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THE FORTIAN 1962 THE FORTIAN

The Magazine of Fort Street Boys' High School, Petersham, N.S.W.

"THE FORTIAN" COMMITTEE

Master in Charge of Magazine: Mr. P. P. Steinmetz.

Master in Charge of Student Contributions: Mr. W. I. D. Hayward.

Committee: P. Wright, R. A. Smith, J. Scott, G. Toister, R. Speiser, G. Stokes, R. Ayling, G. Cupit, P. Knight, G. Halmagyi, A. Cununine.

Registered at the General Post Office, Sydney, for transmission by post as a periodical.

DECEMBER, 1962 VOLUME 60 2 THE FORTIAN

CONTENTS

Headmaster's Message 3 Letter from Mr. P. Cork 37

School Officers, 1962 5 Letter from Mr. D. Condon 39

Editorial 6 A School Day at Munich 39

Captain's Message 7 Famous Fortians 44

1961 L.C. Results 9 Contributions 50

Induction of Prefects 14 Sportsmaster's Report 69

Portrait of John Farrow 15 Athletics 70

Library Report 17 House Reports 73

Music Report 19 Cricket 74

Debating Report . 23 Rugby Union 79

P. & C. Association 27 Soccer 83

Cadet Report 29 Tennis 87

Father and Son Evening 29 Basketball 89

Ladies' Committee 32 Water Polo 91

I.S.C.F. Report 32 Swimming 92

O.B.U. Report 35 Class Lists 97 THE FORTIAN 3

and, though its implications are not yet fully apparent, the general pattern has been determined and parents, pupils and teachers must all adjust themselves to the new circumstances.

The new system provides for a "School Certificate" at the end of four years and a "Higher School Certificate" after six years, especially for those who intend to proceed to some form of tertiary education,

Parents must then decide whether their boy or girl will leave at the end of three years (provision has been made for the continuance of an "Intermediate" Certificate) or four years or continue for one or two years after the School Certificate.

A certain basic core of subjects will be common to all, but pupils will be able to choose from a variety of courses in other subjects. It would appear that two languages will be the maximum number of languages available at this school under the new plan.

The exigencies of accommodation and staffing will, I think, limit the range of choice considerably and maybe the present system of class organisation, with some modifications, HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE will persist in most schools. Lack of staff may prevent too much fragmentation resulting from an unrestricted choice of subjects. The Changing Educational Scene The problem of staffing may present the greatest difficulty in the initial stages of the Change or evolution is inherent in life and new system's implementation. the principle has always been active in the field of education. It is evident that more teachers will be For instance, I can recall the time, not so required in specialist subjects like Science, long ago, when pupils could not proceed to a Art, Music and Physical Education. "High School" unless they passed an examination; and when two languages were necessary The question of what form of examination for matriculation to most faculties at the will be held in the year 1966 has yet to be University (a language is no longer essential). determined.

Later, with the establishment of the "Com- It is to be hoped that the difficulties associ- prehensive" High School, all youngsters, ated with the change will be quickly overcome. irrespective of academic qualifications, left the primary school and entered a "Secondary" The Education Department is fully aware School when they reached twelve and a half of the problems involved. Much has already years of age; and a variety of courses was been accomplished but there is still much to provided to cater for the great diversity and be done. range of their interests and attainments. Parents are cordially invited to seek ad- Changes were rapid enough in the past but vice from the School concerning any matter the tempo was quickened this year with the relating to their lad's career under the new implementation of the "Wyndham Report", system. STAFF, 1962 Back Row: R. Connelly, F. Burtenshaw, H. Stark, D. Russell, M. Colless, D. Lester, P. Steinmetz, T. Collits, S. Howes, D. Dalgleish. Third Row: A. Astle, D. O'Sullivan, J. Wheeler, W. McCallion, R. Morgan, S. Letchford, R. Maidment, S. Clark, R. Howlin, P. Jacksan. Second Row: D. Tow, T. Andersen, R. Hill, W. Hayward, P. Cork, J. Rankin, J. Hurst, B. Thomas, C. Carey, A. Williams. Front Row: Mrs. B. Middleton, R. Horan, G. Bradford, H. Glasby (Deputy Headmaster), C. Biggers (Headmaster), K. Menzies, L. Bottomley, W. Anderson, Mrs. C. O'Hara. THE FORTIAN 5 SCHOOL OFFICERS, 1962

Headmaster: Mr. C. E. Biggers, B.A., Dip.Ed. Department of Physical Education: Mr. P. W. Jackson, Dip.P.E. (Sportsmaster). Mr. B. W. Thomas, Dip,P.E. Deputy Headmaster: Mr. H. A. Glasby, B.A. Department of Manual Arts: Mr. S. Letchford, A.S.T.C. (Man. Arts). Department of English: Mr. R. Morgan. Mr. L. Bottomley, B.A., Dip.Ed. (Master). Department of Music: Mr. H. A. Glasby, B.A. Mr. P. T. Cork, A.R.C.M. Mr. W. I, D. Hayward, B.A., Dip.Ed. Library: Mr. R. W. Hill, B.A., Dip.Ed. Mr. D. O'Sullivan, Dip.Ed. (Dublin). Mr. W. J. McCallion, B.A. Mr. P. P, Steinmetz, B.A. Careers Adviser: Mr. A. B. Williams, B.A. Mr. D. Russell, B.A., Dip.Ed. District Counsellor: Mr. J. E. Wells, B.A. Department of Languages: Clerical Assistants: Mr. R. S. Horan, B.A., Dip.Ed. (Master). Mrs. B. Middleton, Mrs. C. O'Hara. Mr. A. R. Astle, B.A., Dip.Ed. Mr. F. L. Burtenshaw, B.A., Dip.Ed. STAFF CHANGES Mr. M. C. Colless, B.A., Dip.Ed. We farewelled: Mr. T. J. Collits, B.A., Dip.Ed. Mr. A. W. Taylor (Headmaster, Enmore). Mr. D. Dalgleish, B.A. Mr. P. A. Brownlee (Deputy Headmaster, Kogarah, and later Inspector in English Mr. H, Stark. and History). Mr. J. R. Wheeler, B.A., Dip.Ed. Mr. R. H. Meenahan (English Master, Ingle- burn). Mr. L. F. Watters (Kingsgrove). Mr. N. D. Webb (Language Master, East Department of Mathematics: Hills). Mr. K. C. Menzies, B.A. (Master). Mr. R. T. West (Overseas). Mr. E. C. Reynolds (Mathematics Master, Mr. C. C. Carey, B.A. Asquith). Mr. S. E. Clark. Mr. P. V. Ryder (Mathematics Master, Mr. R. E. Connelly, B.Sc. (Gen.Sc.). Arthur Phillip). Mr. R. L. Andrews (Commerce Master, Mr. R. Howlin, B.Sc., Dip.Ed. J. J. Cahill). Mr. D. C. Lester, B.A., Dip.Ed. Mr. K. M. Wyburn (Science Master, Crows Mr. D. Tow, B.E., Dip.Ed. Nest). Mr. D. F. Condon (Overseas). Mr. D. M. Mathie (Mathematics Master, Grafton — May). Department of Commerce: Mr. W. F. Anderson, B.Ec. (Master). We welcomed: Mr. J. E. Hurst, B.A. Mr. H. A. Glasby (from Parramatta). Mr. L. Bottomley (from Jannali). Mr. J. A. Rankin. Mr. W. J. McCallion (from Paddington). Mr. D. Russell, B.A., Dip.Ed. Mr. P. P. Steinmetz (from Canterbury). Mr. A. B. Williams (from Kandos). Mr. C. C. Carey (from Blacktown). Mr. D. Tow (from Sydney University). Department of Science: Mr. D. C. Lester (from Manly). Mr. T. J. Collits (from Sydney University). Mr. G. J. Bradford, B.Sc., Dip.Ed. (Master). Mr. H. Stark (from Munich). Mr. T. J. Andersen, B.A., B.Sc., Dip.Ed. Mr. J. E. Hurst (from South Strathfield). Mr. S. N. Howes, B.Sc., Dip.Ed. Mr. S. N. Howes (from Sydney University). Mr. B. W. Thomas (from Sydney Teachers' Mr. R. J. Maidment, B.Sc. (Gen.Sc.), Dip.Ed. College). Mr. D. Tow, B.E., Dip.Ed. Mr. P. T. Cork (from England). 6 THE FORTIAN

FORTIAN COMMITTEE, 1962 Beck Row: G. Cupit, P. Knight. Centre Row: G. Stokes, A. Cummine, G. Halmagyi, R. Ayling, R. Speiser. Front Row: P. Wright, R. A. Smith, Mr. P. Steinmetz, Mr. W. Hayward, J. Scott, G. Toister.

EDITORIAL

Schools are established not just for the dis- to answer this question:—"Am I working as semination of knowledge, but to educate the hard as I should? Are my results commen- younger generation, with the ultimate aim of surate with my ability ?" producing worthy and useful citizens of whom Students could very well consider Kipling's a country can be justly proud. If this aim recommendation:— is not achieved, not only is the great expenditure involved in education not justified, but . . . If you can fill the unforgiving minute it reflects ingratitude on the part of those With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, who fill our schools. Yours is the earth and everything that's in it, And—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!" High. School sees the beginning of serious In order to show our gratitude to the com- application and individual effort. However, it munity there must be a greater effort on our is not sufficient merely to attend school; it part. In the past, Fort Street has produced is not sufficient to join in sporting and other some of the finest men in Australia's his- activities that attract us. Each Fortian must tory. But we cannot continue to live on a work hard to pass as well as he can in the reputation of the past; we must make our academic subjects which make up his course; own reputation now. Although every Fortian it is entirely up to the individual whether may not become famous, he should be a great he makes a success or a failure of his career. citizen — and he will be just that, if he has given his sincere best at school. In every aspect of school life, whether it "Faber est quisque suae fortunae." I won- be academic, sporting or cultural, Fortians der. h9w often Fort Street students consider should be striving, not to obtain personal their motto in the five years at the school. glory, but to bring honour to their school and How many really reflect on its message to develop an active interest in all its ac- throughout their course? Too many are con- tivities. tent merely to "get by", to pass, to do tol- erably well. But they should constantly try —A. J. Cummine. THE FORTIAN

Ladies' Committee, those fine bodies of people who unstintingly give up their time to give us the extras for our comfort and pleasure may I extend the sincere thanks of the whole school. This year will remain in my mind as one of the most memorable years of my life. Being Captain of Fort Street is not an individual effort and thus to the Prefects' Master, Mr. Bradford, my Vice-Captain, Richard Bell, the Senior Prefect, Ken McGuire and to all the Prefects I would offer my sincere thanks for their ready support and enthusiasm. Finally, to my many friends at Fort Street I extend my best wishes for every success in your forthcoming examinations and chosen careers. I am sure your achievements will in every way uphold the wonderful traditions of our school. —Richard Cracknell.

VICE-CAPTAIN'S MESSAGE As our senior year of schooling draws to a close, we of Fifth Year try to review our five years at this school. It is only at this time that we realise how- quickly this wonderful time has passed and how much we owe to those who have guided us. To the staff, our teachers, our guides and sports coaches I offer our grateful thanks. A boy leaving school, especially a school such as Fort Street, after his final year al- CAPTAIN'S MESSAGE ways has something gleaned from his experience he wishes to pass on to others in lower As my final year at Fort Street draws to a years. close may I pass on to all Fortians and es- I have found great companionship and joy pecially the new Fortians of 1963 this mes- taking part in as many activities around the sage . . . school as possible without impairing my schol- The five or six years which constitute our astic progress. Although it is necessary to secondary education are perhaps the most have an interest in an activity such as sport crucial of our lives. During this period are it is not necessary to have any great natural formed not only the basis of our vocations, ability. Therefore, every member of the school but of even greater consequence, the basis should be able to take some part in activities, of our personalities and characters. When I small though it may be. If this state is at- look back on my years at Fort Street I tained, then Fort Street's name will surely begin to realise just how much I owe to my "ring round the world." school. The honour of the school is not merely Fort Street provides us with the ultimate gained by the sporting feats of accomplished in a well balanced educational programme. sportsmen, nor is it founded in Fort Street's Not only do we receive a first class Academic academic tradition. The honour of the school training, but we are also offered a host of has been built up, and is being built up, by extra-curricular activities, which cover the the keenness and unselfish attitude of the essential ingredients of character building. school as individuals and as a whole. It is For our Spiritual guidance and Christian fel- built by the average Fortian who offers lowship we have the I.S.C.F. Sport and Cadets his humble "brick" to the "building" of the teach us the importance of team work and school, year by year. comradeship, while for our cultural develop- This attitude, if adopted by every member ment we have the choir and debating teams. of the school will truly reap rewards. Thus, Take full advantage of these opportunities; above all, I urge you to try to succeed in realise that the character you develop before everything you attempt, whether it be on the you leave school will invariably remain with cricket field or at the nets; whether it be on you for the rest of your life. As your school the football field or on the sideline; whether motto says — "You have in your hands the it be in a stuffy classroom or a crowded bus makings of your own fortunes." — the honour of the school is at stake. So As we in Fifth Year approach the ranks of Fortians, persevere and carry yourselves on Old Fortians it is fitting that we recognise to higher and higher things, keeping your the tremendous help and assistance which hearts and minds in the knowledge and love have been extended to us by the Headmaster, of God and of His Son, Jesus Christ Our Mr. Biggers, the Deputy Headmaster, Mr. Lord, who died for us all, and yet is risen. Glasby, and the Staff during our term at Fortians, Arise! Fort Street. To the P. & C. Association and —Richard Bell. 00

PREFECTS, 1962 Back Row: R. Evans, J. Bolton, G. Lenard, D. Benson, P. Armstrong. Centre Row: J. Boughton, J. Steinbeck, P. Pike, J. Crawford, J. Nye, D. Craig, C. Tate. Front Row: C. Trott, K. McGuire (Senior Prefect), R. Cracknell (Captain), Mr. C. Biggers (Principal), Mr. G. Bradford (Prefects' Master), R. Bell (Vice-Captain), J. Diesendorf, N. McCulla. THE FORTIAN 9 Examination Results

1961 LEAVING CERTIFICATE RESULTS

Key To Subjects. Cox, J. W.-1B, 3A, 16H(1), 17A, 21A, 22A. Craig, M. G.-1A, 2A, 3B(o), 16B, 17B, 22B. 1. English. 15. Economics. Crane, G. B.-1B, 3B(o), 14B, 15B, 16B, 17B. Crane, P. C.-1A, 3B(o), 16A, 17A, 21B, 2. Latin. 16. Mathematics I. 30H(2). 3. French. 17. Mathematics II. Crews, W. J.-1B, 3B(o), 16B, 17B, 21B, 22B. 4. German. 18. General Maths. Cummine, J. L.-1A, 211(1), 3H(1)(o), 13A, 18A, 22B. 8. Chinese. 21. Physics. Day, B. J.-1A, 3A(o); 16H(1), 17A, 21A, 22A. 13. Modern History. 22. Chemistry. 14. Geography. 30. Music (Theory and Degotardi, D. C.-3B, 16B, 17B, 21B, 22B. Practice). Drake, I. B.-1A, 3B(o), 16B, 17B, 21B, 22B. Dubos, B. A.-1A, 3B(o), 13B, 15B, 18B. The letters "H(1)" signify first class hon- Dunbar, D. E.-1B, 3B, 16B, 17B, 218, 22B. ours; "H(2)" second class honours; "A" Dunn, T. R.-1B, 3B(o), 16B, 17A, 21A, 22A.. first class pass; "B" second class pass. The sign "(o)" denotes those who have passed in Eagleton, D. S.-1B, 311(2) (o), 16B, 17B, the oral tests in French. 21A, 22B. Edgerton, I. B.-1B, 3B, 13B, 14B, 15B, 18B. Elliott, J. R.-1B, 13B, 15B, 18B. FORT STREET BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. Ellis, D. 3.-1A, 3B, 13H(2), 14B, 15A, 18B. Alcock, K. T.-1A, 3A(o), 13A, 18A, 21B, 22B. Emery, P. S.-1B, 3B, 14B, 16B, 17B, 21B. Anderson, J. W.-1B, 3B, 16B, 17A, 21B, 22B. Atkinson, P. A.-1A, 3A(o), 16H(1), 17H(1), Faber,D. J.-1B, 3A(o), 16A, 17A, 21A, 21A, 22A. 22. Austen, N.S.-1A, 3A(o), 16A, 17B, 21H(2), Finn, A. W.-1B, 3B(o), 16B, 17B. 22A. Fittler, C. K.-1B, 3B(o), 14B, 16B, 17B, 21B. Badham, I. F.-1A, 3A(o), 16B, 17A, 21B, Fitzell, P. F.-1B, 3B, 13B,•14B, 15B. 22B. Fitzpatrick, A. F.-3B, 16A, 17A, 22B. Battye, B. L.-1B, 3B, 16B, 17B, 21B, 22B. Franklin, B. T.-1A, 3B, 13B, 18A, 21B, 22A. Beale, M. R.-1B, 3B(o), 16B, 17B, 21A, 22A. Borland, M. J.-1A, 3B, 16A, 17H(2), 21B, Gamble, R. W.-1A, 3B, 14B, 15A, 16B, 17B. 22B. • Gardiner, I. G.-1B, 3B(o); 16B, 17B, 218, Bowen, R. R.-1B, 3A(o), 16A, 17B, 21B, 22B. 22A. Gardner, R. J.-1B, 3B(o), 16B, 21B. Bradley, J.-1A, 3B(o), 14B, 16B, 17A, 21B. Gatenby, A. H.-1B, 3A(o), 1611(2), 17A, Brady, R. 0.-1A, 3A(o), 15H(1), 16H(1), 21A, 22A. 17A, 21A. Goudge, B. J.-1B, 16B, 17B, 22B. Bragg, A. G.-1B, 3B, 13H(2), 14A, 15A, Gray, K. R.-1B, 3B, 14B, 16B, 17B. 18B. Green, J. E.-1B, 3B, 16A, 17H(2), 21A, Braham, M. J.-1A, 3B, 13B, 15B. 22B. Brophy, W. J.-1A, 3B, 13B, 21B. 22B. Greenland, H. B.-1H(2), 3B, 13H(1), 15H(1),. Brown, R.-1A, 2A, 3A(o), 13H(2), 18B, 22B. 18B. Brown, R. M.-1A, 3B, 16B, 17H(2), 21A, Gunn, P. M.-1B, 3H(2)(o), 1611(2), 178, 22A. 21B, 22B. Brunsdon, A. C.-1B, 2B, 3B(o), 16A, 17B. Campbell, C. 3.-1A, 2B, 3A(o), 14B, 17B. Hain, R. C.-1A, 3H(1)(o), 16A, 17A, 21A, Caples, J. D.-1B, 13B, 14B, 15B. 22A. Clarke, K. M.-1A, 3B(o), 16B, 17A, 21A, Harper, J. A.-1B, 2B, 3H(2)(o), 13B, 18B. 22H(1). Harrington, A. R.-1A, 3B(o), 1611(2), 17B, Clyne, G. W.-1B, 3B, 13B, 14B, 15B, 18B. 21A, 22H(2). Collett, P. V.-1B, 3B, 16B, 17B, 21B, 22A. Hart, W. S.-1B, 3B(o), 13B, 18A, 21B, 22B. Copland, K. J.-1A, 3B, 13B, 14A,.1511(1). Hatherall, T. C.-1B, 13B, 15B, 18B. Corderoy, P. R.-1A, 211(2), 3H(1)(o), 4A, Henry, K. G.-1B, 14B, 15B, 18B. 14B, 18B. Hensman, R. K.-1B, 3B(o), 13B, 14B, 15B, Cowley, J. F.-1B, 3B(o), 16B, 17B, 21B, 18B. 22B. Hinrichsen, D. 3.-1B. 3B(o), 18B, 21B, 22B. 10 THE FORTIAN

Ho, F.-1B, 8A, 16A, 17A, 21A, 22A. Sawell, A. G.-1A, 3A(o), 15B, 16A, 17A, Holt, M. J.-1B, 2A, 3A, 16B, 17B, 22B. 21A. Hosie, P. G.-1B, 3B, 16B, 17B, 21B, 22A. Scales, P. F.-1B, 3B, 13B, 14B, 15B. Houghton, W. L.-1A, 3A(o), 16H(1), 17H(1), Scott, G. C.-1A, 13B, 14B, 15B, 18B. 21A, 22A. Sharpe, R. W.-1B, 3B, 13B, 14B, 15B, 18B. Hughes, G. W.-1B, 14B, 15A, 16B, 17B. Sutton, R. A.-1B, 2B, 3A(o), 16B, 17B. Hunt, R. E.-1B, 3B, 13B, 18B, 21B. Swinbourne, K. J.-1B, 3B, 12B, 13B, 14B, Huntsdale, W. M.-1A, 2A, 3A(o), 13H(2), 15B. 18A, 22A. Hutchens, I. H.-1A, 2A, 3B(o), 15H(1), 16B, 17A. Tagg, A. D.-1B, 16B, 17B, 21B, 22B. Hutchison, K. R.-1A, 3A(o), 16H(1), 17H(1), Taylor, R. G.-1B, 3B, 16A, 17A, 21B, 22B. 21A, 22A. Thompson, I. D.-1B, 3A(o), 1611(2), 17H(1), 21A, 22A. Thompson, J. R.-1B, 3B(o), 16B, 17A, 21A, Ives, R. E.-1B, 3B, 16A, 17B, 21A, 22B. 22A. Jarvie, T. D.-1A, 3H(1)(o), 16A, 17A, 21A, Tomlinson, G. W.-1B, 16B, 17B, 21B. 22A. Trevenar, R. F.-1B, 13B, 14B, 15A, 18B. Jones, D. S.-1B, 3i3, 16B, 17B, 21B. Turner, D. P.-1B, 3B, 13B, 14B, 15B. Jones, G. M.-1B, 3A(o), 16B, 17B, 22A. Turner, G. W.-1B, 3B, 16B, 17B, 21B. 22B. Joscelyne, B. A.-1B, 3A(o), 16A, 17A, 21A, 22B. Walker, G.-1A, 2H(1), 3H(1)(o), 13A, 15A, 18A. Kho, A.-8B, 15B, 16A, 17A, 21B. Wardzinski, D.-1B, 3B, 4B, 13B, 15B. Kingston, I. B.-1A, 3H(2)(o), 16B, 17A, Wilke, J. A.-1A, 2A, 3H(1)(o), 4H(1), 18B. 21B, 22B. Williams, J. S.-1A, 3B, 13B, 15B. Kirkpatrick, R.-1A, 3H(2)(o), 14B, 15A, 18B. Williamson, J. S.-1A, 3B, 16A, 17A, 21B, 22B. Lane, R. D.-1A, 3B(o), 13A, 15B, 22B. Worrall, A. P.-1B, 3B, 13B, 14B. Leo, G. W.-1B, 2A, 3A(o), 16B, 17B. Lucas, P.-1B, 3B, 16B, 17B, 21B. Young, R. J.-1B, 3B(o), 13B, 14B, 15B, 18B. Macdonald, G. R.-1B, 3A(o), 16B, 17B, 21A, 22B. Zarin, R. A.-1B, 3B, 16B, 17A, 21B, 22B. Manton, M. J.-1A, 3B, 16H(2), 17A, 21A, 22A. Marshall, W. L.-1H(2), 3B, 13B, 14B, 15A. Massingham, I. G.-1A, 3A, 14H(1), 16A, PLACINGS IN FIRST 200. 17A, 21A. These Fort Street boys came in the first Miller, R. J.-1A, 3B(o), 13B, 14B, 15B. 200 placings in the 1961 Leaving Certificate: Mork, R. E.-3B, 14B, 16B, 17B, 21B. Morris, G. W.-1B, 2A, 3H(2)(o), 16B, 17B, Hutchison, K. R.-1A, 3A(o), 16H(1), 1711(1), 22B. 21A, 22A; and- Walker, G.-1A, 2H(1), 3H(1)(o), 13A, 15A, O'Hare, N. A.-1A, 2H(1), 3H(2)(o), 4B, 18A: equal 7th. 15A, 18B. Brady, R. 0.-1A, 3A(o), 15H(1), 16H(1), 17A, 21A: 32nd. Pacey, F. S.--3A(o), 1611(2), 17H(2), 21A, Cummine, J. L.-1A, 2H(1), 3H(1)(o), 13A, 22A. 18A, 22B: equal 40th. Parker, B. G.-1A, 3A(o), 16H(1), 1711(2), Houghton, W. L.-1A, 3A(o), 16H(1), 17H(1), 21A, 22A. 21A, 22A: 98th. Pattison, J. G.-1B, 3A(o), 16B, 17A, 21A, Atkinson, P. A.-1A, 3A(o), 16H(1), 1711(1), 22H(2). 21A, 22A: 126th. Phipps, K. S.-1A, 3A(o), 1611(2), 17A, 21B, 22H (2). Hain, R. C.-1A, 3H(1)(o), 16A, 17A, 21A, Pickard, J.-1B, 3B(o), 16B, 17B, 21B. 22A: 178th. Piggin, F. S.-1A, 3B, 13A, 15H(1), 18A, Thompson, I. D.-1B, 3A(o), 16H(2), 17H(1), 21B. 21A, 22A: 192nd. Plummer, G. L.-1A, 3A(o), 16H(2), 17H(2), 21A, 22A. Porter, D. N.-1B, 3H(1)(o), 16A, 17A, 21A, SUBJECT PLACINGS. 22A. Pritchett, J. B.-1B, 2A, 3H(1)(o), 411(2), Of the two hundred best passes in the 18B, 22B. 1961 Leaving Certificate, the individual subject placings were as follows: Ralph, B. A.-1B, 3A(o), 4B, 14B, 15A, 18B. Modern History: H. B. Greenland, 21st. Ritchie, J. A.-1B, 2A, 3H(2)(o), 4B, 18B, Economics: R. 0. Brady, 6th; K. 'J. Copland, 22A. Rodrick, A. W.-1B, 2A, 3A(o), 13B, 18B. 7th; H. B. Greenland, S. Piggin, equal Rose, L. M.-1B, 3B(o), 16B, 17A, 21B. 8th; I. H. Hutchens, 27th. THE FORTIAN 11

Geography: G. Massingham, 13th. 1961 PRIZE GIVING Chemistry: K. M. Clarke, 80th. The Annual Prize Giving and Revue was Latin: G. Walker, 2nd; N. A. O'Hare, 24th. held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday, 12th French: G. Walker, 25th; L. Cummine, 33rd; December, 1961, when the Guest Speaker was N. Porter, 43rd• R. C. Hain, 59th; J. B. Mr. W. J. Weeden, M.A., Director of the Com- Pritchett, J. A. Wilke, equal 70th; T. D. monwealth Office of Education. Jarvie, 80th; P. R. Corderoy, 114th. Below is the list of special prizes awarded. German: J. A. Wilkie, 3rd. Mathematics I: K. R. Hutchison, 17th; B. J. Day, 45th; P. A. Atkinson, 53rd; R. 0. PRIZES AWARDED ON THE RESULTS OF Brady, 70th; J. W. Cox, W. L. Houghton, THE LEAVING CERTIFICATE OF 1960. equal 72nd; G. Parker, 104th. 1. Richard Outhred: The Killeen Memorial Mathematics II: K. R. Hutchison, 3rd; P. A. Prize for Dux of the School; The P. & _ Atkinson, 7th; P. Thompson, W. L. Hough- C. Prize for Maths II; The Verco Prize ton, 24th. for Mathematics. 2. Geoffrey N. G. Gordon: The Lodge For- tian Prize for Proficiency; The P. & C. Prize for Maths I; The D. J. Austin Prize COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP for Mathematics (endowed by the Ladies' WINNERS. Committee). 3. Gary J. Whale: The Charles N. Harrison 1961 Leaving Certificate. Memorial Prize for English; The Baxen- dale Memorial Prize for English; The Her- Alcock, K. T.; Atkinson, P. A.; Austen, N. bert Percival Williams Prize for Shakes- S.; Badham, I. F.; Borland, M. J. D.; Bowen, peare. R. R.; Brady, R. O.; Bragg, A. G.; Brown, 4. John Ayling: The Warren Peck Prize for R.; Brown, R. M.; Clarke, K.; Copland, K. J.; History. • Corderoy, P. R.; Cox, J. W.; Cummine, J. L.; 5. Graeme H. Musto: The Frederick Bridges Day, B. J.; Faber, D. J.; Franklin, B. T.; Memorial Prize for French. Gatenby, A. H.; Greenland, H. B.; Gunn, P. 6. Graham R. Sawyer: The Kilgour Prize M.; Hain, R. C.; Harrington, A. R.; Houghton, for Latin; The P. & C. Prize for General W. L.; Huntsdale, W. M.; Hutchens, I. H.; Mathematics. Hutchison, K. R.; Ives, R. E.; Jarvie, T. D.; 7. Clas 0. Einberg: The O.B.U. Prize for Joscelyne, B. A. Kingston, I. B.• Manton, German. M. J.; O'Hare, N. A.; Pacey, F. S.;' Parker, 8. Brian J. Stewart: The P. & C. Prize for B. G.; Pattison, J. G.; Phipps, K. S.; Piggin, Japanese. F. S.; Plummer, G. L.; Porter, D. N.; Prit- 9. Andrew J. Fisher: The P. & C. Prize for chett, J. B.; Ritchie, J. A.; Sewell, A. G.; Physics. Thompson, I. D.; Thompson, J. R.; Walker, 10. Sidney A. Bailey: The E. J. Selle Prize G.; Wilke, J. A. for Chemistry (endowed by the Ladies' Committee). The undermentioned boys gained first place 11. Kenneth P. Baxter: The Sir Bertram within the School in the following subjects Stevens Prize for Economics. at the 1961 L.C. Examination: 12. Gordon D. Bell: The P. J. Taylor Mem- orial Prize for Geography. Aggregate: K. Hutchison, G. Walker, equal 13. Russell Clarke: The John Hunter Memorial 1st; R. Brady, 3rd. Prize for the best student entering the Faculty of Medicine. English: H. Greenland. History: H. Greenland. SPECIAL PRIZES EARNED DURING 1961. French: G. Walker. 14. John Harper: The P. & C. Prize for Latin: G. Walker. School Captain. 15. Helmut Bakaitis: The Headmaster's German: J. Wilke. Prize for School Service. 16. Richard Cracknell: The John Hills Mem- Mathematics I: K. Hutchison. orial Prize for the 4th Year student dis- playing outstanding qualities. Mathematics II: K. Hutchison. 17. Kenneth J. Copland: The Prize for Debat- General Mathematics: J. Cummine. ing and Public Speaking. 18. Richard Bell: The Evatt Memorial Prize Economics: R. Brady. for History. 19. Peter Crane: The O.B.U. Prize for Music Geography: I. Massingham. (Senior). Physics: 20. Colin Long: The P. & C. Prize for Music N. Austen. (Junior). Chemistry: K. Clarke. 21. Anthony Hatherall: The Prize for Profi- ciency in the SchoOl Cadets. Donated by Music: P. Crane. the Eastern Command. 12 THE F O R T I A N

