1976 School Magazine

GRAMMAR. SENGER,S

Camp at Greernwood The choir departed for Greenwood in private cars on Friday the 25th June - those parents game enough to drive with their kids did so and were only too glad to be rid of them for the weekend. Those fortunate enough to leave later had the privilege of racing Uncle Barry along Gympie Road at 5 m.p.h. in peak hour traffrc. How disappointed we were to find then that there was nothing even remotely inter- esting showing at the Aspley Drive-in. After unpacking, the usual game of soccer began on the playing field, and as always, continued in spasms throughout the weekend. Thanks go to the girls (including two of our past members who came up to the camp especially) who helped with the cooking on the camp - the food was surprisingly edible. l)inner was followed by a programme of dancing which despite the cold weather, left everyone hot and exhausted by 1 1.00. By 4.00 the next morning the more eager mem- bers were down at the soccer field, and by 6.00 a bleary-eyed bunch of supposed singers emerged yawning (mostly due to a complete lack of sleep the night before) and headed for their favourite spots; sportsmen to the soccer field, beauty queens to the showers, cooks to the kitchens; the remainder, we can only assume were too tired to corne and face the world befone breakfast. The morning was spent in part rehearsals mixed with Aussie/Grarnmar Singers Rules, touch football and soccer. Eefore lunch we all came together for a full "N4essiah" rehearsal. The various sports con- tinued during the afternoon to the accornpaniment of clicking cameras and laughing at the less-athletac players. A retlearsal of tlee "Bavanian F{ighlands" before drnnen was intenrupted by news of a runaway horse, gallantly retrievd by sorne of oa.lr courageous male rnenabers who, for the rest of the night reminded us rather strongly of the nature of the paddock they had been in. Dinner was followed by two films; a cartoon and "Scrooge". Latetr, tbaose who had qaot alneady fallen asleep witnessed a thick fog and a somewhat repulsive odour corne over the camp, and eventulally wandered off to tred. Sunday rarornimg was taken up witle--r-elaxarag, some group singlng asnd a slnort service. We had a eood flmal "nelaearsat before lunch (wlalch, lncldenttry ivas leftovers frorn tl':e uaight before, hut the rlce- puaddamg scavengers didn't seene to mlnd) arrad about 1.:O Uegan paekrrag. {ra the mridst of clea-taing up, coelvoys of parents begaii to arnive altd we departe.d Greemwood hetween 3.00 md 4.00. We wound atrtr nike to thank sincereny N'fn. aslcl fuins. Nfoertaguee for thelr heEp anct ensouragcnxxemt 'chro-alghout the year acid for a rne,maorahXe eamp thoroiughty enloyed by ann. Staelley Wiison

THE COMBINED CHOIR Every Monday and ThursdaY neat, We go to choir - a singing treat. We meet the bys and the htls meet w, And we all rtart singing without anyrt/ss. Chorus Oh, the girk sing high qnd the htys sing low 'Til hnlf past four and we begin to go. hme say that chair is for singing only, But we know what goes on and we say ' fuloney!' Ajter each practice we go offin tuas Except for tluxe with nokiy to chrpse. This teacher obiects and that one complains But the pairs pair ffi as nature ordains! CEnonus Oh, the Lwl;r sing together and this is their song - 'When the girls come along choir's not so long!' &me say that choir is for singing only, But we know what goes on and we say ' kloney!' fl.S.C.F.. tsT,UE fufCI{.]F{TAINS C,AMP This 10 day travel carnp tregan with a 15 hour train.journey to Sydney. After a day spent ln Sydney, crossing the Fnarbour by ferry, visiting tlae Opera F{ouse, Vaucluse F{ouse @here W. Wentworth lived), the Taronga Fank Zoo and Argyle Arts & Cnafu Cerrtre, about 50 of us arrived at "The Grange" in Katoomba about 8.00 pni. Or.ar 6 days in the Elue Mountains were mairaly spent touring - laiking at the "Grand Canyon" ared ''Ihe Three Sisters" and to N{t. Yonk (about 31/z mlles froxn carnp), visitialg t]ae.]emolan Caves and an old gold mine in Bathurst, arad attending a local church service on Sunday. Studies, quiet-tirares, singimg and a carerp cofficert were incluaded ira our varied programnrle - aXtr thoroughty enjoyable. Duarang our stay the temepera&ane fell as low as -7o and twice it sraowed (though we dlcln'6 ever see it). Fortumately "Tlae Grarage" as internanEy Faeated, arad tias 2 large flireptraces. llhanks to the capabtre leadens amd fuiendnirLess of cannpers, rtlhe canip was entirely stlecessful. .T. Gahan 5 A. byaMwic Maker.

Fage Forty - Seven