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One of the lady teachers who worked in both senior
and junior schools was Marilyn Hurley Bimstein.
Marilyn Bimstein (top left, behind the class) with the Class of
1985 in prep days. Top right behind the class is Fr Paul
Farquharson SJ, Prep School Prefect of Studies from 1975 – 1983
Marilyn Bimstein will be remembered for her
work with choirs in the cold and draughty
environment of the old stage – in use as a classroom
until the ‘block of eight’ made it redundant – and for
her inventive teaching of English. Apart from the
introduction of a very modern reading list for younger
classes, she introduced students to the nature of
advertising – ‘Glittering Generalities’ – and to the art
of haiku. A specimen of the attempts at this genre by
the Class of 1980 (then S.2 and 2A) appears on the
following page.
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and junior schools was Marilyn Hurley Bimstein.
Marilyn Bimstein (top left, behind the class) with the Class of
1985 in prep days. Top right behind the class is Fr Paul
Farquharson SJ, Prep School Prefect of Studies from 1975 – 1983
Marilyn Bimstein will be remembered for her
work with choirs in the cold and draughty
environment of the old stage – in use as a classroom
until the ‘block of eight’ made it redundant – and for
her inventive teaching of English. Apart from the
introduction of a very modern reading list for younger
classes, she introduced students to the nature of
advertising – ‘Glittering Generalities’ – and to the art
of haiku. A specimen of the attempts at this genre by
the Class of 1980 (then S.2 and 2A) appears on the
following page.
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