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-TE WI K (1953-54 Session).
Co-Editors: D. BURKE, W. FOWLES Literary Editor: NARIA BAKE THOSE W HO W ILL TEACH
) . F. ER • L P Il\ R INFA.NTS ARGYLE, Pat ricia GRIEVE, Betty PEAD, Ivy A VERY, D iana GRIFFIN, Pamela PEA T, Anthony AVERY, William GROSBERND, Leslie PHILLIPS, Russell B AKER, Bezsie HALL, M a ureen PINCHAM, No.relle BALL, Kathleen HANLON, Patricia PINCHIN, Margaret BINNS, Barry HARRISO Be verley POWELL, Patsy BLANCHARD, Noel HAWKINS, D a ryl PURTLE, Maf11aret BLISHEN, Joan HAWNEY. Wendy RAVELL, Denis BUCK, Bernice H ETHERINGTON, Barry REES, John BUCKLEY, Janice HODGES, Dulcie REES, M ervyn BURKE, Da vid HOGAN, Patricia REILLY, Colleen EDITORIAL BYRNES, Maree HOLMAN, Judith R EYNOLDS, Allan CA!\1PBELL, NeU HOWLAND, Lynne REYNOLDS, Maureen CANTRILL, Elaine HUGHES, Ralph ROBERTS, Lloyd COATES, Marlon HUNT, Edith ROBSON . Allee COHEN, John HUNT, Marla RODDENBY, Helen CONDON, Paul IRELAND, Alice ROSTRON, Lorrain e COONEY, Wesley IVERS, J a nice ROXBY, Valda ' Altjiringa ' ' n wspap r and magazm ha, once again ful COOPER, Anne JA;COBS, 1argaret RUDGLEY, WUllam CRAM, Ronald J AMES, Elizabeth SCHELLING, Claslna filled its aim throughout 1957. Thi m gazinP endeavour to CRAWFORD, Edward JENKS, D orothea SHEEDY, Francis CRONIN, H elen KNOTT, Kingsley SMITH, Dianne CUSICK, Pamela LANE. Betty SMITH, Kathleen iniorm, to provide opportunity for the expres ion of Students' DALTON, VI len LINNANE, Joyce SMITH, R oby n DARK, Patricia LOCKHART, Una SMITH, T errence D VENPORT, Vivian LONGBOTTOM, Harley SPENCE, Elizabet h vie and to furnish a record of Uollege adivities. DAVIES, Keith. LYALL, !\! ry SPIERS, Trevan DE VAURNO, Ellen YcCABE, llldred S TANILAND, Shirley DODDS, Elaine M cCARTHY , Pamela STEEL, Carol DONALDSON, Pauline McDONALD, J eanette STEEL, Margaret DRISCOLL, Jnycel)•n McDONALD, P a uline STEIN, Vlna Perhaps our most important aim ifl to furnish the staff EASTON, Kenneth McFAYDEN, Noel STEPHENSON, Pamela EICHMANN, Brian McGRATH. Brian STEWART, Llnnle ELDER, John McGRATH , Mo.r a a ret SULLIVAN. D elore and students with a ·ecord. Tbi ha. been chievecl by the EVANS. B rian . ~cGREGOR, I a n TATTERS, R uth FER ANCE, Noel M MURRAY. Robin TAYLOR , Alison FIRTH, K athryn McWHIRTER. Brian TAYLOR. J ohn photographs ancl reports published m this annual 1 agazine. FORD. Robyn M CKAY, El!zabeth TOWLER, Kevin FOSTER. Anne M ARRIOTT, Barr)' TURNER, Elaine FOWLES, William ARRIOTT, Peter W ALKER, Janice FRYER, Yvonne M STERS. K enneth WATERS, Edith FULLERTON, Trevor M ITCHELL, Tl:elwa WATSON, Elaine We of " Altjiriuga ·' would lik to seize this opportunity GILLON, Margaret MOORE, Norma WATSON, J ohn G!PPEL, Desmond MOORE, Fredrick \VENDTMAN, Russell GLASSON, John .MORRIS , John WHITE, Jean of thankin"' 1\'lr. Duncan, l\IIr. Long and M ·. W ilson for their GLENN. Dorothy MULHEARN, Raymond WILE, Jeanette GOLDIE. Kerry NAKKAN, B etty WICKHAM, Allan \ GOODWIN, Neville OGDEN, Robin WILLIAMS, Helen co-operation in publishing this edition. Our gratitude is ex GRAY, Ronald OSTROWSKI. Ludwlka WRIGHT, Nell GRAYSON, Gillian OWEN, Thomas YEE. Brian for photographs, and GREEN, Nolo. PARMENTER, John YOUNG, L ouise t ended t W . ·McRae (lVI ·Rae Studios) 2. SPECIAL SECONDARY to Davies and annington Pty. I..~ td., for printinrr the magazine. 1\IANUAL ART S ABLESON, Barry DAWES, Colln . 1ASSON, John W e also thank the m a n~' student who furnished literary articles BURNITT, John DYBALL, Allan DLLIGAN, Brian CATTERALL, Colin HEWITT. Te rence MORGAN, R oss COLLETT, Trevor HICKEY, Ian SANDEMAN, Allan and club reports. CORNEY, David KEARNEY, Ross SHELDO~ . Raymond DANIEL, John LLOYD. Bruce WATTS, Rodney liOlllE ECONOlliCS BERRY, Rhoda MARTIN, Barbar a WAT ERS, Janice Lastly may we say to t.hosr graduating to-day, may you DRYLIE, Colleen IIIOFFITT, Vlvlennc-Rae WEST, Margaret JARVIS, Helen RICE, Margaret WHITE, Judith JOHNSON, Judlth ROBSON, P a m ela YOUNG, Gwenda strive 'Towa ds a Better \Vorl d. " McKINNON, P atricia THOMAS, Margaret BIOLOGY BOWERS, Elizabeth JONES, Patricia SHAW, B eve rley CAMPBELL. Margaret NEBAUER, Barbara TYSON, B etty HAMILTON, Kenneth NELSON, Pamela WOODS, Colleen HOWARTH, Clare PAUL, Lesley S. SECOND.>\RY BARRATT, Kenneth, B.Sc. KIRKBY, George, B.A. ROWSE, J ennifer , B.A. BOLTE, Phllllp, B .A. RENWICK, Anne, B.A. SIMPSON. George, B.A. COTTERILL, Mervyn , B .Sc. ROACH, Joh n, B.A. STEPHENS, G eo!!rey, B.Sc. DRISCOLL, William, B.A. ROBINSON, Leona, B .A. WOOD, R obyn, B .A. HENRI, Margaret, B.A. 2 3 TEACHERS' COLLEGE, NEWCASTLE (Established 1949) TABLE OF CO TENTS Principal; GRIFFITH H. DUNCAN, M .A., BEd.
Vice-Principal: Those Who Will T ach .. 2 J AMES W . STAINES, B.A., B .Ec., B.Ed., Ph.D.
