FOUNDATION
AMC IN THE MUSEUM
50 MEMBERS AND GUESTS
MINGLED AND
CONVERSED
TOP PHOTOS , LEFT TO RIGHT : PROFESSOR NEVILLE YEOMANS AM AND DR MARGOT YEOMANS ; ANNE HART-SMITH AND DR JOHN MATHEW (’ 53 ); NEIL HART-SMITH (’ 60 ).
ABOVE , LEFT : WENDY HILTON-WOOD AND ROS TURNLEY . RIGHT : PHILIP STEEL (’ 68 ) AND PETER TURNLEY (’ 58 ). BELOW , LEFT : MARGARET LONG , SANDRA DICK , SCOTT MONTGOMERY (’ 85 ),
BRIAN RANDALL (’ 51 ). RIGHT : PETER ASHTON (‘ 66 ) AND MARGARET MCNAUGHTON .
The Bill and Dianne Sides Museum in the Tolson Centre at Scotch was a great venue for Alexander Morrison Circle ( AMC ) Drinks on the warm evening of 15 September .
The AMC recognises the generosity of people who have indicated that they will remember Scotch College in a bequest , as part of their charitable intention . Among the guests were Bill (’ 63 ) and Dianne Sides , whose generosity enabled the museum to be formed in what had been the space between 2 and 3 Morrison Street .
In all , 50 AMC members and guests assembled in the Museum , to be welcomed by Bequests Program Manager , Sandra Dick , after which Sandra handed over to guest speaker , Scotch Archivist Paul Mishura , who described the development of the Scotch Archives and Museum .
Paul said the original archives and museum , containing Scotch ’ s irreplaceable heritage items , were first housed in a World War II hut , which was far from fire and vermin proof . The Archives ’ first move was from the hut to 2 Morrison Street in 1995 , and they were later expanded into 3 Morrison Street .
After significant extensions and renovations the Tolson Centre building was occupied on 1 June 2020 , and the Scotch Archives and Museum are now arguably the best facilities of their kind in Victorian schools – and arguably in Australian schools .
Scotch Foundation President , Mike Sim (’ 78 ) thanked the AMC members for their long-term commitment to Scotch , pointing out that the developments that have taken place on the campus would not have been possible without the ongoing contributions of the Scotch Family .
Speeches over , guests mingled , conversed , and enjoyed drinks and canapes . This very enjoyable event was well organised by Sandra Dick .
76 Great Scot Issue 170 – December 2023