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22. Toni Mury: The Prize for the Best Cadet. Physics: B. B. Ducker, M. Eden, H. T. Hanly, 23. Robert Trevenar: The Harold Hardwick C. E. Hemmings, M. O'Callaghan, D. E. Memorial Prize for Lifesaving. Simpson, I. W. Williams. 24. The Johnson Memorial Prizes for Sport: Adrian Worrall, Senior; Colin Meredith, Economics: E. L. Houghton, J. Kirby, D. W. Junior. Simpson. 25. Robert Husband: The P. & C. Prize for the Dux of 4th Year. Geography: G. D. Bell. 26. Richard Bell: The P. & C. Prize for 2nd Place in 4th Year. 27. Graham Easton: The Lodge Fortian Prize SCHOOL BLUES — 1961. (Junior) for Dux of 3rd Year. Football: J. Harper, G. Leo, R. Trevenar, A. 28. John Cheek, Ronald Ayling: The P. & Worrall. C. Prize for 2nd in 3rd Year. 29. William East: The O.B.U. Prize for the Cricket: R. Kirkpatrick. • Dux of 2nd Year. Athletics: Robert Young, Ray Young, R. 30. Bruce Logan: The O.B.U. Prize for Dux Mork. of 1st Year. Soccer: J. Williamson, T. Hatherall. 31. Richard Bell: The P. & C. Scholarship. Water Polo: P. Gallagher, G. Leo, R. Tre- 32. The Baxendale Memorial Prize for Eng- venar. lish: 4th Year: Barry Crooks. Basketball: R. Mork. 3rd Year: Cris Cupit, Claude Tamplen- izza (equal). 2nd Year: William East. CAREERS ADVISER'S REPORT 1st Year: Bruce Logan. 33. John Power: The Sir Bertram Stevens It seems that many boys give very little Prize for Economics (Junior). thought to what they will do for the thirty- 34. John Cheek: The Hemingway & Robertson five or so years after they leave school. This Prize for 1st in Science in 3rd Year. becomes more obvious when boys in their 35. Reg. Corridan: 1st in Geography in 4th Senior High School years regret time wasted Year. Prize donated by Mr. Edgar Ford. before the Intermediate Certificate. If you 36. Michael Belme: 1st in Geography in 3rd have no definite vocational objective, irrespec- Year. Prize donated by Mr. Edgar Ford. tive of what training you finally undertake, 37. Rodney Gale: 1st in B.P. in 3rd Year. you will find a high academic standard a Prize donated by Mr. Edgar Ford. great advantage. 38. Special Prizes for German donated by the It is a help when studying to know that Consulate General of the Federal Repub- you are working towards an objective and lic of Germany: so it is important to understand what your John Pritchett, 5th Year: Special Merit. abilities and interests are and how significant Peter Corderoy, 5th Year: Special Merit. these can be to your career. Barry Crooks: 1st place in 4th Year. Opportunities have been made available to Ronald Speiser: 1st place in 3rd Year. those students interested in discovering more Ronald Ayling: 2nd place in 3rd Year. about their abilities and interests through such George Hamor: Equal 1st in 2nd Year. media as vocational visits during the August Stephen Jewell: Equal 1st in 2nd Year. vacation, vocational guidance testing and personal interviews. —D. Russell. OTHER HONOURS AT LEAVING CERTIFICATE 1960. QUEEN'S GOLD MEDAL English: G. R. Whale. Trevor B. Wise. Modern History: J. C. Lee. Everybody will be pleased to hear that an French: G. D. Bell, J. R. Black, H. Bowen, ex-student of Fort Street was recently R. D. Clark, D. E. Coyle, C. 0. Einberg, awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for the G. R. Sawyer, G. Sharp, D. E. Simpson. Most Outstanding Cadet of the Year in Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Latin: G. R. Sawyer, M. J. Walkley. The student is TREVOR B. WISE, who ma- triculated from this school in 1959 With the German: C. 0. Einberg, P. E. Moran. following Leaving Certificate pass:—First Mathematics I: S. A. Bailey, J. R. Baker, I. F. Class Honours in German; Second Class Hon- Barnard, A. E. Dixon, B. B. Ducker, W. ours in French; A's in English, General Math- A. Eddie, M. Eden, A. J. Fisher, M. D. ematics and Physics; and a B in Modern History. Greenaway, H. T. Hanly, K. J. Harrison, We congratulate Trevor on the award, which J. Lander, A. W. Landon, J. D. Lovell, will be presented to him by Her Majesty, the I. W. Maze, M. O'Callaghan, M. R. Prior, Queen, and we hope that the honour he has J. G. Willis. won will be a further inspiration to present Mathematics //: K. J. Harrison, J. Lander, Fortians to distinguish themselves in the A. W. Landon, B. J. Naylor, W. E. Slade. field of scholarship and leadership. 14 THE FORTIAN

COMMONWEALTH DAY SCIENCE CLUB The Commonwealth Day ceremony, this President: M. Belme. year, began with the singing of the National Anthem, followed by the Loyal Pledge re- Secretary: C. Tamplenizza. cited by the Vice-Captain, Richard Bell. Supervising Teacher: Mr. S. Howes. The Headmaster, Mr. Biggers, addressed At last the Science Club has ceased to be the School and then installed the School represented by a group of bored individuals; Captain, Richard Cracknell in the chair. meeting irregularly to gaze in awestruck After the School had sung "The Song of wonder at a demonstration and overcome by Australia", T. Gosling, 3A, gave an address the beauty of science. on "From Empire to Commonwealth". After a few unsuccessful meetings, when enthusiasm was lacking, Mr. Howes started Our School Choir then sang "Commit Thy Ways to Jesus" from Bach's "St. Matthew the Club on a slow but certain road of pro- Passion". This was followed by an address gress. on "The Colombo Plan and the Common- Here I must pay tribute to the President, wealth" by A. Cummine, 4A. M. Belme, who undertook to keep our Juniors and quite a few Seniors interested, with lec- A hearty rendition of "Land of Hope and ture after lecture on some of the most in- Glory" with the solo lead sung by Bruce teresting aspects of science. Most of the lec- Goudge, was given by the whole School. tures were given by senior members. I hope D. Graupner, 5A, then gave an address on this can be attributed to the stage-fright or "The Future of the Commonwealth". shyness of juniors in speaking to a group of Science Club members. Cheer up Juniors! We Ken McGuire, the Senior Prefect, moved a want to hear something from younger mem- vote of thanks to the Chairman and the bers. Speakers, and the ceremony concluded with Although working with zeal, the Publicity the singing of "The Doxology". Committee was not quite up to standard, owing to the scarcity of its members, and the Club attendance was not up to expectations. The introduction of membership cards, however, is expected to increase attendances next THE INDUCTION OF PREFECTS year. This year the Induction of the Prefects was held in the School Memorial Hall on Thurs- 4,0411 day, 8th February. The guest speaker was s s Dr. Lindsay, a former School Captain. s The Ceremony began when the new Prefects s repeated the Pledge. Richard Cracknell, the School Captain, introduced the Prefects to For - - z Dr. Lindsay and the School; then the Pre- fects signed the Prefects' Book. Following this, Dr. Lindsay spoke to the students, em- Fresh Sandwiches phasizing the need for every boy to partici- S pate in as many school activities as possible. Rolls s Graham Easton, on behalf of the Senior s School, and Brendon Doyle, on behalf of the S Junior School, congratulated the Prefects, and Pies s promised the full support of every pupil in a s difficult task, Cakes and S Richard Cracknell replied and the brief but important ceremony concluded. Confectionery S

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behest of Louis B. Mayer, head of M.-G.-M., PORTRAIT OF JOHN FARROW Farrow had returned to Hollywood. Here, he made his first film as a director, a "little fairy (The main content of this portrait is re- story" called "The Spectacle Maker"; and printed, with the kind permission of Mr. J. H. here, he met a beautiful young actress named Reid, Chairman of the International Cine- Maureen O'Sullivan, whom he married on 12th matograph Association, from an article that September, 1936. appeared in the "Sydney Morning Herald".— R.S.H.) Although generally rather mild-mannered, Farrow is admirably stubborn on matters of Balmain and Fort Street Boys' High Schools principle. Had he not insisted upon going to have produced more than their quota of cele- sea after his term as Controller of Informa- brated Australians. One of the most widely tion for the Royal Canadian Navy, he- would honoured, yet least known, is, paradoxically, not have caught typhus, been put into hos- a Irian of that most publicity-conscious pital at Curacao, and then invalided back industry—the cinema. home to Hollywood. He would not then have made the 1942 "Wake Island", and won the He is John Villers Farrow, who, if he chose, New York Critics' Circle Award, following could append a string of decorations like a this triumph with other fine war films. jumbled alphabet after his name. C.B.E., K. St. J., C.F.D., LL.D. are some of them. Decorations already won on anti-submarine operations during his earlier service, which The Fort Street admission register for the make such an impressive list in the American year 1917 shows that on the eighth of Feb- and the Australian "Who's Who", did not ruary there entered the school a young lad restrain him from pulling every string to get of twelve years, Jack Farrow by name. This back on active duty. These honours include boy was to leave school on the seventh day his Coronation Year (1953) C.B.E. for "out- of June the following year, with the alleged standing service"; his Chevalier of Tunis; his intention of becoming an accountant. He was commendations from the Governments of no other than the quiet and kindly man of Great Britain, Canada, Belgium, France, fifty-eight, with hair silvering above strong Roumania and the Netherlands. Farrow is features, and the appearance of a business still a Commander in the R.C.N. Reserve, as man, modest to the point of reticence about well as a Knight of the Order of St. John of himself, known to the world as John Farrow, Jerusalem, Knight Commander of the Crown but virtually unknown here in his homeland. of Roumania, and wearer of more than 30 The years since he left Fort Street on that other war decorations. June day almost half a century ago constitute an adventure story of the highest order and His widest honours have, however, come explain why he is indeed an unknown Aus- to him as a historian, or as a man of public tralian. service. They include Knight Grand Cross of the Holy Sepulchre (Vatican) and LL.D. At the age of fifteen, John Farrow joined (from the U.S. University of Loyola). Sir the R.A.N. and found his way to Los Angeles, John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in where he met the late Cecil B. de Mille's 1956. Recently, he received the St. Thomas brother William, Who invited the young man to More Award from the University of San join his independent unit. After working on Francisco (for "outstanding public service"). "Bridge of the Colorado" and "The Blue He has also won the Damien Dutton Award Danube", Farrow joined Paramount as a con- for scientific achievement, and the Catholic tract writer, penning such screen plays as Literary Prize. "Ladies of the Mob", "First Kiss", "Sailor's • Sweetheart" and "Tarzan Returns". Dr. Farrow loves travel of the mind as Disillusioned by the routine nature of these much as he loves the physical travel that has assignments, Farrow travelled to France, made him fluent in French, German and where his published verse and short stories Spanish. At present he is preparing a had attracted the attention of G. W. Pabst, biography of the missionary-priest, Miguel the celebrated German director, who engaged Pro. S. J., a companion to his earlier histories, him to write the dialogue for the English "A Pageant of the Popes", "Damien the version of "Don Quixote'. Produced in the Leper", and "The Story of Sir Thomas More". south of France in 1933, this picture was These have been recognised by two Popes filmed in three languages—English, French and other Catholic authorities with the honours of Knight and Grand Master of the and German. Holy Sepulchre, the Knight of Malta and the He then set sail in his own schooner for Lateran Cross. Tahiti, where he compiled an English-French- Tahitian Dictionary, which is still the standard Farrow's integrity as a writer, and as a authority on this language. He also wrote a man, has made him walk out on two most novel, "Laughter Ends", which was published important films in the past seven years. in 1934. In the meantime, however, at the "I disagreed with the producer on the 16 THE F O R T I A N character of Phineas Fogg," was all he said CHESS CLUB about "Around the World in Eighty Days", which he left after directing the Spanish In 1961, Fort Street entered four teams in sequence. His name, however, remained on the inter-school competition. that film with those of two more writers Our "B" Grade team played excellently, brought in by Mike Todd: and John Farrow winning their division in fine style, and ul- shared the 1956 Screenplay Academy Award timately winning the finals and the very with James Poe and S. J. Perelman. handsome Osborne Shield. The players in this From 1957, as a writer, Farrow had worked team were:—M. Belme, J. Scott, R. Corridan, on the life of Christ he called "The Son of J. Power and S. Polgar. Man". The work profoundly absorbed him as a man of faith and in his respect for the The "C" Grade team also played well, and Gospel sought a player for the role of Christ, won their division. However, despite their who would be put under a 20-year contract, enthusiasm, they were not very successful in providing that he never act again. For years the finals. The team consisted of :—V. Goleby, he sought to make the perfect film in every R. Bell, P. Westerman, P. Gilbert and W. way. The film was to be shot in Spain, and Bartle. preparations for shooting were made. How- The Beginners' teams did not live up to ever, the financial interests wanted to make expectations, and finished well back in the several changes that Farrow could not allow. division. This was the one film in which he was de- This year, 1962, Fort Street entered five termined not to make any compromise. teams in the inter-school competition, but Farrow wanted the New Testament, in text as the games have not all finished, their and character. Producer Samuel D. Bronston positions in the, competition cannot be ascer- wanted "guts, gore and a fictional frame". So tained. Farrow walked out, and Bronston with another director made "The King of Kings". We would like to thank Mr. Andersen, Mr. John Farrow will go on making films as Stark and Mr. Colless for their work with long as he lives. His contribution to the the club this year, and for the encourage- cinema is significant. Since World War II, ment that they have given the boys. We he has produced technical innovations in "Two would also like to thank Mr. Shea and the Years Before the Mast", conjured up one of cleaners for their co-operation, when games the most absorbing films on record in "The were played at the school. Big Clock", come to rare grips with the war's —J.S. effect on civilians in "Beyond Glory", given a brilliant display of craftsmanship in "Plunder of the Sun" and turned to character westerns in "Hondo". And what adventure is this Fort Street Old Boy engaged upon at present? He is again proving his "preference for not being typed" by his writer-director assignment on "The BELLBIRD BOOKS City That Lives", a 24-hour account of people in the San Francisco earthquake. AT Such then is the portrait of Sir John Farrow —a man of broad vision, gifted cinema artist, historian, man of public service, a stubborn Crows Nest supporter of what he believes to be right, war hero. The guiding principles that have made life such a rich experience for him are his For Books on all Subjects spiritual integrity and moral courage.

Travel, Biography, Fiction, Music, Art, Archaeology, History, Languages, OBITUARY Hobbies, all Textbook needs. ERIC T. ARNOLD. Ring JF4821 It was with deep regret that all members or of the School, both staff and pupils, learnt of the death of Mr. Eric Arnold during the VISIT OUR SHOWROOM. Christmas vacation. He had been on the Staff at Fort Street BELLBIRD BOOKS PTY. LTD. since 1942, and was to have retired on the 1st March, 1962. It is sad to think that he 1st Floor, A. & N.Z. Bank Building, did not live to enjoy the retirement to which 290-94 Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest. he was so keenly looking forward. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family, Neville, Gay and Peter. THE FORTIAN 17

LIBRARY PREFECTS, 1962 Standing: J. Conomos, B. Goudge, I. Dunn, P. Timms. Seated: J. Cheek, Mr. D. O'Sullivan (Librarian), P. Street.

LIBRARY SCHOOL DANCES

"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, By the end of the year there will altogether And all the sweet serenity of books." have been held six dances: the Prefects' —Longfellow. dance, the Fete dance, the Fifth Year fare- Following Mr. Barnard's retirement, Mr. well dance, and three end-of-term dances. O'Sullivan has taken over the library. The library has been supplied by the De- The end-of-1st term dance was held on May partment of Education with new furniture the ninth from 8 to 11.15 p.m., and was including a display-stand for periodicals, and attended by about 210 people. This was the a new card catalogue. The library has been first of the so called "closed dances",where painted, and this, together with the new furn- attendance was restricted to only Fort Street iture, and curtains graciously donated by the excepting where a girl was accompanied by a Ladies' Committee, has made it, in Mr. Big- boy from Fort Street. On Mr. Biggers' ad- ger's words: "the most peaceful place in the vice 45 Fort Street girls were invited to school". attend free. The Social Committee (A. Cum- mine, G. Easton, D. Gillett, G. Halmagyi, R. New volumes, including the Encyclopaedia Mair, P. Reid, P. Knight, D. Saville and R. Britannica, have been added, and more come Singleton) made all the arrangements for the in every week — about 500 altogether, 50 dance itself and the Ladies' Committee were of which have been donated. The following extremely kind in providing refreshments. have made generous donations to the library: Dr. Tunks (an old Fortian) #100; Mr. Outhred The Social Committee invited Mr. A. Astle £10; and the late Mr. J. Moore £5151-; Mrs. to be Master-of-Ceremonies, and the Social Harrington £5. Committee wish to thank him for his untiring A controlled-reading machine has been pur- efforts in making the dance a success. chased for £240 and is being put to good use —G. Halmagyi. training pupils to read more quickly and efficiently. The library is available before school and NEW BUBBLERS at lunch-time for those who wish to borrow • books or do reference work. Boys are glad to see the new bubblers at The school is deeply grateful to Mr. O'Sul- the southern end of the Memorial Hall. They livan for his untiring and unselfish work in will be appreciated particularly by the hot, re-organising the library. red-faced phys-ed students, who won't have to —J.C. walk so far to slake their Gobi thirsts. 18 THE FORTIAN

DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS, N.S.W. CAREERS FOR BOYS IN Professional and Clerical Positions Vacancies exist in the Department of Main Roads, N.S.W., far boys leaving school who desire employment in the following positions:— Junior Clerks. Commencing salary : Intermediate Certificate, £460 per annum, Leaving Certificate, £588 per annum. Junior Draftsman (Engineering and Land Survey). Commencing salary : Leaving Certificate, £588 per annum. Junior Testing Operators. Commencing salary : Intermediate Certificate, £461 per annum, Leaving Certificate, £588 per annum. Engineering Trainees. Leaving Certificate (to study full-time Degree Course in Civil Engineering at The University of Sydney or The University of New South Wales)—fees paid by Department in addition to a living allowance plus an allowance towards cost of books and equipment. Surveying Trainees: Leaving Certificate (to study full time Degree Course in Surveying at The University of New South Wales and in addition satisfy the requirements of Surveyors' Board of N.S.W. for registration as a Land Surveyor under Surveyors' Act 1929 (as amended) )—fees paid by Department in addition to a living allowance plus an allowance towards the cost of books and equipment. Conditions of employment include Annual, Sick and Long Service Leave and Superannuation Benefits. Boys and parents who are interested in these careers are invited to call and discuss with the Staff Officer— telephone 2-0933, the opportunities that exist, salary range and the pros- pects of further advancement in the service of this Department. Employ- ment at the abovementioned rates will be considered prior to examination results. Application forms will be forwarded on request.

J. H, FLEMING, Secretary. 309 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. THE FORTIAN 19

MADRIGAL GROUP, 1962

MUSIC

For all connected with music at Fort Street, Early in the second term the choir sang this year has been quite a change; namely the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Mes- an English Music Teacher, Mr. P. T. Cork, siah" at the school's Commonwealth Day cele- who arrived here from England, has charge of brations. In July, the tenors and basses spent Music this year. I would like to take this a most enjoyable day making a tele-recording opportunity to extend to him a warm welcome, for "Song of Youth" which was shown and convey our appreciation for all that he has throughout the Commonwealth of Australia. done for Music at Fort Street — a job which The recording was made at the ATN Channel must seem very difficult for him, working 7 Studios at Epping. In early August the here in a strange land. Mr. Cork is on ex- same group was called upon to give three change with Mr. Condon, who left for Eng- Choral Concerts in the Sydney Town Hall as land last November, and has replaced Mr. Cork part of the Combined Secondary Schools' at the Dagenham County High School in Choir. Essex, where he has been made very welcome. After being postponed on two occasions, "The Musicale" was eventually held on Aug- ust 4. A report on the Musicale appears The choir this year has a membership of elsewhere in this magazine. 120 boys, slightly more than a hundred of whom are very conscientious in attendance at This year, as in 1960, we were invited, practices. It is pleasing to see so many First by the Department of Education, to be the Years in the choir, and it is hoped many of official choir at the Education Sunday Church them will remain members throughout their Service held in the Pitt Street Congregational six years at this school. The Madrigal Group Church. Although we were all tired from the has twelve sopranos, twelve altos, six tenors Musicale the previous night, the rendition of the "Hallelujah Chorus" was everything we and six basses — thirty-six in all — slightly could desire. fewer than last year. Also in August the A.B.C. invited the Choir The first choral engagement was the Father to make a broadcast, and we are grateful to and Son Evening, when the choir and the all those who gave up their Saturday morn- Madrigal Group provided all present with ing to take part in the recording, to be six well received items. broadcast throughout the Commonwealth. SCHOOL CHOIR, 1962 THE FORTIAN 21

Mr. Cork has entered the Choir and the and girls, the staff had their own party, the Madrigal Group in two separate sections of success of which was proved by the number the City of Sydney Eisteddfod to be held later of the staff absent from breakfast the fol- this year, and it is hoped that we shall better, lowing morning. or at least equal, our results of the previous We had arrived at Broken Bay in the rain, four years. and we left in the rain, but it did not dampen Throughout the year, Mr. Cork has taken the enthusiasm and anticipation with which 25 Second and Fourth Year students to we look forward to another Music Camp next orchestral concerts in the Town Hall. These year. concerts are becoming increasingly popular, —D. Morris. and are an excellent means of interesting young people in music. Our special thanks go to the Staff and to THE MUSICALE, 1962 Mr. piggers for their co-operation and enthusiasm shown throughout the year in every- The Musicale, held this year in the Ashfield thing appertaining to the Choir and to Music Town Hall, in spite of many obvious diffi- in general. Our thanks also go to Peter Crane, culties, proved a memorable and enjoyable one of last year's Fifth Year, who kindly evening for both performers and audience came forward to act as our accompanist. alike. This was due to several factors, notably the presence of the new Music Master, Mr. Finally, I should like to thank each member Cork, who successfully maintained the high of the School Choir, who so faithfully have standard set by Mr. Condon. Mr. Cork chose given up a great deal of their own time to a widely varied programme (ranging from be faithful choir members: "What we are, the Bach to Miriam Hyde). The lengthy evening school will be!" could easily have become tedious, but this was —B. Goudge. not so. Mr. Cork took advantage of the size of the choir to present extracts from several major works (Chorales from the "St. Mat- thew Passion" and Choruses from the "Mes- MUSIC CAMP 1961-62 siah") which contrasted most effectively with the "miniature" pieces presented by the solo- The Music Camp for 1961-62 began on Wednesday, 27th December last, at Broken ists. Bay National Fitness Camp, following a trip The School was most fortunate in hearing by train and ferry from Central Station. the artistry of Miss Charmian Gadd, who only From any boy's point of view the camp was recently won the Commonwealth Concerts and assured of success as the girls, one hundred Vocal Competition (the violin section) proving and twenty in all, outnumbered the boys by her, at least one of the foremost Australian forty. Many schools from all over N.S.W. were violinists. represented by pupils from Second to Fifth Year, and some music teachers. Special mention must be made of William On arrival we were divided into lodges, Griffith's most sensitive and mature inter- the girls occupying five, and the boys three. pretation of the Handel aria from "Beren- In each lodge, in addition to the twenty or ice". If there is any criticism to make of the so pupils, were two music teachers classed Musicale, it would be of the somewhat "un- as lodge leaders. adventurous" music attempted by many solo- ists excluding Mr. Griffiths, Mr. Cork and The first three days were spent in learn- Peter Armstrong; Mr. Cork answers this him- ing two chorales from Bach's "St. Matthew self saying, "Our aim was to take relatively Passion". These were presented on Saturday simple pieces and perform these as fault- afternoon 'to the visiting parents. After Sat- lessly as possible". And in this, the Musicale urday we were divided into groups — one to was largely a success, and to those who sang learn, or attempt to learn, a stringed instru- in the choir, it will remain a most memorable ment, the other to sing various types of songs experience. such as madrigals and motets. These were presented at a concert on the final night. PROGRAMME. Almost every night in the Camp there was a small concert, followed by some 1. THE CHOIR: dancing. There were also two guest recitals, God Save The Queen Arr. Elgar the first from a bass quintet from the Syd- ney Symphony Orchestra, and the second by 2. THE CHOIR: the Musica-Viva Society. Both were grate- Come Then, Let Us. All Be Merry, Smetana fully received and appreciated by all mem- (Opening chorus "The Bartered. Bride") bers of the Camp. 3. DAVID CATT, Piano For'the athletic types, there was a schedule Poetic Tone Picture — Grieg of activities, such as a tabloid sports carnival, a scavenger hunt, and -a swimming carnival. 4. DAVID HOARE and COLIN LONG, The New Year was ushered in by a fancy Vocal Duet dress parade, dancing, and supper at mid- Now on Land and Sea Descending, Handel night. Following the retirement of the boys (Minute from Berenice") 22 THE FORTIAN

5. THE CHOIR: PAINTING AND REPAIRS Two Chorales from St. Matthew Passion Baoh The painting and repair work, begun last (i) Commit Thy Ways To Jesus (ii) 0 Blessed Jesu year, has continued this year, and the School 6. CHARMIAN GADD: Building is taking on a new air as the weeks Introduction and Caprioc 1050, St. Saens slip by. 7. THIRD YEAR QUARTET: Vilikins And His Dinah (Cockney) Arr. Woodgate Old fibro facings on the western and 8. ROBERT JOHNSTONE and DAVID eastern wings have been replaced by timber; EKERT, Cornets down-pipes and gutterings have been re- Sweet Chiming Bells Hawkes placed; the stone-work facing Parramatts. 9. MALCOLM HUGHES and WAYNE HALL, Piano Duet Road has been repaired; lockers have had Oriental Piece Hyde doors and fastenings replaced. 10. CHORAL GROUP: Yugoslav Folk-songs.._ Matyas Seiber The work is incomplete, but each week (i) The Unfaithful. Lover (ii) Handsome Mirko sees another corridor, set of class-rooms or (iii) Eighteen Shining Buttons stairway glistening under a new coat of (iv) Heaven Above paint in the quiet pastel shades so far re- (v) Hussars moved from the reds, browns and buffs of (vi) Fairy Tale other years. 'I N T E R V A L 11. THE CHOIR: It is to be hoped that students will show And the Glory of. the Lord Handel their appreciation of all that has been done (The Messiah) by taking care of the School building. Old 12. RICHARD McTIGUE, Piano students are invited to come and see for Mazurka in F Chopin 13. WILLIAM GRIFFITHS, Baritone themselves the wonders that hammer and Art Thou Troubled? Handel brush have wrought in their old School. ("Rondelinda") 14. GRAHAM WILLARD, Clarinet Melody Moszkowski 15. LEE SIMES, Piano Hornpie Purcell THE CHOIR: What Have I Done That Mary Should Fly Me? (Welsh) GO TO 17. CHARMIAN GADD: Gypsy Air• Sarasate STAN McCABE 18. PETER CORK and PETER ARM- STRONG, Two Pianos Waltz Arensky for ian Rumba •-••• •••••• Benjamen 19. FIFTH YEAR QUARTET: ALL YOUR SPORTING it Deep River (Negro) Beating up the Channel Sanderson 20. PETER CRANE, Piano REQUIREMENTS Fantasia in C Minor Bach 21. THE CHOIR: Guaranteed at Hallelujah Chorus Handel (The Messiah) Conductor: Peter Cork. STAN McCABE Accompanist: Peter Crane.

GUEST ARTISTE. SPORTS STORE Miss Charmian Gadd has been a consistently successful competitor in the City of 254 GEORGE STREET, Sydney Eisteddfod, having won every senior section for violin, and has been highly commended by world-famous Yehudi Menuhin, who SYDNEY predicts for her a most brilliant future as a concert violinists. Miss Gadd recently won 'Phone: BU 1065 the "Australian Music Examination Board Scholarship" with which she proposes to further her studies in the United States. THE FORTIAN 23

DEBATING. 1962 Back Row (Cramp Team): R. Speiser, R. Ayling, G. Toister, C. Rodger. Front Row (Hume-Barbour Team): R. Corridan, D. Graupner, Mr. R. Hill (Coach), B. Crooks, B. Thompson.

