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EDITORIAL The current education system is not an ideal one. Included in the more salient faults, in my opinion, are the curriculum and the method by which it is taught. Several facets of our curriculum are, I feel, taught pre- maturely. (If we were to return and study these things in say, five years, (assuming that by then study would not be irrelevant), I am.sure we would find them far more fulfilling and beneiicial than we do now. I am thinking particularli of poetry in English, where many people in-their mid- twenties and older claim they can appreciate their high- school poetry far more now, even though they used to detest it. Closer to the roots of our system, 'new' maths, in which multiplication tables are no longer learnt by heart, but by other 'progressive' methods, is being promoted. Spelling and grammar has also reduced in importance. Proof of this may be seen already in children only a few years our junior, for many have no concept of any mathematical principles more complex than simple addition and multiplication. For example, such primary school work as different bases, (other than base ten) and even perimeters are not under- stood. Furtherrnore, many are poor spellers. For the moment we are stuck with our present unsatisfactory system. What is most important, I think, is, $/hite making the most of this system, to remember its faults as well as its virtues, and not become complacent and tolerant. Otherwise, when the solution arrives, we may not be able to recognize it. LOUELLA WILBY

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Ed, I would like to ask how many of us - students and staff - stop to thank Mrs. Bunt. This lady always has a smile for everyone and in addiiion knows most people's names. She is also a fund of information. If something goes wrong, she knows what to do and if you want to know something there is a fair chance she can tell you. She never snaps or snarls even though she must have more trials and tribulations than any of us and is always ready to help. I would just like to say that I, for one, appreciate it.

Dear Editor, I would like to drop a word of praise to Miss Greet and all the other staff members who have worked to give us our Thursday afternoon EEA programme. They are rarely thanked publicly for this even though it gives us the oppor- tunity to do things otherwise denied to students of an all academic school. I've really enjoyed EEA and would just like to say thank you.

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As the price of toilet paper soars every girl will receive a ration at morning roll call (this works two ways as it makes sure everyone will attend) and each form will be put on a roster for toilet relays to avoid crushes, brawls and girls passing out from claustrophobia in the queues that would otherwise develop. Mr. Farragher, equipped with a megaphone and truncheon would be relieved of his other duties to direct the traffic flows between lessons. Girls would work on two separate time-tables to relieve tuckshop and school ground crustres. One major problem that could develop would be the tension caused by the crowding resultingin student violence. Teachers would teach only in pairs and never walk unarmed or alone in the school ground. But while things continue this way the school still manages to simulate life in the outside world as closely as possible providing students with the opportunity to adjust to late nights, deadlines, abuse and parking tickets in the form of detentions, and with the slogan CONFORM OR YOU'RE CACTUS firmly imprinted in our minds we ven- ture out to conquer all. ANON. THn MAIA eentrefold approaches! r

As the 70's draw to a close we, as children of this era, must face the problems our urbanization has brought us. For example, over-population of our limited areas. Indeed, with six second-forms this year and more next year, B.G.G.S. is also facing this problem. What is being done about it? We have built outwards as far as possible, which leaves us downwards and upwards. The future will see staff provided with parking underneath the school buildings and the gym and sport courts will also be underground. The area they take up will be occupied by multi-storey blocks which cunningly fit an amazing amount of people into one area while, remaining aesthetically acceptable. The 6,000 students will have weekly assembly but closed- circuit teleyision sets will be provided at intervals through- out the hall so all can see the speaker. Unfortunately there won't be any humn singing because it iould cause a cave in. Until then however, we can use our resourcefulness to cope with the increasing number of students. The private study desks in the library could be moved under the L block. Of course you can't prep there as you might be distracted by the B.G.S. P.E.lessons on the oval. The library might have to shut during lunch hours as well as recess because if it can't provide fair use for all it won't for'any one. The authorities are considering turning the old assembly hall and the boarders'dining room (they don't use it during the day) into parking for the P & F, visitors and staff as present facilities are inadequate.

