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Tartan NewsContents2 31. Junior School 1939Back, L to R: Elizabeth Bold, Jan Martin, unknown,Elaine Davies, Debbie Sanderson, Joyce McWilliam,Joan Melsom3rd row, L to R: Vivian Morris, Deidre Davies,Laurel Jenkinson, unknown, Susan Hunt, unknown,Judith Keane, unknown, Patricia ’Tishy’ Keane2nd row, L to R: Sue Mills, Marge McWilliam,Katharine Brisbane, unknown, June Rosier, RobynCarne, unknown, Yvonne Wilson, unknown,Front, L to R: Margaret Rowsell, Clare Davies, JeanClairs, Joan Grant, Pat Harrison, Morwenna Vincent,Anne L’Epagniol, unknown2. Camilla Hayman (Mather 1996)3. Dr Edith Hill (Kerr 1930)Camilla Margaret Hayman (Mather1996)11 May 1978 – 14 December 2011From the moment Camilla was born it wasobvious she was a people person. A friendly,playful child, she seemed to always know whatto say and do and if she didn’t, she found out.Dedicated to hard work in everything shedid, she quickly made herself indispensableat school. She was practical, pragmatic,a leader and organiser. While she was atPLC the state of the art Hazel Day DramaCentre was built. Within months she wasthe “go to“ person for anything to dowith drama, stage management or back ofhouse. Her contribution to the school wasacknowledged by awarding her the DramaCaptaincy and the Perth Soroptimist HeatherBarr Memorial Prize for Citizenship as theperson most likely to succeed in life.Her gap year was spent at a school for thedisabled in the UK. The pay was minimaland the hours long and arduous, but thepeople-skills she learnt from her students andfellow teachers stood her in great stead. Herexperience there led her to studying humanmovement at UWA. At the end of her degreeher talents were recognised by the AustralianInstitute of Sport (AIS) with a postgraduatescholarship in bio-mechanics. She then joinedthe performance analysis team where sheanalysed potential Olympians in various sportsincluding swimming, diving, aerials, andskeleton. She travelled the world performingthis job, usually carrying in excess of 35suitcases full of equipment. She was publiclyacknowledged as being influential in at leastone gold medal through her analyses in bothsummer and winter Olympic sports.Camilla was the most motivational coach;she could inspire anyone to keep running upsands hills, no matter how much their wholebody was hurting. She coached PLC girls andScotch boys, and later the ACT Academy ofSport rowers. Camilla was proud to be thefirst female member of the Golan Club, theexclusive Scotch College WA rowing club onlyopen to the rowers and coaches of Scotch.The AIS attracts people of unique andamazing skills and it was not long before thetalented rowing cox, Brett ’Pepe’ Haymancaught her eye. Within months they movedin together and were engaged to be married.It was during this time that Rowing Australiacontracted her to write their coaching manualand Rowing ACT had team Hayman coachingand coxing their King’s Cup rowing crew.Unfortunately in the midst of joy there wassorrow, as at this time, Camilla’s tripping gaitwas diagnosed as being caused by a braintumour. She embarked on a six and a halfyear journey that left those who knew her inawe of her physical and mental strength. Shedid not let her personal fight interfere withher determination to build a wonderful lifewith her loving husband Pepe and son Josh.She was balanced and talented in every areaof life.She retained her sense of humourthroughout, evidenced by her telling ofa joke in the middle of a conscious brainsurgery in 2011. The neurosurgeon admittedthat in his entire career, he had never hadsomeone on the operating table make himand his anaesthetist laugh.She was very proactive in giving back to thecommunity. She was a foster carer, walkedfor Cure for Cancer and participated in TheFRIENDly Ride in September 2011. She nevergave up, never complained and really madea difference. She was always admired forthe way she knew where she was going. Herdetermination of direction and the respectshe earned for that extended well beyondrowing circles. She was a leader; smart,intelligent, driven, and motivated, not onlyfor herself but also for those around her. Thequote: “If you need something done, give itto a busy person“ fitted Camilla completely.Her family consider themselves privilegedto have shared her journey, knowing theirlives have been enriched from having her intheirs. She is deeply missed.Dr Edith Margaret Hill (Kerr 1930)5 May 1914 – 2 April 2012Edith was the daughter of Dr Charles andLina Kerr who arrived in WA in 1914 andbegan practicing medicine in Donnybrook.After a brief move to Meekatharra, Dr Kerrpurchased a medical practice in Fremantlein 1918.Edith had a quick, intelligent mind anda desire to learn. She came to PLC fromFremantle’s Church of England GrammarSchool in 1925 and excelled in her studiesand sports, playing netball in winter andtennis in summer. She completed herLeaving in 1929 with English, Maths, Physics,French and Biology but being too young foruniversity entrance, was offered a scholarshipto stay on for 1930, during which sheconcentrated on Latin and German. Thatyear she was Deputy Head Prefect as well asKookaburra Editor and received the Form VIAprize for Proficiency.In 1931 Edith became the first PLC OldCollegian to enrol in medicine, only availableat Melbourne University. For the first threeyears she was resident at Janet Clarke Hall,but in 1934 shared a flat with school friendJo Waters (Church 1929), who was41