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M.L.C. COLLEGE COUNCIL 1984The Moderator: Rev. Dr Michael OwenChairman: Professor J. G. Wager, B.E., M.Eng.Sc., Ph.D.Deputy Chairman: Rev. G. H. Blyth, L.Th.Principal of the College: Dr G. V. S. Hadley, B.Ed.(Hons.),

B.D. A.Mus.A., Theol.M., S.T.M., Ph.D., M.A.C.E. Treasurer: Mr D. H. Cain, A.A.S.A., J.P.Secretary: Mr I.A. ManningChaplain: Rev. B. Thornber, B.A., Dip.Ed., L.Th.Mrs A. Bennett B.A., Dip.Ed. (O.G.A. Rep.)Mr M. Chiswell (P. & F. Rep.)Mrs D. Halbert (Country Parents’ Rep.)Mr B. M. Collins, A.R.A.I.A.Mrs R. Edwards Mrs A. Hector

Mr I. HockingMr J. F. Killosche, F.C.A.Mr D. BiddlesMr J. Swift, L.L.B., L.L.B. (Lond.), A.C.I.S. Mrs M. Tunbridge, R.A.N.F.Mrs J. TwineRev. H.J.C. Cox, B.A., B.D.Rev. W. Hartley, B.A., B.D.(Hons.)Rev. C. Honey, M.A. (Melb & Cantab) Rev. N. Robb Mrs V. Cavill

Life MemberMiss L. Dickson, B.A.

SPrOsicGpaPs Report

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS FOR 1984 “COLLEGIAN”

George Orwell’s predictions for 1984 have not applied this year at Methodist Ladies’ College, where opportunities for free expression and healthy staff-student relationships have, it would seem, very largely prevailed. With Mrs Moore and Mrs Glenister (Head of Year 12), I have enjoyed my weekly early- morning meetings with the prefects; and the School Represen­tative Council, under the guidance of Mrs Moore and Chairman, Rosi Hannay, has had a fruitful and reponsible year. The four boarding houses, too, have functioned happily and well, with the heads of the houses, the student leaders and the girls supporting each other in their sorrows and sharing each other’s joys! The Heads of Years and the Heads of Houses have met regularly and have ensured the smooth-running of House events, and the well-being of the girls in their care.

As we look back over the year some very successful school functions stand out: the school play, “Pride and Prejudice”, which must be remembered as one of our best drama produc­tions ever; and the two inaugural musical events, namely the “Three Choirs Festival” and the “Concerto Night” made such a good impression that it is widely hoped that these events will be repeated. Our regularly programmed events — the day of House Singing and Drama, and the Concert that follows, the

Heather Lamont Festival, the Inter-House Swimming and Athletics, College Sunday and the Art/Craft Exhibition — we should not underestimate just because they are “regular”. They too have on the whole been well supported by the girls and have added valuable dimensions to our students’ educa­tional experience over the school year.

As both our teachers and our students know, we do work hard at M.L.C. We expect girls to work hard at their studies, and we expect them to do as well as they can — regardless of what their level of academic ability may be. But every good high school would have similar objectives and expectations. What M.L.C. offers in addition to academic excellence is a range of activities and leadership opportunities that if enjoyed and accepted will make possible a full and rounded education. Education is more than schooling, which concentrates nar­rowly on an academic curriculum. Education provides expe­rience in leadership skills, discussions, artistic, dramatic, debating and musical activities, worship, camps, team partici­pation in sporting activities — as well as a balanced and rele­vant academic curriculum. I am glad that so very many of our girls in 1984 have taken up and enjoyed the many educational opportunites available to them.

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MEMBERS OF STAFF: 1984

Principal:

Deputy Principal:

Registrar:

Bursar:

Headmistress Junior School:

Dr. G.V.S. HADLEY, B.Ed. (Hons), B.D., S.T.M., A.Mus.A., Theol.M., Ph.D., M.A.C.E.Mrs. G.M. MOORE, M.A., Dip.Ed., T.C.Mr. B. GODWIN, B.Sc., P.G.C.E., M.A.C.E.Mr. R.C. TRUSCOTT, Dip. Acctg.

Mrs. L.E. SAGGERS, T.C. (W.AJ

Chaplain:

School Counsellors:

Remedial Education:

Rev. B.E.R. THORNBER, B.A., Dip.Ed., L.Th., Grad. Dip.Soc. Sc.Mrs. J. LAWSON, B.A., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Psych (Couns),M A Ps SMrs K. PRINT, B.App.Sc. (Soc. Wk), M.A. (Ed.)Mrs. H.B. FEUTRILL, Dip. Teach., Grad.Dip.Rem.Ed.

HEADS OF SUBJECTS:Mathematics:

English:

History & Social Studies:Geography:Biology:

Chemistry & Science:

Physics:

Mr. J.T. Claffey, B.A., B.Ed., M.Sc.Dr. K.H. Power, B.A.(Hons), Dip.Ed., Ph.D.

Mrs. M. Glenister, B.A., Dip.Ed. Mr. D. Row, B.A., B.Ed.Mrs. H.R. Downing, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., U.E.D.Mr. D. Swingler, B.Sc.(Hons), Dip.Ed.Mr. N.G. Sofoulis, M.Sc. (Phys), B.Sc. (Phys), T.C.

Human Biology & Health Education: Mrs. J.R. Fischer, B.Ed.Languages: Mrs. M. Hill, B.A.(Hons), Dip.Ed.

Economics:(Bristol)Mr. A.A. Wilkins, B.Ec., B.Ed.

Art:(U.W.A.)Mr. J. Garde, T.C., A.A.T.

Home Economics: Mrs. J. Gear, B.Ed., Dip.H.Econ.

Music:(Edin), M.A.C.E.Miss M. Pride, B.A.(Mus.),

Drama:

Dip.Ed., L.Mus.A., M.M. (U.S.C.)Mr. D.I.P. Ballantyne, B.A., Dip.

Business Studies:Ed., T.C., G.D.S.D.E.Mrs. F. Woods, T.C.

Physical Education: Ms. E. Davenport, M.A., Dip.

Speech:Ed., Dip.A.C.Mrs C.R. Thornton, B.A. M.Ed.,

Librarian:F.T.C.L., P.G.C.E.Mrs. R. ten Raa, A.L.A.

SECONDARY TEACHERS:Mrs. S.M. BakerMr. A.M. Beck, Dip.Teach., B.Ed.Mrs. S.M. Biddles, B.A. Dip.Ed.Mr. K.J. Broderick, B.A. (Melb.), B.Ed. (U.W.A.),

M.Ed.(Murdoch)Mrs. H.M. Clark, B.Sc., Dip.Ed.Mr. A.J. Farley, B.A., T.H.C.Mrs. L. Fisher, T.C.Ms S.J. Fletcher, Cert.Ed.(U.K.). B.Ed.Mr. I.F. Ford, B.Sc.(Hons), A.R.A.C.I., Grad.Dip.Ed. Mr. M.L. Furtado, B.A.(Hons.), T.C.(Lon.), Dip.Soc.

(Oxon), Grad.Dip.R.E.(W.A.)Mrs. J.M. Gibson, B.Ed.Mrs. M. Giudici, Dip.Sec.Studies

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Mrs. J. Gregson, B.A. (Hons.), Dip.Ed.Mrs. E.L. Hardy, T.C.Mrs. Y. Hart, B.Ed., Dip.Teach., T.Dip.P.S., T.Dip.

P.T.Mrs. I. Herman, A.Mus.A., L.T.C.L., L.Mus.Mrs. B.A. Hollyock, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs. J. House, T.C. (Claremont)Mrs L. Hughes, Dip.A.C.P.E., A.T.C.L.Mrs L.A. Joll, B.A.(Hons), B.Ed., A.S.D.A., L.T.C.L.Mrs. M.A. Jordan, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs. D.C. Leather, B.Sc.Mrs. C.J. Lord, B.A., T.C.Mrs. B.R. McDonald, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs. J.F. MacGill, T.C.Mrs. P. Miller, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs. P.K. Molyneux, B.Ed., Dip.H.Ec.Mrs. M.P. Nixon, B.A., T.C.Mrs. Y.L. Palmer, B.Sc., Dip.Ed.Mrs. J. Rankin, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs. E.M. Rolfe, B.A., T.S.T.C.Mrs. S. SilbertMrs. J.A. Silburn, B.A., B.A.(Hons), Dip.Ed.Miss J.D. Smith, A.F.A.Mr. N.B. Stanton, B.Sc., B.Comm., Dip.Ed.Mrs. M.A. Sonntag, M.A., Dip.Ed.Mr. R.A. Swann, Mus.B.(Hons), Composition Mrs. M.E. Telfer, B.A., T.C.Miss P. Wadsworth, T.C.

TEACHING ASSISTANTS:Mr. R. Thompson, Audio-Visual Technician Mrs. P. Mogie, T.E.C. )Miss K. Oliver ) Laboratory AssistantsMrs. B. Warner, B.A., Dip.Ed., Music and English Assistant Mrs. H. Larkworthy, Library Assistant

BARCLAY HOUSE TEACHERS:Mrs. L. Batterham, Dip.Teach.Mrs. I. Bracken, Cert, of Ed., Cert, of Further Prof. Studies Miss A.J. Clafton, Dip.T.Mrs. S.J. Hocking, Dip.Teach.Mrs. N.I. Rhodes, T.C.Mrs. D. Rutherford, Dip.Teach.Mrs. M. Leeks, T.C.(W.A.)., Cert, of Infant Education (Melb.) Mrs. B.L. Marshall, T.C. (W.A.)Mrs. A. Ryan, Dip.Teach.Mrs. S.W. Vernon, Teacher’s Cert., W.A.Mrs. S.E. Wise, Adv.Mem., R.A.D.Mrs. J. Smith, Suzuki Violin Mrs. J.A. Twine, Secretary

MUSIC STAFF:Violin: Miss S. Bailey, B.A., A.Mus.A.

Mr. V. Hanly, M.B.E., D.C.S.M., L.A.B., A.Mus.A.

’Cello: Mr. G. Baron, A.R.A.M.’Bass: Miss C. ReitzensteinFlute: Miss K. Henderson, B.Appl.Sc.

Mr. G. Lovelock, Dip.T.Oboe: Miss J. Dawson, B.Mus.Ed., A.Mus.A.Clarinet: Miss S. Bell, D.S.C.M.

Mr. R. JordanBassoon: Miss F. TempestTrombone: Mr. L. PaineTrumpet: Mr. K. Harrison, B.Mus.(Hons), A.Mus.A.

Miss B. GreenSaxophone: Mr. J. Cook

French Horn: Mr. J. Underwood Percussion: Mr. L. Evans

Miss J. WestlakeMrs. H. Britten, L.Mus.A., L.T.C.L.Mrs. H. Dear, T.C.Mrs. H. Edmonds, L.Mus.A., D.S.C.M. Mrs J. Lindsay, B.Sc., A.Mus.A., T.Mus.A. Miss H. Pitcher Mr. H. Pisarek, M.A.Mrs. E. Pisarek, B.Mus.Mr. W. Upson, A.Mus.A.

Guitar:Piano:

Ensembles:

GYMNASTICS:

TENNIS:Mr. R. Casey, B.A., Mem. T.P.A.A.Mr. G. King, Mem. T.P.A.A.Mr. B. McFaull, B.Ed.

ADMINISTRATION:Mrs. M.R.J. Allwell Mrs. P. Armstrong Mrs. P. Beck (Principal’s Secretary)Mrs. R. Bowes Mrs. M. Harris Mrs. L. Klepec Mrs. A. Leadbetter Mrs. J.E. Lipiec Mrs. N. Meredith Mrs. D. Newman Mrs. M.E. Rankin Mrs. M. Wilson Mrs. B.Y. Wyatt

BOARDING HOUSES:Mrs. C. Howell, Head of Burnside Boarding House Mrs. P. Miller, Head of Walton Boarding House Mrs. C. Walsh, Head of Wesley Boarding House Mrs. M. Wilkins, Head of Langsford Boarding House Mrs. M. Shepherd, Burnside Housemistress Mrs. D.J. Walker, Nursing Sister Mrs. S.J. Leahy, Relief Nursing Sister

MAINTENANCE STAFF:Mr. J.A. Crompton, Maintenance Foreman Mrs. B. Allen Mr. T.L. Allen Mr. E. Baker ^Mrs. S.E. Graham Mr. D. Zikich Mrs. C.C. Hooper Mrs. M. Kulic Mrs. P. Lazenby Mrs. G.M. McQueen Mrs. B. Nolan Mrs. A. Pickering Mrs. R. Sheppard Mrs. E. Tonkin Mrs. N. Zikich —Mr. A.J. Davidge, Painter—

GROUNDSMEN:Mr. A.D. Sheppard, Head Groundsman/Caretaker - Mr. J.L. Baron-Hay —Mr. J.A.F. Graham ■<<•'Mr. P.J. Harvey —

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STAFF REPORT — COLLEGIAN 1984The ominous overtones of an Orwellian 1984 pervaded the

passages of the staff levels at the beginning of the year — was it to be the guiding hand of our beloved leader that would direct our programmes and attitudes, or would the government provide us with our even bigger brother?

We farewelled several staff members at the end of last year, Mr Cooper (Social Studies), Mrs Hooker (Business Studies) and Miss Kajiura who married Michael Herman in a traditional wedding in Japan in January. During the year Mrs Machin (Religious Education) left to travel overseas. New staff members to exhibit their talents at our school are Mrs Sue Baker (Social Studies), Mrs Beth McDonald (Languages and English), Mrs Margaret Jordan (Languages) and Mr Mike Furtado (Religious Education). Other staff movements include long service leave and childbirth. Mrs Sonntag is touring Europe with her husband Nigel for third term and has been threatened with more than Coventry if she sends exciting postcards to the end of year sloggers at school. Mrs Joll and her husband Lindsay are expecting their third child in October, we await the naming with anticipation.

On the social scene we have enjoyed the very civilized staff room at Christ Church Grammar School; and Hale, Dr and Mrs Hadley provided the venue for a delightful staff gathering during exam week, where certain persons disparted themselves suitably at the two grand pianos; and the P. and F. have hosted several functions where staff and parents have enjoyed finding out that, after all, we are not on opposing teams.

The first impact on us in 1984 (other than normal settling in procedures) was the inaugural Staff Camp at Mandurah. This was instigated as a direct result of the beneficial effects of the

camaraderie engendered in the early hours of the morning at recent year 8 and 11 camps, when the only inhibiting factor, staff found, was the presence of students! What fun we thought, school would be without classes! Many of us showed our co-operative abilities under the guidance of the ligher and darker talents of the various drama teachers on the Saturday night, our culinary skills with out unit mates on Sunday morning as well as our voices and opinions in further fruitful discussions. A really good time was had by all.

There have been some interesting staff performances this year one way or another. Our Bachelor of Aerobics, Mr Godwin, brought his stunning and lithe participants on stage for the Heather Lamont Festival giving Jeff Crompton (Maintenance Foreman) some qualms about the subsequent safety of the stage. Our aerodynamics team of Mr Swingler (no pun intended) and Mr Sofoulis caused concern to the cast and crew of Pride and Prejudice as they handled lights and backdrops from precarious positions. When Mrs Glenister went missing during a dress rehearsal we thought she might be hung up in the costume cupboard and Mrs House (mother of daughters only) kept her vigilant eye on all the movements in the boys changing rooms.

A new trend in ‘Sunday best’ attire was set at College Sunday when Mr Broderick pedalled off in the rain and Mrs Hardy has done her best to perm her way onto the top ten Hair Hit list while Mr Row’s Corinth collection of little gems remains unchallenged.

