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THE

Wynberg Boys' High School

MagazineJULY. 1925

Editor:--N- MAC P. STEWART_

Snb-Edtt01':- E. L. McDoNALD.

CONTENTS.

Page. P~ge.

Editorial 1 'Il Nag in die Veld 11

Our War Memorial 3 Ode to Table Mountain 12

Old Boys Notes 5 My Adventur~s on a Magic Carpet 13The Sea 5 The Dark Continent 14What we are coming to! 6Ode to Spring 8 Applied Quotations ... 18

Tbe Aurora Borealis 9 Tbe Lads of Si. Wyllard's ... 19

The Ghost 9 Sports Notes ... 25

The Perversity of Fate 10 Examination Results 27

A Glorious Evening ... 10 Acknow ledgments ... 28

Editorial.

PREFACE.

There is probably no feeling of vague uncl~rtainty quiteakin to that experienced by a young author, who, on findingthat his first work has met with success, is about to exposeanother craft to the buffets of the treacherous Beas of litera.rycriticism. It is with much the same feeling of mingled hopesand fears that we submit this, the second number of the Mag-azine, to our readers.

Qualms such as we have expressed are not indicative ofweakness. No amount of false modesty could prevent us fromacknowledging that our last issue was accorded much warmpraise, but to what extent can we be sure that such acclamationwas not mere conventionality?

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Perhaps we should be mOl'e confident this time, had wereceived greater support from the Senior School. There has, infact, been a lamentable dearth of contributions from the higherstandards, quite incompatible with the literary merit which wehad so long been persuaded resided there.

1925 has been so far a busy year for B.H.S.W. and within----~ silt. months our activities have ranged from light-hearted merry-

making to grave solemnitias.The House and Prefect systems have already come to be

regarded as quite old institutions and continue to quicken theinterests of the pupils in competition and to school them in theknowledge of the part they play as units of a regulated whole.

The Fête held last March proved an e\ren greater successthan was the similar event which took place in 1924. In fact,so gratifyi lig were the results to its inaugurators that it wasdecided to make the Anllual Fête a regular feature of ourschool life.

In many respects one of the greatest events of the year inSouth Africa was the Prince of Wales' visit. Our school contri-buted i.ts quota of cadets to line a portion of the route by whichthe Prince travelled from the Pier to Government House, anda few days later tile pupils en masse took up their stand atWaterloo Green in an asseIllbly of local schools, which hadbeen arranged that nonfl might be denied a peep at our uniquevisitor.

May 1925 witnessed ail event unprecedented in the historyof the school; for on the 23rd of that month His Honour theAdministrator, Sir Frederic de Waal, formally opened the gate-way erected to perpetuate the memory of those Old Boys whofell in the Great Wal', The opening ceremony was followed byan appropriate service, a deep impression of which will beretained by all who were privileged to attend.

We cannot too strongly express our regret at having solittle information about past pupils to print. We take thisopportunity of Ollce more urging Old Boys to send us anoccasional item of news which they consider may be of interestto other readers, that the magazine ll1ay thus be enabled toperform its primary fUllctioll as a link between past andpresent pupils.

THE EDITUR.

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Our War Memorial.

(With acknowledgments to the" Oape Times.")

On Saturday afternoon, 23rd May, at 3 p.m., there was animpressi ve ceremony at our school, when the Adm inistrator,Sir N. F. de Waal, opened the Memorial Gateway erected bypast and present boys in honour of their comrades wbo fell inthe Grtlat War. Among the large gabhering of people wereSir Ernest Kilpin, General T. Lukin, the Mayor of Wynberg(Mr. M. O. Vos), the Magistrate (M. D. L. Leslie), Rev. E. W.Lasbrey, Rev. A. Graham and Justice A. P. N. du Toit.

A guard of honour, composed of School Oadets, was drawnup at the gateway and saluted Sir Frederic. The buglessounded the "Last Post," and the flag flying on the green in-side was half-masted. Then followed a pause of one minute,after which Sir Frederic opened the gate; the bugles soundedthe ., Reveille," and the flag was hoisted,

A procession was formed and proceeded to I.he tennis courtwhere a large number of seats had been provided, a platformbaving been erected at one end for the conducting of theceremony.

After the hymn" 0 God our Help in Ages Past" had beensung and prayers in Dutch and English had bee'n offered up byJustice A. P. N. du Toit and the Rev. E. W. Lasbrey, and alesson from the scriptures read by the Rev. A. Graham, Mr.Oedric Withinshaw, deputising for the chairman of the OldBoys' Oommittee (Mr. Duncan Taylor, who had left theprevious day for England), asked the Administrator to addressthe gathering.

Mr. Withinshaw dwelt eloquently 011 the self-sacrificingspirit displayed by the forty-three who had fallen.