Edito ial ...... 3 Arts and Craft : DONALD A. MacKA , A.S. C .. CAl\ ILL I. SMITH, A.T.D., WALTER E. WILCOX, LEILA L. WHITTLE, ALEX M. CLARKE, A.S.T.C. College Staff . . . . 5 Biology: Foreword ...... 6 ARTHUR S . CORNELL. B.Sc.Agr., JOHN W IOORE. B.Sc.Agr., B.Ed., JOYCE E. WINNEY, B.Sc , Dip E d. A Word from the Principal 7 Education: You Ought To Try It Sometime 10 GORDON ELLIOTT, B.A., Dip. Ed., IAN McKENZIE, B.A., PAUL A. NEWLING, M A., I AN D . RENWI CK, B.Sc , D ip. Ed., M .Ed., JAMES W. STAINES, B .A., B.Ec., B.Ed., P h.D. (Lond.) . Annual Report of S.R.C. . . 12 English: Literary Supplement 14 KATHLEEN BARNES, M .A., PHILIP A URQ T B .A., A.A S .A., HULDAH ~1. N DDON, M .A., ip Ed .. L.A.S .A .. BE RTRAM L. WOOD, Section Photogr phs 37 M.A., FRANK E. ATCHISON B.A . RICHARD W LSON, B.A., Dip. d. Geography: Sports Reports .. 46 EDWARD A CRAGO B.Sc.
Club Reports . . .. 58 Hi. tory: ALAN BARCAN, M.A, Dip. Ed., DESMOND M . LONG, M.A., Dip. Ed.
Home Economics: MARJORIE MART IN, B.Sc., Dip. E d.
Hygiene: J. McKAY WOODS, M .B ., B.S .
l\lathematlcs: COLIN C. DOYLE , B .Sc., Dip. Ed., JOHN F P OWER, B.Sc., D ip. Ed.
1\Iusic: ELVIE G. CORNELL. L.Mus.A, L.R S .M, MARJORIE G. SNEDDEN, D S .C.M ., JOHN CASSIM. B.A., Dip Ed., .Mus.A., L.Mus.A.
Phy leal Education: H ROLD W . GILLARD, HELEN MOLLER, Dip. Phys. Ed.
Part-Time Lecturer : FRANK W . GRAY, B Sc., STAN M MUDFORD, B .Sc.Agr., HENRY B . OWENS B.Ec. 4 5 A WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL
FOREWORD
(By Ilckn C'ro ni11 , (• tiring ' i •c-PrPsid1•ut fnr 1 !1.17
Another· ' llegP YL'al' dn1 "" to a t• lo-;,• and 110w it 1s our turn to put asidP "th,• gr't:'Pil hlaz,•r" a nd -;ay fan•\rt•ll to ihl' fr iend we l a •e bt•l i ud-JH'\'l'l' a•yain will wr shill\ ' olh·gt• li c with th •m, bu ' ·t· will alwa:s rr111 ·m lle · tIll' tinws of gai ty and m rrinw111 tJw S\\· i u1min~ C:t t'l li\·CJl. Inter-Cull. the ollege Ball, , thlt•lil' ' ar n i\~t l , the ' lt ond ' ttvc rt, Dram.a P lay and many othrr llll.'mOntblP PYeuts.
re 11 have a ).{l'L'!lt d ·al to ' '''11'11 but \It' will llt.:\'t'l' forget th thing Coli :::r LifP has tanl!h t ns. It has )!i\'t'll us au The number of students completing cours th s year is not the apprecia ion f om• an th r, autl f till' ta-;k whid1 is ours, Jar st the College h had bu t the total emolm ent h as been the that of monlding- a fn tm·r •tw ratioJL gr test yet. It s !nterc t'm; to glAnce at tht. flgu··es for each year :.r in ord r to gr.in a concept of the growth of the College.
Number of Outgoing tudents in acb Group- ears 1950-1957. To thos left lwhincl w t• sll~· ' 'l11 a h· the most of tlw t•ominJ Dip. Ed. ear, it is all O\' •r 1oo suon." Year P•·imary Infants Biology H. Econ. M. At ls B.A. B.Sc. TOTALS M w w M w w M M w M M w All 1950 Teach in is a t't•wanl ill l-' profp:;siolt 11nd \\'{' all know that S ept. 8 20 84 97 181 \'(' pnt lJlt o it. .'o ]pt llS n1Pr into we get out of 1i l't~ \\'hat Dec. 76 58 19 OUI' profession 1951 antl st l'lVe-" Tonl rus H Brtte . I orld.'' Dec. 47 45 39 47 84 131 1952 June 19 14 97 92 189 Dec. 78 22 56 1953 56 20 56 56 76 132 1954 '3 25 72 63 97 160 1955 62 29 55 17 62 101 163 1956 7 1404 6 The pre ent first year and unlver ·ity enrolments are as foUows: nor ability to overcome material handicaps, but he increa ing matur ty Primary & M 60 University- f outlook of t t:. studml body. There arc .ome disappointments. of Irlfan w 114 Arts I M 6 Se1cnce I M 9 course, not every ~iludent sho.... s as much development as the staff Biology M 6 w 18 w 1 1 opes to see but it has seemed t me th t tl is ·car h sE n a kind of w 16 Art· II M 8 Science II M 8 Home Ecs. w 22 w 6 W- s ttli g down of student opinion and a rcatcr gen 'ral sense of res Man. Arts M 25 Arts m M 8 Sci nee m M 5 ponsibility. Students behave as adolescents do, and hence at times w 8 w 1 they do foolish lllings bu the nstoundin11 thing about students as a Arts IV M 2 Comm I M 3 group is their sound common sense and balance w 1 W- TOTALS .. M 140 'W 187 The time 1 as come to give students greater measure of responsi bility for and in dt:cisions aJfecting their courses and their welfare 327 and in 1958 it is intended to reduce ibc lecture hours of tudents o that ve1y s ct!on has at lenst one mornit or afternoon free in Of the • n o L should ente second year or two year courses or addition to the sports afternoon. More t1me w1ll be given for assign proceed to the Diploma in Education yellr or continue with university ments and individual re~ea r ch. Gre.'lter provision will be made fo courses according to the pat'ti u1ar circumstances. Allowing for a differential r te · of ac, demic progress few f ilUI·es and perhaps some returned umversll.y tudcnts, the figt es for 1958 probably will be- The functwns of students' clubs and U1e Student · Union generally will be revised t place grente1 rc ponsibiHty upon the student body. Se ond and Later year enrolment::;, 1958. No longer will membership of U1e Students• Um on grant membership Primary M 60 Arts III M G of nll College clubs. The Students' Union fcc will be a "General Service w 80 w 5 Infants w 34 11 FEe," covering such matters as Graduation Da~ Activities, Altj1ringa 174 cienee li M 7 Annual Accident Insurance Common Room . Am nlties, Library and Biology M 6 w 1 so on. The Drama Club and similar clubs, l e otuall Club and w 16 8 22 Science III M G similar clubs will eco independent and self-suportin<>. They \'1-11 Home Ecs. w 22 Commerce II M 3 determine their own member ·hlp fees and be r sponsible fo raising Man. Arts M 25 Dip. Ed. r 9 their own fw1ds. e College will control expenditw·c only frorr Al'ts II M 5 Arts w 9 w 14 Science M 4 the point of v ew o auditing and making sure there are no bad 19 w 1 debts. 23 Totnl 304 I wonder 1 the experlm ot will ustify itself The coming year \\ill Lell and ~·e will know whether the College h grown up or ''just growed." First year enrolments, of course, c no be known. It Is possible that a sp cial general junior econdary course may be formed partly -THE PRINCIPAL from returned university students and partly from electe students from the primary group. It i possible that. both a first and second year junior secondary Maths Physics.'Chemistry group may be formed. It is clear that tile Coll ge is growing and it IS lear that its needs are many. Its need for an Assembly Hall and Gymnasium lS even greater than last year. It. could well do w1th ad ltional lee w· rooms, increased library spac • bicyclr racks, palhs, it s own tennis ourts and both men's h stels and women's hostels. These are but a few of it many ne ds nd how he Minlstn for Education is to find money and labour for the needs of education is a problem that the people in N.S.W. should face. The present attitude of most peo le seems to be, "What does it m tter provi ed 1 y own private needs