The once broad horizons of our free world are on all sides crowding in. Our complacency has been rudely shaken; and we are at last beginning to realize that our very existence is threatened by the determined onslaught of the materialistic ideologies of to-day.
This external challenge has jolted our democratic societies from their state of apathy, and has led to the establishment of economic and political co-operation on a scale previously unknown. Yet this external rearrangement has not been sufficient to act as a permanent counter to the spread of godless doctrines.
All of us will, sooner or later, have to leave the sheltered life of home and school and face a world of changing values and conflicting ideologies. We shall be bombarded on every side by propaganda from the press, the wireless, and television.
It is of vital importance for us, before we are plunged into this maelstrom, to stop and consider what strength our way of life is giving us to confront the future. There are many values the School has to offer us, if we ourselves are willing to receive them. But our part must not be a passive one. We must enter whole-heartedly into school life and grasp for ourselves the benefits it offers.
By entering fully and unselfishly into the life of the school, we learn a loyalty to something bigger than ourselves.
By participating in the activities offered, we rub shoulders with our peers. We learn to give and take; to appreciate viewpoints other than those of our own. We experience comradeship, develop initiative, and catch the team spirit. Our personalities are constantly enriched by this close association with our fellow students.
On the academic side we are learning to form impartial judgments, to follow fearlessly a line of thought to its logical conclusion. We should thus be able to employ our critical faculties to advantage and resist the blandishments of political and commercial propaganda.
Enriched by a full school life, we should be the better equipped to take our place in a democratic society. By holding fast to the ideals and values we have acquired, we can do our part, however humble it may be, to hold back the forces that threaten to engulf us.
H. L. Stack
Greetings to all Old Boys! To the younger members I give a special welcome. Being a teacher I have a great liking and sympathy for youth, and understand something of the problems they face. Many are continuing their studies; others are entering upon a business or professional career, and some are accepting the responsibilities of marriage and the establishment of a home. Though we would like to see them at all our functions, it is often quite impossible. However, I would urge them to come to the School at least for an hour or so on Foundation Days. They will be surprised and delighted at the number of people they know.
In this connection I would ask all Old Boys to make themselves known, and to have a chat to all and sundry at every gathering. How often do we see men standing around on their own? If they are not members, it doesn't matter. At least they are sufficiently interested to come to the School, and should be given the impression that we are glad they came. We won't do that by politely ignoring them. Members of Council have a special responsibility in this matter, but I would request all Old Boys to develop this atmosphere of warm human relationship.
At the Annual General Meeting I drew attention to the changing character of the Old Boys' Association. It no longer has to struggle for its existence. It is financially sound, and groups are being established in many country centres. No longer is the emphasis on the members helping the O.B.A., but rather on how the Association can benefit Old Boys.
You already know that we are to have our own office at the School. It is located at the western end of the ground floor of the "New Building" and should be in operation by next Foundation Day. It is hoped to staff it on a part-time basis. You may know of a retired Old Boy who would like to look after the office for a couple of hours a day.
There is much useful work to be done. Besides keeping a fatherly eye on the list of active members, there are the hundreds, nay thousands, whom we have rather neglected over the years. An attempt should be made to get in touch with them, and make them feel that we would welcome their return. Given the right person in such a position, call him an "Assistant Secretary" or what you will, he could rejuvenate our Association. Think what it would mean if any member, and particularly a country member, knew that he could drop in for a cup of tea and a chat, be introduced to the Headmaster, be shown any School improvements, find out the names and addresses of any of his school cronies, and generally be made to feel at home. The B.G.S.O.B.A. would then be beginning to fulfil its chief function, the betterment of human relationships. Such a scheme has been in my mind for a long time. It is almost at hand.
Then there is our record section to be established; a file of School Magazines to be built up; a start made on Volume II of the "Annals" from 1923 onwards. You can undoubtedly think of many other matters which need attention, and we would welcome your suggestions.
The O.B.A. Scrap Book is in operation. It is a magnificent volume, worthy of the task for which it is intended. It will be kept in the O.B.A. office, and if you have any article or photograph of interest to members, and for which you have no further use, we would like to see it. Over the years it could well become one of our most treasured records.
One of our major tasks this year is to give our full support to the Centenary Building Fund Appeal. The centenary of the School is in 1968. Certain preliminary measures have been taken with partial success, but we are now ready to commence a drive. The Chairman of Trustees, Dr. Konrad Hirschfeld, told us at the Annual General Meeting what the Trust thought about the project. He is to make a pronouncement on the School Speech Night, and we wish to put our part of the plan into operation on Foundation Day.
It has become evident that some members, who for various reasons have failed to renew their subscription annually, and are many years in arrears, have drifted right away from the Association. Our Rules have now been amended to rectify that situation. Such a person pays a Reinstatement Fee of £1, plus the current year's subscription, and is again a full financial member. We would appreciate it if you would spread this news, particularly to those who do not receive the School Magazine at present.
Members often complain that they do not receive a reminder of the Dinner Dance, the Christmas Party, and other functions. They are listed on the O.B.A. Calendar which is sent out with the Foundation Day circular, but it is uneconomical to post thousands of notices for each event. This year we have started a "Special Mailing List." It will contain the names and addresses of those who have taken an interest in such affairs in the past, and whom we think would like to come again. Please understand that this is not a restricted list. It is open to all Old Boys. Those members who would like their names included, please communicate with the General Secretary.
While looking through the list of names of members of Council, I was delighted to see the number of "new" Old Boys whom you have elected. They provide a useful balance to the "vintage" types like myself, and it is good to know that the young members are so well represented.
I pay tribute to the co-operation the B.G.S.O.B.A. receives from the Trustees, the Headmaster, and the Parents and Friends' Association. We value their advice and assistance.
It gives me much pleasure on behalf of the Association, to wish all students success in their examinations, and our members and friends the Compliments of the Season.
W. Kidston, J.P.
Subscription — Annual: £1, due in advance on 1st July. Boys who join immediately on leaving school, to the 30th June. Life Membership: £20. Badge: 5/- (Large); 4/- (Small).
All Old Boys of the Brisbane Grammar School and all persons who have acted as a Trustee or a Master of the School shall be eligible for membership, on application, and subject to the approval of the Council. As we are always glad to hear news of Old Boys, especially those living outside Brisbane, any information in this connection will be appreciated. Please address correspondence to: The Old Boys' Editor, c/- J. Thomson, Bookseller, 311 Queen Street, Brisbane.
