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Since it is so much easier to be fashionable, and so much more acceptable to others, why on earth would anyone be so annoying and difficult as to want to be - different? Or even outstandingly different? lt is Iitile wonder that at times (24 hours a day?)life seems rather strange. For as much as we need recognition as 'one of the bunch', each of us also needs to be recognized separately, to attain something in our own right, to do something off our own bat - our own idea, initiative, and achievement. Very often it's painful to be plucked from the bunch by others; to remove oneself f rom the bunch is not only painful, but difficult. lt seems too incredible that, amongst the millions of people who hgve lived, and are living, in this world, each one with his own particular talents and personality, there would be any possibility of being someone new. Maybe this is why so many younger brothers and sisters feel it is futile to do anything but drift along in the shadow of an earlier sibling. Yet we know that each of us is unique. You must decide how you develop the once-only combination of genes and en- vironment that is you! Janet Jeays

General Editor Lir Ed. Art Ed. Graphics etc. Ed. Asst. Ed. Lit. Asst. Ed. Art School Photographer Staff members:

Janet Jeays Peta Walters Leonie Barton Catriona McLeod Anna Joughin Lindsey Jobbins Cathy Fielding Mrs" O'Donnell

Mrs. Cooke Mr. Thomas

"You cannot be both fashionable and first-rate." As adolescents in a large school community, we havrj all experienced the difficulties of achieving a balance bet- ween BELONGING in that community, yet at the same time, somehow establishing our own identities as in- dividuals. The pressures to conform to the standards acceptable to our fellow-students, and teachers, are enormous; almost irresistible. From the surface at least, the discipline and organization of a school may seem no more than a mould, into which tumbles the shapeless, senri-liquid goo, still warm f rom the furnace of Primary School, and after a prolonged process of shaping, cooling and set- ting, the hardened, gleaming, refined 'products'emerge to take their places in the world. No-one 'breaks the mould' (as the fruitcake commercial puts it) without becorning a reject. The factory must protect its good name as a supplier of quality articles. Perhaps a school is a little like this factory. lf any one of us seeks to relate her unique and original view of the world by partaking in some mildly eccentric pasttime . . . laughing hysterically in an inverted arabesque at the top of a Jacaranda tree; practising kamikaze dive-bombs from the top floor of the science-block; meditating, fully- clothed, on the bottom of the deep-end . . . she is far more likely to be temporarily, (or permanently, if she has the fortitude to perservere with non-conformity), exclud- ed f rom her peer group than accepted as the individual she is, and wants to be. Nevertheless, we all need peo- ple around us who DO accept us as individuals, people who understand us (or convincingly pretend to), and most importantly, people who regard us as members of their circle; 'just one of the girls.' lt is far, far easier to fall into the mould than to fight it. lt takes so much less energy, less strain and tension and less disruption to wear the uniform correctly, behave as other girls do, answer the teacher politely, willingly accept whatever the other girls offer you, (a glossy magazine, a packet of Fonzies, or a glass of wine), and wash your hair every three days. There is safety in numbers;few of us,to.stand alone. As amusingly phrased in last year's Magazine - 'With the slogan CONFORM OR YOU'RE CACTUS firmty imprinted in our minds we venture out to conquer all.'

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT SOTH NOVEMBER, 1977"

It is with much pleasure that I present the 'l02nd Annual Report of the Brisbane Girls' Grammar School and the first in my capacity as Principal. 1977 has been a challenging and rewarding year for everyone involved in the life of the school. During the year Mr. Cavaye retired from the Board of Trustees. He served the school for the past 13 years on the financial sub-committee and played an important part in the development of sound financial policies. For this we are very grateful. Dr. George Fielding has replaced Mr. Cavaye. The year began with 770 girls on the role including 70 boarders; this meant that we needed 6 Grade B forms and 5 forms in every other year. We eventually hoped to consolidate our numbers at 750 as unlimited growth is not possible because of the limitations imposed upon us by the shortage of land. Even so next year we wili begin the year with 780. Generally speaking the only new gills entering the school will be in Grade B and the boarding house. For the first time for a number of years we have been unable to offer everyone desiring a place at the school the opportunity to join us. To cope with the in- creasing numbers it was necessary to look closely at the administration so that our pastoralcare of the girl-s in our charge could be improved. Mr. Allan Faragher was ap- pointed the School's first Deputy principal. We said farewell to Mrs. Kugelman earlier in the year who had previously held the position of second mistress. She is to take up her appointment as Head Mistress of St. Margaret's School at Clayfietd. We wish her weil in the future and thank her for her many years of service to Girls'Grammar. A form Supervisor was appointed for each year group to help with the general organisation of the fornrs. Miss McNamara was responsible for 6th Form - Miss Greet for Sth - Mr. Bourke - 4th Mrs. Cooke - 3rd and Miss Forster - 2nd. I would like to thank them all for their time, help and encouragement throughout the year. Next year Miss McNamara will be relieved of these duties to allow her to develop the new Grade 11 English syllabus. Likewise -Miss Greet will be relieved so ihat Exiension Education Activities can be further extended. Mr. Bourke will become the 6th Form Supervisor, Mrs. Chowdhury the 5th, Miss Hatton 4th, Mrs. Cooke 3rd and Mis6 Forster 2nd. lncreased numbers have also meant the need for new classroom areas. Plans have been made to build a new multi-purpose complex to the present Gymnasium so that approximately 5 teaching areas will be obtained as well as a large Hail to seat approximately 800. Four other new teaching rooms are also envisaged for the beginning of the year. They will be obtained by making better use of existing facilities. These new deveiopmenti will eventually allow for the release of specialist rooms such as Laboratories and Art Rooms from doubling as Form rooms.