are met?" DEspite these d f!cultles it would seem to me that the signs of real development in the College ar" not mere growl! in numbers 8 9 YOU OUGHT TO TRY IT SOMETIME ... and he wants this sort of interest because it ri!:>e from the child and not fron1 the teacher nd gives the child a sense of his own purpo e "Progressivt Education can do all th t your tr ditional education and its importance, and teaches him persistence \\ithout coming to can do and a good deal more. It goes bc;yond Ll1e s ·ills 11.11d knowledges depend o the pc1·sistence of the Leacher. And these are got from which are m ainly what N.S.W. te.. chers wunt. It is a better way of an experience in which arithmetlc occurs, not just from an arithmetic handling b1g classes than prrsent n1ethods '111e children get their lesson. The table drlll, Ill so f r as it is useful, occurs on the way sl tlls and knowled 'es in thci.t tl ide on the \'ay Lo getting something through, more impo t nt. You tu~l1l to try Progressive Educat101 sometime. The other subjects are treated in the same way, not as some These were the words of a visitmg English educationalist, a thing to be satisfied with ·hen learnt, but as opportunities for teach 'theorist' at university, who took a critical look at our Australian ing more important aspects What would a progress·ve educationalist educational syst m during August nd ept.ember. What the 'theorist: use the English lesson for? Or History? Or Social Studies? It is said as repeat.ed by d0\1 n- to-earth practical man, a kind of area so easy, Ill these subjects, to be content with mer ly te ching the director concerned wi th daily adminishat ve problems of getting facts and skills and to fail to look at the wider ends in social poise, hildren through examination , supplying them with the right sort In pleasing verbal expression in the value of oet.ry, in making your of teacher and 11 iti1 ordlunry classroom lessons. Six years ago after meanings clear to other people. in havlug relevant m ani.ngs to make a very thorough investigation luto progressive schools in some parts clear. And crafts and physical education and music and art, in what of England, this admluistrator decided that progressive educat10n ha d ways does the progre ·ve teacher differ from the orthodox in his much more to offer the parents, Lhe children and the teachers and aims for such subjects? 'l'lle e, incident.olJy, are subject m which began, with the aid of his luspcctors, teucher ' college staffs and it is perhaps asier to be prognssive. teachers, to put. it into practice. He brought with him to Newcastle, som of the work which everage children hnd done. and a number Wl en the aims are changed, it is very likely tllat methods must be of our most efficient head · and teac rs we1e very much irupr ·sed also changed. Tills is what usus.lly happens Ill p1·ogresslve education, by i t . . . orle interesting commeut on some of it "as: "You shouldn't since aims and methods ca 10t be asily separated. The usual class be getting that sort o work from children of that age- it's too ad lesson as we know iL. ay well ha\'e a plnce in progres lve education, vanced!" if it can be used better than any otbe1 method for geLLing the ds the progressive teacher is after. But generally l is less efficient for One of the headmasters asked eA.ch of the two English visitors th se ends. n doesn't give the child much practice in developing whether, by progressive methods, they meant project and activity llis own purposes-he is ex-pected to accept the teacher's purposes. methods. Theil· answer was, "Perhaps. Project and activity methods It doesn 't ~ive him much practice in planning his work-that's done might be progressive or t11ey might be mrrely a misunderstood attempt for him by the teacher '' ho. of course, is good at it because of all to graft something different onto the ordinary traditional education" the practice he has had. And ~IJe usual class-lesson is not very effective "Well," said the headmaster, "what on earth IS progressive education?" in lv tng a child uraclice 111 carrying out hl · own plans and evaluating On vi itlng speaker pointed out that it isn't what usually goes by his success and learning some impo! tant things about. himself .... t e that name Ill AustraHn and that maybe it would be a good thing teacher gets the practice at at. Other metbo · nnsl be thought if the \\Ords were dropped bc>causc they were beln wrongly applied out to ecure different ends. to methods in the lass-rooms tbat weren't progressive in th prope · sense. It might be bettct· to find another name for a very different The different mds and methods of progressive education re~uire , kmd of education to what. we usually see it applied t o. of coune, a different att1tuc:e tOW.!rd. examinations, sn that theoe are no longer o dominating over wh. t i t taught. 'lhe m t be estimates What IS progressive education As the t \'O Engli h peakers made of coUl'se of the \\OI'k done by the use of vari us forms of test saw it, it became a mutter of different end~ or goals or aims of the where tests are applicable. But the~ musn't be allowed to be the whole education system, and of each lesson or way of using the tL."'le end for which we all teach. And we musn't forget th 1t most of the in which children were in the chools. These two English visitors, mo~ t importa t nds Ill progressive educ1tion can't be tested in the like almost all overseas vi1titors who come to Australia, saw us tryin g usual way. They how out ·r, other ways which are less easily w:;ted ery effectively to produce a hig1i degree of achievement in simple but which are none the lc s evident. skills and drills. But almost all visitors think we tend to- stop at that. igno ing all th • other aspects ot· personality and character and But it should be said, I thmk, tint progressive education is not social behaviour that a1·e, in the eud much mor. important. For well understood in Australi!l. n r easy to make work in a system example, they said, Australian teach rs typicalls say, "What lesson 's which aims mainly at other things. But it is worth trying out some on the time table? Arithmetic? Well, •hat's in the programme for time, even In littl bits. The • ngJish administl·ator said, "We began this week in Arithmetic? Number combinations . . .. revision of 6 time Ill a little way and when old aud :voung teachers found it would table . . .. well, let's do some drlll." Then there comes te ting, diagnosis work, 1t began to sprea of itself We're sur L' worthwhile." of error. re-teachmg and re-iestlnr.. all essential aspects of good teaching everywhere. But, the speakers said, that's all the N.S.W. -Dr. J. W. STAINES teacher makes of it. The progressive educator goes a Ion way beyond that in what he aims for. He wrmts a number sense, an inlHest in measurement, a typical w y of looking at problems that experience with numbers can. give if it i properly handled. He wants and actually plans in his subject for the development of self-confidence, of so ially necessary co-oper ation, of working n probl m •hicb are relevant to t1 e child's life at the moment and which rise from thal and not from artificial problems thought up by t he teacher n the spur of tile moment , 10 11 TliUF~ 'T '' REPRE E. 