School Annual of the l.B.V.M. in Australia

Registered at the O.P.O., W.elbourne, for tranamiaaion

by Poat as a periodical. December, 1964

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Editorial ... Two books - one by a group of Anglicans, the other by a French

Lutheran - have recently been published overseas. The subject of both is the place of Our Lady in the Christian life. The titles are: "The Blessed Virgin Mary - Essays by Anglican writers" and "Mary: Mother of the Lord Figure of the Church" by Max Thurian.

These books show a growing awareness in Protestant faiths of Mary's crucial place in Christian spirituality; and we may count them as heartening evidence of the success of the Ecumenical movement.

As this editorial is addressed chiefly to girls educated in the convents of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, may we stress that a warm and filial devotion to this Sovereign Lady is our best contribution to the healing of the wounds of Christendom.

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Above: INTERMEDIATE CLASS STANDING (Left to Right): J. K elly, J.

Bevers J. Garvey, J. Gorman, M . Sherid,;.n, K . Madde n, T. Sullivan, H. Cummins, P . Ryan .

MIDDLE ROW: A. J e ffr ey, T . Hayes, M. O'Donnell , C . Moloney, F. J ones, M . Creati, B. Najim , M. C rowe , A . Mount­j oy, E. Ser ong, Y. E as tcott.

FRONT ROW: C. Puli , B. Kingston , B. Chatha m , E. Bri ody, J. O'Donohue , E . Flynn, G . L ong, R. Willi a ms.

ABSENT: S . Mack e nzi e.

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Above: KINDERGARTEN STANDI NG: J . Stree t, D. Byrne, P. Crameri,

J. Sh aw, P. C hri stie, G. Guy, G. Ryan C. Rice, A . Styring. '

SEATED: C. H a rty, J. D a wson, K. Canny, S. C la rk, M. R a m sd e n , E. Chatham, B. Elliott, S . Wilkie, M. G udgeon, K . Mc­Dowell.

ABSENT : J. Ethe ridge , L. Rutter, M . O'­Donnell, Stephen Wa!ker, M. Grundell, F . Cal la ghan, P . C heesewTight, P . di Cesare M. Guiliano, B. McGold r ick. '

Left: PREFECTS STANDING (Left to Right): L. Hay, A .

Carden, H. Fry (Head of the School), M . Taffe, R. Barry, M. M. F ly nn.

FRONT ROW : B. Hayden, W. Skirzinski, M. Smith, M. Jens, M. K en nedy.

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Top: GRADES II, III AND IV BACK ROvV (Left to Right): P . Strying, J. Koopmans, F. Ze m ljak, T. Martin, A. M . Hayden, M. A. O'Doherty, M . R yan, B.

Sandra!, A . Mulcahy, M. Sargeant, P. Hunter, A. Byrn e .

MIDDLE ROW: P. Canny, Anne Byrne, Ade le Byrne, J. Hurley, M . Bracks, J . Canny, K. Hart, A. Longman , S. Lew is, R. Hutch inson, M . .Jones, H . .Jens, A. G u ili a n o, M . Elliott, S. D i Cesare .

FRONT ROW: H. C rameri , K. Elliott, G. Perkins, K . Crawford , L. Cal lagh an, K . Kennedy, C. Mann. K. Egan, F. Ryan , M. Pugsley, .J. S laddin , C. Longma n, J . Cra m eri, S. Thomas.

Bottom : FORM III BACK ROW (L<'ft to Right): A. Fitzgerald, M. Doheny, M . T. Cooper , .J. Cal!anan. A. Eckersley, H . Tulloc h, .J. Ryan. ?.1: . J ess.

M. Bell , K. Brown.

THIRD ROW: M. K eating, M. K och , D. J ackson, M. Juler. D. M cRae, K. Hedditc h, J. Rinaldi, P. H y n es . A . Bonjiorno.

SEC.OND ROW: A . Rizzo, C . L ane, M . Bedford, G. CaJlagh an, H. Harman, A. Gr iffin , H. de Graaf(, T. Vanderkley, J. Sims, L. Re.

FRONT ROW : M . A. Nagorcha, A. Nihill, C. Walker, M . Norwood, C. Rizzo, J. Naughton, L . Mulcahy, D. O 'Donnell A. Houlihan, R. Con roy, K. Shepherd.

ABSENT : M. Kelly, T. Barry, S. Zi elski.

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School Vignettes SCHOOL DIARY: MARY'S MOUNT

1963 -27th July: "Alliance Franca is" h eld at Mary's

Mount. School "went French " for a day. 6th August: Senior Choir and Orchestra played in

a concert at th e Civic Hall in aid of Aboriginal W elfare.

13th A ugust : Last Dancin g Class for the yea r , with d emonstrations of real Ballroom dancing b y Miss Rowe and h er dancing partner. Would we could do it like that! Thank yo u for the classes, Miss Rowe.

26th August: Leaving Geography excursion to Geelong. Those who do not do Geography were conducted over the Queen Elizabeth Home.

5th October: Sports - glorious weather! Barry won the day with Ward claiming most of the cups.

19th October : Music r esults - Con gratulations to all for th e excell ent r esults, especiall y to Dorothy, Diane and Catherine!

24th October: Schoo] Puhlic Speaking Contest. W e h eard rn me promising public speaker s, thanks to th e enthusiasm aroused b y M r. Mclvor's presen­tation of a sp ec ial cup. Congratulations to winner, H elen Sims.

6th November: Mary 's Mount receives the Ba1larat Girls' Schools Trophi es for Bask etball, T ennis and Softball. Congratulations to Captains, H elen Hager, H elen Fry, and Marilyn Blackmore, and T eam s -may 1964 t eams k eep up the standard!

8-llth Novem ber: Federation h eld. Gard en Party was· a great success w ith unusually fin e weather ____:__ and th e orch estra enjoyed prov idin g the afternoon's music. " They cay" the singing at Ben ediction and at Mass was " beautiful" !

7th Dccem he r: Loreto D ay. Con gratulations to Jubilar:ians : H elen Hager, Jillian Coghlan, Patcheen Rochford , Jane Buckley, Anna J en s, Ann Carden, Anne Hardy, Eileen Cooke, Angela Conlan, Janine Hunter , J anice Chatham, Noreen Hu gh es, Sue How­ard and Marie Nihill. An enjoyable picnic was held at Moorabool R eservoir. 1964 -

13th F ebruary: Spor ts Cap tains announced -H elen Fry, Captain of T ennis and M ulhall ; Marie K enned y, Athletics Captain and Captain of Barry; Anne Carden, Ward; Mary O'Br ien, Bask e tball; Vice Captai ns, Maria J en s, Sue Martin, Sue H ennessy.

llth F ebruary : H ead of Schoo] and Prefects announced. Congratulations to H elen Fry, H ead of School ; Anne Carden, Maria ] ens, B etty Hayden,

Margaret Mary Flynn, Mari e Kennedy, Margaret Taffe, Margot Smith , Lyn Hay, Wanda and Rosali e Barry.

23rd February : Old Girls ' R eunion. Great fun for present as well as past pupils.

28th F ebruary - 5th March : Ballarat Christ ian Social Week h eld in St. Patrick 's Hall . Matriculation Class and Leavings enjoyed th e talks, especially that of Mother M. Aquinas on Pope John.

14 th March: Annual vi sit of Lore to, Toorak, for Tennis.

24th March: New building taking shape; art room moved again, this time into the Qu adrangle; end of refectory without aid of stomp!

15th April: Mary's Mount's turn to organise the Ballarat Combined Girl s' Schools Annual Athletics Meeting - all we nt well, and we had an enjoyable day.

19th April: S.P.C. Rowers' and Cricketers' Socia] - g1·eatly enjoyed.

1st May: May Process ion. Rath er uplifting change in Children of Mary Ceremony, with Mass immed­iately following. Congratulations to the n ewly­received. We celebrated at ni ght with "Romanoff and Juliet " .

5th May: Group Captain L eonard Che £-hire, V .C., D.F.C., D.S.O. , spoke at the Civic Hall - a most inte 1·esting and inspiring talk, so inspiring that we adopted an orphan in India. Th e following morning we all saw the Group Captain for a brief momen t after Mass.

6th May : Long film. " Pride & Prejudice," with Lawrence Olivi er and Greer Garson. Enjoyed b y all , esp ecially the Matrics.

3rd June : The Seniors went to Ballarat Boys' Gramma1· School to watch a collection of films designed to forward rcience.

4.th June: In pre paration for the F east of the Sacr ed H eart tomorrow, we h ad a Holy Hour with a differ ence - all part of the n ew Liturgy.

13th June : Moth er Superior's F east D ay. Matrics. enjoyed b eing th e elite at m eals owin g to the re­arranged refectory. T he Concert in the afternoon: Leaving's production of scen es from "Th e Admirable Crichton" and Matriculation Class' scen es from " Pride & Prejudice" wer e enjoyed ; the orchestra "shone" as u sual.

The r est is silence. M. JENS (Matriculation ) J. SLOANE (Leaving)

Bottom: PREPARATORY AND GRADE I (See Photo Opposite Page) BACK ROW (From L e ft): L. Najim , C . Ma n n, J . B yrne , J. Chath a m , L . Longman , L. K e nned y, A. H a rt, E . Sheeh a n , L .

O'Doherty, J. Th omas. M . fa ll e r , L. Sla ddin. M IDDLE R OV\T: D. Sle ff t> n . P. B e l<i e r , C . O' F a rre ll , S . B yrne , P. Sa rgean t, C . M cGo ld r ick , G . C r a m e ri, M . K e nned y, M. Styring,

G . Smeat on , T . D e G ra arr, D . K e nn ed y, D . Di Cesare . FRONT ROW: M . Spratling, M. E. H arty, J . L ewi s, M . Co nna ughton , D. Cla rke, J. S la ddin , M . P ugsley, M. Guili a n o, R . Hur ley,

L. Burke , S. Hutchin son , J. N oonan . SITTING: C . Murnane , M . McArdle. ABSENT : C . O 'Shea, M . Dawson.

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SCHOOL DIARY FROM BRISBANE

The March Past on Youth Sunday in Brisbane. Photo shows a group of Loreto pupils singled out for a

photograph in the "Courier-Mail".

December 3rd, 1963: J ubilarians' Concert provided us with much entertainment. Suh-Sen iors excelled themselves in the presentation of "A Saint of Chelcea".

Townsville, Cloncurry, Juli a Creek , Cairns, Charlc­ville, Quilpie and Samaria, New Guinea, "Wat ch out, people, the Christma& holidays are h ere".

F ebruary 5th, 1964 : The uns watched u s come back through the gates with reluctant Et ep , most of us worn out after plane trips of a thousand miles or more.

February 8th: Brightened with the prosp ec t of our h aving the film "Rose Marie".

February 14th : Prefects imtalled, Pauline Allen, Head of the School.

February 29th: Charlton H eston played his part well - " Wreck of the Mary Deare".

March 5th: Orchest ral Matinee appreciated by Grade Vlll's.

March 21st : First Youth Concert of the season at the City Hall. Fifteen music minded boarders enjoyed it tremendously.

April 7th: What a week! Mission drives led up to a successful Mission Day. Mother Roberta had the green verandah looking like Monte Carlo with the four sports t eams racing with pennies. Energetic captains brought the houses home in a photo finish. A truly wonderful afternoon was finished with a Bar-B-Que and " Deep In My Heart" screen ed in the hall for all those with the stamina to stay awake.

Juniors accepted an invitation to a r oetry Recital at the Conservatorium.

April 17th: Sub-Seniors turned night owls to see ·" Macbeth in Camera," an excellent play.

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April 18th: Seniors went to "Hamlet" whil e music lovers listened to anoth er Youth Concert at the City Hall.

April 21st: N .B.C. Orchestra] Concert - a treat for Grad e VIII.

April 27th : Father Roache, C.S .S.R., from the Philippine Missions, gave us a marvellous talk which encouraged u s all to pray a little harder for the Missionaries.

May 3rd: That glori ous time for r ejoicing -Holidays.

May 11th : No comment - school resumed - new buildin g commenced!

May 21st: Saw us marching vi gorousl y with the other schools in the Youth March - one exception - we made the front page of the paper.

May 22nd: Area Finals for the Jaycee Speech Competition. W e are proud to say Denzil Smith won it for us.

May 24th: R ep ent! R ep ent.! R etreat for three days with Father Hogan, C.S.S.R. Several halos were found again!

June 4th : Mrs. Dillon (Rosemary Kiernan ) a past pupil, sang our Modern History p eriod away. There were tears for both ol d pupil and th e present ones, who demand ed many en cores.

June 8th: Mid<lle School san g at the Xavier Concert - upheld th e school (and their notes) beautifully.

June 12th: St. Rita's and Loreto battled over two debates - Loreto won both, in each case hy the narrow margin of one.

June 13th : The board er s look happy - the r eason - the long week end.

June 14 th: W e were proud to note the number of girls who took part in the Corpus Christi Procession.

June 19th: Another ni ght out for the Sub-Senior B Ci arders, who supported Denzil with h er speech . However, we had to con gratulate the All Hallow's girl after the adjudicator m .. ad e his decision.

June 23rd and 24th: Juniors and Suh-Juniors were given a retreat by Father Murtagh, C.S.S.R.

June 28th: Y.C.S. rally in F estival Hall. Students from all Brisbane Catholic Schools were present.

June 29th: First floor of the n ew building com­pleted.

June 31)th : Mother Superior's Feast Day.

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MARRY ATVILLE DIARY, 1964

F eb. 3rd: W e go to school to buy books the day before school open s, the t emperature is high and it is soaring, so, with a sigh , we drop into rhyme :­To leave the sand for a class room chair To swallow all pride and cut long hair, To throw off shifts ! - Uniform! Stocking! Effort SUPREME, sacrifice shocking! Buying books was no· easy matter ; Order s drowned by our ceaseless chatter, Standing, waiting, laughing, adding, Counting, buyin g, sitting, gadding, Changing, ordering, payin g, fad ding! The selJer s aJl had h eated looks ; Like u s, they hated the name of BOOKS !

Feb. 4th: Three new class rooms and new girls galore, but we are saddened b y the Joss of Mother M. Damien, Mother M. Roberta, M.M. Denis and M.M. Gregory. W e shall miss them greatly. We wel­come Mothers Lua, Declan, Stanislaus and Carmel. We1come to Miss Martin and Mr . E. G. St ephens. Mrs. McCarthy has added Honours B iology to h er already busy da y.

F eb. 5th: Moth er Stanisl aus p roved th at sh e was as business like as Moth er R oberta by having the sports captains elected strai ght away.

BARRY: Rosie Koch is back in form as captain with Mar garet Dyer as Vice.

MULHALL: Kathy Low, Senior Cup champion, followed b y Christine Mue1ler.

McGRATH : J u]ie Young is captain, advised by Christine Meldrum.

WARD : A nne K elly in charge (what a shock! ) with h er Vice-Captain Cecilia B ennet.

F eb. 6th: New sports arran gem ents explained , leaving us no chance to mi ss exercise.

F eb. 7th: Lm'Jch -time order exp eriment. First tuck-day for the year. Mothers expressed amazement to find that instead of swarming into the tuck-sh op the " Loreto Ladies" sa t in assigned areas and waited, left rem ains on a sp ecial table and actually took notice of the bins. Then (now note this) a t 12.40 moved to the oval to sports WITHOUT ice creams. Let 's k eep it up.

F eb. 10th: Preliminar y Y.C.S. m eeting. Mother Camillus is our r eligious assistant, Julie t our president, Anne K elly, Vice, Danielle Viliunas, Secretary, and K ath y Low, Treasurer.

F eb. 19th: First Pioneer Meeting with Mother P eter, Daniel1e as presid ent and Anne K elly as anything else.

F eb. 22nd : T ennis started - of course the elite A 's and B 's had byes the ver y first round.

Feb. 23rd : Bus load of Pioneer s swam , shivered , ate, drank, t h en ate again, during a ver y successful day at Christies B each, thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Viliunas, to whom we say a sincere thank you.

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F eb. 24th: Mrs. McCarthy gave the budd ing Loreto flori sts a lesson on flor al art.

F eb. 28th: Free week end. Speaks fo r itself !

March 4 th: Prefects finall y elected after much thought and many di scussions. H ead prefect Anne KelJy; Margaret Moloney, Juliet Thom pson, Danielle Viliunas, Judy Lehmann, Kathy Low, Judy Brown, Ann McAnaney, Catherine Marshall and Mary Murra y. Let 's hope they prove wise ch oices.

March 7th: Opening of the th ird Adelaide Festival of Arts. Queen Mother was greatly missed at formal opening, but the procession was very colou rful and pageantry lovely. Adelaide's tem po rose visibly. In­ter state tourists flock ed into the city. One, feeling rather lost, even stopped some of our girls, recog­nizing the uniform as something famili ar in a strange place.

March 8th: Leavings and Honours studiously examined Shakespearean folios a t A rt Galleries. (See later ) .

Inauguration of the prefects after an in spiring address by the R ev. H . Lalor, SJ. , on the r esponsibility of bein g a sh arer of authority. T h anks to Mother Superio r and the nuns for the delight ful afternoon t ea.

March 12th : The sch ool from Second Year up boiled through H enry V. Oh those seats! The tent idea was marvellous and H enry V (John Bell) was superb, and Ann a Volska delightful as Katherine.

March 13th: Many of us saw a lovely presentation of P eter and the W olf - Rober t Helpmann - much enjoyed. Puppet s for all up to First Year! Mrs. Margaret Trist gave u s a m ost interestin g talk. T h is well known novelist read us excerp ts from some of h er books and told u s abou t incidents or personalities who inspired them. Sh e t old u s abou t h er l ife an d h er ideas as a writer . Mrs. B . R ofe k indly saw to transp ort and sh e introduced Mrs. Trist to u s. Anne K elJy passed a vote of thanks and p resented flowers .

March 17th: Always a good day - for the hoarders, esp ecially ! After Mass a t t he Cathedral, boarder s piled into a bus for the beach .

March 20th: General exodus to Art GalJeries and sp ecial exhibitions ! This is one of the Festival days which we enjoy most of alJ , hut we e nd with sore fee t and eyebrows rising almost t o h air l ines.

March 28th: E aster holidays ! In the general clean up sessions the nuns decided t o wash everything even more than usual. The school nearly floated away!

April 16th: A ver y busy, interesting day! The seniors enjoyed a fascinating lecture on T imor. It was given by Mrs. Boyes, who kindly came loaded with treasures of all kinds wh ich we could examine and handle. Slides were r ich in colour, stories were full of fun and interest . . . an d we all remember

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" Grandpa" ! Mrs. Boyes' gift to u s was an auto­graphed copy of h er book " Eden to Paradise" b y Margaret King (Mrs. Boyes). It is a welcome and popular addition to our library.

At three o'clock we welcomed Arni Wong, a uni­ver sity student from Hong Kong. She is a r esident student at St. Anne's and Miss Ryan kindly brought h er to visit Loreto. W e enjoyed a tour and afternoon . t ea together. Some of u s had to face the energetic Second Years who had challenged u s to a rnft ball match which could not be put off. W e Jost!

April 18th: F et e Day ! The Moth ers and the fath er s had devoted months to preparation for thi s day. W eather was id eal; stalJ s were laden with attractions ; crowds came, and the whole atmosphere was marvellous. Th e Honours struggled with a coffee stall - "s truggled" yes ! - because it was " H ead of the River " Day and there we were washing up cups and saucer s with our hair-dos very sp ecial for th e C.B.C. dance that night. Funds were grati­fying and there was 110 wind to spoil the hair styles.

April 19th: A vi ctorious team r e turned from St. Jo cph 's sports proudly bearing gold m edals for :m Inte r-School R elay Race. Three cheer s for Lore to runners !

April 20th: The DELUGE!! A sudden cloud burst in th e hil1s transformed our gentle (often dry) creek into a raging torrent. The oval, which is several fee t above the level of the creek, was soon flooded. Water was coursing down Portrush Road, and Talbot Grove was a torrent. Water poured in from three direct ions and went in ever y direction, slowing down in flat areas into muddy pools. T ennis courts were invisible. "Heroines'', bare legged and dren­ched, braved the wirling waters to r escue garden ho cs and transportable goods ; other s waded to buses. Some of our activities were t elevised and we enjoyed the viewing that eve ning.

April 26th: Sports at Dominican Convent, Cahra - gained second place in the Inter-Schoo] Relay; a second t eam gained first place at St. Aloysius' Co1lege.

. April 27th: T erminal Examinations - English -it was not an unusual paper ye t faces were blank and sad. Could th e Combined-Schools' dance the night b efore have any connection with this ?

Photographs - " our 1ast school photograph" -Honours resolved to h e dignified and demure but they had to b e content with a compromise. W e all smiled to please our photographer.

May 1st: The May Altar wa white and gold this year - lovely. The grounds still bore witness to the fl~ods but weather was fine and our singing was aided by a sp ecially trained boarders' choir. A wonderful day for the WARDS! Picnic to National Park!

May 4th: Mr. B. Ro~e conducted us (Physics clas , Leaving and Leavmg Honours ) on a very

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interesting all-d ay tour at Salisbury Weapons R esearch. \Ve saw film s of Woomera, watch ed com­putors and ground apparatus at work, in p ected workshops, invaded the cafe te ria, and there we m et two old fri end s at lunch , Shirley Byrne and Carol Murphy.

May 6th: Last day of t e rm. Exodus to lntcr­College Sports. Blackfriar ' Prefects' dance enjoyed by all.

May 26th: Second te rm begin ::; . Niany of us r eturn ed to school to r ecover.

May 27th: fr. B ear gave us a very interesting talk on teaching as a caree r.

June 4th: Father Gregory Manly, C.P., gave us a very inspiring talk on the Mass and he emphasi eel sp ecia11y the Pri esthood of th e Laity.

June 7th: W e were ve ry glad to welcom e His Lordship, the Most Reverend J. Gleeson, D.D., who cam e to examine the Confirmation Class and to pay a vi sit to u s all.

Jun e 9th: Twenty-eight of our girls rece ived th e Sacrament of Confirmation in St. Ignatius' Church ,

orwood.

June 10th : Congratulations to our two n ew prefects, Sue Hannon and J ulic Young.

Jun e 12th: The " Beat] e " arrive in Adelaide. o comments !

June Parents Chapel.

14 th: Twenty-nine First Communicants. and friends were present at Mass in our

June 21st : St. Aloysiu s' Day. Boarders enjoy the " Des tin y Cake" and the destinies - prophetic g1impses at the future.

June 27th: Loreto Prefects' dance is to be in the n ew school this year. Prefec ts arc hard at work pre­paring decorations. The th eme, " Road Sign ' ', .is already creating much interest - colours black and white with fla sh es of r ed . Thanks to th e Mother s for supper preparations aDd for much more than that.

June 29th: \Ve hope to enjoy the Young E liza­bethan Playei·s in Hamle t and in the Merchant of Venice.

W e wi sh to offer special thanks to . ..

The R everend H. Lalor, S.J ., for his talks to the Honours on \Vedncsdays. Mrs. McCarthy for h er lessons in Floral Arrangem ent. Mrs. Boyes for h er talk on Timor, and h er gift to our library; Mr. Hancock for hi s advice on Career s ; Mr. B. Rofe for the interesting day at Sal isbury W eapons' R e earch; Mother M. Rosario, our Mother Superior; Mother M. Sylvester, our Mistress of Schools, and all the nuns for ever ything.

A. KELLY (Head Prefect) .

LORETO

JOTTINGS FROM LORETO, NEDLANDS FOR 1964 11th February, 1964: R e turn to school and find

oureelves with a " new" locker room. Mother Winifred's Grade I's and Prep's arc installed in the big room we know so well. Gen eral approval.

14th: Class Captains elected for the t erm. Third Year: Julie Chalk, Capt., Kathy Ahern, Vice Capt., Second Year : E ugenia Tiverios, Capt., Penny Ward Vice Capt. 1st Year: Susan Meegan, Capt., Alison Ward, Vice Capt. Grade VII: Judy Meegan, Capt., Lois Wall, Vice Capt. Grade VI : Gabrielle Meega n, Capt., Suzanne Dobson, Vice Capt.

27th: Juniors and Sub-Juniors enjoy excerpts from "Julius Caesar" played by The Theatre Guild.

9th March: H eats for our Swimming Carnival at Claremont baths.

14th: The Swimming Carnival. Happy morning. Gratitude to Mr. Quinlan and all the fathers who helped. Congratulations to the winning team, Green .

17th: St. Patrick's Day. W e attend Mass at Subiaco Oval. W e march behind Loreto, Osborne.

26th: Holy Thursday. Classes finish at 2.15 p .m. We sing at Mass.

1st April: R eturn to school 3rd: Junior School Fancy Dress Ball for the

Missions, a su ccess. 15th: We take part in the inaugural Swimming

Sports for Catholic Girls' Schools at Beatty Park pool. Congratulations to Loreto, Osborne, on their triumphant vic tory. W e finish in sixth position. Congratulations to Rosalind Shelley, and all who worked so hard for u s. Gratitude to Mother Marietta of Brigidin e Convent, who organised the sports.

16th: Mr. Turnbull, the n ew District Insp ector, comes to m eet each class.

22nd: Third Years go to the M.G.M. film, " Julius Caesar" and enjoy it.

27th: Examination begin. 30th: We prepare the May Altar in the hall.

Julie and Marie Rose have scope for their artistry.

1st May: First Friday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. May Procession at 1.15 p.m. Julie Chalk crowns Our Lady's statue. W e r eturn to examination papers. Junior School Film Evening - " Lili" -much appreciated.

6th: Break up for the holidays. 26th: R eturn to school. Basketball the focus of

interest. 28th: School photographs. 29th: First, Second and Third Years enjoy a

lecture-demonstration generously given by the Aus­tralian Ballet Company at the Capitol.

5th June : The F'east of the Sacred H eart. W e sing at the Missa Cantata and at B en ediction. We make visits during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

17th: Mr. Turnbull comes to examine the school up to Grade VII. H e visits the Hall during Senior and Middle School choir's lessons from Miss Hodges and listen s. with interest.

18th: Monsignor Bourke examin es Second an<l Third Year's Christian Doctrine.

19th: Middle and Junior Schools' Christian Doctrine examinations, so we are to celebrate Mother Superior's feast on Monday.

20th: " C" team defeat "Iona" at bask e tball, 18-10. 22nd: Mother Superior's feast day celebrations.

Flowers appear in spite of gales and rain of previous days. Concert at 9.45 a.m., then a basketball competition. After lunch we see and enjoy "So Dear to My H eart" .

23rd: Father Ahern examines the Sacred Singing of the school. We were delighted with his good r eport.

26th: Mother Superior pins on the n ewly made Class Captain badges. Second Term Captains are : Kathy Ahern, Capt., Julie Chalk, Vice Capt., Third Year. P enny Ward, Capt., Diane Barker, Vice Capt., Second Year. Sue Knowles, Cap t. , Daya Brown, Vice Capt. First Year. Lois Wall, Capt. , Lyn Bamford , Vice Capt. Grades VI and VII.

J otters: K. NORTHWAY, J . SOLLEY (Third Year)

Top: MATRICULATION CLASS (See Photos Page 5) BACK RO"\V (Left to R ight): R. Triggs, B. Hayde n, M. Prendergas t, D . McGe n n isken, M . Grace, E. McHenry, M. Macin tosh,

J . B ilson. M l DDL .E ROV\' : R. Adam son, R. Barry, B. Stapleton , M. J e n s , M. K e nn edy, M. O 'Brien , B . .Ja kuban s, A. Carde n , M. Taffe, M.

Coburn, B. Ack la nd . FRONT ROW : ·w Ski r z inski , M. Rafti s, A. Murphy , L. Hay, H. Fry, M. M. Flynn, H. VanderJd ey, M . S mith , C. Mulvany. ABSJ!;N'I': L. Buckley.

Bottom: LEAVING CLASS BACK ROW (Left to Righ t): A. E n tw is tl e, S. H e nn essy, J. S loane, c. Wimpole , M . H o lm es, E .. F ee r y. THIRD RO"W: 0. Mi c h e lini, I-I. J a m es, S . M a rtin , R. McKinnon, M . Mu!vany, A. G race, H. P itta rd, M . G ri gg, D. Lloyd, E.

Reynolds. SECOND RO"\V: C . Smer don, R. V ita li , A. Con roy, R. Serong, P . Arundell , A. Coghl a n, A. \Vh e la n, J . Ste phe n, A. Lane, R .