Mrs. Lynch has taken much of the respcnsibility for the organisation of Prefects and Class Seniors and for this we are grateful. We look to even greater participation from senior girls next year. I was very proud of the way the 6th form seniors accepted the challenge of the year and I would especially like to thank Lillian and Lynden for the loyalty and support they have shown throughout the year. The boarding house has seen an upturn in numbers. We have maintained 70 girls throughout the year - a very comfortable number for our limited facilities. Next year we look like beginning the year with 76 gaining B0 by term 2. This is the absolute maximum that we can hold and not everyone who has wanted to board has been able to be accepted. With the closure of a number of smaller boarding schools and a new interest in boarding schools being shown by the Commonwealth Schools Commission we are now discussing the feasibility of constructing a new boarding house. During the year the Board has updated the facilities for resident staff and a number of improvements have been made for the girls. These improved facilities have meant that we can now attract better qUalified staff to live-in permanently. Girls in the boarding house have been encouraged to look away from self and to understand the demands placed upon them when they enter boarding school. We often forget that girls and boys in boarding schools, particular- ly in Queensland have often come from isolated areas where they have had little contact with others. Suddenly we expect them to cope with the demands of domitory life and communal living. To this end a Seminar was organised at Girls' Grammar early in Third Term with the help of money from the Association of lndependent Schools of Queensland. Heads of lndependent Schools and their resident staff attended. This was the first time in the history of Queensland that such a Seminar had been organised. As a result a group that will help to upgrade the position of residents. This is just the beginn- ing of a realisation that just as much time must be put in- to developing a philosophy for boarding schools as that for day schools. Earlier in the year I asked the staff to answer a question- naire to discover what they felt the school stands for, Next year I hope to involve them in a school evaluation so that we can better achieve our aims and continue t0

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grow in a positive way. Historically speaking Girls' Gram- mar has always been considered an academic school even though there are now no entrance requirements. As a result courses have not always catered for the dif- ferent types of girls who enter the school. This year we saw Speech and Drama introduced as a Board Subject into Grade 9 and next year we have been chosen tp pilot the new Speech and Drama Course again in"Grade 9. For 1978 we are introducing Health and Physical Educa- tion,as.a Board Subject into Grade 'l 1 . We decided not to make it an elective lower down the school but rather to increase the number of periods in the subject in Grades 8, 9 and 10 so tlrat every girl will have it as a school sub- ject. We feel this is most necessary if we are to keep our young people flt and aware of their own personal needs. Although it is an old saying it is very true "A healthy mind is a healty body". By including such subjects in our school curriculum we hope to broaden the base of our girls'education.

that she could go to the Paraplegic Games in England. There was a Richmond Fellowship Drive, a spellathon that raised money for the blind, and of course our wonderful school effort for the Save the Children {und where we actively support 7 children. As well as this many forms have raised money for those less fortunate than themselves and E.E.A. girls have been active in their service areas. Last Saturday 26th November, the boarders gave a Christmas party for 20 under privileged children in the Spring Hill area. They did all their own cooking and each girl made a gift to be presented to the children. lhose gifts left over were given to Mr. Dixon, the Head'of thilocal Central Schdol, to distribute to other needy children in the area. We hope to make this an annual evenl. To all those who have been involved in such efforts throughout the year I would like td say con- gratulations and I hope that you continue to keep up the good work. A newsletter was distributed to everyone outlining in more detail than time will permit me now the activities of second semesler. This follows on f rom our f irst semester newsletter. ln the future these two publications will replace the Principal's report that was previously published at the end of the year. My annual report will now appear in the School Magazine the following year. There is a very detailed report in the newsletter about sporiing activities throughout the year but I would like to compliment the Physical Education Staff and all the parents and teachers who have actrvely supported the girls throughout the year. We have had a most suc- cessful year with many pennants and awards. Con- gratulations to you all. Next year we will see the beginn- ing of a modified House system for sport and our first school Sports Captain, Jane Baxter. All the A forms will support each other as will the B,C,D,E, and F. We hope this will overcome our problems of greater involvement for all. Now that our numbers are larger than the Girls Section of State High School we have no excuse for not continuing our interest and success. Next year I am pleased to see there will be a 'weighting' in interschool athletics and swimming to allow the smaller schools the opportunity to do well. lt is very nice to be victorious but up until now it has been impossible for many of the smaller schools. We hope this will bring an even better spirit into our interschool events. When Miss Shaw left at the end of last year she told me she had left two legacies to see what I could do with them. The School Hat and Speech Night. She had sown the seeds for complete evaluation of these two pro- blems. As a result the Board decided that only one hat will now be worn - the navy velour and they also agreed that Speech Night would go. On the matter of the school hat - a Representative from the Health Department spoke to the girls on the risks of skin cancer and the types of hats suitable for the Queensland climate. Mr. Dilks said that two in every three people in Queensland developed skin cancer and that our navy hat is a rather suitable one for the sun. He did suggest however that the brim could be widened slightly. lt is easily transportable if it is not on the head being squashable, sittable etc., therefore fulfilling all the requirements of a good hat. With frightening statistics such as those given by Mr. Dilks we ask parents to please support us in our efforts to make the girls realise their personal responsibilities. They can no longer say "lt won't happen to me."

