August 2016 Inside this issue 2 The Christian Brothers of Terrace 9 Social Justice in Action 6 Pippin – A Major Success 20 New Zealand Rugby Tour Contents 1 Principally Speaking 2 The Christian Brothers of Terrace 4 Supporting the Red - A New Coach for the Queensland Reds 6 Pippin - A Major Success 8 Arthur Billett 1831-1900 9 Social Justice in Action 10 House Choir 2016 12 New Zealand Rhapsody Rotorua Tour 2016 14 Thinking outside the box with DVNT 15 Winterfest 2016 16 Vale 17 Vale Apology 18 Sports Update 18 Culture Update 19 Terrace Ladies Group - Mother's Retreat 20 New Zealand Rugby Tour 22 GTOBA President 22 Rest in Peace 23 Terrace Flashback 23 Next Terracian 25 Staff Farewell Series 3, Volume 22, No 5, August 2016 Published by: St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, Brisbane QLD 4000 Edited by: Bianca Anderson P: 07 3214 5259 E: [email protected] www.terrace.qld.edu.au Contributors: Michael Carroll, Brian Grenier, Brad Esbensen, Jeff Gates, Matt Cocking, Suzanne Cook, Ben Clifford, Bernadette Higgins. Circulation 5723 C | The Terracian Principally Speaking large crowds at both Basketball Term 3 will see a number of Old and Rugby typify the strong spirit Boy reunions being held both at that exists within the College. the College and at other venues. I am looking forward to connecting I would like to acknowledge the with the Classes of 1956, 1966, contributions of two long serving 1976, 1986 and 1971 in September members of staff, Mr Cameron as well as the ‘Back to Tennyson’ Gibson (Foundation) and Mr John Day on Saturday 10 September McDonald (Grounds) for their for the Terrace-Nudgee Day. dedication and service to Terrace over many years. Both gentlemen Congratulations to Mr Jeff Gates have finished at Terrace recently and his GTOBA Committee for and on behalf of all within the the inaugural Br Barry Buckley This edition of The Terracian is Terrace Family I thank them Breakfast. The event, which another wonderful example of and wish them the very best. honoured Br Buckley and his the richness and diversity of contribution to Terrace was a great the Terrace Family. Whether it I also take this opportunity success. With Guest Speaker, the is recognising the work of the to welcome Ms Zoe Morgan Honourable John Howard, and Christian Brothers, long-serving as Dean of Communications, over 600 guests, it was another staff, the cultural and sporting to Terrace. Zoe will head up example of the Terrace Family diversity or the achievements of the communications area and its richness and connection. current and past students, this and, along with her team, will edition of the Terracian has it all. oversee the range of electronic I trust you will enjoy this edition and print communications of The Terracian. Moving into Term 3, the sporting within the College. Zoe brings focus turns to Basketball and school experience as well as Rugby and allows Tennyson to leadership experience and has become our showpiece. The settled in well. I am sure she Red and Black Army has been will become a familiar person Dr Michael Carroll in strong voice this season and within the Terrace Family. College Principal The new look Terrace College Leadership Team. Front row, L to R: New Dean of Communications Zoe Morgan, College Principal Michael Carroll, Dean of Studies Julie Quinn. Back row, L to R: Dean of Students Damien Fall, Dean of Identity Charles Brauer, Business Manager Adam Read, College Dean Chris Ryan. The Terracian | 1 The Christian Brothers of Terrace It is important for us as Terracians to remember the important role the Christian Brothers have played in the history of the great institution that is Terrace. This month the Terracian is focusing on two of our Old Boy Christian Brothers who have contributed an enormous amount to the Terrace Community. Both men are passionate about history and making sure the history of both the Christian Brothers and Terrace is preserved well into the future. The Terrace Museum and Archives have most certainly benefitted from the contribution of these two Terrace Gentlemen. Brother Tim Scott Br Scott’s connection to Terrace to speak about vocations to the and the Christian Brothers began Christian Brothers. Br Scott decided almost from birth. He was born in Scholarship that he would like in the family home in Victoria to be a Brother. At the end of Street. His family would all go 1965 he finished at Terrace and in over to the old school hall for Mass January 1966 left South Brisbane every Sunday morning. Br Scott’s Station to travel to Strathfield. father would often be over at the After five years of studies and College doing electrical work and teacher training Br Scott