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EDITORIAL Youth has been called Life's greatest gift. It is something each of us is born with; the one universal quality. Yet young people, masteis ol this gift, seem determined to rid themselves of all it stands for, in the moit ,xprldirrt ,ay possible. In the eye-s ol Modern Youth, it is no longer a virtue to bi simple and innocent, protected and guarded against Life's harsher blows and unlearned in the wiles and guiles ol the world. N,o, the ideal now is to acquire as much premqtur.e sophistication and experience as Time permits, to rush heae)long into new qnd unusual situetions, to pick up some of the tinsel scrapings of ,those older, more successful, more advanced. while it is to their credit that young people today are more aware of them- selves as individuals, and strive to lind answers lor the questions lacing them, when this awareness grows into a passion to possess characteristics ancl ex- perience hitherto only possessed by those lar more mature or extreorflinarily p.recocious, they have veered from the path ol natural development. This'veei- ing' is being fostered on every side - youth is encouraged to rebel against authority, to compete madly for distinction in a world it has not yet beeifully prepared for, and exchange what was a gradual learning and growing process lor a hectic scramble afler sensations and experience. Because they -have not been adequately prepared, mentally and spiritually, lor the onslaught ol new sentience, many young people not only lose the innocence and simplicity ol Youth, but emerge lrom their premature experience in worldly mattei^s sadder and not necessarily wiser, bewildered, and unable to cope with the new life. There is much to be enjoyed in Yourh; during no other time tn one's life is there so -little responsibility, need lor deep thinking anrl planning, or obligation to ceaselessly strive and hurry. The child moy not have the world at his fTnger- tips, but he has HIS world, and in it there is enough to sustain him until he grows beyond its boundaries. Youth is a holiday - not one that lollows the l.qbour, but one that precedes it, and it is not oniy dangerous, it is aiso wasteful lor a young person to try to lorce his maturing. The prematurely adult child is all too olten unsympathelic to the interests of more puerile contemporaries - jaded and disdainful of simple pleasures, he has no choice but to loltow the path he has taken, moving in lits and starts through situations he may not lulty iom- . prehend. Children who lorce themselves into (t wider, more complicated world are in fact by-passing great portions ol their youth - they are trying to become eighteen year olds at fifteen, and have no chance of succeeding, because of the three necessary, developing years separating them. what they lail to see is that taking time in living those lhree years can be lun in itself , not simply a means to an end. Given a gift like Youth, who woulcl maurear it, impatiently abuse it and afi it stqnds for, as dull, restricting, unrealistically elemental? In the words of the song, "There is a time lor every purpose under Heaven." _Youth is a purpose, and should have its time. Youth assumes inlinitely more value alter it has passed. So see it for what it is, and cherish it; you oniy have it once. C,M,B.

SCHOOL NEWS January:

May: During the holidays members of the Senior history classes attended a History Conference at Bowral and retnrned only to discover that one of the school's most historic monuments had been demolished. Second Term was hit off with a Prefects v. Staff Votleyball Match, Mr. Bourke's astonishing serving skill put the prefects at a distinct dis- advantage. June: June is always a month of high tension when the end of Semester cxams be-sin and June 1974 was no exception. For.rrth Form and Mrs. Salzman set olf acain for a few days on a survival camp. As a result of Friday afternoon activities wc held tr,vo meetings with State High, one kayaking along the Brisbane River and the other bicycling up to Slau-qhter Falls at Mt. Cootha. Avrll Faraghcr. the captain of our debating teams, was chosen to represent Queens- land in interstate titles. As the only girl in the team: Avryl, congratulationsl Thanks to lots of hard work by Mrs. Lynch, Sixth Form spent two enjoyable and helpful days in a work experi- ence programme discr.rssin-s their futur!' careers with experts in thc'ir relcvant fields. July: ln July a very successful Sixth Form 'Forma]' was held at Moomba. We wor.rld likc to thank the small group of organizers for the time they devoted to ensure rl success. Our official B.G.G.S. football team camc homc victorious for the third consecLrtive year cntitling them officially to retain the trophy. Their prowess on the field, particLrlarly in forrvard passing. could not be equalled anywhere.

Unf6rtunately, we couldn't salvage more than a week's extra'holiday as a result of the floods early in the year, although many girls- spent this'week helping in the massive task of cleaning up. February: This year saw the introduction of Class Seniors and the reintroduction of Inter-Form Competition. For the first time in our history at Grammar. Swimming honours went to a Second Form. Congratulations TIB. March: Activities and General Studies designed to stimulate greater breadth and interests began on a regular Friday afternoon basis. A record number of girls obtained life-saving awards this year and it is encouraging to see so many students realising the importance of this activity. The Inter-school Swimming results pro- vided great satisfaction for Staff and students alike, and, in a thrilling finish, rrye almost over- came the strong opposition from Somerville House. April: In April we welcomed our Japanese exchange student, Yukiko Tsuji, who will stay with families from our Interact CIub. Mid-Semester exams began and the white flag of surrender was unfurled . . . and speaking of white, didn't we hear wedding bells?