Staff have been encouraged to rationalise assignments this year. We invited Mr. Rus Cowie from the Queensland University to discuss the problems of assignments at a staff meeting earlier in the year. Even so I am concerned at the continuous pressure our grade 'li and grade 12 students are under. Continual assessment is very.good in theory but in practice can often be one assignment after another with no consolidation at the end. These pressures are sometimes easily discerned; periodic absences from school, inability to join in other activities because of a fear of not coping and of getting a reduced rating. Fortunately, Extension Education Activities allows relaxation as well as self fulfilment but I wonder how we can further develop more self-reliande and self- discipline so that the great selfishness we tend to see in a number of young people will be lessened so that they can realise that it is only in giving you receive. There have been indications of concern for others this year. The Kirsten Jack Memorial plain clothes day raised $600 for Leukemia Research. $2,000 was raised in a Runathon for Susan Davies, an old girl of the school so

By abandoning Speech Night we have tried to increase the parent/teacher/girl involvement. We have introduced two Sports presentation evenings and the Senior Prize presentation was made on the night of the Sixth Form dinner. ln future we hope to present Awards when they are won and to keep only academic prizes until the end of the year. ln this way we hope to see far more parents taking an active interest in their daughters'schooland of communicating with them about the philosophy of the school and what we are aiming to do. Our thanks go to Mrs. Perrinand themothersof the P.&F. Association who have continued to loyally support the school in the Tuckshop, Bookroom and Clothing Pool. This year they propose to donate $8,000 to the Board towards the Construction of covered ways. As well as this they have endowed the school with a Bursary for a girl in Grade 10 who is academically able but also has a very good school spirit. This year the first award goes to Katrina Heer - she will receive one term's {ees in each of Grade 11 and Grade 12. There are no other scholar- ships available at Grade 11 and Grade l2 levels. Trustees Scholarships are awarded for 3 years at Grade 8 entrance, This year the standard was so high and results so close that B were awarded instead of 6, they too allow for one term's remission of fees in each of 3 years. A Fathers' Group started late in the year with a steering Committee headed by Dr. David Gordon. One Group has been actively helping Mrs. Ashton in the garden, another group has become involved in the covered way development and a third has been fund- raising.

We have approx- imately 20 girls wishing to learn organ. Our present organ will be used in other areas of School music. There will be very little turnover of staff for next year. During the year we have said goodbye to Miss Lyndal Vernon who left us to return to the Department of Education. She was replaced by Mrs. Hanna Spykerboer. Mr. Walton left us at the end of term 2 and was replaced by Mr. Sam Nicolosi. Dr. Judith McLeod also left us earlier in the year to take up an appointment in New South Wales. -lVrs. Cook replaced Mrs. Hamilton in Speech and Drama when'Mrs. Hamilton went overseas. Mrs' Hare, Mrs. Buchan, and Mrs. Draper will be leavtltg for family reasons and Mrs. Smith resigned earlier in the year due to ill-health. Mrs. Moodie resigned to take up a position at Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education and Ms. Guyatt was replaced in the Library by Miss Saunders. ln particular I would !"ike to mention Mr. Broughton who is retiring f rom teaching at the end of this year. He has built our Orchestra from nothing and we look forward to building on the firm foundation that he has left behind. Thank you very much Mr. Broughton. A number of our staff have been on leave of absence and will return to us next year and Mr. John Stamford has been granted twelve months study leave by the Association of ln- dependent Schools of Queensland to gain a diploma in outdoor education. A.l.S.Q. generously give us replace- ment salary for staff wishing to continue their studies. To all those leaving we wish you well and thank you for your contribution that you have made to the school. I am pleased to find that the enthusiasm that was felt at the beginning of the year has certainly continued throughout the year. The iirst Australian Rhodes Scholar' Beth Woods, represented to us all the true spirit of Girls' Grammar: high academic standards tempered by tn- volvement in sport and extra-curricular activities and service to others. We can all take an example f rom Beth and I hope that those of us who are returning in the new year won't forget what education at the school is all about.

