Scotch College

John A BLACK ('48)
Thomas F COOKE ('28)
Jim S FORREST ('62)
Clive W GLEADELL ('26)
Graeme T Gray ('50)
Alex G GUILD ('29)
Richard F HAGAN ('36)
L Max HINCHLIFFE ('29)
Brian K HORMAN ('46)
William Leung ('59)
Peter W LOFTUS ('38)
Frank McCracken ('27)
John R McFerran ('57)
Norman MACLEISH ('48)
Harry V MARKBY ('37)
David L MARTIN ('37)
Ken A McKAY ('48)
Joseph METZ ('31)
Frank R MORRIS ('35)
Maxwell Scott PATON ('26)
Ian K PURVIS ('29)
L Ian ROACH, AO ('43)
Alex McL ROBINSON ('28)
James R SCHUMACHER ('47)
William J TONN ('30)
Trevor F USHER ('40)
Quintin J N WHITEHEAD ('36)

Maxwell Scott Paton ('26) was born at Dudley in New South Wales in 1909. In 1911, his father, Dr James Scot Paton (1893) moved to Lismore in the Western District of Victoria to open the first medical practice there, where his brothers Ron ('32) and Bruce ('35) and sister Betty were born.

Maxwell Scott Paton

Starting as a border at East Melbourne in 1920, he moved to "The Glen" at Hawthorn in 1926 where he was Vice-Captain of School House, a School Probationer and won his House colours in Sports.

He was fortunate to be invited to join The British Australasian Tobacco Company Pty Ltd early in 1926. Starting as a trainee and studying accountancy by correspondence, working before and after hours in the factories and even taking "busman's holidays" with the travellers at his own expense, his thirst for knowledge gave him a thorough grounding in the tobacco industry and particularly manufacturing which became his prime interest.

Senior positions and directorships of B.A.T.'s Melbourne interests including Chairman of Directors of Carreras Ltd in Prahran in 1952, where he doubled their output in two years, led to a directorship of British Tobacco Company (Australia) Ltd, the parent company, in 1953.

After two years at Head Office in Sydney, flying home to see the family once a month, he returned to Melbourne in 1955 where he was responsible for the construction of their then state of the art factory at Virginia Park, Bentleigh.

With his family, he relocated to Sydney in 1958, and following a period in charge of manufacturing at Raleigh Park, Kensington, and planning and supervising the building of their new office in Macquarie Street, he moved there as Director of Personnel until his retirement in 1969, having spent his working life with the company.

He was an excellent organiser, skilled in selecting the right people, delegating authority and achieving results thereby gaining the respect, loyalty and friendship of all who worked with him.

His passion for golf knew no bounds. He even met his future wife on the course at Woodend and he and Jean were married there in 1934.

He served on committees of the Commonwealth Golf Club in Melbourne and The Royal Sydney Golf Club. He found time for Rotary, was a director of The Smith Family in New South Wales and served on the committee of the Australian Club in Sydney where his Friday group lunch became an obligatory affair.

He and Jean travelled extensively after retirement, played many rounds of golf and enjoyed the company of friends, especially those from Scotch, at their Vaucluse home.

He was active in the Old Scotch Collegians' Association and later, a proud member of the East Melbourne Chapter. Jean died, aged 96, in 2002 and Max is survived by sons Michael ('53) and Geoffrey ('57) and two grandsons.

John Robert McFerran OAM ('57) passed away on the Gold Coast on Dec 5th, 2002, at the age of 61.

John was a pioneer of Australia's television industry. He began his 43-year career with the Seven Network as a camera assistant at the newly established Channel Seven Studios (HSV-7) in Melbourne when he was just 16 years old. One of his first assignments was to cover the Queen Mother's visit to Canberra in 1958. He was also in the film team attending the opening of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in 1959.

In the years to follow, John progressed steadily through various management and marketing positions, winning the Herald and Weekly Times Scholarship at the age of 26, giving him the opportunity to study the industry abroad. Two years later he was appointed Film Program Manager by Bruce Gyngell, Chairman of the Herald and Weekly Times, the first man to appear on Australian television.

In 1972 John was transferred to Channel Seven's Brisbane studios (BTQ-7) as Program Manager and helped the station lift its ratings to market leadership. He was then appointed Special Projects manager by Sir Reg Leonard and travelled extensively around the world, liaising with foreign stations and gathering technology. It was during one such trip that he recognised the enormous potential for teletext - a new method of delivering and transmitting electronic data via the television signal.

In 1980, on behalf of Channel Seven, he applied for and was granted approval by the Commonwealth Government to establish Australia's first (and only) teletext service, 'AUSTEXT', aimed at providing Australians with up-to-date financial information, local and international news, weather reports and sporting results, Australian Stock Exchange listings and TAB details.

