My an S We R -By the Editor

NEWSLETIER TO OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS

No. 19 Registered at the G.P.O. Melbourne for transmission by post as a periodical August, 1968

THE COLLEGE MY AN SWE R- BY THE EDITOR • Several Old Collegians have asked for details of the WHAT IS IT? finances of the Old Geelong Collegians' Association, and in particular of its money-raising activities. From time to time, Mr. Thwaites, as Principal, There are two distinct parts to the Association's finances. is asked to explain to parents why they should As regards the normal aclministrative section, the treasurer's report spend so much to send their sons to the College, to the last annual meeting was adopted unanimously and was summarized in the June Pegasus. when the State provides a cheaper alternative. Concerning the new Year Group Organisation and Annual "Ad Astra" is grateful to him for permission to present Giving Programme, which is at present directed particularly towards extracts from a statement which he has prepared on this subject. the Rolland Physical Education Centre, it must be stated that:- The College can only be iden masters, and they choose the 1. The Programme is only one of the sources of contributions to tified and understood by dis College; they are not sent here. the Geelong College Building Fund, which is an account of covering what it is that the the Geelong College Council. College community wants to do • The school community has 2. Many Old Collegians have directed their gifts specifically to the o be and to stand for. Above [ 'se, the College embodies a been adapted to make sure that Morrison Hall appeal, which will close in 1969. c ern for people as individual no individual boy can feel sub ~ merged in the mass. The Pre 3. The College Council, recognising the value of the new activity personalities, a concern for the amongst Old Collegians, and especially its significance 31' the quality of the relationships be paratory School is self-contained in every way. The Senior School future, has agreed to subsidize part of the expenses Jf the tween them, and a concern that O.G.C.A. office, since: each of them should grow to full is divided into six houses, three stature. boarding and three day, with an (a) highest expenses came in the opening years, when receipts experienced Housemaster in were low; charge of each. Classes are kept below a maximum size of about (b) a portion of office expenditure is incurred on behalf of the thirty. Morrison Hall project; (c) the work of the office has a public relations value to the • The variety of experience College. available to each boy as he passes The Council has now stabilized the position so that the through the school has steadily expenses of fund raising do not exceed 20% of receipts, usually increased. The range of games regarded as a reasonable level. has been extended to make sure that almost every boy finds his With the assistance of the Council's Finance Committee, we place to participate with enjoy present the following progress report:- ment. In the cultural area, the traditional activity in music and A. NETT BALANCE available for Rolland Centre craft work continues to expand; at 1st January, 1968 ...... $19,476 each year there is a concert or B. YEAR 196B dramatic production. There are Total contributions from Old Collegians, to 31st July, 1968 ...... 20,618 groups devoted to debating, chess, Less amounts earmarked by donors for .-- rifie shooting and the like. To Morrison Ha II Appea I ...... 10,165 make time for such activities, 10,453 Estimated contributions, August to December, two afternoons per week are kept 1968 (excludes Morrison Hall Appeal) 4,500 free of games practices. Mr. P. N. THWAITES 14,953 e Less proportion of operating expenses • The provision of a wide var allocated against Old Collegians" Office iety of courses and standards in and Programme for 1968 .. . '. 2,950 This is not surprising when one the academic field has been a Estimated Nett Intake for Rolland Centre considers the dominant forces in particular pre-occupation in re 1968 ...... 