DEBATING, 1962

CRAMP TEAM. HUME-BARBOUR TEAM. The Fort Street Hume-Barbour team had a The Cramp Team had quite a successful very successful year, winning the State year. Debating Championships, at History House on Thursday, 9th August. The team, consisting The team won the zone by defeating of First Speaker Barry Crooks, Second Enmore, Cleveland Street and Drummoyne Speaker David Graupner, Third Speaker Bruce comfortably, but in our next debate against Thompson and reserve Ronald Corridan, Meadowbank in a quarter-final we were badly wishes to thank Mr. Hill for his invaluable beaten in a very disappointing debate. coaching and the interest that he has shown in the debating activities. The team comprised: G. Toister, C. Rodger The last time that Fort Street won the and R. Ayling. G. Toister, as captain, did not Hume-Barbour trophy was in 1933; thus the lose a toss throughout the competition. C. team is extremely pleased to have been able Rodger, of 3A, is to be commended on his to bring this magnificent trophy back to the breaking into the team, which usually con- school. sists of fourth year students. R. Ayling's dynamic openings were enjoyed by all who Fort Street met Epping Boys' High in the watched, and helped him to obtain very high final and a very interesting debate was had points in the competition. However, his style on the topic that, "Australia's future lies with did not suit our adjudicator in the quarter- Asia rather than with Europe and the final, and she marked him down heavily. The Common Market". Fort Street won by a fourth speaker was R. Speiser. unanimous decision. It must be recorded that one of the Epping boys was unable to con- The team would like to thank Mr. Hill for tinue his speech; we regret this very much, his valuable coaching and also Mr. McCallion and hope that a similar misfortune will not for his helpful assistance. mar our debate with Epping next time we —R. S. meet. 24 THE FORTIAN

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MISS MARIE FRANCE. ItILIER1111,1[11411:11111 HUME-BARBOUR (Cont'd.). VISIT OF MARIE FRANCE David Graupner won the A. Davern Oratory The opening of the school year was marked Prize for the best speaker of the debate. He by the visit on Thursday, 1st February, of was also chosen to represent Fort Street in Miss Marie France, beautiful young star of the C.H.S. Debating team to meet the G.P.S. the French television series "Chez les Dupre". team. Fort Street defeated Cleveland Street, We were most honoured to welcome this Enmore and Drummoyne in the zone, Parra- charming young woman, for whom the visit matta in the quarter-final and the "arch-rival" to Fort Street was her first visit to a school North Sydney in the semi-final, as well as since her own school days. She was most having social debates against Canterbury happy to find herself "back at school" and Boys' High and Fort Street Girls' High. showed great interest in the way in which The first debate against our sister school French was taught and the various linguistic was on their home grourid, on the topic that, skills mastered by the pupils. Miss France was "The Woman's Place is in the Home". The entertained at morning tea, which was pre- boys won, but were later defeated at Peter- pared by the ladies of the Ladies' Committee. sham, according to tradition, by the girls. Chatting informally, she gave many interest- The topic for this debate was that, "Fort ing impressions of the making of the tele- Street shOuld become Co-educational," and re- vision series, which is enjoying a phenomenal sulted in rather a "risque" debate, but there success in this country at the moment, As were strong "rumours" that perhaps the ad- a memento of her visit, a presentation of a judicator had certain "preconceived views" set of Fort Street china was made, which she about the subject. However, the boys were informed us she would treasure. forced to argue against this proposition, which certainly did not express our true sentiments! An excursion was then made to the 2A Debating is a worthwhile activity that classroom, where Miss France was introduced should be supported by boys coming up to the class and publicity shots were taken through the school. Not only does it foster to launch the telecasting of the programmes the, art of Public Speaking and develop the over the A.B.C. personalities of the debaters, but, most important, it encourages one to think for oneself, As she bade us farewell, Marie France and this surely is the basis of education. assured us that she had thoroughly enjoyed —D.G. her visit to the country's oldest school. 26 THE FORTIAN

ELIZABETHAN THEATRE DRAMA locations of the author's choice. This play was presented by students of the Corrimal FESTIVAL High School.

The second play was "Hamlet" by William On the 12th April, a group of 30 boys went Shakespeare, presented by Fort Street Boys' with Mr. W. McCallion to the Elizabethan High and Fort Street Girl's' High. Helmut Theatre, to attend the Department of Edu- Bakaitis, in the title role, shows great pro- cation's Annual Drama Festival. We took our mise as an actor. seats in the first six rows on the right hand side of the Theatre, where we could see the whole programme perfectly. The third and last play was Act Four of "Ned Kelly" by Douglas Stewart, presented by Normanhurst Boys' High School. Douglas The first play was Act One of "Our Town", Stewart shows the final desperate stand of a well-known play by Thornton Wilder, who the outlaws in June, 1880, ending in the deaths looks at life in a small American town. In of Byrne, Hart and Dan Kelly, and the cap- this play the author reveals his affection for ture and subsequent hanging of Ned Kelly. the ordinary American citizen, and in particular the American family. He acknowledges the gossip and the small talk that permeate All the boys enjoyed the visit to the Theatre a small town's activities, but he is always and learned something from the productions pointing warmly to the basic goodness, toler- presented. It is to be hoped that opportunities ance and kindness that underlie personal re- to see the "live" theatre will continue to be lationships. given to school pupils.

We wish to thank Mr. McCallion who or- He does not believe in .scenery, believing ganised the group and came with us to the that the audience's imagination should trans- Theatre. form the bare boards of the stage into the —P. Wright.

It is most important that you learn not only how to earn money, but also that you learn how to save it — because of all the money you earn only what you save really belongs to you. At your school you have a "Student- Operated" School Savings Bank. It enables you to develop, whilst at school, the savings habit, which will help you to success and happiness now and in later life. It shows you how your money is accounted for, carefully checked and recorded. When you leave school your account may be transferred to an ordinary account at the local branch of the Commonwealth Savings Bank. OPEN AN ACCOUNT NOW WITH YOUR "STUDENT-OPERATED" SCHOOL SAVINGS BANK

Commonwealth Savings Bank THE FORTIAN 27

express to the Committee the warmest thanks COMMEMORATION OF ANZAC of the Association. The Anzac Day Commemoration Service At present, all efforts are being turned to was held in the school grounds on Thursday, the Bi-ennial Fete, the principal source of 19th April. The guest of honour, Brigadier revenue of the Association, and it is hoped F. G. Galleghan, D.S.O., O.B.E., I.S.O., E.D., even to improve the results of the 1960 Fete, inspected the cadet unit in the presence of by which approximately £2,000 was raised. the Headmaster and the Officer in Charge. This year also the Association purchased a After Brigadier Galleghan had been served Reading Control Machine, which is expected morning tea, the school re-assembled in the to be of benefit to pupils. hall and the following programme was carried Without the assistance of parents, the suc- out. cessful operations of any P. & C. Association would be restricted, and pupils can help in 1. School Song and Loyal Pledge: School this regard by interesting their parents in its Captain, Richard Cracknell. work. 2. Headmaster's Remarks: Mr. C. E. I would also like to thank Mr. Biggers and Biggers. members of his staff for their assistance 3. Singing of the "Recessional". whenever needed, and to extend the best 4. C.U.O. Bolton delivered a prayer. wishes of the Association to students who will be leaving at the end of this year in their 5. Singing of "0 God Our Help". chosen vocation. 6. Brigadier Galleghan gave an address, in H. Topham. which he referred to General Sir John (Hon. Secretary). Monash's speech at the unveiling of the Cenotaph in 1929 about the significance of war memorials to honour our dead, and how chivalry should be shown to the A.F.S. SCHOLARSHIP beaten enemy. KEITH HUTCHISON 7. The Choir then sang "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah". This year, for the first time, the school is 8. Singing of "Abide With Me". actively participating in the American Field 9. The last part of the programme was the Service Scholarship Scheme. Keith Hutchison Ceremony of Remembrance. After the has been selected to fly in August to U.S.A., official party had taken its position in the where he will study at a Boston High School. hall, a Guard was mounted on the stage. Students from more than 50 countries (i) C.U.O. J. Crawford recited "The attend American secondary schools in more Dead", by Rupert Brooke. than 1,600 towns for a year of study and first (ii) The Last Post was sounded. hand experience, while American teenagers (iii) The Guard came to "Rest on Arms study and live with families in other countries Reversed", followed by one-minute —a two-way exchange of seeing and showing. silence. (iv) C.U.O. P. Pike recited an extract A measure of the success of the A.F.S. from "The Fallen". scholarships may be had from the 1961 (v) "The Reveille" was sounded. figures. In that one year 2,222 students from (vi) National Anthem. 50 countries were placed in homes and at- —R.A.S. tended schools throughout America and 1,200 American students went overseas to 35 countries, including 7 to Australia. During the year each student lives as a P. & C. ASSOCIATION member of a carefully selected foster family, who accept him without payment and treat On behalf of the Officers and Members of him as one of the family, with the same the Association, I would like to extend to privileges and obligations as their own the Headmaster and the School their sincere children. Thus, in addition to pursuing school thanks for the continued support throughout studies, the student is also called upon to the last twelve months, also for the oppor- take part in the life of the family and the tunity of setting out in "Fortian" a short life of the community to which that family report of the most important of its work. belongs. While there they learn first hand of It affords the Association great satisfaction many different aspects of American life—of when the members see tangible results of its its customs, ideals, interests and problems— efforts and the repairs and improvements still and they also broaden American horizons by in progress it is felt are due in some measure telling of their own countries and daily life at least to the support given to the Head- in their own homes. master in his representations to the Depart- ment, while, in addition, a large proportion On two occasions this year interested of the improvements to the playing field are students have heard talks given by an Aus- due to direct grant by the Association. tralian girl who recently returned and an It is acknowledged that the strength of American boy at present in Sydney. this Association lies in the active co-operation It is to be hoped that a suitable family will and supporting the members of the Ladies' volunteer to accept an American boy so that Committee as distinct from their co-member- Fort St. might be able to complete the ex- ship of the Association, and I would like to change. CADET N.C.O.'s AND OFFICERS, 1962 THE FORTIAN 29

The Specialist Course in May was success- JOIN THE CADETS - 1963 fully attended by R. McTigue and D. Jack. Students who will have their fourteenth Badges of Merit were awarded to R. McTigue, birthday before 1st January, 1964, and are H. Quelch, D. Moxon, D. Hoare and R. Pank- four feet, nine inches in height are eligible. hurst, for general proficiency. It is a splendid training towards character A new bass drum was donated to the Band building and development of responsibility. by Petersham R.S.L.; the Band is grateful for the assistance that has been given by the Every Cadet aims at leadership — which R.S.L., and looks forward to taking an active is the art of influencing others — and he part on the School Fete and the Cadet Unit's attains this through qualifying as an N.C.O. Passing-Out Parade later this year. and C.U.O. Leadership traits are personal qualities of great value to the leader and their possession assist greatly in winning confi- dence and co-operation. These qualities are FATHER AND SON EVENING courage, initiative,' dependability, endurance, enthusiasm and unselfishness. Join the ranks The annual Father and Son Evening, or- and benefit from the training the Cadet Corps ganised by the Ladies' Committee, was held offers. Get your enrolment form now and in the School Memorial Hall on Saturday, make 1963 a record year for the Unit. 17th March. The Anzac Day Ceremonial was carried The programme began at 6.30 p.m. with the out with due solemnity. The assembled singing of the National Anthem. The Reverend school was fortunate to hear an address from Whyte said grace on behalf of the gathering, Bgdr. F. G. Galleghan, D.S.O., O.B.E., I.S.O., and tea was then served to the 500 present. E.D., who has been an outstanding soldier The School Choir, under the direction of and an inspiration to many. The Ceremony Mr. P. T. Cork, on exchange from England, of Remembrance was carried out with pre- and accompanied by Richard McTigue on the cision. piano, rendered three numbers:—"0 Peace- ful England", by Edward German, "Keep in The following Cadets were successful at the the Middle of the Road", a negro plantation Specialist Courses held at Singleton in May: song, and "What have I done that my Mary Signals: Cpl. K. Beal. should fly me?", an old Welsh Song. Follow- Medical: Cpl. G. Panayotakis. ing these chora items, the School Madrigal Group sang two numbers:—"Blessed, Jesu, Band: Drum-Maj. R. McTigue. at Thy Word," by T. Clausnitzer and "With L/C. D. Jack. Voice and Verse", by B. Crasseline. N.C.O.: L/C. A. Sproule. There was then a short intermission to Many thanks to Capt. O'Sullivan, who has allow for the clearing of the tables by the been with the Unit since 1944, for his work ladies. with the Cadets. We welcome into the Unit Then, the well-known Old Boys' Quartet, Lt. R. Maidment and Lt. R. Connelly. W.O. II consisting of Malcolm Prior, Ken Harrison, Mundt has been replaced by W.O. II Rowe Ian Barnard and Russell Clark, sang three during the year and we are indebted to both delightful numbers, which were most enjoy- for their zeal on our behalf. We wish to able. express our appreciation to Capt. Sanders, Mr. C. E. Biggers, the Chairman, intro- Capt. Davidson and No. 8 Bn. Staff for their duced Professor Wills of the University of assistance during the year. Petersham R.S.L. N.S.W., who then spoke to the gathering. has donated a Bass Drum for which we are The School Captain, Richard Cracknell, very grateful. A Keen interest has been shown moved a vote of thanks to Professor Wills. by Mr. Biggers, the P. & C., and the Ladies' Committee in the various activities of the Four students from the Sydney University Unit. The Band has been outstanding this Fencing Club gave a demonstration of the year, thanks to the efforts of Lt. R. Connelly. three weapons used in Fencing. Their display was watched with interest and appreciation. Mr. Crawford, the father of one of the Prefects, moved a vote of thanks to the Ladies' CADET BAND Committee for having organised the function, which once again was highly successful. The Cadet Unit Band has continued to im- The Old Boys' Quartet followed singing prove in efficiency, musical ability and drill with actions, a bracket of nursery rhymes during 1962. Our Band had the honour of play- which were "slightly revised", including ing in the Anzac Day March through Sydney's "Simple Simon", and "Old Mother Hubbard". streets, leading the Signal Corps of the 9th The gathering was delighted and honoured Division and the 2nd A.I.F. The Band was to entertain for the evening Mr. C. H. Chris- complimented on its performance. mas, a former Headmaster of Fort Street, The Band took an important part also, in after whom "Chrismas House" has been the School's Anzac Day Ceremonies, playing named. It is very pleasing to see the con- for' the Unit Inspection and General Salute. tinued interest of men like Mr. Chrismas. During the Ceremony of Remembrance, one The singing of the School Song brought the of our buglers sounded the "Last Post" and evening to a close. "The Reveille". —P.W. FIFTH YEAR, 1962 THE FORTIAN 31

CLASS CAPTAINS, 1962 Back Row: B. Doyle (2A), R. Fuller (3D), T. Jones (3E), D. Sewell (16), C. Long (28), P. Barry (ID). Front Row: G. Chown (2D), L. Phelps (3A), K. Laves (3C), J. Barnett (38), W. Anderson (2C). Absent: N. Devine ( IA), S. Coy ( IC).

PROFESSOR J. A. McAULEY

All Fortians, past and present, will be kept in touch with the development in those pleased to learn of the recent appointment of parts of the literary field in which his in- Professor James A. McAuley to the Chair of terests chiefly lay, that is, in poetry and English in the University of Tasmania, where critical theory. He has maintained his interest he had been Reader. in Poetry. in the major French symbolists and some We are indebted to the "Gazette of the aspects of German poetry, and began to ex- University of Tasmania" for the following plore the whole movement of modern poetry account of Professor McAuley's career. since about 1800, in order to place them in Professor McAuley was born in Sydney and perspective. educated at Fort Street Boys' High School and Sydney University. He graduated as Bachelor of Arts, in 1938, with First Class Some of this study is embodied in essays Honours and a University Medal in Eng- in his book, "The End of Modernity". He has lish. In 1941 he obtained his Master of Arts recently been studying the relationship be- Degree with First Class Honours in English. tween poetic form, style, diction and the The thesis, which he presented for the latter subject matter, on one hand, and the pre- degree, was on literary symbolism. vailing "World-views", on the other. Between He joined the A.I.F. in 1942, and until 1955 and 1960, Professor McAuley delivered 1946, served successively in army education Commonwealth Literary Fund Lectures in in the Australian Army Directorate of Re- several Australian Universities, and this stim- search and Civil Affairs, and the Australian ulated his study of Australian Poets, his Army School of Civil Affairs. His rank on principal interest being in C. J. Brennan. discharge was that of Captain. At the con- clusion of the War, he became Senior Lec- Together with the poet Harold Stewart, turer in Government at the Australian School Professor McAuley was involved in the "Ern of Pacific Administration, and held that post Malley Hoax" of 1944. Together they wrote until his appointment to the staff of the sixteen poems in an attempt to produce University. incoherent poetry in the fashion of the 1940's. As far as his other duties permitted, he The poems were submitted for publication as 32 THE F'0 RTIAN

the work of a fictitious poet, Ern Malley, throughout the year, on several occasions, recently dead, and were accepted. They were arranged social functions in their own homes, highly praised by some critics, but there was to raise funds for the Committee. The amount considerable controversy in Australia and of work undertaken by the hostess on these abroad when the real authorship and inten- occasions is usually prodigious, and we all tions were made known. appreciate it.

After the culmination of this year's efforts, LADIES' COMMITTEE the Fete in October, we hope that all members will end the year, feeling pleased with yet This has been, once again, an extremely busy another year of active service and united en- year for the Ladies' Committee, and it gives deavour, towards the good of our sons, and me much pleasure to report to you on our their teachers, at Fort Street Boys' High many activities. School.

Our monthly meetings have been well- —Phyllis Dunn (Hon. Sec.). attended, and the various sub-committees have attended to their appointed tasks with their usual skill and willingness. These are as follows:—The Clothing Pool, the Catering Committee, the Floral Committee and the I.S.C.F. REPORT Social Committee; and we are fortunate to have so many members who are happy to uphold the tradition of service to the school in all circumstances. This tradition has been "You would be really staggered to hear ably demonstrated by our President, Mrs. the tremendous regard with which your group Lindsay, who, after 12 years of continuous is held throughout the State, and what a activity with the Committee, many of them great inspiration it is to all other groups," as an executive member, will soon leave us writes Mr. Mathie from Grafton. This is cer- for a sojourn in Britain. We will miss her tainly a most stimulating and encouraging at our meetings, and wish her a happy time. message and we praise God for the steady development of our group, which has won us this Functions at which the Ladies' Committee reputation. Indeed, steady development rather assisted the Headmaster and the school were than dramatic change has been a feature of the Passing-out Parade, the Farewell to Fifth this year in I.S.C.F. The divided meetings, Year Students, the Masters' Luncheon, Speech with separate Senior and Junior groups, in- Night, Enrolment Day, the Welcome to First stituted last year, have been employed Year Mothers, Father and Son Evening, Pre- throughout this year and have proved very fects' Dance, Evening of Music, and the Inter- successful, enabling both Seniors and Juniors school Debate. Mrs. Stone and her committee to experience closer fellowship and offering have arranged the catering at all these func- them more beneficial talks. tions, and are to be congratulated for their full and helpful service to the school and the Ladies' Committee. Each Tuesday, the bright singing of fifty or sixty keen voices from the Music Room As the School Memorial Hall has been in bears witness to the liveliness of the Junior the throes of extensive repairs for several meeting. Unfortunately the Seniors had to be months, our activities have necessarily been transferred from the Hall, with its piano, to disbursed to other points in the school. Our Room 12 for half of the year, whilst a new grateful thanks are due to the Headmaster, ceiling was being erected. Nevertheless, their for his helpful co-operation in arranging for hearty singing was unquenchable and con- us to hold our functions (always plentiful in tinued to ring out, with or without music. Fete Year!) in other rooms. Our special thanks The attendance at these meetings increased go to Mr. O'Sullivan, for his courtesy in throughout the year from about thirty-eight allowing us the use of the Library, on several to a maximum of sixty-eight, with an average occasions, as well as for our monthly meet- of about fifty-five. Seniors and Juniors com- ings. bined three or four meetings with visiting speakers or special themes, and this has The proceeds of some of our activities have retained the atmosphere of the group's unity. been directed to several ends, including the The average attendance for both Junior and purchase of radios and other aids to language Senior groups is about 125. Visiting speakers teaching, and library amenities. have included Mr. B. Hill, Mr. Badman (Brit- ish and Foreign Bible Society), Rev. J. Members have visited several schools dur- Turner• (Anglican Chaplain for Youth), Rev. ing the year, at luncheons and entertainments, Kimmorley and Mr. C. Beck (a former I.V.F. and these have provided opportunities to learn worker). interesting and helpful facts about the func- tioning of their auxiliaries, as well as being pleasant social occasions. Although we had farewelled our counsellor of last year, Mr. West, who went to England, One feels a vote of thanks is especially due we started this year with Mr. Mathie as to those members of the Committee who have, counsellor and Messrs. Clark, Astle, Colless, THE FORTIAN 33

Tow and Howes interested and keen to help won the Schools' section of the Scripture the group. We suffered a setback when Mr. Union Quiz at the S.U. Thanksgiving Rally. Mathie was transferred to Grafton in May; however, we praise God that Mr. Clark was Those who have shared regularly in the able to take over the post as counsellor so Prayer meetings on Thursday lunchtimes have capably, and we thank each of the interested been both enjoyed and strengthened by this teachers for the many hours of work they time together. We only wish that even more have devoted to the group and also for their might take part in these meetings. leadership and guidance during the House- parties. Social activities held so far this year included a row up the Woronora River with Fort Street Girls' High I.S.C.F. group, whose The Junior Houseparty was held at "Blue- presence was enjoyed by the boys and coun- haven" in Lawson and the Senior Houseparty sellors alike. Outings were also held with at "The Grange" in Mt. Victoria. The blend Hornsby Girls' High and Burwood Girls' High of a fun-packed weekend with the stimulating I.S.C.F. groups and it is pleasing to be able spiritual messages of our guest speakers, to say that the fellowship and studies on Mr. K. Newton and Mr. B. Winser, together these outings had a real effect on the lives of with vigorous and open discussions amongst some. ourselves, gave each attender an exciting spiritual renewal which made these weekends It has been a real thrill for us to see an- in July a thrilling climax to the I.S.C.F. year. swered the promises of James 5: 16, as we watched friends coming to know Christ and A contingent from our group gained a maturing in Him. We can but offer a prayer broader vision of I.S.C.F. work at the Annual of thanksgiving as they too sing joyfully: Rally, for which we provided a choir. Also I "Blessed assurance, Jesus is Mine!" am pleased to be able to report that our team —J. Diesendorf.

"A" AND "B" GRADE CHESS. 1962 Back Row: C. Acland, J. Haynes, R. O'Farrell, W. Bartle, P. Gilbert. Front Row: J. Power, R. Corridan, M. Belme, J. Scott, S. PoIgor. 34 THE FORTIAN

ANZAC DAY PARADE.

CADET BAND, 1962 Back: R. Pankhurst, M. Finlayson, D. Jack, P. Talbot, G. Walker, M. Mackenroth, R. Moyle, G. Moron. Front: H. Quelch, R. McTigue, Mr. R. Connelly, E. Blinman, D. Maxon. THE F ORTIAN 35

OLD BOYS' UNION Vice-Presidents: Dr. 0. Tunks, Mr. B. McCaffrey. This year has found the Union governed by a young and enthusiastic committee, and this Immediate Past President: Mr. J. Dick. indicates that 1962 will be a fine year. Of the Secretary: Mr. G. Hurst. 1961 Fifth Year, 80 have joined the Union. Treasurer: Mr. J. Barrett. We hope that the present Fifth Year will emulate this effort. However, it is not merely General Committee Members: Messrs. G. enough to become a financial member. We Raffell, J. Parker, W. Robinson, B. Jones, hope that intending members will not only D. McDonald, J. Harper, A. Cotter, R. support our functions, but will take an active Fisher, J. Fitzpatrick, G. Halcomb, W. part in their arranging. Readford, A. West, G. Bellamy, Dr. K. Davis. To introduce new members to Union activities, the Junior Dinner was held at the The meeting concluded after supper served beginning of the year. The price of admission by the ladies. also pays for that year's subscription. Undoubtedly the main tasks of the Com- The Dinner is held annually in the School mittee rest in the arranging of the social Hall, on the last Friday in February. There functions, and, in order to make this even were 57 members there, 39 being from the more successful in this regard, an enlarged 1961 Fifth Year. social calendar has been prepared. The After the Dinner, commencing at 7.15 p.m., efficiency of these preparations was shown in music of high calibre was provided by the the success of our Annual Ball, which is held School's music teacher. This was followed by in conjunction with the Old Girls' Union. a report from the Headmaster and Patron of This major social function was held in the the Union, Mr. C. E. Biggers, on School activities. Empress Ballroom on Friday, May 25, and was attended by about 450 guests. Mr. John The assembly was then pleased to watch a Kerr, Q.C., made a dignified Guest of Honour, film on athletics, which dealt with the courage and his bright personality at the official table and determination necessary to make a cham- did much to make the evening a success. pion. Excellent action shots of Australia's Herb. Elliott were included, and the training It was pleasing to note the attendance of methods of controversial Percy Cerutty were the younger members like John Harper, shown. School Captain, 1961, with quite a large group at his table. The evening terminated with a feeling of happiness and goodwill in all of us. A modern dance orchestra provided ex- Membership of the Union has now grown cellent music for the dancers, and played, to 850; this number includes many prominent later in the evening, music for the popular figures of public life. Interest is shown in our Twist. The dancers, by this time in a party Life Membership Fund, which was instituted mood, enjoyed their enthusiastic, if not skilful, in 1959. performances even more than the happy audi- The Annual Meeting of the Union was held ence. High-class entertainment was provided at the School Hall on March 22. The meeting by Miss Terry Thornton, an overseas artist, was not well attended, and we urge the 1962 who thrilled the couples with her fine jazz Fifth Year to attend next year. singing. The meeting opened with the reading of The evening drawing to a close, the dance the minutes of the last Annual Meeting by floor reverberated to the sounds of the School the Secretary of the Union, Mr. Barrett. This War-Cry, carried out with such skill and was followed by the President's report, de- gusto that it reminded us all that this had livered by the Acting President, Mr. W. been an exciting and enjoyable evening. Pennington, who spoke of the difficult but successful year just encountered. It was made Other functions to be held this year include difficult by the unfortunate resignation of a barbecue at the home of our President, Mr. the President, Mr. J. Fisher, made necessary W. Pennington, in October. The sporting by the pressure of business. interests of the members are catered for in a Bowls Day in September and a Golf Day Mr. Biggers delivered a report on the in October. The Bowls Day traditionally School. He was pleased to mention the kind serves to widen the contacts of the Union, donation to the Library by Mr. 0. Tunks, and always creates much goodwill. who was present at the meeting. Probably the main social event of the year The election of officers followed, and the is the Annual Dinner—a special sub-committee positions filled were:— has been set up to arrange the function. This year the Dinner will be held at the Starlight Patrons: The Headmaster, Mr. C. E. Room of the Hotel Australia on September 7, Biggers; the Rt. Hon. H. V. Evatt; His and as usual a good attendance is expected. Excellency, Judge, the Hon. Sir Percy Spender; Sir Garfield Barwick, Q.C., M.P. Last year the Union designed and had made an Old Boys' tie, and to date they have President: Mr. W. Pennington. proved to be very popular. 36 THE FO RTIAN

We hope that the activities listed above will, in the ensuing years, be widened and SCIENCE EXCURSION TO improved upon and, with the support of the PROSPECT pupils soon leaving the School, we feel that On Wednesday, 18th April, a group of five this will be gratifyingly inevitable. boys, accompanied by Mr. Bradford, made a visit to the C.S.I.R.O. Wool Research Centre at (Mr.) GREG HURST, Hon. Secretary. Prospect. We were not deterred by the sight P.S. The Union was particularly grieved to of several sheep on the front lawn dragging learn of the death of Mr. Eric Arnold, who harnessed carts behind them, others grazing for many years was an efficient and earnest peacefully, and still others with corks in their Liaison Officer between the School and the rumens. The aim of this centre is to study Union. This job has now been filled by Mr. the factors controlling wool growth and hence R. Horan, who is carrying on the fine work. improve the quality of Australia's wool. This is done by injecting radio-active isotopes into the sheep's bloodstream and after a certain period, measuring the radio-activity of such things as the sheep's wool, blood, and urine. We spent some time watching the Research Officers extract blood from the jugular veins FACE-LIFT FOR MEMORIAL HALL of several sheep which were kept in cot-like structures and whose feed and water were Everyone is delighted to see the Memorial measured constantly. We also inspected some Hall getting a much-needed renovation and of the laboratories which were expensively clean-up. The old ceiling has been taken out equipped — to our envy — with every con- and a new one replaced, and the roof has had ceivable piece of apparatus. attention. From every aspect, it was a most inform- ative trip, and we all enjoyed it. Our thanks We regret that repairs to the Hall caused are due to Mr. A. M. Downes, who sacrificed the cancellation of our Play Night this year, his afternoon to show us around, and also to but we all look forward to the day when Mr. Bradford for arranging the excursion and our spacious Hall is ready again for its many driving us to and from Prospect. activities. —R. Husband.

