1971 School Magazine

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winning house, Lilley, for a very polished perform- ance. There were far too many helpers to thank them all individually for their contri.bution in the smooth running of the concert, but special thanks must go to our compere, Miss Hebden, the stage manager, Miss Lane, and to Mrs. Adam for her wonderful work in seating the multitude.

The school concert this year was probably the most enjoyable that has been produced. This was mainly due to the informal and friendly atmosphere, (ever tried to fit 1,000 people into a hall big enough ior about 600 without being friendly?), that prevailed throughout the evening. The concert was novel because ofthe introduction of a comedy interlude, and the Interhouse Choral Competition which constituted the second half of the programme. The concert opened on a musical note with the Orchestra, which gave a very creditable performance. The following German Singing (6th form) and the German play (2rl.d form) were both very enjoyable (although a lack of comprehension of the latter may have been a slight problem to our staunch supporters of L Alliance Francaise!). The Spanish class worked hard and produced very pleasing results with their item. But the normal concert routine was rudely interrrupted when MB hit the scene with "Something Stupid". This item consisted of a series of skits on school life. The first half of the concert concluded with a very pleasing display of harmony from The Grammar Singers. The Choral Competition went over very well in the second half, and our congratulations go to the It was a most rewarding experience being one of four girls chosen to represent the school at the Histor"y Conference in May this year' Once again Chevalier College, a Christian Brothers' School at Bowral, N.S.W.- was the venue of the ponference, attended by students frorn various schools in Eastem states. The general theme of the conference was the investigation of relationships between government and technological and cultural change. Irctures presented, corresponding to this theme included: "The War Machine"-Dr. Max Kelly, 'Urbanization in Australia'-Dr. Beverly Kingston,'Australian .Literature-its cultural and political implications'-W. McGaw, 'A Tour of the Roman Forum'-Mr' Tom Hillard,''The Ara Pacis and Augustan Idealogy'-Miss Sandra Stokes, 'The Deeds of Abbot Seiger'-Dr. J. O' Ward, 'Political and Cultural Development- in New Guinea'-Dr. Gonard and 'The Dawning of Modern

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Japan'-Dr. J. Bullen. Also included in the programme were interesting and enlightened discussions and debates on such topics as: 'What is the use of history?' 'Is Affluence Anti-Cultural?' and'Cultural Development-Bridge or Bar to Development of International Understanding and Cohesion?' A special higtrlight of this year's confererce was a historiial trip to Berrima, a local town. Each student, armed with a series of questions set out with the help of guides to investigate the history of this locality from "on the spot sources" such as graveyards, prison records, church books, the pub and local inhabitants. This proved to be an interesting practical exercise in the writing of history. Altogether we felt proud.and grateful -for the opportu-nity afforded ui to participate in the H.W. Baker Memorial Conference in history.

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