Coghlan , R. Norwood, P. Searle . FRONT RO"\V: M . Liew icki, M . S h a rp , L. D ibdin , M. Bon jiorno, K. Jackm a n , R. Monkiv i tc h , S. J·oshua, M. Qu inlan, L . Ra ine,

B. Gannon, lVI. B u rke. ABSEN T: D. M clne rney.

Top: GRADES V, VI, AND FORMS I and II (See Photo Page 8) BACK ROW (Left to R ig ht): J. I-I. F in n , G. Fay, C. K e nn edy, S. Madden, M. T. H o wl ey, E. P urunta t ameri, M . Whe la n , M . Cahill,

M. Burro w·s, J. Keating, A. Pe r k in s, A. I<e I: y, M . Sw indon . FIFTH ROW: M. Tre leav on . .J . McCunnie, C. Molon ey, A. Street, D. Hanrah a n , H. Goodman, C . Fay, M . Cann, A. D an ie ls, H.

Scanlon, H. Spring, P. Hunte r, C. Borbidge, A. De Graaff, lVL E. Egan . FOGRTH ROW: R. van Bake l, C. Moroney, L . Koopmans, V. Quinn, C. O 'Conno r , B . Hayde n , K. Buckley, J . Kennedy, A.

S h e pherd , P. Cram e ri , M . 'roo h ey, J . H utc hinso n , D. Stephe n, P. McG enni~ken , R . Forres t, S . Buckley. THIRD ROW : K . C ullina n , P. T obin, M . Crawford, B. Callagh an, R. Crameri, J. Forrest, E . H ayd e n , S . S mith , M . Summons, G.

K e lly, K. Liston, R . Strik, G. M cManus, P. M o untjoy. SECOND ROW: S . Gudgeon , P. Cann y, I. Zsamar, D. Robertso n , B. Egan, K . H jo rth , S. Noonan , W. Bonj iorno, L . Chatham, A.

Ramsde n, M. M cA r t hur, J . Byrne. FRONT ROW: J . Mcl ve r , M . Koopma n s, H. Power, S. Hurley, C. R e, A . Buczkowsky, J . Callaghan.

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LORETO

LORETO CONVENT, DAWSON STREET, BALLARAT: DIARY

Februar y. Beginning of T erm. A day of surprises as new faces surrounded u s ! The Nuns should have prepared u s for rnch shock s. M.M. Anne, M.M. Anth ony and M.M. Imelda were missing from the Senior School, and M.M. Martin from the Junior de­partment. P erth and Sydney were the gainers. W e welcomed M.M. Magdalena (our new Mistress of Schools) and Mothers Denis, Damien and Consolata. W e were pleased t o see that numbers in the Com­mercial College had increased , those who were Jast year looked quite different in their blue smocks.

25th: Elected Prefects. B. Porter (head ), P. Mc­Donald, K. Smerdon, J. Holloway, M. Duffy, C. Callahan, and A. Emery. Commercial College Pre­fect s : J. Vold er s and C. Cantwell. Congra tulations to all .

March: Choir practice b egan in earnest for Mass of The Holy Oils on Holy Thursday, followed almost immediately by St. P atrick's Day. We sang both Masses at the Cathedral. Spy W ednesday saw many broken and battered mite-boxes brought from cases - £60 resulted so that explains the reason for such treatment.

April 17th: Rain! Rain! By 9.30 a.m. a special meeting of Sports Mictresses decided to postpone the Secondary School Sports. Imagine ! School continued as usual. T each ers just don't understand.

15th: Perfect weather and well worth waiting for . R. Calaby won the Javelin. Thanks Rosemary. We came third in the March, which surprised u s and added to the joy of the day.

20th: An innovation. Picnic sports at Dowling Forest Racecourse. P erhaps we did not run as well as the horses but we did draw large crowds. Bar­becues everywhere as families enjoyed the luncheon. Mulhall won the day, Barry 2nd, with Ward valiantly bringing up the r ear_

May : B egan with our May Day Celebrations. A very successful Y.C.S. m eeting opened the way for a wonderful year. Forms III and IV only were ad­mitted this term - all ver y enthusiastic.

14th: End of Term. Good-bye to Nuns and girls.

June: Another T erm b egins. R esolutions fill the air.

9th: Sponge competition! W e did not know we had such wonderful cooks - NO failures ! At least they did not appear if there were any. Results :- 1, P. Edwards; 2, C. Twomey; 3, C. James. Sponges sold to h elp Mother's Club Card Party. What would mothers do without, daughters ?

June 10th: Bask etball match against Queen's College. "A" team lost but the ''B " team was victorious. May it be the first of many successes.

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June 22nd: What is the matter at Loreto Con­vent? Silence shrouds the School. The R etreat given by Fr. Garvey, C.S.S.R., gave us much food for thought.

June 25th: We cele brated Mother Supe1·ior's F east. Mass to close our r etreat offered in the Hall, which had been turned into a Chapel for the last three days. Later in the morning individual class tables were decorated with our work to help the Past Pupil s in an effort for the New Guinea Missions -110 skirts in all - Mother was delighted.

M . PRUNTY and A. PRENDERGAST

(Form IV) Loreto Convent, Ballarat.

The Governor-General, Lord d'Lisle, visits Loreto, Portland.

SPORT AT LORETO, TOORAK

The four house teams are Mulhall, Barry, Mornane and Ward. Our sports' mistresses are Mother Josephine, Mother Berchmann s and Mrs. Schaefer, who are an inspiration to an y t eam on the sports field.

Sport varies from tennis and softball in the summer to bask etball in winter. Top teams seem to come home with all the shields and victories possible.

Softball at Loreto is played a great deal, thus we have some fin e teams. Basketball is the main game played in winter. There are six teams which r epresent the school in the Catholic Girls' Basketball Association. Last year, we won three out of the six shields. All our success is due to the h elp of our sports' mistresses.

M. LEAHY (Sub-Intermediate)

LORETO

KIRRIBILLI DIARY F ebruary 5th: Back to school after a wonderful

long summer holiday, to be greeted by a new Mother Superior - Mother Assumpta. M.M. Helen had gone to Normanhurst, M.M. Magdalena to Dawson Street. In their place, we welcomed M.M. Francesca, M.M. Borromeo, also M1·s. Marton.

There were also some much appreciated changes when we returned to school. There was the new lunch service where delicious lunch es of our choice wern made with the home touch - our mothers make them. We also now have a shop that serves drinks, ice creams and school requisites. Another great improvem ent this year was being allowed to wear short white sock s with our summer uniform. And so brown legs fla sh ed by comfortably for the first time at Kirribilli.

The tennis teams and the Sports Captains were chosen early in the year. R ed: S. O'Flahertic; Blue : S. Johnson; Gold: B. Holmes; Green: P. Harkins. Also the Prefects were chosen earlier than u sual and Kathryn Cal1aghan became the Head of the School. Prefects: C. Armstrong, J. Barrett, A. Buckingham, K. Dusseldorp, G. Dwyer, S. Ell, J. Fowell, B. Holmes, D. Morrow, S. Skippen, C. Watson, R. Zanelli.

March 15th: 5th Year biology exc~rsion to Long R eef - a marine rock platform on the north side of Sydney.

March 17th: St. Patrick's Day a holiday.

The 1964 Loreto Ball was h eld with 27 of last year's Fifth Year presented as debutantes to Air Vice Marshall A. M. Murdoch.

March 26th: Holy Thursday - the Easter holidays began. Reports on progress of Fifth Year were sent out during the holidays.

April 2nd and 3rd: The girls in the Catholic Girls' T ennis Competition spent both days at White City T ennis Courts.

April 9th: Science films were shown at Shore College, attended by Fifth Year scientist s and would. be scientist s.

April 14th: The first h eats of the Mosman Speech Competition were h eld tonight.

April 19th : Sodality Sunday was h eld at Kirribilli, attended by r epresentatives from about 12 differ ent boys' and girls' schools. The subject "Wh y are we differ ent from non-Catholics" promoted much inter esting and avid discussion and the very profitable day concluded with a dance.

April 30th : The finals of the Mosman Speech Competition (sec page 15 ).

May 1st: The May Day Procession in honour of Our Lady. We celebrated St. Joseph the Worker with a softball match.

May 4 th: Musical Evening (see page 38) .

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May 6th: 8.00 on a cold, wet morning - 32 girls chaperon ed by Miss Greenfield, oar Biology and Geography teach er , began a tour of the Murray Valley (see page 39).

S. SKIPPEN, J. GAIN, S. HIND, C. ARMSTRONG (Fifth Year) Kirribilli.

DEBATES AT LORETO IN SYDNEY 1.

The Mosman Debating Society h eld the annual "All Schools Oratory Competition." There were over fifty entrants from various schools, with Loreto Kirribilli well r epresented. Topics were many and varied, ranging from Shakespeare and cigarette advertising, to life on the moon.

The elimination heats were h eld on the 14th and 21st of April and three of our fifth year girls, Anne Maureen Scarff, Susan Ell and Catherine Watson, entered the final s.

Susan chose cigarette advertising as h er subject, a wise choice, for h er humour and p er sonality had the audience laughing all through her ten minute speech.

Cath erine spoke about freedom and r esponsibility and showed us how res.ponsihle we must he if we are to keep our freedom. H er speech made many of us think hard on the subject.

Finally, A nne Maureen made us a stirring plea for more h om es for the mentally retarded children and deeply moved h er audience with her warmth and sincerity.

The finals were on Thursd ay, 30th April, and many fifth year girls went along to support the finalists. In the event, Anne Maureen was placed first, Susan second, each winning a beautiful cup, while Catherine came fourth.

That night we went home very proud of our girls and our school, Loreto.

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D. HOGAN, S. HIND (Form V) Kirribilli.

Saturday, March 21, was the day set down for the Debate and Softball match between Normanhurst and Kirribilli. The morning's weather looked very unpredictable, but after many hopeful prayers the sky cleared.

About 2.00 p.m. we met the Normanhurst girls at the gate. After making acquaintances, or in many cases, r en ewing friendships, we made our way to the playground where the big match began. After an eventful match, Kirribilli emerged the victors.

Fortunately there was afternoon tea served on Mt. Loreto, and then, energies renewed, we toured the various places of interest around the school. After a visit to the chapel for Queen of Loreto, we all ,;treamed down to a delicious buffet tea. Many Normanhurst girls were pleased to meet S.M. Agnes again.

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Then at 6.30 p.m. we all assembled in the hall for the Debate, "That Malcolm was right, when he called Lady Macbeth a fiend-like queen". C. Deakin, C. Watson and S. Ell r epresented Kirribilli, while C. Duffield, V. Rubensohn and H . Salier spok e for Normanhurst. The debate was even closer than the Softball match, and Mrs. Trainor, the adjudicator, h eld us all in su sp ense until the very last moment; the r esult: a victory to Kirribilli, the Government t eam , by 5 points. This debate was not only for enjoyment but it h elped us greatly in om· stud y of "Macbeth" for the Leaving.

We would like to thank Mothe r Superior, M.M. Angela, M.M. Veronica, M. Miriam and all who helped to make this day such a success.

3.

K. RYAN and C. SLATTERY (Fifth Year) Kirribilli.

Form V at Normanhurst had some interesting debates with teams from boys' colleges : Two J esuit colleges (S t. Aloysius', Milson's Point, and St. Ignatius, G.P.S., Riverview ) and Oakhill College (de la Salle, Castle Hill ) . The girls won the first two, by 15 and 9 points respectively; but lost to Oakhill b y one point. The topics were " In Wuthering H eights the forces of good do not adequately balance the forces of evil", "Discontent is necessary for progress", "l\'Iacbeth is not a true tragic hero".

Normanhurst teams were drawn from the following debaters: Clara Duffi eld, Ann Martin, H elen Salier, Vicki Rubensohn, F elicity Leeder.

PUBLIC SPEAKING In the r ecent contest arranged by the St. Joan

Alliance in Sydney, a student from Sacre Coeur, Rose Bay, came first , A. M. Scarff, of Kirribilli, second, Neroli Giblin, of Normanhurst , third. Ann Maureen's subject was "Anti-Semitism"; Neroli'il " The Spirit of Our Age : Conformism " . This contest is for girls attending Catholic Secondary Schools in N.S.W.

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FROM PAST TO PRESENT Loreto, Claremont's n ew building, whose con­

struction began n early a year and a half ago , has almost r eached completion. Although the period of construction seem s long, the demolition of the old building, formerly the Osborne Hotel , must be taken into account. The only architec turally valuable r elic of the old Hotel da ys, is an arch in the garden n ear the Chapel. The formerl y b eautiful expanse of gardens has been converted to t ennis courts, and an oval as playing fi elds for the pupils. The oldest standing building, which was never part of the hotel, is now the main dormitory block, which has been part of our surroundings for fifty years.

Of the new wing, yet to b e co mpleted , is the Domestic Science Room. ' Vhen establish ed , this block should be a truly valuable asset to the school. At the front entrance of the n ew building, the drive sweep s past a statue of St. Michael, curving to the front verandah which sh elter s the two front R eception Rooms from any excecsive h eat. Charm­ingly furnished with well-kept suites and with delightful prints of Old Master s,_ both the larger and smaller rooms are pleasing to even the most critical eye. The first floor consists of other rooms, devoted to the use of the nuns, but a section which is of great interes t to the pupils is the Biology room and the new Library.

To date, boarders' sisters have been r egarded amongst themselves as unavoidable burdens to be borne with as much patience as possible. Now they are considered as gif ts to be treasured , for they provide the k eys to the n ew "sister bed-rooms". These rooms, containing two beds of divan type, a wardrobe, two bedside tables and chairs in attractive design, are th e coveted possession of nearly every girl with a sister. The floor of each room is attrac­tively finished with pastel-shaded Vinyl tiles, and all rooms overlook the beautiful expanee of the Swan River.

C. WHITE (Junior Public) Claremont.

FRIDAY NIGHTS: DANCING CLASS "What shall I wear?" The u sual midday chorus

begins on Friday followed by a general stampede for the iron. The queue is long and the more meticulous are urged on by the impati ent. At five o'clock all are dressed for Study; but the usual garb, the pinafore, reveals not the unusual dress.

Tea, which normally occupies a full half hour, is a rapid process, as all are anxious to r each the dormitory and add the "final touches". "Has anyone a pin?" "Does this look all right? " are but a few of the many queries which circulate the atmosphere. But why this unusual fuss over dressing every Friday afternoon? The reason is that the Loreto Young Ladies are being taught the art of Dancing with the St. Louis' Young Gentlemen.

At last the music b egins and the mad scramble commences after the Teacher 's gentle command,

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"Tak e your partner s, boys". Imm ediately the girls are confron ted hy a grey mass of humanity surging across the floor in an effort to reach their "young lady" . Often no word is spoken because the grey form has beckoned from the depths of the moving mass.

The evening is u sually an enjoyable one, but there is a united groan at " The Pride of Erin," while the "Cha-Cha" is enthusiastically ch eered. Occasion­ally one is asked to dance by an unfortunate boy who seems all feet, and it is rarel y that white shoes escape the night without blemish. Towards the end of the evening, when everything has livened up, we are r ewarded with the "Boston Two Step," a general favourite. This is often the concludin g dance.

M. WATKINS (Junior Public) Claremont.

(See Names Page 24)

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LORETO

Top Left: BOYS BACK RO,¥: M. Collins, J. Burz::tcott, A. Campana, L. Cook, R. Castel lani. MIDDL E ROW: P . Bulle r , B. Eckel, N. Harman, J. Calla han, P. Campana. P. Ga llagh e r. FRON1' RO"W: A. Spencer, P . Harty, J. Betros, P. Campana, E. Cincotta, ·w. Daly, M. Collett. ABSENT: W . Grubits.

Top Right: PREFECTS BACK ROW: J. Holloway, P. McDonald, C. Callahan, A. Emery. FRONT ROW: K. Smerdon, B. Porter (Head), M. Duffy.

Bottom: FORM I BACK ROW: M. Lorensini, J. Burge, A. Madde n , S. Wood, C. L eyden, D . Sablich, S. Cook, Y. van d e r Heyden, M. Micich ,

D. Anwyl. MIDDLE HOW: C. M aguire, J . Butle r , C. Majer, M. Cali stro, J. Newbould, S. Drew, S. Martin, H. Veeken, l!:. Gr igg, M. Bowd,

M. Burns. FRONT ROW : M. Thorpe, M. Harwood. C. O'Toole, E. Gordon, E. Prendergast, E. Naus, M. Rya n, S. Gurrie, M. Burzacott,

J. Stringe rs, R. Mason, H. Hayes. ABSENT: R. Koopman.

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LORETO

Top: GRADES IV, V, VI BACK RO-\¥: (Le ft to Right): C. Stabeusz, F . Manolopoulos, S. Ca mpana, G. B one , S. Vita li , M. Muir, E . Tyrrell, B. Ross,

G. Prunty, Y. Haintz. J. Moss. M IDDLE RO-IV (Le ft to Right): D. Gava n, M. Skinner, G . Campana, A. Carlil e , J. Curr ie, B. Callahan, A. Meade, R. Ca ll aha n ,

M. Ryan, P. K earney, M. Ca mpa na. FRONT RO\V (J.,e ft to Right) : L . Rosse r, C. C ol!e tt, l~ . Coxall , J. Gallaghe r , A. Eckel. M. Iafrate, .J. Bell, A. Sutherland, M.

Gallagher , A. Papps, K. Rosser, N . Fi s h e r, J. Burch .

Bottom: JUNIOR SCHOOL GIRLS (BACK ROW) : M . P runty, J. Armstrong, B. H a r ty, L. Z illes, E. Curri e, C. Dura nt, K. Fi s h e r , A. M . ?.fall e t t, B.

Arms trong, G. R espinni , J . W ickha m. MIDDLE ROW: S . M eade , K . Collett, D. Gallaghe r, P. Down ey, N . Coxall , R. C incotta, C . CampRna, J. Birch, C . Papps, C.

Schepis, M. E ckel, D. Rosser . FRONT ROW : J. Gallagh e r, V . Butle r , M . Z ill es, '!' . Fle tc h e r , K . Daly, J. Rosser , P. Gal!agher, P . Luljo hn , T. Dura nt .

ABSENT : M . H ab icht , S . Stabe usz, K. Smart.

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LORETO

This Australia

This picture hardly conveys the delicacy of the pencil drawing by the great Australian artist, Lionel Lindsay'. He drew it forty years ago and the original (7 x 9 ins.) is in our possession. The sketch shows a corner of the home of the Mann family, at Mt. Wilson, in the Blue

Mountains. Descendants at Normanhurst are the Burfitts and McNamaras.

OUT-BACK (1) THE MAILMAN!

O ur mailman, Skeeta, is a very simple, inconspic­uous, unreliable, fascinating "no-hoper" ! He has run our contract for som e eighteen trying years. In that time his few and far b etween cu stomer s have suffered more anxie ty, grey hairs and ulcers than the biggest drought could ever bring! N ever in the history of his "services" has Skeeta been punctual or efficient. The mail bags are commonly mixed or lost. The ways of hi s ca r efree nature give his eight customers on the two hundred and fifty mile round­trip a ver y livel y time. W e are afraid to "sack" him as we might not find anyone el se willing to under­take such a lonely run.

Many catastrophes have resulted from Skeeta's sheer carelessness: Ladies' hats, chickens, p erishables, and indeed anything not made of cast iron has been a victim . Butter may turn to oil, chickens die from thirst or suffocation, it never worries our famous mailman. Things may be crucial but Skeeta still confronts u s with his perpetual cheesy grin.

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H e believes singing drives awa y all cares; his one and only tune " Down in the Caribbean" has been really p er secuted. I am sure its original composer would sue him if they could ever h ear him.

One need not be a p sychoanalyst to fathom his mind. H e is a man very d evoted to his one and only true fri end - "grog". In fa ct I would not b e far wrong in saying that h e lives for this. His r eluctance to leave the " Big-smoke" is explained b y thi s " hobby". P erhaps Sk eeta 's greatest crime was putting out a fire which had broken out in his truck , with rnm eone's Christmas drinks ! H e must have b een very desp erate !

To look upon this man is no great pleasure. Hi s diet of coffee, chocolate biscuits, ever y known brand of alcohol, has r endered him (rnmewhat ) under­developed. A mop of unruly r ed hair crowns greasy, well worn clothes, devoid of all buttons or fa st­enings. In fact his whole frail form seem s to shake when his feet are used as props.

H e is a t ypical Australian bushman (Oh! No! -Editor) - a product of an old mining town. He has n ever b een known to be wrong with his weather forecasts. The weather bureau is put to shame by his very accurate predictions. H e claims that the clouds and the "willy winds" are his guides in this field. Rain may be forecast to fall in six week s' time - it always does ! When it does rain it rains a deluge, so this is Skeeta's chance for a well deserved " holiday," as h e call s it.

Whenever I set sight on the pitiful sight who hangs around the kitch en yarning to the cook until smoko-time - then declares he must b e off or h e will miss that m ail train, I r ealize that he is an essential part of the scen ery.

M. BARKER (Sub-Senior Class) Brisbane.

( 2 ) THE HEAD STOCKMAN:

With the praise " Good work, mate !" b estowed on him, Frank, the h ead-stockman, propped his horse and with a smile that seemed to stretch from ear to ear, turned his horrn and ambled slowly towards the camp. After dismounting h e wearily stumbled on to his swag and fell asleep, never r ealizing that I was viewing him cau tiously but curiously.

His face was covered in sweat and grime; the wide flaring nose, common to all aborigines, seemed in an awkward position. His brow was furrowed as if someone or something was puzzling him in his sleep; the je t black hair was powder ed with the stock yard dust. The stockman's rough, stained clothes had been blacken ed b y the saddle and faded by the sun.

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LORETO

THE ADELAIDE FESTIVAL OF ARTS The Adelaide Festival of Art , 1964, was the best

of the three Festivals. It leaves memories of won­derful Symphony Orchestras of S.A. and of Sydney; Festival Choirs. Operas, Troilus and Cressida, Macbeth, Carmen; ballet; the Play of Daniel; King H enry V played in a tent; Folk Art; Jazz; Dancers from the Philippines; Art Exhibitions and - well, we must stop somewhei·e.

Our first outing was to view the Shakespearean Exhibition at the Adelaide Public Library and, afte1· tearing ourselves away from this, off we went to Art shows - The Gallery fit·st - there were nine exhibitions there, some traditional, many modern. Some of the life-like portraits amazed us; some of the modern art puzzled u s. We were intrigued by the works of such painters as Arthur Boyd and many of those in the James Michener collection from U.S.A.

An interesting interlude : On the way home, just as we left the Gallery, everal fortunate girls m et the Bayanihan dancers and found their charms captiv­ating. They also found that most of the dancers were Catholic, attending a Catholic university. We secured autograph s but, unfortunately, we were unable to see their performances.

Of the Art Exhibitions in the leading city stores the favourites were th e Art of Russell Drysdale :H John Martin's and the Children ' exhibition there. The wo1·k from Korea was marvellous. At Cox-Foys we saw an exhibition of Australian Art. P erhaps the highlight of th e festival was Flower Day, Beautiful arrangem ents cover ed large areas of W est and N. Terraces and Victoria Square.

On Flower Day also, Mother M. Sylvester's long and tedious arrangements to convey half the school to the Tent Theatre to see King H enry V were put into effect and proved to he flawless.

We r eturned home safely after balancing on circus seats several feet above solid earth, in rather uncom­fortahle temperatures, but we were all full of

An hour later as I h eap ed food on to the men·s plates, and as I handed a plate to Frank, I noticed that his face was marked with deeply etched lines. These lines were made by the smile h e foreve r had ~n his fac~ . With the li ght dancin g across his leatures, hi s finely cut white teeth sparkled and shone in the darkness. But as h e walked unsteadil y away in hi s high-heeled riding boots, I stole a smile for h e was extrem ely bow-legged !

In the morning, I drove to the stock yards to watch th e men drafting out the "cleanskins"; When I arrived th e busin ess was in full swing. Now and then, the faint sound of one of the m en cursin g echoed above th e wails and bellowings of the

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praise of John Bell and the r est of the cas t. Cath­erine - "Kate" - was lovely.

All who attended the Symphony Youth Concert were well entertained, esp ecially by Robert Help­mann's miming of P eter and the Wolf. Other outings included the beautiful Gold and Glass Exhibition at the David Jones' Gallery; Objects Rare and Beau­tiful, an exhibition arranged by the Adelaide Society of Collectors, at the Myer Emporium Gallery; for the younger sec tions of the school there were Shadow Plays presented by the Melbourne Teachers' College Puppet Guild. Enthusiastic reports of Condon's Jazz Band and the Water Skiiers at the Festival Fair fla shed round the school. John Shaw's sore throat provided an interesting diversion. Only those with parents-on-the-spot could remain with memories and dreams of B enjamin Britten's War Requiem; Troilus and Cress id a, Macbeth, Carmen; The Play of Daniel and the haunting music of all the symphony orchestras. We all have memories of Adelaide by day and by night when " Light's City" became a city of light. We are particularly proud of the fact that the Third Adelaide Festival of Arts was the occasion of the first major exhibition honouring Shakespeare on the four hundredth anniversary of his birth. It was the first time that the four Folios have been di splayed together in Australia. Of the even rarer Quartos, none have ever been seen in Au stralia b efore.

All the girls were most grateful to the nuns for the wonderful efforts made to allow us to enjoy this Third F estival of Arts.

A. McANANEY (Honours) Marryatville.

P.S. (from an adult ) :-It is a wonderful occasion. Three weeks for which

p eople save for months. It takes a very long purse to enable people to enjoy all the drama and opera. Prices are ver y high, because so many artists come from overseas. Even th e city has a new face, espec­ially at night when coloured fountains arc risin g from the Torren s.

imprisoned cattle. Then I saw Frank wheeling his horse after a runaway steer; his style of riding was most impressive, for h e rod e with the easy swing of one accustomed to many haril h ours in the addle. The horse seem ed to under~ tan d him ; it

seem ed to know that the man riding him was boss. The other m en ran to his call, and command, anil as h e sat astride a tall grey, hi black face was grim and commanding.

L. MAGOFFIN (Sub-Senior) Brisbane.

[Margaret and Lorena live on cattle stations just south of the Gulf of Carpentaria, 1300 miles north­west of Brisbane. - Eili torJ.

LORETO

Top Left: FORM II Fl10NT ROW (Left to Right): S. Fyfie ld , M . Coffey, M . C r ooks, G. Compton. SECOND ROW": L. Bigos, J. Mi ll e r, D. Galway, C. Moon ey, A. Sutton. THCRD ROW: M. J·ones, H. Fi len, G. Smith, T. B e nnett, A. Kempton, H . deWyse. C. Muldoon, A. Quirk.

Top Right: PREFECTS (MATRIC.) Left to Right : P. Bourke (Head Prefect), M. Guthridge, M . T exler, M. Sheehan, C. Widecki.

Bottom: FORMS IV AND V Left to Right: C. Campbell , H. Coffey, M. Bourke , Y. G r eed, P. Knowles, R. Morri ssey, M. Pluckhahm, G. Sheehan, P. Edge­

cumbe, P. Pye, R. Oug h , C. Walsh.

SITTING: M . McNamara, N. Troe, P. G uthridge, S. Crowe, E. O' Connor.

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Top: FORM I FIRST R OW (Le ft to Right): G. J e nnings, J. \.Valsh, E. Saliga ri , E. W a ls h , M . 'l'aylor, L . Sa ltmarsh , H . G u thridge. SECOND ROW: T. Caffr ey, G. Atchiso n , J . Nash, P . Parkes , M. Purcell . THIRD ROW": S. Neeson, P. Yates, A. Quigley, C. G r ey, G . Nash. BACK ROW: H . B a rry, G. Mill e r , R . Condon, D. Shurdington, A . Green, R . Lovell. ABSENT : M. Cordy, A . Hallam .

Bottom: FORM Ill L E FT TO RIGHT: J . Co ndon , S. Stuc hbury, S. Freem an, J . O'Connor , G . Price, V . Freder ick s, L . Deane, M. McGuiness, V.

Minogue, J. Barry, P . Wilson, K . Galway, D. Colli e, M . Mc Donn ell , M . Ste wa rt, J . Fyfteld, M. Baker, J. Kirwan. SITTING : B. Walsh , A. Knowles, M . Kinna ne, E. Quig! ey.

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Top: GRADES IV, V AND VI FRONT R OW' (L eft l o Rig ht): M. O"Neil , M . Borowicki , A. Quigley, M. A. O' B ri e n , IC Beasley, S . And r e , L . Bacon-Hall ,

C. Fred e ri c k s. SECOND R OW: S . \ Vaish , H. P:ck , E . Andre, K . F il e n , S. White. THI.RD ROvV: G. P urce ll , J . Patte rson , J. Neeson, J . Stewar t, A . Oakley, M . W a llace, R . P a tte rso n , G. Bourke .