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LETTER FROM Mr. P. T. CORK

Contrary to the accepted opinion, not every Year began; a first swim in a tropical sea Englishman arrives in Australia expecting to at Colombo; the exotic Buddhist temples, see kangaroos and wallabies in Pitt Street, Chinese snake-pavilions and dense jungles of or Chips Rafferty's equivalent, herding steers Penang, and finally, entering the beautiful in the Domain. Admittedly my own know- waters of Sydney Harbour, bearded, spotted ledge was somewhat sketchy, but I did real- and in a dressing gown — the one adult on ise that the average Australian lived in the the Arcadia to have caught chicken-pox. city, that New South Wales was a little larger than England and that in a matter of My travels have not ceased since my arrival. hours of sunshine, Australia had a slight I have seen the dramatic coastline . beyond advantage over my own country. National Park and dark forests and rivers towards Newcastle — every bit as grimy as However, most visitors are asked for their its industrial English name-sake. I have seen first impressions and, as far as I can remem- the glitter of the Jenolan Caves and the scope ber them, the things I noticed were, the of the Blue Mountains, which even an excess numerous one-storey buildings which on no of commercialisation cannot entirely spoil. account must be called bungalows, the fly- The Victorian coastline, 1 remember, was screens on the doors and windows, the scores indented with silver bays; the koalas ru- of neat suburbs which all looked exactly minated on Phillip Island and the buck-jump- alike, the delights of the Australian milk- ing at a country rodeo was like a scene from shake, and, if I am perfectly honest, the luxury the Wild West. Melbourne I found well of a shower as well as a bath in every home. planned, sedate and rather English. (No self- respecting Sydney tree would surely shed its leaves?) Canberra was rich in Autumn col- But perhaps the most enduring impression ours, a planner's dream, but with its circular has been made by the Australian climate. streets — an ordinary citizen's night-mare — English weather is much maligned, but, when the nearest thing, I feel, to living inside an I hear that in London the Summer tempera- intelligence test! From there to the Snowy ture has at last reached seventy degrees, Mountains, where in scenery a blend of Swit- and, on the same day, supposedly in the heart zerland, Scotland. and pure Australia and of Winter, Sydney enjoys a temperature five amidst every sort of weather I saw the great degrees higher, then comparisons are odious. scheme to use the Snowy River. Although I miss the colours of the English country-side and the wealth of London's musical life, there are moments when I would But the most exciting of all has been to fly trade them all for the sun and the surf. two thousand miles into the centre of Aus- tralia. My arrival in Alice Springs was high- lighted by rain, heavy and continuous. Then The difference between teaching in Eng- the clouds lifted, the sun shone from an un- land and Australia is not as great as I first broken sky and Alice became a green oasis imagined. The principle of the Selective High in the desert. I shall remember the rich, red School is basic to the English system, and of the outback soil; Stanley Chasm, a moun- I have been pleased to work similarly in a tain gash whose walls turn the colour of school with the traditions of Fort Street. Ad- blood in the noon-sun and wonders of Kings mittedly, I missed, • at first, such things as Canyon, where the rocks on the sky-line the Morning Service, and hot meals in the imitate an Egyptian treasure-house and at canteen, and I was quite nonplussed by the sundown become pure gold. absence of girls. However, boys and music seem much the same on either side of But of all these, my memories are most the world. It has been my pleasure to train vivid of Ayer's Rock, rising from out of a (sometimes to drive) the school choir and hundred miles of flat desert, inscrutable, its to derive satisfaction and a certain amount smooth surface covered with strange, con- of achievement from the hundred boys who torted indentations which suggest primitive comprise it. I do thank them for the many aboriginal paintings, its stature and wisdom hours they have worked, and, despite the reducing you to the size of an ant. occasional moments of frustration, I am sure we can happily anticipate our Musicale and Broadcast. The memory of a hundred youth- I apologise if this article reads like a ful voices singing the "Hallelujah Chorus" will travelogue, but my year in Australia tended be one I shall take home with me. that way. I have had the opportunity to circle the world and travel widely in a vast con- tinent. But I have also been able to work But this year of exchange has given me the under new conditions and to get to know opportunity to travel as well as work in a something of a generous and hospitable people. new land. The voyage itself has become Even if you should win the Ashes next year a kaleidoscope of impressions. They include I could not, now, abuse you. I have enjoyed the native bazaars and the lands of the spending among you one of the most inter- scavenger-goats in the back streets of Aden; esting and exciting years of my life. Port Said, sinister in the small hours of the morning; entering the Orient just as the New —Peter T. Cork. 38 THE FORTIAN

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LETTER FROM Mr. D. CONDON In London itself there are so many activities which could interest a musician that I have difficulty in choosing what to see and hear The County High School, — and it is all so cheap! At the Royal Dagenham. Festival Hall 5/- will buy you an excellent seat from which to hear the greatest or- ESSEX. U.K. chestras and concert artists in the world. At Covent Gardens or Sadler's Wells Opera 3rd June, 1962. 7/6 will allow you to hear the best opera singers in the world. Dear Fortians, Then, for me, there have been some special The Dagenham County High School where occasions I will always remember: meeting I am teaching this year under the Common- Princess Marina at St. James' Palace and wealth Exchange Teachers Scheme is a mixed being presented to the Queen Mother at a Grammar School about fifteen miles from Royal Garden party; hearing our own great London where the county of Essex comes soprano, Joan Sutherland, give the finest down. in flats by the River Thames. Most concert of her career at the Royal Albert of the people who live in Dagenham work Hall; working with boys and girls who have at the huge Ford Motor Works, which em- an entirely different outlook on life from our ploy between 40,000 and 50,000 people. own. All this goes to make up a year I will Twenty thousand boys and girls go to school always treasure. in Dagenham; there are twenty secondary schools but the County High is the only Greetings from grammar school. It is slightly smaller than DENIS CONDON. Fort Street, about five hundred and eighty boys and girls. They have a lovely building with plenty of room right next door to a park. A SCHOOL DAY AT A HIGH If any of you were to come to school here SCHOOL IN MUNICH you would notice many differences in our daily school life. Here we start in the morning at ten minutes to nine with roll call. At eight o'clock in the morning a bell signal Every day at nine o'clock there is an As- invites the pupils of a Munich high school sembly in the School Hall: notices are read, to go to their classrooms. A little later the a hymn is sung (and they can manage not first period of 45 minutes begins. A break of to repeat any right through the term!), then five minutes follows, time enough to recover follows a Bible reading and a prayer or two. from the first and to get ready for the second Then two periods precede "break" which is period. Longer recess periods after the second at ten to eleven for twenty minutes. Two and third periods permit pupils and teachers more periods bring us to lunch time at to enjoy their "second breakfast", usually twenty to one. brought from home. The ordinary school day consists of six periods, but there are only Here you would notice the greatest differ- five periods on Saturday. ence of all: everyone repairs to the canteen Two or three periods a week are devoted and in two big dining rooms (and in two sitt- to physical education, but there are no sports ings) we all have a hot meal which costs afternoons except for the school teams which 1/- and which is Usually very good. Because practice after school. Many pupils also play there are so many to serve, lunch time lasts in their local teams. In summer, soccer, hand- for an hour and twenty minutes. The day ball, and basketball are the favourite games. concludes at four o'clock. There is no sports Indoor sports are preferred in winter, and afternoon and the school week takes six classes also go to indoor swimming pools. days to get through — day one falls on Many boys and girls in Munich are keen Monday the first week, Tuesday the second skiers, and some participate in school and week and so on. state competitions. Each winter the senior classes of high schools spend one or two I have found that there have been plenty weeks skiing in the nearby Bavarian Alps of opportunities to see a great deal of Europe and enjoy very much their stay in a chalet, apart from England while I am here. It is far away from the classrooms. no trouble to fly for a weekend to Paris, Amsterdam, the Channel Islands, Copen- Pupils enter high school, which in Germany hagen or Dublin. I spent two weeks in Italy is called Gymnasium, when they are ten at Easter and at Whitsun I drove about years old. They have to pass an entrance England for ten days looking at this wonder- examination. After nine years of attendance, ful little country which becomes one big they' sit for the rather difficult written and garden in summer, a country where every oral examinations required for the "Abitur", hundred yards of driving seems to bring you the leaving certificate. Many of their school- into fresh scenery — the lakes, the gentle fellows, however, will have left high school at hills and the superb valleys where all is every the age of sixteen, to enter a career in the shade of green you can think of — greens public service or to go to a special training that we never see in Austral' college. Pupils who do not enter the Gym- 40 THE FORTIAN nasium after having finished primary school, in fact most of the German boys and girls PREFECTS' DANCE, 1962 attend elementary or intermediate schools On the night of Friday the 23rd March, the until they are fifteen or sixteen years old School Memorial Hall, under the burden of streamers and balloons, assumed a carnival and then follow courses at vocational schools while they are being trained for their trade. countenance as over two hundred teenagers, of both- sexes, deserted their studies for one night to join in the Prefects' Dance. High school pupils in Germany do not write Under the capable hands of Mr. Bradford half-yearly or yearly examinations. A number as M.C., all patrons had a very enjoyable of written and oral tests is given all through evening, the highlight of which was a rock- the year, each subject being examined during ing rendition of "Buttons and Bows" by ordinary class periods. There remains also eighteen well-rehearsed entertainers.* The much time to enjoy school life outside the presence of Jim Saunders' Band also added periods, as most schools are well equipped to the dancers' delight. and encourage such activities as photography, All the Prefects wish to extend their sin- handicraft or playing in the school band, as cere and appreciative thanks to the Ladies' for the school dances. These clubs may have Committee and the Prefects' Master Mr. their meetings in school in the afternoon. Bradford for their invaluable assistance in making their dance a success. (*Owing to approaching examinations this All other pupils end their schoolday after the sixth period, at about half past one o'clock, group had unfortunately to decline several offers made by Messrs. O'Keefe, Henderson and everybody returns home for lunch. and Wolfe.) —H. Stark. • —R.I.C.

DUCES—JUNE EXAM., 1962

Standing: D. Catt (2nd Year), A. Husband (1st Year).

Sitting: S. Jewel (3rd Year), R. Ayling (4th(Year), R. Hitband (5th Year) THE FORTIAN 41

RAYMOND AND FRANK EVATT The standard of living in Australia is one MEMORIAL PRIZE of the highest in the world, while the standard of living in Indonesia is quite low. Except for a few of the capital cities, such The topic chosen this year for the History as Djakarta and Medang, and the island of Essay in connection with the above prize was Bali, Indonesia is comparatively uncivilised. "Australia and Indonesia". The exact opposite is the position in Aus- tralia. Except for a number of Aborigines in the far north and the Dead Heart of Australia, Glenn Cupit won the prize and his prize- the Australian is one of the most "civilised" winning essay appears below: people in the world.

Australia and Indonesia. Indonesia's meagre seven - hundred and Australia is on the horns of a dilemma— thirty-five thousand square miles is forced to and the bull behind those horns is Indonesia. bear the burden of over ninety million people Australia can either seek closer relations with and much of this land is either unable to bear Indonesia or remain aloof and "European" as crops or is not being used to bear crops be- she has done in the past. The reasons the cause of its natural surroundings, such as supporters of closer relations give for their dense jungle. Australia, over four times as opinion can be broken down into three main large at three million square miles, is called reasons: Australia's geographic position in upon only to support a mere eleven million, relation to Indonesia; Australia's trade prob- about one-eighth of the people in Indonesia. lems; and the desirability of a closer If we seek too close a relationship with relationship to Indonesia to protect us from Indonesia, she will demand, "as a token of her extreme nationalism. Opposing them, the our friendship," that we allow the people of supporters of "separateness" also argue from her over-populated islands to pour into Aus- three main points: our high standard of tralia to make use of the vast uncultivated living compared with the low standards of the areas of the Australian outback. These people Indonesians; to our race and colour; and our flowing into our country will provide cheap tradition of "closeness" to Europe. labour, and our standard of living will fall to as low a level as Indonesia's is at the Indonesia is Australia's closest neighbour, present. except for the Dutch-controlled section of the minute island of Timor. She controls territories even closer to the Australian mainland We are white and the Indonesians are than Netherlands New Guinea or New Zea- brown. We are Europeans and the Indo- land. Geographically we are part of Asia and nesians are Asians, as far as race is concerned. therefore we must ally ourselves with these The white races must stay together if they do fellow Asian countries if we hope to build a not want to be engulfed by the rampant great nation of ourselves. nationalism of the far-eastern coloured races. There will always be racial prejudice and the Australia is soon to be struck one of the best way to avoid this is to abstain from most crushing economic blows in all history. close contact with those of other races and When Britain joins the European Common colours. Market, as it• is inevitable that she will, Australia, no longer aided by preferential tariffs, will find that, competing on an open Throughout its short life Australia has market, as a high cost producer she can never always maintained close ties with Europe. hope to retain a steady and profitable trade Socially and traditionally we are European with Europe, Our industries, especially dried and should not let our ties with Europe de- fruits, wine and wheat, will begin to dis- teriorate by indulging in alliances or close integrate around us. We must, therefore, find friendships with Asian nations." new markets for our products, and where could be better than our close neighbours in the South-East Asian area? The advocates of aloofness argue with all the passion of the advocates of a closer "Indonesia is reaching the stage •of her friendship. history during which she becomes extremely nationalistic. This can be seen in her 'claim' to Netherlands New Guinea, or, as she calls With these opinions hurled at us from it, West Irian. What if she was to gain control either side it is hard to make a decision on of this 'West Irian'? Would she then 'cham- what course we consider Australia should pion the cause' of a 'United Irian' and so take. Obviously there are faults in whichever claim 'East Irian' or Australian New Guinea? path we take. More than likely, yes. Would it not be better then to ally ourselves with Indonesia, and so try to overcome this nationalism with friend- To survive we must seek closer relations to ship?" So argue the supporters of closer Indonesia, but at the same time, as an out- relations to Indonesia. post of European culture, we must also en- 42 THE F ORTIAN

deavour to maintain our identity as such. 21,000 h.p., rolls large ingots into suitable As the situation stands over the New Guinea feed sizes for subsequent mills. dispute, to be sympathetic to Indonesia is to lose the friendship of Europe, and to sympa- A new development we saw was the new thise with Holland is to lose the friendship of plant that is being constructed for the L-D Asia. To sit on the fence is to lose the friend- oxygen process for making steel. This pro- ship of both. At the moment the solution of cess enables much greater production by each our problem of Indonesia is far removed from converter than the present open-hearth furn- us. The final solution must eventually fall ace process (120 tons per hour as against 35 upon us, the future citizens and perhaps tons per hour) and tends to give a much more leaders of our nation. continuous output. —G. Cupit. From the Steel Works, we boarded a bus to catch the train back to Sydney. So, after a very interesting, but perhaps rather long day, we arrived back at Sydney, to eat our NEWCASTLE STEEL WORKS TRIP long overdue tea and have our much needed rest. On Monday, 30th July, a party of Fort On behalf of the party, I would like to Street boys left on a trip to the Newcastle thank Mr. Bradford and Mr. Andersen for Steel Works and the Cockle Creek Sulphuric making this trip possible. Acid and Superphosphate Plant. The train • left Central at 8.10 a.m. and groups of boys —Victor Goleby. were taken on at Strathfield and Hornsby stations. After a two and half hour trip, the train finally arrived at Cockle Creek and our LODGE FORTIAN party disembarked. No. 649 United Grand Lodge of N.S.W. At the Sulphuric Acid Plant we were supplied with safety helmets and then our party was split into four groups, each under a guide. Once again the Worshipful Master of your A large sulphuric acid plant was inspected. School Masonic Lodge welcomes the oppor- This plant makes sulphuric acid by burning tunity to report on its activities since the last iron pyrites in air to form sulphur dioxide, issue of "Fortian", and at the same time to then oxidising it to sulphur tioxide with air, make some general comments and observa- using vanadium pentoxide as a catalyst. The tions. sulphur tioxide is then dissolved in 94% In March of this year it was my honour sulphuric acid to form the usual 98% sul- and privilege to be installed as Worshipful phuric acid. Zinc and lead are produced from Master of the Lodge by Wor. Bro. Geoff. zinc blende and galena in a section which we Mulray, who conducted the impressive did not see as it was considered too dan- ceremony in a highly efficient and most gerous. However, in the process sulphur di- dignified manner. It was very gratifying oxide is given off and this is fed to a fully automatic sulphuric acid plant which we in- indeed to see such a good attendance of our own members, other ex-Fortian masons and spected. This plant impressed me very much, since it produced some hundreds of tons of many friends at this important function. sulphuric acid a day and was operated by one During the year various officers and myself man only. The superphosphate plant, which have derived great pleasure in visiting most makes superphosphate by reaction of sul- of the School Lodges, of which there are now phuric acid and rock phosphate, was then 12 besides ours. We have also visited Lodges inspected. in our own masonic District as well as Lodges in which we have friends. Visiting other The party next had a delicious meal at the Lodges is one of the most important and restaurant of the Cockle Creek Works, and pleasing aspects of Masonry. In doing this, then left for the Newcastle Steel Works in many firm friendships are made and at the a bus, where our party after being divided same time we often meet up unexpectedly into two groups made a hurried inspection. One with our school mates whom we did not know of the first things we saw was the group of were in Masonry, and these brothers, in turn, three blast furnaces. In these furnaces heated later visit our own Lodge and meet many air reacts with coke to form carbon monox- of their contemporaries. ide, which reduces the iron oxide, haematite, to iron. The heat, which is liberated, decom- As it is gratifying for the members of the poses the limestone present, which then re- O.B.U. to meet together at its functions and moves the earthly impurities in the iron ore enjoy the companionship of former colleagues as a molten slag which floats on the molten and Masters, so it is with the members of iron formed. Lodge Fortian at all its monthly meetings. It is extremely pleasing when one is able to We next saw the open-hearth furnaces meet on level terms and enjoy the friend- where carbon and sulphur impurities in the ship of men who were formerly known and crude iron are removed to form steel. Finally respected as teachers. we saw one of the rolling mills where an One of our most esteemed members was electric motor, which can give instantaneously recently honowed by Grand Lodge. I refer

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to the foundation Master of the Lodge and Lodge, and also the Staff and pupils on the former Headmaster of the School, in the splendid results obtained at the 1961 Leaving person of Right Worshipful Brother Charles Certificate Examination. Chrismas. We congratulate him on his preferment and wish him continued health To those students whose final year is near- and happiness to enjoy his new masonic rank. ing completion we express the hope that you will be successful in your examinations and All the members of the Lodge were indeed that you will retain many happy and pleasant grieved at the sudden passing of Bro. Eric memories of your days at the School of which Arnold, who for many years was a member of we are so proud. In the words of our School the teaching staff and was well known for Song, "Let the strains resound"; let the his interest in swimming and lifesaving. Eric strains of Fort Street resound wherever you always had a joke for everybody, and there are and in whatever you do, and the best will was never a dull moment when in his com- come back to you. pany, and he will be sadly missed by the members of the Lodge. Richard H. Aulsebrook, In June some 20 members attended a com- Worshipful Master. bineil meeting of all the School Lodges at North Sydney. About 300 masons gathered STOP PRESS - EISTEDDFOD RESULT for the occasion, and a most enjoyable time was had by all. The School Choir won the Mirror School Choral Championship for Boys for the fifth Perhaps the highlight of our activities and year in succession! They sang The Ash Grove social functions each year is our combined as their set work, and the Hallelujah Chorus meeting with our friendly rivals of Lodge from the Messiah as their free choice.. First Sydney High School. Once again this function prize was a cup and a sum of S50. is to be held in October, and we are looking As a special distinction the Choir was in- forward to a wonderful reunion on this occa- vited to sing in the Grand Finale Concert sion. during which the finals of the Sun aria contest were decided. By the time this report is printed the An Eisteddfod Committee spokesman, Lodge members will again have enjoyed meet- writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, wrote: ing other Old Boys at the O.B.U. Annual "This unprecedented honour was given to the Dinner, which should prove to be a night of School Choir after its brilliant performance in good fellowship and conviviality. winning its section of the Eisteddfod for the fifth time." Earlier in the year a party from the Lodge attended the Annual Ball of the O.B.U. and O.G.U. at Mark Foy's Empress Ballroom, where we had a most enjoyable evening. Recently we held our own Annual Cabaret Dance at the Australia Hotel. Despite the BOOKS . . . fact that many could not attend because of illness, the function was most successful from FOR SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, OR a social standpoint. I commend this annual function to all ex-Fortian masons and their TECHNICAL COLLEGE friends, as it affords a splendid opportunity for renewing old friendships and also for the members' wives to meet one another. obtainable second-hand from On Friday, 14th December, we are holding a "Back to Fortian" night, and on behalf of the Lodge I extend a warm invitation to former pupils and Masters of the School who are masons to visit us on that occasion. In George Greenwood fact, I extend an open invitation to any one GENERAL BOOKSELLER of you to attend our regular meetings, which are held on the second Friday of each month at the Masonic Temple, Castlereagh Street, 199A CASTLEREAGH STREET Sydney. (between Park and Bathurst Streets) It must be remembered that membership of SYDNEY the Lodge is open to all former pupils or Masters of the School, past and present, all of whom naturally hold a great love and Schools Supplied affection for the old school. For this reason, we follow with great pride the achievements of the pupils attending the school, both in 'Phone: BM 3384 k►cademic results and also in the field of sport. We congratulate your Headniaster, Mr. Charles Biggers, who is a member of the }-I THE FORTIAN FAMOUS FORTIANS

THE UNITED STATES AFTER SPUTNIK

By John M. Ward, Challis Professor of History and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney. Attended Fort Street Boys' High School, 1931-35.

For the United States of America the year their failures. After Sputnik the Americans 1957 was a time of troubles. The Little Rock entered on a period of self-questioning that crisis over racial segregation in the schools, provoked conclusions far more fundamental the onset of an economic depression and the than the obvious ones that expenditure on ill-health of President Eisenhower all caused defence and space programmes should be public anxiety. The Russian triumph with the increased if the Russian lead were to be over- space satellite Sputnik, followed by the Amer- taken. ican failure with Vanguard, produced severe heart-searching in the United States. The nation took stock of itself with a frankness SCIENCE AND EDUCATION. that spared no feelings, exaggerated the difficulties through which it was passing and In this temper of mind the Americans in may have opened the way of a re-shaping of 1957 took up two questions that had long national policies. been under discussion in their country, but SPUTNIK. had never before possessed the, urgency to With almost total unanimity the Americans bring them to the forefront of popular atten- believed that the Russian Sputnik had struck tion. These were the alleged neglect of basic a tremendous blow at their own prestige as research in the sciences and the undoubtd leaders of the western alliance. Politicians, shortcomings of the American educational press and radio all assumed on very little system. As the newspapers crudely put it, evidence that there had been a race between the "eggheads" (intellectuals) had come into the United States and the Soviet Union for their own. The spectacular demonstration ol the "conquest of space" and that the Rus- Soviet strength had convinced the public that sians had won decisively. Newspapers from there really must be substance in the oefin- every country in the world were scanned for plaints of University men and some others, comments that might suggest that the na- that basic research was being neglected and tions had been waiting on the result of a that the educational system was surrendering combat between the giants to launch the first its intellectual standards. satellite. Fortunately for the Americans, it It was not easy to sustain for long a wide soon became obvious that the rest of the public discussion on the case for more basic world, the British particularly, had been doing research. How many people know what it is, nothing of the kind. So far from dividing the or how it may be organised? In the absence United States from its allies, Sputnik had the of either facts or understanding, this sub- opposite effect. It demonstrated the importance ject disappeared from regular public dis- of allied unity and opened the way to more cussion, appearing only at intervals in re- effective pooling of the scientific resources sponse to some important item of news. But of the allied countries. the state of the schools was a subject that Americans like to keep up appearances and everybody could discuss. The Americans have found the Russian triumph particularly hard been justly proud of their great experiment in to bear because it came in a field where they mass education. They have achieved some- had long taken their own ascendancy for thing of a miracle in providing some sort of granted. Ever since the Americans have con- advanced education for the majority of their stantly warned themselves against compla- people, the more so because the United States cency. The very obviousness of the Russian has no central control over education and the success stimulated them to draw unflattering pattern of it varies greatly throughout the conclusions about their own defences, science country. After Sputnik the critics of American and technology. In doing so they painted a schools and universities found a receptive picture of quite unnecessary gloom. audience for their complaints. They went a The United States has a tradition of virile long way towards convincing the Americans outspokenness, not to say downright exagger- that far too many high schools had given up ation, in public debate to which its own cit- the serious study of serious subjects in favour izens are well accustomed. The rest of the of a sort of social adjustment programme, world needs to remember this when consider- that was quite anti-intellectual in its spirit. ing what the Americans have to say about one another, or about their triumphs, or about Within a year or two that remarkable THE FORTIAN 45

book, "The House of, Intellect" by Jacques accomplishment, enlivened with mere snippets Barzun of Columbia University, had shaken of academic learning. No influence was more American faith in their schools and univer- fatal than the social compulsion to promote sities as never before. Barzun warned not every boy every year, so that neither he nor only Americans but all the western world. his parents would lose prestige. Schools, he thought, were abandoning their For the last quarter of 1957 I was at Har- insistence on high standards and hard intel- vard University in Massachusetts and moved lectual work. Even university professors, he around the United States observing the trends feared, were being tempted by the lure of about which I have written. I reached Har- publicity and other subtle inducements to vard the day after the news of Sputnik was give up the old rigours of their disciplines announced. Next year I shall teach for a and surrender themselves to the comfortable term at Yale University in Connecticut and belief that all is done well provided that it is shall try to discover how far the Americans done in the name and for the sake of educa- have carried out the good resolutions that tion. they were reaching five years ago. High standards once relaxed are notoriously difficult to recover. It is so easy to go on letting The era of "soft options" and "low passing things slip from bad to worse. In New South grades" (to use American terms) has not Wales, where we are living in a time of great been easy to end in the United States. For educational reform, we need to remember the years before 1957 the magnificent liberal con- lesson of American experience and be vigil- cept of education for citizenship had been ant, lest in educating nearly everybody we debased in many schools and even in univer- sacrifice or even imperil good standards at sities into easy programmes of miscellaneous the top.

THOUGHTS ON THE NEW GUINEA CRISIS

By John Kerr, LL.B., Q.C. Attended Fort Street Boys' High School, 1927-31.

It is flattering to an old student of a school all of this has depended not on our real to be asked to write for the School Maga- political strength but on U.S. power and will- zine and none the less so when he is given no ingness to help us in the last resort. guidance as to what may be acceptable. The assumption that anything he may care to take up will be interesting enough is a pleas- We have not, as it turned out, had a great ant frill to the invitation, but it involves deal of real success in our enterprise in the the risk that nothing will be forthcoming Pacific, either under Dr. Evatt's guidance or from one no longer young but memories, re- later. Since Dr. Evatt's day as Minister for hashes of alleged traditions and appeals to External Affairs, we have had some further the values of a golden age of the school long Fortian help in Foreign Affairs from Sir since past. Percy Spender and Sir Garfield Barwick — there was a non-Fortian interregnum before Sir Garfield took over when Lord Casey and I shall, in the main, resist the temptation later the Prime Minister had the responsi- to go back to the past for inspiration and bility for Australian enterprise in external shall call on memory only to give me a sub- relations. But whatever the political party and ject. In 1931 the Raymond and Frank Evatt whatever the old school, we have not managed Memorial Prize was given for an essay to be to ge.t listened to very attentively on matters written on the subject "Australia should be of great concern to us in the Pacific. We more enterprising in the Pacific". The sub- have little real political initiative. The proof ject was chosen by Mr. Justice Evatt him- of this, and of the fact that small powers self (he was then a young High Court Jus- have not really got much room for enterprise tice) and I often recalled this fact when in on the world stage, is to be found in what has later years, having left the High Court for recently been happening in New Guinea. politics, he was being as enterprising as he The suggestion may perhaps be made that could be not only in the Pacific but elsewhere. New Guinea is not really in the Pacific but We were, of course, on the winning side in is part of the island system extending be- the war and have negotiated with the United tween Australia and the mainland of South States and New Zealand a pact which may East Asia. From the point of view of Aus- be of some use to us in the future. However, tralian foreign policy however we have, I 46 THE FORTIAN

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THE F OR TIAN 47 think it can fairly be said, tried to see it plans for the New Guinea area which will be rather as lying to our north but at the acceptable to both Australia and Indonesia and will also meet the political aspirations western edge of the Pacific area. We have of the New Guinea peoples. stressed the fact that the peoples of the New Guinea area are in the main of Melanesian stock and are not Malayan or Indonesian. What really prevented a successful col- For some years we resisted the notion that laboration with the Dutch on these matters was not merely that the Indonesians had the West New Guinea should be handed over to support of the Soviet and Afro-Asian blocs the Indonesians. Australia, though in Dr. but also that our "great and powerful friends" Evatt's day it helped the emergence of a (as Mr. Menzies calls them), the United King- free and independent Indonesia, in later years dom and the United States, who have been vigorously engaged in recent years in dis- — and both political parties took this view mantling the colonial system, gave Indonesia — supported the Dutch in West New Guinea support and pressed the Dutch to withdraw. and argued for self determination for the in- Against foreign policy of this strength our digenous New Guinea people. We stressed that own "enterprise" is, of course, insignificant. they should not simply be handed over to Indonesia irrespective of their wishes, but that there should be opportunity for them to It is not merely in the field of foreign policy but also directly in the field of colonial policy elect, in the course of time, what kind of that these same great and powerful friends future political organisation they wanted. We are currently subjecting us to great pressure. relied upon the argument that ethnically and Australia is rapidly becoming one of the last geographically Dutch New Guinea and Aus- colonial powers as the British, French, Bel- gians and Dutch withdraw from their colonies. tralian New Guinea had much in common, and We have had the responsibility for advancing our policy clearly envisaged that the future Australian New Guinea to independence for might see the whole New Guinea area enjoy- many decades now. We have moved slowly ing a common political destiny. but thoroughly, especially in recent years, to change the primitive New Guineans suffi- ciently to enable them to take over the hand- It was with something like this in mind ling of their own affairs. We have spent money that we came to an arrangement with the and effort in the fields of administration, Dutch in 1957 by which it was agreed that government, education, health, agriculture and there would be co-operation both at the policy so on. and administrative levels in relation to New Guinea affairs. The object of this arrangement was to try to ensure that no barriers emerged to stand in the way of future po- The world is not, however, satisfied with the litical union if the peoples of New Guinea pace of development nor with the underlying ultimately chose that type of political de- major premise of policy. This major premise velopment. E. has been that there must be uniform development—a uniform spread of education throughout the whole territory, so that when self- government comes there will be a reasonably In point of fact, however, this approach educated mass of people to participate demo- was adopted too late, pursued with too little cratically in the institutions of government. vigour, sold to the world with negligible en- The Minister for Territories and the Aus- thusiasm and had little impact upon the evolu- tralian Government have resisted the idea tion of policy in world councils. Our attempt that we should rapidly bring into existence to pull West New Guinea into the Pacific an educated elite to whom leadership and appears now to have failed, and although the Indonesians are paying some lip service to power may be transmitted long before the the idea of self-determination and although mass of the peoples have emerged into edu- the existing West New Guinea leaders want cated enlightenment. union with Australian New Guinea, it looks as though West New Guinea has been successfully pulled in the opposite direction — into The Mission from the United Nations which South East Asia. The consequence is, for the came over here a couple of years ago said time being, that the boundary between the that the policy of uniform development had two New Guineas is also the boundary be- succeeded nowhere else and was unlikely to tween the Pacific and South East Asia, though succeed in New Guinea. Now the recent Mis- some fear that before very long the rest of sion, under Sir Hugh Foot, has gone further New Guinea, despite Indonesian disclaimers, and has come down vigorously on the side of will get dragged into South East Asia along a crash programme to educate an elite. It with West New Guinea. But this is a prob- wants a hundred bright young people each lem for Australian enterprise to handle in year sent on to the universities. So far we the years to come. Perhaps it is not beyond have not a single university graduate from hope, even now, that we may be able to co- New Guinea. Actually we do not seem to be operate with Indonesia to evolve long term producing nearly one hundred students per 48 THE FORTIAN year who finish secondary school education are the sciences. Fort Street once knew and and reach university entrance standards. They believed this, and it is no accident that it has are drained off for various reasons into em- produced great lawyers who entered politics ployment of one kind or another before they and became Ministers of the Crown carrying are fully educated. It will require very special responsbility in such matters as we have been efforts of persuasion and even reward to get discussing. young New Guineans to stay at school in sufficient numbers to produce even 100 graduates per year. Perhaps we will be forced Professor Harry Messell should not be per- to bring the really bright ones down here to mitted to seduce all the best students of to- get at least part of their secondary educa- day into the sciences and away from the tion in Australian schools, so that they may humanities and the great social professions of learn not only the subjects of the curriculum, law, politics and government. but also something of the Australian way of life. We shall certainly have to do most of the University education on the mainland, and for the same reason, as in the case of secondary education, although there are plans for a University in New Guinea. FORTIAN CONTRIBUTIONS

The United Kingdom, the United States, Very few boys realise the effort and time that are required to produce a school maga- France — all of the old colonial powers — zine; it is a slow, laborious process. But it are pressing us to move much faster because, need NOT be so laborious; indeed the tasks for general political reasons, they want to of the Magazine Committee would be ever so get the old colonial system dismantled at much easier if students gave a sincere thought to the following points in future years: the earliest possible time despite all the difficulties. Australia is most reluctant to ac- quiesce in this approach and sees how much 1. If you are responsible for a report of any danger in it, both for New Guinea and our- description — football, debating, choir, house selves. However, the "winds of change" are activities, industrial visits, musicale—or any blowing and there is no doubt that we are other of the host of activities that have to be going to be pushed about very thoroughly on reported on, write your report early, get some teacher to check it for accuracy and expres- New Guinea issues in• the next few years. We sion, and then write it VERY NEATLY, using are certainly going to have to abandon uni- one side of the paper only, and hand it in to form development as a policy in favour of the Committee before, or not later than, the supporting the growth of a national leader- due date. DON'T pretend you don't know when your contribution is due. DON'T wait to be ship. chased and implored to hand in your article.

