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Wynberg Boys'High School

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DECEMBER. 1938

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DECEMBER, 1938. Editors: Standard IX

Editorial... ..• . ..Mr. Ernest Mitchell ...John Sandford ButlerDerick Rice ... . . . . ..Frederick William HoareVisit of Municipal OrchestraJunior School ConcertExamination ResultsDebating Society ... . ..Applied O!!otationsThe Matriculation DanceThat Saturday Morning

CONTENTS.1344556

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The Fox and the Stork •.. . .•. 15The Rule of the Road 16From Wellington to Bain·. Kloof 17Interview with Skolly Terrorist 18The Alphabet ... ... ... 19Training Tips for Spelling Bee 20The Last Tea Party 21The Athletic Sports 22The Cross Country 25Cricket ... . ..

Rugby... . ..Old Boys Page

Editorial.The avpearance of this issue of the Magazine has, we hope,

been awaited eagerly by our small public. We did not producea Magazine in June, not for fear of "blunting the :fine point ofseldom pleasure," hut because of the rising cost of paper. Wehave. therefore, to reviel\' the activities of a whole year and makehonourable mention of the more worthy of our members andtheir performance throughout the two seasons in our sportingcalendar.

In March "'e said good-bye to Mr. Mitchell, \\'ho retired onpension at the end ot the first term. At the beginning of thesecond term Mr. Martin undertook the care of the commercialubjects, surrendering hi!' German classes, first to Mr. A. P.\'olschenk. who held the temporary position till June verypleasantly and efficiently. l111il finally to Mr. P. J. Mostert, of

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Caledon, at the commencement of the third term. In AprilMiss Frylinck returned to her post after her ix months' furlough,spent overseas.

The football season of 1938 anel the cricket sea. on of 1937-38are reviewed later in our pages. To Mr. TaskeI' and MT. Wahland the Ma ters who have as isted them on the playing :fields\\'e should like in pas ing to pay this tribute. that at the clo~eof this year more boys of exception a1 promise at games will beleaving than for many years past. H, fu I'thel', we may generalisefrom the number of boys who entered for events in the athleticsports, we may state that the number of players was greater thanusual.

To maintain its position among chool organi:atioDs afterits brief session in 1937, the Debating Society this year had arecord number of meeting,;. With no reconstruction of the Hallto interru pt the se 'sion, Mr. Thorp planned hif< programmethoroughly and studied the capabilities of the member' cal'efl111.\',o that of the ,ix whom he selected for the fl11l1ual contr,.:t atleast three spoke excellently and all hlld clearlv benefited 1romlhe training they had received.

If the activi.ties of our Senior boys, outside the DebatillgSociety. arc physical, al1Cl therefore a little one-sidcd. the con-tribution made by our Junior School to our life is predominantl.vintcllectual, or, at least, artistic. The origin and the home ofthe School Orchestra is in our Junior School; the annual JuniorSchool Concert is the only dramatic venture \re hflre had fol'five years, and an annual triumph it is also Tor Mr. T,ol'ie. \riththe assistance of Miss Lace.v. Miss Gobbett, and ~[i)<" Speig-ht;while not content with their e Rays in the dnlll1fl. the \\'holeJunior School co-operate in the exacting \\'ork of "tagi ng Ilnallllual exltibition of work. The successes of thi. year aredescribed later; the Magazine takes this opportunity' OT con-gratulating the Junior Staff 011 an c.,xcf'llent entertainnwnt anda une exhibition.

The Matriculation Dance took place on the last aturdayevening of the third term, and Mrs. Clegg's annual contributionto the gaiety of our life and the social education of our Seniorboys, this year equalled anyone of her many succcsse. of the past.

'fhe present Old Boys' Union-for the Union founded byGrangeI' and Felbert in 1930 was not our nr t-ha. entered onthe tenth year of its existence, and has therefore reached 3]1 ageequal to the life at our School of any boy on our roll, exceptperhaps a diehard loitering in an examination clas. In thelight of this, an effective membership of 140 seems a little meagre;for to every present boy the life of the Union has virtually been

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co-e\'al II'ith the life of the )'chool ibelf, and in memory of histriumphs on the playing fields, or on the Junior stage, and ofhis friendships, everyone of our members will find a pleasure,~\ well as taking a pride, in associating him,:elf with the Union.Perhaps to commemorate this year in their e:x.istence, perhapsto undertake once again a useful service to the School, theUnion, under the very appropriate presidency of :Mr. R. T. Felbert,contributed a sum of £28 to 'chool Funds, which, ii the suggestioni~ feasible, will be spent on the laying down of a turf wicket.The Secretary's report and the balance heet for the year July,1937, to JUllC, 1938, are published at the cnd oi tIllS issue.

To our Junior scholars, congratulation ; to our examinationcandidate, good 11lck: to all our reader, a pleasant and profitableholiday. G.B .

•Mr. Ernest Mitchell.

On the last day of the first term Ur. Mitchell took his leaveof the ·chool. After a long- career in England and South Africa.se\'enteen years of II'hich were spent \rith us, Mr. Mitchell retire cl011 that clay. .

'rhroug.hout the years of his membership of our staff, Mr.Mitchell hl'lcl been in charge of the commercial subjects. In thesehe had won a reputation as an excellent teacher. His pupilsfrequently obtained higher result in his subjects than theyobtained in other subjects, and since they were under his directionfor two or three periods a day, for a celtain number of our boyshe held the position of head of a small faculty. He was alwaysinterested ill these bo.)'", both during thei l' school days andafterwards.

Though he did not come into contact with the boys in theacademic cli1sses, he WDS always willing, when called upon toaccompan'y football and cl'icket teams on Saturday mornings, justas, though he did not attempt the supervision of sport, he wasalwa.Ys ready to sene, with hie beautiful penmanship, those ofthe staff who wished for the keeping of rare records or the writingof certificates. The whole School. therefore-the Staff, the OldBoys, and the Senior Classes-contributed towards a presentationto Mr. MitchelL "Mr. Clegg, after a short tribute to his worth,made the presentation of a chair, a standard reading-lamp, anda clock, to be used in the less strenuous days of retirement afterlong service.

'rhe good wi he of the chool are extended to Mr. and Mrs.Mitchell and their family.

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John Sandford Butler.

Pas ed away at Wynberg on eptember 9th, after a roadacciden t, John Sandford Butler. at the age of twenty-two.

Jack Butler attended our chool throughout his School careeranel left to\Vards the clo~e of 1934 \I'hen a member of the SeniorJ\fatriculation Clas,.

Throughout his life he took an interef't in mechanics anddeRigning, anel during hi" boyhood 1I'0n two prize in open com-petition with other boy.. Hi gTeatest triumph was in September,1932. when he \Von the fiI""t prize Ol £10 for the best nni hedmodel designed to the plan~ published by the organisers of the., Argus" Moclrl Plane Competition. He wa one of the foundersof the Cape Town Model Plane Clllb and in 1935, in the earlydays of the construction of model aeroplanes, achieved a recordflight of threr minutes with Cl model of his own de'ign. A peti'ol-clriven model which hr con~tl'llctrd this year is of excellent designand beautiful fini>;h. It i~ to be an exhibit at the Cape Technica]College,

He had Rel"\'ed foul' years of an apprentice hip at the Holmes~fotor Work" :'Ind was about to oC'cide whether to qualify :'IS agrounel engineer in the S.A, Air Force.

Jack Butler wa:,; a bo.\' with a strong personality and a happytemperament. His achievement" werr not on the playing fielilsor in the c1a~"-J'oolll. His alliance, at . 'chool were with otherhOV8 who hael :'I ,;imilar turn of mind to hi. Among them andamong the friend" he made among hiR fellow-experimenter hewa, regarded a:; a leader and, sadly, as a young man who wasAlways impatient of rccklrl;~ness. He had ,1 pas, ion for machinery'incl great skill in the care of it. He ,,'ns loyal to the Schooland frequently palei us a visit, always cheerfully-and alwaysfinding hi. way to the metal-work rooms befOl'e he left.

With "-,rajol' Butler and MTS. l31ltler we sympathiRe "rrydeeply in the los~ of their only f'on.

•Derick Rice.

Pas:;ed away at the Fnr EaRt Rand Hospital 011 7th June,DeTie]\: Rice. at the age of nineteen.

Del'ick Rice spent the la1'1 two 'years of hi, ,ehooI life withlJ.. He came to us from Beaufort We t as a boarcler at thebeginning OI 1936 and lelt last year at the eOllchlRion OI theSenior Certificate Bxamination, At the time of hj cleath he

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\\'as in the School of :Mines, Modder B, Johannesburg. He diedof pneumonia after an illness of two days.

He brought a natural cheerfulness to our School. He served]10 term of probation as a "new boy," but became a :figure amongus from the first, and we should think frOht the whole-hearled\\'ay in which he threw himself into everything that was happeningthat he revelled in the life of a boarder at a large school. He\\'as always cheerful. and lI'a popular with his fellows and withthe staff. He was a very big boy, remarkably strong, and tirelesson the football field. He was awarded a Blue for Rugby lastyear.

Since all our member knew him-and knew him well-thesympathy of the whole chool goes out to his parents. Therecency of ou l' association with him makes his death an intimate~OTl'OW of our own.

•Frederick William Hoare.

130rn 011 the 5th J'tll1e, 1931. Freddie Hoal'e pas ed awayon the 18th 'eptembel'. He entered our School in 1937 and atthe time of his death \\'as in Sub- 'tandard B.

\\ïth his parcnts and the little friends he had made in hisshort life \Vc feC'! the deepest sympathy .

•The Visit of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra

and Junior School Notes.

The Cape '1'011'11Orchestra visited us once again during thethird term. To a packed house Mr. Pickerill presented Mr.Lorie' specially cho::;pn programme of orchestral eX1;racts fromfamous operas. the item being intersper ed with remarks upon01)Cl'a it elf.

'1'hi pl'ogJ'funme seemed of a prophetic nature; for, only afew days after the Concert, camp a notice heralding a scholars'matinée in the Little Theatre of Hllmperdinck's Opera "Hanselilnel Gretel." A party of fifty boys and three of the staff thoroughlyrnjoyed the beauty of the Opera and were much interested inthe Little Theatre" cyclorama's effects in view of our owncyclorama. It is genuinely pleasing- to reflect that a visit toa.n Opera wa one of the year's activities.

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The violin cIa ·:;e. are proceeding apace. The fourteen 1938beginners are ~oon to be follo\\"ed by a new group in 1939.

We have to acknowledge rno::;t gratefully a donation of £3made by MT. Goodson toward the choo1's stage equipment.

It is fitting here te record some of the acquisitions of theSchool during the past thrce year~, including eighteen musicstands, three wigs, several costumes, a black velvet curtain, agrey velvet curtain, sidewings in the stage, two floodlights, andthis year' crowning achievement-the cyclOl'<lma.

The Annual J£xhibition will be held on Saturday, 3rdDecember. The exhibit will be calendars, illustrated poems,design, drawings and painting~. Among the novelties will bemasks moulded and decorated in Stanc!m'cl IV, animals of bread,modelled and \'arnished in Standard Y, and telephone cards in~tandal'd V.

The Junior School Concert.

rrhe Junior :::lchool Conccrt was hcld on Wednesday, 19thOctober. before an audience of bo.\-s, and repeated on the 2l~tand 22nc! before aclult a ucbenceil.

r['he performancc for scholars \l'a~ an innovation thi~ year.and wat; justified by the succe::;s it met with both in the attendanceand in the interc~t dif;played by the audience. A far more

. important innovation was the I1::\C of the cyclorama. l\1T. Lorie's\'ision and courage have been l'c:-iponsible for a l'evolutiOl1 in OUT.lunior Hchool activities. From being occasional ::Incl, thoughhright [1)1(1cheerful, containing incidents of an impromptu nat1ll'c,our cOl1c;erts have become alJnual and well organiRed. They ha\'ebeen produced with thoroughlless and care, and haw' not la t anvof the spontaneoui; charm which all performance:; by ehilrlrenpos~e~s. The mere suggestion that a .Junior School Orche:-itl'amight perform sel'iou:i works would have been scouted five yeaTsago, when all that \Ve hael achieved \\'as a eOJ1Cert party onevening,; after our annual fêtes mld an occasion})1 RaIo at aRchool 1)E'rformlmce hy a gifted boy.

