NEWS FROM GRAMMAR 2015

A Grammar get together for
World Teachers’ Day
On World Teachers' Day, Friday October 31st, morning teas were held at 16 places around Launceston, in aid
of Care for Africa and the Christopher Strong Education Trust, which has been set up to train teachers
for Tarime, in Tanzania, where there are a great many pupils and a serious shortage of teachers.
Jon and Margie Hosford have done a great deal of work promoting
and arranging functions for this cause.
A morning tea with many Grammar teachers who knew Christopher
was held at Sara Strong's home, with eight people attending. Those
who came were Barb Davies, Lib Cowan, Jon and Margie Hosford,
Di Loone, Pip Manson, Joy Spence, Allison Bassano and Sara Strong.
People shared their memories of Christopher when he was
headmaster, many of which were of the end-of-year staff party after
the final term had come to an end and all the students had gone
home. For these staff parties Graham Leo used to write a scripted
play and members of staff would take part. They were usually very
funny plays; Graham Leo would read the directions and the staff
members would act according to his direction.
In one play, Christopher was the handsome prince and Libby Cowan
and Karen Pitt were two fair maidens. An evil character had tied the
fair maidens together and was coming back to deal with them but
Sara Strong with Allison Bassano
the handsome prince, Christopher, arrived to set them free. The evil
man had tied them very tightly so that the handsome prince was
having great difficulty in untying them. So he said to them "Squeeze
together, girls to make some slack", upon which they both went into
such paroxysms of uncontrollable laughter that they were incapable
of squeezing together and the handsome prince couldn't untie them!
Other memories were the time the Grade 12 prefects came to a final
day morning tea at the headmaster's house, which was then (1993)
in the Grammar campus. The prefects presented Christopher with a
pair of Mr Strong boxer shorts; he went away and returned wearing
them and modelling them for those who had brought the gift.
The morning tea was a happy occasion with those present interacting
warmly with each other and relating their stories of Christopher and
their teaching experiences at Grammar.
Jon Hosford, Joy Spence, Di Loone, Sara Strong, Allison Bassano,
Lib Cowan, Pip Manson, Barb Davies
People were very generous and $320 was raised for the Christopher
Strong Education Trust.
Sara Strong
Father Son Success
Grammar pool manager Terry Smith, with
a handicap of four, loves his golf. He has
passed this passion on to his son Sam (2012)
who plays off scratch. Together they make
a formidable team and have experienced
success for the last two years in the Australian
Father/Son Championships
Terry and Sam have played together since
Sam took up the sport five years ago. He
then played off a handicap of 36. Now when
they play, Sam usually wins but it is always a
spirited and competitive game.
Sam has taken his passion for the sport to a
new level and has recently become a trainee
golf professional at Cheltenham Golf Course
in Victoria. The three year traineeship means
Sam is playing, helping, working in the pro
shop and learning about all aspects of the
game.
Last year as their prize for winning the 2013
title, Terry and Sam played in the South
African father and son tournament. This year
as their prize they go to Spain to compete in
the European Father and Son Championships.
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