TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE - PERTH
20th – 23rd September 2009
OCTOBER 2008 - PROPOSED LYCEUM CULTURAL MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA
10-12 October – see Members Only section
SUMMER 2008 - INVITATION FROM MOSCOW
see Members Only section
OCTOBER 2007 - AALC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The meeting will be held in the Lyceum Club Adelaide 20-24 Leigh Street at 11.30am on Monday 22 October 2007
MAY 2007 CONGRESS IN LYON, FRANCE
Report on the Congress is available on our Members Only Section of our website. >> click here >>
COMING EVENTS
Philadelphia Cultural Days Meeting
Philadelphia , Penn. USA
October 10th – 12th 2008
International Association of Lyceum Clubs Congress - Cyprus in 2010,
dates to be confirmed but late May usually.
JUNE 2006 MEETING IN TURKU - REPORT...CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
THE LYCEUM LOGO on the Lectern Banner
Members of the Embroidery Circle at the Lyceum Club Adelaide produced a beautiful lectern banner for use at the Triennial Conference of the Australian Association of Lyceum Clubs Incorporated held in Adelaide in October.
Pamela Brinsley designed the banner using the visual standards of the AALC. These standards were formulated to be used with printed material, not embroidery, but great care was taken to find the exact shades of blue and gold silk thread. Joan Roper embroidered the lettering and the gold areas of the logo with exquisite stitching. Margaret Masters worked on the circles surrounding the ‘L’ using beads for the dots. This was because it would be impossible to achieve completely round circles using stitching and these ladies are perfectionists. The beads gleam subtly in the light, enlivening the design.
The Lyceum Logo was designed in 1934 by Charlotte Frankl, a member of the Zurich Lyceum Club, in a competition to find a design for the Lyceum badge. No records have been found regarding the origins of the silver circles in the design. One explanation could be that they symbolise the bonds of friendship in Lyceum which extend around the world. The lines of longitude in an atlas create a similar effect.
The ‘L’ of course is for Lyceum. The name was chosen as it is understood in many countries around the world. It was the name of a place on the banks of a river near Athens where philosophers taught their disciples and the word has become associated with places of learning.
The theme of the Conference was Focusing on the Future and the lectern banner is something we were able to enjoy at the Conference but which may also be enjoyed in the future.
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Joan Roper, Pam Brinsley & Margaret Masters who between them made the banner for the Conference |
Gala Dinner |
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Caroline Travers & Josie Robertson |
Cathryn Mittelheuser, Janet Paisley, Barbara Hewitt & Jill Clayer in Background |
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Lynn Crosby |
Prof. Peter Rathjen |
Roslyn Berman |
Heather Whiting |
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Melbourne Lyceum Members at the Adelaide Conference.
Photograph from The Lyceum Club in Melbourne
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