John was responsible for the Gold Coast's first telethon - in aid of the Royal Children's Hospital - which was so successful, it became an annual event. The hearing impaired community also benefited from his research, with his development of electronic text services giving them access to vital information including weather reports, storm and cyclone warnings.

In addition to awards from community groups, he was honoured with the Order of Australia in 2000 for services to the television industry.

John took great pride in being an Old Scotch Collegian and, until illness prevented it, always attended the annual OSCA dinners in Brisbane with his wife, Monika. A loving father, devoted husband and loyal friend, John will be sadly missed.

Ian Kitchener Purvis O.B.E. ('29) Commodore, Royal Australian Navy (retired).

Ian Kitchener Purvis O.B.E.

Ian was a quiet unassuming gentleman, much loved by his family and many friends and popular with the sailors he commanded. At Scotch 1923-29, in 1930 aged 13, he entered the RAN College, Jervis Bay NSW, as a Cadet Midshipman. It was always his ambition to join the Navy and thus began a distinguished career spanning 41 years.

Many varied postings followed as he progressed through the ranks, including years away from Australia studying and serving with the Royal Navy. From the late thirties to well into the war, he was with the RAN squadron attached to the British Mediterranean Fleet, serving in the cruisers Australia and Sydney.

As a gunnery officer in the Sydney, Ian's action station was in the director tower, high up the mast. He had a bird's eye view of Sydney's many actions against the Italian Navy, notably her sinking of the crack cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni and the Battle of Calabria, when the Italian battle fleet was defeated.

After further study in the UK, Ian became a top expert in ant-submarine warfare and spent a year with the RN hunting U-boats in the Atlantic. Rushed home when Japan entered the war, he was given command of the corvette HMAS Wagga in operations around New Guinea and in 1945, as Lieutenant-Commander, the frigate HMAS Hawkesbury. She was the only Australian warship at the Japanese surrender in Singapore and escorted the convoy bringing our POWs home.

Ian's subsequent postings until 1959, were as First Lieutenant in the aircraft carrier Sydney, Director of Manning in Canberra, and (as a Commander) captain of the destroyer HMAS Warramunga, based in Singapore during the Communist troubles, then three years in the UK with the Royal Navy.

Promoted to Captain, he became Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel in Canberra, then spent two more years in the UK as RAN attaché. In 1965 he became Commandant of the Naval College, Jervis Bay, and in 1969 was elevated to Commodore, Naval Officer-in-Charge, Victoria, and Superintendent of Training at HMAS Cerberus, Flinders.

He retired in 1971 and was awarded the Order of the British Empire.

Ian's other great interests were landscape painting and golf at Metropolitan. He painted around Australia and Europe and his work is represented in public galleries and private collections, rating a significant entry in the Encyclopaedia of Australian Art. From 1977-1981 he was Executive Officer of the Regional Galleries of Victoria.

He died aged 87 after a long illness following a stroke and is survived by Eleanor, his wife of 59 years, children Rodney and Fiona, and grandchildren Flora, Edward ('00) and Melissa.

Leonard Ian Roach A.O. ('43). A fitting epitaph for Ian Roach, who died on the 22nd April aged 78 years, would be: 'He was a quiet achiever'.

Ian and Judy Roach's wedding day

Ian was the oldest of three children born to Lt Col Leonard and Winifred Roach. His father was a professional military man who served with distinction in both World Wars while his mother came from a large family involved primarily in quarrying. Stories he told about his childhood suggest that it was his maternal grandfather, Alexander Wales, who was one of his most important formative influences. Ian in his typical humility described his time at Scotch as "undistinguished" but his subsequent career and contribution to the Scotch community have been anything but.

He left Scotch in 1943 and joined the RAAF Medical Corp, from which, following his discharge in 1946, he went on to Melbourne University to complete a Degree in Agricultural Science.

His first significant job was with the Valuers Department at the Taxation Office studying at night to become a Property Valuer. This led to his appointment as a Valuer at the National Mutual Life Association, a position he retained until 1961 when he was offered a job with the share broking firm Davies & Dalziel.

On reflection this was a logical direction for Ian to follow as he had become increasingly active in managing the estate of his grandfather, Alexander Wales, who had died in 1939. In those years Ian developed a passion for stocks and shares - an unswerving love which was to stay with him until his death.

In 1963 he was elected a member of the Stock Exchange of Melbourne - an involvement that was to lead to him ultimately becoming one of the most respected national figures in the industry. Over the next four decades Ian gained a reputation for professionalism, absolute integrity and having an intense interest in the welfare of those around him.

