Ave Maria College Vidian 1972

AVE MARIA 1972

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear Students, You belong to an age when young people are much criticized and considered selfish.

Yet we all agree that your basic standards are correct for the one thing our young people are searching for is truth or as Coca Cola puts it "the real thing".

What is the real thing you all seek?

Each student at Ave Maria carries the words Ad Veritatem Per Caritatem four times on her person, for these are the words on the college crest which she has on her blazer, on her hat, on her tie pin and on her school bag.

Have you ever stopped to think of the meaning of this motto To Truth Through Charity?

Almost 2000 years ago Pilate asked these very words of Christ "What is truth”?

And perhaps it is significant that Christ remained silent.

One wonders if Pilate, like, us, was meant to search out the meaning of truth through experience of life.

Perhaps our young people demand the truth because of the confused standards that exist in the adult world of today.

On the one hand they see a strong plea for the passing of the bill for "abortion on demand" and on the other hand requests from the same people to give generously to the Children's Hospital or even to the Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals.

This

is just one example out of hundreds that could be quoted.

Well, where are our standards?

What is the basic truth we all seek? A little reflection will show that God is the only Absolute Truth.

When every­ thing else fails, when the world seems tossed in the turmoil of confusion He alone remains unshakable and true. Did not Christ once say "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life"?

And the second part of the motto "............. through charity".

Having just completed the Lenten season and observed your generous contributions to Project Compassion to feed the hungry, it is heartening for me as your Principal to witness such practical charity. Maybe this is the result of the recent Eucharistic Congress with its theme, Love one another as I have loved you.

So for the year ahead think often on our motto and I can assure you if you genuinely search for truth through charity you are on the right path.

God bless you all.

to

'> • is our knowledge history, at: > m, c economics, if aft'-: all our years < * schooling, we can't make a simplt : or solve a probl* '?

Our education does not only involve the acquisition of knowledge but it also involves the development of our character and mental powers.

If these have been ill-formed, then our years at school have been wasted - not necessarily through the fault of any particular person, but through general apathy.

Through student - teacher co­ operation and understanding, our school life, becomes more than just essays and assignments.

We develop an understanding and tolerance of people that builds the foundations for further developments of our characters, and for formations of standards and objectives through which we can make our decisions.

We students of Ave Maria are fortunate in so far as our school is small and so we can gradually befriend most students of most forms, thus making deep intra-college relationship.

We are foolish not to make use of our situation as, once we leave school, all desicions we have to make, and anything that needs a

standaids w

d on IL form while at

A we graduate io higher forms we beg• 1 , understand the why's and wher< < of things we thought to be tin just v n we were younger.

We are able to use our reasoning powers to their full extent ’.owever, this reasoning is not enougi thout standards to fall back on.

This aspect of education must be given first priority over other aspects as it determines how people are going to think and act for the best part of their lives.

Our school lil must not only be steared towards a profession but it must also aimed at creating good haracters for ourselves.

Ry working in harmony with our fellow students and our teachers the possibility of this is far greater.

So let us help each other to educate our "selves".

JusLim McSweeney EDITOR

Growth

I ho ugh The

Years In the beginn in ,, there were only two forms accommodat d in the main brick building arid the old . erved first as a Science room and later, as an Art room.

In 1966, the first xtensions were added by building a new science block.

Later, the two loi ; of temporary lassrooms were set u and finally in 1972 our new senior wing was • .■. mpleted, with its carpeted floor and below it, a music room.

His Grace, new Cardinal Knox, visited the school on Friday i.lth October 1972 to bless the new wing, as part of our Tenth Anniversary Celebi at ia .s , During th- J i' . Century, Sir .lohn and Lady Margare - e built . mansion on blue stone ' >> indal ions, in the Essendon area on a loi bot , from a J. Murphy.

The house had t1 o storu wit.ii a threestorey square ower ar ! • 'ieful cast iron verandah.

Ai h* : ’ > ■o a barn, stables and a < >ach h

It is thought h: ’ ay his first batch of stioe poli i . stables and from this h I ter ' !■, i KIWI shoe polish firm.

John Rani< .y kinghted in 1939 and di: ' ii 1910

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His Grace gavt a It a ; i ■ .1 talk to the girls on the name o. V aria, wish­ ing all pupils to remember aning Vi. MtlA, the Annunc ' it it:, .. V-b Our Lady making possible tie Ivation of th< world.

Again when « the word of the “Ave Verum" , "Hail ir. boev, bcru of the Virgin Mary” we r?call th. alvation of the world . i I th . harist ; presence of Our Lord in the Blessed sac lament; adoration being the special devotion of the Franciscan M i s i nr i r i ,-s ui •lary who teach in t ti ■ > ■ •! iria 1 ; 1Loretta : r i<

CLYDEBANK, as tl I .use w . it < <1. was sold to the Catholic < I irch in ’ 1. m<i the late Archbishop Manni oe tin I , to the care of the Legion 1 Ma : i a'• to the Franciscan Mis: i n; ■ Me

the sisters cami . from the U.S.A, and in tinu house by building a chapel.

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About. 15 years ag< Kin. , i. .rten was opened by the sister ., i.iti < rimary School and in 1962, the foundaii Ave Maria College was blessed.

PARENTS

AND

FRIENDS

ASSOCIATION SPORT'S

DAY

1972 Office Bearers in 1972

LADIES MAKING

President

Mr K. Hartley

Vice President

Mr Carlo Federico

Secretary

Mr K. Curtain

Assistant Secretary

Mrs M. Palmer

Treasurer

Mr

G. Smith

AUXILIARY

LAMINGTONS

Office Bearers in 1972 President

Mrs Vera Castell

Vice President

Mrs Mary O'Halloran

Secretary

Mrs Nancy Kelly

Assistant Secretary

Mrs Maureen Palmer

Treasurer

Mrs Jean Haywood

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Standing: Mrs Minkoff, Mrs Whiting, Miss Walker, Mrs Stewart, Mr Hanrahan, Mrs Viti, Mrs Eischied, Mrs Callinan, Miss Harry.

Sitting:

Sr Anne Hastings, Mrs Francken, Sr Ellen McGrath, Miss Glynn, Sr Carmel O'Rourke, Mrs O'Connell, Sr Bernadette Cheng, Mrs Glassenbury, Sr Helen Kennedy

Absebt:

Mrs Deeble, Mrs Kellalea, Sr Therese Fortier.

CLASS REPORTS This year has been a combination of pleasures, hard work and disappointments.

Our first big disappointment was when we discovered that we were back at the Primary School for our first year of college.

We are grateful to Sister Patricia and to Father Wall for allowing us to use Our Lady's art room for a temporary classroom.

After settling into Ave Maria we went to see a Science Film with Miss Harry, our science teacher.

The film the Helstrom Chronical, was very exciting and educational.

We all enjoyed it, and were very grateful to Miss Harry for taking us.

In the second term we went on our retreat to the Columban Fathers' Monastery, where we spent the day with her host Father Father showed us films, and said O’Hehir.

Mass and gave Benediction.

Our class picnic this year was spent at the Peninsula Gardens at Dromana.

The journey up was by bus and quite enjoy­ able, with a pleasant view all the way. Most of us went either swimming or horse riding, and Anne Kennedy brought her camera and took some really good photos.

A little western type village was set out in the park and a small shop selling refreshments, was disco­ vered by the girls.

Two days before our final exams we were given a Trinity College exam and although we were the best in the school, we only received Merit for our efforts since we were the first class to be examined we had a good reason to be nervous.

Mr Allan who was the examiner, was very considerate.

We would like to thank our prefect, Judith Sakalauskas, and Sister Bernadette for helping and putting up with us throughout the year.

Anne Curtain Anne O'Dea

Form

1 B

Form 1 H has been in lots of trouble this year.

Anne our prefect has been in double trouble.

We have pulled through it all and we are looking forward to the holidays.

Six glorious weeks of no school, no Maths and no exams.

HurrayJ We have probably pulled through better than our teachers.

Except of course Sister Bernadette.

As long as sister has a Maths book to protect her no class is game to go on a rompage, in case of Maths homework.

Mrs. Kellalea as our elocution teacher has improved Form 1 H most. To everyone astonishment we got 82 for the Trinity College Speech Exam.

Finally there was our trip to Dromana.

I pity the teacher who took us.

With thirty six Form 1 H students horse riding and cooking the gardens were in utter chaos.

It has been a good year and we look forward to a better year in 1973.

Maree Nolan

Form

1

H

Form 2 E was the smallest class in the college.

We had quite an active year in 1972, with many joys and many sorrows.

We had our sad occasions when Debra O'Sullivan's dad was killed in an accident, also when Ursula Fisiak’s mum died and when Cathy Canty's mother died.