A native of Townsville, William Kidston entered the B.G.S. in 1922 and interested himself in many activities outside the classroom as well as inside. From 1924 to 1926 he played tennis with the Firsts; in 1925 and 1926 he was a member of the First XI, of which he was Captain in 1926; in this year also he captained the G.P.S. XI and rowed in the First Crew.
After winning a Teachers' Scholarship he entered the teaching profession through the Teachers' Training College and taught in various parts of the State.
During World War II, called up for full-time duty as Adjutant of the 15th Battalion, he served in various capacities with the Seventh Infantry Brigade. Graduating from the Command and Staff School and seconded to the A.I.F., he was appointed to the General Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, General Sir Thomas Blamey.
His army association is continued as an executive member of the Stephens Sub-Branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and with membership of the United Service Club and the Anzac Club. He is also a Past Master of Victoria Lodge, U.G.L.Q.
Still keenly interested in most forms of sport, he usually organises the Old Boys' Cricket Team on Foundation Day, but his participation in sporting activities, apart from fishing, is limited now to an occasional social game.
W. R. Kidston, of the Commonwealth Bank, Sydney, who was at the School from 1952 to 1955, and R. K. Kidston, who attended the B.G.S. from 1958 to 1961, are sons of our new President, and also members of the O.B.A.
His enthusiasm for everything connected with the B.G.S. augurs well for a successful term as President of the O.B.A.
With the co-operation of the Headmaster, for the fifth year in succession, the Council of the O.B.A. arranged a series of talks intended to assist boys in deciding what career to follow and how to go about preparing for it. These talks held at the School seemed to prove of interest to many of the boys expecting to leave School this year. We desire to thank those Old Boys and others who gave the benefit of their time, knowledge and experience to help this project and also to thank Henry Becconsall (29), B.A., LL.B., who organised the scheme.
The following is a list of the subjects covered and the speakers:
Correct at 15th October, 1962.
1. Name: The name of the Association shall be Brisbane Grammar School Old Boys' Association.
2. Principle and Objects: The fundamental principle of the Association is that every member shall in all matters act as becomes a gentleman and true citizen, and the object of the Association shall be to effect a bond of union amongst past pupils of the Brisbane Grammar School in order to promote a spirit of comradeship and to form an effective link between past and present pupils and in every way to further the welfare and interests of the School in the community.
3. Membership: All past pupils of the Brisbane Grammar School and all persons who have acted as a Trustee or Master of the School shall be eligible for membership provided that during his tenure of office every Trustee or Master shall be eligible for honorary membership. A roll containing the name, address and date of admission of each member shall be kept by the General Secretary.
4. Admission of Members: A person eligible for membership may be admitted as an ordinary member on payment of the annual subscription and after election by the Council. A person eligible for honorary membership may be admitted as an honorary member on election of the Council. A member or a person who is eligible for ordinary membership may be admitted as an ordinary life member on election of the Council after the payment in one sum of an amount equal to twenty times the Annual Subscription payable by ordinary members at the date of his election to life membership. An ordinary member or an ordinary life member may be admitted as an honorary life member after a resolution of members at an Annual or Special General Meeting on a nomination submitted by the Council.
5. Council: The entire management of the Association (except as otherwise provided by these Rules) shall be deputed to a Council consisting of a President, two Vice-Presidents, a General Secretary, plus a Treasurer, the Headmaster, Honorary Life Members elected prior to 30th June, 1955, and nine Councillors. One of the Vice-Presidents shall be the Immediate Past President (if willing to act). The President, the other Vice-President (or both Vice-Presidents, if the Immediate Past President is unwilling to act), a General Secretary, an Assistant Secretary (Membership), an Assistant Secretary (Magazine), a Treasurer and eight of the Councillors shall be elected (by ballot if necessary) at the Annual General Meeting. The remaining Councillor shall be appointed by the Council at its first meeting each calendar year from members who attended the School during the previous year, and shall hold office until the end of the year in which he is appointed. In addition to the powers and authorities by these Rules expressly conferred upon them, the Council may exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Association and are not by these Rules expressly directed or required to be exercised or done by the Association in General Meeting, but subject nevertheless to any regulations from time to time made by the Association in General Meeting; provided that no regulations shall invalidate any prior act of the Council which would have been valid if such regulation had not been made. Approved activities of the Association may nominate an elected member of the Council to represent their interests and each such activity shall submit annually to the General Secretary of the Association a report and financial statement for presentation to the Annual General Meeting.
6. Casual Vacancies: The Council shall have power to appoint a member to fill any casual vacancy on the Council until the next Annual General Meeting. Any member so appointed shall retire at the next Annual General Meeting, but shall be eligible for election as a member of the Council at such meeting.
7. Meeting of Council: The Council shall meet at least once every month to elect members, examine the accounts and arrange the affairs of the Association. Five members of the Council shall form a quorum. Minutes shall be taken of all the proceedings of the Council and shall be open to the inspection of any member of the Council applying to the General Secretary therefor. At least three days' notice in writing of a Council Meeting shall be given to each member by the General Secretary. By direction of the President or upon the request in writing of three members of the Council, the General Secretary shall convene a Special Meeting.
8. Sub-Committees: The Council may from time to time appoint such Sub-Committees as they may deem necessary or expedient and may depute or refer to them such of the powers and duties of the Council as the Council may determine. Such Sub-Committees shall periodically report their proceedings to the Council and shall conduct their business in accordance with the directions of the Council.
9. By-Laws: The Council shall from time to time make, repeal and amend all such by-laws and regulations (not inconsistent with these Rules) as they shall think expedient for the internal management and well-being of the Association. All by-laws and regulations made by the Council under this rule shall be binding upon the members until repealed by the Council or set aside by a resolution of a general meeting of the Association.
10. Trustees: The property of the Association shall be vested in three Trustees and they shall deal with the same as directed by resolution of the Council (of which an entry in the Minute Book shall be conclusive evidence) and they shall be indemnified by the members against risk and expense. The Trustees shall be members of the Association at the time of appointment. They shall be appointed at a General Meeting of the Association and hold office for a period of five years from the date of their appointment. An appointment may be terminated by resolution of a General Meeting and a Trustee shall hold office only while resident within the Brisbane Metropolitan area. If for any reason whatsoever the office of a Trustee becomes vacant the Council is empowered to appoint a Trustee in his place, to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting. The function and powers of the Trustees may be performed and exercised by any two of them, and all documents, instruments or paper-writings required to be signed or executed by the Trustees may be signed or executed by any two of them. No part of the property or income of the Association whencesoever derived, shall be distributed or paid to members directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise howsoever by way of profit, but nothing herein contained shall prevent the payment in good faith of remuneration to a member, in return for services actually rendered to the Association, or for goods supplied in the usual way of business or of interest at a reasonable rate on money lent by a member, or of reasonable rent for premises let by a member, to the Association.