On a more serious note 1984 has brought us the biggest brother of them all — Beasley. While M.L.C. already incorporates many of the ideals of the report, there is yet a great deal of restructuring and planning to be done and the staff welcomes the challenge!

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Being appointed to this position is rather like being thrown into a pool at the deep end. All of a sudden last year I found myself preparing the Valedictory Dinner without really knowing one thing about such a sacred event for Year 12’s. The initiation for the rest of the prefects came in the form of the Orientation Weekend in February. We all found ourselves as tourguides and hostesses in our first dutiful roles, and at the same time were surrounded by memories of our first days.

Five years of climbing stairs (literally millions of them) have finally brought the Year 12’s to the top, and as the end of this year rapidly approaches, I find myself looking back at the expe­riences I’ve shared with my friends throughout each year.

The beginning of this year saw Mrs Glenister commence her job as Flead of Year 12, a task she has since fulfilled excellently as well as helping me tremendously. Year 12 sincerely thank her for her efforts. I also find myself indebted to Mrs Moore and Dr Hadley for their support and guidance, and special thanks should also go to Helen and the prefects, who have been very helpful throughout this busy year. The official start of this busy school year being the Year 12 Installation ceremony. From here on, I discovered that the Head Girl isn’t just that “serene” girl who sits on the stage — trying to keep her knees together. There’s a lot more to it than that, but each challenge certainly pays off in the end.

In March, to arrange for several M.L.C. girls to participate in the Red Cross Doorknock Appeal was a fairly hefty adminis­trative task. However, it was highly successful and altogether we collected over $1,700 for the Claremont and Nedlands branches.

No sooner was this over than the traditional Year 12 Cafe at the Heather Lamont Festival was awaiting organisation. Due to a lot of hard work by many Year 12 girls, this venture was also successful. The proceeds of “Et’s Eaties” and the “Spaced-out Hang-out” and our numerous cake stalls held throughout the year are now useful funds for our School Ball. For this occasion, the all-new “Fund-Raising Committee” was established as a separate body to the “Ball Committee”. This year fund-raising was so successful that we are able to hold the Ball, for the first time, not in the limits of Bosisto Hall, but in the spacious elegance of the Cottesloe Civic Centre. Preparation (amidst woeful pleas of “Oh, who can I take??” is well under way, at time of writing, for THE social event of the year. Other changes we have seen this year have been in the organisation and meeting times of the S.R.C. and the running of assembly.

During the year, interschool relations were promoted when, firstly, Christ Church and, later, St. Mary’s were graced with the presence of the M.L.C. prefects for discussions of “schoolish” matters. Among my more pleasant duties as school ambassador has been to attend the Commonwealth Day Service at Government House and the Hollywood High School Ball at the Merlin Hotel.

However, leadership isn’t always glamorous and glittery. There’s always that little problem called nervousness (and bright red blushes) associated with every speech or bible reading. And rushing opening letters, writing letters, making phone calls etc. etc. only seems to be fun.

Then there is the awful task of playing policewoman. For a mere mortal who finds it hard to remember to do canteen duty and isn’t ALWAYS immaculately dressed in perfect uniform, it isn’t exactly easy to tell others to wear THEIR uniform prop­erly. No-one really likes obeying orders, so I soon found that leadership is actually the art of persuading someone that THEY want to do what you want them to do.

The rewards far outweigh the efforts of this job. I’ve grown to love many people and I’m proud to belong to the achieving and united family of M.L.C. More girls should realise exactly how lucky we all are to be taught in such a fine institution. It is very easy to take fine things for granted and not appreciate the opportunities we are given during the “best years of our lives”. We should try to make the most of these opportunities. Keep striving for the highest, M.L.C.!

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ALL PREFECTSBack Row: P. Hanrahan, S. Hector,

P. Kearny, S. Biddles, S. Grainger,V. Bladen, M. Hopps.

Front Row: T. Pratt, E. Feutrill, M. Taylor, J. Penberthy, H. Jenkin, E. House,S. Varey, K. Beckwith.

Athens

P. Odgers, T. Pratt, S. Purdy.

yEAC 12Back Row: F. Sailed, R. McKenzie,

P. Odgers, F. Sims, H. Blakeujay,G. Millar, L. Till, M. Williamson.

Middle Row: K. Farnworth, T. Clynch,H. Y. Wai, M. M. Chau, H. Thomas,F. Caratti, S. Joyce.

Front Row: S. Bailye, G. Doncon, T. Pratt, T. L. Chan, J. Lim, M. Charlesworth,S. Purdy.

yEAE 11Back Row: S. Mostyn, A. Sicanson,

R. Mycock, S. Broun, F. Tyson,E. Wotherspoon.

2nd Row: L. Millington, FI. Grandage,M. Waters, C. Haynes, N. Amesz,A. Bell.

3rd Row: A. Lloyd, N. lmberger, C. Beer, T. Strempel, K. Robinson, S. Lang,O. Kong.

Absent: J. Clements, L. F. Foo,F. Meiklejohn, E. Moore, J. Nash,J. Seman.

yCAC 1€Back Row: K. Hocking, J. Hammond,

R. Palmer, G. Sweeting, K. Britnall-Paris,S. Balfe, C. Stroud.

Middle Row: C. Williamson, A. Claffey,N. Phillips, F. Walker, H. Bowden,M. Boyce, W. Suri.

Front Row: C. Richardson, M. J. Toouey,L. Johnson, P. Strempel, J. Davadason,M. Bell, F. Warren.

Absent: S. Aldworth.

YEAR 9Back Row: C. Arnold, A. Thornber,

E. Court, K. Gannon, J. Verrall,K. Blakeway, E. Swanson, N. Crees,F. Fewster.

2nd Row: J. Gower, A. Thomas, F. Pens,G. Raad, D. Caudle, N. Clements,A. Baroni, S. Muller.

Front Row: J. Fiegert, D. Kennedy,C. Richardson, N. Elliott, P. Wilkins,V. Snou;, T. Bowden.

yEAC 8Back Row: K. Parker, E. Balfe, F. Melting,

V. Stroud, A. Clark, M. Trinder,R. Mitussis, E. Scott.

2nd Row: J. Richardson, A. Jacobs,C. Airey, E. Klingler, S. Beer, E. Phillips, K. Smith.

Front Row: M. Hart, Y. Salleh, S. Walker, S Low, S. Buttsworth, V. Bator.

Absent: K. Stoyanoff.

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yE4C 12Back Row: M. A. Moore, L. Potts, N. Cox,

K. Hislop, J. Dawson, S. Burston.Middle Row: P. Kearny, £. Feutrill,

H. Jenkin, P. Hanrahan, T. Cole,R. Thomas.

Front Row: W. Shreeve, P. Ng, W. Downs, E. House, V. Pederson, K. Howlett.

ycAK 11Back Row: R. Mitra, J. Cochrane,

E. Prowse, G. Nield, W. Rodwell,S. Watts, K. Atterby, L. Holliday.

2nd Row: V. Toop, L. Smith, K. Shepherd, S. McGlew, L. Nairn, M. Griffiths,J. Dun.

3rd Row: T. Jones, C. Hutch, J. Donelly,L. Yeremich, K. Kahlert, C. Boyd.

Absent: A. Birch, M. Davis, L. Dewberry, A. Geddes, K. Parry, M. Power.

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Back Row: J. Burston, J. Cooper,S. Winterburn, D. Alexander, S. Suen,A. Rajan, T. Gloudemands, S. Mills,M. McLeod.

Middle Row: H. Sumner, K. Jodrell,D. Binz, J. Shen, A. Caldwell, S. Fry,K. Chan, S. Cox.

Front Row: K. Venema, I. Gloudemans,L. Hunt, A. Dymond, E. Hanrahan,J. Donaldson, M. Anderson, V. Aikins. Li?-:;

yEAR 9Back Row: A. Davison, R. Kirisits,

C. Iddison, R. Inglis, A. Brockway,D. Pascoe, B. Turnbull, C. Van Helden.

2nd Row: E. Smith, E. Will, M. Pedersen,B. Ross, M. Toop, R. Hutch, N. Rawlins, L. Nancarrow.

Front Row: B. Ng, B. Cooper, E. Falconer,H. McGlew, L. Syminton, K. Pennycuick,I. Berner, H. Figgis.

Absent: C. Cruse.

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yEAC 8Back Row: N. Wright, C. Anastas,

A. Barton, R. Drummond, J. Varughese, T. King.

2nd Row: R. Crabb, A. Howells,S. Lutken, K. Berzins, K. Muir,C. Sachse, E. Ferguson.

Front Row: A. Handley, J. Campbell,J. Brunalli, F. House, A. Russell,J. Syminton, T. Ng, N. Cowan.

Absent: L. Shephard, V. Jenkins.

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L. Fischer, T. Phillips, J. Adam, D. Hold,K. Smith, L. Chew.

Middle Row: F. Fam, L. Martlew,D. Forward, S. Haddon, H. Smith,C. Shand, C. Chew.

Front Row: O. Elliott, S. Frazier,L. Mullany, C. Sadleir, M. Wishart,K. Beckwith, T. Sabitay, A. McCulloch.

ytAE 11Back Row: D. Ellis, D. Hemery, N. Halbert,

T. Riches, M. McKay, R. Hall.2nd Row: K. Crocker, L. Hallam,

S. Auburn, A. Sparrow, M. Pascoe.3rd Row: A. Heinrich, K. Blennerhassett,

S. Warren, E. Bryant, T. Fam, H. Lim. Absent: N. Bignell, J. Bond, D. Cribbes,

W. Duperouzel, J. Hill, M. S. Leong,C. Viol.

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ycAc icBack Row: J. Marsh, G. Thompson,

C. Molyneux, S. Hewitt, S. Johnson,B. Willis, L. Maddon, T. Gyarmathi.

Middle Row: N. Hardman, J. Hutcherson, J. Dauies, S. Rauen, E. Boetcher,D. Selva-Ratnam, N. Millett.

Front Row: K. Justice, J. Ventriss,S. Carter, M. Mustafa, L. McDonald,J. Freestone, B. Smith.

Absent: C. Beckwith, E. Denholm.

yEAC 9Back Row: J. Barton, L. Jackson,

P. McIntyre, J. Robson, S. Viol,K. Williams, C. Forrest, S. Burton.

2nd Row: E. Thomas, R. Chew,T. Ferworn, K. Durrant, E. Booth,J. Cockle.

Front Row: E. Holthouse, F. Tysoe, S. Loh, S. Nicholas, L. Reed, H. Smith.

Absent: K. Brandon, A. Charleston,N. Kirkwood, P. Lun.

Back Row: F. Hall, H. Heinrich, S. Stubbs, K. Bennett, L. Cameron.

2nd Row: J. O’Connell, K. Mathews,N. Franklin, A. Smith, R. Freestone,K. Bridge.

Front Row: K. Justice, J. Cox, C. Elliott,J. Croker, K. Sharp, M. Tan.

Absent: R. Sheiner, J. Christensen,T. Crane, A. Joiner.

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A. Kennett, S. Hector, S. Y. Low,V. Bladen, D. Parker.

Middle Row: M. Slater, L. Pearson,S. Gibbons, K. Johnston, L. Pickup,E. Waterhouse, C. Delieul.

Front Row: G. Low, M. L. Tan,L. Kollosche, J. Karlovsky, J. Warham, E. Drake.

ytAE iiBack Row: D. Price, D. Loton, P. Thomson,

M. Difjen, J. Chiswell, S. Beaumont,J. Lim, M. Cooper, L. Langmead.

2nd Row: L. Procter, A. Bartrop, M. Davis,K. Benda, R. Kirby, C. Ho, P. Chai.

3rd Row: T. Wineberg, C. Krasenstein,J. Donaldson, Y. P. Chin, C. Bladen,R. Wells, N. Niwa.

Absent: J. Oliver, D. Roe, L. Rogers.

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yt/ic icBack Row: S. Harrison, C. Krasenstein,

N. Whyte, N. Ward, K. Donaldson,C. Hummel, J. Gabriele.

Middle Row: S. Gordon, A. Gan,R. Tunley, Y. Chin, J. Nayler, K. Rennie, E. Waterhouse, C. Southwell.

Front Row: D. Trenorden, J. Goodwin,D. Lamb, W. Pearson, S. Drake,C. Gibbons, S. Low.

Absent: A. Bellett, D. Fitzgerald, M. Riley.m •_ .........

yt/ic 9Back Row: F. Scotney, U. Frederick,

S. Keogh, J. Watkins, K. Watson,M. Benda, J. OReilly, C. Gardiner,T. Hindley.

2nd Row: A. Silbert, M. Rees, K. MacFie, S. Williams, M. Michael, S. Thompson,R. Bartrop, M. Ojeda.

Front Row: A. Hopps, A. Davis, D. Slater,S. Moyland, P. Lacy, S. Deleuil,B. Stewart. M&Str-1* ' > ' ■

ypAP sBack Row: J. Harvey, L. Watson, K. Milne,

S. Graham, T. Ng, S. Westlake, J. King,C. Kollosche.

2nd Row: N. Bolton, M. Ash,K. Henderson, T. Langmead,D. Trewenack, M. Lewis, S. Henning,S. Hasson.

Front Row: K. Stride, F. Wisbey,M. Hansen, Y. Chin, M. Wan,K. Lillingston, F. Summers.

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yC4C 12Back Row: T. Farrell, B. Woodroffe,

J. Ullrich, M. Taylor, N. Burr, S. Kelsall, S. Wood, S. Grainger, S. James.

Middle Row: N. Hay, J. Sutcliffe, G. Millett, L. Gilbert, K. Lang, M. May, C. Kakulas.

Front Row: S. Hadley, A. Tandon,S. Varey, S. Stone, J. Gray.

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YEAR 11Back Row: S. Smart, S. King, J. Leslie,

E. Walker, Y. Toba, M. Sauuage.2nd Row: K. Irwin, C. Lee, K. Leicester,

C. Whitehead, A. Sumner, B. Cugini,J. Anthony.

3rd Row: M. Salotti, C. Knight, M. Owen- Browne, J. Hunt, K. Manning,B. Crawford, E. Picton-Warlow.

Absent: A. Chia, H. Kirby, T. Westlake.

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YEAR 1CBack Row: S. Owens, V. Sinclair,

E. Sinclair, A. Coughlan, M. Woodward, C. Hunter, C. Barrett.

Middle Row: S. Weijma, C. Russell,R. Woodroffe, D. Hsu, J. Fayle,L. Pegus, L. Rankin, S. Ullrich.

Front Row: N. Johnston, S. Wishaw,M. Canning, K. Elsey, S. Nelson,J. Mercer, M. Toba.

Absent: N. Sutcliffe.

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yEAR 9Back Row: E. Drew, A. Knott, A. Williams,

J. Burr, T. Vandongen, B. Brown,S. Heath, C. Owens, K. Griffin.

2nd Row: V. Fayle, S. Anthony, K. George, E. Vines, N. Kent, S. Newstead,N. Humphry, L. Woodward.

Front Row: J. Galbraith, O. Sicouri,A. Hartley, C. Chin, R. Ullrich,A. Kirkham, D. Morgan, T. Young.

YEAR 8Back Row: S. Morey, J. Wise, A. Kelsall,

J. Metcalf, J. McCall, A Sewell,R. Gaynor, G. Downie, M. Wynter.

2nd Row: D. Tingley, T. Holmes,C. Paterson, S. Williams, A. Rieusset,P. Fermanis, C. Stannard, T. O’Connor.