OETTUARY

MISS M. A. Maclean We learnt, in the last week of school, 1973, of the death of Miss Marion Maclean. Educated at Maryborough Girls' Grammar School, one of the early students at the Women's College, Miss Maclean graduated B.A. (U. of Q.) in 1916, her main subjects having been Classics and Mathematics. She was always a devoted member of the Old Cbllegians, (in fact, was its first President), and of the Women Graduates' Association. For a time a resident mistress at P.G.C. (War- wick) and at Marsden (New Zealand), she ioined the staff of B.G.G.S. in July 1928; in 1930 she was appointed as senior Mathematics Mistress. In December 1965 she relinquished full-time work, but continued to teach part-time here until December 1966. Miss Elliott wrote of her, in a farewell tribute in the December 1961 masazinc: "Miss Maclean inspiredher pupils with a love of her subject and showed them the meaning of intellectual integrity. But she was more than a very fine teacher of Mathematics: she taught her subject to girls, and those who were fortunate enough to pass through her hands valued the warm human relationship which she so easily established in the classroom. She was interested in their well-being as people, and although she set very high standards of work and conduct, she was always ready to give of her sympathy and understarrding. Those same qualities were strongly in evidence in her work as a Form Mistress, particularly at V and VI Form level, and latterly as a House Mistress. Younger and less experienced members of staff were able to lealn much from her. "In the Common Room Miss Maclean is re- membered with admiration and affection as a staunch colieague. Her warm friendliness, her wide reading and varied interests added breadth and depth to her association with other mem- bers of staff. tror many years she acted as Busi- ness Manager of School Concerts, took a lively interest in the judging of the Esther Beaulent Sewing Competition, and was an adjudicator of the annual Knitting Competitions." Her interest in the school continued, and, after her accident, she derived much pleasure from finding "old girls" among her doctors and nurses, and always welcomed visits from her friends and former colleagues. We pay tribute to one who for many years enriched the life of the schooi by her high stan- dards and warm personality. We gratefuliy acknowledge the gift of the Eng- lish A"ssoeiation (O. braich), dt *ni.n naiit Maclean was a member, who'have presented the E.G.G.S. Library with Lord David Cecil's book on Thomas Hardy (one of her favourite authors) in her memory. B. P.

Wc record thc death this year of Mrs. J. L. Woolcock, after whom the Ida Woolcock Cup is named. She was the widow of the Hon. Mi. Justice Woolcock, for many years Chairman of Trustees.

OBITUARY

Mr. J. J. M, Timrnelrn'ans Mr. J. J. M. Timmermans was born in Hol- land, and worked with the Dutch resistance in World War II. He held a Diploma of the Tech- nical College in Art and the Art Teachers' Certi- ficate. He worked at Phillips', Eindhaven, also teach- ing night classes at the Technical Cbllege. He and his wife and three young sons migrated to Australia, where he taught Art in 1953-55 at the State High School, Launceston; his daughter, Sophie, was born in Tasmania. The Timmermans family moved to Brisbane in 1956, and in May of that year he was ap- pointed Art Master at B.G.G.S., a position which he held until his resignation in May 1974 to be- come Director of the Brisbane Galleries at Moorooka. Himsglf an artist, his knowledge and love of his subject gave much pleasure to many of his students, a number of whom themselves be- came artists and art teachers in this State. The mural outside the Room 8 studio and the one on the tuckshop wall still remind us of the cor- porate work of groups of his early Art Students. Later, copper enamelling and pottery work de- veloped another facet of artistic skills. For many years the only man in the staff- room, Mr. Timmbrman handled this situation with the courtesy, dignity and sense of humour that was characteristic of him. Conversation with him was always interesting, and his friends on the staff were interestedly aware of his pride in his children's achievements, and later, of his delight in his grandchildren. His long service leave towards the end of 1973 gave him and his wife the very great plea- sure of revisiting Holland, and relatives there, as well as seeing much of Western Europe, in- cluding Italian art galleries. His appointment as an art gallery director soon after his return, appeared to offer a long desired opportunity to enter another facet of the Art world, which he did with enthusiasm. His sudden death in Iune 1974 was a great sorrow and shock to the staff and girls of B.G.G,S. We should like to record our apprecia- tion of Mr. Timmerman's work for and his friendships in the school over many years, and to express our sympathy to his wife and family. E. P.

INTER.ACT' CL{JB REPCIRT' Our Interact Club has completed another most successful year. The three aims of Interact this vear were greater service to the school, Inter- national seriice and service in the community' Our first major project was donating a flgs to the school. A cbmpetition was held for the best design and this was won by Helen Webb. We were"very proud to present ihe school with such a beautiful flag. A Tupperware Party was held for a "money raiser" and we sold $650 worth of Tupperware, from this we made $l'30, half of this was given to the School Centenary Fund and the other half to the Boothville Hospital Theatre Fund. An Interact Art Union was held with a prize of a cassette-radio where a profit of $572 was made and donated to the School Centenary Fund. For our International Service our International Director Elizabeth Croker has been busy writing letters to other Interact Clubs exchanging ideas. Our Club was very pleased when we were asked to act as a host to Yukiko Tsjui. It was lovely to welcome her to our school and we are all trying to make her stay in Brisbane as happy as possible. One of our activities of service in the com- munity included a clean-up day at Bishop Island. We invited the Redcliffe Interact Club and we School days - they must be influence on our life and l've spent some of these days in here, Australia. I'm sure I'm very lucky. School itself is not so different. Difference is - I think - it is a difference between Australian and Japanese. At first time I felt this school is much free than my school of Japan. It mean not only a uniform. My school uniform is more suitable, people say. Length of skirt is just before th6 knee and blouse and blazer' Boys uniform is (because my school is coeducational school) always looks same, high neck blazet with gold colour button and trousers. The colour is dar-k blue (boy's are black) and all we Japanese have a black hair. Of course these must be make us feel something different. I go to school at Monday to Friday in Aus- tralia-. It is much better idea I think, because - you know - we go to school at Monday_ to Friday and Saturday morning in Japan. Our weekend is only half of Saturday and Sunday. And morning and afternoon tea time is not so common. WE have just 10 minutes rest time between 2 and 3 period at school. People spend lots of times to work. I think I know why. Because Japanese people are not good at to spend their spare times. People - at my parents age - liad a lot of war when they were students. Then people could not have so much of spare time. But young kids of our age are different I hope. I know these are not enough but I can't say well. Australia is such a big and I'm really enjoying my time in Australia. country than Japan, every day and every Yukiko Tsuji 6A