Back llow - (L. to R.) Mr* S. Richardson; Mt S. Nicolosi; Mr. B. Thomas; Mr. R. Gower; Mr- J. Garton; Mr- G. Bromiley; Mr. J. Broughton; Mr. L. Bourke; Mr. A. Dale; Mr. J. Willmott; Mr. I. Rowell; Mr. J. Stamford; Miss R. Saunders. Second Back Row - (L, to R.): Mrs. L. Thornquist; Mrs. M. Lynch; Miss M. Gibson; Mrs. M. McPheat; Mrs. L. Buchan; Miss J. McNamara; Miss D. Oulsnam; Mrs. S. Johnston; Mrs. H. Spyker- boer; Mrs. H. Choydhury; Miss C. Cahill; Mrs. J. Ilard;

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Three generations of Headmistresses of Brisbane Girls' Grammar School: Miss Nancy Shaw, 1971-1976; Mrl Louise McDonald, 1952-1970; and Mrs. Judith Hancock, 1977.

Mrs. M. Bunt; Mrs N. Van Leeuwen; Mrs. S. Swayne; Mr* M. Draper; Mrs. K. Mills; Miss Y. Greet; Miss E. Collinson; Mrs. L Stenders; Mrs. L. Hare; Mrl P. Hodges; Miss H. Forster; Mrs S. Burgoyne; Mrs. M. Hukins.

Front Row - (L. to R.): Mrs. A. Edwards; Miss B. Hebden; Miss L. Miller; Miss E. Hatton; Miss J. Connor; Mrs. J. Hancock (Principat); Mr. A. Faragher (Deputy Principal) , Mrs. K. Cooke; Mrs- L- Fairlie; Mrs- A- Thiele; Mrs R- McLennan; Mrl E. Oommelin.

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PREFECTS '77 Back Row - (L. to R.): Elizabeth Kennedy; Fran Murphy; Tracey Ward. Middle Row - (L. to R.) Loryn Farmer; Fran Powell; Nerida Harley; Ruth Elliot; Sue Maloney; Adele peryin; Rosemary Shaw; Satty Wiiliams; Front Row - (L. to R.): Margaret Card; Lautra Nolan; Lynden Permeze-l (Head Girl); Mis. J. Hqncock (Headmistress); Lillian Fielding (Head Girt); Jenny Given; Robyn Shannon. Inset: Roz. Wagner.

CI.ASS SENIORS Back to Front - (L. to R.):

Linda McDonald; Jenny Thompson; tcym n\,itts; Judy Taylor; Glenys Schuntner; Fiona Bengtson. Rowena Downes; Anne Heer; Jane Semple; Joqina Mitcietl; Diane Creighton; Caroiyn neattt; Jine Fisher. Missing: Margaret Matthews; Mandy Roe; Kathy Htnsenfield. l6

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1977 S.R.C. REPOR.T This year has gone amazin$y quickly while all our antici- pated projects have taken great lengths of time to be achieved. We started off the year slowly with the reform- ing of the constitution and re-election of this year's office bearers. For the first time ever in elections, nominees had to give an election speech on assembly. Aithough we had problems in finding time for these, it is a good idea for involving the whole school more in the S.R.C. activities. When all the election business was over we settled down to discussing and planning projects we would like to undertake. The first and major task we undertook was the painting of the cottages. This was achieved over several weekends in June. Special thanks to all those who sacrificed their precious weekend time to help us. Another project which took considerable time to otguize and complete was the printing of student identification cards. Each girl in the school who paid her voluntary levy was entitled to one. The cards are not only proof of girls being students, but also give a list of a few stores which have generously provided discounts to B.G.G.S. students. Unfortunately we weren't able to get the cards out nearly as early as we would have liked, but as the saying goes - "better late than never". Continued requests for soft drinks to be sold in the schools led to us looking into the possibility of obtaining a drink machine. It has been a lengthy procedure but the outcome will be worthwhile. On the behalf of the S.R.C., I would like to thank Miss Collinson for all her help throughout the year and the girls who have continually attended meetings and given good support to our projects.

