1992 School Magazine

DR GWEN HARWOOD

WOMEN IN SPORT AWARD Head of the Physical Education Department, Mrs Pauline Harvey-Short, was presented with a Prime Ministerial Award for Women in Sport earlier this year. These awards are now given annually, and candidates may be proposed by anyone in the community. Nominated by Mrs Hancock in recognition of the Triumph International Sportswomen's Breakfast Series, Mrs Harvey-Short was awarded a Certificate of Merit for a Local Initiative for Women in Sport.

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Brisbane Girls' Grammar School pays ITibLiie to former student Dr Gwen Hai'wood, one of Australia's most impor- tant and respected poets

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Gwendoline Nessie Foster entered BCGS in January 1933. in her final year, 1937, she was made a Prefect.

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Mrs Harvey-Short receives her award from \, Ir G. Gilbert, M. L. A. . Member for Morelon.

"I was pieity unremarkable at school, " she recalled, "but my great Interests were Music and English. I owe my love for English literature to my Ieacher Miss Alexis MacMillan: she was a friend of my mother's when SITe taught at Rockhampton Grammar School before coming to BCGS. " While Miss MacMillan instilled in heI' a delight in the per- rection of expression, Dr Harwood's Art Mistress, Miss Vei'a Cotton, was another wonderful teacher, who illumi- nated the whole world of Art for. lier young student. Gwen Foster learnt both piano and organ from the disiin- guished Brisbane nTusician Dr Robei. I Dalley-Scarlett Aftei' leaving BGGS she became ills Deputy Organist at the historic All Saints' Church, Wickham Terrace, a POSi- tion she held from 1938-1945. "All the real omanists were at war, " she laughed. On September 4,1945, Gwen Foster married Frank William (Bill) Harwood at All Saints' Church and moved to Tasmania. She returned on September 13 to celebrate the 1301h Anniversary of this beautiful church. Dr Harwood's verse is concerned with relationships - experiences shared with fellow poets, musicians and painters. Past and present. the sublime and the mundane ale all subjected to the keen scrutiny of this acute observer of life, and are frequently tempered by her ii'repressible sense of humour. Not SUI'prising Iy, Dr Hatwood is much in demand for Writers' gainerings Ihrouohout Australia, and was an honoured guest at the 1992 Warana Writers' Week

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P. Sitclieff, S. Davidson, P. Kirk-Lauritsen, E. Roberls, V. Lohrisch, I. Mariel, Mrs P. Hanrvey-Short with Grant and Lisa Kenny at the Olympic Sportswomen's Breakfast

THE HINCKLEYS The Hinkley sisters, Dr Beryl and associate Professor Mavis Champion and, their niece Dr Del Hinckley are three of Brisbane's most respected academics in the11' respective fields of Medicine and Dentistry Former students of Brisbane Girls' Grammar School, they have paid tribute to the school in a most generous and practical way Dr Beryl Hinckley bettan her professional life as a teacher in the Stale Education Department. When finances permit- led she entered the Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland in 1937

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