INTERACT CLUB Student President: Sandra Pollock Staf{ Representative: Mrs W. Hoog-Antink

soent an eniovable day cleaning up, it was in- .i"aiuri to thiht that 6uch a small island could have so much rubbish. Another service was "nu.ttinn Aboriginals on Saturday mornings, the iuiu.. o"f thir is'undecided' A viiit to the w. R' Black Home to entertain the children was most eniovaUte. We distributed gifts, books and drinks io'ifr"-novul Children's Hospital at the annual Christmas -Party for the children. - in coniuncti6n with the B.G.S. Interact Club we save a special dinner for Mr. Logan in ap- .,."clation I'or his many years in Interact' Our ihanks to iVIr. Logan tiorir g.C'S. and to Mrs' Hoos Antink for their support and advice in our activlties. A special thanks to Mrs. Bain for her helo in makirie our Raffle such a success; and to Mitr Shaw f6r the encouragement and guidance she has given me during my term of office. Mv o&sonal thanks to the committee and the sirls'of thc school for their support in making ihis such a tremendous year. In conclusion I would like to wish the incoming officers 1o, 197Q175 a very succesful and enjoy- able Year' Sandra Pollock President

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I NTE R.SCHOOL DEBATI NG TEAMS Student President: AvrYl Faragher DEBATING CLUB REPORT

The Queensland Debating Union began this u"urt, sc-hool dcbating seasdn with a successful iuu of u.rv rcwardi-ng talks and discussions' H4inu sitls ittended th'ese talks and found them "n- ."ti.rn.fy hclpful aicl when the interschool competition began. -- ili'iottunrrel!, onlv one team conlinrred in thc compelition after ihe first rounds. The Senior A t"ut'Robyn Torney, Michelle Lihou, I-iane lockwood anO Avrvi Faragher continued to L"i.t"nt the school in the Grand Final against orl et.utttt rival, Brisbane Grammar School' nlifrolrnrt defeated, the team put up a good fight unJ ofi. member, Avryl Faragher, won the tronhv for the best individual Senior A debatet' Voir.tg.t team ntembers, although, unsuccessful, had ai enjoyable and rewarding debating season' Three gtrls nominated for the Queensland J unior Tc-am. One girl, Avryl Faragher, was successful in gaining a position in the team which later de-bated- in Melbourne against the other Australian states. Since the abolition of the house system, we have held inter-form debating' This has provided manv sirls with the opportunity not only to repr6se"nr their form buf also to widen their knowledge ol debating. The d"ebating season, 1974, has proved most successful, but -none of it could have occurred without Mrs. Hunter, whom we would like to thank for not only acting as mediator between the Q.D.U. and ourselves but also for organising the interform debates. Her help and guidance was given to all teams whenever^-they required it and ibr this we arc most grateful' The debating teamJ hope to conclude the de- batins vear w-ith social -debates against other schodls Lfter examinations have been completed. I would like to thank and congratulate all mem- bers for participating in the teams and represent- ing the school. Avryl Faraghet Fresident

S.A.II-ING CLUB The Sailing club started off the year-with great^ enthusiasm. "W. got stuck right in-the bus]ness of oipanizine u suiling regatta to Ue held at Victoria Polnt bui us luck-would have it. we brought on a cvcloncl Not at all daunted (well, not much anvwayl) we tried desperately to organize a week- .nit ui Caloundra, but owing to exams and a busy school programme we just couldn't find a dat6 which suite? everyone better late than never! By the time you -receive this magazine we will definitely have enjoyed a picnic at Atkinson's Dam (on 24ih Novemb'er). There are on display around the school a colourful array of patch-work posters, as after changing the place from Bulimba io Atkinson's Dam we have had to change the date also. We have noticed a steady increase in interest in sailing in the school, and at least one Sixth former has recently bought a new boat. After a windless afternoon- on the Brisbane River and a deLy at Caloundra with certain members of the sailing club, Mr. Bourke is rumoured to be busy aboui building his own sailing boat and has adopted the motto "Don't ail - Saill" Fiona Reath (President) Mary Williams (SecretarY)

The second-form Geography and Art excursion to Bishop Island was an event enjoyed by all. Held on the 3rd April this year, it was attended by all the second form students, the Geography teacher, Miss Horton, and the Art teacher, Mrs. Marson. Mrs. Salzmann, the Phys. Ed. teacher, went along in case of accidents, of which, fortu- nately, there were none.

{"s.c.F. This ycar has been a full and profitable one for the i.S.C.tt. We have been meeting in Wed- nesclay lunch-hours in Room 23, although prayer meetings and sing-alongs have usually been held outside. We have heard many good and helpful speakers this year, including Charles Ringma, who spoke on the Occult, Keith Drinkall, and Hank Schum, who spoke to a combined meeting of the B.G.S. I.S.C.F. and ours. Mention too', must be made of the two combined meetings taken by Mr. Mackay, of the Brisbane Grammar School I.S.C.F. Wc were very glad to see mem- bers from the Boys School attend several of our meetings here at B.G.G.S. Mid way through the year we held a sweet- stall in the lunch hour and donated the proceeds to the Teen Challenge drug rehabilitation centre. Through donations we were able to collect enough money to show (jointly with the boys) the film "3" to which members of Clayfield, Churchie and Wavell Heights came, B.G.G.S. provided supper. Thanks are given to Mrs. Edwards for her help and advice as councellor and Miss Shaw for her cooperation- Jill Rowbotham Qamps"Trips& Excursrcns

After assembling at Hayl'e's Wharf, on the launch which was to take the party down the river to the Island, some of the girls experienced the excitement of being photographed for the "Telegraph". At 9.30 a.m., they set off down the river, armed with pens and questionnaires on the many factories, meat-works, refineries, gardens, and other points and places of interest along the route. The girls also studied some of the history and feertures of this man-made island. Bishop Island was formed by the spoil pumped from the new channel entrance dredged into the Brisbane River in about 1912 by the dredge "Hercules", whose master was Captain Bishop. The northerly shore is protected by a rock wall, the southerly by the wrecks of numerous ships with an important and faithful service to their name. Cne of these is that of the government yacht "Lucinda" on which colonial delegates met in 1900 to draft the constitution for the Federation of States into the Commonwealth of Australia. By 11.30, Bishop Island was invaded or inun- dated by the girls who quickly set to work ex- ploring and sketching the fascinating wrecks. After lunch, the Island was explored thoroughly from east to west, But all good things come to an end, and soon the launch was headed back upstream. On the way, the girls sketched land- scapes, boats and even the friendly crew of the launchl On arrival at the wharf, some very tired but enlightened girls and teachers alighted after an enjoyable day. Janet Jeays 28

