ALL SAINTS
COLLEGE QUARTERLY Issue No. 12 April 1991
Young Artists Blossom in Perfect Surrounds With a year's work all but complete, endless nights of homework, examinations and final assessment dates behind them, the Year 11 Art students (now Year l2s) took refuge during the last week of Term 4 on a three day residential art camp. Situated in a beautiful bush setting, the Institute of Human Development near Jarrahdale proved to be an ideal location. The quiet, relaxing atmosphere provided the perfect conditions for sustained concentration away from the turmoil of end of year activities. It was always a source of surprise to see students without the pressures which have been constant throughout the year, relax and enjoy the simple pleasure of drawing for no other reason than to be involved in the creative process. A work schedule was set for each day but apart from that, students were free to move wherever and whenever they wished. Within this relaxed framework, the level of commitment and concentration was measurably very high. Beginning their work
Christina Parr enjoys the ideal setting to concentrate on her painting.
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transfered to the Gallery to enable a wider audience to see the results for themselves. The quality of the work is of a very high standard and reflects the positive attitude and creative potential of a talented group of students. K. Brewin
Instructor, Christine !..aidman advising Ye Liew. at 9.00 a.m., some students were found still working after 5.00 p.m. with few breaks inbetween for lunch and drinks. Even the enticing cool water in the nearby swimming pool did not distract students from their desire to complete a successful drawing before the end of the working day. Students were introduced to a variety of media and techniques and were encouraged to adopt an experimental and adventurous approach to their work. A heightened level of self-confidence resulted in some lively, expressive drawings that could only be achieved from a continuous, uninterrupted session, a situation which is understandably impossible to achieve within the structure of a normal school timetable. Examples of work produced on the camp are currently on display in the Board Room. Later in the year, the drawings will be
All Saints' College students were amongst the State's Tertiary Entrance Examination candidates who received awards at the beginning of this year. Sarah Hedges was awarded a General Exhibition (awarded only to the State's top twenty candidates) as well as a Certificate of Excellence. Sarah is studying Medicine in UWA. Daniel Fick, at present in Canada for a year as a Rotary Exchange Student, has been offered a deferment on a place to also study Medicine at UWA. He was awarded a Certificate of Distinction in Economics.
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Linda Fetherston has accepted a place at Edith Cowan University majoring in Media Studies. Linda was awarded a Certificate of Distinction in English. Wendy Cook (Certificate of Distinction in Geography) is enrolled at Murdoch University for a Law/ Commerce degree. Certificates of Excellence were awarded to Kylie Chan who has enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine at UWA, Tracy Freestone currently enrolled at UWA for a BA majoring in Languages and Simon Harrison who is enrolled for a BSc at UWA to pursue studies in Chemical Physics.
PRINCIPAL'S REPORT--------------, Readers who also receive copies of the College Calendar and the Parent otices will surely have noticed that each year the College embarks on a more ambitious programme than the one in the previous year. This is simply a factor of growth you might say. There is more to it than that. Each year the College has added to its extracurricular and its co-curricular programme. This is being achieved in the main by the willingness of staff to create openings and offerings to embellish the already inclusive programme. In addition, we are receiving more and more offers from Former Students who are prepared to come back and to
contribute to the system that helped them. All of this is most encouraging. We also continue to receive continuing and growing support from parents in the Uniform Store, the Canteen, with Camps, with Sporting Activities, in the Library, with the Archives, the list goes on. This is a genuine good news story. Too often we read about gloom and doom in the variou publications that come our way. I like to think that the story of All Saints' College is boom and bloom. To all of the volunteers who have come forward so readily, I give my genuine thanks. A. London
Putting Theory Into Practice When are five blue counters not as they appear? When a four year old sees them beside five yellow counters spaced twice as far apart as the blue ones. Expressed in Piagetian terms it would be said that generally four year olds cannot "conserve numbers" - nor can they "conserve volume". They will readily tell you that a tall thin jar holds more than a short wide jar (of the same volume). As part of their study of human development from birth through to adulthood, All Saints' College Human Biology classes visited Bull Creek Primary School to put to the test Piaget's stages of intellectual development. They carried out two tests with 4, 6, 7 and 9 year olds and were most interested to observe the transition from the trial and error approach of the four and some six year olds (pre-operational stage) to the use by the nine year olds of logical operations to solve problems (concrete operational).