Bottom: PREPS. LEFT T O R IG HT : D. P alte r son . E. McE ache rn, V. W a llace , A. Kuhlm a n n, J . B e ll , M. Condo n, S . M cG h ee, F. Co utti c, M. Baxt e r,

A. P ri ce, K. P ick , J . Bu rrel l, D. J e nnings, S. Parkes.

LORETO CONVENT, PORTLAND, VICTORIA

T1>p: FORM III (See Photos Page 17) BACK RO\ V: J . Shanley, M. F ran klin, J. Byrne, C. Prunty, M . Marnica, C . H ay, C . T wo m ey, R . Hu n t , B. Mad d e n , B . Har t, M.

Martin. MIDDLE RO',V: N. Oloughlin , G . Clegg, D . Gordon, E. A rm s trong, J . C lear y, P. O'Brie n , C . Morri so n, J. Arthur , J . K e nnedy, J.

Cox a ll , M . P igo tt, P. R ya n. FRONT R OvV : J. Quish , T. Naus , C . Sme rdon, E. Condo n, K. "\Vhite, D . McD e rmo tt, T . B<'ckers, A . Philips, P. McCa rte n , M.

Pywell , S. Munday, P . Nestor , A . P i t m an. ABSENT : M. Collin s.

Centre: FORM II BACK RO\ V: J·. O'Co nno r , l. G ulbi s, S . Casey, P. MIDDLE ROW: A . T a gliabue, J. Ki e r ce, R. Kydd ,

Osborne.

McDo na ld, B. O'Lo ughlin , S . H avens, A. Volders, L. D av is, D. Q uayle. C. D ean, M. H oward , L . Naj im , C. C umm111 s, M. Stahl, S . Haintz, D. K elly, J .

FRONT ROW : G . Downes, P. Franklin, D. J e ff rey, J . Taylor, J. Strybosch, J . Cook.

S. Daniel s, H. van Oir schot, A . B urke, S. Hyn es, P . Becke r s, C . Richa rds ,

ABSEJNT: M . Goodwin , J . F a rrell. Bottom: FORM IV

BACK ROW: A . Emery , A . P r e ndergast, H . Wozniak.

C. Callahan, K . L o re n s ini , P. M cD o na ld, C. J a m es, G. Muir, J. Lync h, D. Quayle,

MIDDLE ROW: M. P ru nty, N . Cam pana, E. C ha m, B . Quick . M . Bowd, FRON'!' ROW: C . Birch , M . Duffy, M . Ma h er, T . Corbett, M . T ooh ey,

M . Hainlz, M . McKinnon, K . Smerdon .

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P. Cook , J . Holl owa~· . N. le llu s h 1ch , R. Ca:a by, R . Me r!Jn o. D. While, B. Porter , M . T a r py, C. W a rd, P . Edwards,

LORETO

Interestin g P eople INDIAN VISITORS

1. ARCHBISHOP RAYMOND

It was our privilege at Normanhurst one evening in June to have a vi sit from the illustrious Indian prelate, Archbishop Raymond, on his way back to India after speaking several times at the Ecumenical Mission in Melbourne, to which h e had been specially invited. You are not in his presence more than a few minutes when you realize that he is destined to play a great part in the growing concord between Catholics and Prote tauts, wherever h e find s himself. There is a warmth and spontaneity in his personality which is very attractive. Add to this the whole culture of a cosmopolitan education with a most impressive bearing and English delivery, and you have an Archbishop devoted to the Church, using his many and varied gifts to draw p eople to God . W e noted al so his delightful sense of humour, expre ing itself m a r eady rmile or boyish grimace.

H e spoke t o the nuns (professed and novices) in the R eception room ; and , late r, to the boarders in their stud y. To th e nuns b e began by sp eaking with enthusiasm of th eir Foundress, Mary Ward, a h e is a close fri end of the I.B.V.M. nuns in Baval'ia, and ha5 sta yed as a guest at Augsburg and Altoetting. H e said h e had h eld in his hand some of h e t· le tte rs, even r eading one or two. Written as they were in such stress, ,..,e could picture them dash ed off to h e t· spiritual dau ghter who must have joyfull y deciphered those missives, a jumble of Engli sh , German and Italian . H e was greatly im­pressed by the Painted life at Au gsburg.

But, of course, th e Archbishop ' mind was on the Ecum enical Council in Rome whither h e goes again thi s year - probably alread y in sess ion as you r ead your magazine. H e spoke of the Council with hope and enthusiasm; and we felt as h e talked the great importance of n ew me thod in missionary countrie . H e stressed that the desirable thing is unity not uni/ ormity. There must be unity of belief, of the Holy Mass and the Sacraments, and of submission to the Holy See. But, of uniformity, there should be no thought. Sp eaking a a descendant of lndiam, h e prai sed their music, literature, dancing and genera l pattern of culture. Missionari es must be able to present Chri stian truth, u sing the art and customs still loved by Hindus and Moslems. As an example, h e pointed out that they have age-old gestures t o express reverence, joy, mournin g. The W estern missionaries must not impose the customs and gestures of the W est.

ote: :Mrs. Arch er , mother of H elen , Catherine, Ann and Margaret, arran ged the visit of Archbishop Raymond , who knows in India, Father Summerton , S.J ., Mrs. Arch er 's brother.

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2. MONSIGNOR ERIC BARBER

W e had often h eard of Monsignor Barber, V.G., of Calcutta , as we have corresponded for so1ne years with his sist er , Mother M. Michael , I.B .V.M., sta t­ioned at Loreto Hou e, Calcutta. (See p age 61) . H e came to u s so full of friendline~s and ch a rm ; one feels a n ew surge of hope when one m eets t h e Indian hi erarch y. Mgr. Barber is young and v ital with a good sense of humour. H e brou ght a parcel of Indian artefacts : sari s, lace work, leather purses, ivory ornaments and other things - all a present from his sist er to u s for our mission fete . It was obvious that h e was delighted with our pleasure and appreciation.

After chatting with som e of the nuns, h e spoke to the Community (profes ed and novices) and the boarder s in the hall. Fr. D ynon , S.J. , wh o was h is comp anion , ably supported him on the stage, h elping him with que tions towards the end of his talk. He sp ok e chiefly about the Loreto Missions in India, taking us through their ch equered history since they first went to Calcutta in 1843 when they spent the first few days at Government House, wh e re they were the guests of the Governor-General - British India in those days .

Nowadays Loreto in India enjoys the good-will of the Hindu Indian Government in the same measure as they were appreciatc rl by th e British in the old days. \Ve were particularly anxiou to h ear abo ut the work at Loreto House, where there is a Univer sity College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta. This is the fi eld where Mgr. Barber'~

sister is doing such good work: an Indian am on g Indians. Sh e was educated chiefl y in E u rop e, and is able to bring the h est of the W es t b ack to h er own country.

Both of the Indian V1s1tors we h ad were struck by the need Australian children have of st rong religious and moral principles. They are much m ore exposed to evil influences than young people in India, where the immoral and coarse film s shown in evet·y Australian city would not he allowed by law. \Ve felt this as a stron g evid ence that wes tern cultme is d ying, and its place will be taken by th e culture of India and other Eastern countries.

Mgr. Barber had a last word later in the evening with the novices assembled in the R eception room . Hi r emarks on their vocation and t heir great privilege as young m embers of the I.B.V.M. touched them profoundly.

LORETO

GROUP-CAPTAIN CHESHIRE

I. A special friend of the Group-Captain's told u s

last year of his approaching visit. This friend, who is also a friend of ours, deeerves more than a passing mention; sh e is Mrs. McLeod, who was living in Sydney until a few months ago when her husbanfl ("in oil" as they say) was transferred to Singapore. Since m ee ting the Group-Captain several years ago, both Mr. and Mrs. McLeod have been devoted friends of this great man. Wherever they find themselves, Mre. McLeod works for the Cheshire Homes which are doing good work in nearly ever y country in the world. She obtained for us the privilege of a visit from the Group-Captain during his few days in Sydn ey.

Though he spoke for less than a quarter of an hour in the school hall to th e nuns and pupils, h e inspired ever yone with a desire to h elp in the special work h e outlined for u s. It was a home for retarded children in India - of all the world's poor children, the most des titute. The abandoned and destitute cry out from every corner of the world to the great h eart of Cheshire and his wife (known as Sue R yder, now in Poland). His life is well-known, we hope, to most of our readers. We recommend with enthusiasm the one written by Andrew Boyle under the title "No Passing Glory".

Cheshire himself is modest about his work which is und enominational, though h e himself is a fervent Catholic, having received and embraced the gift of the faith a year or so after he had dedicated himself to the noble work of providing homes for abandoned and incurabl e cases of ilJness. In these homes, the patients are encouraged to look after themselves with the h elp of a few voluntary workers. With him on the day h e visited us was Barbara Coleman, who has given up two years of h er young life to working for these homes in India. W e learnt a good dea1 about this by watching a film which was lent to u s.

Group-Captain spoke wi th grea t appreciation of

the h elp and encouragement h e received from Loreto in India. W e had often h eard about him

from Mother M. Antoinette Hughes, sh e h erself

almost a legend in Darjeeling. A long time and a far

cry from the days when she was a little Loreto pupil in Ballarat, Australia. It did us all good to

hear the Group-Captain speak of her wonderful

apostolate in India.

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* G r o u p Captain

Cheshire, as he sat chatting one evening in th·e home of Mr. and Mrs. McLeod, at Epping (Sydney).

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B efore his talk was ove r to th e girls at Norman­hurst, they had promised to adopt a girl in his Home for Retarded Children at Dehra Dun in India. Thirty pounds a year wiJl feed and clothe h er; and our pupils gladly took on the r esponsibility. Cheshire stressed how welcome to them would be th e p ersonal touch of photographs and Emall gifts or occasional parcels of cloth es.

After a qui ck cup of coffee in the parlour, Group­Captain Ch eshire left to give a talk to the boys at Knox College, Miss Coleman driving the car. W e can well believe that they, too, su ccumbed to his charming personality and undertook some small burden for his homes.

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B. (Normanhurst) .

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•••• ::_!!!I A girl in a Cheshire home for retarded children, India. The pupils at Loreto, Normanhurst, have

"adopted" her, both financially and spiritually.

LORETO

2.

Recently, h ere at J\'Iary's Mount, w e were honoured by a vsit from one of the most brilliant and gallant m en living today, Group-Captain Leonard Cheshire, V.C. In anticipating this visit, we looked back on the story of his part in the war, his conversion to the Catholic Faith, and the wonderful work h e has done since th en , for the physically handicapped.

Captain Chechire has been described as one of "th e mo5t colourful and vivid personalities of today" and as "a brilliant man with an ice-cold brain and nerve". These things we did not find hard to believe, watching him tha1 morning while h e was saying a few words to u s. And with his quiet smile and p erfect manner s, we could under stand how such a man could give up so much and devote himself to the sick and disabl ed.

To him, his real life started after the end of the war. True, b efore August, 1945, h e had gained fame as an Air Ace, surviving one h u ndred bombing raids over enem y lands, winning the Victoria Cross; but it was not until that fateful day in Au gust, when h e witnessed the explosion of the first atom bomb over Nagasaki and the dreadful deaths of forty thousand p eople, caused by that one bomb, that h e began to realize what was happenin g to the world b y war.

From the air, at that moment, Cheshire suddenly sen sed the futility and cruelty of these deat11s which were so unnecessary. H e realised that there must be be tter things to do with one's life than to cause destruction. H e felt the immediate n eed for h is aid amongst the survivors who would b e blind and disabled for th e r est of their lives.

Since then h e has become a Catholic and perhaps characteristic of this former Air Ace, is his answer to one of the arguments against his joining the Ca tholic Church: " If you becom e a Ca tholic you 'Jl never be allowed to think for yourself again. You'll have your thinking done for you" . the answer, "When I wanted to b ecome a pilot, I had to l earn the laws of flight and obey them. It was precisely through training and obedience, that I won the freedom of the skies. How else then , shall I win the freedom of Heaven? " Now h e has cr eated many homes for the chronically sick and the aged, and orphans. When in 1953, h e himself was afflicted with tuberculosis, h e carried on his work by means of recordings, and from the first moment of con­valescence, has been visi tin g his homes. He has a great interest in the patients individually, even while he travels throughout the world appealing for h elp in his work, now as a crusader of peace.

B. HAYDEN (Matriculation) Mary's Mount.

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DOCTOR THOMAS DOOLEY If we were to discu5s great m en , Dr. Thomas A.

Dooley would undoubtedly come into our li st. Dr. Dooley was born in St. Louis, Missouri. H e was edu­cated at the University of Not re Dame and the Sorbonne in Paris. H e r eceived his m edical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1953, and served a military internship at the United States Naval Hospital , Camp P endleton , California. Some time later, h e was sent to Japan, and from h ere h e w ent straight to lndo-China.

Dr. Doo!ey was only twenty-seven years old when h e was suddenl y ordered to lndo-China, just after th e fall of Dien Bien Phu. He contributed to the building of refugee camps, for thousands of escapees seeking passage to freedom, in totally Communist­controlled North Vietnam. Through his own ingen­uity and that of his shipmates and with touching humour, Doctor Dooley managed to feed, clothe ancl treat orphans of the eight-year war.

When h e arrived at first, it was his job to conquer the langua ge barri er that existed between these p eople and himself, and the hatred that also existed. Every day for Doctor Dooley was a long and hard one. H e woke at five in the morning and got into on his Navy hat sh owed the r efugees who passed uniform shirt with the sleeves cut off. Th e symbol on his Navy hat showed the refugees who passed through his h ands, his auth ority as well as hi s fri end­ship. Doctor Dooley wanted these refugees to know that what h e was doing for them was b e ing done through th e gencrocity and love of the Amer ican people. His day was sp ent in carin g for his refugees, with small breaks for breakfast, lunch and dinncL Nearl y ever y night his sleep was interrupted by a call , to say that one of his refugees n eeded his imm ediate attention. He went - no matter where. However, the drain on his energies never really bothered him. He himself said: " I was young, haJ a sound constitution and was a sound sl eep er."

We can see Doctor Dooley's earnestness in his wo rk [rom his idea of " love, understanding and helpful­n ess". In finding his own "channel of service", in endeavouring to ext end to oth ers love, understanding and h elpfulness, Doctor Dooley became "beloved of a whole nation", as the President of Vietnam put it; and the r e fu gees whom Doctor Dooley succeeded in sendin g to a new life in America, have n ever for­gotten his work, nor have his people of Laos.

Although Doctor Thomas Dooley is now dead, his name and the m emory of his excellent work of Christian Charity lives on. Tom Dooley h imself felt that what he was doing was not enough - " Try as I would not to le t the sorrow and savagery bother me, the goad of conscience drove m e to do n1ore and more, the ctabs of guilt reminded me that I could not do enough ."

This was the gen erou s life of Doctor Dooley and the wonderful memory we h ave of him today.

H. VANDERKLEY, (Matriculation) Ma:ry's Mount.

LORETO

STUDENTS FROM ST. MARY'S HALL GO TO INDIA

We congratulate St. Mary's Hall (Melbourne University) on the lustre r ecently sh ed on the Hall by three of its students : Helen O'Brien , Judy Moore and Cath y Serpless. Along with eighteen other s from the Melbourne Univer sity, they were chosen b y the University to study conditions in India during the long vacation, with a view to a be tter understandin g of the social problem s of that country. The girls travelled widely, li ved with Indian famili es, and ended b y spendin g three week s in a l ep er settle­m ent consistin g of mo[tly " burnt-out" cases . They took most inter esting slides which they showed in the Common Room after their r e turn. They were law students (4th Year). Nine ty in all went from Australia.

A lette r to one of their fellow-students now in the Loreto novitiate in Sydney r eads in part as follows :

" .. . Then off to Calcutta. Not a bad place. For your benefit I will tell you we visited Loreto House. Met the Australian nuns and Mother Superior. Liked them very much. One of the Australian nuns, who took m e out to E ntally, wish ed to be r em ember ed to you. It was the nun who visited your school and told you all about India. Entally : 165 children and one nun in one dormitory! You will certainly have your work cut out for you .

Benares and the Ganges : the burning of d ead bodies, t emples, bell s, gods, incen se, chanting - i n some ways another world. A fa scinating place. I loved Lucknow. As for the n ew city of Chandarigh, with its modern architec ture, it is striking, even daring, thanks to Corbusier. We did not go further north than this ; but far away in the back ground we could see Simla. We moved on to Delhi and to our leper colony, nine miles out.

Living and working with the l ep er s for three weeks was the most humbling experience I have evet· had. Alm at the colony, more than anywhere else, I found out what wer e the things that r eally mattered, and what other, seemingly, basic n ecess i­ties wer e really trivialities . It took a few one-time beggars to teach m e this. A Univer sity course certainly had not l ed me in this direction.

We saw a lot of suffering. For example, a woman used to carry h er husband to the clinic ever y day. Sh e was thin and wore only a cotton sari at a time when Delhi was exp eriencing its coldest winte r with temperature below freezing point - and sh e was probably suffering from T .B. The husband had leprosy - one of his legs was ampu­tated, the other crippled, and h e was covered with sores. In the colony this couple was not exceptional. I could quote many more examples of suffering and touching sacrifice.

T h e p eople lived on 28 rupees a month! That is nearly impossible, even in India. Yet one lep er insisted on our taking breakfast with him. We sat on the mud floor in his ver y small thatched roof hut

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"Judy is cooking som ething."

and had rice cakes and Ma dras curry. This food was not p articulady palatabl e, but yo u just had to eat it. It would have killed him had we r e fused it.

Our living conditions were the sa me. ' Ve lived in a rough Hindu temple in the colony. It h ad a mud floor and a thatch ed roof th a t was fallin g to bits -you could see th e s tat"s throu gh it. The walls of the hut wer e made of wood planks; but the gaps between the planks wer e imm ense. Part of the inside walls were lined with flattened cardboard milk cartons - " donations from the p eople of Am erica ". No such things as doors - just bags. So we slept in sleeping bags on Indian rope beds - and froze. I have n ever been so cold. The local dogs and chooks, plus odd rats, u sed to sleep in the t emple also.

Our work at the colony was to construct a store out of bricks and mud, and build a few roads. It was really hard work. W e even used to work an hour and a half before breakfast at 8.15 a.m. Yet this wasn 't the only or even the primary aim of our camp. Our main aim was to h elp these p eople gain som e of their own self-resp ect. R em ember, lep er s are r egarded as outcasts, and. Hindu belief is that l eprosy is a punishment from the gods. W e tried to show these p eople that at least someone cared about them , and we wer e also in contact with

(Continued F oot of Next P age )

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A GREAT MAN OF OUR TIME Dr. Jam es Turpin i s one of the people in the

worJd today who have dedicated their lives to better­ing the welfare of humanity. Up until 1960, Dr. Turpin had a prosp erous practice in Kentucky in the United States. And yet h e has given up all of this to h elp the Chinese refugees in Hong Kong. It is easy to write of such a sacrifice, and think little more of it. Our interest h er e at Mary's Mount was first aroused last year, when we rnw some slides shown by Mr. Burke, of the Chamber of Commerce, when he returned from Hong Kong. As well as hearing Dr. Turpin on the tape-recorder, we aho raw him at work in the crowded areas of Hong Kong. This year our interest was renewed with the arrival of Dr. Turpin in Ballarat. Despite all we see and h ear of the conditions in this remnant of China, it is so very hard for us, living in the luxury that Australia provides for us, to imagine fully the absolute squalor and backwardness of Hong Kong in some areas. One observer writes of it: "It is indiscribahle ! That humans can and do live in such a crowded warren of filth, dampness and degra­dation is beyond my wildest imagination."

Dr. Turpin 's sacrifice was shared by his wife, Martha, and their three children. The doctor has realised that every human being has the right to live, hut for thousands of these r efugees, prospect s for such a chance are very dim. He i s aiming to give them this chance - just to survive !

But just how has Doctor Turpin gone about such a grand task as thi s? Realizing that h e was the only doctor among thousands, he has set up clinics. He is a man of tremendous enthusiasm and energy and so it did not take him long to enlist the aid of sponsors, both financially and as a moral support. The Australian Chamber of Commerce has offered to do thi s, and are doing a splendid job in bringing to th e average Australian an idea of the work being done by Dr. Turpin. Being a very good business man, it was not long b efor e Dr. Turpin had several clinics in operation and at present he has a boat clinic which helps to serve the thousands of r efugees living on small sampans in the Bay of Hong Kong; a newly-opened J ordan Valley Clinic among the cliff sh elters; the " Rocks" clinic built right in the squalor of the worst sec tion of Hong Kong, and another clinic in the "Walled City of Kowloon" . These clinics are staffed by doctors, nunes, dentists, phar­macists and other assistants from all over the world. They, like Dr. Turpin , have given up comfortable

surrounding villages so we were able to get the people there interested in the lepers. Our work r eceived a lot of Indian publicity, because we were the first group of volunteers ever to live with the lepers.

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lives, to help relieve the plight of these refugees; offering a cheerful smile and a word of encourage­m ent when they themselves feel that they could shed an anguished silent tear at the pitiful sights in front of them - babies are brought in to them with malformed limbs because of lack of nutrition! These people may work in the clinic for anything up to fourteen hours a day; however, when they do stop, there is little respite, for all round them they have smells, sights and sounds that have been rnbstituted for their ordinary comforts of life in America or Australia.

One might now be prompted to ask - just what is Dr. Turpin made of, that h e is able to put up a fighting battle against such tremendous odds? Firstly, he is a Christian, and he has studied for the Methodist ministry. He has given his life to the obervance of the first rule of Christianity - Love Thy Neighbour. Not only has h e done this, but he has brought many other people to the realization that in Hong Kong lies an opportunity for Christian charity. Dr. Turpin has an amiable personality and a great sense of humour. On the recent visit to Ballarat, he insisted on sitting on the rocking horse in the children's ward at St. John of God Hospital, and after doing so, said he wanted to procure one for the children in Hong Kong. In another incident, he wanted to ride on a Ballarat tram and so he left the official car he was travelling in and ~o arrived unobtrusively at a civic reception travelling by tram!

His complete unselfishness could also be seen in his Australian tour, for in the three weeks he was touring, his itinerary wa& such that he was making public appearances for sixteen hours a day, but never once did h e complain of being tired. As he says: "One by one, patients are treated, session by session, clinic by clinic, groups of clinics by groups of clinics - and so it builds up, and service to humanity 1s the best work of life, and the whole thing does niake, so that my "Operation Concern" is important to me, to you, to the Chinese and to the world"! -and as well, it is an inspiration to the youth of today: to follow in some small way, if not in a great one, the example of such men as Dr. Turpin and the late Dr. Tom Dooley.

M. KENNEDY (Matriculation) Mary's Mount.

That leper colony had a trem endous effect on us. When we left they gave u s some sweets (the most expensive things they could buy) and all assembled at the gates to wave u s good-bye. As we walked away (four of u s) none of u s spoke ....

FORM IV

BACK RO"W: S . Conoll y, M. Gearin , M. L. Hugo, .J. Sch wager , M . A . Dynon, J . ·w es to n , M . L e wi s , S. R e ppun, S . Daly, L. H edge r .

THIRD ROW: M. H an­nan, P . H ora n, G. E,,~ _ ingto n, J. Burfitl, B. H opkins, P . G ibbons, K. Faga n , N . G ib lin , l\f. Spie rs , V. Cahill.

SECOND ROW : M . T ut­ti! , M. Isaac, J·. Kn ight , E . T aylor, J . I saac, A . Gardn er , M. Hogers, A. S inc la ir, J . Anuiga.

FHONT HO"W : C. New­ton, J. White, P. G ib­son, H. Hurns, N. R yan, M. McQucllin, P. Hur­ley.

AHSl!:NT: S. L e m on , G. K earney, S. McCloske y, J.. von T akach .

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FORM V BACK HOW: J. B urke , P .

T ooh ey, H. Bu r fitt, K . R obinso n, J . N ixon, K. C u mmins, G. Coola ha n, S. O'H yan , A. Ma rtin , J. Me rke l.

THIRD HO'~' : M. L a fa r e, J . T eak le , A. Sta ff', J. Dow ling. J·. Green , F. Ne\vnh a rn , S . L o ne ra gan , E. W h ite , V. Rube nsohn, H. Sali e r, K . Brad y.

SECOND ROW: A . Hurley, J. Sc hwager, K . Mc­Nam a ra , S. Ogle, l. Stal­ley, C. Duffie ld , C. Gea­rin , J·. F re uden st e in, K . McKen z ie, A. Powell , C. R och e .

FRONT ROW : S. T h omas , P. Py nn , J . Dwye r, F. L eede r , H . Young, G . R yan, L . K evin, M . K earns.

FORM III BACK ROW: A. W a ns ­

ley, M . Wh itta k e r, C. I ly ine, F . Bock, D. M c­M illa n, C . Forgham, . Ga mble, S. Brady, E . C ha n in , C . Hogan, L . K earney.

THIRD ROW: IC R ear ­don , S. King, C. Nixon, P . Lone ragan, M. Tay­lor , C. H opk in s , D . M a rhe ine, S. Ca hi ll. S . Gowa n s , A. D ignam.

SECOND ROW: P . H owe, K . P e rrin , L . Sax ton, P. Mitc h e ll, B. K o bel­z ik, B . K e nnedy-Green , J . Longstaff, S . Mason, C. H a n s be rry, K . W il ­liams, P . Falk , J . Lukin.

FRONT ROW: D . d 'Apice , H. L eahey, J. G . F a g­an, M . M a kin son , J. Boyl e, R . Rob in son , S . H ean ey, C. Sm ith, M. Borg e r, M . Lammey.

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BACK ROW: P. Pynn, S. Ogle, C. Gear in, S. Loneragan. M IDDLE ROW: H. Burfitt, A . Mar ti n. C. Duffield , J . N ixon, K. C u mmins, S. T homas. FRONT ROW: J. Freudenste in, J. Green .

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GRADE III l3ack R o w : J . J oyce. M . Lums­d e n , B . Han ley, J . G ill, J . Go uld . C. Cook, M. G ib lin, G. Ru be nsohn , J . Steph e n , M . Mur­p h y, G . Cot te r , J . Beato n , L . .Ro b ­e r tso n .

Fro n t R ow: J . G il­li s. P . D uesbury . D. M o nagh a n , M . A rc h e r. S. ·1 ic kup , C . R ic h ardso n , S . S l at t e r y , M . Whi te, F. Hughes, P . Tu lill.

Kindergarten and First Class

Back: S G ra y, C. Mu la ll y, .J. H op ­k in s, K . G ibso n , C. Ste pU1 e n , A . M .

K e nay. 4t h R o w: M. B eatti e,

R. Newto n , K. G il ­lesp ie, B . M cEl­hone, J". Beam ai:i , C. F ur lo ng, J . Bed fo rd.

3rd R ow : J. Cor ­d o •1Y. M . K irk , R . Bella n t o, A . J ohn­so n , V . ' Valkc r. P. R a w-ard , R . S c hilt.

2nd Row: A . Barne­vel t, S. Connoll y, J . Byr o n , A . De Petra , J . Sulliva n , J. ' V a l s h , M . Whi le , A . And­e rson .

1st R ow : C. B a rke r , D . Spees, M . B urc h , T . Hug h es.

Absen t: K. L yon, S . K en n e d y, K . M a n ze, D. B lo m ­fi e ld, A . D a v ies.

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GRADE II Front R o w : M . A .

M ean ey, I~. "\V il ­li a m s, E. M cQue l ­lin, K . B lo m fi e ld.

2nd R o w: L . K e nay, G . Flood, W . Ste p h e n , A. F ind ­la y.

3rd Row: J. Bu rfi tt­W i I I i a m s, H . Hugh es. J. P a r ­son s, E . R a war d , A . D e loh e r y .

4th R o w : P. K e n­ne d y, S. J ngleson. M. M a ddock s Coh ­e n, M . Ga llagh e r , G . G ill is .

5 th R o w : J . Gibl in , J . Gray, H . H op ­k ins , P. N e wto n , S. R ice.

S tanding : P. Spees. Absent: V . L a m o n d ,

M . B urns, R . Ga l ­limo r e .

LORETO

Holiday THE IDEAL HOLIDAY

My Chris tmas holidays were sp ent at Bright and Australian Alps. Bright is a village in the north-east section of Victoria, but it i s progressing rapidly b ecause it i s a great touri st a ttraction in all season s. Bright is mrrounded b y the pic turesque mountains such as Buffalo, Buller , Bogong and Hotham. The population of Bright is approximatel y five hundred .

