YEARS PEEL AWAY AS OLD BOYS GATHER AT KOOYONG
‘ GOOD VENUE , GOOD MEAL AND OUR MATES FROM “ YESTERYEAR ”’
Fifty-three members of the Scotch Classes of 1963 and 1964 gathered at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club for lunch on 26 November , in a reunion organised by Ian Marchment (’ 64 ).
The reunion was a great success . In true Scotch style , guests were piped in by Keith Heale , appropriately a member of the Class of 1963 , then settled down to enjoy a delicious lunch .
All participants were invited to provide a one-minute bio of their careers . Some Old Boys exceeded their allotted minute , prompting Ian to remark : ‘ Some of them obviously did not pass maths !’ Many recalled their challenges to get into university , and spoke of the twists and turns life had presented to them . Not all paths were academic , but all have had interesting journeys and successful careers .
David Temple (’ 63 ) commented : ‘ I thought the whole day went well , with a good venue , good meal and our mates from
ABOVE , LEFT TO RIGHT : GEOFF IRVINE (’ 63 ), IAN PICKEN (’ 64 ), GARRY JENNINGS AO (’ 63 ), ADRIAN JONES (’ 62 ), DAVID TEMPLE (’ 63 ), DOUG LORDING AM (’ 64 ),
ANDREW JAMIESON (’ 63 ), IAN MARCHMENT (’ 64 ), ROSS JOHNSTON (’ 63 ). DAVID TEMPLE , DOUG LORDING AND ROSS JOHNSTON WERE MEMBERS OF THE
PREMIERSHIP-WINNING 1964 1ST XI .
" yesteryear ". All in all they are a remarkably diverse and talented group , and as the years go by it is important to stay in touch .’ Dave Kaufman (’ 63 ) said : ‘ It was a good venue , and it was fascinating to hear the one-minute , and some a lot longer , tales of life after school .’
In his OSCA President ’ s article in this edition , Andrew Wilson (’ 78 ) remarks that ‘ the role for OSCA Council is not about being all things to all people , or telling others what to do , but instead about addressing governance , providing direction and guidelines , encouraging and supporting , and saying thank you .’
Ian Marchment ’ s informal 1963 / 64 reunion is an excellent example of an event arranged outside OSCA ’ s auspices , but within the spirit of ‘ reasons to connect and ways to connect ’ which OSCA holds dear .
Ian hopes the 1963 / 64 reunion will become an annual event .
THREE CAPTAINS TOGETHER – ’ 35 , ’ 20 AND ’ 21
BILL MORGAN (’ 35 ), SECOND FROM LEFT , WITH 2020 SCHOOL CAPTAIN WILL DIXON (’ 19 – LEFT ), 2021 SCHOOL CAPTAIN NIK TSOURVAKAS (’ 20 ), SECOND FROM RIGHT , AND OSCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ,
SCOTT MONTGOMERY (’ 85 )
Scotch School Captains from 2020 ( Will Dixon ’ 19 ) and 2021 ( Nik Tsourvakas ’ 20 ) joined OSCA Executive Director , Scott Montgomery (’ 85 ) and the Scotch Foundation ’ s Bequest Program Manager , Sandra Dick , to visit Scotch ’ s 1935 School Captain , Bill Morgan , for morning tea on Friday 19 November .
It was a privilege to visit Bill , who at 106 is Scotch ’ s oldest known living Old Boy . Also present was Bill ’ s son , John (’ 69 ).
At one point Bill learnt that Nik Tsourvakas has Greek origins , and he found an old Bible written in the Greek language . Nik read , in Greek , several extracts from this century-old Bible , which intrigued Bill and the other guests .
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