In our Democratic Republic of 1972, our elected leader, Rosa Ceddia, has successfully reformed our previously barbaric group.

Our noble leader has stretched her lungs to all lengths in an effort to control our wayward ways. Many thanks Rosa.

We had our happy moments too, when for instance we had our retreat at the Columban Fathers' house in Strathmore where Father O'Hehir took our retreat and also very kindly got three films for us to see.

After the films we had benediction and were allowed to go up to the tower of the house.

The teachers have endeavoured to bring us to new ways with their threatening lectures, but also construc­ tive expeditions.

Our Sydney trip is the supreme example of this.

It was after this that we developed a new out­ look on our fellow citizens.

This uni­ fication is due to the dauntless efforts of Sister Bernadette and the overwhelm­ ing patience of Sister Anne.

The experience was renewed at our Dromana picnic, which widened our views on the conversion of a simple bus trip into an uncontrollable riot.

Another outing we had was when Sister Ellen took our form to see a film on insects.

It was quite profitable to our work in science and I think most of us enjoyed it.

Well the school did a lot for Form 2 E last year, so we thought it was about time we did something for it, so with a great deal of help from Mrs. Eischied and from our two producers Dorothy Donovan and Catherine Canty, we put on a play called 'Fit for A King".

The story was about foseph and Mary coming to Bethlehen for a census and being unable to find room in any of the inns.

The cast of this play were:

Kerryn Jessop, Mandy Chafer, Andrea Spain, Maria Vampatella, Gillian Denning, Rita Debnam, Christine Barmby, Diane Beatty, Sofia Galizia, Debra O'Sullivan.

Well, that just about winds up the school year and Form 2 E give all their thanks to Mrs. Eischied and Josie Rose, our prefect.

We all hope that 1973 will prove to be as successful as this year.

Gillian Denning

Form

2

E

Although there were other minor happenings, do not interprete our school days this year as unlimited fun.

The gaps between these trips were filled with monotonous, endless, tiresome work which was no doubt, a great strain on our weak brains.

However brothers, do not despair for the end is in sight, and we will soon be able to sheath our sabres once more.

We must express our grateful thanks to our class teacher, Sister Anne, and other instructive authorities, but we stay tuned for another exciting installment next year.

Class Reporters

Form

3

A

The third term of 1972 was the most interesting and our busiest.

The most exciting event was our three day trip to Mirboo in November, organized by Gippsland Educational Tours.

On our way down we went via Phillip Island and saw the fairy penguins.

We left the islands at about 10 p.m. arriving at Mirboo at 11.30 p.m.

Although we were very tired, we were still excited and energetic at 3 a.m.

We thank Sister Helen, Sister Mary Burke and Sister Carmen for this enjoyable outing.

We also thank Mrs. Minkoff for being our class teacher during the year.

And when we were all conscripted for the College Choir and Sister Therese would not have us.

And the Italian gardener who drove us all to distraction whilst he mowed the lawns outside the classrooms with a very loud mower.

And the raffles we raised which were won by relatives of members of our form (sheer coincidence of course).

And do you remember when we had the Trinity College Speech Exam and Mrs Kellalea had a fit because the exam was an hour earlier and we hadn't arrived.

Elizabeth Macken

Form

3

M

1972 is another year completed, another year of situations to add to our wealth of experience.

It began throughout the year.

But we must admit, this con­ scientious industry was interrupted with periods where we had time off to enjoy our­ selves .

As we will look back on 1972 we will recall all the good times we had and the memories of the hard work will be lost in the obscurity of the years.

We will become enveloped in a reverie of "do you remembers" exclaiming animatedly to each other "Do you remember the time we went to see "Romeo and Juliet", and the picture theatre made a fortune selling tissues.

"Do you remember the time we sat for the Commonwealth Scholarship exam and had to suffer through two days of listening to each others knees knocking.

Or the look on the teachers faces when they saw the picture of Cat Stevens on the notice board and Mr. Hanrahan saying he had a better beard than Cat.

And so it will go until the hard work is forgotten and 1972 becomes a year of daring devilment and frustrated teachers.

Julie Murphy Form

4

F

This year has not been the year for thrilling outings, but it has been the year of friendship and great thanks This year our form has been so united and happy with each other's company and friendship that there hasn't been a great need to go on outings.

Through the year our form has joined together as one big family and it has been a ball; our class is full of comics and jokes and there have been no dull moments.

All the girls in 4 C would like to thank both Mrs. O'Connell our class teacher and Mary Hede, our class prefect for putting up with us.

We would also like to thank all the teachers who taught us throughout the year, for all the hard work and time they put into

this hard task of teaching bunch.

our

merry

I would like to end this report by wishing the six girls who are leaving us, all success and good luck in the world, and hope they find enjoyment in their jobs.

Also the form would like to say goodbye to Miss Walker and hope she too finds great success in the world for she is a fine teacher and a good friend.

Thanks to all the teachers who have put up with us over the past five years, especially Miss Walker, Mr Hanrahan and Sister Helen, who have been a great help this year.

May all the teachers come back fighting fit after the holidays and prepare themselves for future 5 W's!

We will never forget it, greatest year at school - 1972.

our

Pam O'Brien

F orm

4 C

Francesca Dowling Form

Form 5 W retained their reputation of being "studious, attentive, courteous, polite and of course hard working students" during the past year.

Under the courageous leadership of Michelle Blake we continued our battles.

During the year Carmen Caufield came and went, Lynne loved English and Mary was seen at a History lesson.

Maria used "Handy Andy" cleanser, with disastrous effects Roey got a bursery and Lynnette kept talking about THAT place.

Barbara didn't say much but Fran did.

Candy got sweeter, while Robyn and Anne were unbelievable.

Margaret went "hippie" and Joanne just continued.

Kim popped in and Maureen changed .............AGAIN. Anne Garvin proved to be an artist.

Frances Taylor went red when she had to read and Cathy was seen doing aboriginal dances.

Frances and Julianna kept to them­ selves and so did Julie.

Eileen didn't stop and Jeannette kept turning around.

Franny and Mary E. are looking at diamonds....

Last but not least Teena kept her gymnastic hopes alive.

Some of us look forward to a holiday, but others have already found employment.

Roey and Maria have shown their courage by doing Matric at Ave. Cathy and Joanne are going to Emily McPherson.

Another six of us are doing H.S.C. at the Buckley Park High School.

The rest of our class has signed up for un-employment benefits.

TIDDLY

5

PUSH

W

to

AVE!

The H.S.C. year is built up from the beginning towards the Great Climax, the culminating point of all our devoted efforts: the all important overwhelmingly spectacular exams.

Well, tiddly push to all that.

The system is calculated towards the popular production of insane jelly-beans.

The success of this system is unquestionable.

Several of the less cynical members of the class even took the whole thing seriously enough to look worried, even (good gracious me'.) enough to have needles stuck in them to keep them lively over the exam period (don't worry Jones, we aren't bunging them on you.)

As happens with so many things in life, the exams tended to be an anti­ climax rather than a climax. Inevitably the V.U.S.E.B. feels the urge to ask questions on subjects about which one knows virtually nothing or to invent strange little twists to the questions you were expecting.

So here is our great piece of advice: do not, under any circumstances, expect good things to happen to you if you do H.S.C. They won't.

Good things never happen to jelly-beans.

But if we may so express ourselves, we merely smile, we even laugh * (in a jelly-beanish way).

There are,

after all, certain compensations.

We did have a new carpet (in a new classroom), lockers with our names on them and keys, two sets of stairs (one slightly worn the other unused), fine food at our Matric Dinner and a new male teacher (in that order of importance, Mr H.I).

On the whole we can say our tiddly push without regrets.

We made some good mates, enjoyed our free periods and escaped relatively unscathed.

* apologies to Chekhov.

Wendy Wall Genny Scott

Form

6

The 1972 Form 2 Gs were a happy, united class, thanks to Muss Glynn whom we miss this year.

A shadow came on our happiness however, when we had to un­ dergo the ordeal of sitting for a formal exam for the awarding of the Junior Government Scholarships.

Smiles left our faces as we were secluded from the rest of the school in a huge double room cramped with many desks.

However it was worth it all when the Scholarships were eventually announced.

Form 2 was on the whole a year, but most enjoyable.

Thanks Glynn.

quiet Miss

Christine Eaton Form

2 G

From the very beginning of our Form 5 year we knew that we were in for a pretty rough time.

How, you might ask.

Well, it was because on the first day we were told that Sr Ellen was our class teacher.

When we had recovered from the surprise we began to prepare for our two day retreat at Templestowe, with Father Morrison.

This retreat was a success spiritually.

In more ways than one.

Maureen Evans gave us a glimpse into the future when she dressed up in Sr Ellen's habit.