The Administrator, whose voice carried clearly to all partsof the ground, voiced the pride we all feel ill those whosememory we were honouring. That they answered the call ofDuty-" Stern daughter of the Voice of God "-will everremain an inspiration to'u:;" and it struck Sir Frederic that theform of our Memorial was peculiarly appropriate, for it is aconcrete and permanent reminder to all who enter our grounds

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that the school has in the part fulfilled one of the prin0ipalobjects of education, namely, to fit its students for the re-sponsibilities of citzensbip.

Dwelling on the achievements of our school in all phasesof life, and on the value of that attribute of any body known as"Esprit de Corps," who@e foundation is Tradition, and whose

- - lesson is Service--sel'vice for the honour and glory of the body--His Honour claimed that we had a record to be proud of. Thatno less than 480 of our old Boys had served in various fields andcapacities during the war he prophesied would in time be cher-ished as one of the traditions of the school. The sorrowcaused to the relatives of the 43 young men who laid do~ntheir lives would be softened and assuaged; but that they laidthe foundation of a new manhood, born out of the travail of thepast, would never be forgotten. Their example would help toguide the footsteps of future generations of etudents passingthrough the gateway. Their sacrifice had not been in va.ill.Truly may we sa.7 of them : "Their name liveth for evermore."

At the the conclusion of Sir Frederic's speech, the hymn"OValiant Hearts, whotoyour glory came," was sung, followedby the National Anthem.

The gate, which is of cast-iron and beautifully designed, issupported Oll each side by solid stone pillars, into which arelet brass tablets with the names of those who fell inscribed onthem:

J. B. Abrahams, E. J. Brodies, 'h. Oatet:etl:!J, A. K. Carstens,B. Cohen, G."". Corn well, R. Duncan, G. H. Elliott, C. H.ElIiott, D. Elliott, E. Elliott, T. A. Filby, W. J. Fish, M. S.Fox, R. L. Graham, C. C. Gordon, C. L. Giddy, H. T, Garrett,E. M. Greenwood, H. I. Harcourt, E. W. Hitchcock, K. T.Howard, C. F. Horne, J. C. Hurlin, N. Keppel Jones, C. Lox-ton, C. R. Luckes, J. R. Martin, I. McEwan, W. H. Milner,F. J. Mills, C. V. Noaks, J. E. Poole, E. G. Powell, W. Prins,C. H. Sauerman, R. R. Short, W. Solomon, G. G. Scott, S.Scott, W. I. Thomson, C. A. Vipan, J. E. Watters.

AT MORNING AND EVENING WE WILLREMIl:MBIl:R THEM.

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Old Boys' Notes.

Of last year's Matrieulation clasR, C. Gibbs and A.Aaronnwitch are at the University of Cape Town, J. Weir isill the employment of his father, J. Smith is a clerk at theNational Bank,Claremont, il. Bemlettis enjoying a holiday inEngland,1. Leask is farming Up-COUlltl·y and G. Scott is articledto a firm of lawyers in Capetown.

We w~re pleased to see the name of E. Lancaster, who leftill 1923, in the list of successful candidates for the June Ma-riculation Certificate. Dick Lancastl'!'1", who left us last year,is at Christian Bl·other!:', Johannesburg, H. We,.,ks hasretul"lledto Cape Town, and N. Millar has joined the defence force, andwears kilts.

VALEDICTORY.

We are sorry to record the departure, at the end of March,of a very poplllar master. Mr. H. S. Bowden was 011 the stafffor some five years, and spared neither time nor ellergy, inclass and on the football field, to increase tbe reputation ofthe school. He is now principal of the Public SCh.lol, Kurll-man, where, we hear, he and Mrs. Bowden have alreadyendeared themselves to pupils and parents alike. Ad mnltosannos!

The Sea.

There's lightning in the thundering sky j

And sailors on the deck,Tbe people trying to say good-byeAli comillg frum the wreck.

The hungry sea birds all around.The sailors working quick,And all the boats they start to bound.All shouting: ., Wait a tick."

Tbere's madness in the rolling waves,Tbe tide is flowing high,The soldiers in their 10llely graves,The sailors by and by.

VrVIAN MASON, Std. IlJ.

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What We Are Comirl9 To!

[Hearing a whisper that the latest educational thumbscrew is to be theo\ddition to the Matriculation Syllabus of Japanese history, our venturesomeplaywright has taken a peep into the future, his impressions of which excur-sion be has recorded in tbe form of the following pathetic little play.]

THE CHIP-CHOP OF WING· WANG

DRAMATIS PERSONAJ:.

History Master.Any Senior Matriculation Class.

ACT I and ollly.

Sc~ne: Std. X Classroom.Time: Hilltory Period.

Ellter Master.

Master: Good-Day Boys I('lass: (more or less together) Day Sir!Mastel'; (addressing class): Now we shall see how wel!

you have learnt your work. Jones, stand up and give me thefirst clause of the Treaty of Ming-fu-wen.