Here a seven year old is put to the test by Human Biology student lane Usher with fellow student, Emma Herps recording the results.
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Music Recital Programme 1991 Each year the Arts Foundation of the College presents a series of concerts which are open to the public. Professional musicians have been invited to perform in the Sambell Centre of the College as part of the "Music on the South Bank" programme for 1991.
MUSIC ON THE SOUTH BANK SUNDAY 16th JUNE 3.30 p.m. W.A. Symphony Orchestra - Brass Ensemble
Intense concentration was the order of the day. The Human Biology students really enjoyed the interaction with the lower primary and pre-primary students in this learning situation. This is a foreshadowing of one of the many new activities which will take place on campus from 1993 onwards when we have our own complete primary department. L. Kirke
MUSIC ON THE SOUTH BANK SUNDAY 4th AUGUST 3.30 p.m. Ensemble Vok (Piano Trio) Beethoven's Archduke Trio - Piano Trio in B flat Dvorak's Piano Trio in F minor
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1991 Year 7 Camp On Monday morning the 4th February, sixty-one students from year 7 and eleven adults arrived at Kingston Barracks, for a five day camp. Thirty of the students were in year 6 at All Saints' College last year and the remainder were new to the school. The Aims of the Camp were:1. to form new friendships through the integration of former and new students 2. to be able to identify by name, all the year 7 students 3. to care for students who find difficulty mixing with others 4. to accept all students in the group 5. to co-operate with peers and camp leaders 6. to participate in all activities of the camp 7. to unite the year 7 students with a bond of friendship Staff members Kathy Choate, Dean Griffiths, Robert Plumb, Jill Williams were also assisted by parents - C. Derbyshire, D. Joy, D. Kennerson, K. Mears, B. Page, D. Passmore, R. Webster. Eleven adults with 61 students was a very good ratio. Each of the parents co-operated with the leadership and entered into all the activities, providing appropriate care and attention for the students. Dean Griffiths ably contributed to friendship development through many varied "getting to know you activities". College staff showed much initiative in looking after a variety of miscellaneous needs during the week. Students were accommodated in six of the cottages of Governor Circle. Food was prepared by the caterers at the Army Barracks and served in the Army Mess, which we shared with other school groups.
Smiling faces in the sun.
Students setting of! on their ride around the island with Dean Griffiths. Programme To take advantage of the resources at Rottnest a full programme was planned for the students during the day and evenings. Each morning after breakfast, we cycled to a bay where swimming, snorkelling and other beach activities were enjoyed. After lunch "Getting to Know You" activities were arranged by Dean Griffiths. Other afternoon activities included:- organised beach games, sand sculpture competition, visit to the Oliver Hill Guns, a ride almost around the Island, community service and swimming. Following dinner, group activities were organised beginning with viewing a video on Monday night. Tuesday evening, we walked to the Museum and a Mini-Olympics was appreciated on the Wednesday. A designer competition and concert were the main features on Thursday evening. At meal times, good manners and quiet conversation were encouraged with adults sitting at each table. After each meal, a short time was given to students for writing in their group diaries. Packing cases and cleaning the huts was completed by 9.00 a.m. Friday morning and we rode to the Basin for our final swim. Between 12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m. on Friday the students were allowed, for the first time, to spend some money in the settlement. Before boarding the "Star Flyte" for the
return trip to Fremantle, we gathered on the jetty at 2.15 p.m. for the awarding of the Quokka Certificates. Both the students and adults enjoyed the camp. The main objective of the camp, to get to know each other, was obviously realised. All students co-operated and the staff worked well together. I thank Jill for her assistance in organising the camp, Dean for his untiring energies with the students, Kathy for always being there, taking initiative to do whatever needed to be done and the parent helpers for their commitment to the well being of the students. R. Plumb
Stephen Ong and David Whitmore.
Getting to know one another with water sports.