returned completed the electrical work to Queensland and Clairvaux when the playing fields opened College at Mt Gravatt. Over the at Tennyson. His mother was years Br Scott has taught at employed by Brother Stan Adams primary schools in Mount Isa, as College secretary and remained St Patrick's Shorncliffe, St so for many future Principals (the Br Tim Scott is a wealth of Columban's Albion, St Patrick's Museum is in possession of her knowledge and assistance Mackay and St Mary's Toowoomba. typewriter, kindly donated by Br whenever there is a historical Scott), his older brother and twin For the last twenty-five years question regarding the Christian brother also attended Terrace. Br Scott has lived in the Brothers Brothers and the role they have From his bedroom window Br community at Taringa where he played at Terrace over the past 141 Scott could see his classrooms. He was administrator of the Teachers' years. Br Scott also has an uncanny would often come home for lunch College at Xavier Indooroopilly, way of being able to find wonderful and of a weekend would be called he then moved into migrant and artifacts for the Museum and over to help around the school. refugee English classes at Rosalie. Archives, whether it be a book he Br Scott is also responsible for has discovered or a photograph or Brother Paul Hannigan would the funeral liturgies and details story that needs to be told. regularly come to the college for the burials of all Queensland 2 | The Terracian "Daring to be disciples of Jesus and inspired by Edmund Rice, we, living in solidarity with the whole earth community, and walking with those whom society has marginalised, particularly young people, proclaim liberation and justice for all creation." – Oceana Province Mission Statement Brothers as well as maintaining he lived with in communities all as a Christian Brother after fifty and managing the upkeep of the around Queensland and who years in the Congregation”. cemetery plots in Queensland have supported him over all the and ensuring the lives of our years, right back to Brothers Another inspirational Gentleman deceased Queensland Brothers Campbell, Dillon, McGrath, Cruice of Terrace, a man who has much are written. Br Scott also ensures and others in his Terrace years. to teach and has been an integral that Terrace has a complete copy. quiet undercurrent of life at Br Scott says “The Brothers' motto Terrace. Br Scott says the inspiration for is "To Do and To Teach". I believe all his years as a Christian Brother that I can still live out this motto has come from the many Brothers especially in the work I do now Brother Brian Grenier the fact that all of his teachers at watch the Brothers play at a very Terrace until he graduated in 1951 high level of expertise. It is hard were Brothers whom he respected. to imagine staff now staying after school in order to play handball, Br Grenier says he did not display although I am sure it would any notable academic ability delight many of the students. as a scholar (that came later at the university), although he was After graduation in 1951 Br Grenier always an A-level student in joined the Congregation of English and looked forward to daily lessons in his Senior years Christian Brothers in Sydney in that were given by the legendary January 1952. Since then he has Br JS Campbell (‘Doc’ to us). had wide experience as a college principal and as a teacher at all Br Grenier says “my classmates levels from primary to tertiary. For would agree with me when I say some years he was a lecturer in Br Grenier Br Grenier has that his knowledge of Shakespeare Theology and Religious Education, researched and written many and the English poets was in Sydney and Canberra, in what articles on the history of Terrace encyclopedic. I marvelled at the is now the Australian Catholic and those who have helped fact that he seemed to know University. He also spent seven shape it into the great College by heart every text we studied. semesters on the staff of the A friend of those days, Paul that it is today. He contributed Christian Brothers International Sherman, went on to become a an article to the May Terracian Renewal Centre in Rome, and this month’s Terracian also. well-known Shakespearean actor”. specialising in the spirituality of Br Grenier began his secondary The College campus he knew as a St John’s Gospel. He is a member studies at Terrace at the end of schoolboy did not extend beyond of the Royal Historical Society January 1948 after completing his Victoria Street. One much used of Queensland and has been primary schooling at St James’s facility at lunch times, after classes a newspaper columnist and School.