Jones: (brightly): The whole of the Tao-tse district fromthe moutIl of the Kwong to the foot of the Ting-li rallge, in-eludilJg the basin of the Willg was to be ceded by the Klungsto the Ling faction.

Master: (with 'ill attempt at sarcasrn): Very good Jones,very good. You have evidently done something for a uhange.Whell you have closed that book on your desk go on with thesecolld clause.

Jones: (somewhat less brightly): Fiu-pu-er-Fiu-pu wascompelled to give up all bis conquests north of the-er-north of the -er.

Master: Go 011.

Jones: Conquests north of the-er.B1'Own: (explosively) Wang!Master: Wang.Jones: Conquests north of the Wang.Maste1': (after a long pause). Please go 011.

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,lal/es: (rallying) Li-Fin was divided into several cantons01' Kung each governed by a Twang of the Seventh Button,

Master': That's better, don't stop.Jones: (Clutching at a straw like a dying gladiator), All

the la nd gained by the Mengs as a result of the Battle of-er-of-er-Wu-pi-er-Wu-pi-

Master': Wu-pi--what? Really Jones, it, should be noeffort for you to remember a simple thing like this. However,we can't wait for you, we must press on, the na.me of the battleis-is Wu-pi--(tries in vain surreptitiously to upset the ink-pot on his deRk) No, Jones, I was too clever for you that time,You thought I was going to do your work for you, di.dn't you?But I'm too old a bird to be caught in that way. Oh no!just you think hard for a minute or two while I go and washmy hands,

[Exit Master.]

Entel' Master after an absenoe of about 10 minutes, Faoe beaming withnewly acquired knowledge,

Mastel': Now, Jones, what is the lIame of the battle?Jone8: (Face also beaming) Wu-pi-Tlung.Master': Quite so, Jones, quite so. Wu-pi-Tlung. Why

didn't you say so straight away, instead of wasting our time,If I can take the trouble to learn tbe simple facts, surely--well, sit down. Brown, stand up and go on with tbe thirdclause.

81'Own: The Provinces of Ping-Pong and Sing-pen were topay a war indemnity of 200,000,000 yen within a period of Intung.

Master: Exactly, and if you'd all learnt your work asthorough ly as Brown has his, we'd get something done. I don'tbelieve there's another boy in tbis class, who ever does a strokeof work outside school. Go on with tbe fourth clause, Brown.

BI'own: Wun-lung was to withdraw bis troops from-er-from-er.

MUiiter: Go on, Brown.B7'own: witbdraw his troops from-Master': Tsi-meng.Sever''J,[ voices simultaneously: No, sir. Kao-li.Maste/': (somewhat shaken but speaking with affected

calm) [to class] I know, I know. Please wai.t till you're asked.I was just testing Brown to see if he'd learnt his work. [toBrown as sternly and in as dignified a manner as circum-stances will allow} Go on, Brown.

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B?'Own: Mi-Kweng agreed to evacuate Ti-er.Master: Carry on, Bl"OWIl, I'll help you if you're stuck.Bmwl!: li-Ling and also to assist-er-Master: Well ?Brown: (With !in appealing look) I've forgotten it, sir.M,/ste?·: Nonsense, go on, we'll finish this if we've got to

stay in for an hour.Brown: But, sir, you said you'd help me if I were stuck.

Sound heard as of a bell ringing in the distance.

Master: Well, there goes the bell. I SUppose we'll have tostop now. We can't go a millute over time. You'll want allthe time you can get for voluntary study at home.

However, see that you know this more thorollghly to-morrowand take in addition the causes and course of the 50th RflVO-lution of Pung.

Good-afternoon boys.[Exit Master]

Class amidst chuckles [more or less together]: AfternoonSir.

Class left prepal·ing to go home.

CURTAIN.

N. STI£WART (Std. x.)

An Ode to Spring.

Oh for the freshellillg breeze of Sprillg tOh for the merry birds that sing tThese I wish that thou would'at bringWhen thou come'st again, oh Spring tUnder the Palm t.rees then may IIn the air so balmy lie,Watching the ill"'ects flyillg by,As on gra~sy beds I lie.

These are the things that thou wilthrillg"When thou corn'st again, oh Sprillg,With the merr.v birds that singAnd thy freshenillg breeze, oh Sprillg.

W.J. SHEPHERD, Std. VIlla.

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The Aurora Borealis,

Of all the wondrous things I've seen:-In all the places I have been,It is more fair than any Queen-

The Aurora Borealis.

In Canada I chanced to meet:-A nation who had heads like feet,A nd yet there's not a thing to beat

Tbe Allrora Borealis.

A wonderful sight 1- the old man say:Its like a firework display;A mixture of the night anel day~

The Aurora Borealis.

