The

Wynberg Boys"High School

'Magazine.

DECt::MBER 1944.

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DECEMBER, 1944. Editors: Standard IX.

Ed1'torial _.A Sotmet .Junior School N oteaThe .lIlu~ical and D'ramatic

Society ..~.ll1usical alld Dramatic Society

EntertainmentRoll oj HonourApplied Quotati01l6The Cape Town Orchestra

ConcertTwelfth Night" Tweljth Night ., goes on TourThe Advent!Lre oj a Carrie,.

PigeonI It .lI1emoriamOourageA Historic Game of Rugby

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What's;n a NameDisa .•ter .A Lea] from a Diary.. Cross.Oountry, 1944"Mis6 'l'hompson Visits the

GrocersR~tgby, 19.44"Old Boys' Match"The School Sports, 1944A Distinguished Oareer in

Sc/wol AthleticsExamination ResultsOricketArch1:eA Oritique of the School TeamTopsy TownOadetsThe La6t Rays of Sunset

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~bitorial.During 1944 the school has pursued the usual tenor of its

wav. In ·the life·that commences for our little community afterthe three o'clock bell has rung, our mombers-staff and boys-have engaged in the activities offered by our school and withinthe pages that follow will be found a record of our achievementson the sports fields and ill the Hall and a review of the first yearof its existence gf the dramatic society founded this year byMr. Lorie.

The annual event to which our seniors look forward morekeenly than to any other-the School Dance-once again surpassed

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their expectations, and Mrs. Olegg is to be oongratulated onanother fine evening and thanked for her kindly and generousinterest.

There have been many changes on the staff. Whcn schoolre-opened in January wc welcomed back Mr. H. G. Wood, whohad been released from military duties in C~pe Town and Durbanthat he might resume thc charge of his classes i.n Biolog:v- andMathematics and the coaching of the Under 15 team .

. At the same time we welcomed Mr. A. N. Holmes, an OldBoy of our 1931 class, who had also served for three years in theForces, and who had been appointed to teach English and History.He has since taken over the duties of the Cricket master.

With these two old friends came Mr. H. J. Smuts, who is incharge of the Comm~rcial classes, and Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, ournew Physical Training instructor. Mr. Oosthuizen was vëryfortunate in his appointment; for after his arrival he was selectedto represent the Western Province at Rugby in every game playedduring the recent series of inter. provincial matches. Post hoc;ergo propter hoc.

In March we welcomed Mr. W. M. Smith, who is in charge ofseveral classes in Science and a class in Afrikaans.

It is one of the disadvantages of a single yearly issue of tbeMagazine that the first welcome which we can extend to a newmember appears long after we have' learned to know him andwhen we have ceased to regard him as a stranger. A similardisadvantage attaches to any valedictory notice we take of amaster who leaves.

Our welcome to two of our new colleagues is tempered withregret at the thought of the loss of the two masters whose placesthey have taken.

Mr. L S. Anderson was appointed to the staff in January,1943, when Physical Training, which until then bad been acorporate activity engaged in by the whole school for twentyminutes on Monday and Thursday mornings, was reorganised intothe training of each class dlll'ing two {ull periods of forty minutesa week. So valuarble was the extra time devoted to PhysicalTraining, and so competent Mr. Anderson, that the display whichour young gymnasts offered on Parents' Day last December wasthe most successful single achievement of the year, and a.revelation to those of us who had not been present during any ofthe periods of training.

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During the year Mr. Anderson had ropeatedly applied to bereleased for military service, and after school had closed inDecember he was informed that he might enlist. He enlisted inthe Air Force and is at present in training at Oudtshoorn as apupil air-observer. In November he paid us a flying visit andreceived a royal welcome from the boys in the class-rooms whichhe entered.

