THE SCOTCH FAMILY MAGAZINE No 115 SEPTEMBER 2005THE PRINCIPAL GREAT SCOT SEPTEMBER 2005 1 Reaching...

THE SCOTCH FAMILY MAGAZINE

No 115 SEPTEMBER 2005

SEPTEMBER02 OSCA 40-year Reunion – Cardinal Pavilion03 APS Athletics Meeting08 TERM 3 ENDS21 OSCA Wagga Wagga Branch Dinner

OCTOBER04 TERM 4 BEGINS07 OSCA 55-Year Reunion – Cardinal Pavilion08 House and Form Athletics and Family Day – JS and SS Ken Field Art Show – Krongold Gallery, JFA (8–9 October) Boarders’ Cocktail Party and Boarders’ Review09 OSCA Bellarine Branch Luncheon15 APS Athletics Meeting – Olympic Park17 Year 12 Valedictory Dinner19 APS Athletics Heats – Olympic Park20 Year 12 Presentation Night – Memorial Hall21 Year 12 Final Assembly and Torch Ceremony OSCA London Branch Dinner – Caledonian Club22 APS Athletics Sports – Olympic Park26 Junior APS Athletics – Olympic Park27 October Concert – Ian Roach Hall, JFA28 VCE examinations commence (28 Oct–18 Nov) OSCA Bangkok Branch Dinner31 Exeat OSCA 10-Year Reunion – PA’s Richmond

NOVEMBER01 Exeat – Melbourne Cup10 OSCA AGM and President’s Dinner – Cardinal Pavilion11 Remembrance Day Assembly and Veterans’ Luncheon Cadet Tattoo – Main Oval12 1st Cricket R1 v BGS at BGS 1st Tennis R1 v BGS at BGS14 School examinations commence15 Junior School Concert – Ian Roach Hall, JFA18 OSCA 50-Year Reunion – Cardinal Pavilion19 1st Cricket R2 v Xavier at XC 1st Tennis R2 v Xavier at XC25 Correction Day SS – no classes OSCA YOBS Function – PA’s Richmond Boarders’ Exeat28 Results Day29 Summer Prom Concert – Ian Roach Hall, JFA

DECEMBER01 Junior School Speech Night – Memorial Hall02 Prize Giving Assembly – Yrs 9, 10 and 11 – Memorial Hall05 Scotch Family Carol Service – Memorial Hall06 Junior School Christmas Concert – Memorial Hall07 Prize Giving Assembly – Years 7 and 808 TERM 4 ENDS

Principal’s Report 1

Chaplain’s Report 2

Features 3–9

Junior School 10–13

Senior School 14–19

School Captain’s Report 16

Senior School Music 20–21

Senior School Sport 22–25

Senior School Boarding 26

OSCA/Old Boys 27–35

What They’re Doing Now 36–37

Old Scotch Clubs 38–40

Branches 41

Reunions 42

OSCA 43–44

Foundation 45–48

Archives 49–51

Obituaries 53–60

Published by: Scotch College, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn 3122, Victoria, Australia. ABN 86 852 856 445 Print Post Approved PP349181/00189

Editor: Mr Tim Shearer (03) 9810 4302; email: [email protected] Graphic Designer: Kathryn Cairney (03) 9810 4443

Photography: World Vision, Richard Berry, Stephen Harman, John Ferguson, Jen Thomson, Tim Shearer, Kathryn Cairney and staff

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Front Cover: Courtesy World Vision

ContentsDates

Members of the Scotch College Pipe Band at the Shrine on ANZAC Day

THE PRINCIPAL

GREAT SCOT SEPTEMBER 2005 1

Reaching outTwo major initiatives are allowing Scotch to reach well beyond Hawthorn.

One originated ten years ago when a Year 10 Football tour to Darwin included a match against Xavier CEC in the Tiwi Islands. Our boys received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic welcome. Two return visits, in later years, led to a strong relationship between the two communities, cemented by their visit to Melbourne in 2002. Each year since then at least two Tiwi boys have attended Scotch as board-ers on a short-term ‘leadership scholarship’, where football has created a ready avenue for involvement within the Scotch student body. The boys undertake training in art, physical education, numeracy and literacy as well as work experience with our grounds and maintenance staff. The Essendon Football Club also included the boys in some of their activities.

A recent ‘Tiwi Islands Community’ newsletter stated that ‘Our Tiwi young men bring the knowledge and experience gained during the program back to the Tiwi Islands and share this with their family and friends. In ten years’ time we will have had twenty-plus young men complete the program and they will be better prepared to lead the Tiwi Islands into a prosperous and harmonious future. It is a ‘win-win’ outcome for all involved as the Scotch students and staff also benefit in learning more about their fellow indigenous mates and issues affecting them’.

The program has been extended with the arrival of Cyril Rioli (Year 10) from Tiwi and Nathan Djerrkura (Year 11) from Arnhem Land, as long-term boarding students. Both are very talented footballers who contributed to a great year for our First XVIII and they are undertaking courses of study leading to their VCE. Each expects, in due course, to return home and to contribute to the future wellbeing of their com-munities.

The second initiative extends to Africa where Scotch has embarked on a venture that should have a major impact. The Kapumfi project has emerged, indirectly, as Scotch’s response to the tsunami which killed hundreds of thousands on Boxing Day, 2004.

At the start of this school year Scotch boys sought a collective response. A committee of senior students and staff quickly discovered that Australian relief agencies required five years to use money already donated and suggested we find another philan-thropic target.

After numerous discussions the idea emerged to link with World Vision and embark on an ambitious project with education at its core. Scotch would raise the required funds and World Vision would oversee the construction of a school in an area of acute need.

Zambia, population around 11 million, has seen its life expectancy fall from 58 to around 37 years over the last three decades. Infant mortality is a shock-ing 20 per cent, unemployment is over 50 per cent and the average daily per capita income is less than $1.50. Literacy and numeracy levels are poor, thereby limiting the capacity of the population to establish a sustainable economy. With a stable government and good prospects of visits by future groups from Scotch, Zambia became our target and World Vision identified Kopa in the Mpika region, some 600 km north-east of Lusaka. We intend to re-build the Kapumfi Community School, where seven primary classes occupy only two dilapidated classrooms. Phase One will create a classroom block with basic equipment, along with teachers’ housing, which is required to attract qualified staff.

Material and labour will be obtained locally. Stage Two will add a clean water supply along with toilet facilities and a third stage will construct another classroom block and residences allowing a much needed extension into secondary schooling. The Zambian government will pay teachers’ salary costs.

Scotch has accepted the challenge of raising a total of $150,000 to fund all three stages, requiring about three years of energetic fundraising. The level of enthusiasm is such that we may well raise the total sum in less time, in which case World Vision will be able to complete the project more quickly.

The Scotch community is privileged that its facilities and programs are of the highest calibre. Recognising that privilege brings attendant responsibilities it is fitting that we are now reaching well beyond Hawthorn. To all, staff, boys, parents and Old Boys, who provide such willing support, a very sincere ‘Thank you’.

DR F. G. DONALDSON, AMPrincipal

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Graham Bradbeer

THE CHAPLAIN

When the AFL introduced the blood rule in the early ’90s it was clear that in the popular mind blood was dangerous; it was important for our health that everything on the field be antiseptic. Where there was once said to be life in blood, the AIDS panic assured us there was death in the blood.

War and bloody violence are communicated to us daily on television, but are typically and thank-fully remote from our personal experience. Today emergency and even primary health care is increas-ingly handled by specialists. Citizens are less and less exposed to blood. Meat comes on blood-free polystyrene trays. The Red Cross is critically short of blood donors.

While everywhere else candour about blood was unacceptable, Alice Cooper’s counter-cultural song, ‘Only Women Bleed’, was a striking aberration. Action movies wallowed in special effects, but depicting the real thing could cost ratings. The ads for sanitary napkins use blue. This trend is difficult for church-goers since the death of the bloodied Jesus is the climax of the Gospels. Holy Communion goes even further and brings into focus his words ‘this is my blood’.

It is clear that blood is not kosher, so to speak; it’s off the menu and vegetarianism is on the rise. Hindus, Buddhists and others embracing reincarnation the-ology generally believe that all living things are of equal value, hence the slogan ‘meat is murder’.

On the other hand, Jews, Christians and Moslems generally believe people matter more than animals, and as a result their diet includes meat. For them the killing of animals for food is legitimate, neces-sary and even holy. By definition, Kosher and Halal slaughtering requirements are religious rituals. This is a recognition that the life-blood of the animal has been poured out to provide life for the eater. The kill-ing is thus a holy act. It is reminiscent of the sancti-fying of meals by ‘grace before meat’ which typified our Christian forebears.

For those forebears of ours, the shedding of Jesus’ blood represented his sacrificial self-giving. It reveals the extent to which God in Christ is committed to the human family, his life given to provide life for us. Jesus said, ‘The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many’ (Mark 10:45). ‘God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son’ is how John puts it.

Why this sacrifice was necessary has to do with the nature of God and the reality of the human condi-tion. Jesus’ self-giving has many facets in the New

Testament, not all of which are palatable today. We readily accept that Jesus’ blood inspires and models sacrifice, but it also propitiates and atones. This is problematic, even offensive to some. For instance, JD Crossan critiques Mel Gibson’s Passion movie as ‘Hymn to a Savage God’. He particularly objects to atonement and propitiation. Who wants a God that calls for blood? Crossan wants a blood-free theol-ogy, a theology that makes no call for propitiation or atonement.

Life is not simple, clinically clean or antiseptic. Wherever we find real people, their relationships are muddied and bloodied. From ethnic cleansing in Srebrenica to our divorce statistics, we find people acutely hurting. Our experience is that when the hurt is close, the pain is increasingly personal and acute. For God it is always personal. The grief we cause one another grieves the God-who-would-have-it-different.

God is rightly angry. Only an act of atonement (at-one) can reconcile God with us. But who can deliver justice for a murdered daughter or a child’s stolen innocence? Where does it stop? The cross of Christ is the Christian answer. Christ stands in for the guilty; he is our substitute, the ‘shock absorber’ for human-ity. The apostle Paul marvelled that the Son of God ‘loved me, and gave himself for me’. In Christian theology, ‘everything needed, everything hoped for, and everything required has been resolved by this beloved person. Therefore, there need be no anxiety, no restlessness, no tentativeness, no fear, no uncertainty.’(NIB p.916) This is where a real and alternative vision of how things might be arises.

Critiquing the image, Bono asks, ‘Is rock ‘n’ roll for you just a pair of shoes and a haircut, or a certain sour existentialism or a certain sweet decay? That was one of my first definitions of art. Blood.’ (Bono by Michka Assayas) That’s what lies behind the U2 lyrics ‘I believe in the kingdom come/when all the colours bleed into one’.

The Scotch community has been challenged to be self-giving in a new and far-reaching way. How will we embrace the challenge of the Kapumfi Project? Rightly conceived, it calls for more than ‘a certain sour existentialism and sweet decay’. We need a passion and compassion which recognises the one blood that unites us, and the One whose blood, sweat and tears are for us all. Let us deliver for Christ’s sake.

GRAHAM BRADBEER

Chaplain

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‘Lasting Friendships’ at OSCA Annual Dinner

The 80th Annual Dinner of the Old Scotch Collegians’ Association on Friday 27 May was an outstanding success. Five hundred Old Boys gathered at Melbourne Park to catch up with school mates from days gone by and enjoy the theatre of the night. The Haggis was piped in and Leigh McGregor delivered the Ode with all the Scottish enthusi-asm he could muster. OSCA President Bob Welch welcomed our guests and particularly mentioned our oldest Old Boys in attendance – Bob England (’38), Archie Glenn (’29), John Kean (’38), Bob McDiarmid (’31), Edwin Peatt (’32), David Wells (’33) and of course the amazing Frank Stuckey (’24) who will be 100 years of age at next years Annual Dinner!

Current School Captain Chris Anderson delivered a wonderful picture of the School today and he provided an insight into the Scotch stu-dent of 2005. He then proposed a Toast to the School. The Principal,

Dr Donaldson, responded to the Toast to the School and talked about the significance of lasting friendships in a Scotch College context. He paid tribute to some Old Boys that we lost during the year, notably Campbell McComas and Ken Gifford, as well as former staff member Don MacMillan. Jim Freemantle (’60) presented a reflective Toast to the guests and then the Governor of Victoria, Mr John Landy AC, MBE, addressed the assembled group and anecdotally discussed the impor-tance of friendship in his life. After a rousing rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ it was time to catch up with old mates and make some new ones.

A terrific night and one that will inspire many more lasting friendships I am sure.

TIM SHEARER

(From left) Dr Gordon Donaldson (Principal), John Landy and Bob Welch (’66)

Zachary King (’92), Angus McQueen (’91) and Dugald McWilliams (’90)

John Kollosche (’56), Bill Tingate (’55) and Ken Jasper (’55)The Governor of Victoria, John Landy AC, MBE

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Zambia is an impoverished African nation with a population of approx-imately 11 million. The unemployment rate is over 50%, life expectancy is only 37 years and child mortality is a shocking 20%.

On Monday, 1 August the School hosted Tim Costello (World Vision Chief Executive), Paul Newnham and Amanda Warrick from World Vision and launched the Kapumfi Community School Project. This Group spent time in both the Junior and Senior Schools. At the Senior School assembly Tim Costello delivered an inspiring address, outlining the inequity that exists in the world and the fact that we all have a social responsibility to extinguish poverty wherever we can. He rein-forced the objects of the recent Live 8 project and encouraged every-one to ‘Make Poverty History’. He threw his support behind the Scotch Community in its endeavour to make a real difference by assisting the children and families of Kapumfi. Prefects Andrew Bubb and Andrew Pyman then outlined the Kapumfi project to the School. Below is an excerpt of their address …

‘The project we have committed to will involve the raising of substan-tial funds over a three-year period commencing immediately. The over-all target during the next three years is over $150,000, with $53,064 to be raised by Family Day, another $50 000 to be raised during 2006 and another $50,000 to be raised during 2007. This money will be used to construct the Kapumfi Community School in northern Zambia. The

immediate target is $26 928, which will signal that building can com-mence with the construction and furnishing of the school building and the teachers’ quarters in the Project’s first full year. The second and third years of the Project will provide new toilets, a clean water supply and an additional classroom block, provided the funds are raised.

‘While a target of $50,000 to be raised in each of the next three years may seem ambitious we believe that it can be done. This project will involve the whole Scotch Family:

• All staff have already been invited to contribute to this year’s target by arranging a salary deduction

• All parents of current Scotch students will receive a letter asking for a $50 donation

• Through the next edition of Great Scot, Old Boys and other mem-bers of the Scotch Family will be given the opportunity to contrib-ute

• Scotch groups and auxiliaries will be asked to fundraise on behalf of this Project, including some fundraising on Family Day on 8 October

‘Students were asked to make a personal commitment to contribute. Forgo the next CD, avoid the tuckshop for a week or two and put the

The Kapumfi

Project

World Vision Chief Executive Tim Costello speaks about Scotch’s collaboration with World Vision to make poverty history

Tim Costello and Principal Dr Donaldson present a sign symbolising Scotch’s involvement in the Kapumfi Project

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money where it will make a real difference. Students will be regularly informed about the project. We will do our best to make sure you are kept fully informed on the progress of this Project, not just in how the fundraising is going, but also how the new school for the kids of Kapumfi is taking shape. In assemblies and on a special noticeboard you will be updated and informed. Maybe in the near future some Scotch students and staff will be able to go to Zambia and actually see the Kapumfi Community School in action.

‘In accordance with helping the community, the local population will participate in the construction by moulding bricks and loading and off-loading sand and crushed stone. They will also bring water to the construction site. World Vision will hire qualified builders and plumb-ers from within the community at subsidised rates.’

The prefects then challenged the boys by stating that ‘Scotch has a long tradition of achievements by its former students, but I doubt that anything quite this ambitious has been attempted by the boys of for-mer days. When this school is built at Kapumfi, it would be fantastic if each and every one of us could say, “I made a difference; I contributed.”

‘Although the Principal and the rest of the Staff fully support this Project, we want the boys of this school during 2005–07 to own this as their Project, to get enthused, to get motivated and to get into action.’

I am sure the whole Scotch Family will be motivated by this wonderful cause and ‘rally to the call’. A loose giving form is included with this mail-out of Great Scot.

TIM SHEARER

Executive Director, OSCA

(From left) Principal Dr Donaldson, Mark Williams, School Prefects Andrew Pyman, Andrew Bubb, Tim Costello, Heather Hardie and Tony Glover.

Zambia: The facts• Unemployment is high at 50%

• Zambia is one of the poorest countries in Africa

• Population below the poverty line: 86%

• Average daily income per person: AU$1.45

• Infant mortality (under 1 year old): 88 deaths per 1000 births

• Average life expectancy has reduced from 58 to 37 years in the last 30 years

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Oliver!

The date 18 May 2005 will stand as a moment of great celebration in the history of Drama at Scotch. For the first time ever, we were able to produce a musical on our own terms and in our own space. What a great moment it was to witness the house lights going down and the ominous musical overture, the lighting and the sets establishing the atmosphere of the nineteenth century workhouse.

Through the earlier experience of staging the Junior School’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the technicalities of the new McComas Theatre had been generally solved. But this time, every nook and cranny of the new building was to be utilised to its fullest and every aspect of the theatre’s spectacular design was to be tested – and in a very public way.

Oliver! was the ideal choice to show off this versatility. Ever since its opening forty-five years ago, Oliver! has immortalised Dickens’ caricatures of human foible with the aptly named Mr Bumble, the Sowerberrys, Dodger and Fagin. Against this iniquitous background we all recognise the charming Oliver himself and the torn character of Nancy as she battles with her ingrained loyalty to Sykes, the criminal bully.

Such rich variety of character was a great source from which our actors could draw dramatic inspiration. Audiences revelled as the show’s mood progressed through the pathos of the Workhouse to the rollick-ing, often ribald musical rhythms of ‘Oom Pah Pah’. In time with this, the sets flew silently and lights changed and reformed to create seam-less transitions from one atmospheric moment to the next.

Performing the show involved more students than ever before. In the acting cast, 30 Junior School boys performed as Mr Bumble’s work-house orphans, 18 boys from Years 7 to 10 comprised Fagin’s gang of thieves and 35 Year 11 and 12 students from Scotch and PLC formed the chorus. In addition to this, there were, of course, the principal roles. Behind stage, 25 crew moved scenery and operated lights and sound while in the pit, 35 musicians formed he orchestra.

Oliver! will be remembered fondly for a long time as the first Senior production in the McComas Theatre. It gives us an example of just what our students can achieve when provided with such a wonderful facility.

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It was with sadness that we noted the death of Spencer Sayers, just a fortnight after he celebrated his 90th birthday. For more than 42 years Scotch College Senior School was graced with Spencer’s presence. He started as a junior resident housemaster in a very new Arthur Robinson House. Appointed to teach Mathematics and Physics, he rapidly settled to

teaching Mathematics and Geography, mostly at what is now known as the Year 10 level. He enthusiastically entered the co-curricular pro-gram, coaching the U14 football and later the U16 cricket for many years. He was always an official: timer. judge or marshal at the swim-ming and athletics sports.

Spencer also participated in both the Scouting and Cadet programs, simultaneously for a time, and he was the Quartermaster of the Cadet Unit for some 17 years as the unit grew in strength to almost 600. Spencer was a religious man: an elder of his church for almost three decades and at Scotch College he was a leader in the ASCM – a Christian movement for students.

During the summer holidays in the early war years Spencer ran for-estry and firewood-collecting camps at Noojee and Anglesea. During other school holidays he ran activity programs for less privileged chil-dren at Scotch College.

Following the retirement of the dour Scotsman, Robert ‘Nutty’ Wilson (1911–1956), at the end of 1956, Spencer took on the role as Group Master (Head of Year 10).

He was admired by his Principals, his colleagues and the parents of the boys that he taught or led, but most importantly he was loved by the boys themselves. He was so selfless in his expenditure of energy and time; it was never too much trouble to spend extra time with a slower learner, to offer words of encouragement or to give praise for a task done well. He was always so positive in thought, word and deed. Discipline was never a problem when Spencer was in charge, for the boys respected him too much.

It is as if Spencer modelled his life on St Paul’s advice to the Philippians ch. 4 and particularly vs. 8 and 9:

‘Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if any-thing is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, do. And the God of peace will be with you.’

DICK BRIGGS

Co-Archivist

Vale Spencer ‘Spotty’ Sayers1915–2005

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Guy Mason, Head of Junior School

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed with the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain

There have never been truer words spoken and I am sure as we all reflect on our past, there are things that we would do very differently in all aspects of our lives.

As I look around our Junior School and observe the opportunities that are being presented and the challenges that are being met by the young men entrusted into our care, I cannot help but think that there will not be too many that will be disappointed with their past when it becomes their turn to reflect on twenty years gone.

The following articles outlining some special Junior School activites merely touch the surface of all that is on offer: activities that provide the opportunity for boys to discover their own ‘spark’ and that go on to develop and increase self-esteem. Combined with a truly magnificent staff and the unwavering support of the home, the vital ingredients for the develop-ment of future leaders can be clearly seen in every-day life in the Junior School.

Our aim is to ensure that twenty years from now, ex-Junior School boys will be able to reflect that they made the most of everything presented and that their lives are better off from meeting the breadth of challenges head on.

GUY B MASON

Head of Junior School

Explore. Dream. Discover.

Peer support in the Junior School 2005The Peer Support Program was introduced into the Primary School in Term Two this year. The Program is based on the belief that students of all ages can learn a lot by working with each other. It forms an integral part of the pastoral care program and pro-vides boys the opportunity of working together as a team, Mr Mason’s theme for this year. Our Year Six students were taught basic communication and leadership skills in a one-day workshop. These fine young boys are learning to become active par-ticipants in the facilitation of social skills activities within their House groups. They are helping these younger students in Years Two to Five to develop self-esteem and coping strategies by providing a secure and safe environment in which to com-municate and sort through their own ideas, values and concerns. Of course, having fun is always a great way to learn too!

Our Peer Support lessons have proved very popular with the students. The Year 6 leaders have taken on the responsibilities of running practical ses-sions, planning activities and organising their Houses. It is a credit to them and their teachers for the amount of time and effort that has gone into every aspect of this new program. It has been great to see the rapport that is building between

boys of all ages. It is playing an important role in their personal development and helps them feel a sense of community within our school.

Our Peer Support Program will give each boy a chance to develop his organisational, communica-tion and leadership skills. We hope that our Year Six leaders will seek out leadership positions in the Senior School. They will have the opportunity to become Peer Support leaders once more and develop that sense of belonging with the new Year Seven boys in the near future.

STEVEN GRBAC

Junior School, Head of Peer Support

Junior School peer support


JUNIOR SCHOOL

Scholastic Book FairDuring this annual event we sold over $10,000 of books in three days!

Many home libraries have increased in size and our library was able to buy further resources due to this most successful sale.

MS ALISON HINDSON

Primary Research ProjectA number of Year 6 boys participated in this Australia-wide competition. This year they were using their research skills to find the answers to questions on the topics of Scandinavian countries, the dictionary, megacities, ears, environmental disasters, the newspaper, and world land-marks.

MS ALISON HINDSON

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

I would describe the inaugural presentation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as a ‘multi-level learning experience’. Everyone involved in the production had not yet worked in the Geoffrey McComas Theatre and most of the crew took on new roles. The boys had to adjust to a director com-pletely foreign to them and a production process that developed innovative solutions to emerg-ing problems. Cast members and crew members approached me constantly exploring new designs and ideas. Parents showed up daily to either paint, make costumes or generally offer to do anything to help. More than a token offer of help, this was a sign of genuine commitment to make the whole produc-tion work.