October: The Inter-school Athletics were held at I-a Park" Our teams performed very well and thar must go to the hard working Sports' Mistresse but State High once again took out the honour The Sports' Camp, alias "A Gourme Delight", will be held in the Tallebudge National Fitness Camp Kitchen, from the 25t 27th of this month. .._'f. .... i..F.,,

,{ugust: Sports Results: This year, despite a few major accidents, our tennis, netball and volleyball teams came home with a few victories. Con- gratulations to the successful teams. Owing to the shortened time limit only twenty girls com- pleted the cross country course in the required limit. Once again Lillian Fielding showed us her versatility as an athlete. Informal day again attracted its usual variety of wear, and the funds this year will be put to the construction of hot showers in the change rooms. We should like to thank the Parents' and Friends' Association who organized a careers evening for Fourth and Fifth Form girls. Every year this proves to be of great help to girls in deciding future careers. During the August holidays trips were organized to S.E. Asia and Mt. Buffalo. From the photos and films that came back it looked as though the girls enjoyed themselves. Janet Torney was chosen as one of the thirteen Giri Guides to represent Australia at the International Guide Camp in Japan. Septernber: The combined Grammar cast of "Peer Gynt" performed at "The Australian Drama Festival" in Canberra and were highly commended for their efforts. Congratulations to Sandra Pollock and the lnteract Club for raising over $500 in their raffle. This money helped to make the School Day proceeds the highest ever. Our first SRC Dance held after School Day was both a financial and social success. We would like to thank the Old Girls Committee for the excellent art show in the school gym on the 14th and 15th Septem- ber. All the girls who entered projects in the Science Competition received awards and these unprecedented results could not have been achieved without the invaluable assistance of the Science Staff particularly Mr. Brown who has recently left us. Tricky Dicky stalks no more.

Janelle Graham - Team Captain

November: The Sixth Form dinner will be held at Murray St., on the l lth November. M excursions are planned for the end of Noven including a most suspicious Maths excursior Mt. Tamborine. The School Musical "Alict Wonderland" is now well underway and will presented (with a bit of luck) toward the of November. We would like to wish the girls who 1 been awarded scholarships overseas next ' the very best of luck. Robyn Torney, who ' Study Girl International, is going to the Un States, Helen Story and Mandy Hawkins wil. leaving in January for a year in Japan. Cantamessa is now at the International Scl in Singapore. Finally our best wishes for a Merry Chrisl and A Happy New Year. J.FI.&L

tsCIAR.DER.S' NOTES; This has been another busy year in the boarding house. We were happy to welcome several new staff into the housc, including Mrs' Kugelman. She has been of great assistance to Miss Slater and many of the 6oarders and we hope she will remain p-ermanently resident. Mrs. Fitz-Nead is the lateit addition-to the boarding house staff. Four trainee teachers, Miss White, Miss Graham, and the Misses Swan have been with us all the year and have been a great help, especially in escortins boardcrs to social functions. Three" house prefects were appointed as well as two' head boarders. These were Sian Lauw, Carol Slack and Fiona McGill. Another institu- tion within the house was the Social Committee consisting of two elected representalives from each form and the two head boarders. This arrangement has been very successful. Social life tiourished in first term, and has gradually ground to a halt as the year progresses. We held numerous dances and coffee evenings with the Brisbane Grammar School, and two dances in our own gym to wliich we invited C.E.G.S. and B.B.C. Some girls attended a dance at B.B.C., which they enjoyed very much. We have had several films here at school, and we thank Mr. Rowell, who has always been very willing to assist us. Fiona McGill still retains her title o-f "Miss Boarding-House", as no contenders for this honoured position could be found. The "Boarders' Blob Shop" which we held on School Day was quite successful and we thank everyone who was connected rvith it in any way. Miss Slater was most helpful to us on this day. Miss Slater amended arrangements in the boarding house this year, allowing every sixth form girl to have her own cubicle. We appreciate this very much. We would like to congratulate the boarders who took part in the inter-school athletics, particularly Sally McGill. Both of us would like to thank the boarding- house staff, particularly Miss Slater, Miss Shaw the Trustees and Mrs. Kugelman, and those members of the day staff who have assisted the boarders, especially Miss Vernon, the sixth form- ers, especially the house prefects, and the board- ers themselves for their co-operation.

VAN.E - MTSS EE[,N, FR.EDER.ICK An elegant figure almost apologetically ac- knowledged a burst of aPPlause. The aiclamation was not for prowess on the sports field, nor in the swimming pool,. nor yet - in response to a stirring oration, it was- ln appre- ciation of sensitive singing by a choir of B.G.G.S. students. And the elegance was that of Beli Frederick' dedicated to the art of music and full of an enthusiasm that spurred her to share her love of it with othels. The choirs she trained to such a pitch of ex- cellence during her teaching years within these educational precincts were witness both to her ability and her missionary zeal and not less to a peisonality that endeared her to the girls who came under her infh.rence. Bell Frederick came to B.G.G.S. with a back- ground of scolastic days at LG.G.S.. followed by studies in advanced music, gaining, the liientiates of both the Royal Schools of Music and Trinity College, London. After a period of seventeen years as a member of stafi at Somerville House she came to the Grammar School in March 1942. After 31 years on Gregory Terrace, Bell Frederick felt last year, the urge for more ieisure. Pelhaps the choristers who had been accustomed to take a hasty, surreptitious snack during lunch-hour rehearsals so that their sporting activities would not be unduly curtailed, might have breathed a sigh of respite, but the woik that Bell Frederick did and her influence on girls who are, or soon will, be out in the world on their own will live on. May she enjoy long years of retirement with her beloved music. B. H.