Aside from the three cases of acute hives (commonly called the dreaded sprong).

P.S. Name supplied by Helen Thomas, we all managed to come through the two days with flying colours.

In fact, saying farewell moved quite a tear

rendering scene as Sr Ellen found out when Br John gave her a bunch of flowers.

Second term brought with it the Catholic Schools Drama Festival. Our brilliant actresses showed us what their future held.

It was quite obvious from their performance of "From 5 to 5.30" that Hollywood will be taken by storm within the next few years. The actresses were: Terry Waddell, Edith Helen Thomas, Mrs Treetops Lorraine Churchill, Boxer Leigh McLean, Gertie Marie Dargan, Alice.

P.S. Elizabeth Taylor watch out.''.'.

Lorraine was nominated for best actress and today it's the Catholic Drama Festival, but tomorrow, the world.

The last term brought with it another trip with Sr Ellen. This time to a contemplative monastery in Tarrawarra.

Of course it was just our luck that the day was 100°F. Yet we didn't let this dis­ courage us.

We set off from the monastery with lunches in hand in order to find the Yarra River.

We found it after an hour's trek under the scorching heat and after fighting our way through fields of cows.

What an anti-climax.

After we had been expecting a beautiful torrent of water, we arrived at an 18" deep muddy creek.

The two exciting points of the day were when Sr Ellen went for a walk and was followed by a herd of cows and when there was a plot by the monks to keep us.

When we reached the gate there was a tractor stuck there so our bus could not get through.

But we fooled them.

We all filed out of the bus and lifted the tractor clear.

The day ended with the startling news that Sr Ellen was going on a mission assignment to Mt Isa. We were upset but later on we were informed that this had been cancelled. no, we weren't even more upset, we were glad that she was staying with us.

The year did however end on a sad note as we lost some of our classmates.

Some went to work, others changed schools.

We wish them all well.

Marie Dargan Form

5 E

1st Row:

2nd Row:

3rd Row: 4th Row:

R. Johnston, M. McArdle, D. Foletti, A. O'Dea, F. Robinson, C. Delaney, J. Hawkey.

H. Smith, D. Waddell, K. Hering, J. McMahon, C. Wicking, A. Curtain, K. Tierney, C. Medcraft, R. Federico, S. Kelly.

C. Daly, C. Ganguzza, A. Kennedy, S. Tarnas, K. Stearman, J. Dargar, J. Rhodes, D. Graham, K. Kennedy, P.A. O'Brien, M. Kearney, J. Sahiberg.

L. Aylmer, C. Carroll, C. Quigley, J. Sakalauskas, C. O'Dea, Sister Bernadette Cheng, A. Cribbin, K. Burke, C. O'Dwyer, C. Italiano, W. Cronin.

F O 05

S 1 H

1st Row:

2nd Row: 3rd Row: 4th Row:

B. Darby, J. Merlino, S. Byron, L. Turnbull, A. McSweeney, A.M. Nolan, P. Ryan.

A. Forehan, B. Elliott, D. Barrett, C. Watterson, M. Galvao, C. Neagle, C. Aughton, J. Hilbert.

M. Slattery, H. Fleming, S. Collins, V. Sakalauskas, A. Parisi, C. Renda, J. Walsh, A. Todaro, A. Stephens, P. Burns.

T. Reilly, K. Ashton, C. Heasly, A.M. Williamson, Sr Helen Kennedy, J. Crombie, J. Sheppard, S. O’Farreil, L. Quinlan, R. Mitchell.

1st Row: 2nd Row: 3rd Row:

4th Row: Absent:

1st Row:

2nd Row:

3rd Row:

4th Row:

R. S. K. G. L. M. J.

Debman, L. Palmer, D. Donnovan.

Galizia, D. O'Sullivan, D. Potter, C. Canty, B. O'Donnell.

Jessop, C. Barmby, A. Spain, J, Cox, H. Collins, Denning, J. Swift, U. Fisiak.

Saundry, D. Beatty, F. Carlisle, D. Dunn, Mrs H, Eischied, O'Callaghan, J. Rose, M. Chafer, M. Vampatella.

Gildea, M. Leverett.

C. Peppard, L. Spokes, C. Lane, C. Eaton, D. Flahavin, J. Van Buuren, B. Hennessy, F. O'Callaghan.

T. Duffy, M. Wilkinson, J. Pattison, M. Bourne, S. Stapleton, P. Coyle, M. Cotter, L. Waddell, A.M. Guerra, B. Fewster, M. Tierney.

M. Sims, K. Hay, C. Gardiner, P. Neal, D. McSweeney, S. Dixon J. Hayman, A. O'Brien, C. Buckley, E. Tucker.

L. Whiley, A. Hudson, M. McLoughlin, M. Vinecombe, A. Evans, Miss G. Glynn, M. Smith, D. Pallett, E. Smith, R. Carbone, K. Jones.

1st Row: 2nd Row:

3rd Row: 4th Row:

K. S. G. B. G. D. M.

Black, D. Atherton, L. Wade, C. Gannan, E. Macken, Broadbent, A, Reilly, R. Leehane, C, Costello, M. Tighe, Wellington, E, Dargan, M. Blake, L, Thomas.

Farrell, C. Dwyer, B. Kelly, C. Whitworth, J. Chesters, Marchione, P. Russell, C. Hede.

Hally, L. McIntosh, C. Quinlan, C. Scott, Mrs Minkoff, Brook, J. Brereton, J. Lees, E. Thompson.

1st Row: L. Hemphill, J. Bourne, V. Heaver, F. Smith, C. Feehan,.

D. Kelly, E. Wade, J. Geyer.

2nd Row: L. Castleman, C. Aylward, C. Wills, J. Clark, C. Henneken, R. Scott, C. Pogorelec, S.Kairuz, C.Cleland, R. Aughton.

3rd Row: C. Kelly, R. Ceddia, T.E. Gardiner, J.Slavison, A.Santucci, N.Reilly, B.Richards, D.Cooper, C.Burke, S.Salanowski.

4th Row: C. Potts, M.Byrne, T. Bulten, T.Kelly, A.Willems,Sr Anne Hastings, M.Ludvik, C.O'Halloran, V. Stephens, C. Hardiman, P. Hartley.

1st Row-.

2nd Row:

3rd Row:

4th Row: Absent:

1st Row:

2nd Row:

3rd Row:

4th Row: Absent:

M. M. L. D, K. G. K. J.

Smith, A. Bottegaro, C. Moran, J. Cjako, J. McDonald.

Hede, M. Brereton, J. Kairuz, M. Smith, C. Whiting, Tomassi.

Grady, E. Ellul, J. Petrich, V. Larkin, A. Routh, Vincent, E. Monoghan, C. O'Meagher.

Egan, D. Moroney, M. Naijm, M. Burns, Mrs. O'Donnell, Chafer, P. O'Brien, D. Parr, A. Abikair.

Young.

B. Lawson, K. Bendon, R. Hemphill, S.O'Dea, M. Van der Gronden, M. Coverdale, B. Cahill.

J. Kennedy, J. Phelan, J. Kearney, J. Lane, V. Davis, J. Dixon, L. Smith, M. O'Shanassy, M. A'Hearn.

J. O'Donnell, K. Cotter, M. Tyrell, C. Kairuz, F.Langenbacher, J.Laffey, M.Carlisle, H. Malcolm, M. Hayes, J. Murphy.

D.Farrell, A de Georgio, A.Dargan, J. Coyle, Mrs Francken, M. Herring, A. Fissher, B. Forrestal, K. Johnson.

J. Fox, C. Smith, D. Tighe.

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1st Row: 2nd Row: 3rd Row:

Absent:

1st Row: 2nd Row:

3rd Row: 4th Row:

Absent:

P. A. L. L. Sr R. A.

Smith, J, Rynkiewicz, J. Eaton, J. McSweeney.

Castell, L. Brick, K, Foletti, V. Zanko, L. Mullins, Churchill, C. Byrne, T. Waddell.

Farrell, L. McLean, M. Ormsby, G. Ambrosi, Ellen McGrath, H. Thomas, L. Bratina, M. Dargan, Tallarida.

Howell, C. Hudson, E. Greaney, K. McIntosh.

T. Mooney, M. McAllester, R. Barmby, M. Evans, L. Phelan.

M. Blake, J. Harrison, A. Garvin, J. Sinclair, B. Carlisle, M. Williamson, M. Fewster.

C. Grady, F. Cahir, E. Mafodda, J. McKenzie, F. Taylor, C. Jukic, J. Brown, K. Burrell.

A. Reilly, L. Russell, R. McMahon, Mrs. Glassenbury, Miss Walker, R. Lacy, F. Spitalleri, F. Dowling.

C. Taylor, M. Ellul.

OGRGM

s;i=x

Known as Galach or the Spanish mite the Prefect who struck terror into the hearts of ......... well, no-one, but better luck next time, Galach'

MARY GALACH0

"Bertch", to her mates.