Front Row: D. Jones, E. Craze,J. Bradshaw, K. White, C. Bashem,C. Cavill, S. Emery.

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YEAR 12Back Row: A. Wheatley, J. Penberthy,

D. Johnston, C. Turner, D. Brkusich,E. Collins, A. McCollum, Y. H. Goh.

Middle Row: R. Kelton, M. Rhodes,R. Palmer, L. Archer, A. Tanner,C. Nixon, A. Williams.

Front Row: J. Lewis, F. Bracks, A. Weston,S. Walker, S. Biddles, R. Pederick,S. Sainken.

yEAE 11Back Row: J. Shaw, T. Halbert,

M. McClelland, S. Glatz, M. Patterson,L. Hersey, A. Ryan.

2nd Row: S. Orr, R. Humphrey, V. Walker, L. Watson, S. Goh, V. Jones.

3rd Row: M. Mackintosh, K. Playford,F. Bises, E. Donnelly, E. Thompkins,T. Dauey.

Absent: J. Godwin, S. Holbrook,A. Shrivastaua, N. Wilkins.

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yEAC 1©Back Row: J. Watson, S. Bowman,

C. Davies, N. Bracks, S. Mantle,R. McSkimming, E. Graham, S. Woods.

Middle Row: L. Merifield, M. Wright,J. Underwood, S. Askins, S. Lee,S. Mercer, J. Clark.

Front Row: Y. Pitman, C. Yeo, N. Halbert, S. Thorpe, L. Ward, C. McGeachie,J. Marsh.

Absent: K. Dharmananda.

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Back Row: J. Hollitt, C. Gibson, N. Taylor,J. Ryan, C. Monaghan, S. Penberthy,W. Y. Chin, S. Ryan.

2nd Row: S. Lewis, K. Biddles, M. Cross,K. Tonkin, P. Shrivastava, A. Whiting,S. Stringer, S. Collins.

Front Row: K. Clare, K. Kavanagh,K. McIntosh, C. Holbrook, C. Morton,M. Goodridge, D. Daniels.

Absent: K. Walker, S. Yurovich.

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YEAC 8Back Row: T. Blake, M. Ng, S. Glatz,

R. Schairer, F. Hugall, P. Trivett,G. Bracks, J. Ng.

2nd Row: E. Williamson, R. Dauey,R. Nairn, M. tVoss, R. Painter, Y. Goh, D. Grimsley, W. Welt on.

Front Row:J. Glatz, F. Haggerty, M. Smith, K. Davies, V. Abbott, L. Woo,K. Liddelow, I. Bolto.

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Boarder’sReport

1984 was another great year for the Boarding House.The first major event of the year was the traditional closed

weekend. Burnside won the Interhouse swimming true Olympic style, followed closely by Walton, Wesley and Langs- ford with Mrs Hector presenting the shield to Burnside. There was no competition for Tanner’s renowned bombie! The fol­lowing Sunday brought out the talent of many of the new girls in the New Girl’s Concert, as for the talent of the Year 12’s — the less said the better!

The Wilkin’s family have now settled in and taken charge of Langsford House. There have also been renovations to Burn­side and Wesley houses with new carpets and updated rooms. Old Burnside has reopened to accommodate 6 girls and 2 mis­tresses from Langsford House.

Along with several films shown by Mrs Miller on the week­ends, the boarding house held a quiz night with the Christ­church boarders. The night was a success with many original answers, and an enjoyable supper. Chapel has been inter­esting with guest speakers, a singer and our own talent from the Nous Chanton choir who have performed at various wed­dings and churches.

Both Junior and Senior Netball teams competing each Sat­urday have done well as has the Hockey team which recently won the Grand Final.

Mid-year has also seen the introduction of some changes in the dining hall table manners, enforced by mistresses and Year 12’s. This is an attempt to encourage girls to improve their behaviour during meals, so that they will be better prepared for future occasions.

Second term also saw the participation of someScotch Col­lege boarders in a formal dinner with the Years 10 and ll’s of Wesley House. The night included a delicious meal and some entertaining films, and was generally a successful evening.

The next important date on the boarder’s calendar is the annual trip to Rotto. This occurs on a Saturday, late in third term, and involves a ferry trip over (usually on rough seas!), a day of bike riding and swimming, and a weary trip home. It is a day looked forward to by all of the boarders, except the Year 12s who, unfortunately, cannot spare the time, as those exams will be near.

This brings us to the close of yet another year — for some, the first and others, the last. Whatever the case, it can be assured that those boarders from all years have enjoyed 1984, and are looking forward to the next year wherever they may be.

Jane Dawson Paula Kearny

Christine Nixon Fiona Sims

HEADS OF BOARDING HOUSES

Walton HousePaula Kearny, Mrs Miller, Annette Tanner.

Langsford HouseSusy Kelsall, Mrs Wilkins, Fiona Sims.

Wesley HouseJane Dawson, Mrs Walsh, Meredith Taylor.

Burnside HouseChris Nixon, Mrs Howell, Julie Ullrich.

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What a shock! Changing from grade seven to Year 8 took us by surprise but most of us managed extremely well with the extra homework.

Reviewing the year brings back memories of day one, masses of new faces with a few familiar ones scattered around for good measure.

We got to know the teachers, each giving advice on how to prepare our homework and the amount we could expect. Our head of year, Mrs Herman, also advised us on these things and told us if we had a problem she would give us a helping hand.

In March, our much-awaited camp was held for two days at Point Peron. This was very enjoyable and in the time we spent there we canoed and tried our hand at sailing (a past-time that proved to be very popular). Our sailing instructor taught us the basics and then took us for a sail while he pointed out the procedures. That night we watched the thrilling ‘Jaws 2’ and many girls were reluctant to swim the next day! We woke the next morning to start our energizing programme of Aerobics, drama, debating and games. In the evening we hurriedly got our costumes on for the Fancy Dress Parade. Some exciting and interesting costumes were seen and a few girls were lucky enough to receive prizes for their efforts. Because the last day of the camp was Easter we ended it with a church service and an Easter egg was given to each girl. We then packed our bags and got in the bus for our short journey back to school, com­pletely relaxed and contented.

Sometime after the camp we were involved in the mimes and house singing and several girls also managed to achieve places in the swimming team.

The Heather Lamont Festival came and went in a flash! Being allowed to wear casual clothes was one of the reasons so much excitement was in the air on that day. We must com­mend the girls who received certificates in the various sections such as: Public Speaking, Photography, Art, Music and the Vocal and Miscellaneous sections.

Year 8 has been a year filled with non-stop enjoyment in this new Senior School atmosphere. We loved it so much we’ve decided to try Year 9!

Elizabeth Drew

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yEAC 9 PEPCPT1984 started off with us, the new mob of Year 9’s, climbing

the stairs of Connell House — though moaning and groaning for escalators and lifts — still striving to become the best group of Year 9’s in the history ofM.L.C. Year9 is very different from Year 8, for example, now we can watch in contentment as the Year 8’s put the chairs away after assembly — though this, unfortunately won’t be happening for much longer. We also had to conquer the teachers’ bad apprehension about the “rowdy” Year 9’s.

The Year 9’s also did well in sport and we congratulate Kristin Durrant for becoming the Year 9 champion swimmer and doing exceptionally well in the interschool swimming. Well done!!

Other congratulations go to the first six crosscountry runners from Year 9, especially Cree Monaghan, who came first. The race was long, hard and tiring, though every Year 9 completed it (with few injuries!).

Though we weren’t as lucky as to get a camp, we did have an “interesting” experience with the Wesley College social, at the beginning of 2nd term. About 40 girls attended and all came back, with stories to tell to those who were uninvited.

A lot of Year 9’s decided to “take the plunge” and took part in the interhouse debating. The “great potentials” have moved on to bigger and better things — such as Interschool debates.

Finally thanks to Mrs Biddles who had the tiring job of Year 9 Head of Year, checking our beautifully polished shoes, neat hair and tidy uniform. Though we admit, we were a bit hectic at times, we know she must have enjoyed this year (with us included) as much as we have.

Good luck to next year’s Year 9’s (who are going to have a hard time keeping up to our “high” standards!).

Lib. Court, Holly McGlew, Karen Watson,

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yEAC 1C REPCPTSo far, this year has proved to be an extremely EVENTFUL

one for all of us, no doubt living up to our expectations!First term was full of confusion and a little excitement, as

girls began to find themselves being confronted with REAL WORK (for a change) and teachers who would not always fall for the old “I left it at home” excuse. Our first real shock to the system!

Despite all this and the usual reshuffling that occurs in first term, we still managed to come out on top and shine through in certain fields... and festivals(?)

Starting our year with a big splash was Sarah Thorpe who gained this year’s title as champion swimmer. Nicky Whyte swam close behind and was our runner-up. Congratulations to you both!

Later in the year, Sarah T. swam in the State Champion­ships at Beatty Park. As well as managing to smash a few records here and there, she was also one of six chosen to go in an interstate competition! Well done Sarah! (Apparently, she was “inspired by Australia’s success at the Olympic Games” but I think she might tell you differently!)

Then came the “Fleather Lamont Festival”, a MOST mem­orable one for everybody, ESPECIALLY the Year 10’s Although we contributed poorly (overall) to the Arts side of the Festival, some girls managed to contribute extremely well to another side of the Festival... Let’s hope we can do better as Year ll’s next year.

Once again, the Year 10’s were well-represented on the sporting scene this year. Many of us were in the swimming team and we were also actively involved in the various other sports, such as tennis, netball, volleyball, hockey and even gymnastics.

We have also had some star athletes shine through in their chosen fields. Mid-year, three Year 10 girls were chosen to go to Brisbane to compete in the State Schoolgirls’ Champion­

ships. They were Dina Fitzgerald, for the walking and Eliza­beth Sinclair and Nicole Phillips for the cross-country. Nicole also won the interhouse and interschool cross-country for the second year in a row! Well done!

Besides being busy in the sports side of the school, we multi­talented Year 10’s have also been very busy in all other aspects of school life, including choir, orchestra debating and house singing and drama. Although none of our budding young actresses were involved in the actual casting of this year’s school play, many of us played vital roles in the backstage crew.

(Really! After all this, one begins to wonder how the rest of the school could ever cope without us!)

We are proud to announce that Elke Boetcher is our Year 10 champion athlete with Helen Bowden being runner-up. Congratulations on such excellent performances.

Late second term, the Year 10’s were involved in a work experience programme. It was most enjoyable and our many thanks go to Mrs Hart, who painstakingly managed to place each and every one of us where we wanted to go — despite the fact that nearly all of us wanted to be journalists.

Third term is going to be full of hard work, but at least we have a good reason to look forward to it — the RIVER CRUISE! It is yet to be organized but I’m sure that some girls will jump at the chance of doing this job. (Am I right?).

So, for the Year 10’s of 1984, we have had a year of good times and good fun, but not without some bad times as well, but still we look forward to next year with anticipation. How­ever, I cannot end without mentioning our very helpful and supportive Head of Year, Mrs Hardy (alias “The Dragon”). We thank her for everything, though we often wonder how she ever put up with us! (Will she ever recover?).

Anyway, Year 11 — here we come!Emma Hanrahan

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yC4C 11 REPORTSCENE ONE.SETTING:

Psychiatric ward — Second floor — Sumner House. Milly, a M.L.C. Year 11, contemplates the solution to her problems. She has three choices — THE WINDOW — THE RAFTERS or, CHARLIE’S OFFICE, (minutes later) Milly, paralytic in Charlie’s chair, awaits the verdict from the man with the maniacle grin, CHARLIE FARLEY.CHARLIE:

Milly, I’m afraid you have all the symptoms: distraction in class; dishevelled appearance; late to school; skipping phys- ed. Leaning forward and still grinning, he said, “I hate to tell you, Milly, but you have contracted — (pause) — ELEVENTH YEAR ITIS 11!

(to be continued)

No sooner had we arrived back at school, making new friends and renewing old ones, than we were whisked off to the Lazy Crab Holiday Resort at Mandurah weighed down with enough HEALTHY food to feed an army.

This year’s camp was a great success. One of the camps functions is to provide a setting for teachers and students to mingle. But little did we expect that certain teachers would: prance around piggy-backing each other as a means of transport; massage one anothers feet in full view of open- mouthed girls; stay overnight in our chalets to “talk”; wander into our chalets at will and expect to be fed on choc­olate biscuits, and generally behave more like schoolgirls than we did.

The event that would have had to take the cake was THE RACE between Mr Ballantyne the Boastful and Mr Sofoulis the Swift. Much to Bal’s discomfort, and due to superior legs, Mr Soufoulis defeated him by a considerable margin.

All in all, it was obvious that the teachers enjoyed them­selves as much as we did. Why not! How often is a camp fin­ished off with an embarrassing belly-dancer telegram? Our thanks — Mr Farley for everything.

Panic buttons were pressed when school resumed after the May break. From past years it has been traditional for Year 11's to organize the Heather Lamont Festival. The dead-line was in two weeks. After a series of advertising, recruiting and bullying the Year ll’s of 1984 didn’t disap­point the school.

The artistic atmosphere lingered as some Yearll’s ener­getically performed in the M.L.C. school play, Pride and Prejudice, and the Christ Church production, Royal Hunt of The Sun.

The number of debaters surprisingly increased as the Christ Church/M.L.C. debating camp drew near.

The event which brings a sparkle to the eye, is the Year ll’s annual bash in Bosisto. The glamour of BROADWAY has been voted as the nights inspiration by the largest social committee ever assembled, and that means, just about everyone!

Now the problem — apart from decorating — is, WHO TO TAKE.

Milly’s saga, continued:SCENE TWO.Milly staggers out of CHARLIE FARLEY’S office and into the arms of a Year 12.MILLY:(stunned, on the point of collapse, and mumbling feebly) “11th Year Itis, I’ve got 11th Year Itis, I’ve got 11th Year Itis, I’ve...etc.12th YEAR:grasping the situation, starts to laugh and without anyremorse said,....“11th down, and 12th to go....!”

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PILBARA TOUR P & F REPORT

When Mr Row and Mrs Baker departed on a Pilbara Tour with 40 ‘odd’ girls, they really didn’t know what they had let themselves in for. Neither had the 40 odd girls!

After our first uncomfortable night on the bus, we stopped outside Cue at Walga Rock to experience our first “bush breakfast” — bacon, eggs and soggy corn flakes. We travelled to Meekatharra, where we visited the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and went on to stop at our campsite for the night which was to be our first night under the stars on very flat airmattresses.

Wittenoom, beside the Hamersley Ranges, proved to be a valuable experience whe we were taken up in a plane to see the sights. The next day proved to be a trial for all. Thanks to the help of the three drivers, Mike, Steve and Steve, we managed to grope our way through Fortescue Falls, Hancock and Weano Gorges. A few of us had our moments when the steepness of the Gorge walls was all we could take!

Tom Price proved to be a surprise to all; a very compact little town where we bumped (literally) into a couple of boarders. And after a shower (shock, gasp, horror), which was to be the only one on our 7 day trip, and a comfortable night in a caravan park, we travelled to the Tom Price mine and then turned our bus towards Carnarvon. Unfortunately, we had an hour’s delay to our destination. “Tag”, the bus, broke down. So much for ‘old faithful’, but she got us back.

We camped by the Ashburton River, which was honoured to have Mrs Baker swimming its stretches through no choice of her own. (No 16 year-old wants to be woken up at 5.45 a.m. by Mrs Baker).