Mr. Evan -:\lartin joined the staff in 1936. For eighteenmonths he was in charge of the German classes and for over sixyears of the Commercial. In his work, in his organisation of theschool Cricket, in the post he created for himself ef enquiry-agentand custodian of lost property and in the róle of mentor of thosewho sought his advice, or who were obviously in need of it, hesel ved the school bountifully, to recei ve his reward in the responsemade by his charges, and his colleagues, to his interest in them_On the closing-day of the first term we assembled in the quad-rangle, where Mr. Clegg presented him with a fine picture, the giftof the SdlOOI to which he had given eight years of service andsportsmanship.

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~ ~Onntt.EVAN MARTIN, 1930-1944_

How like a spring that rises from the earthA sihTer thread that makes its unmarked way,

Then dances into sunlight, sings in mirthAs, deeper grown, it cleaves the fuller day;

Till, tumbling to the valley, in its mightIt blesses all the region where 'tis known,

And, blest by all in turn, reflects the lightFrom its own depth of eager waters thrown;

So was your coming, when, with merry lays,You lived and wrought among us cheerfully,

And, ere we knew it, had enriched our ways ;_As the bright river broadening to the sell.

Transfigures all the land with its great glory,Your memory gleams within our simple story.

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Junior ~cbool Jlote5.

The first year of the separate existence of the Junior Schoolhas been a very busy year.

A telephone, a post-box, a notice-board surmounted by aplaque of the school badge, and a Headmaster's office have beenaclded to the building. For an enrolment of 330 pupils, 110wever,with a fair waiting-list, including some pupils for 1946, theaccommodation is woefully inadequate.

The National Feeding Scheme is compulsory in all primaryschools and Miss Frylinck and Miss Lacey see to the provision ofthe daily school-meals.

Weekly sales of sweets and cakes have realised £50, withwhich a piano has been bought for the use of the visiting teacher.An "extra special" sale of eatables brought in £15 for NavyWeek.

Regular class-visits to Kirstenbosch bave been undertakeneach term, and last term Miss Frylinck conducted a tour of herStandard One pupils round Cape Town, to sbow them places ofspecial interest.

All work and sport have been run on House lines this year.Any good effort has brought its immediate reward in the form ofextra Heuse-points.

A record number of Junior boys ran in the Cross-playgroundand Cross-country races; the Under 13 Rugby team had a fineseason and four very promising young runners ran for the schoolill the Under 13 relay team.

In July Miss Matchett, a.fter two years of exce.llent service,left to be married to Staff-Sergeant O'J3rien. In her place whenschool re.assembled, we welcomed Miss Margaret Branch Clark.'

Mrs. D. Wrigbt bas deputised for Miss Dunt, who is on ayear's study-leave at KirsLenboscb. With Mr8. Wright, inDecember, we shall lose :VII'S. Cochran, who has served the schoolfaithfully and efficiently for seven terms.

Mr. Wahl returned after bis six months' furlough, and is onceagain interesting himself in the Junior crioket.

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We regret the resignation of Miss V. Norman, who has workedup an excellent school musical connection and has oeen remarkablefor the tremendous ellthusia~m she J1as aroused in her pianofortepupils.

This year Mrs. Phillips undertook the teaching of 'cellopupils, witli great succcss.

The Junior staff are preparing for their great day-the JuniorSchool Exhi bition.

~bt fMusical anb 1!lramatic~Ocitt!'.

For over ten years, Music and Drama have figured ever moreseriously in the activities of W.B H.S. We have witnessed thedevelopment of music from Eurhythmics and Percussion Bandto the fully fledged school orchestra, and Drama from the Kinder-garten song scenes to the Shakespeare play. It was a naturalstep, therefore, to the foundation of a Musical and DramaticSociety, which took.place in an unpretentious, but very decidedmanner, in October, 1943.

T]~e first meeting was held in the Hall on October 22nd, i943.and there was a small but very enthusiastic audience.

The programme consisted of a one-act play" A Marriage hasbeen arranged," produced by Miss Langfo'rd, with C. Jubber andD Lytton as the cast. After this, Mr. Lorie gave a talk 011 "ThePlace of Music and Drama in Europe," with pictorial and gramo-phone illustrations. Eighteen boys then enrolled as members.

