b'F R O M T H E B E G I N N I N Gas a pupil and subsequently taught sport part time whilst a full-timeuniversity student. I also taught as his assistant, as Year 3/4 classteacher and finally took over from him as Principal in 1965.When Margaret Cameron approached me with the idea of writ-ing a history of the School, I am sure that neither she nor I fullyappreciated the mammoth task she would be undertaking. As shehaswritten,OldBillwasnotoneforrecords,andindeedhisAnnual Reports were read at Speech Day but never printed for dis-tribution. Consequently, the records of the early days had to be puttogether with anecdotal evidence supplied by numerous Old Boys,members of the Nimmo family and what few written records andclass lists that were still in existence.It may well be that this was a fortunate situation because, intalkingtomanyoldboyspersonallyorincorrespondingwiththem, Mrs. Cameron has been able to capture the feeling of thoseyears which comes through clearly in her writing. The task of find-ing someone to give a similar treatment to the Schools more recenthistory will not be an easy one. I am sure that I express the feelings of all who read this bookwhen I thank her for the magnificent job she has done. It not onlyprovides fascinating reading for anyone who knows Coogee Prep,but also begins a process of recording the Schools history whichwe must ensure continues.The fact that Old Boys continually returned to the School torenew their acquaintance with their old Headmaster, that sons ofOld Boys regularly were sent to the School and that parents con-tinued to seek Mr. Nimmos school for their sons, all attest to hiswarmth of character, his genius for teaching and the esteem inwhich he was held by pupils, parents and colleagues.A.N. Brown,Coogee Prep. School,October, 1993.8'