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EDITO'RIAL

if you beg an where yo u should have begun,

yo u a re about to read the seco nd annual maga ­

zine of the Frankston Teachers' College, 1

t rust that you will enj oy th e results of the man y

hours of thoughtf ul writing and com pila tion back ­

ing this piece of work,

You and I have many people to thank for those

generous momen ts, T h is assistance and

frie ndship we app reciate and value.

[ wish yo u all so und judgment as yo u take

yo ur places in the backbone of ou r youthful

nation .

Some da y we sha ll meet again .

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A TRIBUTE TO

A tr emendous a mount of wor k is in volved in

th e es ta b lishme nt of a new Teachers' Co llege .

A II of us reali ze thi s as we have see n our C o llege

grow ing around us. But it is only through ou r

contacts with other college s and comparing a nd

con trasting them with our own, th a t we see how

mu ch of a college policy and its a ims a nd

m eth od s is de pendent upon the P rincipal and

h is sta ff.

Ce rt a inly we would tha nk the D ep artment for p ro viding th e in it ia l grounds a nd bu ild ings but we know th at th ese are onl y the ba sic esse n tia Is for estab lish ing a college . In our make- shift quarters at "Str ua n" we sa w wh at a n enterprising Principal cum furnitu re rem over cu m hand yman c um gardener co uld do. But hi s interest in stude n t welfa re by no means e nde d there. That it has been carried over into our new quarters is seen as we loo k a ro und o ur well-equipped buildings a nd re me m be r the D e ­partment al policy o f " As k, a nd ye sha ll recei ve"

- ·aft er a whil e'

C ollege grounds have r ece ived th e sa me allen ­ti on as th e buildings. Few wou ld ha ve though t it possible that , at th e end of two yea rs , t he college would ha ve its ma in o va l gra ssed and a lm os t read y for use, but we know th at th e efforts an d enthusias m of ou r Pr incipal have

m ad e this so .

I n th e forewo rd 10 th e Co llege H andbook , the Pr incipal sets out th at the aim of the co u rse is to "broaden am knowledge a nd ex perie nce" and pr o vid e o ppo rtunit ies for " a m any-sided growth ."

Again by looki ng at other colleges we re alize that we have been provided with opportunities for experience s in stud ies, soc ia l life and sportin g event s that other colleges are st ill see king ,0

ac hieve a fte r man y years of growth.

F rom th e inception of th e C o llege we have been assured of the pe rsonal interest o f th e Principal in each stude nt. W e know th at eve ry matte r whi ch goes before him , however tri vial it ma y see m, will be carefull y listen ed to a nd fa ir ly de alt with.

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THE PRINCIPAL

It is typ ical of th e Pr incipal th at. when it ca me to th e improvements to th e "Inne r Court ." an a rea whi ch it is a ntic ipa ted will be much used by stude nts , he as ked the Public Works 10

a llow the stude nt bod y to cont rol th e plans for tha t area .

Student wel far e see ms to be the key to our Pr incipal a nd thi s has found expression in ye t a nother field . B y th e fo rma tio n of th e Pa rents a nd Citizens Wel fare Association , an ass oci a tio n uni qu e in the realm of Teachers' Co lleg es. ou r Pr incipal. despite opposition, ha s b rou gh t about a link in public re la zion s th at will affect us no t only whil st we are st ill stu de nts, b ut a lso wh en we a re teach ers in the field.

We look forwa rd no w 10 the time comin g wh en th e vis io n and fore thought o f our Principa l wi ll be rewa rd ed as th e fir st ex it st ude nts i ro rn Frankston T each er s ' Co llege join the throng of young teache rs marchin g toward the ir first c lass ­room . Principal ,

We th ank yo u!

Mr. EUNSON

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STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL -- 1960 Report

1960 has been a full and happy year, with every member of the S.R.C. enthusiastically con­tributing his share of time and en ergy both to th e carrying out of his own pa rti cular duties and to the success ful functioning of the S.R. C. as a whole.

The gro up representatives ha ve perhaps t he most thankless of S.R.C. duties but, without their tirel ess reporting back and fo rth between S.R .C. and students. the S.R.C. would be m erel y a n S.c.

The spo rts secre tar ies, H elen McL ard y and John Gregson, with the help of the Physical Education sta ff, have cap abl y organi zed a very wide variety of spo rts every Wednesd ay . These spo rts have included ya chting, a rchery, horse­rid ing, squa sh, golf, ath letics, fo otb al l. basket­ball , softba ll, badminton, table ten nis, tennis . volle y ball and hockey

The publications sec re ta ry , Kei th Williams, has wo rked energetica lly throughout the ye ar. Frankston is proud to boast of bein g th e on ly Victorian Teac hers ' College to publish a monthl y ne wspaper. The second publication o f O Uf ma ga­zine , "S tr uan," is a lso the product of Keith 's effor ts.

The socia l secre tary , Sa nd ra Cl ark, wi th her cheerful enthusia sm. has capably o rga nised regul ar college dan ces, a ll o f which have been ex tremely successful The 2nd annual Co llege ball. which was held in the Ca ulfield Town Hall in June, was voted the great est socia l eve nt the Co llege has eve r had .

Ever ybod y present , including the officia l guests enjoyed the evening immensel y, and Sandra re­ceived due congratulations for her sp lendid o rganization of the funct ion . A ve ry suc cess ful final dance was held at the College on Novem ber 30.

Jon Teschendorff has competentl y kept all the acco un t books in order.

Being an effectual Vice-Presiden t is a difficult task. One is faced with th e va gue duty o f " backing up the President" Paul Streckfuss had done this admirably . 1 sho uld like to

ex press m y personal thanks to Paul fo r his stead­fas t assistance throughout t he yea r.

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Paul also acted as Cha irma n o f the fina nce co mmittee, which consisted of himself. Jon Te sch endorff and Mr. Fry. This committee de­cided the allo tment of money to the va rious co mmitte es .

Viv iann e Blai r acted as minute secre tary at all

S.R .C. meetings. During the yea r some ch anges a nd amendments

were made to th e constituti on. Ihese included the addit ion of a concert and dr amatics com­mitt ee , its fun ction being to orga n ize dramati c ente rta inme nt for visiting colleges and to stage a revue at the end of the College yea r. John Fish er was a ppointed sec retar y and th e com­rn ittee was formed , working with a cast of stude nts , th e committee staged a very entertain­lIlg revue for two nights in November. This rev ue was aptl y named "F R ANTIC."

Meg Gard iner bas represented the S,R .C. a t meet ings of th e Co lleg e Welfare Association. T he stude nts co -o perated with the A ssoc iat ion in the runn ing of a barbecu e and dance, and a lso a mannequin pa rade, to rais e fund s for the College .

As wel l as pe rfo rming h is own particul ar duty, every S.R.C. member has co nt ributed to the effe ctive fun ct ioning of th e S.R .C. as a wh ol e.

An acco unt was opened with McComb's taxi servi ce for the co nve nience of students requiring a taxi urgentl y.

A ciga rett e machine was installed in the com­mon ro om .

C ollege-crested enve lopes and note pa per, College bags and College pennants were pur­chased .

A studen ts' t rade card was pr int ed . Students ma y o btain di scount on presentati on of this card, which bears the names of bu siness establishments willing to allow discount.

A very enj oy able College p icni c was held a t Somers on December 2nd.

T he S. R.C. concl ude d its yea r's activities with a dinner on December 1st.

The retiring council would like to than k th e students for their co -operat ion and support. Our year in office ha s been mo st enjoyable. Best wishes for a successfu l year are extended to the S.R.C. of P)61.

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L. to R. S.R . B. : G. Gaston ( G.R. I , R. Thomson fG.R.I , K. Porter (G. R.I , M. Johnson IG.R.l.

M. : J. C~ egso" (Sports Secf. L, J. Dalton (G. R. I , C. Rob inson (G.R.I , F'. Knight (G.R.), J . Fish er (G.R. I , H . McL ard y (Spo rts Sect. I, M. Gardiner (G. R.) , V. Blair ( Mi n. Sect . l .

F. : L, Curt is IG·.R. I , J . Teschendo,ff, ( Tre asu re r! , Mr , Fry, R. Day ( P re s. I , Mr. W, [unson ( P rin c. I, P. Streckfu.. I V. Pres . l, Miss Kcntish (St " ff Rep. }, F. Scedsm"n, S. Clarke (Soc. Sect. l, K. Williams ( Pub!. Rep. }.

Back : T, Dignam, B. Gleeson, R. Col bourn, R. Gile s, R. Haynes, P. Ladd, T. Wells, K. Mutime,. J . Sh erw tll, B. Carrigg, D. Boyd, L. McMahon, P. Batsman.

Front ; i\1.; ss M. Au1dt st, Mrs . McMahon , Mrs. P. Kennedy, Mr . Brown, Mi..s:s G . Kentish, W . EUil"tson . A . H. fry .. D. AU.lIII . Mrs:. M. Brown, Of. D. Sawyer, G. Wilson .

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THE LEGENL> OF ST. NICHOLAS

One day, when northern da ys become sho rter and th e dull October weather has changed , 0

bleak N ovem ber and even chillie r ea rly De cem ­ber, a sim ple. sma ll and colourful parade is cheered in count ry a nd city alike. It is i he s ixth of December - St . Ni cho las' D ay.

A white sta llion ste pp ing de lica tely a nd pro ud ly, bears an o ld, w hi te-bearded, di gnifi ed, kindly and ricWy robed bishop through the grey cob blest one streets and lanes flanked by two- and three-storey red -brick houses - t he type wh ich open ou t d irect ly on to the street. He has severa l bl ack serva nts dressed in 17th ce ntury Sp ani sh atti re - red stockings. and blac k buckled s hoes, red , ye llow and gre en ver­tic all y striped out fits loosely puffed at the wrists a nd stoc ki ng top s, a fitt ed jack et and a loose. be ret-ty pe str ipe d cap of ident ical co lo urs . Two or th ree of such se rva nts pr an ce abo ut ',h ; ma jestic , ye t loving, o ld ma n. On e may hav e a bundle of ru stwo od sticks and a very la rge sack and th e oth er may ha ve a sack full o f ging ern uts on his back. C hildre n po ur fo rth from the houses, all eys a nd backways and reap and laugh a round the pa rade sho ut ing "0 0 J deserve the goodies?" u pon which o ne of .h e Black Pete rs may throw the m a hand ful of the ginge rn uts, or run at the m with his ro d held th reat en ingly and wi th sack open.

Chi ldren sc rea m, lea p, bo un d, sho ut and s ing St. Nicholas songs unt il they m ust be hoarse. Some a re trampled un derfoot an d ho wl as all tr y to keep up with th e trott ing horse and its sm iling, wavi ng, g rac ious rider. So me mothers ca ll a nx ious ly to th eir child ren as they are ,'e­tu rning wit h lad en shopping bas ke ts; some inte r­rupt the ir con ver sat ion wi th th e st ree t vendor whe n the y see th eir child ca ught in th e re ckless mob of children . They ru n to keep up ye t a re un abl e to resist th e nuts th at a re Thrown in .h eir dir ection and mu st sto p short a nd bob down and gro vel am ongst the sta m ping feet for t he deli cacies. One fat untidy mother stands in her doorway, broom up side down against the wa ll. one hand on hip , the ot her sha king a fist at her child. "C ome on Billy," she sc reeches in a stri dent vo ice. "s ee ho w much yo u ca n get. Shove tha t Tomm y out of you r ro ad . For good ­ness sake grab those nuts befo re that go od -for­no thing Conn ie gets them. " She, ho wever, is the exce ptio n, for most ad ults a re very court eous in the pr esen ce of the 51. N ichol as.

The story goe s that long. long ago. St. N icholas was a b isho p in Spa in . He wan ted to make

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a ll the chi ldre n o f his neighbourhood ha ppy, so eve ry year, on the eve of hi s fe ast da y, he wo uld leave chil d re n toys by their fireside . He was beli eved by th e to ts Co ride a w hi te horse over the ro o ftops an d lo wer the pr esents down t he c him ney with the aid o f his moorish servants. D uring the Spa nish occup at ion of Ho lland .his prac tice spread the re. No wad ays the pa ren ts buy the toys a nd pr eten d to be St . Nicholas or Sunterk laas as he is more co mmo nly known. Ch ildren a rc warned th at Black Pete r is liste ning at the chim ney for naug hty chi ldren a nd reports th ese deed s to the good sa int wh o rewards onl y th e good . Th e wic ked a re p resented with a bundl e o f sticks a nd m ay be tak en in large sacks back to Spain where they serve long years o f ens laveme nt. Needless to say, there are 'nan y prospective little saints about fo r seve ra l weeks befo re thi s great event.

A STORY FOR BABES ' FROM THE MOUTH OF A CHILD

TI N Y RABBIT

T iny Rabb it lived with his fa m ily in a nice clover field. He was a good rabbit - most o f the t ime. Whenever M ot her Rabbit to ld he r ba by rabbits to ea t the ir spinac h, T iny Rabb it a te his stickc ty-c lca n. Wh en Mother Rabb it laid them to wigg le their noses and bow :0 a fr iend , T iny R abbit did it ve ry nice ly, a nd, Ti ny Rabbit never fo rgo t to fol d his paws and say please whe n he wa nted somet hing ex tra specia l. But he jus t wou ldn't put his ea rs down when he was tol d to . You see , T iny Rabbi t wa nted ',0

be as big as his brother s and sisters. O ne da y a fte r a ga me of jump-over-the-rock , they spied a pat ch o f be rri es .

Wh at a feas t they had ! Suddenl y, Mother Rabbi t whi sper ed . "Put yo ur ears down , quickly!' The rab b its obeyed , a ll but T iny Rabbi t. H e went on eati ng with his ears up. Then he looked up a nd saw eyes sta ring a t him fro m ihe bu she s. He was too scared to r un. He just sa t and shivere d wh ile the eyes in th e b ushes sta red at his ear s.

Mother Rab bit knew what to do . She jum ped in to the hushes and th e eye s we nt away .