11. Subscription: The Annual Subscription for ordinary members shall be the amount fixed by a resolution of members at an Annual or a Special General Meeting. The subscription payable by a boy applying for membership upon leaving school shall be for the year ending on the 30th June next following, half the amount of the annual subscription. Annual subscription shall be in respect of the period from 1st July, in a year until 30th June in the year following and shall be renewable by payment in advance on the first day of July in each year. Annual subscription shall not be payable by honorary life members or ordinary life members or honorary members. The Council may at the request of a member who has attained the age of sixty-five years and who has paid the annual subscription for a period of not less than thirty-five years, exempt that member from the payment of subsequent annual subscriptions. NOTE: The Annual General Meeting on 12th September, 1962, by resolution, determined that the annual subscription for ordinary members shall be one pound.
12. Members in Arrear: If any member shall fail to pay his Annual Subscription on or before the first day of January next after it has become due, notice shall be sent to him calling his attention thereto and, if he does not pay the amount within six months of the posting of such notice, his name may, at the discretion of the Council, be removed from the Roll. A person whose name has been so removed may be re-elected to membership on payment of a reinstatement fee of One Pound in addition to the annual subscription for that year.
13. Honorary Members: A member of any Old Boys' Association which has entered into a reciprocal arrangement with the Association may upon production of a letter of introduction from his Association be admitted to Honorary Membership of this Association for a period not exceeding two months in any year.
14. Annual General Meeting: The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held in the month of August or September in each year upon a date and at a time to be fixed by the Council, for the purpose of receiving from the Council a report, balance-sheet and statement of account for the preceding financial year and to elect the Council for the current financial year and for the transaction of any business which may be submitted in accordance with these Rules.
15. Special General Meeting: The Council may at any time for any purpose call a Special General Meeting and shall do so forthwith upon the requisition in writing of any fifteen members stating the purpose for which the meeting is required.
16. Convening General Meetings: Fourteen days at least before the Annual General Meeting or any Special General Meeting a notice of such meeting and of the business to be transacted thereat shall be sent to every member and no business other than that of which notice has been so given shall be brought forward at such meeting, but failure to give due notice to any member shall not invalidate any proceedings at such meeting.
17. Proceedings at General Meetings: Fifteen members shall form a quorum at a general meeting. At all general meetings of the Association the President, and in his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents, and in their absence a member appointed by the meeting shall take the chair. Every member present shall be entitled to one vote upon every motion, and, in case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting-vote.
18. General Secretary: The General Secretary shall keep such books as may from time to time be directed by the Council, or be found necessary for fully and correctly showing the affairs of the Association, including the Minute Book, in which he shall record the proceedings of all meetings of the Council, Committees or of the Association and the Roll containing the names and addresses of the members, all of which books shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of the Council or any member thereof. The General Secretary shall conduct the correspondence of the Council, which shall be submitted to the regular meetings of the Council, and in general, act as Secretary in all matters that the Council may from time to time require.
19. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall receive all monies on behalf of the Association, give receipts for same upon printed forms provided by the Association and forthwith pay the same into a bank, to be named by the Council, to the credit of the Association. The Treasurer shall also keep a true account of all sums of money received and expended by the Association and of the assets and liabilities of the Association, and shall furnish to the Council monthly and at such other times as may be required a Statement showing the financial position. He shall also keep all necessary books of account into which shall be entered from time to time full particulars of receipts and expenditure, which books, together with the Bank Pass Book and vouchers shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of the Council. No sum shall be paid on account of the Association until ordered by the Council and such order be duly entered in the Minute Book of the Council. All cheques shall be signed by any two of the following persons, namely, the President, Treasurer, or any member or members of the Council for the time being appointed by the Council for the purpose. The Treasurer or any other member of the Council appointed by the Council for that purpose shall have authority to endorse cheques and other negotiable instruments.
20. Audit of Accounts: The accounts shall as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year, be audited by one or more auditors who shall be members of the Association and be appointed at each Annual General Meeting. A vacancy occurring in the office of auditor during the year shall be filled by the Council.
21. Reunion: There shall be an annual Reunion of members in a form to be decided upon and controlled by the Council.
22. Prize Fund: The Council is empowered to appropriate such part as it may think fit of the funds of the Association towards bursaries or prizes for school work or school sports.
23. Colours: The colours of the Association shall be light and dark blue and Badges and Blazers shall be obtainable only upon the written authority of the Council.
24. Interpretation of Rules: The Council is the sole authority for the interpretation of these rules and of by-laws and regulations made thereunder and the decision of the Council upon any question of interpretation or upon any matter affecting the Association and not provided for by these Rules or by the by-laws and regulations made thereunder shall be final and binding on the members.
25. Amendment of Rules: These rules may be added to, repealed or amended by resolution at any Annual or Special General Meeting provided that no such resolution shall be deemed to have passed unless it be carried by a majority of at least two-thirds of the members voting thereon.
Correct at 15th October, 1962.
P. M. Silcock ("Phil") entered the B.G.S. in 1928 and passed the Senior in 1932, in which year also he represented the School in the First XV, the First XI, the Athletics Team and the Tennis Team.
A Bachelor of Arts of the University of Queensland, he is now an Executive with the Brisbane Milk Board. His previous service was with the Main Roads Commission and the Bureau of Investigation, of which for some time he was Secretary.
In 1934 he visited Japan with the Combined Australian Universities XV, of which F. R. Vincent (24) was also a member. He served in the Second World War, reaching the rank of Captain.
With four sons, some of whom have already begun their careers at the B.G.S., he takes a keen interest in the welfare of the School. The O.B.A. is fortunate to have his services to help in its work.
By F. K. S. Hirschfeld, Chairman of Trustees
The 29th February, 1968, marks the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the School. The Old Boys and friends of the School wish to mark this Centenary with a suitable gift to the School. The Trustees, of course, will be delighted to receive such a gift.
A fund was started some five years ago and the time has now come to intensify efforts to mark the Centenary of the School in a fitting manner. The School is in urgent need of a large library; a library which can be used by one or two classes in the library. Such classes can thus be taught the use of the library, which is so important in modern life and education. Such a library would require in addition, store rooms and book-binding rooms, and we visualise a building of approximately the size of the gymnasium.
