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There is a tendency among some people to think of school as something apart from the community, but I urge you to show that your school is a very vital part of this community. Do all you can to make your school a better place so that you, too, will be proud to say: "I was a pupil of Griffith High School."
In order to carry out this important task, school must have at their command the best educational facilities possible.
Although educational procedure has advanced a long way from the methods used to instruct our parents, there is much yet to be done. We still find the factual side of schooling over-emphasised, whilst activities which would help the pupil to take his stand as a useful citizen are not sufficiently emphasised.
However, the teacher no longer presents facts which must be assimilated by the pupil and disgorged in examinations. The teacher is a guide, assisting the pupil in his search for knowledge and allowing him to form his own opinions. These opinions must be based on a sound understanding of human nature and human needs in the modern world as we are passing through a critical period, with the possibility of another clash between man and man all too likely. The citizens of tomorrow, who are the citizens of today, must be fully equipped to meet their inevitable problems and difficulties.
Our school, although hampered by lack of accommodation, is striving to give its pupils the benefit of enjoyable and beneficial activities through many organisations, notable among which are various clubs. This magazine is of immense value in this regard. We urge pupils to take advantage of these opportunities and strive for an even better system of education.
As the future citizens of Australia, it is our duty to see that by improvement of our educational system, the students of today and tomorrow will receive the training necessary to equip them as responsible and useful citizens.
Front Row (from left): Mr K. Graham, Mr E. Smith, Mr L. Chapman, Mr H. Egger, Mr D. Blakemore, Miss E. Howie, Mr B. Gardiner, Mrs E. Powys, Mr E. Rushton
Second Row: Mrs M. Edwards, Miss B. Smellie, Miss N. Neville, Miss P. Meaker, Miss J. Breen, Miss H. Thompson, Miss P. McGrath, Mrs J. Lockwood
Back Row: Messrs F. Taylor, A. Bull, P. Shnukal, K. Wilson, W. Attenborough, W. Freame, K. Robertson, P. Steinmetz, L. Fowler, W. Wilde
Dept of English and History: Mr E. Smith, Miss D. Durie, Mrs J. Lockwood, Miss P. McGrath, Miss P. Meaker, Mr C. Robertson, Mr W. Wilde
Dept of Classics: Miss E. Howie
Dept of Modern Languages: Mr D. Blakemore, Miss L. Ferguson
Dept of Mathematics: Mr L. Chapman, Mr A. Bull, Mr L. Fowler, Miss E. Howie, Mrs J. Lockwood, Mr K. Wilson
Dept of Science: Mr B. Gardiner, Mr W. Booth, Miss D. Durie, Mrs M. Edwards, Mr L. Fowler, Miss W. Smellie, Mrs E. Powys
Dept of Commercial Subjects: Mr H. Egger, Miss D. Durie, Miss P. McGrath, Mrs E. Powys, Mr P. Shnukal, Mr F. Taylor
Dept of Home Science: Mrs M. Edwards, Miss M. Neville, Miss W. Smellie
Dept of Music: Miss L. Ferguson, Miss P. McGrath
Dept of Art and Manual Training: Mr C. Carter, Mr J. Graham, Mr T. Phillpott
Dept of Physical Training: Miss B. Bowen
Librarian: Miss P. McGrath
Sports Mistress: Miss B. Bowen
Sports Master: Mr A. Bull
Careers Advisers: Mr W. Wilde, Miss P. Meaker
Front Row (from left): Mr L. Chapman, W. Twaddell, E. Read, P. Bosanquet (C), Mr D. Blakemore, M. Gamble (C), P. Druitt, G. McKirdy, Miss E. Howie
Second Row: C. Marchinton, F. Burge, M. West, A. Richards, B. Beck, J. Hawthorne, E. Broome, P. Condon, L. Cashmere, B. Kendall
Back Row: R. Parker, I. Coates, L. Budd, M. Mannigel
TRANQUILLITY
By Shirley Smith (Yr 2C)
Daisies are nodding their heads to and fro;
Spring flowers sweet in the breezes blow;
Cattle rest 'neath the gum trees high,
As clouds float by in an azure sky.
The soft snowy sheep, all newly shorn,
Graze on the grass so green and warm.
Tiny lambs play by their mothers' sides,
As the sun sinks low at eventide.