Now, when Mo th er Ra bbit says, " Put yo ur ea rs down," T iny Rabbit is th e firs t to obey . He says. " I ca n' t hide with m y ears up ta ll. A nd J'd ra the r he a tin y ra bbi t than no ra bbit at a ll.'

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COLLEGE DIARY- 1960 Second year students returned to college. F irst :;ear students began college. College branch selected its V.T.V. officer s. Welcome Dance. Mr. Warwick, President of the Y.T.U., M r. Hicks, council rep resentative. Mr. McPhail , local President of the V .T .U ., and Mr. Ch arlton. loc al secretary of the Y.T.U ., spo ke at the assembl y.

Mrs. McCutcheon , from the loc al G uide branch, attended the assembly. Coll ege farewelled the retiring Director of Education and his wife , Mr. and Mr s. Ramsay.

M IS" ~{ o:-:em ary Da y. popul ar pre..ide ut o f our Stud enl Represe ntati ve Council , pre sents a gift o f tie ba r and

cut f lin k v. bea r in g li l t: Seahor-se em blem. to [he D)r~l.:1 0 r 0 1 Fd ucar io n . Mr. R am say. o n his retirement.

" Summer Stroll" D ance at Co llege . Percy Ccrutty - a memorable talk . Swimming Sports at Olympi c Pool. Parents' Welfare Association D ance and Barbeque at College .

World Refugee Week - Speaker gave a talk at College. Music Man. Dance at College - " A utumn Affa ir .' Mr. McDonald, new Director of Education . s poke at College . St art of Inter-College Sport Co mpetit ion. Dr ama Elective presented Plays for Shakespeare Day.

Ell v Lukas a nd o ur lecturer, Mr . Brown , spoke at the women's and men's assemblies respectively. Trip to Bendigo [or Winter Sports . Vacation.

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June 15th Mr. Risstrorn from the T axp ayers' Associat ion spoke at the asse mbly. 22nd Dr. Stoller (Ch ief C linica l Officer for Men tal H ygiene) spoke at th e asse mbly. 28th College Ball at Ca ulfield To wn Hall .

July 6th Mr . W. W. Saunde rs , Local Optio n Alli ance , spo ke at th e asse mb ly. 13th T alk on Road Sa fety by Mr. Patterson . 20th America n F ulbr ight Exch ange scho la r, Mr. Bog ardus, spoke on American Educat ion. 26th Snow trip. 30th Jazz Club Dance at Co llege.

August 3rd Dram a E lec tive prese nted Au str alian plays fo r Au str ali an Literature Week. 10th Dr. Mu rphey, P rincip al of the Teachers' Co llege fo r Deaf Chi ld ren. spo ke at the

assemb ly. 17th Educat ion Day at College.

September 2nd - 9th Vac ati on and T ou rs.

14th Ext ended To urs and Excursion s for studen ts at Co llege. 21st Films of to urs show n.

22nd Dan ce, "Show E ve Shuffle," at Co llege . 28th E lect ive Excursions.

Octo ber Sth Ment al Hygiene Week. 19th " Lazy-Ado" Mon sbo rough gave a demon str ati on of how a record er sho uld be played . 26th Educati on Excursions.

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Da nce , " F illies' Frolic," at College . R.A .A .F .. Band at College . T est cricketer, D r. Col in McD onald. add resses the Athl etic Carn iva l at Olym pic Park, End of th e Yea r Dance. "Franksto n Farewell." at Elections fo r 1961 S.R,C.

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Gradu ation. End o f the yea r fo r studen ts.

Ist yea r Stude nts an d l. T.c. En d o f course for 2nd yea r ex it

GROUP C2

After careful consider at ion the students, lec­tur ers a nd "outsiders" have co me to the co n­cl usion t hat G ro up C2 is obvio us ly the bett er quarter o f the second year stude nts.

We have esta blished man y records of wh ich we are very proud duri ng our two year "stre tch." We ca n boast of most ca rs in one group, th e 4 Dabs. the most numbers of the S.R.C. in o ne group, the 4 D obs, great est number of engaged people (pro bab ly mor e by next year). t he best me mbers of the sta ff as our tutors. ou rselves and not fo rgett ing the worl d reno wned 4 Dobs .

In the years to come the onl y memories of Sea hor se H aven will be pleasant (thr ou gh necessity we must for get th e unpl easant on es) a nd as we depa rt to o ur far-flung destina tions we leave one thou ght: ­

" Pity help the future gene rat ion ."

Ba rr y Th ornton .

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Ohl to be away fro m here

Now that summer 's come­

Away from hooks and learning

And the slow. dull hum

Of the lecturer " voice in answer

To some soft ly spoken plea:

To lie on gliste ning sands and gaze

At sun-kissed . b lue glass sea,

Or to scuff the warm. brown dust

Whilst ru nning shoe less. careless. free;

To lull the end less car es of day

Ge ntly. rendert y.

Wh ere br eezes whi sper on the air

And summer daisies b loom .

Whe re go ld beams play on sun-warmed banks

And bra nc hes weave their 100m,

I'd st re tch and laze the hours away

Ponderi ng man y a thought

Wh ile sun heat shimmers hazily

On grass and stre amlet fraught.

With a ll the dreams I' m d reami.ng.

T ho ughts of life in fan tasy

Drift through my mind so

Vague ly, lazily. Anonymous.

* T he wind was rough

And co ld and blough

She ke pt he r han ds inside her

mo ugh.

It chilled her through

Her nose turned blough

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A nd yet a lthough

T here was no snoug h

The weat her was a cr uel blough.

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LIFE

Fou l life, oh how I long to r id m yself

Of yo ur dull pa in, your mockery of joy.

To hal t th is ever ticking heavy hea rt.

Which kee ps alive th is useless dr eary toy.

T he nagging agony of deep int ense regret

Is clea ving to my so ul, is tighteni ng like a ne t

Of iro n. All in vain I writ he and ho tly swea t.

A hopeless hell of fiery futi lity.

Humanity is low, a swarming din

Of beings who leer with supe rficia l grin ,

Who litt er words of mean ing less con tent .

And clamber blindly, lacking a ll inten t.

My entrai ls sag with in with leaden weigh t.

My shou lde rs droo p. I fee l no long er h ate .

Or love or ecstasy or pain - a blob

Of noth ingness. existi ng where J lo b.

T hrough a ll the da rkness. gloom and grey ,

I see afar a gleam ing ray

or sunshine, peepin g hopefull y.

I ~11 0W it will agai n subside .

Unha ppy clouds and mists will hide

lis glimmer, gliding dolefu lly .

Bi-t ecs tasy of ecstasies. I know

T hat it exis ts . is t rue. ca n throw

Its ligh t upon me joyfull y.

'Tis not my eyes tha t see it

No r yet my ears tha t hear.

1\·1y fingers cannot fee l it.

And yet I know 't is nea r.

'Tis eve ryw here in all th ings,

In earth and air and t rees.

In little children's laughter,

In deserts and in seas .

Whatever part of me it is

Th at makes me sure 'tis nea r,

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GROUP NOTES i.r.c. well never have i see n the likes of it m y experi­ence in my part icul ar sphere of following and observing group structu res is (excuse me i am not bci ng ego t ist ica l) extremely vast from a certain homely web in Kew i have so me­wh at ele vated my position (i have been accused of being dogmatic emotional for doubtful un ­proven state ments such as thi s) and am a t present str uggling to attain academic proficiency in the field of sci ence a t frankston teachers co llege so i began my study of science no w science has its at tract ions but you mu st understa nd that mal e spiders have no more th an human resistance to an overwhelming tide of femininity and i ha ve been forced to restore my attent ions to group motivations - socia l science their name is itc but thats no crime the y set their goals high annie lou ive noticed has trapped the vice pres we have no advice to give him it happens to us too their name is ire but actua lly they have thirty one names and att ached to each name is an out­sta nding personality with individual talent am bition and acquisition if yo u think i plan to div ide them asunder so mer cile ssly yo u have mis comprehended m y in­tent ion s the ta sk is too great fo r such an in­sign ificant ara chnida i happen to have had the pr ivilege of attending a group barbecue a splendiferous treat ob served from joys college bag as i watched the act ivtie s i felt dist inct sensa tio ns sim ila r to those aroused in my former habitation in my particular sphere of study these girl s ar e not particularly endowed with th e need to grow up a nd acqu ire the habit of critical intellectual surveyal of their daily papers in ism where they learn the rudiments of their trade the manner and means so as th at they can tea ch they excell lillie children enjoy this jus t so much ready now girl s read y out mimicr y is an a r t whi ch i mu st suppress mo st co ntinua lly i think you will agree with me when i say th at they cannot write clea r ' pla in co r rect english some of th e bett e r s tudents how ever do on occasion s show del ica te tou ch es of insight and imagina tio n forever they will en joy the luxury of hil ar ity to the myst ificat ion of whoever is present a t such ti 'nes of un acc ount ab le m irth why

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too d angerous yes b ut if they knew the cau se of it they could not write a line of explanation various clementines pollyannas and she rries have been produced in this inhuma n factory not to speak of well loved shape less bl ack sa rnbos which only go es to prove th at these itcs a re not sensi tive to the colour bar lon g have i been pursued in my inve st igat ion s by mr colbourne now i mu st yield fa rewe ll 0 most excellent girl s i go now to the place prepared for me a spec ime n box

(signed) zarachnida

(Written by S. Shone and R. Lee s)

I hate the guys

Who criticise

And minimise

The other gu ys

Whose enterprise

Ha s made th em rise

Above the gu ys

Who cr iticise

And mi nim ise

The other gu ys.

A no nymous.

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The Tale of THE THREE BILLY GOAT GRUFF Once upon a time there were three animals belonging to the Phylum Billy Goat , Genus Gruff, Species Goatus stupidus.

These three billy goats inhabited one of the miracles of nature, a true geological phenomenon - a hill. The vegetation of this hill was below the standard to which the billy goats were accustomed, being sparse and suffering from many mineral deficiences.

The billy goats viewed the opposite hill with cnvy for the vegetation was extremely luxuriant. By common agreement the billy goats decided to migrate to the other hill.

Unbeknown to the billy goats, an Old Troll lived under the bridge that spanned the mighty waterway separating the two hills. It was the Old Troll's custom to devour all passers-by who attempted to employ this thoroughfare. The width of this structure permitted only one to traverse at a time , and hence we find Little Billy Goat Gruff tripping acro ss this achi tecrurat

achievement. "Clip clop, clip clop, clip clop, clip clop. "

"Who is that ambulating across my bridg e?" growled the old Troll.

The Little Billy Goat's happy demeanour 'ranged to one of great trepidation, as he spied

the Old Troll and he replied timidly. "It's only me! - Little Billy Goat Gruff."

"1 am going to devour you for my luncheon," announced the Old Troll.

"Oh no!" exclaimed Little Billy Goal. "1 am too young and tender for one as fearsome as yourself; wait for the older sibling of our family . l'e is much larger and more scrumptious to par­tak e of for the satisfaction of your hunger rangs."

"Then you may cross over the bridge," growled the Old Troll.

The Little Billy Goat traversed the bridge In feed upon the verdant herbage of th e oth er hill.

The next Billy Goat was by now embarking n his journey across the bridge. By and by he ...ncountered the Old Troll who was barring his way.

"I say . old chappie, you are barring my way. Tt is my wish , and in fact desire, to cross this "ridge so that I may feed upon yonder green herbage in order to maintain my present physical well-being and rate of metabolism. So be a good chappie and permit a fellow to pass.

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The Billy Goat was thinking quickly as was his custom and rallied to the occasion with this reply:

" I say, old trout. A capital idea has just occurred to me. Why not wait for Big Billy Goal Gruff for be is much larger and would alford a more salubrious meal than my own miserable, undernourished, wretched self. Pray will you not be a little patient and linger awhile for the arrival of my elder colleague.?"

" If this is the case, then you have my per­mission to continue across my bridge," grunted the Old Troll.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the Big Billy Goal Gruff was beginning his trek across the bridge of misfortune (it may pay to mention at this juncture that Big Billy Goat Gruff was an extremel y irritable and ill-tempered beast . this being the result of suffering from numerous ulcers situated along his digestive tract.)

"Who's that crossing my bridge?" demanded the Old Troll.

"It's me. Billy Goat Gruff. Wanna' make surnt hin ' of it?" retorted the Big Billy Goat.

"Yes. You see, after being exterminated. I am going to masticate your flesh and, when this ha-, been completed , you are , by means of perisralsiv. to be conveyed via my oesophagus to my stomach 10 he digested."

"T ha t's what you think, sport. Lay a gtovc on me an' I'll hammer ya inta da floor like a tack . Now get outa' rn'way before I changes U" colour ofy'eyes t'u delicate shade of black." said the Big Billy Goat Gruff.

The fight which ensued cannot be adequately described. The rumble lasted for a fortnight . during which all aspects of pugilism were dix­played. The Old Troll was well armed with ;, hike chain and employed same with greut effect However, the Big Billy Goat Gruff retaliated with magnificent gusto. being armed with knuckle dusters and with horns. Both were employed 10 damaging effect.

After it well-directed, excruciating. de vustai ing bone-breaking blow 10 the ,right intercostaj region of the thoratic cavity of the Old Troll , the Big Billy Goat Gruff finally dispatched the Old

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T roll over " thtj parapet into the bri ny (H 20) Alas, the poor Old T roll could not swim and as a result of asphix ia ii o n he pe rished '0 burn fo reve r in th e fires o f Hades , The Big Billy Goal G ru ff in an inebr iat ed co ndi tion man aged to s tagger to the other end of th e bri dge gasp ing on the way.

"W hisky, wh isky, the most heavenl y d rink o n earth."

He wa-, nursed by the o the r Billy Goats until he recu per at ed after his exha usting and exten­ded hattie with the O ld Trol l.

T he Billy G oats then ate th e nice green p, rass and lived happily ever after.

T he m oral o f thi s story is " Alwa ys, bu t a lwa ys, let a g ruff goal get

his gra ss."

G RO tJY AI " O 'L-r thei r brows d ea th -co un terfeit ing sleep W ith leaden legs and ball y wings both creep.