12,003 its history; its Christian founda cent years. The more able boys C. YEAR 1969 have achieved rising standards tion; the enduring influence of Required Nett Intake for Rolland Centre 18,521 great men like the Morrisons in the face of competition for and Frank Rolland; the long entry to universities; but we are Which will provide amount nominated by Council equally concerned to devise for commencement of first stage of the Rolland tradition of service by school Centre .. $50,000 masters and members of the courses for the academically less College Council; the practical gifted, many of whom must also support of Old Collegians; the proceed to further training after close-knit community life of the they leave school. • Some Old Boys have questioned the economics of College, arising from the high the mailing programme, which one of them calls an proportion of boarders and the Thus we are still a ttempting to "almost endless deluge." relatively small total enrolment. trea t every boy as a separate, unique person in a community There need be only one fund-raising mailing per year. When What evidence can we find that where Christian insight into per the recipient makes a contribution, whatever its magnitude, the these icleals and standards of the sonal relationships is the guid "deluge" immediately dries up. However, it is considered in the past are continuing into the ing principle. fund-raiSing world that up to three mailings are justified, and our present and future ? experience generally supports this. We resist the danger in our The Association is willing at any time to pay 20c for $1 to • The College Council has technological society of reducing persons to mere units. On the put towards the Rolland Centre. Sometimes, of course, the result affirmed that quality must come is a zero return, but on the other hand a cheque for $20 costing before quantity. Hence 0 u l' other hand, we must not be even $1 is very good business. efforts, now nearing success, to afraid to make changes. A build the Rolland Physical Edu school which does not change is The Association is economy-conscious and. now that the Pro cation Centre, a new boarding dead, but it is the nature of the gramme is "off the ground," has tl1is year reduced expenses on house to replace Warrinn, more change that is important. printing and clerical assistance, and hopes to make a substantial science laboratories and special cut in Pegasus costs (now about $1500 for Old Collegians' copies). subject rooms like our new Old Collegians and parents can The co-operation of Old Boys in flood prevention, by responding to matlls. and geography rooms and greatly assist the Coll ege to pre the first mailing, would certainly be beneficial to all concerned. the language laboratories. For serve its best traditions, and ward plalming also provides for grow to ever greater achieve The important things about the Association's activities are:- a new library, better day-boy ments, by making an effort to • We are carrying out our stated objectives, to promote the welfare facili ties, and so on. understand the significance of of the College and to foster good fellowship among Old Boys. the many changes which are • The selection of staff and always taking place, and by in • Council and Association are working in mutual confidence. conditions of service are receiv terpreting these changes to any • The Council has instructed its architect to prepare plans for ing close attention. It must be one interested in the future of the first stage of the Rolland Centre. and states that builclino remembered that we choose our education in Australia. will proceed in the second half of 1969 if $50,000 is in sight. " Page Two AD ASTRA August, 1968 W HAT'S IT LIKE TO BE BACK? FRIENDS ON NEWTOWN By A llin M I. Scott ('47) who joined the stllff this yeu NOT MISSING HILL Having been back at the Coll ege for only a few months, The parents are still at it. know that some of my impressions may change; so what I can Their follow-on committee h as now received a bout 75,000 for I n a close finish , decided on say now is only a report of my reactions on taking up threads matric. results, Ian Bish op was the l\Iorrison Hall work. Fur declared Dux of tlle College for I thought were cut forever. th er improvemen ts h a ve been 1967, with J on P aton as runner m ade to th e h all, but the re up . P hysically, the school has modelling of the ground floor changed greatly in some