B.G.G.S. INTERACT CLUB 1977 This year was most successful for our club. After the annual Christmas Party held at the Children's Hospital, new office- bearers began their work with a donation to OPAL and a change in club structure, with the introduction of a publicity department and financial group to come up with new pro- jects to help the club's monetary position. In the three avenues .of service: school, community and international, our club has been most active. On the school scene, a raffle to help furnish the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme with knapsacks for camps was organized, and another quite successful swim-a-thon was held in early April. Our thanks must go to staff who remembered to turn up and the Rota- rians who came at absolutely ridiculous hours of the morn- ing just to make sure we did keep swimming and nobody drowned! On the community level, a'park'between the two Grammar Schools is being landscaped. We also helped the Blue Nurses and Keep Australia Beautiful Campaign in their appeals. Perhaps our most difficult yet active service was evident in the International arena. We conesponded with an overseas Interact Club; acted as host club to an American exchange student, Kathy McNamara from Con- necticut, who left us in mid-July; and also had seven mem- bers of our club awarded Rotary Exchange Scholarships to Canada (Tracey Ward, Loryn Farmer), U.S.A., (Laura Nolan, Jane Semple, Diane Kelly) and Japan (Angela Hom, Louella wilby). For School Day this yeat, a wide variety of activities were arranged. The usual Food Hamper raffle was boosted by a second prize of a smaller hamper, while the Child-minding Centre was again in operation. In addition to this a potted plants stall was held and.the Windsor Rotary Caravan sold Dagwood Dogs. A1l were greatly successful. On that note, I would like to wish next year's committee good luck and a good year; congratulations and good luck to the Rotary Exchange Students; and thanks to the sup- porting staff, especially Miss Forster who stepped in ably as the staff member for the club, and Mrs. Hancock for her support, and finally thanks to the Windsor Rotary Club and especially Mr. Logan who again helped us continually. dur- ing the entire year.

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THE B.G.G.S. "C[TOR.ALE" Each Monday and Fiiday lunch hour, passers-by outside the boarder's sitting room can hear the sweet strains of melodious female voices, interspersed with shrieks of laughter. For the uneducated souls, these are the sounds of tfie B.G.G.S. Chorale. Amidst the raucous.noise made by forty or so giris, is sometimes heard a plaintive request foi silenie - the plea of none other than Miss Hebclen.' With the help of this delicate little lady, the chorale has sung at several school funciions throughout the year. ThesJ include the Induction of Prefects, the Easter'Arr.*Uty ui St. .Iohn's Cathedral, the presentation of the Rhodes Scholarship to Eeth Woods, and a recent musical .urninlin the grm. However, the BIG event for chorale members was the occasion of the visit of Her Majesty the eueen, and prince Phillip-in March,and the opportuniiy to siig in a mass choir of 300 school children af Cloudlaria eailrEom. For some unknown-reason, the chorale received a sudden influx ;i new members shortly before this occasion. It was certainly a. memorable experience for those girls who were chosen to slng. As the year draws to a close, the chorale is now working towards a St. Cecilia\ ?ry prograrnme, *-Oininj ,itfi choirs from Churchie and Grelorf frr*.!. - tinfori";.;;i;, Miss Hebden has not been ablE to a.aw nei tioops together 3j_,frrq*."ltI of..lat_e, due to rfre im*in.niproduction of . rne 6oytnend", in which many chorale members are involved. Many thanks to our esteemed _conductor, and to the girls who have kept the chorale tog.tf,ei tfrir;;r:^'-

B.G.G.S. ORCHESTRA NOTES This year, e.very Wednesday, Mr- Broughton,s call to arms, l.i;-1." j _!1ins thu.mleo'io^udly anAl.irirtrntry on rhe prano, nas summoned over 50 girls, almbst a l\Ui incr.ure on last year's 34. Additions"to tfr.'o..fr.rtra include a double bass, saxophone, 2 violas,nd-j-";;;;;which all con_ tribute to a deeper *o.. fUt_Uoa;eJ.;;.^""' The Music Evening of August gth was a great success and the girls appeared iomewhi t sel f-"onsciJulii *clasping th eir new long blue skirts which gave th. ;h;le;iow zi touch of ,class.. Apart from the _orcheltra, i-rfirr'gr""ps such as the Y::!1ry Ensemble, Flute Group ana tii.iiri'r"o 6rh form group also reaped hearty applause. The semester break this year saw the B.G.G.S. orchestra, 3long_ with B.c.S. Music Dept- ti"*aii,uiiiio Atexandra lleadlands for the weekend.' i*;ili;r", "overnoweO wittr full advantage of the, sociA oppoiffirr'r"O Saturday night's dance was much enjoyea: ril;G;iih sociatizing, instrumental practice rvr, uigor-or, ;;'"#; new pieces were added to our reDertoire- ail i; ,ll rh;'.;p was highly successful and indicaiiv, "i th; t;;; i" er;rri.' Thanks must-go to Mr. Broughton for his tireless energy and amazing Iack of frustrati6n, ana aso-to the mothers who turned out 54 orchestra stlits in tir"; i;, the concert. CATHY BEECHAM; LIZ DeCHASTEL.