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Other Fathers have helped in E.E.A., coaching teams and two have even offered to help at the tuckshop. Next year we hope to see a mixed Parents and Friends' Annual General Meeting in February' We are most grateful for the involvement of all interested parents. Fees would be a lot higher without their extra bupport and we are pleased to be able to announce this yeai tne loWest increase in fees possible. Likewise the btd Girts' have again actively supported the school. They presented me with a cheque for $2,000 at the beginning of the year. With this money we purchased a number of musical instruments for our expanding orchestra. They are now raising money to purchase a full pedal keyboard organ for the new Auditorium complex.

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I hope that we will all continue to work hard, to ever broaden and improve what we already have. Always give of your best and don't expect everything to be done for you. As your school motto says so plainly 'Nothing without work'. Before I close I would like to give special thanks to the Board of Trustees for allowing me the opportunity to serve this year but I would also like to make a special mention of three people who have helped make the year a lot easier for me than otherwise would have been possible. Mr. Willmott, Secretary to the Trustees, Mrs. Bunt, my secretary, who willingly and energetically organised my time, and Mr. Allan Faragher, the Deputy Principal, for his support, his fine mind and his organiza tional ability. lt has been a good year and we look for- ward to an even better one next year.

Framz Konrad Saddler C.B.E., M.A. Oxon., F.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond.

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especially the underdog; education for life and leisure; the ability 1o think independently and not accept opinions al face value; and to encourage self-confidence so that a girl from B.G.G.S. may be as competent as possible in her chosen field and to learn to accept failure if it occurs. These aims, Dr. Hirschfeld feels, are no different from- those he holds for our counterparts at B.G.S., although he does feel that emphasis must be slightly different due to basic, biological differences. B.G.G.S., Dr. Hirschfeld maintains, is usually not,much better than any other school in terms of curriculum, facilities and opportunities. What is different, he feels, is that the school has a set of customs and values which each girl, as she passes through the school, should learn f rom and add to. lt is this set of on-going customs which distinguishes our school from others; each girl leaving the school a better person than when she arrived. Dr. Hirschfeld has already been a part of our school for so long, to be withoui his concern for us and his hopes would be almost unthinkable. Thus, even though he has retired from the active position of Chairman of Trustees, he still represents a vital part of school life and should continue to do so for many years. P.G.W.

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This year the Queen honoured Dr. Hirschfeld's service as a surgeon, a member of the University Senate, and a trustee of B.G.G.S. by awarding him the C.B.E. Here, then, is our tribute to a man who has played such a major part in the development of B.G.G.S. Educated at B.G.S., Dr. Hirschfeld studied medicine at the University of Queensland for one year before going to Melbourne University for 2 years and then Oxford for a further 3 years, completing his studies in 't929. Admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons in 1932, Dr. Hirschfeld spent a further 1 1 years in England at the London and Brompton Hospitals. Returning to Australia, Dr. Hirschfeld was a surgeon at the Royal Brisbane Hospital until 1964 and a consultant at both the Royal Brisbane and the Repatriation Hospitals. He is currently in his fifth lerm as a member of the University Senate; a total of fifteen years. Dr. Hirschfeld served as a trustee to both Grammar Schools; BGGS from 1947-1976 and B.G.S. from 1947-1967. Dr. Hirschfeld's interest in our school is stil high; he stresses that although the buildings may change, the values and aims of the school must remain unchanged and at a high level. Proof of the value of these aims is the fact that B.G.G.S. has withstood many difficult periods in society. Dr. Hirschfeld's aims for our school are many, but all have a central theme - consideration for others, 6

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so I won'l go over all that: Some of the year was speni studying Sociology - that's a subject where a lot of people spend a lot of time trying to find out what young people like do- ing most. I thought that was one thing we already knew. ln psychology we discussed a lot of important problems faced by Outdoor Educationalists - how do you talk down a student who is "frozen" half way up a cliff face or, more importantly, how do you talk yourself down when you f ind you have succeeded with your student but now you're "frozen" up there! A lot of time during the course was spent in discussing survival techniques. We all had to do our lifesaving and firslaid certificates again as well as practising various techniques of kayak rescue and mountain rescue techni- ques. l'm not sure whether this is so we can be usefulto society or whether our lecturers did not have much faith in our ability as Outdoor Educators. Finally, a word on assignments. At present I have four to finish, and I haven't even started two yet. lthink l,m beginning to find out what it's like to be a student again. I have been told that it's all a matter of organizing your time, so I'd better stop here and get into ' my assignments. Besides, if I write anymore, ine eOitor wiil want another $2. . . John Stamford (Mr. Stamford was granted a year's leave of absence to study for a Diploma of Outdoor Education at K.G.C.A.E.)