We drove through Carnarvon, and after dinner, we started the long journey home. Another very uncomfortable night on the bus and we arrived at M.L.C. tired, red (!!!) and very, very dirty — well it was supposed to be a Safari!

Many thanks must go to Mr Row, Mrs Baker and the 3 drivers who became our very good friends; Mike, “Hairy Steve” and “Jeannie Mac”.

Samantha Mostyn

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The new committee of the Parents’ and Friends’ Associa­tion met for the first time at a change-over meeting held at the Principal’s home on March 27, 1984.

The get-together, hosted by Dr Hadley and his wife Lillian was to induct the new team and recognize the contribution of the outgoing committee. Special thanks must go to Past Presi­dent David Biddles, who has worked so tirelessly and set a standard that will be difficult to follow.

One of the constitutional aims and objectives of the Associa­tion is “to create opportunities for parents and teachers to become more closely acquainted in order to facilitate the dis­cussion of subjects of mutual interest”. It’s this opportunity to involve ourselves with our daughters’ educational develop­ment and make a meaningful contribution to their wellbeing that sets the private system apart.

The combined support given by the-Tvk^ers^Club, the Canteen, the Clothing Exchange-arid the general committee, together with each and every- parent, continues to raise vital much needed funds.

Your Association has allocated in excess of $30,000 this year for needed requests'by various school departments. These included:—Arts Jewellery $530Media Studies 3 Cameras - 600

1 Video Camera 7Q02 Sets of Lights 300

Music Dept Tuba 1,500Clarinet Eb 450Clarinet Ab 880

Computer Studies Citwood Proc. Terminal 2,000Geography Aerial Photo of Perth 300Language Video Cassette

French Course Level 1, 2 400Business Studies Micro Computer & Extras 2,578English Video Tapes 240and contributions to support purchases by the Research Library, Chemistry, Biology and Physical Education Depart­ments.

THE HEATHER LAMONT REPORTThis year’s Heather Lamont Festival, the one day of the year

when ‘civvies’ are legal, and long hair can be worn down, was yet another big success.

The year elevens, and staff section leaders, are to be commended on their organization and effort leading to the smooth running of the day.

Students were continuously entertained by the school array of talented musicians, singers, artists, and public speakers. Between the performances, girls made their way to the ‘Spaced Out Cafe’ where they could feast on such delights as ‘spun out spiders’ and'galaxian garlic bread’, not to mention the live year 12 entertainment!

Of course the highlight of the day was the miscellaneous section, in which the contributions were varied, with ‘Elma’ in all her glory, taking away first place.

Thanks again to all the performers, organizers and eaters (cafe proceeds went to the Year 12 Ball) for making this year’s Heather Lamont Festival one to remember.

Jenine Gray and Susan Joyce

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THE WALTER SHEPHERD RESEARCH CENTRE

Climate: ‘Condition (of a region or country) in relation to prevailing atmospheric phenomena, as temperature, humidity; etc., especially as these affect animal or vegetable life’. (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary).

Anyone who has worked in the Research Centre during February and March knows of the sweltering heat in the library at that time — we who work here all day suffer audibly! In winter it’s very cold so we have complaints from staff and girls right through the year. We are still hoping for airconditioning in the near future.

Exhibits: During 1984 we have had many exhibits of girls’ work in the Research Centre, mainly from English classes. Some attractive childrens’ books and myths and legends, all written and ‘bound’ by the girls, have been displayed and have aroused interest among students of other years.

Books: At the time of writing (August) about 600 new titles have been added to the Library. Mainly non-fiction, these are books ordered by the teaching staff and by the librarian. Selec­tion is made from publishers’ informational material, book reviews, Education Department recommendations, pub­lishers’ representatives (who are invited to put on book exhibits in the library) and visits to bookshops. There is also a suggestion box for the girls to ask for books — most of these are in fact bought even though, to some students’ surprise, there is a limit to our budget. New books are displayed before they are shelved — just to let everyone know of the new addi­tions so they can reserve a book they like.

As with most other school resource centres, we are facing book losses. Occasionally, magazines or a thin book (not checked out) were found inside students’ files which have been banned from the library. Hopefully, our skills, time and budget will be wasted less by books ‘disappearing’.

A final word about popularity vs. quality: there are two kinds of novels for teenagers — those the adults like and those the teenagers like (allowing for some overlap). We don’t expect quality to be automatically popular but we are tyring to find ways to help everyone discover the rewards of good books, while not necessarily expecting the girls to be reading quality all the time.

Audio Visual: Television, being shown in four different areas (and an additional four venues will be in running order later this year) is much in demand; use of all material, visual and/or audio, is on the increase all the time. Bob Thompson has been building some electronic equipment in addition to keeping all audio visual hardware in the school in running order, helping staff and girls with videocamera work and spending many hours in the darkroom...

We have plans for 1985: more reading by more students, lots of displays — and airconditioning?

Ruth ten Raa

S.R.C.The School Representative Council has made quite a few

major changes this year which has improved its form no end. These changes include the new evening meetings which were held over dinner, which encouraged attendance from the numerous school representatives.

Much to everyone’s approval the Council has seemed to get more done than previous years, which is surprising because we are only a recommending body. Prospects for the future include an S.R.C. representative being in attend­ance at some School Council meetings where maybe a little more of the student viewpoint could be represented.

Various topics are discussed from the colour of hair rib­bons to a public telephone in the Bosisto Hall changerooms. It’s obvious that not everything requested or demanded can be carried out and often a compromise is the only alterna­tive.

It’s good to see the lower school (years eight and nine) taking such an interest in our school’s problems and praises, each representative always has a constructive comment about a controversial topic e.g. a need for year nine socials!!?

The issue of coloured sports skirts came in and each representative voted for the majority in their form room. The outcome proved that an overwhelming percentage was against the colourful house activity uniform.

There have been major differences of opinion over the newly acquired blazer pocket and after much discussion, one representative even suggested we change our school name! Much to our surprise, for 75 years our school has been nameless and only referred to as “the Methodist Ladies’ College”.

Thanks must go to Mrs Moore for helping the practicing chairperson on meeting procedure with which she was very unfamiliar.

A small reminder to future representatives that the S.R.C. is a school representative council and anything to do with the school that you think will help to improve it whether in the boarding house or day school can be suggested for an agenda item. An interesting topic on the agenda is a problem a few of the boarding houses had with their fuses blowing throughout prep, but thanks to the fast action of the Council it’s on its way to full and much appreciated recovery.

The Council can be nothing but advantageous to our school and its members because with representatives from the far corners of Methodist Ladies’ College almost every­one can have their opinion voiced.

ROSI HANNAY Chairwoman of S.R.C.

ROTARY EXCHANGENineteen Eighty Four has proved to be a most successful

year at M.L.C. with the selection of eight year 12 students to represent various Rotary Clubs around the state in a Rotary Youth Exchange Programme.

Rotary is an organisation that assists people both in the community and on an international level. Help is also offered vocationally as well as providing opportunities for youth exchange.France and Germany. The programme is for one year and whilst away the students must attend school. Each student is

an ambassador for Australia and must give talks on Australia to schools and organisations. Each girl represents a Rotary Club which reciprocates in turn by receiving an overseas student for one year.

Whilst staying in their chosen countries, each student is bil- letted with approximately four different families, usually involved in the Rotary Club of their district.

Students from M.L.C. who have been successful applicants this year are Susan Kelsall, Helen Jenkin, Allison Wheatley, Libby Feutrill, Jane Penberthy, Andrea McCallum, Michele Hopps and Carolyn Turner.

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OLD GIRLS ASSOCIATION REPORT FOR 1984

Following the many varied functions last year during the school’s 75th Anniversary celebrations, the membership of the Old Girls’ Association increased significantly. A very warm welcome is extended to all who have recently joined the Asso­ciation and an invitation is extended to all girls who are leaving the school at the end of this year to join the O.G.A. It is one way to keep in touch with friends, especially in the years ahead when paths and interests diverge to a greater and greater extent.

Our Reunion Day was held in April in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting. This year an invitation had been extended to past teachers and ex pupils of M.L.C. Colleges in the Eastern States. Among the 200 who gathered in Bosisto Hall was Mr Don Carter, a Science teacher at M.L.C. in the 1960’s and currently Deputy Head of Wesley College, Ann Smith and Maureen Chandler from M.L.C. in Adelaide, Lyn Nicholson from M.L.C. in Victoria and Mrs Tunley from M.L.C. in N.S.W.

Continuing the pattern of get-togethers started last year, a —luncheon was held in May for those students who had left

school in the 1940’s. This gathering held in the Gertrude Walton Centre provided the opportunity for Old Girls to view the developments which have taken place in converting this building to a drama centre.

In July the Annual Old Girls’ Dinner was held at the Cottesloe Civic Centre. Penelope Eagle, our Junior Vice President, organised the evening around an Italian theme. An atmosphere of an Italian Piazza was created with round table settings and flags of red, white and green. We were delighted to have as our guests Chairman of the school Council, Professor John Wager and Mrs Wager. Mr and Mrs Shepherd, recently returned from a holiday overseas, and Dr and Mrs Hadley.

Helen Pascoe and Diane Michaels (Pearse) have been the liaison officers for the country groups in an endeavour to foster get-togethers in the country areas. In September a luncheon was held at the Fiddler’s Restaurant in Geraldton and it was great to see so many country and city members gather for the occasion.

The Combined Independent Girls School Golf Tournament was held at the Cottesloe Golf Club in October with M.L.C. being well represented.

This season, the Association fielded two netball teams who were coached by Betty Fry.

Work Of ArtTo commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the school,

national and international artist, Dorothy Erickson, an Old Girl of the school, has been commissioned to create a work of art for the school. This is to take the form of a symbolic three dimensional sculptured wallpiece for the school chapel.

Exchange students have a choice of fifteen different countries in which they may stay, such as America, Austria,

NewsletterThe O.G.A. combines with the P.&F. Association three

times a year in the newsletter, “College News”, by which means members are informed both of the activities of Old Girls as well as those of the school. Once a year however, the O.G.A. puts out its own newsletter which provides a wider coverage of the comings and goings of past pupils of the school. We do hope that all ex-pupils will keep us informed of their activities as well as changes of names and addressed.

ArchivesMiss Dinsdale, book-keeper at the College for many years,

has very generously donated to the school archives a ceramic jug and bowl made by Flora Landells. The O.G.A. is most grateful to all ladies who have kindly loaned or donated photos, uniforms, sporting cups, books, newspaper clippings and memorabilia to the archives.

ScholarshipCongratulations to Rosalie Mycock, winner of the Old Girls’

Bursary for year 11, to Bethwyn Booth of Burakin Primary School, winner of the Year 8 Scholarship for 1985 and to the recipient of the 1984 Old Girls’ Prize for service within the school.

The O.G.A. would like to take this opprtunity to thank sin­cerely Council, Dr Hadley, Mrs Moore, the teachers and all other staff, the P.&F. Association, Mothers’ Auxiliary, parents and girls for their willing co-operation and assistance throughout the year, it is only through their help that the O.G.A. is able to form an integral part of life of the school in maintaining links between the past and the present.

We extend our very best wishes to this year’s school leavers; good luck and all the best for the future. We look forward to hearing from you, and of you in the years ahead.

Valerie Cauill President

SOCIAL AND FUND RAISINGA general meeting for parents and friends was held on

Tuesday July 3, in Bosisto Hall at 8 p.m. to review the Beazley Committee Report and its recommendations. The speaker was Mr Dickinson, Headmaster of Scotch College and a working member of the Beazley Committee. Over 200 par­ents, friends and teaching staff braved the cold and bleak con­ditions to attend the evening and were well rewarded.

Also in July, the School’s Chinese parents combined to present a special night for the school. The venue was the Golden Galleon restaurant and some 250 parents and friends enjoyed a splendid banquet and shared in traditional Chinese entertainment provided by young people from the Chinese Community. The evening raised over $2,000 for school funds and our appreciation must go to the Chinese mothers who ral­lied so magnificently to provide the evening and arranged the many excellent prizes.

While on the subject of support, any function is only suc­cessful if it is enthusiastically supported and our special thanks must go to the Mothers’ Club, Mrs Beth Hanrahan and the many mothers who so readily give their time and energies to sell tickets, arrange venues and support the School in so many ways.

But in the final analysis the real supporters must be our­selves, the parents of the girls at MLC. I feel there is a tre­mendous rapport with the School and on behalf of the Parent & Friends’ Committee thank you all for supporting the school’s activities so well in 1984.

Maurice Chiswell President

Parents’ & Friends’ Association

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ArtART REPORT

The quality and variety of work presented at the 7th Annual Art/Craft Exhibition reflected the energy and enthusiasm of M.L.C. Art/Craft students in 1984. During the year we were fortunate to have specialist assistance from David Woodland (ceramics) and Brenda Ridgewell (jewellery). The year 12 stu­dents had two weekend workshops to further develop skills.

Jill Smith and I have appreciated the support from parents throughout.

J. Garde

ART REPORTArt this year has provided a stimulating contrast to the

rigours of academic school life. Both in and out of school time students have been developing their artistic skills.

In first term there was an art camp for year twelve students. A few spent a sleepless night painting pink teddy bears, while Jenine constructed her... “clock”. Others snatched a few hours sleep before waking to continue working.

We’ve had visits to various galleries and exhibitions. Our drawing excursion to Fremantle Art Gallery provided an opportunity for Tonia to display her driving, as well as her drawing skills.

We begin each lesson with a five minute “quiet time” which enables us to still our wandering minds and focus on our inner creativity. With this harmony and renewed energy we can pro­duce works in areas of silkscreening, batik, lettering and pot­tery. Subjects range from cows to Marilyn, to nuclear explo­sions, to heads, to pandas and pointsettias.

Our thanks to Miss Smith for her help in pottery as well as her enthusiasm, and to Mike for a spotlessly clean art room and the added entertainment of breakdancing. Mr Garde has provided encouragement, inspiration and opportunities throughout our time at M.L.C. and for this we are very grateful. Thanks also to Mr G. for keeping the artroom door open and the welcome mat out at all times.

Bridget Woodroffe, Georgine Millar,

Kate Hislop (Year 12)

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Back Row: H. Grandage, Y. Chin, A. Swanson, D. Lamb, T. Lalich, N. Amesz, E. Donnelly, N. Halbert.

3rd Row: A. Lloyd, B. Griffiths, A. Sparrow, A. Bell, H. Kirby, M. Pascoe, R. Mitra, E. Moore, R. Pederick, L. Chew, A. Kennett. Miss M. Pride.

2nd Row: Y. Low, K. Venema, R. Tunley, C. Williamson, J. Clark, K. Hocking, A. Coughlan, C. Southwell, J. Shen, S. Mostyn, S. Harrison, N. Bracks.

Front Row: L. Potts, K. Johnston, F. Bracks, R. Thomas, S. Biddles, A. Wheatley, S. Hadley, B. Crawford, J. Fayle, S. Rauen, E. Hanrahan.

ChoirSCHOOL CHOIR REPORT

Sacrificing a few?!! minutes of shut-eye two mornings every week to Do, Re, Me and So... on, may be a challenge but once again Miss Pride a... risen to the occasion with the 60 songbirds of the M.L.C. School Choir (well, most of them!) and conquered. Rehearsals are, after all, a challenging fulfilling experience of vocal training, self control (never, of course, being told to BE QUIET!) and a free lesson in Human Biology and Linguistis: Italian being our forte, Latin our specialty.