Shakespeare. Below 24 red roses rest t he rem ains o f 2~

resou rceful but , al as , re ticent A I st udents . H ow did we get here, yo u may ask. We

sim ply didn 't heed th at adv ice on Fe br uar y 9t h - -"T here is st ill t ime, br ot her ," an d hop ; ~

wh ile we had the chance. There is little action her e, so we m ust be con­

te nt with passing on a few glimpses of th e t ime before rigor mo rt is set in . Of cou rse we d id n't a ll go a t once . Jobn and Mis s a nd 17 were two of the (s ob ) first. T hey wen t a~ <rue rnar.y:s to tb e ca use of teach ing with smiles on their dia ls and a swa nsong on their lip s · . " Being. a chum is f un." Thi s d irge was accompanied by a boyd-li ke rend ition on a sco tc h-acce nted recorder and th ; sq ua wk of the Baile y vio lin.

Group lead er , Murra y. has now had a sad co me-down fro m maest ro o f th e pia no to fll'nl..ey on th e harp. It is ru mou red tha t Jenny and Rosemary worked too hard - (exhaustio n is a pa inful death) . Pat did nothing - th at 's why she 's dead. They th ou ght Ke n was dead, but he wa s on ly dozi ng . We ca n st ill hea r him th um ping h is co ffin .

Judy and Bev. a lways stuck toget her th rough thi ck an d thin . Now th ey share the sa me slab . I n his lifetim e M r. Ba pt y had do ne everything (or one of hi s fr ien ds had ). H owever , h e dr op­ped the lot by becomi ng "T he La te ' first.

Wend y Burns -- and ho w - ca used several dea ths - 1st deg ree . Sue . Kath and Ja n a ll fell v ict ims to unsuccess fu l psyc ho logy exper im en ts und er the shower - wat e r on th e b rai n. A hypodermi c needl e ENDed th e existence of Sa ndra

P age Twelve

Bradford - OUR Sa ndra. They say" An apple a day keeps the doctor away," but look where Hea the r's appeti te landed her. J im's versa tile and br illiant career was sa dly beh ead ed after a sho rt ca reer int o a larn post .

r bel ie ve Leon ie got ANOT HE R lett er a ddressed to th e cemete ry. Sho co uld n't re ad it of co urse . Concern ing Dz intra - th e y found it hard to fi t t his doll. but by jo inin g two boxes together so mehow. th ey we re a ble to bu ry her com plet e.

Her e th ey come. We a lwa ys sa id Ro bna and Skeet would be lat e for th eir fun eral.

OUI lect urers have becom e dedicated and su r­prisingl y enthusiast ic pall-bea rer s. Even th ou gh M L W ell s a nd Mrs. Brown ha d lovin gl y shro uded us a nd Mr. Mu tirner persisted in digg ing up o ld bones, St. Peter st rove t ill the very end to re ­vita lize us.

A lone with the termites we have one co nso la­ti on. - We we re A I !!

ST RU AN SMALL BOR E RWL E CLU B

T r.:,; year f ra nksto n Teacher s' College ga ine d (",tincl:on by being the first co llege in Victo ria. and possib ly in A us tralia. to na ve a rifle ran ge.

Th e con st ruction of the ran ge was due \0 , h~

in it iat ive . drive and hard wo rk of the Par ents' Assoc ia tion . the Principa l, several lecturers a nd the Rifle Cl ub members, Assista nce was a lso vo lun teered by othe r stu de nts a nd the a rche ry chb.

At the firs t meet ing, oflice bea rers were elected . Ge off Rebbcchi ( Pres ide nt ) , Ne il Pocknall

rVicc-Prcsdent ) , Anne Loutit (Sccrcta ry) , Derus Ro b inson and Ken Ba rker (T rcas urers ) , Trevo r Rcn fr ee (C lu b Captai n ) a nd Yvon ne Francis (Vice-Captai n) .

Co ngra tulations to these peo ple for .he wo rk they have don e. T ha n ks to M r. E unsori, Mr . Ladd, a nd Mr. G leeson for th e ir pat ien t under standing . and to the F rankst on Sma ll Bo re Rifle C lub for th eir enco ura ge ment and the use of th eir range unt il th e co m ple tio n of o ur own .

rL:; l.er r ntc iparc d improvem ent s to o ur own range are the pur ch ase of ta rget rifles. t he 1'1'0­

visio n of seats and possibly she lter, cove ring for the mound, and a mark ing te lesco pe.

It is co ns ide re d th at an excellent start t o t his unique sport has been mad e , and I , as president , u rge the present first year's to support and furt her im prove this sport.

G . B. Rebbech i.

I woul d like to express my ow n and the Cl u b's (I ho pe ) ap prec ia tion o f the wo rk of our pr esi­den t. the han. G, B. Rebbechi , fo r th e Clu b d uring th e yea r.

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It is in terest ing to walk a rou nd the d iffer ent

sectio ns of any Eu ropean c ity .

Along the main roa ds a re the majestic m an­sio ns of the r ich me rchants a nd no bilit y. T hey are sur rounded by spa cious, meticu lo usly kept ga rde ns in which severa l hired gardeners may be working. T he lord o f th e house owns a Rolls Royce, driven by a hi red cha uffeur. He is dres ­sed by a valet in any one of th e fift y d iffer ent suits and has several full time coo ks , hou se­keepers, butlers and m aid s. His home is richly furnished with antiques, velvet cushio ns, cur ta ins .

. tables and carpets and is further ornamented with go lden cha ndelie rs and statues. crystal vases and da rk mahogan y furniture of th e seventee nth ce ntu ry sty le. A sma ll, light spinning wh eel rlecora tes o ne co rner of his la rge lounge and a huge black grand p iano takes up an o ther side of th e room . Po rtrait s of his ances tors line rhe walls with Rembrandts, Van Goghs, D a Vi ncis a nd Gobbos. Hi s cei lings are decorat ed within th e white plas ter with lio n heads . or flora l des igns an d his floors a re th ickl y carpeted . He squeaks in a high an d m ight y to ne. exagger ­rtedly pure a nd is ext re mely condesce nding.

Walk away from this calculatin g and un ­1'1icndl y at m osphe re th ro ug h th e publ ic ga rdens ~l mile or so to war ds the ind ust rial and office • ires. Her e is a co m ple tely new type of exis­

te nce . The co mpa ra tively narrow. roughly co bbled stree ts a re full of children pla ying

s "l a rbles . soccer. skippy, chasey and o the r less honou rable games like climbing th e paint ed iro n

s go ~ lig ht pol es and remov ing the liglu bulbs o r »ul l ing the bell s of all th e people who live in

k (he top sto rey o r attic and dash ing a rou nd .h e

-orner to awai t re sults. There is a red cobb le­,(

stone fo otpa th o n e ither side o f th e grey cobble­stone roa d but the children pla y any whe re on .e (he road for none of the parents o wn a ca r -nd th ese, th er efore very se ldom e nter these

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'a bo urers. office worker s and profession als. The Ig houses are o ld. dark and damp but clean and

;1 y. They have no fron t ga rden fo r the fac ad e is ;, jo ined to the footpath and th e houses a re all :t. ioined side-ways, Only th e ground floors have rd

:I pock et handker chief backyard - enough fo r a tiny toolshed, a swing and a tree. The interiors of th e homes a re cosy but un inspiring.

•'s Now cr eep down tbe backyards and alleyways ;i- if you dare. Dirty urchins clutter the stree t and Ig swarm in the gutter which is in th e lo west middle

part of the road. It is barely wid e enough to

a llow one car to pass th rough witho ut damag ing , h~ paint on one or both sides, or injur ing a person in the doorway. No tr ace of friendl y ear th is aroun d her e, not even between the la rge and roughly surfaced cobblestones and the a ustere valls of th e cr ack ed two-storey bu ildings.

.\I o thers leave their tin y infants to play or jus t lie in the street while they han g gaudy wash ing ou t of th eir window on th ick protruding stee l rods a nd wires. Ragged children battle, romp and sc re am in the street and fat ruddy-skinned women sho ut a piece of juicy gossip to the woman a t the other end of the street who is hanging out o f her window whil e a woman across the road j , ob viou sly listening . On the way home from w o rk , if th ey have a job , the menfolk have their d rink and sha re their coarse jokes before re ­turning to the filth and congestion of their vwc­

roo me d or three-roomed dungeons, nagging wives. a nd dozen s of qu arrelli ng off-springs of a ll . hapes and sizes but invari ably of the sa me asser ­t ivc ness and quick temper whi ch promote violent clas hes.

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ROM EO AN D JU LI ET (Twent ieth Ce ntury Ve rsion)

I : \\:1, a cold s umme r's night. and I h ~ rain wa s simply pou ring.

h her co ld, co ld bed Old J ulie wa s sno ring ; ;\ Io 'lg ca me Romeo, scra tch ing his nose, A nd whe n he spied Julie. he tossed her a ro se . "Twas lo ve at first sig ht . Romeo was sure. '0 up to her ba lcony he hurridly to re : He fell on his knees and begged for her love. But went flat on his face when she ga ve him a

shove .

Romeo was a ngry; he whipped out hi s kn ife. "O.K ., foul wr etch. I'll now end your life," He slas hed her and sta bbed her until she was

dead . Then . picking her up , sa id "S he's heavy as lead ." A " of a sudden. wh en be saw wha t he 'd done . He turned very pale. for ' twas onl y in fun . B UI de a th is so perm anen t ' Sh e was n't a live , A nd our he ro pr oceeded to do the death jive. H: picked up his knife and s tabbed o nce or

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Lo ver s, I wa rn yo u. of poniards be wa ry . Don' t stab you rse lves in the lef t pulmonary.

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The Wandiligong Camp On Sa tu rd ay . IOt h September . a g ro up of 34

o f us left C aulfield by cha rte re d bu s fo r W an­

diligon g with our genial cha perones, Mrs.

K enned y a nd M r. Giles. W e enjo yed a picni c

lunch a t Ei ldon W eir , which is a ve ry preu y

s po t a nd popular holida y resort , espec iall y f or

keen fish ermen .

We arri ved a t o ur ca mp, whi ch is one mile out

o f Bright a t 4.30 p.m ., and by the n we re a ll

feel ing rather wea ry but happ y to hav e reached

our destination. We were a littl e d isappontcd in th e a ppeara nc e of th e camp whic h consstcd of una tt ractive two-bed ca bins sca tte red over . hc site . But, a lt ho ugh we a ll mi ssed o u r home corn ­fo rt s . th ey so o n bec ame known as "o u r homes." W e had o ur meals tog ether in a mess room a ncl he re again mi ssed Mum 's cook ing . bu t man aged to sat isfy our hunger ! R ecreati on a t th e camp included tabl e tenni s. re ading. music . darts a nd q vo its a nd so me o f o u r members sur prised us wit h th eir ski ll a nd a bilityl ! - th er e was plenty of fr iendly ri valry .

T here was a n o rga nized trip for eac h one of th e six da ys stay and a ll pr o ved m ost intcrestng and enj o yable . espec ia lly th ose t rips to th e snow. W e we nt to M l. Buff al o. inclu d ing

th e Eurobin Fall s, Lake Catani , Dingo Dell , Ca thedra l Rock and Buff al o Gorge - all very sp ectacular a nd of great int erest t o us a ll.

We als o had great fun on the ski lift a t Fa ll's C reek. T he guided tour over the Kiewa Hydro - electric Scheme wa s a n eye ­o pe ne r to US all and made us reali ze wha t hard work and p la nn ing have be en put into this very wo n de rfu l project.

During o u r holiday we vis ited severa l primary schoo ls around the area a nd were given a f r iendl y welcome b y a ll. We we re very int er estetd in o u r vis it to a tobacco research farm in th e Ovens' Valley a nd did n ot real ize there was so much work and preparation in gro wing so me ­th in g which is gu aranteed to " soothe jaded ne rves " o r " ca use ca n ce r" but eventu all y goes up in smoke'

On o ur wa y home we were sho wn over Bruck Woollen Mill s a t Wan garatta . T his is a very large and pr osperous fact o r y and a ll th e wo rke rs t he re are doing a grand job utilising onc of Australia '! greatest product s - . wool.

W e had a ver y pl easant trip home a nd a ll voted tha t the six da ys ' trip was not only inter es­ting and educati on al but helped to de velop a feel ing o f go odw ill a nd comrad eship among us a ll

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Gold Coast Tour No. I With plaintive pleas of "Would th e men

please go to th eir own carriages," the Gold Coast Tour No. I chuffed out of Spencer Street to its ultimate destination, Tallebudge ra , Surfers Paradise.

Many info rm ative , profitable, sleepless and some en joyable hours had been spent on the tr ain when we arrived in Sydney . Here the stu dents departed to va r io us sec tions of the city. Some went to King's C ross, others to Hyde Park , while the remainder of us pa ssed tbe time idly dodging the notorious Sydney traffic. (How we managed nobod y really knows).

hom our base he adquarters at Yungaba Hostel , Brisbane, we br anched out to see the Brisbane University, Mt . Coot-tha Lodge a.id th e Koala Bear Sanctuary where many stu den ts were found nursing koala bears or dangling carpet snakes around their necks.

One of the many bus journeys rook us .0

Sur fe rs ' Paradise where we stayed for six days. Each day brought us new delights as we .oured around (in buses , of course) see ing animal and bird sanctuaries, on the fantastic Gold Coast.

The highlights nights we spent

tame porpoises or jus t lazing beaches which constitute the

of the trip were the exc it ing in the Paradise . All will agree

that for this alone the trip would ha ve been worthwhile.

At the conclusion of the tour all participants would like to extend their thanks to Miss Kemish and Mr. Dignam for their chaperoning

during the tour. Barry Thornton.