Since she started nursing at St. Vincents, the poor terrified patients have been dying to get out of the place.

(HOW SICK'.!) Bertch's pet hate: listening to Scottie play Lola for the twenty millionth time.

How intolerant can you get.

WENDY WALL

BERNADETTE HEDE

known to mates as Wilbur.

Note the worm-shaped head. Theme song: "I am invincible". Now studying at R.M.I.T. (Accountancy), where she has learnt to make paper planes.

Since when has Stretch's star been Leo? We always thought it was Scorpio.

Definitely Mathematician of the year.

Now tearing around Melbourne College of Education with McGee.

MARGARET NAYLON

Nayls has a party to celebrate leaving us for sunny Queensland.

Margaret was positively beaming. think we'd given her a hard time or something.

JULIE LANGWELL

You'd

The faithful student who reduced to ANN WRAGG a shadow surviving on soup and biscuits.

Pride of Mrs Stewart's history classes. Winnie is now studying Law and will probably bring a libel action against us. Ave girls, keep on the straight and narrow or else .....

ANNE PARRY

would you believe it? they've put poor Parry on the Students Representative Council at Mercy Teacher's College. Anne was definitely not pleased.

Horrified, yes. Pleased, no.

Voted in by kids who didn't even know her Heart-rending,isn't it??

PETA JOYCE

one of the Torquay frequenters who has now quietened down to a peaceful life with a city art firm.

Pet hate: School photographers prefers being absent when they come.

Does this look like the face of a mean, nasty gum-ripping, tooth­ cracking dentist?

No? Well, beware.

The next time you walk into a surgery. Myrtle could be waiting for you.

SUE BRIDLE

Quiet Sue passed peacefully through Ave - her outstanding talent being chief Dancing Instructress at Barwon Heads - now rustling around Coburg Teachers College.

Better known as M'HAHA (after her famous laugh).

Out and out leader of the Ave anti-smoking league.

Hopes to finish her course at Latrobe before she devotes her services full-time to stamping out those little health-hazard sticks.

MARY HAYWOOD

ROSEMARY MAHER

Big share-holder in Ave tuckshop.

Has a rather odd habit of pickling people's pies.

Annette still doesn't think that was funny Haywood.'

The crochet girl.

Went through about fifty million balls of wool during the year, and still managed to squeeze in the occasional spot of school work.

CARMEL KIRBY

DENISE LAWRY

JULIE O'BRIEN

Top accountancy student in '72.

Don't let the dumb blonde image fool you; this girl's got brains - Somewhere Carmel's now charming all those millions at Mercy with her million-dollar smile.

Agnes' House Captain - determined to ANNETTE ELLISS lead her House to victory after a lapse of eight years.

Chief dislike: people who refuse to pul the second "s" on her name.

Now at Melbourne Uni (P.A's to be more precise).

MAUREEN McGEOWN

McGee's the super Woolies girl.

Has given some years, so many years of service that she should soon be able to retire on Woolies superannuation.

Non-frequenter of the less exciting classes.

Spent the greater part of '72 shivering away in the attic of the Art room. A true artist? or was it her ability to ignore school bells'.

I'll go for the devoted artist bit.

HELEN SOZYNSKI

MARY SMITH

is the phantom paint pincher.

Whiled away the long dull hours painting Mary Smith's school shoes, and making supercynical comments about anything and everything.

Another Mercy Teachers College girl.........

KAREN HEALEY Ah, we're a holy lot.

Where would the Catholic Education System be without all our eager young recruits?

Karen was another fixture in the Art room. I suspect some kind of plot.

MARGARET JONES

never called Margaret just Jones.

Poet and Physicist of the College.

Well known for her practical jokes which nobody appreciated.

The quiet bookworm or Mrs Stewart's Rapuuzel. Another part of Essendon High Scientific group.

Charms everybody with her beaming smile.

ELLEN VAN DER GRONDEN

TRISHA WHITE

Famous saying: "Come along Sister Karen".

Ellen caught on awfully fast to the Aussie jargon.........by the end of the year she was just another degenerate.

ANNE MARIE LAFFEY

Note the cute little pigtails.

Gives her such an innocent look.

Pet hate: people who joke about her pigtails.

So DON'T laugh at them.

You've been warned.

The girl from the bush.

JULIE PREZEWLOCKI Her famous brown shoes (pointed toes and all) were worn faithfully all year, despite several offers from the British Museum to preserve them for the nation.

Prez brightened up everyone's year.

ROSEMARY McCARTIN

One of the happy (?) accountantcy students. These poor kids used to look almost as miserable before their lessons as the General Maths girls did before their's.

Rosemary's most outstanding characteristic?......... She studied during free periods.

Still working on a freckle remover formula .............

Has now stepped up the experiments at Commonwealth Serum laboratories.

Best of luck Stevo.

EILEEN O'MEAGHER

MARY STEPHENS

has long been a target for the practical jokes of the class. In fact the very sight of Eileen brings out the most mischievous in McGeown, but Eileen has borne it all remarkably well. Pet hate: Being called O'meega.

Scottie was often forced to intervene GENEVIEVE SCOTT when Wilbur and Prez got carried away with their friendly (?) little classroom boxing matches.

Drove Julie Langwell batty during free periods.

Now doing Interior Design at R.M.I.T.

MARGARET O'DEA

Welcomed back to Ave after her year at Buckley Park.

Now seen flying around Melbourne on her bike.

Another of those pillars of Mercy Teachers College.

M A R Y G A L A C H 0

Dear girls, S E N I 0 R

P R E F E C T

Besides her excellent leadership qualities Mary proved her academic ability in achieving A for Exp, A for Lit, A for French, B for Biology, B for Hist, C for Spanish.

Now doing 1st Arts at Melbourne University,

Mary writes.........

..... While school days are not necessarily "the happiest days of your life", they certainly do provide a valuable collection of memories and happy times.

I was lucky to be a member of an energetic class, interested in school life and relatively united, so that life with the girls could not really be labelled as boring.

There were naturally trying times, especially with the growth of responsibility and study in the later years.

I can remember days when it seemed that the clock would never reach twenty to four, evenings when I, like many other classmates, felt like throwing the Maths book into the rubbish tin along with all the other reminders of school.

However time ticked on and school days came to a halt.

All of a sudden the present became the past; realities became memories.

Looking back now and seeing how much we have all changed and learnt during the past six years, I realize the importance of Secondary School days which to me have been very worthwhile.

Mary Galacho

Form

6

I have just completed six years at Ave Maria College, and in retrospect, now realize that this was one of the most enjoyable periods of my life. At present I am studying Dental Science at Melbourne University, and initially found it a totally new, yet interesting experience.

At first, university seemed rather an im­ personal place, and I missed the friendly teachers and pupils and the pleasant atmosphere of Ave, I have now settled in and am enjoying my studies.

My advice to any girl who hopes to enter the University in the future, is to study consistently throughout the year.

I wish you every success, and hope to see those of you who leave this year attending the Past Pupils Association.

I would also like to thank my teachers whose help and guidance over the past six years have been very invaluable and much appreciated.

I commend their skill and patience to you all.

Denise Lawry

Denise continues her interest in the school by now becoming President of the Past Pupils Association.

Having been awarded both a University Scholarship and Sec. Teacher's Studentship, she finally decided on Dentistry as a career.

SJPWAHMS ANO ONWABBS There is beauty in this world of ours for those who have eyes to see, there is goodness and nobility within the heart of every man which flowers and matures in an atmosphere of encouragement and acc­ eptance.

Surely for us teachers, one of the greatest sources of joy and encourage­ ment is to see our students growing in the practical awareness, that we are all citizens of the world, each called upon to contribute his own share to its development and enrichment.

a teacher can even learn her nick name.

Our unity was symbolised and strengthened as we gathered around the table in the lounge room to share in the offering of the sacrifice of the Mass.

The annual Mission Effort gives the girls an opportunity to share in this development.

They organised many novel efforts to encourage others to part with some hard cash, which would contribute to the great missionary endeavours of the Church.

It would seem, that the capacity of our young people to really care about such a worthy cause, is something which gives to their lives a deep significance.

Who can oppose the view that the family is the basic unit of society, and that the strength of a nation depends on family unity?

Barbara and Tony Ryan, parents of healthy motorbike-loving teen­ agers, came to share with our students their conviction that family prayer is the most effective weapon for main­ taining and strengthening family unity at the same time as God is praised and petitioned, they find that mutual rev­ erence and love grows between family members.