In 1964, Ian established his own firm, Roach Williams and Company which after several changes became Roach Tilley Grice in the 1980s and Roach McIntosh Private in the 1990s, until it was taken over by Merrill Lynch in 1997. During that period he worked with numerous old Scotch Collegians including David Hume ('41), Tom Hogg ('43), the late Ron Williams ('46), Geoff Bills ('49), John Gross ('55), Graham Sellars-Jones ('53), Peter Lawrence ('54), Robert Rouch ('55), Peter Russell ('55), Russell White ('73), Michael Sim ('78), Stephen James ('81), Richard Youren ('83) and many more.

Ian's most enduring contribution to the sharebroking industry, however, was the central role he played in the formation of the Australian Stock Exchange ("ASX"), successfully putting to bed the political tensions that existed between the State Exchanges. Ian's integrity and basic honesty, his unimpeachable character and laid back style were critical to this achievement. He was never loud and aggressive but always the quiet achiever with an infectious sense of humour, a feature of his character. He became the founding Chairman of the ASX and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his leadership in the industry and in recognition of his many other community interests

Ian was a great philanthropist, his generosity touching the hearts of many. In a more public sphere he was Chairman of the Buckland Foundation from 1986 until his retirement in 2000.

Of greatest interest to the Scotch community was his involvement with the Alexander Wright Wales Trust. Formed when he persuaded his aunt, May del Cott, to bequeath funds which would otherwise have been his, to establish full scholarships to Scotch College and PLC for talented children whose parents lacked the means to pay private school fees. He served as Chairman of the Trust, named after his grandfather, from its inception in 1979 and it has subsequently funded the enrolment of 108 students. A truly remarkable achievement.

Ian Roach with his grandchildren

Ian died suddenly on 22 April of an aortic aneurism. He is survived by his wife Judy, son Richard ('78), daughter Sally Gough, brother Neil ('43) and three grandchildren. That 650 people attended his memorial service at the Toorak Uniting Church is indicative of the many people he embraced throughout his life.

William Leung ('59) passed away on May 4, 2003 after a long battle with cancer.

Frank McCracken ('27) died on 21 May 2003. His funeral service was held at Harold McCracken House, the Melbourne City Mission for the aged in North Fitzroy on 29 May. Among those who attended were some old-boys from Geelong College, Camberwell Grammar and Christ's Hospital in Sussex, schools at which Frank had taught. Below is an abridged version of the eulogy delivered by David Scott (1940-1944).

Francis Murray McCracken was born on 25 June 1909, the youngest of five brothers. All the family were born in Western Australia and remained very loyal to each other. It is most appropriate that Frank spent his last months here, at this hostel, named after his brother Harold.

The family moved to Melbourne in 1919 and the three younger boys, Harold, Gordon and Frank, being still of school age, were enrolled at Scotch College. In those days there were only three or four state high schools which prepared their pupils for matriculation. It is difficult now to realise the enormous prestige which then attached to the big Independent schools and to the one University which was almost totally supplied with pupils from these Independent schools. At School Frank became a prefect, a house-captain, was very good at cricket and football and excelled at tennis: he played 'A' pennant, essentially an adult competition, while still a boy at School. He was Victorian school-boy tennis champion in both 1925 and 1927. Then he became the University tennis champion in both 1928 and 1929. Though he did not make the Davis Cup team, he practised with members of that team. He completed his Arts degree at the University of Melbourne and so, after studying at the Sorbonne, became a French teacher. His teaching, interrupted by a fair bit of travelling and a period in the RAAF in the mid 1940s, continued to the 1970s; the schools included Gordonstown and Christ's Hospital in the United Kingdom as well as Shore in Sydney and Geelong College and Ivanhoe Grammar in Victoria. Frank joined Harold in the building up of the Crusader Union and was outstandingly successful at recruiting young people, boys and girls, into its activities. He was an enthusiastic member of the Victorian Teachers' Christian Fellowship. While at Ivanhoe Grammar he organised the inaugural gathering of what became annual inter-school French Soirées. After retiring from teaching Frank used his time to cultivate old friendships and to make new friends. He was particularly fond of London and was very hospitable to his Australian friends who were visiting there. He had some marvellous system for tracking people down in their travels.

In the 1980s his sight and hearing began to deteriorate and he operated from his room in an Aged Care institution owned by the Brethren, in Fellowes Street, Kew. He would travel into the city on most days and joined the visitors' guide group at Scots Church. In this way he continued to meet old friends as well as making new acquaintances.

Because Frank was nearly 94, it is understandable that most of his friends, and there were plenty, are no longer available. Frank was certainly a friend, loyal and thoughtful. He was some eighteen years older than me, but he was an admired friend.