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FIRST YEAR TOUR OF THE GOLD COAST - N o. 2 SEPTEMBER

TUESDAY, 6th-On September 6 a group of first year students accompanied by Miss Auldist and Mr. Boyd left Spencer Street station on .he first leg of their trip to the Gold Coast. This was the beginning of what was to be a wonder­ful holiday in the land of pine-apples. bananas and beautiful sun-tans. We arrived in Sydney at 10 o'clock that night and were a llowed to do some sight-see ing. very comfortable

WEDNESDAY, day was taken up northern heaches. morning. In the

Later that night we slept in quarters in the Hotel Sydney . 7th - The first half of our with a tour of Sydney and its

This wa s a very interesting free afternoon, groups visited

Taroriga Park Zoo, Manly and the Bridge, among many places. We bad an evening meal a t th e Sydney Railway Refreshment Rooms. .hen left by train for Brisbane. We spent an almost sleepless night on th e train. most people getting r-nly one or two hours sleep. One individu al took a great delight in waking everybody lip with . - "Breakfast 's ready!" at hourly intervals throughout the night.

THURSDA Y, 8th . - we had a very enjoy­able but hurried breakfast at Casino and arrived in Brisbane at about I 1.30 a.m . We were taken to the Yungaba Migrant Hostel for lunch - and wow , those meals!! ! There W:lS an afternoon tour of Brisbane where we saw the new Uni­ve rs ity, visited Mt. Coot -tha and , altogeth er. learned a good deal about Brisbane.

FRIDA Y, 9th. - The morning comprised a visit to the Oasis. which is a large park-type ar ea containing five swimming pools. We left Brisbane and arrived at our camp at Tallebudgera at 4.30 that after noon . Here we were welcomed by George. "you'se boys and girl s 0 ' both sex es," the caretaker of the camp. He snowed us , ) our huts and we quickly. staked our claims. Some had an early night ' that night, while th e mo re adventuro us risked th e unknown danger, of " the Bluff " on the way to Burleigh Heads.

SATURDA Y, 10th. _.. A fre e day . Some visited Surfers '. some visited Coolanr,atta and SOil' ~

sunbaked on the beach . Most people went to Danceland, a dance at

Coolangatta that night (Mi ss Auldist obviously enjoyed herself), although some sought th e hi gh spots of Burleigh Heads.

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MONDAY, 12th. - Morning once more free so most people lay on the beach in the sun trying to develop a suntan, That afternoon we went to Point Danger, Currumbin Bird Sane­w ary, the Old Car Mu seum and the porpoise pool where one 'of our party actually fed a porpoise, It was a very interesting and enter­taining afternoon . Monday night a group of us went to the local drive-in and watched the film from the kiosk, and ano ther group on ce again took over Burleigh Heads,

TUESDA Y, 13th - This was th e da y of our " hike ." Buses collected us in the morning and drove us to within one mile of the top of Mt,

Larnington (and lunch), and then we were told we had to WALK the rest of the wa y. After about half a n hour, and a very lo ng cl imb, We eventually reached the top. After a much app recia ted lunch we were informed that we we re walk ing down the OTHER side of the mo unt ain to the bus - a me re three mil es. Tuesday night wa s the night of o ur concert . Much preparation wa s put into th is, the acts rangin g from an impersonation of Terri King a nd a duet by Mis s A uld ist and Mr. Bo yd :0 a scene from Anthony and Cl eopatra . Thi s was a most success ful night w hich eve ryo ne en ­jo yed .

WEDNESDA Y, 14th. - Free. The highligh t of the day wa s the sighting of sharks?"? which some seem to think were dolphins but which we KNOW wer e sh arks! Wednesd ay night was the group barbecue on the beach . We feasted on cha r red chops and sausages. melted c heese and gritt y bread . Despite this. everyone had

c: a wonder ful time and came back for more. THURSDA Y, 15th. - This wa s our last day

at camp. The majorit y spent the morning on the d beach t rying to acq uire one last bit of sunta n .

After lunch we loaded a ll of our luggage on to the buses, sa id goodbye to George and the man in the

It kios k (pronoun ced KIE-OSK in Q 'ld.) , and left

Y the camp. We were ve ry so rry to lea ve. Thurs­h day night was spent on the train , but there was

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FRIDAY, 16th. -- . Another day in Sydney -- . mo st people lazed on beaches a ll day, went for ferry rides. or ju st relaxed . Friday night we left for home a nd had another quiet night on the train .

SATURDAY, 17th - Saturday morning we a rr ived at Sp en cer Street Stat ion wearing summer c lo thes , sunhat s. ca rrying pieces of suga r ca ne . rug s. cases and bags and looking, and very appropr ia te ly so, as if we had just arrived from Queen sland. This co nc luded a wo nde rful and ve ry edu cation al trip which we hope will be rep eated next yea r with such lecturers as Miss Auldist and Mr. Boyd who were g rea t fun and who, we know. enjoyed the tr ip as much as we.

Dawn Davies and Dzintra Apiritis.

NOTES ON THE GOLD COAST The two groups wh o were fortun ate en ough

to go on the Gold Co ast Tour would like to express their thanks to the lecturers Who made th eir holiday possible.

We all came awa y with many happy mem ories of the trip - o ne that had shown us something of th e immens ity of our count ry. The foll owing verses were composed on location .

Our T rain L eav es ­"Clicke ty clack on a tedi ou s tr ack , Ever look forward , never 100,," back . Blue hill s shim me r in endless chain , Hopes churn forward with our holiday tra in ."

Break iast at Cent ral Station "F o ur dishevelled figures gormand izing Lrrnpy porridge, dr y toast and a sliv er of stea k:. Through blurred sleepless eyes so appetising? Could this trip be 3 stupid mi stake?"

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That conjure much : Could we be wrong, bl Our d oubts were soon d ispelled . Her warming sun , banish ing fa tr o ubles WI

M ade forming friendshi ps securely AI strong. L i,," ,G. H olland a nd G . Bea van .

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sta T h ro ughou t that first night we wri ggled to the

rhythm of the Overl an d . Sometimes we sat up s ti:

a nd at e or smoked and p layed poker. We s le pt rarely and we no ticed that the couple who co nf etti from thei r c lo thes see m ed to spend ni ght. Ve ronica had so me bad moments th a t journey, too.

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o u r jou rn ey to A lice even t he sma lles t incidents v. h

we re laughable . Pla y ing pe n ny poker; fa llin g down dit ch es in the main ro ad o f Ma r ee in ihe ~

tw ilight; r iding little pl at form trolleys off t he ' he p la t fo rm ; it was a ll f u n. I

Eat ing on the train was, lit fir st , a n o rde a l info b ut one ca n get used to a nyth ing , a nd so ca n \/l r t he tab leclo ths. S lee ping w hile mobile was Rat a not he r ple asurabl e e xper ie nce . Li ttle men in­ I

terrupted early m o rni ng s lu m be r w ith cu ps o f wa­lea , the liquid in th e sa uce r form in g a littl e a I'

moat. w h ic h wa s abso rbed by a bisc uit. o n During th e trip we st ra ined our e yes fo r 1

kanga roos a nd sku lls, a nd cooled our hea ted <igl bodies on the breezy ob servat ion pl atforms. a nd

Ali ce Springs was ch ill y in th e ea rl y morn ing JO

and the sto nes we re hard under bare fee t. Car Leaving th e town unexp ectedly ear ly we headed t- \n3

in two buses fo r Palm L odge, After lun ch in . 'ov Hugh Creek som e transferred to Joe's H ot Rod nga which proved itself that afternoon. It became to w

immobile in the sand. 0

Most of us spe nt a ll ou r e ne rgy pu shing .h e CH ot Rod and la ying do w n ti- tr ee for a pathwa y.

t riuO the rs found it more pleasan t to s it in a n un­.A occ upied rnia -rni a for a time . T he Hot Rod

' IS, t r ied to pl ou gh through a nd th en to fly , b ut 10 r ho

no a va il. It wa s a ba nd o ned and so wa s th e fo r d rive r. wa s

se ra rea l t ha t

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I burg Mi ssion when we passed .

The nights around the campfire were un­fo rgettab le. Gus Willi am s wa s th e ce ntra l Ig urc

~ with h is rh ythmic dancing. We met Dav id

A bbot . Patrick M albunka , Teal e, Ad am, G lenn Lindberg and many other s. W e soo n formed a warm fri endship. W e foll owed th em aro und the ca m pfire and soon acqu ired a limited ski ll in d an cing to strum m ing guita rs and tapping stic ks.

Souvenirs were present ed fo r our bu ying. Showing a pair o f sta te "T wo Bob.":11

On handing over stick.

Pu zzled . wc pai d t he ot her stick.

Each of us was a Ro ck sca ling and

tapping s ticks Da vid wo uld

th e " two bob" he gave on e

o ut an other " two bob" for

gullible tourist. th e ex plo ring of va lleys

we took in our str ide and Mrs. McMahon or ­ganized a little presentation ni gh t fo r those 10 wh o reach ed the peak of Big Euro Rock .

Car rie rece ived a ha ndsh ake . but no trophy as "he onl y half comp lete d th e ascent.

D ress d uri ng these even t-fil led days W ,1S quite info rm al. a ltho ugh hat s were most imagina tive. 'Ilr. Co lbo urne took th e pr ize for the "m os t flatte r ing ."

Return ing to Al ice we tho ught the ho liday was over. We stop ped to farewel l T ige r and a num ber of his childre n and David purs u- d 11'

on a "Mashed Missio n H or se" for so me d ista nce . Before lun ch on th e retu rn jo urney we we nt

<ight see ing wh ich was clean and uninte resting, an d met ano the r co llege group . While the part y in th e H ot Rod went to view Simpson's Gap, Carrie and I r em ain ed on the bus heading <tra ight for A lice . Of co urse , th e b us broke , 'own a nd we fo und our se lves pushi ng o nce aga in, Th is h aving no result , we sp rea d ou r to wels o n th e ro ad a nd sunbaked. and wa ved . 0 occasio na l passe rs-b y.

O ur ent ire party all ha ngin g ou t of the Hot Rod triumphantly m ad e a n entrance to A lice Springs.

At the C ha let, a pleasant littl e pl ace. fo ur o f LIS, Carrie, T ammy, Sacha a nd I, po sed fo r a nho to o n th e edge of the swimm ing pool. Just fo r sen sation we fell in full y clothed . I t wa sn' t until we' d surfaced, re tri eved our hat s a nd scram bled out drippin g and s hiveri ng th at we rea lized th at a ll our im porta nt c lot h ing was on tha t broken down bu s in th e middl e o f nowhe re. We went to tea in a mini mum .

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Th e eve ning in the Alice and the following d ay were for me , unexpectedl y, the m ost memorable of that whole tr ip.

We found th e da rk boy s in th e town were as eq ua lly lik able as th e M ission people. Their intelligent and witty co nversat ion pleased us immensel y and we knew we were go ing to be very good fri ends. Their spo r ting achievement is marvellous fo r tbey are eq ually ca pable at footb all , tennis, ba sketball and boxing. T hrough correspo nden ce we will get to know th ese boy s better. There is little else I ea re to say except tha t, as fa r as 1 am con cerned, no colou r prob ­lem exists .

Th e re turn journey was a little sa d but it had its mom ent s. T he screa m ing in the dr y wi nd and the new att it ude to dress wer e notice able.

T he migrant hostel was a ch ang e if not hing else . The pa per-thin wa lls provid ed ente rta in­ment eve n if the Ad elaide Royal Sho w did no t.

T here wer e min or pro blem s during th e t r ip such as tr an spo rtin g luggage and tr ailing under­wear , plu s o bjectio nab le "facto r y-ma de" so uve ­r irs. But th is is a ll experien ce .

T hank yo u. Mrs. McM ahon and Mr. CQ:· bourne for yo ur sym pathet ic. comrad el y spir it. an .l iha nk yo u fe llow tourists for he lp ing to 1'::.1;.: lh i, s uc h a n enj oyab le to ur.

Bren M aslin.

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MAGNETIC ISLAND To the north of Brisbane lies Townsville. Just east of Townsville lay the rendezvous of

the Frankston Te achers' College. Many dre ams were shattered by our arr ival at the island . Wh at exactly had we expected?

Magnific ent hotels? Water skiing? Palm trees and mo re palm trees? Sharks? Stonefish? Bronzed life savers? Coral? Surf? Instead we found an island barely wrenched from its isolat ion - - . an extinct volcano peak rearing its bead above the ocean . Foliage covered the island in abunda nce and the atmosph ere was one of sleepy langour. We found that sharks and stonefi sh were relatively rare occurrences: one of the two lifesavers on the island had never see n a stonefish until one was brought in from the reef. Sharks apparently caused little con cern if one was to judge by the gaping hole s in the "shark-proo f" swimming pool s. Th e island boasted only one hotel and this found little patronage from the Frankston contingent : only three people in the party were qualified to sample the Queensland beverages,

Memorable incidents? Remember Short y under the shower; Kay's sunburn ; t he war with talcum powder; the sea ring sun: Coral' s miraculous sun tan acqu ired overnight betw een Brisbane and Gladstone; the 21st birthday party for John Curri e; the raw peanuts at Mackay; Barry Callaway's views on matrimony; the blood curdling cries of th e curlews: the service in the op en air chapel; the swim-to-cue for Pam and Ro semary; the open a ir thea tres; the launch trips; the coconuts and fru strated postal officials; Anne Loutit's letters addressed to "the most wonderful girl in the world"; the invas ion of the Burwood group the night before their dep arture for Melbourne; the shell mementoes; the wonderful food at the camp; the airy, spacious Sunl ander in contrast to the di rty train we t ravelled in going up ; the rodeo at Ingham; the hostesses in the N.S.W. trains: "You a re protrud ing in the aisle if you don 't mind!"; the Sydn ey traffic; the Bridge; the sur f at Dec Wh y; the sleeping on the trains with Rosema ry and Barrie strapped on to the lugg age rack , and , above all, the healthy sun tan s we ca me home with .

Victori a was weeping her welcome as we a rrived at Spence r Street : th irty-four weary sun-tanned travellers from the north. Good-b ye Queensland. good -bye N .S.W., good-b ye to a ll the people we met . good-bye and good luck and thanks for th e memories'

N.H. Chestv Bond Singl ets - evid ence of Jim Dr .:1 k e's

power packed sal esmanship .