'T \TI\'E COt 'CIL The presen tation of the plays by the Drama Club and the musical production this year were outstanding, nd were hlghJy praised bs most ppreciattvc. audiences. We extend our sincere thanks to t he club r ponsibl for these and to the lecturer concerned for the1r assistanc . Congratulation to you all! During the year the S.R.C subsidized the College Ball thus enabling students t.o attend this unctions tor 2 6 instead of 15/ - . To the Social and Recreation Club we also extend congratulations for their fine man agement and succc · of the Ball. At the b ginning of the year, after much discussion. the students ag1·eed to an increase in Students' Union Fc£s from £3 to £4 which, we feel sure, has proved beneficial to 11 students. Council Recommendations.-The S.R.C. Council and its officers would like t.o extend thanks to our principal, Mr. G. H . Duncan, for the assistance he has given this 1957 Council. !so, "e \\ish to thank 1r. Bare n for his kind guidance in many problems. As a result of recent elections the 1958 President, Peter Miller and Vt e-Pres1dent. Da\\ n Connal " ~ r lected and •e wish them every success during their term of 01fice. Finally, on behalf of the Stvdcnt Body the S.R.C. would like t.o extend their gratitude and thanks to the whole of the lecturing staff for a really happy and su ccssful college year. President: Secretary: J OHN MORRIS. ELIZABETH BOWERS. Front row 11. t r.) : Ruth Tatters, Yh· Jla, •nport, Elbabt.>th Bowers, Hell'n Cronin, John • lorri , Gillian Gray on. entre row: Robin llamilton, L~le llolman, lll•l n Janis, l\lr. B rr. n, Pat Hanlon, Beth Abet. Naria Baker. Back row: Ron Cram, :\lalrolm .leGregor, Peter Temple, Bill Fowl , Bar~ Ableson. ANNUAL S.R.C. REPORT FOR 1957 1\lembershlp.-President, J. Morr is; Vice-President. H . Cronin; Sec r etary, E. Bower ·; Treasurer. V. D, venport. Section epresentatives: B. Abell. P. Thomas, M McGrego ·. P . Temple, . Hamilton, A. Shearer, J . Grayson, P. Hanlon, H. Cronin. R Tatters, B. AbJe·on, E. Bowers, H. Jarvis, G. Kirkb). Club Representat \·es· Sports Union, L. Holman, I. Hickey· Newsptlper, W FO\ Jes; Drama, J. Cohen; Speaker, J. Grayson; Film Appreciation, R. Cram; Soci 1 at>d Re reation, E. Bowers; T.T .A., T. Hewilt; St ff Representative.. 'Ir. Bnrcan. Combined Conferen ·e. The Council sent fivt' 1· ·pre:sentatives to the Annual Confcrer.ce of StudEn ts' Councils, h ld m Sydney on 12th August. Our elegat were: Prcstdent. John 1\lorris· Vice-President, Helen Cronin ; Secretary. Eiizabetl Bo ~·er s; Fir L Year Observers. Beth Abell and PeL r Temple The Newcastle topic ras: Notification of Appointmrnt to be s nt aL least i wo weeks before the date of Entry on Duty. he uther three dlscussioJJ topi . w re: I ncreased s holarsllip Allownncrs, Inconven..ienc:e of Travrl Concessions and In reased Book All wance. General Reporl. A am in all activities durln!,i the year, the clubs affiliate ·ith I v Coun II have had the nct'vt.: assistance of the Colleg s t ent and this \\ illingness Lo ~ t n the part of the student , has been a major fr,ctor in ou \lCC ss. To nil students the Counc1l extends its thanks for th£ir " luable a<: lst· nee dw·tng the year. 12 13 of the vi~itors t.hey had brought to the place, evexy one of whom bad left a lasting, tangible imprEssion. Furt her cnmes they had com LITERARY SUPPLEMEN1"' mitted, that Miss Rose wo ld Jl·own upon, included Boy F riends. They all had Boy Friends, though Caxmen's boy friend Claude and Leah's boy friend Steve were the main ones. They haunted the place. Claude, the vi linist, had been so inspired by his ov.'ll music t t be wa t prese t in t lC middle of painting on the: lounge room wall an impr ve picture Brahms at a gran piano. Steve, to "LITTLE BOHEMIA" counterbalance it, bad painted on the otbe · wall a r d background, an enormous hammer and sickle and a trlking liken s to Joe Stalin. Tan a had run all the way home. She stood in the kitchen door way, In the intervals of painting It he had addressed them \\ith passionate her gigantic yellow-and-brown pon3• tall waving \Vildly, her green, orations upon Communism. gesticulating violently and quotmg large brown-splodged eyes gazing frantically round her. Thank heaven doses of Marx. they were all in the kitchen. Jentie was !'aiding the larder, Flola But not only we1e there boy friends. 'Ihcre was Carl. Carl was bathing the baby, Leah reading "Lust For Life," Carmen feeding could not be described ns anything. He was ten years older than any the sh·ay cats and dogs that h h d pi ked up, and Vic p ·nting of the girls and had attached him ell' Lo then in the role o Father the ceiling. and Big Br ther combin d; having illViLed himse I into !.his positio 1 "What's wrong?" Carmen asked unconcernedly, throwing a piece he bad set about "improving" the place by planting llllies and pl iV ts of meat to Wotan. Tania puifed speechlessly. The others stared at haphazardly tlll'ough the la11 n, painting Lhe f1·ont door n brllllan her. At last sbe spluttered, "M!ss Rose · coming tomorrow afternoon. polka dots and giving n name to the housc-"Little Boh emia"-paintcd She met me in the town and asked if sl1e could come over and visit in big letters on the front gate. us. How could I refuse? After all, the place does belong to her!" They could have !org1ven him for a ll tl1is. What they could not There was a long silence, during which five pairs of feminine farg·ve 11im for was being a pure, unadulterated artist of the first eyebrows r se simultaneously, and action stopped midway with the deg1· . On thE lwo remaining \\ alls o1 the lounge room he had let't horror of the thoug t. two iutric te studies of nudes. "M-Miss .Rose?" Jentie gasped at la t, very faintly, "but - - she Thes. thoughts ran on top of a~h other through the horrified can't." Then the b by star t~d •ailing, th dogs b rked, the cats minds of the six <7i.rls. That Miss Rose should come ~his hou mewed, and everything was bedlam . Leah eased her svelte, elegant TOMORROW .. . . "We'll have to clean i t up, · Tania ·u.i.d fran cally. figure, in its black shea 1 frock, rom her chair, came over to Tania's She began issuing mstmctions. In the middle ol them, Claude side, and surveyed the kitchen criticall). "It doesn't look the best," anived to fmd out 11 he 11ud left h1s G strm~~; uerc. Th 'd been she said, in her soft, sophisticated voice. looking at it the other