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1977 INTERNATIONAL GIRL GUIDE CAMP CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA. CANADA. T,eaving Brisbane on the morning of July 9th, I set off alone- to Sydney. Once there I joined seven other girls, aged between 15 and 17, and I leader, to become pait of the Australian contingent for the 1977 International-Camp. The_camp was situated on an old carrot farm by the banks of the Mira River, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. -This was a beautiful area for the camp for the whole place is surround- ed by traditions. \ Thirty countries attended, from all 4 corners of the earth. Altoggther there were 500internationals compared to 1,500 Canadians. Although there was such a number of Inter- nationals, language did not present too great a problem as most girls spoke either broken English orFrench. It was up to the individual to plan her programme for the two weeks of camp. Over fifty activities were offered in- cluding service .with the handicapped, tours or overnight trips. We_left Sydney, Nova Scotia on the 3rd August, as the last to leave camp, and returned home via Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, _San Francisco, Honolulu and Fiji. - All who attended had a fantastic time and learnt a loi about many different things. JANE PILLOW - 4D DUKE OF EDINBURGII ,AWARD SCHEME This year has been a full exciting one for the members of the- Duke of Edinburgh Award SCheme. We began the year with the entrance of many Fourth Formers who treipea boost our numbers to a pleasing 63. As an encouraging start-to theyear we also saw the presentation of gold awardi !y Jttg Duke of Edinburgh to-a couple of ou-r .old-girls, Michelle Wright and Donna Perrin over at B.G.S. After amonth of organizing ourselvesin the fields of lnterest, Design for_Living and Service we started our expedition training. For -the bronze girls this was done at a iamp at Samford and for the silver girls through E.E.A. with-the assistance of Mrs. Johnston and Mr. Stamford. After pre- liminary training most members did their practice hikes straight away and completed their test expidition in the holidays- All grrls except for Shirley, Louise, Cathy and myself did hiking expeditions while we rode our biftes to and from Esk which was rather tiring, but nothing that a Radox bath couldn't cure. We attempted various fund-raising projects during the cours^e of the year, these consisted of a combined Boarder's, D. of E. girls dance as well as a handicraft stall on Schooi Day. the proceeds from these schemes helped buy vitat equipment such as packs, tents and compasses. In conclusion I would like to thank Mrs. Johnston for all her-invaluable help during the year as well as manv thanks to Miss Cahill, Mrs. Chonderry and Mr. Stamford ior their advice involvement and encouragement to the girls and the scheme within the schooi. I'd also like to thank our com- mittee consisting of Sue, Libby, Heather, Gayle and Julia, for their help in organizing our fund-raising efforts and foi in-troducing our monthiy newsletter. I hope that next year all the girls including the committee will show as much enthusiasm as they did this yey'r. KERRYN McCLUSKEY.

APATHY LEAGUE REPORT

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Yours slothfully, Y. Bother.

COMBINED PLAY The_ Combined Play rehearsals finally began after three weeks of auditions. We were quickly-esta6lished into the familiar routine of afternoon rehearials, where aims were high, and achievements low! Despite the perseverance of actors and producers the characters failed to appear. Never- theless rehearsals continued with undying ?egularity, so much so they occasionally did die ! This year the play, a far cry from the melodrama of "Sweeney Todd", is a'French Farce'concerning neighbours sleeping with each other's wives, or more to the f oint-, trying to sleep . . . The setting is a disreputable hotel 6 the RG d; Provence, none other than The Hotel paradiso. After months of disorganised rabble, even the diehard comics admitted "that something should be-done!,, This attitude arose a month before opening night, approximately the same time as the sets were begun. -With iome end in mind, some actors practised voice projection, others tried new faciai expressions, while still othels learnt their lines. Due to this helpful stop, the success of the play was left in less doubt and the producer allowed his nami tb be printed on the programme. Thus the curtain rose on the firit night, to an enthusiastic, if unskilled cast and crew, and a sorie- what doubtful producer. "What anigfrt! . . . "'