The production process for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was designed to layer the complexity of live performance into manageable steps, and the con-

cept of layers could be seen in the actual stage play in the set design, lighting, sound and of course the performance of the actors. Even the grand scale of working in such a magnificent theatre went from daunting to totally workable because of layering into those manageable steps. Every fly and every light was utilised to ensure that the experience for the students, teachers and parents alike was noth-ing less than a full one.

The success of the production at every stage, I believe, was attributed to the positive attitude of all involved, the desire to produce a professional performance and above all, the belief that it could be done.

FRANK DONNOLI

Head of Drama, Junior School


JUNIOR SCHOOL

German Day 2005Celebrating our differences!German Day at Scotch College was again a Whole Junior School Event, combining the many talents among the teachers, dressed in the traditional Lederhosen, with a well-rehearsed band, amazing slap dancers and highly skilled actors. The theme this year was focused around the city-state of Bremen, highlighting the famous story of the broth-er’s Grimm ‘Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten’ (The town musicians of Bremen).

Throughout the day every boy had the opportunity to join in the fun at The Bremer Stadtfest (Bremen city festival) with its sack races, traditional games and activities and visits to a mobile farm and Bremerhafen, a major fishing port in Europe, with water activities around the pool managed by our very own harbour master.

The boys also enjoyed baking a special treat from Bremen and created their own pop-up storybook as

a keepsake to ensure that the memories will linger on and leave a lasting impression of the German culture and it’s people.

FRAU CORNELIA

Head of LOTE, Junior School

Highly motivated boys engaged in everything that the German program had to offer this year. Our first adventure was to receive a visit from a Year 9 class from the Senior School to share with them not only the wonderful original game we had made but also to test our common knowl-edge about the German language and culture. We realised the importance of our language studies in general and that reaching proficiency would be a life-long pursuit.

All our growing understandings were further enhanced by forming close ties with a variety of schools all over Germany. Our pen pals have shared much about their family life and how they like to spend their time. Many boys were able to form long-lasting friendships.

Our preparations for this year’s German Day com-bined many talents even among the teachers, a well-rehearsed band,16 amazing slap dancers and highly skilled actors performing the famous broth-er’s Grimm story ‘Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten’ (the town musicians of Bremen). The day’s pro-ceedings took us to the Bremer festival with lots of fun activities and surprises.

Our slap dancers since took up the offers to per-form at the German Club Tivoli, the much liked Cuckoo Restaurant in the Dandenongs and our

very own Café Guglhupf, all in exchange for some delicious German food and a pleasant atmosphere.

Our Café was again well attended. The senior boys were serving with even greater confidence this year and the entertainment section was certainly appreciated by all.

Many of the boys, however, would recollect the step-by-step process of assembling and decorating their own traditional German gingerbread house as the most memorable experience of the year, complementing the younger students’ study of another Grimm’s fairy tale ‘Hänsel und Gretel’. The display was most impressive and although we had many offers they were of course not for sale and devoured entirely by the boys.

So in short all our engagement this year did ensure tremendous success not just academically but also in our understanding of the German cul-ture and it’s people.

FRAU CORNELIA

Head of LOTE, Junior School

Engagement and Success

(From left) David Newland, Anthony Antoniadis and Stuart Sim

Farewell Susan Ferres

Susan Ferres was appointed Head of Scotch Junior School Art in 1995. During the last decade students have been able to experience a compre-hensive range of skills and techniques – painting, draw-ing, printing, construction, ceramics, textiles, paperwork and the introduction of IT in the arts. Outside the Art Room, she was a member of staff committees that dealt with Religious Education, Information Technology, SOSE and Art (as chairperson). As well as working closely with students in Campbell and Healey Houses, Susan coordinated displays in the Junior School and provided support for dramatic produc-tions and concerts in the form of sets, props and costumes. Susan gained great satisfac-tion working in a Christian environment teaching boys creative skills, working with groups of parents to develop student skills and appreciation of art, as well as joining with teams of boys and other staff to create permanent major artworks. After taking long-service leave in Term 1, Susan retired looking forward to enjoying additional time with her family and grandchildren, having new opportunities to develop her art skills, teach or lecture part-time, and work in a developing country.


JUNIOR SCHOOL

Literature Festival‘Story Matters’ 18–22 July

This week was one of celebration for the delights and pleasures to be gained from stories of all types and formats. There were author talks, storytelling, performances, drama, displays, author workshops, art and ICT activities, and much more.

Authors who worked with the students included Sofie Laguna, Kim Dale, Leigh Hobbs, Michael Wagner, Paul Collins, Justin D’Ath, Karen Brooks and Kirsty Murray. Every boy participated in an activity related to the genre (e.g. humour) of literature they had been studying. These and their art activities were displayed in the hall and in and around class-rooms for parental perusal.

Also in the hall was a most interesting historical exhibition on loan from the Children’s Book Council of Australia. This showed the development of books in Australia from the 1800s to the present, including all of the winners in the CBCA awards since their inception.

We welcomed Robert (Dipper) DiPierdomenico to open the festival with his book Dipper’s Fabulous Fantastic Footy Fun (& Facts), a real favourite. We will have fond memories of this event for many years to come.

ALISON HINDSON

Head of Junior School Library

Year 5 diarama Kirsty Murray with Year 6 students

Matt Teo with Years 2 and 3 studentsDipper signs copies of his book for Junior students

Michael Wagner with Year 3C students Performance by Years Prep–2 students

FREE guided tours of the SchoolBruce Symon (’45) will lead a free guided tour of the school on the first Thursday of each month (except January). The tour will start at 1.00 pm and last for 2–3 hours, so please wear sensible shoes. You need to be fit enough to walk for several hours and be able to manage Scotch’s steep slopes.

There will be a break for a cuppa.

Bruce Symon has had a con-tinuous connection with the school for over 60 years as boy, father, grandfather, and as President of OSCA. Tour groups are limited to a dozen people, so please book by ringing Sue Mackay at the Development Office on (03) 9810 4300.

Celebrating 70 years of JSPA Do you remember those good old days when you were with the Preparatory School Mothers’ Association? Or those fun moments with the Junior School Mothers’ Association? The Junior School Parents’ Association is cel-ebrating its 70th Anniversary on Family Day (8 October). We would love to have past Presidents and Committee back, and parents are very welcome too. Please contact Jill Kaminsky on 0412 983 398 (mobile).


SENIOR SCHOOL

‘Story matters’ …The 3rd biennial Scotch Literature Festival – 18–22 July 2005

Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story – F. Scott Fitzgerald In July, Scotch College Library staff and their com-mittees in both Junior and Senior School, brought together a sensational program of authors and illustrators, script writers and journalists, commen-tators and comedians, performers and story tellers. Forty-three inspirational presenters took Scotch Collegians (Prep to year 12) to ‘the edge of the precipice’ in 112 sessions over 5 days . They shared their experiences, knowledge, wisdom and … their stories.

‘Story Matters’ to every one of us, and can take many forms. This year’s Festival included sessions every day on oral stories, visual stories and written stories

To get things started in Senior School, the wildly glamorous author, Tara Moss, launched the Festival at a College assembly on Friday, 15 July. Tara’s unusual journey from super-model stardom to best selling crime novelist captivated her audience.

Each day the Senior School Festival kicked off with a stimulating keynote speech from on of our guest authors: Tara Moss (‘the most glamorous woman in crime writing’), Dr Karen Brooks, Scot Gardner and Li Cunxin.

Students then moved onto a range of interactive sessions with topics as diverse as ‘Writing with pictures’ (with the ever-popular Terry Denton), ‘Tell us how to write a joke’ (comedian Damien Callinan), ‘Improvise your socks off’ (actor James Pratt) and ‘Script writing’ (Randal Flynn). Valanga Khoza a spellbinding talent from the black town-ships of South Africa took everyone to ‘the edge of the precipice’, as he told stories of his experience of apartheid. Performances, such as Zeal Theatre’s confronting piece Stones, followed each afternoon.

The Festival provided a strong curriculum focus for VCE students. ‘The real power of the Media’ was explored in forums with Ken Nguyen (The Age) Jonathan Harley (ABC), Matthew Ricketson (RMIT) and Stephen Mayne (crikey.com). Master class elec-tives on texts, design and technology, science and ethics, with experts like Professor Kate Burridge, engaged, provoked and stimulated students.

Al Harkness and Will Sutherland (Year 7) as Harry Potter

Jonathan Harley, Bill Darby and Bryan Lim

Tara Moss making an impression

Dr Donaldson, Suzette Boyd, Li Cunxin & Jan GoldsmithRelaxing in the ‘Green room’

Watching the performances

On-stage participants

Class attendees at the Festival


SENIOR SCHOOL

‘Story matters’ …The 3rd biennial Scotch Literature Festival – 18–22 July 2005

This year Scotch hosted students and teachers from four local schools: Melbourne Girls College, Hawthorn Secondary College, Strathcona and Parkmore Primary School. This feature was a successful inclusion and it is planned in future Festivals to increase the number of other schools invited to attend.

Alongside the formal program, each lunchtime came alive with entertainment and activities. There was a Harry Potter day, a Dymocks bookshop, a staff vs student debate, ‘Battle of the Bands’, poetry readings and author signings.

Junior School students, from prep to Year 6 also had a veritable feast of activities throughout the week – they met authors like Paul Collins and Sophie Laguna, illustrator Leigh Hobbs, and the Flying Bookworm Theatre Company. There were displays, competitions, dress-up days, prizes to be won and stories to be told!

‘Books, Blokes and Brekky’ provided an opportunity for dads, granddads, uncles and big brothers to spend time together hearing from authors about ‘stories that matter to me’, and talking about books over a delicious breakfast.

The Festival Dinner was a fitting finale to the week’s events. This year the guest speaker was Li Cunxin whose story is told in the best seller Mao’s Last Dancer. This event, along with’Books, Blokes and Brekky’ provides an opportunity for the par-ents and the wider community to celebrate the significance of story in all our lives.

The organising committees had a ball putting together this thought-provoking and rewarding program of non-stop events. As usual, they pooled their formidable talents to ensure that every-one had a wonderful week of writing, listening, speaking and performing because … Story (Really) Matters!

For more detailed information about the Festival check out the website at: www.scotch.vic.edu.au/Library/litfest05/litfest05.htm

MS SUZETTE BOYD

Head of Library and Information Services and Co-coordinator of the Scotch College Literature Festival

Battle of the Bands being appreciated

Fathers and sons enjoy ‘Books, Blokes and Brekky’

Tim Jonson and Charles Kemp (Year 7)

Li Cunxin talking to Year 7 students

Neil Roberts’ FarewellOn the evening of Thursday 28 April 140 people were treated to a festive and fun evening in the Cardinal Pavilion. The occasion was a farewell dinner to mark the retirement of the Bursar, Neil Roberts.

Neil commenced his service to the school in 1985, and his 20 years at the school were typi-fied by commitment, dedica-tion and fine leadership in all matters.

The evening’s speakers high-lighted those qualities as well as others such as Neil’s fun-loving and generous nature, poetry and ode writing, men-toring role, tennis prowess, conference speaking and sing-ing. Also mentioned was the fact that during the 20 years many major school building projects were undertaken and accomplished, hence the evening’s theme of ‘Hey Big Spender’!

The community extended its very warm appreciation and good wishes to Neil and Helen Roberts and looks forward to a continuing association in the years to come.

JAN DUNN

(From left): Lyndon Roberts, Helen Roberts, Neil Roberts, Toni Roberts and Cameron Roberts


SCHOOL CAPTAIN’S REPORT

How a world vision might find a voiceI was lucky enough to be part of the first rehearsal for the Scotch Chamber Choir with Dr Anton Armstrong last Saturday. He is the most recent Fellow of the Scotch College Foundation, and is a world-renowned choral composer, teacher and con-ductor. While all boys found the three-hour session an enormously enlightening experience musically, a significant moment came late in the afternoon dur-ing the learning and singing of an African-American spiritual piece, ‘A City Called Heaven’. Dr Armstrong had stressed earlier that musical experiences inher-ently stemmed from life experiences – and he intended to prove it.

In a confronting, graphic explanation, he took the time to describe African-American oppression, which in the context of the piece was a despairing account of slavery. His instructions were to sing with that very same long-suffering despair – the only way to give the piece dignity without a cheap sense of imitation. But how could we, a room full of Scotch boys starting to feel severely inadequate to the task, even attempt to give our rendition this kind of feel-ing? Dr Armstrong went on to speak of universal suffering, about how each in his or her own life could relate a personal grievance to give sincerity to a performance. This struck me as a kind of ‘method acting’ approach, and the moment we began sing-ing again, every boy in the room understood the power behind it.

Now, with the fundraising challenge of Kapumfi there for the College, the question will again be asked – how can Scotch even begin to relate to a community like that? Many will be afraid that we are too geographically and conceptually distant from the project for our understanding, and there-fore our compassion, to reach the extent required.

But human suffering is a universal condition, as Dr Armstrong will tell you, and the will to learn and help burns in all of us. In feeling emotionally under-equipped to tackle an issue like Kapumfi, we are simply admitting defeat. Our own grievances, our own experiences, whether we consider them significant to Kapumfi or not, will add a sincerity to Scotch’s commitment. It may not seem important whether donations are made for the right reasons, the end result of charity seems to relieve us of con-sidering them. But if Scotch is to grow as a commu-nity alongside Kapumfi, it is crucial.

The initial donations so far, as well as attitudes and mindsets which are emerging with them, have inspired the students and staff behind the Kapumfi project to look at other avenues of charity, to start considering just how universal Scotch’s World Vision can be.

CHRIS ANDERSON

School Captain

School Captain Chris Anderson

Five Australian Student prizes awarded to boys from Class of 2004Five Scotch boys from the Class of 2004 recently received the good news that they were among a very select group of students to receive an Australian Students Prize. The Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson, MP, announced the winners in June this year. Each student receives a certificate of excel-lence and a cash award of $2000. The prize is also awarded to members of the 2004 Australian Mathematics and Science Olympiad teams who won medals in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

The Scotch recipients are Wilson Zhang (ENTER of 99.95), Zi Yi Low (99.95), James Wan (99.85), Alexander Hua (99.80 and Mathematics Olympiad Medal Winner), and Thomas Kelly (99.80). The whole Scotch community congratulates these very talented students from the Class of 2004.

KEIRON JONES

Head of Year 12

James Wan Zi-Yi Low

Wilson Zhang

Alexander HuaThomas Kelly


SENIOR SCHOOL

In Term One the Year 9 Art Class visited Geelong Regional Art Gallery, and then continued on for some drawing and photography at Queenscliff. It was a lot of fun for the boys, who drew the façade of the old Ozone Hotel and photographed buildings around the town. The day culminated in a visit to the Queenscliff Art Gallery to view the excellent contemporary painting and sculpture.

Term One also saw the Year 12 Studio Art Class attend a three-

day intensive fine-art study tour to Sydney and Canberra. The boys were able to

see ‘Art Express’ (this is the equivalent of ‘Top Arts’ in Victoria) and the Bill Henson Show at the Art Gallery of NSW. They visited Bret Whiteley’s Studio in Surry Hills as well as numerous private galleries in Paddington. They also dropped in on Sotheby’s Art Auction which was due to be held the next day.

In Canberra they visited the National Gallery, view-ing the James Gleeson Show as well as the exten-sive permanent collection. On the agenda were vis-its to Parliament House, the War Memorial, and the Canberra Planning Exhibition to see Walter Burley Griffin’s designs. This was followed up with another excursion in Melbourne to the Capital Theatre and Trinity College at Melbourne University to view Griffin’s architecture.

The Year 10 Studio Arts students visited Australian Art Resources in City Road, Southbank, to see how a Commercial Gallery operated. From there they went on a heritage architectural walk including the Museum, Old Law Court’s, City Bath’s and the ANZ Gothic Revival Bank. completing a photographic assignment. This tour included photographing stalls in the Victoria Market and Harley-Davidson motorbike’s in Elizabeth Street. The day ended with a visit to the National Gallery to look at Renaissance paintings.

In Term Two the Year 11 Studio Arts class went to the Elliott Lodge Scout Camp at Healesville. Nathan Djerrkura, the Aboriginal lad from Gove, Northern Territory, is a member of this class, and he brought along the two Tiwi Island boys, Rocko and Lockett. It was the first time the lads had seen such massive gum trees. The class spent the morning drawing the rainforest bush, and then had a BBQ lunch before visiting the newest Victorian Public Gallery Tarra Warra, in Healesville.

CHRIS TAYLOR

Head of Art

day intensive fine-art study tour to Sydney and Canberra. The boys were able to

see ‘Art Express’ (this is the equivalent of ‘Top Arts’ in Victoria) and the Bill Henson Show at the Art

Farewell Tim Strohfeldt

Tim Strohfeldt came to Scotch in 1994 from Horsham College. He taught Biology to Years 10 to 12 and Science to Years 7 to 9 for his duration at Scotch, and in one year taught Mathematics to Years 8 and 9. From 1994 to 2001 Tim was a tutor with Field House, and he was appointed Chair of Science for 2001. His major Scotch appointment came in 1998 as Head of Biology which he held until his recent resig-nation. Tim’s sporting involve-ment was eight years with volleyball, six with water polo, the last five with athletics and in 2005 he took on Touch Football. On arrival at Scotch, Tim became an officer of cadets before transferring to the Year 10 Outdoor activities running the sea-kayaking. In 2002 he established the Year 9 Outdoor Expedition Program – that being the highlight of his extra-curricular activities while at Scotch. Overseeing the renovation of the Biology Department gave Tim immense satisfaction. After a taste of life as a nomadic mariner during long-service leave in 2004, Tim resigned at the end of Term 2 to return to cruising the Great Barrier Reef with his family on their sloop for the remainder of 2005 before returning to Victoria next year to begin some unknown new enterprise.

Scotch artists get around

Chris Taylor, Head of Art and the Year 12 Studio Art Class visiting the Australian Art Resources Gallery, Sydney

Chris Ling, Year 9 Art Class, drawing the old hotels at Queenscliff

Davis Yu and Mat Stacey, Year 10, at the Australian Resources Gallery

Year 10 Studio Art students at the Australian Resources Gallery


SENIOR SCHOOL

Another successful outback trip began at Tullamarine Airport on 25 June. On our second day in Cairns we cruised out to the Great Barrier Reef’s Michaelmas Cay on a luxurious 30-metre catamaran for some great snorkeling. The next morning two light aircraft flew us to the tiny settlement of Bamaga where we established our camp for two nights at Punsand Bay. The next day we 4-wheel-drove along sandy tracks and hiked to the most northern point of Australian mainland, the tip of Cape York. A group photo at the water’s edge with a large Australian flag was a special moment. Thereafter, we would be heading south, enjoying remote-area camping, 4WD experiences along the old Telegraph Track, swimming in remote rivers, night spot-lighting, expe-riencing Aboriginal ‘Quinkan’ rock art sites and early Australian history and seeing a great range of fauna and flora in the unique landscape. The trip tested will power, mind focus and endurance. The swarms of flies, scorching heat, dust and the lack of power outlets to charge iPods

also posed challenges. Yet there were also the rewards of relaxation, opportunities for swimming at unique locations and visiting sites of great historical significance – indeed an unforgettable, fun and surpris-ingly educational experience. All part and parcel of Outback travel in remote regions.

JONATHAN LEE

Outback trip to the tip

Eliot Falls group Cockatoo Creek Oka Exit

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SENIOR SCHOOL

Cross-Country team wins for 6th time in eight yearsXavier were the early Cross Country favourites with St Kevin’s but by mid-season Scotch were well in the mix.

In the penultimate round of the competition, the Scotch team faced off against St Kevin’s and Carey. After the first lap the St Kevin’s team seemed to have the upper hand. But our athletes were running to a plan devised by master tacticians, coaches Beechey and Slade, and each competitor had clear individu-al goals in mind. In an exciting display of group running, the Scotch team challenged their opposition in the latter stages of the race and won by eight points.

The final race matched the strong Xavier team against Scotch, to determine the out-come of the overall competi-tion. In a similar race to the week before, the Scotch run-ners ran strongly as a team to win by seven points and win the premiership outright.

CHRIS COMMONS

Venturer VolunteerWe are very fortunate to have such great vol-unteer leaders in the Venturer Unit at Scotch. The Unit has female members and Ms Michelle Simberg, AVL, and the Venturer Leader Mr Rob Evans drive up each Friday night from Moe just to run the Unit. Mr Philip Schnieder has just recently passed all training requirements to achieve his Leadership Certificate. The other Assistant Venturer Leader is Andy McKeon.

Harvard Professor visits English Department

The English Department recently hosted a visit by Professor James Simpson from Harvard University. Prof. Simpson is currently Professor of English and American Literature there. Prior to this he was Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University. He knows Scotch well, being an Old Collegian (class of ’71), brother to a current School Council member, and having two nephews at the School – William, currently in Year 11, and Thomas, currently in Year 9.

Throughout the day, Literature students from Years 10, 11 and 12 were fortunate to participate in several workshops with Prof. Simpson, where he covered subjects as diverse as Shakespeare, The Great Gatsby, Chaucer and War Poetry. It was a privilege to hear such a learned and erudite scholar take boys through a number of passages from their set texts. The inspiration Prof. Simpson evoked was clearly evi-dent in the amount of enthusiastic discussion that resulted both among the boys and the English staff in the seminars he held over the ensuing days.

In another coup for the English Department, our Literature students were given a further edge in their preparation for the VCE with the visit to Scotch by the new VCAA Chief Examiner for VCE Literature, Mrs Margaret Smith. Mrs Smith joined forces with some recent Scotch Old Boys – Tom Kelly (’04), Andrew Kemp (’04) and Anthony Kung (’04) – to run special after-school seminars entitled ‘Why Literature is Great’ and ‘How to prepare for the VCE Literature Exam’. Unsurprisingly perhaps, there was much support for both.

BRADLEY WELLS

Head of English

Mr Barrie Burton (Deputy Head of English), Will Simpson (’06), Thomas Simpson (’08), Prof. James Simpson (’71)

1st Hawthorn Scouts visit the Hawthorn Fire Station

Darcy Long (Captain) and Alec Dick (Vice-Captain) with the Premiership Cup


SENIOR SCHOOL MUSIC

Farewell Angie Robertson

After leaving the position of Strings Coordinator at MLC, Angie Robertson, in 1988, was appointed Head of Strings in the Scotch College Music Department – a position she held until the end of Term One this year. Angie taught all string instruments to students from Prep to Year 12 through-out her 17 1⁄2 years at Scotch. Through enthusiasm in her teaching, thorough rehearsals and conducting of perfor-mances, Angie ensured that all string players were always able to give of their best. She took music ensembles to retirement hostels, nursing homes and kindergartens during her long association with the Scotch Social Services program. An interest in astron-omy saw Angie, with the assis-tance of her husband, Martin Randall, running the Scotch College Astronomy Club for ten years. In 1990 they took a Scotch outback trip to search for Australites. Extraordinarily talented string players, and those who reached standards well beyond their natural abil-ity and own expectations, pro-vided the highlights of Angie’s years at Scotch. She looks forward to completing home renovations and then mov-ing to their ‘piece of paradise’ in the Strathbogie Ranges to breed Aberdeen Angus cattle, golden retrievers and chickens.

