1972 School Magazine

The only hardship we had to endure during the conference was the girls' showers. They seemed to be designed to make Spartans out of us. We did not learn the iecret of their operation until the last day, so we usually just had to march resolutely to our cold showers while the frost lay white on the grass and the mist clung to the windows. As would be expected, most of ui eventually came down with colds but this detracted nothing from our enjoyment. The whole five and a half days were more like a camp than a conference. Many friendships were made and many things were learnt, both about history and, more importantly, about other people. The organizers are hoping for a larger number of students at next year's -conference and I know that if everyone enjoyed themselves as much as the four girls from Grarimar did this year, no one would regret spending a week of their holidays at a history conference. Susan Blake (6D) trnformal Day A wave of liberation hit Girls Grammar this year when the Senlor Council sponsored an informal day August ?th. Cries of "Biibery!" arose from the crowds when it was announced that 10c would be charged to be a part of the new freedom. However the non-conformists who preferred to come in traditional dress, perhaps to escape the fine, were also charged l0c for standing in the way ofprogress. Few people went to great extremes of dress, but there were many different fashions seen around the school ranging from blue jeans in assorted stages of fadedness tb pantsuits and even several long skirts- A minimum amount of fuss was required to make this day a success, and it proved to be a new kind of fun for everyone. lt was decided, by a unanimous vote in the council, to donate the $70.00 raised in fines to the Centenary Building Fund. The day ended with yet another first in the drive towards "liberation" a cross country in which Sheree Rich proved that one need not be born a male member of the species to "conquer by foot". Martha Boone

Co..ril .-Nour - 1972 This year seems to be externally the most uneventful and internally the most active in the short history of the council. Materially we can claim a change in the format of assembly, larger gym bags, "silent prep" rooms, an informal day, milkshakes at the tuCksliop and softer toilet paper. The real meaning behind our existence, however, lies un- fortunately out of public view. It all began on the l Sth April when it was brought to the notice of the meeting that the school held a rather negative attitude towards the council. From these waim beginnings there arose many heated discussions, culminating in a comprehensive question- naire which enabled Councillors to express their views on many matters related to the Council. The discussions following this succeeded in thrusting some contentious issues into the full consciousness of at least some staff and students. Having paved the way for more open discussion and possibly significent changes in school life, we hopefully look towards the future Councillors to continue our attempts, with still greater enthusiasm and tenacity, and perhaps a little less emotion, to make the Council a meaningful and successful communicating body within the school. Christine Mackay 6Cl Lyn Robinson 68

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