I suppose that, if Australia is going to 2. There is always space reserved in a school show political maturity on the world stage, magazine for STUDENT CONTRIBUTIONS. it would be expected to be in relation to What should happen is this: a large section the international issues arising on our own of the School from first to fifth year should doorstep. The students of History at Fort swamp the Contributions Committee with Street in the years to come will be studying scores of stories, feature articles, reviews, the way in which under great pressure we poems, photographs, sketches and paintings; ultimately found a solution to the New Guinea there should be a veritable flood of material problem. Or will it turn out that our "enter- VOLUNTARILY contributed. The eager, de- prise" was insufficient, our political skills too lighted Committee would then sift it through unsophisticated, our power too little and our and cull the very best for inclusion in the diplomacy too unsubtle': Will we fail to pro- magazine. duce stability in the New Guinea area and to bring into existence a friendly power to our immediate north ? But that is NOT the case; the teacher and his little band have to coax, and threaten and wheedle and cajole, and put up more notices The answer to these questions will not de- and extend the time. We want VOLUNTARY pend upon finding Ministers for External contributions from people who realise that the Affairs who were educated at Fort Street. It Contributions section of the "Portion" is may, to some extent, however, be dependent THEIR show-case, where the world can see upon the realisation that government, law, what sort of a fist present Fortians make of politics, administration, foreign policy and composing a poem, writing a story, or taking colonial policy are part of the great human a memorable photograph. Could we PLEASE tradition and that these fields are no less see a decided improvement in this section of grand ones for inspired human activity than the magazine next year? THE FORTIAN 49

3. It is always the Editor's intention — and future is this: a more conscientious use of the hope — to distribute magazines at the end of garbage tins provided, in an attempt to keep October, so that the Fifth Years who are litter off the playground and floors. about to disperse prior to the Leaving Certifi- cate examination will all get a copy in good time. To ensure this the bulk of the copy There should be no need for anyone to should have gone to the printer at the end of have to remind a boy to put food-scraps, Second Term. So next time you feel astounded paper and so on in the receptacles provided. that things are moving "so early" in the Keep your School tidy! magazine world, just stop a little and realise that school magazines, like plants, take time We wish to express our sincere thanks to all to grow and bloom. the ladies who work so faithfully in the School OUR THANKS Tuck Shop. They give much of their time Renovations and repairs always mean in- just to come to make sure that our appetites convenience, and we would like to thank Mr. are satisfied. It is not an easy job by any Shea and his staff for their continued zeal means, so we should try to make it an easier in maintaining the School in good order while one for them by placing our refuse in the painting and repairs are in progress. bins and not just dropping it on the floor. We One thing all students could aim at in the also wish to thank the boys who work there.

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THE END OF IT ALL, at his palm, but despite the smear of blood on it, there was no cut on his hand. He ran He heaved himself laboriously up the last his finger across his palm and then pressed few feet of the rope and with a sigh collapsed on it, experimenting to see just where this onto the strangely dull green grass at the blood had escaped. A sudden wave of nausea edge of the pit. An inspection of his wallet overthrew his stomach. Where he had pressed would have disclosed him as John Ramsay, his finger blood was welling up through his printer, of Sydney and, from the myriad of skin. Then he felt the dampness+ on his legs photographs of limestone formations, as an and gazed down to behold the horrifying sight amateur cave-explorer. of his skin peeling back to reveal bone, muscle and vein which disintegrated before Once recovered from the exhaustion of his eyes into greyish jelly-like substance. climbing through the Cimmerian-black five Slowly he collapsed into a hideous, shape- miles of tortuous cavern, he thrust himself less nothing, quivering as the life force was upright and surveyed the grandeur of the drawn out of it. Slowly it dissipated into the mountains soaring above his head. Then a air . . frown creased his forehead. The growth on On 6th December, 1994, John Ramsay died these worn stumps of Palaezoic Leviathans was of radiation deterioration on the outskirts black at the peak and from this, ranged to of what once was the city called Sydney. a greyish green in the valley where he stood. And with him died the race above the animals, For a moment he stood wondering and then, killed by its own awesome power. with characteristically Australian casualness, shrugging his shoulders he turned to walk —G. Cupit, 4th Year. towards his car. Again he stopped, looking at the dull gleam of paintless metal. He put his hand to his forehead in amaze- A COEUR-DE-LION. ment, and brought it away — sopping wet. Then he felt the sweat running off him. With (Lo The Fair Dead). a sudden panic he ran to his car, tore open the door and leapt inside. Suddenly he Blood be this wine coughed! From bitter grapes prest, Ten minutes later he was approaching the As honour lays its sweet burden first little township he had to pass on his On thee who art dead, and at rest. route home. Everywhere now the foliage was Monarch, how much more beloved art thou brown or black. He dragged his car to an In death, than in life! Thy good abrupt halt as he came into the hamlet. The sight that met his eyes was horrifying. Along Will not interred be, nay, the street lay the crumpled corpses of the Not e'er, not in eternity. Cry out, people, struck down in an instant while in 0 ye peaks! The lord of England pursuit of their unimportant existence. Sud- Lies transfix'd; and in his place denly. he .felt, dizzy and sick and fell across the dashboard coughing and retching piti- Rules tyrant John, and hypocrite fully. Gathering all his powers he pulled him- While yet his master lived. self together and pushed down the accel- Ah, Crusader, that this liquor'd parasite erator. Might follow thee unto a colder grave! Ill fate As he, approached Sydney, the desolation and destruction became worse and worse. Who struck the frenzied bolt Town after town passed with its population Deep in thy breast! Such tragedy blasted by a pestilence far worse than plague Seal'd England's fortune; now or cholera. And all the time the coughing Will it Lackland's coffers be. tore more and more at his body. —R. G. Ayling, 4th Year. At last he reached an area where destruction was complete. A plain of sickening black- ness punctuated by an occasional protuberance FEAR. of a few blackened bricks of a home where once humans had lived. There were, he no- He had never fought in the arena, yet he ticed, no more bodies. felt supremely confident. It was strange though, for the previous week his brother Fe stumbled out of the car and as he auto- Juan has been gored to death, and last season matically closed the door he saw a blood- his best friend Rodriguez. But even now at the stain, or rather some fresh blood on the final moment before the fight this confi- handle where his hand had been. He looked dence remained. THE FORTIAN 51

HELEN . . . Oil Painting by M. SZEPS. 52 THE FORTIAN

It was his first real fight, against a real bull, before a real crowd, in a real ring. Yet his emotions were not real; or at least that is the way it seemed to him. The veteran matadors had often told him how it felt in those final moments before the fight: the tension; the worry of whether the crowd will accept you or not; and the fear. That fear which breeds on itself, insidiously building up within you, finally . . .! Some managed to overcome it, others succumbed to it. "No, I must not think about it, this is exactly how they told me it would happen. I must think about something else, something beautiful. The roses that used to grow at the hacienda when I was a boy. I can remember how I used to sit for hours on end staring at their savage red beauty, and then I would smell them. At first a tentative sniff and then a deep inhalation, and I even believed that one could get drunk on that intoxicating perfume. And there is Maria, so loving, so beautiful; she is expecting something great, when I go out to face that bull. "The bull! Yet only a few moments ago I . . It's too late, I must face him now, I can hear the fanfare, the crowd are silent. "So this is what they meant, there he is." Good luck Manuel, but you will not need it. North Pylon . . . P. Street, 4A "Eh torro . . .torro. He's coming fast, take your time . . . good pass. Now I know how it feels, the fear consuming you from within as he charges at you. Juan and Rodriguez succumbed to it, I have overcome it. He has made his first charge, there are many to come, but I am no longer afraid. Then will come the moment of truth. I, will kill, him." —G. Toister, 4th Year. O'Loughlin MEMORIES. Sometimes I think of those fields of corn, In that lovely old country where I was born. Brothers I vision the sparrow, perched on an oak tree, Sitting on a stout old branch, singing to me; PTY. LTD. The foxes howl and the rabbits flee, And the age-battered cliffs stand up 'gainst a rough sea. PRINTERS The willow bends, and the stream runs on, With its peacefulness gurgling, making a song; The snow forms a blanket over the land, The breakers crash onto the sea-ridden sand. Equipped for the production of Highest Quality Printing. The nightingale pours forth its sweet melody, The cuckoo adds to this splendid beauty; The ship enters London, so dense with smog, Its cargo, from Norway, is paper and log. 8 McGill Street, Lewisham. All these things I keep in my mind, I'll never forget them, though they're far LM 9545 LM 9532 behind. —D. Whitstock, First Year. THE F OR TIAN 53

THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE THE NIGHT DWELLER. APOCALYPSE. Night came with its silver vapours, The fair complexion of the man was Everything froze, turned to ice scarcely a contrast to the glittering ivory In that penetrating light. of his exquisitely carved crown, etched with Even the wind was chilled. representations of India, China, Africa and Moaning sadly America. In his hand he held a white bow It passed the dead trees. and at his waist hung a quiver of white- Cold, hard grey rocks looked at the moon. quilled arrows against a surcout white as lambswool. He sat astride a stallion of gleam- He awoke, happy, pleased. ing white alabaster striding smoothly across The cold walls radiated their chill. the highway of man's history. Behind him came another prodigious Titan The soft earth made no sound beneath his mounted on a Gargantuan crimson Pegasus. feet. His scarlet armour matched his bloody Fascinated by its strange beauty — Excalibur and the gore in which his arms A beauty he had come to know and love — were bathed. He carried a mangled dove and He walked, stopped, gazed. a withered laurel as he plunged across the He heard the winds as they passed him by, tortured age. Felt them push him on the barren hillside. Staggering after him came a wretched skeleton of a horse with a mangy black hide The loneliness of a single tree, drawn out over its projecting bones. On its Twinkling a million fingers at him, at the back clung a man, emaciated and naked, moon. his belly swollen. How proud it was, Then as he slowly passed, came the fourth, Standing for all to see, but seen by one. with a blaze of power; a grinning skeleton Not caring for anyone but the wind. on a translucent stallion. Upon his advent man was consumed in a holocaust of devour- He stood by that tree, ing flame. Shivered but once, smiled and enjoyed. These four identities are an image of man's history from about 1800 to the last day. First Stretched out before him was the age of colonial imperialism when The army swayed and bowed. the "Christian" nations of the European Silver and black trees world conquered and exploited the Asiatic, Patiently awaiting that one command. American, Australian and African Continents. And behind the cloak of purity of ideal in Above his world, power to all, raising the coloured man from his condition Floated that great white orb. of wretched heathenism were perpetrated Untouched, pure and cold — some of the most abhorrent crimes of all The opening to a greater place. time. • Then came the age of war: from 1914 to The moon had passed. the present day; and, perhaps, it will continue All stood still, stunned, silent, sad. a little into the future. This is a leprous age Beauty was chased by the blue-grey east. as the tumour of man's degeneracy slowly Melting, it lingered in the depths; destroys his Apollonian body by killing, maim- The shadow of a cloud flowing away. ing and causing imbecility. But this malignant growth will be eventu- Sadly, he turned his back to the grey — ally checked; it will be starved. Even now The unpure glow of approaching day. scientists are worrying about how to keep Trees were silent, accepting fate, the ratio of population to food under control. As clouds tried to close the infinite gate. This cancer, population, creates faster than His thoughts brought new life, unheeding the death destroys. Three new cells are born each light, second, and are just as reproductive as their Of re-death of day, new birth of night. less numerous forefathers. By the year 5000 each man will have but one square yard to —R. Barnes, 5th Year. live on and by the year 50,000 man will expand from the earth's surface towards the stars with the speed of light. Even today, HALCYON. half the world is hungry and very soon there will simply not be enough food to keep any Molly on the seashore of us alive. Picking up pebbles from the sand, However, we will not all die of hunger. Diving in the water, "No," says man, "I will fool nature. I will Running down the strand destroy myself first." And so he progresses, To meet her jet-black dog, in a hope that some day he may end all Who comes to play and laugh, and say his problems by engulfing himself in his own awesome might. "Would we did this every day!" —G. Cupit, 4th Year. B. Crooks, 5th Year. 54 THE FORTIAN

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UTILITY. THE STRUGGLE FOR ARTISTIC SURVIVAL IN A DEMOCRATIC Here I lie, white-covered and alone, With nothing but books and thoughts to pass SOCIETY. the time While blue transient figures from a world apart— By its very nature, the system under which Their presence unable to break the monotone, we exist, democracy, has stifled, or is in Tear at the mind and wrench the heart. process of stifling the self-expression of the Oh God, one glimpse of the world outside! individual. It is in theory and, indeed, was in practice with the ancients, a very great system, but when we think back to the When morning like some stealthy giant comes Golden Age of Greece, at the time when flooding through the glass, democracy was evolved, it was the product Bringing boredom and gloom for yet another of freedom and intelligence, and since Greece day, was a society founded on slavery, the masses I think of those from the other world — of the people who were mediocre in thought Living beneath that same sun in whose light and tastes, had no voice. This was the almost I now bask, ideal society, where the mind reigned supreme. Laughing and loving their lives so gay — But now, democracy has been slowly dragged While I hang suspended, my life like a sail to a grinding halt. The emancipated masses furled. are now in a position to vote, and thus have completely engulfed the old order, the men Yet it is not one day but an eternity, who ruled by reason; and so, with these par- Men may die and the time pass by, ticipating masses, democracy has been over- And I shall still be lying here! loaded, and has become unwieldy, lowered to So let me go and set me free, the mental level of the people. Into that world from where I came Ana so I shall linger till the end of time, Now, today, the searching and creative with no fear. mind is held low by the unimaginative man —G. Toister, 4th Year. in the street, the typical man of "suburbia", 56 THE FORTIAN

who has stuck in the rut of the Australian is free to do as he wishes. The masses are "classless" society. It is axiomatic that when usually oblivious to any thought or ideal higher a number of objects are graded according to than their own little corner of suburbia. merit, there are few at the bottom and few at the top, the greatest part being in the It is rare for a challenging or symbolic play centre. So it is with the population today. to be produced by one of the larger theatres of the city; the production is doomed to The artist is a man set apart, reaching financial failure from the very outset, since for the impossible — perfect revelation in his the public is not interested. Thus these plays art. Yet the average man sneers. There is no are left to the small theatres and repertories, run by truly cultured people interested in appreciation for the man who tries to reach forward trends in art. his artistic ideal. He is misunderstood and is thus scorned by the greater part of the pop- Similar is the concert hall. People will not ulation. And the worst of these people is the come unless there is some popular work by pseudo-intellectual — the person who con- Tschaikowsky or Beethoven on the pro- siders himself an esoteric, yet knows little, gramme. The famous conductor Klemperer understands little, and tries to magnify this has said quite openly that it is years since small knowledge to far greater size. Such a he has played a work by Hindemith publicly, person gushes over any work by Schonberg because of the box-office loss. or a play of Brecht, simply because these artists are "avant-garde", and that is the And so, slowly, the real and striving artist is being pushed under by the showman, the fashionable thing today. They do not under- "pop" singer, television — symbols of stand true art. They are usually obvious and a com- insipid in character. They are often "nouveau- placent, mediocre and intellectually fallow pub- riche". They cast over any art a superficial lic. This public, the "free" man is taking away our artistic freedom. Man must have and repulsive veneer of their own true ignor- material support or starve, and our demo- ance. It is these who give the striving young artist the slur of "longhair". cratic society decrees that all must conform to the common standard to live happily. Thus the artist is becoming an extinct crea- The taste and trend of the population en ture. masse now directs society, since every man —P. Armstrong, 5th Year.

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REVERIE. Then, as I sank deep in that tonic sphere As naiad fish passed gaping, There came The sun and moon, and I was not Surprised; strange, They felt to me as burning logs When the glass is pocked with rain, And I dozing in my father's chair; The sun and moon, yea, And the stars, they were my companions. A sot cried out: "Give me to drink!" But I paid no heed; below Was mist, depth: of anger, passion, love— Ah love, and I bethink me Of a childlike face, a slender form, A love: won, then lost. A man who was a poet sank with me: "Youth and beauty are short-lived," He seemed to say. Stay, Poet, stay! But no, he is gone; And I alone sink. And soon timid light spread Its close-knit fabric on my mind's veil; The sun and moon, and the stars All were spent. (No ordinary vision this, But strok'd by some fantast caress). Chaste light, who must share her fame, Tranquillity . . . J. Nye. Appear'd; I climbed The labour'd scrap of sleep, to wake And see a hard, grey sky. R. G. Ayling, 4th Year.

THE PINE COAT. ANALYSIS OF TIME. The fleeting clouds like birds the air traverse, I am the angry world — As transient falls the lulling ev'ning dew; The sanguine forest, the mobile cages. Capricious breezes now their play rehearse For some despotic storm which bids them The rising spikes of earth, the barricades of blow anew. ill-lit anemones. The hum of day replac'd by sounds of early Too late the ancient ruins of Roman cannons, night, And broadcast will of purgers in the ebb. And softly, but entirely, fades the light. Cry Anacreon! The will of graves deceives A hawk wings absently across the sky, us. And then as if surprised by dawn Moist welcome to the lips of beast. Which pinkly shows against the firmament, We cannot know the Self of heralds, Wheels off; light braves the poignant scorn Of fast-retreating night, and floods the world; Glorified, demonstrative. So darkness dies, and clarity is born. And days and aeons pass, and they But laughing woodlands, signs in deep This God-giv'n earth with exil'd time adorn. recesses, R. G. Ayling, 4th Year. Joined in wedlock, unclean by Nature's love and man. ROUND PEG. Pure by holy growth we clasp each other, With an effort, Erikson brought his eyes And saddened augurers disappear to a point of rest on a ventilator on the From Earth, which is the sphere. roof. He stared at it fixedly, determined O follow, burrow, search and find not to shift his gaze elsewhere; after all, The y synchronism, depth encasement what was more natural than to gaze at a ventilator in a train at night. He managed Over laxity. to maintain this position for a short time —B. Crooks, 5th Year. but his brain was screaming to move his 58 THE FORTIAN

eyes away. At last he gave in and stared at the floor, but his eyes would not stay still; He brought himself back to reality with once more they took up their constant flick- a jerk. In spite of all this, here he was on ering back and forth around the carriage. a train to the city, with a little brown box and with the small nagging thought lurking at the back of his brain; that he was contri- Look anywhere; look at anything, but that. He began to feel uneasy; people were look- buting his little bit towards doing some- ing at him; he was sure of it. He was acting thing terrible to ten million human beings. stupidly, attracting interest. Oh what a fool, why couldn't he relax and look normal. He Why had they chosen him for this job? tried to convince himself — he was merely It was almost funny, but in fact it was taking a short pleasure trip to the city, an ridiculous -- he could not think of anyone enjoyable week-end. That was it! He could less suited to this business. Surely they go over his story again. Anything to keep thought that he was too placid and easy- his mind off that. going for such a task as this. He was happy fixing their transmitters for them, so why If he was questioned, he would have all not Petersen, or one of the other hot heads ? of the answers ready. His identification and work-clearance papers were complete and in The train was nearing its destination; there order. He was Simon Erikson, fifty-two, tech- would be no turning back now. He went over nician, of village S48. He was visiting his the plan. Allan would meet him on the sta- sister and her family in the city, for the tion and they would drive to the other side weekend. He had her letter of invitation and of the city. Allan knew the exact spot on if need be, he could even take his questioners the reservoir where his little box would be to her house and prove that he was expected. most effective. He thought of the almost Oh yes! He was well prepared and even so, incomprehensible maze of the city's water there was only a remote chance that he would supply — strange, so little could do so much. be stopped. The train pulled into the station and Erik- Nevertheless, as he settled further back son hastily grabbed his hag and overcoat and into his comfortable seat, a vague feeling of then gently, ever so gently, lifted up his pre- uneasiness began to creep over him. Every- thing was cious box. He waited until the others had going too smoothly; it could not be gone out into the corridor, before he left so perfect; something had to go wrong. Now — he most certainly did not wish to be he was worrying again; he felt restless. Half- bumped. As he looked at the people clustered way down his back something began to itch; at the end of the carriage, a wave of some- he longed to scratch at it but he was afraid thing akin, almost to pity, swept over him. of creating a scene. Someone attempting to To think that these people, these very faces scratch his back is always a source of interest would soon, before night has passed . . . but to bored train travellers. Then his nose began no more of that! It was no use getting to tickle and he longed to stretch his left leg, sentimental about it. but he wished to avoid kicking the shins of the portly old gentleman who was dozing His heart began to beat faster with ex- peacefully to his left. He leant forward to pectation, he felt excitement rise within him take out his handkerchief and accidentally as he alighted from the train and at once glanced at the floor to his right. He slumped looked about for Allan. back into his seat; it was still there. Per- haps he had thought that it would somehow He could not see him at first, so he began have miraculously disappeared. But things to walk slowly through the crowds, looking like that do not just disappear. He sat back appealingly at each passing face, rather like and looked intently at it; as though perhaps, the whining dog that has lost its master -- it might speak to him, or more, or do some- he looked for Allan. Where was the foolish thing — anything but sitting there smugly boy he thought critically. He walked up and and innocently, looking for all the world like down the station for over an hour and looked a normal brown box. That's what it was; he everywhere he could think of, but still no tried to convince himself. A brown box like Allan. The station was now deserted and he any other brown box, having no special prop- was standing alone in the dark and cold. It erties, being quite insignificant, capable of had even begun to drizzle — a ridiculous little hurting no one. But this was a very special brown figure in his mousy overcoat and old box; something so far removed from reality black homberg, clutching his miserable little for him, that he could not even imagine its box under his arm, he looked around pitifully. power. It was so small, he thought looking Oh where could Allan be? He began to sob at it again, so innocuous, but then it is very — a little. often small things that do the most damage. The whipping wind blew odd scraps of His thoughts wandered back to his home, paper idly along the deserted tracks; an empty to his beautiful little cottage in the serene beer-can rattled noisily across the platform, hill country. His adoring wife Emily, his breaking the stillness; a ticket collector amusing, lovable little children — a happy, shivered in his box and drew his coat more well-ordered, tranquil existence. What more closely about himself — it was going to be could a man desire? He had everything; he a long, cold, night. had peace. —D. Graupner, 5th Year. THE FORTIAN 59

THE JAPANESE HAIKU. can seldom give the picture in detail; only the outlines or important parts are drawn, Haiku, a special form of verse, is an and the rest the reader must fill in for him- integral part of Japanese culture and enjoys self. great popularity, the brevity and apparent simplicity of its seventeen syllables contri- This can be illustrated by an example from buting both to this and to its growing influ- modern English poetry. The climax of Ed- ence on western poetry today. Historically, it ward Shanks' "A Night Piece", for instance, began 700 years ago and blossomed into full in its spirit is pure haiku of the highest perfection in the 17th century, but it is a order: modern art as well and more widespread now than ever before. "So far . . . so low . A drowsy thrush ? A waking nightingale ? In the hands of its great master the haiku Silence. We do not know." is a very exacting form, requiring compliance with the strictest aesthetic standards of con- The rest of the poem is spent in filling in creteness, objectivity and suggestiveness. It the details of the picture and in preparing us is these qualities that attracted such Western for this high moment. It is fine in itself but writers as W. B. Yeats and Ezra Pound to quite unneeded. These lines alone show us that the form, and that accounts for its persuasive, the time must be at dusk, the season must if largely unproclaimed, influence on their be spring or early summer, and the scene must work and that of their followers. be some secluded place where there is only silence or a half-heard song. Because the haiku is shorter than other forms of poetry it naturally has to depend It is interesting to compare these lines for its effect on the power of suggestion even with a famous haiku by the great master more than they do. Haiku gains this effect Basho:— not only by suggesting a mood, but also by giving a clear-cut picture which serves as a A cloud of blossoms starting point for trains of thought and emo- an evening bell — tion. But, again owing to its shortness, haiku Ueno ? Asakusa ?

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Hana no kumo kane wa Ueno ka has done his work properly, the picture is Asakusa ka quite clear. The point is that good haiku are full of overtones. That elusiveness which is one of their chief charms comes, not from The season here is spring with cherry haziness, but from the fact that so much blossoms everywhere; for "blossoms" in haiku suggestion is put into so few words. are cherry blossoms always, and a Japanese Here are two more Japanese haikus. Let the would know that the time is evening; even reader use his imagination: though the original says simply "bell", for the only bells that could be heard were the temple bells — Kaneiji at Ueno, Sensoji at To bird and butterfly Asakusa — and it was the custom to sound It is unknown, this these at dusk. The scene, of course, is some flower here: spot in Tokyo from which the thickset blos- the autumn sky soms at both places can be seen, and the bells at least half heard. The surface sense Cho tori no of quiet, and the underlying feeling of a shiranu hana ari mystery that is essentially religious, are much aki no sora the same as in "A Night Piece", but here they are given with an even surer touch; for How rough a sea! Basho was a master in not "putting words And, stretching over between the truth and ourselves". Sado isle, the Galaxy . . . These examples will show why haiku reading is in itself an art, and why in order really • Ara umi ya to understand a good haiku, one has to read Sado ni yokotau it over many times. It is not that the pic- ama-no-gawa ture is hazy in any way, for if the author —J. B. Power, 5th Year.

Gulls . . . J. Nye, 5th Year. THE FORTIAN 61

l4 • MODERN ARCHITECTURE.

Architecture in general, is at once an art and a science. The inspiration and ideas behind the shape that earthly structures take, is the art, and the means of expressing this art (the technical aspects and the engineering) is the science.

It is generally accepted that the art and to a lesser extent the science, of any given period are a reflection and magnification of its way of life and underlying principles (i.e., its "religion"). Like the large majority of works of art, especially great ones, examples of architecture are conscious or unconscious interpretations of the religion of the time. Ancient architecture, in its public form, was usually associated with religion. Temples, mausoleums and other such buildings were all acts of faith expressed as an art.