In addition to a library, an urgent need at the School is for a modern, comfortable and large Masters' Common Room. The present Common Room is but a makeshift and even when the School was half the size it is now, the space was by no means adequate. It is essential, if the standard of the School is to be maintained, that we can find and hold a good staff and therefore adequate quarters for them are a necessity. Such a block as this would make a splendid addition to the School and round off the amenities and mark the Centenary in a fitting manner.
It is hoped to combine such a Masters' Common Room and some other offices together with the library in one building, and although a final site has not been decided, it is thought that it might be built adjacent to the present War Memorial Library or alternatively fronting Gregory Terrace.
However, in order to raise the money for such a block it is necessary that everyone connected with the School should do their part in helping the appeal. The Old Boys, the parents and friends and well-wishers of the School are asked by the Trust to assist this appeal. It is hoped that two Fairs, perhaps an Art Union and various other functions may be held in order to assist in raising funds.
The amount required is of course, as large as possible. A bare minimum of £20,000 would enable something to be done, but we hope for very much more than this, for we desire a library with an Endowment Fund sufficient to maintain the contents well up to date.
It is proposed to hold a meeting of all well-wishers of the School next year somewhere about the time of Foundation Day, in order to draw up plans for an intensive campaign to raise the money. There is already nearly £3000 in hand but if the Old Boys of the School really want to do something for their School, now is their opportunity and £50,000 should be forthcoming very quickly.
The Trustees, therefore, urge everybody to help make this appeal a success, so that the building that results from the appeal will be in keeping with a School whose Old Boys have played such a splendid part in the building of this Country and this State, in peace and in war.
The most important function of the year's activities was the Ninety-fourth Anniversary of the Foundation of the Brisbane Grammar School, which was honoured on Saturday, 3rd March, 1962. The day was cool and overcast but the rain stayed away and the programme was completed without a hitch.
This is the day that many Old Boys look forward to for the traditional sporting contests with Present Boys teams. The Council is indebted to Messrs W. Kidston (cricket), H. A. Becconsall (tennis), L. G. Cooksley (shooting), K. Westaway (swimming) and S. Corone (rowing) for arranging the Old Boys teams and to the Headmaster and his staff for arranging the Present Boys teams. The Present Boys took the honours. There were no surprises save one; a young Old Boys Four outlasted the Present Boys to win one of the rowing events.
A Science Display was again arranged by the students and in addition selected collections of stamps were exhibited. These efforts were very well received by the large attendance and our congratulations and thanks go to all those who participated.
The afternoon ceremony in the Great Hall centred on the presentation of Scholarships and Bursaries which was preceded in a very agreeable manner by a short musical programme on the School Organ by a master of the School, Mr. J. H. Broughton. The following awards were presented:
Your Council was also glad to co-operate with the Trustees in the ceremony of unveiling a plaque to the late Group-Captain A. D. Groom (27) in the War Memorial Library at the conclusion of the programme in the Great Hall. The Groom family were represented by Mrs. M. A. Groom, mother of Group-Captain Groom, his sister, Mrs. T. C. C. Bencke, and brothers Sir Reginald Groom (20) and Mr. J. L. Groom (29). Dr. Konrad Hirschfeld unveiled the plaque and Sir Reginald Groom replied on behalf of the Groom family.
A very successful Reunion was held in the School Gymnasium in the evening. About 130 attended and the presence of a number of Old Boys in the younger age groups was especially pleasing. The Guest of Honour was to have been Sir William Payne (04) but due to his untimely death, another distinguished Old Boy, Mr. E. T. S. Pearce (27), C.M.G., General Secretary of the Australian Sugar Producers' Association, agreed to fill the gap. Mr. Pearce was introduced in characteristically humorous fashion by Vice-President Bill Kidston and delighted his audience with reminiscences of his days at the School and his contact in later years with Old Boys. The Toast of the School was creditably given by Mr. D. B. Carter, School Captain in 1961, and replied to by the Headmaster. The Toast of Kindred Associations was proposed by Mr. B. G. Tyrrell (26), receiving a witty response from Mr. C. J. Bennett, M.L.A., representing the Nudgee College Old Boys' Association. Again the Providor's duties were in the capable hands of Mr. Henry Becconsall.
The Annual Commemoration Service associated with Foundation Day celebrations was held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Sunday, 25th February, 1962. The Rev. William Young, B.A., gave a stimulating sermon entitled "The True Reverence" while the two Bible lessons were read by Mr. Bill Kidston, Vice-President of the O.B.A., and a Present Boy, Ian Lincoln. Our thanks are due to the Rev. William Young for his co-operation and thoughtful conduct of the Service.
This O.B.A. activity aims at helping those who wish to improve themselves in the art and practice of Public Speaking. It also provides a pleasant social atmosphere. Except for a break over the holiday period, meetings are held every Tuesday at 1.5 p.m. at McDonald's Cafe in Edward Street, next to Barker's Book Store. The Secretary is John M. Hoare (53), who will be pleased to supply information to any interested Old Boy. Telephone 21757. Next year's meetings will begin on Tuesday, February 5th, when the subject for the speakers will be: "We are all equal".
Faculty of Arts — Bachelor of Arts, Pass Degree: Buckle, Edward Charles, A.Ed. (46); Southgate, Kenneth John, Dip.Phys.Ed., A.Ed. (46); Szeto, Kin (56); Wiltshire, Keith John (43).
Faculty of Science — Bachelor of Science, Pass Degree: Bradbury, Harley William (41); Melzer, Arthur David, Dip.Phys.Ed. (48); Pearn, John Hemsley (54); Pegg, Kenneth Gerald (51); Runnegar, Bruce Norman (55). Bachelors of Science who since Graduation have qualified for Honours Degrees — Second Class Honours: Steele, John Gladstone, B.Sc. (Physics) (50). First Class Honours: Gough, John Herbert, B.Sc. (Chemistry) (56); McKellar, Rodney Gordon, B.Sc. (Geology) (Univ. Medal) (53). Master of Science: Gough, John Herbert, B.Sc. (56); Hailstone, Thomas Sydney, B.Sc. (46). Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Chemistry, Pass Degree: Dench, Ian Dartnell (54); With First Class Honours, Hawkins, David Thomas (50).
Faculty of Engineering — Bachelor of Engineering: Pass: Harris, Neville Charles (Mechanical) (53). Second Class Honours: Davidson, Kenneth Bell (Civil) (54). Master of Engineering Science: Wager, Warren Clive Emerson, B.E. (53).