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A Love Letter frorn You to Me? T he gentle art o f wri ting beautiful lyrics to All tooting in app reciation - of you r

.~ the ideal of yo ur life (usually o f the opposi te Rad ian t charm sex) is now generally con side red a n occ upation And the seagu ll would d rop his scra ps. o f dark days gon e by , a nd now no longer in

5. Oh my ! use because th e modern male has been "cl ued

Said the ste rn, fore bodi ng lectu rer up" w ith methods of wild passion through ob­ How am I, se rva tion of mo vin g pictures, id iot box p roduc­

To keep my feeble, old m ind on th e tion s, and lectures in modern marriage.

lecture . .. On e lone wo lf, Jon Tesche ndor ff, is fight ing

With suc h a beaut y(has fought ) a solitary battle to preser ve th e

As Anne custo m. Unbeknow n to him , a nd with a n outl ay

In the room? of severa l hundred pounds f rom o ur acco unt,

Th e other girl s in LT. C. are jealous I have procured one of the more br illia nt of the

With hate . . . aforemen tioned gen tleman 's efforts.

They sit in gloom.It is because of m y dedicated journa listic

And the cha lk lies brea thless on th e ledge. respon sibilit ies th at I risk my life, to hide this liter ar y m asterpie ce fro m the wo rld no lo nger. 6. T he boys all fight

St ruan presen ts to you . . . ' T o see who m ight

of take thi s doll ou t TO ANNIE PART ONE At nigh t. l il t

By M E Not oft en docs one of such

h? I. Yo u are a vision of bea uty charm

on Float ing o'er the stagnant, fo ul water s and beauty.

ce Of the Yarra. A tte nd a Te achers' Coll ege.

:Iy Your breat hless charm wo uld Sla p lo uts But we are fort unate.

'as Breaking train windows .. And ENVY rhe first year boys

ng And slashing sea ts. For they shall be able to gaze upo n

tie 2. Beauty such as yo urs You r go rgeou s fo rm _. ­

sle Wo uld hal l the Bourke Street trams. For anothe r two yea rs

Would m ake the d ust man forget to curse And we have bu t one !

ith "T ake th at yo u blasted ca n!" And th e ledge lies breathless under the

nd His horse, cha lk.

y's D ead on his hoofs, 7. We four he Wo uld ra ise an admiring neigh. Most of all ed And th e pastie would swallow his whistle. [Ernie , Ke ith , Thoma and II on 3. Heads would turn Recogni se your cha rm he To take in your lovely form . and be aut y ed As you wa ndered down a lane,

[T think].sle In Fitzroy. .

And sha ll be so rryins A lley ca ts and sly old toms To part we Would cease their mel a nchol y howl F rom you r pr esence for eve r (sniff']

To feast thei r wasted eyes But whil e we're her e ed On your beauty. You m ay be su re we And the prostr a te d runkard wo uld smile. Th at we' ll a ll love you

4. T he wha rf ie wou ld drop his load , for ever-more The dock crane would cease [A nd me, too l To lift. And the chalk and led ge fai nt in ecstasy. All wou ld halt th eir labou r

re' s To watch , TO ANNIE PART TWO As you passed by . Just in case yo u do n't apprecia te Part On e I F ro m hu mb le tug wrote a sho rt "sweet" Pa rt Two. T o m agn ificent liner (fro m afar) Roses a re white To dirty ga rbag e scow Violets are purple

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[l could not think of a last lin e for Part Two. But it is the 3rd line that counts anyway . . . 1

I've called it "Unfinished Symphouy in Blue Ink"

Dedicated to ANNE You can write it on your tombstone

if you like . [Extract from Melb . "Sun" :

Sat . 10th Dec ., 1960 Quote: "College boy fished out of Kananook

Creek . . . beautiful girl held, not sure of rnotive.j

FRANKSTON TEACHERS' COLLEGE WELFARE ASSOClATION

This now act ive organization o riginated in a suggestion made by the Principal at a gathering of some 200 parents and citizens during Educa­tion Week, 1959. This idea was received with enthusiasm and by the end of (959 further meet­ings. had been held. Thus began the first assoc i­ation 'of this kind connected with a Victorian Teachers' College.

Early in 1960 an Executive and Committee were elected. They were as follows:

Office-Bearers: President. Mr. G . H. Lowe. Vice-Presidents. Mrs. W. L. Richards. Mr. M.

H. Roberts . Secretary. Mr. L. W. Goard. Treasurer: Mr. J . Bell. Social Secretary: Mr. L. Hart. Hon orary Aud itor: Mr. W. Ha rris on .

Committee of tcn: Messrs. H. Wheeler, A. Oppy, 1. Charlton, K. Valentine, O. Schwager, C. Metters, A. Burns, Mesdames . A. Morris. H . Roberts and L. Hart.

The objects of the Association as set out in the constitution are :

i.-The general welfare of the College. H.-The promotion and development of publ ic

relations between the College and the community generally.

iii.- The provision of amenities for the College. Throughout 1960 the Committee has met

monthly and general meetings have been held once a term. Activities have been directed to fund raising and site improvements. In con­junction with the College Rifle Club a rifle range has been constructed . The plant ing of the bank on the northern side of the College and the clearing of the bushland at the end of the main oval are other projects for which the Association has supplied wor king parti es. By

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far the most successful function was the Manne­quin Parade held in October. Fou r students assisted the professional mannequins in modell­ing the mo st attractive clothes, thu s adding ',0

the interest and success of the parade. As a result Association funds benefited to

the amount of £135. In addit ion to the above activities parents and

citizens have donated about £ 100 for library and general purposes.

Thus in the first years of its existence the Association has been very successful and full cr edit is due to the enthusiasm of what is still a small group.

Although we had the good fortune to have ou r oval constructed by Public Wo rks. it should be remembered that this was the project which the Association had set as their major objective for 1960-61. Their interest and de­termination were not without influen ce on t he decision to construct the oval. They are now in the happy position of possessing funds whi ch will enable them to add some of the necessary facilitie s to the playing fields .

How ever , the original and pr ime motive :o r the Association was to give the community an understanding of the aim s and purposes of 3­

Tea chers' College, to enable them to meet the staff and to join with students in College func ­tion s.

These are the influen ces that are not possible to measure but they add up without question to a significant venture towards good relat ions hetween the College and the communit y.

M. Gardiner, Student Representative on the Asso ciation.

THE COLLEGE KROSS-KOUN'TRY KINGS

During the year the College Cross Country team , con sisting of Doug Le Bas, Pat Finn , and Graham Gaston, successfully competed in four cro ss-country run s. In these runs each compe­titor was given points according to his placing at the finish and the se point s were totalled up to make the end result a team score. The team gained a 3rd , a 4th , a )st and a 2nd in these cross-country events.

Another race in which our team competed was the 6 mile relay, with each runner running 2 miles. Here the team gained a very good third.

As this team consists entirely of first year students, all hard-working and energetic athlet es, the College can look forward to many more victories and honours in the future.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL There were two team s ente red in th e inter­

college competition, an d a furthe r two tea ms were chosen to play in invi tation matches. T he first team und er th e captai ncy of Sue Quigley had a little success, but not as much as we wished fo r. The second tea m had some good wins and put up a ver y cred itable perfo rmance. The third and fourth teams a lso put up a goo d show­ing and played some good basket ball durin g the season.

Co ngra t ulations to the se girl s for good indivi­dual performances --'- Sue Quigley, a very de­termined and cre ati ve player; Judy Morris and Jan McKa y for sterling performance s in every match in the defence goal position ; Brenda Davey , a good and vigorous player in the de ­fence wing posit ion ; Maureen Brady for good position al play in the centre; and sever al other girl s, Wendy Sutton, Pam McK ay, Carol Valen­tine , Robina Cavendish (captai n of the second learn). Beverley G yles and Catherine G arrett , who all played good team gam es for their side.

We hope next year that F rankston Teachers' Co llege will be able to do even better and give the top teams, Melbourne and Toorak , much sterner oppositi on . This will be achieved with a little more team spirit and determinati on .

lillian Ward , Basketball Representative .

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FOOTBALL

Owi ng to the fine coach ing of Mr. McM ah on , and ou r tea m spiri t, we had a success ful year. We won on e game.

T hro ughout the year the team had more cap­tai n's than wins . They were Terry Seedsman who had to retire fo r medical reas ons. and Ken Joll y who "ca rri ed on" very capably,

All mem bers of the training squad, inc lud ing " Ron Eva ns," played a game . a lthou gh on occasions some failed to find the appointed rendezvous.

Despit e our failure to win often , the players enjoyed their brief season.

Barry Th ornton.

SOFTBALL

Th e softba ll team had a ver y enjoyable season, even though it won onl y two matches.

However , enthusias m never flagged owing to the unceasing efforts of M r. Mut imer who was the coa ch and umpire. The mem bers o f the so ftba ll team hope that their standard of play will be improved next yea r and that interest and enthusias m will remain at a high pitch.

G . Simpson .

GOLF Shades of St. Andrew's!

The college golf team had a very successful

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n , ti . ion matches. T he two friendly matches aga inst This year has been a very succe ssf ul and in­Bendigo and Secondary Teachers' College a lso teresting one for the hockey team. We reached res ulted in victori es for Fran kston. The season the gr an d final of the inter-college competition

p­ cu lmi nated in an en tr y int o the finals in which but were defeat ed by Melbourne. We enjo yed

lO Frankston was defeat ed by Burwood. matches against the ot he r metropolita n co lleges an d aga ins t Bendigo an d the Second a ry T each ers'

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Iy Congratu la tion s to Melbourn e on th eir Co llege. T he second team also pla yed aga inst prem iers hip. La rn oo k.

Spec ia l th anks m ust be give n 10 Gordo n )0 T he high light of the yea r. however, wa s theGraeme fo r h is fine lead er shi p, and to M r.

match betwe en the girls' hockey team and oneed Carrigg and Mr. G iles for th eir suppor t. put fo rwa rd by the men . This ex h ilarat ing and

T he 1960 team - Gordon G rae me, D avid eventf ul match ended in a draw. rs Swa nso n. Bill Barclay. Phil Dix, G lenda Hanl on , Our success has been du e to the coaching and Barba ra Smale , Vivianne Blai r and Diann e suppo rt of M r. Dign am , the keen interest of Ramage . ot he r staff me mb ers, the help from both Mrs .

Phil Di x. McM ah on an d Mr. Ladd , our ca ptai n Meg Gar­.le dine r, vice-captai n, J ud y M idgely, and th e helpTABLE TENNIS :S. and co -operation of all members of the te am.

During the seas on our table tennis team me l to Ail sa McRae, Representat ive.

w.t h mixed success. T he hig hlight o f th e yearas TENNIS was the defeat of 'Ioorak at A lbert Pa rk . Thehe T he tennis learn fou ght with gu sto rightCollege com mon room offers excellent fac ilit ies ay rhro ugh th e four seas ons to eva de crushing de­for pla y during Co llege ho urs. ld feat in one match an d to d raw anothe r. We

For th is we must thank the Dept. lost the rest. \Ve are Jok ing forward to ne xt season wh en

T he tea m , co ns ist ing of K. Po rter . 1. Page, we hope to meet mor e success in co mpet ition . J . Good , A . Harv ey, P. Metters, W. Stamp. J. T ha nk you 10 a ll players who ha ve steadfast ly Wa rne, F. K night, and C. W heeler wish to ex­supported the team thro ugh ou t the yea r.

press a pprecia tion for the assis ta nce a nd e n­ul C. Sch wager. couragement given by M r. Boyd and Mr. Brown.

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SQUASH Bac ~(; Hugh Stevenson, Barry Callaway, John Fisher,

He cry W i:Is . Front: r "m Townley, Sue Hunter, Helen McLard y,

Var Gray.

SQUASH This year our sq uash team, cap ta ined b y

H elen M cL ardy, was highly success fu l. We now hold th e title of premiers, 1960. This success - the only premiership learn of ou r co llege ­was due to th e co-operation a nd th e fine per ­formances of ev ery team member, Geoff Milne . John Fisher. How ard W ills. Barr y Callaw a y.

Helen Mcl.ardy, Val Gra y. Sue H unte r a nd Pam T ownley. The seas o n began very en couragi ngl y with th e de feats of M elbourne , Toorak , a nd Burwood. Wc we re nar rowl y defeat ed by

YACHTING One o f the spo rts int rod uced by Mr. L add to

th e College this year was yachting . He a tt racted only fourteen studen ts at first , but it grew ',0

twent y-six this term. A 12 metre Sharpie wa s bo ught, and we hope to purchase a nother fo r next yea r. Gwenda Cunningham ha s sa iled her 16' Catamaran and 12' C-Ca t ( bot h de signed by her father). Two girls have a 12' v .l. which

the y hope to sa il here next year. Skid boards are the co ming cr aze - cl assified as ideal for th e insa ne when idl e. Except for a few calm or rou gh da ys, the yachting club has had grea t e n­joyment from this wonderful spo rt .

Coburg in th e fir st round a nd be gan th e seco nd round fuJly determined to defeat thi s team who were a head o f us by a few points on the premi ership table . Unfortun ately. they " sq uashed" us once again , but thi s tim e by fe wer games. The third time we m et Coburg w as in th e grand final a nd e ve n thou gh th e psychologi­ca l adva ntag e wa s theirs. we went in fo r " the kill. " a nd were gre a tly thrilled (and surpr ised) to find that Frankston e me rged vic to rio us . W e wcre the premier s! - - by o ne game.

Pam Townley .

ARCHERY NOTES

We sta rted (h e ye a r with a gra nt fr om .he Spurts Co m mitt ee . T his we used to bu y t wo steel bows and a co u ple o f dozen arro ws . A s none of us knew ho w to use o ur new equipment we arranged a vi sit to the local bowyer (f or the uninitia ted " a bow builder" ) who promised to gi ve us so me ad vice. Hi s talk . together with a demonstration by a n ex pe rienc ed a rc he r, st a rte d us o n the right road.

Through the yea r we have u sed our we ekl y subsc ript io ns to buy fu rther equipment , including target s and a composite bow.

Next yea r it is hoped to layout a permanent a rche ry field and buy a champi on ship target.

G . Be av .in .

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SWIMMING Weeks of exhaustive training and faultseeking

practice were a prelude to the 1960 Swimming Meet, at the new Olympic pool.

