The Canberran : the journal of the Canberra Grammar School, Canberra

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[Canberra : The School, 1929-
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No. 38 (1970)
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Contents

THE CANBERRAN 1
THE CANBERRAN 3 , 4
EDITORIAL 5 , 6
CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOARD OF MANAGEMENT 7
STAFF 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11
SCHOOL OFFICERS 11
THE CANBERRAN 11
HEADMASTER’S REPORT 12
Increase in Per Capita Grant 13
Drugs 13 , 14
Development 14
Library 14
Craft Centre 15
Stage 2 of Junior School 15
Master Plan 15 , 16
Future Needs 16
Appeal to Parents for Assistance 16
Student Council 17
Academic 17 , 18
Extra Curricular Activities 18 , 19 , 20
Chapel 20 , 21
Mural 21
Gifts 21
Development of Grounds 21 , 22
Dress 22
Captain of School 22
Staff 22 , 23
SENIOR SCHOOL PRIZE LIST 23 , 24
Sports Prizes 1969 25
School Colours 1969 25 , 26
CHAPEL NOTES 27
The Chapel Register to September 1970 27
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL – 1970 28
C.G.S. P. & F. ASS. 29
HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTS 1969 30 , 31
SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTS 1969 32 , 33
THE LIBRARY 34 , 35
ROLL CALL Valete 1969 35 , 36 , 37
Salvete 1970 37 , 38
SIXTH FORM 1970 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44
SPORT SPORT CRICKET 45 , 47
First XI 47
Back From the Crease 48
Junior Cricket 48 , 49 , 50
A NEW WATER SPORT 50
SWIMMING 51
House Carnival, 20th February, 1970 53 , 52 , 54
Associated Southern Colleges Fifteenth Annual Carnival Friday, 6th March, 1970 54 , 55
Swimming Certificates 55
Lifesaving Awards 1970 55
ROWING First VIII 57 , 56
First IV 57
Second VIII 59 , 58
Second IV 59
Third IV 59 , 60
Second VIII 61
Second IV 61
Third IV 61 , 62
First Tub IV 63
Second Tub IV 63
FOOTBALL 1st XV Rugby 65 , 64
Second XV 66 , 67
No title 67
Results for 1970 Season Major Games 67
Under 14A Football 69 , 68
HOCKEY 71 , 70
First XI Hockey 71 , 72
Second XI 72 , 73
Under 16B 73
Under 14A 73 , 74 , 75
Under 14B 75
SOCCER 1st XI 75
CROSS-COUNTRY 77 , 76 , 78 , 79
BASKETBALL Open 79 , 80 , 81
Under 16 81
ATHLETICS 81
School Athletics Carnival 1970 82 , 83
A.C.T. Combined High Schools Athletics 83
ATHLETICS RECORDS 84
Throwing the Cricket Ball 85
17 Years Events 85
Records as at 1970 85 , 86
HOUSE REPORTS Blaxland House 87 , 89 , 90
Borgmann House 91 , 92
Eddison House 92 , 93
Garran House 93 , 94
Jones House 94 , 95
Sheaffe House 95 , 96
House Colours 1969 96 , 97 , 98
SCIENCE SCIENCE EXCURSIONS Third and Fourth Form Science Excursion 99 , 101
Agricultural Excursion 101 , 102
THE ORIGIN OF LIFE 102 , 103
Organic Evolution 103
Evolution of self-replicating molecular systems 103 , 104 , 105
The Evolution of Cells 105
Advertising 106
RECREATIONS RECREATIONS THE C.G.S. CADET UNIT 107 , 109 , 110 , 111
3rd Annual Cadet Camp – August 1970 111 , 112 , 113
DUKE OF EDINBURGH 115 , 114
CIVIL DEFENCE CADET UNIT 115 , 116
CHESS CLUB 117
WINTER PROJECT 1970 117
SCHOOL CONCERT 118
MUSIC 119 , 120
VENTURE GROUP 120 , 121
BUSHWALKING Expedition in the Blue Mountains 121
A Hairy Descent 121 , 122
Wild Dog Mountains 122
Mount Cloudmaker and the High Gangorang 122 , 123
Descent to Civilisation 123
AUGUST SKI-TOUR 125 , 124 , 126
DEBATING Richard Kitchen Debate 126 , 127
Inter-house Debating 128
SCOUTING 128
The Spencers Creek Camp 128 , 129
Climb to the Summit 129
No Sleep that Night 130
Another Treacherous Climb 130
DRAMA SEVEN AGAINST THEBES 131 , 132
NEW COURSE PLAYERS WORKSHOP PRODUCTIONS 133
VISITING SPEAKERS 134
FILM TECHNIQUE AND PAINTING TECHNIQUE A COMPARISON 134 , 135
ART IN THE SCHOOL 135
PRIZE COMPETITIONS Public Speaking 136
Reading 136
Essay Prizes 136
Ellis Verse Prize 136
COMMUNICATIONS 70 COMMUNICATIONS ’7O THE NORTH FACE OF THE PIZ BADILE 137 , 139
Two Tragic Deaths 139 , 140
Record-breaking Climbs 140
Artificial Aid 140 , 141
“Take your Crash Hats!” 141
Home-made Petrol Stove 141 , 142 , 143
A Fall to Death 143
“Bivvy” on the Face 143 , 144
Cold, Dark and Repulsive 144
Piano-sized Rock Fall 144 , 145
Alone on the Face 145
"... bumped into something soft ..." 145 , 146
The Summit Gully – a Sunless Rift 146
Success 146 , 147
“A Truly Delectable Climb” 147
POEM 148
THE BILLY GOAT 149
THE OCCASIONAL RAT 149
REST 149
WAVE 150
THE BARD 150
DROUGHT 150
REASON 151
DEATH! 151
THE LOST LORD 153 , 152
THE MONSTER 153 , 154 , 155 , 156
THANK YOU 156 , 157
DUCK SEASON 158
THE CAT 158
POEM 159
THE LOST SON 159
THE DESTROYER 160
COLOURED SHELLS 161
No title 162
A JOURNEY AFTER DEATH 163 , 164 , 165 , 166
OUTCAST 167
A POEM 167
FUTILITY 168
TEA ENGLISHMAN’S PANA-CEA 169
A NIGHT IN THE LIFE OF ZOTCHMEYER SCHNEEZELWORT or THE FAIRIES’ LAMENT 171 , 170 , 172
THE WAR 172
MIND OF PEACE 174 , 173
FRAGMENTS 174
POEM 175
POEM 176
THE TEAM 176 , 177
POEM 177 , 178
VERY IMPORTANT 178
THE MARSH 179
WHAT IS LOVE? 180
FROM MOSCOW COMES THE BLIZZARD 180 , 181
POLLUTION OF THE BIOSPHERE-A NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 182 , 183
Noise 183 , 184
Pollution by matter 184 , 185
Sulphur Dioxide – Carbon Oxides 185 , 186
Photochemical Smog 186
Polluters of the Air 186 , 187
The Cost of Air Pollution 187 , 188
Organic Wastes 188 , 189
Oil 189
Inorganic Wastes 190
Detergents 190
Cultural Eutrophication 190 , 191 , 192
Dichlor-diphenyl-trichlorethane 192 , 193 , 194 , 195
NOTES: 195
Advertising 197 , 199 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210

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