Christine Nolan Jenny Thompson Head Boarders

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DRUG CAMP In May this year, the Queensland Health Education Council conducted a weekend camp at Caloundra for grade eleven students frorit throughout Brisbane. The purpose was to ex- change information through films and open dis- cussion on the drug scene in Austraiia. We qpproached the subject_from a preventative angle, dealing mainly with the pressures that lead"to the taking of drugs. .It was organised so that we were encouraged to mix, therefore becoming aware of the opini6ns of others; combined wiih the fact th;t the students co-operated readily, this ensured that the camp was a tremendous success. Caroline Thew and Gretchen Hood

F'OURTH FORIM CAMP WARRAWEE Last June 24lh-27th, Camp Warrawee was invaded by the fourth formers - ready and rearing to prove their hardiness during the camp that lay ahead. A variety of interesting activities had been previously arranged, each girl choosing four in which to participate. These activities included the ever-strenuous activities like canoeing. where one had the frightening experiences of being swept away in the "rapids"; orienteering - an activity that involved traipsing over every abounding cow paddock for miles, an obstacle course where we crawled through a cattle grid - risking getting wedged in there for life and braving all by valiantly whizzing down the flying fox. Other interesting activities included horse-riding, dam building, where the water kept rushing through, trampolining, camp cooking (eek? food poison- ing) and the absorbing, creative pastimes of Primitive Art and Music. During the day between eating and activities, Mrs. Lynch led a verv interesting discussion on "Bridging the Gap", The Reverend Clarry White of C.E.G.S. talked with us about teenagers and their problems and we also enjoyed showing our dramatic abilitv with the help of Mr. Lloyd Nick- son and his assistants. The most popular skit was the "Clown's Car" - led by Kate Cowen and her illustrious team. Rebecca Beveredge put her gymnastic talents to, good use as the "spare tyre". Our night entertainment compared favourably with an evening at the Folies Bergeres, a film "Up the Down Staircase", a scavenger hunt, and a concert that had skits ranging from the girls' own version of Blind Date to Miss Vernon revving up a motor-bike with great zest and then findine out it wasn't one after all, The nrght-out "roughing it" in the wilderness - a cow paddock two miles away - really proved our hardiness as we miraculously survived the bitter cold of the nightl I The disappearance of a guy-rope and a few tent pegs -from one pair's kit-b^ag did not help promote a-warm night. Our breakfast of tea and damper the following morning really put us into the gobd old Australiai swaggy mood. Overall - the camp was enjoyed by everybody - the girls would like to th-ank the-staff for afi their time and effort and, the staff would like to. thank the girls for their spirit of adventure, all making this camp such a -great success. Elizabeth McKenzie 48

. To support tradition I shall begin this article in the,_w-ay that my predecessors did: "You might ask, 'Why travel 700 miles in the May holidays to attend a history conference?"' Well. I hope the answer will become apparent. The tenth Rev. H. Baker Memorial flistory Conference was held at Chevalier College, a rambling boarding schqol near picturesque Bow- ral, N.S.W. The B.G.G]S. contingent corisisted of _Clare Bremner, Linda Black, 'sandra Hogan, Lisa Mathers, Andrea Mackay, Sue Nelson, penny Hill, Leanne Wilson and Janice Borg-ert. There were students from Ipswich, N.S.W., Melbourne, Adelaide, and four handsome males from Perth. (Is the reason becoming clearer?) The days were filled with a tight schedule of lectures, discussions, and heated forums on the topic, "Science, Technology, and Social Change." The lectures ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous, with engaging characters speaking about "Gazelles and Elephants, Administrative Problems in Papua-New Guinea" to the more pedantic "Historical and Industrial Archaelogy in Australia".

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Bv about six o'clock, everyone had arrived at "Xuinp Stacev," and there foilowed a mad dash t;; ah; uest tjeo (though no-one had much sleep Ar.inn the weekend, {lnyway' so why the u"ifr.,?rl. By the time dinner had been prepared, Loii p6opt. were quite ready for it, and I must .""- til. Ibod at ''Klrmp Stacey" was quite good' gitet dinner, we had'a short rehearsal' Then' ;ith- M;.- ftipp's help and patient tuition, this was followed by o night of jiving' two-steppmg' gyfty-iupping ind so-forth,-which, I am led to 5.ti.u., .u.ryon. enjoyccl' At about eleven o'clock fro*"ult, l,ir. tvtoritdgue had to close the hall doots, or we might have danced on even longer' From what -I've heard, Friday night was quile-sieeptess for most people, though Saturday mornine iaw some enefgetic people up at the crack oT dawn, playing soccer. Most of the morn- inn *n, spent in iepirate part rehearsals, while ffie of 'the remairring p-eople occupied their time cnurning up the improvised soccer-field' - Atttt lunci, i small group of pe^ople, with Mi.- Tripp and Mr. Denning, set off to climb a nearbi'mountain. Only sev.en or .so .survived thc thunber-stol'm and the "vigorous" climb (to iay the least) to leach the actual summit, and of'the few wf,o monuged to ciimb up on at least iwo feet, nearly all dlescended on the backs of theit f .ins. I'd say a number of people re- turned carrying a considerable proportion of the mountain on -themselves, too, as their unfor- tunate mothers no doubt discovered the next wash day. Follo#ing another delicious dinner, and sub- seqLlent wa"sh-up, we practised some more of oui' i'st. John Passion,; aftel which, we settled back to watch a mystery film. At least, it was easier to sleep that -nighi, as the day's activities must have rforn out many of the more noisy people. ' Sirnday norning, atter breakfast, those who wished ittended i church service, led by Mr' Montague. Then, still more soccer and part-re- hearsaii. By that time, the so-cailed-soccer field bore more' resemblance to a muddy paddock, with one large quagmile in the centre. Anyway, after a lovely -lun^ch, .everyone packed and cleaned up, ready - for . departure' ithotographs of the whole assembly, in front of the bu"s, ivere taken, after which everyone sorted themselves into various vehicles, and headed back for home, having had yet another tremen- dous choir camP' A choir Member AUGUST SNOW TRIP After a joytul, delayed goodbye from our "r;;;i;, tiie'ttiirtv-nine 6f ui left in our Grey.- t;;;;"fi,;;;itn .i,t verv own loo -- a rare thrill' +;il"; ;tpp.o tt.t t.. time s during that.overniglt "-"..i.... tiri,i.n I am sure no one will ever do ;;.i; Amazingly enough at the 3.'30 a'm' stop birii, n.uuie'and Gr&chen (typical Grammar d'i.lt ,d-th*e ice creams and a pie each'