Thc c~'clol'aJ1la i~ the crowning achievement of the JuniorSchool. Concei\'ed of and. \'isuali 'eel by l\1r. Larie, it was con-shncted during the School holiday" 11I;<1erhis direction by braof our Senior boy=-, Michael Ropkins and 1\'an Bedford, whothus ~hal'(, with 1\ll'. Larie the honou)' of making hi tory at our. chool. In this issue of the 1f.agazine a general! tribute ispaid to the;.:(' eo-workeJ'~; but the Magazine is ephemeral, and inthe annai,.; of our School-t-he memories of our members-wehop(' that their labour,; will be reconled..

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Last year the improvement in the -playing of our young- \"iolin-ists on their -previous -playing \Vas astonishing. and \l"e decided thenthat the orchestral -performances might no long-er be regardedas tOUTS de force. It would need a mu ician. and a musician witha very accurate memory, to distinguish in quality between theperformance then and the -performance thi' year. Of the six piecesth!" Barcarolle \Vas extremely beautiful, and the short valse byA. Lorie hael a p('r~onal as well as a musical interest of its own.

Of the three dramatic pieces, the first, The Elves and theShoern(~ker, \I'as an action-song in four short scenes. A shoe-maker and his Irife are puzzled to account for the good fortunethat has mysteriously entered their home. Whenever the shoemakerhas left hide cut into soles anel up-per::l,he has rioen in the morningto find the pieces stitched into shoes. His wife, "the cleverestLittle wife in Germany," nro-poses a vigil in the room that th.eymay discover their benefactors. Night falls and, the old couplehidden behind a creen, a dozen vhi.lanthropic elves in Lincolngreen enter the room with many a sst and stitch the leather inmelodious unison and magic ease. 'rhe following day the gratefulbeneficiaries devote, not to the preparing of leather, but to then1<iking of warm red cloaks. 'l'heRc they Ifly upon the cobbler'sbench. where the elves find them at midnight. After a ceremonialcircling of the room. in their protecti\"e colouring, the elves depart.

'rhe piece was a simple conception of the reward of virtue and\\'a" produced in a classical mode, without delineation of characterand with a careful -preservation of pattern and rhythm in the{'I'olution of the dancers.

Behinel Dead Man's Elm, a Rignpost Ilnd the milestone onthe heath, Il reel dawn smoulders. Starved with cold in the eagermorning air, a company of the mo~t abandoned villains and cut-throats are waiting-waiting for the conung of the stage-coach.

The scene was from the second of the plays; the depth anddistance of the sky an emanation from the cyclorama-the far-offevent to which, Ire can nO\l' realise in retrospect, the whole seriesof Junior -productions has moved. The brilliance of the cyclorama.effects achieved, there remains 110thinp; for our proelucers to desire,and we sus-pect that, po. ses ing this ource of s-plendour and beauty,they will allow their choice of at least one of the annual -plays tobe influenceel by the presence of an outdoor scene.

In The H'ighwayman of Q1"CLluford, the traditional highwaymanof fiction is pre ented. Through his ~ojour:ning in society, Higginslearns of the movements of the gentry and bring.' off: a remarkableco'up in the eizme of £6,000. His love of romance anel chivalryinduces him to relinquish his boot:· anel abandon his company ofhighwaymen, who renounce his leade]'~hip anel betray him to the

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.:oldiel's. Be ieged in an inn. he e~capeli at the ele\'cnth hOlll'through a secret pas age pointed out to him by a boy ?It the inn,whose ambition it i to be a highwayman when he grows up.Riggins comc~ 11"pOnhis cut-throat crew on the heath and resumesboth his leadership and his pcechitying abolIt chivalry. He takesthc boy into hi" company, lenrning th?lt tI1\' name of the boy isBichal'd Tm'pin.

Mr. HiggillS was of the BElau Rl'ul1lnwl tradition in dres,.;and of the Elegant Edward mode in . peech and fastidiousness,During his unintemuttent oratory the hardened cut-throats of hisband sought refuge in sleep 01' rude remarks, They themselveswere a plebeian crew, The rebellious Joe Snag was playedYi~ol'ollRly and stridently. The faithful cOllnc1rel, Ezekiel, waslugubrious, and loyal to his romantic leader-though he had. emeenough to ask him once to "stow hi. gab."

Th e \l'itch in the Clock TOlCPI' "'as i n two ·trles, A bovanda girl are j)l'e,.;ented, with amazing l'ealiRm, investigating themystery of a towel' in which, they sl1spect, an old woman is liyingr'ent-free while she passes herself off ns a witch, They mount thestaircase of the tower, discover the old hag to be a witch indf'ed.and are :;ealed by her malign pO\l'01' in her den, The II'itch. \I'hohas the nerves o-fa mortal, ha grown to loathe the inceRs:mt tickingof the clock anel, on her power being- challenged, destrov.' the\I'orks by mngic, She" gives them the works." The bo.(s grand-father, the steward of the clock-tower, alTi ves and is overpoweredhy Gruymalkin and her foul' terrifying ~pldent 'I'he childr0nescClpe through the cloor which admits Grandpa. Belore thrlrreturn with the master magician Ol the villnge, ihe ~piderl:i ~pina curtaiu of cob-webs to hiele the witch's spinning-wheel and ((rei1l1d Ol'anflpn, The witch tran~roTl11f; hel'~clf into a rat.

The magi<:ian is not decei v<'d. He orders the curtai n tounroll itseU a nd the witch, confoulluccl a I1d humiliated, to rctu rnto her own likenc:;:;.

'['he stage effccts were excellent and the noises o(f beautifullytime(]. The in ide wall of the clock-tower was a careful repre-sentation of a cob-webby Toom, containing the wheels anel ropesand pulleys of a clock-mechanism. 'rhe only criticism of thein~!'cllious staging of the play is that the mctamorphosi" of thewitch into a rat and back again wa" allowed to proceed off-stage.Hael she shnll1k into a rat before us, however, the triumph of thecyclorama would ha\'e been climmec1.

The per~onation of a spitefn I and very active witch wa.excellent. The little boy was bright and c01ll'teous, and the littlegirl charming. ThE' first cene, in which the chilrlren waverhetween curiosity and fear-and fE'ar of being thought afTaid-ll';l.(lne of the be~t "CE'ueswe have hael in the School Hall.

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PROGRAMME.

1. (a) March from Occasional Oratorio ..(b} Minuet from Fireworks Music ..

W.B.H.S. ORCHESTRA.

2. "THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER"A hort scene with music, adapted from Grimm by Hopwood

Hlld lVIcNaught.

HandelHandel

Characte1's:HANS, the Shoemaker .. .. .. .. .. .. J-olm Goatley.GRETCHEN, his Wife Rodney Young.ELvEs:-J. Napier, F. Hoare, D. Lewis, L. Nossel, A. Gott,

lVI. King, P. Smy-the, lVI. Moskowitz, B. David,G. May, B. Price, C. Block.

Bc(me: Where the hoemakers work.Produced by MISS LAOEY.

;3. (a) The Cathedra I Minuet ..(b) Folk Dance:< Amaryllis"

W.RH.S. ORCHES'l'RA.

BeethovenTmditional

::l. " THE HIGHWAYMAN OF eRA WFORD "Adapted by H. Go"" from Mr . Gaskell's novel.

Chamcte1's:EDWARD HWGIKS .. Mark Resnekov.BZEKIEL SN] PE .. Herbert Moseley.JOE SNAG .. .. Gramille West.DICK .. " .. " .. .. " .. Barney Benischowitz.GHEASYSA:U .. .. " .. .. .. .. .. .. David Lytton.JACK GUTTER .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bobby Jacobs.Sll\lON KETCH " .. " Allan Lever.GANG ME,\!HEH. .. Frank Jackson and Peter Lavender.A Boy .. " .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. John Crowley.Srn PETEH COL\'IL1~E .. .. .. .. .. .. . . James Peters.MARY, his Daughter .. .. .. " .. .. .. Cecil Jubber.AN OFFIOEH .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Peter Marais.SOLDIERS .. .. .. Douglas Selk and Michael McCahan.Scene in the 'J'avern and on the Heath near Cranford.

Play produced by MISS F. SPEIGHT.5. (a) Val.'ette SpringeU

(b) Barcarolle from "rfhe Tales of Hoffmann" Offenbac}~W.B.H.S. ORCHESTRA.

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6. "THE WITCH IN THE CLOCK-TOWER"

A musical play by J. B. Thomas <'l nd L. Woodgate.Ohamcters:

JILL .. " .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cecil Jubber.DUFFY Hugh Mathew.CLUCKETY KATE, the Witch .. .. .. .. Sonny Katz.HOKA, Ohief Spider .. .. J olm Ashman.ZOGBOLill, Fir t Spider .. .. .. .. .. John Orowley.POOPIN, Second Spider .. .. .. .. .. .. Erl Wal h.ZAGNlLBE, Third Spider .. .. .. " .. Robert Wells.GRANDPA .... .. .. " .. .. .. .. Leonard Barnett.OHIEF MAGICIAN .. .. .. . Peter Kelly.SCEKE 1: Entrance Hall at the bottom of the Clock-tower.SCENE 2: The Olock-tower Room ill the early morning.

Play p11Od~wedby MISS E. GOBBETT.Songs prepared by MR. A. LORlE.

'l'he scenery for all pl(lys clel'igned and prepared hy JuniorSchool pupils under the direction of Mr. A. Lorie.

MEMBERS OF THE OROHESTRA.FÏ1'st Vio'Zins: S. Upton, 1. Ellefsen, N. Seddon, R. Moseley,

W. Moseley, B. Kirby, G. Marais. H. de Villiers, B. Jack '011.A. Nunn.

Second Violins: S. Ga11oon, J. Katz, N. )'[oseley, O. C'aldecott,G. Pelteret, R. Oibbs, B. Beni. chowitz, L. Adams, Ti}, "\-\Tells.

Third TT·iolins: T. Gilmour, A. Green wood, J. Belgl·O\·P.L. Bal'l1ett, D. TUl'l1er, 1. Bowley, I. Townsend, ?IL Arguile.J. A hman, A. Ohimato, B. J ncob., G. Rl1~ch, D. Oreve. ~1.Polliack, P. Katcher.

Piano Oonductor: Mr. A. Lorie.

Shooting Notes.

On Friday, 25th October, the School competed lor the EmpireOhallenge Shield. The competiti.on \\'a.' :shot off at the Schoolbutts. The results of this competiti.on have Ilot yet been published.Aperture sights were allowed. The count was, out of 70, sevenrapid and seven deliberate shots.

On Saturday, 5th November, the Hamp team, with one excep-tion, shot at Woltemade for the ScobeH Oup. The School shot

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fairly well and came third, being beaten by Bishops A and Bteams. The average 'core for the team of eight was 37.

'l'he Bennett and Baker Cup was won by C. Albertyn, whohad the highest aggregate score for the two competitions.

Aggregate scores: Albertyn, 102; Thwaits, 101; Hopkins andAdam', 99; Solomon. 98; Kroukamp, 97; Bedford, 96; Lategan(one event only).

Mr. Marais is to he thanked for the interest he took in theboys. M.H.

Examination Results.

Senior Cel'tific(Lie.

Anzil'ka, Daniel .Jack; Atlas, Sidney; Boiskin. Joseph;*Hanlller, Michael John; *t Hoal, Edgar Stribley; *Jacobs, Ken-ueth lsaac: *t Jones, Arthur Lancelot Barp; Kaplan, Israel Woolf;~'tLap, Arnold; Milliner, Robert; Myers, Selwyn; *Stacey,Edward; *tSte\\'art, ]£ric 1'heal; *t'l'hwaits, John Henry; *Wise,Edward Douglas.

JlInio1' Certificate.

