School Archives : 1955

'OASIS' HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE

Primitive man, living by himself, was a law unto himself: he could do what he pleased; there were no restrictions on his actions. When he acquired a family, his first responsibilities appeared and he had to sacrifice his own personal self-interest to the task of providing food, protection and shelter for his mate and their children. As the single family unit came into contact with other family units, there developed a group or society wherein primitive man's freedom to do as he pleased decreased more and more. Laws were made to produce order, to regulate conduct so that man could live in harmony with others in the group.

Thus in our complex civilisation a system of law has developed, protecting individual freedom on the one hand and curbing licence on the other. The welfare of the majority is paramount and, if the law is disobeyed, justice is meted out to the wrongdoer. However, a person trained to obey the rules of the society in which he lives need have no fear of the law. If he is trained to respect himself, he will have consideration for other; if he develops self-control, he will not need to be controlled by any external agency.

Under our system, there are three institutions for training a person in self-control - the family, the school and the church. It is only by the united efforts of these institutions that a considerate, self-disciplined boy or girl, man or woman, can be developed. Each institution must play its part; if the influence of one is not strong, more and more responsibility devolves upon the others.

It rests with us as a school, teachers and students alike, to see that our part is played. We must produce a school environment which possesses security and ordered freedom; there should be an orderliness of behaviour which is the result of decisions made under conditions of real choice. As the boy or girl matures, external discipline should be gradually replaced by a conscious self-discipline, which is surely the finest flowering of our system of secondary education.

SCHOOL WAR CRY

The main reason for publishing the War Cry is to enable you to learn it and so spur your friends to greater efforts in inter-school competitive sport.

Boom-chick-a-boom,
Boom-chick-a-boom,
Boom-chick-a, chick-a-chick-a, boom, boom, boom,
Boom-a-lacka, boom-a-lacka, rah, rah, rah,
Chick-a-lacka, chick-a-lacka, char, char, char,
Boom-a-lacka, chick-a-lacka, rah, rah, rah,
Griffith High School, yah, yah, yah,
North, South, East and West,
Griffith High School is the best.
Hooray!

GHS STAFF

Front Row (from left): Mr J. Cusbert, Mrs E. Powys, Messrs A. Gray, T. Viney, C. McLaren, C. Ward, Miss E. Howie, Mr R. Allen, Mrs B. Pether,
Second Row: Miss J. Clare, Mrs J. Scobie, Mrs E. Gray, Mrs D. Judd, Miss D. Currie, Miss D. Brown, Mrs D. Vining, Mrs S. Viney, Mrs R. Barker, Miss M. Patino, Mrs J. Lockwood, Mr A. Judd
Back Row: Messrs N. Glyde, E. Rushton, L. Fowler, R. Wiltshire, E. Morgan, S. Vennell, B. Toms, T. Barker, W. Attenborough, W. Freame, N. Pether, B. Love

STAFF DIRECTORY

Headmaster: Mr C. W. McLaren
Deputy Headmaster: Mr T. Viney
Girls' Supervisor: Miss E. Howie

Dept of Classics: Miss E. Howie, Mrs B. Pether

Dept of Commercial Subjects: Mr N. Pether, Mrs R. Baker, Mr B. Hall, Mr J. Wiltshire

Dept of English and History: Mr A. Gray (Master), Mrs R. Baker, Mr T. Barker, Mr B. Hall, Mr V. Judd, Mrs B. Pether

Dept of Home Science: Miss J. Clare, Miss D. Currie, Miss H. Sligar, Mrs D. Vining

Dept of Manual Training: Mr R. Allan (Master), Mr W. Attenborough, Mr E. Morgan, Mr B. Toms

Dept of Mathematics: Mr C. Ward (Master), Mr L. Fowler, Miss E. Howie, Mrs J. Lockwood, Mr E. Morgan, Mr T. Viney

Dept of Modern Languages: Mr W. Freame

Dept of Music and Art: Miss M. Patino

Dept of Physical Training: Mr E. Rushton (Sportsmaster), Miss D. Brown (Sportsmistress)

Dept of Science: Mr M. Cusbert (Master), Mr N. Glyde, Mrs E. Powys, Mr S. Vennell

Careers Advisers: Mr V. Judd, Mrs J. Lockwood

Counsellor: Mr F. Higgins

Librarian: Mrs E. Gray

Specialist Teachers: Mrs E. Gray, Mrs D. Judd, Mr E. Rushton

Cadet Unit: Captain Pether, Lieutenant Wiltshire

SCHOOL CAPTAINS

William Budd and Anne Weaver

SCHOOL PREFECTS

Front Row (from left): P. Casserly (VC), A. Weaver (C), Mr McLaren, W. Budd (C), Mr Viney, G. Crawford (VC)
Second Row: Y. Jamieson, J. Connor, E. Robb, E. O'Meara, D. de Saxe, C. Mannigel, J. Millard
Back Row: S. Cochrane, D. Wilcox, I. Lynch, M. Cole, R. Cornish, J. Probert, J. Trewin, A. Myott

DEBATERS

Front Row (from left): M. Cole, E. Robb, W. Budd
Back Row: J. Edwards, J. Walters, B. Goymour, C. Pope


DEBATERS
Front Row (from left): M. Cole, E. Robb, W. Budd Back Row: J. Edwards, J. Walters, B. Goymour, C. Pope

THE SEA EAGLE
By Robert Kelly (Yr 1B)

Upward, upward, the eagle flew on high,
Swift as the straightest arrow that pierced the morning sky,
Darting and diving, then winging over the bay,
Searching over the water, searching for its prey.

Circling, circling in the summer sky,
And like a giant thunderbolt gave forth its mighty cry;
Hovering and crying, then swooping towards the bay,
Watching every crested wave, watching for its prey.

Diving, diving, the eagle losing height,
Descending like a bombshell that landed in the quiet;
Skimming and shooting the white frothed foam,
The eagle seized a silvertail which shone like chrome.