Following the success of the Fauré Requiem last year, it was decided to once again combine chamber choirs Concordis and

Con Brio with Pro Musica to present Mozart’s great unfinished last work. Concordis and Pro Musica are both OSCA affiliated ensembles, com-prising a number of former students and (in the orchestra’s case) several music staff. The first half included concert arias from Joanne Blankfield, Catherine Northey and Peter Mander. There was also a performance of Mozart’s 4th Horn Concerto given by Lin Jiang. Lin left Scotch in 2002 and is on a scholarship at Melbourne University where he is taught by Geoff Collinson and the legendary Barry Tuckwell. He has already performed as a concerto

soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and has been offered another concerto with the MSO next year, as well as a recording contract to record both the Strauss concertos and the Gliere concerto. A remarkable achievement at the age of 19! His performance of the Mozart concerto was beautiful – the phrases never losing direction, and the tone always full and controlled. The ‘hunting’ last movement was filled with humour and verve, and was also clearly enjoyed by the orchestra (and the conductor!).

The second half was the Requiem. Professional soloists, Catherine Northey, Lynlee Williams, Peter Mander and Manfred Pohlenz blended exception-ally well, and were complemented wonderfully by the choir. While modesty precludes comment on the direction and interpretation, the performance was certainly enjoyed by the capacity audience of 500, and certainly bodes well for future profession-al Scotch performances in the fabulous new hall.

The month of May saw the start of a new season of concerts replacing the May concert which had been a musical perennial for many years. On 3 May we presented a concert comprising the younger ensem-bles, and it was delightful to hear the Ted Joyner Band, the Intermediate Band, the George Dreyfus Wind Ensemble and the Henri Touzeau String Orchestra all perform exceptionally competently. As most ensembles had more than 50 instrumen-talists, more than 200 students performed in the large ensembles alone. Notable was the exceptional young horn soloist, Geoffrey Ge in Year 7 who per-formed ‘Round the Horn’ with the George Dreyfus Wind Ensemble, directed by Peter Rickard. The new format also allowed for performances from some smaller ensembles, such as the Year 8 Saxophone Ensemble, Sax@Scotch, who represented Scotch at an international festival in Shanghai last year. It was also delightful to hear the Flute Ensemble, directed by Janine Hanrahan, which played with particular subtlety. Jazz continues to thrive, and both the Saxobrass Big Band and the Monday Big Band drove

their pieces into the Ian Roach Hall with precision and panache!

Two days later, 5 May, saw the more senior ensem-bles present an eclectic and complex program. Symphonic Wind, under the excellent direction of Roger Schmidli, opened the evening with three works, including James Swearingen’s ‘The Light Eternal’, a controlled and mature performance. The 145-voice choir, just back from the largest and most successful choir camp ever, performed Rutter’s ‘A Clare Benediction’ with great sensitivity and a wonderful rich sound, followed by an amazing per-formance of ‘Saints Go Marchin‘’ with instrumental backing. The Chamber Choir performed beautifully. Choral Director Andrew Hunter should be proud of the quality of choral music Scotch now enjoys, as well as the number of boys involved. Some 45 students now have individual singing lessons. The Senior Strings, under Bob Wakely’s meticulous coaching, performed Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso in D Minor. The six soloist were violinists Peter Chandler, LMusA, Thomas Gin, LMusA, Henry Hedinger, LMusA, and Thomas Naughton, AMusA, and cellists Myles Chen, AMusA and Davis Yu. There is a certain time-less quality to Vivaldi, and this was a lovely perfor-mance, greatly enjoyed by all.

The evening concluded with the Symphony Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s great fantasy overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’. A great end to a superb night.

JOHN FERGUSON Director of Music

Autumn concert season

Concordis and Pro Musica – Mozart Requiem


SENIOR SCHOOL MUSIC

In the first week of August, Scotch College was represented by two of it’s Senior ensembles at the Melbourne International Festival of Brass. The Scotch Horn Quartet and Scotch Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble both took part in master classes run by world-famous hornist Barry Tuckwell. This was an extremely prestigious invitation for the boys and they performed at a very high standard in front of an appreciative and discerning audience. Barry Tuckwell (pictured with the Horn Quartet) was highly complimentary of the boys’ skill and musi-cianship. He was very excited by the quartet (being a horn player himself) and the Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble impressed all with their blend and choice of repertoire. The tubas were ably directed by their teacher, David Martin, and the boys performed for a

room full of music educators who looked on in dis-belief at an ensemble that included no less than five tubas and four euphoniums. In musical circles this is a great rarity indeed! Scotch College can be proud to have had two groups featured at such a major event in Melbourne’s cultural calendar.

Students involved were (Horn Quartet) Jonathan Hunt, Mond Qu, Jeffrey Ge and James Doidge; (Tuba and Euphonium) William Borthwick, Nicholas Johns-Wickberg, Christopher Docker, Vincent Soon, Rowan Harbison, Nicholas Yared, Max Lippiatt, Andrew Silagy and Richard He.

ROGER SCHMIDLI

Head of Brass

Eton CollegeAt Easter, the Scotch commu-nity was treated to a choral concert given by the world-famous Eton College Chapel Choir under their conductor, Ralph Allwod. The visit from Eton was greeted with enthu-siasm, particularly as our Choir and Orchestra had performed in the Eton College Chapel at the end of our European tour last January. The Eton Choir performed to the School in assembly, and even added extra spirit to our rowers by singing a very famous boating song! That evening, Eton pre-sented a full concert in the Ian Roach Hall to a virtually full house. The Choir was joined by the Scotch orchestra for the final item, Sir Hubert Parry’s immortal ‘Blest Pair of Sirens’.

JOHN FERGUSON

Director of Music

Melbourne International Festival of Brass

(From left) James Doidge, Jeffrey Ge, Barry Tuckwell, Jonathan Hunt and Mond Qu

The annual Concerto Concert took place on Sunday, 19 June in the Ian Roach Hall. This concert is one of the biggest concerts given by the orches-tra. It included a most enjoyable performance of the Weber Bassoon Concerto, with Edwin Chow, LMusA, as the soloist. Edwin displayed musical maturity coupled with sensitivity and dexter-ity, and delighted the audience with this slightly quirky and jaunty work from that operatic com-poser. The other concerto was the ever popular A Minor Piano Concerto by Grieg. Oliver Blake, Dip ABRSM was the soloist. Known more for his prow-ess as a percussionist and as an oboist, our some-what larrikin Captain of Music displayed drama, security and a real sense of energy in his interpre-tation of the work. The cadenza was particularly impressive – full of flair and passion. The orchestra

responded superbly, and the real essence of the work was conveyed with conviction. Matthew Ng, AMusA, is in Year 11, is principal viola in the orches-tra, a fine pianist, and a particularly prolific com-poser. His Quartet for Clarinet, Piano and Strings was performed by Johnson Yu, AMusA (Clarinet) with Christopher Woo (violin), Myles Chen (cello) and the composer at the piano. A work of consider-able complexity and sophistication, it is arguably the most mature writing I have heard from a stu-dent of his age. Other movements from the same work delighted the audience in Belgium in January, and I look forward to hearing his Fantasy for Piano, Two Horns and Two Violins at the Chamber Music Dinner. The final work of the program was Brahms’ 2nd Symphony. The orchestra managed the work with considerable stylistic understanding, and

Concerto Concertcoped effectively with the techni-cal demands. Particularly notable was the famous long horn solo at the end of the first movement, played beautifully by Mond Qu.

JOHN FERGUSON

Director of Music


SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT

Sixteen boys, two teachers, a coach and a team doc-tor set off for a hockey tour of India on 3 April. The inaugural twenty-day tour of India was a great suc-cess. If we were to measure it in terms of matches won, it was lacking. But touring anywhere with an under-age development squad is difficult and tour-ing India anytime is demanding! The results stand at two draws and three losses. The squad gained a huge amount from the experience both in terms of playing conditions and adapting to a hard rugged style of play, and the huge cultural difference is an experience they will never forget.

It was a courageous tour to embark on and it would have been far more difficult without the experience and medical expertise of Mr (Dr) Peter Dawson. He was a huge benefit to us with the usual high inci-dence of travellers’ diarrhoea (and a case of salmo-nella) in our party. He monitored hydration, diet and strapping for all our matches and was a great com-panion. John Fedderson (OSC) was our coach and he handled his role with aplomb.

The tour party was a harmonious mix of boys who were a joy to travel with. There was no antagonism or whinging about the arduous travel regime or the unusual diet, or about the rough gravel and stone pitches.

The itinerary included New Delhi, with a match against the Delhi Modern School on the National Stadium in 38 degrees of heat. Then it was north-wards on the Shatabadti Express train for nine-hour trip. We stayed in Dehra Dun and played the Welham Boys’ School and the famous Doon School on a dusty rough grass and dirt pitch in 34 degrees of heat. Here we visited the Forestry Research Institute and the Tibetan village. The party then left by bus and climbed into the Himalayan foothills to the beautiful hill station of Mussoorie, which is above two thousand metres elevation. Here we played St George School and Oak Grove School on very rough gravel pitches in spectacular settings with stunning views from hilltop schools. We visited the famous Woodstock School and spent much time walking along the bazaar. We were privileged to visit Corbett National Park and stay in the Tiger Reserve. Here we toured on elephants and in jeeps and saw wild herds of deer and elephant, and a family of tigers on the last morning. A visit to Agra and Jaipur rounded the tour off.

The party was pleased to spend a day at the old-est orphanage in India. The Smart Memorial Blind Orphanage in Rajpur is an oasis of quiet and care in a dusty and seemingly crumbling part of India. This Christian institution cares for poor blind and deformed children in need. We were privileged to spend a day painting the playground equipment and meeting the people here.

I am sure all of the tour party have very fond memo-ries of their time in India. In so many ways it was an unforgettable experience which was broadening for staff and students alike.

SAM BLACK

John Flynn

India hockey tour 2005

The hockey team after the St George match

Youth Cup selectionYear 12 students Tom Abramowski and Alex Scharp (pictured below) have been selected to represent Victoria in the Youth Cup Rowing Regatta to be held in Adelaide in September. At that regatta they will compete against crews from all other states and New Zealand.

Tom and Alex have continued rowing since the Head of the River and qualified for the team by finishing in a strong second place in the selection trials for coxless pairs held at Carrum in difficult conditions with a strong cross wind. They are to be congratulated on their selection and we look forward to their continued success.

Tom and Alex will be joined in the team by Nick Mitchell and Tom Nickson from the class of 2003. Nick won the single-scull event and Tom was placed second in the light-weight single-scull event.

The boys will compete in pairs or double sculls, a four or a quad scull and in an eight at the three-day regatta. This event is regarded as an impor-tant stepping stone for young athletes seeking international selection.


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Hard work pays off at international level

Fancy two and a half hours’ train-ing six mornings before school hours and another three hours on week-day evenings? (You can have Saturday night and Sundays off.)

This is the pro-gram that 13-year-old Cameron Rees of Year 8 has week in and week out at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre (MSAC).

Cameron started diving four year ago and his first competition was in an Under 10 MSAC event. Since coming to Scotch he has won both the one- and three-metre springboard events at the APS Swimming and Diving Finals – in the Under 15 event last year, and the Under 17 event this year.

At State and National Titles he has enjoyed great success against divers far older and more seasoned than himself (see Table 1).

The move by Cameron to Under 18 events was to enable him to be able to access his favourite dis-cipline – the 10-metre platform. His efforts were well-rewarded with an invitation with four other Australians to compete against divers from ten European countries at the International Junior Diving Competition held in Pardubice near Prague,

Czechoslovakia. With 16 to 20 competitors in each event, Cameron won silver medals in the three- and 10-metre events and the bronze medal in the one-metre.

With the talent he has already displayed, we are going to hear of this young man’s successes in the years ahead. Cameron has his sights set on a place with his fellow Australian divers at the 2112 London Olympics. We wish him well in the thousands of hours of training and the many competitions between now and 2112.

NEVILLE TAYLOR

Table 1: Rees’ results at State and National Titles

2004

Victoria 12–13 year 1 metre 4th place

3 metre 3rd place

National 12–3 year 1 metre 2nd place

3 metre 3rd place

2005

Victoria Under 18 1 metre 1st place

3 metre 1st place

10 metre 1st place

National Under 18 1 metre 3rd place

3 metre 3rd place

10 metre 3rd place

Andrew White (Year 7) has won the inaugural John McKenzie cricket encouragement award and will receive it at the Year 7 final assembly of this year. This award has been dedicated by Anne McKenzie to her late husband John McKenzie (’60) and continues John’s wonderful commitment to cricket at Scotch (More details can be found on page 23 of the last edition of Great Scot). Andrew shows great

promise in the whites and has continued to develop from his Junior School days where he was very active in a number of sports. We look forward to watching Andrew’s cricket develop as he progresses through the Senior School.

John McKenzie Cricket Award


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Cordner-Eggleston Cup

The Scotch College 1st XVIII comprehensively defeat-ed Melbourne Grammar School on Friday, 5 August to reclaim the coveted Corner-Eggleston Cup. Over 3000 people were at Scotch to witness the boys kick five goals to nil into the breeze in the first quarter to effectively seal the match. The boys eventu-ally won the match by 67 points (Scotch College 20.7.127 def. MGS 9.6.60) and, in doing so, denied Melbourne Grammar the 2005 APS Premiership. The Premiership was won by Haileybury.

Over 400 people attended the 2005 1858 Club Cordner-Eggleston Cup Breakfast in August, which featured Essendon Brownlow Medallist James Hird as guest speaker. Graeme ‘Smokey’ Dawson again MC’d the function with great distinction and pre-dicted that the big match would be a draw! Bruce Brown again provided a contextual narration The 1858 Club appreciates the support of all those who attended as it continues with its endeavors to sup-port football at Scotch College.

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First Basketballers enjoyed mixed results this year. Frequently in front at half time, we let several games slip

through our fingers: especially v Haileybury and Xavier in Rounds 1 and 2. However, four wins from our subsequent six encounters gave us something to smile about, and it was pleasing to see Captain Ed Cowan, Nick Thomas, Chris Anderson, and Angus Keach get among the points. Of note, Cowan and Thomas were nominated for the APS team and Thomas was successful. He is also the 2005 recipient of the ‘Slam Dunk Club Trophy’ for MVP this year.

7 May HC 52 def SC 40 14 May XC 47 def SC 43 21 May Carey 47 def SC 37 28 May SC 69 def MGS 34 4 June CG 32 def SC 2310 June XV 47 def SC 43

18 June SC 49 def WC 4223 July SC 60 def MGS 32 30 July SC 53 def Carey 486 Aug WC 63 def SC 56

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WINTER SPORTS RESULTS

The First XVIII had a very positive season, winning all but one (important!) game against Haileybury. Across the season the players developed in all areas, particularly teamwork and leadership. The team was superbly led by captain Peter Rattray, who received solid support from Jack Davis, Andrew Ainger, Alistair Pike, Ed Barlow and Tim Green. Nick Smith (Yr 11) won the Best and Fairest award from Jack Davis and Alistair Pike. ‘Most Inspirational Player’ (keenly judged by the coaching staff and players) was Dean Sheetz, who also is in Year 11. Steven Holding, Mick Smith, Chris Appel are to be commended for their coaching roles this season.

14 May SC 85 def BGS 021 May SKC 25 def SC 728 May SC 12 def XV 104 June SC 17 def GGS 310 June SC 85 def BGS 0 18 June SC 61 def Melb High 0

23 July SC 20 def MGS 9 30 July SC 36 def MGS 10 (Semi Final)6 Aug SKC 14 def SC 8 (Grand Final)

7 May SC 16.15.111 def BGS 13.9.87 14 May SC 27.16.178 def Carey 7.8.5021 May SC 13.7.85 def XC 9.10.64 28 May SC 16.13.109 def GC 7.7.494 June SC 25.16.166 def WC 6.4.40

10 June SC 27.16.178 def Carey 7.8.5018 June SC 16.12.108 def SKC 16.5.101 24 June SC 19.14.128 def CG 9.6.60 23 July HC 14.9.93 def SC 9.6.60 6 Aug SC 20.7.127 def MGS 9.6.60

7 May SC 3 drew BGS 3 14 May Carey 5 def SC 121 May XC 4 def SC 2 28 May SC 4 def GC 0 4 June SC 3 def WC 1

10 June Carey 5 def SC 1 18 June SC 8 def SKC 023 July HC 5 def SC 2 6 Aug SC 4 def MGS 2

The Scotch Hockey season has been one of outstanding success culminating with a very well supported dinner at

Kooyong for the presentation of the Best and Fairest for each team, for the season. Four teams were undefeated for the year, the 9As, the Third X1, the 10Bs and the 7Bs. Two of these teams (the 10Bs and the Thirds) did not concede a goal. The season saw the forma-tion of The Montgomery Club, a parents support group for hockey, which has been an exciting development for Scotch Hockey. The First X1 played their best hockey of the season to defeat Melbourne Grammar in the last match of the season and finish with a very credible win/loss ratio.

7 May SC 4 sets (40 games) def MGS 4 sets (28 games) 14 May SC 4 sets (38 g) def Trinity 4 sets (33 g)21 May SC 7 sets (43 g) def Carey 1 set (16 g)28 May SC 4 sets (33 g) drew Trinity 4 sets (33 g)4 June SC 6 sets (43 g) def Mentone 2 sets (21 g)

10 June SC 4 sets (38 g) def Trinity 4 sets (33 g) 18 June 7 sets (46 g) def Carey 1 set (19 g)16 July SC 7 sets (45 g) def Mentone 1 set (24 g)23 July SC 7 sets (48 g) def XC 1 set (19 g) 30 July SC 8 sets (48 g) def MGS 0 (12 g)6 Aug SC 4 sets (33 g) def Trinity 4 sets (29 g)

7 May BGS 8 def SC 1 14 May SC 2 drew Carey 221 May SC 3 def XC 2 28 May SC 2 def GC 04 June SC 1 def WC 0

10 June SC 2 drew Carey 2 18 June SKC 4 def SC 116 July SC 4 def WC 323 July HC 7 def SC 1 6 Aug MGS 1 def SC 0

The First XI Soccer team had a challenging 2005 season. All games were played with determination and skill which continued to foster the excitement of soccer at Scotch College. We started the season with a round-robin tournament at Xavier College, where we came third. The soccer season continued to be filled with emotion at each game on Saturday. We also had exciting games against Xavier and Caulfield, just to mention two of our successful games. Special thanks must go to the coaches Mr Cutinelli, Ferencz Baranyay and Bobby McLaughlin as well the PASS Committee for all their hard work throughout the season.

The First XV Rugby Team has had a great season, starting with a development tour to Singapore in the term one vaca-

tion. They completed in the 7’s Competition, coming second, and a week later, won the 15-a-side Schools Round Robin Tournament. The season was excellent, with two boys being selected for the Open Victorian Schoolboys Team, which was successful at the Division 11 Championships in July. The team was captained by Jason Goldsworthy, with Ben Constable and Tim Lindsay as Vice-Captains. To their credit, the boys reached the Grand Final and were narrowly defeated 8-14, in a titanic struggle against our old rivals St Kevin’s.

The First Winter Tennis team enjoyed continued success this year after finishing the season undefeated. This saw the Winter Tennis team finish atop of the APS table and run out the season as APS Champions.

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Nearly every winter weekend the Scotch boarding house Activities Coordinator, Tim Bence, organises exciting weekends away at Mansfield for groups of Scotch boarders, who look forward to these week-ends with eager anticipation.

Setting off after Saturday sport, groups of eight boys travel with Tim to the boarders’ Gordon Owen Lodge at Mansfield, for an overnight stay and a Sunday of skiing at Mount Buller. On some weekends, when greater numbers are interested, several vehicles or even a bus may be used.

The weekends away – and other activities in a varied outdoor program – are exciting and enjoyable for all boarders participating in them. This particularly applies to interna-tional boarders from Hong Kong, Singapore or Thailand, who may be experiencing the thrill of seeing snow for the first time, and learning snowboarding or skiing. It’s also

an eye-opener for the younger boys – the Year 7s in particular.

Tim Bence says great team spirit comes to the fore, and leadership skills are developed. ‘I usually appoint two of the boys to supervise waking the other boys, preparing breakfast, and getting the team on the road to the snowfields,’ Tim said.

‘They know that the sooner they get the other boys – and themselves – organised, the more skiing time the whole group can enjoy, so it’s a great incentive to be well organised and encourage the others to be the same,’ he said.

Working bees are conducted at the lodge on some weekends, when the boys enthusiastically paint, chop wood, mend fences or clear fallen timber. ‘This might sound a bit routine,’ said Tim, ‘but the boys know that if they devote just the occasional work-ing weekend to these tasks, all the remaining visits will be more comfortable and fewer chores will be required. All that adds up to more skiing time!’

Similar weekends away take place in the summer months at Scotch at Cowes, where the boys enjoy swimming, surfing and bushwalking. Tim also orga-nises indoor rock climbing, go-karting or visits to the wave pool in Glen Waverley.

‘For variety, some weekends we go to the movies, or organise social or sports events in conjunction with girls’ schools. These events are all part of a varied program which builds team spirit, enhances leader-ship skills – and is also great fun.’

DAVID ASHTON

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Alan GilchristAlan Gilchrist (’38) has been awarded the Australian Antarctic Medallion for his ser-vices to Australia in Antarctica. Besides his medical duties, he introduced the policy for ANAR Expedition doctors to run a biology research program. Gilchrist (no biologists avail-able) maintained a detailed log on all biology species encountered by him at Heard Island in 1948–49 and pub-lished a research paper on the migration of the snow petrel in mid-winter, from the pack ice to Heard Island.

A rocky beach and a line of snow-covered hills at Heard Island have both been named after him.

Bob Welch, OSCA President

President’s reportThe Old Scotch Collegians’ Association is continuing to work as it strives to support the School, its Old Boys and the Scotch Family.

We are ensuring that we maintain a strong financial base so that we are able to support the extensive range of programs and activities that we offer.

This year’s annual dinner was another success-ful night when 468 Old Boys and friends were able to put this year’s theme of ‘Inspiring Lasting Friendships’ to the test at Melbourne Park. The Principal talked about Scotch College and the ten-year friendship that has endured with the Tiwi Islands that has enabled two talented Aboriginal boys to attend our school up until their VCE year. Mr John Landy, Governor of Victoria, spoke with humility about the friendships he has made in life through athletics, business and school days, which he, to this day, values very dearly. Many of his friends were in the audience on the night. Both Mr John Landy and Dr Peter Hollingworth were busy throughout the evening greeting friends.

At the forefront of OSCA. are our valued Old Scotch Clubs, where some 6000 members of the Scotch Family are actively involved on a regular basis.

The Koomerang Ski Club (including support for the Scotch College Ski Club) is the biggest privately owned ski club in Australia, with four huts at Buller, Thredbo, Hotham and Falls Creek.

The Old Scotch Football Club (formed in 1921 and competing in the ‘A’ Grade of the Victorian Amateur Football Association) is the largest club in the com-petition with six teams. It also has been in A section for the most consecutive years of all the Clubs.

The Cardinal Club (including the support for the Scotch College Boat Club) continues to provide won-derful support for the School’s extensive and suc-cessful rowing program.

The other Clubs in operation include the Old Scotch Athletics Club, the Old Scotch Bowls Club, the Old Scotch Bushwalking Club, the Old Scotch Cricket Club, the Old Scotch Hockey Club, the Old Scotch Masonic Lodge No. 459, the Old Scotch Rover Crew, the Old Scotch Scuba Club, the Old Scotch Soccer Club, the Old Scotch Music Club, the Old Scotch Tennis Club and the Old Scotch Wine & Food Club.

