Volume 2 No. 1 – March 1959
Arbor Day was celebrated at the school on May 2nd, 1959 with a tree-planting afternoon. 150 red-flowering gums were available to the school to plant along Pascoe Vale Road.
Arbor Day was celebrated at the school on May 2nd, 1959 with a tree-planting afternoon. 150 red-flowering gums were available to the school to plant along Pascoe Vale Road.
As this Glamis notes, schools have their own traditions, and in 1959 the Parents’ and Citizens’ Association set about creating their own. The first tradition: a tradition of hard work for useful ends, with a concerted effort to beautify the grounds. The homework timetable published in this edition of the Glamis suggests days of the...
On May 31st, 1959, the school featured on Channel 7 as part of its “News Review”. Does anyone have a copy of this film? Please comment below!
June 1959 saw the first inclusion of student work in the Glamis Gazette, gleaned from examination papers: As I swam through the water, I could see the fish darting in amongst the seaweed and the rocks. There were many species there and they were all colours and sizes. The flathead was barely visible as it...
The Fete this year hoped to raise funds for the installation of the road in the northern part of the school grounds, a second bicycle shed and for extra materials for the library.
In November of 1959, a large number of parents attended a meeting called by the Parents’ and Citizens’ Association to protest against the failure of the government in fulfilling its promise to expand the school, adding a ‘Third Section’, by the beginning of 1960.
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