1974 School Magazine

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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