1995 School Magazine

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Editorral

\fhi1e celebrations are often enjoyable in themselves, they can be somewhat hollow if the participants lack a sense of the history of the event being celebrated. The knowledge we have gained in the course ofour education, and the exposure to other cultures u,hich we are privileged to receive through the sister school exchange program enhance our understanding ofworld events and break down barriers of myth and prejudice. This year we honoured the sacr'lfices n-rade by our collntrymen fifty years ago, but we were also moved to reflect empathetically on the horror of Hiroshima as its anniversary passed. Education shrinks global boundaries. Our visiting French exchange stu- dents no doubt returned home with a more sympathetic perspective on France's planned resumption of nuclear testing in the Pacific. Our education encourages us to cast our gaze increasingly beyond the narrou,' boundaries of self interest and to see ourseives as citizens of the wor1d. As we flick thror-rgh this record of life at BGGS for thls year, and see it ln the context of life in the global village, it becomes patently clear that we have tluly had much to celebrate in 1995. NICOLE GAFFNEY

ur school's magazine provides the briefest of glimpses into life at BGGS over the previous year. Nevertheless, its publication allows us to acknowledge the contribution of the diverse range of individuals and gror-rps which comprise the school community. To honour outstanding achievement, and to document another chapter in the physical and philosophical evolution of Grammar. The camera captlues just a fragment of the lives of the young women callght fleetingly within these pages and the text reveals only a fraction of what has been accomplished ancl experi- enced. The vast majority of what we have enjoyed - the friendships forged, the triumphs and sadnesses shared - go unchronicled here. Yet the magazine selves as a record. It triggers memories for those directly involved and opens a window into the school for interested outsiders. My brief as editor in this, our 120th year, was to write an editorial with a theme of celebration. Coincidentally, 1995 was a year of celebration in the wider community as wei1, as Australia commemorated the 50th anniversary of the end of World \flar Two. This eclition of the magazine will attest to the fact that both milestones in our historv were indeed well celebrated. i'ii"il'iii" :l

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MAGAZINE COMMITTEE Stand.ing (L-R): Mrs C'. Kiolle. K. Dodsutortb, S. Monagban, T. Ware, M. de Ieacy. E Seated. (L-R): I ShrLlman, Z. Moor, A. Meeking. F. Mason, N Absent: S. Hack, F. Hanger

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