OSCA provides office support and monetary sup-port to our Clubs to ensure that they are strong and vibrant. These Clubs provide much support to the School and its activities. Support includes coaching, trophies for presentations and additional equip-ment. Andrew Wallace-Smith (Councilor in charge of Clubs), Graham Stanley (Secretary of the Old Scotch Clubs) or Tim Shearer (Executive Director) would be able to help anyone in the Scotch community who would like to make contact with any of our Clubs.

The OSCA representatives on the School Council have been wholeheartedly endorsed again by the council. Those being Michael Robinson (’55) David Crawford (’61 ) David Kemp (’59 ) Robert Prowse (’62) and John Simpson (’75 ).

BOB WELCH

President – OSCA

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The OSCA Mentoring Program com-menced in 2003, and has a group of volunteer Old Boys in fields as diverse as Law, Accounting, Real Estate, Local Government,

Share broking, Personnel Management and many more. A number of applicants have successfully undertaken the Mentoring Programs so far. Great Scot spoke to Adam Routledge (’01), who is a current member of the Old Scotch Football Club, about his experience with the Mentoring Program.

GS: Adam, how did you find out about the Mentoring Program?

AR: Through the OSCANET website (http://www.oscanet.com.au). Students completing Year 12 are inexperienced in understanding the steps required to conduct a thorough job search and undertake an interview program.

GS: Describe the process of the Mentoring Program.

AR: The first phase was to register online. My details were logged onto the OSCANET website (e.g. university studies, personal interests, leadership experience). The completed database form was then submitted electronically.

GS: What happened next?

AR: An email arrived a week later outlining the details of an appropriate mentor with contacts rel-evant to my qualifications. This was Roland ‘Barney’ Orchard. We then met for coffee.

GS: What did you discuss with Roland?

We talked about my previous experiences and where I was situated. The environment was very relaxed and it felt comfortable being completely open. After gaining an Electronic Commerce degree, the general direction was clear but the process of getting there was the big challenge. Applications had been lodged, interviews arranged and I needed some tips on how to perform to the best of my abil-ity.

GS: What advice did Roland give you?

AR: We discussed interview preparation and what was required. Roland pointed out that being pre-

pared with notes and researching background information on Sensis would be the best way to get a competitive advantage over the other applicants. I began research media coverage of Sensis via the internet and the press. Roland explained to me that the more questions I asked the interviewer, the more enthusiastic I would appear to the panel of interviewers.

GS: What was the best thing you took out of the initial meeting?

AR: Roland advised me to break the interview down into three phases, similar to an English essay:

Introduction Outline previous history, be relaxed and just be myself. Body Explain how I would add value to the business. Conclusion Summarise my skills, i.e. why they should pick me.

GS: There were 140 people applying for the posi-tion and only five chosen. How did you rate your chances?

AR: It looked daunting at the beginning. I adopted a ‘nothing to lose’ approach and threw myself into it knowing that, whatever the outcome, much experi-ence would be gained in the process.

There were two initial interviews which lasted one hour each. I advised Roland that I had been short-listed down to seven applicants. This was clearly good progress; however, two people were still to be cut.

At this stage, I promoted Roland to number 2 on the speed dial on my mobile phone as communication between us was vital. We met again and discussed final interview techniques and possible ways that I could achieve my goal of making the position. I left him full of confidence once again and went in for my final interview.

It is very unlikely that I would have got past the initial interview phases if not for ‘Barney’ and the OSCAnet Mentoring Program.

Adam was offered the graduate position at Sensis and began an 18-month Graduate Program, which commenced on 1 August. All Old Boys regardless of age are encouraged to register their details onto the OSCAnet Mentoring Program in order to receive advice regarding job searching, interview techniques and career pathways.

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James wins at IndianopolisAFL football has the MCG, cricket has Lords, golf has St Andrews and motor racing has the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This world-famous circuit often referred to as the Brickyard due to its original surface being made of bricks, witnessed Australian Motorsport history when James Davison (Davidson House 2004) won Round 7 of the 2005 Formula BMW USA Championship.

Making the victory even sweeter, James became the second Australian to ever win at Indy, the first being his cousin Alex in 2002, keeping the Davison name at the fore-front of international competi-tion.

James said, ‘I made a great start, and I am delighted with my drive. To be the second Australian and Davison to win here is something I am still trying to get my head around. It was fantastic to hear the Australian national anthem on the podium particularly after kissing the yard of bricks which marks the finishing line in front of the huge grand-stands.’

After watching the race with Mark Webber, BMW Motorsport Director Dr Mario Theissen stated, ‘We saw an exciting race with lots of over-taking. It was a clear victory for James Davison who per-formed superbly.’

James’ program for 2005 com-menced three days after com-pleting his VCE in November last year, when he flew to Italy to see his cousin Will Davison test for the Minardi Formula One Team. James then proceeded onto the Adria Circuit south of Venice and to Valencia in Spain where he undertook extensive

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Roland Orchard and Adam Routledge (’01)


OSCA/OLD BOYS

Cars of the worldScotch is hosting the start of the 2005 Cars of the World Charity weekend on Saturday, 1 October.

The aim of the weekend of motoring is to raise aware-ness and funds for Macular Degeneration research through Retina Australia (Vic). The first event in 2004 raised in excess of $6,000 for this cause.

Classic-car enthusiasts are invited to join the Tour d’Elegance commencing from Scotch and bound for the Queenscliff area passing through beautiful scenery. The Queenscliff Hotel is the venue for the cocktail party on Saturday evening, which will include an entertaining speech by Dr Feelgood.

Loads of fun and entertain-ment will feature on Sunday at the historic Fort Queenscliff as part of the Concours d’Elegance and display. Cannon demonstrations and the Victoria Police Show Band will feature. Entries are invited and more details can be found at www.carsoftheworld.com.au or by phoning 0407 246 533.

In 1941, a modest laconic Australian arrived in war-torn Britain with several Royal Australian Naval Reserve Officers to deal with unexploded bombs and land mines. Two years of bombing raids on areas of high density left Britain’s civilian population at risk. Over the next 21 months, Hugh Syme (’22), grandson of the founder of the Melbourne Age newspaper and an Old Boy of Scotch College, performed acts of personal heroism which no doubt saved thousands of lives. Working alone because he felt it too danger-ous to expose others, he carried out 19 mine recov-ery and disposal operations including five acoustic, eight magnetic and two acoustic-magnetic mines. He also recovered the original Type T sinker.

For his outstanding courage, Hugh Syme was award-ed the George Medal twice and the George Cross – the civilian equivalent of three Victoria Crosses!! He was, by 1943, the most decorated RAN Officer.

The London Gazette of 27 June 1941 reported that Syme’s first George Medal was awarded for his cool-ness in dealing with ten mines, one of which explod-ed when it was being turned to expose the fuse. In June 1942, he was awarded a bar to his George Medal for the disposal of a particularly dangerous parachute mine which was lodged under eight feet of heavy clay near an anti-aircraft battery and water reservoir. Syme burrowed down to the mine to find that the fuse was on the other side. He then tun-neled completely around the mine and defused it in appallingly cold and wet conditions. He was forced to withdraw the actual fuse by hand, an extremely risky procedure which is usually done from a dis-tance using cords. This was the first time that such a procedure had been employed in the defusing of a mine and the collected information proved very beneficial to other mine clearance officers.

Syme was awarded the George Cross in 1943 for a series of 19 defusing tasks (one per month) the most notable was his location and recovery of a new type of German mine known as a ‘T Type’. During the

clearance, he was subjected to many painful electric shocks while working in knee-deep mud. At one stage, our hero was hanging upside down in a hole next to the mine rendering himself helpless had the fuse of the mine become active.

On returning to Australia, he established an Australian Mine Clearance Section at HMAS Cerberus before leaving the service at the end of 1944 to resume his executive duties at The Age newspa-per. One of his grandsons notes: ‘In 1953 Syme was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal which was a non-military medal presented to a list of achievers compiled by the various British Commonwealth Governments as a personal souve-nir. Additionally, Syme was offered a knighthood by the Queen but modestly declined the honour feel-ing that he deserved it no more than those he had served with.’

Hugh Syme GC, GM died on 6 November 1965.

Last year Peter Macdougall, a nephew of the late Hugh Syme, offered his uncle’s memorabilia to Scotch. Peter was Captain of Melbourne Grammar in 1943 (Tom Hogg’s year as Captain of Scotch). Peter, in consultation with Dr Jim Mitchell and the Scotch team, is preparing a mounted display which will be presented by Melbourne Grammar School to Scotch College at a Memorial Hall function on 11 November 2005. All OSCA war veterans will be invited to attend this assembly and a luncheon will follow in the Cardinal Pavilion. In accepting Peter’s generous offer, the Principal, Dr Gordon Donaldson, said he would wish to display the Hugh Syme Story of Heroism in such a way that it would inspire cur-rent and future generations of Scotch boys to acts of courageous self-sacrifice and community service.

Dr Donaldson and Alan Watkinson have proposed that to coincide with the gift it would be wonder-ful to establish a perpetual scholarship in the name of our gallant and modest hero to provide places at Scotch for boys of quality and promise whose parents could not afford the cost of a private school education. Dr Donaldson estimates that a capital sum of $300,000 would be required to service that scholarship in perpetuity.

In November 2004, letters from Alan Watkinson and Laurie Muir were sent to a limited number of the Scotch Family. This sample resulted in commitments of $35,000 from ten generous donors.

Lest we Forget: a tribute to Hugh Randall Syme


Charles Rogers (’00) and his beloved MG


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Search for missing Scotch First xi cricket playersThe McLeod Club is compiling a register of players from the Scotch College First XI cricket team. Our aim is to capture the names of all players, not just regular members of the team. You could have infor-mation that is vital to the success of this project.

The first team took to the field in 1858 with inau-gural captain James Macpherson. Following in his footsteps each player will be proud to know where he enters the cricket honour roll at Scotch. It is the player’s first appearance that is important. Many players were selected in more than one season.

A list of players compiled from past archival efforts has been posted on the Old Scotch Collegians’ Association (OSCA) website (http://www.oscanet.com.au, in the Scotch Archives – Information Wanted section). We suspect this only lists regular players. Some names listed are incomplete (initials only or no given name) and many appear more than once. Perusal of the list may prompt memories and perhaps spark your interest to help us fill in the gaps, i.e. to complete, to add, or to correct player names for the register.

If you know of someone or something that may lead us to our goal, we would appreciate your help. Time is of the essence as verification can be a slow and arduous process. The McLeod Club proposes a spe-cial function late next year to announce the register. Teams from 2000 until 2005 have been identified and will be added at a later date.

Please forward information to:

Jim Mitchell c/- Scotch College Archives Telephone: 03 9810 4293 Fax: 03 9810 4334 Email: [email protected]

On another matter, the School is trying to collect the signatures of past captains of the 1st XI on a special bat made from trees on the campus. If you are a for-mer captain of cricket and have not yet signed the bat, please contact Tim Shearer on 9810 4302.

PHIL YEO

Following the successful Old Scotch Collegians’ Association luncheon in June for those who left School prior to 1945, a letter inviting Old Boys to contribute to the Hugh Syme Memorial Scholarship was mailed by Tim Shearer in August. It is hoped that our target of $300,000 can be achieved by 11 November 2005.

The generous offer from Peter Macdougall and Melbourne Grammar School is one fur-ther reminder of the wonder-ful bond which exists between the traditional rivals – Scotch and Grammar.

Donations should be made payable to the Scotch College Foundation.

LAURIE MUIR (’42)

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The Old Scotch Collegians’ Association Annual Golf Day was held on Friday 17 June at Victoria Golf Course in fine conditions. Over 40 Old Boys turned out to compete and had a terrific day. James Robinson took out the Best Individual Par Trophy with a score of +1 while Steve Lilley and Peter Creswell shared the Individual Scratch (Par) competition with -7. Bruce Arnall was square and took out the Fifty Years On Trophy. James Beaurepaire took out the Under 25 Trophy. It was terrific to see so many younger Old Boys in atten-dance and hopefully more will attend next year. Many thanks go to leigh Dawborn (’65) for organizing this outstanding day. Please also note that the APS Past Students Golf Day will be held on Monday 21 November at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. For more details please see the notice on page 48.

Golf Day ResultsBest Individual Par: James Robinson – score of +1 Individual Scratch (Par): Shared by Steve Lilley and Peter Creswell score of –7 Fifty Years On: Bruce Arnall score square Under 25s: James Beaurepaire score – 7 Four Ball Best Ball: Tim Dawborn and Leigh Dawborn – score +7 Longest Drive: Won by Steve Lilley – length of drive – ‘very long’ Nearest the pin: 4th hole – Tim Dawborn 14th hole – Bruce Arnall

TIM SHEARER

Executive Director, OSCA

OSCA Annual Golf Day

(From left) Geoff Brash (’46), Ray Leggo (’50), Bob Cook (’47) and Graham Leggo (’43)

(From left) Simon Hosking (’97), Chris Evans (’97) and Matt Spargo (’98)

(From left) Fred Dawborn (’35), Leigh Dawborn (’65), Grant Garrett (’65) and Tim Dawborn (’93)

Jeff Kennett presents James Robinson (’84) with the Best Individual Par Trophy

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The Grand Opening Cocktail Party for the Ken Field Exhibition is a splendid occasion which this year will be held in the foyer of the James Forbes Academy. The Cocktail Party marks the official launch for the Exhibition and allows guests to look at the wonderful display of paintings at leisure. After the official opening, guests are able to make their purchases. This year, with additional works by Aboriginal artists, and both jewellery and sculpture for sale, we believe there is something for everyone. And we must not forget the exceptional investment art which will also be on dis-play and available for purchase.

Make sure you take advantage of your best opportunity to purchase beautiful works of art for pleasure and investment, and at the same time support the performing arts at Scotch College. Please fill in the response form for the Grand Opening Cocktail Party below, and return to Astrida Cooper as soon as possible! We look forward to see-ing you there.

Ken Field Art Exhibition & Sale Opening Cocktail Party Name ____________________________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________ Suburb _____________________________________

Postcode ______________ Telephone __________________________________ Email ____________________________________________

I/We would like to attend the Ken Field Exhibition Cocktail Party in the James Forbes Academy on Friday, 7 October from 6.30–8.30 pm.

c I/We enclose a cheque for $ ______________ (@$25.00 per head) made out to Scotch College.

OR

c Please debit my credit card to the amount of $ _______________ (@ $25.00 per head) c Visa c Mastercard c Bankcard

Name on card _____________________________________________________________

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Signature _________________________________________________________________

Please return with payment to Astrida Cooper, Development Office, Scotch College, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn, Vic, 3122 by Friday, 30 September 2005. Telephone enquiries to Astrida Cooper on 9810 4300 or by email at [email protected].

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I/We wish to donate $ ______________ ($2000 per seat) and would like to be considered a naming opportunity for ___________ seat(s) in the:

c Ian Roach Hall c Geoffrey McComas Theatre

c I/We enclose a cheque for $ ______________ ($2000 per seat) made out to Scotch College Building Fund (tax deductible donation)

OR

c Please debit my credit card to the amount of $ _______________ ($2000 per seat) (tax deductible donation)

c Visa c Mastercard c Bankcard

Name on card _____________________________________________________________

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With the opening of Stage Two of the James Forbes Academy, a final opportunity exists for you to take your seat in one of the magnificent auditoria. Seats are available in the Ian Roach Hall (our music audi-torium, seating 500) and the Geoffrey McComas Theatre (for drama, seating 440). Why not join the many other donors who have supported the James Forbes Academy and take your seat now? Donations are tax deductible and payable over five years.

You can apply for a seat in the JFA by filling out the form below and sending it to:

Dr Alan Watkinson Scotch College 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn, 3122

For further information contact the Director of Development, Alan Watkinson, on 9810 4300 or by email at [email protected].

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For Donors spreading payments over a period of time: My/our gift of $ ______________ will be paid over a period of ______________ year(s), beginning in __________ (month) __________ (year). Please send an annual reminder in ______________ (month).

The new release of pavers in the Leave

your mark project in the Old Scotch

Square continues the opportunity to

become personally involved in the

Scotch landscape.

You now have the opportunity to have

a paver with your name on it in the Old

Scotch Square as a lasting record of your

association with Scotch.

The purchase of your paver will also

enable OSCA to accumulate the

necessary funds to launch the Pave the

way program of student assistance.

There are two paver styles to choose from

– Brick or Bluestone. You can assemble

a group of pavers for your family, team or

any other group you would like to bring

together in one place.

To Leave your mark and Pave the way

please complete the form overleaf.

Paver styles

Bluestone Paver

Individual$200

Pair$380

Brick Paver

Group of 3$540

Group of 4$680

Group of 5$750

Group of 10$1000

Individual$200

Pair$380

Group of 3$540

Group of 5$750

Group of 10$1000

Group of 4$680

Pavers Program

Become personally involved in the Scotch landscape.

Is your name here?

The new release of pavers in the Leave

your mark project in the Old Scotch

Square continues the opportunity to

become personally involved in the

Scotch landscape.

You now have the opportunity to have

a paver with your name on it in the Old

Scotch Square as a lasting record of your

association with Scotch.

The purchase of your paver will also

enable OSCA to accumulate the

necessary funds to launch the Pave the

way program of student assistance.

There are two paver styles to choose from

– Brick or Bluestone. You can assemble

a group of pavers for your family, team or

any other group you would like to bring

together in one place.

To Leave your mark and Pave the way

please complete the form overleaf.

Paver styles

Bluestone Paver

Individual$200

Pair$380

Brick Paver

Group of 3$540

Group of 4$680

Group of 5$750

Group of 10$1000

Individual$200

Pair$380

Group of 3$540

Group of 5$750

Group of 10$1000

Group of 4$680

Pavers Program

Become personally involved in the Scotch landscape.

Is your name here?

(please select)

(please select)

Pavers Program

Your details : Name

Address Suburb

Postcode Telephone: (Bus) (Home)

Email

Old Boy – Year left Scotch Past Staff – Year left Scotch

Past Parent – Year your last son left Scotch Other

Paver Styles: Brick paver Bluestone paver

Paver Order: Individual $200 Group of 4 $680 Pair $380 Group of 5 $750 Group of 3 $540 Group of 10 $1000

For prices for other groups please contact the OSCA office on (03) 9810 4302

Inscription(s): Marine-grade stainless steel disks (6 cm in diameter) are fixed onto the paver of your choice with a four line inscription (see maximum letters per line).

Payment details: Cheque Payable to ‘OSCA’ is attached. Credit Card: Visa Mastercard Expiry Date:

Signature

Cardholder’s Name:

FIRST NAME SURNAME

STUDENT/STAFF/PARENT

LAST YEAR

Sample Disk

Please post or fax to: Pavers Project, Scotch College Development Office, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn 3122

Tel: 03 9810 4302 Fax: 03 9810 4334 Email: [email protected]

Sample disk not to scale

Font size subject to change to accomodate

lengthy names etc.

Disk 1 Line 1 (Max. 10 characters)

Line 2 (Max. 13 char.)


Line 4 (Max. 4 characters)

For more than 5 pavers please contact the office on (03) 9810 4302





*All gifts to OSCA become the property of the Association and are under the care and control of the OSCA Council.*The OSCA Council reserves the right to change pricing from time to time. *The School Council maintains the right to use the land and buildings for whatever purposes it deems fit from time to time.














OSCA/OLD BOYS

On 28 May 2005, a group of 20 descendents of Rev. and Mrs S.G. McLaren and members of their extend-ed families met to celebrate their participation in the Old Scotch Pavers Program.

The McLaren clan organised the acquisition of pav-ers and plaques for a total of 19 Scotch Collegians from eight families covering two sons and three generations of grandsons whose exit years from Scotch ranged from 1893 to 2005.

After inspecting the family plaques adjacent to the Burning Bush sculpture in the Old Scotch Square, the gathering adjourned to the Gazebo between the tennis courts and the River for afternoon tea.

Four deceased members of the McLaren clan were honoured by the reading of a commemorative poem about each, written by Edward (Ted) Holmes 1939: Bruce McLaren 1893, Professor of Mathematics at Reading University at the time of his death from wounds on the Somme in 1916; his brother Charles 1899, a medical missionary to Korea 1912–42, who introduced the discipline of psychiatry to that coun-

try; Bruce Holmes 1934, a 37-year-old research chem-ist who died of poliomyelitis in 1954, six months before the Salk vaccine became available; and Ken Hepburn 1941 who died in a flying accident in 1944 while training at the RAAF fighter Operations Training Unit at Mildura (one of 51 men who died while training at Mildura during WWII). At the time of his death Ken was engaged to Mardi Holmes, younger sister of Bruce and Ted.

The names of the other families included are Humann, Matheson, Miller, Harkness and Sussex.

TED HOLMES

McLaren Clan visit Old Scotch Square

ANZAC Day tributeOn ANZAC Day 2005, several Old Boys who had taken part in the march laid a wreath at the statue of General Sir John Monash in Government House Drive, Melbourne. The wreath was laid on behalf of Scotch College.

Les Hyams (’41), George Mackenzie(’48), Fred Wilson(’50), Murray Johnson(’51), Bruce Stevens (’51) and John Maynard(’55) were in attendance.

It is hoped that a more formal ceremony can be introduced close to the 2006 ANZAC Day march and Old Boys interested in taking part should contact Tim Shearer on (03) 9810 4302.

The following Old Scotch Collegian’s and members of the Scotch Family were recognised in the recent Queen’s Birthday awards:

AC (Companion in the General Division):The Honourable James Alexander BACON (’67), (appointed with effect from 13 May 2004), late of North Hobart, Tasmania. For service to the Tasmanian Parliament, to developing strategies for long-term social, economic and environmental benefit, and to support the vibrant arts and cultural life in the State.

OA (Officer in the General Division): John Graham BROWN (’58), Milawa, Victoria. For service promoting rural and regional economic development initiatives in Victoria, to the community through sporting and emergency service activities, and to the wine Industry.

Bill FORREST AM For service to the community through support for arts and charitable organisations as a benefactor and adviser.

Former parent The Honourable Robert Clive TADGELL AOFor service to the judiciary, to the law, and to the community through contributions to higher education institutions and the Anglican Church in Australia.

The Honourable Justice Alan Henry GOLDBERG (’57), Melbourne, Victoria. For service to the judiciary, particularly in the areas of competition law and equity, and to the community as a contributor to the debate on human rights and civil liberties and as a supporter of the arts.

OAM (Medal in the General Division): Robert Donald KERR (’46), Mount Waverley, Victoria. For service to education and to supporting leadership training in developing countries.

Paul McDONALD SMITH (’75), Kew, Victoria. For service to the visual arts as a painter and lecturer and to the Victorian Artists Society.

Queen’s Birthday Honours

WHAT THEY’RE DOING NOW


1930sJohn Ward (’32) has lived in England for many years with his wife, Jillian, and their two sons and grand-children. He still keeps a keen eye on Scotch through Great Scot and OSCAnet and still supports the School

through the Annual Giving Program each year. Director of Development Dr Alan Watkinson, visited John and Jill in their lovely home out-side Cambridge in June this year.

1950sAlan Pilkington (’59), who lives in Colarado, USA, recently visited the School for the first time in many years. He was very impressed with the recent developments, especially the James Forbes Academy, and

can see the School is doing well. Now a full-time writer, Alan presented a copy of his latest novel, American Serengetti – selling well! – to Director of Development Dr Alan Watkinson, as a gift to the Library.

