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1 . ANDREW COOK ’ 72 AND HIS SISTER , LOU LOCKWOOD . 2 . MARK (’ 73 ), JUDY , LOUISE , CHRIS (’ 04 ), EMILY , ANDREW (’ 69 ) AND BEN TOLSON (’ 02 ). 3 . CLANCY ( YEAR 10 ), BLAKE ( YEAR 8 ), MARK (’ 00 ), (’ 34 ) AND ALEX SLOAN (‘ 71 ) 5 . PIPER HUGH HOSKING (’ 20 ). 6 . BRUCE BROWN (’ 60 ), OSCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SCOTT MONTGOMERY (’ 85 ). 7 . BILL (’ 63 ) AND DIANNE SIDES . 8 . DAMIAN (’ 13 ), PATON (’ 57 ), KEN JASPER AM (’ 55 ), GUS HAWTHORNE (’ 53 ). 10 . MAX ERRINGTON (’ 56 ). 11 . SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS MICHAEL SIM (’ 78 ) AND FIONA PEARSE ( RIGHT ), WITH VIKKI O ’ NEILL IN THE ( YEAR 8 ), JULIE DEBELJAK , MCGREGOR DEBELJAK ( YEAR 10 ), SIMON MCGREGOR (’ 86 ), SIMON SPINKS , JON MCGREGOR (’ 92 ); FRONT ROW : ROS MCGREGOR , LEIGH MCGREGOR (’ 55 ), MATT ABSENT ( TAKING THE PIC ): ABIGAIL MCGREGOR . 13 . INTERIOR OF OSCA HOUSE .
Acknowledging the presence of several members of Sir Thomas Ramsay ’ s family , Mr Sloan said a major event during Dick Briggs ’ tenure was the acquisition of the Ramsay Collection from Sir Thomas (’ 24 ).
Paul Mishura took over the Archivist ’ s role in 2012 . Mr Sloan said : ‘ Combined with the support of the Heritage Club , the dynamism of our Director of Development , Tim Shearer (’ 85 ), and the guiding influence of Principal Tom Batty , Paul ’ s renovated home is looking pretty good !’
‘ Through some very demanding times over recent years ,’ he said , ‘ Paul Mishura has exhibited no less dedication and professionalism than that shown by his predecessors , and for that we are very grateful .’
Mr Sloan said the Tolson Centre also owes a great deal to the creative solutions overseen by the School ’ s Property Committee , led by Mike Sim (’ 78 ), to an ever-strong influence from our previous Chairman , the Hon Dr David Kemp AC (’ 59 ), and to the generous donations of funds and time by OSCA , the OSCA Collegians , the Old Scotch Football Club , the Heritage Club and the Victorian Scottish Heritage Cultural Foundation .
‘ It is also wonderful ,’ he said , ‘ that OSCA now has a new home , and that the Scotch Shop provides a full service retail opportunity , which benefits both the School and Scotch ’ s Indigenous Scholarship Program .’
Quoting Sir Winston Churchill , who said ‘ We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us ’, Mr Sloan said : ‘ The shape of the Tolson Centre owes much to those who ’ ve influenced its creative design and the uses to which it will be put . Those uses will shape our school community for years to come , providing a place to gather , to reflect , to be enriched , and to build on the extraordinary heritage that is Scotch College .’
Responding on behalf of the Tolson family , Mark Tolson (’ 73 ) heartily congratulated everyone instrumental in converting the three Morrison Street houses into a truly integrated facility .
Mr Tolson said his father had proudly told his family in 1985 that he ( Geoff ) was going to start the Archives at Scotch , because it had ‘ never been done ’ and it was ‘ something the School desperately
18 Great Scot Issue 163 – September 2021