Page 9 - The Gonzaga Record 1994
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Editorial
THIS IS THE TENTH YEAR of publication of The Gonzaga Record. Compared
with The Belvederian or The Clongownian (which can boast its hundreth), it is far
too young to have established a tradition and reflects a school which is still
changing and developing. By the time the eleventh issue is published the physical
structure of the College itself will, all going well, have changed considerably. It will
be time, perhaps, to add the next chapter to Fr Bill Lee’s history of Gonzaga.
For the Record, meanwhile, this has been another year of trying to find the right
‘mix’: of attempts to shift the emphasis in coverage of school life and continuing
efforts to get the Past to contribute. The energies of the editorial team have,
however, largely been spent (in the Kilbarrack sense of the word) on production of
the annual for the first time without the guiding hand of Anna and Tony Farmar. An
enormously time-consuming job as we learn our trade, it has meant less leisure for
purely editorial considerations. Coverage of sport has been extended to include the
lower years, more space has been given to photos, some rearranging has been done;
the model, however, remains largely the same.
I have no doubt there are aspects of the life of the school which are poorly
reflected or, indeed, given hardly any emphasis at all. I list among these the
liturgical celebrations and other spiritual elements of the Gonzaga curriculum, and
the extraordinary effort that goes into the organisation of the Exchange and
Transition Year programmes. Such omissions are not intentional.
The readership of the Record is made up of teachers, parents and the Past, as well
as the present students. To all, I am appealing for more voluntary, unsolicited
contributions to help the better to reflect the life of the Gonzaga community.
Advice, suggestions and, of course, copy and photographs will be gratefully
received.
I want to express my thanks once more to Anna and Tony Farmar for their
invaluable contribution to The Gonzaga Record in previous years, and to
acknowledge that it is the skills learnt from them which have guided us through the
production of this issue. Thanks are due also to all who wrote or helped procure
articles or photographs, and to Fiachra Etchingham for his help with the advertising
section. We are grateful once again to all those who agreed to sponsor publication
or take advertising space. I also wish to thank Patricia Byrne of Argus Press.
The final word of appreciation must go to this year’s editorial team, which has
had to work even harder than that of last year. To Robin, Eoin, Darach, Dermot and
John, at the end of a very long process, thank you!
Michael Bevan
February 1995
1
THIS IS THE TENTH YEAR of publication of The Gonzaga Record. Compared
with The Belvederian or The Clongownian (which can boast its hundreth), it is far
too young to have established a tradition and reflects a school which is still
changing and developing. By the time the eleventh issue is published the physical
structure of the College itself will, all going well, have changed considerably. It will
be time, perhaps, to add the next chapter to Fr Bill Lee’s history of Gonzaga.
For the Record, meanwhile, this has been another year of trying to find the right
‘mix’: of attempts to shift the emphasis in coverage of school life and continuing
efforts to get the Past to contribute. The energies of the editorial team have,
however, largely been spent (in the Kilbarrack sense of the word) on production of
the annual for the first time without the guiding hand of Anna and Tony Farmar. An
enormously time-consuming job as we learn our trade, it has meant less leisure for
purely editorial considerations. Coverage of sport has been extended to include the
lower years, more space has been given to photos, some rearranging has been done;
the model, however, remains largely the same.
I have no doubt there are aspects of the life of the school which are poorly
reflected or, indeed, given hardly any emphasis at all. I list among these the
liturgical celebrations and other spiritual elements of the Gonzaga curriculum, and
the extraordinary effort that goes into the organisation of the Exchange and
Transition Year programmes. Such omissions are not intentional.
The readership of the Record is made up of teachers, parents and the Past, as well
as the present students. To all, I am appealing for more voluntary, unsolicited
contributions to help the better to reflect the life of the Gonzaga community.
Advice, suggestions and, of course, copy and photographs will be gratefully
received.
I want to express my thanks once more to Anna and Tony Farmar for their
invaluable contribution to The Gonzaga Record in previous years, and to
acknowledge that it is the skills learnt from them which have guided us through the
production of this issue. Thanks are due also to all who wrote or helped procure
articles or photographs, and to Fiachra Etchingham for his help with the advertising
section. We are grateful once again to all those who agreed to sponsor publication
or take advertising space. I also wish to thank Patricia Byrne of Argus Press.
The final word of appreciation must go to this year’s editorial team, which has
had to work even harder than that of last year. To Robin, Eoin, Darach, Dermot and
John, at the end of a very long process, thank you!
Michael Bevan
February 1995
1
