Posted in 138 Station St, Penrith South Primary, tagged distractions, Dux, prayer, religion, responsibility, School Captain, TV Ban on May 24, 2012| 2 Comments »
The change,
New school, elevated responsibility,
School loyalty and student loyalty.
Somewhat resisted,
And enforced limiting of distractions,
No TV, no “treehouse gang” (or the like),
The Medal.
In gold letters on shiny maple honours board,
And medal awarded,
1967 Dux.
Gives me choice for high school.
Posted in 1 Guildford Rd, 10 Reserve St, Penrith South Primary, tagged fighting, guilt, lies, responsibility, School Captain, values on March 27, 2012| 1 Comment »
I wore my badge with pride.
To do and serve.
To do and serve - it was clear to me who I had to serve.
An early test.
Hidden in school’s S-W corner, cricket nets.
Lunchtime game.
Tension between two players*,
A scuffle, punches thrown.
Blood spilled.
Headmaster Smith: “What happened, Max?”
“Hit by the ball, Sir.”**
My duty was to do and serve …
Question!
Who?
Notes:
* This event probably has no place in anyone else’s memory … but I cannot remember who the combatants were, I would love somoene to remind me.
** To this day I don’t know whether this was a “good lie” or a “bad lie”. Was it the right or wrong thing to do? I was in a position of being squeezed by differing guilts, no escaping – which is why it has been captured by my sieve-like memory.
365 Short Memories 