Badham-'l'hornhill. Basil Corbett; Black, Walter; Blits,.Tacques; Bowers, Reginald Charles; Coetzee, Gerald MichaelHenry; Cranna, Alexander: Crisp, Charles Arthur; tDe Kock,Gerald; DanieIs, Basil James; Drake, Francois Johanne ;t Duncan, Peter .N01'1'8I; Forrest, Alexander; Friedlander, RichardMartin: Fry, Gordon Rtorl's; Gatzanis, Dimitri; Haylett, WilliamCarl: Haywanl. Denis; Hes. ell, Kenneth Thomas; Hinkel, ArthurBeverley; Holton, Richard Charles; Jeffes, Allan Malcolm Fisher;Kannemeyer. Alexander: Kaplan, .Norman Max; tKopuit, Louis;Kriel, Ralph Osier: Lewi., Anthony Michael; tMacleod, DonaldHarold; tMarks, Charles; Mathew, James Lanz; Meyer, Hendrik('hristian; Moseley. William .Tames; Niemann, James Rudolf;NOl-ton, Kenneth; Prebyn, Ernest James; Rabe, Wilhelm; Rad-clyfÏe, Lancelot Leopold; Redman, George Lambert; Ryan, WilliamJ olm; Sha piro, .N01'111a11Maurice; Slabber, I van; Stephenson,Graham John; TempleI', Desmond Brian; Upton, Stanley Murray;Van Alphen, Geoffrey Cedric; tVan Oudtshoorn, Willem vanR.heede; Walsh, James Martin; Wolman, Ellie; Woods, DenniAllen Cecil; Yudelman, Wolfe Nathan.tIndicates First Class. *Right of Admission to the University.

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Debating Society.

Hon. SeCrel(Lry: P. Shields.Oommittee: C. Albertyn and J. Shirk.The Society commenced its 1938 session with the traditional

" Hat Night." This was followC'd a fortnight later with a debate,thc 'ubject being: "That this Howse ha:; lull confidence in theMunicipality of Cape 'l'own." The motion was lost.

On the 6th May, shortly hefol'e the General Election, a politi-cal meeting \\'llf>held to select a representative for the W.B.H.S.constituency. 'rhe following candidates spoke: P. Shields(Fasci t), R. Bleach (ConRervative), I. hllef en (Communist),M. Hopkins (Fascist), I. Fine (Coalition), H. Pl'eiss (Con~el'\"a-tive), J. Brink (Communi t). 'rhe meeting was distinctly livelyat times and political sympathies \VE'rE'strongly di vided. Electionresult: M. Hopkins (Fascist).

At the next meeting the motion, :, That all men are equal,"\\'ilR lost. The hest "'peec1lE'son this occa;,;ion \\"(,1'r tho;<e of W..Joubert and C. Alhertyn.

A uniqlle ::;ituatio'n arose on the E'vening that the Hou~C'discusscd the motion, ,. The hire purchase system is a blessing tothe poor." Not II single votc was cast for the motion, al thoup;hthe propof:er;; spoke as eloquentlv a,: the opposition.

The Old Boys' Debate \Va~held on the 12th August. Subject:"The Press has done more harm than good." Old Boys: Messrs.R. Fel belt, Kahn. Ma cKinto,:h. School: Mes l's. S. Katz, ~LHopkin!", C. Albert)'11. The speech!'!' throughout weTe well receivedand the motion \\'aR \Von. Undollbtedly the voting waf: influencedhv the vNy illtrre::;ting remarks and criticism of Mr. E. Lincey(a fOTlllPr PreHR representatiye)_, who spoke from the fiool' ofthe Hou -'e.

The se,."ion cOllcluded with the Rest Speaker's Debatp.Subject: "That the black man will Tule 'ollth Africa 200 y('ar~IWl1ce." SpeilkC'l'I>:fifes'l' . C. Albertyn, I. Ellefsen, M. Hopkins,B. Joubert, S. Kllh. and P. Shielrl,. ']'he motion was clefellterl.

Thc juclgc~' decif'ion wa': Ist, 1. Ellef~en, who was prer-:ente<lwith the Old Boys' IJnion Prize fol' the BeHt Speaker; 2nd. S. Katz,\\'ho received the School Prizc.

During the year the chllir \\'as taken at varion. time by thefollowing: Messrs. J. Brink, I. Ellef~ell, and B. Joubert. Withon(' OT two exceptions, the attendance have been satiHlactory,\\'hil~t it i~ encouraging to note the Rupport girf'll hI' thE' Junior"FormH.

Finall~·. the Society, in looking bllck on a . Llccesful session,record ib; t-lppl'eciation of the work done hy the Hon. Secretaryand the Committee. F.G.T.

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Applied Quotations.

'I. AT- R - 1- Jl: ct I do not hunger for a well-stored mind."K - pl - n: ..But ducks are comical things."Stel. 9: C( We are tl1P dreamers of dreams."The Masters: c. I hate these potent madmen,

Who keep all mankind awake."Br - nk: "His pitiful bones are laid at ease."

St - ph - ns - n: "I feel the light kiss of the wind touching myhair."

Fr - - ell- nd - r, in detention: "Oh, sball I never be bome again f"

Any Prefect: "Austere. and clad in sombre robes of grey."Sh - - Id,,: "I to manhood am arrived so near."- - Rt - rb - rg to B - k - 1', tempted to bunk detention:

ct Gin we be missed out of our placc,A air pain we mann bide."

Br - 11k: "No coward soul is mine."

W - Im - 11: C( He sleeps a charmed sleep;Awake him not."

Bl - - ch, being tackled: "How like an angel come I down."S - 1- m - 11, tackling F - 11 -: "He holds him with his skinny

band."

•The Matriculation Dance.

On the last Satllrday evening of the third term the annualMatriculation Dance was held.

As they have done for at least as many years as the Magazinehas been in existence, Mr. and Mrs. Heugh, assisted by a fewpast and present members of our Senior Class, decorated the Hall.'fhe decorations, which \\'ere on a lavish scale, were carried outtastefully, and the Hall transformed into a summer-house forthe reception of the guests. Tbe table decorations in the Dining

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Hall, where upper was served, were the gift of Mr. and MTS.Stephen. on, who supplied innumerable carnations from theirflower farm at Forest End, T'okai. The. upper was, as always,under the care of Mrs. Clegg, delicious and daintily prepared.A small committee of helpers had spent hours on the preparationof salads, sandwiches and savouries, and Miss Vos, Mrs. Mitchell,Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Lomberg, Mi s Cora Cherry, Miss Bolus,Mrs. and Miss Henderson, Mrs. and Mi' . KOG, and past and presentboys are to be thanked for their labours.

The dance, though a number of parents alld friends of theSchool were present, was a dance for the young, who tm'onged thefloor during all the dances, but, after slight hesitation, revelledin the amusing vaTiations of the Lambeth Walk and the difficult-seeming-yet easy evolution of the Palais Glide. Perhapsbecause of these two novelty dances, perhaps because of the generalcheerfulness and the beauty of the Hall, this year's dance maybe ranked as one of the most successful in the history of theseries. Mrs. Clegg, on being presented with a bouquet by theSenior Prefect, was applauded to the echo in thanks for hergreat effort.

It _is pleasing to be able to record the generous support ofthe Old Boys' Union and past Matriculation students, and tothank Mr. W. Skeeles for the generous gift of a box of chocolates,which was Taffled elUTing the evening and won by :Mis~ Bollen .

•That Saturday Morning.

Straining, panting, sweating,Wearily shoving behind;

Struggling, pushing, taggering,One thought ever in mind.

WeaTy bodies quive.ring,Heaving with might and main,

Every staggering movementJust a wave of pain;

(Sweat-stTeaked. grimy faces)Longing for a rest,

Exerting to the utmost,Grimly doing their best.

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Slowly moving forward,Gradually retreating again,

Their effOl·ts unrewarded-Almost all in vain.

Gradually moving forward,Obeying one conunand,

Rolling that sphere of leatherInto the waiting hand.

]'aster anel fa.,ter speedingAh! but all in vain!

Knockrd on by a three-quarter;Tht' f:crum haH to form again.

R. MCGREGOR (Sn).

The Fox and the Stork.

A rul pine beast whos(' cupidity excelled his callacity blandishedl1 !'tol'k to participate in the mastication of his diurnal repast,which the subtle creature supplied in platters without curvaturesOl' indentations. '1'he stork, owing to the formation of thecorneOll~ extremities of its mandible, was unable to devour itsallotted share, and departed, llOt having fulfilled the cravings ofits determinate desire to distend the digestory organ with sus-tenance. The ensuing day the fox was requested to be presentat the stork';.; ,'umptuous rntertainment of piscatorial flesh.Anticipating that he would be able to gorge himself to thelItlllO~t. thc avaricious beast determined to abstain from anynuh.iment for a spatial dLlration. Seating himself, he waitedwith optimistic intuitive preconception for the receptacles ofnouTi~llment. But his l'aptuTou. intensity of feelings waned onobserving thllt the victnals reposed at the basis of elongatedre.-sels. in \\'hich he could not place his ex'iernal orifice, whichserved for the inge~tion of food, containing the apparatus formaFiticatiol1 and the organ,' of vocal utterance and deglutition.The stork. without further ado, ingm'gitated its portion withn\-idity, llOt pau:iinp: till its vrm'l was devojd of any sustenance,its extended receptacle for food enabling it to reach the fish.

Thus by similar ,~il'ategy was l'E'tribution brought about, andthe fox done a ,hot in the eye.

H. PRJ<jTSS (SA).

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The Rule of the Road.

Had Inspector Cleuch not received his early training in theTraffic Branch of the Police before entering the C.LD., it isdoubtful whether the mystery of the pawnshop would ever havebeen solved. For the rorce of habit remains throughOlJt ou rlives and a specialist alwa.ys observes what he has been trainee!to observe.

It was on the morning or Saturday, 25th J anuar)', 193 ,that a servant, on entering the room of Mr. Brown. found hismaster's dead body on the floor. The ,,;ervant stmted baek, ~ta redspeechle~ with horror and fled to the manager's office with aface as white as a sheet. Within half-an-hour the police arrived.At their head was InspectoT Cleuch, recently promoted to theC.LD.

Slowly and with great care Inspector Cleu(;h €'xamint>d tI1€'room, taking short notes. Th€' Rmall ~a£e had been broken op€'nand its contents widely spread. There \\"a~ no trace 01 moneya'Jd, according to the manager, the late Mr. I1rown hRd k€'ptall his monev and valuables in the ~afe.

On quest"ioning the people in the rest of the hotel who knewanything of Mr. Brown's affairs, the J nspector found out thatl\Ir. Brown had had the sensible habit or having his initialsengraved on all his personal belongings. He, thererore, orderedhi men to questioD all the pawnbrokers in the district and todiscover whether any or them had recei I'ed any jewellcry thatmorning bearing the initials J.B. At about ij o'clock theyreported. A pawnbroker gave a hazy descri ption of a man anda woman who had pawned £30 worth Ol "aluables bearing theinitials J.B.

The Inspector then had a. stroke or luck. A man and awoman attempted to board a steamer rOT Australia without pas.-ports. On being asked many questions, they replied surlily. andtheir secretiveness deepened the Inspector's suspicions. Unror-tunately the pawnbroken was nnable to identiry them with anycertainty as the pair who had visited his shop that morning shortlyafter opening time. The Inspector asked them fOT an alibi forthe morning. If their alibi was satisfactory, he intended torelease them; rOl' the people who had pawned the valuables mu thave been the murderers.

The girl produced a snap showing her standing in front ofa shop with a paper bag in hel' haud. The small hand of aclock in the background pointed undoubt€'dly at the ninth hour.and the large hand at the hour or twelve. Hence they had analibi at the hour of 9, rOl' the shop ,\'a~ Il well-know)] (,;hop in a

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towll twenty miles away from the town in which the -pawnbroker>ssho]J was,

The In pector immediately asked how she could -prove thatthe snap had been taken that day. She smiled confidently andfln,'wel'ed that if he would read a column in a newspaper shehanded him he would have his proof. He read a write-up of theopening of the ne\\' frontage of the shop and the installation ofthe clock that day. In the snap the new doors were open andcustomers could be seen paf:sing into the shop. Thus the alibi\I'as confirmed.

Inspector Cleuch \\'as about to hand the snap back to her,when something in the foreground of the picture seemed wrong,though, except for arousing some little irritation, it had no bearingon his present investigations. There were two cars in the snap.One \Vas parked. but on the wrong ,ide of the road. The other\I'as in tbe act of pa'sing it. alRo on the wrong side of the road.This two-fold infringement of the traffic laws annoyed the In-;::pectol'. who retaineJ the snap, his gaze travelling idly to thedock again, the figures on which, though visible, he could notdecipher. He immediately ordered the Clnest of the couple.