day and . . . - "I'll say it doesn't - - oh, Leah, what are we to do? Not only That was as far as he got. Suddenly he was carrying up a laPe is the hou e unrecognisable, but we owe her two week's rent. It table from the garage, nd having a line struggle to get it througl1 was your hn·n-has your pater cough d up yet ?" the kit-e n door. Vic, the 11asterful, n culinc girl whom he had "Yes, that's okay at least. Pater!lap sent me a cheque for a nev r quite understood, was on th other side of it, telling him to hundred pounds today, so i should keep us for bit, in a dition watch the corner ana don't or Pete's sake scratch tlle F tmc Polish. to t he lousy pay we ge . . .. But Tan, the House!" The other gir wcr s~urr· g about llke m d things, hanging Vic had descended from her celestial position and joined them, pictures, poliShing brass. f!nlshlng pninting the ceilin . putling up casually wiping her painty bands over her jeans. "F r Pete's sake the old curt.ains, rolling down carpets. It went on till J cntie, alway£ get those animals out so we can think straight,'' :;he shouted at :;tomach-conscio s, realised ii was nine o'clock at nig11t and Lhey Carmen abo e the uproar, "tllis is ser ous! And do something with the h dn't a bite w eat since dinner ume. They sternly de111ed Cl.mde b by, Flo- wrap it in a towel." P eace was tl en obtained, a nd com his plea !or champagne and dry cracker biscuits--their usual suppe.- parative silence, nd the ix of them st.ood in depressed littl circle erving instead black co fcc with toast to ort fy thenlS 1 es. '1 hey in front of the door, consid r ng thEir misdemeanour . were oo busy to cook anytl lng, most of em were too busy ven to eat. The unfortunate truth was t.hat thy vere arti ts, who had Steve ar ·ived some\\ her around half past nine and was summaril surrendered themselves all too wholly to their art. They had rented order d to wash tlle cups, as none or them had t.ime. He stared at from Miss Rose a big, lavishly urnisllEd 11ouse, dark and conservative. them uncomprehendingly. They had moved all the furniture but the bare necessities to the "Hey! What's happenln~ around here? The place is a mad house." watertight g rage in the back yard. They had rolled up carpets, "Miss Rose is coming wmorr0\1, ' Carmen panted over a sofl taken down curtains, and bought new, contemporary bedspreads. polishing cloth, with which she was vigorously rubbing the tap, "please Then th y had st ted palnting. With the best quality oil-p int and help us Steve, don't be t• hindrance." He gulped indignantly, but some help from Dulux Super Gloss, they had covered all the walls, somebody Uue\\ tea towel t him b fore he had Ume to an wer. floors and ceiling ·ith artistic masterpieces and, though they con Just as he h,.d finishe the cups, LEah came out to him "Stevie .. sidered that they had improved the dwelling a 1 w dredfold, tb y were dar . . ahling! You know the bad news?" he cmb1·aced him extrava well aware thal Miss Rose would not think so. gantly whtle he blu.:,hed ctimson at her attentions. She wasn't It was no that Miss Rose was old-she could n t have been more usually so affectionate. "We wondered tf you'd do sam .thing for than twenty-eight-but she was stuffy. She l1ad been brought up in us dahllng. I'll do anything or you dear really, and I know you a Victoria household, leading a very sl1eltered r e. She would not won't milld." understand these girls, nor would she understand the twentieth While he stared at her, deciding that she was even more attractive century. She would eject them without a second thought ~ hen she than he'd thourht she was she cxpl ined tb t Mi Rose wouldn't saw the house as it was. That thought ·as singularly distasteful. appreciate .the Communism at all, and could he pleased dahling, "We've ot to DO somell 1g," wailed Fl la. JUSt pamt 1t ove1· Ior Lomor 'O'I\ ?" "If it were only our efforts, it would not be quite so bad," Jent!e " up . . paint it ove !" U fortunately Steve kuew her t o well said wistfully, and they sighed deeply, knowlng that she was thinking to be put off by her manner. "No. 1 wouldn't think of it. It took 14 15 with it. "But how on earth will I xplai it to h ?" h e demanded me months to gel that likeness." He ~·as quite indignant. Leah What on earth ~Ill people Ulink? That n belongs to me .... !" He sighed. was ilent. reali in!' U1at the social stigma also eJUsted between babies "All right dear," she aid then, ith great brlghtness. She h ad and single men. Good Lord!" h o d that champagne wouldn't be nEcessary, but it looked as !I it "And tb re's all thos damned animals of Carmen's." Carl con were going that way. She got him down a glass and a bottle. tinued. Bu t fortunat Jy there was no dispute on that score, because Half an hour later, with a jubilant v1ew or th world in general, Claude, very much in Jove \·lth Carmen, in ·isted in taking them. be was perched before h' picture with a paint bru~h and can of That settled. Carl looked speclllatively round the table. "And paint, hardly aw re o l1ow he h ad got there or what he was doing. all of you could do with some onventlon 1 clothes. Jentie could get Meanwhile, Vic and Claude continued to bring up numerous out of those Chinesey styles, Leah could look a Jot Jess sophisticated articles or furniture, while he ot11ers 1id easles, p int and their and Carmen a lot less sexy. Fiola could dispense w1th her r ·d beret. own furniture to make room or them. AI. midnight they s t down VIc. could got out of those aw lui jeans." to their second instalment of black alice, omplin1entlng them He skilfully dodged a spoon thrown at him, and m dif ed his selves t hat the house was beginnin g to look better lhan t.h y'd hought spee ~ so~1ewhat "011. I don't say that •ou're not all utterly en it would. chantu:g JUSt th way you are no'·, but Ml ~s Rose simply won't As they regaled themselvEs, Carl arrived. He sw, ggered in as if apprec.tate 1t. You have to remember that. All right Vic, I will sl ut he owned the place, just a.s he always d d, and stopp d at the kitChen up. Is there nything I can do to aid the tr:msforn at.ion of "Little door ga ·ng round him. Brass and tensll parkled. Tl1c sink shone. Bohemia''?" The stove glittered. An enormous Gauguin print covered ome of He was given a p int b1ush and som jars of water colour and Jentie's Abstr ct work on one wall, while opposite It Mona Lisa leered told to .dress up hi, nudes. Though he objected to his terrible enigmatically, covering masterpiece of Tania's. degra.dahon o his "t, he admitted that It was nece ary and they Carl took in t.h e whole scene. F inally he said, "No ... I don't like Pl'Omlsed. h1m t 1'.'. sb off the poster colour the next morning. it. Leonardo and Gauguin together are nauseating." . ~urmture oontmued come up and to be arrangEd so that "Well it's the b t we could do," Tania sighed. 