Our team was optimistic if nothing else . Then the black day for swimming in the annals

of our young college yielded only a few worthy efforts. Gary Hopcraft started off with a second place in the men's 100 metres backstroke. Then Bev. Vale swam into third place in her division of. the backstroke. Barry Callaway, with a sec­ond, and Mark Skinner. with a third. in the freestyle events further increased our meagre point score.

Ken Robert also swam a good race to finish third in the 50 metres backstroke.

Our on e success in the team events came when our men, K. Robert , P. Watson, J. Gibson and W. Barclay, gained third place in the men's 4 x 50 metres relay, only 2.6 sees . behind the winners.

We offer our congratulations to Melbourne, victors of Division J, and to Ballarat, winners of Division 2.

W. J. Barclay.

ATHLETE

ATHLEn: MAGNIFICENT

Owing to the lion-hearted efforts of Barry Callaway. Frankston gained great distinction in the recent athletic meeting at Olympic Park.

Excelling in the five even IS which he entered Barry won three championships (including a record), helped to establish a record in the mile medley. and gained second place in the 4 x 110 relay.

Always interested in athletics and posse ssing all the traits of a good spo rtsman, it is true to say that Barry was an outstanding example of all the attributes which athletes strive to displa y.

Well done. Barry. Frankston is proud.

BADMINTON

The badminton team enjoyed a happy and

successful season. Although we did not win

the premiership. we had a profitable time together

as a team.

The members of our team were - Eve Samp­

son and Jennifer Gaudoin; Merna McAllen and

Wendy Salter: Fred Heesh : and Jim Bussau.

Difficulty was often encountered in finding

two more men players.

Many close games were fought against other

colleges, and although the score was often close

games were all won by the opposing teams, due

lo their greater numbers.

We hope that next year's team will derive

as much enjoyment and satisfaction from play­

ing as we have. and we wish them greater success

than we had.

Jim Bussau (capt.)

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FRANKSTON and The ATHLETIC SPORTS Cornpetiting in slightly adverse conditions in the Combined Teachers' Colleges Athletic Carn iva l

on Wednesd ay , 23rd November, Frankston a thletes performed rem ark abl y well. Ou r tot al of seven victor ies and two records was outstanding considering the lim ited tr ain ing of most of our competito rs and the impressive strength of the opposition (fo ur Sta te re presenta tives).

Although every Frankston competitor gave his or her best, special ment ion mu st go to the follo wing ath letes who collected most of our points:

BARRIE CALLAWAY (29t pts .) Undoubtedly the outst anding athle te of the day. Ba rr ie wo n thre e ind ivid ual eve nts

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JOHN DALTON John was as eq ua lly as impress ive in B Grade as Barrie Calloway wa s in A Grad e, winn ing

both the 100 ya rds and 220 yards (10.6 and 23 .6). and lead ing off in the 4 x 110 yards rel a y. TERRY SEEDSMAN I

T erry provided Frankston with its first victory when he successfully cleared the ten hu rdles to win the 220 yards hurdles event. T erry also ran in the C G rade 100 Yards (3rd) and the 4 x 110 ya rds rel ay. 220 yards hurdle time - 28 .6.

DOUG LE BAS (20 t pts.) Doug r an two fine races when he finished third in the I mile (4.38.0) and fourth in the 3 mile

( \6 .08. 0). Possibly his best race, however , was his br illi ant first leg of the mile medley rel ay. Doug stayed with sta te champion R . Oakley nearl y all th e way, and but fo r thi s exc ellent run . Barrie Ca llowa y would not ha ve clin ch ed the race for Fran ksto n.

GRAHAM GASTON One of our bes t prospe cts for a victory. Grah am ra n an extremely courageou s race 10 bea t the I

previous Teach er s' Co llege record and everyon e in the field except the tall Bur wood rec ord ho lder. G ra ha m's time for 3 miles was 15:46.0.

GORDON HOLLAND In addi tio n to jumping 21 ' H" for fourth in the broad ju mp, competi ti ng in the hop. step

a nd ju m p. the D Grade (3rd) 100 ya rds , a nd th e 4 x 110 rela y. -Gordo n was also a mem ber of ou r record bre ak ing mile medley rel ay team. an d anc hored our two succe ssfu l rel a y teams­

I M ile Medl ey, i st , 3:45 .0 (rec.). 4 x llO yards, 2nd.

Congratul at ion s mu st also go to Marion Murray fo r her 2nd in the shot put and her 4t h place in the women 's di scu s - a fin e performanc e. The Sports Secr etary a nd ath leti c repr esent a tive wo uld like to th ank tho se who ass isted in organi sing the team and co ng ra tu late a ll co mpeti tors. bot h men an d women, for thei r effo rts fo r the College.

GOOD BYE, 0 YEAR Good bye, 0 year of labour Of fun. romance and dream s, And hardships, fe ar and terror, Wh at sha ll the N ew Ye ar bring ? - More work , more fu n, more pleasure? O ur co llege years we ' ll treasure, As the rest of life un fold s.

Cl aire- tv Sch wager , AR N' WE LUCK Y

An eagle presumabl y worries solely over w he re his next meal is co ming from . He pays no taxes. own s no properl y, and a nswers to no man for his ac t ions. H e is enti re ly self-sufficient a nd se lf­support ing, living or dying as he d icta tes fo r him se If. He mates for life . and generall y inha bi ts th e same te rritory for life . He is born ignorant of Sh a kespeare. and di es the same way, seeming ly non e the worse off .

Ar n' t we luck y, 'tha t man 's civilizat ion bas reac hed the high level at which it now stands ?

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Fascination

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Lecturer striving to look intelligent

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flBY RAIL TO MOE This is an account of a typical train journey

from Caulfield 10 Moe,

The seating on the train is importan t.

2 3 i 4 Door I I Window

8 7 6 I 5 I 1. A young woman of a bo ut 19 ye ar s of age.

Very blue eyelids , bouffant blonde hair, claw ­like fingernails, very so phistica ted .

2 C o llege st uden t.

3. Married wo man of a bo ut 40 yea rs. Dressed in black. Black hair . . o bv io usly d yed.

4. E lde rly woma n wilh grey hair - wea ri ng a hal.

5. A young Moe girl - - about 15 years old with a 7 mon th o ld baby.

6. College student.

7. Co llege student.

R. A w oma n of 40-4 5 years , readin g a book "F o re ve r Amber." Sh e has n ot yet ta ken th e bo o I.. fro m her eyes.

No m ovement in ca rri age - No. 3 sc ra tches he r no se then ad justs her coll ar. No. 1 inspects fingernails. N o. 8 turns over a page. N ot a word ha s been spoken . T he onl y p eopl e con­ve rs ing arc Nos. 2, 6, an d 7, All are recei vin g f unn y look s from N o. l , N o. 5 pee rs o ut of the window. N o. 4 look s a t her wa tc h st ' ll no wo rd ha s been spo ke n. N o. 4 yawns. No. " gets bab y's shaw l f ro m bag Bab y is ;lslee p. EX('lTE M ENT - No . 7 co ug hed . 1'10. 8 lea ves. Continual chatter of ch ild in rr rrd o r. N o. 7 lights a cigarett e . No . 3 look s sneak ily a t N o. 6. N o . 6 tell s No. 7 that No 3 is looki ng. No.7 dar en ' t look IIp so keeps wri ting .

Bab v No. 5 has d ummy in fa ce. No . 3 is st ill giv ing funn y look s in di recti on o f N os . 6 and 7. St ill no word ha s be en spoken . No. 8 returns a nd recommences reading. No. 2 is too sca re d to move. but is g iving furt ive loo ks aro und th e co m pa rtment . Whole carriage IS

vergi ng on hysteri a ..- nervou sly twit chin g No . 4 sta res continuo usly o ut of th e window . N os. 6 and 7 a re des p ised by N os . I , 3. 4. 5 and 8. No. I sta res o ut NO.6.

N o . 3 si ts nervousl y cl utc hing ba g to bosom. DRAMA! ! - N o. I m oves, she is co llect ing he r l-ags a nd o bv ious ly gettin g o ut a t the next stop. Sh e sits ex pec ta n tlv with bag on lap. (]\tl 5'5 expec ta tions hav e been horribl y fulfilled ). No .

g I leaves carriag e never to be seen again. No . S

2 spreads out ac ro ss seat of No. I. No. 3 wipes her eyes - . smoke from ciga rette of N O. 7. No. I)

2 exam ines photographs. No . 4 has "do you want th e window down'":

ing baby of No.5. No. 5 muliers to NO.2 sp eaks -- every one spea ks ­

Everyone sto ps silence hangs lik e telegraph wires - No. 7 wax es poetic ,

spoken!" con sider­ b baby.

bedl am !' ! sno w o n

Nos 6 s and 7 fight over photos· . NO.6 tal ks feveri shl y. No. 7 ign ores NO. 6.

No. 5 extracts packet of Fantail s and opens th em . No. 7's eyes light up. No. 3 sc ra tc hes back and de-fluffs clothes. N o. No . 4 h as shut her ey es but is preten din g. N o. 5 hands loll ies her horror ev er yone takes one. "sa ns" lollies but "avec" baby ­

3 scratches li p. o bvi ously o nly around - to No . 5 is now nobody wa nts

a bab y. No. 6 gigg les .- m aniacal cackl e rro:n No. 6. No . 7 has Fantail stuck on back of Lo ath. No . 6 has f inished Fa nta il a ncl wou ld love an other. No .,') maul s baby. N o , 3 Ioss .ckx in her bag Wh at will she bring forth ? Money jingles - pu rse rears it head - purse di sappears, money stops rattling. bag pu t awa y a nd we a re composed on ce more. Baby sta res N o. 2 out. N o . 6 spea ks to baby, pokes a t baby. bab y does not an swer but conti nu es " 0

sta re at No. 2. No. 6 is clutched , th en bi tte n by bab y who shows sign s of becom ing sav age . Baby sta res ou t N o . 7 wh o debates w he the r or no t to o ffer to have it. No. 6 po ke s baby.

>,0. 2 brings o ut imnort an t lookin a boo v. commen ces to read It. No. 3 read s " .!-I e '·".' J," No, 8 co ughs . No . 2 reads d ocument s. No. 7 smo kes - th e bab y coughs conv ulvive ly, Ba by gra bs a t No .6. NO. 7 pla ys with ba by . Ba by half swallows dummy. No. 3 put s away H er ald and sniffs. No. 8 co ntinues to re ad. Nos. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 , 7 a nd 8 a ll bored stiff. No '. 2 nuts awa y bo o l, she was read ing . No. 3 sc ra tc hes ear. No . 8 cough s, plays in handbag. pulls forth c ig.rrcue« . Iight s one a nd recomm en ces re ading , No . 4 conti nues to gaze o ut of win dow. No. 4 o bv io usly thin ks Nos . 6 and 7 a rc c razy.

No . 3 laughs - o bvio us ly N o.4 extracts a loll y from look in a ll d irecti ons. then 5 make, funn y noi ses a t her NO. 7 if tr ain stops a t Moe. refl ect ion in th e wi ndow

a nervou s reac tion. bag , gives a furti ve de vours loll v. No.

baby. No. S as ks N o.4 gazes a t he r

co nce ited old dear. No . 2 gazes ner vou sl y a t flo or w here rio-o ne is sta ri ng he r o ut - in d oing so , con vin ces No.

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8 that something is amiss in the direc tion of he r fed . No . 4 sucks her lolly and continues to gaze at her reflection . Silence prevails .._- bab y

J . sta res at ceiling, ceiling stares right back . :s Nos. 6 and 7 giggle. No. 4 is staring No. 7 J . out in the reflection in the wind ow. No s. 3 and !! 4 give fun ny looks a t No s. 6 and 7. No. 2 r- blow s nose. No. 7 yawns.

Nos. 3 and 4 a re getting worried as to wh y ~ ! Nos. 6 and 7 ha ven 't sto pped writing since n they boarded the t ra in at Ca ulfield . No. 8 is 6 still rea d ing. t, i) RAM A!!! - bab y scre am s! Mother soo thes

ba by. that

-s hea d ) . first. ) 7 but

All pa ssenger s co nverse. :-10. 7 observes No. 5 is holding bab y incor rectl y. It s is swinging dangerousl y _ .. obviously the \/ 0 . 4 glances in direction of Nos. 6 and immed iately looks away. No. 3 had lef t

o the compa rtment and now returns - ' tra in jolts - she fall s inlo sea t. Hysteri a is mount ing:

s as No s. 6 and 7 pass manu scripts to No . 2 and they a re chuckled over - obviously porn ographic

f in nature. j No . 5 devours

the floor of the bein g a nuisance vacate carriage

Train tra vel ?

Fantail. No. 3 has a case on carriage and apologises for it

as No .4 attempts to pass. All at Warragul for refreshments. Marvellous form of fr aterni za ­

tion. They have no right to cancel Sunday train serv ices - . the very idea - slicing the heart from the socia l structure of ou r hum an communit y. Th ey ca n' t do it. they haven 't heard the end. we're not finished . . . . .

Dawn Da vies and Wendy Devenish,

ADAM and EVIL Anonymous

Bad men would like their women to be like cigarettes,

All waiting in To be selected,

w ith ,

J ust tossed More fastidious

a row . slender and slim, set alight to and when finished

as ide. men prefer wo me n like cigars- .

Fo r these are more exclusive. T hey last longer and, when the bra nd i ~ good

- well, T hey don't give them away .

Nice men tre at their wives like pipes ­T he old er they get, the more attac hed the y become

to them. And when the flame i, out , they ma y kn ock

them . gently hut lovingl y.

But they keep them sa fe in their pocket. F o r no man sha res his p ipe .

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FEVERED MOMENTS Blind , hopeless pain . Stunned and reeling, The mind muted From exhaustion For unretractible past. o God, my God ! T he very energies of being And will to live Burn ed out in one dread mom ent. Life. What is life? Wh at is love? Wh at am J?

JAZZ CLUB 1960 Thi s yea r Frankston Teachers' College has

see n the birth of many new clubs within .he College. One of these is the now famo us and financial Jazz Club. The club owes its incep ­li on to Ernie Thornton, John Te schendorlf and Robert Thomson .

