OPPOSITE PAGE :
TOP – COVER OF THE FOUNDATION ’ S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
HISTORY BOOK , WHERE THY TOWERS
THOU PROUDLY
REAREST . MIDDLE
PHOTO : FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE DRIZZLY SKY . BOTTOM PHOTO :
FORMER PRINCIPAL
DR GORDON DONALDSON AM LAUNCHES THE HISTORY BOOK .
THIS PAGE : TOP – ARTIST ’ S RENDITION
OF THE THOMAS YOUNG ANDERSON
MAIN OVAL PAVILION . RIGHT : FOUNDATION PRESIDENT MIKE SIM
(’ 78 ), SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS
TO THE MAIN OVAL PAVILION
PROJECT , FAY AND MAX ERRINGTON
(’ 56 ) AND HEAD OF ADVANCEMENT ,
TIM SHEARER (’ 85 ).
BELOW : THE PRINCIPAL , DR SCOTT MARSH ADDRESSES THE AUDIENCE IN THE
MEMORIAL HALL .
He congratulated the Foundation for its dedicated work , and officially launched the history book – after admitting he was unsure exactly how to make the ‘ launch ’, having usually hurled bottles of champagne at rowing boats !
The Principal , Dr Scott Marsh , spoke of the importance of physical education , and mentioned that the last significant investment in sport infrastructure at Scotch had been 27 years ago , when the Cardinal Pavilion was opened . It was clear , he said that Scotch had many special places – such as the Memorial Hall , the Quadrangle and the James Forbes Academy . But the Main Oval pavilion was not one of them , and it was no longer adequate for its purpose .
There was now an excellent opportunity , he said , to create a much more fit-for-purpose building . And it will not just be a sports pavilion : the new building will be used for a wide variety of purposes , not just at weekends for sport . It will benefit all members of the Scotch Family , particularly with its spectacular 300-seat function room .
School Council Chairman , Alex Sloan (' 71 ) announced that the name of the new building would be the Thomas Young Anderson Main Oval Pavilion . The name will honour the grandfather of a major Scotch benefactor , Max Errington (’ 56 ). Max generously funded the Errington Retreat in the boarding precinct , which will provide needed space for boys to meet and where boarding families can gather . He is now a significant contributor to the Main Oval pavilion project .
Max ’ s grandfather , Thomas Young Robert Anderson ( SC 1882-92 ), was a top sportsman at Scotch . He was a member of the 1st XI in 1890 , 1891 ( premiership ) and 1892 ( premiership ), as well as the 1st XVIII in 1890 , 1891 ( premiership ) and 1892 ( premiership ). He went on to play with Essendon in the Victorian Football Association from 1892 to 1894 , in the days before the creation of the VFL .
Alex said the building will come to be known as ‘ the Anderson Pavilion ’. The pavilion will include indoor cricket nets , a social room with a capacity of 300 , and contemporary change rooms for Scotch and visiting teams which will serve both the Main and Melville
Ovals . A new grounds compound forms an important part of this next project . Alex thanked the Foundation for its magnificent work over half a century and said that he felt its best years still lay ahead of it .
Launching the capital campaign , Tim Shearer announced Scotch College Foundation seed funding of $ 100,000 for the project . He said the fundraising target was $ 15M . Of that , $ 3.4M was already in hand , with an additional $ 2.6M pledged , leaving $ 9M to be raised . Forms were distributed with the program for the evening , setting out various means of donating to the Anderson Pavilion project .
After the School Chaplain Rev . Doug Campbell ’ s benediction , a piper led the audience outside to the Main Oval , where a magnificent fireworks display over the Main Oval lit up the drizzly sky and brought a memorable evening to a close .
The success of the evening was due to the hard work of Foundation Coordinator , Rebecca Mortimer , along with Bequest Program Manager , Sandra Dick , Events Manager , Michelle Dierkx and the Events team , Mitchell Harding of ICT Services , Head of IT , Matt Power , ICT Office Manager , Mel Cadman , Workplace Health and Safety Manager , Joshua D ’ Alessi , Maintenance Manager , Anthony Bakes , Director of Communications and Marketing , Elizabeth Briggs , and Curator , Michael Smith and the Grounds team .
The College Organist , David Brown , and Liam Chen ( Year 11 ) played the Memorial Hall organ . The piper was Hugh Hasker ( Year 11 ).
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