He after\Vard~ explained that the picture had been reversed,The Rnap had been taken at 3 o'clock and the print set in tbeframe with the negatil'e in revel' ·e. The face of the clockresembled the face of a clock seen in a mirror, with the figure 3on om left as \Ve face it and the 9 on the right. Uniortunatelytor the criminals-who hroke down and confessed their guilt-thedirection of the cars \I'as also reversed.

R. BOWERS (9).

From Wellington to 8ain's Kloof by Car.

Through n31'1'OI\' street· with little houses noddingSleepily at each other along the way;Where ancient trees) it seems, hold conversation,Stripped noli' of every leaf - with wintry sunshineSpreading throug-h the maze of trellised branchesAnd casting pools of gold along- the road.

The houses noli' are gone. On either sideAre row of plum trees, apricots, pear, and peach trees)All of a· golden ru set, awaiting the call of spring.Anel now in front l'ise towering snow-clad peaks,Dazzling in \yhiteness and. might'y in their grandeur.

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Higher and higher we climb, till far belowA sparkling cascade musically greets the ear.Up in the krantzes baboon' welcome the sun;A hawk, with eager eye alld fioating in air,Watches all movements on the 'lopes, and pouncesOn an unwaI'y rock-rabbit lured by the warm rays.

The steely grip of winter opened by the sunReveals itself in beauty, and all the landscapeIs painted delicately in light and shade.We reach the top of the pass; glide slowly down the hillside.

N. GrBBs (10) .

•Interview with Skolly Terrorist.

(Exclusive Story.)

J. J. Br - n7e Returns from HeToie Inter7ude tIJ'ith Sko71ie.s.

Having fully recovered from his ordeal, Br - nk returned toschool.

The alleged attack occurred most unfortunately a week beforethe semi-finals of the Senior Certificate Exanunations.

It appears that Br - nk, hard at work swotting the constructionof optical instruments (anticipating the lateral displacement ofhalf-inch of his visionary organ, which he main tains occurred)heaI'd the stealthy movement of his assailants which he \I' a"awaiting.

In an unsolicited interview with our hero, John unblushinglytold us:

cc On awakening after my po t-prandial opium soliloquy andsettling down to the above-mentioned swotting, I sensed troubledaa1'buite (I'm bilingual, what 1) and pugnaciously perambulatedalong the horizontal plane to the aforesaid sensed trouble for thepurpose of thoroughly investigating the bogenoemde eont1·etemps.

On perceiving the dimly silhouetted outline of three KaI'nallie-byters, unhesitatingly and quite unarmed I threw myself on thefive of them, knocking seven aside in my stride (note internalrhyme). I was in the thick of it, bu t the odds of 9 to 1weretoo great, and I gently subsided, having given a good account ofmyself against the fifteen scoundI'els, my butterfly. hold-oftenpracti ed against the boarders-being of no use against twenty-one ; and I awoke in hospital in gTeat -physical pain.

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r wish to express my most healty thanks to the staff of theW.B.H.S., e~pecially our English master, who, remembering Std.10'" love of "Lawrence of Arabia," kindly sent me my copy that1might pursue my studies for the forthcoming Senior CertificateExamination. in which I shall detinitely-slaag (note anti-climax).To help allay my pain the authorities at the hospital let a letterof condolence be deli yered to me (note pun).

Br - nk's incoherent "tory we summarise in the followingc::hart:-

Oauses:(1) Inquisi ti "eness.(2) Foolhardiness.(3) Wrestling practice (butterfly hold).(x) (See Results-5).

JilTa1':Overwhelming victory falls to the skollies ; Br - nk

falls to the ground.Results:

(1) Right eye pushed back one half inch.(2) Right collar-bone fracture.(3) Right arm injured.(4) Right leg limps.(5) NO EXAMS.

We are willing to inform anyone who applies where theseI"kollieil may be hired for a small, nominal, trivial re.muneration.

'l'his information comes direct from J. J. Br - nk (kopieregvoorbehou). H. and K. (10) .

•The Alphabet.

A stands for Alphabet, which you're about to hear;B stands for what al! men like, you know-a beer;o stands for Christmas, which everyone likes;D stands for what you find in Holland-dykes;E stands for expense, which no one likes;F stands for what boxers have--fights;G stands for glutton, which you really shouldn't be;H stands for hippo, which we rarely see;I stands for .ink, which you shouldn't spill;J stands for Jack, who is always ill;K stands fOT kangaroo, with its young in a pouch;L stands for leopard, ready to crouch;

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M stand,; for monkey, as naughty as can be;N stands for the nuts they have fOT their tea;o stands for octopus, found in the sea;P stands for pennies, which can't be kept by me;Q stands for quail;R stands for mbbit, with a one-inch tail;S stands for sugar, as sweet as can be;T stands for tiger, handsome to see;U stand' for uncle, that jolly fellow;V tands for Victor, whose nose is all yellow;W stands for whale, a great as can be;X stands for Xmas, and short for C;Y stands for yak with a bushy back;Z is for Zeus, the Grecian God;

And now we must visit the Land of Nod.L. ATKINS (3) .

•Training Tips for the Spelling Bee.

When one goes in for such an important competition as aSpelling Bee, one naturally must undergo hard training. Hereare some tips, which, if regarded, may come in useful.

At first, avoid doing any English compositions, as you aTeliable to make mistakes in spelling and to go on making them.EveTy morning get up early, open your mouth wide, drink agla of water, and say, five times (as fast as you can):«Xxopillatiollbherdiosycos." '1'his is for captains only, Ilnd isto improve the pronullciation. 'rhe memberH of the team shouldtry to peU this word without looking at it. If they filiI, theca ptain's pronunciatiol1 is at fault, and a new captain shall heelected.

When spelling, see that your teeth are clean. You can keepthem clean only if you use Kolyverts-the best (advert.).

Money is one of the most essential properties. A half-crownfrom each member of the team to the ref., and you may get yourwords right.

When opposing a team of pretty choolgiris, be sure to wearclark glasses, to keep out of the way of their smiles. 'rhis, ofcour 'e, is not obligatory after the contest.

'ra the older membeTs : Please shave on the day of thecompetition, OTgo the whole hog. Don't merely look like a pig.

In conclusion-a scmp of paper with some difficult wOTcls011 it (concealed, of cOUTse) is a _good idea.

L. KOPUIT (9).

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The Last Tea Party.

CHARACTERS: LOl'd of Autumn, ]l{urphy's Masterpiece, MajorBou·es. Lady Olive lI'igm1n, Joice Lawrence, Red Ol~p, Ma?'!}Elizabeth Redfearn. Sammy Roy, Bee, and Wind, and otherDahlias who do not speak.

SCENE is in a garden. Dahlias are sitting around quietly.~udclenly a Bee comes Ilying in with a me sage from Lord ofAutumn. Lord of Autumn is not a Dahlia, but he represent!'.Autumn.

Bee (hurriedly): Hullo, everyone. A letter from the Lord ofAutumn. He askeel me to bring it to you .

.HZ: Oh! how lovely!

.lfurph:ljs Masterpiecp: Let me open it first.Sammy Boy: No! let me!Nee: Well, there'" a naJlle on the envelope. It says Lady Clive

Wig-ram. (He gil'es it to her. She opens it quickly andreadf;' )

!,ady Olive lVi.gmm: "My dears, I wish to ask you all to come tothe la~t tea party b('1:or(' Winter starts. I hope you will allattend. Your 10Ying, Lonl of Autumn."

Uary E, Redfern: Oh! how delightful! Of course I shall go ..'lammy Boy: And I shall, too. I am not going to be left out of

it as lIras lalit year.La,cly O. llïgmrn: But it invite. us all. Look, it says "My

Dear;:."Jhtrphys Jl.: I sha II wear my beHt petals ../oice Lwwrence: Oh! deal'! Oh! dear! What am I going to do?

Some of my petals are faded. I feel so olel.Jlaj01' Bowes: Ha Ha! Wh}· don't you go to Mr. Lark. He would

be very pleased to pull some of your petals out ..f oice L(~w'rence: That" a good idea, and I'll get him to fix me up.

(She moves off.)!~(LdyO. filigram: Now, Mr. Bee, will you please be kind enough

to take this message to 1...o1'd of Autumn. cc We accept yourkind invitation and we will be there. Thank you ver)' much."

Bee: Hightio, Lady Olive Wigram.(They di vide into little groups and pretend to beautify

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SCENE II.: Lord of Autumn, standing by a gate welcominghis visitor:;. On his left hand are fountain" of spraying water.and furtl1E'l' on tables and chair. with lovely honeydew for hisguests.

Lord of ihdumn: Welcome, my deal'~. I am delighted to sce yOIlall. (He open .. the J!ate and iD theyalt walk and seat them-sel ves a t the ta bles. )

Sammy Boy: I am glad I came.Mo,jo?' Bowes: It's fine. Lots of people say that tea parties don't

do people any good, but this one is sumptuous. May I havethat bowl of dewdrops, please, Sammy Boy?

Sammy Boy (handing the bowl): Certainly!Murphys M.: Lord of Autumn, do you think we could have ome

music? Everything is so quiet.Lord of Autu1nn: Why, yes, my dear sir. I have taught some

frogs and grasshoppers to play with the fiddles and flutes.(Here the merry band begin to play.)

MLl1'phys M. (to Red Cap): Let's walk around and see \\'hat itis like on the far side of the common. (They go off. Theothers all smile and say in whispers, ti Sweethearts! ")

Lord of Autumn: Well, why I have asked you to come to this teaparty is because when Winter comes yon will be down in theground and you shall live with the little insects. That is whyI am giving you a treat before your departure from theWorld. I want to tell you what it is like under the ground.First you become very drowsy. Afterwards, however, yOllbecome quite friendly and merry with the insects, who willkeep guard over you whilr you sleep.

Mm'y E. Redfern: Thank you for telling us. It's lovely to thinkthat we are going to know all the lovely little insects andplay with them at times.

Wind: Woooo! Woooo! Woooo! Better go home, my dear. TheWinter is not very far. Wooo! WOOOO! WOOOO! (Sheru hed across the stage.)

Lord of Autumn: Yes, I think Wind is right. Get your thing~,my dear", and fnn. You have a far \\'ay to go. ('l'hey allhurry and scurry to the gate and each one hugs LOTd ofAutumn in turn. Lord of Autumn waves his hand at them.)

L01'd of Autumn: Good-bye, my dears, good-bye, (Just at thatmoment the snow come· faning down. He goes into hi~house. Snow faUs for a time and then curtain drops.)

C. J BBER (3).

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The Athletic Sports.

The Athletic Sport,; were held at Newlands Cricket Grollndon 10th March. Onée ~g~in a whole day was given up to themeeting, and once again the large number Ol entrie' lor theevents :iustified the extended meeting anel maele the .elay successfuland exciting.

'rhe weather wa~ fine and we had a good attendance.

RESULTS.

OPEN.

Long Jump: 1st, Solomon; 2nd, Bleach; 3rd, Yudelman. 191 ft.880 Yards: ht, Bl('~('h: 2nel. Slabber; 3rel, Steven. on. 2 mm.

15 tiecs.100 Yarcl~: IRt, BINlch; 2nd, Shielels; 3rd, Fine. 11 secs.High Jump: ht, H. Mo~eley; 2nd, W. Moseley; 3rel, Yudelman.

5 ft.~hot Put: bt., Fine: ZJl(1.W. 110~eley; 3rd, Crisp. 29 ft. 11 ins.220 Yard~: 1st, Bleach; 2nd, Shields; 3rel, Fine. 25 2-5 secs.One Mile: 1st, Slabber; 2nd, Brink; 3rd, Ford. 5 min. 20 :;eCf:.HO Yards: 1.·t, Bleach; 2nel, Solomon; 3rd, Joubert. 56 4-5 secs.Helay: 1st, dc Wal'll: 2nd, Wellington; 3rd, vl'ln Riebeek.

49 4-5 ~ec:;.