ways, mu t wait on the provision of but in other things is nostal n ew dre jng-rooms in the Rol chool prefects for 1968 are gically the same. The re-organ ENROLMENTS 1969 land Centre a year or two D. S. Barkley (Captain), A. G. isation of Morrison Hall, the h en ce. Davey (Vice- Captain), M. J . An acquisition of ''l\1:ossgiel,'' the A Note from th e Principa l der on, P . L. Betts, G. A. Chap alterations in the library area, T he installation of the sen ior man, H. R. R. Cook, R. G. the new science block and a Ea ch yellr, at obout this ti me. we sch ool language la bora tory. H epburn, G. A. David, T. R. Den whole new prep. school still e ndellvour to make li n estimate of which cost about $4,000, was nis, J . W. M. Dickson, A. H. tartle me in ullof7Uarded the a nticipated enrolment li t each greatly helped by a substan tial John , D. A. Johnstone, J . W. moments. level of th e C oll ege for the coming gift from Mrs. C. Cam eron. Roydbouse, J. G. C. Williamson. yea r, so that we Clln advise anyone I have been delighted to find seeking t o make a la te Ilppli cation 11". R. G. Hamilton is another Sixi;h Formers a re no longer the boys here n ow are recognis whether a ny further vacMcies a re who found one of those rare, requir ed to wear caps. Th eir a bly and obnously Geelong Col likely ·0 occur. ancient copies of "Pegasus" and emanCipation is furthered by legians. One of the great thing took the trouble to send it to driving lessons now a vaila ble to a bout the College is the '\\8.y in Th e accurll cy of this estimate de the College, wb ere it has h elped them in a car made available which all sorts of men of all pends upon information a bout the to complete another set. by G.M.-H. ages who have passed through it intentions of present boys. There eem to bear the common tamp. are at prese nt 101 boys in the Senior The Boat Club's new tr aining The present generation will carry School who d o not know whethe r or pair, named in h onour of the SERVICE this on. not they will be return ing to school late Mr. orman P ur nell, is the next yell r. If we ass ume tha half gift of members of the P urnell The Geelong College seems a of these will re urn Md hll lf leave, i family. In their social service pro busier place than it was, n ot now appears tha we will have a n gramme, second year Sbi:th only because it is bigger, but also increase in the to a l e nrol ment at Valuable gifts to the libra ry Form ers recently repaired and because there is now a sense of Senior School (Forms III a nd a bove) , have come from 11". A. Austin painted the Winchelsea Com N . B. urgency that I do not recall. with very few va cancies at any level. Gray, Dr. H. Wettenhall, munity youth Hall. Those~ There are many m ore things but tha· there will be no difficulties :Mr. J . F . S trachan, riss P . attending ca det camp are u~ going on than there were in m y in accep-' ng some further enrolments Barnfather and Mr. R. K. taking a conservation project in day- a greater , ariety of sports, a- the Preparatory School. especially McArthur. th e Grampians area for the for example. a ~ Form I or prim a ry levels. 1Ir. Rae Dickson. who led the Fisheries and Wildlife Depart ment. Being back at the College has Old C olleg ians can assist the C ol College singing forty years ago also meant being back among the lege by ma kin g these fac s known. and composed the score for Associated P ublic ch ools, and as there a re often pare nts who hesi "The S chool on the Hill," has James COllins, of F orm VA, winner of a $50 bursary in the through taking teams a"\"\"ay I tate to apply because they imagine retired from active life in the have seen a.,aai.n places I bad n ot tnere are no vaca ncies o· a ll. music business. 