1973 School Magazine

INTERACT' CLUB R.EPOR.T' Our trnteract Club has completed its first year successfultry. At the request of the {nteract Conference held at Bundaberg in April, all clubs were asked if they would donate $100 to the Spina-tsifida Appeal. Our Interact Club raised the required amount of rnoney by holding various sweet stalls and a food hamper was raffled. Our $100 was paat of the $1,100 cheque donatedto the Spina-Bifida Appeal at the annual conference held at St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace recently. At the recent change-over meeting, Sandra Follock was elected president, with Wendy Spranklin as vice president, Glenda Lickiss as secretary, Kerry Lane treasurer, vice treasurer Jeanette l-ewis and Elizabeth Crocker, Christine Simmonds and Mary Knyvett as directors. The president is delighted with the increase of enthqsiastic members who have rnany plans to make this coming year of Interact most successful. A special thanks goes to Fast Fresident, Barb Durie and to other members leaving school. We wish you a1l the best for a most successful future. Sandra Follock 5E President .aR.cHwEs 1973 At the beginning of the year the school archives club was revived. , It is an extra activity which interested girls can follow duriirg lunch hours or as an alternative to Friday afternoon activities' Our work involves visiting past pupils to discuss their school days with them as well as sorting information gathered from other sources. There are old photographs, con- cert programmes, press cuttings, past school work including an immaculate Biology Exercise book drawn in about 1910. During our visits we have been entertained with afternoon tea and live$ gossip some of which un- fortunately we were forbidden to copy down. Some include the Art te acher, Godfrey Rivers, who frequenfly had chalked butterflies drawn on the seat of his chair by the giils. (I wonder what his mother said when she saw his pants). There was also the teacher, who, during the lst World War tried to knit socks for the soldiers. However she was not expert at turning heels and often had to ask for the girls help - they usually had to take it out and begin again' We concluded first term with an afternoon when the ladies we had visited could be shown around the school. Miss Elliott and Mrs, Yates joined us and even from them there were exclamations at some improve- ments that they had not seen. Older members of the party were more amazed by what had happened since their time at school. Finally, we would like to thank everybody who has either helped us in collecting our information or shown interest in our work. For Miss Paterson's work in organizing our visits and making sure everything ran smoothly we are especially grateful. /, *, YJ

During the June long weekend, the Apex team, Avryl Faragher, Sandra Patton and Carolynne Burton accompanied by their coach, Mrs. Stephenson travetrled to Gympie for the State finals. They returned to Brisbane with a trophy each and another for the school; unfortunately the runners-up trophies! The Apex team have not been the only successful team. The Senior "B" team, Beth White, Janet Dyne and Sandra Patton were beaten only by a slim margin at the Queensland Debating Union Finals, and Caroline Thew, Morag McDonald and Julie Mott, the Junior "A" team, won the contest. Late in June, the Q.D.U. invited our prize debaters to nominate for the Junior Queensland Team. Five girls did attempt the trials, but only Avryl Faragher was successful in gaining a position in the team, which was to retain the shield for Queensland in July - the shield was presented by the National Times Newspaper. At various times, during the year, we were able to arrange social debates with other schools, at times the whole club was invited, at times only the one team. All in all, these debates seem to have been a success especially if there is a large supper following the debate.

I think the only ones who didn't enjoy debating this year were the second homers. Owing to expense and practicality, we were forced to reduce the number of teams drastically, which meant the new girls were unlucky. However it should not be as difficult to join the debating activities next year. A Summer Debating Camp is now being planned where not only will debaters be instructed but also a much needed education programme for adjudicators will be conducted. This may prove to be one of the best ideas from the debating union. I would finally like to thank most deeply Mrs. Stephenson for her help and guidance given to all our debaters in the early months, and especially, at Gympie Mrs. Edwards for that touch of organisation she put into debating, Mrs. Hunter for the help in inter-house debates to be held in a very short time and Mr. Colin f.amont, on the other side of no-man's land, for the value of his debating knowledge whenever called upon for help. Congratulations to all our teams. Carolynne Burton (Captain of Debating)