UNDER 16.Long J LUllp: ht, Hyan; 2nd. Lewis; 3rel, Upton. 17 ft. 3 ins.880 Yards: 1st, Blake; 2nd, Knobel; 3rd, Cox. 2 min. 15 1-5 secs.100 Yards: 1st, Ryan; 2nd, Upton; 3rd, Lewi. 11 3-5 secs.High .Jump: Ist, U pton; 2nd, Lewis; 3rd, Black and Chiat.

cl: ft. 9il: ins.220 Yards: 1st, Upton; 2nd, Ryan; 3rd, Blake. 25 3-5 secs.440 y~rds: 1st, Blake; 2nd, Ryan; 3rd, Knobel. 58 1-5 secs.

School Record. (Olel Record: 59 2-5 secs.)Relav: 1st, Wellington; 2nd, van Riebeek; 3rd, de ""aal.

UNDER 12.120 Yards: 1st, Kochelhofl'er; 2nd, Benescho'v1tz; 3rd, Stewart.

17 ees.75 Yards: Ist, Kochelhoffer; 2nd, Bene 'chowitz ; 3rd, Horton.

10 1-5 secs.Helay: 1st. Wellington; 2nd, Rhodes; 3rd, van Riebeek. 60 2-5

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UNDER 10.

1.:2.:3.4.

50 Yards: 1st. Outram; 2nd, Bowley; 3rd. P,nlabean. 7 2-5 ~eCR.75 Yards: Ist, Olltram; 2nd, Bowle)'; 3rd, Parlabean. 111-5 sec~.

Rela.v: 1st. Wellington; 2nd, Rhodes; 3rel. van Riebeek.Olel Boys' Race (100 Yarels): 1st, Langley: 2nd, Gibb.": 3rd,

.:tine. 11 3-5 secs.'Yellingtonvan RieheekRhodesde Waal ..Victor LucloJ'UIIl: R. Bleach.Athletics Blues: R. Bleach and H. Ford, who won the cross-

I'ountry race in August.

1071 point;<.6834i .,34

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The Western Province. Junior AthleticChampionships.

On Saturday. 20th March. a i:)lTIallteam of School athletes;journeyed to 'Paarl to compete in the Junior Championship'"}Hr. Ryan anel Mr. Stephen on generouRly offered to take the elevenmembers of the team to Paarl in their cars; but the arrangementRII'ould have failed-or the cars would have broken down beneaththe weight-had not Mr. Clegg, who had heard of our difficulties,come to the meeting-place in hiR car and driven four of us to thesports and back.

Event::; in the South African Cycling Championships alter-nated with the events for schoolboys. These alone would havemade the meeting a .'uccess a a spectacle, for there is a poetryof motion in cycling races-and much greater excitement, mixedII'ith some amusement, than in sprint races.

Of our team, Blake and the Under 16 Tela~' team ranexceedingly well.

Ryan was vlaced thiTd ill the erru-final of the Under 16100 .val'd~ print, unplaceil in the final.

Jn the Unel!'r 16 120 yards hurdl!'s race, Upton, as he didtwo l'eal'~ before at Green Point. when well in front. fell. A~he haf; proved, in heats and one final (and in practices at theTrack) Up ton is a hurdler such as one does not see in a generation.Hi. Recond spill was a bitter ilisavpointment to hinl, and hi;;:passing- through th!' School without being an acknowledged cham-pion is a n irony of fate; for if he had hail Rufficient experience he

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\l"ould have judg-ed hiR speed beUcr and not have lost his balancein seeking to im prove on a clear lead.

Tn the 'OnclE:'l"16 high jump, Upton and Hare were Hl1. ucce"s-ful at comfortably low height~.

Hyan lI"ithdrel\" trom the long- jump and Lelris came nowhere.Jn the Under 16 880 yard~ race, Blake made his effort far

too early-aOO yard;.: trom home. He was easily beaten intothird place in 2 min. 10 1-5 secs.

IIl the 440 'yflrd~ he remembered his experience in the half-mile too wel! and delayed his print. Whell he made his efforthe passed man aftcr man) to run into second place in the timeof Du 2-5 :;ecs.

Our team ill thc Under 16 880 rarcls relay) a~ the ,. Capc'L'illW":» put it. provided the only E'xciting finish of the day.Blake ran the 440 .\"in-ds leg with fine judgment, beating theI\'inner of the individual rllce by 9 yards. Upton kl"pt this lecHIin the no ynrdf: leg. but Lewis drew n magllific(,llt runner from:-jen Point in the third leg of 220 yards and, though he ranpluckily. was behreen 5 and 8 yards behind when he :;urrenderedthe haton to H.\'iln for the final 110 yards. Ryan, who hfld a slightadvantage in being behind and knowing what he was asked to do.though he might have been <1ppalied by the stout hi" opponent hael.ran <)" he h3~ never nm before ;md snatched the result for our:-ichool from ~e<l Point on the tape.

Ollr (nder li-! tE'nm in tile 440 yards relay-R. Moseley,Fine. YlIllelm3n. [md Bedford-failed to rtul into third place.

0111' Victor Llldorum. Bleach) had had the misfod'llne tospr<lin hiR ankle a \l"eek before the meeting-. With Fine only inhis first 'year Under 18 and Bleach away) we can hardly be 'saidto hnve becn rrpr('~rllted in the Senior evellt~. 0.13.

The Cross-Country.

After "Cros:-Country Day Jl had been po~tponecl due toilppallinf! Ireather conditions, the race was ultimately nm in fair)cool weather. Altogether one hundred and fort.y-threc competitor'"whose ages va ried from ~evelJ to seventeen, competed in thevarious races. The School is fortunate in having what is possiblythe most natural and attractive course in the Peninsula) theTebeing a minimum of road-work, while the runnrrs make their waythrough thickets) along the bed of Il sheam, up-hill and down-dale,until they finally turn illtO the School grounds. The COUl'se,though aTc1uous, is not gruelling; it i~,however) a good te t for"taying power. the primE:' es"ential of cro. :;-country Tllnners.

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'rhe Senior cross-country was won by Stanley UptOll, ofWellington, the winner of last year's Junior event. Hc finishcdout on his own and Tunning well within himself. Ford. of VanRiebeek, who filled second place, lost his way; although this wa,:unfortunate, the runner had himself to thank for not knowil1~thE' coune fOTthe Hecond year in succe;.:sion. Joubert (Wellington)ran IVE']]to cOllle third, while Albertyn (De Waal) came a pluck~'fOLLl'th. ThE' winner's time wa' 39 min. 29 2-5 ;.:eCH. Owing to analteratioll in the course, the aboYe time cannot be compal'E'd withthat of pl'eviou~ years.

'l'he House positiollS in the 8enior cross-country were:-(1) Wellington. 165 points; (2) De Waal. 128 points; (3) VanRiebeeck. 113 point'; (4) Hhodes, 59 points.

ThE' Junior cross-country was won by Riley, of Van Riebeeck.who beat Macgregor (Wellington) in the good time of 40 min.31 3-5 secs. bv about one hundred yards. Galloon and Maclead.both of WeHï'ngton, filled third an'd fourth place:::. respectively.about two minutes later. Carter (Van Riebeeck), who cameeleventh, deserves a special word of congratulation for heing thefirst Junio)' School boy to arrive.

'rhe House placings in .Innio]' crOi'S-collntry werE':-(1)\\'eJlington, 518 pointt'; (2) De Waal, 351 points; (3) Hhode .260 point",; (4) Van Hieheeck. 2;315 points.

The cross-playgrounds once again met with an enthusiasticresponse, as many as fifty-threE' competing in the Under 11 event,'1'he UncleI' 13 cross-playground wa:, won by Stewart (Wellington).who won from Heath (De Waal) by about fifteen yards. Both thesebOyRran beautifully judged 1',lce!'. 'ralanda (Van Riebeeck) andMOReley (De Waal) filled the third ani! fouTth po'jtions re-spectively.

The Under 11 cross-playgroulld was easily won by El'l1estScott (Wellington), who finished more than thirty yards aheadof Ivan .Bowley, also of Wellington. 'rhe winne)' promises todevelop into a verv (ine middle distance runnel'. Roy Dryburghand Victor Olltram, all"o both of Wellington. did very well tofinish third and fOil rth in ;:neh a big field.

The House placings in the two cro~s-playgrollncl~ \Verc:-lInder 1;~: (1) WellingtOll, 14 point,,; (2) De Waal. 12 points:(:3) Van RiebE'l'ck, 7 points; (4) Rhoclec. :1 points.

lInder 11: (1) Wellillgtoll. 629 point,.:: (2) Van Riebeeck.348 point~; (3) De Waal. 25G points: (4) Rhode". 193 point;.:.

011 'Monday, the 29th August. Senior and Junior Wynbergteam' ran against RondehoRch Boys' High School over the former'"CaUl' e. Both race;; were keenly contested. Ford won the Seniorevent in the exceptiollally faRt timE' of ;)6 mill. 315 secs.. with

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Boux (Rondebosch) second and Upton third. Cunie, Watts. andChunnet, all of Rondebosch, ran splendidly to fill the first threcpositions in the Junior event, Riley (fourth) being the firstWynberg repre>:entative home.

The vVynbel'g team won thc Senior contest by 72 points to 64,while Roncleboi:ich won the J unio!' with precisely the same figures,the hro School drawing on thE' combined result. Ford has beenawarded an Athletics Blue, an hO,DOur which his effort amplymerited. It sholJlcl be noted that the Blue was awarded not forthe winning of the race, but for the way in which it was won.

The members of the teams representing the Rchool were:-8enio?·.-Brink (Captain). Ford, Up ton, Joubert, C. Albertyn,Bleach, W. Moseley, Cox. .Juniol·.-Riley (Captain), Macgregor,.J. Galloon, M:acleocl. Louw. N. Moseley, H. Albertyn, Golding.

H.E.'r .

•Cricket.

'l'he School had a very successfu I Cricket sea~011. The choolIst XI. sho\\'E'd 11p \l'eII, ~coring 200 runs and over on no le sthan three occa -ions. Perhaps their most outstanding perform-,mce was against Tokai, at Tokai. In this match, aftel' havinghad to face thE' Ilubtitantial total of 167 piled up by their opponents,they \I'pnt on to scoore 204 runs-a really creditable performance.Th(,l'e are some pl'omi~ing cl'icketel'._ in this team. The pleasingfeature was that it was not a (. one-man" team. Several of itsplayE'l's coulcl be l'('lied upon to -pull the game out of the fire whenneE'dE'cl. This \I'a::; also iHustmted in the Old Boys' match whenLewis anti Coetze('. two youthful member - of the side, made ailtanU. The team was satisfactorily captained by Hanmer and:3olomon.

1'he 3rd and 4th Division teams pE'rformed very creditably(lIlring the i'eason. We lI'i h to heartily congratulate Mr. Haupton thei r ~uccess.

After the strong UndE'r 14 A of the pre\'ious iieason, ourUnder 14 A ~howecl up poorly. 'rhis was, however, greatly dueto the fact that with the exception of Ball, there \Vas no one leftof the previous team to form a nucleus for the team, so thatpractically a ne\V side had to be raised. Perhaps lack of keennesson the part of some of its members was another drawback. Therewere. however. ~ome pl'omi~ing cricketer amongst the side.

Our thallk", are also due to Mr. Martin for coaching theUnder 14 H.

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TRE FIRS'f TEAM.

Sol()'mon (Ca7Jtain).-Good bat, but inclined to be in a hUlTy.Bowled well, also. and should concentrate on slow bowling.Fielding good. Topped the batting averap;es.

Knobel (T"ice-Captain).-Fine forceful bat, but should curbhi" élei'ire to :force the pace befOl'e set. Bowled excellently throughoutthe eason. backed up by good fielding-. 'L'opped the bowlingaverage ..

Mathew.-Onf' of the best wicketkeef.lers produced by theSchool lor many year". An excellent StLUllper, very seldom Tattled,and can also be relied upon as a batsman to keep his end up ina tight corner.

B1'inlc.-A reliable batsman with several good innings to hi"credit; he is, however, over-cautious, being a very pretty bat towatch when forceful. Ris fielding could. ho\\'e\'er, be improved.although his catching is good.

Coetzee.-A fine young batsman, sho\\'ing plenty of promise.and a very pretty batsman when in his stJ'irlp. He should, how-ever, try to improve his fielding.

