, h.ltoring there for Term 2 and movin g on to a n othe r property for a month in Term 3. Kenneth Crawford (63) h as been co mmi ss ion ed by Th Arc hb ishop of Melbourne as Precentor and Minor anon of St Paul's Cathedra l, Melbourn e.
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Old Collegians - OBITUARYWe reco rd w ith regret th e deaths of o ur fellow Collegians and we extend ou r sympathies Lo their fami lies. H.DeC.s. (H enry) Ash ("16) E.W. (Edwi n) Beach (16) e. . (C harl es) Buchter (23) C .F. (Ceoffrey) Hi ggi ns (23) A.L. (Lind say) Hassett (25) J.W. (jack) Noble (29) M.M. (Murray) Crawcour (33) Miss Doris Bourchier (H ouse Matron, WarrilU1 1950-69) aged 96 R.M. (Ray) Wagstaff (41) P.W. (Peter) Wa ugh (44) J.B. (John) ewm an (49) P.W. (Peter) Cross (54) J.e. (John) Hollard (54) H.e. (James) ChlUlg (69) J.s. (Jamie) Fielding (74)
J.S. FIELDING On 8 Jul y Jamie Fielding (74), the son of th e Chai rm an of th e College Cou ncil and Mrs Ju dith Fielding, rued in an accident iJ1 Syd ney. Jamie was DlLX of the College in Humaniti es and later obtained a n H onours degree in Arts at Mona s h Universi ty. After completing Ius degree he devoted him se lf to music as a pianist, and a composer and arranger of contemporary mu sic. He lived in Sydney from the mid1980's. H e was described recentl y in the Melbourne "Age" as being "exceptionally gifted and one of the most creative, p ass iona te a nd l oved musici a n s Melbourne has produced ." A Memorial Concert for Jamie was held • n MelbOlune on 1 August last.
MARRIAGES Neil Barrett (80) to Marlene Rau , 4/4/92 Steven Co nradi (79) married Karen Wilson in Williamstown, 17.4.93 Claudia Campbell (86) to Geoff Allen (76) at Queenscl iffe 16.4.93 Nathan Ca meron (84 ) to Kathryn Champness in The Geelong Col lege Chapel 10.4.93 J e re m y Seabridge (79) to Monique Denahy at Barrabool House, Gee long 12.4.93 Keith Baillie (78) to Lisa Richardson at Woola hra 16.1.93 Peter Wickham (82) to Toni Curran a t Victori a Po li ce Academy 10.7.93 Jon Ide (80) to Emma Downin g at Shoreham 13.3.93 Ann Henderson (77) to Tony Jefferies at Geelong, 18.4.93 Ca th erine Hend erso n (81) to Florian Kreidl in Mayrhofen, Austria. Warren Pes cud (74) to Judith Plunkett in Melbourne, 8.5.93 Sophie Dunoon (81) married A. Kempton 1.2.92 Heather Millard (81) to Dean Harris in The Geelong College Chapel, 2.1.93 Roh an Dadd s (79) to Zed Lo yber in Geelong, 21.11.92 Ross Rae (81) to Natasha Briese in The G elong ollege Chapel 18.4.93
RETIREMENT OF BOB MciNNES Many ex-students w ill remember Bob Mcinnes who r e tired in May a fter 47 years of service to the College. Bob left the Navy after World War II, ca me to the College as th e boilerm an and stayed in a variety of jobs, serving four Principals in the process.
Studellts frolll Call1pbell HOll se have appreciMed tlte care alld allelltioll Bob has shown to thellt as their blls driver.
COLLEGIAN" Mr Lawrence H. Mountjoy (09) (above), who is the oldest su r viv ing O .C.e., was visited recently by one of the cu rr en t Co llege students, Olivia Con ne ll y. Olivia was r esea rchin g an essay on World War I and its effect on th e College for her Austra lian History VCE CAT 2. Mr Mountjoy recounted many delightful stories about the College and the War, bu t he had left the College before war broke out tn 1914! Olivia also visited the younger brigade, Mr Bert Keith (15), Mr Jo hn Doy le (16) and Mr Cliff Quick (16) , who gave O li via a great insight into the War and the times.