1967 Science Talent Search, is now attending the International seen for years and some of the Science School in Sydney. The "ne"\"\"" schools for the first time. :So one school, obviou ly, ba.s them e of the course is "Man in everything a chool wants, bu t Inner and Outer Space." every school seems to have some thing which we lack and should Four oth er Fifth Formers are have. It does an old-fashioned, attending a History School a t one-eyed Colle.,uian like me some Moss Vale. good to find himself envying other schools from time to time. At th e Bendigo Music Com petitions, Glenn Hun ter gained G reat changes are taking place third place in the Open concer to in education all over the world. section. J onathan Cook re The College is not lagging be ceived h onourable mention. hind. The problem of making necessary changes, yet n ot adopting novelty for its own ACCREDITATIO N sake, is a serious one; but I feel the College is meeting this challenge sensibly and courag Following inspection by a eously. Victorian Universities ~ Sch ools Examina tion Board, the In the hundred yea rs or so of College is n ow a n "A" class the College's existence before I sch oo l. Thi m eans tha t the came here as a boy, much h ad Coll ege is now empowered to de been done. In the fifteen year s vise its own sylla buses and since I left, much h as been done. Yo ung Motor Mechanics, John Stewart and G eoff. Lum b , wi th their instructor m ethods of testing for Lea ving Much remains to be done now (Mr. T. W . Spurg e on) and a visitor students. and, out of all the confusion of ideas and impressions I have The new Language Labora tory gained recently, the recurrent refiects great credit on the Col one is that it's good to be back lege main tenance staff who did to give a han d. LIVING HOUSES most of the fitting. Mr. Salen, of the science staff, did much of The fi rm of McGlash an & Eve ris t , the complicated electronic work. MEMORIAL arch it ects for t he G eelong Colleg e, has won the Roya l Australian In COLLEGE SPORT Mr. Thwa ites has been ad stitute of A rchi t ects (V ictoria n ADVENTURE vised of the for mation of a C hapter) bronze med al fo r 1968 fo r ROWING perpetual Charitable Trust in the outstanding bu il d ing from a ll categories erected in Victoria-a T he Outward Bound move Eight crews rowed this season. memory of the late James ment has attracted seven boys In the Head of the R iver, the house set in t he Yarra Valley at Arthur Freeman (' I I) and his Bulleen. this year. A similar movem ent, 1sts came third in the Losers' Quest, wh ich specialises in land F inal, the 2nds fourth in the parents. Des cribing it a s " a house of light," rover tours in remote areas, has W inners' Final and the 3rds the judg es praised the great si m a steady following. The school second in the Winners' Final. One of th e objects of th e plicity of d esign in t erm s of space Explora tion Society spent a enclosure and mat e ri a ls used. strenuous, saturated week in the CRICKET Trust is the provision of the sum of $80 per annum to the Th e award was won previously by G rampians in May. The 1st XI won against G ee th e fi rm in 1963. long Grammar, Wesley a nd G eelong C oll ege for a scholar Mr. anll Mrs. Thwaites coura xavier and lost to Scotch, st. Mr. and Mrs. Thwaites having sh ip in memory of the la te W. moved into th eir new home, fa cing geously allowed droves of boys K evin's and Brighton G rammar. Ph il ip Hall (,02), who was to inspect their new home, and The match against Caulfield Noble Street , builders are busily conve rting the orig inal helldmast er's the general comment was en Grammar was drawn. killed in action in Flanders in thusiastic. 19 17. Philip Ha ll was a cous house into flats for two married FOOTBALL in of J am es Freema n. mast ers in Morris on House. In the inter -house contests The 1st xvm lost to Mel An unexpected discove ry was a complete so far this yea r, the bourne Grammar, Scotch an d The manner in wh ich the large ce llar und er the old kitchen, rowing was won by Mackie, Geelong Grammar; won against doubtless th e storage area of perish cricket by Morrison, swimming Carey and Haileybury; and drew schola rship is applied is left to a ble foods for hungry boarders in by Shannon, a nd the music with st. K evin's. the d iscretion of the Princ ipa l. days before domestic refrig e ration. competition by Calvert. August, 1968 AD AST RA Page Thre e WHO'S WHO? ASSOC IATION NOTES Matt. W right is "junior" O .G .C .A. A NN IVERSARY DEGREES 1967 - B re presentative on t he C o/l ege Coun Old Boys' Day on March 16 B.A. (Hons.) : R. N. Douglas cil. In 1930 he was a prefect and a n outst a nd ing sport. Since th en offered another pleasant dose of B.A. : D. A. Ellerman, D. R. OLD MASTERS he has fi ll ed t ime with wa r se rvice nostalgia for all