Lewis.-A forceful yOllng batsmnn sholl'ing' plenty of promiseand has not yet reached his best EOI'111. Is an excellent fielder andcan also be 'relied Ilpon to bowl, if needed.

Bleach.-Improved greatly in both batting and bowling, tosuch an extent that he earned his Blue. His best bowling per-formance Wll~ agaillSt the Olel Boy". An excellent ;:;li"pfielderwith many good catches to his credit.

Fine.-Battecl inconsistently this season, failing to producehis true form. With a little more confidence he will do well.A fair fielder.

BZa7t:e.-A left-ann bowler, and although he bowled well he didnot produce his excell('nt form of the previou," season. This if;proba bly due to hi' tr.ying to increase his p:1CC.which is a greatmistake. a8 he iose~ the excellent Spill which characterised hif'bowling.

Upton.-Anothel' 'young batsman showing plenty of promi. e.Can al 0 be useful with the ba.ll.

Adcmts.-A stubborn young ba.t who can be relied upon tokeep his eud up, and i. a fair :fielder. He should probably learnto 1.1"(> hi;; "feet more. especially with the forward drive.

Johnson.-Another left-hm1<1 bowler, bowling- a good lengthwhen he ~lows up his bowling.

Great credit is due to the untiring efforhl of Mr. Wah!.for the succes. of the 1st team, especially, as he rather felt thé~trllin this yNll' owing- to several small illne"f'f's.

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F1BS'l' TEAM: (1937-38).

Played17. WonlO. Lost7.W.B.H.:-). vs. :\fari.ts, 9-10-37. W.B.H.S. 65 (Solomon 30).

M:ari"ts 152 (Knoblc 7-25).\\".B.H.S. Y8. Obsel"\"atory, 16-10-37. "V.B.H.S. 154 (Brink 38,

Knobel 33. Fine 23). O.B.H.. 59 (Hanmer 5-12).W.B.H.S. vs. Garrison, 27-10-37. W.B.H.S. 148 (Knobel 40,

Solomon 19, Cutting 19). Garrison 61 (Knobel 3-7).\\".l3.H.S. vs. S.A.C.S., 30-10-37. W.B.H.S. 8:1: (Lewis 18,

Cutting-18 n.o.). S.A.C.K ':1:8(Hanmer 5-12, Blake 4-12).WJ3.H.S. VB. Bishops. 6-11-37. W.B.H.S. 82 (Mathew 31).

Bishops 97 (B1ake 6-45).\r.B.H.S. vs. H.H.H.S., 13-11-37. W.B.H.S. 82 (Hanmer 14,

Lewis 14 n.o.). H.FLH.S. 19 (Hanmer 5-7, Knobel 4-3).\\".RH.S. YS. Tokai, 20-11-37. W.B.H.S. 106 (Fine 30, Knobel

.21). Tokai GO (H::mme]" 5-12).W.B.J-I... y~. R.B.H.S., 27-Jl-:17. W.B.H.R. 83 (Knobel 23).

H.B.H.S. ]29 (Hal1111f'1";j-:3G. Knobel 3-28).\\'.B.H.S. vs. Bi;:;hop, 4-12-37. W.B.H.S. 15 (Knobel 9).

Bi"hops 1]0 (Hnnm€'T 6-19).\\-.B.H. '. \'8. Observkltory, 29-1-38. W.l3.H.S. 230 (Solomon 61,

Brink 32. )'('\\"i" :31). O.I3.H.S. 58 (Blake 4-18, Knobel3-15).

\\'.B.H.R. V~. 'I'obi. 5-2-38. W.B.H.S. 204 (Lewis 67 n.o.,:-';olomol1 28, Mathew 2:1:). 'l'okai 167 (Knobel 5-44,[ pton 4-22).

W.RH.S. VI-'. Nea Point. 12-2-:38. W.B.H.S., 1st innings, 59(T.J€'wi 11 n.o.). Sea "Point. 1st inning-s, 86 (Solomon 4-27).\\·.H.H.R., 2nd inning'", 52-2 (M::d.hew21 n.o.). Sea Point,2nd inlling~. 97-6 (Solomon 3-26). .

\\'.RH.S. vs. l\farists, 19-2-38. W.B.H .. 88 (Knobel 37).lIlarisL' 97 (,'olomon 5-34, Bleach 5-37).

\LB.H.S. vs. Rea Point. 26-2-38. W.B.H.S. 117 (Solomon 36,Mathew 25). en POi.l1t49 (Solomon 4-19, Blake 4-15).

\V.B.H .. V8. R.B.Il.S., 5-3-38. \V.B.H.S. 200-9 (Ooetzee 60,Bleach 40 n.o., Solomon 29). R.B.H.S. 58 ( olO1non5-23,Knobel 4-25).

\r.B.H... v'. S.A.O.S., 12-3-38. W.RH.S. 143 (Ooetzee 45,Bleach 26 n.o., Brink 25). S.A.O.S. 57 (Knobel 6-18,Bleach 3-11).

\\".I1.H.S. vs. Garrison, 19-8-38. \V.B.H.S. 41 (KnobellI).Gan'i~on 139 ( 010111011 7-52. l3lcach 3-49).

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RhodesVan RiebeeckWellingtol1De Waal

The

INTER-HOUSE CRICKET.r. W. D. L. Pt~.6 4 0 2 85 3 0266 3 0365 1 042

Van Riebeek-De Waal Match was not ]Jlayed.PRESENT vs. PAST.

Past: Sim!', 19; Askew, 7; Friedlandel', 0; Wilkinson, 1;Human, 28; Johnson, 18; Parker, 8; Price, 1; Mackintosh, 9;Jacobs, not out, 2; Hanmer, 14; Extras, 4. Total, 108.

Solomon, 2-39; Knobel, 2-9; Bleach, 6-37.Present: 89. Lewis, 17; Coetzee, 28.Hanmer, 4-8; John son, 3-13.Had the School batted in better light. they probably wOlllrl

have won or drawl1 the match.Batting.

Rolomol1 19 0 61 286 15.1Lewis 18 4 67 210 15Knobel 18 0 40 269 14.9Coetzee 19 0 60 240 12.6

Bowling.Knobel 102 12 309 46 6.72Solomon 110 5 426 42 10.14Blake 87 5 287 26 11.01Bleach 54 3 249 19 13.01

THE SECOND TEAM.Oaptain. R. Thwaits. Ably let by rrhwaits, thi team diel

exceptionally well, although several of their bat men Irere moveclup to first aftel' Christma~. The bowling. batting and fleldingwere Ot a high standard, and Thwaits, Adam,' and Moseley con-sistently gave the team a good start, while Kaplan and Johnsollwere mainly responsible for some good bowling.

This team contained some very young member's and the keen-ness with which every match wa' played wa,.:a fitti ng tribute tothe team.

Played 14. WOll 9. Lost 4. Drew 1.W.B.H.S. vs. R.B.H.S., 9-10-37. W.B.H.S. 36 for 6 (rl'hwaits 12).

R.B.H.S. 142 (Brink 6-35).W.B.H.S. vs. S.A.O.S., 16-10-37. W.B.H.S. 129 (Thwaits 49,

Milliner 25). S.A.C.S. 137 (Upton 5-36).\CB.H.S. "!'. Plll'Ow. 23-10-37. W.B.n .. '. 78 (Milliner 26).

Parow 97 (Johl1son 3-6).

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W.B.H.S. v.. Christian Bros., 6-11-37. W.B.H.S. 100 (Bell 3+).Christian Bros. 54 (Johnson 6-23).

W.B.H.S. vs. Botha Boys, 13-11-37. W.B.H.S. 181 for 8 (Bleach102, Adams 32). Botha Boy" 70 (Kaplan 4-24).

W.RH.S. vs. O.B.H.S., 20-11-37. W.B.H.S. 57 (Moseley 17).O.RR.. '. 30 (Johnson 6-7).

\r.B.H.S. v'. Bishops "A," 27-11-37. W.B.H.S. 87 (Milliner 26).Bishops 187 (Kaplan 4-43).

W.B.H.S. vs. Maristr::, 29-1-38. W.B.H.S. 159 (';I'hwaits 44,Moseley 24). Mal'ists 92 (Kaplan 4-27, Banett 3-13).

W.B.H.S. ys. S.P.B.H.S., 5-2-38. W.B.H.S. 156 for 6 (Adams 57,Mo,'eley 43). S.P.B.H.S. 26 (Kaplan 7-3).

W.B.H.S. vs. R.B.H.S., 12-2-38. W.B.H.S. 132 (Thwait!:1 35).RB.H.S. 116 (Kaplan 7-40).

W.B.H.S. V". S.A.C.A., 26-2-38. W.B.H.S. 142 (Moseley 60,Kaplan 21). '.A.C.S. 23 (Kaplan 6-H. BeJ'eloll'itz 4-5).

\V.B.H:'. \·s. Paro\\', 5-3-38. W.B.H.S. 76 (Th\\'aits 36). Parow29 (Kavlan 6-13).

W.B.H.S. I'S. C.RH .. '. W.B.H.S. 90 (Moseley 33, Hyan 30).C.B.H.S. 41 (Ber\'lowitz 6-18).

THIRD TEAM.Oaptain, A. Pon·est. Led by their diminutive Captain, this

team elid exceptionally well, winning ten out of fourteen matches.FOl'l'e:-;t was r\' 'ponsible for some very good bowling, taking 51wickets 10J' 290 runs, while .Bal'l'ett ably assisted him during theA I'st haLf of the s\'a80n before being promoted to the 2nd Team.The batting waRalso of a good "tandarcl, con. idering the extremelyyouthful nature of the team.

Played 14. Won 10. LORt 3. Drew l.W.B.H.S. vs. Mar"h Memorial Homes, 9-10-37. W.B.H.S., 1st

innings, 73; March M.H., 1st innings, 38; W.B.H.S., 2ndinnings, 14 for 3; Marsh M.H., 2nd innings, 46.

W.B.H.S. vs. Muizenberg, 16-10-37. W.B.H.S., 67; Muizen-berg, 89.

W.B.H.S. vs. Woodstock, 23-10-37. W.RH.S., 168 (Barrett 50,Kriel 44); Woodstock, 63.

W.RR.S. vs. At. George's G.S., 30-10-37. W.B.H.R., 147 (Hay-lett 68); t. George's, 46 (Haylett 6-4).

W.B.H.S. vs. Cape Town H.S., 6-11-37. W.B.H.S., 54; CapeTown H.S., 117.

W.R.H.S. vs. Lansdowne, 13-11-37. ""V.B.H.S., 35; Lansdowne, 34(B'arrett 6-14).

W.RH.S. vs. Bishops, 20-11-37. W.B.H.S., 86; Bishops, 75(BaLTeU 7-33).

W.B.H.S. vs. Bishops, 27-11-37. W.B.H.S., 36; Bishops, 36(Fon'est 6-15).

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W.B.H.S. VS. R.B.H.S. "A," 29-1-38. W.B.H.S., 82; R.B.H.S., 43.W.B.H.S. vs. R.RH.S. "B," 5-2-38. W.B.H.S., 59; R.B.H.S., 15.W.B.H.S. vs. H.H.H.S., 12-2-38. W.B.H.S., 119 (Cloete 55);

H.H.H. ., 60 (Moseley 6-20).W.B.H.S. VR. S.A.C.S., 19-2-38. W.RH.S., 77 fOT7 (Valentine

32); S.A.C.S., 63 (Forrest 5-28. Moseley 5-26).\'1.B.H.S. v~. Bishops, 26-2-38. W.B.H.S., 95 (Ryan 54);

BisholJl.i·79 (FolTest 5-28).W. R.H.S. w. Marsh Memorial Tomes, 5-3-38. W.B.H.S., 82;

l\LM:.H.,22 (Moseley 5-10) ; \V.H.RS., 41 f01"3; M.l\LH., 93UNDER 14 A.

W.B.H.S. Vi'. O.B.H.S., 15-10-37. W.RH.S., 23; O.B.H.S., 42(Watson 4-4).

W.B.H.S. vs. R.B.H.S., 22-10-37. W.B.H.S., 59 (Hare 17);R.B.H.S., 77 (Bell 5-20).