So it may perhaps be argued, that modern architecture is a reflection of the religion (or lack of it) of our time. Whereas earlier architecture placed more emphasis on the art, to the detriment of the functional side, modern architecture brought these two closer together; until today, art and science are almost one, a fusion, in modern architecture. (Of course, I am speaking here solely from a Nearing the Tape. present day point of view. Many of the features of earlier architecture that we consider to be useless decoration, or at worst mere junk, may actually have seemed functional to these builders. I am thinking of such things as gargoyles to ward off evil spirits to provide pleasant surroundings for departed spirits.)

Science is indispensable to inspiration in modern architecture; it makes possible the numerous ideas of the artist by placing at his disposal modern techniques of engineering, design and building: Art also, is indispensable to modern architecture; without the ideas and inspiration of the human mind, the bare "science" of architecture becomes barren and produces stereotyped buildings and ugly structures.

Modern architecture demands two things. It demands an equal amount of both func- tionalism and of beauty. Surely this is a mirror of our age. The modern building with its noble austerity, clean lines and imposing bright- ness is usually a delight to look upon. It is also a delight to use; as it is designed as a functional piece of equipment. (When I speak of "noble austerity" and so on, I am referring to the so-called "international school" of modern architecture. I am — perhaps unjustly — considering this style to be the main and most enduring theme of modern architecture. There are many other styles, some of which would certainly not be considered "austere".) However, merely because a building is to fulfil a utilitarian purpose, does not mean that it cannot be beautiful and artistically satisfying. It is the intention of modern archi- Exertion. tecture to combine these two qualities. 62 THE FORTIAN

If there is a religion of the twentieth century, then it is perhaps the religion of materialism. A materialism of a "higher kind"; a materialism which deals in fact, but is at the same time beautiful in truth. This religion is expressed in the noble, austere, symbolic architecture of our time. The architecture of the twentieth century involves, beauty — in use. —D. Graupner, 5th Year.

THE PRICE. The street sounds, the harsh note of the factory hooter, the squabbles and shouts of little children playing on the sidewalk, the squeals behind closed doors; the policeman walking his beat: the voice of the city, the War Cry. call of siren life. She sits on a green mossy rock, combing her hair and tossing the glittering golden flax from shoulder to shoulder — a scintillating mermaid in the sunlight. She twitches involuntarily; glances about haught- ily; wriggles voluptuously — the siren wail, the call of the day. The little girl detaches herself from her playmates — cretin things — and wanders across the street. Her mother dead; her father a drunkard: what does she care? She has heard the call. The dejected little caricature of life, russet brown with the coat of the dity, shuffles along in the gutter, stumbling over rubbish, not looking, not caring, but motivated by that inner compassion which all succumb to without fail, waiting, watching — a loss to our world. A pitiable figure, thin and scraggy, her nonedescript locks falling, uncut, across her puny body. Her coverings, all rags, tattered and torn, fluttering in the light autumn breeze — the enlightenment of the city, the presence of her virginity. Her Tug o'war. shoe (the shoddy remains of a leather soul) falls off; she stoops slowly to pick it up, but is unable and falls to the pathway; lost to our world, forever asleep; while the beneficent father looks down and beams like the rays of the cruel sun on the sparkling mermaid's hair. —D. Graupner, 5th Year.

BARRIER. The song gives softness And sobs of curious gaiety, To soft Self, non-blooming flower, But fecund urging to a bamboo shoot.

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0 ,scythe, give us no jerky reason! Here he comes! Sever all relations with the heart and mind! The meanest soul must play with conscience. —B. Crooks, 5th Year. THE FORTIAN 63

A TRIP TO MARS. face. My equipment had to be checked and re- In keeping up with these modern times, checked not just for quantity, but to enable what could be better for me to do but go on me to cope with any situation which might a trip to Mars. After all, the Russians were arise. flying to the moon, the Americans speeding Of course to find my way, there was a into orbit, but so far no one had been to need to know the stars and the heavens, Mars so I decided that I was to be the one. where they were, their relation to the sun Of course much preparation was needed, such and the earth, and their movement. Included as getting physically fit, gathering together also was the training in the use of complex the correct equipment, then planning the navigating equipment, much of which I had correct course. never seen before. First, to get physically fit, I embarked on a strenuous training course. Many laborious Now all was ready, and the sailing date marathons had to be performed particularly was set — yes, sailing date, because my in swimming because there is always the pos- "mar" lives in England. sibility of landing in the ocean. My body had to be made completely fit, so body-building —R. Barnett, 1st Year. exercises were also included. Then there was the necessity to train for the isolation, the tension of long hours alone, to be quick-thinking in times of emergency. THE REPUBLIC OF PLATO. All the training, both physical and mental, was to these ends. Finally, after an exhaust- O you, Adeimantus, ing examination by a panel of doctors, many (signifying faith in man), inoculations and vaccinations, I was declared And you, Glaucon, fit for the trip. (signifying inquiry), Next came the equipment. You can imagine Have so illuminated the intellect, what was needed for such an epic trip; food As to have dulled the intelligence and water for days, yet all to fit into a con- Which lies concealed in fate's existence. fined space; tools for an emergency and clothes for the unknown climates I would —B. Crooks, 5th Year.

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"THE SHADOWS" I picture earliest caveman as he sat Watching, his mind, perhaps not properly The lonely old graveyard at Middlebrook formed, would have been completely deserted by hu- Feelings, rather than thoughts, filling his mans on that moonless night, had it not been brain, for the solitary figure of a young man mov- Longings, rather than hopes. Drawn to the ing hastily through the forest of headstones. fire He had passed through here many times be- For warmth, and yet, like all wild animals, fore and, unlike many others, did not think Fearing it. this place the least bit eerie; yet, on this particular night he was overcome by an in- The Roman soldier squatting around his fire explicable feeling of fear. He knew it was Warming his hands from the cold, dark not the fear of being alone, nor was it the winters of Gaul, fear of being in a graveyard, but this sensa- What did he see? Victory? Loved ones left tion, was unmistakable: he was afraid of behind? something! Or in the black and redness of the coals His own form, blood bespattered, trodden Fumbling in his pockets he pulled out a down, small packet and looking for relief in a cig- Forgotten in a wild land far from home? arette tried to light up, but his trembling fingers failed him. Upon this he threw his cigarette down hard on the ground and flung And yet, for them, for me, the fire dies; his body around, trying to prove to himself The embers blacken, the last flame flickers that there was nothing to be afraid of. Then out. he knew something was there; it was dark Move now for warmth, contemplation ended. and large and moving slowly but definitely The bond is broken, eternity moves on. towards him. —Ian Batey, 5th Year. Not knowing what to do, and stricken by terror, he began to run unsurely into the lower part of the cemetery knowing that he must get away from it, if possible. After SUNRISE. seven minutes of running blindly he stopped, A gloomy, lunar footprint impressed by looked around desperately, and again saw it, now even closer than it had been before. A black, clawing, twisted hand Across a diamond studded sponge of velvet. Realising his only hope was to run and The air is still, not to stop, he started, pushing his body's Quiet, chill. powers to their fullest extent, until at last he could go no further. Knowing he was at The actors wait expectant, with mounting, the point of exhaustion he just lay down be- Bursting tension. side a stone cross . . and waited for it. A The pale disc falls, minute later a sharp shriek pierced the still With numbing walls of the early morning, and then once again a peace fell on the graveyard. Of shadows left behind. A lull, That morning when they found him, there And then, a slow explosion, the sun rises, were no marks on the body, and the soft ground bore only one pair of footprints. His And the same glorious radiance that reveals own! A tree, dew-soaked lawn, and a shadow, Disperses the chill air. Even the newspapers didn't make much of the death, but the discoVerers always remem- —Ian Batey, 5th Year. bered two things about the body; the dark hair had turned pure white, and the eyes had remained open, giving forth a burning look of terror.

—R. Moyle, 3A.

BY FIRELIGHT.

I sit and watch the dying embers glow And think of countless others who have sat, Gazing as I, and wonder if they saw The same dim hopes and fears that form themselves Out of the shifting, flickering, golden light In my small mind. By Driftwood . . . P. Wright, 4C. 66 THE FORTIAN

Bridge in Glebe . . . R. Mohr, 5A.

THE ESCAPE. SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES, It was a cold, windy Autumn day in a Ger- When it's sunset o'er the Murray, man prison-camp. Glenn Dalton, a Lieutenant In New South Wales here, in the British Army, had been captured by a When it's sunset o'er the Murray, German patrol after being without food for several days. He and his comrades were plann- The river I hold so dear; ing to escape after they had recovered from When it's sunset o'er the Murray, near-starvation on the small rations issued My fears and cares just go, by the Germans. They carefully arranged their When it's sunset o'er the Murray's plan making sure that the slightest error could not be made and waited nervously for the Eternal flow. night to come. At last the night came. It was pitch-black and a fog was gradually When it's moonlight o'er the Darling, setting-in around the camp. The plan was simple but accurate: when the guard came In New South Wales' outback, to give them their food for supper, he was When it's moonlight o'er the Darling, to be knocked out and put in their cell. Then Beside a lonely track; after tying him up and gagging him, they When it's moonlight o'er the Darling, were to creep through the shadows and to climb the high barbed wire fence. As the last Oh, how it does thrill me, two men were about to descend on to the When it's moonlight o'er the Darling, other side, a brilliant-white search light sil- At Menindee. houetted their figures on the white back- ground. Almost at once bullets were ripping up the earth around the defenceless group When it's sunrise o'er the Lachlan, of men. So stunned and shocked were the men The air feels fresh and free, that they made easy targets for the machine When it's sunrise o'er the Lachlan, gunner. But half-way through the magazine the gun jammed and the group was given Around about Oxley; sufficient time to scatter into a thick fir When it's sunrise o'er the Lachlan, forest nearby. Having made their escape they The water sings a song managed to live on some wild-fruits until When it's sunrise o'er the Lachlan, they were found by a party of advancing Allies. At Eubalong. —D. Bolton, 2nd Year. —L. Ratcliffe, 2B. THE FORTIAN 67

RHAPSODY. In a vision: Leaving dimensions to float ethereal in threads of spectral light to a far-off Asiatic day where pastel-threads in intricate design follow weavings of deep mysterious nights clothed in purple and faded green. Between fragrant pearly beams of sun, clouds in softest density of white floating in limpid liquid blueness, while shielded brilliance, soft radiance. caresses from afar. And for the pauper in patched shroud in unmarked earth laid low, the smiling feet of angels singing golden notes. —Ian R. Cugley. Terraced Houses . . . R. Mohr, SA. THE LAST MOMENTS BEFORE A STORM.

Heavy, black, ominous clouds loom up onto SEA WALL. the city. The dark sky adds to the gloom of the already gloomy city. A perfect day Sonorous sound as waves reflux for a sombre funeral, a bloody execution, a or patter busily against the stone. shocking murder or anything as grim. Even Weed, suspended, rolls and leans the blind beggar can feel the oppressive at the whim of the water surging and swelling. humidity, typical of a lull before a storm. The sea tautens, inhaling; Bustling crowds of people hurry along the then rushes or flows, footpaths trying to seek shelter before the quickly or regally, oncoming storm. Road workmen work harder to press to the stonework and rise — than usual trying hastily to pack the tools yet uncomplaining to subside. into their trucks before the deluge begins. Even the lazy gutter dogs use their leg muscles for once, and scurry for safety. The Inhale again and breathe again o sea! newspaper headlines of radio-active rain put Do not spew or force or tear, even more people into the security of their but quietly with the timeless, steady, homes. In the suburbs the clothes gradually insistant heaving of your breast disappear from the washing-lines. Stumps are break down the sea wall drawn at the local cricket match and the unbreakable by sudden flash of fury— players retire to the local pub. Out in the Use the infinite power of time country the farmer drives his tractor into to crumble, spoil, and vitiate the wall. the barn, the pigs into the sty, the fowls into the fowl-yard. —Ian R. Cugley. All await the oncoming storm. —P. Lach, Second Year. "JUBILATE DEO". Amber light filtered through the stained glass window, FOUNTAIN. And myriads of sunbeams danced in the still Wild, wild jet of the morn; reaching upwards, The mellow tones of the organ echoed from Wild yet bound to narrow path of steel or the lofty height lead or bronze. And my heart sang, and my soul Reaching upwards in wild rush splashing out quivered. and up in ecstasy— Again the organ's sound swelled and pressed in ecstasy to fan and momentarily hang the walls: weightless, unbounded, free! The youthful voices of the choir took up this joy, "For the earth is the Lord's and the fulness Then the Wind swoops like falcon— thereof"; in harsh grey talons sweeps away. A shaft of light caught the small golden cross, And before my eyes the altar was transformed And fine spray wets the upturned faces To a glow of love, a beam of hope, of the people on the pavement. And my joy was not the less. —Ian R. Cugley. —R. Husband, 5th Year. 68 THE FORTIAN

ODE TO OGDEN Or, NASHVILLE. I think that I will n'er read trash Quite like the poems of Ogden Nash.

He has a ten'cy to elide. He puts words `umop apTsdn outside. His purpose, so it seems to me, Is prostituted poetry— He shortens lines, But sometimes he puts so many words in the next line that it begins to look like a prose passage and then to add insult to injury he forgets to rhyme; He tries to make words like "carnivorous," Rhyme with ones that he made-uporous. Now isn't that preposorous? In fact, it's quite ridicorous.

I know that I will never see Gaspard de la Nuit . . . P. Armstrong, 5A. The like of Ogden's poetry. —Ian R. Cugley.

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SPORTSMASTER'S REPORT Our track and field athletes, on the other hand, should more than hold their own in the Through the co-operation of the Staff and Zone Athletics Carnival, and once again, we the interest of pupils, the School has once should see Fort Street's name amongst the again maintained its high level of sporting top positions. achievements during the 1962 Grade and House competitions. Further successes were gained by the School in the selection of the Combined High School This year's Grade competition saw an in- teams. In Rugby Union, twelve of our First crease in the number of Rugby teams playing, Grade side were selected in the Zone team, and an awareness of Basketball as a major and this led to two boys, Robert Steele and sport both in Grade and House competitions. Warwick Thompson, being selected in the In the House competition there has been a Combined High School team. swing away from Rugby Union to Soccer, and a greater participation in Athletics this Of a total of eleven in the Combined High year than in previous years. Schools' First Grade Basketball team, two Fort Street boys were selected. They were The School was rezoned this year and is Robert Carnegie, selected for the second year now playing against Sydney High, Randwick in succession, and Alan Dickenson, formerly High, Cleveland Street High, Enmore High a combined Newcastle player. and Ibrox Park High Schools. The competitions were keenly contested, but the lack of Fort Street was also represented in the finals in the top grades of Rugby dampened C.H.S. First Grade Cricket team. Lindsay some of the enthusiasm of the Senior foot- Gibson, our First Grade captain, was selected ballers. and starred as an opening batsman. The Winter competition saw the School To these boys and to all those others who fielding nine Rugby Union, four Tennis and represented the School in Combined Zone four Soccer teams. In the Rugby competition, teams, School Grade teams, House teams and out of six teams entered in the lower Grades, to those who simply went along to games as three were successful in competing in the reserves and cheered their team mates, must finals. This number could have been increased go our sincere congratulations for keeping to six, if the Senior Grades had had finals the name of Fort Street constantly near the to contest. top of the list in the sporting field. The Soccer competition created much en- Because the School competitions are not yet thusiasm when every one of the four teams completed, the House competition point-scores entered the semi-finals — the Second Grade have not been calculated, but will be presented being the only team to proceed to the grand at the Annual Speech Night in December. final in which they defeated Ibrox Park 5-0, Congratulations Second Grade! I wish to thank Mr. Biggers and Mr. Glasby Four teams contested the Tennis competi- for their help and interest in the School sports tions, three of which entered the finals, the throughout the year, and Mr. O'Sullivan for Second Grade proceeding to the grand final. his help and guidance through my first year as a sportsmaster. I also thank the Staff, In the Summer competitions the School without whose co-operation and help the entered six Cricket teams, four Basketball School sporting arrangements could not have teams and three Water Polo teams. Unfort- functioned satisfactorily, and to Mr. Thomas, unately these competitions are still in progress, who has ably assisted me as an assistant but each team in the three sports is well in sportsmaster throughout the year. The Ath- the running for the semi-finals. letics and Swimming Carnival Committees Both the Athletic and Swimming Carnivals did splendid organisation for the Carnivals — were unfortunately marred by wet and windy I do sincerely thank them. Last, but not least, conditions, but, despite this setback, the Carn- I must thank all the pupils of the School for ivals were quite a success — particularly the their interest and participation in all the Athletics Carnival. These Carnivals showed games throughout the year. The combined that the School's strength lies in its athletes effort of staff and pupils has made 1962 a and that the swimmers will need much more most successful year in the School's sporting training and coaching, if the preceding years' achievements. standards of swimming are to be reached. —P. Jackson, Sportsmaster. 70 THE FORTIAN ATHLETICS 1962 ATHLETICS, 1962 52nd ANNUAL ATHLETICS Athletics, this year, has been supervised by CARNIVAL Mr. Williams. The boys taking part in this Despite a complete washout on Wednesday, sport can concentrate on any sphere of ath- 1st August, the 1962 Athletics Carnival con- letics they desire. This training on a Wednes- day afternoon supplements greatly the boys' tinued on the Thursday at Petersham Oval and was a great success. regular training and I am sure many have Chrismas House won the Athletics Carnival benefited from it. E. Wasilenia seems to be an up-and-coming shot-putter, and training mainly because they had more competitors than any other House, and each competitor on Wednesday afternoons has helped him im- gained one point to the House scores for mensely. P. Ross is another boy who has competing. shown great ability at athletics; he is also a cross-country runner. Congratulations to the Carnival Committee, We wish to thank Mr. Williams and Mr. consisting of D. Gillett, G. Easton, P. Knight, Astle, who have given up their valuable time R. Mair, P. Reid and D. Saville. Congratula- tions also must go to the members of the Staff to help the athletics. —J.H. who helped make the Carnival a success and to Mr. P. Jackson, the Sports Master, for organising his first Athletics Carnival so effi- Western Suburbs Annual Schoolboys' ciently. Special mention should be made of the Cross-Country Championship, 1962 Senior Age Champion, John Pettigrew, who has been Age Champion every year of his five This event proved disappointing, as the three years at this school. Congratulations John! shields won last year were all lost. Hugh He has gained for his House, Williams, a total Norcott ran remarkably well to come second of 147 points during this time! in the Under 15 years event. Although there This year eleven records were broken, were many boys who did not show up for special mention must be made of D. Catt, the races, those who did, performed quite who broke three records, and of B. Caldwell well. The boys who ran were: J. Granger, who broke the 16 Years Hop, Step and Jump N. Jackson, P. Ross, J. Martin, J. Bennett, record by 10i inches. R. Cassell, H. Norcott, G. Martin, B. Mc- The Age Champions were: Cabe and J. Hancock. Senior: J. Pettigrew (W)-36 points. 16 Years: M. Belme (C)-22 points. 15 Years: P. Ellis (C)-16 points. ZONE CROSS-COUNTRY 14 Years: P. Reid (W)-22 points. ATHLETICS 13 Years: D. Catt (C)-24 points. 12 Years: D. Swadling (W)-20 points. This race decided which boys were to run —P.W. in the C.H.S. Cross-Country. Fort Street per- RESULTS: formed well. J. Bennett ran very well, to Senior: finish a comfortable second in the zone. Others 100 Yards Championship: Lenard, G.; Petti- who gained selection were:—H. Norcott, J. grew, J.; Cracknell, R. 11.0 secs. Hancock and P. Ross. 100 Yards Novice: Bell, R.; McGuire, K.; Carnegie, R. 11.3 secs. 220 Yards Championship: Lenard, G.; Crack- C.H.S. CROSS-COUNTRY nell, R.• Pettigrew, J. 25.6 secs. ATHLETICS 220 Yards Novice: Crawford, J.; Lane, E.; Boyd, G. 27.2 secs. Fort Street was well represented in this 440 Yards Championship: Pettigrew, J.; event, and was a credit to its zone. All boys Bolton, J.; Tamplenizza, G. 1 min. 2.8 secs. ran well. J. Hancock finished third in the 440 Yards Novice: McGuire, K.; Bell, R.; zone. The boys who represented the school at Finn, A. 60.0 secs. the C.H.S. Athletics were:—J. Bennett, J. 880 Yards Championship: Pettigrew, J.; Batey, Hancock, H. Norcott and P. Ross. I.; Finn, A. 2 min. 28.2 secs. 880 Yards Novice: Diesendorf, J.; McGuire, K.• Evans, R. 2 min. 32.0 secs. New South Wales Schoolboys' Cross- Mile 'Championship: Pettigrew, J.; Diesendorf, Country Athletics Championship J.; Eiawkes, R. 5 min, 16.3 secs. Mile Walk: Diesendorf, J.; Crawford, J.; Once again Fort Street was well repre- Bryant, J. 6 min. 31.0 secs. sented. Competition seemed better than ever, House Relay: Mearns, Chrismas, Williams. this year, and the number of competitors High Jump: Benson, D.; Bryant, J.; William- somewhat larger. Although not taking any son, J. 5 ft. 6 ins. major placings, Fort Street performed quite Long Jump: Pettigrew, J.; Gale, G.; Tamplen- creditably. Outstanding entrants from Fort izza, G. 18 ft. 6 ins. Street were:—G. Byrne, R. Cassell, P. Ross, Hop, Step and Jump: Caldwell, B.; Pettigrew, M. Gosling, J. Bennett and R. King. J.; Benson, D. 40 ft. 211 ins. (Rcord). THE FORTIAN 71

Discus: Wong, P.; Belme, M.; Pettigrew, Long Jump: Callanan, D.; Granger, I.; Legge, J. 76 ft. 5 ins. L. 17 ft. 7i ins. Javelin: Street, P.; Tate, C.; Douglass, G. Hop, Step and Jump: Callanan, D.; Cummine, 117 ft. 9i ins. A.; Granger, I. 37 ft. 11 ins. Shot Put: Morris, R.; Street, P.; Wong, P. Shot Put: Street, P.; Clarke; Smith. 42 ft. 35 ft. 4i ins. 3 ins. Champion: Pettigrew, J. (W)-36 points. Champion: Ellis, P. (C)-16 points. Champion House: Chrismas-76 points. Champion House: Chrismas-73 points. 16 Years: 14 Years: 100 Yards Championship: Gillett, D.; McCulla, 100 Yards Championship: Joice, R.; Irwin, R.; N.; Bennett, J. 10.8 secs. Loy, G. 12.4 secs. 100 Yards Novice: Durham, J.; Steele, J.; 100 Yards Novice: Uncle, J.; Haynes, J.; Easton, G. 11.6 secs. Mellross, B. 12.6 secs. 220 Yards Championship: Gillett, D.; McCulla, 220 Yards Championship: Joice, R.; Irwin, R.; N.;. Bennett, J. 24.5 secs. Pavlou, S. 27.8 secs. 220 Yards Novice: Durham, J.; Gibson, L.; 220 Yards Novice: Uncle, J.; Haynes, J.; Easton, G. 27.0 secs. Anderson, W. 29.2 secs. 440 Yards Championship: Gillett, D.; Bennett, 440 Yards Championship: Hardgrove, A.; Reid, J.• Judge, R. 55.0 secs. P. Phelps, L. 1 min. 3.8 secs. 440 'Yards Novice: McCulla, N.; Gibson, L.; 440 Yards Novice: Anderson, W.; Smith, C.; Easton, G. 1 min. 1.2 secs. O'Farrell. 1 min. 14.0 sees. 880 Yards Championship: Bennett, J.; Judge, 880 Yards Championship: Reid, P.; Hardgrove, R.; Belme, M. 2 min. 15.6 secs. A.; Phelps, L. 2 min. 28.5 secs. 880 Yards Novice: Durham, J.; Simmons, P.; 880 Yards Novice: Anderson, W.; O'Farrell; Gibson,L. 2 min. 32.4 secs. Mellross, B. 2 min. 41.2 secs. Mile Championship: Bennett, J.; Hawkes, R.; Mile Walk: O'Farrell; Hughes, M.; Irwin, Belme, M. 4 min. 56.8 secs. (Record). R. 4 min. 45.6 secs. Mile Walk: Simmons, P.; O'Farrell, R.; High Jump: Phelps, L.; Stephenson; Simpson. Belme M. 4 niM. 13.0 secs. 4 ft. 7 ins. House Relay: Williams, Chrismas, Kilgour. Long Jump: Reid, P.; Fenton; Jewell, S. 51.8 secs. 15 ft. 3 ins. High Jump: Jones, T.; Wright, A.; Caldwell, Hop, Step and Jump: Stevenson; Phelps; B. 5 ft. 2 ins. Hardgrove. 34 ft. 2i ins. Long Jump: Belme, M.; Harper, J.; Bow, A. Shot Put: Reid, P.; Pavlou, S.; Talbot, W. 16 ft. 8i ins. 36 ft. 3 ins. Hop, Step and Jump: Tamplenizza; Gale; House Relay: Kilgour, Mearns, Williams. Belme, M. 39 ft. 71 ins. 54.9 secs. Discus: Street, P.; Tamplenizza, C.; Belme, M. 73 ft. 4 ins. Champion: Reid, P. (W)-22 points. Javelin: Belme, M.; Street, P.; Ley, G. 120 ft. Champion House: Kilgour-64 points. 9 ins. (Record). 13 Years: Shot Put: Street, P.; Belme, M.; Tamplenizza, 100 Yards Championship: Catt; Le Maistre; C. 43 ft. 2 ins. Byrnes. 12.1 secs. Champion: Belme, M. (C)-22 points. 100 Yards Novice: Sewell; Crawford; Evans. Champion House: Chrismas-63 points. 13.2 secs. 15 Years: 220 Yards Championship: Catt; Le Maistre; 100 Yards Championship: Ellis, P.; Legge, R.; Gosling. 28.0 secs. (Record). Callanan, D. 11.3 secs. 220 Yards Novice: Bailey; Light; Lawrence. 100 Yards Novice: Norcott, H.; Cummine, A.; 31.7 secs. Granger, I. 11.7 secs. 440 Yards Championship: Catt; Le Maistre; 220 Yards Championship: Ellis, P.; Norcott, Shorten. 1 min. 7.2 secs. H.; Legge L. 26.5 secs. 440 Yards Novice: Crawford; Evans; McColl. 220 Yards Novice: Legge, R.; Pavlou, S.; 1 min. 14.0 secs. Barnett, J. 27.2 secs. 880 Yards Championship: Shorten; Lane; 440 Yards Championship: Heyde, P.; Ellis, P.; McColl. 2 min. 39.0 secs. Saville, D. 60.8 secs. 880 Yards Novice: Dove; O'Halloran; Staple- 440 Yards Novice: Norcott, H.; Legge, 'R.; ton. 2 min. 49.8 secs. Economou, L. 60.2 secs. 440 Yards Walk: Curtis; Perryman; Shorten. 880 Yards tarnpionship: Byrne, G.; Lear, G.; 2 min. 12.6 sees. Norcott, H. 2 min. 26.7 secs. House Relay: Williams, Chrismas, Mearns. 880 Yards Novice: Ellis, P.; Pavlou, S.; 60.5 secs. Barnett, J. 2 min. 45.6 secs. High Jump: Curtis; Doyle; Le Maistre. 4 ft. Mile Championship: Byrnes, G.; Phelps; Nor- 5 ins. cott, H. 5 min. 8.3 secs. Long Jump: Catt; Curtis; Perryman. 15 ft. Mile Walk: O'Farrell; Hancock, J.; Cum- (Catt made a new record, in the eliminations, mine, A. 4 min. 27.1 secs. of 16 ft. 5 ins.). House Relay: Kilgour, Mearns, Chrismas. Shot Put: Perkins; Murray; Le Maistre. 36 ft. 54.2 secs. 5 ins. High Jump: Byrne, P.; Clarke, G.; Harper, Champion: Catt, D. (C)-24 points. J. 4 ft. 9 ins. Champion House: Chrismas-68 points. 72 THE FORTIAN

12 Years: House Relay: Williams, Chrismas, Mearns. 100 Yards Championship: Swadling; Thirwell; 60.6 secs. Pearson. 12.6 secs. (Record). High Jump: Stanton; Lawrence; Pearson. 100 Yards Novice: Newman; Light; Rogers. 4 ft. 3 ins. (Record). 13.7 secs. Long Jump: Pearson; Swadling; Lawrence. 220 Yards Championship: Swadling; Thirwell; 14 ft. 1 in. (Record). Pearson. 29.6 secs. Shot Put: Thirwell; Swadling; Bailey. 31 ft. 220 Yards Novice: Keato; Crawford; Smith. 2i ins. (Record). 30.4 secs. Champion House: Williams-59 points. 880 Yards Championship: Ross; Parker; Thirwell. 2 min. 43.6 secs. (Record). Champion: Swadling, D. (W)-20 points.

OFFICIAL POINT SCORE.