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NEW STAFF PROFILES ... Suri Kistan Suri has joined the College for one year under the Commonwealth Exchange Our Scheme. Guidance Officer, Moshe Price, her counterpart in this College has joined Suri's employer in Scotland, the Strathclyde Regional Council for the period of the exchange. Ms Kistan was born in South Mrica and lived there until the age of fifteen. She completed her university education in the United Kingdom gaining a BSc with Honours in Psychology and a Master of Applied Science in Educational Psychology and Child Guidance. Recently Suri has been working in the fields of young adults with severe learning difficulties, pre-school children and their difficulties, ethnic minority issues and parental involvement in recording for special educational needs. Despite the initial shock of experiencing some of Perth's heatwave conditions at the time of her arrival, Suri has quickly settled in. She has been sailing on the Swan and now that she has acquired her own car, expects to see more of Western Australia. Suri has also been able to confirm that the bath water does run away in the opposite direction in the Antipodes!
Jeremy ChappeD Jeremy finished school at Scotch College in 1984 and worked for one year in the Scripture Union Bookshop. After this break, he then embarked on a diploma in computer programming at Perth Technical College, but after two years of this he decided (while teaching concurrently at Sunday School) that teaching was something he enjoyed more than computing. He therefore started a RA. Ed at Edith Cowan University in 1988 from which he graduated last year. Since leaving school, Jeremy has been involved in organising camps, playing and recording music and acting in a performing arts company. He joins the staff of the Primary School at All Saints.
Marian Kemp Marian is' originally from ~ . England where she attended London University where she obtained her Mathematics degree. Mter a year of teaching in London, she went to Jamaica for four years. There, she taught in girls' and boys' high schools, enjoyed the beautiful beaches, the food and the music. She even climbed to Blue Mountain Peak in thongs! Mter a few years teaching and studying in the United Kingdom, she went to Nassau in the Bahamas. She managed to combine teaching in Queen's College with boating, fishing and snorkelling at the weekends. The next overseas teaching post was at a Federal Government Girls' College in igeria. This was an interesting place, but not easy to live in as petrol, cooling, gas and piped water were in short supply, although there was plenty of rain. Marian arrived in Perth in 1982 and has spent the time in Australia studying and teaching at Penrhos College and Murdoch University. She will teach Mathematics at Senior School level at the College.
Judith Kenny Judith joined the College this year as a part-time teacher in the Social Studies department. After completing a BA in Social Sciences at Curtin University, she gained a Diploma in Education (Secondary) at Murdoch University. Judith has three children and over recent years she has worked as a relief teacher in a number of non-government schools. Apart from her teaching experience, she has also spent a year working as an Education Officer for the Egg Marketing Board, which gave her the opportunity to work with students on cooking and nutrition projects. In her limited spare time, she enjoys cycling and playing the occasional game of tennis. 4
Staff Movements Mrs Leonie Kirke will be taking her long service leave in Term Two. Ms Greta Cleghorn will be the Acting Assistant Principal (Administration) for Term Two 1991. Ms Jane Brandenburg will be the Acting Head of House Stirling for the same period of time. The College recently farewelled Miss Angela Wilson who has been teaching in the Social Studies Department filling a Temporary vacancy occasioned by the absence of Mr Mark Stapleton, at present overseas on extended leave. Mr John Mills, formerly of New South Wales, will join the Department for Term Two. He is a specialist teacher in Geography, Economics and Commerce. Before moving to Western Australia, John taught at Knox Grammar High School in New South Wales. He holds a commercial pilot's licence and as well as having an interest in aviation, his leisure activities include squash, tennis, golf and boating.