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PREFEETS' REPORT -1978 On the 23rd of January Jane Baxter, Anna Blocksidge, Sue Gordon, Janette Knudsen, Gale Tyson, Sandie Wilson and I met for our f irst 1978 Prefects' Meeting. Here we planned the following day during which, with the help of the class seniors, we hopefully helped our new 2nd form friends to settle in contentedly without having to settle against the huge mass of enthusiastic students who would be bustling and rushing to lessons the next day. Our induction day was Friday 3rd of February, where in the B.G.S. Centenary Hall we pledged ourselves to our school by saying: "l . . . . , promise that as a prefect of Brisbane Girls' Grammar School in 1978 I will, to the best of my ability, conscientiously honour the school, uphold its spirit, traditions and high standards, be faithf ul in the execution of my duties and encourage others similarly to take pride in our school and participate to the f ull for the good of the school. " Their reply was: We, fellow students of yours at the Brisbane Girls' Grammar School, promise to co-operate with you in maintaining the high ideals towhich you have pledged yourselves for the good of all. The Class Seniors were also formally introduced that morning. At the Y.M.C.A. Leadership Camp held on the 23rd and 241h, we were able to learn of leadership systems in othbr schools and to compare in light of their problems and success. One thing we had decided f rom the beginning was that at no time did we want to be considered merely as a bully police force so, besides some rather drastic attempts to keep persistent down-socks up, and off-hats on; we sel to other tasks. On March 23rd, after some patient organization on the part of Sue Chalk, began the face lift of the science block toilets, which to say the very least, are now quite inviting and exciting. Sue Gordon and Gale organized an anti-litter assembly for the 19th April to relay the important anti-litter message to the rest of the school. On the 24th April was Step 1. in improving communica- tions with a 6th form BBQ and discussion night. Topics included the Formal, the Common Room, already a con- troversial subject, and general running of the school. Also reviews on what to do on 'Life- Be ln lt' day were exchanged. When this day arrived we brought the school to life in leading all, staff included, on a cross country. Second term arrived with everyone looking super neat in winter uniform - stockings definitely an asset to general appearance. During the holidays, I had attemp- ied to make the common room (with the help of Sandie and Pip) a cleaner, brighter (to the dislike of some), and more inviting environment - so the fridge looks like a robot - at least the fungus has gone! On the 29th of June we enjoyed a lovely evening with Mrs. Hancock and her parents in a very relaxed atmosphere over some delicious food per kind favour of Mike. Here we more or less talked about how things were going with us and the school. After a difficult time, we finally had the 4th form BBQ organzied for the 13th of July where through games of tact

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came to know all of these girls a little better. The suc- cess can be measured by their enthusiasm for another BBQ with the fifth form girls, On the 28th of July, Sue and Gale went to a Head of Schools meeting where it was decided that a G.P.S. leadership conference should be held later in the year for interested 5th formers. The 4th of August meant a chance to meet the Governor Sir James & Lady Ramsay, over a friendly morning tea with the class seniors and staff . From then on in conjunction with other active 6th formers, we had meeting after meeting until Friday the 22nd September to organize our final School Day which as figures show was a booming economic success as well as being a most interesting and enjoyable day. ThoUgh at times, diff icult situations did and do arise, I am sure we all feel grateful for the encouraging support given by the girls in the school to us in our efforts to re- main {aithful to our Pledge. CarolYn Somervi I le, 68. FORM SENIORS' REPORT After deciding at the 5th form camp in 1977 lo try to pro- mote communication throughout the school, twenty-iwo form seniors were appointe"d to serve classes from 2nd form to Sth form. The duties of the form seniors have been to help the forms in arranging form activities' to act as an intermediary to higher auiho-rity, to be a friend and confidant if necessary and to be a link for the younger forms with the 6th {orm. Promotion of communication between 5th and 6th form was the main reason for the in- troduction this year of 5th form form seniors.