LI DSA Y H ASSETT Th e College community records with great reg ret the lo ss of Arthur Lindsa y Has ett, who died at
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as a sportsman and leader. He first played in the 1st XI in 1927 at the age of fourteen and was captain in 1930-31-32. In 44 innings, 7 n.o., he had a school record lughest score of 245 n.O. in a total of 2335 runs, average 63.1 including 6 centuries, and took 68 wickets. He was also captain of football for those three years, a Prefect in 1931-32. The Hassett family lived in Noble Street and there were five brothers, who were all good at sport, and three sisters. Lindsay's elder brother, Vin, was in the College 1st XI and 1st XVIII in 1928-29 and cricket captain in 1929. Lindsay excelled at ball games even when not taken seriously. He was the Public Schools' temus champion, and did not even own a racket! He broke 100 in Ius first round of go lf and played off 4 or less for many years; was Ceelong's squash and table tennis champion and in A.F.A. football , won the ' Best and Fairest' twice for Geelong . Lindsay was a member of one Australian Test touring side before war broke out. He enlisted in the 2nd A.I.F. and went to Middle East and then New Guinea. He was chosen to play (as captain) in the Australian services team to tour England in 1945, w luch he did "vith great distinction, and in May this year was named as being 12th man in perpetuity to th e Australian Services Cricket Association. A stylish right-hand attacking batsman, he tOLUed England for Australia in 1938, 1948 and 1953, when he succeeded Sir Donald Bradman as captain. In 43 Test matches, Lindsay scored 3073 runs , including 10 centu ries, at an average of 46.56. He showed a shrewd and perceptive knowledge of the game as captain and later as a cricket commentator and was renowned for his delightful whimsical wit. Farewell - one of Australia' greatest cricketer.
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Old Collegians GOLF DAY For the fourth year in succession the Old Collegians, with an average of -.692 convincingly defeated the Old Geelong Grammarians, average -1.84. This result was most gratifying in that we had a record number of Old Collegians participating (78). Bill Troedel (58) won the College Cup for the par handicap on a score of +9 with David Wright (53) second on +8. A difficult day for David, when in partnership with David Edge (54) they had scored +13 in the four ball best ball competition and were beaten on a countback by Barry Solomon (48) and Bob Merriman (48). A word of warning to those contemplating playing in 1994, the allocated number of spaces had been filled a week prior to the closing date. It was only the reduced number of OGG's playing that allowed everyone to get a game. Get your entries in early.
SYD EYREU 10 Brett Middleton (78) the works rally driver for the Daihatsu Dealer Team provided an interesting insight into the realms of rally driving at this year's dinner held at the Royal Automobile Club in Sydney. His father Ross (also present at the dinner) acts as his codriver, navigator. Brett's commitment and professionalism was most evident and even more appreciated in view of the fact that he had to take his vehicle to Coffs Harbour after the Dinner. David Drury's (38) Toast to the College was enhanced by copies of "Chez Nous" a school magazine produced in the early forties. This year President, Tony Whiteside, and Secretary/Treasurer, David Wilson, stood down after five years of excellent service to the Branch. The new President is James Dickson (61) and Secretary /Treasurer is Mark Su therland (70). We wish them well in the knowledge that if they can maintaiJl the standards of Tony and David the branch will continue to flourish.
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Dnvid jnnllnn (OCC's Calf cOllvellor), jill/ Winchester (OCC's COllvellor) with the willllers of the -4 Bnll Best Bnll, Bob Merrill/nil (48) nlld Bnrry 5010111011 (48) Right: Dnvid Jnrmnn congratulntes Bill Troedel (58) 011 Willllil1g the pnr hnndicnp with +9
SUNSHINE COAST REUNION • CAREERS NIGHT The fourth Careers Night conducted by the OGCA and the Careers Advisor was held on the last Tuesday night of Term II. Morrison Hall was filled with students and parents for the opening by the Principal and keynote speaker Mr Ian Blair (51), an agricultural consultant who enume r ated steps necessary to increase the options necessary for developing a successful career. The studen ts and parents then had the chance to visit any of the thirty different rooms with over fifty different careers being presented. Our thanks must again go to those old collegia ns, parents and others, many of whom come from M e lbourn e, for making themselves available for what is becoming an increasingly more popular and va luable night for the studen ts and parents.
The Sunshine Coast Branch held its second Annual Reunion Dinner in its own ri gh t on Friday 9 Ju IY 1993. The move back to Stewart's Alexandra Headland Hotel proved worthwhi le. Graeme Quick (49) on hom e leave from his position with the International Rice Research Institute in Manila proposed the toast to the College. Jus t und er thirty we re enterta ined by Peter Tray's (53) description of his visit to the Antarctic last summ er. The images co njured by Pete r, assisted by th e remarkab le blow-ups of photographs taken wit h hi s $16 throw-away Kodak ca mera were delig ht ful , a lth o u gh the rea lisation of hi s long te rm dream to land on the Antarc t ic in s h or ts a nd thongs sent sh ivers through many. President, John Pigdon, and Secretary, Ian Barnet, arc to be congratu lated for organising an excellent and enjoyable night.