participants. Wettenhall a nd his re al estate busin ess. H e was B.Sc. : W. E. Lestel' Mr. George Logie Smith had a secretary of the O .G .C.A . from 1946 Messrs J. A. Carrington, A. J . highly successful year coaching to 1959 and presid e nt 1963-4. H is Firth and G . J. Martin, retired B.Med.Sc.: D. G. P eace th e Scotch 1st XVIII. newest posit ion of service is as chair staff m embers, were created B.Econ. : M. A. E. Campbell man of the Year Chairm en's A dvis ory Honorary Life Members. B.Ed.: P. J. Molony, B.Sc. Mr. T. Henderson and Mr. V. Committee . Profitt were in indifferent health At the dinner, Mr. J. M. B.Eng. : J. S. H olland for a time last year. Happily, Bechervaise expounded the ex B.Com.: G. E. T. Amlrews both are now well and about, plorer's philosophy. B.Ar ch.: V. F. Wood th ough Mr. Henderson is re ported to be disposing of his Office-bearers: President, F . LL.B. : D. E. McLellan bike. W. Brown; Vice-Presidents, D. G. Neilson, W. Wishart; Hon. AWARDS Mr. K en Nicolson, a frequent Secretary, B. R. K eith; Treas and welcome visi tor to the Com urer, B. G. Thorn. • Warrington Cameron, B.Sc. mon Room, has recently been ('58), continuing his chern. ill; but a month's recuperation An amendment to the Con course, took the C.S.R. Chem - has proved m ore trying than the stitution provides for the election icals prize. actual illness. of F ellows of the O.G.C.A., a rank higher than that of Hon • D. Roger Walter ('54) sh ared Mr. Edgar Robin, French orary Life Member. the P aton Adver tisin g Service teach er and cricket coach at exhibition in commerce. G.C. in 1926-27, has retired to Melbourne after many years at LA UNCHING S • Ian P enrose ('63 ) collected Scotch , Adelaide, as senior firsts in both his sciences and French m aster and, more re • A counselling service to seconds in both maths. cently, librarian. provide the College, especially MATT WRIGHT boys in their final year, with • P eter Webb ('60) took the careers information. ~li s ter prize for topping h is It was with regret th at his ~r m mUSIC. former colleagues heard recently " Robbo" is the na me by whi ch of the death of Mr. T. Gray eve ryone at The King 's School, Par • A Year Chairmen's Ad • Continuation scholarships at McK enzie, who taught in the ramatta, knows Robe rt Robertson, visory Committee to assist t h e Queen 's went to Roger Douglas Prep. in 1955-9. He was also an who was a pupil at the G eelong social side of Year activities. ('57 )- the E. J . Smar t scholar officer in the cadet unit. C ol lege ne arl y seventy years ago. ship-and P eter Webb ('60). H e remem bers d etail s of the Nor RESIG NATION Mr. J oh n Carrington has been man Morris on period as th ough it '67 LEAVERS elected an h onorary member of we re yesterday. H is years at T.K.S. The Executive Officer (Mr . A. th e Victorian Assistant Masters' t otal 47, not out, most of them spent R. J . McVittie) has tendered his • Ian Bishop won th e matric. Association. in teaching, though he is now reg exhibition in General Maths. resignation after more than istrar and books tore manage r. three years' duty in the difficult • Jon P aton was awarded a G e off Neilson has ret ired from inaugural stages of the annual Commonwealth Agricul t u l' a I th e se cretaryship of the Ass ociation giving and social programmes. Council Scholarship. Anthony Lawler ('54), is in after almost ten years of d iscreet Many thanks to "Mac" for his Lon don to work for his F.R.C.S. and efficie nt g ui dance of its aff a irs, efforts as fir st tenant of the • Bruce Anderson entered Robert Lawler ('59) studies a nd has become senior vi ce-president. Association's very own office. Queen's on the Hitch cock schol graphic design not far away, at arship. H e is a member of t he Colleg e R avensbourne Technical School. Council. Afte r an outst a nding a ll RE UNIONS • Peter Knight won t h e Or round career at C olleg e from 1935 mond Prize. J eremy Bowler ('63 ), doing t o 1947 he be came a principal in Interests of College and Associ engineering at the Gordon, col a G ee long firm of accoun tants, a nd ation are in good hands ill the lected a Commonwealth Ad has been prominent in several local branches where r eunions are be ANTHO LOGY vanced Education Scholarship. servi ce org an izations. ing held.