The addition of a Christ Church Grammar School Choir and that of St. George’s Cathedral, mixed under the expert direction and technical precision of the semi-imported Dr. Dean “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” Patterson would have to be “Glorias” and that describes the highlight of the Choir’s year perfectly; that being, of course, the Three Choirs Festival. Performing to a packed audience at St. George’s Cathedral, Handel’s “Zadok the Priest”, Britten’s “Rejoice in the Lamb” and Vivaldi’s “Gloria”, all received critical acclaim and it was obvious that the gruelling reheasals were worth it. (The absence of “gruel” making a camp impossible — the caterers pulled out at the last minute!!)

Earlier performances included the equally successful but more routine Easter Communion Service at the Claremont Uniting Church. Under the rigorous hand of John Winstanley, the School Choir joined with the Year 9 Choir and again formed the Ripieno Chorus for J.S. Bachs St. Matthews Passion” performed in Winthrop Hall at the U.W.A. We also

tuned to a hastily (like 5 minutes before) assembled A.B.C. recording for Meir Community Hymn singing programme which still sounded surprisingly?! quite impressive and we will hopefully sound even better in a special half hour recording for the A.B.C.’s national programme “In Quires and Places” that we are currently working towards.

For the school, College Sunday was another occasion at which we displayed our choral work. Music Night, followed finally by our performance at Speech Night will most definitely round off a most exciting and eventful year.

Sarah Biddles and Lynette Chew

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OrchestraMUSICAL NOTES

Over the past two years, the M.L.C. Orchestra has been broken up into various “sub”-ensembles: “Les Dix”, Wind Ensemble, the Senior String Ensemble, the Intermediate String Ensemble (suspicious lack of a Junior String Ensemble...), the Concert Wind Ensemble and the M.L.C. big Band (augmented by some “carefully selected and ripened” Christ Church boys!)

This year Miss Pride still waves her arms about in front of the Intermediate String group, but has pretty well resigned from conducting instrumental groups (recruiting others to “wave” for her) to organize the Three Choirs Festival and Concert Evenings.

The indispensible Mr Swann has been tutoring the “Les Dix” (formed for the very successful Vignettes of ’83) and con­ducting the Concert Wind Ensemble on Thursday mornings. This group has been asked by the Royal Agricultural Society of W.A. to play in their Parade through Claremont and will per­form for Barclay House with the Concert Wind Ensemble in the near future.

A Clarinet Choir is rumoured to be alive and well, but is rather unobtrusive. The first-rate big-band-man, Mr Will Upson, has produced a super-excellent big band, which per­formed at one of our school assemblies.

The Senior String Ensemble has had many amusing Polish- flavoured rehearsals under the fair hand of Mr Henryk Pisarek.

Les Dix and the Senior String Ensemble combined for the first time this year, helped along by some professional players (much to the relief of the Senior Strings) under the baton of Henryk Pisarek, in the inaugural (and highly successful) M.L.C. Concerto Evening, for which many people worked very hard. The soloists were Emma Collins, Susan Hadley, Kylie Johnston (with Andrew Hassell from Christ Church!!) Toni Lalich, Yasuko Toba and Susan Weijma.

Some members of the Senior Strings also put much time and effort playing in the Orchestra for the Three Choirs Fes­tival.

Our next feat is Music Night at the Octagon Theatre which is shaping up to be a spectacular display of musical talents. With Speech Night looming at the end of the year we expect slog, sweat and tears (and sore lips for some) — but oh how welove lt!! KYLIE JOHNSTON

LES DIXBack Row: Mr R. Swann, R. Thomas, T. Lalich, K. Beckwith. Middle Row: E. Donnelly, V. Jones, A. Sparrow, A. Lloyd. Front Row: S. Weijma, D. Hsu, S. Collins.

SENIOR STRINGSBack Row: E. Collins, K. Johnston, S. Hadley.Middle Row: H. Grandage, C. Southwell, J. Hutcherson,

S. Goh, B. Griffiths.Front Row: J. Watson, M. Toba, N. Kirkwood, A. Whiting,

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tainly been on the increase since 1979, the year of its inception.The centre can now toast excellent equipment and facilities

and the parade of students through its doors have certainly put the resources to good use.

1984 has been a busy year.During the students’ study of communication, some areas

we have covered included a survey of billboards and their effectiveness, the semiotics of a programme such as Count­down. A visual, photographic essay on ‘Subiaco — Old and New’ brought particular pleasure to one elderly resident who was delighted with the results of photos taken of her home. The Year 8’s struggled with plasticene as it melted and buckled but came forward with some imaginative animation work. They used their new photographic skills on the Bay View Ter­race population whilst investigating the theme “The Shopping Centre — A Way of Life”. A particularly successful task was to compare the values and lifestyle we assume to be Australian with the Police Show genre in its various, but strangely similar format. It is the Year 9’s who have worked hard to produce colour slides for catalogue layouts and mounted a whole advertising campaign to sell a variety of products including, “Bounce” cool drink, a “Wool is Natural” promotion and “Tri- Star” puppy food. The latter group quickly learnt the truth of the maxim that children and animals are not the easiest to work with.

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The newest challenge is to investigate the “Children’s Show” game and present a topic, “The Beach”, on a video for a specific age group audience.

Already they have come across problems of pinpointing tastes, fulfilling expectations and standards for different age groups in a changing society.

It is this task — that films reflect the society they spring from — that the Year 10’s are using during the film analysis section this term. There has often been spirited discussion on topical issues such as the role of women in this medium after viewing various films.

1985 promises new areas of involvement and challenge as the first group of students begin the Upper School media course.

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SCHOOL PLAY REPORTMemorable Quotes:—“Dawn and Graeme, can you please save that sort of thing

for later?”“Gerald, stop playing with that ball inside.”“Hill? Where is that boy” “I wish he’d get his cues right

instead of galavanting outside.”“Mr Ballantyne, couldn’t we please leave the kissy bits for

the performance only?”“Oh yuk! Do I really have to kiss Bingley?”“I’m not wearing that dress! Dad will think I’m pregnant.”Gerald: (in a high pitched voice) “I think my trousers are a

bit tight.”What joy, what merriment, what delights we shared while

labouring over “Pride and Prejudice” this year. Many a friend­ship blossomed and every rehearsal held some memorable moment. I can safely say that the cast and crew would not have missed out on being involved for anything.

The performances were most successful and the party at the completion of the last evening’s performance matched up to everyone’s expectations.

I wish everyone involved in future school productions the best of luck and the best of fun!

Just a hint: If you are late for a rehearsal, don’t say your car broke down, your house was struck by lightning or your budgie got stuck behind the fridge because Gerald has already used them!!

And as Mr Bingley (alias Steven) says “Bottoms Up”.Andrea McCallum

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HOUSE SINGING AND DRAMA REPORTWhile providing a wonderful day’s entertainment and fun,

this year’s House Singing and Drama Competition was also a showcase for the wealth of musical and dramatic talents of M.L.C. girls.

The winning drama was the Trojan production of “Black Revenge” directed by Emma Collins. This featured the bold performances of Andrea McCallum and Yvette Pitman as well as those of a fine cast of character actresses.

The Roman mime won with the ingeniously innovative “Mic­rowave” produced jointly by Carla Hummel and Kate Donaldson. This performance was warmly received by audience and judges alike.

Troy triumphed in the choral competition with fine rendi­tions of “Top of the World” and “Nun’s Chorus”. The Trojan choir was ably conducted under the firm hand of Sarah Biddles. Both choir and conductress worked well together to provide a most enjoyable performance.

The final results were:—DRAMA(1) Troy — “Black Revenge” Directed by Emma Collins(2) Corinth — “Happy Tours” Directed by Libby Feutrill(3) Sparta — “All the World’s a Stage” Directed by Jenine

Gray.

MIME(1) Rome — “The Microwave” Produced by Carla Hummel

and Kate Donaldson(2) Corinth — “Masterpiece” Produced by Vanessa Aikins(3) Olympia — “Caper-Tillar” Produced by Lynette Chew.

CHOIR(1) Troy — “Top of the World” & “Nun’s Chorus” Conducted

by Sarah Biddles(2) Corinth — “Witchery Wood” & “Blowin’ in the Wind”

Conducted by Ros Thomas(3) Olympia — “G.I. Blues” & “Sweet and Low” Conducted

by Lynette ChewP.S. Anita Tandon insists that the Spartan Drama

deserves a special mention. Yes, of course.Celina Chew

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Middle Row: S. Varey, A. Tandon, S. Raven, E. Hanrahan, J. Fayle, A. Davis, C. Holbrook.

Front Row: J. Penberthy, M. Davis, K. Bennett, J. Bond, S. Auburn, C. Knight.

You ask for a word, you get a sentence. You ask for a sentence, you get a paragraph. You ask for a REPORT you get an ESSAY... (I’ll write a shorter one if you like, but only if it means a bigger photo!)

Early in 1984, the Great Institution was struck down by a mysterious disease more foul than herpes, more contagious than leprosy, more terrifying than A.I.D.S. — Yes...DE­BATING. No one knows for sure where the epidemic started, but we suspect the nefarious-looking yellow rubbish bin in that den of iniquity, the English office.

For a while, the staff were on red alert as the sickness seemed to spread. Finally the epidemic reached a feverish peak, as it was announced that a weekend of convalescence had been organised for all debating sufferers. Even the fact that the remedy involved CHRIST CHURCH BOYS and the chosen site was the infamous KOORING AL didn’t prove a deterrent, and there was a veritable flood of patients for “The Clinic”. Finally, only the most severe cases were chosen to attend, and many were turned away — broken women.

Then, suddenly a miracle cure for this disease that seemed to have gripped the school was found — INTER­SCHOOL DEBATING. The recovery was astounding. All traces of the previous fever vanished, and the casualty lists dropped to almost zero. Only a handful of the really bad cases remained, and there is little hope that they will ever fully recover.

This small but intense band of debaters became the enigma of the school. They became distinguishable by a unique “aura” that surrounded them — a mixture of brash confidence, wheedling charm, inimitable wit, awesome bril­liance and a tendency to exaggerate. To the rest of the school, their addiction to this weird form of masochism was beyond comprehension. “Why do they do it?”

Sometimes we wonder.1984 has been a trying year. We tried to orgaise a camp for

40 exuberant youngsters and 5 post-pubescent teachers; we tried to organise social debates that weren’t more “social” than “debates”; we tried to get someone to go to the WADL debating camp, then tried to drag Sally and Sue away; we tried to bribe, trick and cajole young innocents into doing the debates that no one else seemed to want to do; we tried to prevent the Christ Church/M.L.C. Amalga­mation from totally disintegrating; and we even tried to fight one way into the finals without resorting to physical vio­lence...

As a result, our efforts met with some resounding suc­cess.

Clare Krastenstein and Nikki Imberger proved to be a social debating organisers extraordinaire. Although per­haps the idea of a debating pool party was a bit wet, the alter native gathering at Emma P-W’s proved a roaring success. Third term offers an oportunity for them to further exhibit their own brand of enthusiastic originality.

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Each team was under the firm leadership of an extremely able captain, which no doubt proved to be the key to our success. Carolyn Cavill ably led the promising Year 9 team, in which YET ANOTE1ER of the eloquent Davis class emerged into the debating limelight. Carolyn, Alison and Carolyn Holbrook proved to be a strong team that will be mind-boggingly awesome in the near future.

The Year 10 Captain, during a debate against Hale, stormed into the men’s toilet by mistake, but emerged rela­tively unscarred from her ordeal, and bravely carried on. This is typical of the spirit that has made M.L.C. debaters what they are today.

We now come to our pride and joy — the Year 11 team. We could hardly contain our excitement when it was announced that they had fought their way into the quarter­finals. The strong team of Jennie Bond, Margie Davis, Sharon Auburn (who represented M.L.C. at the State trials and talked her way into the finals) and Kellie Benda as reserve, looked a sure bet at Guildford Grammar on August 3rd. The M.L.C. contingent were on the edge of their seats as the pendulum swayed to each side in turn. However, the experienced Guildford team proved too strong, and beat our team by a very small margin. It was disappointing but a fine effort nevertheless.

As for the Year 12 team? Our tactics proved stunning and unpredictable. As we knew that the rest of the world trembled in our wake, and our reputation already had our opposition quaking in anticipation, we decided to lose our first debate. This did not prove overly difficult — the impromptu topic was “That Brideshead Should Be Revis- isted”, and on emerging from the preparation room, one member of the M.L.C. side was heard to remark, “Do you think they’d mind if 1 tap-danced our case?’ (The adjudicator

was very kind, and suggested that we might have a better chance on New Faces... (!?)) However, these tactics seemed to be a good idea after all, as we went on to slaughter the confident Aquinas team. Then our own confi­dence was undermined when we found that the St. Mary’s team consisted of two State debaters. Two of the M.L.C. team lost all control over their bladders, and the third went into PAROXYSOMS and threatened to faint. However, yet again the M.L.C. spirit shone through, and although we lost, it was a fight to the death. At this stage, Year 12 enthusiasm waned, and many thanks go to the Year ll’s who kindly stepped in against Scotch and Newman. We won only one more debate — against the Angry Young Men of Hale — but all in all, M.L.C. put up a solid fight in both divisions.

However, through thick and through thin, through rough and through smooth, through soggy biscuits and insipid tea, we have had one loyal, enthusiastic, encouraging supporter — “WONDER BEV” Hollyock. This pillar of strength and optimism has kept us going when all seemed lost, when abor­tive meetings seemed totally futile and other emotional entangle­ments made debating seem the least of our problems. Without her “The Academy” would have long since perished and disap­peared in a puff of dusty quotations and rusty cliches. Thanks, MrsH.

To all the interschool debaters, and especially to next year’s captain, the very best of luck from all we old ’uns.

(We wait with bated breath for news of next year’s expected denominations — first W.A.D.L., then THE WORLD!!!)

the benevolent despot and demogogue-in-exile

SUE VAREY

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PROGRESS IS A DRUGI sat like a statue Mesmerized by a small spider Weaving with perfect symmetry A temporary home.The silver threads wavered In the breeze, and droplets Of dew clutched like jewels on the sticky threads.My thoughts were interrupted By the melodies of the flame robin.Singing on the gum tree, only metres away.Its song was joyous and happy and loud and free.The sky was blue aheadBroken only by small white cloudsDotted along the horizon... white and clear.A cool breeze brushed my face Rustling through the woods,The leaves whispering as it did so.Movement! A small dart of grey Slipped in all its speed into a log.Probably hiding I thought,Waiting for me to leave.I stood up, stretching my limbs.Breathing the clear, fresh air and Turned to walk back to the car.I drove back to town absent mindedly,Viewing the grey sluggish smoke of the city With silent disgust.Swearing at the thick, slow traffic.I thought back to the peaceful woods and pondered —Who were the idiots who preferred progress to nature,And where would it ever end?I stopped my vehicle, walked into a high rise building, Pressed the lift button, and waited for it to whisk me up To my office, forgetting my quiet morning in the woods, Forgetting its peaceful tranquility.

Alison Dauis (Year 9)

OUT OF THE WINDOWOut of the window,I can see:two birds aflying, two gum trees,the birds fly up to the old gum treesthe gum trees sway in the autumn breeze.Out of the window,I can see:a long winding path, acres of grass, the grass joins onto the winding path they both join on for a mile and a half.Out of the window,I can see:two hungry magpies, one small worm, the birds fly down to get their prey, but that smart worm just pops away.All of these things,I can see,When I look out my school window.

