Pegasus June 1967
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PEGASUS THE JOURNAL OF THE GEELONG COLLEGE Vol. LX, JUNE, 1967 JUNE, 1967—3 CONTENTS Page Editorial 5 School Activities 7 Library 8 Social Service 8 P.F.A 8 Exploration Society 10 Staff Jottings 14 Mrs. Evelyn Hilda Gaunt 14 Sport 15 Rowing 16 Swimming 22 Cricket 24 Tennis 31 Preparatory School 34 Headmaster's Report 36 Prize List 40 Old Boys 43 Records 47 Speech Day 48 Prize List 54 Examination Results 57 Scholarships 59 Salvete 60 Valete 61 Memorabilia 65 4—THE PEGASUS, I. P. Torode Captain of School, 1967. C. N. Beel J. E. R. Dennis Vice-Captain of School, 1967. Dux, 1966. JUNE, 1967—5 THE PEGASUS When the Geelong College accepts a boy we must also try to broaden our horizons into its ranks, it attempts to give him, as an and viewpoints as much as possible by parti essential part of his education, extra-curricular cipating in extra activities. It is good that a activities as well as studies. However, the boy should do well at Science, Mathematics School has seen that sport is not the only and the Humanities, but is it not even better desirable activity and has provided two nights that, as well as this, he should be able to a week for non-sporting activities only. This make things with his hands, or play a musical is unique among the Public Schools and we instrument? It is a pity that so often the may ask whether we are concentrating on loudmouth cheerleader on the riverbank who other activities at the expense of our inter- claims to express the ultimate in school spirit school sporting competition. The College's cannot show any other significant contribu results recently certainly suggest that our tions to the school. Some College sportsmen sportsmen are making the best use of the themselves also fall into the trap of attacking available time, and have lost no sporting prow the non-sporting boy for not appearing to ess. It can hardly be denied that physical exercise is necessary to maintain the body in support his school, but they do not realize a healthy condition. However, is it good that that these people very often represent their a boy should have to give up his cultural school in other, no less important, ways. activities in order to participate more fully in Perhaps our emphasis in the past has been a sport? If we do spread our activities, one on the wrong things. Australians are apt to could say that a Collegian may leave school regard sportsmen as "top dogs". If we are able to do many things, and few of them to give boys an education to meet the needs well. Is this better than being able to do of today, we must do away with scorn of one or two things well? It appears that if things studious and see good in academic we are to have a diverse academic education, excellence as well as in sport. JUNE, 1967—7 8—THE PEGASUS, It was felt, after examining the many de serving appeals received each year, that they can be divided into general classes such as 'child care', 'overseas aid', 'educational pro LIBRARY jects', 'church enterprises', 'health projects' etc., as well as emergency appeals. The Com As usual, this year, the library is one of mittee is trying to preserve a balance between those places that is rarely empty of boys. the clamant calls on its attention, bearing in Unlike other libraries, it still remains open mind the importance of the appeal and the twenty-four hours a day, and as a centre for informative value of presenting the appeal research and reading, has come in for even to the school. heavier use than ever before. The stock of This term, Social Service contributions have books still increases rapidly, but we are al averaged $15.00 each week and have been ready running out of space. directed to the Tasmanian Bushfire Relief, The highlight of the term was the Children's the Monash University Interdenominational Book Council Secondary Schools' meeting in Centre Project, the provision of extra High Melbourne, at which David Laidlaw, and Ross School accommodation in the New Guinea Hepburn, both of the Library Council, along Methodist District, the Australian Red Cross, with two other speakers from M.L.C., pro scholarships for Ethiopia, the Church's chap vided reviews on books which for them had laincy in the Geelong Hospital, the Geelong "opened doors". The discussion which these Spastic Centre, the provision of books for reviews provoked provided a most interesting institutionalised children at Christmas and evening. the Karingal rural project for mentally re As in the past, the library has continued tarded children. the practice of lunch time