We arranged a variety of activities for School Day. A kite competition was run, with a wide variety of kites being entered. School day was concluded with a bar-b-cue and film night, proving highly successful. Student identifica- tion cards were also available this year. Miss Collinson and Mr. Bromiley must be thanked for their support, help and patience given through the year. I hope that next year total support is given to the S.R.C. so that your goals may be achieved. Best wishes to the .1979 executive. Sue Hastie Prestdent

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The form seniors have enjoyed their role throughout the year although for a number of weeks in the middle of the year we had virtually no communication with our forms because o1 a rule made that all girls, including form seniors, must attend their own class' roll calls. This, combined with a decrease in the number of form meetings per week, meant that many form seniors rarely saw their classes. This has fortunately been rectified in third term. The form seniors and prefects have tried to act together in promoting communication with a joint meeting being held approximately every second or third Monday. One joint effort was the Fourth form barbecue which was an opportunity for 4th and 6th formers to join together in having fun. All considered we have enjoyed our time as form seniors immensely and hope that we have been useful in some way to our forms. Gayle Woods, 6B. S.R.C. REPORT 1978 This year has seen a marked increase in enthusiasm within the S.R.C. Suggested projects were ambitious, but we seemed to succeed reasonably well. We began by improving communication and encouraging enthusiasm by holding an S.R.C. assembly, presenting skits and our S.R.C. song. The highlight of the year according to most people was a dance held in March. Although it began slowly, the dance proved to be unusual and successful. At the end of last year, we installed a drink machine, a service we continued for the first half of this year. lt was a backbreaking experience for a few people. Many thanks to those who helped with the drink machine, in particular Jane, Jackie and Jill. With the money raised from the dance, we decided to buy a new lectern for the new assembly hall. After a slight delay the lectern was finished, and remains a monument of the 1978 S.R.C.

Report From: The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme - B.G.G.S. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme at B.G.G.S., began this year with a larger than ever membership. ln February, each member of the new committee was allocated as an 'advisor', to a particular form level, and then spent much of the next few months introducing the Award Scheme to interested girls. The response was overwhelming, especially from Form 4 girls, and we now have about 70 members, the majority of whom are Bronze Candidates. At present there are about B Silver Candidates, and for the f irst time we began the year with 7 Gold candidates, who were recently joined by 3 more Silver Awardees. The Award Scheme programme has changed quite dramatically over the last year, with the result that there are so many more varied and more con- temporary activities to choose. At schoolthis year, there have been courses and activities running in all four sec- tions of the Award. We began the year with Service lec- tures, kindly arranged by Mrs. Chowdhury, and soon after also began training for the Expedition Section. Sister Madden supervised First Aid Training, and soon many candidates were ready for their first practice hike. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and the Stamfords organized a terrific practice and training weekend at Girraween Na- tional Park, where many of us, for the first time, tried our hand at orienteering and absailing, which were special activities. Bronze Candidates attended a course on "Making the Most of Yourself", organized by Mrs. Torney and staff members, and this qualified the girls involved to com- plete the "Social Activities" section and the Award for

the same section, Gold candidates attended a Home Management Course recently. "Thankyou" to all staff and friends who helped make these activities possible. Also thanks go to Mr. and Mrs. Torney, who organized a fun recreation camp which was held at Binna Burra in August. Although numbers were small, everyone en- joyed the weekend immensely. During 1978, we decided to raise some money with which to purchase new equipment for the school. We did this by having a cake stall in second term, and on School day we sold "D of E" t-shirts and'Life Be ln lt'badges while a commando.course was run below the Science block. We hope to buy such articles as f irst aid kits/tents/packs. This year the following girls have been presented with Awards. BRONZE: Louise Livingston

Sonia Anderson Nerida Downes

THE ORCHESTRA 1978 The orchestra started off this year with a good balance in all sections. The auditions in the beginning were rather nerve-racking for all concerned, but everyone lived through it and the surviving members have pulled together and the end result is a rather interesting cacophony of sound. We saw the addition of many new players from lower down in the school, including Jane Roberts on trombone, Margaret Joughin on trumpet and Joanne McFarlane on basoon. Other new members include Janette Kelly on percussion. Our performances this year included one school concert with guest artists, an assembly performance and a musical night on the 28th October. We have moved our rehearsal area f rom the music block up into the old assembly hall, as all the boarders, kitchen staff and teachers have no doubt realised - they have all moved out. Every Wednesday afternoon Miss Hebden attempts to conduct an orderly, well-planned rehearsal. This however is nearly impossible when she has to con- tend with such things as apples rolling around between the seats and the constant sound of crashing music stands and music, as well as the intermittent screams of demented players, who finally crack under the strain of playing Jingle Bells in the middle of October. Despite this, we are all grateful to Miss Hebden for giv- ing up her time to conduct us and for giving us the oppor- tunity to improving our musical ability - as well as hav- ing a good time. Our next concert is 28th October, in the school gym, and will be the night of the musical competi- tion finals. lt will be a really exciting night so we'll see you there. Angela Brown,5E.