Faculty of Commerce — Bachelor of Commerce, Pass Degree: Ball, Brian Thomas, A.A.U.Q., Dip.Com. (43); Foreman, Robert Edgar (52); Kidston, William (52); Knott, Neville James (51); Pala, Ratilal (56). Bachelor of Economics, Pass Degree: Thomas, Alexander Ross (51). Associate in Accountancy: Alexander, Neville Cecil Wilmot (35); Cormie, Rodney Foxall (47). Provisional Certificate in Accountancy: Petty, Ronald Bruce (50). Diploma in Commerce: Doherty, Aubrey Ronald (43); Gibson, Bryan George William (45).
Faculty of Agriculture — Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Pass Degree: Johnston, Raymond Paul (54); Nicholson, Maurice Ernest (53). Master of Agricultural Science: Edye, Leslie Andrew, B.Agr.Sc. (45).
Faculty of Medicine — Doctor of Medicine: Eadie, Mervyn John (46). Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Pass Degree: Edwards, Vivian Edward (52); Huxham, Graham John (52); James, Raymond John (51); Stephenson, John Stuart (53); Thatcher, Richard Hamilton (52). Honours Degree: Coughlan, Henry John (52). With Second Class Honours: Martin, David Ruddel (52).
Faculty of Dentistry — Bachelor of Dental Science, Pass Degree: Finemore, Ross (54); Steele, Robert William (51); Webster, Alan Mathieu (54).
Faculty of Veterinary Science — Bachelor of Veterinary Science: Casey, Roy Henry (53).
Faculty of Education — Certificate in Education: Connell, Cyril William (42); McDougall, Malcolm (41); McNaught, Robert Barton (45); Sibley, Gregory Walter (40).
University Prizes for 1961 — Robert John Jordan (49): The Foundation Travelling Scholarship. John Beattie Lawrence (55): The Bertram Dillon Steele Scholarship; The Bagster Memorial Prize. Rodney Gordon MacKellar (53): University Medal. Harold Henry Messer (57): The Dental Discussion Group Prize. Roy Henry Casey (53): The P. B. Newcommen Prize in Animal Husbandry. Henry John Coughlan (52): The Memorial Prize of the British Medical Association.
J. G. Nowlan Bursary: Founded by the O.B.A., to be awarded to the boy entering the School with the highest pass in the State Scholarship Examination and who does not receive any other assistance than the State Scholarship subsidy; tenable for two years, subject to a satisfactory report from the Headmaster at the completion of the first year. The late Mr. J. G. Nowlan, B.A., was a master at the B.G.S. from 1910 to 1946. During all that time and even after his retirement up till his death in 1950, he was Secretary of the B.G.S. Old Boys' Association. This year the Bursary was awarded to D. W. Carrick and J. G. Park, who were considered of equal merit.
Reginald Heber Roe Scholarship: Founded by the O.B.A. in memory of the late Mr. R. H. Roe, M.A., Headmaster of the School from 1876 to 1909, to be awarded annually to the boy proceeding from the School to the University who shall have been most distinguished for scholastic attainments, force of character and proficiency in the outdoor sports of the School. For 1962 the award was divided between D. B. Carter and J. Flutter, who were ranked equal.
B.G.S. Prize List: We offer our congratulations to the following who won the O.B.A. Prizes presented at the 1961 Speech Night:
This year again Warwick Torrens (49) organised a reunion, on this occasion in June, at the time of the Mackay Show, but the date was not as good as expected and the attendance was disappointing. In addition to the organiser, those present included: T. J. Abbiss (32), City Engineer; Graham Barron, of Calen; D. R. Dunn (50), of Kolijo; Frank P. Hall (27), Chemist, of A.N.P.A., Sarina; A. M. Macdonald (24); Bruce Ross, of the Commercial Bank of Aust., Mackay; D. G. H. Simonsen (47), of Plane Creek Mill; A. O. Sully (38); C. B. Webster (27). Socially the gathering was very enjoyable. The group showed their keenness by sending a donation to the Centenary Building Fund.
Please note that the Secretary, W. Torrens, is now with the Administration of the Mackay Regional Electricity Board. R. E. Pope (45) has left Mackay to reside in Brisbane. A second Bruce Ross is an announcer at Radio Station 4MK. S. T. H. Martin (55) is now stationed in Mackay, a technician at the Dental Clinic. J. H. Pepper (31), formerly of Cannon Valley, is now at Abergowrie, near Ingham.
This Lodge, associated with the B.G.S.O.B.A., meets on the fourth Thursday of each month, except in January and December. Dr. L. G. Miles (22) is the eleventh Master. The Secretary is H. C. Harris (13), of 58 Park Street, Coorparoo (Telephone 97 1778).
The Fifth Annual Dinner was held in Sydney at The Wentworth Hotel on 23rd February, 1962. 25 members were present and during the evening the following office-bearers were elected:
Members present included: K. C. Auld (1920), F. C. Bennett (1915), S. Bennett (1940), J. W. Blaiklock (1924), N. Craigie (1914), H. L. Dyason (1896), R. C. Hamilton (1897), M. Hertzberg (1900), A. M. Hertzberg (1938), D. F. Higlett (1934), G. D. Moore (1908), A. E. McLucas, R. S. Murray-Prior (1894), Travis McKie (1928), J. S. Oxnam (1920), R. H. Pocock (1905), G. E. Poole (1925), D. S. Stephenson (1924), E. C. Stumm (1909), G. A. Tait (1928), E. W. Trivett (1896), P. W. Whatmore (1947), John N. Trout (1925), C. W. Williams (1915), K. F. Witcombe (1940). Numerous apologies and messages of goodwill were received.
The President, Mr. F. C. Bennett, reported on the activities for the year and expressed pleasure in the growing numerical strength of the Group and the increasing interest shown by the members. On 24th September, 1962, the President and Committee arranged the Second Informal gathering of members and their wives at The Drummoyne Bowling Club. Those present included: Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Auld, Mr. W. T. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. S. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. F. Buckland, Mr. and Mrs. C. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McLucas, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pocock, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Oxnam, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Poole, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Scott, Mr. E. W. Trivett, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stumm, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Tait, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wainright, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Whatmore.
Members were shocked to learn of the death of the Senior Vice-President, Mr. R. S. Murray-Prior. Rear-Admiral George Moore was in Hospital recovering from a serious operation and all members wished him a speedy recovery. On August 7th, President Fred Bennett attended the regular meeting of the B.G.S.O.B.A. Council in Brisbane and reported on the position in New South Wales. We shall be glad to hear from any Old Boys in New South Wales who have not yet been in touch with us.
