COLLEGE IMPROVEMENTSCOMMITTEEWELFARE ASSOCIATIONThe Welfare Association, estabThe College Improvements lished in 1960, has continued toCommittee is a newly organized function vigorously throughout thesub-committee of the S.R.C. Its year, its committee meeting onceaim is to provide the students with a month under the energetic chairsocialamenities that will add to manship of Mr. Charles Metters,the be<strong>au</strong>ty and comfort of the sur with Mr. Andrew Burns as Secroundings.This committee, under retary and Mr. John Bell as Treastheleadership of Mr. Colbourne, urer. The Principal, Miss Kentish,works diligently and without fuss Mr. Wells and Pat Russo representto achieve this aim .the College.Over the past years the com This body - unique in that itmittee has organized working bees is the only such association attachthathave resulted in the path to ed to any teachers' college - con<strong>Struan</strong> being laid, trees and shrubs sists of interested citizens and parplanted,and a football scoreboard ents of students, and has ,as itsbeing erected. These jobs cost aims the welfare of the studentlittle or no money, so in the last body, the establishment of undertermthe committee had a spending standing between the college andspree - garden labels, ash trays, the community, and the provisionclock and indoor plants were among of amenities. These it has furthertheitems on the committee's ed by various functions heldshopping list. If nothing else, the throughout the year, the first ofCollege Improvements Committee which was a Garden Party heldof <strong>1962</strong> will go out in a blaze of in March to which parents of newglory - bankrupt! students were invited. To the backgroundof music supplied by the- Patricia Russo.R.A.A.F. band under SquadronLeader Hicks, visitors were able toinspect the College and meet thePrincipal and staff.The Annual General Meeting,held shortly afterwards, was wellattended, and an enthusiastic committeeelected. On this occasionMr. Phillip Law spoke of the work'~·.,;r,.--~"""'15eing aone oy i\ustralia in l':n-"tarctica, and showed some be<strong>au</strong>tifuland informative slides.~Yoga - a healthy pastime for the~ whole family.- ""'- - -Page Seventy.Four STRUAN, <strong>1962</strong>
FRONT ROW: Mr. Jenkins , Mr . Burns, Mr . Melt er s, Mr. Bell , Mrs . Ha rt.SECOND ROW: Miss Ken tish, P. Russo, Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Lowe, Mr s. Lowe , Mrs . Mett er s .THIRD ROW : Mr. We lls, Mr. Hart, Mr. Whee ler, Mr . Charlton , Mr . Ackerly, IvIr. Simp son,Cr . Hosking, Cr. Jo hnson.Other events sponsored by the restoration of the tennis court atcommittee as fund-raisers have <strong>Struan</strong> merely awaits the approvalbeen a concert by the Australian of a subsidy. Money for theseBoys' Choir, a Dog Show, and the amenities is already in hand . Fundsnow traditional Mannequin Par raised by the forthcoming fete haveade. A car trial provided further been the subject of discussion beopportunitiesfor parents, staff, and tween the committee, staff, andstudents to "get together."S.R.C., the decisions at the momAs this magazine goes to press, ent centring around additionalboth students and parents are pre- copies of books for the library, aparing for a fete to be held on De- Land Rover for use in the grounds,cember 1st, this being the first ven- etc., and possibly, an organ for theture of this kind.Auditorium.What is being done with the . .f.!.!!1,9.§,J"J!i,.~~P~~A1"., p~~.§,e,m•....!~,r£~~ . ~ e Pr~nclpal, staff z:studentslittle mate'rial evidence available. are most gratefuI V'f~r : t~~ ""'sel~ess 2 ..Hqwever,plans for extensions to work done and keen iriterestsshownthe A~ditorium (dressing roomsf by the Welfare Associati~n, andstorage for seating) are now pro- take this opportunity of 'publiclyceeding more smoothly, and the expressing their thanks.STRUANp~<strong>1962</strong> Page .Seventy-Five