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EDITOR: Janet Bray ASSISTANT EDITOR: Judy Neely GRAPHICS EDITOR: Annabel Lahz PHOTOGRAPHER: Christine Morris

GRAPHICS ASSISTANTS: Judy Hill, Kathy Adams TYPISTS: Deidre Mahoney, Anna Cowie, Marion MacGregor, Fiona Cross, Trina Hickey, Lucy Snelling. ASSISTING TEACHERS: Mrs. Colwill, Mrs. Marshall.

Once the first three years have been endured the next two are almost plain sailing. Apart from the usual schoolwork problems there isn't much to stop you f rom having a good time and it is at this stage that you really grow to appreciate not only the past but also the present. One experiences a miraculous change in student/teacher relationships - teachers become more human, more fallible, but def initely more likeable. Gone are the days of total and all consuming reverence when one realizes that they too are capable of making mistakes. Now f ive years and f ifteen phone boxes later the Trustees are still wondering why I pay my fees in 10 cent pieces. ln my mind my time at Grammar has undoubtedly been a most worthwhile experience both socially and academically and to those of you who say 'Crime doesn't pay' : EAT YOUR HAT (preferably one oJ the blue velour variety).

As the 1980 school year draws to a close, so does my career as an inmate of B.G.G.S. ln five long/short years I have not only been educated on an academic level but have also managed to learn all the tricks of the trade which enable one to survive in such an unpredictable environment. lf you were a perceptive second former (in my day) you soon learned that the best way to satisfy your appetite was to head straight for your Form Senior (who was usually at the head of the tuckshop queue), tug her by the skirt, and threaten to bite her on the knee if she didn't buy you a cream bun. As my 38-38-38 figure would sug- gest, this is a foolproof system. By the time you reach grade ten you have gained a con- siderable amount of expertise in using the photocopier, forgetting your gym tunic, concealing broken test tubes, borrowing bus money, not doing maths homework, mutilating hats and tracing the route to St. John's Cathedral.

Janet Bray