Thc Crammal girls kept trim on the school's squash corrrts. a nrarvcllous lacility {ot.,ulJ school' Wc itlso pitrtlclpatc(l in rousing b-asketball .match- cs and long wiilks, bumping into the local squlre cxclcisittP his hairY hound. "^ w;;.; iov,ii tt the school colours, especially ,tt.i Uir*i"g ti shower, but we were compensated ;;"'.;;i;;li:o hcated dorms, whiie our male ;,1'.,ti;;;;iJ cxistcd in more Spartan accommoda- tion, cxccpt for lhcil hot showers' ""ii";';f ;l-rr-girls was known to roam th-e misty m*it tot: in"spiration (for what?) and some 6.r"attrt.d Uittiira cues to ward off any intending intruder. ^ --fr'. nrc-clcctiotr climate caused many heated, u"t^ .,',tliiuining dcbates amongst the different i"iiti.iii.*i"ptl th. next Prim; Minister would 6;^; l;';g-h;ii.'d studcnt, if he had his wav, so be *^in.:,r."rutking usually went on. in.the dorms long aftcr thc cr-ilfew. lnd many.friends.hlps were i;ffi.4. Suc Nelson spent a holiday at Wollon- nono ."t'f wc ltrtvc 6card trom the- people we ir.tl ,,n.t think of thc-m now as they prepare for their autiquateci external exams' '" fl* *..[ provoked a hard look at the implica- tions of ptogress and the lessons that we can ieart-t ft'onr t"hc past. The opportuntiy -to meet ri"J."it-ti,tm ali over Austrifia showed, us that 6u..nii.n.t.r's ilrc not a race apart but share .i..ot problems and aspitations with our fellow A;;i;;ii.;t. We feci sure that girls attending the Conference next year will enjoy themselves and benefit as mttch as we did' After rtll. histoly repeats itself' ' Janice Borgert 6C

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The site of this year's first choir camp was "Kamp Stacey." Aftbr a considerable time, spent * F iOuy afiernoon, packing- Iugg.lge and sort- ing every6ody out into his or her allotted bus or .u?, tniogt finally started moving and we were under way.

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Cn Tuesday we could not go to Mt. Hothar as far too much snow had fallen so it was ol to Mt. Buffalo where Cindy bruised her ankl - not skiing, only tobogganing. When we re turned,. the.,drying rooms were "off" owing t, the fuel strike, so it was to be wet clothes-fo a few days. The fire-place was surrounded b bodies tha.t - night. and one person, penny S receivcd eight letters (probabl-y self-addresied. In bed that night cveryonc found some newl: discovercd muscles. Rain woke us on Wednesday and .,Boo-Hoo' we were not able to ski. Instead Peter drove u all the way to Rutherglen Winery where NIis Ve.rnon snapped many "beautiful,'-photos. Afte berng connoisseurs for ten minutes too lonp Elizabcth got a frcc botrle of . drat it . . : empty_ wine. Jan, an undoubted alcoholic, re turned to the bus with a case of lottles. The foor shops of Wangaratta have never done so well cspecially lce-Cream-Land. On Thursday, Bright's souvenir shops robber us-of our prccious dollars again. Then we werl off to Dingo Dell ski-run wh-ere Lisa and Wilsor went "berserk" in thc falling snow. Flirty Fioni met sonlc pommie local talent and from ihen or it was "Luv" this and "Luv,' that. That night, our last at Bon Accord, we hac a Fancy Dress Party Lo celebrate pennv,s an( Anne's,birthday. Thc "Rcd Baron" and ,,S-noopy' won the contest but "Superchook,, was un doub,tedly the "star" of the-night with Beryl ar the "beau-ty". Thc two Roman"pro,s did a mear version of "Hcy, Big Spender" for our entertain ment.

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After approximately two hours sleep due to Julie Mott's non-stop talking and dancing, we FII\ALLY arrived in Sydney at Central Station. Some girls were even game enough to eat the breakfast. Everyone's anatomy, especially their posterior, was sore from the bus so we stretched and stretched. We then drove around Sydney town with none other that the non-talkative Coach Captain Peter Anderson. We all slept a little until-we finally arrived at the most beautiful Motel ever built iir Albury. No one really minded as long as there was a bed and a shower. Sunday morning we just drove along through small towns and finally arrived at our distination "Bon Accord". Our first impressions were dis- appointing, not like our dream and not a fall of snow to be seen. After settling in, we attempted hiking up Mt. Feathertop, and Miss Vernon was even a little frightened of a two foot wide stream. That night the three and a half dozen of us were fitted with our "Herman Munster', ski- boots, skis and stocks. Joanne was the best "Herman" and Janice and Pam were so excited that they skied on the carpet in the hallway of "Bon Accord". __.On Monday morning we all woke early to Mrs. K's knock. knocks and left for the snowfields of Mt. Buffalo. Little did we know that snow was _o-ver one and a half hours away. At Bright, Ted FIoy, our ski instructor ioined the partv. " . Eventually we hit the snowfields'and attempted to ski. Diane was undoubtedly the best groind- snow-bunny with Kristina a -close secorid. Hot lulches were cooked every dav by our bus driver. That night a new Victoriin Scho6l tio- Sevmou. arrived. After a short dance with the gooO ba"a, a juke-box. all of us went to bed after"a l,o"g Oa/.