When Winter appears, tourist s from all over Vic­toria and New South Wales come to its ski r esorts in the mountains. The colour of the trees and flower s in Autumn and the scen er y on the moun­tains are a great inspiration to the artist. Summer draws touri s ts to their many camping grounds which are always full to· capacity and all summer sports are available to everyone. Bright and its mountains are the scene of the Kiewa h ydro-electricity sch em e and tobacco farms which provide this product to the states.

My brother and I stayed with our relations in Bright and were taken to see many of the beauty spots around Bright. W e even went as far as Albury to see the Hume Reservoir. We had been in Bright about four days when we we re told we were going to Mt. Buffalo the followin g day. We arose early the n ex t da y to prepare for our trip and we set off determined to make a full da y of it. It is sixteen miles to the top of M t. Buffalo and it seem ed to go · far too quickly, for I was taking in the scen er y spellbound .

Mt. Buffalo i s an ideal place for a holiday . Its three storey chale t is equipped with ever y facility such as a large swim.ming pool, t enni s courts, croquet and bowling l awns and the popular skiing and skating in winter. There are also many indoor sports; ther efore your tim es are n eve r dull. W e went to the various lookouts and observed the panorama, noticing Bright n estled in the valley between the mountains. There was som ething we hadn 't seen which was THE HORN, whi ch is the highest p eak of the mountain , 6,650 ft. , and it form s the hump which gives its name to the mountain. W e had to climb one quarter of a mile to the very top and on the way we noticed a plaque on which was insc ribed the names of two well-known explorer s, Hume and Hovell, who discovered and named the mountain. The strenuous climb was well worth while for the sight we beheld was breath-taking. Mountains could b e seen for miles around and they were clothed in a blue haze which I cannot find words to d escribe . W e engraved our names on the stone provided and departed reluctantly, for it was getting late. W e went back to the chale t, then started our journey back to Bright.

C. CALLAHAN (Form IV)

Loreto Convent, Ballarat.

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WEST TO EAST Melbourne! Sydney! Magical names of citi es

on the East ern side of Australia! Magical indeed, and r emote, to \Vest Australians who nurse the hope of one day seeing for them selves the " big cities" of the Eastern States. My great exp ectations were fulfill ed in August, 1963, whe n I had the privilege and p leasure of atte llding th e Seminar h eld at Normanhurst for senior Loreto students from Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

What will they b e like? I a ::k ed m yself over and over b efore I left. What will the Loreto Convents b e like over ther e ? What will the Loreto girls b e like? Like ours ? Like u s? Surely not; How could those girls, u sed to everything big city life has to offer, its sophistication, its hustle and bustle, its imper sonal air. How could those girls have ever exp erienced the calm ser enity, the feelin g of security and fellowship that t ypifies our Loreto Convents h er e in W estern Australia? Thi s I was 10

find out.

In the very short sta y I had in Melbourne, I, with two of m y fri ends, was fortunate enough to visi t the magnificent Mandeville Hal]. While we were b eing shown over thi s trul y el egant school , I h ad a comfortable feelin g that I had been there b efor e . It could not have b een the m ellow buildings ; they wer e quite n ew to m e. P erhaps it was the fact t h at our guide was Mother Emilian, once Mistress of Schools h er e at " Osborne", now Mother Superior of Toorak. But rathe r I feel it was due to the unac­countable air, the '.'Loreto Atmospher e" that sh owefl itself h er e, that made u s feel so much at h om e.

The n ex t afternoon , after a night long journey, we arrived at Loreto, Norrnanhurst, and, more than a littl e tired and confused , we we re r eceived most kindly by the nuns and som e of the girl c. Ri ght from the start we were made feel at h om e, so ill

home in fact that it felt just as if we were being r eceived into th e parlour we knew so we11 h ere at " Osborne". And the girls them selves were n ot Ro differ ent. They wer e, I think, more so phi sticated; but n ever-the-l ess, they bore th e unmi stakable mark of "Loreto girls" and were spontaneoudy fri endly to ever yone.

And, as the da ys of the Seminar passed happ ily on, and we mixed more and more with these girl s from Normanhurst, Kirribilli and of Brisbane, and in turn discu ssed the problem s of youth tod ay a t great length , and enjoyed with them the many enter­tainments, so kindly provided for u s by the nuns, I r ealized one thing clearly. It is this: Though th e appearance of the school may differ from convent to convent, from State to State, yet the spirit and atmosphere of fellowship is, and will be, the same, wher ever there is a Lore to.

S. GALLAGHER (Leaving) "Osborne," Claremont.

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THE MURCHISON RIVER On Saturday morning, the second day of our May

Holidays, our family started on a long journey to th e Murchison River. On the way we passed through m any small towns which appeared to b e populated b y as many aborigines as white people. Even though it was early in the year we noticed quite a few wild flower s blooming on the wayside. One of the most inter esting features of the trip was the s.and p lain area which was about eighty miles from the Murchison distri c t. The vegetation of these sand plains, which extended for miles, consisted of low shrubs n o higher than three fee t.

After a journey of eleven hours we arrived at our co ttage which is situated at the mouth of the Murchison. The following day we made a tour of the area. FirEt of all we drove to Menara Lookout whe re we had a breathtaking view of the coastline, t h e r iver and the surrounding plains. From h er e we went along the coastal road to R ed Bluff, which i~ made up of an enormous collection of weather-beaten red boulder s banked up on the coastline. This si te i s made more impressive b y the presence of a l ar ge sphinx-like hill of limestone protruding a bove it. M any of the boulder s wer e composed of two di stinct l ayers of r ed and white rock. Later in th e afternoon we watch ed the c ra yfishing boats bein g skilfully navigated through the treach erous r eefs at the mouth of the river . The boats have to sail in a weavin g fa shion in order t o avoid the r eefs and cannot come straight through the mouth. Some of th e boa ts were bringing in many Spanish mack er el as well as crayfish.

We h ad a wonderful fortnight's holiday and visited m any more inter esting sites.

C. AHERN (Third Year) · Nedlands.

A FILM During the holidays I went to see the film,

"Lawrence of Arab ia" . This is the best film I have ever seen in m y life. The scen ery showed the beautiful yet cruel d eserts of Arabia . Lawrence was a British soldier working in Arabia, and at that time all the tribes of Arabia had a great hatred of each other ; thus the progress of the country was being stopped. Lawrence managed to unite all t he t r i bes and they fought as one to drive out the T u rk s who had occupied s.ome of their country. However , Lawrence found that being a l eader of all the tribes was too much to handle so h e was transferred back t o England, wher e some months l ater, h e died .

The main point that was brought out in the film was the gr eat thirst of the desert ; just miles and miles of treach erous sand.

As I was walking out of the theatre, dazed by th e spectacle I had just encounter ed, I found it hard to believe that this story was true and that it actually happened, and I knew that I was ver y luck y to see such a magnificent film.

M. r.. MILLER (Third Year) Nedlands.

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THE KWINANA OIL REFINERY The most inter esting event of m y Christmas

vacation was a vis.it to Kwinana R efiner y. My friend and I and the B .P . public r elations officer arrived at the r efiner y at approxima tely 10.30 a.m., and after acquiring a pass, entered the r e finer y through the gu arded gates.

When I enter ed the gates the first thin g that caught m y eye :was a large notice board, showin g the number of accidents in the r efine ry's s.hort history of eight years. The number was considerably lo~ as the r efiner y employs over nine hundred, which includes two qualified nursing sister s in attendance all the time.

The r efiner y at Kwinana , spread over an area of nine hundred and fifty acr es, was first started in 1955. Cockburn Sound was select ed because the large bay i s protected and it n eed ed no dredgin g except one channel through the protectin g sandbank. The high load-bearing capacity of the soil supports the weights of h eavy storage tanks and the steel tower s, of the r efining plant without exp en sive foundations.

Another advantage of the plant is th e plentiful supply of sea water for cooling the oil while it is being r efin ed . All this was explained Lo u s in a large l ecture room in a buildin g n ear the entrance.

A fter a short break for mornin g t ea we wer e driven over the r efiner y. The places of inter est we s.aw included the iron and concr e te j etty to accom­modate three t anker s, the steam gen erating plant, the crude distillation unit, the ca talytic r eform er , and over fifty storage t anks. Most of these tanks have ordinary fixed roofs, but a good man y have floating roofs so that gas will not form between the l evel of the liquid and the roof, as this could lea d to an explosion. The r efiner y is comp letely rigged up with fire ex tinguish er s and even has its own fire station with four en gines.

R. NICHOLAS (Third Year) Nedlands.

FROM PYRAMID TO SKYSCRAPER When you hear of Egypt you think only of dead

Pharaohs, p yramids and deser t. The past is part of Egypt, but only part. Cairo is a mixture of old and new - the modern buildings-to-b e, with m en anrl women digging the foundations with hand spades, while other s carry away the soil in straw ba:k ets, contrasting with the r ed houses, all eyways and baz­aars ; and the wealthy Arab in modern European clothing, walking side b y side with the ordinary man of the street , in his pic turesque galabeas. The wealthy people have European-style flats, rising up to several storeys. Educated Egy ptians live in simple flats or small homes. The poor in hovels.

To the tourist, t h e dress of the p eople presents an unusual picture. The wealthier and educated p eople wear European clothing, while the mass of the population wear their own unique clothing. The m en u sually wear long galabeas of cotton, with a turban. The materials are usually white or striped, and for

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spec ial occasions d1in y s iJk 1nate rial s. Most m en possess a pair o f old-fashion ed E uropea n-st y le trouse rs, as well. Little ho ys dress in e ithe r galabeas, o r wh at loob like stripe <l co tton pyjamas. Wome n and girl s u sualJ y wear shape less dresses, o fte n in black. :Howeve r, th e ~' ou11g g irl s who work as nan­ni es, or in d e partm e nt stor('s, dress in fa shionable E uro pea n cJothes on th (' ir <l ays o ff. With th e ir h a ir e laborately d o n(' , and th e ir m ake-up o n, th ey loo k al111ost like an o rdinary Weste rn gi rl.

Th e peo ple the m sel ves arc fa sc inating. T h ey arc hi ghl y excitable ; fighting and ri o ting in th e s treets a r(' co mm o n cv('nts. \V he n an gry th ey £c ream antl hu r l in sult s at o ne a nothe r, the n start hittin g. Th ey ca n anno y yo u imme nsel y; and in the nex t mome nt <l o so me thing gen erous, which makes yo u feel that the Moslc ms ca n be m ore Christian than som e of the C hri s ti ans, whose wealth co ntras ts with the ir poverty.

S. ATKINS (Sub Leav ing) Claremont.

SAILING Sailing o riginall y was no t me rel y a sport as it i ~

tod ay but a necessary lll ('a ns of transportati on of both goorl s and passenge rs. Yf't even now sa iling pre­sents all t he thrill o f c hallf'nge and adve nture as it did in the hq;( i11nin g. In te rest [ think, is inc reas ing, co ns id e rin g 1l1t• worlrl-wirl e enthusiasm shown whe n Gre tf' I compc tf' (l with We th e rl y.

I ~ upposc th e urnin rf'a >' o n wh y I take an ac tive interest in sailing is becau se ] ha ve nauti cal hro thns anrl wc li ve at Port V incent. Ther e are, as I presum e yo u kno w, nian y ty pes o f yac hts, ranging from moth ~, ead .. ts, gwe ns, catarnlf'rans, li ght a nd

h eavy we ight sh arpies, five-o-fives, to sloops. These ai-e all various shapes, s izes, colours a n rl va rni sh es and ar e made in most of the capital c iti es of A ustralia, a nd as yet, few places e lse.

Th e ri gg ing o f a yacht i s no t o ne of the most pleasant ta sk s - lo drag th e boat to the wate r's edge, rai se the mas t, adjust the sa il , untangle all th e lines that one was loo lazy to fix wh en unriggin g previousl y, then to hauJ it into th e wa te r. Even boarding th e yacht is som e what preca ri ous if one is no t used to it. On top of thi s the re is always the unce rtainty of the first small ta c to kavc the shore .

Slowly th e vessel ga ins sp eerl , g li d in g smoothl y ove t· th ~ swells a nd soon th e sh o re is a faint blu r in the di stance. In a race, man y Lacs ha vf' to he made, huoys rounded and rules ab ided hy, whic h makes sailing a rathe r compli cated affair. Y et undoubtedly the re is a g reat thrill in us ing all poss.ible sail , lnaking the most o f the wind and striving lo outwit the othe r compe tito rs.

Neve rtheless, the re is much more to thi s sport that t he actual act of sailing. Meeti ng peo pl e with the same interes ts and e nte rta ining th e man y gues ts who sail ac ross the G ulf o n the 5-hour cours1• to par­ticipate in the Easte r Yac htin g Regat :a, and watc hin g the covete d trophi es b ein g presente d to the skill ed sa ilors arc all pat·t of t.hc spor t. The n ya rds o f n ylon, th e tocst ra ps, tra1wzes, till e rs, jih-lines, rudrl er s and spinacas arc pack e d awa y ins ide the yachts until th e nex t season, when th f' same sailors with a few raw rec ruits "Brave the seas aµ;ain".

P . MAHAR (Honours) Marryatv ill e.

Top: FORM II (See Photo 'Page 31) BACK l{\ ) \ \r ( l ,dt lo Hig llt ): .ll. ll;irling, (" . ~lc l nn es . S. H '. i g ht , C. Schad el , C. Hoa rtlm a n , .J . S t e p h e n so n, C . Bro\\'n. :11. :IL Coll<·I".

A. l\'L 0· 11 1·i " " · .I. \\"ll i l< ' , :11. v\Tal nfonl , .I . C ull en , C' . F aga n. SECON D HAt'K 1{0\V: S. Fre udl•11st 0 in, <:. B e rri1nan , K . l-:l u11 c yman, A. S l ave nhagl' n, ~I . <'1·ump l on, C. Clull0rbuck 1 ('. Farka~h.

S. Jfa 1Ti 11 g lon. I J. Coopl' 1·, T . Bre nnan , I '. f'nndu i t , H. "[.;Odg", A. 1\[ulhea rn . SECON D F'H\)~'I ' 11U\\": ~ I. :lk(;u 11i g <1I , ~ I. () "llonn e ll, A . K ea ting, A . Cra \\' f o rd , M. Go r m<111 , .I. Salte •", ('. A. ~ l alou f. ~l. Hl"'.lanto,

.J. .J ohn son , l\ I. P y11 n , J{ . l\li t c h c ll , S. Hird , J. Arthur. FRONT H OW: S . A . (' o l lo1·;i 11 , :I I . A. Hu rfil t , S. O ' J<ef"fe , A. Arc h e r , I' . Kit ~he n , 1 1. l'owc ll , :11. Sa lte r. C. D e lil sc n, L. l (al s t on.

lW. S t1>n ern an, 8. i\'l astp 1 ·~o n . Al3S lc:-.I T : D. von T a l<:H'h.

Top: FORM I (BLUE) (See Photos Page 32) B .A C "I-.:. J{() \\': 1\. Hng·e r :-~ 1111 , S. S i m p so n , ( '. \Vi l l i a m ~. M . l {oC'11f o nl , P. Tay lo r , C. ~1.a h e r, .I. <..'ah i!I , A. :\L F o x , 8. \ V\ •:-i tu11. rrH:I RI) l{(r\\l : C. Bull , A. Smy the, A. A r m s lrong, J . . Dul y, .]. Carr igan , l(. l-l e lhy , J(. B n-td:• .. VI. B;1rry . S. He t1rd1111 . ('. K t:>a r11 py, SE CON D H (J \·V : l '. <:a:J im o r 1., K . (' 11 11 n:1gh:in , S. J{ ya 11 , B . .\ l u rph y, C. H ic hardso 11 , C. f;n rm an. A. ( ' u l h l'an, F . t: e a 1·in , .I . \ Vilki11sun. F RON"I' H O \\ ': S . ::ii r:111 1;, I ). i\ I onney, 8. ::-\ t> w ln 1rn . J . J-loope r , t ' . H _o ll i ngdale , N. D wyer . AB S l•:N T : .I . l1 ·vin, L . H E· tlmond.

Bottom : FORM I (GOLD) BACK H O W : :\1. :'\<wglllon , I ). Sl 11<1rl, ·1,,. S mith, .I . F';11Te '. I. V . C l u tte rlrn c k , K . Coo k . IC 0\'e n s, C'. ll o ll ingdale, C. l ln 1·IH·1·, .J.

i{oge i·s, A . C::imhl t.:· . THIHD H U \ \ ": I '. J lern o 11 . J . :1111l<-<1h Y, P . l\ l u lon ey, E . U a l y, C. Mar t in. P . 1-l o88 ick, P . Sha n non , M. "IVa l Kh, A . Burn 8 .. \ I. l 'ar"<1ns. SECON I) 1{0 \V : I '. \\ ' h e<·lt·1·, \" . Ul<1Khee 11 , A . Slune, ('. \\"eK t h otr, M. H a ll et, C. Gould , l\1. Ca mp l)ell, L . l {ub i n8on, l' .. \k t :on igal,

C. K n agg.< . . I . Hrn tl .". FH.ON'l ' H. O \V: .J. i\J nrti m c' 1·. I ._ \.Y-illi am s, L . Connor. P. F a lk , P. 'K earn s, M. Bath u rst.

Bottom: GRADE IV (Se·e Photos Page 33) BACl ( n.U \V : f\'." . Slia 11n u 11, -1'. Sleph l·n :-;e n , l\1. T. Cl •Ok , A. R a l s lun, R . s~·h:t d e l. V. ('ot t e r. L . ( :ihhons, K . i\ l c L :1<'hlan, D.

\ V os t o ff , ( '. ( : ra y. l\1lDDLlD RO \V : l\1 . A . Bea. m a11 , II . ('lt1tte 1·1tuc k . .("\ . i{a\\'ard. B. _Fi11dla y , 1\1. C<1ok , \ r . fra il, .P . ll u lling-Ua l e, l\l. Cuss, .J .. \l ortl ey,

C . K ell s. FRON T H O IV : K . Hive . H. BurliLl- " ' ill ia m s. K . C:ihson, L. l c u rlo n g . E:. H urch, E . Hurn s, H . Stone.

Centre: GRADE V BACIC H. O \.V : n . J lol li11gd :1 le, 1\ 1. i\ TTIH.· I', C' .• l <d1n su n. T . Hrow·n, P. Condu i t , 1\'L J) u csl1111·y . THlRD R O \ \T: \". Woods, A . l); g·nam , P . l( ul1c rt s, .VL Specs. S . S t eph e n , L . M a rh e i n e. SECOND HOW : S . (";d1il l. ~I. A. 1-''..,ud, .\ l. l ( u ssel l. ~l. l )ig- n a 111 , .I. M onaghan , S. d e Ce rbo. FRONT R O W : I•' . l '~a ree, I ~. Fa i rl ie , F' . (;ibso n , \'. Lum scl e 11, C. M cQue lli n. M. B ull .

Top: GRADE VI BACK ROW : c , Ston l", ,I. l l0 l:n11 t o, .J. D <· l o lw r y, ~I. H eal y . M . M i tch e l l , B . C oss, S. du B o isee. 'I'HIRD ROW : A . l\1. Stuart, I{. So lomon, J . F a irli e, J . Corkill, J . Co llins, J . Ru b e n soh n , J . Higney, J. Hi l l. I•". Carol<rn. SECOND RO W : ,11 . llnrri so n .. I . H am m , B . Zi e hlke, J . Owens, .r . Owe n s, A . M . Elliott, M . Ru ssell , C. K <-a ling. FRONT RO-VV: .] . H al l, A . J'y 1111 , U. 1Jrukh a 1·z 1 .I . -Love, C. New to n , S . Saxton, l{ . Boy le, R . Garry .

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MAY MUSIC CAMP, 1964 Six girls from Mary's Mount were among the

ninet y-three young musicians from all over Victoria, who attended the third annual May Music Camp, h eld at Melbourne Grammar School.

The camp, which began on bhe 18th May and ended on Friday, 22nd , went from 9 a.m . until t p .m . ever y day. On the first day everyone assembled in the Memorial Hall and we were given our places, in which ever orch estra we had been graded. The re were two orch es tras, a senior and a junior. As well as b eing given our places we were told all the " do's" and " don't s" !

Next came tutorials with a tutor who was an experienced musician from the Conservato.rium. These tutorials h elped u s to learn the pieces which we were going to play at the concert on Friday night. All the instruments were taken in separate groups during these periods, which lasted until 10.30. Morning tea break followed.

I am sure that at 11 o'clock, on the first day, for those who had n ever played in a proper orch estra before, a surprise awaited them, when the whole orch es tra combined for the first time ! It was a ple asant shock to m e, anyway. It seem ed so differ ent from playing in our own school orch estra , of thirty m embers, which consists mainly of strings. The woodwind and the hrass instruments made every­thing sound so good!

W e r eh earsed the three pieces that Mr. Stuart Wilkie our conductor, had chosen for u s to learn during the week. They were "11 R e Pastore" Over­ture by Mozart; " Minuet" from E Flat Symphony, also by Mozart, and " Three Melodies" by Handel. Then at half-past twelve, we stopped for lunch - this gave u s time to m eet the other campers, compare notes with other Mary's "Mounters". The boys played football, girls, less energetie, sat and watch ed, and talked.

At two o'clock , we r eturned to rehearse, again with the whole orches tra. This ended at four o 'clock u sually.

To you it may seem a long boring day, but sur­prisingly enough, it went so quickly, and before you knew it, the week was over. The concert, which was attended by a large crowd on the Friday night, certainly showed what the two orch estras had done in the one week and the fruits of an enjoyable five hours' practice a day !

M. HOLMES (Leaving) Mary's Mount.

This year I was playing the 'cello in the Senior Orch estra at the May Camp. Our conductor was J olm Glickman, a well-known musician and examiner. Ther e were violinist s, 'cellist s, trumpet er s, flautists ; and ever y instrument in the plural , clarinets, trom­bones, obeos, double basses, tympani, and a lone bassoon. The leader of the Senior 01·ches tra was

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The week was highlighted with a p erformance by the two orch estras in the school Memorial Ha11 on May 22nd. W e played Prelude and Fugue in D Minor by Handel , arranged b y Kindler; Symphony No. 104 in D Major b y Haydn ; and March e by Glazounow.

Even though most of us looked like jazz devotees, we all hope to go to the Summer January Camp at Frencham in Sydney, and enjoy another week of music.

E. BRIODY (Intermediate) Mary's Mount.

KIRRIBILLI MUSICAL EVENING On th e first Monday night in May, at 8 p.m.,

Loreto, Kirribi1li, put on their Musical Evening to raise money for the new school building. This was a combined effort by teacher s and pupils, and was t elevised on c1osed circuit T.V. Palings also lent their valuable B echst ein grand piano for the concert.

The evening b egan with a p erformance h y the school orch estra, conducted by M.M. Vianney. The orch estra has improved trem endously.

\Ve then enjoyed some folk songs by 6th class, ac­companied by M. de Lourdes on the guitar. She was enthusiastically supported by the pupils and greatly appreciated hy the audience.

Ther e were several piano and violin solos by pupils of th e school, and they wer e beautifully played.

Form I entertained us with lively Round singing conducted b y Margaret Ash er . They sang a German song, " The Cock is Dead", and two French songs. Margaret Ash er alw sang for us the delightful " Ships of Arcady". Sh e is one of the school's music t eacher s.

The seventh item of the programme was given by the Senior Choir, a voluntary group from the Senior School. The songs were " Maria Ward" (French T ext b y Eliane de Crozet , Fifth Year ), "Ma Curly H eaded Baby" and one French folk song. These were accompanied by C. Dyason and conducted by M.M. Vianney.

A quartette then played the Londonderry Air, the violins being played by M. 'L Gonzaga and M.M. Ignatius, the ce1lo by M. Ash er and the piano by M.M. Vianney.

The next item was the "Panis Angelicus" sung by the Boarder s' Choir, assisted by three music teach er s. This was a beautiful r endition of the h ymn.

Two violin solos wer e then played by M.M. Ignatius and M.M. Louis Gonzaga. They were " Souvenir" by D1·dla and "En Bateau" by Debussy, r espectively.

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The final item and the highli ght of the evening was the first movement of Greig's piano concerto, played by M.M. Vianney and Eunice Gardner, a guest artist and well-known pianist. M.M. Vianney played superbly and it was truly an experience for all. The audience was delighted when M.M. Vianney played an encore - " Claire de Lune" by Debussy. Mother Vianney is a graduate of the Paris Con­;;ervalorium. She was educated at Mary's Mount, Balla rat.

The evening was a great su ccess, both musically and financially. The parents and friends in the audience were greatly moved by the gifted playing of the nuns - it all came as such a surprise.

A. BUCKINGHAM, J. TAIT (Leaving Class) Kirribilli.

RUBENSTEIN RELAXES When the great pianist, Artu r Rubenstein, was

visiting Sydney in June on a sch edule of recitals, h e stayed at the Chevron Hotel. It happened to be the very week that the B eatles had descended on the city; they were staying at the Sh eraton opposite the Chevron, and on the first evening (Ruben st ein 's first, al so ) the street was fill ed with screaming adolescents. Where could the Rubensteins sp end the evening in a stran ge city. Some kind friend must have directed them in a taxi to Neutral Bay where the Music Hall is providing light programmes of acting and singing - a11 in good taste. Luckily for their p eace of mind no one but the manager knew that Artur Rubenstein was in th e audience - in fact h e sat beside the manager.

At the piano officiated the chief m ember of the cast, the gifted and versatile pianist , a past pupil of Loreto, Kirribilli, Bernadette Alam. Now, Bernadette can play just anything - clas ical music (which sh e loves) or old-time m elodies. Sh e can play them straight-out or wrapped up in a few chords - sh e is a pure genius at improvising, and the Music Hall quite literally dep ends on h er. More and more it is becoming a r estful centre where people of all ages like to r elax - see the r evues, have a m eal and list en to the music and song.

On the night Ruben stein called, Miss Alam, in her best vein, was dressing up the old time music hall favourite : "You Called me Baby Doll a Year Ago". Rubenstein was sitting back singing it with delight. Afterwards h e sent a m essage to the cast, thanking them for an entertaining show, and partic­ular congratulations to the pianist on her " r caJly fa scinating score". Con gratulations, Miss Alam!

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THE FOURTH AND FIFTH YEAR BUS TOUR

In the last May holidays, a hard y band of young pioneer s from Fourth and Fifth Year set off on a bus tour to the wilderness of the Inland. Actually they went down the coast as far as Bega, inland as far as Lee ton, and back by Cowra and Bathurst. The thirty-three school girl were accompanied on their excursion b y Mi ss Greenfield, Biology and Geography t each er, who bore with patience all their little upsets aud alarms. H ere, for those interested, is the itinerary :

Thursday, '.th Ma_r : Departed from school at 8.00 a.m. in pourmg ram for Wollongong. 10.30 a.m. Insp ected Elec trolytic Smeltin g Works, which were noisy but interestin g. 2.30 p .m. Inspect ed B ellambi Coal Co. , which was noisy, ex trem el y dirty, but also inter esting. Spent night in Wollongong.

Friday, 8th May : 10.30 a.m. Inspec ted John Lysaght's plant, equipped with bright yellow helmci-s - students, that is, not Lysaght's. - and feeling very important. 2.15 p.m. Inspec ted Au stralian Iron & Steel. Left Wollongong impressed b y atmosphere of terrific power and industry. Sta yed night at owra.

Sa turday, 9th May: Left Nowra and travelled down coast. Cam e to Jervis Bay (very beautiful ) and made a quick tour in the bus of the Naval Station. Had a picnic lunch in a little fishin g town and stayed the night at Mornya ( the livelies t night of the trip ).

Sunday, 10th May: Via Cooma to Tumut.

Monday, 11th May: Left Tumut for Leeton, where inspected Rice Growers' Co-opera ti ve Mills .. 3.00 p .m. Inspected Leeton Co-op. Cannery, but unfortunatel y only beans were bein g canned. However, all were issued with small tins of p ear necta1:.

Tuesday, 12th May : Departed from Leeton and insp ec ted the Fish eries R esearch Station at Narran­dera, where countless stuffed, pickled and dissected fi sh wer e gazed at. P artook of lunch a t \Vest Wyalong and sta yed the night in Cowra.

Wednesday, 13th May : Left Cowra to ins,pect W yangala Dam on the Lachlan River, and had lunch at Bathurst. Travelled on and had dinner in Katoomba. Travelled on once more and arrived in Sydney, singing all the way ( to the _ amazement of the citizens). 9.00 p.m. W ere restored to fond parents.