Their complimentary approach revealed their own simple, but profound appreciation of prayer as an unaffected and honest approach to a God who loves us more tenderly than any other Being.

"The God Squad" in Melbourne, under the leadership of John Smith, has done much to bring alive within the hearts of young people, an awareness of the value of a relationship with the challenging Christ.

John, a one time Methodist minister and teacher, came in company with about twelve other young men and women to share with some students not the philosophies which try to solve the world, but rather the clear message of the Gospel which when taken seriously can change the world.

No one is light unto himself.

It is in sharing genuinely, that the pro­ cess of maturing continues in our lives.

This is one reason why Sister Carmel and I appreciate the opportunity of going to an old house in Barwon Heads in company with some students, there to relax together, share ideas before an open fire, toast marshmallows, creep on tip toe into the kitchen for a very early morning snack only to discover that many others had the same idea'.

It is in such a setting that

The appeal for spastic children evoked a good response from the girls. The efficient Form 2 E girls as they counted the intake, registered each additional dollar on the blackboard until the final figure ended at $278.

So life continues at Ave Maria.

A dream inspires my life there, the dream that we teachers and students may together grow firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer, conscious of our own and other men's dignity.

Then surely the movement will advance towards the realisation of our deepest ideals, and progress upwards to the person, Christ, who in Himself personifies these ideals.

Sr Ellen McGrath

Profession

and

Jubilees

Sister Franceska Father Wall chats with Sister Franceska on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee March 19th 1972

Running through the Ave Maria College, there has always been a "life" - a "Yeast for the loaf" - the presence of Reverend Father Wall.

This year he celebrated his Silver Jubilee - 25 years of priestly life.

During the celebrations the F.M.M.'s put to music some facts from his childhood — much to the delight of the parishioners.

They recalled the days when, to get to school he had to tramp miles of country road.

Always close to nature, even now he will show you a tree which marks the spot of his mother's birth place, where their old home used to be.

The neighbours recall his kindnesses to them, remembering old "hops", the horse from the Carlton United Brewery, which he would saddle up to go and gather wood for them.

That has been the life of Reverend Father Wall.

Spreading kindness and God's love.

Just how much the college owes to him is known only to God. Perhaps the best representation of his sentiments would be the prayer

"Direct, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, our actions

by Your Holy inspiration and carry them on by Your gracious assistance, that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from You and by You be happily ended."

Sr Marie Carr

.....I, Helen Margaret Kennedy,

firmly resolved to live more fully my Baptismal Consecration,

make perpetual vows of Obedience,

Poverty

and Chastity in _____

Sr Helen's Final Profession on March 12th 1972

"The Silver years have already come

to

a

close and if

the years that are to turn them to gold are

to

be as happy, then I look forward with

joy to the

next

25........

Sr Anne's Silver Jubilee March 19th 1973

*

On the 24th November Mrs Callinan and her students presented the Annual Fashion Parade.

A great variety of clothes were modelled by the students from colourful P. J's to fully lined evening gowns.

The girls proved that they have taken great pride in their work.......

...by being ambitious in the way they make their clothes as seen here.

As usual we had some Past Pupils modelling various gowns/....

Carmel Neal above models her red velvet bridesmaid's gown worn at the recent wedding of her class-mate Dianne Little.

Judith Stanton (above) Anne Herberte (right) modelled their debutante gowns.

Judith Nilson (left) also continues her dressmaking.

Here modelling a beautiful woollen evening gown, hand crocheted and fully lined.

Our thanks to Mrs Callinan from all, both present and past pupils for her help and assistance.

Catherine Taylor

The year 1972 was highlighted at Ave Maria College by the annual Drama Night.

The Drama Night consists of three plays produced and performed by three houses They are performed on two consecutive even­ ings, and are judged on the seconds of these evenings.

Naturally there was a lot of hard work put into the plays and there were the usual problems.

This year to help the producers, groups were selected and put in charge of different items such as, props, costumes, make-up, lighting etc.

After many hours tiring rehearsal the plays began to make good progress.

The enthusiasm of the girls was growing and we all had a feeling that the Drama Night was going to be of a high standard.

On the first night a huge audience arrived to see these much talked about plays.

The first play was performed

by Assunta.

It was produced by Teena Moon­ ey and Margaret McAllester, both of whom took part in the play.

They performed a play called "Our Aunt from California".

It was an unusual comedy about three sisters who were expecting a visit from their rich aunt.

The confusion that took place when one of the sisters played by Felicity Langenbacher pretending to be the aunt was really hilarious, and each of the girls played up to her and supported her claim to be their aunt.

Everyone realised the difficulty of the producers having to act as well, but they did a tremendous job and kept 'up Ave Maria's high stand­

ard.

I feel that the audience thoroughly enjoyed the fabulous performances.

The second play was by Agnes.

Once again it was produced by two fifth formers.

Catherine Taylor and Lynne Phelan.

The producers of that play did not act, as they were swamped by a lot of actresses.

The play itself was a mod­ ern comedy about the Gorden Family.

It was entitled "You Don't Belong To Me." In the family there was a young annoying little sister played by Michelle Blake, an older, more "mature" brother

acted by Joanne Dixon, the mother was played by Francesca Dowling, and the father was acted by Veronica Davis.

It told of a fight the older brother had with his girl friend, and how he then entered a contest which only led to more trouble because he acc­ identally mixed the entry up with a letter of apology he had written to his girl friend.

The whole of the play had some really enjoyable comedy.

Julie Phelan played the excellent part of Wayne Gordon's "Dream Girl" and with a terrific portray of an "uncouthed loud Dream Girl" she receiv­ ed an honourable mention when the best actress was being awarded.

The third play was produced by Francis.

This was produced by only one girl Justine McSweeney.

Justine had a very hard job on her hands but she handled it really expertly. Her play was called "Three Young Ladies In a Temper".

The play which went off extremely well was about three ladies who had been dating the one man and were all professed rivals.

As the play unfolded, the laughter came about when they discovered that their one man had become engaged to another friend of theirs.

Their ruthless ideas that the three of them put forth to get their revenge were put aside when they decided to shave off the moustache that he treasured so dearly.

Anne Marie Bottegaro played the part of Michael and played it excellently, showing a real ability to do comedy.

The three young ladies' plan was carried through in an extremely well performed plot, but all their dreams were foiled when his fiancee arrived on the scene and decided that she liked him better without his precious moustache.

We have now given you a good idea of the three plays per­ formed on the Drama Night and I am sure you would like to know the result of the competition.

Agnes won the Drama Festival for the second consecutive year.

The audience

responded tremendously to the result which proved that the actresses per­ formed a really enjoyable play.

The best actress went to Francis house when Anne Marie Botte­ garo was praised for her excellent portrayal of a male in the play.

It was an extraordinary, rather an extremely hard part, and she did it really well and deserved the award after all her efforts.

It was decided that the Drama Night was once again a great success, and everyone was relieved when it was all over.

I can say that now, Ave Maria has set her standards and it will be difficult for anyone who is going to take part in future festivals to outdo her.

Next year I am sure that the plays will once again be even better than the previous year and it will be interesting to see who will win it.

Lynne

Phelan

Form

5

Early in 1972, when a new build­ ing project was begun at the College a great change took place in the spirits of Ave's enthusiastic artists who completely refused to accept the idea of trans­ forming the Art room into a Music room. Was it perhaps for its homely atmosphere or for its unique history?

From the humble beginnings of Mr Ramsay's beloved stable rose the illus­ trious Kiwi Nugget Company.

Mr Ramsay laboured through the night till finally he produced a small tin of black shoe polish which was to become the turning point in the fortunes of Mr Ramsay and the stable.

However, fame and fortune, brought about a still greater change to this stable of world renown.

The stable and mansion were sold and the new occupants a group of lively Franciscan nuns moved in.

The odour of sanctity spread to its hoofscuffed floors and lo and behold the great conversion began.

Our glorious stable was miraculously transformed to a house of God. The first mass in Our Lady of the Nativity Parish on Christmas night, was celebrated

by Fr Little.

Rumour has it that many times Sister Stanislaus was fully occupied keeping the sheep and the hens under control when they came to offer their worship to the Lord.

The fame of this small chapel spread to Ireland from where a blushing bride willingly fled to the arms of her spouse and was married in this historical spot.

Progress came and the new Our Lady of the Nativity church was built leaving the stable empty and lonely. Next it became the College Science department with Sr Clare as the first Science professor.

When the new science block was eventually built the Science department finally changed to its present form and became the AVE Art Centre.

All you that are calling your­ selves Art lovers let your voices be raised loud and clear in praise of this humble but truly great stable.

Mary Ellen Van der Smithwood

Captains in Action Flanking their head prefect in a valuable role of leadership in the College are the Senior Sports Captain Leigh McLean and Junior Sports Captain Catherine Lane.