On Friday morning we had our last ski at Mt, Buffalo. Penny was most enthusiastic and actually got onto the Pomma run and skied down safely. We all returned to Harrietville to load the bris and depart for Albury for two nights accommoda- tion at the Jasper Motel. We had to go interstate for our tea - Wodonga in Victoria - where Peter Kugelman had a-romantic dinner of stew for three and a half dozen at Joe's Diner.

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We co,loured the gorge with our bright orange (for girls) and green (for boys) packs as we trudged merrily under the weight of dinner, bed and house. Despite the hardships we pioneers faced, all remained happy, full of songs and jokes throughout. Robinson Gorge itself is bounded by 200 feet precipitous sandstone cliffs which dropped down to the Robinson Creek, which consisted of a few beautiful but very cold rock pools. In the cliffs were caves containing the occasional aboriginal burial ground and many hand paint- lngs. Come five o'ciock in the afternoon, camp was set up and firewood collected in prepara- tion for our greatly applcciatcd "swiil" and a cold night (below 0o)! The "100 miles" we walked each day was really only 10 on the map. Ten days after leaving civilisation, a tired, dirt-stained but happy group mounted the thousandth hill to see before us the beloved bus and our await- ing comrades (fifteen had done a "round about" trip by bus along the beef roads) with an abun- dance of life-giving water. The last night was celebrated in great spirit with damper and corroborrees. The expedition ended with a four hundred mile bus trip home. Project Arcadia will be repeated next year and we hope that other wilderness-seeking ad- venturers will enjoy it as much as we did. P. Hill and H. Phillips, 1974 participants from B.G,G.S.

On Saturday, we had a full day tour and saw thc Humc Weir and trout farm _ poor Mrs. K. could not buy a trout to take home - and a Chincse Cemetery and also the historic Vic- torian town of Beechworth - Ned Kelly country. For lunch wc were supplied with good ole Aussie meat pics whilc watching a football match. That night to Miss Vernon's and Miss Fischer's wishes, we went to thc pictnrcs to see 'lMy Name is Nobody". Some found it very interesting and had a good sleep. Sunday moming thc party left Albury and travclleci along the Hume Highway to Gundagai wherc wc were provided with a picnic lunch. Then we jor-rrneycd on to Yass and finally to Canberra. However, oul' accommodation was at The Sunsct Lcagues Motcl in Queanbeyan in Ncw South Walcs. but only about ten miles from Canberra. We had our last night of packing and chatting (naturally) in our units and Melinda was pleased to hear that she had become an Auntie. A fLrll day tour including Mt. Ainslie Lookout, Parliamcnt Holrse, Royal Mint, Embassies, Lake Br-rrley Griffin, Institute of Anatomy, Australian War Memorial, Regatta Point Display Centre, All Saints Church and the Botanic Gardens marked thc last day of our trip - Monday. We shopped for an hour in Canberra during the mofniug and after a full day, we arrived at"Can- berra Airport for a forty-five minute wait. The plane only took thirty minutes to reach Sydney where we had another one hour wait. We arrived in Brisbane after a further sixty- five minutes and most werc very excited as were the anxious parents and families at the Ansett Terminal. I am sure we all had a very enjoyable trip zrrid cxpress our thanks to thc staff, Mrs. Kugel- man, Miss Fischer and Vliss Vernon. The last songs we sang romping over the tarmac were "Everywher-e we go . . . " and of conrse "Mickey Mouse". Diane and Jill PROJECT ACADIA August l0th, 1974, Project Alcadians boarded the bus bound for the traumas of Robinson Gorge, Central Queensland. This was an eleven day back-packing expedition (in the real) to ex- plore and discover the ecological associations and human aspects linked with the area. There were forty students selected from schools all over Queensland - from grades eleven and twelve - the director being Mr. Simpson, geography teacher of Mt. Gravatt High School. He, accom- panied by two other capable navigators, or- ganised and provided for the expedition with the help of a government subsidy. The ulterior aim was to open up the region for future national park and tourist development by publicising our findings.

Balinese sway-backed pigs by side of padi fields ready for harvest. Bali - Aug, 1974 SOUTH.EAST ASIA TRIP Or.rr departure from Brisbane was uneventfnl, howevcr lvc were ail excited about the prospects that lay ahead. For Lisa Cantamessa it was a tearful -farewell as she wouldn't see her family again until Christmas. The teachers, Miss Ken- nEdy and Miss Goleby, from lpswich Girls' Gram- mai Schooi, and Miss Shaw and Miss Paterson, assured our parents that we (the girls) would look after them to the best of our ability. This made our parents even more apprehensive, as everyone knows how difficult it is to control the members of staff, but after reassuring them, then we flew to Sydney.