' Vith this brief account of the tour, I leave you, and it remains only to thank Miss Greenfield for h er forbearance and to leave it to your imaginations to conjecture all the more exciting detail s which pruden ce bids m e to refrain from wdtin g h ere.

C. DEAKIN (Fifth Year) Kirribilli.

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Top : FORM IV (GOLD) BACK ROvV (Lef t t o Right): P . M cN e vin , R. R ape r, G. So roszcz uk, E. Souilla c, M. O'Bri e n, E. Wood, P. Peacock. SECOND ROW : C. Ogilvy, M. Broga n, K. H og a n, M. H a ll , M. M. Flynn, M . Hardiman , P. Colvin , R H oran. FRONT RO\V: L. Maloney, C . Gregg, c . H olm es, G. Roberts , S. Em er son , A. Riddington, V. R oss i, C. Dusseldorp, A. McHugh.

Bottom: FORM IV (BLUE) BACK ROW: I-I. La Fontaine, A. F ay, J . Maclean, C. Pre nde rga st, M. H e nnessy, T. O'Re i!ly, M . Wals h , K. Skelton, B. Brown. SECOND HOW: G. Stirli ng, H . Sidawa y, M. Acton , J . Sha nnon, C. Harris, C. H olm , C . Dawson , K . S he il, F. S ive rto n, M. A.

K enne dy. FHONT ROvV: M. Salte ri , J . Hartiga n, S. Smith, H. Cashmore, D. vVa ll , P. Chaplin , K . Farrar, K . McDonagh, E. Slocum.

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Top: FORM III (GOLD ) BACK ROW: R . Oxe nh a m , J. Schne ide 1-. F. R ue be n, A . D eaki n . G . Fowell . 'l'HIRD RO\\T: C . B urke, C. K e n nedy, H. Slatte r y . E . Palotas, K. A. Powe r , J . Park e r, K. Nagy, E:. B tll'k c, lW. L. P e le tt ie r . SECOND R O"\V: M . Dugga n , S. Ba t e , M. M essara, S. Co rr igan , S. O'Grady, L. R e illy, R Corr igan, M . P res ton. FRONT RO.W : M. Cayley, M . Burke . A. M acn a ught, K. G ill esp ie, C. R oss i, V. :Hoga n , S. Matthe ws, A. T re w eek, J". T ih a n y i.

Bottom : FORM III (BLUE) BACK ROW: J. D e lfs, C . M cCabe, C. D es m a r c h e li e r , G. Mi ll e r, S. Bellmaine, C . ·w ood, M. Egan . THIRD RO"\V: P. Brain , A. P un ch, A. Mos ty n, C . C heste r , A. Molony , G. Ryan, K . Lim e ri c k . SECOND R O"\V: C. Byr o m , \T . R e nn ix, S. Fahy, C . Ryan, J. Milne. H . Shel ton, M . Don n e ll y, M . Hug h es. FRONT ROW: R. Papall o, C. H awkins, C. M cCa ff'e r y, S. Ingli s, M. D ic k, S . M cCormi ck , R. J ohnson , C. Butle r , F. A. M cNH.m a ra. ABSENT: M. Quin .

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Top: FORM II (GOLD) FOURTH ROvV (Left t o Right) : M. Hunt, L. Sta nto n, A. W a ls h, D. M ora th , H . A c ton, C. Ogilvy, L. L a m c rand , C. Hayes. THIRD HOW: M . B ras8 il , K. E!lio tt. C. J ohn s, P . Phillips, M. Charod y, S . Fitzpa tri ck , C. Buwalda, K . de V a nharasz . SECOND ROW: K. Kidd , J. Ri ckard , M. B rown, E. Novacek, A. Prude n, F. McCaffe r y, A. Messar a, M . Sne ll. FRONT ROW : M. Eva n s, D. Vande rvae re, C . \>,Tilli s, S . O'Brien. C. Parme nti e r , S. Gold s ton, M. Arm strong, P. Brown, D . Short.

Bottom: FORM II (BLUE) FOURTH ROW (Left t o Right): E. J urena k , S. Nowland, D. Shelton , C. Cantarella, C. L ong, V. Dobinson, G. Burn s, P.

Sida\va y. T H IRD ROW: J-. A. Davor e n, C. M cN a m a ra , R. Butle r. M. Smith, B. Sheard , M . A. May , :.\.I. B urke , C . M cB rid e, C. C haston . SECOND ROvV: C. H a r ro ws mith, E . Hayes, K. F o ley_ V. Shannon, G. L e vy, A. Martin, J . Hughes , A. Finlayson, :\1. L ie ute nant . FIRST ROW: C . Shelto n, K. O' Flah e rti e, A. Kidman, S. Donoh ue, J . W e ll s, J. Ga lla ghe r, B. R yan, R. Dunn, M. Sulliva n .

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Top.: FORM I (GOLD) FRONT ROV.r (Left to R igh t): .J. T a it, R . G rant, A. Mil ewski , M. Morton , C. Fallon, S . Murph y, M . . J. B oyd , M. Donnell y, L .

Collin s . SECOND ROvV: J·. Swift , S . Lan iga n,-O"Keeffe, .J. Becket , J. Bak e r , B. Hawk ins, G. H esse lman, A. Parl.Jury. H. Lilley. THIRD ROW: B . Byer s , S . Skell rn, J. G ibson, J. Hawke, C . Malho n. G. Skoglund , M . Connoll y , A . Smythe, P. Delfs. BACK RO"\V : V . Ha ncl e ll , L. Harr is, M . Sey mo ur, .J. Kennedy, M. Irv in , V. Mo rath , M. Sullivan. ABSENT: V. Rich, M. K enned y.

Bottom: FORM I (BLUE) FRONT ROW (L e ft to Right): K. Kea rney, S . Walsh, S. Hege dus, A. Shelton, M. Hitc h in s, J . Shelton, M . K e mp, P. A r thur,

S. O'Grady. SECOND ROW: E. T. Sullivan, M . M . MeHugh, M. K. Price, S. Parle, B. Ca rra, A . Baudish, A . Hawkin s , A. Parl e, M. Tou ssarcl ,

IL vvooclbr idge. THIRD ROvV : B. Boggs, P. Buckley, .J. Qu il ty, S. A. Haire, C. Defin a, A. Golde n , Z. L iu zzo, M . Bates, B. Swift. BACK R OW: M. Deakin, B. MeEvoy, B. Molloy, Y . Cantare lla, P. Peacock, M. Fitzpatri ck , L. Maelurcan, C. B urke, S. Timmin s. ABSENT : S. Manehouras.

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Fro nt Ho w: T . Schrode r, l\L Ed~ L c in , l:"' . Burke, R. C oy, B . M aclu rcan M . Maclurcan.

Second R o w : K . Sey mour. C. Gold e n , M. Go lde n, J. Tait , l\1. V\Ta tso n, T....1 . Courte nay , G . Grange r , L. D eakin , .J. Rio rda n .

Third R ow : A. M orga n , .J. Dillo n , .J. P <' ll e ti e r , ;;. \Vood s . . L Mcl'hee, C . M or ­ri ssey, L . M os tyn, lVI. B . McNama ra.

F o urth Ho w: R. Courte nay, F. M c D o na :a , E. Acton , E . Cse li , K . B ogg s , 8. F old i, A . Salte ri , 8. Mathon, N . Arthur.

B ack Row : C'. C r0gan , J. Mit­c h e ll , C . Hi c key, N. Wall . M. F. J)a v· s. M. Barthole ­m e w, M . L. Gallaghe r, A . Flana ga n.

Ah~ent : F'. 1Vtc· C;.1 nn .

GRADE III

l~ ack Ho w : M . Buc k ley, R. 'V1nsh ·p , L. l\ifacnaug ht, F. M 3 nf1·ed in i, L. Ridge, J. C hes t e r , S. M cAla ry.

Middl e R ow: R . P a r sons , M. M orri so n, V. lV!a rr, E . White, K. K e lley, M . A. P a lme . M. A. Rossi, J . Flowers .

Fron t R o w : P. Cahill, R . MC ­C iee ry, G. R osa t i, A. Wil­liam s, S. Murphy, R. Symes, M . Fl y nn .

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Front l=to w: '!"' . l\1or ita, E. G old s to n , S. But le r , M. Stay n e r, M .. J. Bate man , D . M cD o n a ld , A. S~· mes , J . Kjol: e r , J. P eacock .

S eco nd H o w : C. Dwye r, R . B ro \\~n , JC C ro wther, A. Suth e rla nd. L . P a rme nti e r, J. ·watc rh o use, 1<::. Ga zzo li, S . Hulbert, L. P e lu oo.

Third Row : D . D e nn e hy, M . F o rd , J . B e nn e tt, K. Char­ody , S. D on o hoe. U . Gran­g e r , M . L. ·wh e la n , M. Mc­Alar y, N . Bu 1·k c.

Hac k R ow: J. Jones, F. Grove~ . I. ... ·v asey . R . Grant, D. Scob ie, J. Hurke.

Back Tto w: ( L . t o R.) : A. Morri son. M . Harris, l' . C h u r c h i I l , B. L!o yd , M. Powell , P. M ath on, D . S lo­c um. M. Harvey, S. Sidaway.

Third Row: S. Coote, J-. C rega n, S. "Pa r­n1e nli e r, C. Moo­nPY, R. Cahill , P. Mulligan, T . K en-1wdy, 1. Hill , M. A. Arm s trong, M. C. Po we r, N. J a m ­b o n .

2nd R ow: E . ll arli­g an, A. W eyland , A . Ford , P. Mc ­C Mfe ry, C. Mc­P h ee, A. O'Kanc, J . M cM a ni s, P. Grant, S. G ill esp ie, A . J e nke n son, M. D av ies, M. Stev<> ns.

GRADE I (Continued.) Frnnt Row: A. M oon e~', A. Swi ft , .J. Cahill , J . Fowe ll , J . M os tyn , E. McNama ra, N. Dill •J n, N.

V\Talson. IC Timn1 e rs. A hsent: J\.L Connors. GRADE II (Continued from Above Left Hand ) Fro nt Row•: R. Cant, C. Coul"Lenay, l\'.l. A. Dye r, E . O'Ha ll oran, J . F aassen, E. ''' h e la n, J. E asy,

Carroll, A. P eacock. Abse nt : C. McCan n , S. Morton. LORETO CONVENT, KIRRIBILLI, N.S.W.

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GRADE I H>ick How (L. to

R .) : C. \\1 .\'1 1ton, R . P Pll <'lier, P. "\Va ls h , S. I .a Grcca, M. L . Dwye r, S. vVi11 s ll-ip, s . Woods. J. C ur­tin , P. Moo n e y .

'J'hird R ow: T. Bate­m a n , )1 .. 0. T ai l ­larcl. C. Turne r­Burns, S. C hand­le r , J . Hurley, S. Rossi, U. d e l\'Iey­ri c k, L. R idge. P. Armstrong. E. He­l t' CUl , A. IV[. G ill ­ingha m .

Seco nd Row: M . Mc­A la ry, G. White, \V. O'Kane, J. M offlin , M. Kenn­edy, G. Ben h am, M. Gall ego, D. Hyn n, G. Bclz ior­n o-Ne tti s, I. Mor­ri son.

(C ont. Below)

Preparatory Ha c k H ow ( r.. tu

R.): l\L T n y lo r , J\ 1. Lloyd, L'. J)ye r , 1' . Parm­en ti e r, N. R ;vdgP, B. C hu n· hili . J. Jo' n ass c n. C. c: l'<l 11 t.

Th ird l{ow: A . M . I ... ind , B. Langl ey, .M . A rk inR, l-'. Bagot, G. Ca llac­hu r , A . F'i tzger -

f,l.d, ~~1 1 ·t~~~~"veI'. Powe ll.

Second Ro\\-: M. Sind: c r, A. M. Qu:irrC' ll , K. De­w a r, G. Stevens, K Col/in 8. J . l\'forto11, JJ. Vasey, 1\. Scobie.

Front H.ow: T~. MC'­Guinn ess, N. Golden, A. G ran­ger , A. G unson, I~. Arthur, M . \V h e 1 n n, J:-I . Grant, C. O'I-Ial­lo ran , C. :io:asy.

Al>sc n t: J". llfrCnnn H. O'Brie n L ' G lynn, B. a:1d s: T a illa rd, B. R ey­no lds .

Novacek, A . lVIeGu inn ess, A.

A. Zaha lka, E . Hayes, A . M .

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Top: FIFTH YEAR (BLUE) (See Photos '.Page 40) BACK ROvV: M. Da F ina, R. McCaffe r y, E. Homan , R. Za n e lli , T. N ic h o las, C. Acto n. CENTRE ROW: H. Lubrano. P . Baldie, G . Lus h e r, R. Cregan , A. Chaston, J·. Barrett. FRON'.r ROvV (Seated): M. M e illon, C . T reby, S. O 'F la h e r tie, K. \Ve li s, H . M ill e r , C . Lon g, D. Morrow.

Centre: FIFTH YEAR (GOLD ) BACK ROvV: N . Lau, A. B u cking h a m , C. vVatson, J . T ai t. THIRD RO,V : S . H ind, L . Y ung. J. F owell, K. Ryan, S. J ohn son , K. Nancarrow. P. Hark in s, C. D eak in , H . M cNev in. SECOND ROW: A. Co ur te nay, S. E ll , C. Sla t tery, C . A rm s t rong, G. Dwyer, A. O'Hall o r a n , A. M. Scarff, K. Dusse ld o r p. FRONT ROvV: S. Cashmore, S. S kippe n , M . \Villis, G. C lo r a n , K . Callagh a n , C. Nysen , D . Hogan , J . Ga in , B. Holm es . ABSENT: A . Bass ingth waite, E. de Crozet, R . P lasto.

Bottom Left: PREFECTS STANDl NG (Le ft to R ig ht ): G . Dwyer, R . Za n e lli , K . Dusse!do11>, D . Morrow, S . Skippe n, B. Holm e ", S. E ll , A . B u c k ingh a m . SEATED: C. Ar m s trong, K. Callagh a n (Head Pre fec t) , J . Barre tt, C . vVatson (o n gro und), J . Fowell.

Bottom Right: OUR LADY'S SODALITY STANDl NG: L. Yung, A. B u ck ingh a m , B. Holmes. SEATED: D. Mo rrn w , C. W a tson , J. Barre tt. IN FRONT: K. Callagha n (Pres iden t) .

Top: GRADE VI (BLUE ) KNEELING: J·. Maclurcan .

(See Photos Page 45)

FRONT ROvV (Left to R ight): J·. M. S hakeshaft, B. Emerson, E. Tomb in s, C. F itzge ra:d. R. Magi, R. W ood s, L. Can ter e ll a , V. Spath. M. K e nne dy.

SECOND RO, V: E . MacCaffe r y, S . J ohn son, C . Thack e r , M. Sha na h an, C. C lo ran, S. F egan , A . Jambon, S. rtya n . THIRD RO\V: D . P e luso, P. Shute, R. S candret t , P. M urphy, C. Pye, B . B urke , J. W h e la n , R. M u rph y, J. C unningham. BACK ROW: J. Homan, S. Lloyd, J . Go lde n, G. Hogan.

Bottom: GRADE VI (GOLD) FRONT RO\V: P. E lmes , M. S h eard , D. S mith, E . Lon g, S . Novace k , R. Jacobs, G. Fl a n agan . J . Sta n ton , F. Bagot. SECOND llO \V: C. Bennett, W. Mimis, P. Maclean, D. Galbr a it h . P. \ V in s hi p, C. Brass il, M. O 'H a llo ran, .J. Tierne y. THlRD ROW: A. M . S h rocl Pr , T . B u walda, M . H ur'. ey, J. Goldston, K. Maguire, G. Arthur. C. B e rgc lin , S. B u c kley. BACK RO\V: C. Ross i, M . Hargrave s, L. Puck e ridge, S. Do no h oe, C. F a h ey, L . W a ls h , J. M cNam a ra. ABSENT: E . Boyd .

Top: FORM I (See Photos Page 58) FRONT RO"T: M . Du rack, R. H ill, M . Herley, S. Hopkin s , J. L ee, P. Farr e ll , C. McCorni s h , D . Co u s ig li ere, M. Bar rett, M. L.

LP•«>y, C . Mann, D . El li ott, P. Worn e r, S. L eah ey, G. Ham b ley. SECOND ROW: E. Hopkin s . J . Luss ick, A . Mille r, G. Wals h , E . . Jo hn s ton, N. de P ie rres, G. Har tl e y, P. :M:ee ha n , M. Dol in , M.

Pur ic h. R . John s o n , S. Haynes, M. Arte la ri s, N. Bell e m ore, P. K eane. BACK ROvV: P . H e sforcl. J . Bo u rke, S. Q uar t e rma in e, R. Mit c h e ll. J. P urne ll , G . Rob e r ts on, G. Ryan, V. Hanson, M. Paltridge,

T. Tunney, M. O'Connor, P. Grey, C. M a r ch esan i, S . Str o ud, A . Thomso n.

Centre: GRADE VII BACK ROW : P. S mi th, M . Sm i t h , M. Greenfield , L. Farrell , R. Pu ri c h , A. Gorey, E. C lark e, H. Baile y , M . Hogg, C. Dowl ing, M.

K e lly. SECOND ROW: M. Drake-Brockman, E . Harri s, J·. Vale n ti n e. R. Nettleton , R . Ford , S. Thir8k, S. H aynes, C. Thomson, J. Cook ,

R . Stu mpe r s, P. D un p h y , M . Dall imo r e . FRONT RO\ V: M. Con ne ll . E. Worn er, A . Bates, J . B ri ttan , P . Wh i t e, K . P ixo ne 1·i , S. J e n sen , S . Mo ran, L. Read ing , J. Tull ey. ABSENT: C . S h eeh a n.

Bottom: SUB-JUNIOR BACK ROW: R. Gorey, J. S e ward, K. McPartla nd, A. M cB rid e , E . Wi ll iams, J . C ru se , C . Barbas, P. Adam s , J . M e u g le r , M. Ste in,

K. Brady. E. Brai n , C . Morrissey, Z. McDonald, J . Ferr ie r . SECOND ROW: E. M ee han , D. :Haines, J. Marwick, S. Ste\\·a r t, C. Cotto n, E. d e K luyve r, P. Lunan , T. Newman , S. Shana han ,

H. W a ls h, L. K e nnedy, S. Gr inc e r i, K. Hanra h a n. C. Cooper, L. Nobi li , .J. O'Ne ill. FRONT ROW: C . Cogan , J . Grey, M. Ruse, P. Morga n , H. M a r w ic k , H. P ri es tl y, C . L yon, D. Ra y n e r, L. D e war , D. Co le, L.

Phil ip pe , M . Keely. ABSENT : P. K eeli ng.

Top: INTERMEDIATE SCIENCE (S~e Photos Page 63) BACK ROvV (Lf' ft lo R ig ht ): C. Peters, J. Con n e r , J. G u t hri ?, P. Se mm e ns, A. Ward, B. Koldowski. SECOND RO" T: E. Tolladay. J . W a ls h , A. Haye s, K . Joseph , D. Wil liamson , N. Palme r, K. Molo n ey, J . M ort, C. Jordan, J.

P r operjohn. FRONT ROW: E. Mad igan, C. Clota, A. M . Mccawley, A. Da ly, J . G lynn , S. Ho!dcroft. M. Brandon , C . M cCar thy, S. Foote .

Centre: INTERMEDIATE GENERAL BACK ROW (Le ft to R ig ht) : A . O'G rady, M. G u t hri e, A. K eough , R. Ald e rman, L . G iesccke, J. O'Grady, M. L. O'Gradi' , J.

Nich o las . SECOND ROvV: J . O ' L cg hlin , M. R egan, S. K ell y, H. Benne tt, G. Naulty, V. B urd e n, B. Murray, F. JVIin a r e lli , M. O ' Har a,

B. Har b is o n . FRONT ROW: I. Ru ssin , R. Eva n s, M . L . G u thri e , G. Boyla n, B. Wheele r, T . Pan izza, J . U rdanoff, J . Haars m a , R. Daly.

Bottom: GRADE VI BACK ROW (Left to R ight): M. C h app le, M. Sul'.iva n , M. Gall e tta, J . K e nn e dy, C. And e r son , J. N ic h ola s, E. Lync h , J. K e nihan. SECOND ROW: S. Hall , L . Properjohn, P. K e ll y, A. Bl e ncowe, K. M ay n a r d, B. J oseph , C . Turner, J . \Vh eele r , A. Th o mpso n , C.

Al le n, S . Olse n , .J. Paech. FRONT ROW: A. Wals h , T. Inkenharg. R. Lange, J . Palo mka, S. Gatt, M . Brady, V . N a rcl e l!i, R. B la ckwe ll , G . Hannon, L. D uluk,

A. G laetze r , S. Henderso n, L . Horvat.

Top: FORM I (See Photos Page 65) BACK ROW : S. Kenihan, N. Aza ld e qui, S . Randell , M. Gough , S . St. L eger -Ke ll y, J. Ryan , C. Anderson. MIDDLE ROW: H. O'Loghlin, P. Mulhearn , E. Coles , T . W acyk, J . T obi n , T. Rey ni ese, A . Hall, J. White, L. M attiassi. FRONT ROW: C. Coombe, G. B r a d y, S. Lange, B. C h a n , R. Cavan agh , R. Kean , G. Baxt er, C. M cL ean, D . Evans, A. M. Peake.

Bottom: FORM I BACK ROW: J . Scollin , A. " ' a lde n, R. V idovic, J. Gu n son, R. Mallon, F. Spry, M. Sheehan , K . Browne . MIDDLE ROW: B . Moll , J . Winchester, S. Springbett, J , Schlink, E . Molone y, R. K e nne dy, J·. Sm ith, M . Walde n , C. McNa mara,

J. Buchanan . FRONT ROW: A. Allwood, M . Keough , M . M. M ccawley, S. Darwent, R. Kerins, P. Donnini, L . J ordan, B . Giorgio, C. Clota.

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LORETO

The Wider Apo stola t e WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LEAVE SCHOOL

Whe n we ]eave school I think we should all u se w m e of our spare time in doing something to help others l ess fortunate than ourselves.

My sister, Sue, had a very good idea whe n sh e left school. She got som e of h er friends toge ther and started a group called the "Amigoes". There are about 30 boys and girls in this group and ever y 4th Sunday of the month they take out 4.0 boys from Saint Vincent de Paul Orphanage for the day. The boys enjoy it so much and look forward to their day from one outing to another .

At the preeent time Sue and h er friends are all very busy rehearsing for a R evu e which they are putting on at the Orphanage at th e end of August. Besides doing something for the orphans they all have fun and get much happiness them selves m making others happy.

C. GUEST (Form II) Toorak.

PREPARING YOUTH FOR LIFE:

A Seminar* Much inter est was aroused ]ast year b y a Semi­

nar on "The Problems and R esponsibilities of Youth in the Modern \Vorld" . It was hc]d on the first four days of the August vacation, and was attend ed by nine ty-one girls from Loreto Convents in Brisbane, P erth, Kirribilli and Normanhurst. (Mary's Mount, Toorak and Marryatville made other arrangements). As we wanted the b e:: t possib]e atmosphere for group discu ssions, we decided that al1 should stay at the convent so that friendly relationships might b e established, animated by a spirit of charity. Pleasant social outi n gs were afro arranged.

The main work of the Sem inar consisted of discus­sion s on social, economic and moral problems, the method being that of l ectures followed b y group discu ssion . W e were most fortunate in having four lecturer s who~e approach, subjec t and style were sufficiently different to provide variety and provoke a thoughtful r esponse. After each l ec ture, the girls broke up into seven groups for an hour's discu ss ion. The frankness and sincerity of the group r eports made the general sessions very valuable.

W e give excerpts from an account of the Seminar written by some of the girls. The programme sh eet provided for u s stated the aim and spirit of the seminar: To deal with the problems of Catholic girls leaving school and with the standard s they must maintain, in orde r to be a living influen ce on society; by group discmsion to arrive at a clearer

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understanding of their responsibilities to God and man in truth , jutice, charity and freedom.

The Introduc tory talk of th e seminar was given b y Mother M. ] . Miriam, I.B .V.M., taking as h er theme, "The Cha1lenge of Modern Thought" . H er talk was scholarly, clear and inspiring, and we left, as it wer e, with a challenge, with the though t of our respomibility. H er ideas form ed th e basis of our thinking in the n ext few days.

In th e afternoon we settled down to work under the guidance of our capable chairwoman, Mrs. G. RusseJl, M .A . She gave a thought-provoking talk on our Social and Economic Problems. Sh e r tated th:it students from a Catholic school are in a different position from those educated in a secular sys tem. The Catholic girl's r eaction to God is going to govern th e rest of h er life. We are in gr eat danger today - we are not chall enged enough . Th e materialism around u s has corrupted ever y one of u s far too much. We can be corrupted b y accepting worldy su ccess as a criterion for judging the worth of p eople. \Ve should b e making more impact on social values, but we do not protest because we want the world Lo think well of us.

Mrs. Russell's l ecture was discu ssed from different aspects by the groups under the headings of drinking, films, advertising, r eading and r ecr eations, teen-age parent r elationships, juvenil e delinquen cy and social justi ce. A general conclusion reached was that Jack

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of self-w ntrol was the basic social problem , from which oth er problem s ensu ed . It was agreed that youth today ge ts too much publicity; scandal, v iolence and sex i ssu es are publish ed Loo freely. In the evening the film "On The Waterfront" was shown , and in the light of the social principles discussed during the da y, was the occasion of much serious tho ught and talk.

Saturda y morning's l ecture, entitl ed " The Apos­tolate and the R esponsibilities of Catholics" was given b y P ro fessor Martin , of the University of Sydney. Professor Martin began b y explaining the meaning of the lay apostolate anrl the gr eat change that h as taken place in th is fi eld ove r the last twenty-five years. H e stressed the obligation of every Catholic to share in the apostolic mission of th e Church. Cath olics . must be ever ywhere, doin g everythin g, sh owin g how Christian principl es can be applied . P rofe£sor :Martin ask ed u s to consid e r parish life

Looking across the Harbour.

and t o what extent we are involved in it. Parish life i s m os t important for each one of us.

The discu ssion that followed showed that the girl s were firmly of the opinion that Catholics must live their r eligion. Our general Australian apathy was deplored. W e found Professor Martin 's lee Lu re most stimulating.

We had our third lecture at Loreto, Kirribilli , whithe r we all r epaired for the afte rnoon. There we h eard T.V. p er sonality, Mrs. Mary Rossi, speak on "Social R elationships". Th e word " maturity" was perhaps the keyword to both the l ecture and dis­cussions. Maturity, with its ph ysical, m ental and spiritual implications, was agreed upon as the important factor in a woman's dealings with h er world. Developing as fully as possible h er physical attractiven ess is a woman's way of being charitable to the p eople with whom she lives and whom sh e m eet s. Mrs. Rossi 's sugges tion of a short make-up course with one of the large cosm eti c firm s was agr eed on as of practical value. Housewives should have some thing more in the way of m ental stimulus than a weekly diet of women 's magazines. Then

ther e is the need of ~piritual maturity which comes from prayer - that is, r eally praying and talking with God.

In our discussions we found this qu estion of maturity most absorbing. W e found neares t to the point the group that r e ported as a definition of maturity : ability to make decisions, self-reliance, self-control, a sense of r esponsibility, un~ clfi shness, intellec tual developm ent, humility and , most important, be in g able to m eet a crisis and act as a Chdstian in that crisis.

Our next l ecture was at Normanhurst on Sunday afte rnoon , the inte r im having been occupi ed with a th eatre party, a bush walk and a barbecue. Som e of th e fath er s prepared thi s ver y popular m eal in th e quadrangle at th e convent - all r ead y for u s afte i· our tiring walk. Father P. K elJ y, S.J ., of Canisius College, P ymbl e, gave a l ec ture in the afternoon on " Moral Pro!Jlcms.,. In the lec ture and

111 the di scussions that followed a]mo~ t ever y major moral problem was discussed, from dating to abortion. W e are moct grateful to Father Kel ly for giving an airing to things that often worry us.

The final session of the seminar was held on Monday morning, when th e lecture rs gave bri ef ~ummaries o( th eir talks. On a ha pp y note we se t off in buses for th e wharf at J effrey Street Lo embark on the Harbour cruise ~ the final event. W e left from Normanhurst for our homes that afternoon,

~ after the wonde rful four days of th e eminar. Many of us feel that we chall now be much more capabl e of k eeping up our high standards as Christian and Catholic g irl s than we wer e before th e seminar. The h elp given to u s b y our lecturers and the sharing of ideas among each oth e r have b een a trem endous gain to u s.