1960s

On a recent visit ‘home’ to Hong Kong John Bunton (’51) found himself on the same flight as schoolmate and long-time friend Darvill Malcolm (’51). John was on his way for a regu-lar visit to his brother David (’63) while Darvill and his wife, Marie, were visiting their daugh-

ter Louise. John was more than happy to show the Malcolms his favourite haunts in the city where he spent his early years as a missionar-ies’ son. They also dined at the Hong Kong Cricket Club and at the Seven Seas Restaurant on the island of Cheung Chau, where the Buntons used to holiday.

Roland Perry (’64) began his writing career as a jour-nalist on The Age, Melbourne, from 1969 to 1973. After five years in England making documentary films, he had his first book, a novel – Program for

a Puppet – published in 1979 by W.H. Allen and Hamlyn Books. He has since published 19 books, several of them international best-sell-ers, and in a variety of genres, from fiction and biography, to espionage, politics and sport. One of his recent biographies (Monash: The Outsider Who Won a War), has been widely acclaimed.

Roland has written many books on cricket, including The Don, Bradman’s Best, Bradman’s Best Ashes Teams, Bold Warnie, Waugh’s Way, Captain Australia: A History of the Celebrated Captains of Australian Cricket, and his lat-est release is Miller’s Luck, (first published in Australia for release in August 2005) the definitive biography of Keith Miller

Roland Perry, drawing on Miller’s personal archive and interviews with his family and closest friends, weaves together the various facets of Keith Miller, in a powerful narrative about the fortunate life of Australia’s great-est and most popular sporting character. The book is available in all good book stores now.

Jim Scotford (’66) is still very happy at Barker. Since the start of 2004 he has been Head of Boarding and looking after a co-ed boarding-house of some 100 students. His wife, Sue, has recently been appointed as Head of Girls’ Boarding.

1980sPeter Appleyard (‘86) (with Hamish Bruce), Robert Bruce (‘88) (with daughter Mardi), Tim Lawson (‘88) (with son Harry), Rob Thomson (with daughter Isobel), David Summerfield (‘88) (with daughter Emma) in front. All pic-tured below in Hong Kong: Peter Appleyard visiting from Sydney; Rob Bruce lives in Seoul.

David Summerfield, Tim and Rob Thomson all live in Hong Kong.

Andrew Barta (’85) and Cathryn Vaux are excited to announce the arrival of their first child – Liam Alexander Barta – born in Melbourne on 29 June 2005.

Adam Biltoft (’88) is a securities broker with Kim Eng Securities based in Singapore. Adam is the son of former staff member David Biltoft who left Scotch in 1989 and now makes hand-made reproductive French antique fur-niture from cherry wood imported from the USA. David is also an active player in the stock market.

Andrew Donaghey (’84) and his wife, Marg, have had their fifth child, Adam, born 5 February 2004. He is a brother to Jessica (12), Amanda (11), Christie (9) and Sean (7), who is in Year 2 at Scotch.

Alex Findlay (’84) recently visited the School for the first time in 15 years. He is living in Nairobi, Kenya, teaching at an international School (Braeburn School). Alex has taught there for three years and

plans to be there for the short to mid term. There are 63 different nationalities at the School, which make evey day stimulating, challenging and satisfying. Alex completed a Bachelor or Arts and Bachelor of Teaching at Deakin University after working in Sudan for a year. While in Melbourne Alex stayed with his brother James (’87), who is an accountant at Christian Blind Mission International, and also caught up with his father (Ian ’52), who runs a pediatric practice in Queensland.

We have recently heard from Robert Lyman (’80) who has written a book on Field Marshal Bill Slim, who was among many things a well-regarded Governor-General of Australia in the 1950s. The book has just been short-listed for the Templer Prize this year, and has been reprinted three times since its publication in January 2004.

Robert Lyman was for twenty years an officer in the British Army. He was educated at Scotch

John Bunton, left, with Marie and Darvill Malcolm

WHAT THEY’RE DOING NOW


College, Melbourne. He was commissioned into the Light Infantry from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in April 1982. He has a First Class Honours degree in History from the University of

York as well as a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and another Master’s degree in War Studies from King’s College, London. He has a further Master’s Degree from Cranfield University. He is a graduate of the Joint Services Command and Staff College and is the author of Slim, Master of War (Constable, 2004).

He contributed a chapter on Slim to Challenges of High Command in the Twentieth Century (Macmillan, 2002) and his The Possibilities for ‘Humanitarian War’ in Bosnia was published in 1997. He is currently writing an analysis of the 1941 Middle Eastern War for Constable, to be called A Close Run Thing, The First Gulf War: Britain’s Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East, 1941. He currently works full-time for a European infrastructure services company, and squeezes his writing in between commitments to work, family, church and the Kohima Educational Trust, of which he is a trustee. Robert is married to Hannah; they have two sons.

Baden Taylor (’86) and his wife, Bernadette, have had a son, Christopher Baden Taylor, who was born on 4 May 2005.

1990sKemble Edelsten (’90) has qualified for the Ironman Triathlon World Championships taking place on 15 October 2005 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Each year, more than 50,000 athletes from more than 50 coun-

tries attempt to qualify for the world’s most famous endurance event. The Ironman con-sists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run, which must be completed within the allocated 17-hour timeframe. In order to develop the endurance required to compete in the 140.6-mile journey athletes typically train for 18 to 24 hours per week for

six to eight months. Of the 1734 athletes who competed in 2004, 1581 completed the event. The Ironman Triathlon began in 1978 with only 15 competitors and has grown to be a major international sporting event.

Kemble has also competed in the Gatorade Triathlon Series in 2002–03, he has run the ASICS Melbourne Marathon twice and com-peted in many other Ironman events.

Kemble works at Scotch where he manages specialised fitness programs for current stu-dents in areas such as rowing and football. The Scotch Family wishes Kemble all the best as he tackles this most difficult challenge. If any member of the Scotch family is able to assist Kemble with the financial demands of this event, could they please contact Tim Shearer on 9810 4302.

William Fowles (’96 ) was recently elected the youngest committee member in the history of the Melbourne Cricket Club, where no other of his 13 colleagues are aged under 50. It is believed to be the first time in more than 100 years an outsider has scored a coveted spot on the MCC Committee.

Angus Hooke (’94) and his wife or Felina announce the arrival of a daughter, Tigerlily Pearl, born 22 November 2004. Tigerlily Pearl is a sister for Zephyr MacPherson.

Since leaving Scotch (where his childhood dream to be a field biologist began), Chadden Hunter (’90) moved to Queensland, completed a BSc. on Marine Biology and an Honours degree on rainforest ecology at

the University of Queensland. He then went to the University of Liverpool, UK, to complete his PhD on the behavioural ecology of gelada baboons. This meant living in a mud hut for 3 years during a war in the remote mountains of Ethiopia. The BBC filmed a documentary about his project, and after working as Sir David Attenborough’s scientific consultant, Chadden followed his hero into documentary film making. Chadden now lives in New York where he produces and presents wildlife documentaries for the BBC and National Geographic.

Mathew O’Brien (’96) and Sarah Jane Cavell were recently married on 24 May. Currently ‘Boyks’ and Sar are living in London.

In London, UK, on 11 February 2005, Hamish Roy (’92) and Jackie (née McDonald)

Whitehead, gave birth to a son, Lachlan Roy Whitehead.

John Sargent (’92) has announced his engagement to Abby Teare in London, UK. They are planning to be married next year in Melbourne.

Stephen Scott-Young (’95) has recently received a PhD from the University of Melbourne. His citation reads ‘who investi-gated position and orientation determination for rapidly combining computer graphics with real views. This augmented reality system was designed to function in outdoor unprepared environments. The prototype added com-puter-generated road edges and surrounding vehicles to a driver’s view for greater safety in low-visibility situations.’

2000sDuring the recent Year 8/9 student exchange to Kingswood-Oxford School in Connecticut, the Head of English, Bradley Wells, had an opportunity to catch up with one of his former star pupils, Nick Chong (’03) at

Yale University where Nick is currently reading music, English and German for a Bachelor of Liberal Arts.

Rob Hunwick (’02) competed in the recent Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne where he was part of the victorious Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final, was placed 11th

in the Men’s 100m Backstroke Semi-Final and placed 16th in the Men’s 50m Backstroke Semi-Final.

James Wan (’04) has recently been awarded a Chemistry Education Association Scholarship.


Football Club coming home strong

After Round 16, the Old Scotch Seniors found them-selves in a very good position to set up a September finals birth, winning seven out of their last eight games. There was a general consensus pre-season that the senior side was one or two good players off a premiership team. However, coach Dale Tapping introduced a policy to brew some of the younger players to give them the experience they needed and some self-belief. That earlier consensus has since been demolished and the team is moulding together well. With five teams for four positions in the finals, the Cardinals are heavily in the mix.

Well at the business end of the season, the new faces that have added to the current on-field suc-cess include Andrew Pugsley (Collingwood/Box Hill Hawks), Cameron McKenzie McHarg (Australian Rowing Representative) and Tim Demitriou (Werribee Tigers).

Round 13 was the turning point for both the Seniors and the Reserve sides. Something had to be done … and it was. The ‘Snake Pit’ was the location. St Bernards was the target. Both senior teams showed their new spirit against the 2004 Grand Finalists, resulting in two victories that were celebrated long into the night at the Dinner Dance Auction at Leonda. Guitarists Dean and Carruthers stole the show and over 200 attendees danced the night away.

The Reserves side has continued to impress, and will finish second on the ladder. Coach Serge D’Angelo requires 100 per cent commitment and dedication from his players at all times. With an attitude like that, the finals campaign looks to be a beauty. Nick Leitl, Will Elliott and Lachlan Armstrong have been the major stand-outs in the Twos and are pushing

for senior selection. The Reserves are sitting on 12 wins and 4 losses, heading into the last two rounds.

In the Club XVIII section the third XVIII made the finals but lost to Prahran in the First Semi-Final. Coach Andrew Millar and Assistant Simon Hosking have managed the team with distinction.

The Cardinals also made the finals and also lost the First Semi-Final.

The puppies of the Old Boys (U19) have fielded two teams this year and are an important part of the club’s future. Bruce Armstrong and Ian Leith are the respective coaches and have put their hands up to take responsibility for developing the younger play-ers. Let’s hope the boys can finish off the season well.

ADAM ROUTLEDGE

Rohan Price, Steven Hume and Ian McMurtrie at the Dinner Dance Auction Night

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testing. James has only resid-ed in Australia for two weeks since finishing at Scotch.

James’ older brother Charles (Davidson House 2002) also established his motor racing credentials when he secured pole position and fastest race lap in a Porsche 944 at a recent Sandown meeting. Charles, who is a qualified private pilot, spent his gap year in China and is now flu-ent in Mandarin Chinese. He is completing a Commerce degree majoring in Chinese and International Business at Deakin University.

Both the boys often reflect on the great years they enjoyed at Scotch College and regu-larly keep in touch with many of their school friends.



Stephanie Alexander‘Kitchen Garden’ at Collingwood College

Stephanie would love your help; anyone out there with spare cash? While enjoying a sensational five-course dinner at Richmond Hill Café & Larder, Club members and their guests learnt of Stephanie’s latest project, the ‘Kitchen Garden’ at Collingwood College.

The program is hands-on and involves students gardening, cooking, preparing and sharing food that is fresh, seasonal and minimally processed and packaged; it is all about providing positive messages about good food with the hope these

experiences will lead to changes in the food choices that students make. To assist with the model roll-out in more schools, contact The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation via [email protected] or phone (03) 9819 2736.

HAMISH LONG

President, Wine and Food Club All Scotch Family welcome; to receive invitations for Club events email: [email protected]

A delightful stroll through historyOne of the Old Scotch Bushwalking Club’s recent midweek walks gave 10 of us the opportunity for a very interesting walk through one of Melbourne’s most historic parks – Pipemakers Park in the Maribyrnong Valley.

Pipemakers Park is the site of the ‘Living Museum of the West’, the only ecomuseum in Australia, which occupies the site of several successive industrial enterprises sig-nificant to Victoria’s develop-ment since the 1840s. It was an interesting walk in warm, sunny autumn weather in wintertime.

The Club schedules one mid-week walk per month, as well as monthly weekend walks. If you’re interested in partici-pating, please contact Geoff Stephens, the midweek walks organiser, on 9882 7909 or [email protected]

JIM MANLEY

Norman McLeod, Pam McLeod and Tim Thorn

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12 pm–4 pm Sunday, 9 October 2005To be held in and around the Boykett Room by the Yarra, Cardinal Pavilion, Scotch College. The Club plans to showcase Scotch-connected wine, food and associated entities on or around Family Day 2006. All connections, potential spon-sors and willing hands for 2006 are invited to

attend an informal Sunday lunch to learn more. Some 50-odd entities are on our mailing list already; if you are not on our mailing list and are interested, email [email protected] to receive an invitation.

HAMISH LONG

President, Wine and Food Club

Wine and Food Club – Planning BBQ 2006 Harvest Fair

With hopes of mere survival in mind in the inau-gural Provisional League Division 3 season for Scotch Old Boys Soccer Club (SOBSC), the boys in Red started brightly with five wins from the first six games but then hit a wall of resilience against pre-season favourites Mornington and bitter rivals Old Camberwell. With only one point from those two games, the Scotch boys dropped to third but then went on an amazing run that has seen them undefeated in nine games, including a gutsy 1-0

home win return favour over Mornington at the weekend to all but destroy the visitor’s hopes of a top two spot and hand the advantage to Scotch, now sitting in pole position for a promo-tion spot for season 2006. Currently second with three games left and only two points needed to guarantee promotion, the Red, Royal & Gold jug-gernaut is looking beyond this in the hunt for the Championship, a task that is completely in their hands.

Old Boys Soccer Club


The Old Scotch Cricket Club has won back the Ashes! On a rain-affected Easter weekend in Sydney, the OSCCC defeated Sydney Scots Old Boys in the 53rd year of this annual event. Scotch came back from losing the Easter Saturday game by one run to comprehensively win on Monday thanks to fine batting from James Sinclair and Nick Simon and express bowling from Gary Bennett. Easter 2006 shapes as an exciting contest in Melbourne with Sydney Scots luring former NSW State fast bowler Warwick Adlam into their touring party, while Scotch will see the Easter debuts of Dylan Best, Ed Batrouney and Richie McCann.

The Cricket Club is now preparing for season 2005–06 commenc-ing in October. We are looking forward to building on the success of last year when we finished the season as runners-up. The Club plays in the MCC Club XI competition. The matches are competitive and always played in a good spirit (especially against Old Xavier) on turf wickets and with a professional umpire (last year renowned ‘trigger

finger’ and former Test umpire Robin Bailache officiated in games, unfortunately without the assistance of Hawkeye).

Most of the games are one dayers played on Saturday between 1pm and 6pm. As with all progressive sporting organisations there is a bye for all sides to coincide with the Victoria Derby at Flemington.

Training for this season will commence in September and is held at the School on the nets at the Rugby Oval.

Anyone who is interested in playing at the Cricket Club and would like more information please contact:

James Parton: 0417 105031 or [email protected]

Evan Hunter: 0407 826518 or [email protected]

Old Scotch Wins The Ashes

How quickly a year has (almost) flown since Bruce Symon (’47) was installed as Master of the Old Scotch Collegians’ Lodge in November 2004. It’s certainly been a busy, enjoyable, and successful time with such a full program.

A number of Members have advanced through the ranks with due ceremony:

• In December, Neil Hart-Smith (’60) was raised to a Master Mason;

• In February, John (Stan) Lacey (’53) was welcomed into the Lodge and became a Freemason, and in June became a Fellowcraft;

• In March, Richard Tait (’76) was raised to a Master Mason;

• In April, Andrew Silver (’01) became a Fellowcraft, and in July was raised to a Master Mason.

May was our busiest month. Our regular meeting was our annual Old Boys’ Night, when about 20 Old Boys from other Lodges visited. A very moving ‘Unknown Soldier’ ceremony was conducted, being our nearest meeting to Anzac Day, then the Haggis was piped in by Andrew Silver, the Ode delivered by Ian Gould (’76), and toasted with Jeff Kiddle’s (’42) Athol Brose. Neil Roberts, just retired as the Scotch Bursar after 20 years, was thanked for his great service to the School and to Old Boys, and then responded in glowing terms to the Toast to The School.

Later in May we attended ‘in good voice’ the Annual Combined School Lodges Meeting, hosted by Brighton Grammarians’ Lodge, where we gave a lusty rendering of the Boating Song in recognition of Scotch’s successive Head of the River wins, in the presence of 130 Combined Members, including the new Grand Master, MW Bro. Bruce Bartrop.

Also in May, we participated in a Masonic ‘Open Night’ at the Camberwell Centre, when interested family and friends came to see some of the inner workings of Freemasonry, and to learn about its objectives, operations and activities. Over 100 attended, including a number of interested Old Boys.

Late in May we assisted the Salvation Army with their annual Door Knock Appeal in the Hawthorn area – our teams collecting over $9000. In October we will hold a Film Night to raise money for charity. Other social activities with our Ladies and Friends, have included a Theatre Night, a spit roast picnic day at Rob Brelaz’s (’49) farm near Warrigal, and a Trivia Night in August with renowned Trivia Master, John Bell (’60).

With Wor. Master Bruce Symon’s last night approaching in October, Bro. Ian McMurtrie (’58) is the Master Elect for 2006, and will be installed by in November with the assistance of his brother Duncan (’60).

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Old Boys Night with Andrew Silver (’01) piping in The Master, Bruce Symon (’47)

A busy year for the Lodge

OLD SCOTCH CLUBS

Visiting Masters of Wesley Collegians’ Lodge, George Lee (left); Old Melbournians Lodge, Ian Hunt (centre); with our Master, Bruce Symon (’47), at the June meeting


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Scotch College was the first School in Australia to introduce a Foundation Fellow Program. This year we welcomed the eighth Foundation Fellow, Dr Anton Armstrong, the Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of Music at St Olaf College and conductor of the St Olaf Choir, Minnesota. Armstrong is a graduate of St Olaf and earned a Master of Music degree at the University of Illinois and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University. A world-renowned educator in choral music, Dr Armstrong came to Scotch directly from the World Symposium on Choral Music in Japan, following tours to Scandinavia with his choir and a recent performance at the White House for President and Mrs Bush.

On 9 August, Dr Armstrong was guest of honour at the Foundation President’s Dinner where he conducted the School’s Chamber Choir, and delivered an inspirational address to the more than 100 Foundation members who attended. The evidence of Anton’s skill, pas-sion and commitment were clear for all to see and hear in the bracket of songs performed by the Chamber Choir. He is an educationist of exceptional gifts and abilities, a singer and conductor of vision and passion, and an orator who held his audience totally spellbound. His vision of the performing arts as a vehicle for the education and devel-opment of the whole student resonated throughout the Ian Roach Hall, and his belief in the enrichment of experience, the broadening of the spirit and development of compassion and understanding were manifest. The rendition of ‘Shed not a tear’ with its multi-layered har-monies became the actualization of his vision.

Dr Armstrong recognised the scale of achievement of the James Forbes Academy, and the courage – or ‘New York guts’ – required by the Principal, Council and supporters of the project to bring it to fruition. He left everyone with a challenge, though – to use the Academy and all its resources to enhance the broadest educational experiences for the boys; and to create citizens of the 21st century who can think and who can face the challenges and uncertainties of the future with under-standing, compassion and determination. It is a challenge which the School and the Foundation are eager to take up!

After his address, the guests moved to the Main Foyer of the James Forbes Academy (JFA) for the formal dinner and enjoyed the company of many who had helped to make the vision of the Academy become a reality. Dr Armstrong entertained the guests with further anecdotes and recollections of his own experiences around the world, and made the links between music, drama, academic work and sport. The beauti-ful setting for the dinner, created by Kate Paterson and the Spotless staff and John Colvin from the JFA, provided a perfect backdrop for

a recognition of the vital connections between the Foundation and the School, and the need for the Foundation to keep working to sup-port the School in all its endeavours. The night showed indeed that the Foundation is energised and keen for its next challenge. The Foundation Fellow exemplifies the Foundation in action, and on this, as on previous occasions, the quality of the Fellow and of the President’s Evening itself was at the highest level.

Dr Armstrong continued his excellent work with the different choirs in the School, and even with the massed voices in preparation for the Foundation Day Concert, in a tireless program of classes and work-shops. A highlight was the combined choirs evening on Wednesday 17 August in which he conducted choirs from throughout the Junior and Senior Schools, and the combined Scotch–Lauriston Choir. The other highlight was his conducting at the Combined Schools Festival in which more than one thousand musicians participated, and which is reported elsewhere in this publication

DR ALAN WATKINSON

Executive Director of the Scotch College Foundation

Foundation FellowFOUNDATION


During the early months of 2005 the School was fortunate enough to receive several bequests, rep-resenting the interest in and enthusiasm for the School from members of the wider School Family. It was sad that the School was not aware that we would be the beneficiary of these bequests, which varied very considerably in amount. Had we known of these wonderfully generous intentions, we would have been able to say ‘Thank You’ to the bequester and his family during his lifetime, and would have given some appropriate recogni-tion for this act of generosity. We could also have discussed the bequest to ensure that the wishes and expectations of the donor are fully met. It is our regret that this was not possible.

Scotch is fortunate to have a wide and caring Family which frequently thinks about the School in the warmest and most generous way. Many members of our Family have indicated that they intend to favour the School with a bequest, to keep the flag flying and ensure that the School will develop well into the future. We are always so happy to hear of these generous intentions and be able to thank the donor and his family. This is in part why the Alexander Morrison Circle of Giving was created – to recognize and thank everyone who intends to benefit the School, and their families, while the donor is still alive.

If you have been kind enough to consider Scotch College as part of your charitable intentions in your will, please let us know of your generosity. That will allow us to thank you and your family and to recog-nise you now. If you are still considering provisions in your will, please think about the way in which

you can make a huge difference to the future of this School and the boys who will

attend it. Every bequest, no matter what size, does make a difference. Everyone who indicates to us that they intend to make a bequest, of whatever size, becomes a member of the Alexander Morrison Circle of Giving.

We hope that you will become part of this special group who are looking to the

future of the School and of all the boys who will pass through for generations to come.

Please contact Dr Alan Watkinson, Director of Development, for further details in absolute confi-dence. He may be reached on (03) 9810 4300 or by email at [email protected]

DR ALAN WATKINSON


We want to say ‘Thank You’.

Last year, the Scotch College Foundation made arrangements with several parents and their banks to allow monthly debits to be made in favour of the Scotch College Building Fund. This move came as a response to comments from parents who wanted to support the School but who found that making a single donation to the Foundation or Building Fund each year was not always easy. A direct debit allows parents to make a much smaller regular contribution to the School over a period of time, and still receive the full tax credit at the end of the financial year.

For example, parents who wished to join the Foundation at the level of Fellow in 2004 – a pledge of $6000 over five years – were able to make arrangements for a monthly direct debit of $100 per month to be paid towards the pledge. At the end of the financial year, the

School issued a tax deductible receipt for the amount paid ($1200 for the year) which then attracted the relevant tax deduction.

A number of supporters of the School have taken this option over the last 12 months and are finding the process easy and not nearly as painful as making a single payment once a year. Some have actually said it really doesn’t hurt very much at all!

If you would like to take advantage of this option for supporting the development work of the School, please contact Dr Alan Watkinson, Director of Development, on 9810 4300 or by email at [email protected].

All enquiries are treated with the strictest confidence.

Giving doesn’t really have to hurt that much – honestly!