Donna Smith Sue Leighton Jenny Carnell SILVER: Heather Easton Jane Pillow Mandy Rudd AWARDS APPROVED, NOT YET PRESENTED GOLD: Julia Thiele

By the end of this year, more Candidates in ail 3 levels - Bronze, Silver, Gold - should have achieved the Award. The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme is a challenge. Each candidate is encouraged to be responsible for her own progress, and can receive help anytime from the Committee or teachers involved. lt's an enjoyable activi- ty with intrinsic rewards; - a sense of achlevement is just one. Our thanKs go especially this year to Mrs. Torney, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Chowdhury, and Miss Cahill. The com- mittee has tried to lay a little of the groundwork for the future, and hope that 1979 is an even more successful year for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, at B.G,G.S. Julia Thiele

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We are now praclising for the Christmas season where we will help lnteract with their hospital party; On Friday December 1st, 7.30 p.m. at Brookside we will be involv- ed in a Carols by Candlelight service; Sunday 7.30 p.m., December 3rd we will have our Lessons and Cards at St. John's, on Wednesday 6th December, B p.m. we will be involved in the Xmas concert to be held in Centenary Hall B.G.S. All of our friends are invited to these pro- grammes. The choir meets every week, and anyone who is in- terested, is very welcome to come and join in. there are no auditions, or any entrance requirements other than enthusiasm I Once again, we would like to thank the staff involved, and also members, parents and f riends. We would like to wish the departing 6th formers best of luck in 1979, and we hope that everyone has a happy Christmas and a pro- sperous New Year. R. Harris, S. Chalk. The formation of the Music Department Laides Auxiliary (an in:formal group)this year has given its members and insight into the not so obvious side of school life. The pur- pose of M.D.L.A. has been to gossip about scandalous bchool affairs such as'dancing classes','school musical' and '6th form formal'. At present the committee has about ten members from the senior part of school. We meet regularly in S'1 during lunchtimes, when nothing else is on. Apart from the school activities we disiuss important matters such as - the new B.G.G.S' Ita Buttrose, Louise Howe's singing voice, deportment, Mr. Warden's conducting style, some people's vociferous obstinacy, and we have even made a study of the president's (Miss Hebden) nutritious lunch. lf you find that you are iacking your weekly thrills or if you feel you have a gap in your education, why not join in the con- versation and mingle with us in the f riendly atmosphere of the M.D.L.A. M.D.L.A. SecretarY C.M. Report on Music DePartment Ladies' Auxiliary (M.D.L.A.)

CHOIR REPORT This year, the Choir has expanded considerably. in numbers and has managed so far at least one peiTor- mance in each of the f irst two terms and the possibility of two or three in 3rd term. At the. beginning of the year the choir received an influx of 'new'rRembers which more than alleviated the gap left by last year's 6th formers. Our first performance this year was on the 29th March at the school's Easter AssemQly at St. John's where we were once again thrill- ed by the experience of walking up the aisle and sitting in the choir stalls. ln second term we performed at the school's musical evening on the 26th July. Due to our "excellencel' at that performance we have been invited to perform at a "Music at Midday" concert one Thursciay in the City Hall. Other performances this term will be at the lnstrumental Competition Finals on the 25th October and the Carols by Candlelight on the 4th December. The Madrigral Group, consisting mainly of 5th and 6th formers in the choir also performed on the 26th July and will be performing again on the 25th October. Our thanks must go to Miss Hebden, our conductor, whose perseverance and encouragement is neveren- ding and also Mrs. Best who gives up much of her time to accompany us.

Janette Kelly Vl.E

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(the combined choir): This year, 1 978, has been a busy and successful year for the choir, and we have enjoyed ourselves greatly. We would like to thank Mr. Montague, and other members of the staff, for their hard work and encouragement freely given throughout the year. ln,February we had our first concert 'Sweet Songs of Zion' (hymns), and this was followed at Easter in St. John's Catedral by'Jesu Priceless Treasure' and Stainer's 'Crucifixion' (one of our favourite works which we have done every year for quite some time). ln.May we sang the'Crucifixion' in St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, lpswich. At the Boys' Open Day we again sang 'Jesu Priceless Treasure' to an audience which.we hope, enjoyed it. The same weekend the choir was invited to St. Andrew's Uniting Church, where we sang a number of religious works.