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ol oroviding amenities, encouraging friendships among ;;reini;- ;;d"holding discussions on educational matters- F;;lit;;ubli.htn?nt, by the first President, of the tuck- "r."" in 1952 Io raise funds for providing amenities, the ;;;t;; iot ln.o*. have now expended to. include Book r"-O^St.ti"t"ty Shops and a Clothing- Pool'^ The annual ;;;;f"t isll .vriitt be approximatelv $100,000' So we are now entering the realms of a sizeable business' None of this would be possible if it were not-for the many uolunte.ts among the pirents. As many Mothers return to ifrc *"tf.+"t.. o"u. tanA of hetpers is being sadly 9epleated "ri r" ii it " gieat credit to those who "carry the flag"' that in.u ftuu. ..ieased the size and scope of the undertaking in the capacitY of the various units. In working in these units many lasting friendships have ;;.;;;?;. These friendships continue even after their daughters have left school. Evening meetings have given us-the opportunity to h91r a1d io Ait.lutt varidus aspicts of life and learning within the t.noof . - tit. P & F aie grateful to Mrs' Hancock and senior *t*L.tt-of staff for givlng their time to prepare addresses on their subiect areai at"the first meeting, and detailed .""f.*ii* ind clarification of the complexity of the man- ;;i';i;;il.;ts under the Radford scheme at our second ;;tG;. ihit hut helped parents understand the newer Il".i"ti*.nti in th. education system under which their ;;;tilt:.;; ;t; presentlv studving' To conciude the vear the ifritt'"rttti"g iook the form bf iquestion and answer night' Our 'Music Hall' Luncheon was much enjoyed by all who utitnA.a, and we were fortunate in having Leonard Teale as ;;;;;;;i;t.t. our own Mothers gave a most creditable o.if8r*un... The careers everung for Grades 10, 1l-'-and it;;;;tt well attended bv girlJand their parents' Manv i*t"itu"tJ came to help the girls choose their careers' The "t"""f- p"-tti8.t pat.a.'wus litld late in October' All VI Fo.m gitl* are guests of the Association at a farewell dinrier' ti"'tlili Oini.t will be the fifteenth one given since the Association was formed. This year we are proud to say.the Fathers have formed themselves into a working committee a1d !rye many plans i;;-;;;i"*; projects. Thelr big project for 1978 willbe the U"if*"g of 'some covered wuyi btiwten classrooms' This ;ili bt; big project and to thii end an initial sum of $8,000 ;; ;r;pt;disei to the Trustees. All our fund raising and ;";;;;; profits have been allocated to this worthwhile purpose. The association is also in the process of establishing a iiii"f..tftip ioi a craae 10 Student to be awarded each V."i''.fftt-t"sis of the Award will be for Citizenship within the school. The Board of Trustees is to be thanked for the pleasant utt"otpittit of co-operation in which we work' A11 mem- U.t. of the adminislration, domestic and ground staff are ;h;;k.d f"t their help during the year' Without the loyal it.fp- ."4 support of'the dedicated parents both Mothers und p.Ut.tt ii is impossible to effectively continue to main- tain the numerous activities - administrative, service to the t.iil"f *a fund raising for the school' The Association thanks all parents for their participation' VERONICA PERRIN, President. 21

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The vear began in February for Old A.Jl.t#'#;;ii;g'una pl"ni*i ut *'t Gatewav' were ptreased to wetcorie t1"' rtuntotk and several girls tH fiffi ;'t si*u" r'"* u' ntw mtmbe rs' Jt was hearten- ffit" t-*'rh;iurlt ytut u younger set Sub-Committee was formeci. Each vear we invite menrbers to suggest ideas to fund-raising ffi,lffi b;t';; trave ro'rna thal"some - the Barbeque' ,Art Show and Theatre g"-"itg - are so popular' they have ttto*t annual events' The Barbeque was held in March and approximately 180 #;t1-.;;"1;a"iil*'i'ii'ioui barbeque tea a1! ihe wonder- furl facilities ouo ,.nooi'giounOs have to offer' The Old i"ril#Jt. -puiii.ui"tty pt"ttsed to have the Boarders join in the fun. The vounger set Sub-Committee held two {ilm evenings in id;liffi;;;i.. s"ildins ut the school in Julv' and we hope il;*rx;;illeio help'in this way again next year' perh.aps iiriui#i"itr^ ti,1--e.'ru.que. september is Arr Show time ;t'"d;;;"t; we had unothtt wonderfully-successful week- #;."TitJ o;#.eEiehi on September.23fi was attended il'"".t -io 'p.opL utiJtnt demonstrations and displaylg{ d.tJ'*ibtt?it "*.t. varied and very attractive' The old 6irrr ?""rdlike to thank everyone- concerned with this i"".ti"", the net prolit fto- whith wut approximately $ 1,867. On October 29th, Mrs. Hancock and the Old Girls' held a I.Batn i" Ci^**ut" dinner at the school and this was tri*.ll'gitrv;;i;t;a bv all who attended' Miss Heleden and i"*. it irt. giitt from the "Boyfriend" production very d"afv-.nit.taIned us and some tommittee members took ;; il;cl";cly back to the past' We would like to thank the ""t.ii"-*t"# for the beautiful dinner and the boarders who fr.fp.a"to charmingly and willingly during the evening' The last function for the year will be the Theatre Evening *ith "Chi"k.n and Champagne" supper at the Arts Theatre ott Nou.*U"r 18th. Thii will be on iimilar lines to the one we held last year and should end our yearly activities on a happy and successful note. We would like to offer our sincere thanks to Mrs. Hancock and all members of the School Staff for theirhelp and sup- port during the year and extend to all girls who are leaving the school an invitation to join the Association. Our best wishes for aMerry Christmas and Happy New Year' G^irls'with the Annual lnn and we