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* The editor apologises and explains : All matter has to be with the printe rs in Sydney early in August each year, so that the schools in W .A . may have their magazines at the end of N ovember , often after much delay in overland transport. H ence the delay in printing the r e port of the ver y successful Seminar.

LORETO

THE Y.C.S. The Y.C.S. - Young Catholic Students - is a

movem ent of Catholic Action operating in secondary schools. It was established in Australia in 1942 by our Bishops, modelled on the Young Chri, tian W or­kers' Movement which was begun by Monsignor Joseph Cardign, a Belgian priest, who saw that the majority of worker s wer e cut off from the Church. R esolving to change this, h e formed a group of a few boys, and from this small group of Belgian workers, the Y.C.W. has spread all over the world.

The Y .C.S. functions in twenty-four Dioceses throughout Australia, and has over 400 groups, most of which are in Catholic Secondary Schools; but there is an incr easing number of groups among Catholic students attend ing State High Schools.

The Bishops of Australia have said: "Th e train­ing of young m en and women in Catholic Action is a three-fold enterpri se - a training of the h eart, a training of the mind , and a training of the will". The h eart stands for love, of which ther e are two requirem ents : to love God and to love our n eighbour. H ence, through our study and discussion of the Gospel we are trained to love God more; by studying His life we com e to know Him better, follow His example more c1osely, and to love Him more deeply. W e see how H e meets human sit­uations, how H e treats p eople; H e inspires us in our efforts to h elp our feJlow-~tudents , and so we come to love our fellow-students more.

Like the Apostl es, we need to know the truth that Christ teach es. We can find it out from several sources - sermons, books, r eligious instruction at school. In Y.C.S. we apply that truth to m eet practical situations, problems, difficulties. W e relate truth and life at our Y.C.S. m eetings.

Y.C.S. trains our will, too. It is not all talk; we must act, as apostles. Our will makes us act; in Y.C.S. we try to act on definite, existing situations. At m eetings we r eport and discuss what we have noticed about the Jives of students and on what we have tried to do to h elp or influence students, and to make ourselves and them more like Christ, our leader. R egular reporting trains u s to be definite and also encourages us when we see some result of our work. However, in most cases, we will not see very startling results - only God will see them. But when our work for Christ seems to be a comple te failure, we can take courage by looking to His work - it seemed to be the worst failure when H e was crucified by His enemies, but r eally it was the greatest success.

Christ says "Follow Me" to each one of us, and the best way we can follow Him now as students, i s to work for Him through the Y .C.S., which i s the official organ of Catholic Action for students through­out Australia, and the bes t way we can bring Christ to other s and " Christianize" our environment.

M. JAFFE (Matriculation ) Mary's Mount.

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Y.C.S. NATIONAL CONFERENCE On Sunday night, the 17th May, we left Ballarat

on the "Overland" on our way to Adelaide for the Second Y.C.S. National Conference, which was sch eduled to begin on the following Tue: day morn­ing. After ten hours travelling we arrived in Adelaide, where we were m et by Father Hynes and a group of Y.C.W. member s. With a r equest to be at St. Francis Xavier Church by five o'clock to get a bus to Mercedes Convent, Springfield, the sugges tion was made to see as much of Adelaide as we coulrl until that time.

The Confer ence was opened on Tuesday by Bishop James Gleeson, who celebrated Mass in the Mercedes Convent Hall. After Mass the hall was arranged so that members from each diocese wer e together. There were about 120 altogether, consisting of priests, nuns, brothers and students. Every state was r epresented at the Conference. After the Y.C.S. prayer was said, m essages were read fro m the Apos­tolic Delegate and the Bishops from the variom diocese, all of whom sent their blessing on the Con­ference. Firstly r eports wer e r ead on the enquiries which had been made in the schools where there is Y.C.S., these included Home and Parish Life, Leisure Life and School Life. After the r eports h ad been r ead the delegates, observer s and R eligious assistants divided into twelve discussion groups, where the r eports were discussed and ideas given for improve­m ent.

Those who attended the Conference favoured the Parish Y.C.S., i.e., a leader's group consisting of leaders who had trained in their particular schools, having the Parish Priest as their Chaplain, if poss­ible. This would not, of course, take the place of the Y.C.S. with which most of us are familiar, but would merely be another branch.

Everyone agreed as to the importance of the introduction of Y.C.S. in the High School , as there is a wide scope for the apostolate; Catholic students who attend State High Schools have a harder battle than those of us who attend Catholic Schools, as they do not have the h elp that we have, and Y .C.S. could help them very much. Some leaders told us about their experiences after introducing Y .C.S. into the High School, how they went about it, and their successes.

The result of the Conference was the re-arranging of the Y.C.S. m eeting programme which will be more on the original basis of See, Judge and Act. This change will not come in until 1965. It will be tested in a few schools during the r emainder of the year.

W e had informal lunch es each day in the ground, after collecting our lunch from the tuckshop. T his was a very good idea, as it gave u s the opportunity of mixing more with the other delegates.

One other aspect that impressed u s was the way Bishop Gleeson showed such enthusiasm. H e attended every session and spoke to all the students

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individually, where possib1e. W e were also honoured by a visit from Archbishop Beovich, who gave hi s b1ess in g and gave a few words of e ncouragement. On Thursday evenin g we had a social which includerl singing items b y the students and some of the pric~ts .

The Confer ence conc]uded on Friday, 22nd May, with dia1ogue Mass ce1e brated b y Bishop Gleeson. We left Adelaid e Friday night, r eturning home with th e desire of building up Y.C.S. in om schools to the best of our abi]ity, and spreading it to as many Catho]i c students in Ca tholic and High Schoo1s aP

possib]c.

M. BONGIORNO, M. O'BRIEN, Mary's Mount.

LORETO AND THE C.Y.A. On the first Sunday of every month, the old

church of St. Francis, in the h eart of Melbourn~, echoes with youthful voices in prayer and song. Hundreds of young p eople gather together for an hour for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. They are m embers of the Catho1ic Youth Adoration Society, founded in America.

When we were first to1d about the " C.Y.A." everyone was rather dubious. A whole hour praying! Still , even out of curiosity, we went one Sunday at three o'c]ock. \Ve were amazed how quickly the time fl ew past. Nearly everyone had entertained the idea of kneelin g before the altar, and silently praying for an hour. Firstly, we li stened to a small welcome given by the priest, and the intention for that day was announced.

Then a m ember of the host school read a sma11 passage from a bookle t, to which we an gave response. This was the form of prayer!

T he organ started to play and we sang a h ymn. The book]e t n ext r ead "Sermon, 15 minutes." ln­ward]y we groaned a ]itt1e. Another sermon! But, surpri singly, our inter est did not flag. The ta! k was given b y a visiting priest , who gave us some exce11cnt ideas. At its conclusion we had a few minutes' m editation to ponder ove r the ideas put before us. Then again the ot·gan began and we ang another hymn. B y this, time had enveloped u s

completely. A few more minutes of " prayer" wer e foJlowed b y Benedic tion. The priest announced the date of the next meeting, and mad e a few comments on various activities.

We stood to sing the C.Y.A. h ymn to a most rousing m e]ody. " \Ve're An Army of Youth" we re the opening words, and they were ver y obvious, seeing the crowded church and h earing the youthful voices.

The meeting concluded, and we left , having ga ined much from the hour of adoration.

F. BRYCE (Leaving Gold ) Toorak.

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Native Trainee Teachers prepare their lessons at the Loreto Training College, Kenya.

LORETO CONVENT, ENTALLY, CALCUTTA

The beautif u] bui]ding (picture Page 60) h as been th e home of the Loreto ot·phanage since 1843, but th e grand architecture of co]onia] India is now little more than au ornate sh ell at Entally. The who]e p1ace has been cond e mned as unsafe; ~o Loreto fa ces the prospect of e rec tin.,. a n ew build­ing for their three hundred orphans.

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\Vh en this news reached Lore to, Normanhurst it immediate]y appea1 ed to th e sympathies of ~he Junior Schoo] , where M.M. Mercia repor ted . Several pounds wer e subscribed in l ess than two days. Mother Superior added on a generous sum and sent the who]c contribution to the Superior of the orphanage at EntaJly. The fo11owing letter was sent from Entally in r eply:

"W?at a wonderful surprise your generous donat10n was. It ca me on Christmas Eve; and we fe]t it was £traight from the Divine Infant, under whose patronage we have placed funds for this building. May H e r e wa rd yo u, the Community and the chililren with every blessing anil happiness during the com in g yea r. PJcacc give the chi1drcn our love and gra titud e. T e1l them we pray twice each da y for our benefac tors; and we prayed very especially for the children of ormanhurst the day the money came. It came just before the A ngelu , and we foJlowed up that praye r with the special prayers for our good friends from Auctra]ia.

We have fifty- three orphans who have no one to go to ; and they spend the whole ho]iday with u s. Mother Provincial (India ) has been very good to th em ; and they say this is their lucky Chri stmas; they have had so many nice things, thank Goel.

You would Jove these poor children , and feel very gratified if you saw them. This is my first year h er e, but I feel aheady that it is a g reat privilege to be with , what can be termed - the destitute, because that i what most of them arc when they are brought to u s."

L O R ETO

Views and ITALY AS I REMEMBER IT

Although it has been a little over nine years sin ce I last saw Italy, I have r etained a clear picture of my homeland and its cu stoms.

Many television prog1·arnmes show Italy as a back­ward country where the horse and cart is the only means of transport, and where the people are nothing but peasants living in thatch ed huts. Bnt this is not so at Tri este in the North of Italy.

Th e Life of Italy b egins just after dark, for thi s is the time when th e p eople, their work finirhed for the day, go to their favourite ente rtainments. In \Vinter , entertainment takes many differ ent forms. There is the magnificent opera house where many famous sopranos and tenors have sun g. These include Maria Callas in Tosca. Night clubs which are open all night, with their colourful floor shows, provide adults with a more sophisti cated t yp e of entertain­m ent. You can pick from a dozen dances to enjoy yourself at each night. These have excel1 ent orch es­tras, many of which are American. Ital y has also its picture theatres ; there are approximatel y fifty of such th eatres in Trieste alon e. In Winter children are entertained at amusem ent parks, children's bal1s, skating, roller skating and at picture theatres .

In Summer , entertainment is not as limited -dances, operas, r evu es, concerts and movies are h eld in the open. The b each with its golden sands and its comparatively shallow sea, attracts young and old ever y year . H er e, water skiing and. surfing compe­titions take place. At night, dances are h eld on the b each for the young p eople.

There are many d elightful beer ga rden s where family groups pass the Summer evenings in drinking b eer or wine and ea ting ham . Just as Australians drink t ea at every m eal so the Italians drink wine, so you see this is not unord inary. In the beer

gardens the p eople alco sing extracts from well­known operas.

In Italy, Sunday is the most important day of the week. After Mass, fri ends m eet at certain way­side cafes and l isten to a symphony play an opera . By now you will have guessed that Italians are very musically minded . On Sunday afternoons the p eople go for walks or picnics or p erhaps to an afternoon dance for you see the entertainm ent spots are opened seven da ys a week.

N. ELLUSHICH (Form IV) Loreto Convent, Ballarat.

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Opinions "J. F. K."

P erhaps the foremost l eade r of this decade was a man whose car eer was brought to an untimely end last November by an assassin's bullet. The life and country of John Fitzgerald K enned y interests me, not only because h e was a great Am erican l eader and the champion of the free world , but, also because I find m yself wondering about h ow contra­dictory and unreliable man is - how in the one country ther e is a K enned y and an Oswald.

When K ennedy was the President-elect in late 1960, American s an d non-Americans alike debated over the new President's policies and his possible achievem ents or failures. But, what a stron g, deter­mined p erson this youthful, energetic man must have b een , for during his presidential campaign h e was still sufferin g from a back injury r eceived whilst rescuing fellow-passenger s in his torpedo boat PT-109 in the Paci fic War, and in n eed of crutch es as h e was recuperating after an operation for his back. Just b efor e h e was due to appear for a sp eech , he would rid himself of his crutch es and campaign vigorously on a platform for p erhaps h ours.

Once in office, the governm ent r eceived a much­needed reshuffle . Presid ent Kennedy's administration was the first to appoint a m ember of the opposition to an ambassadorial post - Mr. H enry Cabot Lodge was appointed ambassador to South Vietnam. K ennedy, from the b eginning made it clear that h e would stop at nothing in order to bring about assimilation of racial gi·oups.

This young President di splayed an undaunted courage and calm always. He lived in constant danger of death; in his first yea r in The White House, he received by post alone almost six hundred threats. on his life, but h e persis ted i n clinging to his convinced b eliefs. H e continued with his anti­segregationalism; h e announced that he wished to visit other countries and they in turn saw t hi s great land of the free world, Am erica, for them selves.

H e was dogmatic and definite in his dealings with international enemies - Russia in particular. During the ominous Cuban crisis th e American President issu ed a sp eech to the whole free world r eassuring them, whilst at the same time, h e made a definite stand against Ru~sia . The latter yielded to American demands, but one troubled spot after another came up - Indian and Chinese b order di spute, African troubles, Central and Latin Am erican communist influence and France's continuing arrogance - but h e appeared ready and able to cope with every situation.

A. WHELAN (Leaving) Mary's Mount.

LORETO

"PINK-EARS" A PHALANGER

One of our pets is a phalanger or sugar glider called Pink Ears. Sh e looks a little like a small opossum but has fur like a grey squirrel , rn some people call h er a fl ying squirrel. H er tail is about eight inches long and the r est of h er is six or seven inches long. Sh e is a particularly pretty little animal with a pink wooffly nose, large pink ears with rounded points and the softes t of soft fine fur. She is a light charcoal grey ali over except for h er cream unde1· parts. A black stripe runs from the tip of h er nose to the tip of h er tail, and h er paws are small and pink with tiny clinging claws. She has a folded membrane of skin which spreads out when sh e jumps, enabling h er to glide several yards.

She was horn on Christmas Eve at our home n ear Alice Springs in 1962. H er mother "Sweetie" and her father, "Tar~nga," had both come from Darwin where these animals are native to the surrounding country. My brother and I were standing not far from the phalanger's cage when we h ea1·d a little cry. We looked at each other for a moment puzzled at this strnnge sound. We rush ed to the cage and peered into the dim hollow log where Sweetie lay blinking sleepily up at us; sh e did not u sually wake until nightfall. Close to h er we saw two tiny replicas of Sweetie, their delicate slender tails tightly curled and their eyes not open yet. We wer e excited. Later we named them "Pink Ears" and "Bright Eyes" because later, when hi s eyes wer e opened, they were as bright as polished black glass.

"Pink Ears" has three chief needs - plenty of food, a warm bed and companionship, as phalanger s, by themselves, usually die of loneliness. She has a fairly spacious home and ideal sleeping quarters. Her cage is the frame of a baby's cot covered with chicken-wire and amply furni shed with branches on which to practise h er gliding and jumping around. H er bed is a hollow log, one end of which is stuffed with a piece of old blanket. In winter she has a box with an old warm shirt and an electric hot water bottle. The large cage allows her a good deal of :space and we often take her on chaperoned tours of the house. Sh e is quite happy when curled up in our pockets. Pink Ears objects to loud noises,

and sh e has a rather dis.concerting habit of springing onto our h eads or even our faces, but sh e n ever hurts us. She eats sugar, cooked vegetables, milk mixed with honey, nut!.\, cak es, moths and beetles. H er favourite food i s grasshopper s but sh e enjoys a praying mantis. Pink Ears is nocturnal, sh e eats most of the night. W e usually leave the outside light on so that moths may he attracted to it. She has developed an ingenious m ethod of catching them through the chicken wire.

H. MILLER (Leaving) Marryatville.

MY IMPRESSION OF COMING TO A SCHOOL IN A NEW COUNTRY

Coming to a school in a country comple tely unknown to me, is one exp erience I never will forget. The night before m y first da y at Loreto I could think of nothing els,e except what the morning would bring. I wondered what the girls would think of m e : Would they be able to understand m e with my accent. I was so worried that ever yone would ask m e questions about California I would not he able to answer, I almost felt like r eading the whole history and every thing about the geography of California.

B y the time I arrived at the school I was so worried I could have cried. An hour later I could have laugh ed at all my fears. Everyone was so nice to m e - I felt right at home. Still I was trying to watch carefull y the procedure with wh ich the classes were conducted. I had n ever before said a prayer in school, nor worn a uniform. I probably gave a pretty poor impression m y first days at Loreto, because I did not know we were to stand up when we were addressed by a nun. The school system is very different; hut I feel I have becom e accustomed to it now. The kindness and patience of all the nuns and certainly all the girls has made m e feel at home. The nuns and girls at Loreto · are reall y the first Australians I got to know. If all the Australians, are as nice as m y friends at Loreto, Australia truly has something to be proud of.

C. DEUDNEY (Third Year) Nedlands.

Bottom: SWIMMING TEAM (See Photo Opposite Page)

(Winners in the Catholic Schools' Inter-School Sports)

BACK ROW: L. Taylo r, L. Robinson, S. Baker, A. Summerfield, E. Johnston , C. Cocks, S . Quacke nbush , S . Scott.

SECOND ROW: J. L a van, J . K eogh (Open C hampion), L. Farrell . G . Walsh, M . Dolin , J. Seward, C. Cogan, P. K ean e, E. Clarke, K eogh, M. W a lsh (Runne r-up) .

FRONT ROW: V. Bellemor e, M . Ruse, A. W a tson, P. Adams, D . Cole, S. Moran.

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Top Left: SPORTS' CAPTAINS AND VICE CAPTAINS BACK R O\ V: C. Bail ey, A. Bamhlett, M. Bamford, R. E lliott. F' RO:-JT R OV'l: M. \Va ls h , J. lVI. S e wa r d , J . Lavan , C. M cGuigan. KNEELI NG: H. Brande nberg.

Top Right: PREFECTS FRONT HO\V: P . C'[ opl<in s, M. Ga rdine r ( H ead o f the School). P . H ealy. S J<:COND R O"\V (Sitt in g): J-T . B ra ncl P11be rg, M . Wayn e . S TA NDI NG: J . K eogh , C. B a iley, l\I. \Vorne r, M . Eh le rs, J. ~f. 8 e ward, M . Wals h , R. E lli ott. J\I . l< e <•gl1.

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Y.C.S. LEADERS SEATED FRO T ROvV: L. G rince r i, P. Meehan, C . Bailey, M. Z ilko, M. Ruse, Y . Clark e , F. W'a y rw . SECOND ROW: M. \Va:sh , H. Brnnde n lrn rg, J . H anrah an . S'£AND ING : M. M cPartland, L. T aylo r. P. Adams , C. Cocks, J . Gr e nfie lcl , L . :Koehne , P. KilllC' r, B . . Jones, E. l'arr (Preside nt) . BACK GROUP: R. T oovey, M . Ma rwic k, G. Light'.y.

MURSELL TENNIS TEAM - WINNERS OF SHIELD, 1964 E:. Mo rri s, G. Lightly, G. Mo rri s. J . J-facHield.

LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT, W.A.

Top: LEAVING CLASS (~ee Photos Opposite Page) FRO T ROvV: S . F a rre ll , C. Ayling, V. Middle ton , L. Boucher, D. R e id, P. Healy, 1\I. K eogh , J. K eogh, 1\L Gardine r ( IJ ead) , I'.

Hopkins, D. H agan, J . Monk, A . .Bamb'.ett, M. D o no van, J. Freeman. SECOND RO\V: S. Gallaghe r , .J. Hanrahan, E. Jensen. C. Dwye r , S. H ogan. M. \~'orner, C. P8llridge , S. Campbe ll, M. Ada ms, G.

Stewart, H . Brandenberg, V. Edmondson, M. Zilko, R. Elliott, . Bonse r , \ V . To\\'nsend, C. :l'lcGuigan. C . H ar ri s . BACK ROW: S . Scott, S . Blake, M. i<:hlers, 1\L Wright, P. Meehan, R l~arr, :"<. Page . 1\I. \ 'Yais h , J. :\f. Se ward , llf. O'Ke<'f .. J. IJUVf11l.

M. W ayne, .J. Nightingall , . Bai l y, J. Newlon, M. Bamford, L. O'Hara. ABSENT: K. Trigwe ll.

Centre: SUB-LEAVING CLASS FRONT RO\V: Y. C la rke, S. Atk ins, S. McGuigan, J. T o mich, L . G rince ri , J. R ehn, G. Hussey , S. Sherida n , A. Fitzgi b bo n. Z .

C lark e, R . M cK e nny, S. Lunan, L. K oehne. SECOND RO\V: L. Taylor, P. Kittle r , E. La lor, D. Newton, B . . J o nes. R . Moore, S. Quac k enbush, F. George, C. D J ig , C . Bo nser ,

IC \Va lt, M . Coffey, E. Burt, M. O"Connor. BACK RO\V: G. Morris, J. H a dfi e ld , E. Morri s , D. Elliott. S. E lli s, L . O"Ne il , J'. Ed\\'ards, S. B a k e r, S. Cord \\'e ll, h R yen , A .

Summe r fi e ld , L. R o binson , M. McPart:a nd , R . Smith. ABSE T: E. K eeley, W. 'Williams.

Bottom: JUNIOR PUBLIC CLASS BACK ROW: IC Dobson, F. K oenig H. D uggan, R. Orr, E:. vVatson, S. F a rrar , L. McGuigan, R. L~ng, A. \\"alson. M. Hi k s .

R. Toovey, P. J e ffs, C. While, E. Trigwell, E. Wiese, C. C la rke, M. Purich , H. Bussanich. SECOND RO'\V: P. Beaton, V. Lums d e n , M. Diffen. P. M addigan, D. Maxey, P. Bak er, M. Farre ll, :If. Holbrook, J·. Greenfi e ld,

S. Ticehurst, S. Fra nklyn, T. Buzzard , M . Mas le n , P. Joyce, C. Cock s, M . Bourke. FRONT ROW: A. Hawke . A. Boylson , B. du Peloux:-Rousset, 111. Gillett, D. Hocking, P. Donovan, 111. \Vatk ins, F. W a yne, J .

C ullity, G . LighllY, G. Venables, 111. M a rwick, K. 0'111ahony, JVI. Campbell, A. O'Dea.

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Top Left: GRADE VI BACK ROW: M. Ahe r n P. Cock s, L. Ca'e' " S . R e ill )'. J . Tre tho wan. Y. 'l' eahan , A. B a rde n. SECON D HO\V: C . Sm ith , S. O'Ma hon c y , J. F orn e ro, Y. Laidlaw, l\L Smith , J . Gra ce , A. Bornh olt. 11[. Hadfi e ld, G . Brown, D. Agn e w . FR 0 1 T ROW: F. C h a dd, E . Sa int, M. L . L o basch er , 111. R o be rt son , D. :\e wto n, J. B e ll e n1 o r c, H. Cong d on , J . J.,eunig, J . K eely, A . M cNamara.

Top Right: PRE-SCHOOL AND GRADE I BACK ROvY : C. White , V. C ullitY, C . H e nde r so n , E . Til! e y , A . Broa dbe nt. J . \\· a ll w o rk , C. Arndt, J . D a vid o n , C. Quinliva n , E . M orrissey, J . G or ey , T . F erri e r ,

S . W orn e r. MTDDLE ROW: M . B e n cougl1, G . Dia m ond, M . Friedma n. C. J{ee ly, J . :\Iurph,·. G . Glossop , l\I. M orri ssey, S . Ca sey , S . R obinson, C . Holshausen , B . Trezi se, G . Tay lor.

P . Seward. FR O:-\'!' ROW: P. i\for a n , ='l' . B ro wn , J . Sampso n, J . :\fulcah,·, C. Gomme, S . L ee. A . :\f11lc::d1y, L. Prendivill e, l\1. T re zi se, D . C ull ity, l\I. Rose n s t e in, J . O'D ea, P .

H erman, M . N e lson .

Bottom Left: GRADES II AND III BA.CK ROW : V . D a ly, E . K . K oehne, T . H a rms D . Brown , E. Se w a rd, J(. C ulli ty, L. L a g od a, R. Quinliva n , P . G lossop , J . M orrissey, F . Greenfi e ld , A . L ob asch e r ,

L . O'M a hony, F . Goodle t. CE::\'TH.E R O"\V : J . :\Io ra n. :\I. Rimes, C. R ow e. C. Bell e m ore, A. Hagan , K. O'Grad Y, A . S e \Ya rd , L. :\[u rph y, L . P a luc h , S. Puric h , K. Farrell~-. H . :\[cAda m, A . Ball e n ,

J . F a rre ll , M . Ne lson , J. Cu lli ty, J . M ora n. FR O::\'T ROW : 111 . A . H a wke, P. B rid g w ood , J . Quinlh·an , T . :\Iurphy, S . Ah e rn , J . P a lu ch , l\I. H a gan, D. Se wa rd, :\I. O'D ea, I .• · e lso n , A . Piggford , R . K e mp, J .

:\IcX a m a ra, A . F a rre ll . ABSENT : T . M a h o ney.

Bottom Right: GRADES IV, V BACK RO'W : S. Se ward, A . 'l'ill ey, S. Dol in , ='l'. G race, A . l\1. O' Shea, S. G ree n fiel d . J . Maslen, C. M u r phy, R . Baker, S. H opkins. :\i H ol,hau ,e n, J . R e ill y, :\L C ulli ty. CEXTRE R OW : R . Ahe r n, r. H opkins, G. R obinson, :\I. F a r re!IY, :\I. T illey, J. :\Ias le n , P. M a h o ney, E. Lennon, Y . M orr issey, :\[. L. D av;d son , S . D r a k e -Brockma n ,

C. B r oad ben t, D . Hammond . FRO~'IT H OvV : l\I. L . H 'l\' k e. S . H a mmo n d, J . Go r ey, S . l\fcAda m , P. B ridg w ood. C. W orne r , D. Finch, l\T. :\lcK aY, M . Hawke, C. S mi t h , R. D u rack , L. Ba llen, P. L ee,

A . H a wke. LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT, W.A.

Loreto (I.B.V.M.) Abroad

LORETO ORPHANAGE, ENTALLY, CALCUTTA. 165 Orphans sleep in this dormitory - airy and bright

A h ot meal is served to each one in the Refectory, where 300 are fed four times daily

On a free afternoon the Orphans chat by the school tank Bottom (Right ): Baby Orphans

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LORETO

SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL AT LORETO HOUSE, CALCUTTA*

\Ve began our summer holidays this afternoon (9th May, 1964) when the reports were given out. but I spent the time in th e Green Room tid ying up after th e hectic week. I must admit the Shakespeare fes tival was a great success, and I certainly enjoyetl every item of the we11-fill ed programme. The Seminar was opened by Mr. Jasper, of the British Information Service, who told us about the actual cele brations in Stratford it elf. This was followed by a lecture by Professor WilJiarns, H ead of the Department of English , at J adavpur Univer sity, just outsid e Ca1cutta. "Shakespea1·e's London" was the them e of hi s first talk, and the following day h e cho~e "Plays and Players in Elizabethan Times". The short film, " London Line" was shown in the auditorium, and then the Exhibition was forma11y declared open.

There were models and charts, beautiful photo­graph s of the leading Shakesp earea n actors and actresses in fan1ou s roles, and pictures of scen es from the plays down the centuries. The Exhibit loaned us by the British Information Service was mo:>t spec tacular. The re were coloured li ghts and r evolving discs, with scenes from the plays. Cut-outs and illuminated texts were most inte resting. Th e corridor on which this particular exhibit was placed was always crowded with interested visitors.

The Briti sh Council pla y-reading group introduced us to some £cen es from Shakespeare by developing " the tage of man" refer red to in the famous speech, "All th e wodd's a stage". Another group of amateurs produced "Much Ado About othing", and did it right well. Five of our students r ead paper s on Shakespearean Drama, Tragedy, the Theatre in Shakespeare's day, Classical Influences

and other s, and Shakespeare's Contemporaries. The British Council lent us three long-playing reconis of madrigals and lute recordings, which were very beautiful, besid es two r ecord s of the sonnet s, spoken by m embers of the Marlowe Socie ty. Our studen :s produced " The Taming of th e Shrew" which was much apprec ial ed on both days. Amongst lhe film s shown were "Shakespeare's Country", " Between Two Rivers" and "The Poet's Eye" which were speciaJl y hot for the centenary. It was, of course, in colour,

and lines from the pla ys mad e up the tex t of th e comm entary. It was most arti sticaJl y done, and the effec t was very pleasing.