This year we have noticed the names of the following Old Boys whom the Queen has chosen to honour: R. H. Davis (27), W. E. E. Langford (18), C. F. Marks (19) and L. J. J. Nye (07).
New Year Honours, 1962:
Queen's Birthday Honours, 1962:
I. R. McLeod (45) has received the Polar Medal for services rendered as a member of the 1958 Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, in which he worked as a geologist. In the Commonwealth Gazette of May 3rd, 1962, the following appeared: "139001 Colonel C. F. Marks, O.B.E., E.D., is appointed Honorary Surgeon to His Excellency the Governor-General of Australia". Dr. C. F. Marks is a son of the late Dr. A. H. Marks, who entered the B.G.S. in 1894.
During recent temporary absences of His Excellency, the Governor of Queensland, the Deputy Governor was Sir Roslyn Foster Bowie Philp, K.B.E., Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Queensland [R. F. B. Philp (09)].
On August 31st, 1962, the 68th Annual Meeting of the Queensland Branch of the Australian Medical Association was held in the Great Hall of the B.G.S. We noticed that the Past President is P. A. Earnshaw (07), and Vice-President, J. G. Wagner (09). Members of the Council include B. N. Adsett (31), P. W. Hopkins (08), R. A. McCullagh (21), O. W. Powell (34) and C. Roe (32).
In the Queensland Division of the Australian Optometrical Association, retiring President F. W. Elcock (22) handed over to the new President, B. Blumberg (23). One of the Councillors is V. N. Verney (34).
On the Queensland Committee of the Appeal for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons the following names appear, among others: Sir Kenneth Fraser, Kt., C.B.E., K.St.J., E.D., F.R.A.C.S. [K. B. Fraser (11)]; A. S. Gehrmann, D.S.O., E.D., B.E. [A. S. Gehrmann (26)]; R. E. Iliff, F.A.S.A. [(12)]; C. H. Knott, F.R.A.C.S. [(26), of Cairns]; S. G. King, Solicitor [(18)]; F. W. R. Lukin, F.R.A.C.S. [(12)]; Claude Mann, F.R.A.C.S. [C. B. R. Mann (32)]; E. P. Row, E.D., F.R.A.C.S. [(23)]; Prof. Neville Sutton, F.R.A.C.S. [N. G. Sutton (06)].
The new President of the Queensland Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects is A. H. Job (21). Junior Vice-President is D. S. Prangley (34); Secretary, B. M. Wilson (45); Treasurer, F. B. Lucas (12); and Assistant Treasurer, P. A. B. Edwards (30). Old Boy brothers, both architects, are B. D. Paulsen (40) and H. N. Paulsen (43). U. P. Stukoff (45) is an architect in the Public Works Department.
J. K. Leslie (49) is an agrostologist in the recently established Wheat Research Institute at Toowoomba. The Chairman of the Institute's Technical Advisory Committee is W. J. Cartmill (19), Director of the Agricultural Chemical Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture and Stock; in June he left Brisbane for a six months' tour to visit research centres in various parts of the U.S.A., and also Canada, U.K., and the Continent. In September he was Queensland's Official Delegate to the International Horticultural Congress in Brussels.
Dr. S. A. Trout (16), Director of the State Government's Food Preservation Laboratory, returned in October from a world tour, the principal purpose of which was to attend the World Congress of Food Science and Technology in London in September and also a conference at Cambridge on food chemistry and food physics. During his tour he made a special study of a new process of preserving food by accelerated freeze-drying. In Hawaii he inspected the pineapple industry and the production of the Macadamia (Queensland) nut.
Another overseas tourist was the Queensland Minister for Health and Home Affairs, Dr. H. W. Noble (23), whose object was to study hospitals and medical services, with particular reference to child welfare. P. J. Hoare (44), an electrical engineer with the Southern Electric Authority, visited U.S.A. and the United Kingdom on behalf of the Authority. In July A. T. Covacevich (32), of Cairns, attended the International Legal Conference in Edinburgh. J. H. Lavery (18), Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland, left Australia in the "Ixion" last April to visit the United Kingdom and the Continent on study leave. A Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University, R. W. E. McNicol (31) has been awarded a research fellowship at the Boeing research laboratories, Seattle, U.S.A., for his period of study leave. R. B. McIntyre (40), Presbyterian Minister, has received a Fulbright Travel Grant to undertake postgraduate studies at the Union Theological Seminary, New York.
One of our regular overseas visitors is E. T. S. Pearce (27), Secretary of the Australian Sugar Producers' Association. He left Brisbane for London in September, but on the way he called at Mauritius for the 11th Triennial Congress of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. Another Old Boy at the Congress was R. H. Belcher (42), Executive Officer of the Queensland Cane Growers' Council; before returning to Australia he visited South Africa to see the work of the sugar industry in Natal and Swaziland.
An Australian Trade Mission led by Brisbane's former Lord Mayor, Sir Reginald Groom, otherwise T. R. Groom (20), left Sydney in October to visit Caribbean countries, the Bahamas and Mexico. Another Australian Trade Mission left Australia last April to visit eight South American countries, i.e., all except Paraguay and Bolivia. C. R. Tranberg (20), of Macdonald, Wagner and Priddle, consulting civil engineers, was one of the two Queensland members. One of the Victorian members was J. H. L. Holberton (36), Assistant Manager of the International Banking Department of the A.N.Z. Bank, Melbourne. Referring to C. R. Tranberg (20) it is of interest to note that along with E. C. Fison (17), Chief Engineer of the Department of Harbours and Marine, and with Dr. G. R. McKay (not an Old Boy of B.G.S.), he was honoured with the award of the W. H. Warren Memorial Prize in recognition of the work done jointly by the three on the development of Mourilyan Harbour.
Last May, C. R. Robertson (33), Manager of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce, left Brisbane on a world tour lasting 3 months, to study the operation and organisation of Chambers of Commerce overseas. From May 13th to June 6th the Duke of Edinburgh Study Conference was held in Canada, taking as its theme: "The Human Consequences of the Changing Industrial Environment in the Commonwealth and Empire". During this period the whole Conference of 300 people, drawn from all parts of the British Commonwealth and including 30 from Australia, met first in Montreal and travelled across Canada, holding its final session in Vancouver. A. R. Kruger (39), Commercial Manager of the S.E.A.Q., was one of the three Queenslanders in the Australian Delegation.