Kim Justice (Year 8)

IT IS ME?Why is it that when I speak No-one listens?They make no attempt to hear me, As soon as I begin, they leave. They say I’m unsociable But I’m not, they are.They say I talk nonsense,But, how would they know?I try to speak of things That interest both of us.Yet, everytime I start to speak I’m speaking to myself.I try to be kind towards them,But in return — nothing.I doubt whether they have Ever heard me speak at all.When I walk into a hall They ignore me, and walk away.I find myself lostIn a world of loss and despair.

Holly McGlew (Year 9)

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TRAPPEDI’m stuck! Please help me! The walls are moving, they are! They’re closing in! The dark, so dark. Velvet, liquids. Full of evil, full of creatures.Save me I heard a sound! Rats, mice, creeping things! Maybe someone’s in here! Glinting — a knife, a gun!Someone’s trying to kill me! I was pushed in here!Go away! Leave me alone!“Wake up, dear. You’ve got your big exam today!”

Sarah Ryan (Year 9)

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THE DEADLY KILLER WHAT A DAY!!

Quietly and patiently, the shark waits in the depths of the sea,His beady little eyes watch the surface for any movement.Suddenly the water quivers around him,He starts to move his body and gets ready for the attack.And then with great power and energyhis silver, streamline body shoots up to the top.His huge carnivorous mouth opens and with greatferocity he bites his victim in half,his gleaming white teeth tear the flesh apart,and grind the bones,and then when he has finished,he quietly sinks back into the ocean depths,waiting for another victim to pass his way.

Yasming Salleh (Year 8)

THE BOMB

A ball bounces children playing you feel the warm air see the sun but it’s all a dream as you watch a shape dropsfrom the sky the air around you sizzles a gaspcannot reach your lips obliviousto the plain around you feel nothing but you own and as the ground beneath you crumbles you barely feel it and then it’s over in Seconds.

Candace Gibson (Year 9)

8.40, Wednesday morning.Rush, rush, rush to school.The bell has gone,And 1 am late.What a day!!Go to my locker;Grab my books,Run down the stairs to English.Drop my books on my desk,File falls apart,What a day!!Daydreaming again,The bell ruins my thoughts.Dawdle along to Science,Last to the class.What a day!!Experiment to do,Break everything —Beakers, test tubes;Drop bunsen,What a day!!Recess... phew:Double S.S.What a bore!Can’t answer anything.What a day!!Assembly next,On the floor again!Takes half of lunch,Then 8/25 to do chairs.That’s my lunch gone.What a day!!Form is a disaster —Whole class for scab!Running to Home Ec.,Dump books on shelf.Grab an apron —Too big!Burn my toast,Drop an egg.What a day!!Get let out late, miss the bus.Ring Dad, have to wait.Get home — nothing to eat,Nothing to do.What a day!!Do some homework — YUCK!!At least it’s finished.Have my tea —Take my time.Mum yells,Says I’m slow.What a day!!Go to my room,Read a book.End of day approaching,What a relief!Dozing off — tired and pooped,Thinking of only one thing —WHAT

ADAY !!!

Caroline Chin (Year 8)

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APPROACHING DEATH

MOVEMENT

I push my foot On the pedal Dad steadies me.I am determined To be independent.I race down the slope. I wobble And swerve Towards the tree CRASH!

Caroline Owens (Year 8)

THE CHANGING WORLDHow the World is changing, so quickly as I look, different places, different people, even the food we cook.People move around much more, and visit foreign places, to find out more about the world, and fill the open spaces.The clothes we wear are different too, and sometimes rather shading, and often makes it hard to tell between a man or lady!So you see the world has changed, or so our Grandmas say, from food and clothes and travelling, so different from today.

Emma Holthouse (Year 9)

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All he could feelWas darkness all around him.No movement.Only stillness.No sign of a living soul,Yet someone or something was here.The presence could be detected But what or who it was —He did not know.He clambered clumsily aroundGroping for objects which he would not find.His hands felt a set, sticky mess In a puddle — just lying on the floor.He moved his hands nervously, cautiously Down —To find the shape of the thing And then for the first time —His heart felt fear.He whimperedLike a mournful dog, shuddering and cold.And then —He heard her,The rising of her arm.The click of the gun.And then — it came.And another body lay still Never to move again.

Michelle Rees (Year 9)

THE NEWSPAPERMAN(with apologies to Alfred Noyes)

The sky was a sheet of light, blue satin,The sun was lighting the day.The clouds were like fluffy bits of cotton,And the magpies flew out of the way.A newspaperman came running — running — running.A newspaperman came running up to Coles New World. He wore a small, white cap on his head.And a brightly, coloured shirt.His Levis were slightly ripped at the side,And his Adidas sneakers were torn at the toe!Up to the counter he ran.And who should be standing there,But Jess, the Manager’s daughter.The Manager’s blue-eyes daughter,Trying to sell an Avon product,To a woman who doesn’t care!He tried to cock an eyebrow,But winked at her instead.She gave him a big, cheesy grin,And went to stack the bread.His eyes were filled with misery,As he walked outside the door.But Jess, the Manager’s daughter.The Manager’s blue-eyes daughter,Really made him sore!

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Mei Lin Wan (Year 8)

CROSS COUNTRY 84

We practised laps for many a week,To try and reach our fitness peak.People lap you many times,As you get further and further behind.We run the streets every morn,Until we’re completely tired and worn.Why do we do this when we don’t enjoy?Of course to get house points for Troy.Finally that day has come,We’re very nervous and don’t want to run.The track seems way too long,But Mr Stanton says we’re wrong.We all crowd at the starting line.We’ve trained and trained for this very time.Mr Stanton yells out “GO”.Some start fast and some start slow.Some try hard, some don’t care.Others give up in utter despair.As the finish line comes into sight,Many sprint with all their might.You hear panting coming from behind,As you push yourself to the finish line.And when you finish people cheer,Whether you’re at the front or at the rear!

Karlene McIntosh, Carolyn Richardson and Kim Kauanagh (Year 9)

The desert is a hot plate tyring to sizzle off my feet.But this is something horrible.I’ve just got to try and defeat.I’ve been touring in the outback like a cat without a mat for many days and nights now I’ve felt so vulnerable for attack.The days are like an oven starting cool and becoming hot.I often wonder something strange, whether I can run away from it or not.Run away from this painful place, that always screams and cries.Run away from the painful place,Which will surely make me die.The landscape, well what there is of it, is as plain as a piece of paper with nothing written on it.No signs of exploration.The trees are just like wires standing from the ground, being nothing but a stick of wood Making not a sound.No leaves or branches do they have.Not a single sign of growth.It is just such a barren place for everyone enclosed.

E. Court (Year 9)

JUNK FOOD

Greasy chips, hot salty,Hamburgers, twoallbeefpattiespecialsaucelettucecheese pickledonionsonasesameseedbun.Bubblegum, sweet, soft,Chocolate Eclairs, cream, rich,Icecream, cold, delicious,Chocolate Biscuits, Crunchy, Smooth,Hot dogs, Melting butter,Eat more, and more, and more,Step on Scales!Crunch! Ping! Crash!... whoops!Elizabeth Drew (Year 8)

WISHESIf I had all I could My wishes granted thus.I’d probably enjoy it.It would be hilarious!But soon it would be boring.It would soon lose it’s tang.I would get sick and tired of it ,So I didn’t answer,When the wish-phone rang.

Sarah Ryan (Year 9)

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SCHOOL IN 84STUNTED GROWTH (or Why are the Year eights so MASSIVE?)

In Year eight I was tiny.Year twelves were seen with awe.But now I’m in Year twelve I seem as tiny as before!

Sue Varey (Year 12)

COCOONYr 8 (always abbreviated) Like two large, round eyes

Clinging in apprehension and wonder.Pig tails and bobbles.Socks pulled up over plump caterpillar legs.

9 Beginning to uncurl.To venture out to look at the world and ourselves. Embarrassed and insecure.TeeteringLanky boys in crumpled trousers.Idolisation of things larger —Scorn of the smaller.

10 Middle of the road —Half stands straight and assured,One foot firmly into adulthood (after all, we’re in

“Sumner” now).The other still clinging to the safety of childhood. Giggles and nudges, (we know all about it.)Socks defiantly repressed Revealing fragile ankles.

11 Senior at last (and better than the rest)Radical hair, late nights, bands, boys —The university holds new attractions.But also learning.Greedily. To the point of exhaustion.(Getting there. But it’s a struggle).

12 A new understanding.A new surety — but tempered with magnanimity. (We can now afford to bend a little.)There still are mysteries.(But we’re learning To accept and to contemplate The memories.)

Sue Varey (Year 12)

Phew! What a year!Frustration, Panic, Exam,Confusion, Lost books, Dilemma,Homework, Howework, Homework,Revision, Study, Revision,Glue, Mess, Maths, English,End of Year!Hurray! Holidays Start!Summer, hot, beach,Sunglasses, Movies, Friends,Clothes, Icecream, Shopping,Laziness, Fun, Giggles,Carefree, rested, peaceful,Holidays come to an end!Oh! No! Back to School!A Higher year!Harder work!Worry, Pressure, Study,Homework, Homework, Homework...

Elizabeth Drew (Year 8)

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Reflections of our past Will be mirrored in our future.What we have doneIs not comparable to what we will do.The spirit of youthCan surpass all wisdomBut is it ready to face the world?We have begun,Now we must go on to accomplish

and finish.

Fiona Meiklejohn (Year 11)

WEATHER IS LIFE

The weather is something that appears every day A storm approaches making clouds grey.Thunder rumbles deep in the sky.Lightning strikes the ground nearby.Rain splashes down in heavy drops,Puddles are left, making mud slops.The thunder ceases, rain comes to a halt.The last of lightning streaks in a bolt.The clouds draw apart, white and fluffy again.A magnificent sun dries out all the rain.It shines on the world, bringing warmth to everyone.As life continues, we say, Today’s weather’s done!

Rebecca Freestone (Year 8)

PARADISEThe dew lay like pearls on the carpet of fern Twinkling like jewels as the sun shone its rays of warmth upon the earth.I felt the chill of the night flow from my body As I knelt on the earthInhaling the smell of blossom and newly born leaf and frond. The singing of the birds rippled like a river On the air,And the sky looked down in tranquility and peace.The world in that second, seemed like paradise,An aura of perfection lay like a shining blanket on everything. It covered the sounds of people’s ugly gossip,The vicious, terror of violence,Money, green and hate.As I sat in that hollow,I felt like an angel in heavenLooking out in pity at a world of ignorance.A world who cannot see its mistakes Cannot see the way it is killing itself.

Alison Davis (Year 9)

SUMMER’S DRUMSSummer’s drums still beat in the veins of a sun seduced heart.

Though Autumn’s sultry leaves have dimmed the light and torches do not penetrate the gloom of winter’s watery dusk, that has tainted the laughing skies.

For I cannot see anything without the sun.Summer’s drums beating in lazy pulse

rhythm, moving in my numb blood.Beating out melodies of memories.

Our talk-rich, red and sparkling.Reminiscences relived within each sanguine sunset.

Now summer’s drums are beating distant.Summer’s sun has set and hides from the

searching winter.Our words are stale and hearts decay. The last leaf clings to the tree in resigned solitude, but summer’s drums beat the rhythm of life and though it will fall, it will grow again to greet the first faint syncopation. The bittersweet strains of a love concieved in the sun, but taking its last faltering breaths through the harsh, cruel winter.

Lara Yeremich (Year 11)

SNIFFLES

The winter air Searches for victims.In the classrooms With no heaters —My jumper is home.I feel so cold.Thoughts are icicles.Conversation chilled.Blast of air In my face.I have caught The Sniffles.

Caroline Owens (Year 8)

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WHALES OF RESEARCH“Kathy, come here please. I have a question to ask you.

Would you be able to leave the museum and travel to the ocean depths to study whales?”

“Why yes...of course. I’d love to.”“You will be leaving in two days time. Is that too early?”“Why no.”“O.K., you can have the next day and a half off.”“Why thanks, I’ll just go and get my bag and I’ll be off home.”Kathy was excited. The hours passed slowly as she packed

her needs and cleaned the house. Finally it was time to leave. Her parents drove her to the port and gave her their farewells. Kathy felt lonely as she departed from her home town. When her parents were little ants on the horizon she walked to her cabin and cried herself to sleep.

Next morning Kathy found herself still sleepy but hungry. She got up, showered, dressed and walked to the gallery to find a table ladened with pineapple, and many other tropical foods and drinks and stacks of bacon, sausages and drinks like coffee and tea. After a fullfilling meal she changed into her bathers and spent two whole hours swimming and sunbaking in the pool on the top deck. All afternoon she spent taking samples of sea-water and studying sea-weed and small fish and insects. After her evening meal she wrote in her diary and retired for the night.

The next morning Kathy had reached her destination and all around her she could see whales surfacing. They dropped anchor and Kathy and her supervisor started their research. The whales were ever so friendly and the killers became Kathy’s friends.

That night Kathy wrote in her diary:Today I started research. Whales are graceful, plankton­

eating mammals. They may be harmful but to me they are just like pet cats... friendly and loving.

As the weeks passed many comments like this were written. Then the day came to leave. Kathy bade farewell to her friends and they started their return journey. When Kathy returned home she rested, then back to the museum she went. Little did she know but one-day she was going to return to her fellow friends to make herself a marine biologist of history.

Fiona Hall (Year 8)

PYRAMIDS

They served

protected were cleverly

right up They were

well well

made to date

the PRYAMIDSJoanne Varughese (Year 8)

CHEETAHIts movement

Its cleverness Its speed

Made this animal the fastest In the world

This was The CHEETAH.

Joanne Varughese (Year 8)

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There once was a fish called Dinki Who went for a swim in the sinki.When we pulled out the plug it whispered glug, glug, and Dinki was gone in a winki.

KYLIE DAVIES (Year 8)

This poem dropped to me,From a book.Bound in gold and burgundy In a magic attic Of Fairies, ghosts and Devil’s breath.“Take me. Take me,” the moon beams callAnd the fairiesdance and sing “La Lune”Their hearts light with twinkle spirits.Until, with a giant rush of air The Devil tackles and cries.The Fairies and their dance, have died.

Rebecca Kirisits (Year 9)

SEARCHINGI ran and ran to who knows where?I looked and looked, but never found.The place where not a single care Where crying was an alien sound.But on my travels, far and wide I discovered more than calm and peace,I found that in myself, with pride,I can find that I can do my piece.

Sarah Ryan (Year 9)

PRETTY LITTLE BIRDPretty little bird,What was it that you heard?A cat, creeping up on you?A kitten, with a plaintive ‘mew’?Flitter, flutter.Through the clutter Of a garden, overgrown Neglected, lost and left alone.You are a little spark of joy,And with your looks so sweet and coy.Please, please don’t ever go away.Stay and brighten up my day.

Sarah Ryan (Year 9)

SWIM IF YOU CAN!

I stood, gazing out At the vast sea of life,The waves rippling, sparkling deceitfully.I stepped forward excitedly Dreams of reaching the other side Filling my young mind.I plunged forward,The words of warning from friends and family Silent in my ears.I pulled forward, but felt myself sinking...The currents pulling me under.Occasionally I would cling desperately to a rock Only to be swept away.The shore seemed distant now andThe security of mundane things such as school and familyonly a memory.I was just another fishFloudering for happiness in the vast, sea of life.