11. hid as mucJ: of th walls as possible. Mor pitcures were hung. tb f nal cleanmg up was finisi1ed and. taking weary good-byes t "What's happening?" Carl demanded, coming over to the t able the front door, everybody felt vaguely cheer d that they had done and sitting himsel! precariously on a high stoul. so well. It ms half past t\\ o. They rolled th ankfully into bed. "Miss R sc is coming tomorrow I" t1 ey all panted in horus. The iatnl afternoon had come. The baby had been taken o er to His eyebrows shot up, and he had the tactlessness to laugh. Steve, the cats and dogs to Claude the world was al peace as the They all turmd upon him. f;IX g~ls dre ·.. ed to mo~t itTI:press Miss Ro,·e. Thev had been very "It's aU r ight for you." re ~nt ul towards Carl last rugJ:~t when he h ad told them to change "You d n't ha\'e t o clean i up." lhnr. cloth ·. but 111 the cold light of day they recognised the force o.r h is argument uud w. pped llild changed and reconditioned clot hes "You've mucked i up 1 r than we have." till they loo~ed more or I s. normal Tania ,.a tl e first one re dy. "Ob shut up." "Miss Rose:· !1e said thoughtfully, "black h ail· coiled round her She . stood, m a fever of Impatience, just b hind the front door, head. figure like a yardstick, clothes like bags ... wh t the h ell are waltmg tor the dreaded knock. But as he 1 Front row (1. io r.): P. Coats, P. Piggott, R. .:\1 rshall, ~1. B rdon, C. Charles, S. Allison, B. Abell, H. Cowan, R. Broadley, D. Jenkl.ns, P. 1\leehan, K. Hyde, I~ . orni . Second row: N. Casey, A. Avery, E. P arry, J. Breakwell, A. Stubbs, P. Cox, G. llutchi on, J. Lcbhm an, K. Whitting ton, ~I. Bunning. Back row: C. Conrick, L. Ahearn, F. Bisl1en n , R . Bray, J. Guy, B. Brydon, J. Berthold, . Bor · r o, S. Brown, E. Broc , R. Geddes. Absent: K. J 36 37 ECTIO_' 2 SE TIO.' 4 Front row II. to r.): .J t le, II. anderson, P. Dunne, B. Frater, Front ron (1. to r.l: J •• 'i on, B. I timor , J. lot tram, P. l\torton, L. Ca.to, A. Ounnirlllte, P. Thomas, P. mith, D .. 1ilrtln, l\1. d Voorns, 11. i\la~:"uirc, l\1. lc<.r or. 11. Pa slow, .1. !lelling, A. lulUgan, B. J. Ellwa~. 1\1. lorri ·on, B. Achner. econd roy,: \\'. Friedman, V. ~lilts, • orron, 1\t. " 'II on, l'. l((oac-h. · rand row: II. lulr, .J .• anc rrow, 1\l. P. Jar,·ie, R. l'hnw, 1<:. l'itz,::-lbbon, llntrh, :.\1. Di on, 1\1. Dean, 11. Sob!~, 1.. 11' n rd. :\1. Punt. 11. J.:~ld, \'. Jcllonald, P. , I. nn, l\1. G . Scott, G. llunt. Back ron: P. Jones, l\1. Drur), A. GrifT n, A. Darrow, .lcKIIIop, B .• luod, If. L:nman, .• lartin, 'lhird row: . Black_. :11 . • ·. Sellen;, P. Enni , G. Poch . ter. G. Elkin. 1\lurrav, J'. l rwl , D. I<· Bean, D. lclntyre, F. Bl hop, , 1. 0' 'ulll\'an, . I .. ·raJ, P. 1 rKa~. ECTIO.' 3 Ab. nt: P. larkham, W. Jlector. J. lcDon ld. • ECTfO. 5 f'ront row (I. to r.): A. Green, C. Howell, A. Uuckerby, K. Cole, 1\l. Front ruw !1. to r.): L. BaULt•, .J. Rat11, ,\ .•·umner, ('. 'tllnton, l\1. Smith, lcDbee, R. J m . , !Sect. Rep.) R. Hopkin., 1\1. Goodwin, H. McLean, N. P. Temple, .J. Wa.Unn. 11. CarrnU, B. Rowle , Y. llo!:'!ln. N. trot~er, Lewis, R. Heagney. 'econd row: J. Carr. :. Johnstone, A lien ons, E. R. \\'t t. ·e~·ond rnw; A. White, f. Tanner, C. 'tephens, P . •~' cl, Uey, J. lleslop, .1. Ilolmes, F. Hafey, C. Young, F . Lynch, B. Hart.cher, J . Toukill, ,\, Robinson, D. \ 'iJiiams, II. Wit. un, ,\. Wil'iOn, R. "Jb II• K. Halloran. Third row: R. llattersly, G. Hardy, T . • 'olan, P. Kelly, •. Ros.,, •· \Valla<'e, J. 'trutt. Third r011; A. Williams, K. llawkln•. \. R. Gilmour, K. Donnelly, K. Hughes, J. Goodman, R. Gibson, V. Hewson, Struck, R. Tea-.dalr, .I. \Vb em n, .I.. \. htiln, J. \Vhatson, K. Roark G. Garner. R. Robin.<>on. 38 39 E ION"' SE CTION 9 Fron_t row (1. tor.): 0. B arr)", L . Da vies, C. att, R. ook, J. Bradbury, J . SJlcock, J. !Ja rvey. . Miller, l\1. T olley. Middle row: J\1. Tynan, R. Lee, E. nevt>, B. tenner, P. Donohue, R. ' mlth, T. Latham, G. Cro 1er. Back r ow: R . Horne, N. Hunter. D. L ithgow, D. Ross, 0 . Taylor, . Lansdowne, T. Ry n, G. R an. Front row 1I. to r.) : R. · urness, L. Rolllns, Z. Hamid, M. Da vidson, E TIO,< J . Quigley, . llatumesen. :Second r ow: P . Syme H . ales, Y. IDckey, C. Bod y, . M u hie, S untari. Ba k row: , John ton , J . Willi , B. Leonar d, H. Whitford, J. Liddell. SECT.ION 21 P. Grilfin. R. • ord, K. F irth, P. tephenson, N. )loore, G. Grayson, D. A'•ery, ll. W ill"ams, J . 1\lackay, N. P lncham, 1\1. Hogan, R. 1\IcMurray, Front_ r~w II. to r .) : :.l-1. H uddleston, G . Hands, E. Orton, R . Hamilton , P. IVilkmson, D. on I, P. Rutherford, . tewa rt. econ d row: Second row: C. ' tecl, J . rVb.ite. 1\1. Purtle, 1\1. Jacob L. W aters. A. Ireland, E. Hunt, B . J ames, J . ,IcDona ld , 1\1. Gillon, D . Jenks. I . Colman. C. ra~;g , L. a wrence, K. Du rack, J . R ees, . McRae, A. Grant. Third r w: K n eipp, L. Rapp, T. asey, B. H ub buck, T . Third row: Linnane, l\1. Reynold . . C. Reilly, E. urner, N Baker, Abraham, T . W ilson. V. Ro.· y, teel, M. 1\lc a b . 40 41 'ECTIO.' 22 ECTIO T 21 Front row ( I. to r.): .I. Co.tle , I. B~rn , P. Po\\ ell, 1. 'chalkin , E. de Yaurno, II. Rotltlenb~, 1'. Hanlon, B. Gil ,. , :\I. II all, · Dodd • h. Ball, \'. 'leln. ~··cond row: iU, Hunt, R. Og-tlen, .1. Pinnchln, Front row 1I. to r.) : B. llarrison, L. Holman, C . .Tone~. T .• litchell, E. Contrill, , ·. Green, U, Smith, 1'. l.ockhnrt, P. h·( rthy, I>. Jlod s, 1•. Stewart, R. 1ttHcr<;, J. BUsher, V. Datum, G Pead, E. Watson, J . L. Youn~. Back row: . J. , lcGrnth, B .• 'al k 11 , f . Bu kle), H. SulJh·an, Elder. Iiddle row: B. Binns, K. Goldlr, R. Wendtman, R. llughes, B. Buck, P. Dark, R. D·1rk, [,, Smith, P . Cusick. , ·,'Wright, N. 1\lc:Jo'a)den, N. Good In, T. pien., B. Evan , B. McGrath, Ba k row: n. Phillip , .J. Wa~ on. L. Roberts, J. Taylor. . D Gippel, B. Yee, E. rall'ford, R. Owen, T. Fullerton, It, ram. ECTION 25 Front 10w (1. to 1,): lltr)l lla\\kln, \\'t•nu: lf,\\uc ·, K ."mlth, Jan Walker, .Je. 11 L 11, B tl) l,an , llel n Crunin, nne oper, ront row II. to r.): J. Morri., · S. 'tanllaml, A. Taylor, P. Argyle, W . Pauline .tcUonald, ·o I nlKilcll rd, Uale \\ ile . .' orul row: Jan h·ers, l·owles, .\. Fosler, • Robson, D. Glen, 0. Ravell. 'Middle row: V. Joyccl}'ll Uri. t"oll, Pauline non ld on, I rmlne Ru tr n , llil.try Gray, Ua \'t'nport. B. Rudgl ·y, B. Eichmann,. J. Cohen, K.. .Iastel'!<, Brian lcWhirter, King II'~ Knott, \ 't s ('oom· ·, .l~llll) J ryer. .\nn ft.• tulht'arn, ,\, P art, 1. 1\lcGregor, K. Towlrr. Bark row: .1. Ree. Spence. Bark ro\1: 1, •s Gro bl'rllll, U ,\nr), .John I' rmPnter, Fran! 'L Smith, . Wll'kham, K. F.a.! ton, B. IarrioH, K. 0 vie , N. ampbell. Sb edy, D \ id Burke, , lel'\') n llee , Alan Re noldo;. ,\bst'nt: L. Ostrowski, H. Longbottom, P. ondon. B. Hetherington, J . Gla son. 43 SECTIO. 