In some ways Frank was a quiet, even shy, person. There was no trace of bombast, yet there was an undergirding energy and confidence. He was a welcome guest among all sorts of people in his younger days. This was probably because of his great sporting ability. A university blue, he was a pretty imposing figure in his blazer or white pullover with its blue markings. Of course among evangelicals he was welcomed because of his open profession of the Christian Faith.

When I was in my twenties, Frank was in his forties and was on several occasions in charge of a Crusader camp or house-party where I was a junior leader. I can remember the substance of two evening talks he gave. The first one consisted of his reading Acts 27, the story of Paul's sea journey which finished with the ship being wrecked off Malta. Frank treated this appropriately as high drama. You will remember that at the worst part of the storm Paul encouraged the crew and the soldiers including the statement, "Be of good cheer: there shall be no loss of any man's life.There stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve". The underlying message was that God stands by his own through thick and through thin. The second talk was based on Mackay of Uganda and his fight against slavery. Included in this was a very moving account of the massacre of young lads by the slave-runners. These boys were prepared to be burned alive rather than fosake their Christian faith. The challenge was about the depth of our response to the love of God.

I visited Frank near the end of his time at Montcalm just before he came here. It was not easy for him to hear me. I would mention the name of some mutual friend, wait for his reaction, then mention another name and so on. Sometimes his brow would furrow as he fought for the right memories. Usually his face would shine with delight as he recognised the name. This went on for a little while and then he spoke. "What a wonderful reunion it will be when we all meet again!" That is now how I remember him.

David Scott
Former Staff Member

Graeme Taylor Gray ('48) attended Scotch from 1945 to 1948 and was a member of the Cadets and received a 'Blue' for tennis. His career was in local Government where he held positions as a Clerk with the Williamstown City Council, Town Clerk of the Borough of Inglewood, and 37 years of dedicated service to the United Shire of Beechworth. He was qualified as a Health Inspector, Weights and Measurer Inspector, Municipal Valuer and Municipal Clerk.

His early years in Beechworth saw the development of the Lake Sambell Caravan Park and the Burke Memorial Museum - the forerunner of tourism in Beechworth. He was also the Returning Officer for the State Electoral District of Benambra and the Federal District of Indi.

His passion for the community was well documented as he was a driving force in the Water Ski Club, the Lawn Tennis Club, Table Tennis Association, the Keith Henderson Zwar Kindergarten, the Senior Citizens Club and Scouting. He was honoured with Life Membership of the Senior Citizens Club, the Lawn Tennis Club and the Beechworth District Tennis Association.

His hobbies included gold panning, collecting coins, gemstones, Phantom comics and playing crib. His retirement was spent reading, following the world news, the stock market and feeding his magpies.

Graeme Gray was passionate about the Beechworth Shire and Community. When he retired, rather than being on the receiving end of a Civic testimonial, he chose to provide a dinner and social evening for all the Council staff - both indoor and outdoor - as a mark of his appreciation for their loyalty.

Graeme is survived by his wife Gwen, his children Ronald, David and Merilyn, and his seven grandchildren.

William Joseph Tonn ('30) passed away on the 26th of April of this year. He was a Monday to Friday boarder at the School at East Melbourne and then Hawthorn. After leaving School he joined his father and ran a very successful pastrycook business in Bridge Road, Richmond, until the 1970s.

Brian Keith Horman ('46) died on 14th March 2003 after a prolonged fight with cancer. He will be well remembered by many Old Boys as the producer of the Foundation Day recordings, many of which are included in the archives. His enthusiasm as an audio engineer caused him to assist many independent schools in the audio requirements for Foundation days and speech nights. As a pioneer in Australian audio history, Brian had many firsts. Through his company, Klarion Records, he produced the first 45 extended play records in Australia and the first commercial music reel-to-reel duplication in the country. He achieved no mean feat in convincing the legal industry to introduce the first court recordings in the world which required an act of parliament to create and is still in practice. This was 1956 and he was appointed the official audio engineer for the Melbourne Olympic Games in the same year. In 1969 he produced the first cassette 8 track dupes in Australia. One of Brian's proudest achievements was to be the first Australian to be accepted as a member of the Audio Engineering Society and he received the Board of Governors Award in 1991. Other activities he pursued included rising to the rank of Past Grand Inspector of Workings and Secretary of The Old Scotch Collegians' Masonic Lodge 2001-2002, President of the Alfa Romeo Club in the '60s, and Chairman of his local University of the Third Age with particular interest in computer science regarding music. As was stated at his funeral, "For a proud tradition established, for cherished memories always retained, for a life so proud, so dear, Vale Brian." Brian is survived by his wife Judith, daughter Fiona, his brother Peter and grandchildren.