Alison Davis (Year 9)

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Fingers firmly encircled the long neck of crystal. It was cold and insurrectional, the cut edges pressing defiantly into now numb flesh. I watched a finger trace the outline of the rim — gently, caressingly — then slip suddenly over the side of the frosted glass, leaving a tell-tale gash. I glanced up to see if anyone had noticed my act of incendiary. He hadn’t. My grip loosened and the hand slumped onto the white cloth. Eyes gazed at a red stain, seeping slowly outwards, while piped strings played a passionata, a phrase that seemed to have been playing all afternoon. The gentle chink of china and murmuring voices gave an accompaniment, and an air conditioner droned on. 1 moved the hand to cover the carelessly spilt wine and shifted my gaze to the man before me. The lowed head and wide square shoulders reminded me of an Arthurian Knight, bowed in prayer before an act of cruel strength and bravery. Asking for God’s mercy, but merciless to his own opponent. The thick black hair glistened in the sun light pouring in from the window behind him. The Black Knight’s helmet. Eyes lowered, he chewed mechanically, forearms resting on the table, weapons poised. The face showed nothing. The smooth high forehead which pronounced his cunning was pale and creaseless. I had once thought him intelligent, but this maching now gave no hint of genius. Pure stealth and instinct. Like a wolf.

He began to attack the food again before he had finished with the morsel he now chewed — jabbing, hacking — red juice spilling from the half-cooked steak onto the plate. He lifted his eyes as his cavenous mouth opened to devour the approaching flesh. Our eyes met for an instant and he paused

as if caught. A drop of red juice plumetted downwards, twisting and spiralling like a. fallen body. He smiled, and returned his attention to his cooling steak. The powerful jaws ground. The once handsome face seemed grotesque — evil. The eyes too blue, too cold. The nose too strong. The once soft lips cruel and hard. The muscles of his throat strained under the starched collar of his spotless shirt. Spotless shirt, impeccable jacket. Almost too clean as if cleansed of any guilt. The strong yet delicate hands seemed like claws — clutching and leaning. I screamed inside. No-one heard.

Perhaps he did. I dragged my gaze away to the new outside. Blue sky stretching to eternity smooth. Even. A deep blue per­fection. I dosed my eyes and slid into it, floating in the embrace. Warm and fluid, yet soft and dry. 1 breathed deeply, hoping to rise up and meet the blue, to float forever in this warm sea. 1 felt for a second the final embrace I had longed for, and a feeling of euphoria and peace enveloped me. For a second I believed — I could fly. And yet only to fall and he with Icarus, crumpled, wings singed by reality.

“You okay?”Like one awoken from a deep sleep I gazed emptily at him.

His brows knitted. Concern? A flame leapt inside me —“Pass the salt”— and died. He impatiently shook out the salt. With those

grains fell the last of my love. Crushed.Sue Varey

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K. Parker, J. Galbraith, M. Smith,K. Whyte.

Middle Row: N. Imberger, P. Thomson,L. Johnson, P. Strempel, O. Sicouri,O. Elliott.

Front Row: R. Woodroffe, T. Gloudemans, E. Thomas, B. Woodroffe, S. Mills.

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SENIOR A HOCKEYBack Row: P. Odgers, M. Pascoe,

E. Feutrill, Miss Davenport, H. Jenkin, P. Campbell, A. Tanner.

Front Row: R. Pederick, G. Nield,M. Taylor, J. Penberthy, R. Mycock.

HOCKEYHockey really isn’t what it might seem to be. Despite the

bruised shins, battered ankles and having to play in torrential rain on muddy fields — it is actually a lot of fun.

This year we didn’t win the overall trophy, but we did manage to gain 3rd place to P.L.C. and St. Mary’s. The Senior B, C and D teams won their individual pennants, helping the Seniors to come 2nd overall to P.L.C. by 1 point. The Juniors, playing in a very competitive division, managed to gain 4th

place in their shield.This success and enjoyment during the season wouldn’t

have occurred without the excellent guidance from Miss Davenport, who coached the Seniors and Mrs Boyce who coached the Juniors. Special thanks from all the teams must go to these two ladies.

To all next year’s hockey players — Good luck and have fun!

Jane Penberthy

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all eager, unfit swimmers. However as they walked through the gates into the pool area they suddenly noticed that Miss Wadsworth was not there, but instead Alex Duperouzel. From behind towels and countless numbers of goggles “oos” and “Aahs” could be heard. But these were short-lived by Alex’s first words “3000m warm-up girls!”! From then on other unmentionable comments were made about our new coach.

Swimming training was hard work for the rest of January and into February as we literally “swam our way back to school”. Everyday the ‘warm-up’ distance became longer and longer... No one being allowed to get out of the water until we had swum some reasonable distance of 15 milometres(l?) Well Alex may have thought it a reasonable distance but he wasn’t the one swimming!

Early morning swimming training before school is always a big favourite with everyone. Why? Because of Mrs Farmer’s big, juicy, yummy toasted sandwiches and hot chocolates.

With the interhouse swimming carnival just approaching, girls pushed themselves harder and their hidden talents finally began to show. The evening of the 23rd of February saw many great improvements and all hard efforts paid off for many girls, star performances being made by Tanya Blake, Kirsten Durrant, Sarah Thorpe, Wendy Duperouzel and Allison Wheatley.

Not only the swimmers trained hard but several divers worked with an outside coach — Steve Fitzgerald, who created many excellent divers. His excellent coaching paid off for many girls who dared suffer the cold winds 3m up in the air. The junior diving champion was Tamatha O’Connor and the senior diving champion was Allison Wheatley.

The interschool swimming and diving teams were chosen shortly after the interhouse swimming. And those girls continued on with vigorous, exhausting training. Each year Christ Church has let us train in their pool, alone. But this year we had the privilege of training with them! This was something to look forward to by all and attendance numbers increased somewhat more than previous years. Another added bonus for interschool competitors was the ‘Boarders’ Breaky’. Many girls and staff made sure they were full up before they left the hall! I still haven’t been able to work out what everyone enjoyed most of all — the boys or the food!?

Friday the 9th of March was the climax of M.L.C.’s swimming season — the Interschool Swimming Meet at Beatty

SWIMMINGBack Row: E. Court, T. Vandongen, L. Watson, M. Lewis,

E. Swanson, K. Durrant, C. Walker, V. Fay/e, S. Biddles, K. Mathews, J. Chiswell, E. Bryant.

2nd Row: L. Rankin, S. Mostyn, T. Hindley, C. McGeachie, N. Whyte, C. Hunter, E. Hanrahan, J. Fayle, F. Walker, S. Aldworth, E. Waterhouse, B. Willis, S. Ullrich.

3rd Row: R. Hutch, C. Morton, R. Ullrich, R. McKenzie, J. Hughes, K. Johnston, W. Duperouzel, N. Imberger, C. Hutch, P. Thomson, E. Moore, D. Price, J. Bond, J. Shaw, J. Sutcliffe.

4th Row: M. Taylor, A. Wheatley, T. Pratt, T. Sabitay, E. Fischer, J. Penberthy, P. Hanrahan, P. Wadsworth, S. Hector, A. Weston, M. Wishart.

Front Row: A. Hopps, K. Bridge, O. Sicouri, R. Gaynor, R. Chew, H. McGlew, T. Blake, L. Cameron, A. Howells, J. Ng, C. Holbrook, L. Syminton, N. Wright.

Park. The evening commenced with the diving events with many girls having to compete against State divers. Then came the various swimming events with excellent performances over the night by M.L.C. However we only managed 6th place, with St. Mary’s taking 1st place away from P.L.C. for the first time in seven years.

There are so many people who deserve to be mentioned and who deserve to be congratulated on their own individual efforts towards helping the interschool team compete this year. However two very special people stand well out from everyone; they are Alex Duperouzel and Miss Wadsworth. Without their support and their unique enthusiasm we would not have been able to become a unique, special swimming team — thank you.

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The interhouse crosscountry took place on the 23rd July this year being held at Scotch College. The competition was fierce in all years and all girls tried hard for their house. The day resulted in a victory for Rome with 317 points, followed by Corinth with 345 points and third was Athens with 359 points. The individual year placings were as follows:

Year 8 — first S. Beer, second A. Smith Year 9 — first C. Monaghan, second A. Davis Year 10 — first N. Phillips, second E. Sinclair Year 11 — first V. Walker, second M. DiffenYear 12 — first H. Jenkin, second E. Feutrill

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Next on the agenda for the athletics season was the interhouse competition on the 7th August. The whole day, apart from the weather, was well organised and a great success. Spirits, moral and enthusiasm were high all day and several records were broken throughout the day.

I would just like to take this opportunity to both thank and congratulate all House Sports Vice Captains and House Captains on the tremendous jobs you all did in organising your teams. Well done.

The results of the interhouse sports are as follows:—

Year 8 — Champions: Rachel Crabb & Nicole Wright— 106 points

Runner-up: Roby Ullrich — 62 pointsYear 9 — Champion: Karlene McIntosh— 95 points

Runner-up: Caroline Richardson— 58 points

Year 10 — Champion: Elke Boetcher — 86 points Runner-up: Helen Bowden — 72 points

Year 11/12 — Champion: Peta Odgers — 77 points Runner-up: Alison Wheatley

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Champion House: First ATHENS 726% pointsSecond CORINTH 707V2 pointsThird ROME 705 pointsFourth TROY 642 pointsFifth SPARTA 592 pointsSixth OLYMPIA 587 points

Finally I would like to thank Miss Davenport and the Phys. Ed. staff for all the work that they have put into preparing the athletics this year. Their hard work is an encouragement to all girls and their efforts are very much appreciated by all! Mr Stanton has also put a great deal of work throughout the whole year and has helped many girls. Thank you all for your efforts and dedication.

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TENNISYes, the tennis teams did it yet again this year. Overall

M.L.C. won the Independent Girls’ School Association Trophy by a clear margin of 12 points from St. Hilda’s. The Seniors put up a good effort to be runners up in each of the separate Senior A, B & C pennants and win their overall shield. Winning the Junior A & B pennants, the Junior members of the team finished an overall second in their shield.

Once again the expert training and patient guidance that Mrs McIntosh served up, and the enthusiasm of all the players combined to make the Tennis season a smashing success!

I’m sure it will work just as well next year, too.Jane Penberthy

SENIOR A TENNISBack Row: J. Ullrich, G. Nield, T. Farrell.Front Row: E. Fischer, T. Sabitay, J. Penberthy, F. Bracks. Absent: F. Meiklejohn.

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the initial shock and horror of pre-volleyball season subsided the teams all settled into their training routines well and worked hard. Unfortunately Mrs Hughes temporarily left us to visit America but the vacuum was capably filled by Miss Combes, a student at Nedlands College and Mrs Hughes was soon back on deck to guide us through the remainder of the season. After a somewhat shaky start the M.L.C. volleyball teams dug in their heels, and volleyed home a series of spiking wins, and losses, to serve up an end of season overall placing of fifth (Seniors 3rd, Juniors 7th), a very commendable effort. The senior teams only lost eight out of their twenty one matches, while the juniors had only limited success. Despite this set back next year’s teams should be hard to beat. Well done girls!

Our special thanks and appreciation must be extended to Mrs Hughes who never ceased to encourage or support us throughout the season and to Miss Davenport whose presence and help at training sessions and matches was gratefully appreciated.

Peta Odgers

SENIOR A VOLLEYBALLBack Row: G. Nield, L. Langmead, P. Odgers, J. Cochrane. Front Row: K. Shepherd, Mrs Flughes, G. Millar.Absent: B. Jones.

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SENIOR A NETBALLBack Row: P. Thomson, M. Differi, Mrs Hughes, C.

Krasenstein.Front Row: T. Sabitay, A. Wheatley, C. Turner, V. Walker. Absent: K. Manning.

NETBALLOnce again M.L.C. has shown high standards of netball

ability by winning the l.G.S.A. netball shield for the 3rd year in a row.

Our success has been due to the untiring efforts of our senior coach Mrs Hughes and our junior coaches Miss Wadsworth and Mrs McIntosh, and of course the girls of each of the teams. The excellent results that have been achieved were indicative of the determination and team spirit of all players.

Many thanks also to the girls who filled in for absent players and also to the girls who scored and time-kept for our teams.

M.L.C. won eight pennants out of a possible ten teams which accounts for our overall netball victory for the netball season of 1984.

Let’s hope that the success of M.L.C. netball shall continue in the following year.

Carolyn Turner

SENIOR BASKETBALLBack Row: A. Tanner, K. Shepherd, J. Cochrane, L.

Langmead, M. Paterson.Front Row: J. Ullrich, W. Rodwell, P. Odgers, S. Hector,

C. Hutch.BASKETBALL

The 1984 Basketball season, although not quite as successful as it may have been, showed a marked improvement in the senior teams. All three senior teams performed well above expectations, especially the senior “C” team which finished second. The senior “B” team also did well as did the Senior “A” team which finished equal third. The juniors did well and tried hard, and a marked improvement is expected in next year’s teams. Overall, M.L.C. finished a creditable seventh.

Our many thanks must be extended to our Senior coach Miss Combes and Junior coach Miss Smith. They both worked very hard and their dedication was very much appreciated by all of the girls.

Finally, I would like to wish all of next years’ teams the very best of luck and I hope you all have a most rewarding season.

Peta Odgers

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J. Leslie, T. Farrell, F. Sims, R. Flail. Middle Row: J. Dawson, P. Campbell,

G. Nield, E. Prowse, R. Pederick,P. Kirby.

Front Row: M. Charlesworth, A. Tanner, M. Slater, D Trenorden, B. Willis,A. Ryan.

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SOFTBALL REPORT (1983)Our softball teams deserve congratulations on their 16th

consecutive win of the l.G.S.A. softball for 1983. M.L.C. won the shield overall from St. Hilda’s by 25 points. We also won both the Senior and Junior sections from St. Hilda’s.

Our individual teams all played outstandingly, winning 7 out of 10 pennants. These were Senior B (captain R. Thomas), Senior C (captain E. Waterhouse), Senior D (captain F. McGill), Junior A (Captain T. Jones), Junior B (Captain S. King), Junior E (Captain M. Wright) and Year 8 team No. (Captain K. McIntosh). The remaining three teams gained two seconds and a third.

The seniors were coached by Miss Wadsworth and the juniors by Alison Hill. These results reflect their excellent coaching and the fantastic team spirit that has achieved this success for M.L.C.

Helen Jenkin

M.L.C. CRICKET1983 was a great year for the M.L.C. cricket team. We went

into the competition having already won 2 successive grand finals and eager to win a third. Under the leadership of Julie Donnan and with the support and encouragement from our manager Mrs Nixon, and invaluable hlep from our coach Fiona Young, we were able to reach our goal. With only 3 balls remaining, M.L.C. managed to hit the winning runs in a

thrilling end to a great season. It was an excellent team effort all round. Congratulations also must go to Pete Odgers and Mamie Pascoe who were selected in the State Schoolgirls cricket team.

With the 1983 championship under our belt, this means that the M.L.C. cricket team have not lost a match in the last 3 years and will be a force to be reckoned with this year.

Emma Waterhouse

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Jane Allnutt, Joanne Scotney, Anita Lindquist. Front: Susan Grainger, Katherine Maiden, Lynette Taylor, Stephanie Jackson.

BARCLAY HOUSE NEWS:During the year, activities have been varied and visitors to

Barclay House have included Royal Life Saving Instructors; two members of the Police Lecturing Branch; Lilith Norman, a well-known children’s author; Mrs Baillie, who displayed and talked about a selection of her doll collection; Ai Ch’ng Gan, an ex-Barclay House girl, who demonstrated the art of Chinese painting and, of course, our friends from the Mosman Park Uniting Church who are always most willing to assist with our art/craft programme.