The club has grown from a group of jazz enthusiasts to a well info rmed and critical bod y of jazz lover s under the guid ance of Mrs. McMahon and Mr . Botsrnan and the leadership of Gordon Holland. This critical approac h has been stimulated by the listening to records and I he many and varied talks given by the members of the group. These talks have included infor­mation about Fats Waller, Ma Rainey, Jell y Roll Morton , Louis Armstrong, Dave Brub eck . G lenn Miller and Art Tatum.

Th e Ja zz Club has also featured in the social side of College life. . It has he ld two da nces. the first heing "Deadb eat Part I" and the second "Jazz goes to Kinder." From these dances we have been able to bu y the first records fo r our record library. They include Tomm y Ladnier Jam Session and Encyclopaedia of Jazz. We ha ve also been able to donate th e sum of £7/7/ - to charity - £5/ 5/· to the K ananook Kindergart en and £212/- to the Welfare Assoc i­a. ion.

Du ring Education Week the Club was aga in a prominent participant. Room 4 was tr ans­form ed from a dreary lecture room 10 a di mly lit Parisian cafe, Cool coffee was served by club member s and this aga in added to clu b fund s which are wisely handled by Phil Dix.

As you can see , the clubs activities during t he past ye ar ha ve been enjoyable, instructive and stimulating. Man y outside vis ito rs have part icipated in club function s and it is hoped 1'1 the years to come that the Jazz C lub will

' take a permanent place in the life of the Co llege. Marj F arrell.

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Group E l , under the capable le adership of Eve Sampson and Greg Peters, has completed its first year at this noble instituti on. At the outset of this report and on behalf of the group, I sho u ld like to thank Eve and Greg for the wo rk they hav e done for the group, and al so Mr. Batsm an a nd Mr. Giles for their assistance as our tutor leaders. Throughout the ye a r we have had fun together at the va r io us group fun c­t ion s and we hope to end the ye ar on the light note on which we began.

E I ha s its fair sha re of sta rs , horrors and pe op le, for rea sons best left un said .

If YOLL were to come upon us suddenly in the common room studying you would know so me­th ing was wrong - probably an ex am . - but otherwise you would find this:

Bashing away on the piano would be Ken Robert , accompanied on the recorder by Ian Mclnnes . The Terrible Twin s - Tony and Kevan i- in one corner are plotting so me diver­v

sio n for English , in anoth er sit June a nd Geoff . . . time ha s passed by this corner. a nd so sha ll we . That group of girl s over there _ Fa y, Brenda " the gh erkin girl ," Miss Joel. Wendy, M arcia, Jill a nd Pat - " a re probably in fit s over so me th ing Di Ramage has come out with . The o the r g roup . .. Eve, Frances, D ianne Ri gby , Lorraine, Carrie, Susie Q. Sue Poole and Tare serioust y co nsi de r ing going to the library to work. We get only as far as cons idering. By th e time we re ach a decision the period is over.

That i ~ ou r gro up, complete after one yea r, a nd ready (?) to go on to .bigge r and better thin gs in 1961.

Su san Potl.

The world at his feet - his: very 'Word the~r command.

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GROUP NOTES m

We began the yea r with 25 members, elect ing

Orme Lind and Michael Johnson as group lead­

e rs, Judy M orris as soc ia l committee representa ­

tive and M ichael Johnson as S.R .C. representati ve .

M r. W ilson a nd

ve ry helpful tutors

Mr . Ca r rigg ha ve be en

throughout th e ye ar.

our

DI gr oup nights have bec ome fam ou s through­

out the College, haven't they Mr. Botsman and M r . Ca rr igg ? We ha ve h ad very en joy a b le

eve n ings at Beacons field. Dandenong and Frank s­

ton a nd , before the yea r is ov er, we hope t o

en joy tw o mo re. fo

We a re not ori ou s throu gh out the Co llege

(aren 't we M r. Mutirner, Mr. McMahon and Mr .

Botsman ? ) , but then what el se could we be with

gro up members suc h as Jud y M orris ( wha t was

th at a bo ut bon es a nd dolls, Judy ? ) , Margaret

L ard i, Brenda Maslen , M ichael Johnson , Pet er

Jack and Doug Ie Bas?

Some of mention .

o ur group members deserve s pec ial

Judy M orris - fo r doing such a marvellous job as soci a l representative.

M ich ael J ohnson - . for doing so well as S.R.C. representati ve.

Brenda Ma slen - fo r being our ca tions committee representativ e.

witty publi­ ex

Then th ere a re all o f our team members , dr amatic group member s, choir members a nd our models (J ud y and Michael')

On the whol e , thi s ha s been a r athe r hilariou s, hard-working , and en joyable yea r.

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Throughout the yea r many forms of twisted genius have come to the forefron t. This is an ex ampje of work don e hy a genius about to be twisted.

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If thi s cha ra cter look s remotely familiar , the following article is a mu st for YOU.

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Do you eve r get th at sneaking feeling that a class teacher does not co mplete ly apprec iate , or und er stand what yo u are trying to do? Do yo u ever feel , during a lesson , that the teacher is even "further aw ay" th an th e ch ildr en? Have you ever wonde red whether all teachers judge your wo rk at the sa me level?

To answe r these questi on s (particularl y the last one) Struan has ca r ried out another of its exc lusive reader services .

A REPORT ON TEACHERS' EV ALVATIONS OF STUDENT LESSO~S

Briefly. we gras ped one stupefied stude nt (it could " ~ve been an yone . even you). and asked him to prep are one perfect lesson (i.e. one which made lise of all the gimmicks and aids such as pic tures. maps. slides . dramat izations a nd cross wor d puz zles that could possibl y be avail abl e).

Our next step was to supply the stude nt with the o ppo rt unity to teach th e lesson to a ce rta in grade in each of the train ing schoo ls. Each of the grade teachers was requ ested to write his usual eva lua tion of the lesson and then th ese cr iticisms were compared . Th e d ifferenc es in opinio n were

rem arka ble. Tea chers identifi ed themselves as particular types. They ar e "t ypes" because they a lways write their "c rit s" in a similar vein.

T hey are types , not individu als. and before a ny great span of t ime has elapsed everyone of yo u will be rec ognizable with in one or anothe r o f the "t ype " categories.

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TY)TYPE "A"

A most extraordinary lesson. You bounce

too much. I'm sure the little peopl e would ha ve

been quite out by your manner. It give s me in­

dige stion just to thing about it. Al so your man­aner of walking around the room all the time

and in th e wa y you do is quite di sconcerti ng. of t

Try to pr actise your "cla ssroom wa lk: ' It will help you in the future. You might tr y putting firstl y your right (or left) foot down. followed by your left (or right) and so on. This m ay

help you over one of your little difficulties . Otherwise ~ most extrao rd ina ry lesson.

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I realize thi s was a most difficult lesso n to

give.

I have a reference book a t home whi ch yo u

ma y ha ve found useful. It is on e of old Charli e

1:" . Gl azfoggle's Historie s and pick ed up a

secon d hand French edition while I was in

C re te. If you had used thi s text yo ur lesson

wo uld not have been so (po int less) (ridi culous)

(tri via I) vague.

You shou ld asse rt yourself more. N ever,

never, tol erat e th e odd child who steps out of his

sea t ana sta rts

Splashing Spred-Satin allover the other chil,

dren. If thi s sho uld ever happen again. don 't join

in the joke so wholeheartedly. Maintain yo ur

dignit y.

Le sson notes quite well prepared along appro,

ved line s, if a little dull. Al so much of it was

j rre levant.

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HOW A80UT YOU?

"Who, me?" "Yeah! you] " "Wbat"ve 1 done?" "Nothing!" "Nothing?" " No, Nothing' You didn't fool those kids! No, you can't fool those little things who make schools as untidy as thev are. They've got it all over you . One of the college's telepathy experts recentl y searched the minds of four intelligent (Well . that 's What dl~ I. C). score said) pupils of Grade 6. The following remarks are the results, slightly abridged, in order to present semi-intelligible English, All kidding aside, this is a legitimate survey. QUESTION I:

What (or who) is a student teacher? (a) A person apprenticed to be a teacher. (b) A teacher who is practising with an ex­

pert, in order to gain ideas, and to learn. (c) A young visiting person who intends .0

be a teacher. (d) r.. [_"rS,)1I learning to be a teacher.

QUESTION 2: What are the things you would like mo st

about any teacher? (a) Comparative strictness, consistency, and

fair play. (b) A teacher must neither be "soft ," nor

. .ux: he sn ap . (c) Must participate in sport , be strict at times.

take no side in any dispute. (d) Must not be too lenient. Mu st be con­

s isrent. QUESTION 3:

Think of three (3) student teachers you have ha, LJ IS V -r, "U tel l me the thing you liked most and the thing you liked least about these people.

(a) X Most-Fairly strict, knew what he was talking about.

Least-Losing his temper. Y Most-Good teacher of sport.

Least-Voice not loud enough. Z Most-A particularly valuable art lesson .

Least --Confused methods in Arit hrne ­tic: periods.

(h ) X Mosl - Telling jokes- "with" the chil­dren .

Least-Y Mo sl- -Willing to help ch ildren .

Lcast-Z Most-s-Willing to give sport and art

lessons. Lcasr -; Distant but commanding at all

times. (c) X Most-Giving special "new" lessons.

Least- ·Too much spelling. Y Most-Brought plenty of film strips.

Least -Was continually brushing own clothes.

Z Most-e-Very fair. Least-Too fussy in arithmetic.

(d) X Most-Very helpful and understanding. Least- ­

Y Most-Joined in sports. Least-Sometimes a bit " cross."

Z Most-Used dramatization . Made wo rk " fun." Least - ­

(A blank space indicates that the pupil could not think of anything under that heading) From that. any dill can see that you can be

a perfect teacher simply by shouting, smiling sweetly, avoiding spelling. allowing chalkdust to settle over you till even the manager of a department store can 't tell you apart from Father Christmas. and above all , Jet them get those slims wrong! (Famous last words - "They'll never need to give me change in a shop any­way!")

Compiled by J. Smit. n . A WORD OF APPRECIATION

Our canteen this year has been most successful because of the untiring efforts of Mr. Dignam. Mrs. Leysh am and their student helpers. Many hours have been spent for the convenience an 1 pleasure of other students. It is with gratitude that we take thi s opportunity of sincere ly thank­ing all concerned for the efficient organization and supervision of th e College canteen.

Special thanks to exit students - Sandr... Methuish , Lois Oppy, Veronica Noonan . Jean Paganoni , Julie Richardson, Denise Rob erts and John Smit,

SUMMlt"G UP SUMMER Summer is campfires and singing ...

the strum of a uke. It's crickets and watermelon, swimming.

and sunburn . It's new faces and places new combos and couples . . .

new meaning to an old song. Summer is odd jobs, big dreams.

adventures , and lonely nights gazing at the stars, 11's pingpong on the patio and reading beneath

a tree. It's climbing a mountain aud jumping a stream . /t's giggles and gliders.

drive-ins, and long . lazy days with no homework.

Summing it up, taking in every last bit of it with wide open eyes. ears and heart.

Summer is almost the most wonderful thing that can happen to anybody . especially when you are young.

Anonymous.

S,RUMoI

lin WHAT IS T.C.C.F.?

Teac hers' College C hr ist ia n Fello ws h ip is a n inter -co llege. in ter-den o min a t ion al , eva ngelica l

is the best bookshop in town o rga nizatio n based on th e wi del y-h eld be liefs o f the maj or Pro testa nt den ominations .

CHESHIRES Lg. for teachers-in-training, for H ow d oe s it functio n ?

these reasons: F ran kston T. C CF. gro up is m ai ntained in acco rda nce wit h regulations as s uggested b y the In ter-V a rsit y F ellowsh ip wi th whic h it isrk "* the textbooks you need affi lia te d .

Office rs for the ye ar , to w hom we owe grateful '* important reference books thanks for th eir effect ive service in th e or ga niza ­li o n of ou r group. we re Ai lsa M cR ae (Preside nt) .

ld * an excellen t range in sub-Co lin Stevens (V ice -P reside nt), Ba rbara Pa rratlb<:: jects like history, politics, (Secreta ry), Ja n Pa ge (Treasu rer) , Lois Opp y 19 science, psychology , child ( Pray e r Sec retar y) and Marga re t Jo hns ton1St developmen t, librarianship,

a ( P r. blic ity Offi ce r) . Australiana, the arts, sport T h roughou t th e yea r we h a ve been addressed c r

by loca l mi n isre rs a nd la ym en , m ission rep re sen ­sc 1( special emphasis on quality tati ves a n d o thers engaged LIl di ve rse a spects o f ' 11 paperbacks Christ ia n service. T oward th e close o f th e yea r y­ * an efficient ordering system we enjoyed the exchange o f a few mee tin gs w it h

for beoks you need that are the Lo yol a Socie ty. We ho pe t ha t n ext yea r t hey w ill give us fur th e r oppo rtun ity fo r fr ien d ­not in stock sh ip a nd co -op e ra t io n .

ul "* a subscriptions department, Our tha nks are a ls o ex te nd ed to o ur P r inci pal , n. ly

for local and overseas Mr. Eunson . an d to th e sta ff wi th out w hose help

periodicals a nd co -opera tion our me et ing s co uld not ha ve d

been successfu l, a nd p rimaril y to G od w ho is Ie .'t nea r Fl inders Street station

the so urce of ou r hope a nd inspir ation a nd our k- and on the route to the su fficiency at all ti mes. III University FLINDER S STREET - 5.05 p.m,

"!l. They ha d g r im y, f ro w ni n g faces . th ey' had

rece ntly been freed .In CHESHIRES They su rged in o ne d irect ion in a regu lat ed Ld

speed.338 Little Collins Street and Wit h fixed int en t a nd pur pose were headi ng fo r

362 Little Bourke Street, t he train ,

A no th er da y wa s o ver, th ey were going ho me Melbourne: 67/9532 aga in .