,MARGARET MALLYON, Hon. SecretarY'

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Our first social function for l9l7 was the Welcome to New Mothers. Not only were we able to welcome Mrs. Judith Hancock as our new Schooi Principal but also as a 'new' Mother of a daughter at B.G.G.S. In both rolls she has given our Association her fuli support and co-operation. Since its inception the P & F has striven to further its aims

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BOAR.DERS X977 1917 hasbeen ayear o{ change for the Boarding l{ouse,but I am pXeased to say it has been a much happier year than the Boarding flouse has seen for a while. We would like to welcome new staff members namely Anne Flarley, Rosemary Morris, Joanne- Beauchamp, Mrs. Best and S-ister Madden. It is these lucky ladies who have tried to cope with us this Year' I think they must have followed the theory keep us busy and well fed for the food is much improved (a crucial factor for boarders!) and our social life enjoyable and above all active - mainly with Churchie although there has been some contact with lads next door as well. We would also like to thank Mr. Logan for his time and energies at prep and Mrs. Ashton for taking us on various outings. Above all we would like to thank Mrs. Hancock for the time, patience and energy she has invested in the boarding house and the faith she has invested in the boarders as people.

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How many of you find some lessons not quite the ful- filling experiences they ought to be? Here ari a few con- structive ways of brightening up dull lessons designed for people like you. Firstly, try replacing all the adjectives in a passage from your text book with the fourth following adjective (or any number) in the dictionary. In this way, "opaque, grey sheets" become operative and grisly, while "blank, wooden faces" become bleak and wordy. Now try writing a 26-word sentence, each word starting with a different letter and in alphabetical order. All big champion dogs eat ftgs geedily; however inno- cent jumping kangaroos like meat, never overdone, per- haps quickly roosted, salted thickly under vodka with xenon, y outhfully zealous. Or backwards alphabetical order for a change. What about a one-letter word, followed by a two-letter word and so on. I do not like using filthy napkins, although providing ponderable cleanliness, disreputable . . . Another chailenge is to write as long a sentence as possible without using the most frequently appearing letter in the English language - 'e'. Most days, I go to town and,looking through shop win- dows, think how I should not buy such things as brown clothing,but..-

Palindromes are more difficult. (Kayak and level are palin. dromes). Adam: Mtss, I'm Cain, q momomaniac, Miss, I'm - Eve: Eve mine. Denied, a jade in Eden,I'm Eve. ,A,dam: Diamond-eyed no maid! These are some parts of a dialogue between Adam and Eve by J.A. Lindon in which every line is a palindrome. Also try arbitrarily listing the words of a short poem, their rearranging them to compose a new poem with as different a meaning as possible to the original. From which poem do you think this one, entitled "World" came from? How are you, what are you? Up In the sky I wonder, a star? Iwonder... Twtnlcle, above Twinkle, high Twinkle, how? Twinkle so what? The little stsr Little,like diamond. Easy, wasn't it? Finally make up more ways to play around with words. It's an infectious pastime.