And though Ive seen a lion pet,A porcupine with quills erect,It's a sight I never shall forget-

The Aurora Borealis. G. KEY,Std V.

The Ghost.

In Ireland some time ago there was a haunted park. Mygrand-father was then a boy. One day he went out and it wasdark when he was returning. He thought he would risk theghost and go home through tbe park. He was just nearingthe end and was thinking that the park could not be haunted,when someth~ng rushed out from a clump of bushes and camestraight at hil'lI.1.It knocked hi m right over and ran away. He was winded

by tbe fall, Imt as soon as he regained his feet ran as fast ashe could to the keeper's cottage. As soon as the kAeper foundout that he had come through the park he asked, "Well, ifyou have come right through the park you may have seen some-thing of my big pig w!1ich got out of its sty and escaped intothe bush." "I did not see it, but I felt it" returned the boy,'and told him of his adventure in the park. H. M. TRAINOR,

Sid V.

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Tije Perversity oi Fate.

--A young man new clothed in the latest style was briskly

walking up the broad drive to the Headmaster's House. Hehad been invited to dinner with the Headmaster and hisfamily. How wonderful everything in the grounds looked.Even the sun was smiling at him. The sky was beautiful alldclear. He was glad it was so light as it would give the otherboys good light to study him in.

Ha! they would have to respect him in the future.Lightly he sprang up the steps and was about to enter the

hall when he decided to inspect himself once more. Takinghis pocket mirror out of his pocket, he glanced in it.

Five minutes later a disappointed and angry young manwas struggling with a tie, to the knot of which still clung alabel bearing :u bold letters the following relentless device:"Sale Price 6d."

J. JORDAN,Std IX

A Glorious Evenil)g.

It was a glorious evening.The moon was beaming bright,

The stars in all their glory,Shone brightly 011 that night.

The wood was still and quiet,Nota bird was there ill sight,

But the hooting of the brown owl,Broke the stillness of the night.

The doves among the branch@s,Had retired then to rest,

And the merry little Finches,Were huddled in their nest.

There alone, dat'k and dreary,The ruins of the mill,

Stood out like ghostly phantoms,When all the world was still.

E. WILLIAMS,Std. VII A.

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'11 Nag il) die Veld.

Groell en stil lê die vlakte onder die ear,de glans van dieondergaande son. 'n Sagterooi watstadigaan verdiep tot'n don-ker purperrooi, kleur die kliprande van die hoë berge en oorv loeidie vlakte wat rondom lê.

Eenkant in die skaduwee van 'n groot rots rus die kampvan twee jagters. 'n Klein vuurtjie brand vrolik tussen tweeklippe en daarop sing 'n klein keteltjie.

Die een jagtet" is besig om die aandete te berei. Die anderjagter kap hout vir die vuur.

Die laaste strale vali die sterwende son sprei 'n vlugtigerooi oor die vlakte. Hier en daar aan die voet van die bergtussen die dik bosse staan 'n paar reusagtige bome. Verderafin die boslaagtes vloei 'n fonteintjie wat uit 'n kloof van dieberg kom, en, lIa 'n kort loopbaan van omtrent twee honderdtree in die vlakte in die grond vel'dwyn, om verderaf waar diobosse nie so dik staan nie weer te verskyn in die middel van 'nstreep groen grass.

Dis laat Die laaste strale van die son het allank alverdwyn ell die purperrooi wat die westelike horison omsingelhet, het verdiep tot 'n dOllker groen.

Die kampvuurtjie brand nou lIeleler en die twee jagters sitnader want dit begin koud te word.

Die twee is stil; Jan kyk afin die vlakte, en Piet, rustendeop sy ellemboog, staar in die vuur. Altwee is moeg na die la.nkdistallliie wat hulle vandag afgeloop bet.

Wat sien Jan daar onder in die bosse dat hy so stip kyk?Dis lIeker nie groot wild nie, want die jagters ken die 8treektamel ik goed, en hulle het nooit nie groot wild hier teëgekomnie. Wat is dit dao ?

Jall gryp sy geweel', "Piet," sê hy, "daar is iets daar ondertussen die bosse, Ek gaan kyk wat dit is. Ek dink dit is 'liklein bok," " Ja" antwoord Piet, " moenie lank weg bly nie."

J an is weg stadig en neersigtig gaan hy die berg af; Pietvolg hom met sy oog so ver as dit moontik was en toe hytUSS~lI die bossies verdwyn draai Piet om en staar die vuurweer aan.

Jan het dit baie moeilik gevind om deur die .hoë bosse tekom sonder om 'n geraas te maak.

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'n Kole aandwindjie waai van ollder af hierheen; gelukkigvir Jan want as die wind net andersteom gewaai het soudit hopeloos gewees het 0111 die bok te kry.