W.B.H.S. vs. Western ·Province Prep. W.B.H.S .. 58; WesternPTovince Prep., 45 for 7.

W.B.H.S. vs. S.P.H.S., 12-11-37. W.RH.S .. 51; S.P.H.S., 166.\V.RH.S. vs. Bishops Prep., 27-11-37. W.B.H.S., 53; Bishop,

134 for 3.\Y.B.H.S. v.. Peninsula Ladie J C.C.. 12-2-38. W.B.H.S., 100;

P.L.C.C., 32.W.R.H. . v. Mal'if:t R.R.~.. 10-2-38. W.IU-LS .. 49: l\1ards

B.H.S., 149.

Rugby.

Although a certain amonnt of inconsistency has been inevidence, the form exhibited by mo,.;t team. thi. year has beengood. Open Rugby haR been played. Satmdil.v mornings drewtheir full quota of outside spectator~, who are usually entertainedby brigM and keenly coute. ted games.

Under 10 Football continues to meet with an enthusiasticresponse, oV(,1'fifty playerfi turning Ollt with fair regularity. Theaim of Under 10 Rugby is TIotto teach the little players sophisti-cated Rllgby, but to give them a weekly gnme which they enjoy,while at the Sllme time learning the l'lldiment.ary rules of thegame. 'rhere is much promising material among these Juniors.Shields. Bel'elo\\'itz, Fine and Matl1Pware to be thanked for theirassistance in Under 10 practices; their tactful and efficient hand-ling of the little ones is much appreciated.

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The Under 13 team ha been rather disappointing this year.'Phis is not altogether due to their own fflul t, because they weret'xtl'flordinal'ily light and small; II'eight is a very big factor inthe ,] lImol' teams. 'l'hey have, however, played pluckily at alltimes. An flpparent lack of keenness shown by some player ito be deprecated, flnd it is to be hoped that this trait will beeliminated in the coming season.

'rhe Under 15A have on the whole played very good football,bei11g responsible lol' ~ome very smart performances; their <1eleatof Diocesan Oollege was especially notable. Led by their Oaptain,.'lacleod, they have played fflst, vigorous Rugby, and their tacklinghas consistently improved as the season progressed. On theiTday, the team has been little inferior to any in the cam peti tiou.'I'he Under 15B. il.bly captained hy Fried1ander, hal'e plflyeoh,nd Rugbv throllghout the HeaSOD. Althollgh their 8ta ndard 01play ha' not bC'en high, their games have alll'ays been keenlyc'ontel'ted a11(l enjo)'<lbIe.

The Under 1GB, captained by Upton, played energeticallythroughout the season. As is the case of a ".13" team, they wereoften called upon to giye up their player to fill vacancies iD thefirst team, which were due to iUne's and injuries. N otwithstand-ing thi constant chain on their Tesources, the keenne s of the('H pta in alld hi~ tE'al11never once slackened; they experielleed anenjoyable sea on.

The, 'chool teAm led by Solomon, played fol' the first timein the Open ::-;('hool" Competition and more than held their ownII'ith every team they played. To obtai n a t)'ue perspective ofthe performances of thi.s team, it f'hould lie realised that it pIa vsin an Under 18 Age Limit Oompetition, and that all the player:;,except three, were Under 17, and of these latter foul' were actuallyUnder 16. Thus, con. iclering the difficultiei:' .in age, weight and,;ize, anel also the fact that the School team call only dTaw ontwenty players, which doe' not allow much latitude for injuries,the team ha played exceedingly well, and reached a very highstandard of play. Towards the end of the season injuries took aheavy toll, and inconsistent form tellded to creep in. At theiThest, however, the team played fa t, open, enterpri'ing football.'l'he forwards de. erve a special word of prai e :for playing hard,determined games against pack who were alway stones heavier.

Tn the Old Boys' match the School de enedly won by 15point;: (1 goal, 1 penalty goal, 1 b'Y, 1 c!.Top) to nil.

The Past, wuming the toss, played with a strong followingwind. In th(' first half the Boys f'corec1 two trie', the first beingfrom a loose melee, the ball going out to the three-quarters, Fine

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J'ounding off the movement with a splendid try. which \\'118 notconverted. Later Moseley smashed his way over near the posts.Solomon converting. The only time when the Past appeareddangeroucl in this ha If was when Gibbs booted the ball on to th('Present',' li11e; the defence recoveTed. however. and ' aved thesihlation. Solomon had bad luck with tiro difficult penalties.

On the resumption of play the Pj' :iellt ~c01'ed another 7points. a drop goal and a penalty goal. both lw Solomon. The~ehool completely dominated the econd hnlf, 1h(' Olil Ro,Y"comingthrough only at occasional intel'va Is.

The School's victory can be mainly attributed to their lil!;ht.mobile pack, and the deadly tackling of the whole team. rL'heSchool pack completely outplayed their opponent:-; both in thetight and the loose, Knobel, Joubert. and ){oR"ley being out-sbll1ding. The Past three-quarter line wa>: gi \'('lJ IiWe scope. and\rere tIm. unable to penetrate the stout defence which confrontedthem, their halves, Sims and Langley, hein,!:!:cOll~tcllltl)' hara" erlby the attentions of the loose forwards. « Gingel' " .Tohnr;on 1111(1

" Babe" Langley were outstanding on the Old Bo,\'~' side. Thegame waR well controlled by l\fr. Woocl Afterthe match, theteams \rerc enLE'l'tained to :m attrach l'e Iight supper by Jh. 11Jl(1Mr,. Olegg.

All those who have given thrir tim(' in training anel accom-panying the team,: a l'e to be thankeel. Tn thi" I'e,;pect. "rpecialmention should be madp of MI'. Wood .. l\fr. ~r31-tin, ,hirlds.Bel'elowitz, and T~e\\'is.

Rugby Rlues for 193 werp awarded to :-,_ 010111011*,KnoheLmeach~'. ('ox. Joubert, Moseley (Senior), Albertyn.

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It. ha~ been remarked that previous commentari('~ hal'e tendE'(lto ovel'pl'ai~e player. What seems to have been oycrlooked i;:the fact that the players are praised or criticised from a standpointof School football only, and not from an International or Pro-vincial criterion, as ~omc may think. '1'0 represent a SchoolFin;t 'l'eani. a boy mURt reach a certaiJl "tl1ndard of ability. andthif: commentary ail1l,' to give a sincer(' and impartial estimate(jf the tandarcl achieved by each playCT. Lnles~ regarded in thef:oJTect perspective, the .following COl1ln1('nt~are of no intE']'e"tOl' value.

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Solom011.-A clever Captain, who has ucce sfully led hi,team for a eeond year, His play has matured, and he is oncOl thc three best centre::; playing- in 'Western Province Schoolfootball. His only po~"ible weakness is occasional lapf'es inhandling. Providing he fulfil;:; his promise, he should ultimatelyattain CU1Tie Cup standard, and possibly further.

Knobel.-A brilliant and gifted player. and also one of thebest forwards playing- in Western Province chool football. Heif; a magnificent line-out fOl'\vard, and exceptional in the loo 'e.Providing he PllYS strict attention to « shoving" in the ,CTum,his future is as TOSy a;; ~olomon",

BZeach.-A Triple Blue, who hll~ matured well; he is a fast,thru tfnl cenb'e lI'ith a deadly dpfence. Together with Solomon(with whom he stands definite comparison) he forms one of thebe~t centre-comhinatiol1f' in the WE'Rtern Province,

labbeI' h'1" not fulfilh'd the promi e of last year: he is,however, a sOllnd wing and a hard, determined runner who ome-time' ;.;holl'8glimpse~ of his old form; he is a "class" tackler.

Redford.-Alfio 1111 admirable player, who has failed to pro-duce quite hiK be"t f01'111; a fin(:' attacking lI'ing, who has playedi'ome rattling games.

Lewi.s.-A powerful young Under 16 player, who gavepromise of tlll'l1ing out an ollt,;hmding full-back; he was, un-fortunately, injured early in tlw ~eason. Posse~ses a safe pair ofhandR. kickR il. good length. Hn(l i~ il fearless tackler.

Torntin:;on is the be;.;t tackler in the team, capable of bringingdown anything from Roy LOll\\' to all el('phant. Lacking in speed,he i~ a pluckr runnel', and just the man to hiwe in a tight corner,

Fine.-A gifted player who haR llot yet attained the standardhe iHcapable of. Hr has played with diRtinction at full-back. wing,centre and ny-half. 1'hi!'\ ~ame versatility which ha. been forcedon him has to a certain extent impeded his improvement. Heha th(:' ability, and with a Rhade 11101'(:' cerhlinty or confidenceIrill develop into a "cl;)~~" player.

Shirk·.-Á bra.iIlY player, who ii' a~ plncky as h(:' i" light. Hisize ha' been ct great handicap h? h illl in School team football.He has a lightning break, a gooel ere for "izing up a situation,and a good kick, Be must, howev(:'r, learn the art of « covering,"alld mUi't ill 0 improve his tackling.

Uox.-One of: the three beRt ~crum-halves in Western Provincefootball. He i~ a cc tough customer,' glv(:' a good service £romthe scrum. and haR a football brain; h(:' breaks well l'ou;nd thescrum, and if; always where h(:' is ,,·anted. Re should go far.

B'I'ink,-'!'hE' veteran of the team; he is a fine player, wh6,clue to l'e]lc,lted ilijurie>4. has failE'd to produce anything lLke hishue form. HE.' ha,.: beell a p;reat credit to Wynberg football.

Jouberf.-A Calmer lI·ing. \l'ho turned forward, and has met\I'ith exceptional SUCCC8~ in hi~ new pOl'ition. A good tacklE'l' andalways all the ball, he has E.'"tnblishcd hil1l!"elf ai') one of the bestforwards in the team.

MaJlww.-A very fine forward, who was bildl)' in:jured earlyin the season. One of the firi't choiceR in the pack. he shoulddcvelop into an outstanding- forward l1ext year. when he will,gain the Blue he richly des('l"I"('~.

Moseley (Senior) has l1latlll'ecl into one of the best forwardsin the School; be is a tempcramenta I player. who often attain.brilliance; he must, bowever, endea\"oul' to eliminate a tendencyto "shine" in the loose. Hc if' good in the scrum, and out-standing in the line-out. He should go faT.

Albertyn.-A. player who has improved con. iderably. He isnow a first-class hooker, and does more than his fair share in thE.'loose. He has not been outhooked in any match he bas played.

Gl'i.~p.-An immen ely powerfnl player, who only taak upthe game thi. year. He earned his place in the team throughsheer" having" power, aDd has held it ever since. He is alwayson the ball, and impTOves with every game.

Oosterbe1'g.-A powerful forward, \\'ho forced hi. way upfrom the Under 16. He is a tough. hard-II'orking forward, andplay::; with great verve. He is veTy good at his best, bnt mustbE.'ll·areof ({Ha hy" play.

Moseley (.Junior).-A fast-moving fOl'll'fll'd, who is a greatasset both in defence and attack. Hp has il good future beforehim, but I11LlRtalso eliminate a tendency to « Hasbin€'Ss."

Ford.-A strong', hard-working torwal'd. who i one of theIw::;t tacklE.'r,.: in the School. POf'~essed of great stamina, he playsa tirelE.'''~. gl"lIE'lling game. and il! alwaYR running on at the finish.

Shielclg.-A reliable fOl'waTd who i" a glutton for work;he is good in thE' loo, e, very fit, and :111l'a\"1'up with the game.On oCC3Rion Il(' hns played creditably on the wing-an as. et toany tf·am. H.E.'!' .

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Old Boys' Page.

Our clE'epe,·t sympathy goes out to 0\11' President, .:!fr. R. T.Felbel't, in the death of his mother on the 9th September. ToMr. Theodore Felbert. his fatlwJ', al::;o, the Old Boys' Union offertheir respectful sympathy.

On the 161h September. a daughter was born to :Mr. andMT:. R. T. Felbert.

Both in the life that has come to his home and in his losi'the kindly illterE'~1.of our members will go out to OUTPresident.Whatcyer consolation WP have to give and II"hateyel' contributionwe may make to hi" measured rejoicing, we offeT here, assuringhim of the regard of the School rOl' him and his family.