On the last night of our F es tival , the re was a Shakespearean Pageant. W e presented fifteen scenes in all, grouped round the themes of Kingship and Love and Lovers. We took the young love of Romeo and Juliet, the middle-aged A ntony and Cleopatra, the idyllic love of Florizel and P erdita. Then followed Youth and Old Age: Polonius and Hamlet, Prince Hal and Falstaff, King Lear and Cordelia. It was ve ry well worked out by th e En glish Faculty. I shared whole-h eartedl y in lhe enjoym ent, as I was a kind of stage manager, m y usual role of Jack of all trades, for I was in charge of the music, lights, costumes, props, commentary, etc. (I forgo t about the the me of Evil conquered by Good ) . W e had some anxious moments over the ca uldron for the witch es in Macbeth, in case the fire went out before the copper sulph ate had pro­duced the blue and green fla me lo lend weirdness to the scene. We produced enough smoke for a n arm y to march und er cover!

* Extract from a le tter to 1he editor from Mothe r M. Michael, l.B.V.M., Loreto House, Calcutta , Indi a.

Seen at the Loreto Native Mission, Glen Cowie, South Africa.

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Top: LEAVING CLASS BACK RO\V (Left to Right): M. Nelson-Brady, J . Prop erjohn, V. Coates . M . Munay, C. Mue l: e r, S. Hannon, J. Skerr i tt, H.

Mi lle r , J. Sincla ir. SECOND RO\V: J. Bailli e, B. Schultz, lVL P eoples, J . Moloney, M. S c hine lla, C . B ennett, A . R e illy, S. Lane , J. Y o ung, M .

Ringer, M. Boyd-Turner, M. Dye r, M . M . K eane. C. Hart. FRON T ROW: T . Jordan, L. H e nd erso n, S. Callen , J . Brown, M . Brazza: e, A. Dupuy, C . Arend, E. Beach, A . L a fCa n.

Bottom Left: :HONOURS CLASS BACK ROW (Left to Right): P. Maher , R. Koch , J. Thompson, D. V ili unas, M . M olon ey. SECOND ROW: H. O'Loughlin , K. Anta lff y, K . Okrutay, J . L ehmann, K . L ow. FRONT HOW: A. M cAnaney, C. Ma rshall, l. Farkas. A . Kelly, C . Me ldrum.

Bottom Right: PREFECTS STANDING (Left to Hight): J . L ehm ann, A. K ell y (Head Pre fec t), M. Mo loney, D . Vi liun as, C. Ma rs h a ll, K. L o w , M. Mu r ray, SEATED: J . Tho mpson, J. Brown, A. McAnaney.

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Top : FORM II (GENERAL STREAM) BACK ROW (Left to Hight): J. Springbe tt, D. J ohn son, B . M cClure, A. R e id. SECOND ROvV: P. S h e r ;da n, T. C han dl e r , L. vVhite . M . Corl e vi c h , J . Qu irk , S. Ditty, P . Flaherty, P. Lane. FRON'!.' ROvV: M. Da ly, J . Davey, J . K e ll y, H. A lde rman, M. Kee n, C . Ande r son. ABSENT : C. Szabo, R. K nowles.

Bottom: FORM II (SCIENCE STREAM) BACK RO'\V (Left to R ight): D . H o rn e, R. Heysen, L. Tic h y . C . McDermott Fox, B . Browne, E. K eat s, C. Gra n t, C. Moloney,

C . Fry, M. Muller. SECOND RO'\V: E. Bau lderstone, P . B urden, S. P e rd e lwitz, A. G iaccio, J . W ard, M. W a !sh, A. Morkunas, J. Burdo n. M. G ly nn ,

L. Na r delli , A . Hayma n, M . J oseph , S. McA na ney, H. Hard wick, D. Langley . FRONT RO\ V: H . Entwistle, P . Doh e rty, A . Dest r ee, S. James, F. H a nnan , D. J ones, G. Caste ne tto . J . C h a pple, C . Walt ers, B.

Nelson-Brady, M. Hart.

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Top Left: GRADE IV B A CK ROW: K. Tra bil s ie, C. Nie!se n , S. D a v ey, C . H ay, A. D av is, L. Ziade , A. M . W a rhurs t , R. Cadd , V. H orva t, T. Amos, G. Co tto n . THIRD ROW: S. P ickham, J . Turner , A. L 'Estrange, S. Lamprill , C . L eaney, S . Raphae l, C. R eg a n , A . Cotton , G . Goodwin , J . Hick e n , J. B a uld e r ston e . SECOND R OW: C. R eid , D . Gill , J. Tay lor. M . O' Ma ll ey, D . P r eece, A . J a m es, M . J . K e li y, B. G laetzer . FRON T ROW : M . V an der Cammen , C . S ext on, L. Blackwell . ABSENT : C . Am os.

Top Right: GRADE III BACK R OW : M. P a lme r , A. L eaney, C. J a rrett, M. T aylo r , G . Gia llor e nzo, J . R ing e r , E . L esni kow s ki , M. Daym an, M. Sha nnon. THIRD ROW : N . Har d y , E. Scanlo n, P . P oll a rd, P. R a p hael, D . Cott on. C . Pal m e r , M. W eber , R . Wil son , M . P oll a rd. J . L yall . SEC OND ROW: K . M ou s ley, C. Thompson, B . Ner o , P. J o rdan , A . R odighier o, H . S tok es, C. B en c in i, L . Willi a m s. F R ONT ROW : E . H or va t, A. Poll a rd , J. Sa w yer , C. H a nnon, J. Boy'a n. ABSEN T : R . S zabo.

Bottom Left: GRADE V BACK ROW : I. Dul uk , C . Barry, A. K en ihan. C . Smerd on , F . T e mple r , G. C ha pple, D. W ard , J. D es tree, J . '.J:'reloa r, G . Abbott , J. B a k e r . THIRD ROW: M. H e nde r son , M . A . R ofe, B . Marsh a ll , M. K een , C . Conl in, C . W a lsh , S. King, L . Ca r ey, J. O' Gra d y, A. Stok es. J. Sexto n . SECOND ROW : R. Panizza, T. Evans, L. Olsen , J . B a ulder s t on e, V. Har d y , M . W a lsh , P . Furla ni. FRONT ROW : S . K een , A . D a rwe nt, S. Mill e r , J. B e nne t , K . L a nge, J . M ello w s. ABSENT: V . Pie r ce, L. Campa gna, E. Cavanagh , D. S tev en s.

Bottom Right: GRADE VII BACK ROW (Le ft to Right): F. Molo ney, L. Edwa rds , J. Cla n chy, C . Coles . A. Smith, A . Mackintosh, S. M cClure , G . Giacc io . SECOND ROW: J . Mans fi eld, A . Sha nnon , M. White, S. Fussen , D . Cr ookall , J. O' Sulliva n , H. M or t, M . Conner , V . H ill , M. Atkinson , P . R egan , R. Call e n , P. R ofe ,

D . R edden. FRONT ROW : C . Campbell, J. Statton, J H e nde rson, J. H ear ns h a w , J . Fielder , L . D a v ey , C. Wils on , M . W a lter s, A . C r ozier, C. Brady, B. F oot e , M. B ow e r , B. Dwyer . ABSENT : A. Campbell.

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Top Left: GRADE I GIRLS BACK ROW: M . Deegan, D. K enihan, R. Mat ti e, A . M. Sweeney. V. Fricker, S. Hoffman, J . Disher. F. Mackin son, M. O'Keefe, J. Melick. SECOND ROW: J. Taddeo, L . Rohlfi ng, A . M. Raphael, B. Bencini, A. Wh ite. C. Kennedy, M. Scanlon, M. L'Estrange, A. Olsen. C. Hay. FRONT ROW: J. Arthur, E. Carey, S . Osmond, M. A. Rodigh iero, F. Rice. S. Murray, P. Day.

Top Right: GRADE II GIRLS BACK ROW: C. Keeley, V. Strauch, S. Palmer, L. W eber, S. Whitford, J. Zies ing, S. Hamra, C. Johnson, K. Trab ilsi e. THIRD ROW. S. Osmond, J. Giorgio, M. Hatfield, C. Lynch, G. Robinson, B . Wright, J. Tigge man , R. Sheridan. A. T emple r. SECOND ROW: C. Dunn, A. Horvat, E . Campbell, J. Heid , J . Hecker, C. Harnbour. L . Gatt. FRON'.1' HOW: S. Horvat , J. Baillie, M. Blackwell. ABSENT: A. Polomka, G. Vaughan, J. Abraham.

Bottom Left: GRADE II BOYS BACK ROW : J. Carey, C. \~7 hatson. M. Mullett, P. Moriarty, N. Jarvis, A. NaYakas, C. Bill, lVI. Bone. SECOND ROW: :\I. Brown, S. Foote. A. White, A. Pak Poy, A . Evans, \V. Harve)', M. Cahill, M. Cescato. FHONT HOW: P . Bake r , J . L yall , P. Cooper, R . Pyne , S. H a nus, T. Jarrett, P. Harvey. ABSENT: P. Cotton.

Bottom Right: GRADE I BOYS BACK ROW: P. T aylor. H. Rohlfing, S. Treloar, M. O'Connell, l\I. Pickham, G . L es nikowski, G. White, J. Reid, A. Sme rdon. THIHD HOW: T. Reid, A. \Vhite, A. H eysen , D. Holdcroft, l\L Condon, J. Cooper, T. Allen, T. Hawkins , A. Baulderstone. SECOND ROW: D. Lyall , M. Bill, 'I'. Sawyer, P. Sm e rdon. :\I. Hannon, D. Kelly, M . Regan. LORETO CONVENT, MARRY ATVILLE, S.A. FRONT ROW: S. Baker, P . Cescato, L. Joseph, M. Flaherty, P. Doyle.

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Among Our Al uinnae THE LORETO FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA

The fifth bi-ennial conference was h eld at Ballarat from th e 8th to the 11th of November, 1963. There was a rc p1·esentative gathe ring of alumnae from the ten Lornto convents in A uctralia . Th e them e of the conference was one of p erennial inte res t: "The Family" . Four papers were r ead and discussion s we re led by specified associations in such a way that the alumnae of all th e Loreto schools we1·e able to express their op1mons. The paper s wer e : "Marria~c·' by Mrs. ] . D ynon (Toorak). " Th e Home" by Mrs. P. Chatham (Mary's Mount, Ballarat ) ; " The Family and Society" by · h s. P. Prend ergast (Wes­tern A ustralia ); " The Fou rth Commandment" b y Mrs. P . Anderson (Normanhurst ) .

* Delegates to the Conference

LEFT T O R IGHT: Mrs. Dyno n (T<lontk) , Mrs . Ander son (Normanhurst) , Mrs. Curr ie ( L or et o , D a w so n Stree t), Mi ss And r e (Ma r y's M ount) , Mrs. D obso n (Mary' s Moun t and President). M iss Couttes (Ba lla r a t a nd Sec r eta r y), M r s. P r end er gast (W.A .), Mi ss J. H olla nd (Marryatv ill e ), Mrs. Sh er wood (K irr i b illi ) , M i ss J. Fu llager (Br isban e) .

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IdeaG which em erged from the discussions all emphasised the dignity and value of Christian Marriage, and the importance of respecting the individual within the family circle, while each m em ber has a unique contribution to make to the good of the whole. It was agreed that the Christian famil y, because of its r espec t for the individual, was the most suitable environment for growth in love and dedicated service to society.

Mother Provincial (M.M. Dympna Mc amara ) took an active part in all confer ence di scu ssions, and was particularly interested in this year's practical resolution: that all a:: sociations d 1ou'd encourage thei1· m embers to take an active Chri stian

DEBUTANTES, 1964 - LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT

Thirty Debutantes were presented to Sir Thomas and Lady Meagher, at the Embassy Ballroom, in April, 1964.

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part in national and international affairs and rn the various organisations of the Church.

At the final delegates' m eeting it wao announced that the 1964-65 federation would be h eld in W estern Australia. T he out-goin g prnsid en t (Mr s. R. G. Dobson ) was a gracious h oct ess all through and before the visiting del ega tes l eft B aUarat, they were entertained b y h er at lunch at Craig's Hotel.

LORETO OLD SCHOLARS' ASSOCIATION, MARRYATVILLE

The executive of the Association, elect ed at the encl of 1963, con sists of Miss Joan HolJancl (Presi­dent ), Mrs. Marshall Hanna and Mrs. John Lamprill (Vice Presid ents); Mrs. Mich ael Papps (Secretary) and Mi ss Christine Walsh (Assistant Secr etary) . Mrs. Lan ce Devitt (Treasurer) . In May Miss Carmel Moriarty took over the position of Secr etary from Mrs. Papps.

T h e Annual Debutante Ball, held, for the first tim e, in the big, n ew R egency Ballroom, on April 10th, was a great success. Over 700 attended , to see fourteen d ebutantes presented to the Minister of Education , the Right Hon. Sir Baden Pattinson and Lady Pattinson. Convenor of the ball was Mrs. Robert Di5h er , assisted by Mrs. Marshall Hanna.

One of the projects of the Association has b een the rai sin g of money towards a beach h ouse for the nuns. The younger old scholars have been most active and have h eld a tennis da y and a dinner dance.

The annual dinner wiH be h eld at the South Australian Hotel in Show W eek , in September. Th e Communion Breakfast in October and the Garden Party and Annual Mee tin g in November will com­plete thi s year's functions.

One of the most important fun ctions, h eld in June, was the da y of re treat, conducted b y Father Victor, G.P. Another important work is that con­ducted b y a sub-committee of th e AF;;ocia tion. This sub-committee is still workin g on the implem en­tation of the " Love Thy Neighbour" them e, di scussed at th e Brisban e confer ence of the Lore to F ed eration of A ustrali a. A group of old scholars, including the very young and the not-so-young, aims to do mall, p er sonal act s of charity, under the direction of two social workers. The task s vary. It ma y be the sending of a birthday card to a child in an orphanage, or r egular visiting of a young girl in a r emand h ome, or a visit to a lonely widow. The task s are sma]), but the idea is that they rhould be done r egularly and be on a personal basis. All m embers who ha ve been involved in the work h nve enjoyed it and have felt that they ha ve ga ined a great deal from the experience. The wo rk is not confined to Ca th olic institutions. Mrs. Juli an Piet e rek and Miss Moya Britten-Jones guid e th e committee.

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Six of the 23 Debutantes at Brisbane. Left to Right: Barbara Williams, Nora Condon, Janne

Gregory, Kay Mccallum, Michell 'Parer, Mary' Owen.

LORETO PAST PUPILS: CAVENDISH ROAD, BRISBANE

The election of Office B earers and Co mmittee was held at our Annual Gener al Meeting on 24th Novem her. The n ewly-elected Office B earers and Committee are : President, Mrs. B. Sweeney. Vice­President, Mrs. T. Cottee; Secretary, Mrs. S. J . Carrick; Treasurer, Mr s. K. Crosbie; and the Com­mittee includes Mrs. D. Macfarlane, Mrs. B. Halli­gau , Mrs. W . J. Hick ey, Miss M. Joseph son, Mrs. R. Gallegos, Miss W . Sexton and Miss J. Fullagar.

Our Ball was h eld on th e 21st April, at Lennon's Ballroom. This year we had twenty-three dehutantes, Barbara Williams, Zeta Treveth an , Aun Healy, Claudia Carter, Mary Owen, Denice D 'Evlin, Helen Newman, Prue Sweeney, \Vendy Scull y, Jane Greg­ory, Nora Josephson , M ich ele Pare r, Ka y McCallum, Pauline K eleh er, J an Evans, Elizabeth Griffin, Ba1·bara Simpson, Nora Condon , Ruth Win ship , Jill Fanning, J an Boyle, Susan Hynes and Beth H ealy.

Durin g the first t erm holidays, work began on the new block al Cavencli~ h R oad, so all our efforts are directed towards the equippin g an d furnishing of the Science Rooms. Later we learnt of th e im­m ediate n eed for an electric kiln for the pottery classes which are being introduced in the school curriculum. We told Mother Superior we would provide this, aud we are happy to say it is already installed.

Sunday, 10th May, was the day chosen for our annual Mass and Communion at Loreto, and this was mo&t appropriate, as it was Moth er's D ay. After breakfast we were able to inspect the foundatious of the n ew building aud view the plans.

Younger m embers of our Association enthusiasti--­call y 01·ganised a most successful Barbecue on Saturday, 30th May, anil on 27th hme, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Willis gave us the u se of th eir home for a Fork Dinner.

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I REMEMBER My yea rs at Loreto, ormanhurst, covered th e

Epan 1906-1916. At this time the railway station was not a regular stop . Intendin g passen gers had to wave a big, gr een flag, made of m etal, with a long handl e and shaped som ethin g like a tennis r acque t, only quite round. It was fa stened to the wall b y a lon g, stron g chain. A th e train approached, one waved the flag, and the bi g engine halted to puff dirty smoke in one's face b y way of greeting. ow, our trains glid e to a discr ee t stop wh ere even the doors open a nd close for us.

Mrs. Ritchie was th e station-mi stress and knew u s all. h e used to give u s a grea t welcome afte r th e holida ys w11ich we had onl y at Christmas, Easter and mid-winter (June). W e n ever went home during th e term, our parents came to see u s. Doctor, dent ist and hair-dresser (cut, trim , sin ge) vi ~ ited the convent. The denti st h ad his chait- and other equipment at the bow-window end of St. Aloysius' dormitory.

\Ve u sed to like to see a group of the nuns se tting off for a journey to town or perhaps to KirribiJli. T hey travelled to and from the station in a wo nderful vehicle ca11 ed a " barouch e" in which the passenge rs (no m ore than four ) at facing each oth e r, having climbed up b y little step s at the back . The noble st eed in harness was a bi g white horse called " T iger".

Happy, happy year

ENID D'ARCY GOLDRICK.

GOLDEN WEDDING M rs. Lyn ch , be tte r known to th e first generation

of Normanhurst girls as Ali ce \Vya tt, wrote to tell of the celebration of h e r Golden W edding in July. She and h er husband, Denis, keep open hou e :i t their lovely home n ear Co rk: Upton House, Upton. Open house for an yone connectefl with Loreto -espccialJy Normanhurst. Alice wrote : "My thoughts go back to my first Loreto home, for home it r eall y was to the 'little girl who cam e from the back of Bourke' - as the nuns and girls used to my." Alice finish ed h e r education at Rathfarnh am ; after a few years sh e married and has n ever returned to Aurtralia. The magazine sends love and good wishes to h er and to D enis.

Love is patient, is kind.

Love feels no envy, does not brood over an injury . ..

Love believes, hopes, endures to the last.

(St. Paul) .

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FROM ORION, ILLINOIS Th e le tter which follows was written by R ev. C. J.

Holleri ch , of Orion, lllinoi , to the parents of J osephine Vallentine, the subject of tl1 e le tte r.

Af te r obtaining h er L eaving certifi cate at Loreto, Clarem ont, Jo ephinc won the A merican F ield

c rv ice Scholarship and went to .S.A. in Au gust , 1963, for a fin al year of Hi(.!;h chool. Father Holleri ch courteou sly consented to al low th is l e tte r to be publish ed in t he Loreto Magazin e :

Mary, Our Lad y of P eace, Orion, ILLI OIS.

F ebruary 16th , 1964.

Dear M r. a nd Mrs. ValJentinc,

B y now you arc p robably dy ing to see J ose phine . . Ca n' t say th at I blame you. What a terrific

p er rn n. he h as probably alread y info1·mcd yon that I am a new pries t h e re in Orion - arrived a few week s befo re your daughter. If we were to match accomplishments sh e would leave m e in th e dust .. . It ha been a r eal pleasure for u to h ave h er with us. . ou would h ave been very proud if yo u could have been at the m eetin g the oth e r ni ght wh en h e h eld th e entire audience spcJlbound . Au stralia sent th e ri ght girl when th ey pick e fl Jo.

I have always had a ve ry warm q)O t in my h eart for your co untry since I visited ther e durin g the War. If th e Good Lord is wiJling, I h ope to get back again. The kindness of your p eopl e to a lon eso me sailor h as never been forgotten. I hope J o leaves th e United Sta tes wi th the same respect for us as I have for you.

Am cnclo ing a few picture of our church. As yo u ca n easily see, I am not the bes t photographer. W iJI give you som e idea as to our size. Josephine Jias been present a t Mass each Sunday and h as received Holy Communion. h e h as ente red into alJ th e ac tivitie with th e children her age and has added much to the spirit of gaie ty. The kid s w ill r eaJl y miss h er when fh e r eturn to you. If the child is a r eflec tion of the parents, then you both must be tops . . . She sp eaks continuoudy of you both. At times I am sure sh e is a little homesick but sh e has done a ver y good job of con cealing 1t. Despite all the inconveni ence for you anrl h er , I know that this year h as been very good for her. It ha broadened h er outlook and trained he r in a manner that no school could. I am quite sure that you will like the change that t hi s year is makin g in h er .

If either of you have any ques tions that yo u would like to ask , plea c don 't h esita te to write. May this letter add a little joy to the famiiy morale . . . Blessings to you and yours.

In the spirit of Mary, Our Lad y of P eace, I am Sincer ely,

(Signed) REV. C. J. HOLLERICH.

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Top: GRADES III, IV, V

BACJ( ROW: H. Mackli n, J. B o u rk e , J. T oo hey, J. Coakl ey . J. B u rc h e tt, J . R ober ts, D. Pye, D . L loyd , M . J . Hill, A . Taylo r , D . Ste phe n s, J . Kemmis, A. Brad y, J. Sm ith, P . Qui nl in.

FRONT ROvV: E. Szymanska, A. Pye, B. H eavey, B. R oss2 n , C. Ahern , L. Snowball, M. Oldfi e ld, N. F ee, W. Gorrie, C . Macaboy, M . Heavey, J·. A ll e n , M. Pollett, S. Connough to n , M. Clay.

Bottom: GRADES II, I AND PREPARATORY

BACK ROW: M. Moore, M. Quirk, M . Douglas, M. H itchma n. P. O'Donoughue, K . Engl is h , P. Scott, M . Burn s, L . Broad, K . Macke n z ie, P. O' Haga n , T. P a rk e r , P. Co nn o ughton , R. G iu dicotti , J . M eega n.

MIDDLE ROW: T . Bah e n , P . A h e rn , E . P a xton, A. Mac k li n. K. Coakley, M . A. Faulkne r, J. Sm ith , K . T ooh ey, K. W eedon , K. Broad, R. O'L ea r y, P . H eav ey, J . Mear es.

FRONT ROW : P. Connough ton, P . O'Ha g a n , R. Brain, T. May, P . Conroy, S. Gordon , J . Go rd on, T. Dwyer , M. F a u lkn e r , A . Grey, T . Dudley.

ABSENT: J". Hut t, P. d e Young, P. Cantone.

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OUR THREE MOTHERS I once heard a priest speak on our three mothers,

our Heavenly Mother, our Earthly Mother and our Mother h ere at the Convent. I ' vas so impressed with his sermon I would like to t ell you something about it.

Firs t is our Heavenly Mother, Mary, who is in Heaven, hoping and praying that one day we will join her and h er Son in His Kingdom.

I Our Earthly Mother, to whom we owe a great

deal, helps us in our troubles, loves u s and is always willing to make sacrifices for u s.

Last, but not least, is our Mother here at th e Convent, who has taken on a great r esponcibility to educate u s and make us young ladies, and who endeavours to make us capable of b ecoming future mothers.

S. GUNNIS (Form I) Toorak.

MONTY "Th e Most Unusual White Kangaroo to grace the

South P erth Zoo" - were words which appeared in "The Daily News" . They were of great intereet to me, the once proud owner of Monty.

I live on a large s tation n ear Meekatharra, and when at hom e I spend much time out with Dad. One afternoon during the May holidays, while wc were out in the jeep, we saw a kangaroo- not an ordinary one, but a white one, very rare to the north . Try as we might to catch this six months old baby - h e was no slow hopper and could travel over thirty miles an hour - we did not succeed. A fe w days later, after our first attempt had fail ed, we were doing a mill run through that particular part of the s tation, and saw our frie nd again. This time one of the natives managed to catch him by driving madly through scrub and through a few creeks. B y succesr.fully procuring a hold on his tail the native hoiste d him into the jeep.

This little white kangaroo, a very rare marsupial of his type, is not an albino, becauc e, although hi ~ fur is pure white, his eyes are black. R ecently, up to £1 ,000 was the sum offered for lily whites like Monty, but there were few of his kind.

After a few days of being handle d and p etted by everyone at the station, h e b ecame very quiet and playful. As he was a buck , we r ealized h e could become dangerous when he grew up, rn we offered him to the Zoo, knowing he would have a good home.

For the firs t few days in his new home Monty was visited by Television Camera and New:: paper Reporters, and appeared, from what we have h eard , to be enjoying his new and exciting life.

S. FARRAR (Junior Public) Claremont.

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BEAUTY

Have you ever seen a deer Slender of limb And lithe of motion? Have you ever heard a bird

Sing an aria at the slightes t notion? I've seen these and much more And I thought I'd tell you all Of my wonder and amazement At the beauty of creation.

E. NOVACEK (Form II) Kirribilli.

ART PRIZE

In the SHANKAR International Children's Art Competition, Jan Dwyer, of Normanhurst , won a prize: a metal bowl with silver r eliefs.

OUR "OLYMPIC" RUNNER

After the 1964 Ballarat Combined Athletics in April, our etar athlete, Marie Kennedy, was reported in "The Courier" as having the "potential to become a contender for the Australian team". Marie, a s Athletic's Captain, e ncouraged her team by h er courageous spirit and d etermination. Her outstanding victories in the open sprints wer e up to he1· usual standard; breaking h er own r ecord in the Open 220 Yards Flat Race, r ecorded for 26.8 seconds in 1963, Marie covered the cl istancc th is year in 26 seconds, and again in th e Ope n 75 Yards, sh e se t a n ew r ecord tim e of 9 seconds, other earlier record s for lower age groups, set by Marie, still stand.

Marie has been coached on the school grounds by Mr. A. Martin, a former Stawell Gift \Vinner, who joins in the general opinion that she is out­standing. H er athletic career b egan at St. Michael's Convent, Springbank. From h er first year at Mary's Mount, we have been watching and admiring h e r increasing prowess at running, manifested every Sports Day.

At the mom ent, h e r Prefec t Duties and h er studies dominate over h er sporting inter est s as die plans to Matriculate this year and train as a t eacher. Still, there is timei to b e in the "A" Softball Team, and the "A" Bask e tball t eam; and Marie is also an active Y.C.S. l eader. It will be a loss to the Abbey when their "Olympic" runner l eaves at the end of 1964. B est of luck for the future, Marie .

M. L. E., Mary's Mount .

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FIRST DIVISION .,

Top Left: FORM VI BACK ROW: A. M. Hughes, R. Morri s, T . Petra iti s, V. Conquest, A . Morri son, K. Prkic, A. J ohnston. MIDDLE ROW : M. J . H en nesy, Z. L e noz, J . Molon ey, M . Mann. FRON T ROW : P. Byrne, B. Nola n , A. L eahy, V. Corb en.

Top Right: HEAD OF THE SCHOOL PATRICIA GALBALLY

Bottom : FORM V (BLUE) J . Kearn ey, S. God frey. S . McEn cro e, A. T 'Sing. M. Warry, G. Haigh, A. Mulva ny, N. M. L ynch, A . A ird , M. L . Morri son , G. Byrne, M . O'Bri en , C. Lloyd, C. Walker , J . Sm it h , J . Starr , M . D a ly, J . Tripcony, J. Douglas, P . Schaefer , E . M cCann, M. O'Hara, J . D oug h s, S. L ey.

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Right: PREFECTS BACK R O \\': P. C:a:hally (H ead ) , P.

Dowli ng. A. Gallaghe r , C. C urli s , G. Arch !Jold.

MlDDLE 1{ 0 \\1 : J . Oldfi e ld, M. T . S \\~ee n ey, E. Hirsch , P. F e th e rston­h a ugh.

FRONT R O \V : JVL T . Q uigg·. E. Dail y, C. Aronld, C . Tone r , M. Hill, D. M c­Swiney.

Below: FORM V (GOLD) BAC I( 1-lO"W: .J. Bla k e, M. S h eeh a n .

SECON O RA CK HOW: .J. F a r! cy, S. Ni c h o ll s . F. 8ryce, J . Tim e w e ll , I<.

Ba1-ry-l\1urphy.

THIRD HA(' K 1{0\\1: ·K. Ba rn es, M. Kirt, \ · . llo l>su n , A. M. Coghlan, G . O'Collin s, C . N ic h oll s.

FOl'WJ'fT 1: .-\('K HO"W: U. Fr·an l<, A. Ri ce, J . Adams, A . H a dl e y, .L. Ed­ge r ton.