J all bet gesien dat as hy nie gou-gou by die plek kom niedan sou dit netnou te don ker wees om die bok te skiet.

Hy moet darem nou naby wees hys op sy maag ell kl'Uipstadig voort. Hy stoot die takkies van die bossie een kall t toeen loer deur die openillg; ja, daal' wei die bok rustig enonwetend van sy gevaar!

Jan lê doo'lstil ell vat goed korrel; sy vinger is al op diesneller-daar kraak iets en 'n droë !'tok val nit die boom netonderkalI t Jan-wat sou dit wees? Die bok spri ng orent-daarroer die blare bo in die boom en soos 'n blits val daar 'Jl tierop die rug van die arme bok. Die bok ruk en pluk, maar tever-geefs. Die tier het diep in die bok se nek vasgebyt.

Die pogings vali die arme bok word swakker en Rwakkeren eintlik val hy op sy voorpote en rol op sy rug-dood ....

J an was 'n sti I gestuienis van die strysel. Non is sy kansom 'n tier te skiet; hy vat goed korrel; daar kraak dit en dietier Tal neer in sy spore-dood .... Hy het lIie eers gebrulnie. Jan het goed korrel gevat.

Die eerste lig van elie dag word deur byna elke dier met syeienaardige geskreeu begroet. Die dag diere begin te 1'oer-daar hoog op tussen die rotse het 'n paar bobbejane reeds hullesitplekke ingeneem en wag vir die Son.

Uit die klein ka'np daar tussen die klippe trek 'n blou rookhemelwaards. Eenkant op 'n groot rots uitgesprei lê 'n mooitiervel.

Beide eIie jagters is vrolik; .Tan, meel' as Piet, want dit wasdie eerste tier wat hy gesk iet ilet.

C. BROUGHTON, (Strl. lX)

An Ode to Table Mountain.

Mysterious, towering grim aboveThe bay of thine own name,Soaring high, o'er the town we loveAn'd Afrie'" shores of fame.

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Roy smiled and looked into the chest, but the next instanthis cheek blanched, his lips paled and his eyes gazed fixedlyat the object before him. A shudder of unspeakable dreadshook bis athletic frame. And well might he be alarmed, forin the chest, calmly reposing upon the finest plush, with allthe majesty and self-possession indicative of a consciousnessof the sinister influences imprisoned within the compasses oftheir 'unholy shapes. lay an alann-clock, a centigrade ther-mometer, a small hand mirror, a set of bachelors' buttons, atube of toothpaste and half-a-dozen unused penny postagestamps.

The boy trembled involllntarily. What had this ghoulishdevil contrived to make him break his word to his friend.

"Ah I" jeered Van Bakoven, "so de leedie von ees afraid,not so 1"

At the Dutchman's taulIt Roy regained courage, his faceflushed and his eyes sparkled.

"I will die like a man, " he said calmly, and then with allthe fervour of a true patriot in extreme peril, he commencedsillging the beautiful strains of .. Rule Britannia. "

But his song was soon interrupted by It passionate sobbingwhich seemed to come from nowhere. He stopped and listened.It was Manze. The splendid savage so insensible to his ownphysical dililcomfort had broken down at seeing with w hat care-less fortitude a British lad can face neath.

Van Bakoven spat viciously."Now," said he grimly, advancing towards Roy.

* * *[What will Van Bakoven do to Roy? Is it possible that

the alarm-clock is set for 6 o'clock? Is Manze really the sonof Umswanze? Will help arrive i Il time 1 Does Fran k suspecthis valet 1 What will Roy do if Van Bakoven's clll'istianname turns out to be Grysaard? Perhaps Dick has, afterall, joined the Highlanders. Don't millS next week'ssplendid instalmtlnt. Order your copy of "The EnlightenedAge" NOW.]

N. STEWART,(Std X)

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Applied Quotations.

Std rx "Surely, Surely, Slumber is more sweet thantoil."

The Prefects. Quis cllstodes custodiet?"

Mr.? "Full well they laughed with counterfeited gleeAt all his jokes; for many ~. joke had be."

Matric-1925. "The bil'cl of Time bas but a little wayTo fly ; and lo I the bird is on the wing."

H-Im-s alld V-Il O. "Two lovely berries moulded on onestem."

Z-b-w. " ..... the innocent sleeptSleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care."

Gr-lIg-r. "There is a pJeasu ('e in poetic pains, which nonebut poets know."

The Editors, (on reading some of the contributions)."Poeta nascitur, nOli fit."

-dd- "Steady, boys, steady."

E. W-lI- -ms. "One may smile alld smile, and be avillain."

H-y-s. "In arguing, too, the fellows oWII'd bis skill;For e'en though vanquished, he could argue stili."

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The Lads of St. Wynyard's.

AN OPERA IN TWO ACTS.

ACT. 1.

rA class·room in St. Wynyard's Academy for Boys. Seated on the setteeare Cuthbert and Mike-two pupils.]

