CHEVALIER COLLEGE 1973 CHEVALIER The Annual Magazine containing a record of College Activities, 1973 This iss ue respectJILUy dedicated to the memory oJ Brother Thol1l.a s McMahon, M.S.C. From 11 to 21 and in-between - - - ----- - - - - - PERSONNEL Patron: The Most Rev. T. McCabe, D.D., Bishop of Wollongong Rector Father V. C. Patterson, M.S.C., B.A., B.Ed., Dip.Ed., M.A.C.E., A.A.I.M. Vice-Rector Father J. T. Bell, M.S.C., Senior Discipline Master, Social Studies Master Deputy-Principal Father R. F. Rippin, M.S.C., B.A., Director oj Senior Studies, Mathematicj' Masler Miss C. C. Bailey, Junior Secretary Mr. H. Kelly, B.Sc., Science Mr. G. A. Bergersen, Science Mrs. T. B. Lawson, Seamstress Mrs. M. T. Blake, Assistant Librarian Mr. P. J. McDonnell , B.A., Eflglish Mr. R. N. Blake, Art Mr. V. B. Mc.Grath, Tennis Coach, Ex Davis Br. H. J. Bosman, M.S.C., Laboratory Assistant Cup Team Member Fr. H. T. Brady, M.S.C., B.A., Science Master, Br. T. P. McMahon, M.S.C., Infirmarian Director of Middle Schuul Studies Sr. E. J. Mama, M.S.C., Second form Dorm- Fr. M. P. Brennan, M.S.C., B.A., Director of itory Junior Schoof Studies, Librarian, Indonesian Sr. Adrienne Matchett, D.P., B.A., English Mr. W. D. Broadhead, Physical Education Miss A. Morel, B.A., Indonesian Sr. P. L. Brooks, M.S.C., Fourth Form Dorm­ Fr. J. J. O'Connor, M.S.C., English ilory Master, Commerce Sf. Kathleen, O.P., B.A., B.Ed., History Br. G. J . Burke, M.S.C., Sportsmaster, O.c. Mrs. S. P. Parsons, B.Sc. , Science. Cadets Mr. A. J. Peters, Mathematics Mrs. L. M. Byrne, Secretary Br. R. J. Pritchard, M.S.C., Grounds Sr. P. S. Cantwell, M.S.C., SacriSTan Mr. J. M . R C!iich , B.A., Asian Social Sluliie."i Mr. H. G. C hambers, A,S,T.C., Economics, Sr. J. V. Severino, M.S.C., Bursar Music Mr. A. R. Shaw, Maintenance Mr. A. A. Collinson, Maintenance Mr. K. J. Sheargold, Junior Discipline Master, Mr. A. W. Cnnper, Ground.\'mw! Mathematic\' Mr. A. J. dcHosson, Technical Drawing Mrs. M. Z. Sherwood, A.L.C.M., L.L.C.M., Mrs. P. A. Doepel, Remedial Teacher Music Mr. A. A. Doggett, B.A., Ellglish, Frellch Br. P. F. Shields, M.S.C., Laulldry Mr. A. I. Doyle, Woodwork Mrs. M. M. Shoebridge, Assistant Secretary Br. R. P. Fiecken, M.S.C. Fr. B. J. Strangman, M.S.C., French Br. J . M. George, M.S.C., History Mr. 0. S. Szonyi, B.A., Dip.Mus. , Uip.Phys.Ed., Mrs. r. Glover, Remedial Teacher French Fr. I. D. Graham, M.S.C., B.Sc. , Dip.Ed., Dr. J. R . Tudehope, M.B., B.S., Col/ege Phy- Science, Fifth Form Dormitory Master sician Mrs. M. H. Greenwell , Secrelary Mrs. J. A. Williams, Librarian Fr. T. M. Herbert, M.S.C., Catechelics Mrs. L. Williams, Guitar Mr. N. Heron, Assoc. Royal Institute Chem., Mr. F. A. Wyatt, Mathematic.s Fellow, R.l.C., R.E.C.I., Chern. Soc., Mr. L. R. White, Science Mastership Chern. Analysis (M.Chem.A.), Fr. A. O. Yelds, M.S.C. , Religious Formatioll, Science First Form Dormitory Master Fr. R. K. Kaupp, M.S.C., Geography HONOUR ROLL Prefects Sports Captains House Cavtains Andrew Bisi ts (Captain) Rugby: Anthony Faddy Giles: Michael Poidevin Kerry R yan (Vice-Captain) Cricket: Damian Roche Osbourne: John Steele Damian Roche (Vice-Caplain) A Ihlelies: Andrew Poidcvin Reid: Anthonr Faddy David Bryant Tennis: Paul Rumble Rivc rsdalc: T imothy Farrell Mark Douglass Swimming: Peter Sheargold Stephen Eggleton Mark Graham Laurence Kirkwood Tanya Mikus Michael McMahon Andrew Poidevin Max Pittolo Paul Rumble Peter Sheargold Cadets Digby Swan Adjutant: Andrew Bisits Annual Report of the Rector Fr. V. C. PA ITERSON. M.S.C. This year has scen many changes and given us at Chevalier several Fr. J. T . BI ll • .u.S.C. challenges. Our thinking on Secondary Education has been deeply stirred Ihis year by twO vcry important documents: the Education Departmen(s draft copy of the Aims and Objectives of Secondary Education in New South Wales, and the now fam ous "Schools in Australia, the Report of the Interim Committee for the Australian Schools' Commission", For many weeks in the first half of the year the Aims and Objectives Document was widely and deeply discussed, lind over the past few weeks, as I have been preparing a new edition of the College Prospectus, I have tried to sum­ marise again what are our Aims and Objectives llt Chevalier. Chevalier is a Catholic School. Its goal is to create a Christian environ­ ment in which everything is designed to encourage students to