Gryphon 1962 - Adm.monash.edu.au

Ambition: To re main a rocker.Proba ble Fate: T o be convened to Jazz byDianne Bird.Pet Aversion: Botters.Le Ro y (Ray Young):Favourite Saying: " Don't call me Le Roy."Ambition : T o beat Dick Cu lp in goal kicking.Probable Fate: T o play full back.Pet Aversion : T all peopl e.Grantly (Gra nt Smythe):Favourite Saying: "Son, wh at do you want ··.. amedal?"Ambiti on : To be the first to drive a HoldenPremier.Probable Fate: T o be t he last to drive an FJH olden .Pe t Aversion: Tow trucks,Co mpiled by M. P. Gibbs.Scru tin ized a nd Cen sored by P. J. Warne.6BAfter starting the year as dis organised rabble,we gradually shaped into a group of con fiden t (?)'interlectuats'. As an examp le of the confidence wehave in ourselves, it was unanimously d ecided,after much arm twi sting, that the form notes bewr itten by THREE conscientious mechanicals, withthe result that the not es are three times as badas they would usually be .We will attempt to describe th e members of ou rmob in chronicological order.B. ASH: The unlicen sed dragster. He had abit of trouble during th e year, he broke a n axl eon hi s Vauxhall. An other trouble SpOt for Bob isT h u rsday mornin gs. He is usually seen in room 48hanging out of windows or dan glin g from th ecei li ng look ing for his d raw ing instruments.·W. BARLOW: Anot he r of our many motor izedmembers. He is consi de red to be a very generollstype because h e in vites hal f the form over to hisA40 for lunch. No one seems to kn ow th e reasonfor this strang e phen om en a, but it is ou r bel iefthat he is getting used to d riving with lar genumbers for later in life.J. BARTLETT: Jelf h as ofte n told us bet weenpuffs a nd wh eezes on h is peace pipe, of his twocars , both Hillmans. There isn't much to tell.L. BECKETT: L es is ofte n heard in lecture timecursing various asp ects of college life . Ma ybe t heextent of his voca bu la ry is due to th e fact th at heplays lor McKinnon Foo tball Club whi ch , accordingto Les is a better team than Frankston.R . BENNS: Benzy is the form 's Go-kart enth usiast. He probably stays up all ni ght working on hiskart, because he's never seen until 9.30 the morningafter.1. BAWDEN: This bloke knows eve ry th ing ab outsco u ting, especially camps at T idal River. Ian isdestined to a bad fate. He is going to be ateacher; we thought he would have learnt his lessonby now.I. DALE: R eams of paper could be used towrite about this particular gen t, but d ue to lackof ink , we will attempt to outline some of hi sact ivities (during coll ege hours). Ian is an activemember of the S.R.C. H e sa ys he is a championsq uash player and he owns an FJ which h asplayed a major part in his socia l li fe. One morningin July, Ian woke us all up, when he saidhe 'd an nounced hi s en gagement to Val. Congratulations,mate. As far as we kn ow he is the onl ybloke in th e [a rm 10 take the first stcp towardshol y wed lock (pad lock).B. DeVRIES: After caref u lly examining th e endpanel of Bruno's bag, it was inferred that he be·longs to the Port Melbourne Yacht Club. Thischap possesses the rare ability of being able todesign yachts, learn physi cs and sleep , all in theone hour.M. DU NSMORE: Apart from girls his interestsseem to centre around Ford Zephyrs, but he canbe found indul ging in th e wonders of ed ucation ,wit h the aim of ge tt ing the non- existent, well paid.le isu rely job .A. GISSI NG: Wa s mortally wou nded wh ile ska t­ing . H e broke his wrist (the right h and). It wasrumoured th at he paid hi s doc to r a couple ofquid to keep the plaster on while the Mid-Yearexa ms were on .P. HENSHALL: One of our mobile mem ber s. H ecan he seen pedalling a T model bik e betweenCh addy and Ca u lfield , This machine, includ in gth e power unit, sou nds as if it is destined to thesame fate as the King Street Bridge. H ensh may bealso seen at the Gasworks and the Penthouse.B. HOLLOWAY: Hails from Mentone. Bruceha s an intense dislike of English, Metallurgy,Maths, IIA and an ything else to do with work. Healso plays tennis and uses two rackets. On thewhole th is fellow is qui te a chappie.P. JONES: Pete owns a hot Cammer ute, whichhe uses to drive his harem around. He spe nds99.9% of his time under the bonnet of his car,the othe r 0.1% of his time is sp ent studying. Petespends mos t of his time at sch ool talking, dreaming,thinking and breathing M.G.A.'s.A (for T ony) KNIGHT: Du e to an inciden t inR oll y's metallurgy class in July this man wasbestowed with the title of " Class Idiot ", 1962.Tony ha s also had th e ho nou r of ro wing forCau lfield at Ballarat. T on y also stro ngly beli evesin tree speech and is a figh ter for th e cause ofj ustice.B. KIMPTON: Due !O th e Re vue and a hu ndredand on e other things, little has been seen of Brian,therefore little can be written ab out him.P. LACCO : A mention ma y be made here aboutPaul La cco, wh o, with h is inf req uen t visits, haslowe red our ex trem ely h igh sta nda rds.E. LAKUSA: Ed is one of our Asian frie nds. H eca used a bit of an upheaval when he invested ina leather jacket.K. LA NG, of the C .M.F. Knows everything ab outlead shel ters, fallou t and anything else ab out HBomb wars . Fa vourite expression is "You're wrong"whi ch is frequently heard in Maths. B.B. ~fAY : The man with the lucky legs. Barry isanother bloke who believes in free speech . Theonly outstanding point about this bloke is that heon ly ha s one meal a day . All day.G. MASON is occasionally seen in the vicinityof Ca utec, but that is as close as he gen er all yge ts to lectu res.R . McKINNA and S. O 'CO NNOR. A great veilof secrecy en velopes th ese two blokes, th ey bothwork so hard, th at nothin g is e ver heard fromth eir d irection .S. McKENZIE: An ext rem el y quiet boy whonever ceases to talk. If yo u want to broad en yourkn owled ge of an ything from Maths, IIA to Peugeotcars, this is the bl oke to see.D . SOUT ER : Dennis in the second h alf of theyear, becam e known as Sam and will be kn ownas Sam for ever more . He is on e of th e more quiet,ha rdw ork in g members of the form.60