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ised a profit of over £3. The S.R.C. expressesits thanks to the girls who preparedthe supper and to all engineerswho willingly prepared th e hall . Thesuccess of the evening was contributedto by this preparation of the hall and• SNOW TRIP*the supper , and also the ad vertising, thelively band, and the use of an " outside"hall. This dance will se rve as a pointerand as a "standard" for future dancesin future years.The Snow Trip t o Donna Buang on Sunday, 18th August, was a verysuccessful event enjoyed by all . Approximately 110 people attended, 90of whom were present students.The buses left sch ool about 9 a.m.,and were able to reach the upper turntable.The snow was go od, having survivedthe previous week of hot weather,and the day was graced with good conditions. Many people took toboggans,but the ski -run was not suited for skiing. This didn't matter anywa y con sideringthe fun hod with the toboggans. TheSnow Trip was excellently ad vertisedaround the sch ool with posters, etc., andwas perhaps one of the best advertisingcampoigns for a single event yet. Thi sdefinitely helped contribute to the largeattendance and to the support sh ownfor the trip. Also , another reason forth e large crowd was the subsidies providedby the S.R.C. and the Social Committeeto bring the price of the ticketsdown to ] 0/- per head, a price wh ichcould be a ff o rded by many people.Both Art and Engineering students,in particular 5th formers, wer e well represented.The attendance of the 7thform could have been greater con sideringth is g roup wi II be the "Passing Parade"next year, and therefore expectedto carryon the school activities. Itwould see m that the present 7th formhave Iittle or no interest whatsoe ve r inthe participation or organising of schoolfunctions.L.P.The behaviour in all bu ses was goodand received the compliments of thebus drivers. All in all, the Snow Tripwas well warranted, it was a success, itwas well supported, and e veryone enjoyedthemselves. The Social Committeewas satisfied that their efforts resultedin thi s Snow Trip being one of thebest yet .*• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIt is usually an unwise polic y to mentionnames, but I would like to expressmy sincere thanks to the many peoplewho ha ve co nt ributed in any wa y to thesuccess of the year. I would pa rt icularlylike to thank the followi ng people.-Mrs. Mathew and Mr s. Bindt fromth e tuck shop, for their catering for t hedances, and for the interest they showedthroughout the year. Also the Art girl swho effectively arranged and preparedthe supper.Specia l mention to Marion for herval uable support in this respect. For theadvertising, printing of dance ticketsand painting of posters for any of theschool functions, special tribute mu st bepaid to David Taylor and Lindsay Grahamfrom the Art Department.Con cerning the dances, I would liketo e xpress my appreciation to Ivan An ­derson and his " Rhyrnettes" for theirsplendid ploying a nd co-operation at thedances.Finally I would like to pay tribute toJohn Farnan for his th oughtful advice,Glenn Fer ris for his ready assistance andto all members of the Social Committeefor their excellent backing throughoutthe year.Lloyd Peake.28