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ABOVE: 1. AND 2. BOYS AND GUESTS ON THE MEARES OVAL FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY. 3. PRINCIPAL TOM BATTY SPEAKS DURING THE CEREMONY. 4. PART OF THE WEST FAÇADE. 5. LEFT TO RIGHT:
OF THE SCOTCH FOUNDATION, TOM BATTY, SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND CHARLIE SCHILLING, CAPTAIN OF THE SCHOOL. 6. JULIA MORRISON SPEAKS DURING THE CEREMONY. 7. DR KEMP CUTS THE RIBBON.
A new era dawns for Design
'A remarkable new facility for teaching and learning at Scotch' — School Council
The sun shone brilliantly at Scotch on the cool, clear morning of Friday
2 February as a new era in the exciting field of Design and Technology
began at the School.
The magnificent Spencer Centre for Design and Technology was
officially opened in the presence of donors to the project, School Council,
OSCA Council and Scotch Foundation board members, Old Boys, staff,
architects, builders – and of course the boys, who will benefit from the
excellent facilities the centre offers.
For the first time, teaching Design and Technology at Scotch is
now consolidated in one purpose-built facility, with learning occurring
seamlessly through experimentation and collaboration in both traditional
skills and emerging processes.
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The Spencer Centre is named in honour of Lionel Richard Vivian
Spencer (1915), whose recently-received bequest to the Scotch College
Building Fund – the largest single gift ever donated to the School –
enabled the centre to be built, together with generous donations by
Scotch Family members. Lionel was a brilliant athlete, both at school and
after leaving Scotch. He served in the AIF and the Australian Flying Corps
in World War I, and went on to forge a highly successful business career.
He died in 1988.
Speaking at the official opening, the Principal, Tom Batty, said the
Spencer Centre would provide current and future generations of Scotch
boys with the tools to achieve and innovate in a wide variety of spheres,
some of which are currently beyond our comprehension.
Great Scot Number 153 – April 2018