The second meeting in November also found a small audience.A one-act play" Something to Talk About" by Eden Philpottsopened the programme. Those in the cast were: G. West, S.Katz, L. Atkins, C. J ubber, F. Myers and D. Lytton.. This wasfollowed by a most interesting paper 011 .. Irving" read by D.Lytton.

With the opening of the IUH school year, it was decided toestablish the new Society ,on a firm basis, and a general meetingwas held in February. A committee was appointed consisting ofD. Lytton (Chairman), W. Cooper (Secretary), C. Jubber and 'V.D'Arcy, and membership increased immediately.

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The main object or' the Society was to encourage activeparticipation in vari01.ls spheres by members themselves, e.g.play-reading, production, stage-management, orchestral perform-ance, choral singing, reading of papers, while also taking theopportunity of hearing interesting talks Or arranging recitals bywell-known professionals in Cape TowJ1. After the meetings,refreshmeats would be served and members and guests could meetinformally.

The opening meeting of 1944 was arranged for March 29th_The first part of tbe programme was prov~ded by the SchoolOrchestra and J un-ior singers. The items were Handel's " Occa-sional Oratorio" March, and" Alcina" Minuet, a. chorus from.. Solomon," and two Folk Songs" Oliver Cromwell" and" TbeAsh Grove" in new settings hy Benjamin Britten.

There followed J. J . .Bell's one-act play' "The Thread ofl:lcarlet," with D_Lytton, L. Atkins, G. West, S. Katz, C. Jubberand A. Milliner. And now the guest of the evening, Professor D_Inskip, gave a most interesting, as well as entertaining, talk on"The Little Theatre and its Development." We certainlyrealised the tough work encountered in the preparation of a playbefore it was presented to an audience. Professer Inskip invitedsenior boys to act as ushers in the Little Theatre, and 'alsoarranged for a. group to visit the Theatre to inspect its equipment.

For the second meeting on May 6th, \Ve were particularlyfortunate in securing the friendly. services of Mr. Margadant andhis.cinematograph. ~or an hour and a half we were treated tofilms of a voyage from the East Indies to Holland. The shots ofHolland and the buli?fields were iu very attractive technicolohr.At the conclusion of the meeting the Society members made adonation to Red Cross funds. .

The third monthly meeting occurred on June lOth. Here, asa prelude to our forthcoming Shakespeare play, the schoolorchestra played a group of five Elizabethan pieces, while MariusReynolds sang the three lyrics from "Twelfth Night," a.lso incontemporary settings. The Londonderry Air played by theorchestra, concluded the music. A one-act thriller ." Recoil,"was very ably produced by D. Lytton, with Mostert, Weinreich,Myers and the producer in the cast. Tbe guest of the evening,Miss Sheila Fort of the Zonnebloem Training College, then gave amost' informative talk on "Stained Glass Windows," andillustrated her Iemarks by lantern slides.

The August meeting took tbe form of the Annual big play,Shakepeare's " Twelfth Night," recorded elsewhere.

On the 16th September, the guest of ~he evening wa~ Dr. Helen

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Oppenheim. A One-Act play "X-O" by Joh n Drinkwaterop(llled the programme. The orchestra followed this with theFolk TUlle and Fiddle Dance for Strings by Percy Fletcher, andanother one-act play "The Hands of Hardouin" providedinteresting dramatic fare. Those taking part were D. Lytton, C.J ubber, A. Weinreich, K. l\Iostert and F. Myers, the first two ofwhom were also the produccrs.

Memuership grew apace, and is at present 122, a very worthyIlum bel' indeed. Our thanks go to Mrs. Hanison, who volunteeredto organise tho refreshment secti'on, and to the ladies who have sowillingly helped her. General expenditure has b~en relativelysmall, so that the subscriptions have formed the Ilucleus of aSpecial Society Flwd .