Cuthbert, conni1lg a book:Masculine al'e fons and monsChalyhs, hydrops, gl'ypS and pons.

Mikf', (singing) :When the sun is on the wicket,

And the bails are 011 the stumps,Let us have a game of (',ricket,

And away with the dumps!

Cuthbert:Fie, Michael! do you not remembel'Bill was expelled but last DecemberFor that rude song?

Mik, (bitterl~): I've not forgot.I'd like to punch your head-you swot.

[The entrance of Ambrose-another pupil-att"acts their attention.)

Amb1'ose, (in excited tones) :Oh Joy, boys, oh Joy so sweet!

The Doctor's let it slip:We are to have a special treat-

The cup of joy we'll sip-We are to listen in to the Chess Championship.

Mike, (di.gusted):I'd sooner show you puny dafts

What a good pillow·fight meantTban hear two idiot~ playing draughtli

And yelling with excitement.

[While Ambrose and Cuthbert are drawing away, horror stricken, from theirreverent Mike, .!TInterDoctor Pumcin. the Polyglot Profoseor.]

Doctor Pumcin, (chee7'ily):Morning, boys; ere I dictate

Tbe bi~tory of the Cl'ystal,Let us recapitulate,

Lest any should have missed all-

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Outhb~"t, (illten'upting timidly) :Sir, ere we start, had we not bettel'

Read to you our weekly lettel' ?D, p,

----_ Right, Cuthbert, I'ight I if IShould duty e'er neglect,

My guardian an!5el would be byTo guide lI1e,I ,expect,

Outhbert, blu8hing, n?ads his lette,' :

Dearest Ma,

St, Wynyard's Seminary,The 1st of January,

I am excellingA t this enlinent academy;

Has the Doctor Ilot been tellingPa alld you what a fine lad am I?

A t the wil'elessI am tireless;

X-and Y- less Algebra[ love dearly,

Yours sincel'ely,Cuthbel't,

p,:>, Love to Pa,

Mike, "eading hts letter in his tu I'lL-also blltshin!l :St, WYllyal'd's School,

Collegiate,r'lll not quite certain of the date,

Ma,r have good news to send,

A new leaf I have tnrned over:Bill, who used to bo llly friend,

From OUl' school is now a rover,I have quite reformed my ways

Since that horrid boy's expulsion:r I'ead good books now and plays,

Such as -er-er-Scott's ,. Emulsion,"P, S, Ere this letter fly hence,

Let me mentionMy invention;

'Tis a wireless appliance,That will please the Doctor's clients,

Alld, I hope, get him a pension,To you alld I:'a alikeA ton of love,

Yours,Mik ..,

Doclor Pumcill, deeply //loved by what he has jrtst hean{:Dears, your ardours IlOW remitting,I must beg you to dismiss;

Don your shawls alld stal't your knitt.ing-After eact has lUId his kiss,

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[D.P. kisses them all except Mike, whom he addresses as if by way of after-thought; but when the others are out of heal"ing, his tone becomes intenser:1

Michael, you remain a minute;To my questiouing be killd-

Your invention -wha t is in it?Ease my anguish'd, tortur'd mind

Of the doubts with which 'tis itching,Ere you go to your hemstitching!

Mike. Well, Sir, do you rememberOUt' message from the stal's,

When one evening last NovemberOur receiver picked Ui) Mal's?

Doeto'r P. impa./telltly;Yes, deal'-

Mike, 'continuing:)When all wa~ finished,

Our hearts were like to bl'eak ;Our despair was undiminished;

For we knew no word they spake,Now, after five weeks' labour,

I can translate evel'y sound-Mars is now our RadiO neighbour;Calling this moment, I'll be bound.

Duet by Doctor Pu.mein and Mike.Oh, this wil'eless appliance!

Oh, this dexterous deviceMl'Ikes f DM·P. me} OIle of Hisrory's giants.l. . you

Of the Cake of Fame a slice.Oh, this last advance of Science!On f my statements 1 place reliancel.your words I 5

D. P. If you fail me, I sh all die; henceYou must be exceeding nice.

Mik". At all doubts I hud defiance,I shall proVlo it in a trice.

(After earnest conversation with Mike, Exit Doctor P., elated. Mike seats.himself and quickly writes a letter]

Mike, rwding what he has lUI i/ten

,

St. Wynyal'd's School for Lunatics,1st Day in Nineteen Twenty Six.

Bill,Meet me at the gateTo-night at 10 past 8.I think your motor' bike 'IIPerhaps be handy.

Michael.

DROP SCENE.

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AOT II.

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1St. Wynyard's Towe,", which rises out of the sea. Early moming. Thepupils of St. Wynyul'd's are discovered, asleep, on featber-beds. EnterDoctor P. rubbing his hands and rolling his eyes-and r's)

Docto?' Pumcill.At last the consummationOf my dearest expectationI await with quiet confidence and hope.