Important Dates Second Semester 1991 THIRD TERM STUDENTS COMMENCE WEDNESDAY 24th mLy. TERM ENDS FRIDAY 27th SEPTEMBER FOURTH TERM STUDENTS COMMENCE MONDAY 14th OCTOBER TERMS ENDS THURSDAY 5th DECEMBER
Speech Night 1991 PERTH CONCERT HALL MONDAY 2nd DECEMBER
THE P & F STARTS A NEW YEAR The year got off to a very positive start for the P and F Society. The AGM proved to be the best attended in recent years, and the Parents' and Friends' Sundowner was a great success with close to 300 people in attendance. The only criticism received about the Sundowner was that people had not been wamed how much food would be available. Several people complained they had a bite to eat before hand, or had booked to go onto a restaurant afterwards, only to find that they were presented with a full meal at the Sundowner. If you didn't make it to the Sundowner this year, don't miss it next year because it is well worth attending. At the AGM a new President was elected (David Sewell, the previous President, has taken up a new position in Bridgetown), and eight of the thirteen positions on the Executive were filled by new people. This does not mean that the Executive is inexperienced or lacks a good knowledge of the College. Jeremy Allen, the new President, was on the Executive in 1990, is now a member of the Board of Management of the College, and has been associated with the College since 1983 through his membership of the local parish. Three of the new members, Brian Gordon (Vice President), Lesley Young (Secretary) and Trish Dicks (Women's Forum), have 13 years of experience as parents at All Saints' between them. Warren Wright, the new FI.S.P.A. representative of the Executive, is in his third year as a parent at the College, and although new on the Executive, was involved with FI.S.P.A. last year. The remaining new members, Bob Laurenson (Treasurer - also a member of the local Parish), David Porter (Fundraising - also President of the Rossmoyne Primary School P and Cl), Jill Green (Education! Library) and Raymond Hind, are all first year parents with the College, and as such provide vital "new blood" which will help to ensure that the Executive does not become too set in its ways. All this very welcome "new blood" is balanced by the experience of the four "old (nothing personal) hands" on the Executive. Barry Carter (Vice President) and Kaye Evans (Uniform Store) have each been parents at the College for 8 years, on the Executive for 5 years, and are well known identities in the
The P & F Executive meets to plan the years activities. College community. Kaye is a member of the Foundation at most of the Executive meetings Board of Management of the College and is cannot be overlooked. now really a "friend ", in that her youngest The business operations of the P and F child graduated from the College in 1990. Lois Society are now capably under the control Bowden (Assistant Secretary) and Joanne of the new Executive. Plans are being made Peters (Canteen) have each had one year's as to how the P and F can further support experience as parents at the College and the College, and the Executive hopes it will members of the Executive, but both held receive full support from the parent body for positions (Lois was Secretary last year) which activities it undertakes on their behalf. The quickly provided them with insight into the Executive would also like to hear the views running of the College. Finally, the beneficial and ideas of parents on any aspects involving presence of the Principal and the Bursar at the College, and on ways of helping the all, and the ,Executive Officer of the College. J. AlIen
Artist in Residence for Theatre Arts
The students'presentation in the College Theatre.
ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE PARENTS' AND FRIENDS' EXECUTIVE President: JEREMY ALLEN, 33 Anstie Way, Bullcreek 6155 3325927 Vice President: BARRY CARTER, 5 Baldwin Avenue, Mt. Pleasant 6153 364 8974 Vice President: BRIAN GORDON, 8 Peter Way, Rossmoyne 6155 457 1489 Secretary: LESLEY YOUNG, 2 Bertola Place, Willetton 6155 332 1488 Asst. Secretary: LOIS BOWDEN, 3 Penno Court, Leeming 6155 3326608 Treasurer: ROBERT LAURENSON, 3 Rowley Place, Bullcreek 6155 3326912 Ladies Forum: TRISH DICKS, 3 Orana Crescent, Brentwood 6153 364 7992 EdjLibrary: JILL GREEN 26 Sellars Way, Bullcreek 310 6375 Uniform Store: KAYE EVANS, 7 Bellida Place, Femdale 6155 458 7720 Canteen: JOANNE PETERS, 25 Lyndhurst Crescent, Femdale 6155 458 8203 F.I.S.P.A.: WARREN WRIGH1; 4 Adelina Street, Wilson 6107 3506054 Fundraising: DAVID PORTER, 7 Jennifer Way, Rososmoyne 6155 4577035 451 6723 Member: RAYMOND HIND, 8 Retusa Court, Femdale 6155 5
The Arts Foundation of the College provides funds each year to support the Artist in Residence programme at the College. Students of theatre and drama studies have recently benefited from the five week teaching programme conducted by Ms Krisztina Bodonyi, specialist in mime. At the conclusion of the period of her residency at the College, a special programme featuring the work of the students was presented in the Performing Arts Centre. The audience was enthralled by the fast moving changes of mood evoked by the students who presented the vignettes using the classic black and white mime costume and make-up technique. Ms Bodonyi has also been working with students who are in the cast of the forthcoming College production "Pirates."