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New levels of membershipThe Scotch College Foundation was established in 1973 with the express purpose of raising funds to assist with the physi-cal and educational develop-ment of the School. As well as providing money for a wide range of capital works projects, such as the Lithgow Centre, Cardinal Pavilion, Languages and Culture Centre and the James Forbes Academy, the Foundation has also created a corpus, part of the income of which is used to fund scholarships and bursaries for students with financial needs. The Foundation is perhaps the most successful within Australian schools, and since its inception has raised more than $35 million for Scotch College. Such consistent phi-lanthropy towards the School is unparalleled in other sec-ondary schools around the country.

Membership of the Foundation is granted at dif-ferent levels to individuals or families who undertake to pledge a certain amount of money to the School, through the Foundation, over a period of up to five years. The rates for membership were estab-



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Exploding the mythThe Foundation Lunch ProgramThe Junior School Lunch Program has been running for ten years now (and from 2004 included Year 7 par-ents as well). Despite the success of the program there are various misconceptions, which are discussed extensively throughout the pick-up zone, which I hope to dispel. Below are what I perceive to be some of those myths along with some of the comments from parents who have recently attended lunches.

Myth Fact

The lunches are hard-sell, money-asking affairs ‘The lunch is not a fund-raising activity and no ask is made for money at all.’

Parents who attend feel threatened by the occasion ‘Guy Mason, Astrida Cooper and Alan Watkinson made us feel relaxed, comfortable and welcome.’

The lunches keep repeating the same message : GIVE ‘The lunch was informative and enjoyable. Alan outlined the current situation of the School and indicated future plans and developments.’

The School is only interested in rich parents. Ordinary parents are not really welcome.

‘We had a mixture of families at our lunch. Everyone was made to feel welcome and we all were able to talk and express our views during the lunch.’

The lunches are just another Scotch event to endure. ‘The food was good and so was the wine. It was just right for a 90-minute lunch engagement. There was no pressure and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.’

The lunches are all about the Senior School. There was a strong focus on the Junior School and possible developments there, but also it helped us to see how our boys will benefit from work which will occur in the Senior School in the future.

The Junior School lunch program exists for the fol-lowing reasons:

• It allows parents to meet other Junior School par-ents, especially new parents from their own year level in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

• It allows parents to meet and talk with the Head of the Junior School and the Director of Development about current and future issues.

• It provides an opportunity to hear about future developments within the School which will affect all boys during their time at Scotch College.

The lunches are not fundraisers, but parents are asked to accept a phone call following the lunch to see if the Director of Development may come to talk

to them about ways in which they may be able to support the School at some stage of their involve-ment at Scotch College.

We attempt to invite all families to a lunch at some time during their time in the Junior School. Some families are keen to attend more than one lunch.

There is such a thing as a free lunch on this occa-sion!

The program is continuing throughout the rest of this year, and we hope to be able to meet you for lunch on one of the upcoming occasions.

DR ALAN WATKINSON


lished in 1973, and last reviewed in 1991. Since then, the relative value of Foundation member-ship has altered very consider-ably in relation to the cost of living and other markers such as School fees. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees on 3 August, it was decided that the levels of membership of the Scotch College Foundation needed to be reviewed. As a result, the fol-lowing levels of membership have been approved and will operate from 1 January 2006.

Associate Fellow $5000 Fellow $10,000 Senior Fellow $25,000 Trustee $75,000 Forbes Society $250,000

Pledges to join the Foundation may be made over a period of up to five years, and payments may be made on a monthly basis. Pledges made to the Building or Library Funds are tax deductible.

All members of the Foundation will retain their current level of membership unless they choose to upgrade. As from 1 January 2006, an upgrade to the next level will involve an additional payment equal to the difference between the new levels rather than the old levels. For example: An Associate Fellow upgrading to a Fellow will only have to pay the $5000 difference.

Members of the Scotch Family who join the Foundation during the remainder of 2005 will still join at the existing levels, and there will be no alteration to their payments after 1 January 2006.

DR ALAN WATKINSON




APS Past Students Golf Day 2005

Come and represent OSCA on:

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All Past Students with registered handicaps are encouraged to represent their school on this

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Entry forms will be sent out early September.

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This year’s Ken Field Exhibition is going to be the best ever! We are lucky enough to be able to take advantage of a wonderful new location in the Foyer and Krongold Gallery of the James Forbes Academy, with their soaring spaces and magnificent vistas over the Main Oval and the Chapel. Many of our favourite artists have agreed to exhibit their works again, and this year we are branching out into new areas of interest. We are also lucky enough to have the assistance of Barry Pang and Anita Archer whose highly suc-cessful Fine Art Exhibition and Auction last year helped to raise more than $40,000 for the Ken Field Fund for the Performing Arts. They will be committing a small number of special paintings to the Exhibition as they did in 2003, and interest is expected to be high. Robert and Kathy Littlewood, current Scotch parents, are also again supporting us with a range of works from their gallery (Littlewood and Hart) and promise to have a number of Pro Harts for the Exhibition.

The Ken Field Show will run from Friday, 7 October until Sunday, 9 October 2005. You will find an invitation on page 31 to attend the formal opening and cocktail party on Friday, 7 October, and we hope that you will book early in order to attend – and get the first opportunity to make purchases from the Exhibition.

Featured artists this year include Greg Allen, Bob Wade, Ben Shearer, Angie Morgan, Gordon Fitchett, Paul Margoscy, Charles Moodie, Len Pawluk, Donald Ramsay, Jo-Anne Seebery, Joseph Zbukvic, Davina Anderson

and many others. Helen Loveridge from New South Wales is providing a number of Aboriginal works for us, and these should be a special attraction. Well-known Melbourne sculptor Jenny Whiteside is exhibiting for the first time, and jeweler Kathy Pulkkinen, who deals in the Danish-designed Pilgrim Jewelry, will also join us.

Profits from the sale of these art works go towards the Ken Field Fund for the Performing Arts, created following the death of the much beloved and iconic Scotch Bursar in 1988. Over the years almost $500,000 has been raised through activities and the careful investment of the accu-mulating funds. Each year grants are made by the Principal to the various areas of the performing arts throughout the School – both Junior and Senior School – and in 2004 more than $15,000 was allocated to specific projects. This continuing support for the Performing Arts at Scotch College is a genuine tribute to Ken Field whose interest in the Arts throughout his 32 years at Scotch never faltered.

Make sure you make a date to visit the Ken Field Art Exhibition and Sale on the Family Day Weekend of 7–9 October. Please fill in the form on page 31 and return it to reserve your place at the formal opening and cock-tail party.

DR ALAN WATKINSON

Director of Development

The Ken Field Art Exhibition and Sale

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Who served in World War II?

Who was Pegg Clarke?Pegg Clarke (1890–1956), who took photographs of Scotch’s grounds and buildings in the late 1930s, lived with Dora Wilson, an artist, opposite the boarding house gates, one door below Callantina Road, at 476 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn. David Purvis (1944), whose family are local real-estate agents, would place her in Hawthorn from the 1920s to the 1950s.

She was a keen profes-sional photographer and her speciality was portraiture. Various Old Boys have Clarke’s photographic portraits of themselves – for example, Jim Ramsay (1948); or of their parents – Norman Wright (1939) has one of his mother and David Clarke (1963) has one of his father Thornton Clarke (1934); or of their chil-dren – David Bradshaw (1924), resident in McMeckan House as Junior School Headmaster from 1945, had all three of his children taken by her. When Bernard Haugh (1930) mar-ried Nancy Attwood (staff 1939–44) in 1942 they went straight from the chapel to Pegg Clarke’s house to have her take their wedding pho-tograph.

It is possible that she was related to Olive Clarke, Gilray’s secretary. Somewhere perhaps are the plates and negatives of her photographs of Scotch.

How many Old Boys served in World War II? Who were they?

We simply do not know, but we are working on it.

During the war OSCA made valiant efforts to iden-tify all serving Old Boys. The practical reason for doing so was that OSCA had resolved to waive its membership subscriptions. Also, as well as sending them the usual Collegians, OSCA also sent copies of Satura and other reading material such as novels and magazines.

All these were ‘very gratefully received as reading matter of interest to us is extremely difficult to obtain. No matter how old, they are eagerly read and sought for’ wrote Captain Hal Oxley (1933), 2/8 Battalion, AIF Abroad, on 7 October 1940. They ‘are eagerly read by all who manage to get hold of them’ (Lieut. Ian McDonald (1931), 24th Battery, 2/12 Field Regiment, 12 August 1943).

The Collegian ‘comes along all too seldom these days, but when it does arrive it certainly gets a warm reception. I know I wouldn’t miss it for any-thing’ (Able Seaman Rodney Taylor (1941), HMAS Cootamundra, 16 July 1943).

‘I have thoroughly enjoyed ... being in contact with the dear old School through the same pages’ (AC1 Randal Watt (1938), X-Ray Section, No. 3 RC, RAAF, 18 September 1943).

‘Reading matter is at a premium here and the [Collegian] has already been through several hands with myself reading the articles in between times’ (Gunner James Davis (1921), 5th Battery, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 4 September 1940).

As Major Donald Fraser (1918), 2/4 Field Regiment, AIF Abroad, wrote in late 1940, ‘Other Old Scotch Collegians in this regiment also appreciate this mark of remembrance from the school. Someone had a very happy thought to send the magazines.’

Old Boys’ letters to OSCA also give us glimpses of the war.

Gunner Frank Dean (1922) regretted that ‘Unfortunately I was too old to be recommended for a commission ... but at least I have three stripes. I hope to get a commission when we get into action’ (24 March 1941). Sure enough, by 1945 he was a Lieutenant. Wilfred Stone (1926) was called up for guard duty on the very first day of the war, as he already belonged to the Victorian Scottish Regiment


Thanks to all Old Boys who have supported the 2005 Annual Giving Program. To date $130,000 from 810 generous donors has been received to support the School.

The Archives are compiled by Dr Jim Mitchell, Co-Archivist. Phone: 9810 4293 Email: [email protected]

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The 20 oldest Old Boys1. Alfred William Herbert

Chandler, b 1 June 1905. Aged 100. Congratulations!

2. Melbourne Crutchfield Clayton, b. 30 Dec 1905

3. William Balleny Howden, b. 14 Mar 1906

4. Francis Campbell Stuckey, b. 14 Apr 1906

5. Roy Riggall Prentice, b. 26 June 1906

6. Charles Spencer Mann, b. 19 July 1908.

7. Robert Jarrett McCullagh, b. 17 Aug 1908

8. Leslie Winsall Hall, b 18 Sept 1908

9. Leonard Denton Kemp, b. 6 June 1909. Prefect

10. Keith McKinley Wilson, b. 16 Sept 1909. Prefect

11. John Hewitt Pope, b. 18 Sept 1909

12. Albert Alexander Willis, b. 29 Sept 1909

13. (John) Alexander Lyne, b. 23 Oct 1909. Prefect. Dux 1928

14. Leslie Charles Blair Barker, b. 29 Dec 1909

15. Walter Alexander Forbes, b. 21 Mar 1910

16. Preston Dodds Reid, b. 20 May 1910

17. Michel Krizoz, b. 3 Nov 1910

18. Sir (Joseph Robert) Archibald Glenn, b. 24 May 1911. Prefect

19. Frank Charles Lawson, b. 5 June 1911

20. Ian Edwin Crapp (1927) b. 4 Oct 1911

The youngest boy is: Jonathan Vincent Bucello, b. 14 April 2000.

and was sent to protect Fort Pearce, which guarded the entrance to Port Phillip. Cecil Norman Sandford (1927) spent much of the war on Coast Watch in New Guinea, for which he was awarded a DSO.

Steadily, OSCA’s Secretary, Keith McKinley Wilson (1927), amassed voluminous records of Old Boy ser-vicemen that are today preserved in the Archives: forms, letters, memos, and notes of all shapes, sizes and colours. Wilson ran OSCA from a corner of his office in the family accounting firm, in the Stock Exchange Building, 422 Little Collins St. Soon he left for the war, too, and the task fell in 1942–43 to his elderly father, James McKinley Wilson (1891), and from 1943 to the new Secretary, Pat Wood (1930). It was a large undertaking. When the Military Cross awarded to Lieutenant Don Simonson (1936) was left out of one of OSCA’s published lists, and his father wrote to point this out, James Wilson replied that ‘I much regret the omission and can only account for it by the tremendous amount of work entailed ... in compiling the different lists’ (5 November 1943).

Despite all OSCA’s work, by 1943 it had only 420 names on its list and Gilray fretted ‘yet I feel there must be many others – if only they would let us know!’ By war’s end, OSCA knew of around 2500 Old Boys in uniform. Ultimately, however, this cov-ered only Old Boys and families in contact with the School, together with a smattering of men dobbed in by other Old Boys in the same unit.

When today we pose the question Who served? we essentially start from scratch.

The majority of those who served can be found only by painstakingly checking 10,000 Old Boys of the right age against the war service records held in Canberra.

This is possible today because over the past ten years the Archives have developed the first full and accurate database of Scotch Collegians. This realises one of the school’s long-held dreams. It builds on the work of Percy Serle (1887) and Bruce Symon (1945) and has been brought to fruition by the boundless energy of Paul Mishura, who has gone through the School’s handwritten registers and student record cards and has checked each name against birth, marriage, and death certificates, and against cemetery and probate records.

Even so, it is no simple matter to reconcile our data with Canberra’s.

For a start, spelling differences abound, an unavoid-able corollary of data derived from enlistment forms that were handwritten. Also, quite a few men changed the order of their first names, or omitted first names.

Worse, even something as basic as date of birth is no help. Why? Because many young men raised their

age so as to be old enough to enlist and many older men lowered their age so as to be young enough.

Some men lowered their age by as much as five or six years. Thus William Gordon Ross (1927) born in 1909 enlisted in the RAAF with a birthdate of 1914, and went on to win the DFM.

(The trick in altering your birthdate, we may note in passing, is to avoid being caught out. In order to be able to remember what you wrote on your enlist-ment form, it is best to change only the year of your birth but to keep the day and month the same. A man can be a bit unsure about which year he was born in, but if he seems not to know the day and month he looks suspicious, or a fool.)

So, as I look up each Old Boy on-line to Canberra, if I cannot find an exact match I trawl around and often find him after all. All very time consuming, and yet it needs to happen as fast as possible.

What I am finding is, first, the numbers are swell-ing. The number of men named Algie swelled from one to five, and the number of Andersons from 18 to 43. In very round figures, for every 40 men already named by OSCA I seem to be adding another 60. If that trend holds, to OSCA’s 2500 I will be adding another 3600!

Secondly, I have already found one Old Boy who died on active service but about whom we had not known and who is not named among the fallen on the Honour Roll in the Memorial Hall: Flight Sergeant William Frederick Allsopp, of 460 Squadron, who died over north-west Europe on 9 April 1943. The cause of death is graphically described as ‘Flying Battle’.

Thirdly, the data can be useful. The two Algie brothers, James and John, were in the 11 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps and when we find Roderick Algie there too, it does seem likely that he was their relative, which we had not previously known. Also, patterns of enlistment become discernible. When Robert Ingram (1934), DFC, was killed on 1 June 1943, his brother Ken (1940) joined up on 7 June.

The Alert Reader will have noted that many of the examples above are men whose surnames begin with ‘A’. I have a long slog ahead of me before I reach Zimmer.

You can check the list online at www.oscanet.com.au under ‘Archives – Lives’, or by ringing Jim Mitchell, Co-Archivist, on (03) 9810 4293. We welcome all comments, especially about men who served in the Royal Navy, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force.

Our aim is to contact all living Old Boys who served in Australian or other forces or in the Merchant Marine, to invite them this 11 November to a service in the Memorial Hall followed by a luncheon.

Please do help us make sure that we invite everyone who is eligible.


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AITKENHEAD Wilfred James (Bill) (’26)ALDER John Henry (’39)ANDERSON George Ian (’32)BALLANTYNE Hugh Wilson (’49)BARNABY John Geoffrey Lennon (’58)BEYER Thomas Henry (’49)BLYTH Francis Robert David (’32)BRUCE David Malcolm (’54)BRUCE Robert Alfred (’42)CALCUTT Maurice Wigmore (’31)CAMERON Dr Ian Henry (’48)CAREY Albert John Kimber (’34)COOK Alexander Burnand (’30)DOBBIE Alexander William (’32)DYE George Walter (’34)EVA Michael Ross (’63)FARGIE John David McKenzie (’45)FLERE Adrian James Hocart (’55)FULLAGAR Dr John Kelsham (’39)HAMILTON Ivan Keith (’38)HOGGARTH William Paton (’37)JOHNSTONE Russel Murray (’35)KEAN John Thomas (’38)LAWSON Dr. Peter Sutherland (Harry) (’58)LETHAM Dr Donald David (’28)LONGMUIR Robert Owen (’45)LOVE Ross Alfred (’26)MACDONALD Kenneth John (’45)MACVEAN Allan Arthur (’49)MARKS QC The Hon. Keith David (’36)MATHESON Charles McLaren (’35)McDONALD Alan Alfred (’29)McFARLAND Russell Stuart (’35)MEADMORE Clement Lyon (’42)MEDBURY Walter Matthews (’36)MONK Leslie Graham (’47)MORRIS Humphrey Gray (’25)MURRAY James Hunter (’45)ODGERS Anthony Richard (’56)PERMEZEL Ian Robert (’50)PICKEN William Ian (’37)POWELL Scott Charles (’89)REID David Ronald (’60)RULE James (’32)RUSSELL Graham Percival (’37)SCHOLES OAM DFC David William Simpson (’41)SCOTT Roderick Vaughan (’38)SCOTT Russell Malcolm (’81)SKINNER Keith (’42)

Wilfred James (Bill) Aitkenhead (’26) was born at Launceston, Tasmania, on 17 September 1911, although

his birth certificate gave the date as 20 September 1911. Accordingly, he celebrated both birthdays every year. Bill left Scotch College, Launceston, to attend Scotch College, Melbourne, in 1926, after which he left to work at Pascoe Motors, where he was paid five shillings a week selling motorcycles and bicycles. While working at Conn’s Motors he became involved in dirt track motorcycle riding. In the early 1930s he worked for the Richmond Brewery, but the Great Depression made it a part-time job, and he moved to Sydney in 1935. After selling clothes brushes door to door he found work with motorcycle dealer Bennett & Wood. He later ran a mixed business, was a bookmaker at Harold Park greyhound track, and ran the Sutherland Arms at Ultimo. In about 1940 he moved to Adelaide, and worked in the Islington Railway Workshops after being refused entry into the RAAF. On 23 June 1941 the RAAF accepted him. He was posted to the Number One Air Ambulance in the Middle East, and was later based at Bari in Italy for the Italian campaign before being posted to the 36th Transport Squadron at Archerfield, Qld, from which he flew many missions to PNG. At war’s end he was posted to Singapore with the 45th Squadron to evacuate troops home. He was discharged on 7 May 1946. On 16 October 1945 he married Mollie Irene Woodroofe (died 10 August 1983) in Brisbane and they had a daughter (Wendy) and a son (Gregory). During the war he became aware that it was almost impossible to get transport from Sydney Airport, so he established a regular chauffer-

driven hire car service in 1946 as Kingsford Smith Hire Cars (KSA – later KST). He soon operated nine cars after buying out business partners, and later bought out competitors who had started in the early 1950s. When airport traffic brought an increase in taxis, he replaced his limousines with mini buses – another winning move. He was proud of his around-the-clock service every day for 53 years until the business was sold in 1999. Bill was a foundation member of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents and, with others, established the Travellers’ Information Service at Sydney Airport. He was a president of the Motor Traders’ Association of NSW and the VAAC (Vic). Bill travelled extensively throughout the world, with his last trip being to Dubai in 2004. A planned trip to Korea, Vietnam and China was planned for July 2005. He was a foundation member of the NSW Racehorse Owners’ Association, and a member of the AJC, STC and the Thoroughbred Club of Australia, as well as the Sydney Theatre Company and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. A quiet philanthropist, he was still driving at his death. Bill’s brother, James (1926–29; died 13 April 1974), was also at Scotch. Bill lived in Sydney, and died on 28 May 2005.

John Henry Alder (’39) was born at East Malvern on 4 February 1923, and attended Scotch from 1936–39 as a weekly boarder, having won a scholarship. He received an entrance scholarship to Melbourne University, receiving his BSc (ChemE) in 1949, and a Diploma of Arts from Swinburne in 1977. He served in the AIF’s 5 BN (VSR) as a Private from 1941–42, then transferred to the RAAF from 1942–46, being a flying officer at the 15 Radar Station upon demobilisation. On 3 October 1950 he married Gwenda B. Chadwick at Scotch, and their sons David (1967–72) and Richard (1972–77) followed him at Scotch.

John was director of Barret Burston Aust from 1963–71, deputy chairman of the Victorian EPA from 1971–84, and a member of the Victorian AAT from 1984–88. John’s father, Harold (1909–12,) attended Scotch, as did his brothers Alec (1940–42; died 18 August 1973) and Donald (1943–46), cousin Douglas (1937–41), nephews Robert (1962–72) and Andrew (1967–71), and grandson Nicholas Forster (Year 11). John died on 4 April 2005. His family supplied the following further information:

In 1942 John enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force where he became a ‘Bailey Boy’ for four years. These young men, after a period of highly intensive and very secret training under Professor Bailey at Sydney University were sent to remote locations in the Pacific to set up radar stations that were to play a critical early-warning role of the Japanese advance. John’s wartime service included two and a half years as commanding officer of radar stations in New Guinea and islands in the south-west Pacific, during the Japanese advance and retreat. He continued his interest in applied science by attending Melbourne University after the war, where he graduated in 1948, majoring in chemistry and engineering. During this time he was a keen member of the Melbourne University Mountaineering Club, further developing a lifelong interest in the natural environment. He had three children: Kate, David and Richard. After graduating, John worked for several decades in a range of industries in positions with responsibilities for production management and technical innovation. His roles included paper mill superintendent at Australian Newsprint Mills in Boyer, Tasmania, and Technical Director at malting firm Barrett Bros and Burston. His

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industry experience was recognised in his appointment as the inaugural Deputy Chairman of Victoria’s new Environment Protection Authority, established in 1971. The three-man authority established effective and innovative pollution controls and monitoring systems in Victoria, now regarded as benchmarks around the world. He left the EPA in 1984 to join the Planning Appeals Board as a full-time member. This appointment gave him further opportunity to apply his extensive knowledge of industry and science in the service of his community. After retirement in 1989, John continued his interest in community service, including membership of the Faculty of Engineering at Melbourne University, the Lower Yarra Advisory Committee, and the Royal Park Hospital Ethics Committee. John was a keen and active member of the Old Scotch College Tennis Club from the late ’60s until well after his retirement. He was an enthusiastic surfer and swimmer at Mooloolaba (Queensland) and Mount Martha.

George Ian Anderson (’32) was born at Clifton Hill on 4 January 1915, and attended Scotch from 1928 until May 1932 – leaving immediately after rowing in the First VIII for the second year. A member of Lawson House, he rowed in its crew for three years. He was a 1932 Probationer. George worked for the NAB, and was a bank manager in both Victoria and Qld. On 28 March 1942 he married Shirley Evans at Scotch. George died on 8 June 2005.

Hugh Wilson Ballantyne (’49) was born on 13 March 1931 and attended Scotch from 1942–49, coming from CBGS. He was a choir member at Scotch and involved in Scouts. His father, James (1914–17; died 27 May 1988), was at Scotch, as were his uncles Andrew (1915–22; died 13 July 1992) and Ronald (1915–25; died April 1980 in California, USA), and Borthwick great nephews William (Year 11) and Harry (Year 8). Hugh died on 5 July 2005.

