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8M2This year 8M2 has been crowned "form of theyear" by our enthusiastic instructors. They areworried in case we strain ourselves by doing toomuch work at home. These men ar e list ed below:Mr. MIDDLETON. Takes us for Design, AppliedMech anics, and general lectures. Usually abouthow much we will fail by. Known as " ER IC THEGOOD".MR. BAKER. Mathematical tea cher who showspromise. Admits that he knows less about thesubject than we do or so he claims. He has arecip e for everything.l\fR. N ETHERCOTE. Takes us for Statistics- but we already kn ow all about figures. No onehas figured alit what we are doing yet.MR . KELLER. Makes out he kn ows all ab outMet. but often shocks hardened form with hi s offcoloursta temen ts. H as six more students thanseats in his room 16 - hence is the only memberof staff to ha ve students running to his cla sses.MR. DEUTSCHER. Ex-student turned HeatEngines teacher. Only teacher who can take ajoke when it turns against him. Refuses to eatca rdboard chocolate.MR. .HALPIN. " FAT H £ R LEO." Holds formspell-bound with his tal es of the stock market andlife in general. Even get s around to teaching usReport Writing and Works,MR. KIERNAN. Our other Report Writingteacher. Few students attend hi s class. He hasred hair.MR. TYLER. Takes us on excursions. Alwayslate for appointments. Drives an oversize, batteredbut o-so-fast Humber Snipe.Now to a brief run through our form members,in which we will reveal all personal secrets.BOWDEN-BOB. Wealthy man of the form.Proud possess or of a Hillman, speed boat, go-cartand a woman. Alternates between R ye and Chadstoneevery week-end with his mysterious ladyfriend. He is th e oldest member of the form , butnever admits it. Only member of the fonn whohas actually removed twin carburettors from hiscar. Locks his car wireless in with a huge hunkof lavatory chain.MOllO - -"How would you be , Ann?"DAVIS-ALLAN. Spends all his time repairinghis Renault 750 . .. but wh en it goes it reallyhammers. Has astounded the form with hi s gearchanges. Comes to school every day in the trainfrom Dandenong so that he can watch all thescen ery .Motto - Please don't talk about Barbara.DENNIS-BILL. Recently traded his teeth in ona set of new ones. All we know ab out him is hishobbies which seem to include bowling• .table(ennis, football, chess and photography. When doeshe do his school work, we wonder? Feels that"lagpies are a bunch of clods. Actually prefershorses to cars . . . we can't quite understand him.Motto - Up the Magpies!ELDRIDGE-CHRIS. Quite a lad on the surface,but ... ? Main ambition in lif e seems to be tosell hundreds of T .V. aerials, and press half a tonof aluminium per day. Is the disgusted ownerof a Singer.Motto - Never own a Slimy.FLAVELL·l\IlKE. His Foster's Lager-poweredF.J. holds the record for the longest sid eways slidearound th e Racecourse Pub corner. He ha s foundout the hard way that Holdens just can't ou t­corner V.W :s. The car is a perfect example ofa hot heap which uses special beer cans for ai rcleaners. Who emptied rhe cans, Mike? Believehe got a spe cial birthday present.Heard most - Soon thrash you off.FOSTER ·CRAE~fE. Rocker of the for m - ouronly lone wolf. Proud possessor of an immaculateVauxhall, which also doubles as a portable smokescreen. Some times borrows his father's F.X. forExcu rsions. Claims to have an unlimited supplyof women, hut keeps th em well hidden. Is a trainee.reacher, so take warning and send your childrento a High School.Motto - What will you have, the money or theVaux.?HALL-GEOFF. The "MATCHLESS" Man. Onlytwit in the form to own a hucka cycle . Dismountsbike in the Le Mans fashion - rather spectacula r,but not recommended for those unskilled in theart. 'Wears a leather malar-cycle jacket with ratherrude th ings written on the back . Has lately developedinto a rock er as he sometim es drives hisbr other's Hot Rod.Heard most - 'Where ar e all the women?ISSBIS TER-BILL. Our main baseball follower andplayer. Recently obtained his driver's licencethe boys at Brighton must be getting slack theseday s. Has all the vices as he smokes, drinks andkeeps company with bad women. Sometimes comeson a Monday with two heads instead of on e.Motto - Good beer is good for you.K£NT· rOM. Owns a red Riley with a bluedoor. Was a sta rtled passenger when a clod hithis car in the side. Naturally, a Riley can withstand more than a mere Zephyr. Says that every ­on e in the form should have their car front-endoverhauled, make a car trip to Alice Springs,and drink more beer. Keeps his private lifeprivate. Fond of bathroom quartets.Motto - Come for a thrash around Toorak ,MOORE-LES. Our most recent arrival fromWang. Claims to have a brother who has been tothe Uni. Spends most of his time at Pent House,after which he tak es a girl home on hi s motorscooter. Warning to all girls, he is an eXl?ertwho knows all the methods - of life savmg.Mouth to mouth resuscitation a speciali ty.MOllO - Did a bit of good for myself last night.KENNEDY-JOHN . Should have been mentionedea rl y, but we forgot him. Turns all his passengersto drink after a short drive in his car. This yearhas turned over a new leaf as he now drives hisown car. Most "booked" member of the form.Drives a Grand Prix, portable, tourist bureauwith a flip-top box.Motto - My middle name does sta rt with "F".PILE-GEOFF. Claims that all Minor 803'sshould have been scrapped at birth. Has recentlyjoined the clan of proud Morris 1000 part owners.Spends his spare time searching the town for hubcaps. Refuses to disclose reasons for sleeping ' ina double bed. Holds wild parties which are ofteninterrupted by power failures.Always saying - "My Minor . . "POLLOCK·NEIL (ROLLY POLLY). Generalbrain. Has distinction of being first man in theform to a prang this year. Spends all his timerestoring his Renault 750. Lives at Mac 's, so heoften returns to school after a long recess reek ing43