F IFTl-1 1:1\ (' K l{Q"\V : A. 'l'i e rn ey, C . Hus so, N. H ayes, C. L ec hte, M . L eo na r d, B. C ah ill.

S l:XT ll BA C K H.0.W: A. Swee n ey. J . r.ri e rn::tn, J . Naug hto n, 1\1 .. J ~1q ui not, J . P a r-l<e r-. J. lll cCau ley, L . L y n c h.

FROJ'\T llOW: A. Daily, E. Boileau, J. Buxt•m , C . Ha y es, A. M c Mah on, D. Co'.c ma n.

ABSE>-:T : S. l\Iorl, K . K oc h .

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Intermediate Back Row:

E. Chang, M . J . Al s ton, E. Skene, M . E. M ccardl e, E. Calde r , D. Bux­ton, A . Callanan, B. Buxton. C. Du k , H. M cG inn , J. Calle r , H. Vale, L. Bodey.

2nd Row: M. Mccardl e, Penn e fath e r, C. Wi lkinson , V. E:J is.

Front Row: M. N ia ll , .J . Byrne, M . Gerke, G. Don­o h oe. T ach er: Mi ss Howard.

FORM IV SOFTBALL AND TENNIS TEAMS

Back Ro\r: M. McCa1·­thy, M . L e jman, S. H odgkinson. C . H a ll, E. Mahe r, C. John ­s t(rn, S. Buxton, G . Gartlan, A. M. S c hl es inger. Y. 1 ic­holls, A. Bleech­more.

Middle Row: C. John­so11. S. M cCoy, G. T ... ee, E . Chang, 1\1". McC le lland, J '. S imp­son. J . K e ll y, V. c: rlier . J. C hapman, G. Hayes, M. •r. J enson, H . Feth e r ­ston haugh .

F ront R o w: I~. M cl':n­croe. S. Ryan, J. Be'. I, :\1. J'. And re , M . McCa ffrey, E. Doyle, L . Burrell, S. Funder.

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FORM III Back Row: C. Keegan,

S. Flanagan, B. Midgley, J. Willi s, S. Ahern, A. Ward, S. Gunn.

5th Row: P. Watt R . Had!ey, M. Cox: S. Br.vce, C. Morrison, G . Fa l'l e~·. A. Jon eR.

4th Row: M . Moran, J'. Fink, D. Schrae d e r. H. Ti e rnan, J. o · -i·~l~~~~iy.E. O'Kee fe,

3rd Row: D. St. Elle n S. Mighell, J. Eng~ land, C. Fakhry, J. Starr, D. Doyle, J. H ayden.

2nd How : M. Laehy, R. Dean, J. Daily, M. o: Dwyer, 'l' . Coates,

·1. Conquest, l\'L Starr. S . Bird.

Pront Row: 8. Arend­son, J. Marks, S. C'all"nan, C. C ra ig, H. Moon ey C. Walsh, C. Salyx, H. Hill, A. Barrie, L. Clancy.

Absent: P. Watt, L. BlllTO\V(.:8.

THIRD DIVISION

Top: FORM I (GOLD) BACK ROvV : 0. Bryce, E. Dav ison, M . Bla k e, S. L ynch , J. Ma tthews. SECOND BACK ROW: S . L ew is, R. Rosenberg, K. Al ess io. E. C a llagh er. THlRD BACK ROW: M. Cole man , J. Bourke, K . All en , K. Conn e ll a n, H. Bourke, F. Ste w a rt, F. Murphy, E. O'Dwyer. FOURTH BACK R OW: S. Evan s, J. O'B ri e n, M. Porte r, S. A . C unnis, C . Ingram. FRONT RO'W: A. Coleridge, M. Dynon, J. C la ncy, F . Quinn .

Bottom: FORM II (GOLD) BACK ROW' : M. Kift, W. Ge rber , B. Bri s to, B. Lee . THJRD R OW: G. Crook, C. Molyn e ux, J . C ha m be rl a in . A . Wright, L. Tiernan, S . W a lke r , P. Ahe rn , A . Callanan , S . L omba rd,

E. R yan, K . K e lly, M. A. Marzorini . E. McQu een-Thompson, A. Smith, Adrie nne Smith, M. Knapp, S. Stewart, A . R e id , E. Peppard.

SECOND ROW: ::IL R yan, P . Cole ma n, J. R y land, A. JunokaR, R. J ohnso n, A . Cahill, M . Pacini, E. St. Ell en. FRONT HOW': M . McCle lla nd, N. Mc Donald, M. McEn c roe, J . McCann, A . K evin , .J. H ami lton , l\f. M cCan n, J . F e th e rston ha ugh.

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THIRD DIVISION

Top: FORM II (BLUE ) BACK ROW : J . Sh eahan, S. Gvrma n , Sue W a lke r , O. Bryce, A. M ort, G . Do ue z . FOURTH R OW: F Pitt, J. Icfadl ey, H . L echte.

., )

THJRD R O'W : M. Moll oy, R. Sze t o, P . ·w ood , J. W ell s t ead , N . S ha rp , H . S hea h a n, M. Conna ugh to n . A . H o lly wood, C. Ma n sou r, R . R ya n, S. Breh en y .

SECOND R OW : E. Ca ll a na n, R. Campbe ll, J . Ga lbally, A. England, F . B e rba r a t, C . Guest , A . Skene. FRONT R OW : E . Tho m as , N . N a g le, L. C lay t o n, A . Best, l\I. Coghla n , C. K e na n , G . D ouglas, E . O'B ri e n . ABSENT : I . M cCardel.

Bottom: FORM I (BLUE) E . V ass . D . Gill, E . J oseph , l\L Tie rna n , E . Salacz, P. M . Aird , V . Bro wn , L. G un n, E. L a cha l, E. ''Ville r s , E. Colli e, L . Ma ho n,

C . Swee ney, D. Dale, M . Sacka , B. Tara nto, J . Hug h es, H . Molloy, D. Parkin son , J . Conno ug h ton, J . Dono ,·an, \ '. C ur ti s, D . J o nes, M . M cCla d e, E. Biscoe.

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Top Left: GRADE VI (GOLD) BACK ROW (Standing, L e ft t o Right) : M. R. Sinn, L . Brown, E. Cahill , A . K elly, M. H enness y, K. Corry , L. Gerbe r , M . P a rry. THIRD ROW (Standing ) : S . L ockha rt , A . Peppa rd, A . Fla na ga n . J. ·whela n , D . C a rre tt. M. Molo ney, H. Thom son, E. Partington, L. Si:va, M . Best. SECOND ROW (Keeling): M. McCoy, C . Troup, J . D y n o n, A . Call e r , L . Nicholls, S. T aylor, M. Gullife r , A. D wyer , A. M cGla de . FRONT ROW (Sitting): J . Mortens en, H. Mccardl e, J . Cogli n , A. Cla rk, G. Walk e r .

-Top Right: GRADE III BACK ROW (Left t o R ight Sta nding): H. Roach, U . O'Dea, K . M cD ougall, S. Stirling , P. McGinn, [E. O'Sulliva n , M . O'H a lloran (rai sed)] , F. D oyle, L. W ell s t ed , V .

L y n ch , J . Colli e, E . Antoni e, P. P e nnefa ther , M. B . P a rry, T. Coa t es , S . Ogi lvi e , R. Dale . CENTRE R OW (Kneeling, L eft to Rig ht): S . Bird, S . Ma rron, J. F ee r y, D . L ava n , K . Willi s . J . Symmo ns, L. Ki ng, K . M cGol dri ck , C. L ory, J. R yan, J. Fitzge r a ld. FRONT R OW (Sitting. L eft t o Right) : A. Ma rtin , P . Cha pman, V . Ske ne , G . Kie rn an, V. Ma n sour, J. Lupson , C . Ma rra ffa, C . Pleasan ce, J . Ma cKinno n , P. P eppa rd,

C. Whe la.n, G . O'Rya n , M. H a dden . Bottom Left: GRADE I (BLUE)

BACK ROW IN DESKS (Le ft to Right): P. Antonie , J. Breh en y, M. Forrest , P. A h ern , C. Morte n sen, L . H ogan , M . K avin, M. Barry, M. J a nosi, K . Perkitch , B. Kiernan, K . Murphy .

FRONT ROW IN DESKS: M . L ayet , A. L ewis, L. Tay lor , P. J. Bird. SITTING (L e ft to Right): J. Wilde n, A . Whitty, E. P e tra itis, K . Conna ug hton. S . L odge, M. Wilde n . M. Cosgriff, L. Slatteri e, J. R eyno ld s.

Bottom Right: GRADE VI (BLUE) BACK ROW (Left t o Right): J . L omba rd, M. Wilden , G . McColl-Jo ne s, E . Skehill , S . Lodge , T. Bryne. C . L ethb r idge, V . Brown, C. McEnroe , R. Myer, F . Ga r c ia . M

R e nni e . SECOND ROW : J. Coghla n, S . Coghlan, V . Ma cartney, D. Bri s t ow. M. P eppa rd, B. Ca lanc hmi , J. Furnell . FRONT ROW : S. Are nd sen, N . Pizer, M. Lync h , C . Hill, G. Murphy , G. Engla nd, A. McKenzie, P . Buxton, K. O' Sullivan, V . G ebbie.

ABSENT: J. Corni s h, K . H olli e r, J. W a tt.

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LEFT TO RIGHT: A . Hipgra v e, J. Partington, C. Conqu est , l. Tuck e r, D. O'Ryan, C . Mo ran, P. C us t a n c(' . F . M a rra ffa, N . H erb, J. O'Halloran, M. Glowrey, H . S ull ivan, L Godfrey. R. Gill, K. Nossa !, T. Gil l, K. Bren­n an, K . Muldoo n . .J . H a ll, C . Tro tt, T. Sc hli c ht. M. Tho m son, J. B ourke . P. K earney, J. Kift, M. Pless, S . Crook .

GRADE V (GOLD ) FRONT R OW (L. to R .) : J . C la re­

broug h, T. Sm ith, W . Vass . V. Grigsby, .J. Sull ivan.

SECOND RO.W : A. O'Shaughnessy, H. Wright, M . J o nes, A . Cole­man. L. L echte.

THIRD RO\V : .J. McCo mbe , B. Hos ie, E. C u rta in , D. Naughton, S . Me lc h io r .

FOURTH ROW : M. O' H a llo ra n . M. Bell , M. Dwye r. J . H e igh t , .J. Garcia, .J . McDavitt.

STANDl NG : S . P izer, H. Smith , A. Canestra. C. H erb, M . F a lshry. M . Ste ward.

GRADE V (BLUE) DESKS (Bac k lo Front) -FIRST ROvV: J. R y land, P. Evans,

M. A. Boileau, C. Sinn , A. H e n­nessy.

SECOND HO\V: l\I. W a lke r, J. Gleeson, K. H ogan, B. Wil son, K . J(evin , G. Ste \va rt.

THIHD & F OLJRTH R OWS : J. Schles inge r, IC Quinn, l\I. Cook e, M. A. Molo mby, S. M or a n , M . Ca i-roll , G. Douglas, J". Mccann, J . t e wa rt, G. F e rguson.

FlFTH a nd SIXTH ROWS: D. L ey, F. Cla rke, B . Starr, .T. Bird, E . Bartley, M . A. Bourke.

GRADE IV FIHST ROW (Sitting ): .J . Scall y, N. Cor­

di e r , J . Cos t e llo, C. Driscoll. SEC01'D RO' V (Knee: ing): R . R e id. P .

J ones, S. S ..: hli chl, C. Po liti , A. Pear ce, L. B ut'. e r, L. Brill, J . Casey, E. Car roll, 1". Ze lzman.

TH I RD RO\Y (Stand ing): N. R odriguez, P. :-Jolan , K . Griff iths -Smith , P. Mccann , M. Sleema n, J. Hey nolds, A . B e rbe rat, F. Mc Do ugall , .J. McCo mbe, E . Gaynor, S. Hipgra ve, A . Arundel I.

(Contin ue d Below)

FOU RTH R OW (Standing ): C. S undhc rg, M. Rennie, P . R en ni e, S . C rook , E. P a rk er. l\L l\T oon Y, S. Ga rdini , S . Griffith s, J . O'Bryan, G. McCall-Jo nes.

FIFTH R OW : S. Glowrey, M . B rown, M. L a va n . STXTH ROW : D. Cop'ey, J . B ird, S . Bowden. ABSENT: K . Francis, D. Phipps, M . P e ppard .

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· - , Top Left: KINDERGARTEN

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S. Antonie, J. Brenan, J . Brenan, C. Brewster , J . Burke, S. Burke, B. Carr oll , L . de Castella, P. Corke ro n, G. Dale, C. Davison, M. F er guson, P. Francis , S. Hill, D. Hughes, K . I reland, R . Jones, P. K eane, P. K el ly, P. Sayet, A. L ewis, P . Lory, J. McCarth y, T. Ma hon , A. Ma rin , M. Matthew s, J . Mighell, H. L . Moss, T. N e wman, M. O' D ea, J. O'Ryan , C. O' Sullivan, J . Perkich, A . Pitt, J. Pleasan ce, T. Reynolds, M . L. Scally, M. Sheahan, A . Smiley, A. Stra tto n, A. Sul li va n, A . Sunbe rg, C. Tucker, S. A. W a les, A . Ward, L . Whe la n .

Bottom Left: GRADE I (GOLD) LEFT to RIGHT: L. Tiernan , D. Silk, E. Mc­

Goldrick , K. Can es tra, M. Dorsal, B. Murphy, B . Martin, M. Garvey, A . Schlicht, D . L y n ch, J . Mort, M. E. Wilkinson , A. Matthe ws , R. H e ight, M. C layton, A. McDouga ll , D. Brown, D. Roge r s, D. Hardy, A . Arundell, J . O'Bryan, C. Mortimer, S . Bright.

ABSENT: B. S\\"eeney, P. Schlesinger. Bottom Right: GRADE II BOYS

L eft to R ight: M. Slattery, P. Dale, G . F ether­stonhaugh, B . Canes tra , J. F orr est, J . Hender son , P . Roger s, E. Calanchini , P. Z etzman, C. Furn e ll , N. O'Bryan, J. Mackinnon, G . Gebbie.

On S lid e : A. Carroll, P. P eppa rd . On Monkey Bars : M. L or y, C. Lethbridge.

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Top: GRADE VII AND GRADE VI FRONT ROW: M . Alle n, M. G ill , J . Handasyd e, J . Edmondson, J. 'Villi s, M. Croft, L. Tull Y, S. Andre w s, K . Higg ins, M. lllillar,

A. Bycroft. SECOND RO"\V: S . Nolan , V . Proudman. S. Murph y, S. R e pe tto, I-I. C h e r r y, J. Bowler, D. J\lal o n cy, P . K e nt , F . 'Vorlhington, A.

Strano, J . J osephson, V . Wi lm s . T H IRD ROW : D . Behm, M. Hillman, M . Kund e, P. F i tton , E . va n H orck , J . Bake r , J . L e nn on, J. An s tee, M . Carte1:. J. Carrick,

M. Doyle. FOURTH ROW: L . K e r , A . Parke r , D. Ca rlil e, A. Jl[cN ulty, J. H e nley , Jli . C hadwic k , Z . Ros ia n , S. Green, R. Foley, G. ' Vyeth,

Jli. C h erry. BACK ROW: M. Dacey, E. K ea ting, A. N e wman. M. R ob inson, L. Briggs , J . J\IcG ra th , P . Stua r t, C . K eogh, JII. Quane, L . Corfi e ld,

J. Sullivan. ABSENT : -J . Downey, P. W e bb. (GRADES IV and V - See Names Page 89 )

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Above: JUNIOR SCHOOL GROUP IN SPORTS TUNIC

FRONT ROW : J. Kurts, E . J ohnson , A. Ma h ony .

SECOND ROW : R. H e ise r, R . O' Brie n , S. R othni e , M . M. W e bb, P . Enderby , A. F oster, R . Mas te rs .

THIRD ROW: A. M cClu s k y, D. W ebb, C. O'Brien, E. H e mpe l, M. Hole, T . K e r , S. Fillipow, P. Ryan , J. D ra k e, M. L. M c ­c usker, T . Maguire.

Right: GRADE II AND III GIRLS

BACK ROW: C. Wilms, A. M. Frase r , J . Woodgate, C. Doyle, V . C r onan , K . Gann, P. Andersen .

SECOND ROW: A. Nance, B. W ebb. D. Haupt, T. M cCaffe rty, J . H enley, R . Uscinski, M . Tarra nt, L. M cNulty.

FRONT ROW: T. Foley, G . McGuckin , K . Hodges, M . Roa ti , M. McDonald , A . Holden, C . Carrick.

KNEELING: A . Spe n ser .

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Top: PREP. AND GRADE I GIRLS FRONT ROvV (Left to Right): ,J. Tarrant, C. Nance, A. French, L. M cG uckin, D. Morr ison, A . Hillman, M. A. Lake. SECOND ROW: A . Gallagh er, K . Walker, M. Parkin son. E. Hold en , J . Macfarl a ne, C. McGuckin, C. Cork , M. Zbudowski ,

T . Doyle, M . Gallagh er , E. Lahz , M . Little. BACK ROW : H. Barry, W . Chant, F. Toakley, J . E nglish , J . Archer, M. O'Ne ill, J . Newma n , D. Reade, J . T arrant, M. Gibney,

R . H a rburg, D . Cuthbert, K. W oodgate.

Bottom: BOYS' PREP., I, II, III FRONT ROW: Michael K elly, A. Torrens, J . Flanagan, C. W ebb, S. C la n cy, M. Mccusker, D. Crouch , W. Fraser, M. Woodgate,

M. White ford , G . Fillipow, D . Hi llman, B . Hickey, J . Hanna, P. Roati , Peter Lamberth, J. Lane, J . Henley. SECOND ROW: G. H odges, M. Davies, P . W ebb, M . Frampton, D . H e mpel, T . McWaters, D. Pu ll a r , T. Stibe, M . Miller, M . Cork,

E . Cr ouch, J . Stewart, Paul Lamberth, B. Pullar, S. Mccusker, P. de Maskens, R . Selmon. THIRD ROW: P . Se lmon, D. Mcclean, P . Murray, P . Rayner, P. Hargraves, M . Lake, D. Rayne r, R . F elmingham, J . Sydes,

Matthew Kelly, G . Little, M. Lane. ABSENT : J . George, D . W atson .

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ST. MARY'S HALL, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, 1964 FRONT R OW: D . Taylor, F . Burrell. G. Crowe, J. Bowins, K. Gorman, B. Ryan, R. Will e tt, C. G . Kin , A . Smurthwaite (President) , M. Griffith, S . O'Donnell,

K. Scott, H . O'Donoghue, S . Scott, C. P itt, M. P ell, D . R amsden, M . Baldock, M. Tehan. SECOND ROW: M . Barlow, L. Th om as, Z. Hogan, M. Walton, M. Mcintyre , J. Nuttall, M . Lythgo, M. Condon, I. Cameron, C. Robertson, E. Stock, T. Farrell, L.

J ephson, A. Scott, C. K oopman , M. Delaney, B. Sharpe, D. Atchison, A. Clarke, R. K eegan. BACK ROW: J. Gorman, M . White, M. Kemp, L. Deakin, N. Utm ar , A . M. Paton, M . Murphy, M . Qu inn, J . T orpey, B. Kelly, M . O'Kane, F. J ens, K. Murphy, J .

Glynn, M . Greening, A . Dallimore, H . Mclver, C. P irona, M. B a rry . ABSENT: M. Burk e, M. Cetinich , C. M oloney.

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Top: FORM n (See Photos Page 71) BACK R OW: C. B a mblett, K. W yatt, E. Triverios, F . Fran china, Y . Gorri e , Y. Kurz, J . Quinla n, K. Brandrett, D. Barke r, J. Ryan . FRONT ROW: S . Brady, S. Ma le, G . Gos t e low , C . McCarthy, J . O'K eefe , R. L. Bisse t, P . Ward, T. Moor e , S . Parker.

Centre: FORM Ill BACK ROW : L. D e wdn ey, C . K eogh , V. Mea res, S. Simpson , M. TH IRD ROW: K. N orthway, R. N ich ola s. C . Re id , M .. T. Bro w·n , SECOND RO"\V: J. Gorr ie, .T. C ha lk, B. W o rn e r , B. Elliott, M . H. FHONT R OW: P. McMulla n, L . Fulle r, J. J ohn son, J. Soll ey, M. ABSENT : P . Summ e rfi e:d.

Ada m s . K. Ahe rn. M ill e r . Brown.

Bottom: GRADES 6 AND 7 BACK RO"\V: W. F ee, C . Summ erfi e ld , D. Bro wn, M. Sn owba ll. M. Ah e rn , L . K e mmi s, .T. T aylor, S . Meeg a n , S . D ob son , J.

Woodhouse, L. Durkin, R. Os try , J. Bra ndre tt, L. Wall , J . M oo r e . M IDDLE ROW: R. A nd er son , S. Kno w les, A . D ewdne y , C . Ande r son , J. Elli s, A . ·ward , P. Martin, M. Rutte r , H . Cas t e ne ll e, M . L .

B a ke r , M . G e ll e, C. M cL a ughlin, J. Burne tt. PRO T ROW : A. Davidson, T . R ossen. J . T oohey , J. Oldfi e ld , J. O'D onoghue, P. Brain, M . White ly, C. All e n , J. M eegan, L .

B a mfo rd , G. M eega n .. J . D o ney, V . Birmingh a m , J. Connaughton.

Top: BANK OFFICIALS AT WORK FROM L E FT : M. O'Ha ra, K . B . Murphy, B . Hill, A . Filcock, Z. L e nnox, M. Sheahan .

(See Photos Page 74)

Centre: Y.C.S. LEADERS G. Byrne, M . O' B ri en, M. M . P a rker, M. E. Cole m a n, C . Gerke, C. V irgona, J. Oldfield, M. C. Aird , D. G illon, M . Conn e ll a n , D .

Mc Swin ey, M. Hill, A . L ee , L. Lyn ch, C . Arno!d.

Bottom: THE TENNIS VIII AMONG A GROUP OF SENIOR GIRLS OFF TO MARY'S MOUNT FRONT ROW (Sitting ): C. C urti s , K. J ohnson, G . Archbold, M. 'l' . Quig g, P. F e thers t onhaugh, M. E. Co!e m a n, B. Ande r son, P .

D o wling . KNEELING: C . T o ne r , K. Smith , H. V a ug ha n . STANDING : M oth e r Supe ri o r, M .M. P a rke r , M.M. J osephine , G . O 'Collin s, S. B a rrett , L. L y nch , E. Daily , P. Galba ll y, C . Arnold , G.

McCaul ey , E. Hirsch, Mrs . SchaPfe r . B U S: M.M. J ohn Ber chma ns, B. Co nqu es t , B. Nola n, C . Zae tta, B . Hill , A . L eah y , A. Hughes, D . Gillon , A. Filcock, P. 0 ' ­

Sh a ughnessy, M . Conne llan , A . Rice . A . L ee , D. Mc Swimey.

Top: SENIOR CLASS FRONT R OW: G. Bu lgarelli, B. "Brid ge , S. H i'.dPb ra nd, G. Kn e i pp , M. N owill. K. Hodges, S . McDona ld. SE OND HOW: P . Ch a n , S . Greenup, F. Drake, P . Smi th , H . W e n t, P. Anstee .

(See Photos 'Page 83)

THTRD R OW: D. Fall on, M. M cManu s , A . C . Tull y , B. B e irn e , J. Stubbs, M. K elly , R. Ann ing, K. L ether en. B A CK ROW: H . J oyce, C . D oyle . M. R. Moon ey , P. Corbett , K . Willi s , P. All en, K. Cumm ing, G. Fle t ch er. A B SENT: · R . Spe nce r , G . Sa m so n .

PREFECTS LEFT (Fro m B ott o m) : S . M cD on a ld , M . Nowi ll , S . Hilde bra nd , M . K elly, B . B e irne, K. Willi s . RlGHT (Fro m B ottom): G. Bulgar e lli , G. Kn eipp, B. Bridge , P. An s t ee, H. J oyce, P . All en (Head of S chool). A B SENT: R . Spe ncer.

Bottom: SUB-SENIOR CLASS BA CK R OvV: C. Moor e, M. R yan , T.,, Cass, D. S mith , J . Sh e ra , A . vVilli s, M . Alle n , J . Willi a m s, C. Co rmack . SE COND R OW: L. D a lto n, D . H ick ey, M . C ro\\-ley, C. Roberts, M . Barker , A . C ullina n, B. L ewi s, M . J. M a rl ey , C. J o nes , J.

Sc hmidt, S . Saundf> r s . JN FRONT : E. R yan , S . Turnb ull. 1\ RSEN T: L. Magoffin , A . Car te r, S . Gar o vic, L . Greg or y.

Top: SUB-JUNIOR CLASS (See Photos Page 84) FRON T H OW: G. Juliu s , G . H a rdy, S. A . Smith, Z . D e nni s, A. Schmidt, S. R yan, F . Hae, C. Murray, ,J. Wilson, H. B a ld ock , M.

Ande r sen. SECO N D R OW: M. D ennis, M . O'Neill , K . Smith, C . P ro udma n, M . Bakh ash , J . Bra dl ey, B. T aylor, L . M ill a r, M. P a rke r, C. D oyle . THJHD HOW : S. J o nes, C . Murphy, P . \Va ldi e, M . P a ri s . S . Garre t t , J. Co ttee, M. B a tros, C. 'l'hompson , P. H a upt, C . Enderby,

C . H oga rth. BACK ROW : J. B y rn e, M. Collins, A . M . B e irn e , R. Corbe tt, C. Cla rk, J . Ander sen, M. B osznay, S . Ch a rl s t on , C. H a ndasyde,

M. Ma h e r . ABSENT: M . Ada m s, B. Spiers, T. Gleeson .

Centre: JUNIOR CLASS FRONT HOW : K . M oo r e, M . Ma rtinez, P. H odgson , H. T o ng, A. H ed e, J . D ean , P . Shire ll, G . Condo n, K . H odges, L . Ma r sh a ll. SECOND ROW: C. All e n, T . K e nway, L. Sa m son , K. H oach , G . W a t son. C. H a ll , K. F ee ley, P . H o lmes, H. D e nni s . TH IRD R OW: D . J oseph so n, C. Moo ney, L . Guthri e, M. Willi s, K. L a m berth , M . M ockl e r , K . M o na gha n , M. D oyl e , S. Syd es, S .

McN u lty, B. Sydes, S . H egarty, D. Luke, A . Miguel, E . A plin . BACK R OW: E. Grf>a rl y, M . L c the r e n , J . M oyniha n , Y . R o m a n o, P . M cBride , E. Smith, B. K ell e h e r, S. Broad , N. Smith , M . K e ll y . ABSENT : D. Magoff in, L . Fre ney , P . M cLaughlin , H. L e wis.

Bottom : GRADE VIII FRONT R OW : B . D e nni s, M . M cD o uga ll , E . Mon a ghan, G . Wye th, A . Hick ey, J. K e lman, P. Sydes, D . Foley , P. Bollard, M . Abt, L.

Stew a rt. A . H a rding, C. W e bb, R . . Jack son. SECOND ROW: A. B eh a n, C. N o will , C. Apli n , G . Ahern, B. Os trow ski , A . P e nni s i, M . Ni ssink, A. D o nely , J. B ehm , J .

Ziuke li s , G. Harringto n , J . H as t e d, J. C ha rl s to n, V. Har t. BACK ROW': C. Hillma n , J. Sween ey , E . Drake, C . Tully , G . Dixo n, K. Connor, R. Rya n, H. Ste in, C. Church , N. Sheridan , E .

Ste w a rt, P . O'Callagh a n, P. Perri e1·. A B SENT: D . Kund e, C . C la rk, N. F eeley .

Bottom: GRADES IV AND V (See Photo Page 85) FRONT ROW (Le ft to Ri g ht) : B. W e bb, G . Connor, R. de Mask ens . J . 'Voodga t e, S. M cG uck in , C. B a rbe le r, A. S end z ik,

A. M cClean , C . Cha dwi ck. A . Barry, J . Pulla r, P. P a rkin son. SECOND ROW : K . H odges, M. E . Mill e r , W. Ch a nt, C. Hick ey, S. Magoffin , M . A . M cD onald, V. Morro""· THIRD ROW : J. B o t s m a n, M. F . K e ll y, J. Sydes, D. W a rd , D . Stew a rt, J . Tully, T . M onro, S. M cG ra th , J. Murray, A. O'Neill ,

L . H illma n , E . Ander se n , D. F ehningh a m . ABSENT: J . Stibe, E . K e ll e he r .

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