President Mal opened the meeting and asked members to observe a moment's silence for Bruce Howard.
He joined Forbes Probus November 1999, was president in 2002, secretary from 2002-2015 and was given life membership on 25 March, 2011. He had been in declining health for some time.
In Alister Lockhart’s absence and welfare report with obligatory humour, Trevor Drury offered the following from the Bulletin.
Four great confusions still unresolved:
At a movie theatre, which armrest is yours?
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Neil Gilmour gave a Today in History segment.
1485 Battle of Bosworth Field: Henry Tudor’s forces defeat English King Richard 3rd during the last battle in the wars of the Roses. Richard is killed, becoming the last English monarch to die in battle.
1770 British explorer James Cook claims the east coast of Australia for the British Crown and names it New South Wales
1851 Goldfields discovered in Australia.
1851 The Hundred Guineas Cup is raced around the Isle of Wight as the US schooner “America” beats the British cutter Aurora by 24 minutes in the first competition for the America’s Cup yachting trophy.
1872 Australia’s Overland Telegraph Line, one of Australia’s greatest logistical and engineering feats, allows fast communication between Australia and the world for the first time.
Our guest speaker was John Harrison a retired Forbes school teacher.
His approach to imparting knowledge to his students must be unique.
Communicate. It is not necessary to have letters after your name.
First get to know every student in detail, their parents, their occupation, where they reside and the child’s ambitions.
Sport plays a large part in young people’s lives; he was a great admirer of Tommy Raudonikis.
Few students are “A” material if they have a trade or calling encourage their desires.
Today students are not allowed to fail. Failure is part of life, a learning experience so let it be so.
Mobile phones in school are an unnecessary distraction and receipt for disaster.
As a child he was taught to be home before dark and should still apply today.
He went to a private school, retired in 1998 and currently a carer for his wife.
Trevor Drury did the introduction and Barry Kemp gave a vote of thanks.
September guest speaker Pattie Paul.