Section: Chrismas Kilgour Mearns Williams Senior: 76 11 39 68 16 Years: 63 48 25 54 15 Years: 73 49 38 10 14 Years: 9 64 37 48 13 Years: 68 23 27 26 12 Years: 12 11 32 59 Totals: 301 206 198 265 First Third Fourth Second

CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETICS, 1962 Back: R. King, G. Wilton, B. McCabe, P. Ross, J. Hancock, G. Byrne, H. Norcott, C. Smith. Centre: R. Bar, R. Irwin, J. Bennett, P. Dixon, G. Martin, D. Catt, J. Martin, I. Pearson. Front: J. Cole, J. Granger, R. Shorten, Mr. A. Williams, Mr. A. Astle, R. Cassell, R. Ligal, M. Jackson. THE FORTIAN 73 HOUSE REPORTS CHRISMAS HOUSE KILGOUR HOUSE House Master: Mr. Bottomley, Master-in-charge: Mr. R. Horan. House Captain: David Benson. House-Captain: L. Gibson. In the usual Chrismas style, our House Kilgour fared extremely well this year in acquitted itself favourably this year, com- winning the Swimming Carnival and gained a mencing in February with a narrow defeat in good representation in First Grade sports. the Swimming Carnival. The Swimming Carnival was won by a Although faced with a bleak and wintry narrow margin of two points from Chrismas. day, which dampened spirits considerably, The boys who gained the greatest number of Chrisinas fared extremely well, being defeated points were Hendry (44 pts.) 16 Years Cham- by a mere two points for first place, and pion and Halmagyi (24 pts.) 15 Years Cham- indeed until the final tally, seemed assured of pion. Hendry won every freestyle event, in his victory. age group, the butterfly and the backstroke, and really put on a splendid display. Halmagyi Congratulations must go to John Durham, broke the 15 Years Breaststroke Record by a our main point-winner, for his fine effort in considerable margin of 2.8 secs., and also won winning the Senior Medley, Butterfly and the butterfly and the backstroke. Caldwell and Backstroke and all the Freestyle events, ex- Coghlan must also be commended on their cept the 55 Yards, all of which contributed efforts, the latter winning the 15 Years 220 to his winning the Senior Championship. Well yds. Freestyle. done, John! K. Copland gained credit in winning the 13 Years Championship, as did The House also had an excellent representa- Caldwell and Coghlan, who swam very well, tion in First Grade sport: the latter to win the 15 Years 220 Yards First Grade Soccer: Hickey (Captain), Freestyle. Unfortunately, Chrismas did not Easton. gain representation in the C.H.S. Swimming First Grade Water-Polo: Gould (Captain), team. Hendry and Halmagyi. The final Chrismas point score was 160, the First Grade Tennis: Leask (Captain). chief scorers being Durham 44, Copland 24 First Grade Cricket: Gibson (Captain), and Caldwell 10 points. Kent and Holt. Chrismas House won the Athletics Carnival, It is interesting to note that Kilgour had and I want to congratulate all those entered four Captains in the above Grade teams. for the House. David Gillett is the House's and in fact the school's greatest hope in athletics; Gillett A good record was maintained in other last year proved to be an athlete of rare and sports throughout the year, especially in the exceptional ability in winning the 15 Years First Grade Rugby Union team, where our 440 yds. in the C.H.S. record time. We are House gained the major positions with sure that he will perform just as well this Cracknell, Crawford, Durham, Carnegie, year. Evans, Diesendorf, Cover and Bryant all gaining representation. Halmagyi was the school's only represen- tative in the C.H.S. Swimming finals, but Chrismas had three representatives in the he was not in his best form and came a close First Grade Soccer team and also three in fifth. the First Grade Water Polo team. Special On the whole it was a very pleasing year reference must be made to the First Grade for Kilgour and we are sure that the House Tennis team, in which we had no fewer than will repeat its excellent performance next three of the four members coming from year. Chrismas House—Burley, Boyd and Donlon. Good representation was made in the Basket- ball team. I would personally like to con- MEARNS HOUSE gratulate Carnegie and Dickenson on their selection in the Senior C.H.S. Basketball team. House Master: Mr. Menzies. I would like to thank Mr. Bottomley, our House Captain: Norman McCulla. House Master, for his valuable assistance, and also my fellow prefects, all of whom have Mearns had a successful year, even though helped to make my position as House Captain our performances in the House Competition a very, enjoyable one. Finally, I would like to were disappointing, finishing third and fourth in the Swimming and Athletics Carnivals re- thank and congratulate all the members of Clirismas House for their valiant efforts, spectively. Our lack of individual champions which have upheld the name of Chrismas for was balanced by many representatives in yet another year. school teams. In the Athletics division, Lenard (Senior), —D. Benson. McCulla (16 Years), Norcott (15 Years), 74 THE FORTIAN

O'Farrell and Phelps (14 Years) were the C. Tate, J. Steinbeck and P. Pike for their outstanding performers in their respective age very helpful co-operation during the past groups. In the Swimming Carnival Neale and year. "We are the House that's going to star," Nye (Senior), Judge (16 Years), Nade and so take note of our War Cry and keep up the McLauchlain excelled. In First Grade Rugby good work. Union Origlass (Captain), Lenard and Morris represented Mearns and these boys also took May good fortune smile upon not only part- in the open weight Rugby League side. Williams House, but on Fort Street Boys' in the 10 Stone Rugby League side, Patterson, High School in the years to come; my very McGuire, McDonald, Meredith, Neale and best to you all. McCulla represented Mearns. —C. D. Trott. In the First XI Morris, Jones and Meredith were from Mearns while in the Soccer Divi- sion, Judge, Riccord, Jones and Long represented. Lenard, Patterson and McCuna were the only Basketballers, while Neale and Leask wore the House Colours in Water Polo and Tennis respectively. CRICKET As usual, the Junior years showed very keen, competitive interest and produced many promising champions. I believe it is the duty FIRST GRADE CRICKET of every boy in the School, whether First or Fifth Year, to find out which sport he is best suited for. First Grade, a particularly young side, have so far performed rather disappointingly. A Finally, I would like to thank my fellow majority of the boys will be eligible for First prefects, Lenard, McGuire and Nye for their Grade again next year and thus it would seem invaluable assistance throughout the year and that a fairly strong team will be selected in Mr. Menzies for his help in organisation. I 1963. wish you all the best for 1963 and the following years. Three matches have been completed up to date, two being lost on the first innings and —N. McCulla. one being won on the first innings. The team was convincingly beaten by Rand- wick who scored 152 runs to Fort Street's WILLIAMS HOUSE 90. J. Watson was the most successful bowler taking 6 for 52. L. Gibson, the captain, shone House Master: Mr. W. Anderson. with the bat, scoring 59. House Captain: Christopher Trott. The second match against Enmore, brought During the year, Williams House has had a about our first victory. This win was mainly comparatively good year in all sports. due to the stubborn fifth wicket partnership of 60 runs by D. Holt and G. Kent who scored In the Swimming Carnival we came last— 39 and 17 not out respectively. Enmore to- however, the Senior competitors contributed talled only 49 and 9 for 49 against Fort many points in the closing stages of the Street's 6 for 74 (declared). The bowling Carnival. honours went to R. Morris (3 for 21) and J. Watson (3 for 17) in Enmore's first Williams House, this year in swimming, innings, and to G. Kent who took 5 for 11, seems to- be lacking support from the Junior off some accurate spin bowling in their sec- years, but, with a little more interest, will ond innings. develop into a strong House in swimming. Our best swimers were: G. Ross, A. Wood, C. Tate Our last match up to date resulted In a and W. Neal. close win to Sydney High, who on a very In the Athletics Carnival, Williams House rough wicket scored 113. Fort Street, not made a splendid effort, to come second. We accustomed to such a pitch, were dismissed missed out on first place purely through lack for 84. This proved an excellent match for of competitors. With more competitors, we R. Morris who scored 28 and took 4 wickets should do well in future years. for 22 runs off 12 overs. In the First Grade Rugby Union team, Fort Street are still in the running for a Williams had strong representation: W. semi-final position, and with improved batt- Thompson, R. Steele, T. Stegman and G. ing and fielding next season could be assured Williamson, whilst in the strong First Grade of a place. Soccer team the representatives of Williams Housp were: G. Windley and T. Watson. The whole team would like to express their appreciation to Mr. Wheeler for his inval- Finally, I would like to take this oppor- uable coaching and advice throUghout the tunity to wish all the members of Williams season, as a result of which the team was House the best of luck in the future, and assured of an enjoyable, if not a very success- thank Mr. W. Anderson and fellow prefects ful season of cricket from the very start. Ist GRADE CRICKET, 1962 Back: T. Jones, G. Kent, D. Halt. Centre: Mr. J. Wheeler (Coach), R. Cosgrove, G. Windley, J. Bryant, C. Meredith, Mr. P. Jackson (Sportsmaster). Front: G. Boyd, L. Gibson (Captain), Mr. C. Biggers (Principal), R. Morris, J. Watson. 76 THE FORTIAN

2nd GRADE CRICKET. 1962

Back: J. Pettigrew, A. Abrahams, J. Power. Centre: P. Street, K. Beal, A. Wright, R. Evans ,D. Collins, G. Stephenson. Front: R. Porter, J. Crawford (Captain), Mr. W. Hayward (Coach), R. Bell, I. Granger.

SECOND GRADE CRICKET THIRD GRADE CRICKET At this early stage of the season Second Third Grade have played fairly well so far Grade is in a favourable position to win the this season, and of the two completed Zone Competition. matches, we, have had one win and one loss.

In our first match Fort Street elected to In the first match against Randwick (with bat and were dismissed for 163. Stephenson very few of the team having previously hitting up a bright 44 runs and Beal 25 not played together), the team did not function out. In reply Randwick were 3-13 at the close smoothly, especially in the field, and the of the day's play. Owing to rain the following match resulted in a very easy win for Rand- week the match was drawn. wick. Fort Street made 64 and 4-35. Rand- Our second match resulted in an outright wick declared at 6-106. The best players for win for Fort Street. AlIter fine bowling by Fort Street were Ayling 17 and Hawkes 12. Granger and Beal, Sydney High was dismissed for 40 runs (Granger 8-18, including In the final match of the term, our oppon- the hat-trick). Fort Street quickly totalled ents were Sydney High. This match was 96 runs (Street 34) and Sydney High was played on an extremely poor ground and then bundled out for 21 runs (Granger 4-6). pitch, but our players accepted the challenge of this remarkable "pitch", and the match In our last match before the winter re- resulted in a first innings win to Fort Street. cess Fort Street was beaten on the first Fort Street scored 88, Sydney High 54 and innings by Ibrox Park. The scores were:— 9-70. Top scorers were Easton 21 and Mad- Ibrox Park 99 and 6-48 declared (Power 3-17 igan 13. Spin-bowler Sugowdz finished the and 2-5) beat Fort Street 79 and 6-39 by match with a score of 6-19 and 4-25. 20 !Imp on the first innings. Most of the players have had their, share of The team would like to express its thanks runs, the most consistent batsmen being Craig to Mr. Hayward for his keen interest and and Hawkes. The fast bowlers, Ayling, Ric- valuable coaching throughout the season. cord and Groves, though somewhat inaccurate. THE FORTIAN 77

3rd GRADE CRICKET, 1962 Back: G. Coghlan, M. Rosenfield, R. Hawkes. Centre: A. Sugowdz, A. Craig (Vice-Captain), R. Ayling, J. Riccord, P. Madigan, J. Bennett. Front: M. Pearson, G. Easton (Captain), Mr. G. Bradford (Coach), D. Fortune, D. Groves. have taken many wickets; likewise have the We played Ibrox Park in our next match and spinners Sugowdz and Pearson. Sugowdz, es- they scored 8-131 declared and had us 6-28 pecially, has bowled many fine overs. when Morgan and Hill came together. Hill scored a solid 24 and Morgan a dogged 18. The team has continued to improve in each This stand enabled our tailenders to play out match to date, and should do well in the time. At stumps the score was 9-72, giving latter half of the season. This improvement us a draw and leaving us undefeated in the is due to the hard work of our cc ach, Mr. competition so far. Bradford, whom the team wishes to thank for his advice and encouragement through- The team acknowledges and is grateful for out the season. the interest and assistance given by our coach, Mr. Horan. FOURTH GRADE CRICKET Fourth Grade so far this year is undefeated FIFTH GRADE CRICKET in its four matches, having won two and The first match played by the home side drawn two. was against the strong Randwick High School In the first match of the season we were side. Play was dominated by their opening dismissed for 63, Dovolil scoring 22. Randwick pair who put 157 runs on the board before went in to bat and were soon all out for 26. fore loss. The Fort Street side was soundly Chappelow and Morgan shared the wickets beaten. in this match taking 5-6 and 5-16 respectively. Next we played Enmore, and after some In the next match we dismissed Enmore bad fielding by the Fort Street team, En- for 38 with Morgan taking 5-15 and Chap- more made the very good score of 130. When pelow 5-22. Fort Street scored 72, our keeper, Fort Street batted, D. Wilkinson made a Max Wallace, scoring 31 not out. very good score, but we could not catch up to Enmore. We were lucky to draw the next match against Sydney High; they were in a strong ..The next match was against Sydney High position after scoring 130 and leaving us at School when Fort Street was sent in to bat. 1-8, when rain washed out play. W. Mahoney, M. Mackenroth, G. Walker and 78 THE FORTIAN

D. Wilkinson all batted well. Fort Street's Second match: Fort Street 109 (Barry 34, total was 123. The next week Sydney High Keato 23, Perkins 16) defeated Enmore 39 batted; after some brilliant fielding by the (Burns 5-6, Perkins 3-5) and 2-25. Fort Street side the match seemed to be Third match: This match was drawn owing ours, but a sound effort by their middle to the state of the pitch on the second day, batsmen lost the match for us. We were the score being Sydney High 9-102 (Packett beaten by 7 runs. 4-22, Perryman 2-23). Ibrox Park was the next team we played. The last match: This match showed Fort In this match D, Easton showed promise Street at its best. The result was: Fort as an opener. The match was won by Fort Street 114 (Lach 33, Bailey 28, Packett 25. Street. White 19 and Burns 12 not out) defeated Ibrox Park 93 (Burns 3-17 and 7-31). All members of the team would like to Lach had the highest aggregate of 51 runs. thank Mr. Astle for the time he has spent The team appreciates the help of the coach, coaching the team. Mr. D. Tow, from whom we have learnt a considerable amount of cricket knowledge. SIXTH GRADE CRICKET VISIT OF M.C.C. TEAM Sixth Grade, after losing the first match against a strong Randwick side, have settled It is to be hoped that all cricketers avail down to playing good cricket. The results of themselves of the opportunity to see the M.C.C. the matches played so far are: — in action in Australia this season. First match: Randwick 8-77 (Keato 3-10, All cricket hopefuls should make a point of Perryman 2-22) defeated Fort Street 75 visiting the Sydney Cricket Ground for at (Packett 21, Lach 14, Bailey 12). least one of the Tests to be played there.

in the heart of Sydney is the recognised centre for Fort Street school outfitting We have arranged it so that mothers can buy uniforms, shoes — everything for school on the same floor, our 4th. Use O.P.A., no deposit, 8 months to pay. THE FORTIAN 79 FOOTBALL - 1962

FIRST GRADE RUGBY UNION R. Mannis (Lock): Fast in attack and sound in defence. Line-out specialist. Fort Street retained its reputation on the football field despite the rezoning of schools, T. Stegman (Half-Back and Five-Eight): resulting in strong opposition from schools of Tireless intelligent footballer. the calibre of Sydney, Randwick and Cleve- R. Steele (Front Row): Always on the ball, land Street. and in all forward play was outstanding. Placed second in the zone, Fort Street was defeated on only one occasion, Sydney High A. Wood (Front Row): Good forward in being the victors in the first round, a defeat general play; rucks and tight work specialist. not repeated in the second round, the game G. Williamson (Second Row): Solid, hard resulting in a draw although "the bounce of working forward, with determination in attack. the ball" did not favour Fort Street. In all it was an excellent season of football against worthy opponents, played in the real tradition of Rugby Union, hard but clean; teamwork and spirit were apparent in all SECOND GRADE RUGBY UNION games, but never more evident than in the game against Randwick, when Fort Street With many changes throughout the season, down 13-5 at half-time ran off, the winners Second Grade have never really experienced 25-16. a sound combination either in the backline C.H.S. honours this year go to W. Thomp- or the forwards, and although four out of son and R. Steele, each worthy representa- the first five matches were won, the team tives of Fort Street. Congratulations! deteriorated badly and lost the remaining Our thanks to Mr. Letchford and Mr. Jack- three matches. son whose outstanding ability in all aspects of coaching was undoubtedly the reason for T. Stegman, J. Durham and G. Williamson our success during the season. were promoted to First Grade, after some P. Origlass (Captain, Centre): Penetrating excellent displays in the first few matches. runs and punishing tackles were always a This disrupted the quickly developing com- feature. bination, and the team never really settled down again, despite the presence of a number W. Thompson (Vice-Captain, Second Row): of good footballers. Outstanding forward, line-out and scrum specialist. G. McDonald proved a tough player and J. Bryant (Breakaway): Hard rucking for- turned in some rugged displays, both in attack ward and good all round play. and in defence, on the wing. Half-back D. Hamill gave an excellent service from the R. Carnegie (Centre and Five-Eight): Elu- scrum base, at all times, and was always sive in attack, strong in defence, excellent tackling opposing forwards usually twice his cover defence. size. R. Cracknell (Winger): A speedy runner with sound defence. The breakaways, J. Hay and J. Waters, turned in some excellent performances, and J. Cover (Half-Back and Breakaway): Hard proved an asset in the forwards. They were tackler, good ball service and vigorous in well supported by hard play from K. Park- tight play. hurst and D. Craig. The hooking was shared by W. Hands and A. Mackie, and they always J. Crawford (Full-Back): Safe hands and won a fair share of the ball. good defence and an outstanding goal-kicker early in the season. The final results for both rounds were as J. Durham (Breakaway): Cover defence out- follows:— standing and at least one of the hardest tacklers. Fort St. v. Enmore: 48-0; 42-0. Fort St. v. Randwick: 11-10; 5-9. J. Diesendorf (Front Row): Sound forward. Fort St. v. Sydney High: 0-24; 3-21. Fort St. v. Cleveland St.: 22-11; 0-9. R. Evans (Hooker): Hard working forward, rugged in tight play. The team would like to thank and express G. Lenard (Winger): Match winning, de- its appreciation to Mr. Rankin for his interest termined runner. and assistance as coach, throughout the season. K. McGuire (Centre): Hard running centre, played well above his weight. Is+ GRADE RUGBY UNION. 1962 Back: R. Carnegie, J. Durham, J. Crawford, J. Diesendorf, R. Evans, K. McGuire. Centre: Mr. S. Letchford (Coach), J. Cover, T. Stegman, R. Steele, R. Morris, J. Bryant, A. Wood, Mr. P. Jackson (Sportsmaster). Front: R . Cracknell, W. Thompson, Mr. C. E. Biggers (Principal), P. Origlass (Captain). G. Lenard. THE FORTIAN 81

2nd GRADE RUGBY UNION, 1962 Back: R. Neale, J. Waters, P. Gillespie, D. Bolton, G. Lane, A. Dickenson. Centre: W. Hands, J. Hay, W. Gould, A. Mackie, D. Craig, L. Ward. Front: J. Pankhurst, D. Hamill, L. Gibson (Captain), Mr. J. Rankin (Coach), P. Dixon, P. Mordike, G. McDonald.

the team in getting a fair share of the ball THIRD GRADE RUGBY UNION — good in defence. H. Hawkes, Prop.: A fiery forward, who Fort Street had quite a successful season, gave an excellent exhibition of propping in finishing second in the zone, 2 points behind the ultimate winners Sydney High; however every game. we had the satisfaction of beating every team D. Weeding, S/R.: Very fit, always on the in our zone. The team played consistent football. Proved to be a most valuable tight ball and were very unlucky not to take the forward. competition out; both backs and forwards combined to make a very formidable combina- L. Johnston, S/R.: Ran hard, always using tion in every phase of the game. his size to the best advantage. Line out work was very good. The team wishes to express its thanks to the coach, Mr. B. Thomas, for the hard work G. Campbell, Lock: His cover defence and he has put into the team and also for his backing up were all that could be desired. enthusiasm, which spurred the team on to P. Knight, B/W.: He proved a continual greater efforts. worry to the opposition's inside backs with his crashing tackles. A "Best and Fairest" competition was held during the season, Norm McCulla was first J. Briedis, B/W.: His size did not stop him. with 9 points, followed by Peter Knight and He stood out from the scrum and hindered Gordon Campbell both on 8 points. opposition backs. The team consisted of the following players: I. Chrismas, Half: Tackled vigorously; G. Hendry, Prop.: A strong forward who varied attack well. Often cut holes in the backed up well. Always ready to pounce on opponent's defence. any loose ball. A. Grajcar, Five-eight: Gave supports a J. Patterson, Hooker: Did good work for good service. Worked well. 82 THE FORTIAN

3rd GRADE RUGBY UNION. 1962 Back: J. Briedis, A. Graicar, L. Johnson, G. Hendry, R. Hawkes, B. Caldwell. Centre: R. Cosgrove, M. Conomos, N. McCulla, M. Belme, S. Po!gar, W. McLaughlin. Front: D. Weeding, G. Campbell, J. Patterson (Captain), Mr. B. Thomas (Coach), C. Meredith, P. Knight, I. Chrismas.

C. Meredith, In-centre and Vice-Captain. Skilled player and penetrative back, kicked FOURTH GRADE RUGBY UNION well and often got the team out of trouble.

M. Belme, Out-centre: Played well in his Greatly handicapped by size, Fourth Grade first year of football. Made many crashing had a season of mediocre success. In a hard runs; defence faultless. competition the small team performed reasonably to reach the semi-finals. However, they were defeated by a big Randwick team in a N. McCulla, Wing: Attacked well and often hard match, where Randwick's size carried boosted morale by scoring in a crucial period. them on to victory. One of our main problems was the lack of co-ordination among the S. Polgar, Wing: Played well in his first forwards in the rucks and lineouts. Total year in Rugby. Ran strongly. points were 117 for and 105 against.

B. Caldwell, Full-back: A safe handler with a good side-step. Always ran well with the In the front row, Lear, Taylor and Heyde ball. combined well, but lacked support and were frequently being pushed off the ball. Lear R. Cosgrove, B/W.: Played hard and tackled and Heyde stood out in the nicks and al- well. Always on the ball. ways defended solidly, as did Steventon, Mills and Harper, while breakaways, Economou and M. Conomos, S/R.: Very solid forward. Val- Chappelow, were constant menaces to the uable in tight play. opposition's inside backs.

W. McLaughlin, Prop.: Did a lot of power- The backline had potential, but were not ful work. given many opportunities through lack of the ball. G. Simpson, G. Byrne and G. Windley —J.P. all ran hard and determinedly in the centres, THE FORTIAN 83 and were not lacking in support from the which left us to take third place in the com- wingers, Peebles and Singleton. At the scrum petition. base F. Nelson and P. Byrne combined and Pettigrew and Jones missed several games ran well, serving the backs while full-back R. during the season because of injury, and it Morgan was safe and a reliable goal-kicker. was in these games that Riccord and Holden played outstanding football and saved the The team wishes to thank Mr. Howlin for his team from defeat several times. helpful advice and encouragement throughout The forwards played well during the season the season. and their speed and combination often caught —P.B. the opposing team off guard. Easton, the goalkeeper, was safe with shots both in the air and along the ground, the greater per- centage of goals being scored as the result of melees in the goalmouth. FIFTH GRADE RUGBY UNION The team thanks our coach, Mr. Clark, for his assistance and interest during the Fifth Grade had a very unlucky season this season. year and was dogged by sickness and injuries. It was only about three times that we came off with a full team, and in the last three SECOND GRADE SOCCER competition matches we went on with only fourteen men. While playing Randwick, one Second Grade Soccer had a very successful of the competition leaders, our star player, season this year. After a rather shaky start Les Phelps, was taken off the field with a in the first round, the team improved so much broken collar bone after nearly scoring. Rand- that we easily beat Ibrox Park in the grand wick beat us 10-8. final 5-0. Best and fairest players were Wil- liams and Coombes, while Clarke was a most Joice (Capt.), McLauchlain (Vice-Capt.), prolific goal scorer. It would be hard to R. Shaw and G. Mee all played consistently single out any other player as the team well throughout the year. The team thanks was such a solid and well-balanced team. Mr. Maidment, our coach, for his interest We extend our thanks to the coach, Mr. Carey, throughout the season. for his assistance and for the milk-shakes —R. Moyle. with which he rewarded the team after our win in the final. —E.C. SIXTH GRADE RUGBY UNION THIRD GRADE SOCCER The Fort Street team gained third place in In the early part of the season, Third Grade this year's competition. During the year we was not very successful, because they did not played twelve matches, winning six of them, act as a team, but in the second round the and were defeated by Cleveland Street in a team improved and played more as a team semi-final, 11-5. Our greatest victory occurred and reached the semi-finals. We won our way when we defeated Sydney High 8-5, after into the finals, but we were beaten by Ibrox being beaten 23-0 in the first competition Park. round. The best players were Warren Rendall and Many members of the team showed promise Colin Long in the forwards and Barry Mellross of developing into First Grade footballers in in defence. a few years. The best and fairest player of the On behalf of the team, I would like to team was our Captain, B. Keato, followed congratulate Colin Long on gaining represen- by P. Dunn and B. Morgan, equal second; tation in the C.H.S. and to thank Mr. Ander- we hope for an improvement, and an even son for looking after us after our former more successful season, next year. coach, Mr. Mathie, left.

FOURTH GRADE SOCCER SOCCER Fourth Grade had a successful season, finishing second in the minor premiership to Ibrox Park. We then went into the semi- FIRST GRADE SOCCER finals where we were beaten by Enmore, and therefore could not play in the final. The team played hard, constructive football The team was:—K. Land (Captain), D. throughout the season and was very unlucky Sewell, R. McPhillips, J. Grouse, N. White, not to have reached the finals. The team K. Copland, G. Bailey, D. Falconer, A. Dove, played Cleveland Street in the semi-finals on W. Pigrim and N. Maitland. a wet day, and because of the slow field and The team wishes to thank Mr. Anderson for the slippery condition of the ball, Cleveland the coaching that he has given us throughout Street were able to score the winning goal the year. 84 THE FORTIAN

Opportunities with C.S.R.

The Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd., has vacancies for staffappointmentsin1963

A large industrial and commercial organisation, C.S.R. produced in 1961 nearly half a million tons of raw sugar in Australia and Fiji and refined about 600,000 tons for consumption in Australia and New Zealand. C.S.R. is a large manufacturer of building materials, makes industrial chemicals and alcohol, and mines gypsum and asbestos.

THE C.S.R. COMPANY offers special opportunities to suitable young men in many fields including: accounting, finance and commercial work agricultural research chemistry and chemical engineering engineering field staff marketing and sales research and development which can lead to positions in top management and administration.

C.S.R.'S TRAINING PROGRAMME Officers in all branches of C.S.R. staff receive training appro- priate to their work. There are three main parts in the company's training programme: — formal courses in tertiary education leading to a degree or other qualification at a university or other teaching establishment on either a part-time or full-time basis. These courses give the officers the skill and knowledge to help them advance in their own field. (The choice of course for an officer rests with the company and depends largely on his Leaving Certificate results.) — an organised plan of on-the-job training and rotation of appointments to give wide experience of work in the company. — a programme of development to encourage young men of ability to equip themselves for promotion.

APPLICATIONS Applicants for engagement with C.S.R. should preferably be under 19 years of age and must have obtained the Leaving Certificate or be sitting for this examination in 1962. They should submit applications in their own handwriting, preferably before the end of November, 1962, addressed to:

The General Manager, The Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd., 1 O'Connell Street, Sydney.

CSR305R2 1st GRADE SOCCER, 1962

Back: J. Steele, T. Jones, R. Judge, G. Easton, N. Holden, A. Abrahams. Front: J. Riccord, K. Long, K. Hickey (Captain), Mr. S. Clark (Coach), K. Beal, J. Pettigrew, G. Tamplenizza. 86 THE FORTIAN

2nd GRADE SOCCER, 1962 Back: R. Brunton, L. Legge, D. Hughes. Centre: T. Hardgrove, G. Clark, R. Tagg, G. Williams, J. Barnett. Front: P. Reid, P. Hughes, E. Coombes (Capt.), Mr. C. Carey (Coach), G. Poole, L. Land, R. Legge.

3rd GRADE SOCCER, 1962 Back: A. Martin, D. Watson, J. Livanos, J. Baker, B. Mellross, S. Naftel, D. Day. Front: W. Rendall, M. Mackenroth, R. Duncan (Capt.), Mr. W. Anderson (Coach), C. Long, R. Stevenson, D. Wilkinson. THE FORTIAN 87

SPORTS COMMITTEE, 1962 Back: D. Saville, D. Holt. Centre: R. Carnegie, J. Bennett, D. Gillett, P. Reid, L. Johnston, C. Meredith. Front: B. Caldwell, G. Easton, Mr. P. Jackson (Sportsmaster), R. Mair, P. Knight.

TENNIS 1962

and also 35 sets for, 9 sets against. FIRST GRADE TENNIS The team:— Although they did not win the competition Garry Wright: A young player who shows First Grade had a very satisfactory season exceptional promise and should no doubt be with a noticeable improvement in the standard an asset to school tennis in later years. of play as the competition progressed Wayne Newey: Another young player who The players were: should be an asset also. Wayne and Garry S. Leask: Powerful server and good vol- played together and combined well, being leyer. instrumental in many wins. F. Burley: Always consistent with good Jon Boughton (Captain): Played consist- groundstrokes. ently throughout the season. He has a good G. Boyd: Sound volleyer with a good fore- serve and a forehand, but his backhand could hand. be improved. R. Donlon: Good server with accurate back- Alan Cummine: A good sound player with a hand. very good serve and reliable ground strokes. Alan and Jon combined well to achieve numerous successes. SECOND GRADE TENNIS Barry Haworth: Playing as reserve was always reliable when required. Second Grade had a very successful season, The team would like to thank Mr. Menzies winning the final against Randwick. for his advice and help during the season, For the season the team had the following figures:-238 games for, 125 games against, 88 THE FORTIAN

TENNIS—SENIORS, 1962 Back: G. Wright, J. Boughton, R. Donlon, W. Newey. Front: A. Cummine, S. Leask, Mr .K. Menzies (Coach), G. Boyd, F. Burley.