Professor Donald McLean ('38) , Robin Lawson ('53 ), is at St. At Sydney a truly College pres of Vancouver, on a brief visit J ohn's College, Cambridge. entation was made to Mrs. L. h ome last month , found time to E. Reid, the president's lady, Ait the College. One of h is David N. Sutherland ('51), will who has contributed much to "'rent preoccupa tions is th e th e success of reunions there for pursue chemical engineering a t many years. Invited guest was preparation of a text book on the Imperial College of Science virology. th e Hon. Secretary of the As and Technology, London. sociation (Bert Keith). Professor Stewart F raser ('43), Duncan MacK enzie ('55), of George P eabody College for A happy Hamilton gathering, teachers, Tennessee, widely known formerly with A.N.A.R.E., h as managed by David R ussell and taken a position with th e Maw Leon Carter, welcomed the dele for his research and writings in son I nstitute for Antarctic R e international education, particu gation led by President Frank search, University of Adelaide, Brown. The Gram piaus group larly in Communist countries, is where he will work on the prob president for 1968-9 of th e world foregathers on August 30, Mil lem of population r egulation in dura on September 7. wide Comparative Education th e silver gull. Society. A joint reunion of Years 1946- 7-8 was enjoyed by all present, Stephen Miles, B.A. ('57 ), though numbers were below ex taught a t Canterbury Ca thedral GORDON G RAD UATES pectation. Don't miss the next Ch oir School for m ast of 1967 GEOFF NEILSO N one! before moving to Worcester Col In Architecture lege, Oxford, to work for th e • Ian Burch , now Working in Certificate of Education. He r e Seattle, U.S.A. sumes teaching at Hampden • Geoff F ulton, private con Grammar School. sultant. PEGASUS AND AD ASTRA Kenneth An drews ('57 ), was • Vernon Wood, practising in Melbourne. It will be clear to readers that Ad Astra is the vehicle for admitted in March to practise as most Old Boy news a nd notices. a Barrister and Solicitor of the In Civil Engineering Supreme Cour t of Victoria, and Pegasus carries items of permanent record value and g ives Dugald McLellan ('57), in Aug • Ewan H azeldine, wi th Com d etails of Colleg e life. Late ly it has been one of the Association's ust. m onwealth Department of Works. heaviest ex pe nses. • J ohn Stephens, project en Barry Thomas ('42), h ead gineer with Civil and Civic. Many O ld Boys state t hat they do not req uire full accounts tnaster of Heywood H.S., leaves of school affa irs, of whi ch Ad Ast ra now g ives a c oncise review. this month for Edmonton, Al • Stuart Weeks, in Albany, berta, to study for M.Ed. in ed W.A. Th e Committee of the O .G .C .A. has therefore decided that, from 1969, Pegasus wi ll be sent only t o :- ucational administration. He In Electrical Engineering hopes also to visit schools in the (i) those who left Colleg e in the previous two years; U.S.A. • P eter K eays, with Victorian R ailways. (ii) othe rs who request it annually. Derek Berney ('57), of Glam A request form for 1969 wi ll accom pany the next issue organ staff, h as been on a rem In Mechanical Engin eering of Pegasus, Decembe r, 1968. edial education course a t the • Don William son, with Ford University of Queensland. Motor Co., Geelong. Page F ur AD AS TRA August, 1968

DIARY DATES MARRIAGES