Leading Agnes to victory in the Athletic carnival which clinched the house sheild for Agnes are their proud captains Annette Elliss and Catherine Taylor.

Francis taking a second place in the athletic and over all points, still have a four year undefeated claim in the swimming carnival first place holders. Captains for 1972 were Mary Stephens and Justine McSweeney.

Close behind in 3rd place were Assunta led by Captains Maureen McGeown and Margaret McAllester.

Assunta's mission effort will go down in Ave's files as a record.

Judith Clark (above) was awarded the swimming shield.

Margaret Vinecombe (right) carried off both the Junior Athletics shield and the All sports Cup for her achievements in swimming and athletics.

Diving trophies were won

by Gillian Denning (Junior) and Elaine Dargan (Senior).

The Senior Athletics shield for 1972 was awarded to Bernadette McGuire (left) and her netball skills won for her a best and fastest trophy.

Other netball awards went to Wendy Wall, Anne Marie Bottegaro, Cathy Lane, Mandy Chafer, Kerrie Hay, Joanne Sahiberg and Joanne Hawkey.

I Junior Netball players (below) extend their ball passing skills to a new event in the 1972 Athletics carnival.

At present these and other now familiar faces on the netball court are training for the 1973 Interschool Netball season which commences on June 9th.

The six teams representing Ave this year include new talents of Gabrielle Gloury, Rosemary McKernan and Katherina Sosic to boost the confidence of the faithful squad of Leigh, Janine and Co.

A

N T I C §

Academic H. S. C.

1972

Number of Candidates Presented

28

Number satisfying University Entrance Requirements

20

Number of Candidates Awarded Commonwealth University Scholarships

7

S. Bridle, A. Elliss, D. Lawry, E.

O'Meagher, G. Scott,

H. Soszynski, A. Wragg.

Number of Candidates Awarded Tertiary State Education Department Studentships

13

Number of Candidates Awarded Catholic Studentships

FORM

13

5

Number of Candidates Presented

52

Number of Candidates Passing in at least Four Subjects

51

Number of Nursing Bursaries Awarded

FORM

3

4

Number of Candidates Awarded Senior Secondary Scholarships

M.

A'Hearn, Bernadette Cahill,

M.

Coverdale, V. Davis, Julie Fox,

R.

Hemphill, J. Murphy, S. O'Dea,

J. Phelan,

L.

Smith.

10

Achievement First In Each Form and Hardest Worker:

Form

Form

Form

Form

Form

Form

Form

Form

Form

Form

Form

6

5 E

5 W

4 F

4 C

3 M

3 A

2 G

2 E

1 B

1 H

First in Form

Denise Lawry

Hardest Worker

Ellen Van der Gronden

First in Form

Julie Eaton

Hardest Worker

Mary

First in Form

Margaret McAllester

Hardest Worker

Barbara

First in Form

Lesley Smith

Hardest Worker

Caroline Kairuz

First in Form

Denise Moroney

Hardest Worker

Geraldine Routh

First in Form

Barbara Kelly

Hardest Worker

Julianne Lees

First in Form

Rose Scott

Hardest Worker

Rose Scott

First in Form

Christine Eaton

Hardest Worker

Julie van Buuren

First in Form

Andrea Spain

Hardest Worker

Dianne Beatty

First in Form

Carol Wicking

Hardest Worker

Faye Robinson

First in Form

Annemarie Williamson

Hardest Worker

Annemarie Nolan

Ormsby

Carlisle

PAST

PUPILS

Our View of University Life After having filled out your fifth form stating your name, address, H.S.C. sub­ jects plus results and other personal part­ iculars, after having listened in a crowded theatre to a long, depressing speech emphas­ izing the high failure rate of first years, and after having selected one or all your subjects from almost an infinite range of possibilities, you are now left free to explore the University.

The first days at Uni can be sheer misery for some students.

In our case, Anne and I, we failed to orientate ourselves during "orientation week", so that on the 5th of March (commencement date), we entered the University with our faithful companion a map of Melbourne Uni - and proceeded to get lost in the search of the P.L.T. and the time for History lectures.

However these annoying obstacles were soon overcome and we began to appreciate the independence of Uni life.

It is really in lectures and more so in tutorials where one becomes friendly with the familiar faces seen in the cafeteria or just around the place.

One of the main differences between University and Secondary School is the amount of freedom given to students.

At Uni, nothing is compulsory (except the fees). No­ body knows or even cares whetheY you attend a lecture or not; no teacher dictates the time table, no one forces you to join the sky-div­ ing club or to go swimming at 11°C. Almost everything is left to the individual with the result that activities become more emjoyable.

Of course this new freedom is accompanied by an enormous increase in responsibility.

It is up to you to find out next month's essay topic, to prepare the reading for the tutor­ ials and to decide how much time is worth while spending in the coffee lounge instead of the library.

No one is on your back.

You either "sink or swim".

Therefore, if you unfortunately "sink", you will be the one mostly to blame.

That is not to say that the professors and tutors are not will­ ing to help their students.

On the contrary most of them clearly express their desire to help you, however with two, three or four hundred students in a class, it is impossible

CORNER

for the lecturers to know which ones are experiencing difficulties.

So it is real­ ly the students' responsibility to seek help.

Another interesting feature of University is the diversity of opinions lodged there, which broadens one's view of the world.

There are also innumerable en­ tertainments.

For instance, at lunch time one has the choice of having lunch in peace in a secluded place, or otherwise one can participate in the many lunchtime activ­ ities ranging from listening to Clyde Holding speaking on the concrete lawns or watching the Wizard perform one of his numerous escapades which are amusing if not interesting..

Contrary to popular opinion, most Uni students have to work hard in order to obtain good results.

For a great majority their University life does not consist of rioting or of a romantic hunt for a future mate.

Neither is University work a "breeze" after having passed H.S.C. - the work is twice as hard.

Finally, here are some grains of wisdom which will possibly give hope to the matric class: "Condemn no man and consider nothing impossible, for there is no man who does not have a future and there is nothing that does not have its hour."

Best of luck to everyone!

Anne Wragg Mary Galacho

SPEECH

THERAPY

When considering a future career it is sometimes difficult to choose one that we can be sure will be interesting and rewarding.

I am very happy with my choice of Speech Therapy.

I completed my course last year and am now a Licentiate of the Australian College of Speech Therapists, and work as a full time therapist at the Wodonga and District Hospital, with an average of forty five patients a week.

These include spastic and retarded child­ ren, and also normal children who have speech difficulties brought about by emotional problems.

My work is not solely confined to children, there are adult patients also who are throat cancer or accident victims.

Speech therapy gives these patients a chance to overcome their disabilities.

To undertake the four year course, it is necessary to reach Higher School Certificate standard which must also include a science and a language subject.

During the first year of the course lectures are held at the Melbourne University and the Victorian School of Speech Science, which is in Lincoln House in Swanston Street. In the following three years all lectures are held at Lincoln House with clinic work at hospit­ als and spastic and retarded centres throughout Melbourne and country areas.

Government scholarships are applicable to the course, also on applications, hospitals make scholarships available with the student being then bond to work at that hospital for an approved period when she is qualified.

As from 1972 Speech Therapy has been given degree status with the successful student becoming a Bachelor of Science (Speech Therapy Science).

Frances Callinan.

The B.A. Course

After three years at Melbourne University, the end is at last in sight.

My first year at Uni came as a shock having been part of a matriculation class of twelve girls, I was suddenly thrust onto a campus of 15,000 people.

Attending lectures with a couple of hundred other students took some getting used to.

There is little individual treatment - mountains of work are heaped on you, references seem endless, and written work has a habit of mounting up.

Despite this, my friends and I have all enjoyed Uni life - there is a larger degree of freedom, which gives the students not only the opportunity of academic advancement, but also the chance to explore oneself and to broaden one's outlook, and develop certain values and attitudes. There are countless clubs and social activities in which to become involved, and endless chances to meet new people and form permanent friend­ ships - in fact the University tends to become a social world in itself. You have to do a lot of growing up in order to cope

with the seemingly unlimited freedom and the relaxed atmosphere.

I graduated some weeks ago with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Psychology and Political Science - a piece of paper for three years of work and enjoyment, but it symbolizes a real experience.

This year, I am completing a Dip­ loma of Education, and then for the next three years I will teach in State Secondary Schools.

In this course, the subjects are all orientated towards indicating guidelines for new teachers, who as yet lack the maturity and experience in education. These suggestions are meant to help these teachers until they can develop their own techniques, methods and aptitudes.

We go on three teaching rounds during the year, amounting to approximately nine weeks in the schools and during this time we are expected to acquaint ourselves with both staff and students situations.

