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FEATURES
CLOCKWISE, FROM LEFT: THE HAWTHORN GLEN SITE; THE CALLANTINA ROAD
GATES, THROUGH WHICH VISITORS ARRIVED FOR THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING
CEREMONY; GARDINERS CREEK; MEMORIAL HALL FOUNDATION STONE; ARCHITECTS’
DRAWING OF THE MEMORIAL HALL
of the site. On entering the gate off Glenferrie Road, visitors were
directed to the Junior School, where Principal Mr Littlejohn and
Council members received them …
‘The Junior School oval was covered with marquees where
refreshments were served. Here were gathered together men of all
ages and all occupations. The school boy of the early 1850s rubbed
shoulders with the new boy of 1920. Yet, man or boy, they were all
Scotch Collegians.
‘The arrival of General Monash was the signal for a general
movement down the Hill towards the site of the new buildings. A
newly made drive wound down from the Junior School and the
turreted Glen House. A platform had been set up. The proceedings
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started with the singing of “The Old Hundredth” [This hymn was
also sung at the centenary Assembly.]
‘Lieutenant-Governor Sir William Irvine said the new buildings
were a memorial of the War, and if Scotch College were to be
transplanted from East Melbourne to Hawthorn it could be achieved
solely through a strict observance of the traditions of the past. He
called upon “the most distinguished son of the College” to lay the
foundation stone.
‘The enthusiasm with which General Monash was received
bespoke the esteem in which he was held. He said the day was the
greatest in the history of the School. It marked the close of an era of
70 years. He hoped the present and future boys would live up to the