I must wake these forms reclining,That they may, with faces shining,(Wash'd with utmost assiduity and soap)

Witness my triumphant hour,When upon St. Wynyard'_ TowerI shall hold confabulations with the stars;

I shall be methinks 'tis fated-To a Heaven of Fame translatedFor translating certain messages from Mar~.

[goes round gelItly to each recumbent jigltre]Wake up, Cuthbert, at my kiss.Ambrose, wake, and share my bliss.Mike, this is too good to miss.

[The boys wake up and range themselves in a cil'cle f!round Doctor Pumcin.All sing with great gusto, except Mike, who joins in only when the Doctor'seye ison him.)

.. A Il, (singing): This school a scbool fOl'sages is;This age ot all the ages isThe most illu~tl'ious c,vele.

A Pl'ofessor polyglot am I;A sanctimonious swot am I;And I was merry Michael,

May no hap come between usAnd our melody from M<lrs;

To-day we'll speak to VenusAnd a thousand other stars;

They'll heal' our concertinasAnswering their sweet guitars.

Doctor Pumcin, 'briskly to CuthhP?,t):To the crystal give a sC"ape or two;TheY"'e calling us, I'm cel·tain.

But first procnre some paper toD'lposit all the dirt in.

D.P:C:M:

A /I:

Turning to all:And in the time that must elapseEre we get through,

I'll hear yOUrcatechism, chaps,We'll do some crochet-work, or maps,We'll eat a monkey nut-perhapsWe may ellt two.

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[They take out Iheil' c1'Ochet worlcJ

All .,ing:

D,P.C.M. (asidl'):

Pud ouel Plair. one!Hear the needles click.

Treble two and again one!While the seconds tick.

Let's recite a brief beatitude.Or paraphrase a pious platitude.

Oh for a change of long and latitude!This place fair makes me sick.

C. (war'lIingly): If the doctor cat:ght you at it, you'dGet it pretty thick.

Doctol' Pnmcin scenting some II'olLble:Sh, Cuthbert, since the Martians take so long,Enliven the Pl'oceedings with a song.

Cutllbel·t singing:Tuning iu! Tuning in IKhalif, Khan and Koningin,

Mandarin and Mayor-Scorning distance, clime and weather,Wireless bri ngs them all together;

It mattel'S not where theyare.If you raise your voice io anger,

'Twill be heard in Sunny Spain;When a mouse is caught in Nanga-

Pal'bat, h'l.rkl it squeaks in pain!When Peruvian pupils parse

HAJnavi" as a. noun,Children shriek in ---

Doctol' P., p.1:citedL!/ interrupting:~ usb! 'Tis Mars

Transmitting to Cape Town I[Cel·tainly li faint sound is heal'd fl"om outside the North wall, which faces theland, immediately under the ael"Ïa!. Mike steps forward and insel·ts what re-sembles a gramophone horn into a hole in thejwal!. The horn has an an'ange-ment of screws and wires attached. These SCI'ews Mike twists and turns, untila voice, which all feel to be vaguely famili>il', is heard singing, rallentando.Only when the thil'd line is reached is Mike satisfied. when he wrellcues ascrew round triumphantly and steps away-well to the side. Tue translationhas been accomplished.]

1.'hg Voice:fenga p!tung!

Pirvi labulaswa ydo1\ashwe zplloschsg?Jibol Wawa ... on his gee-geeHad a nightmare down ill Fiji,

Honolulu Lu play'd Ludo on her lute.

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-Can you heal' our wireless?Is that Wynyards A-S-S?

Well, we're sending you the Order of the Boot.

[A heavy football boot sails with tremendous fOl'ce over the wall and knocksthe Doctor ovel' the South pal'apet into the ~ea. General Confusion.]

--DROP SCI£NE.--

EPILOGUE.

[An old bam at the corner of a field. Evening of the same day,Shortly aftel' the arrival of the Honour from Mars and the translatioll of

the Doctor, Bill appeared (ovel' the North Wall) with a free pardon from theSchool Board. Hobbs. who is Mike's Uncle, arrived shortly after in anaeroplane, and to quell the riot suggested a game of cl'icket, Batting first,Hobbs iliade his l27th century in Ist class Cl'icket, being run out for 101 byCutlibert. Mike hit 7 sixes off Bill's first over (1 no-ball) but failed to scoreoff Cuthbert's first-and last-over (6 wides).

To commemOl'ate Robbs's feat, they have preseuted him with the famousboot.

Cuthbert, quite reconciled to the new regillle, offers to sing.]

Clltltberl,3ill(/illg:Radio-Adieu!

Though I don't know bail from wicket,And I'd like a bigger bat;

I al11quite in love with cricket;When the ball comes I shall snick it,Though the scorer cry-" How's That?"