ADVENTURE UNDERSAIL The sail training hip Leeuwin II was built in 1986 to comply with the modem standards of the Federal Department of Transport but her design is along the traditional lines of a three-masted barquentine. The modern facilities include the VHF and HF radio, satellite navigation equipment and radar as well as a professional crew. The sail training aspect of her work is "to help young people mature and develop in areas of self-esteem, discipline, team work, leadership and good citizenship." A voyage on STS Leeuwin provides an ideal environment for the development of good character, community spirit and personal responsibility. Anyone who is over sixteen years of age and reasonably fit can sail on STS Leeuwin. This usually means that Year 11 and 12 students only are eligible for "Leeuwin" experiences. However, during 1990 there was a special Year 10 voyage and this may become an annual event. The "trainees" on the ship (forty of them on each voyage) form the crew under expert guidance. Some of the skills the trainees learn are: climbing the yards, setting and furling the sails, domestic duties, hauling on ropes, splicing, tying knots and taking the helm - after all, everything is done on sailor power! Each voyage is a ten day adventure, sailing from port such as Fremantle, Bunbury,
Monkey Mia, Albany, Esperance and Dampier and holiday time voyages are scheduled as well as those which are during school time. The cost of a "Leeuwin" experience includes all tuition, use of equipment, accommodation, meals on board, coach travel to and from the ship for trainees under 26 (up to a distance of 1,000 kilometres) and year's complimentary membership of the Sail Training Association of W.A. The Parents' and Friends' Society of the College has provided funds to help families send their students on one of these adventures
and Chri Chalk (Yr 12) and Luke J ame on (Yr 11) were recipients of this assistance during 1990. The Applecross Rotary Club is also supporting the College in this venture, by providing a half place on the "Leeuwin" for one of our students. During the first few weeks of Term 2, four applicants will be interviews and assessed for voyages during 1991. Enquiries about application forms for this valuable experience can be made by telephoning Ms Greta Cleghom at the College on 332 5344.
THE COLLEGE PRODUCTION 1991
iratÂŁs" Wednesday 22nd May Thursday 23rd May Friday 24th May Saturday 25th May Tickets: $10.00 Adults $ 6.00 Children and Concession
Bookings may be made by telephoning the Foundation Office
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Student Executive
Camp 1991 The purpose of the Student Executive Camp, was to get the Exec together as a whole so that we could get to know each other and begin to get used to the idea of working with one another. We had to start working as a team. We learned a lot about each other, especially about our own and other people's temperaments. This was mostly during the hard parts of the camp, like the flrst day bushwalk. We were twelve kilometres from the campsite and were given a map. This was our flrst task as a team, to get to the campsite. We all took our turns in using the map to decide which way to go, which led us in many different directions and by the time we arrived at Kooringal, the campsite, we all knew we had plenty of room for improvement if we were to be a team. The camp was designed to get us to work as a team, and we had to tackle obstacles such as a four metre commando wall, of which we had to all get over, pull a heavy trailer up a steep slope, climb over an (imaginary) electric fence two metres high, and an assortment of other things, which soon helped in group communication and co-operation. I'm sure Bronwyn enjoyed the egg she cracked in her mouth as well. We were looking like a team at last. Of course, all this work and no play would have made us all very bored. So play we did, at the local swimming pool, or Scarp Pool. A natural deep lake that was part of the river system. Luckily for us, there was a tarzan rope
The Student Executive together with members ofstaff above the pool, and all of us had the pleasure of leaping from it while a few metres skyward, especially Brad who kept climbing higher and higher, to get the best jump, and was nicknamed Monkey, for his climbing abilities, no doubt. We did do some thinking work as well, such as our tower building, a consensus reaching, and we all agreed that consensus among thirteen different people, is very difflcult to achieve. Among the more amusing things that happened, were the conversations that were overhead by particular teachers in the showers. The girls were not impressed when they found
ASC TO JOIN STATE NETBALL TEAM
