1968 School Magazine

opposition this year. For a while, it seemed as if we might win the tennis but in the final set of the match against Lilley, Griffith was narrowly defeated. The Senior basketball team lost to Lilley in the semi-finals, and the Junior team lost to England in the (inals. Both were very close and exciting games and our congratulations go to these houses for their well deserved rvins. - Although general enthusiasm and regularity in Griffith singing practices were surprisingly better than in 1,967, the standard of competition was higher and Gibson's first place and Griffith's third. place were separated by a mere three marks. nfe sincetely thank Corliss Gustavson and Susan Patterson for their helpful advice and conscien- tious work throughout the competition. \lfith third term novr underway, we are eagerly awaiting the oncoming gymnastic com- petition and the second round of debates. Our Senior team recently scored a victory over lToolcock and are eager to repeat this in the next round. Out Junior debating team has not yet voiced its views but should do so in the near future. So, as the competitions of 1968 draw to a close, I would like to udsh the debating and gymnastic teams the very best of luck and would also like to thank the entire house for its keen interest and constant support in all fields. Griffith House is sponsoring Cecelia Ratsowi of Lesotho, Basutoland, again this year through the "Save the Children Fund". Our Senior S.C.F. representative, Susan Pattetson, has written to her and at the moment is collecting from the house to send Cecelia a Clrristmas present. fn conclusion, may I, on behalf of the house, thank Mrs. McDonald and the house mistresses, Miss Paterson, Mrs. Imhoff, Mrs. Knight and Miss Brook for their guidance and inspiration throughout the year, and extend all my best wishes for luck and success to. Griffith House in 1969.

has been sent to him as a Christmas-present and ;; -;;;"; compiling a scrap book of Australiana for leirn. ^"^ -Tfr. vear is now dtavring to a close and I *r.,,rtJ -iik. to take this opportunity to thank the o,tt.t- Hout. Officials, Mary Henzell,- Ctthetine Wolafiaa, Christine Matheson and Barbara i;;;* who have willinglv assisted me through- o"i-it. y.ut. Our thanks and apprecial-ion also .^ t" .,rrr House Mistresses: Miss McNamata, MirrJl.Ua.n, Mrs. Carseldine and Miss Piper. I *""ta dso like to thank Mrs. McDonald and the ,oorlt .itttesses who have given us help and iriJrn.. throughout the Year. I would like to utish the Juniors and Seniots the best of luck in their Public Examinations. Mu eood wishes also go to the Fifth Fotmers vrho -iit U. taking over house duties soon. Finally I wish a very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to everyone. May L969 be another successful year for Gibson House. Q,;ff;{. uHo*u ,.-Nou' CaPtain: Deborah Vetner Vice Captains : Robyn Day, Lesley Mugglestone Sports CaPtain; Robyn DaY Debating: Jane Pike, Dinah Priestley Saoe the Children Fund : Susan Patterson, Desley Gtaham Once again, we Griffithites can look back on a year of unlimited enthusiasm and limited success. Yet 1968 has been a more even year as far as competition results are concerned with no dead last places, one exciting win and the rest comfortably in between. nile began the year's competitions with the swimming carnival and as usual, we were more inclined to sink than swim. Our swimmers failed to qualify for any of the cups but as a team they managed to gain a creditable fourth place, proving that the talent was there but not fully developed as yet. In the Athletics carnival, although gaining another fourth place, our individual talent shone thtough. We congratulate Suzanne Nixon and Heather Page who shared a cup with Barban Jordan for gaining the highest individual points in the carnival. One other achietrement we can well be proud of is a record breaking discus throw by second fotmer, Soroya Marob. However, we did live up to our old reputation of general sluggishness in the sprints. Griffith's only win so far this year has been in the Volleyball, where our team defeated Voolcock in the finals. The tennis and basketball teams played very creditably against the tough

J. EVERIST, IVA

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