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strive for the best. and her attitude to life can be sunimed tip in Christ's commandment to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and souland mind, and your neighbour as yourself". Jean continues to ITave small group nTeeiings at her home where she instructs the nTothers while the children play round Iler feet, or sit on the nearest lap. She always has a wide variety of books for them to read or to read to them. play, douglt. pencils and

paper, sand and water for play. Children gravitate to ITer like a feminine Pled Piper. Eighty years old she Inay be, but she reads avidly and ITas so Inariy interests and friends that she is always busy. One of ITer chief delights is to have sixteen people sit down to Sunday clinner in ITer home 10 whicll she moved last year from 11\e family' it Qine where she was born 10AN M. COOK

17LORENCE WARREN

hen F10rence Warren arrived at Bris- bane Girls' Grammar School in 1952

Lising a Thermopile. MTS Warren demonstrated that not only could women do science. but they could adapt equally well To its industrial appli- cation Nits Viarren Ginigrated to Tasinania in 1948, but she ITas worked also in New SourlT Wales and Queensland. She was appointed an Hon- ~ orary Fellow of Grimtli University in 1980, and for nine years gave Iler time to coaching SIu- <1ents who were experiencing difficulties. The Lniversity acknowledged I}er selfless contribu- tion by awarding ITer its inaugural Medal for Outstanding Service. In January of this year, A^^s Warten was a\\, arded TITe Order of AListralia Dunno IT}Lich of I\er time at University, Dr Allsop worked as a teacher, and by the time SI}e retired in 1977, she ITacl taught in nTany and varied locations, inclLidino Brisbane. Sydney, ancl the HuiTier Valley Region. Even following her retirement, ITowever, she continuecl to Iecttire. largely in the fields of ITistoiy and international affairs Dr Allsop ITas also represented AListralia at international conventions in 11Tc fielcl of educa- lion. including The third Uricsco Conference on AdLilt Edticaiion (1972). She is a founding member of the AListralian Association of Adult Education, and workecl for ten years as the

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she was admirably q11alified to teach science in a school where it is assumed LITat girls can cope with any discipline they care to study Having taken her degree in science at Liverpool University. Mrs Warren spent some years establishing science courses in girls' I}igh schools in The Liverpool area During World War 11 Mrs Warten was seconded to the Britislt Admiraltv to analyse scrap nietal for conversion 10 alloys suitable for ships' castings, and in particular for. the propellers of botlT w^rships an <1 ITTerchani his year's awarding of the University of Queensland'SIoan Allsop Prize for His- 101y to Ninbeney 1011nston. has significance for Girls' Grammar in 11Tore ways Thai} one. For. not only is Kimberley an 01<1 Girl. but Di Allsop herself, in whose name the prize is awarcled, allencled the school hem, een 1926 and 1930 Whilst a student at the school. Dr Allsop (whose 11Tother was also an 01<1 Girl) arcqtiitted herself outstandingly in academic pLirsuits Her achievements inclLidedlite 01<1 Girls' Prize for being placed top of 11Te Iunioi' form, the WiglTt MenTorial Medal for Music. an<1 the Lady Lilley Silver Medal for DLix of the School. Along will\ ITer matriculation in 1930. she gainecl an open scholarship enabling to pursue Liniver- Sit\, 51LidiGS

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nan, vessels. TITis worl< encompassed all 11Te practicalities of Medal in recoonition of ITer dedicating ova' fitry-five years of the shop floor in a foundry. some duties being partic\11arly service to education nerve-wracking. like checking the temperatures of the fLimaces JOAN MusoP

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D, I'd 11 Who/, cii!/ing Ihe cn*e diff assistant editor and editor of the Australian I'dcelli Ave!Iris q/'a, /s' G, trillJi!, I, ' 10Ljmal of Adult Education. I{er articles ITave 11/11c!1011 been publishecl in Journals worldwide

Dr Allsop was the first AListralian ever' to gain a I\Igher deorce in Adult Education. In 1981. ITer work in this fielcl was acknowledged w^\en she receivecl tin A. M. (making ITU' a Member of The Order of Australia) for. her services to ACltili Edtication Dr Allsop's continueclcleclication to anCIOLirstanding ;!chieve- merit in LITe fielcl of ITer interest is TTLily inspiring. and stands as a relT\;irk;Ible exitmple of itchievcment in an age in w^\ich women faced considerable barriers 10 success

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in 1931. DrAllsop enrolleclin tile Uni\, CISity of Queensl;Incl. Faculty of Arts. Here too. she showed outst;In ding ability. winning the Kale NICHaughton Prize in 1932. an <1 gaining ITer Bachelor of Arts will\ First Class Honors in 1934. After coinplci- ing ITcr AJIaster of Arts in 1940. she began to PUTStie ITer interest in 11Te fielcl of education. ancl \\, ei\I on to collTDIete IlCT Diploma of Education in 1943. ancl ITer BitclTelor of Education in 1946 Just a decade later. Dr Allsop was awardecl the American Association of Universities grant, and was ticcepted into GoluiiT- bia University, WITere it took ITer inst one year to I>ecomc a Doctor of Edtication

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