From left: Mrs J. Logan (Coach), Bronwyn Llewellyn (l-ear 12), Rebecca Schaper (Year 11), Cher Gibellini (Year 11), Jenni Simpson (Year 10). Four ASC students have been selected in the ACC Netball Team to tour Sydney in July. Their coach Mrs Jennie Logan, a member of the College Administration staff, will travel with the team of twenty. These students are at present organising a number of fund raising drives to provide assistance with fares and uniform costs. This will be the flrst time ASC girls have represented the State in a netball team. 7
out that they were unavoidably eavesdropped upon. Jane also had a slight problem with Aeroguard and hyperactivity and Uncle Willy's (Mr. Williams) jokes were often very funny. Even though we had all this fun, flts of boredom occasionally broke out. Such as on the long hike, all thirty kilometres of it was boring for some, but not the girls. They managed to invent about six extra verses for the song, Iko Iko. Needless to say, the males were not impressed by all the singing, and when we arrived at the King Jarrah tree, the fun really broke out. Phrases such as "We walked thirty K's for this?", and "Get down, and fat tree," were rife, but Nick saved the day with his suggestion of celebration, "Lets do a Mexican Wave!" All in all, it was a great camp, and we all beneflted from the activities, and we all now know each other much better and can even reach the odd consensus now and then, with much pain. We would like to thank Brandy Snaps (Ms. Brandenburg), Uncle Willy (Mr. Williams), and the Gumby Man, who kept us in line, (Mr Gipson). Thanks very mucWy and by the way, who did bring back the axe guys? P. Burton
All Saints' College In combination with 6 weeks of intensive training, a very successful swim training day and some outstanding individual performances, resulted in All Saints' College winning the ACC "B" Division Interschool Swim Carnival for the second year running. Whilst all concerned are congratulated, a special commendation goes to the junior girls who swam so well to win their divisional trophy. All Saints' were also placed first for the girls aggregate and third in the boys aggregate. Congratulations and a sincere thank-you goes to this year's Swim Captains - David Russell and Catherine Pozarri, who led the team so admirably, both in and out of the pool. The Parents' and Friends' Society generously sponsored a team dinner prior to the quad-swim carnival, whilst a band of dedicated parents provided the much appreciated food preparation and clean-up. I know the staff and students were very appreciative of the support given by parents and others who assisted us at the carnivals. There are many, apart from the swimmers, who have helped to make the 1991 swim season such a success. Thank you to the swim coaches Mrs Bedford and Miss Bozich, assistant coaches Jane Waddy and Dianne Litster, Swim T-shirt printer Mr. Balding, Mr. Brewin
In The Swim
An interested group offish out of water. for his artwork advice and assistance, and Mrs Gratwick for the organisation of food for the pre-quad carnival dinner.
STATE TEAM TRIATHALON TRIALS
Congratulations swimmers, you have given your best. Peter Whipp
Junior Golfers' Golf Classic
All Saints' triathletes. Earlier this term, a relatively small group of "multi-event" sportspersons entered in the State Team selection trials for Triathalon. All participated with endeavour and courage representing All Saints' College to the best of their ability. A special mention goes to Rebecca Joyce who, based on an excellent race performance, has been selected to represent Western Australia at the 1991 National Triathalon Championships in Adelaide. Grant Wright and Shawn Brogden were higWy placed in the field and were chosen as reserves for the State Team in their respective age groups. Triathalon is a popular sport which requires all round skills and a sound endurance base. As a College, we will be participating in several "multi-event" competitions during the second semester. I look forward to the "regulars" and many new students involving themselves in these events. Peter Whipp
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All Saints' College hosted the annual Golf Classic on the fust Sunday in April. Invitations were extended to junior golfers of high school age throughout Western Australia and a field of seventy five entered. The nine-hole course on the College campus, had been carefully prepared for the big day by Dixie Joy - Head Groundsman and his staff and the weather proved perfect for the competition. A team of enthusiastic golfmg parents supervised the day's activities and tallied the final scores. Mark Patterson of Leerning High School won the Boys' Open Gross Winner and Sarah Terrell of Corpus Christi College was awarded the prize for the Girls Open Gross section. Applecross Senior High School won the "Best Team" prize.