Academic achievements this year have been very creditable and these standards were evident in all classrooms on Open Day. In the Westpac Mathematics Competition, 32 of our girls received certificates and in the Scholarship Examination, two of our girls were awarded M.L.C. Scholarships.

This year we have welcomed to our staff Mrs Sue Vernon, our new music specialist. Music at Barclay House has flour­ished under her guidance and many girls are now involved in ensemble and consort groups. Their performances, along with that of the choir, have been very pleasurable experiences. All girls have been involved in our Heather Lamont concert and our end of year concert and these evenings have proved to be very enjoyable occasions for all concerned.

Sporting activities at Barclay House are always entered into with great spirit and enthusiasm, whether they be House matches, gym, athletics, swimming carnivals or Saturday morning hockey. Of course our camps have continued to be an exciting experience for girls in Years 5-7. This year Mrs Fletcher again organised the camps and the Year 5 camp was held at Donnelly River, the Year 6 girls journeyed to the Man- dejal Scout Centre at Byford and the Year 7 girls travelled to Augusta and camped (in tents) at the Molloy Island Caravan Park. You may be surprised to learn that even the teachers thoroughly enjoyed these camps!

Open Day this year was very well patronized by parents, friends and visitors and in particular, the Art Exhibition was a credit to Mrs Ryan and all girls from Year One through to Year Seven. The standard and variety of skills displayed was out­standing and the actual presentation was very professional.

We thank the P. & F. and all our parents very sincerely for all the support that they have given us throughout the year.

A very happy Christmas to all.L.E. SAGGERS

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The Folk of the ForestThe forest stands in the dark of night Asleep to mortal eyes,Giants rest in peaceful slumber Immune to wild dog cries.The Karri battalion tall and straight Leafy busbies on their heads,Guard the silent sleeping trees From the axe of man they dread.Old man Banksia knobbled and bent Dreams of younger days When he was tall, handsome and straight And the rest of the wood folk, babes.The beautiful Ghost Gum combs her hair With a comb that flies with the breeze.She talks to the kookaburra flying aloft,Who laughs in her silvery leaves.The wattle bush in the shadows sits A-light in the darkening gloom,His golden buds that shine with fire Like a torch in a darkened room.How contented is the moonlight forest Where happiness is found But what is it to us, I ask,A place where wood abounds.Don’t let our trees all be cut down Don’t think just of man,The forest is a beautiful place Let’s save it while we can.

Helen Robson (Year 7S)

NIGHTMAREThe time is now the Time is then.You find it is a Quarter to ten.You’re Spooked.You’re Scared Of the terror About to strike Where am I?You say.In a brave Sort of way You find you’re In a grave-yard,You try to scream But you dare not For you are surrounded, Surrounded by terror.You try to run.You try to scream.But you are caught.You’re caught in between The terrible monsters Of your dream.And when you scream You cannot tell If you are being possessed by HELL!!...

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BUBBLE GUM POOR PENELOPE PICKUPBubble gum, bubble gum Stuck on my knobbly thumb.I flick it here, 1 flick it there.I flick it into my long blonde hair.When it pops all over my face I look like a man from out of space.

Kate Russell (Year 6B)

I’ll tell you a tale of Penelope Pickup.Who awoke one morning and started to hiccup.When ready for breakfast she sat at the table.She tried to eat but she was unable.The hiccups came faster and faster all day And oh how she wished they would go away.She climbed on the bus and went to school She tried to work but fell off her stool.During classes Maths and Dutch.She was sent from the room she hiccuped so much.After school she went for a swim.She tried, she tried but things were grim.The hiccups came faster and faster all day.She wondered when they’d go away.At home that night her family were helpful.She tried all their cures but not one was successful.Her father said to hold her nose.Her mother said to touch her toes.Her brother gave her such a fright That she stayed up nearly half the night.For days and days in bed she lay.Would they NEVER go away?One night she dreamt she saw a witch Who told her to find a road with an itch.She said to put the itch in a box And mix it with the howl of a fox.Penelope thanked her and awoke at dawn.She couldn’t believe it; her hiccups had gone.So now if YOU ever get the hiccups Remember the tale of Penelope Pickup!

Susan Grainger (Year 7S)

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A lex Hester (Year 7)

THE PLAN“I’m tired of popping up and down,”Protested the toaster with an awful frown.“I agree”, said the drier “Spinning is an awful tire”,“Me too,” said the stove.“My back, by Jove!”Then suddenly the beer fridge burped with a grin, “I don’t mind the beer but as for the gin!”“Be quiet you drunken slob!”Roared the stove, “Or you won’t get a job.”“A job? But for what?”“Heads together and I’ll tell you the plot,”“Wow! Oh what fun!”“We’ll show them who’s number one!”Meanwhile the resident of the house,Decided it was time to rouse,And this was where it all began,Their nasty, scheming little plan,Reaching for a slice of bread.The fridge knocked him on the head,He suffered from a heavy blow,On his head and on his toe,The toaster next tried his luck,And shot the toast so it stuck,Right on the tip of his nose,But still he rose.To go into the bathroom where,The razor blade was in his lair,As he switched the power on,Everything that could possibly, went wrong, Piercing into his tender cheek,The blood began to drip and leak,He wiped it with a dirty cloth,And then his mouth began to froth,“Owch!” he shouted very madly,And cursed the day very badly.Finally he went back to bed,And the machines quietly said They’d never try that plan again.

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REJECTIONHow can a person be so lonely in a crowded playground? Everyone laughing, playing; everyone except me.Having to go home and put on a false smile,Until my cheeks ache.To tell Mum what a great day I had,When really it was the worst day in my life.Lying awake at night.What’s wrong with me?Just because I’m from Vietnam.We came away from Vietnam to live comfortably,To have enough food and water.Better to be happy and starving,Than having no happiness at all.

Joanne Scotney (Year 7S)

WORMS IN APPLES(Crunch) Apples are nice,Especially when you get a worm in your apple.I like the juicy skin on the worm,And having apple juice on them.Yum, what a treat to have a worm in your apple!The best worm I ever had was when,I had tinned apples.Every apple in the tin had at least two worms in it.Have you ever had a worm sandwich?It tastes nice, but a worm in your apple is the best!

Helena Eldred (Year 6B)

THE GENIUS!I am veri gude at inglish and am tarriffick at hiss-treey.My teecha sais I am a jennus at arithmatick and all so at Franch.I am eggselant at spot but wone thing I cant doo is tooo spel!!!

Lynette Taylor (Year 7)

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CcllegiansEDITORIAL

On reflection of the past year at M.L.C., one is inevitably drawn to a comparison of George Orwell’s “1984”.

Orwell’s “1984” first published in 1949, predicted a gloomy and depressing way of life, through a strict government rule. There was a virtual lack of all privacy that one tends to take for granted, with the authorities keeping a check on every word, action, gesture or thought.

“War is peace,Freedom is slavery,Ignorance is strength”.

These three party slogans reflect Orwell’s dim view of life in the 1980’s. Orwell saw no pleasure being gained from life in 1984 but one can obviously see that there are many facets of life, especially school life, where one can pursue beneficial and rewarding interests.

Although in some areas Orwell’s predictions of our society have come true, and certainly in some nations the Orwellian way of life is prevalent, his propositions when compared to a school such as M.L.C. do not generally apply. It is true, that within the school community students are closely supervised and guided, and in fact some students would say, overgov­erned — that student freedom to have an independent say in the organisation of their school and education is more for­mality than a reality.

Inevitably, frustrations of this kind are felt more by year 12 students than at other levels, and certainly the transition between the carefully supervised 17 year old school student and the independent 18 year old in the work force or at a ter­tiary institution, is not always easy.

However in most areas, there is a striking contrast between Orwell’s views on education and what is exercised at M.L.C. M.L.C. students are encouraged to develop their own initiative and individuality through various courses and activities the school has to offer. Continuing emphasis is placed on personal as well as intellectual development and staff do generally encourage independent thought and the free expression of that thought. Although Orwell’s views on society have not all come to pass, his book acts as a sound deterrent for any radical or imposing changes that will dramatically alter people’s lives.

This year’s Collegian would not have been produced without the enthusiasm and committment from the hard working committee, which resulted in several innovations for 1984. Sincere thanks to our own expert photographer Mr Thompson for the time and effort spent in photographing every team and group active in school life and to Mrs Newman who typed so much for us in a short amount of time. Finally I would like to thank Mrs Moore who gave us so much valuable advice and helped considerably with new ideas and tech­niques.

It has been a rewarding experience being Editor of Collegian 1984 and I’m sure the committee of 1985 will find it equally fullfilling.

Elizabeth Fischer.

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Nursing NursingClaire Anderson Nursing, Sir Charles Judith Harris : Working as a pharmacy

Gairdner Hospital assistantJennifer Anderson No information received Rosemary Harrison : Business at Hartill &Jane Atterby Business, W.A.I.T. Underwood CollegeJulie Baker Business, Nedlands College Lucy Henry Nursing, W.A.I.T.Susan Barrett Primary Teaching, Nola Hersey Business, W.A.I.T.

Churchlands in 1985 Susan Hewett Primary Teaching,Jodie Basham : Science, UW.A. Churchlands CollegeMelinder Beck No information received Stacey Hoffman Arts, U.W.A.Natasha Betts Business, W.A.I.T. Anne Hollingshead Economics, U.W.A.Zoe Bradbury Arts, U.W.A. Penelope Hunt Nursing, W.A.I.T.Joanne Cail Primary Teaching, Judith Iddison Music, Academy of

Churchlands College Performing ArtsJanet Campbell Working as a clerk for Yukako Imazu Studying at Sophia

Australia Post University, JapanLisa Campbell Nursing, W.A. School of Vatsala Janaganathan Science, U.W.A.

Nursing Kristine Jarvis Pharmacy, W.A.I.T.Susan Campbell Arts, U.W.A. Nadine Jenvey Business, ChurchlandsWendy Campbell Arts, U.W.A. CollegeGillian Chin Commerce, U.W.A. Catherine Johnston Commerce, U.W.A.Woon Lee Chong Commerce, U.W.A. Joanna Kagi Primary Teaching,Angela Christie Working at Westpac Bank Claremont

in Fremantle Judith Keech Business, W.A.I.T.Felicity Clarke Employed as a graphic artist Catherine Kirby Nursing, P.M.H.Janine Colson Working as an accounts clerk Hoi Kuan Kong No information received

in Perth Oi Lai Kong No information receivedPhilippa Cook Medicine, U.W.A. Emily Lai Commerce, U.WA.Elizabeth Cooper Business, Churchlands Julie Langmead Primary Teaching,

College ChurchlandsMonique Cotton Science, U.W.A. Joo Phaik Lim Commerce, U.W.A.Christianne Cowden Science at A.N.U., Canberra Helen Logue Dress designing at BentleyElsja Craig Taking a year off, Arts U.W.A. Tech.

in 1985 Fiona McGill Primary Teaching, W.A.I.T.Sharlene Daniels No information received Jacqueline McMeikan Nursing, Sir CharlesElizabeth Dare Working in England, Gairdner Hospital

Recreation Studies in 1985 Dianne McNee Occupational Therapy,Browyn Davies Taking a year off, Arts, W.A.I.T.

U.W.A. in 1985 Catherine Matheson Primary Teaching, W.A.I.T.Anne Donaldson Arts, U.W.A. Carol Mattinson No information receivedJulie Donnan No information received Sarah Mercer Arts, U.W.A.Frances Elischer Fine Arts at Claremont Mamie Miller Primary Teaching,

School of Art Claremont CollegeElizabeth Farmer Arts, U.W.A. Samantha Minear Working as a secretary inSusanna Fisher Working as a florist ClaremontChristina Foo No information received Anne Morgan Overseas, Science U.W.A.Erin Fry Primary Teaching, in 1985

Claremont College Kathryn Morgan Overseas, Graphic Art,Vivian Gibbs Catering Diploma, Perth W.A.I.T. in 1985Keva Godwin Economics, U.W.A. Amanda Musgrave Primary Teaching, W.A.I.T.Swaniaty Goh No information received Marina Mustafa : Business, ChurchlandsStacey Goldstein Psychology at Colorado College

State University Melita Nalder : Pharmacy, W.A.I.T.Elizabeth Grauaug Nursing, W.A.I.T. Diane Nash : Working as a clerk in aDanielle Gray No information received Government DepartmentJillian Green Working as a Receptionist in Elaine Ng : Business, W.A.I.T.

Guildford Suzette Ng : Economics, U.W.A.Jacquelin Guelfi No information received Belinda Nield : Nursing, Sir CharlesMary Halbert Nursing, P.M.H. Gairdner HospitalSharlene Halbert Working as a Field Team Sharon Overington : Working as a travel

Assistant consultantLisa Hamersley Working at Telecom doing Melissa Pang : Economics/Law,

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Sharon Paterson Primary Teaching, Marian Spencer Working as a receptionistClaremont in Sheffield, England

Karin Pegrum Taking a year off Linda Stals Nursing, Royal MelbourneDene Pinnock No information received HospitalJulia Playford Science, U.W.. Jennifer Stokes Commerce, U.W.A.Amanda Pummer Arts, U.W.A. Nicole Thompson No information receiveAndrea Reeve Arts, U.W.A. Felicity Thorpe Rotary scholarship in AustriaHelen Rolinson No information received Daina Timermanis At a Finishing School inJennifer Rose Primary Teaching, Switzerland

Claremont College Megan Tough Arts, U.W.A.Leanne Ryan Primary Teaching, Danielle Wandless No information received

Claremont College Megan Warner Music, U.W.A.Tina Samios Arts, UW.A. Roberta Weir Studying at Fremantle Tech.Wendy Samuels Moved to Canada Paula White Nursing, W.A. School ofChantal Shinazi No information received NursingJacqueline Scolaro Science, UW.A. Michelle Whyte Working as a secretary inJoanne Shepherd Taking a year off NedlandsFiona Smart No information received Kathryn Woods Music, Sydney ConservatoryLeisa Smith Nursing, WALT. of MusicJennifer Snell Science, U.W.A. Sharon Wrightson Commerce, U.W.A.Audrey Soh Medicine, U.W.A. Stephanie Yeo Working for a computer firmLouise Sparrow Medicine, U.W.A. Ming Poi Yew Science, U.W.A.

PRIZES 1984;*Collegian — Elizabeth FischerEnglish — Lauren KolloscheLiterature — Celina ChewMaths I — Michele HoppsMaths 1I/III — Elizabeth FeutrillMaths IV — Michelle SteelPhysics — Tsu Li Chan

Elizabeth FeutrillChemistry — Elizabeth FeutrillBiology — Carol ShandHuman Biology — Carol ShandHistory — Anita TandonGeography — Marie Charlesworth

Tracy LotonEconomics — Carol ShandArt — Georgina Millar

Kate HislopGeneral Business Studies — Jenine GrayAccounting — Pauline NgT/Business Communications — Rosalie PederickDrama — Danielle Johnston

Andrea McCallumEarly Childhood Studies — Odette ElliottFrench — Tsu Li Chan

Anita TandonGerman — Elizabeth FeutrillIndonesian — Celina ChewHome Economics — Jennifer AdamMusic — Toni LalichDebating — Susan Varey

Elizabeth FeutrillBest All-rounder/Sport — Peta OdgersAll Round Achievement — Elizabeth FeutrillService in the School — Paula KearnyHead Girl — Jane PenberthyDux of the School —

LEADERSHIP IN BOARDING HOUSE:

Anita Tandon Elizabeth Feutrill

Burnside — Christine NixonLangsford — Fiona SimsWalton — Paula KearnyWesley — Jane Dawson

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