John Geoffrey Lennon Barnaby (’58) was born on 10 September 1941 and attended Scotch from 1950–58. He was Captain of the Junior School in

1953, a 1957 Probationer, and a 1958 Prefect. Jack was a CUO and member of the Second XI. He obtained his BE at Melbourne University in 1962, and his MBA in 1971. Jack married Maggie. He was the chief executive of the property consultancy at A.T. Cocks Consulting. Jack was a member of the Australia Club, and of the Flinders, Royal Melbourne and National Golf Clubs. He was a member of the Scotch Foundation. His son David (1982–92) attended Scotch, as did his father James (1917–22; died 15 November 1981) and uncle John (1915–19; died 20 July 1969). Jack died on 25 June 2005.

Thomas Henry Beyer (’49) was born in Melbourne on 30 November 1930 and attended Scotch from 1938–49. He was a 1943 Junior School Form Captain, 1944 Form Captain of Va, 1945 Form Captain of VIB and 1946 Form Captain of VII Mod. 1943 Captain of the Junior School, he was a 1949 Probationer. In 1953 he obtained his PhC, MPS, at the Victorian College of Pharmacy. Tom began working at McCausland’s Pharmacy in Ashburton – a job that paid a few guineas a week. He bought the Victoria Pharmacy in Little Collins Street, and later acquired McCausland’s. Tom was a member of the Ashburton Chamber of Commerce, and was an Amcal board member. After co-owning various pharmacies in Chapel Street, Prahran, he ‘settled’ at the Prahran Central Amcal Pharmacy. He retired as a pharmacist in 2000. Tom was an active member of the Liberal Club for over 25 years, being chairman of the Hawthorn branch, and energetically supportive at election time. Tom was a director of the National Gallery of Victoria, where he was an active volunteer whose keen eye spotted Old Scotch visitors. He was the founding chair of the Felton Society, which was formed to raise funds for future acquisitions. Tom was chairman of the Hawthorn Electorate Council, Melbourne University’s Veterinary Science Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee, and the RSYLTC, RACV, MSO Society, and the Melbourne Club. At Scotch on 26 March 1955 he married Beverley Judith Wright (died 27 December 1995), and their sons Andrew (1969–

75) and Stephen (1970–75) attended Scotch. Tom’s father Guido (1910–19; died 6 May 1956) was also at Scotch, as was his uncle John (1908–?; died 18 January 1975) and cousins Charles (1927–34), Carl (1929–38; died 18 March 1996), John (1935–44; died 24 February 1996) and Richard (1940–46; died 10 July 1987). Tom died on 17 May 2005 and a tribute to him was held in the Great Hall of the National Gallery on 26 May 2005.

Francis Robert David Blyth (’32) was born at Gisborne on 5 July 1914 and attended Scotch from 1930–32. He was a 1931 and 1932 Class Captain. Francis was married to Zoe for 55 years. David’s brother Russell (1928–29) also attended Scotch. David died peacefully in his sleep at Caritas Christi, Kew, on 5 May 2005.

David Malcolm Bruce (’54). The following obituary was supplied by David’s wife, Barbara: David was born at Bethesda Hospital, East Melbourne on 4 December 1936. David won a scholarship to Scotch Senior School and attained 12 subjects in Matriculation over two years. David was a Senior Cadet Under-Officer and went to Canberra with Bob O’Neill and Peter Rouch in 1954 to take part in a March Post at the opening of Federal Parliament, later meeting Mr Menzies, the then Mrs Pattie Menzies and Lord Bruce. The three also attended the Royal Garden Party at Government House and they were presented to HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and later attended the Trooping of the Colour at Duntroon. David was editor of The Collegian in 1954, rowed bow in the First Crew and was a School Prefect. David attended Melbourne University Law School and after graduating, joined Fenton & Dunn Solicitors for his Articles. He later became a Legal Manager at TAA for some years. He eventually returned to Fenton & Dunn when Mr Dunn died. The firm became Fenton, Dunn & Bruce, which eventually amalgamated with Wisewoulds. After leaving Scotch, David enjoyed skiing at Mt Buller and Thredbo. He helped build the original Koomerang at Mt Buller. On 12 December 1969, David married Barbara Hamilton Brown (daughter of Thomas Arnold Brown (1916–18; died 29 January 1983) at

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SKURRIE Alan David (’34)SMALL Warren Maxwell (’50)SPRATT Roy Gordon (’38)STANISTREET Ronald Bruce (’37)STEVENS Kenneth Machin (’33)STURGESS Peter Garry (’38)SULLIVAN Dr Peter Robert (’65)TERNES Harold Frederick (’29)WARK David Andrew Mountford (’56)WESTERN Kenneth McDonell (’49)WIGLEY George Harrison (’32)WILSON Bruce William (’48)

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Scotch and had two sons, Robert (1976–88) and James (1978–90), and lived at 1 Callantina Road, Hawthorn so the boys would never be late for school! David was a great family man and enjoyed following the boys’ sporting activities at Scotch, inter-school and on the River. No. 1 Callantina Road was often the venue for hungry boarders and/or sporting BBQs. David also helped the boys with their sailing activities at Blairgowrie and State sailing. In 1974, David joined the National Australia Bank to establish the Bank’s Legal Department. Since that time he had been closely involved in major changes in the banking industry. The Managing Director of NAB, Mr Don Angus, in 1996 said David had been a key player in many events which had shaped the National Australia Banking Group including the 1981 merger with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, and the acquisitions of major overseas banks in England, Scotland and Ireland. A senior London lawyer from Cameron and Markley wrote to the family saying, ‘Working with David was always something special; no one else had his style. His wisdom and style got the job done and it was fun doing it.’ On retiring from the NAB in 1996 he became a senior partner at Mallesons, Stephen, Jaques until ill health forced him to retire. Over the last 10 years, David did not enjoy good health or a retirement he would have wished for. In July 2004, he suffered a brain haemorrhage and unfortunately died on 19 June 2005. David will be sadly missed by Barbara, James, Rob and Georgie, grandchildren Mardi and Hamish (living in Seoul, South Korea).In David’s honour the NAB have decided to donate a prize in banking law at his old law school – the University of Melbourne. The prize will be known as the ‘David Bruce Memorial Prize’, awarded to a student demonstrating excellence in the field of banking law.

Robert Alfred Bruce (’42) was born at Yarrawonga on 21 August 1925, the eldest of four children, and attended Scotch from 1939–40 as a boarder in Arthur Rob. Bob left Scotch to pursue a trade. He obtained his Diploma of Electrical Engineering at RMIT in 1959,

and worked for the SEC until retiring early. He and his wife, Sarah Dorothy, moved to Tura Beach, but returned to Melbourne when she became ill. His death ended a 55-year marriage. They had two daughters; one, Wendy Matthews, wrote that he was a proud Old Boy who enjoyed his short time at Scotch. His brother, Wallace (1948–51), was also at Scotch. Bob died on 4 December 2004.

Maurice Wigmore Calcutt (’31) was born at Malvern on 18 September 1914 and attended Scotch from 1926–31. He served in the AIF from 1940–42, being a Private in the Australian Army Services Corps 4 Division upon demobilisation. Maurice died on 12 June 2005.

Dr Ian Henry Cameron (’48) was born on 24 October 1929 and attended Scotch from 1939 to 1948. He was a 1941 Junior School Form Captain, and a member of the pipe band. In 1954 he obtained his MB BS at Melbourne University and became a GP. Ian’s last years of practice were at the Wicklow Avenue Medical Centre. On 5 January 1955 he married Lesley E. Fairbairn at Scotch. Ian was proclaimed Chieftain in Clan Cameron, chaired various medical committees, was chairman of the VTAC of RACGP, medical officer for the City of Croydon and Maroondah from 1961, and was a member of various Scottish societies. He served his nation in the RAAMC. Ian was the second of four generations of Camerons at Scotch. His father, Dr Ian attended Scotch (1906–15; died 7 September 1948), as had his uncles Angus (1906; died 1952) and Donald (1906–14; died 14 March 1958). Cousins at Scotch were Alan (1935–38; died 8 March 1994) and Donald (1935–39). Ian’s sons comprised the third generation: Ian (1965–74); Andrew (1967–75), Hugh (1969–77) and Malcolm (1971–77). The fourth generation is represented by Matthew (1999–2004), Ian (Year 12), James (Year 11), Andrew (Year 9) and Duncan (Year 6). Ian died at the Ringwood Private Hospital on 21 July 2005 after a prolonged illness.

Albert John Kimber Carey (’34) was born at Kew on 11 December 1918 and attended Scotch from 1931–34. Bert died on 25 March 2005.

Alexander Burnand Cook (’30) was born at Rupanyup on 9 January 1913 and attended Scotch from 1922–30. He married Marjorie Swan at Scotch on 6 August 1938. Alexander died on 17 June 2005.

Alexander William Dobbie (’32) was born at Auburn on 22 November 1916, and left CGS to attend Scotch from 1928–32. From 1940–46 he served in the RAAF, during which time he was a POW. Upon demobilisation he was a Flight Lieutenant in the 1 Squadron. On 18 December 1945 he married Beryl Minnie Latham at Scotch. She died on 21 April 2003. Their son, Roger (1969–73), was also at Scotch, and Alec’s father, Archibald Lizars Dobbie (died 29 December 1954), coached the First VIII from 1934–36. Alec died on 4 April 2005.

George Walter Dye (’34) was born at Cape Town, South Africa, on 30 December 1916, and attended Scotch from 1931–34. He was a Class Captain in 1932, 1933 and 1934. George was one of three sons of an American Consul who attended Scotch. His brothers were John (1931–33) and Phillip (1931–36). George lived at Sun City Centre, Hillsborough, Florida, USA, and died on 10 January 2005.

Michael Ross Eva (’63) was born on 1 January 1946 and attended Scotch from 1954–63. Michael’s father, Ross (1931–36; died June 1995), attended Scotch, as did his uncle Lloyd (1931–32), and cousins David (1959–63) and Ross (1961–67). Michael died on 16 May 2005.

John David McKenzie Fargie (’45) was born on 1 May 1929 and attended Scotch from 1938–45. His uncle, Dr. Eric Fargie (1916–18; died 12 December 1968), was also at Scotch. John died on 24 July 2005.

Adrian James Hocart Flere (’55) was born at Kyabram on 27 May 1937 and attended Scotch from 1951–55. On 14 July 1961 he married Sue A. Millet at Scotch. Their son, Landon (1982–87), attended Scotch. Adrian died on 27 May 2005.

Dr John Kelsham Fullagar (’39) was born on 14 April 1921, and left HC to attend Scotch from 1932–39. A 1938–39 Dramatic Society member, he

was involved in the 1938 production of The Merchant of Venice, and the 1939 production of Busman’s Honeymoon. He was a 1939 Collegian editorial committee member, and a 1939 Prefect. John’s father was Old Haileyburian and High Court Judge Wilfred Kelsham Fullagar, but John chose medicine, obtaining his MB BS at Melbourne University in 1946. He was the medical director of Rockhampton Hospital from 1950–55, a member from 1968–90 of the Board of Management of the Angliss Hospital, and a member of Lions International from 1958–95. John served Australia as a Captain in the RAAMC. He married Lesley Joan Leask (died 31 March 2004) at Scotch on 5 August 1947, and their sons Peter (1965–70) and Andrew (1966–71) attended Scotch. John’s brothers attended Scotch – Richard (1935–36; died 19 November 2001) and Bill (1936–45) – as did nephews Richard (1964–72) and Wilfred (1983).

Ivan Keith Hamilton (’38) was born at Ivanhoe on 14 July 1922 and attended Scotch from 1936–38. Ivan served in the AIF from 1942–46, and was a Sergeant in the 3 Australian Div Signals when discharged. He married Betty McDonald at Scotch on 6 May 1944. Ivan’s brother, Linsday (1933–34), was also at Scotch. Ivan died on 29 June 2005.

William Paton Hoggarth (’37) was born on 16 January 1924, and attended Scotch from 1935–39. He married Gwenda O. McKinlay at Scotch on 9 April 1949. William died on 25 September 2003.

Russel Murray Johnstone (’35) was born at Roseville, NSW, on 9 March 1920, and attended Scotch from 1932–35. He enlisted in the RAN on 6 September 1939, and was a Petty Officer on the HMAS Lonsdale upon demobilisation in 1946. War service did not prevent him returning to Scotch for his marriage on 1 November 1944 to Ruth Grant. Also at Scotch were Russel’s brothers Colin (1932–40) and James (1932–41). Russel died at Ararat on 5 July 2005.

John Thomas Kean (’38) was born at Sea Lake, Victoria, on 15 March 1921, and boarded at Scotch from 1936–38

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in Arthur Rob and McMeckan Houses. He served in the AIF from 1943–45, being a Staff Sergeant in the 10 AUST CRE (WKS) when discharged. He married Elizabeth Jean Mailer at Scotch on 22 August 1946. John studied at Melbourne University, and was an architect and a director of the Demaine Partnership. From 1988–98 he was a member of the Probus Club of Brighton. John played tennis and lawn bowls for OSCA. He also bowled for Brighton Beach. John suffered a massive stroke, and died at 3:20am on 1 August 2005 at the Epworth Hospital, Box Hill.

Dr Peter Sutherland (Harry) Lawson (’58) was born on 4 November 1940 and attended Scotch from 1950–58. He was a 1958 Probationer, played in the Second XVIII, and was a Cadet CUO. Peter was also known as Harry, after his famous grandfather, Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson, Premier of Victoria, and Scotch boy (1891; died 12 June 1952). He obtained his MB BS at Melbourne University in 1964, and specialised as a urologist. He was a member of the College of Surgeons State Committee from 1994. Peter married Judith Barbara Weetman, whose father Spensley (1919–21; died 20 March 1990) and brother Peter (1957–60) both attended Scotch. Their sons followed Peter at Scotch: Andrew (1977–79), Robert (1980–85) and Timothy (1982–88). Peter followed his father, Robert (1924–25; died 31 July 1977) to Scotch, as well as his uncles John (1919–20; died 12 June 1969), Donald (1926–27; died 8 November 1982) and Harry (1932–33; KIA over Scotland on 29 November 1941). Also at Scotch were Peter’s brothers John (1954–62), Gerald (1957–65) and Richard 1961–69), cousins Ian (1947–50; died 2 March 2002) and James (1949–52), Watson cousins Nigel (1956–65), Harry (1958–67) and Malcolm (1960–70), Murdoch cousins: Sandy (1951–57), Harry (1952–58), Hugh (1955–63) and Euan (1958–65) and Lawson nephew Thomas (1997–2002). Peter died on 1 April 2005.

Dr Donald David Letham (’28) was born at Hampton on 15 March 1913, and attended Scotch from 1926–28. While at Scotch he was noted for being a good high jumper. Donald

joined the Melbourne University Rifles in 1940, and later joined the RAAF, which he served until his discharge in 1946 as a Flight Lieutenant in the 5 Personnel Depot Staff. He obtained his MB BS at Melbourne University in 1942, and on 19 August 1944 he married Edith Sophia Paterson at Scotch. They moved to Western Australia, where he obtained his BA. Further studies gave him a PhD (Sydney), and he was admitted as an FRACP and FRACMA. Donald was Physician in Charge, Occupational Health, Department of Public Health, Western Australia, a member of the AMA, and a member of the Medical Association for Prevention of War. He developed Alzheimer’s approximately two years ago, and died at Perth, Western Australia, on 6 May 2005.

Robert Owen Longmuir (’45) was born on 19 July 1927 and attended Scotch from 1939–44, during which time he was a cadet. He obtained his BArch at Melbourne University in 1952. Bob married Barbara J. Hamilton at Scotch on 22 July 1955. He was an architect, and a project manager in construction for W.O. Longmuir Pty Ltd. A member of the RSYLTC, and the Metro Golf Club, he was also a light aircraft pilot. Bob’s sons Peter (1969–74), David (1971–76) and Graeme (1973–78) attended Scotch, as did his uncle Dudley (1925–28), brother Ian (1952–54), and nephews Craig (1985–90) and Brett (1985–92). Bob died on 7 April 2005 after a long battle with cancer.

Ross Alfred Love (’26) was born at Port Pirie, South Australia, on 3 August 1910, and attended Scotch from 1925–26. He served in the AIF from 1942–45, and was a Lance Corporal in the 2 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps upon demobilisation. Ross died in South Australia on 31 May 2005.

Kenneth John Macdonald (’45) was born at Leongatha on 4 April 1928 and boarded at Scotch from 1942–45. He studied at Melbourne University before returning to the family farm in 1948. During his time in Melbourne he took up playing golf, and also met his future wife, who was to spend several years

nursing in England. On 25 January 1962 he married Elizabeth Anne Hallowes at Scotch. They lived on the farm before moving to Melbourne in 1964, and settled permanently in Glen Iris in 1965. Ken began working as a salesman at Westeels Paul and Gray, an engineering supply firm, and was state manager after 15 years. He retired in 1988 as a consultant engineer at Borg-Warner/BTR, playing the role of the ‘man who knew everything’. Ken had an engineer’s interest in drainage, with dams causing many detours during family holidays. Australian and overseas holidays were also planned to engineering tolerances. For 13 years he was chairman of the Glen Iris Primary School council, overseeing construction of the library. He had an obsession for quality in his home projects, and was a keen gardener, with his tomato seedlings regularly on sale at the church fete. Ken was instrumental in the construction of the new golf course at Leongatha South, where he won the club championship several times, and was club president and a life member. He was a regular member of the Kingston Heath Pennant team. Kenneth’s brothers Frederick (1947–48) and John (1950) were also at Scotch, as were Kenneth’s sons Ian (1978–83) and Andrew (1983–88). Kenneth died on 25 March 2005.

Allan Arthur Macvean (’49) was born at Burwood on 19 December 1931 and attended Scotch from 1941–49. He followed a long line of Macveans at Scotch, including his father Clive (1912–16; died May 1955), cousins Donald (1944–47), Peter (1948–52) and David (1953–59), grandfather Allan (1879–84; died 17 February 1925), great uncles John (1874–83; died 4 December 1924) and Alister (1872–?; died 28 June 1895), and second cousin Alan Bell (1943–53). Allan died on 7 May 2005. His family adds the further information:

Allan, an outstanding distance runner, was a member of the athletics team [the winning 1949 team]. In the Cadet Corps, he was drum major of the pipe band. He joined his father in the family real-estate business and was for many years a member of the Real Estate Institute of

Victoria, and a member of the Rotary Club of Richmond [from 1967]. He married Phoebe Millar and they had three daughters. Allan was actively involved in the life of the Burwood Presbyterian Church (now Burwood Uniting Church).

The Hon. Keith David Marks QC (’36) was born at Melbourne on 14 April 1921, and attended Scotch from 1934–36. He obtained his BA, BCom and LLB at Melbourne University, and served in the AIF from 1943–46. He was a Private in the 5 Aust Ordnance Port Detachment when demobilised. Keith signed the bar roll in March 1964 and read with the Honourable John Keely QC. He became a QC in November 1976 and was appointed Deputy President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission in April 1980. He retired from the Industrial Relations Commission in 1986, then became a consultant at Mallesons. Keith married Estelle, and his son, John (1977–80), attended Scotch, as had Keith’s brother Howard (1931–34; died 23 July 1998). Keith died on 24 May 2005, and a memorial service was held at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church on Monday, 30 May 2005.

Charles McLaren Matheson (’35) was born at Armadale on 27 March 1917, and attended Scotch from 1929 to 1935. Charles obtained his BSc at Melbourne University in 1940. During WWII he worked as an explosives chemist, and was in charge of army inspection and testing of nitrocellulose and ammonium nitrates at an explosives plant at Ballarat. Charles joined the Victorian Department of Mines in the mid-1950s (later the Department of Minerals & Energy), of which he was Chief Chemist when he retired in 1982. He married Linda Heinson at Scotch on 5 February 1955. The marriage failed, and there were no children. In retirement he bought a property at Lavers Hill in the Otways, where he installed a wind generator with solar cells, and he enjoyed a view of Bass Strait from his bed. He attended St Cuthbert’s Presbyterian Church in Brighton, and in retirement resumed his study of French, which he had studied at Matriculation.

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Charles sang bass in community choirs and two church choirs. He enjoyed the beauty of nature, and was a keen photographer. Often he remarked that it was a wonderful thing to have lived, and he was very grateful to God for that experience. Charles’ brother John (1929–38; died 28 January 1995) also attended Scotch, as did his cousins Bruce (1931–34; died 2 April 1954) and Ted Holmes (1932–39), and uncles Professor Samuel (1889–93; KIA 13 August 1916) and Dr Charles McLaren (1892–99; died 9 October 1957). Charles died on 30 July 2005.

Alan Alfred McDonald (’29) was born at Hawthorn on 5 August 1913 and attended Scotch from 1926–29. He was a member of Morrison House. Alan married Norma Methven at Scotch on 23 May 1942. He was an engineer who was works manager at A.H. McDonald & Co, and Managing Director of ARA Engineering Limited. Alan’s brothers attended Scotch: Kenneth (1929–33) and Donald (1934–38) – as did his sons David (1958–62) and Andrew (1964–69), nephew Christopher (1963–65) and grandson Lachlan (entered 1980). Alan died on 29 June 2005.

Russell Stuart McFarland (’35) was born at East Malvern on 10 November 1919 and attended Scotch from 1929 to 1935. He served as a gunner in the AIF from 1941–46, and was in the 1 Aust Naval Bombardment GP upon demobilisation. Russell married Thelma Connor at Scotch on 12 July 1947. His brothers attended Scotch – Patrick (1925–29; died 1 August 1990) Andrew (1925–29) and Ian (1929–34; died 14 June 2001) – as had their father, Stuart (1887–92; died 6 May 1944) and uncle Leslie (1887–91; died 1943). Russell’s grandfather, Joseph Wright Cade (1851–56; died January 1917), is believed to have started at Scotch on its first day – 6 October 1851. Joseph’s grandsons are Russell’s cousins: John (1925–28; died 16 November 1980) and David (1926–28; died 14 April 1989) Cade. Russell’s first cousin twice removed, Tom Cade, was School Captain in 2000. Russell died on 30 May 2005.

Clement Lyon Meadmore (’42) was born at Burwood on 9 February 1929,

and attended Scotch from 21 April 1938 to August 1942, when he donned the colours of GC, which he attended until 1944. Despite undistinguished stints at both schools, he became a sculptor of international renown. Primarily known for his large abstract outdoor sculptures, his works are displayed around the world. One graces the courtyard on the south-west corner of Bourke and William streets. Although he spent most of his life in the USA, he remained very Australian, as evidenced by the quirky names given to many sculptures: one horizontal U-shaped sculpture with an overhanging top edge was called Hangover. Clement died at New York, New York, USA, on 20 April 2005.

Walter Matthews Medbury (’36) was born at Oakleigh on 28 January 1919, and attended Scotch from 1931–36. At Scotch he was known as Snow or Snowy for his white hair. Like his father, he became a master builder. He married Jean Cameron McColl at Scotch on 25 January 1947. Walter died on 31 December 2004.