I an Corr to Marlene T yrrell, G rampians Re union ...... A ug . 30 OBITUARY H AROLD HUR T ('02), "the Melbourne, November 27. archit.ect behind auru's inde Mildura Reunion .... Sept 7 It is with regret th at we Graham T aylor to Marilyn pendence," has de\'oted much of record th e death of t h e Carr, Geelong, F bruary 10. hi life to training boys from G eelong Golf ...... Sep. 17 following Old Boy. We Nigel Kidd to Lesley Burrowes, 'l\"hat is now the world's newest Melbourne Dinner Dance .... Se pt 21 e.."\.-tend to the bereaved nation. Melbourne, February 17. famili our incere ym 1890-1920 Reunion ...... Oct. 12 pathy. Andrew Cameron to Eleanor :\lajor-Gen era.l JAMES HAR Gowans, Melbourne, M ar ch 2. RISON, C.B.E. ('25), is General 1942-3-4-5 Reunion ...... Nov. I G . A. Melville ('03 ) Ofllcer Commanding, Victoria Norman Bufton to Nanette O ld Boys' Day, 1969 ...... Mar. 22 E. A. J. Stoker ('12) Rutherford, Geelong, March 2. Barracks, S ydney. J. G. Steele ('14) A repeat of last year's successful W . H . H ardy ('19) Derek Cook to Glenda Beckley, GEOFF. NEIL ON ('-12), O.G.C. and O.P.S. golf day takes E . M. Hope ('22 ) Geelong, March 8. earned the Red Cross service place, probably on he afternoon of . 1. Morrison ('23 ) S. V. Davidson ('27 ) Robert H ede to Catherina a'l\"ard after many years as September 17, at G eelong. Ben Kuiper, Geelong, March 8. treasurer at Geelong. Davis is your contac. V. R. BaTson ('28 ) W. K. McDowall ('28 ) Douglas Day to Marcia Hely, D . M. Calvert ('34) Mlchelton (Q ), March 9, P E TER l\L<\~E ('57), is in Coming to Melbourne for the show P. 1 . Corstorphan ('52 ) or the grand final on September structor with Christchurch, .Z., 1. P . H arvey ('63 ) Donald Coombs to Judith Aero Club. 21? The elbourne dinner dance Sheridan, Geelong, March 9. wi I top off The day for you- and -he ladies too. See supplement Brian Marshman to Helen GRAH..~'I F K \J.'I ( 53 ), directs Powell, Geelong, March 9. Y.:'\I.CJI.. in downtown H amil enclosed. ton. Canada. Willianl Lester to Barbara The College Council asks men of SOUTH TO MECCA Harry, Kew, March 11. all years up to 1920 to a free-and D . H. A. (Tommy) CL.ARKE easy reunion at the College on A happy band of pilgrims, John Trevor Leigh to Nola Maren t'35), Captain, R.A.N., is Captain Oc~ober 12. Have you replied ye Gerrard, Jim McColl, Peter Vibert daz, Geelong, March 16. of H.:.\LA.S. S ydney. -0 that preliminary invitation? and Peter Warnett, travelled in July from Goulburn Valley to re John Walter to J acqueline Tnanks very much! Tonkin, Sydney, March 22. Lieut-Col. JOHN HOOPER visit the temples of learning at Newtown, which some of them (43). has had a year at U.S. Men 0+ 1942·3-4-5 years will re Duncan McDonell to Patie~ had not seen for ten years. :.\larines and Staff College, Vir ceive de~ails from their chairmen Stokes, Toorak, March 23. ., ginia. of -he reunion on ovember I at They were made welcome by Ian Opie to Lynette Tregon Geelong. Make a note now. the Principal and the staffs of ning, Geelong, March 23. .ll...-\...'i SEWARD ('54), and both senior and junior schools. ~L~C. T AYLOR ( 56 ), han a Max Beith to ShiTley Miller, Geelong, April 10. part in building the Moree tele ROYAL HONOURS Their inspection of remem communications station. bered scenes encompas sed dinner Graham Sheahan to J eanette In the Queen 's Birthday in the main dining hall, and McCready, Geelong, April 13 . }fl;"GH R EID ('38), is con a'l\"ards, Alan Hardy ('28 ), of they confessed wonderment a t :.