In my over I'll bowl slow balls.('Tis a.n art that I am apt ill)

Wides and byes aud highs and low balls,Googlies, break-legs-off and no-batis'Twixt the umpire and the captain.

Wheu stealing runs I shall be in, yards,When I'm batting for St. Wynyard's.

CURTAIN.

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SPORTING NEWS.

FOOT BALL COMPETITIONS,

Three teams were entered for the football competltions-under 17, under 15,and under 13 teams. The following are theresults up to the end of last term ;-

UNDER 17.

v. S.A.C.S. (A) lost 3-0.v. S.A.C.S. (B) won 17-0.v. Marists. won 10-3.v. R.B.H.S. lost 33-0.v. Steil. (A) lost 12-3.v. D.C. (A) lost 11-3.

Points.

Played. Won. Lost. Drew. For. Ag.

6 2 3 0 36 62

UNDER 15.

v. S.A.C.S. (B) won 9-0.v. St. G.G.S. won 23-0.v. Obs. won 12-6.v. R.B.H.S. (C) won 39~0.v. Bellville. won 14-0.v· R.B.H.S. (B) drew 3-3.v. D.C. (B) won 28-0.

Poi nts.

Played. Won. Lost. Drew. For. Ag.

7 6 0 1. 128 9

UNDER 13.

v. S. Point. lost 9-0.v. St. G.G.S. won 25-0.v. Marists. (A) WOlt 5-3.v. R.B.H.S. (A) lost 0-9.v. S.A.C.S. (A) drew 6-6.

Points.

Played. Won. Lost. Drew. For. Ag.

5 2 2 1 36 27

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FRIENDLY MATCHES.

Under 17. v. Rosedale.Under 13. v. R.B. H.S.

II. S.A O.S. (n)

won 9-0.WOIl 3-0.lost 0-3.

The Under 13, (A) played a "friendly" against R.B.H.S. (A)011 N ewlands A, as a "curtain-raiser" to the Ourrie Cup Matchbetween W. Province and E. Province on JUlle lOtb. Ronde-bosch succeeded in winning a fairly evenly-fought game inwhich the football played was at a very high standard.

Final SCOI'e9-0.

HOUSE MA'l'(;HES.

Two house matches have been played this season. Theytook place 011 May 2nd.

Tile results were:-

van Riebeek 3.Rhodes Il.

v. Wellillgton O.v. de Waal O.

ORICKET AND TENNIS.

During the cricket seasolltellnis matches were played.of the season was Wellington.

Each house elltered two cricket teams-junior and senior-with the result that a fairly large number of boys obtained achallce of playing for their respective houses.

One tennis team represented each house. In this bran ehof sp0rt, Wellillgton Honse also dominated tbe rest. Manymost enjoyable alld perhaps profitable mornings and afternoons

. were spent on our tenllis court.

On the last day of the first quarter of the current year, theschool played a team representing the masters at cricket.

The latter, however, proved to be too strong for the students.and won a well fought game with some difficulty.

many inter house cricket andTbe "Oock House" at the end

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TRI!: INTER-Sm'WOL SPORTS.

On March 21st. 1925, a team of athletes representing theschool competed ill the Inter School sports at Newlands, 20boys were entered, and our successes were :-

L. Cornwell (220 yds. U. l7) 1st ill heat, 3rd III Final.

U. l7 Relay 1st ill heat, 3rd in Final.

Relay team: Davidson, Myburgh, Snarp and L. Cornwell.

Examination Results 1924.

MATRICULATION.

l. tal:JsI-C. Gibbs, A. Aaronowitch, H. Benuett,

r:lass II-I. Leask, J. Weir.

Class III-G. Scott, J. Smith.

JUNIOR CERT1FlOATE.

Class I-A. COOKC. Felbert, L. Goldberg, J. Jordan, C. Key,J. McLarell, V. Michie, F. Smithers.

Ulass Il-V. Carll1icbael N. Hurwitz, D. McKellar, J. Miller,M. Myburgh, W. O'Connor, M. Scher, M. Weeks.

Class III-E. Bouchet, W. Gibbs, C. Hall N. Millar, R.Lancastel', D. Saacks.

DEPARl'M ENTAL JUN lOR CVRT1FlUATE.

Ulassj-L. Snow, S. Stamelatos.

Class II-W. Cox, H. Cox, S. De Cbaville, W. Dun, JHammill, S. Kaplan, J. Loubscher, C. Waylett.

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CAPE COLONY NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOOIATIONBISLEY.

CADET OOMPETITIONS.

Our Senior Team dio exceedingly well, missing the topscore by one mark only. Wilding and 01'1' both scored 49 out ofa possible 50.

The Junior Team won the cup for that class Auret, shoot.ing a top score of 45 out of a possible 50.

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