1995 School Magazine

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,Th" Old Cirls Association is pleased I to repon another successlul year working within the school community. Our year started with the Annual Gen- erai Meeting in February and was quickly followed by the Gala Art Show and Official Opening of the new Arts Centre on Friday L0 March which was carried out by Mrs Bain, an Old Girl of the school and invalu- able member of the school community. This Art Show was unique in that all pieces for sale were produced by past students of the school. This event was extremely suc- cessful and we now hope to hold a similar show to coincide with School Day every second year, with a Fashion Parade every other year. \7e would like to thank the School and especially Mr Pincott for all their help in organising this event and we

Girls' Grammar in 1930 and 1.931. and is a wodd renowned sculptor. This piece will be displayed in a special display cabinet in the foyer of the Judith A Hancock Communica- tions Rlock. After twelve years as the Association's auditor, Miss Betty Baldwin has retired. Betty has been invaluable in the keeping of our account books. As a token of our appreciation for all her efforts, we pre- sented Miss Baldwin with a framed print of the school. On behalf of the O1d Girls' Association, I wish the students leaving the school in 7995 every success in their chosen careers and extend an invitation to them to maintain their contact wlth the school by becoming members of our Association. Thank you, Mrs Hancock and a1i mem- school community, for all your help and support the year. SASHA CHENOWETH PRESIDENT

Mrs B6tin opening tbe Art Sbou

would also like to thank the artists who displayed their work, bers of the as we can only hope to match the quality of art work in future th-ugho.rt yeafs.

From the profits of the Art Show, The Committee purchased a solid bronze bilby by Kathleen Shillam. Kathleen attended

OBITUARY A Life of Variety and Achievement

Marjorie Puregger's long as- sociation with BGGS beganwhen she came into Third Form at "The Crammar". having grown up in Caloundra where her family, the Bulcocks, were original settlers. Here, alongside the "staple"

An environmentalist before her time, she published an article in 1937 commenting on Brisbane's poor use of its river, compared with that of many European cities. In1.941, Marjorie Puregger, Ruth Dan, and the lateJessie Groom founded the Forum Club, a public speaking club for women which now has grown to 60 clubs throughout Queensland. From this grew her specialized knowledge of meeting procedure, resulting in two books; a compact guide calIed Cbairmansbip and a more comprehensive volume, Mr Cbairtnqn. Both are still widely used today. Marjorie and herAustrian husband Bill contributed greatly to the cultural life of Brisbane. They were involved in the establishment of Musica Viva, the Queensland Marriage Guidance Council and the Institute of International Affairs. Her involvement with BGGS resumed in the 1950s when her daughter was at the school and continued with frequent adjudicating in public speaking competitions and debates. As recently as two years ago she visited Year 1.2 Modern History classes to discuss with them her education here and her memories of the school seventy years earlier. Her generosity extended to the Faculty of English who benefited from her donation of books from her own library. \fle farewell a lady whose life has exemplified the ideals of this school.

subjects, she studied Latin and Greek, and guided by Miss Lyons and Miss Mackie she acquired her abiding love ol the classics. During her last yeaf at the school when she was Head Girl the "Sixth Form" (Seniors) designed the school uniform very similar to the one worn today. Marjorie's academic success at schooi culminated in an Open Scholarship to the University of Queensland in 1923, where she studied for the degree of BA(Hons.). This led her via teaching to journalism. Her continuing love of classics and music led her to Europe in 1935 where she spent a fulfilling twelve months visiting theatres and galleries, writing many articles about her experiences. Ma4orie Pure{Eer

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