If I wish to do so, after two years teaching, I can enter the Psychology and Guidance Branch of the Education Depart­ ment, where I would be trained for another three years as a psychologist and counsellor.

Guidance officers are called into many schools, both Primary and Secondary to advise the students - e.g. withdrawal, slow learning, truancy, vandalism.

At last, the need for psychologists in our schools is being recognized - students like adults have personal and academic problems, which need guidance and counselling.

To conclude, four years at Uni may seem a long time to many, and "useless for a girl", to others, but it is an experience which has given me not only a certain know­ ledge but also ideas, values, friendships and very happy memories.

Catherine Hartley

Coburg Teachers College Life at Coburg can be a lot of fun, but also at time it can be almost boring.

There is a three year course at Coburg with eight subjects. At the begin­ ning of the 1st year each student spends two weeks at a Primary School to observe the children and the methods of teaching. Later in the year there are two teaching rounds, first four weeks and then two other weeks.

These teaching rounds are really tremendous one of the best part of College life. Many social events are arranged by the S.R.C, not always very successful due to the small number of boys in each group and also to apathy among the students.

Denise A'Hearn

1972 FEBRUARY

4 .. School.starts: Many mums dropping off tearful daughters at the gate.

So ENTHUSIASTICALLY. 14 .. Working Bee: 4 o'clock.

Cold beers served at

26 .. Drama Festival for College Girls, Melbourne Theatre Co. Forms 1 to 3.

VERY INTERESTING. 28 .. Family Bar-B-Que at the Kindergarten Grounds, FOOD GLORIOUS.

Retreat Form 2 G...no not more angelic girls running around.

29 .. Annual General Meeting: Many anxious parents putting in the same old complaints.

Parish Action Day at Ave Maria College, organized by Father K. Whiting.

31 .. Retreat Form 3 A. Hopefully they will RETURN angelic.

MARCH 1- 3 Form 5 Retreat at NOTICABLE RESULTS.

Templestowe,

JUNE

6 .. Swimming Carnival: 1st Francis 2nd Agnes and 3rd Assunta.

8 .. Inter School's Swimming Carnival.

On ya Ave.' Ladies Luncheon: Bring along your knitting with you.

12 .. Final Profession of Sr Helen Kennedy O.L.N. Church.

APRIL 11-13 Form 5 W Retreat Templestowe.

Even more NOTICABLE RESULTS. 16 .. College Picnic to Romsey: Hot drinks, burnt hamburgers un­ cooked chicken and many flies.

MAY 22 .. School resumes for Second Term MANY SMILING PARENTS, and......... daughters!

23 .. Retreat Form 1 B. SUCH LITTLE ANGELIC GIRLS.

LOVELY

24 .. Retreat Form 2 E, Not so LOVELY LITTLE ANGELIC GIRLS.

25 .. Retreat Form 1 H. Hopefully they will return, angelic.

Parent Tedcher Meeting for Forms 1 and 6.

Worn out teachers next morning.

1 .. Retreat Form the results.

3 M.

Still awaiting

6 .. Parent Teacher Meeting for Forms 5 and 3 M..... The truth is now about to be heard hopefully, many happy parents.

9 .. Commonwealth Employment Service Interviews for Forms 4, 5 and 6.

Agnes......... booming business not so booming.

Assunta... Selling asprins...making a booming profit.

19-20 Commonwealth Scholarship Form 4.

a......... b.....

c.....

d.....? ......X Y Z. 12 .. Queen’s Birthday.

May she have many more birthdays!

22 .. Senior Social at Our Lady of the Nativity Hall.

Many bella women running round and round and round...

21 .. Card Night at College.

Would you believe it, it's called off?

How about postponed?

So it was a booming success.

23 .. Ave

Maria

Debutante

Ball.

Proud parents and beautiful daughters.

Thank you Bishop Cullinane for receiving our girls again this year.

26 .. Crash

Cursillo for the mothers.

A special type of spiritual retreat with Reverend Father Herriot.

30 .. Retreat for Form 6 at Templestowe.

May it do them the same it did to us.

JUNE

5th-9th Francis Mission Effort...

25 .. Another Meeting...

Parents and Friends.

Sale Stale Toffees going cheap...

JULY

19th-23rd

Agnes's Turn.....Lovely fresh cakes and toffees going cheap.

26th-30th

Assunta Last but not LEAST.....Discounts on the dentists fees.

29 .. Entrance Exams for 1973.

AUGUST

Another Round.

Francis .....still trying to sell those stale goods.

3-10 Term Exams.....

Several sick cases and sorry ones too.

Day...

11 .. Correction

...for recovering.

15-16 Drama Night at Our Lady of the Nativity Hall.

Congratulations Agnes...you're tops again.

Congratulations to the other two houses great effort.

5 .. First Annual Basket Ball Match.

Staff vs Form 5W. A very unfair match, but great fun, besides the broken necks, backs which was received by the Champion Team Form 5's.

13 .. Opening of New Building.

His Grace James Knox blessed the new rooms.

18 .. Term Holidays Begin.

Many smiling faces.

22 .. Ave Maria College Sports at St. Bernards Oval.

Congratulations to All houses.

The Champs and the winning house Agnes who took off the marching and running shields.

SEPTEMBER

4 .. School resumes, same old story.........

30 ., Ave Maria Fete... ......... and an unbelievable profit

Card night from the 4th to December, every alternate Monday.

12 .. Ladies Auxiliary Meeting.

..............many tired nuns next day.

NOVEMBER

7 .. Melbourne Cup Day.

19 .. Teachers convent.

"rendez-vous" at the

Classes finish at 3 p.m.

May they have a get together every week.

22 .. Father Daughter Conmunion Dinner.

Father Brosnan guest speaker.

(The ever popular menu again: stew and cold potatoes) but a most enjoyable evening.

28 .. Melbourne Show Day. Annemarie Bot. consumed many pies and doughnuts.

OCTOBER 2 .. Card Night.

Another social success and happy dads.

Y.C.S. Picnic with St. Bernard to Lerdurg Gorge.

15 .. Ladies Luncheon...last one for the year at Mrs McIntosh's home.

Sunshine, fun and glorious food.

21 .. External H.S.C. exam begins for form 6 students. Thank you Essendon High for allowing Ave girls to sit for the exam in your school.

23 .. End of year exams for form 3,4,5.

Many worried cases.

24 .. Fashion Parade. Congratulations Mrs Callinan, mucha bella.

DECEMBER

6 .. Matric Dinner at the College.

Delicious food. Many long robed ladies and relieved facial expressions after the tension of exams. Congrats to Rose mary chief waitress and her band of helpers of 4 C. God bless the cooks Sr Helen and Mrs Whiting.

13 .. Prize giving day and term holidays.

Hooray 21.'

Catherine Taylor Vice Captain for Agnes

Sixth Annual Father - Daughter

Communion Dinner

Mr D. Spain and Andrea, Mr B. O'Brien and Mandy Mr J, Forehan and Anne, Mr R. Whiting and Christine (in hiding).

September 1972, the girls of Ave Maria College had their sixth annual Father Daughter Communion Dinner.

The mass concelebrated at Our Lady of the Nativity Church by Father Wall and Father Brosnan and afterwards at the Parish Hall where we had a very enjoyable meal.

Father Brosnan chaplain at Pentridge Prison was the guest speaker.

The many stories he told of the prisoners and their lives were most interesting to the girls and to their fathers.

This function has proved to be one of the most successful ventures arranged by the College as it gives the girls the opportunity to spend a delightful evening in the company of their fathers.

Andrea Spain

Form 2 E

?C E ODE TO

0

5

A

NATURAL

WONDER

Shapes, Colours, That time.

And Time alone has formed.

Never has the Helping Hand of Man Cast its shadow on you, 0 Virgin Rock.

Yot are unique; So Man will be jealous of your uniqueness.

You are strong; So Man will be jealous of your strength.

You are silent; So Man will convince Himself that He is better than you

You are whole; So mankind will envy your oneness.

You are; So Man will deny you the right to be, Not immediately, But eventually.

The millions of years that passed While you slowly and silently came into being Will be irreversibly lost, And those millions of years will have nothing to show.

And the Man, that Man who makes the decision to destroy you Will, in his short lifetime, create nothing to equal your greatness But rather, create a space of millions of years in eternity.

Margaret Anne Jones Form 6

I sit alone Out in the fields Thinking and questioning Why is the sky blue?

I sit alone In a wheat field Thinking and questioning Why is the wheat gold?

I sit alone Beside the sea Thinking and questioning Why is the sea green?

I sit alone In my room Thinking and questioning Why am I here?

R E V E R I E Barbara Hennessy Form 2

The children point; the people stare

A

B

But I tell You lord - I don't care

L

My mamma, she was black

A

And black I'm proud to be.