Mo noto no us a n d d reary w as the so un d o f pl oddi ng fee t ,

GROUP A 2 T II. like a we ar y army, th e y we re halte d in (he st ree t. C ro u p A mauu a ured its goo d record o n t he

'1he cras h ing ho n kin g tra ffic sta rted up to blockacademic side thi s yea r As th is go es to press we the ir w aya re lo oki ng fo rwa rd to t h ree fu nctions, ou r item

T hen gr ee n light s lu red th e m o n aca in - t he ill t he re v ue and the two fina l t utor gro up di n-h b la c k, t he br own , th e gre y. ll e l s. g T he y cl atter ed u p th e sha llow steps a nd thro ughG ro rp A w ish 10 ex te nd the ir than ks a nd bcst

t he w ro ught iron gates,wi she s to a ll w ho ha ve made th eir tw o yea rs so

T he n , li ke a mob of he rded shee p , begm to 1 : ' ~ Lllo rab le a nd profita ble. Especially do we t han k

se pa rate . our tuto r g roup leade rs, M r. F r y, Mr. Sherwil1

T he y push ed a n d h us t led dow n t he ra m ps a nd a rid M r. W el lv, w ho h a ve worke d so ha rd o n

sq ueezed in to t he t rains, o e r be ha lf.

A tangled m ass of sweat in g forms, wi t h d ull and G . Bea van.

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Possesses notorious ability of say ing the right Tthing at the wrong time . Most lecturers tremble Tat the sound of her name and her last minute reassignments thwart many an evil intention. The Sfgrapevine (in the person of a parking attendant) nsuggests that one certain portly lecturer even has 01 a pin-up of her on the inside of his locker kldoor and at this he throws Roman darts. cl It

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John Fisher An Advanced theorist on the joys of bachelor ­hood despite all efforts from certain quarters. This talkative chappie came into college with his eyes shut and will probably leave the same way. Although he denies fervently being a Sun wor­shipper he continues to confuse the dumb Christians by scratching FISH er on all his possession s.

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V Elaine Gay b Her mother was obviously not frightened by a b shampoo bottle. Unfortunately she keeps bad c company and her dres s sense has gone overboard - atl her clothes are black and white stripes now. Her language includes "mug umpire," "hit him again , Ken ," etc. (

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. Laurie Kent Since winning "Miss lege 1959" success has

there was no room an impressionable lad ,

Frankston Teachers ' Col­gone to this boy's chest

in his head for it. Being his last visit to the zoo

inspired his haircut. A word for his fans : the way to distinguish whether he i~ awake or asleep is that when asleep he snores.

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~; Trevor Renfree T his courageous lad has earned the und ying respect of every man in College. Despite severe cri ticism, pointed rem arks and sa tir ica l nam e-calling, Ahmed, the Cam el Driver . . . oop s . .. Trevor, has man aged to grow. and keep ferti lized. a beard - not a mere ch in­c1 utcher o r a wind break fo r his mou th. but a lust y. masculine, "that's yer lot ," all over (face)

\iii beard. Drives a car (1)

Deni se Roberts

Th is photo shows what a sweet simple home­S loving young girl Miss Robert s was - naive to I .

the wicked ways of the world. Then the co m­

mercial wolf of show business car ried her to his b lair of limel ight and stardust. Today ouris

schoolmate (liberal terminology) bashes out

sedu ctive songs in Melbourne dance hall s billed

as "Dy namic Den ise."

Geoff Rebecchi. Was deported from Hampton High then Mel­bou rne High, a nd fina lly ended up here. He has bee n on and off motor cycles since birth (mostly off) but no w has taken up riding behind the whee l of a Holden . Geoff was seen fleeing from the Ball (19 59) with a girl on the pil1ion sea t of his motor cycle. The latest addition to Geoff is a piece of fungus on his upper lip (he lay too long in a mossy spot). He ha s very strong prin ciples . . . it is against his principles to support anything the majority is in favour of.

Gordon Graeme

We know him as sim ply simple Gordon . the boy

with the smile - a cross betwe en an idiotic

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leer and a stupined grin. But , after hours he ) is kno wn as Sandown Sammy, the greyhound e

ma n. Under his mother's o ld beach umbrell a r

we see him with his clerk , Basher Bar clay. We

regret we have no phot o of Bill - you know

how the pol ice gua rd their files.

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William Martin ME TOO Per sists in co pying cartoons off walls and re­

prod ucin g them for "Seahorse ," Bill 's proposals

as pr es ident of the S.R.C. last year for im prove­

ments in stud ent ameni ties. incl udi ng the con.

strucrion of a n all night cabaret , pool room and

a J 27 feet lo ng mahogany bar - ' were defeated

by the co nserv a t ive ma jority in our midst. I t

will be not ed th at his rumoured partner at the

tim e. Te schendorff, has been returned fo r ye t

another profitab le yea r.

P.S. Will iam wishes it to be known th at he wi ll

back the prowess of e ithe r of hi, e lbows a t

the drop of i /1d .

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Bar clay, W . 1. , C / - M r . A . G . Heesh . Ma in Road . Crib Po in t. C. P.89.

Beaven . G . E.. J5 Twisden Street , Bentle igh ,

XU 335 iL Ca llaway. R . B.. 3 Worthi ng Road , Hi gh etl. Fish er. J . P ., J4 Graham Road, C arrum. Chelsea

57 3. Graeme. G . H .. Stat e School , Officer. Gregson . J . S., Call ander Road. Noble Park . H urt . P . L.. 4 19 Nepcan Highway, Frankston.

33926. Holl and. G . R .. 47 D ell Ro ad. Frankst on. Hurle, G . E .. 28 Hall Street , McKinnon . LW 3589 . Begg. M. C . 19 El linda le Avenue, McKi nnon .

LW 1999. Be ll. J . N .. C hild re n's School C amp. Somers.

Somers 239 . Bolt . H . L. I.. "Tarrawal la ," Bail ey an u Street,

F ra nkston . But ch er. K. L. . 5 T yro ne Stree t. O rmo nd .

LW 1865 . C la rke , S.. Lo t 7. Po lice Road . Spr ingva le C la rke . C. M .. 125 Albe rt Stree t. M ord iall oc.

QO4204 . Da v. :-oo A.. 996 Ne pea n H igh wa y. R ye. Da y. R.. 10 Bro wnfield Street. C helt enham .

93 6566. f a rr e ll. M . E., 63 War riga l Road , Menton e.

X F 3 175. Fra ncis. M. Y.. 42 Bondi Road. Bonbcach,

Che lsea 2076. Fr a ncis. N . M., 23 [ Main Street. Mornington ,

Ararat 2 1185. Ga y. E . 1. 2 G ilford Grove. Chelt enham .

XF 1155. Gi bbo ns. W . A.. 8 Clifton Street , Oakleigh .

I.U3009. G oard. S. M .. 380 Bay Road , C he ltenham.

XF 3789. Hatch . B. A .. 67 C hes te rfie ld Road . C helte nham. Hill . J. L .. 39 G olfv iew Ro ad , H ea the rton.

GROU P B2 Joll y. K. A .. 6 Oswa ld Street . Da ndeno ng . 2 1584 . Kent. L. D .. 9 Rogers Street. Mentone. Ma rt in . W. P .. 2 Nepean H ighway. Seaford . Mil ne. G . R .. 126 Mackie Ro ad . Ea st Ben tle igh. Page. I. E Oo 496 H eath e rton Road, D a ndenong

North. Pockna ll. N . K.. 10 M cMillan St., Clayton . Reb bec h i, G . 8. . 31 Anne St reet, McKinnon.

LW 3909. Renfree, T . J., 25 Patty Str ee t. Mentone. X F 209 8.

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-Robin-on . D. C . 5 Bowrnun's Ro ad . Oak le igh R

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Seeds mu n, T . A.. 2:! Swan sion Street. Men ton e . X F 5'J J ~ .

Hunt er. S. .I.. Boundar y Road . Moorooduc, S

M 22 9. H yn es. M . I. T.. 41 G ilarth Street . Highett .

s XL 1926.

Kn igh t. N . F .. 67 Church Street . Beaumar is. S

XF 134 5. :.ewicki. L. 1.. 22 Da lge ty Street . D andeno ng. Lewis. V. E., 6 Bunda lohn Court. SI. Kild a .

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XJ 2597. Macka y. J. c., Springval e Sou th P.O . S.Y .P .O .

Macg illivray. E. F ., 123 Wick ham Road. Moor ­

nbbin. \1 Mcl. ard y, H. F .. 9 C r icklewood Av enue. Frank s­

tall. 338 82. Ma lin s. BOo 4 Morey Road. Beaumuris. XX 1926. M elhu i. h. S. Moo 45 Draper Street, Ormond .

LW 1036. M idg ley. J . 1... . 5 Master s Street . D a nd enon g.

Miln er . J . R.• 7 Se aton Road . Highett . X L 2478 .

M it hen , M. T .. 8 Anthon y St reet. O rmo-i d . LW 1158 .

Morco m . P.. , 5 G olf Ro;,d . Oa kleigh So uth :> 7 3925 .

Noonan . V. M Oo 14 Nola n Street. F rank sro ­

3 1520. O ·B rien . L. B.. 3 5 Godf rey Stree t. Bcnile igh .

X I ' 3676. Nidenk o . V. J.. 15 Fran cesco Street. E. Ben lleigh Ii Shaw, G . D .. 14 N ico le A ven ue. Dan den ong. f

24933. Sm it. 1.. 3g A lbert A venue. Dandenon g. 7':'6 9 92~

Ste ven s. C F .. Jenni fer Stree t. C ra nbourne. Strec kfuss, P. J. 2 \ N icho lso n Stree ; Bent leigh .

XU 1909. Teschendorff, J. G .. 551 St at ion Street . C a r rum .

C helsea J387 . Thompson . R. E.. 28 Burwood Avenue. Dande­

no ng . 2 t003 . Thorn ton. B. A.. 78 Be a urnari s Road . H igh e tt .

Vil licr s. T . T .. Brighto n Road . Ke ysbor ough. XA9516.

Williams. K . R.. 73 Chesterv ille Road . C he lten­ham. XF 3016.

Olver, L J .• 4 1 J ulia Street, Portland. P .773.

Oppy, L. M .. 104 Beach Street. F ranks to n . 31328.

Pag anoni , J. D .. 43 C ranbou rne Ro ad . Frankston . 32793 .

Re add ie. W. E.. 26 Maine Hey C res., Spr ing vale. 7467512.

Richard son. J . L. . 20 McLeod R oad. Carrurn .

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Schw age r. C . L. , 2 Parker Street, Clay to n. 744 2471.

Seefeld . M. S., 35 Lesden Str eet, E. Bent leigh . LU 36M.

She pherd, H. E ., 113 Bignell Ro ad ., E. Bentl eigh. LU 5042 .

Simpso n, G . M.. 18 SI. James Avenue, Spring­va le. 746 9409.

St irl ing, R . A.. 53 Church Road , Carrurn. Sutto n. H. 1.. 34 Newham Grove, Or mo nd.

LW 490 6. Tal l. L. 0 .. I Ro yal Ro ad , Bonbeach . Warne. J . M.. 3 Ron ald St ree t, Moo rabbin.

XL 1525. Wheeler . C . A., "T he Glimpse," Humphries Road ,

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GROUP Bl NOT ES the pass ages below, any likeness to any per son is purel y co- incide nta l.

AVE RSION SA YI NGS : " You are so far into th e woods that yo u ca n' t see the trees" -- expressed by a certa in lon g-ha ired beatn ik lecturer. "The next spas m plea se " - screamed by a pop ular mu sic lecturer and BI tutor . " All r ight then ' - "created" by a pic ru r ­

esq ue snow cov ered art lecturer. "1 don '( want to bo re you with th is but . . ... - . men tion ed by the English co urse's best friend . " Wendy, please" - plea ded by a ph iloso­ph ical Ed ucat ion overseer. " It's o nly pro of by selected inst ances" ­blurted by a ce rtai n "dashing" Morris owner.

8 1 AND LIFE In B1. o ne can so meti mes hear lect ur es a bove

rhe cultured co mments on who was at Cam­br idge last F riday nigh t a nd who will be the re next F rida y nigh t. We at times hear more in ­te llec tua l comments on vo ting for Ke nned y becau se of his wav y hair. O f co urse every T om,

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Dick and Harry is ca lled Jo hn in thi s wo rld. It has onl y to be seen to be be lieved, the glaze d co unte na nces received whe n so me one enq uires , " Did you go to the Ce ntre?" or " What were you doing last night , Barbara ?" ARG UMENTATIVE REBE LS PETER D URKIN - his ambition to speak on

th e Yarra bank . MI CHAEL DUNNE - his cult ured th eories a nd

comments bring fo rth spo ntaneous interjec ­tion s fro m the ab o ve gentl eman and others.

PA T FINN - - usuall y in full suppo rt of Du rkin , however, his hum our is usu all y a little dila pi­dated .

MARION FOL LETT - a rgues purely for lung development.

PETER DRAPER - (word before th ought) som eon e told him what he was talking abo lit, once.

WENDY DEV ENISH . . she only has eyes fo r Mr. Wilson .

AR CH ENE MIE S. Rot the H ot - no illusio n to his sta tement s. Wistful Wil son - favo uri te so ng : "Why don't

they und erstan d: ' G leeful G leeso n : " If at first yo u do n't succeed

try , try, try again. - Rou ssea u. Masterfu l Mac, - persona lity plus " dold rums]!'

As t he sun sinks slowly into the west a mid cr ies of "Shu t up, Pete.' we leave o ur sere nading grou p behin d .

OBITUARY Not- "How did he die?" But-"How did he live?" Not- "What d id he gain ?" But-"What d id he give?"

These a re the units To me asu re the worth or a m an , as a man . Regardl ess of birth.

Not-"What was his statio n?" But- URad he a heart ?" And-uHow did he pl ay

H is God-given part VVas he ever ready With a wo rd of good che er T o br ing back a smile T o ba nish a tear?"

NOI- "What was his chu rch?" No r-"Wha l was his creed?" Rw - "H ad he befriended

Those reall y in need ?" Not-"Wha t did th e par

In the newspaper s say?" But-"Ho w man y were so r ry

Wh en he passed away?"

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