TENNIS—JUNIORS, 1962 Back: L. Thompson: P. Dermody, G. Powell, V. Badelati. Front: R. Hayes, C. Wilson, Mr. K. Menzies (Coach), S. Jewell, R. Murray. Sitting: P. Cooper. THE FORTIAN 89

THIRD GRADE TENNIS FOURTH GRADE TENNIS Third Grade Tennis had a rather unsuccess- The Fourth Grade team, this season, played ful season, and did not reach the semi-finals. quite well and showed a good attitude towards Although the individual players were quite the game. The team displayed good tennis good, they did not play well as a team. If in the semi-final match against Randwick, this team is to do well in the future, more in which they were defeated by six games. co-operation between players is necessary. The players were:— The members of the team were:— R. Murray (Captain): Effective first ser- C. Wilson (Captain): A good all-round vice. player with a reliable backhand. P. Cooper: Dependable ground strokes. V. Badalati: A steady and consistent player. R. Hayes: A good defensive player with a strong forehand drive. G. Powell: A stylish player showing a great deal of promise. S. Jewell: A very consistent player with an accurate volley. P. Dermody: A good net player. The team would like to thank Mr. Menzies L. Thompson: Played well during the season for his advice and coaching throughout the and is a good all-round player. season. —C.W. —R.M.

BASKETBALL - 1962

st GRADE BASKETBALL, 1962

Back: T. Stegman, G. Lenard, A. Dickenson, J. Patterson. Front: N. McCulla, R. Carnegie (Captain), Mr. R. Morgan (Coach), P. Byrne, G. Tamplenizza. 90 THE FORTIAN

FIRST GRADE BASKETBALL other schools are 100% better than those we have here. When the season started, the team lacked experience, but within a few games a This year Fort Street moved into a new fair combination between backs and forwards zone and the basketball competition was very was obtained. strong—so good in fact that Fort Street failed to win a game in the six that were Our thanks go to Mr. Morgan for his advice played. and assistance throughout the season. The team played well in each game but badly lacked tall players. The closest game was against Enmore who beat us by about twenty points. THIRD GRADE BASKETBALL However, we managed to get Alan Dicken- son and Robert Carnegie in the C.H.S. Firsts, So far Third Grade Basketball have had a and this was some compensation. very close but unsuccessful season. Although small, the team performed well. G. Clarke, The school team this year was as follows: R. Taylor and F. Nelson, the forwards, com- R. Ward, N. McCulla, G. Tamplenizza, G. bined and scored well in attacking play while Lenard, A. Dickenson and R. Carnegie. P. Smith, J. Harper and P. Heyde were effective in defence. The team succeeded in winning The team would like to thank Mr. Morgan, only three out of eight matches, but were al- the coach, for the time and effort he has ways narrowly defeated in their losing given to coaching the team. matches. G. Clarke (Captain) and R. Taylor (Vice-Captain) were top scorers. The team was G. Clarke, R. Taylor, F. SECOND GRADE BASKETBALL Nelson, P. Smith, J. Harper, P. Heyde, S. Jewkes and L. Legge. Second Grade had a fairly successful season winning three of their eight games. This is a The team wishes to thank Mr. Thomas for lot better than it sounds as facilities at the his strong coaching and helpful advice.

2nd GRADE BASKETBALL 1962 Back: J. Patterson, T. Stegman, P. Byrne, M. McKellar. Front: J. Boughton, R. Crecknell (Captain), Mr. R. Morgan (Coach), C. Trott, G. Byrne. THE FORTIAN 91 WATER POLO

1st GRADE WATER POLO, 1962 Back: W. Neal, J. Bennett, G. Hendry, G. Halmagyi. Front: G. Ross, J. Durham, Mr. D. Dalgleish (Coach), W. Gould (Captain), J. Diesendorf.

Outstanding teamwork was shown in the FIRST GRADE WATER POLO backs by Steventon, who showed much im- The First Grade Water Polo team has had provement, and Falk, Porter, Ley and Mohr a fairly successful season, winning four of were strong in defence, and scored some the eight competition matches already goals. Economou, the captain, who played played. Individually the team has shown centre forward, attacking with Toister and great potential, but lack of teamwork and Clinkett, was responsible for a considerable conditioning has led to mediocre performances number of goals. We hope to have an even on the part of the team. In spite of this, more successful season next year. Durham, Hendry, Neal and Gould, repre- The team wishes to thank Mr. Dalgleish sented the School in the Zone trials; Durham for his guidance and enthusiasm through- gaining selection in the Combined Zone team. out the season. The results of the matches played are as follows:— THIRD GRADE WATER POLO Fort Street v. Randwick: 0-10; 2-8. The 1961-62 season has been reasonably Fort Street v. Enmore: 6-2; 8-0. successful for Third Grade, Fort Street hav- Fort Street v. Sydney High: 8-5; 4-3. ing won five of their eight matches. So far this Fort Street v. Ibrox Park: 3-7; 1-6. season the team's total is 27 goals for and The team would like to thank their coach, 18 goals against. Mr. Dalgleish, for his help and co-operation, The top scorers were McLauchlain with 13 and especially for his zealous interest, without goals, Caldwell with 9 goals and Dines with which, Water Polo, as a major part of sport 4 goals. in the School, would cease to exist. Results were as follows:— Fort St. v. Randwick: 4-2. SECOND GRADE WATER POLO Fort St. v. Randwick: 3-2. With the help of Mr. D. Dalgleish, our Fort St. v. Enmore: 6-5. coach, Second Grade had a happy season. Fort St. v. Enmore: 7-2. The most exciting game was against Ibrox Fort St. v. Sydney High: 5-3. Park, when Fort Street, playing confidently Fort St. v. Sydney High: 4-3. too' the game 3-2. Previously Fort Street Fort St. v. Ibrox Park: 2-1. had showed much teamwork against stronger Fort St. v. Ibrox Park: 3-2. and more experienced schools, such as Sydney The team thanks Mr. Dalgleish for his interest in the team's welfare. High. 92 THE FORTIAN

2nd GRADE WATER POLO, 1962

Back: T. Clinckett, G. Ley, D. Morris. Centre: P. Armstrong, R. Mohr, A. Cummine, J. Steventon, J. Elliott. Front: R. Smith, L. Economou (Captain), Mr. D. Dalgleish (Coach), J. Porter, G. Toister.

SWIMMING

70th ANNUAL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

The 70th Annual Swimming Carnival was Senior: J. Durham (Chrismas)-44 points. held this year, at Cabarita Baths on Friday, 23rd February. 16 Years: G. Hendry (Kilgour)-44 points. 15 Years: G. Halmagyi (Kilgour)-24 points. Despite a wet day, the Carnival Manages, Mr. P. Jackson, with the assistance of the 14 Years: I. McLauchlain (Mearns)-42 pts. members of the Staff and the Carnival Com- 13 Years: K. Copland (Chrismas)-24 pts. mittee, consisting of J. Bennett, B. Caldwell, R. Carnegie, D. Gillett, D. Holt, L. Johnston, and C. Meredith, made it a great success. Senior: We wish to express our sincere thanks to 55 Yards Freestyle Championship: Neal, W.; all who assisted in any way. Durham, J.; Weeding, D. 30.6 secs. 55 Yards Freestyle Novice: Tate, C. RESULTS: 110 Yards Freestyle Championship: Durham, J.; Neal, W.; Armstrong, P. 1 min. 9.0 secs. Three records were broken this year, and there Were two new events. 110 Yards Freestyle Novice: Wood, A.; Reed, I.; Finn, A. The age champions and the points they 220 Yards Freestyle Championship: Durham, gained for their Houses are:— J.; Neal, W. 2 min. 34.2 secs. THE FORTIAN 93

220 Yards Freestyle Championship: Coghlan, 220 Yards Freestyle Novice: Gould, W.; Dick- inson, A.; Finn, A. 3 min. 5.8 secs. S.; Nade, G.; Lear, G. 3 min. 15.9 secs. Durham, 55 Yards Breaststroke Championship: Hal- 440 Yards Freestyle Championship: magyi, G.; Simpson, M.; Nade, G. 39.6 secs. J.; Neal, W. 5 min. 45.0 secs. Finn, A. (Record). 440 Yards Freestyle Novice: Chown, G. 880 Yards Freestyle Championship: Mc- 55 Yards Breaststroke Novice: Lauchlain. I.; Hendry, G.; Durham, J. 55 Yards Backstroke Championship: Halmagyi, secs. 110 Yards Breaststroke Championship: Nye, G.; Falk, J.; Simpson, M. 45.3 J.; Neal, W.; Durham, J. 1 min. 39.9 secs. 55 Yards Backstroke Novice: Inglis, D.; Evans, R.; Heyde, P. 46.8 secs. 55 Yards Breaststroke Novice: Wood, A.; Weeding, D.; Finn, A. 50.5 secs. 55 Yards Butterfly Championship: Halmagyi, 110 Yards Backstroke Championship: Dur- G.; Nade, G.; Ley, G. 38.8 secs. ham, J.; Thompson, W. Champion: Haimagyi, G. (K)-24 points. 55 Yards Backstroke Novice: Finn, A.; Weed- Champion House: Kilgour-50 points. ing, D.;. Steele, R. 43.4 secs. 110 Yards Butterfly Championship: Durham, 14 Years: J.; Thompson, W. 1 min. 53.8 secs. 220 Yards Medley: Durham, J.; Neal, W.; 55 Yards Freestyle Championship: McLauch- Hepper, G. 3 min. 16.8 secs. lain, I.; Chown, G.; Hepper, G. 34.0 secs. Mearns, 220 Yards House Medley Relay: 55 Yards Freestyle Novice: Haynes, J.; Lowe, Williams, Chrismas. 2 min. 58.6 secs. S.; Carberry, P. 36.5 secs. 220 Yards Freestyle Relay: Mearns, Chrismas, 110 Yards Freestyle Championship: McLauch- Kilgour. 2 min. 30.0 secs. lain, I.; Hepper. G.; Chown, G. 1 min. 12.2 Champion: J. Durham (C)-44 points. secs. (Record). Champion House: Mearns-66 points. 110 Yards Freestyle Novice: Abrahart, L.; McCabe, B.; Carberry, P. 1 min. 37.0 secs. 16 Years: 220 Yards Freestyle Championship: McLauch- lain, I.; Chown, G.; Rodrick, D. 2 min. 34.1 55 Yards Freestyle Championship: Hendry, secs. (Record). G.; Caldwell, B.; Ross, G. 30.7 secs. 220 Yards Freestyle Novice: Copland, K.; 110 Yards Freestyle Championship: Hendry, Abrahart, L.; 3 mins. 4.7 secs. G.; Ross, G.; Bennett, J. 1 min. 7.5 secs. 55 Yards Breaststroke Championship: Mc- 110 Yards Freestyle Novice: Stegman, T. Lauchlain, I.; Prgomet, L.; Chown, G. 220 Yards Freestyle Championship: Hendry, 50.0 secs. G.; Ross, G. 2 min. 27.7 secs. 55 Yards Breaststroke Novice: Hughes, D.; 220 Yards Freestyle Novice: Caldwell, B.; Mitchell, G. 50.6 secs. Rosenfield, M. 3 min. 3.5 secs. 55 Yards Backstroke Championship: McLauch- 440 Yards Freestyle Championship: Hendry, lain, I.; Abrahart, L.; Chown, G. 44.0 secs. G.; Ross, G. 5 min. 33.2 secs. 55 Yards Backstroke Novice: Smith, L.; Mc- 110 Yards Breaststroke Championship: Ross, Cabe, B. G.; Hendry, G.; Judge, R. 1 min. 39.3 secs. 55 Yards Butterfly Championship: McLauch- (New Event). lain, I.; Hepper, G. 43.1 secs. 55 Yards Breaststroke Novice: Stegman, T. Champion: McLauchlain, I. (M)-42 points. 110 Yards Backstroke Championship: Hendry, Champion House: Mearns-46 points. G.; Ley, G. 1 min. 39.4 secs. (New Event). 55 Yards Backstroke Novice: Carnegie, R.; 18 Years: Toister, G.; Mair, R. 47.4 secs. 55 Yards Butterfly Championship: Hendry, 55 Yards Freestyle Championship: Copland, G.; Ross, G. 42.6 secs. K.; Johnstone, R.; Devine, N. 38.7 secs. 220 Yards House Relay: Mearns, Chrismas, 55 Yards Freestyle Novice: Gwozdz, H. Williams. 2 min. 36.0 secs. 110 Yards Freestyle Championship: Copland, Champion: Hendry, G. (K)-44 points. K.; Johnstone, R.; Sutherland, D. Champion House: Kilgour-46 points. 110 Yards Freestyle Novice: Gwozdz, H. 55 Yards Breaststroke Championship: Suther- 15 Years: land, D.; Copland, K.; Devine, N. 50.8 secs. 55 Yards Backstroke Championship: Copland, 55 Yards Freestyle Championship: Falk, J.; K.; Sutherland, D.; Johnstone, R. 1 min. Street, P.; Halmagyi, G. 33.3 secs. 46.0 secs. 55 Yards Freestyle Novice: Saville, D.; Eco- 55 Yards Backstroke Novice: Gwozdz, H. nomou, L.; Inglis, D. 37.1 secs. 55 Yards Butterfly Championship: Johnstone, 110 .Yards Freestyle Championship: Falk, J.; R.; Sutherland, D.; Copland, K. 46.1 secs. Halmagyi, G.; Coghlan, S. 1 min. 22.4 secs. Champion: Copland, K. (C)-24 points. 110 Yards Freestyle Novice: Steventon, G.; Champion House: Chrismas-28 points. Economou, L.; Kirby, R. 1 min. 28.6 secs. ZONE SWIMMING, 1962 THE FORTIAN 95

Official Point Score.

Williams Section: Chrismas Kilgour Mearns 36 Senior 65 23 66 39 Under 16 22 46 16 13 Under 15 17 50 13 5 Under 14 28 18 46 16 Under 13 28 25 nil

141 109 Totals 160 162 THIRD FOURTH Positions SECOND FIRST

SCHOOL SPIRIT. ZONE SWIMMING CARNIVAL School spirit isn't something the boss brews The first annual Swimming Carnival of the overnight, new City of Sydney Zone, was held at the And it's not the stuff that's guaranteed to Drummoyne Olympic Pool on Friday, 23rd keep the pupils bright, to keep the staff March. It's not swigged at 9 a.m. awake, Three Fort Street boys gained honour for And it's not sold in the tuck shop before the School in being selected for the C.H S. the morning break. Swimming Carnival. They were:—G. Ross, It's not a thing that's swallowed to the sound second in the 16 Years 110 Yards Breast- of "Down the Hatch", stroke Championship; G. Halmagyi, second And it isn't drunk at half-time at a First in the 15 Years 55 Yards Breaststroke Cham- Grade football match. pionship; and I. McLauchlain, second in the No, it isn't any beverage to redden up your 14 Years 220 Yards Freestyle Championship. nose, It's writing to the Fortian before the entries All our competitors are to be congratu- close. lated for their fine performance. —P.W. —P. Pike, 5A.

FORTIAN AWARDS, 1962

Photography: J. Nye for "Tranquillity". SENIOR: Art: M. Szeps for "Helen". Verse: I. R. Cugley for "Sea Wall". Highly Commended: R. G. Ayling for "Analysis of Time". JUNIOR: Prose: D. Graupner for "Modern Architec- Verse: No award. ture". Prose: R. Moyle for "The Shadows". Highly Commended: P. Armstrong for "The Struggle for Artistic Survival in a Photography: No award. Democratic Society" and J. Power for "The Japanese Haiku". Art: No award.

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ATHLETICS TEAM. THE FORTIAN 97 CLASS LISTS --- 1962

5A 4B Armstrong, P.; Batey, I.; Bell, R.; Crooks, Bow, A.; Briedis, J.; Chan, Y.; Cleal, K.; B.; Diesendorf, J.; Evans, R.; Exton, J.; Coghlan, S.; Crake, A.; Davis, P.; Dick, R.; Gale, G.; Gardner, R.; Gibson, L.; Griffiths, Edwards, C.; Elliott, J.; Falk, J.; Gale, R.; W.; Husband, R.; Kenniff, J.; McCaffery, Gillett, D.; Goswell, R.; Groves, D.; Hendry, J.; McGuire, K.; Moore, R.; Mury, T.; Ori- G.; Johnston, L.; Kent, G.; Ley. G.; Mc- glass, P.; Pankhurst, K.; Pike, P.; Power, Kellar, M.; Madigan, P.; Pearson, M.; Reid, J.; Ralphs, P.; Robards, G.; Roy, M.; Somer, P.; Rose, D.; Smith, R. A.; Stephenson, G.; I.; Tamplenizza, G.; Thompson, B,; Wales, White, R.; Whyte, D.; Wong, C. I.

5B 4C • Benson, D.; Blair, R.; Boughton, J.; Alchin, M.; Belme, M.; Bennett, J. D.; Cheong, S.; Chiu, V.; Collett, P.; Cooper, Campbell, G.; Collins, D.; Conomos, J.; Con- S.; Corridan, R.; Cracknell, R.; Crawford, omos, M.; Cosgrove, R.; Granger, I.; Grigg, J.; Crighton, J.; Dixon, R.; Finn, A.; French, G.; Harris, A.; Iawkes, R.; Hayes, R.; G.; Grajcar, A.; Hamill, D.; Hands, W.; Hill, Hewitt, K.; MacDonald, P.; McLelland, D.; G.; Hinrichsen, D.; Horne, C.; Hughes, G.; Morgan, R.; Olsen, A.; Porter, A.; Ross, R.; Johnson, K.; Lane, E.; McCulla, N.; Melville, Schwer, R.; Sismey, A.; Smith, R. G.; W.; Mordike, J.; Morris, R.; Neale, R.; Steg- Sugowdz, A.; Tophan, R.; Williamson, G.; man, T.; Tate, C.; Weeding, D.; Westerman, Wilson, C.; Wright, P. P.; Wong, P.; Wood, A.; Yap, M.

4D 5C Abrahams, A.; Arnold, P.; Bennett, K.; Beeforth, G.; Budden, R.; Carnegie, R.; Bolton, J.; Brown, D.; Bryant, J.; Buck, R.; Chrismas, I.• Clinckett, P.; Davis, W.; Giles, Cugley, I.; Dickinson, A.; Dixon, P.; Dunba,r P.; Holt, D' Johnston, M.; McCathie, J.; D.; Gillespie, P.; Goleby, V.; Goudge, B.; McLaughlin,.; W.; Meredith, C.; Morris, D.; Haworth, B.; Henson, R.; Lenard, G.; Mackie, Nicholls, Don.; Nicholls, Doug.; Pataky, A.; A.; Mohr, R.; Nye, J.; Pickard, J.; Reed, Poole, G.; Porter, R.; Sands, I.; Singleton, J.; Ross, G.; Steele, R.; Thompson, W.; Thom- R.; Strauss, D.; Windley, G. son, R.; Ware, R.; Waters, E. SA 5D Armstrong, K.; Blinman, E.; Boreham, K.; Anderson, A.; Bailey, P.; Bakaitis, H.; Bottrill, G.; Bussey, B.; Byrne, G., Byrne, Bartholomaeus, J.; Brophy, W.; Burley, F.; P.; Dickinson, R.; Dines, S.; Dermody, P.; Chapman, E.; Cover, J.; Durham, J.; Glas- Dove, R.; Dunn, I.; Dute, I.; East, W.; sick, R.; Gould, W.; Graupner, D.; Gray, R.; Frankland, B.; Gosling, T.; Gray, C.; Hamor, Guild, G.; Hay, J.; Hickey, K.; Jacobs, S.; G.; Hastie, K.; Hughes, P.; Jewell, S.; Legge, Johnston, H.; Judge, R.; Leask, S.; Long, L.; Legge, R.; Low, S.; Martin, K.; Mee, G.; K.; Precians, J.; Scott, R.; Trott, C.; Watt, Moyle, R.; Murray, G.; Norcott, H.; O'Farrell, N.; West, B. R.; Pawloff, G.; Phelps, L.; Powell, R.; Prgomet, L.; Reid, P.; Riccord, J.; Rodger, C.; Rosenfeld, M.; Shaw, R.; Sproule, A.; Turney, 5E T.; Wall, P.; Wright, R. Barnes, R.; Batey, L.; Boyd, G.; Braun, P.; Craig, D.; Donlon, R.; Finucane, P.; Greenfield, J.; Greer, R.; Holden, N.; Mac- Donald, G.; McAlpine, J.; Mathew, A.; Neal, SB W.; Pettigrew, J.; Steele, J.; Steinbeck, J.; Ward, L.; Watson, J. Barnett, J.; Carpenter, K.; Chapman, R.; Chappelow, D.; Davidson,I.; Drake, B.; Dunn, M.; Fisher, R.; Fletcer, P.; Giddey, K.; 4A Gordon, M.; Hancock, J.; Higgins, B.; Hoare, Ayling, R.; Bennett, J.; Cargill, A.; Cheek, D.; Holly, E.; Hughes, D.; Johnson, W.; J.; Cummine, A.; Cupit, G.; Deves, J.; Dillon, Land, L.; Levy, J.; Madsen, J.; McCabe, B.; J.; Douglass, G.; Easton, G.; Gilbert, P.; McDougall, D.; McTigue, R.; Martin, A.; Halmagyi, G.; Hickson, T.; Knight, P.; Mair, Martin, G.; Martin, R.; Morgan, R.; Portley, R.; Patterson, J.; Polgar,S.; Saville, D.; R.; Quelch, H.; Rodrick, D.; Rusz, B.; Scott, J.; Southwell, D.; peiser, R.; Stokes, Simpson, G.; Smith, S.; Tagg, R.; Taylor, G.; Street, P.; Szeps, M.; Tamplenizza, C.• R.; Wallace, M.; Wasilenia,E.; Webster, M.; Whyte, T.; Willis, J.; Wu, E. Timms, P.; Toister, G.; Vitlin, G.; Wright, A. 98 THE FORTIAN

3C 2D Acland, C.; Carberry, P.; Chambers, A.; Allison, A.; Batman, R.; Bourke, D.; Brun- Coombes, E.; Dovolil, J.; Ellis, P.; Evans, ton, D.; Cassell, R.; Chown, G.; Clark, O.; R.; Harper, J.; Haynes,J..; Heyde, .; Inglis, Collins, E.; Cooper, P.; Crandon, A.; Cremen, D.; Jewkes, S.; Jones, D.; Kaard, P.; Kirby, N.; Curtis, W.; Duckworth, G.; Eade, G.; R.; Lean, G.; Lear, G.; Lee, L.; Leves, K.; Finlayson, M.; Gordon, L.; Hepper, G.; Miley, Mayne, R.; Lowe, R.; Metz, D.; Moxon, D.; E.; James, R.; Keenan, R.; Kerr, W;; Low- Nade, G.; Nelson, F.; Napier, G.; Newby, S.; beer, J.;, Lynch, W.; McCaffrey, D.; Maher, Newey, W.; Panayotakis, G.; Paterson, G.; P.; Maude, R.; Morgan, G.; Naftel, S.; Norris, Rice, K.- Smith, P.; Stone, R.; Veitch, B.; K.; Ramsay, A.; Rendall, W.; Rooney, W.; Watts, J.;' Werner, R. Ross, D.; Salter, M.; Spindler, T.; Stevenson, 3D R.; Stone, D. Baker, G.; Barnes, A.; Callanan, D.; 1A Clarke, G.; Fuller, R.; Hardgrove, A.; Hick- son, R.; Mill, R.; Hoare, A.; Jasinski, A.; Allen, G.; Bachali, C.; Barnes, R.; Barnett, McLauchlain, I.; Mills, D.; Nance, L.; R.; Colliss, A.; Dalton, J.; Diamondaris, M.; O'Connor, P.; Peebles, I.; Parker, J.; Pataky, Devine, N.; Dunn, P.; Ekert, D.; Evans, P.; F.; Sands, R.; Savage, P.; Smith, B.; Simp- Gilchrist, J.; Halbe, H.; Harris, S.; Hus- son, P.; Spillett, B.; Steventon, G.; Stewart, band, A.; Johnstone, R.; McCarroll, A.; Mc- A.; Walbank, W.; Williams, G.; Wright, G. Laughlin, C.; Mills, S.; Munn, 0.; Muir, R.; Neilson, R.; O'Connor, S.; O'Halloran, P.; 3E Pearson, I.; Perryman, O.; Powell, G.; Pike, Alexander, B.; Allison, W.; Bartle, W.; I.; Rostron, L.; Shorten, R.; Thirwell, A.; Beal, K.; Bell, D.; Brunton, R.; Caldwell, Vitlin, J.; Ward, L.; Warren, P.; White, J.; B.; Calvert, W.; Cook, D.; Croaker, G.; Whitstock, D.; Whyte, R.; Wilks, D.; Willard, Dudley, R.; Economou, L.; Fortune, D.; Ford, G.; Williams, A. B.; Gillett, P.; Jack, D.; Jones, T.; itchell, D.; Prattis, T.; Shipway, P.; Simmons, P.; 1B Swan, R.; Talbot, R.; Ware, S.; Watts, D.; Bailey, G.; Bow, R.; Bridges, D.; Bungate, Wigney, T.; White, I. J.; Byrnes, R.; Carr, P.; Cosgrove, E.; Druitt, 2A G.; Freedman, M.; Gander,R.; Gould, H.• Ang, D.; Bolton, D.; Catt, D.; Chung, P.; Granger, J.; Horwitz, C.; Komitas, G.; Land,' Crawford, P.; Dalton, G.• Davies, T.; Day, D.; K.; Livanos, J.; Looker, R.; Lum-Mow, R.; Doyle, B.; uggan, J.; Duncan,' R.; Duselis, McCarthy, D.; Mannile, M.; Mitchell, D.; J.; Dwyer, W.; Edwards, M.• Gordon, J.; Moore, R.; Newman, G.; Pattison, G.; Sewell, Groves, R.; Hall, W.; Herendi, 'A.; Joice, R.; D.; Sismey, B.; Smith, D.; Stanton, S.; Lach, P.; Lay, G.; Logan, B.; Madigan, B.; Steenson, P.; Stewart, H.; Sztolcman, P.; Mason, K.; Maybury, J.; Moore, P.; Murray, Tasker, P.; Tobin, J.; Tuck; J.; Walker, T.; R.; Orfanogiannis, S.; Pankhurst, R.; Phillips, Wallbank, S.; Walton, J.; Ward, M.; White, J.; Robinson, P.; Searle, G.; Simes, L.; Simp- N.; Wilton, G.; Wrightson, C. son, J.• Smith, C.; Spraggon, J.; Stphens, W.; Sulligoi,' L.; Talbot, P.; Thorneratt, R.; 1C Uncle, J.; Wilson, P. Badalati, V.; Baxter, P.; Becker, R.; Bell, 2B R.; Cole, J.; Comninos, B.; Copland, K.; Duckett, S.; Falconer, D.; Ferguson, R.; Ash, B.; Bowen, K.; Carbines, R.; Cavalier, Gibson, I.; Gill, G.; Holder, A.; Holliday, B.; R.; Cross R.; Cully, M.• Doyle, G.; Druce, Jackson, N.; Johnson, K.; Jones, R.; Keato, D.; Dumbrell, T.; Gwozdz,' H.; Moult, P.; W.; Le Maistre, T.; Loy, G.; Martin, D.; Hughes, M.; Ireland, J.; Jacques, K.; Long, Martin, J.; Molnar, T.; McPhillips, R.; Neil- C.; MacDonald, G.; McColl, D.; McConnell, son, S.; Newman, F.; Owens, F.; Parker, T.; S.; Mackenroth, .; Mellross, ; Mitchell, Pigram, W.; Pilkington, J.; Piry, S.; Port- G.; Moore, N.; Olrick, J.; Packett, R.; Parker, ley, K.; Ross, P.; Shannahan, K.; Sheehan, S.; Pavlou, S.; Perkins, R.; Pollock, A.; P.; Stapleton, J.; Stephenson, A.; Suther- Prunster, G.; Ratcliffe, L.; Robins, G.; Ros- land, D.; Swadling, D.; Thurtell, P.; Wick- tron, S.; Savva, N.; Scott, A.; Sharp, D.; enden, R. Sinclair, M.; Small, G.; Thompson, L.; Wat- son, D.; Wilkinson, D. 1D 2C Barry, P.; Brandon, G.; Burness, K.• Conna, Abrahart, L.; Anderson, W.; Bailey, B.; D.; Dove, A.; Dowling, A.; Edwards,' G.; Baker, J.; Bradley, W.; Brown, R.; Cowen, Fernandez, A.; Fleming, G.; Gauld, B.; Gib- A.; Cunningham, I.; Drysdale, R.• Easton, son P.; Grouse, J.; Harris, C.; Holland, D.; Elgar, G.; Fenton, J.; Fisher, 'J.; Flan- I.; Hutton,' P.; Johnson, K.; Jones, B.; Koul- nery, R.; Gore, R.; Gosling, M.; Gratland, mandas, M.; Larkin, M.; Lawrence, W.; Lee, A.; Hay, T.; Irwin, R.; King, R.; Kirby, E.; Li Chiang, C.; Light, R.; Maitland, N.; B.; Lane, D.; McCarthy, R.; McNair, D.; Moore, G.; Newby, D.; Parker, M.; Patman, Mahoney, W.; Marsh, J.; May, L.; Moron, G.; R.; Pelley, R.; Peric, H.; Randell, S.; Riz- Neal, G.; O'Neill, R.; Russell, K.; Seabrook, oglou, E.; Robinson, S.; Rogers, G.; Sand- 3.; Spooner, E.; Squires, G.; Stevenson, K.; brook, W.; Smith, I.; Snelling, S.; Stephens, alker, G. 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