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. fo- ry" c-aught the next train to Butterworth, which is where we had to get off, to catch the barge to Penang, The journey was the longest of our whole trip 10 hours. We pafred away the time. by eating, drinking, reading, sleeping, telling--jokes, playing scrabbl-e and sin[_ ing. So after all that we arrived in Butterworih v_"ty tired, hungry for everyrhing but ham, cheese, and chicken sandwichei and'filthy, tilthy dirty. At Penang_once again, we were met by our to-ur guide who took us straight to the ferry which took us to Georgetown-pEnang. Our hotj was half an hours drive out of Geoigetown and was situated bcautifully with palm-tree--s, the blue, blue sea and golden sand. N4ost of ui had de_ cided we were just going to relax for our last few days. We werc givcn supper when we arrived. Would you believe . . .-liam, cheese and chicken sandwiches. Thcy must be Malaysia's speciality. Everyone hit the sack carly! The next day we had thc morning free. Jenny Shannon and i went for a swim incl met th6 teachers^going for a beach walk on our way back. After breakfast we once again went to thi beach. Thc water hasn't got an! surf, but it is very refrcshing. ln thc afGrnoon we went for a drrvc around Penang which of course is only a very small island.. Again _we saw Batik factory, fishing boats and roadside stalls. After drivirig through Georgetown some of us decided we't come in the next day and shop. We saw some old ruins from pcnang's past hiitorv. The bench once ag,ain beckoned us to it when- we got back tq th.. hotel, but we were very surprisJO to U. told ir was 5.30 p.m. and the'sun ivas still hot enough to burn you. We all went to bed ear\ again that night. The following day those who wanted to do :o... shopping went to Georgetown, the tcachers had organised a ride on a"fishing boat but s.gmething we.nt- wrong and we AiOJi !o. --' .. .Sally Cole and I were content to hire some li-lo's and float arouncl the Shaights of Malacca for a few hours. Our colour soon"told it was time to come in as well as the possibilities of sharks and water snakes. Later that day we were col_ lected, and taken t. tL. a-irport, 'stopping "m-", the- way to visit the Snake Temple ^which was full. of vipers, black mambu, und a couple oi pythons. At the - luport we said goodbye to our final guide, and became ready to- begiri our lo;g d;i home. We flew back tb Singaiore and ilaited tbree hours for our connec-ti6n to Brisbane, yhkh. Ieft Singapore at 9.45 p.m. and arrived rn unsbane at 9.00 a.m. on Saturday the 3lst Septemter, 1974.. After we haO fiA ; ,."1t marvellous trip!l! Written by Jenny Stehr and Charlotte n_eech.

War Memorial overlooking the Parliament House, which was closed beqause of National Day marches. they were held every day for three weeks before the Day. Also we visited the Uni- versity of Malaya and the workshop and shop of Selangor Pewter. The afternoon was spent differently by every- one; some stayed in their room, some went out and the others stayed in the pool. That night we went to a Disco with Vicki, who was delayed, unexpectedly by an accident at the entrance to our hotel, a man was hit and decapitated; that is not what amazed us, it was how there was no commotion as there would have been at home. The next day we had a country-side tour, we drove along Ambassadors Row passing a few Palaces one of which is being used-at the moment for the filming of "Paper Tiger" starring David Niven. We visited a rubber plantation; the drying latex had a very foul smell,- not much work wai going on there at the time. Batu Caves were the next on the itinerary, to enter the caves we had to climb 372 steps PHEWi!! . Once ag.ain we were tempted to spend what little remaining money we lad left at a Batik tactory and Silver Ware Craftsmith. We had a free afternoon once again and this was spent mainly round the pool. The next dav we left the hotel at 8.00 a.m- for the next and final leg of our journey before home. This plan, however, wag !o. be unexpectedly interrupt6d, Miss Shaw and Miss Goleby went early wlttr Lisa to the airport for her to catch tter flane back to Singa- gglg Tle rest of us left in-two cars, four wlth Viki and four with Frankie. Now staried the fun. We were spiit up and did not see each other again for three hours. Our train, by the way, was to leave at 8.50 a.m. . . . and didl So wheie were we? stuck in the middle of an enor- mous traffic jam, with a broken down car and unable to get a cab. Eventually one taxi would take us, the next half hour was again a trial. The traffic jam was caused by maiching practices which closed all the normai routes to the station.

The car that broke down! The others gor there before us but also missed IhL' train. Miss Shaw and Miss Colcby had becn waiting since lpprox. 7.00 a.m. , At thc tinre- it rvas qr-ritc a scrious problcm but now \vc cun only lirirghl nnyw.ry.u'.iy t.ip has its mishaps.

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THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCI L Student President: Michelle Lihou Staff Representatives: Miss L. Vernon Mrs K. Cooke (absent)

s.R.c. The S.R.C. started in its second year of exis- tence with high ideals. Although thes-e are still realized by most of the members of the groups' it appears'that a different approach and review of s'eiection procedure will be necessary,.if these ideals are to^be realised in our school's situation' The aims, although they vary from person to person, basically are - (to) better communlca- iion within the- school, and to ensure that the students' views are ably lepresented and receive due attention. Bnt it should be obvious that at the moment this is not quite so' The question we should be asking is: "WhY?" Firstly, the school must recognize that the council is a smali body representing the much larger student population. The councii can only disiuss items that are presented to its represen- tatives for discussion. Aiso, it must be realized that the council operates within the school authority, not as a school authority, and there- fore we don't have the power to deal with some suggestions as conclusively as some girls would like. It appears that a main source of difficulty is a lach -of undistorted communication between forms, class seniors and their representatives, and morning reports of items approved, to the rest of the school. The loss of morning assembly is a major contributing factor to this situation. Almost i.rtuinly. this foint. at least will be rec- tified next year. This year, so far, the S.R.C. has been instru- mental in the abolition of the rule concerning singlets, the clarification of many rules, includ- ing that of wearing ties under jumpers, organi- sation of a dance after school day, and steps have been taken to provide hot showers' Before the end of '74, it is hoped that a new con- stitution will be drafted. M.L.

S.R.C. DANCE '- 1.4th SEPTEMBER As an additional contribution to School Day this vear. the S.R.C. tan a dance in the B'G'S' -*i.nuiy Hall. Starting at half past sevqn, all likely comers managed !o- be. there in time, ready for a very worthwhile -night' - Ai part of our campaign to make a profit, the Tuckshop, manned -by willing parents, sold soft drinks, -coffee and biscuits. These breaks were very welcome, as the bands, Mammoth and Borgus, though very good, seemed to have a problern regulating their amplifiers' bur thanks"go to all staff who helped in the supervision of ihe evening - Miss Shaw, Miss V6rnon. and the boarding house staff. Also, we would like to thank the little group of parents, who, whilst lacking in support, managed every- thing very well. We raised $190'47, and hope future efforts are as successful.

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