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ABOVE: EAST MELBOURNE GLEN CHAPTER
PIONEERS. STANDING: SIR THOMAS
RAMSAY ('24), FRANK STUCKEY ('24) AND
BOB TANNER ('24). SEATED: FRANK VEITCH
('26), STAN QUINN (ATTENDED 1911) AND
BOB MONTGOMERY ('22).
LEFT: PETER CROOK.
BELOW: A 1983 VIEW OF THE GLENN
CENTRE POOL IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR.
as to hear about the developments at Scotch. For some
Old Boy grandfathers, it was the first time they had been
back since they left school!
In another initiative, Peter Crook created the East
Melbourne Chapter of Old Boys, with membership at
first restricted only to Old Boys who had attended the
School in East Melbourne (before it moved entirely to
Hawthorn in 1926). In its early days the East Melbourne
Chapter committee included Sir Thomas Ramsay (‘24),
Bob Montgomery (‘22), Norman Cossar (‘26) and Alan
Corr (‘23).
Later, as the numbers in this historically most
significant group began to dwindle, the chapter was
renamed the East Melbourne Glen Chapter (fondly
known as the EMG) and was expanded to include all Old
Boys who had attended Scotch at Hawthorn while the
East Melbourne school was still operating; and then to
include all Old Boys aged 75 or older. It was also agreed
that the widows of EMG members would be invited to
EMG functions.
This group has proved to be an invaluable resource
for Scotch through its members’ knowledge of the history
of the School (with many EMG members assisting in the
Archives), and their love for the current and future School.
During these important formative years of the
Foundation, which was chaired variously during this
period by Laurie Muir, Bib Stillwell, John T McIlwraith ('40)
and Sandy Murdoch (‘58), a hugely significant milestone
was reached. By the end of 1979, the Foundation had
raised just over $1 million, the first school in Australia to
do so. Not only did these funds contribute to the Senior
Science Centre in 1976, but they also supported the
construction of the Glenn Centre in 1983. In addition, two
named endowed scholarships were established during
these years, and the Foundation corpus (established
in 1976) was bolstered greatly through a bequest from
Colin Keon-Cohen in 1983.
During this period a number of bequests were
received, and supporters of the School reported that
they had included Scotch in their wills. The concept
of ‘endowment’ was being discussed with a very
serious intent.
From the early days of Scotch, the Foundation had
found its place, and with firm support from both the
School and from OSCA, it positioned itself to support
the third great phase of building in the history of Scotch.
The strong leadership within the Foundation and the
inspiration and vision of those leaders made certain
that the Scotch College Foundation would continue to
anticipate the needs of the School, and work with the
entire Scotch Family and its supporters to meet those
needs, helping to move Scotch from good to great!
ALAN WATKINSON – FORMER DIRECTOR OF
DEVELOPMENT
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