\lansfield, No. 23 Region, and new developmen ts, from the en Peter Mayne to J ennifer Cox, ductor in Geelong for the S ym Christchmch (N.Z. ), April 16. phony Orchestra ~lusical Com Dick Purnell ('15), of Moriac, tirely new "Prep." to Mossgiel edy Co. and St. Dayid's Church NO.7 R egion, received the Brit and the senior language lab. Terry Trethowan to Marlene Choir. ish Empire Medal for their serv Johnston, Geelong, April 20. ices to fire-figh ting. Next, please ! John Ma dden to J an Metherall CLE.'1E..."'T ) 1E...W ::UORE ('43), Geelong, April 27. wins high praise in Ne'l\" York for industrial design and ab Richard Scott-Murphy to J an stract sculpture. ice Wood, Pt. Lonsdale, May 4. Rhys Jones to Jenny Campbell B EAU HODGES ('38), and P ert h (W.A.), May 11. B R{jCE BISHOP ('39), are in business at Surfers. Queensland. Douglas Aiton to Angela Wal ter, Port Moresby, May 22. JOHN BUNTLYE ('48), joins Alan Hen derson to Charlotte -.S.W. Water Consen'ation at Palmer , Mortlake, May 25. :'\lus'l\"ellbrook. Carl Adler to Vivian Reyno]A Geelong, M ay 25. _ GARRY COTT ON ('58 ), re turns to Geelong as A.B.C. rep Garth Smith to J udith Agnew, resentative, and to Corio Bay Geelong, May 25. R.C. as a member of the state T erry Carney to Carole Binch, four-oar title cre'l\". Geelong, June 3. JOHN QUINTON (55), met Robert Tonkin to Valerie contemporaries D OU G AITON Booth, Geelong, June 8. and TL~1 COLE in N.G ., but Donald McCann to Dianne missed RICHARD TONG at Searle, London, June 15. Goroka. John is now living in IA N REDPATH AND PAUL SHEAHAN - Defend ers of Ashes Towns\ille. Murray McDonald to Elizabeth McCann, Geelong, June 15. GEOFF W ALKER ('54), is ROBERT SANDERSON ('56 ) Max J ulien to P amela Turner, secretary for the Shire of K an SPORTSMEN Geelong, June 15. iva. DAVID D. WRIGHT ('56), has written a n d produced t wo is deputy town clerk, P or tland. plays while resident master at David Ramage ('53) capped a Roger Strong to J ennifer Caulfield. brilliant rowing season when Comeadow, Euroa, June 22. JOHN l\10CKRIDGE ('30 ), selected as stroke of Australia's coxless pair for the Mexico Olym Lindsay Smith to Christine earns praise for his "unusual The WOOD BROS. are still Hobdell, London, June 29. building for an unusual pur pics. pose," a chapel for all religions forging ahead. GRAEME ('51 ) John G reene to Coral Fraser, at Monash. is Pacific manager for Ferranti Old Boys won the annual Geelong, July 5. computers in S ydney. DOUGLAS cricket match against College and hope to do as well in the Kenneth Andrews to J enny ERIC STORRER ('14), retired ('54) works at a nuclear power Williams, Geelong, August 9. after 40 years with Strachan & p la n t in the U.S. VERNON football clash this week. Co. Ltn. ('56 ) is an architect in Mel bourne when not leading his O.G.C. H ockey Club is having TH Ol\1AS OSWALD HALL ban d "The Woodsmen'" while a good season. Roger Nation was sent off to National Service ('00), who served C.B .C. of S yd l\1ALCOLM ('60 ) is studying at ILLUSTRATIONS ney from 1902 to 1950, has b een Ormond. with a gift from his team-mates. secretary of the Retired Ofllcers' Robert Timms and Bruce Hope have helped coach College teams. We acknowledge mtr indebtecZn8ss Association. BRUCE RIGG ('51) and to Robert Pock ley St~td ios for indi JOHN KRIEGEL ('52) have Ken Leach ('58) was half of vidual pm·traits, amI J'he Geelana ROB CRAW FORD ('51), vet. been in America on post-grad Advertiser for g?'mtp photogrctphs. surgeon and physician, is in the Corio Bay pair to win the uate courses. practice at Horsham. national double sculls.

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