27 HOl\lE ECONO!\fiC", ECTION 29 Fron t r ow (I. to r .): R . l\1organ, J. Daniel, B. Ableson, B. Milligan, Front row (1. to r.) A. Martin. I. Rice, J . White, I. Jarvl'i, (S. .) J . Burnitt. econ d row: J . Ma< c;on. A. Sandeman, . aterall, I. Hickey, R . Moffitt, ' Berry, C. Dt')lie. Back row: J. Johnston , G. Young, R. hcldon, D. Cornry, . \ atts. B ck row: . Dawe , R. Kearney, J. Robson , . 'Vest, J. Water p_ McKinnon. . Thoma . T. Hewitt, T. Collett, . D ball. CTJQ, 28 'E TIO T 1 DfP. ED. Front row (1. to r.) : 'la rgaret Henri, eona Roblnson, Robin Wood, Front row (1. to r.) . Woods. C. Howarth, E. Bower P. elson, Anne Renwick J ennifer Rowse. Ba · row: John oa.ch, hilllp Bolte, L. Pa. I, P . J ones. econd row: B. haw, B. Tyson, K. Hamilton, Geoff Stephe~. W iiUam riscoU, G orge Kirkby, orge Im pson, B. Nebauer, I . LampbeU. Mervyn Cotterill, Kenneth Barratt 44 45 SPORTS UNION REPORT, 1957 FOOTB.\LL 1st :x-v The 1957 sporting pro ~ramme has on the whole been excellent, mo teams were successful until semi fi nals and finals. Several players were individuall} outstanrlir.g and all students h ve had the· opportunity to le rn most of the major team game . SPORTS 'ON Front r w (1. to r.) : Geoff St ph n , Greg Ryan, Trevor Fullerton, Front row (1. to r .) : Trevor FuJlerton, Jenny Fryer, Ann Spence, John Watson, T rry Ryan. Middl• row: Brian lcWhirter, Robert Lyle Holman, :Nola. Green, Vi n :~- Steen, Allan I>y ball. Second row : .Maureen Iteynolrls, 1\fr. II. Gillard, Miss fl. Moller, Betty Tyson. llorne, Ke\·ln Oonnelly, Peter Oonehuc, Robc!ort Brydon, Frank Back row : Ken Hamilton, Barry Binns, Ia n Dickey. Bi~h nden. Ba.ck row: ncs Avery, Ken !\Jaster;,, 1\lervyn Rees, Ken Ha milton, T revor Latham. RUGBY NION CLUB, 1957 The Rugby Un iOJ> club this year h d its same outstanding fo lowing and :mcc ss. Two l al s were entered in the Re erve and B grade Union competition. The third grade tea m led b John Elder came through underfeated inor premiers but ere unlucky to be defeated 9-8 in the semi fin al by Warutah. In the fmals with a few players taken for the eserve match , Nobby's defeated College 11- 9. The R e erve grade leam won to the grand final. They defeated Maitland 11 - 5 in the ~ enli finn! a nd Merewether Cai·lton 11-0 in the fin al. The SWIMMING CLUB grand final was played with Geoff Stephens and Barry Binns out with injuries and to weaken he side furth r Mcrv Rees, fullback, was Th e Swinunlng club function d earlle1 this year the main activity carried off in the first h alf with an ankle itljlll1'. Wanderers defeated being the swimming c 1 1i • 1 h ld for U e first time on Saturday night College B-3. 11th March a t Mnit and Baths. It v.- s most successful with Allan Thanks are extended to •rerry Brain for hi Ume spent in training Darrow an Bob Brycl 1.1 dra'\'l>ing f or 1 1 's ham1Jion nn Ann Spencer the Res rve grade tea m. In in ercollegiatc alhurst defeated Newca,stle tt WOMEN'S TENNIS T E AM Back row: M . Wiseman, T . Spiers. Front row: F. Bishop, R. Bray. Front row (1. to r . : 8 len Laym a n, 1\'Iaureen Reynolds. Back row : MISCELLAN EOUS Faye Cornish, Jean White. Golf has proceded smoothly and October lOth is the day for the golf championships. SOFTBA LL Table Tennis has functioned and competition in thi3 game played. For the first time a table tennis team of three was sent to Bathurst The Softball team has ardently practiced this season. The team for inter-collegiate. It was sueces3ful and fortunate in having Robyn comfortably defeated Bathurst College uuring inter-collegiate. On 5th Smith B grade women's champion of N.S.W. in the team. September a match was h eld again3t the ex -students. Several sport afternoons have been given to the teaching of softball spills. Badminton has been played .;very Thursday by enthusiastics. Indeed most sport-s are catered for In this college :md these activities have played a major part in the lives o'f most students. ATHL ETICS CLUB The Athletics club is just beginning to become prominent. 1st October is the date for the Annual Athletics carnival. A team was sent to Sydney for the summer inter-collegia e. Nola Green excelled herself by winning every event sl1e entered, 5 in all. 48 49 SOCCER 1st XI WO~IEN'S HOCKEY 1 t XI Front row (1. to r .) : H. Williams, L. Holm n , 1\ • Campbell, C. Drylie, P. Symes. ack row: J. Iv rs, A. Spence, (Capt.) . Cr agg, B. ~food, J. Steele. Front row (1. to r.) A. Taylor, T. Ryan, K. llamilton, R. \Ventmao, L. Roberts. econd row: J. Masson, J. Rochest r, R. Phillips, L. Davies. Third row: 1\'1. Dixon, K. DonneUy, T. 'mith, (Capt) R. Bray. WOMEN'S HOCKEY Womer 's Hockey this ear entered three teams in:;tead of the usual t o in the wca tie hockey competition A grade, A reserve and SOCCER B grade. Thursda • afternoons were devoted to teachmg hockey as with the bas ctball club. It may be now :;aid that all women students The occer t an had n ve :y successful year. Althou~h not a strong of the College have had the op)ortunity to learn hockey and basket club they cmnp t d g in ·t Boy's High, Newcastle under 16 team, and ball. Our inter-collegiate team was defeated 1-0 after a very even the Fire Brigade tc m. The fi•·. t inter-colleglaLe match was against match. Matches were also pla.yed against the me 's hockey team, staff Balm< in at Adan ~town ova l. Newcal'Lle scored n decisive 5-2 victory. and ex-students, At Bathurst tlw team won 3-0. 50 51 l\lEN' HOCKEY, 1 t XI 1\IEN' BA KETBALL CLUB Back ro (1. to r.) : C. raJ, B. Lee, K. Hughes, I. Hickey, K. Knott, A. Da rrow, J . 1\1 . son. Front row: V. Ilewson, A. Dyball, R. K earney, L. Rober ts, . Cro~ber, P. M rriot Front row (1. to .) : B. Binns, C. Catterall, B. Ableson, G. Stephens, M. Cotterill, M. Rees. Second row: R . Owen , K. Barratt, R. Morgan, T. Casey, A. Sandem n. Back row: K . Donnelly, N. Wright, I. Hickey, R. Sheldon. Absent : R. Bray, T. ullerton. ME N'S HOCKEY The men's hock y club enjoyed successful competition with one team in the thu·d gr de New astl competition. Th e inter-collegiate MEN'S BASKETBALL CLUB team los 3-2 at Bathurst. College hoc y on Thursday afternoon w s progressive with a number of teams being fielded each week. The m en's Ba::.ketball club entered two teams n th winter com petition B and D grades Both teams were successful in reaching the grand finals. Publi · Tru t team defeated th D grade team in the grand final and Novos Colt def ated B grade team 50-28. This team was somewhat weakened by the injuries of t.wo of their player Barry Binns and Geoff Stephens. The Inter collegiate team won 36-23 against Bathurst. Basketball was held every Thur day afternoon an d an mter section competition was on by section 2. 