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SKI[NG A. person who hasn't skied has never expeienced the ultimate feeli\g of freedom' Nothing can interfere with a skier'q wonderful thoughts as he speids down the glistening white slopes with the cool wind against hts face. He skilfully throws his weigltt around- as tf hi were on a puffy white cloud-, and is.in full contol whilst he makes rutmerous turns and flying iumps owr the moguls. The sensation of racing down th-e s,teepest mou!- taii, in harmony with the reflection of tle sun on the powder snow" the songs of the alpine birds, the rushing wind, the naturol environment plus the rhythm of skiing, is fantasticallY free. My thoughts whilst skiing are of love, music, peace and a fita Up. Even when the single run is ftnished, the feeling of its fullness overflows in my mind with happiness ond enetg/, so that while I await the next run,I om able to place myself in another skier's body and again experience the thrill. I ftnd pleasure in seeing the snow spurting upwards and out- wards from each turn, with the body beautifully balanced and bent towards the valleY. The total concentration of fast excitement and endless, lively joy in this unrestricted sport, create the uniqueness of the skiing world.

be called. With the maximum of fuss, confusion and half awake mutterings we managed to struggle aboard the plane and collapse into quiet contemplation of nice warm beds andsleep.... We arrived in the thriving metropolis of Canberra at about half past eight to be greeted by blasts of hot southern air, all of - 3 degrees! Panting out sheets of ice, we dragged our luggage to the waiting Boomerang chariot and set out on what .could be, but wasn't, termed 'a very exciting tour of Canberra'. It was around 10 o'clock when the large majority of stomachs began to screarn loudly and hysterically for food, so a halt was called. Without too many tearful farewells we left Canberra in a cloud of dust and headed south. We reached Jindabyne at about 3 p.m. and barged with the grace of aggravated elephants for the best looking accommodation. After the claims had been staked with a minimum of blood- shed, it was time to have our skis etc. fitted . The attendants showed an admirable amount of patience as the girls called for boots - 71A pleasel No 8 . . . well maybe 8U.l Yes, I think 7! or can't I please have yellow boots? Just because you haven't got them in my size is no excuse! After dinner that night we returned QUIETLY to our rooms. The next day equipped with skis, stocks and "herman boots" we hobbled to the bus ard set forth towards the snowfields. It could safely be said that Smiggen Holes and several of the ski-instructors namely Terry & Ken will probably never be the same again. By Thursday B.G.G.S. girls covered the slopes and sped down them with gay abandon and no stock, livening up the area with some spectacular pile ups, more specifically vihen Terry's class wiped out three other classes in the space of a few minutes. While the beginners began, the more experienced among us viewed the duplex slopes with familiarity and a marked lack of concern . . .(?) There were ofcourse several excep- tions who shook from the teeth down and took to the T-bar with a noticeable lack of enthusiasm. The classes usually set out downhill followed at a considerable distance by a pathetic figure wailing "You Jest of course!" The motel also had its attractions. The food was . . . interest- ing and there were a couple of discos during our week's stay. It was also discovered that among our table waiters was the star of the Colgate Commercials Unfortunately some of the best skiing talent had its activities severely curtailed by a mysterious wog. A fair number of the girls were forced to stay at the motel and watch re-runs of Days of Our Lives and drink camamile tea. By the end of the week we were suffering in varying degrees'from exhaustion, sunburn and for the better skiers over inflated egos. We left Jindabyne as chaotically as we entered it and proceeded to Canberra where we made a well earned stop at an ice.cream parlour. We arrived back in Brisbane late on Sunday night with no injured champions save one who travelled in'state, in a wheelchair. We would like to thank Mr. & Mrs. Crommelin, Mr. & Mrs. Thornguist and Mrs. M. Feet for accompanying us and we hope they enjoyed the trip as much as we did.

KATRTNA HEER

SNOWY TRIP Shaking with cold and moaning piteously, the B.G.G.S. Snowy contingent gathered at ttr"e tal aii ierminal at the ungodly hour of 6 in the morning, accompanied by parents and friends who had not the i.nr., oi opportunity, to remain -at home asleep. We stood in tle'mlaUe of-the oeserted air terminal, trying to look inconspicuous sur_ rounded by "Everests" ofiuggage, awaiting for^our flight to

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SYDNEY TRIP In March, a group of art and ancient history students and teachers set off to see the Chinese Art Exhibition. With rumours flying around that the hotel we were staying at was otherwise used as a brothel, we were sure to be in for no dull time. After a sleepless 17 hour bus journey through the.night of the 26th March and a brief settling in period, we were just in the right temperament to be herded around the Opera House, Argyle Arts Centre and later a city lights tour. Morning brought ahydrofoil ride, an interesting drive around the Sydney beaches and finally the Chinese Exhibi- tion, the highlight of the tour. Our arrivalhome at 11 p.m. on Tuesday ensured there would be some very 'yawny' faces at school (or at home!) on Wednesday.

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