live an ever more fully human life in the Light of the Gospel. It is a sc hool built on the belief that cduclltion is a lifc-Iong procc~ and ,.:ollles aoout only as the result of the interaction of a person with his or her total environment - things and persons. both man and God. Thereforc, stafT and students make up the learning community. Together they strive to give priority to the personal worth of each individual and 10 the responsibil ity of each for the other in the ever-widening circles of community - home and school, town and nation, church and world. Fr. R. F. Rippi". IlI .S.C. This year, as in previous ycars, we at Chevalier have tried to educate ou r students through our life to,?e lher, and I feci our shared life has been in many ways richer and fuller thIS year. Tonight I want to report and record some of the more memorable aspecls and happenings of this year. Co-education in fifth and sixth forms, with two Dom inican Sisters join ing the Chevalier staff. has been the focus of much interest and the fruit of careful planning. The thirty girls quietly but efTecti vely have already begun to change the face of Chevalier, and within one year have secured for themselves first places in class in both forms. The influence of the girls is also apparent in other areas of school life as this re,PO:rt will show. Besides Sister Adrienne and Sister Kathleen in the Chnstian Doctrine, English and History departments, other new members of SlafT this year are Miss Angela Morel, teaching Indonesian and English; Mr. Ne il Heron, a distinguished Scientist and Chem ical Analyst, whom we share with the Dom­ inican Convent; and for the last term of this year Mrs. Susan Parsons, in the Science and Maths departments. The only transfer from Chevalier at the end of 1972 among the Rel igious Stall was Father Denis Uhf who returned to his home State of Queensland and his old school, Downlands, Toowoomba. Students of Father Uhf will long remember his gentleness and always friendly. easy manner. Mr. Michael Resch returned to his home in the Mr. G. A. lkrgersen United Stales al the end of first term this year, taking our sincere thanks ,\/ .... .u. T. B"' ..... ,\/r. II. N . 8/.. "" B •• H . J. Bu ......... M.S.C. Fr. ,-,. T . Brady, AI.S.C. for two very fruitful years at Chevalier and showing his good judgement in choosing a lovely bride from the Bowral area. Little change was needed in the administrative structure of the college for th is year; Father Brady has shown his adaptability in taking up with his typical energy the Director­ ship of Studies for the Middle School. The New Year brought new Dormitory Masters, Father Yelds and Father Herbert, to first and third forms. Earlier this term at the special Mass we offered together in th is Hall I had spoken at some length on Brother Tom McMahon. His passing to God in perfect peace so quietly in his sleep on the last nigh t of se<:ond term was typical of Brother's whole life. As Father Doneley, a former Re<:tor of Chevalier. whom many of you know well and who Jived with Fr. M. P. Bret"".... AI.S.C. Brother for over twenty years remarked in a recent letter, "Brother McMahon was one of those men who are pillars of an Institution, quietly holding it up, unnoticed but essential to it. He was a fine religious and always performed his work thoroughly and well." Brother McMahon's presence in the community, the witness of his faith, his love of the truth • and honesty, his loving care of us all whe n we were sick - these things enriched us and taught us more than all the chalk on blackboards and talk in classrooms of the whole year. In third term we welcomed Brother Cantwell back to Chevalier to carryon Brother McMahon'S good work in the Sacristy, the Chapel and , elsewhere. Enrolments both in day studentS and boarders rose sharply this year: we opened with 598, present numbers arc 592, and this is almost • 100 more than we had in 1972. Fourteen students tra vel by bus from Nowra each day and seem to be flourishing. Numbers in fi rst form have risen remarkably: 135 studentS where we had 88 in 1972. Unfortunately, we were nOI able 10 have four slreams in firsl form, as these numbers surely need, but when the new classrooms now being buill are available in 1974, there will be four groups in second form and, if numbers wa rrant .. it and finance is avail able. we will also have fou r classes in first form.