Leslie Graham Monk (’47). Further to the obituary in the last issue of Great Scot, the following has been contributed by his family: Leslie was born on 6 May 1930 and attended Scotch from 1941–1947. In his eulogy for Graham, his great friend Rick Altson (’47) recalled Graham’s days at Scotch during which he was a Class and Form Captain and an accomplished sportsman, as well as his many achievements in life. Graham maintained close friendships with many of his Scotch friends until he died, was very fond of his old classmates and immensely proud of his years at Scotch. Other speakers at Graham’s funeral spoke of his devotion to family and friends, the respect in which he was held by business associates, his charity work and in particular, his warmth, friendship and boundless sense of humour. Graham’s brother Bill (1934–38; died 2 January 1999) was a Scotch boy, as were his nephews Ian Monk 1960–66), and Peter (1956–67), Anthony (1958–69), David (1962–73) and Geoff Bell (1964–76). His great nephews Adrian (1987–98) and Nicholas Monk (1989–2000) also

attended Scotch, as do James (Year 10) and Lachlan Bell (Year 8). He is survived by his second wife Margaret, his four children from his first marriage – Steve, Roger, Peter and Mandy – and their families. Graham died on 15 October 2004.

Humphrey Gray Morris (’25) was born at Ipswich, Qld, on 16 April 1908 and boarded at Scotch from 1921–23. He started at Scotch’s new Hawthorn campus, but in 1922 moved to the old East Melbourne campus. Humphrey enlisted in the AIF on 3 November 1939, and served until 1945, when he was demobilised as a Private in the Australian Division. Humphrey’s brother, Ivor (1923; died August 1995), was also at Scotch. Humphrey returned to live in QLD, but his whereabouts were unknown to Scotch until a recent effort to locate all missing Old Boys. Unbeknown to Scotch, he was amongst our top ten oldest Old Boys. Unfortunately, this discovery was made long after his death in Qld on 3 October 2004, aged 96.

James Hunter Murray (’45) was born on 5 August 1929, and boarded at Scotch from 1943–45. He married Margery J. Enniss at Scotch on 3 May 1958. James’ son, James, boarded at Scotch in School House from 1986–89. James Sr was a primary producer. His grandson, Thomas Sutton, is in Year 11. James Sr died on 23 February 2004.

Anthony Richard Odgers (’56) was born on 26 July 1938, and attended Scotch from 1953–56, having spent 1950–52 at HC. He married Helen Margaret Lund at Scotch on 21 February 1964. Anthony died on 24 May 2004.

Ian Robert Permezel (’50) was born on 11 December 1932 and attended Scotch from 1945–50. He was a member of the First XV and the Fourth VIII. In 1951 he joined the stockbroking firm of Tolhurst, Henley, Munckton and Co. Ian married Judith Mary Carroll at Molong, NSW, on 9 December 1961, and later married Susana. He obtained his BCom at Melbourne University in 1961, and in 1966 became President of the Melbourne Junior Chamber

of Commerce. Ian was a trustee of the RMIT Foundation from 1994, a member of the Rotary Club of Melbourne from 1981, President of the RMIT Council from 1975–76, a member of the RMIT Council from 1968–88, and Vice-President of the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities from 1988–93. He was the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Development) of RMIT. Among Ian’s relations at Scotch were his brother Rodney (1947–51), grandfather Amedee George Samuel Alexandre Clark Permezel (1877–85; died 22 June 1933), and great uncle Edouard Holroyd Georges Alfred Louis Alphonse Permezel (1876–82; died 28 July 1919). Ian died on 21 June 2005.

William Ian Picken (’37) was born at Armadale on 11 July 1920, and attended Scotch from 1934–37. Ian was a

member of the 1937 First XI, and of the Second XVIII. Ian obtained his BEngSc at Melbourne University in 1941, and his BMechE in 1946. He served in the AIF from 1942–45, and was a Captain in the 328 Australian Light Aid Detachment upon discharge. On 15 January 1944 he married Janet McLay in Brisbane. Ian was a member of Rotary (Prahran) from 1970–97, an MCC member from 1936, an IE Aust member from 1939, and a Kingston Heath Golf Club member from 1976. He was a member of the Old Scotch Collegians’ Lodge. His brother, John, was also at Scotch (1934–38). Ian died on 9 July 2005.

Scott Charles Powell (’89) was born on 6 October 1971, and attended Scotch from 1984–89. He was a member of Littlejohn House and played basketball. His family described him as being a ‘people person’ who loved his days at Scotch, and the friends he made. He particularly enjoyed Scotch at Cowes. Scott died suddenly on 17 December 2004.

David Ronald Reid (’60) was born on 18 May 1942, and attended Scotch from 1951–60. He married Kaye and had two children. David’s father, Alan (1920–27; died 5 February 1980)

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attended Scotch, as did his uncle Ron (1918–21; died 8 December 1987), and his great great uncle Sir George Houston Reid (1854–58; died 13 September 1918), who was Prime Minister of Australia in 1904. David died on 2 July 2005.

James Rule (’32) was born at Adelaide on 22 October 1916, and attended Scotch from 1927–32. He married Frances Elden at Scotch on 16 July 1945. His son, Ron (1958–63), left Scotch when the family moved to Adelaide in 1964. James’ brother, Leigh (1929–36), was a pioneering Carey boy who was killed in a flying accident in Queensland in WWII on 16 April 1945, following extensive RAAF operational service. James’ nephews, Tony (1952–62) and Christopher (1956–65) Sargeant, attended Scotch, as did his great nephews Peter (1985–90) and Gavin (1987–92) Sargeant. James died in South Australia on 27 April 2005.

Graham Percival Russell (’37) was born at Elsternwick on 7 March 1919 and left Camberwell Grammar School to attend Scotch from 1935–37. He was 1936 Class Captain of VLL–VLLL, and a member of the 1937 First XVIII and Tennis teams. Graham enlisted in the RAN on 25 September 1939, and was demoblised on 21 November 1945 as a Lieutenant on the HMAS Lonsdale. On 13 January 1945 he married Betty Shillabeer at Scotch. She survives him, as do his son Grahram, and daughter Mrs. Elizabeth M. Collins, who wrote to inform that his Scotch cap has pride of place in her house. Graham died in the Hollywood Private Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia on 16 October 2003.

David William Simpson Scholes OAM DFC (’41) was born at Ivanhoe on 29 January 1923 and attended Scotch from 1929–41. He was a member of the 1940 and 1941 First XV, and was a 1941 House Prefect and Collegian editorial committee member. David served in the RAAF as a bomber pilot from 1942–45. He was awarded the DFC following an October 1944 raid on Nuremberg, from which 97 aeroplanes failed to return. His Lancaster was hit, but he nursed it home with a crash landing. On 12 January 1946 he married Patricia Nelson at Scotch. After a three-year

commercial art course at Swinburne, they moved to Launceston, where he became a successful commercial artist for Tasmanian and national firms, including Cadbury. Fly fishing was his obsession, and among his many highly-regarded books on the subject were Fly-fisher in Tasmania (1961) and The Way of an Angler (1963). With others he founded the Fly Fishers Club of Tasmania in 1955, and became its patron. Despite being diagnosed with MS in 1960, he continued to fly-fish from a hand-controlled car. After retiring in 1975, he developed his skills as a watercolourist and held sell-out exhibitions. David had four children and seven grandchildren, but also supported five children in Africa and India. David’s brother John (1925–37; died 23 November 1994) also attended Scotch. A daughter, Maryanne Scholes Whyte, wrote that David spoke fondly of his time at Scotch, and particularly of playing rugby for Scotch. David died on 25 May 2005, and his life’s work was acknowledged in the Tasmanian Parliament.

Roderick Vaughan Scott (’38) was born at Korumburra on 23 September 1920 and boarded at Scotch in McMeckan House from 1936 to May 1938. He married Mona E. Cooper at Scotch on 14 January 1950. Rod was a construction supervisor with the Department of Construction in Canberra, and shot clay targets as a hobby. Rod died on 11 June 2005.

Russell Malcolm Scott (’81) was born at Barham, NSW, on 30 April 1964, and boarded at Scotch in Arthur Rob from 1978–80. He followed in the footsteps of his father, Stuart, as both a farmer and a Scotch boy (1953–54). Russell’s brother, Peter (1984–86), also attended Scotch, as did his cousins, John Scott (1973–75) and James Lyons (1964–67), uncle Richard (1946–48), grandfather William (1915–17; died 1 May 1985), and great uncles Russell (1921–22; died 2 April 2003) and Alfred (1923–26; died 22 June 1984). Russell died on 1 October 2004.

Keith Skinner (’42) was born at Essendon on 15 November 1926, and left Trinity GS to attend Scotch from 1935–42. He was a 1936 Junior School Form Captain. Keith married Loris A.

Williams at Scotch on 24 February 1953, and is survived by her. Keith died on 29 April 2005.

Alan David Skurrie (’34) was born at Brunswick on 30 May 1917, and attended Scotch from 1932 to 19 March 1934, when he left to work for an insurance company. He married Joan Kirwood at Scotch on 9 February 1940, and later married Philomena. In 1941 he obtained his BCom at Melbourne University, then served in the AIF from 1942–45, being discharged as a Captain in the Directorate of Armament MGO Branch LHQ. A company director, he was a director of Amcor 1977–89 (Chairman 1984–89), Hong Kong Bank (Australia) (chairman 1985–94), Cadbury Schweppes 1985–92 (chairman 1989–92), Mayne Nickless 1985–89, Perpetual Trustees 1984–89, and chairman of the Microsurgery Foundation 1985–92. He was a member of the Peninsula Country Golf Club, the Australia Club, and the MCC. Alan died at the Epworth Hospital on 16 July 2005.

Warren Maxwell Small (’50) was born on 4 March 1936, and attended Scotch from 1944–50. Warren died on 1 March 2003.

Roy Gordon Spratt (’38) was born at Kew on 20 July 1921, and attended Scotch from 1934–38. He was a 1938 Probationer. Roy married at Scotch on 7 December 1946. Besides his grandson, Roy’s brother, Albert (1930–34; died 1 August 1993) and nephew David (1993–98) were also at Scotch. The following was provided by his daughter: Roy passed away on 8 May 2005 after a short illness. After being joint Dux of School, Roy went onto the University of Melbourne where he completed a B.A and B Sc(Hons). He held many and varied positions during his career in the Public Service, spanning over 40 years. The Post Office was the start and the Department of Foreign Affairs his last position before retirement. Visiting the Antarctic, Asia, Africa and the Pacific were highlights of his career. He is survived by his wife, Millie, sons Robert and Grant and daughter Laurine (Symington) and grandchildren David, Carolyn, Scott (Symington, 1989–92) and Cristy.

Ronald Bruce Stanistreet (’37) was born at Bendigo on 26 June 1921 and attended Scotch from 1934–37. He was married to Zella for 60 years, and lived at Golden Square. Ronald died on 31 March 2005.

Kenneth Machin Stevens (’33) was born at Hawthorn on 5 November 1917 and attended Scotch in 1933, having earlier been at Melbourne HS. His family adds this further information:

Kenneth Machin Stevens attended Scotch for the Intermediate year. After leaving school he worked in a clerical capacity while studying accountancy, qualifying in 1939. In 1939 Ken joined the 6 Division Intelligence Section of the AIF, serving in Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Greece, Crete, Syria, Australia and New Guinea as a cipher officer and attaining the rank of Captain. On 4 January 1945 he married Dorothy Blackett and they subsequently had two children, Wendy and Garth. After the war, Ken practised as an insurance loss adjuster, becoming a Fellow of the Loss Adjusters Institute of Victoria and later a Fellow and Life Member of the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters where he served on the Council for 17 years continuously in the office of Treasurer, President and Secretary. Ken was a member of the Rotary Club of Camberwell for 40 years, a keen tennis player and angler, and in retirement, his hobby was woodturning and the making of hundreds of toys for under-privileged children. Ken died on 22 April 2005.

Peter Garry Sturgess (’38) was born at Hampton on 28 December 1923 and attended Scotch in 1938, coming from Melbourne HS. He served the AIF from 1942–46, and was a gunner in the 2/1 Australian Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment upon demobilisation. Pete’s brother Donald (1933–35; died 10 July 1992) was also at Scotch. Peter died on 15 July 2005.

Dr Peter Robert Sullivan (’65) was born at Kew on 9 June 1948 and attended Scotch from 1962–65. After working as a medical practitioner in Victoria, he moved to Western Australia to practise there. Also at Scotch were his brother Dr Mark

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(1960–63; died 19 October 1995), and nephews Toby (1986–91) and Luke (1989–94). During preparations for the Class of 1965’s 40-year reunion, Scotch was informed Dr. Sullivan died some time ago. He was living at Inglewood, Western Australia, when he died on 28 April 1979.

Harold Frederick Ternes (’29) was born at Albury NSW on 9 October 1913, and attended Scotch from 1926–29. Also at Scotch were his brother Lionel (1926–30), and nephews Barry (1956–60) and Colin (1962–67). His family supplied the following information:

Harold Frederick Ternes was the older brother of Lionel and June. Harry to his friends was a highly educated man attending Scotch from 1926 to 1929. His main hobby and sport at Scotch was rowing which he enjoyed immensely. During WW2 Harry was required to stay in Australia to help develop and maintain radar equipment on board our ships and aircraft when radar was just in its infancy. After the war there were only three vacancies for the whole of Australia, when he passed the entrance exam and began work at the Post Master Generals Dept. Through hard work he was then promoted to senior technical officer in charge of the Government Research Laboratories in Melbourne. Television came to Australia around the time the Olympic Games were to be held in Melbourne in 1956. He started work with the ABC TV. It was during his work setting up communications links for this event that Harry met his much adored wife, Collis, on Flinders Island. They moved the family home to Hampton in 1958 and this is where he spent his years raising his family with Collis, producing two children Andrew in 1959 and Jane in 1962. Harry’s specialty was televising live sporting events. It was after televising the Stawell Gift in 1970 that he had a stroke, which forced him into early retirement. Harry, being of extremely strong will, rehabilitated and built an extension to his home, enjoyed fishing and travelling around Australia. Health worried Harry in his last years. With Collis passing away in May 2001, he spent his days alone. With his two children living interstate he relied upon his neighbour and best

mate, Brian Cantlon, and his wife Nell to help him stay in his family home, living very independently. To his credit, Harry kept himself in good order and maintained his home despite ailing health. Right up to the end Harry retained his intellect, his mind was as clear as a bell and his renowned fighting spirit never deserted him. Harry commanded respect from his peers and gave love to his friends and family. Harry died on 9 September 2004 aged 90 years, after suffering another stroke. He passed away peacefully at Sandringham Hospital.

David Andrew Mountford Wark (’56) was born on 27 June 1939, and attended Scotch from Nauru from 1951–56. His brother, Ian (1961–64) was also at Scotch. The following information has been given to Scotch:

Each year he took prizes as Dux of his year and won Dux of French in his final year. He proceeded to Melbourne University where he took his BSc and Diploma of Education and taught for three years in Victoria before heading to Zambia to teach. There he married Margaret, a nurse, and they travelled to England and Canada where David taught. On his return to Australia, he was fortunate to secure a research assistant post in the Geology Department at Melbourne University and thus began a lifelong interest in mineralogy. He gained his doctorate and, as this was the period of the moon landings, was able to work on samples and discovered a new mineral, tranquillityite. His thoroughness in research won him positions with NASA in Tucson, Arizona and later in Mainz, Germany where he acquired fluency in that language.

Back in Melbourne again, his international standing was acknowledged by his admission as a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society and his proudest achievement was his discovery of the Wark-Lovering rims, a significant contribution to the study of meteors. He published over 70 papers on his work and was a frequent presenter at conferences. Shortly after his second marriage, he found he had cancer. Despite this he managed to continue his research, combined with a return to a teaching career. Even when he was forced

to resign from teaching, he drove himself to write and research for as long as he was able. He died at home, as he wished, on 8 June 2005.

Kenneth McDonell Western (’49). Further to the obituary in the last issue of Great Scot,

S. Bruce McKenzie (’50) writes the following: Ken was born on 7 August 1932 and sadly died suddenly on 5 March 2005. He lived his childhood years in Camberwell and after leaving Camberwell Central School, attended Scotch from 1945 to 1949. He married Alison (née Smith) on 22 August 1957. Alison survives him together with their children, Karen, Rick (1975–80), David (1981–1986) and Julia, plus seven grandsons to all of whom Ken was most devoted and proud. At Scotch, he was Captain of underage cricket teams and a member of the First XI in 1948 and 1949. He represented his House, Lawson McFarland, in the 1a’s in both cricket and football. He was also Form Captain in the 7th and 9th forms and a CSM in the Cadets. After leaving Scotch, Ken actively pursued his devotion to sport, participating in cricket, tennis and golf. He played cricket for the Reporter and Bennettswood Cricket clubs well into his forties. Tennis was also a favourite for Ken where his deft and cagey play lead to many successes at Willison Park Tennis Club. For a period, he was a member of Kingwood Health Golf Club and more recently was a member of the Box Hill Golf Club where he was again really starting to enjoy his golf. His membership of the MCC gave him great pleasure and he rarely missed a cricket match or a Melbourne Football Club game. His favourite spot at the MCG was the Balcony and Long Room where he made many friends. From here he also always gave the umpires and coaches plenty of advice. On the vocation field, he was a qualified accountant, joining Broken Hill South early in his career, where he was promoted to company secretary. Ken transferred to CRA as assistant company secretary when BH South was taken over. In 1987, Ken

was appointed Head Accountant for Paraquad Victoria, where he remained until his retirement in 2002. For many years, he dedicated his personal time to many charities and service organisations performing the annual audits. His life of service to others was highlighted through his long and dedicated involvement in Lions International. His outstanding and dedicated service to so many of the wonderful humanitarian programs performed under the banner of Lions International was incredible. His performance, leadership and enthusiasm were looked upon with great admiration and respect by many people all around Australia.

He was recognised with numerous awards including Life Membership of Lions International, Life Governor of the Victorian Lions Foundation, Life Governor of the Lions Village at Licola, plus the Melvin Jones Award for service to the community, just to name a few. Early this year, Ken was the worthy recipient of the Deakin Community Australia Day Award 2005. Ken’s life will continue to be an inspiration and encouragement to all who had the pleasure to have been touched by his special qualities. His friends from many walks of life mourn his passing.

George Harrison Wigley (’32) was born at Kensington on 3 April 1916 and attended Scotch from 1928–32 as a weekly boarder. He served in the AIF from 1940–42 as a Private in the Australian Army Services Corps 4 Division, then served the RAAF from 1942–46, being a leading aircraftman, Station HQ (Laverton) when discharged. George married Esme Bastow at Scotch on 6 March 1943. George died on 30 August 2004.

Bruce William Wilson (’48) was born at Canterbury on 16 November 1931, and attended Scotch from 1944–48. A cadet and member of the Second XVIII, he returned to Scotch for his marriage to Elizabeth A. Taylor on 13 November 1954. She survives him, as do three daughters and nine grandchildren. Bruce worked for Ludlows Retailers, of King Street, Melbourne. Bruce’s twin brother, Maxwell, was also at Scotch (1944–48). Bruce died at the Epworth Hospital on 20 July 2005.


Margaret Healey was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1914, just before the outbreak of WW1. She trained as a nurse and met her husband, Colin, in 1939, when he was sick with chickenpox in Christ’s Hospital school in Horsham, Sussex. They fell deeply in love and remained so until Colin’s death 53 years later. Her eldest son, Tim, has written about her early life.

I first met Margaret and Colin at the end of 1964 when Colin took up his appointment as Principal of our great School, Scotch. I was indeed fortunate to be one of Margaret’s friends soon after their arrival, as my husband, John, was President of the OSCA and my sister, Betty, was also an early friend, as her husband, Sir Archibald Glenn, was Chairman of the College Council. We all loved Margaret, her friendliness, her intel-lect and her immediate involvement in the School. She was a brave young mother with five children, bringing three of them to start a new life in Melbourne. Joanna and Tim were overseas and in Sydney respectively. Kit, Tom and Lucy came with their parents. Lucy was a gor-geous child, adored by all on the Hill at Scotch, and welcomed warmly. I remember dear, kind Ken Field put butterflies on her pillow to welcome her; she was, I think, seven years old. She sometimes visited us in our holiday house at Mt Martha and made friends with our daughter and her friends.

Margaret helped with School activities, taking books to boarders in the sick bay, and helping with the different groups at the School. As our boys were more senior, she played a vital role in advising and encour-aging. At the same time her own children were needing support and interest too. It was a busy life for her. We held some very enjoyable functions. I remember in particular the music scholarship fund auxil-iary. We greatly enjoyed the gatherings to raise money for the scholar-ship fund. Margaret presided over our meetings and Mrs Logie Smith, whose husband, George, was Director of Music, was a friend too. We held our gatherings nearly always in private homes, charging ten shil-lings and six pence to attend and the mothers providing the food and refreshments.

Margaret always loved music and she loved books. She was an avid reader and could always be relied upon to give a ‘summing up’ of a book, or some information about the music she loved to listen to and loved to share.

My friendship with Margaret at Scotch was a very special one. One happy occasion to remember was the School Dance at Hawthorn Town Hall, all decorated with balloons, and happy, proud young people. No after-parties then. Why ever were they invented? Another occasion was a fete held at Scotch for the Appeal, when we served afternoon tea under the big cedar tree on the Hill. We had a silver tea service at a special table for the guests of honour, Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies, I think they were.

Margaret and Colin made many strong friendships at the School: Mr and Mrs Campbell, Mr Bowden, Mr and Mrs Logie Smith and, of course, Dr Bill Littlejohn and many others, including Alec Fraser and Archie

Crow, the school chaplains. Our family friendship continued and flour-ished after Colin retired and when they lived at Mt Martha. We also had a house at Mt Martha and went to live there when my husband John’s eyesight was failing, and his health too was precarious.

Colin and Margaret, I am sure, enjoyed Mt Martha, making new friends, joining in community activities, helping others and enjoying local life. Colin always had a joke and said to me one day, ‘They call me Col’.

We lived about twenty minutes’ walk away from Colin and Margaret, a walk through a leafy lane, over to the sea, and across a busy road. Every Tuesday, Colin read to John, who by then had minimal vision. John walked to Colin accompanied by his faithful dog who waited and brought him home again. These afternoons were a highlight of our life at Mt Martha. John and Colin read and discussed many things and John always told me about Margaret’s delicious sandwiches.

All these years, of course, we heard with great interest about their children and grandchildren’s occupations and careers, a very gifted and diversified group. It was a great sadness when Colin died, and Margaret bravely picked up the reins and carried on.

No-one could be more loved by her family or have been more loving to her family. Lucy came and lived not far away, near Bittern, with her beloved writer Garry, and when their daughter, Hannah, was born, ten years ago, she brought untold joy to Margaret.

Margaret and I met every month with a group of old friends to have lunch and a discussion together. This group was christened the ‘play group’ by our hostess’s husband and we all enjoyed it very much. Margaret was a very much valued member, always interested in all our families and activities. She was interested in all our children and grandchildren, vitally interested, not only in the successful ones, but in the ones with difficulties.

Margaret became frail in the last months of her life, but she was given total love and care and watched over by her family who visited frequently. I know I witnessed the love and care she received from her friends at ‘play group’. I like to think she felt contentment and was never lonely.

Margaret has been one of my dearest friends for over forty years, and it was a very sad day when she died on 7 June 2005.

Margaret and Colin leave a totally devoted family, all of whom were at her service at St Peter’s Church in Mornington on Saturday, 11 June. All took part in some way. Bridget came from Japan and Charles from London.

Tom, who has been directing and teaching Music at Geelong Grammar School for twenty-five years, helped to arrange the service and played the organ in that beautiful church, uplifting our spirits, and helping us to remember our love for Margaret.

Tom and his wife, Helen, their son, Philip, and daughter, Bridget, sang the song they had sung to Margaret on her 90th birthday, just over a year before her death, in Lucy’s garden on a summer’s day. The song was, ‘Shine on me’. Let us all remember Colin and Margaret and what they meant to us.

BARBARA BLANCH

Hawthorn 2005

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