{"id":1705,"date":"2020-05-21T12:48:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T01:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1705"},"modified":"2020-05-21T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T04:00:15","slug":"from-the-senior-library-6","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/from-the-senior-library-6\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Senior Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>125 Years in 125 Days\u00a0 &#8211; We have just completed our ninth week of counting down to the School\u2019s birthday!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It has been wonderful having students back in the Library. Students have been looking at the Countdown display and marveling over how the School buildings have changed or looking at plaid uniforms that they did not know existed!<\/p>\n<p>We are now easily past halfway and what a lovely way to celebrate by looking at some of the Formals and School Dances over the decades. We began with a dance card from a SCEGGS Old Girls\u2019 Union Dance, in 1921, showing the variety of popular dances of the day. This card shows \u201cBilly\u201d and \u201cCyril\u201d vying for dances. Note the time of the last tram leaving for the Spit Road Junction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Click on the thumbnails below to view the full image.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1705 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-1-Week-4-Term-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"A dance card from 1921\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-1-Week-4-Term-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>A dance card from 1921<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-2-1960s.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Dancing 60s Style \">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-2-1960s-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Dancing 60s Style <\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The 1965 Final Year Formal was held in the School Gym, which was apparently decorated as a barn. The 1968 dance was held in the old Barbara Chisholm Assembly Hall with a band called <em>The Executives<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1709\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1709 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-3-Yr-12-Formal-1972-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-3-Yr-12-Formal-1972-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-3-Yr-12-Formal-1972-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-3-Yr-12-Formal-1972-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Year 12 Formal, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nWe especially loved the posed photograph from the 1972 Year 12 Formal, clearly showing the 70s fashions. We featured an example of the 1980s dances showing some Year 12s at the \u201cFifties and Sixties\u201d style dance hosted by the Year 9s and attended by guests from Scots and Kings. The 1991 Year 10 Formal photograph showcases the fashions and hairstyles of the era.\u00a0 Come and see the display in the library for other SCEGGS formal fashions from years past.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1710\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1710 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/IMage-4-1991-Year-10-Formal-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/IMage-4-1991-Year-10-Formal-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/IMage-4-1991-Year-10-Formal-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/IMage-4-1991-Year-10-Formal-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Year 10 Formal, 1991<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next week our Boarders will be back on site. To celebrate their return, we are featuring special memories that remind us all of our Boarding School history.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to view the countdown so far, via our <a href=\"https:\/\/login.microsoftonline.com\/39205586-c278-40fd-aa7a-de50401dc23c\/saml2?SAMLRequest=fZLNTsMwEITvPEXkuxPHTdrGaiuVVohKBaq2cOCCjLMplhK7eB1%2B3h43AQEHuK539pvZ9QRlUx%2FFvPVPZgvPLaCP3praoOgepqR1RliJGoWRDaDwSuzmV2vBYyaOznqrbE1%2BSP5XSERwXltDotVySh7GLM0qmY2olIMhzUZFRYuCc1pVjyUMc5mVRUmiO3AYNFMSRgQhYgsrg14aH0qMM8pymhZ7xkSeCl7ck2gZcmgjfad68v6IIklqe9AmbrRyFm3lram1gVjZJhkUnOX5eEgVH41pxqoyGBpJWkLOMpaWig9UckrHSTT%2FirCwBtsG3A7ci1Zwu11%2Fo1DB4YCxDi5dq3zrek7noBtEos3n8s61KbU5%2FL%2B3x74JxeV%2Bv6Gbm92ezCanOaLbhpudwH9zO%2BuT5Kdg0h%2F%2BOqBWy42ttXqPLqxrpP%2FbSRqnXUWXtOpaRWvwCEpXGsKZ5nVtXxcOpIcpCXwgyayH%2Fv5gs7MP&amp;SigAlg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2F04%2Fxmldsig-more%23rsa-sha256&amp;Signature=TJiPAEMigj%2Bsli3jGeRPEh1lf8VV7YM9mbiCeSIEchiCCuGx3ePhVn6xTUD%2F4%2FEmmuA8bdwP3aLd4oBcHPCVP4%2FEZXDYawcmoH%2B6ECwmKY5oK8cw9Mk4599eHOcAdLK2cxInR9lBj%2BvBiG2nKBreARUwg6rFyNM%2Blru2jf1fj3%2FFGAJcI09voHMtJTMDJZO0vyjYqLf2uk%2BGEbSHa%2Fv3Zs5UMtcH8NcSbwKSRhcvsXmeXytibYtSXlKGbHSPaPIOguIgLLn0y1zU3WCEZawKS9CGcdpRF2MB90s7jb3iEQQObZk3pfOa2u8jQ5%2FHwSDjxtxZXWNFOp%2FzD1bh4GkyeA%3D%3D\">Cognito<\/a> Senior Library page<em>. S<\/em>croll down and click on the \u201cCelebrating 125\u201d to view, or follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/sceggs.instructure.com\/courses\/36\/pages\/125-years-in-125-days\">link<\/a>. Watch the videos as we continue to move closer to the birthday celebrations!<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s quiz question: Can you guess the year this photograph was taken, featuring a well-known Old Girl from the 80s?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-5-Fridays-featured-photo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-5-Fridays-featured-photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-5-Fridays-featured-photo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/05\/Image-5-Fridays-featured-photo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dorothy Wilkinson Memorial Library and Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>125 Years in 125 Days\u00a0 &#8211; We have just completed our ninth week of counting down to the School\u2019s birthday! 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