In last year's Magazine we mentioned that H. V. Jenner (40), National Programme Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., was going overseas. In March of this year he visited Brisbane and told about his experiences in South-East Asia, Europe and America. Harold Jenner is one of the many Old Boys who live in Melbourne. Also in the 1961 Magazine we reported that J. W. C. Cumes (36), of the Department of External Affairs, Canberra, had gone to Brussels as Australian Chargé d'Affaires to Belgium. In the "Courier-Mail" of 30/7/62 we read a double-column heading "Queensland Expert Keeps Australia Informed", referring to the negotiations for Britain's entry into the European Common Market. The article states that Sir Edwin McCarthy is Australian Ambassador to the European Economic Community and that his "key man" is Dr. James Cumes. During the talks between the British and the Common Market Six, Sir Edwin and Dr. Cumes met at least daily with Britain's Chief Market Negotiator, the Lord Privy Seal (Mr. Heath). Their reports were sped to Canberra by teleprinter.
The month of July was spent in the United Kingdom by D. J. Killen (40), member for Moreton in the Federal Parliament, campaigning against Britain's entry to the Common Market. On his return to Australia he expressed the opinion that Britain would not enter the E.C.M. E. N. Drury (24), M.P. for Ryan, has been appointed Chairman of the Commonwealth Immigration Planning Council. From the Commonwealth Gazette of 22/12/61 we quote: "His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified, for general information, that Reginald William Colin Swartz, Esq., M.B.E., E.D., M.P., has this day been chosen and summoned to be a member of the Federal Executive Council and has been sworn in as an Executive Councillor". Then follows a statement that this Old Boy, R. W. C. Swartz (25), has been appointed Minister of State for Repatriation. Reg Swartz, M.P. for Darling Downs, received the M.B.E. for saving fellow prisoners from excessive work and brutal treatment while working on the Thailand Railway as a P.O.W. of the Japanese. He is a Lieutenant-Colonel in the C.M.F. In the "Courier-Mail" of March 10th appeared a photo taken at the Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital when Mr. Swartz was having lunch with some of the patients: beside the Minister is R. I. Mannion (18).
One of the many activities of A. E. Axon (12), now Sir Albert Axon, is membership of the Board of the Commonwealth Banking Corporation. In this capacity he recently opened a "Brigalow School" at Dalby organised by the Development Bank. One of the lecturers was R. W. Johnson (44), of the Government Botanists' Department, who has completed a five-year survey of the Brigalow Belt. A. R. Archibald (17), Chairman of the State Wheat Board since 1953, has been reappointed for a further term of three years.
Between 1957 and 1959 I. G. Filmer (42) was nursing at the A.I.M. Hospital at Birdsville and during this period he was able to send to the Queensland Museum, on whose staff he had previously served, a number of specimens of rare animals. The rarest was a species of hopping mouse previously unknown, and which is notable for its high jumping. This animal has now been named after him and is officially known as "Notomys Filmeri". Dr. R. K. Macpherson (22) is Director of the Environmental Health Section of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at the University of Sydney. B. E. Fury (43) is Australian Manager of the Rexall Drug Co. Ltd. Previously he was with Johnson and Johnson Pty. Ltd. We discovered that L. G. Zaver (44) was a prize-winner at a pistol-shooting contest in Toowoomba a few months ago. Normally he is in business in Brisbane.
H. W. Hiley (21) continues his success as a bridge-player. For 20 years now he has represented Queensland in interstate games. On January 1st, 1963, W. S. Norton (41), now Branch Manager at Portland, Victoria, for Thomas Borthwick & Sons (A/asia) Ltd., is to become Manager of the Brisbane Branch. Last March, N. M. Brice (48) had three weeks' holiday in Brisbane before returning to his work as a radio physicist at Stanford University, U.S.A. He had just spent his third term of four months in the Antarctic. When he reached Sydney in the U.S. Navy ice-breaker "Burton Island", his American-born wife was there to meet him. Last December N. L. Kelly (18), who had been teaching for the last three years in New Zealand, received some unenviable publicity when he was lost on Mount Egmont, near New Plymouth, just before he was due to return to Brisbane. After an all-night search he was eventually found suffering from exposure: the man in charge of the search-party said that the conditions would have killed the average man.
Like his brother, J. M. Ross (28), D. M. Ross (31) is a Brisbane dentist, but Don is also an artist. Some months ago he completed a mosaic mural consisting of 700,000 pieces of glass for the Shrine of Memories at Anzac House. The mural, measuring 20 feet by 13 feet, took two years to complete. The Shrine, officially opened by the Governor on May 20th, was designed by Architect G. A. Blackburne (25), for the Queensland Patriotic Fund, whose Secretary is Hugh Gasteen (12). The University of Queensland has called for competitive designs for the Great Hall and has appointed assessors to judge the competition. One of the assessors is Architect T. B. F. Gargett (13).
Henry G. Lamond (1899) continues to write stories of animal life in the bush. This year some of them have appeared in the "Sunday Mail" Magazine Section. The President of the Queensland Division of the Australian Society of Accountants is J. G. Orr (37). G. F. Robbins (31) is Vice-President and J. T. Catton (36) is Treasurer. George Robbins is also President of the Australasian Institute of Cost Accountants. L. W. Doggett (30) is President of the Queensland Branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. A former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, J. W. Peden (13), is a member of a special committee appointed by the Federal Government to investigate the Bills of Exchange Act with a view to recommending possible improvements. Recently registered as Public Accountants in Queensland were M. T. Weil (49) and D. C. Wilkinson (52). Now qualified for A.A.S.A. is T. K. Power (53) of Monto, who secured excellent passes.
Dr. G. L. T. Wright (30) has retired from his private practice at Wynnum in order to carry on clinical investigation of asthma patients in conjunction with work being done by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, whose Deputy Director is Dr. R. L. Doherty (41). D. C. Norris (39), who returned to Brisbane last year from West Australia and Victoria, is now Manager of the Ford Co. assembly plant at Eagle Farm. Last June S. G. Knott (40), who since graduating B.V.Sc. had served with the Department of Agriculture and Stock, resigned to go into private practice at Pittsworth as a Veterinary Surgeon. William Leggat, formerly Medical Officer, Welfare and Guidance Clinics, Brisbane, has been appointed Medical Director of the Welfare and Guidance Clinics. His contemporaries at the B.G.S. knew him as W. Eshensky (29).