IIVTERAET The lnteract Club has seen a very busy and hopefully en- joyable time this year. With membership now nearing 70 girls, we have been concentrating on practical service projects throughout the year, particularly in the area of Community Service. The executive for 1978 began its term of office in early November last year with a Christmas Party at the Royal Children's Hospital. This was a combined effort, with B.G.S. lnteract Club providing ref reshments and our club providing presents, many of which were kindly donated by Mr. Ron Franklin. Parties seem to have become the Club's speciality, as we gave a second one during Easter at a family home at Brighton. The girls have also helped in three doorknock appeals including one for the Queensland Cancer Fund when they collected $32j at Lang Park. Members also took part in the opening of Anti-Litter Week, which resulted in 25 girls becoming old before their time, while others handed out litter bags at the Exhibition for the Keep Australia Beautiful Council. One of lnteract's major projects has been the creation of a park behind the bus-stop which was begun by last year's members. The majority of the trees have been planted and the grass is beginning to grow. Our thanks must go to Mrs. Ashton, and in particular Mr. Harris, for their hard work and helpful advice. Our second major project has been in conjunction with a community ser- vice group run by Julia Thiele. Every Friday afternoon a group of about eight girls go to the Geriatric Unit of the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Here the girls help with the patients by doing things ranging from merely talking with them, through shopping for and feeding them, to helping the physiotherapists with the patients' treatment. We have a roster of about forty girls and we hope that it will be carried on next year. Thank you to Mrs. Steele, Miss Greet and Mr. Logan who have given up their time to transport the girls to P.A. and to Jill Corrigan, the physiotherapist, who looked after us while we were there. Also this year, $60 dollars was raised and sent to a Vocational Guidance Scheme for students in lndonesia. ln the middle of the year we established a Junior lnteract Club for girls in Second Form, under the guidance of Elizabeth Hawes and Katrina Heer. ft

kindly donated by Mr. Flynn. The money raised from this will be used to purchase a gavel for the S.R.C. School Day was not without its lnternational side. Terumi Takahashi and her friend Mika from Somerville House, both Rotary Exchange Students, gave a very interesting display on how to put the kimono on and later sold origami made by Terumi and members of Junior lnteract Over three hundred books have been collected and sent to Papua New Guinea schools, as part of our lnterna- tional service, and a number of girls participated in the 40 Hour Famine for World Vision. Throughout the year we have been selling boxes of confectionary, the pro- ceeds from which have gone to International House, and correspondence has begun with two lnteract Clubs overseas, one in New Zealanci and one in MaJaysia. This year we have been very fortunate to have had three very active Exchange Students in the club. We said goodbye to Jo in July but will still have with us Di Charlton from South Africa and Teiumi Takahashi from Japan, who is sponsored by our Rotary Club, Windsor. Although Di and Jo have not been directly sponsored by us we hope we have been of some assistance to them during their stay. Recently we welcomed Lora Lee Brown from America and we hope she will be happy dur- ing the next twelve months. Two of our members entered Miss Study Girl lnternational and although they were not successful they were awarded, along with six others, Rotary Exchange Scholarships for next year. We wish all these girls the very best for the future. lnteract's activities this year would not have been possi- ble, however, without the help of a large number of peo- ple. ln particular we'd like to thank Mr. Logan, Miss Forster and Mrs. Hancock for their coniinued en- couragement, support and advice.

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Gommunity Services Group RePort During second term this year, a group of about 35 girls got together to form what we call the "Community Ser- vices Group". We decided to attend the Princess Alexan- dra Hospltal Rehabilitation Centre, where we felt we could beof some assistance to patients and staff. Small groups attend the centre each week. Miss Jill Corrigan, Physiotherapist in charge of the centre, has been really helpful..For the first few weeks, she explained to us, the patients' difficulties and specific diseases, and then in- troduced us to patients and the staff. Since then, we've been helping where-ever we're need- ed. Most patients we visit are in the Geriatric ward, and all girls who have attended have found the experience worthwhile. Tasks vary from - feeding, going to the Kiosk, to just talking with a patient. Enthusiasm on our behalf has grown. We've learnt many things about other people's lives, and we enjoy the ex- perience thoroughly. We're lucky to have the opportunity to achieve something worthwhile, and we know that pa- tients welcome our visits. We are really grateful to Miss Greet, Mrs. Steele and Mr. Logan, who have driven us to the hospital each Friday. We hope that the group n"ext year, will be even more enthusiastic and active. Please join us ! Julia Thiele

LOONY REPORT Loony Club activities around the school this year have not been extensive as I would have hoped, due un- doubtedly to the pressures of study. Although there are still very few fully fledged loonies operating in B.G.G.S., the number of half-loonies has pleasingly increased and a new organization, the Mentals, has just begun this year. Unfortunately, persecution by normals, who regret- tably comprise the bulk of B.G.G.S., remains a major pro- blem faced by insane people, and also deters many not quite normal people from breaking the ties of conven- tionality in favour of eccentricity. Yet although the life of a loony is by no means an easy one, do not let this discourage you, for it is an immensely creative, satisfy- ing and enjoyable one - the feeling of freedom ex- perienced by all loonies as they stampede down the sub- way in true elephantine style; the relaxation of yodelling on the railway station; assuaging inner tensions by com- posing a new, way-out loony-dance and loony-song and preparing it for the everpresent normals (who I am sure secretly appreciate how much such concerts briefly enliven the monotony of being sane) So:- Loonies unite This is our song Drive from the world All sanity wrong It isn't so bad Being quite mad

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Come join the throng It's where you belong!

Yours crazily, Kookie Van Loonie (alias Anne Gauci)