talks, and this term Another aspect of Social Service being ex the speakers were: Dr. G. F. R. Cole, Ross plored by the Committee is the possibility of Hepburn and Mr. Whitton. The Library Com the school undertaking work projects of some mittee has met regularly, and the Council has kind in the community. had two meetings at which much business was discussed. We wish to thank Christopher Lang and Mrs. A. G. Holden for their gifts of books, and Mr. R. K. McArthur, and Dr. J. W. Bishop and Mrs. Bishop, for their gifts of periodicals. P.F.A. Committee: David Hooke (President), Peter Young SOCIAL SERVICE (Secretary), Richard Hobday, James William son, Jon Paton, Greg Farquharson, Lex Spry. Committee: Under the enthusiastic guidance of David Peter Betts, Geoff Chapman, Jon Paton, Hooke and Peter Young, the Committee has James Williamson, Graeme David, Ian Morris. planned an interesting programme. Some of The Social Service Committee was formed the main features have been a talk by the at the beginning of term. The Committee's Rev. John Cooper who told us of his projected main activity has been planning the weekly return to the New Hebrides, an illustrated collections. After some consideration, a gen introduction to the Iona Community by Mr. eral policy has been developed for the re Davey and an outline of the problems facing mainder of the year. The remaining appeals Probation Officers. will include a major appeal of five weeks A joint meeting has been held with the duration and minor appeals of either one or Committee of the Morongo P.F.A. and several two weeks. joint activities are planned for next term. JUNE, 1967—9 INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION WOODWORK, 1966 10—THE PEGASUS, into unimpeded waters. Once repacked, we journeyed on, passing two stations before setting up camp for the night. Soon after sun-up we were away, and, al EXPLORATION SOCIETY though the condition of the river was steadily DARLING RIVER TRIP: CHRISTMAS, improving, the going was still relatively slow 1966 with shallow water, snags and sand-bars to contend with. Rounding a bend, a tell-tale Preliminary reports on the state of the river windmill and its suction pipe running into were discouraging—there was only ten inches the river revealed the presence of a station. of water at Pooncarie; the Water Conserva As we pulled over to the side of the river, tion Authorities at Menindee Lakes said we a man descended the bank and introduced could not get down in a dinghy, and station himself saying that he was manager of Para owners contacted were pessimistic about our station. We spent a half hour conversing chances. With such information we settled with him, during which time he mentioned for Burtundy—an old homestead and aban that his station, biggest in the area, covered doned hotel, about one hundred and twenty 283,000 acres! river miles upstream from Wentworth. It We travelled on during the remainder of was a lot further downstream than where we the day, not without incident, and made camp had originally intended to start, but this dis for the night one mile below Garston station. tance would give us a fair cross-section of The next day the back-up from the weir the Darling. at Wentworth was particularly noticeable, ren So, on the morning of the 27th of Decem dering the river deeper and wider. We had ber, we set out for Burtundy with our boat, not travelled far when we came across a stores and equipment, all checked and ready cow, firmly bogged in the mud at the water's for the river. The sixty mile trip to the edge, and unable to climb out up the steep starting point was uneventful, but it did take bank. The next station was only round a us across the ten inch isohyet and into the few bends so we informed a couple of jack- semi-desert sheep-grazing country of western eroos at the homestead, and the cow was New South Wales. successfully pulled out of the ooze with a The aborigines called it the "great, ugly tractor. river"; Sturt described it as "a noble river"; But then disaster! Not one hundred yards whereas Mitchell was glad to get away from past the station the outboard motor started its "dreary" banks. When we first saw it, it roaring furiously indicating that the engine's looked sluggish and low with a greenish tinge. power was not being transferred to the pro- However, this did not deter us as we de pellor. The gears had gone! The cook at scended the steep banks, loaded our boat and the station was unable to help us so the set off. Scarcely round the first bend, the answer was to row to the next station ten engine sickened and cut out.