52 53 \VO lEN'S 1st BA KETBALL TE I DRAMA CL 'B Front row (1. to r.): Betty T son, Linn Stewart, Helen Whi tford, Jane Liddell, nne Green, Anne Martin, ynette Rollins. Front r ow (I. fo r.): Helen 'Wison, Carol Jone , Beverley lla rri. n, Norma 1\loor , Elaine Orton, Robin Wr t. Centre row: Linn Stewart, Jol.m ohen, Dianne 'mUh, Noel 1\tcFa~·den, 1\targarct Steel, George Hutchison, .Jan t 'Valton. Back row: Philip Bolte, Brian Yce, J ohn Taylor, BUJ Dri coli, John Morriss W OMEN'S BASKE BALL DRAMA CLUB REPORT Ti1b ·car the Drama Club has had '1 ver. bu y programm . E\'ery Women's Basketball entered 3 team· in the competlt on B res rvc, one will agrcc th t the highlight ot th yc r., work a~ tlle proclu tion C and C re er e gr des. All teams have reached the emi fina · and of our 3 act Plsy "Quiet Week- end." This Engli!>h comedy bs t er McCrn ·ken. procluced by Bill Driscoll a d G orge Simp. on, was s ged have hopes of reach1ng the finals. T e inter-col! gi te te m was at Bu.1 ·s H i~o;;lt, Waratah for three. performances. Although it was a lot defeated at Bathurst. Several sport afternoons were devoted to the of hnrd ·ork and t tin es proved cry exacting, everyone who took part w s well re\\ nrdcd with the aucllenc.,•.- rccPption. teaching of Basketball to ll beginners. This enabled ll tudents a Before we had t me to clear room of · Quiet cek-end," propertle. opportunity of playing the game. work \Hls start d on the Ludent pro Uct!d one act lay:; ! u1· prod uction of a nigl'.t of one act plays in September. The one act plays are: " 'pin te1·s I Lavender Lune," John Tay~or l ; "The Rose and Cro ~ 1," cLynn StewartJ ; "Harlcqumade," CAnne Renwick); "The Idols," (Elaine Orton. H I n Vnl:;onl and "Hantls Across the Qea " Brian Yee.J After the Annu I Meeting in September, the retiring executtve bended b. ohn Coh IPresident,l Brinn Yee rs ccr taryl and Dianne Smith ('I ·easurer,l hund d over t c newly elected xecutive for 1958 Geor~,;e Hutchi. on, Helen Wllson and J an W lton 54 55 Sincer th an m ust be extended to all members of the lecturing EWSPAPER CLUB REPORT staff who gave assistance to th e club during the year and e pecially to Miss Sneddon, Mtss Landcts, Miss Mollar, Mr. Marquet. Mr. Wil on, This year tll S.R.C. allote u ~ £320 for expense . Practically all Mr. Doyle and Mr. Elliott. of this went mt o the printing cosh fot ''Altj!rlnga Annual." Throughout 1957 i ~;ucs of "AlLjiringa" newspaper have been pub lished and this year we endeavoured to issue a free opy as an incentive to student t o ead tl e magazine. However this was unsuccessfUl and SP EAKER '' CLUB the club suffered a slight loso with the publication of ach paper. Ttis year's annual magazine promises to be the best yet. Many worthwhile articles were received for publication. We would 1 ke to xtend om thanks to the Printing Club for the work they did ln pr intin g the papers or us. May I say m c on clu~ion that if " ltjili nga" is to be continued in 1958, the club will have to find man · new members. SOCI. L AND R ECREATI N LUB Front row (1. to r.) : Elizabeth B wers, Pam Griffiths, Gillian Grayson , Dawn Conna Back ro : Ron ram, Lyn n Howland, Norma :Moore, John Morris. THE SPEAKERS' CLUB Tt-.is club has been called in former yean;, the Debating Club. However since we considered that its activities should include all man ner of speaking, it was agreed that the name be chan g-ed. I•'r ont row (1. to r.) : Lyn nette Maynard, Norma :Moore, Lynn Howland This yeur we have suffered from lack oi su. port. Our main ev n t (Secretary) , Ross Owen (President). Margaret Hogan (Treasurer), is alway3 the inter -collegiate debate, wllich this . ear was held at Bathurst. We were ably r epresented by Dawn COlma!, L n Howland Helen Crouin, P am M cKay, P am Coa tes. Second row : Mr . Gillard, and Gillian Grayson who were defeated by the margin of one point. Colleen 'Voods, Lesley P aul, Maureen Hall, Vina Stein, Barbara Nebauer, Club president for 1957 wa Gillian Gra) son. secretary wa P am Margar et Campbell, Beverley Sh aw, Pam Nelson, Miss M oller. Third Griffin and our advertising m nager was Na.ria Baker. \Ve h ave been row: P am ' Vilkinson , R os K earney, Da 'd Corney, Ia n Hickey, helped and encouraged by Mr. Atchison throughout the year. -G. GRAYSON. Allan Dyba ll, Ba rry !\ b l e~on, An ne :Martin . 56 [)7 CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP REPORT The fellow:hip h '1S be n acti ·e in h e Collcg 0.6ain this year. I aims to promote the Christia Gospel i the field f E ucation and upl. Ids a et·:;onal faith in J w · Christ 1.s Savlor, Lord and God. Reg Jar tuncn-hour meetw g:; nave been held eae Friday in r oom 9 with an average a t, ndance ol forty-five students. Guest speakers have included Mini ters. _ibsionaries, Co11ege lecturers nd m en and women who h av n in terestil • and ch !l .lcngill n es.; ge to give. On Educa Lion Sill doy • choir from the fellowship a · iste n th e v n ing service t Brown Str et Congreg lion al C urch t wl1ich Mr. Duncan was the pr ach r. Perhai.s the highlights of the year have been the Hou ~ e parties held ot Tan ilba Ba ·, Port tephens. with the Newca ~tl e University Evangelical Umon, and the Equashes he:d in the College canteen each Le1m. This year n reunion Squlllit was held at which ex-students told of tl eir experience.· aftEr 1 .n u:g College. We wish to thank 11'. Dut can fol' hL inte est during the year and the memb rs of .,taff \'hO huve ;t r aUy assisted u in thcs activities. Afte enjoyitw :.uch Ch istian Fellow · ip ·>~ e thank our Master for being mo1 e than 5ufficcnt for all our needs and pr a~ lhn t hat has been a cconw J L~hed hn · brought Honour to His name. - EDITH HUNT. Secreta!}'. - J. BURN 'IT President. ST. THOMAS MORE SOCIETY This year the St. Th ma., More Soc:i ty has fiouri h cd under the guidance of our new Chaplain ·. B. O'Hearn Attendence h ave bef'n s :~t isiact olj thruu&hout the year. with various speaker including ev. Dr. Simms D.C.L .. Mr. Pat Baile) , Mr. R Butler, Rev. Fath r: J yce an d Hennes~y C.S .R. from Mayfield. bivil1 address ;; on topic of interest. 'I11e social side of our ct.l\ !ties were also quite cc · ful. During the year. delegat · attended a Conference of tl e St. Thomas More Societies ·n the different Teachers' CoJleue;, in N.S.W .. where many new ideas "·ere pu fon\ard and discussed. TI1e activities for t11is ~ ear will onclude ' th the Church Service on Graduation Day and 1957 v.ill have been quite a successful year for· tl e St. Thomas More Society. - FRANK SHEEDY, P res deut. DOCUMENTARY FILM CLUB With a large vari ty of film · suited to all tastes, the Film Apprec iation Group h · had a very ~uccessful year. 'I11e Continental film". "One summer o Hnpplnc«:," and "Monsieur Hulat's Holiday·· have been good c.ontra: t matrri 1 aga n.t selected American commercial films e.g. "Tortilla Jo l at~ ... "Captains Courageous," "Tl } w re Ex ~en - able" and "Blackboard .Jungle" and U1e latte · Llwn