C

Just as long as you love me Lord;

K

That's all that matters to me.

But what is Black Lord?

M

A N ' S

They don't know!

I'm black, but even still, I love You so.

Black You made me Lord, black as night,

P R A

But as a man I have my rights.

And all I ask You "Son of Man" Y

That in Your house, I may stand

E

With my brothers black and white

R

Loving You Lord with all our might.

Julie Phelan Form 4

T

Down by the stream

H

I heard a faint scream

E

Someone was lying

H

In the water and crying.

A T

I asked her what was the matter.

T

She said: "I am in love with the hatter". „ The hatter, who is he I said,

E R

"For I fear I have been mislead".

"I was to marry him today, For it is the first of May".

Hopefully, I said: "Don't cry

Anne Maree Williamson

For it is the first of July."

Form

1

The sunset is growing darker.

THE

DARKEST NIGHT

It is going to the Heavens where no one can see it.

The first star of light appears.

Into the thick black darkness

It shines as if the Lord was born again.

The trees become frightening.

The winds become heavier

And start to howl.

The trees start to howl aloud.

The animals make strange noises

Because they are scared.

And when the wind stops

Things become normal, The sun rises to start a new life.

Leanne Whiley Form

J'aime regarder les flots attaquer les rochers.

2

J

J'aime regarder les vagues hautes et fieres Se bousculer comme pour decider laquelle viendra la premiere . . . .

Au rivage se briser. ., .

J aime regarder la mer ' Quand se retire la blanche ecume,

A I

M

E

Laissant le rocher clair.

Les vagues se rassemblent pour s'elancer De nouveau vers la plage.

J'aime encore mieux la mer

M

Quand elle est calme, comme en glissant

E

Ses vagues avancent doucement,

R

Doucement, comme pour ne pas attirer 1'attention.

Sans bruit,

Elies viennent sur le sable s'allonger.

Sur leur Crete les rayons du soleil jouent Et les flots retournent Genereusement ses lumineux rayons.

Seigneur, donne a mon ame la blancheur

Des vagues......... que ma vie chante ta grandeur

Comme les rayons du soleil sur les eaux......... de la mer.

Therese Fortier

TRIALS OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT

by K. Sosic Form 6

The human spirit is an intangible part of each man, and yet it is the part of man that is most affected by ihe ribulations of life.

Life without tribulations is impossible, since each one of us is affected at some time or othe in our lift The human spirit is the innei gift th.n dissociates man from the mere animal, ml perhaps one could say, that through miseries of life we do come to apprec <>e and create an understanding o* this g,' The main tribulations of life are de , i guilt, fear and pain.

Each is varied in its attack on the human spirit, y t each is similar in the result it achieves.

Death is the most obvious of the trials of the human spirit, since death is always with us, waiting for us to succomb Your own death, which is inevitable, is not too difficult to accept, since death is part of life and everyone must die. And if one has a religious belief to stand by, one can view death as the beginning of life.

Thus the human spirit accepts death.

However, the death of a dear one, especially that of an innocent child, is one of the greatest trials of the human spirit.

One can prepare for one's own death, but when someone is taken away suddenly from us by death it strikes a hard blow on the human spirit.

The human spirit takes a long time to accept this loss, and in some cases we find people who never survive the loss.

Fear is also a trial of the human spirit that is with us every day of our lives.

These fears are varied and include the fear of failing, the fear of death, the fear of giving birth to a child, right down to a fear of crossing a road.

The human spirit faces these trials every day and survives.

For the human spirit is man's major weapon which prevents his falliiiy in­ to the pit of despair.

The human spiritis guided by the conscience which has a large control over the individual.

Most people take heed of their conscience for it can make man feel on top of the world or in the depths of the earth.

Springing from our conscience is guilt which is a trial of the human spirit.

It is different from the other trials in its attack on the human spirit because it erodes man and can reduce him to a frightening exhibition.

lain is another trial of h mtn spirit which is part of our life.

Ph. cal pair can force man to do things he doe; not want to do. When man succumbs to pair, like this jt is not the human spirit that has failed but it is the human body that has caused this downfall.

Man himself can suffer much pain and he does suffer in his mind, but often the physical side of mar. cannot survive.

Yet one often finds cases where man's human spirits even overcomes physical pain and pulls him through his trial.

The trials of the human spirit are many and frequent and yet each individual is managing to live from day to day.

One must concede that the human spirit is winn­ ing the battle and saving man from the worst human emotion to tribulations, this being self pity.

It is evident that trials of the human spirit are necessary to bring man to be closer and closer to the standard of perfection expected of him.

Thus I believe each trial of the human spirit brings us a step closer to understanding God fully.

The Age Mews paper First Edition

by Katy Johnson

Dear Sir,

I am a housewife and I think I have a right to speak just like anyone else.

The situation concerning high rise flats has been much in the news lately and I wish to bring further attention to it.

My home consists of two bedrooms, a kitchen extended lounge room and a bathroom on the twentieth floor of Parkdale Avenue Heights.

These "heights" are blocks of massive skyscraping flats standing behind more "god-reachers" and in front of more.

The view from my balcony is of a little more variety, but mainly consists of huge build­ ings.

To get a little fresh air and a change from the stuffy atmosphere of the lounge, one either has to go out onto the ten foot long and three foot wide balcony or out through the door and down twenty floors to reach what I call "sanity".

Our family is an average family with my husband, two little boys and myself.

They have always been healthy and have lived a normal life - up to eight months ago anyway.

We were living with my parents as we could not afford our own home.

It was not advisable to stay there any longer,

so the only other resort, as I strongly put it, was to take one of these high rise flats.

We did, and we regret it, though we can do very little about it now.

The kids are confined to the central room the lounge - and cannot go much further without facing a danger.

They are aged three and four, and very much alert, but without being able to use their energy.

David, the younger of the two is at home still.

There is not much for him to do the whole day, except watch the TV, which quickly bores him, or play with his toys.

I can only afford to send him to a kindergarten twice a week, and while he is there I do my shopping.

When he is at home I cannot go anywhere much without taking him with me which proves to tc a problem quite often.

Life is so frustrat­ ing living here.

Tou always have a >ar about the children's safety, as so many people have fallen from flats like these.

It is so cramped in, that you feel as if you are entirely secluded from civilization.

The children’s minds and yours become very limited in thinking and you find yourself pacing up and down in an effort to put your mind off the boredom.

I am making a plea to all people with a little respect for human Life it please consider the dangers the ht in rise flats are creating Some women have even attempted suicide, because 'hey li.e in me of these gaols.

If a tew system o: flat building cannot be adopted, taybe it least there could be more facilities nearby for h children o pla and r;"i about.

As I said at have the right to speak and ..ill not keep quiet effective is done about

the beginning, I and I have spoken, until something these ’god-reachers".

Gaoled

Markdale

HUMOUROUS

EVENT

by Christina Cleland

Form

4

It was Friday September 19th and I was invited to a Fancy Dress Party

starting at nine o'clock that night.

I still had not hosen my costume but I knew it had to be something original.

After long consideration and thought I decided to wear a costume of an angel.

So with only two hours left to prepare, I busily got ready the costume wings, material and makeup I was really excited at the thought of being an angel and I was sure no one could possibly have had the same idea.

The dress was a long white flimsy type hanging with a flair.

The wings were shaped of white corrugated cardboard and shaped to the figure.

I had my hair up with white flakes through it, and my face was pale from an overdose of flour.

We all had to wear masks at first so that we would not be recognised.

I was on my way to 29 Graves Street Kew, when suddenly the car stopped, due to an empty petrol tank.

Since I was nearly at my destination I got out, locked the car and began to walk.

Cutting through the park in the pitch dark, I suddenly tripped over some­ thing and I screamed.

Then I discovered that it was a human being lying on the grass.

The man was thoroughly intoxicated and when he awoke (from the expression on his face) he was startled and he stood up shaking all over and staring at me.

In a most sympathetic manner he cried "0 God, I am sorry for my present way of life, but do look after my mother, my brown cal Herbert, and let my mate who waits for me in the mornings, know that I won't be there, as we don't want to keep him waiting, do we God?" He must havt thought 1 was God, in a way it was all very funny, and I felt sorry for him.

So while he had his eyes closed I slipped away.

Continuing on my journey, I experienced another strange incideni.

A small boy running through the trees saw me and started to confess his sins saying he was sorry for running away, and that he would now return home at once.

By now it was becoming quite a joke, but the next incident was not so funny.

I had come to the edge of the grass, when I saw in front of me the dark uniform, gold buttons - it was the Police thinking I was a half wit I was led away to the Police Station.

08 A M

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In reply to the many people who ask how the name "VIDIAN" originated, the answer is very sinple.

It is derived from the street in which we live

STREET.

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