K. L. Bardsley (51), with his wife and baby daughter, left Brisbane by air in September for England, where he will continue his studies in Geography at the University of Birmingham by means of a Commonwealth Scholarship. Since graduating in 1959, along with the lady who is now his wife, at the University of Queensland, he has been a demonstrator in the Department of Geography. J. F. G. Wilkinson (42) is Associate Professor of Geology at the New England University at Armidale, N.S.W. K. S. W. Campbell (41), formerly Lecturer in Geology at New England, this year took up an appointment at the Australian National University at Canberra. R. W. Holberton (34) is now Australian Trade Commissioner at Hong Kong. J. E. Collings (28) has been appointed to the Federal Public Service Board in Canberra. C. H. T. Curtis (34) has become Assistant Under-Secretary in the Department of the Premier of Queensland and the Chief Secretary and also Official Secretary to the Hon. the Premier and Chief Secretary. W. A. Suchting (47) has been elected to the Chair of Philosophy at the University of Sydney, at the age of 30. H. R. L. Woolford (24) has left Mirror Newspapers to become Manager of Shipping Newspapers (Qld.) Ltd.
From time to time in the course of watching Television we renew acquaintance with Old Boys whom we see and hear on the screen in our own home. Perhaps the one who looks in most frequently is C. H. Harburg (26), Announcer and Sporting Commentator on Channel 2. Early this year he compered a telecast of a Gymnastic Display from the Brisbane Y.M.C.A., in which R. S. Davies (32) also acted as commentator. Among the gymnasts were R. Mahoney (57) and P. Wissler (56). H. Meston (48) was referee in a basket-ball match. Another well-known figure on a commercial channel is former school-teacher, A. Denby (31). From time to time E. C. La Frantz (33) has given his views on current cricketing topics. T. B. Stephens (16) has appeared quite frequently in "audience-participation" sessions, sometimes as chairman, on Channel 2.
In June Canon Frank W. Coaldrake (25) of Sydney, reported on his visit to the meeting of the World Council of Churches at New Delhi, India. Earlier we heard A. H. Cooke (40), the A.B.C.'s Diplomatic Correspondent in Canberra, commenting on current affairs. About the same time, in Michael Charlton's "Four Corners", C. L. Craig (29), of Sydney, Chairman of the Association of Employers of Waterside Labour, gave his views on Wharf Disputes over Long Service Leave. Quite recently, in the Country Session, R. G. Jackson (37), of Sydney, Marketing Officer for the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., spoke about the marketing of sugar. In July we heard W. D. N. Johnson (28), of Melbourne, Secretary of the Retailers' Association, talking with Michael Charlton on Shoplifting in Australia.
It was through T.V., too, that we learned that the designer of the recent contender for the America's Cup, the yacht "Gretel", namely Alan Payne, was the A. N. Payne who entered the B.G.S. in 1935 and passed the Junior in 1936. In 1937 when he was in Form V he went to Sydney to reside, as his father was transferred from Brisbane to Sydney. His younger brother, K. W. Payne, joined the School in 1937, but of course also moved to Sydney later in that year.
W. H. Buckle (57) got among the runs when he visited New Zealand at the end of last year with the Australian Universities' Cricket Team. During the winter R. A. C. Evans (54) went on the New Zealand Tour with the Australian Rugby Union Team, but most of the time unfortunately was not well enough to play. C. W. Price (38), who for the last few years has been a Forester at Imbil, is coming to Brisbane as Fire Protection Officer in the Department of Forestry. C. R. Wilson (44), who graduated M.B., B.S. in 1956, former Australian Rugby Union Captain, has continued to take a prominent part in football in England. R. S. Emerson (52) still shines in the world of tennis and G. M. Bizzell (56) has had outstanding success in Queensland cricket.
Early this year we read of a muster in rough mountain country near Biggenden, aimed at locating stolen cattle. The leaders of the police party were N. S. Harvey (34) and M. H. Wacker (42), detectives from Bundaberg. In the "Courier-Mail" of 7/11/61 appeared a photo of Constable R. G. Hall (45), of Hamilton, descending into a storm-water tunnel to search for three small boys who had disappeared. Last May, Constable C. Holt (48), of Winton, played in the Australian Police Golf Championships in Sydney. F. C. Schwarz (25), B.A., B.Sc., M.B., devotes much of his time now to an American-based anti-communist crusade. Last March he visited Brisbane and spoke at various meetings.
J. R. Anderson (55), of Monto, residing during term at Emmanuel College, is President of the Agriculture and Forestry Students' Society at the University of Queensland. J. B. Douglas (55) of Med. IV is the new President of the Students' Union. This year he has been Secretary of the U. of Q. Medical Society. T. D. Fenwick (55) is President of the Engineering Undergraduates' Society.
We have noticed some Old Boys' names figuring in the series run by the "Telegraph", headed "These People Mean Business". They included R. H. Besley (24), Chairman and Managing Director of Besley & Pike Holdings Ltd., one of Australia's largest makers of envelopes; S. N. Gow (10), Chairman and Joint Managing Director of R. M. Gow & Co. Ltd., manufacturers and distributors of foodstuffs; L. J. McCray (21), Director and General Manager of Queensland United Foods Ltd., Queensland's largest business in milk, ice-cream and frozen foods; C. W. Siller (45), Geologist and Chairman of Directors of an oil exploration company with headquarters in Brisbane.
A. S. L. Hay (12), of Hobart, Chairman of the Tasmanian Rifle Association, has been chosen to captain the Australian Rifle Team to compete against New Zealand in Perth on November 21, immediately after the Commonwealth Matches. G. R. H. Gill (01), M.B.E., still practising as a solicitor, was recently honoured by St. Stephen's Church, Coorparoo, of which Parish he has been a Church Warden or Councillor since it was first established in 1922, i.e., 40 years' unbroken service. R. H. Whale (29), District Forester, Dalby, is now Senior Inspector, Harvesting and Marketing Branch, Brisbane, succeeding W. Bryan (34), who has gone as District Forester to Atherton. Malcolm Cochrane (31), A.C.I.V., has taken up duty as a Member of the Land Administration Commission.
On January 29th, 1962, the death occurred also of Mrs. Gwenllian Mellor Nowlan, widow of the late J. G. Nowlan. She, as well as her husband, had made a great contribution to the work of the B.G.S.O.B.A.
In this era, an Old Boy's year designation was the year he entered Grammar; the convention today is the year he finished. A boy who started in 1993 and finished in 1997 was (93) but is now '97.
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