Of thr L9:37 I'Ipniol' Ola,,:,;, 1I1P~e boy,; proceeded to thelTnivel'~jty of Oape Town: AlLzi/;/a£, A_l/a·. Myers (Medicine),Haal, /J(lJl ( Engineering). SICLcey. '/e1Nut (£.:::;c.) , Jacobs( 8.00m.).

Thw(£its iti at LTmtali, in Southern Rhodcsia. lIe has aposition in the Native Affairs Department of the Rhodesian CivilServicc. A Bennctt and Bakcr cup-winner at t)chool, he is takinga keen interest in target ;::hooting.

Congratulations to <r Ginger" Johnso'n on his marriage toMitis Cynthia )fary Dougla;::.

Congratulation::; also to .John O(~rtwri,qht and his wife (neéMilureen Heal)') on the birth of a daughter.

We haye been plea,:;ed to hear from two Rhodesian Old Boysduring the past few months-A .. Jf. B/'uce-Bmnd, who is at theMagistrate's Office, Gwelo, and J. O. H. Go'mall, who is withr_;iebigs (RH) Ltd.

Congratulations to Denis Ba1'l'Y on his marriage.Wi7son Shepherd. ,4J.A.S .. who is practising a;;: a Quantity

:-:)1I],l'eyorin GlaRgow, Fpent a holiday in Cape Town a short whilerlgO. when he renewed hi!' membership OT the Union.

Ji'mnlr .--l.slre'll'. who i,; with the Electricity 'upply Commission,aIternates between Johannef>burg find Cape Town. While herehe played in the cricket match against the Rchool. His brother.Oliff01'd Askew. who is teaching at Observatory B.E.S., gave theO.B. team his tiupport from the floor in tIlE' Past v. Present debate.

Howard Bates, who is now a bFlclminton enthusiast, has beelJtl'an,'fened from the City Hall to the Trigonometrical SurveyBrallch at Mowbray.

Brian Daish i at the Standard Bank in Cape '1'0\1'11. Wcare expecting ome good bowling from him this season. Riche.Intel." tramferrecl from Port Elizabeth to the Cape Town branch

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of the snme bank. wa' a lfl~t-minllte inclusion in the O.B. Rugbyteam.

Dr. StltnZéy Eddy ha~ bt'cn taking a -po,t-graduate courseIII lll'gery at Edinburgh.

lan Priedlandel' recentl\" l'l.'turned from another holiday tripl'o l~lIropl.'. Ji'mn7c Ji'riedlander eems to be making a success ofhi, golf. heing a member of the U.O.T. Lo,gan Tro-phy team anaalf'o of 010\'1.'11\'.

('ongr<'ltllla'tiouR to Tom Ooodsoll and St(tnley .Jones on]Jn~,;ing a part of thC'ir Ohartered Accountants' exams.

'Ye were pleased to see Oolin King at ihe Annual GeneralJIeeting. Other -present were R. A. Han'is, E. Piclrup. WalterJ"oung, rl1bert Plane, and G01'don Henderson.

A. O. Plu'leer (" A.O.P." of thp "Oape Timl.'s l,) hlls estab-1 i"hed himself as a coming sporting writer. Max Price, alsoH,;~ociated \\'ith jOUl'l1aliRJ11.treated us to a unique fielding ex-hihition against thc School XL!

Olau,de Sims, skipper of the 0.13. Rugby side, has beenplaying very consiRtently for Villagers. for whom his left foothas -proved valuable. Ri 97 againl't Claremont for Oape 'Town\\'R~ hi~ f;econd il1TIinjr~ in Spnior Cricket.

Lance Radclyffe, the younge. t 01 OUl' Old Boys. c1istinguishcdhimself jUf;t J)pfol'p leR\'injr School in June and entered theworld as thp winner of the Prcntice Golf Ou-p with a gross scoreDi' 90.

Gem'ge Willi.~. who obtained a di-ploma ill Architecture atrhe Uniyel'f;ity of CRpC' TOII'1l lRst YeaT. has heen notified that hehas been elected an ARsociatc of the ROyllI Institute of BTitishArchi tects.

Pete1' S7eee/eR. newly elected to the Oommittee has beendeleg-ated to -promote oui' cause Rt 'Van;ity.

TminO'/' and E1'ic Watson. weTe two spectator' at the annual1~\1gb\' match.

{.:. K. Dunt. of the S.A. Police at Kleinzee, Namaqualand,di~playr; an admirable interest in the Union's affairs.

N. Orobbela(LI', Stanley Eastman. A.lan Kahn, K. T. Gittins.J. ]fil/CL?', T1'. Oi.7mo1'e and M. Clark. who have Tecently joined,RI'e all \\·elcomec1.

It \l'aR with regret that \I'e learned of the death of FrederickRice, \\'ho had only recently won hi ..; 'Rllgby coloms. To hisparent!" WP tender our sincerl.'I't sym-pathy.

At the Ninth Annual GenCl',11Meeting, held at the School onWednesday, th June 1938. thC' following incoming Oommittee\I'as electen:-

.President: R. cr. Felbert.Fice-P'I'esident: )'L Ackermal1.

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H on, Secret01'Y.' E, G. Mackintosh.Hon. Trea ·urer.' ,). F. Cartwright ..4.dd;it'iol1.(Ll M embers.' C. Sims, R. T. J ohn80n. E. Lincc.)',

l. Friedlandrl'. R. Upton, and P. Skeeles.O.B. 'rEAMS.

Oricket Mc£tch (.MaTch 16th): R. T. Johnson (Capt.). K C.Mackintosh. C. Nints. F. Askew, G. Human, .T. H. Wilkin on.T. Friedlander, A. C. Parker, M. Price, M. Hanmer, and K. Jacobs.

Rugby Match (Aug-m;t 10th): A. Kahn: H. Grobbelaar.W. .Jackson, R. Hickl1lan, W. Buchallan; C. Sims (Capt.), M.Langley; P. May, K. Gittim;, R. T. Johnson, B. Hiches, P. 8keele;;,H. Langlev, M. Price, R Gibbs.

Secretary's Report - June, 1938.

)[1'. Chairman and Gentlemen.Following on the Minutes of the Eighth Annual General

Meeting "'hich 1 have just read, I shall now give vou a briefaccount of the activities of tbe Union over the last financial year.

The fir:'t Committee Meeting after the Annual GeneralMeeting wa~ held on Octoher 18th. At this meeting the AnnualDance flnd the -Pfl"t \'. Present Cl'i(;ket :M:atch were discussed. It\\'as dccided to hold the Dance at the Hotel Rio Grande. at'Muizenberg', 011 Novemher 27th. T shall refer to this later.Originally it was i.ntended to hold an all-day match on Dingaan'sDay, but as examinations were pel1l1ing in December, the ideawas eventuall~' abandoned. The sugg-estion Wfl~made that a coach.namely, W. H. Ashc101m, the Kent professional, should be engagedfor the AchooI. the Union paying part of his fee. It was veryl:icnsibly argued. however. thflt any contriblltion the Union mightWIsh to make could be better employed in the laying of a tUTfwicket.

* * * * * *At thi._ :-:tllge T 11111"t refer to ~lr. PickllP. \\'ho left hurriedly

to take lq) a leg.)l appointnwnt in Vryburg. We were extremelysorry to lose him. for his :;crvices a Secretary have been valuableindeed, and his presence at functions-especially sporting Olles-will be saelly mis~ed.

* * * * * * *Raving been elected to the Commi.ttee a, A,Rif\tant Secretary

la"t year. I \\'a~ asked to take over from Ml'. Pickup, and haveacted as Sec-retary up to the present.

At the llext Committee Meeting, held on February 9th, thetll rf II'icket ques1ion II'3S again raised. As it wa felt that nothing

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Mnstructive could be done at the time, it was decided to leavethe matter in abeyance until the General Meeting. 'rhe dateoi' the cricket match wai:>fixed fOT March 16th. The Annual

The third Committee "Meeting took place on April 21st. 'l'heDinner I\'as then considered. In view of the poor attendancesat previow: runners, special efforts were to be made to hold a'Llccessful dinner at the Del Monico Restaurant. Theprincipal item for discussion then was the suggestion that thefinancial year should be altered, as considerable doubt seemed toexist in the minds of members regarding :ubscription pE-riod:;.

I now propose to deal in turn with the Dance, the CricketUatch, and the proposed Dinner.

Firstly the Dance: The Treasurer will acquaint you with theactual figures; it i' enough fOT me to say that it was a financialSuccess and certainly a social one.

The Cricket Match, played at the School on March 16th.resulted in a win for the Union in the last over.

The proposed Dinner caused the organisers great disappoint-ment. It is usual for members to accord a dinner their verbal,upport when it is proposed at the General Meeting, but this~II pport is decidedly lacking when the actual time comes.Accordingly, the Committee arrange(l to send out a C( feeler" tomember;:; in order to gauge whethcr i:\ufficient support would beforthcoming. The minimum number of tickets was fixed at 30.and it was believed that this figure would easily he exceeded.The card was worded as follows: C( If the Dinner jf' held on thc30th March, I 'ha 11 be prel'ent." A fortnight before this dateonly 17 card-' had been returned to me. There was no alternativebuf to cancel the function.

There wa' no debate against the School this year ODaccountof alterations to the School Hall.

Now J should like to revi.ew the membership oi' the Unionand give you a few figures to show the position as accurately aepORsible. At ptesent, 270 names appear in the new list ofmember8 which I have just dl'aw11 up. Actuall.I' the number offully Vaid-up members is about 140. It iH evident, therefore, thatquite 11 number have eithel: allowrcl tJ1E'i.rmembership to lapse,or have not been pressed for their ubscriptions. There appearsto have been no systematic method of collecting subscriptions.Commit~€'e member;:. apart 1rom the Recretary and the 'l'reasurel',have the nuthority to receil'e subscription money, yet this im-portant point is apparently neglected in some cases. Withoutreflection on any Committee member, past or prescnt. it must berealised that businesslikr method" mu't be adopted if the Union':!offnirR are to he ~Llc('es~flllly Jl1nnaged.

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A;' l'cgarc1~ ]l('II' m(,l11ben;, 1 am ~orr.\' io hal'C' to bring to yournotice the fact thflt litt-le ha" been clonE' in the past to enrolmemberF of the latest .MatriclJlfl tion Chl"~' TI1('re nlypea1'l,; tohave been a lack of co-operntion between the Conunittee and theSchool authoritiel:l. \re have ,.;poken to Ur. Cleg-g on this 'ubjectanel have outlined a plan by meam: of which it f;hould be possibleto emol most of the Matriculation Class each year. Mr. Clegghas promised hi~ SUppOTt, and we should Rec beUer elll'olmentfigures from the 1938 clnss. I find, on :tuelying the names I have,that very few of thof:e who go up to University join the Union,and this is il seriow; loss, because nearly 25 pel' cent. of thosewho matriculate now pas. on to Univer ity. 'rhe greater partof those member~ whof;e Rubscriptions have not been paid thisyear are, of course, older memberii who~e interest may havewaneel, nevertheless thE're must be a ~tead'y inAux of young membersto replace any such lOi~ses.

We are, hOll'ever, able to . ay that thC' Unioll i. on a olmderfooting than I?ve)' before, fw' aH Ion,!?;a~ Irl? are able to maintain amembership in thf' neighbourhood of 200, we sluJll be assuredfmancially. The more powerful the Union, the more the Schoolwill gain. Thl?re i~ no limit to the amount of good the Unioncall do, provided t h(' mem berR contin u€' to take an nctive intere t.I am informed that thc . chool h::ls now been raised to grade "A"status, which how;:; thai it is going ::Ihea(l.

There i~, therefore, f'very reason to look forll'ard to aprOSpel'OLl future. E. G. MACKTNTOSH. Hr)1l. Sl'cretwry .

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HECEIPT AND PA'OI EN'I" FOR 'l'IH: YEAR JUNE 19:37-1938.

To Balance in Bank January 19:37" Sub criptions" Dance Tickets ..

By Bank ChargePo. tages and Pril1ting

" Dance Expen es" Annual Meeting: Bxpf'nse anel

tertainment .." Wedding PTe~ent, R. T. Pe)jel't" Magazines" Donation, Mr. Mitchell .," Balance in Bank, Janu::Il'y 193R

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