Scotch College

From the Principal
A community that cares

From the Chairman of School Council
While some things change, some things stay the same
Principal announces his retirement

Junior School
Taking a partnership approach to developing boys
‘School is the best place you can be’

Prep	Grade 1	Grade 2
Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Grade 6

Music and the Arts

Krumins: a 27-year musical legacy
Gary Costello – 1952–2006
Pippin: Senior School Musical

News

Vale Nathan Francis
Robinson portraits unveiled
A fitting farewell for Michael
Scotch College to press Transurban/Citylink on traffic noise reduction

Class of 2006 triumphs
Class of 2007 dine and dance the night away
Putting Bob’s monument in its rightful place

School Captain: The four quarters of Senior School Life

Kapumfi: Hunger. Thirst. Loss

Victorian Reading Challenge encourages students to exercise minds
Promotions course cadets enjoy army display
Continuing to strengthen German links
Venturing into a year of challenging activities
Ringing in the changes
Scotch students scale science summits
Scotch stops for no one
Of droughts … and flooding rains?

Senior School Update
In the steps of Monash

Boarding

Unsung heroes of boarding house life
Memories at Boarders’ homecoming

The Scotch College Foundation

Tax deductible scholarship fund for Scotch
Fine Art Exhibition and Auction
EMG lunch: all about an illustrious Scotch/Wesley man
The circle continues to widen
Annual Giving turns 30, but the need is stronger than ever

Archives

Two more dramatic wartime escape tales
Information wanted: Manningtree dancing
‘Borrowed’ item returned – Where did this come from?

Sport

Our state under 15 surf champion
All pursuit behind: history at Nagambie
The ‘David Crawford’ makes a successful debut
Fine all-rounder Daniel Forbes wins H I Cohen Trophy
Student tennis team takes first steps
H I Cohen and the trophy
75 years of strong competition
Seven Scotch boys gain great rugby experience
Support for Scotch football
Cordner-Eggleston Cup retained

Chaplain's Column Savage subsoil seeded with Spirit’s fruit?

Great Scot is published by Scotch College
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Editor
Tim Shearer

Assistant Editor
David Ashton

Graphic Designer
Kathryn Cairney

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Photography: Jocelyn Pride,
Kathryn Cairney,
Tim Shearer,
Mark Mason,
John Ferguson,
Andrew Murdoch,
Cloud 9,
PhotoPlay and Scotch staff

Cover: Photography by Jocelyn Pride

Selected articles from this issue.

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Old Scotch Collegians Association

New look for Great Scot!
General Peter Gration AC OBE (’48)
Big splash in the world of lifesaving
Sam’s successful season in the surf
Scotch well represented in Lorne surfboat crew
Poignancy and power as poetry takes centre stage in Memorial Hall
‘The Miggy Tree’ • Karl Yeomans, 20 July 1996
Australia Day Honours 2007
A far-sighted and courageous anthropologist
Wanangatta to Mt Sterling: 50 years on
James thrives in gap year at Dunblane
Partnership arrangements break new ground
Scotch’s unsung hero of TV’s early days
Two Old Boys selected for World Rowing Championships

OSCA President's report:Scotch is a part of who you are

Football	Scotch to select our Aussie rules team of the 20th century Rebuilding continues on & off field
Annual dinner	Annual Dinner not far away
OSCA events	Class of 1987 - 20 year reunion Mornington Branch Dinner Cordner-Eggleston Cup Luncheon Head of the River Luncheon Perth Branch Dinner
Cricket	Geelong Grammar reclaims Hendry Prior Cup
Lodge	New Lodge year – New Master
Rovers	Full steam ahead in a fun Rover year
Soccer	Soccer club well prepared for season ’07
Koomerang Ski Club	Half-century for Australia’s number one ski club
Bushwalking	Cultural walking
Hockey	Hockey club aims high, with confidence
Heritage Club	Heritage Club elects its first president and committee
Bowls	No champagne, but an enjoyable season for our bowlers
Music and Old Scotch Music Club	Les Miserables is coming in 2008 Old Scotch musos invited back to school A wonderful year for Cardinals

What they're doing now
1940's
1950's
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
The 20 oldest Old Boys

Obituaries
Dr Desmond Gibbs (Staff 1990–99)
J. L. Laurie Provan (’34) (staff 1950–81)