.musical anb 1!lramatic ~ocietp~"ttrtainmt"t.lotb aub 11th ~(lirelllb1'r.

On November 10th and 11th, the Musical and DramaticSociety presented a most interesting programme in the SchoolHall The orchestra performed four times, giving music whichranged from Elizabethan tunes to the present day, anel showed astandard of work well beyond that of previous years. A HandelMarch, a Pavane, the Londonderry Air, the Gavotte from" Mignon"and Fletcher's difficult Folk Tunc and Fiddle Dance were theoutstanding items. William Martiey's piano solos were verypleasing. John Ashman and Raymond Lee gave convincingand clean renderings of violin solos, and Colman Roberts brokeIlew ground vith a clarinet solo which wa.s much appreciated.The JUl!ior Singers, with piano and percussion, performed twowell-known folk songs" The Ash Grove" and" OliveI' Cromwell "with fresh and ingenious accompaniments by Benjamin Butten.

On the stage the junior members presented "The GlassStopper," a delightful short play based on a Siamese story,-andproduced by Miss Langford. The seniors followed this by a versedrama Christopher's " Death," which they had rehearsed on theirown. It was a difficult subject, but very capably handled.

The proceeds of the entertainment have been divided betweenSchool and Wal; funds.

It is with great regret that we lose John Ashman, JohnCrowley, David Lytton and Neville Wright from the orchestrathis year. Good luck to them in their future careers.

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1\011 of ~onour.

CECIL ARNOLD FRIEDLANDER.

JOSEPH SETZKORN.

HARRY MILLER.

ARTHUR EARP-JONES.

CYRIL WHEELER.

LEONARD WOOD.

ERIC VAN SCHADE.

DARTRY WILLIAMS.

ALAN KAHN.

FRANK SCRIMGEOUR.

ISAAC LEO POSENER.

EDWARD WISE.

KENNETH JACOBS.

JACK THWAITS.

ROBERT BECKWITH.

IVOR DIFFORD.

RAYMOND DANIELS.

LOUIS KOPUIT.

DENNIS LANGTON.

STANLEY MURRAY UPTON.

RICHARD STEVENI.

LAFRASE FRANK MOOLMAN.

ARTHUR JOHN BATES.

BERESFORD DUBBER.8

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ARTHUR JOHN BATES.Arthur Bates lost his life as a result of Il. flying-accident at

EaRt London early in the year. He had been a member of ourschool in J 9·U and J 942, and enlisted in the Air Force immediatelyafter writing thc Senior Certificato examination.

He was a quiet boy, who came to us fate ill his school careerand, thereCore, was not knowIl as thoroughly :IS our own ex.JuniorI:Ichoolboys are when they reach the highest classes, but he tookpart in the Rport of the school and was a member of ~he FirstIi'ifteen. He had reached young manhood when he left us, wasstrong and active and unhesitatingly took the honourable andcourageous step which led to the early death which we heresorrowfully record.

STANLEY MURRAY UPTON.que of four brothers who attended our school over a period

of sixteen years, Stanley Upton was, Jjecau~e of the family tradi-tion and because of his own personality, part of the life of theschool. He himself spent all but one year of his sch001 lif-e withus, and during his nine years took'a prominent p'art in everyactivity open to a member of ours. Last October the bomber inwhich he was an air-gunner cI'flshed in Egypt and the êrew werelost.

In 1934 he was ono of a group of four boys who took thefirst and second places in the two Under 12 events at the Inter-school Sports and won the relay as wel!. After that he representedthe school in Athletics year after year, to crown his career' with arecord in the Under 17 Hurdles at the W.P. Champi6nships in1939.

In 1937 he won the Junior Cross-country race, and in tl1efollowing year tbe Senior event-a .fine achievement for a boywho was naturally a 220 runner and hurdler-not a distancel'unner at all.

In 1933 in a boxing-match against Rondebosch Boys' High,a match which we lost by seven contests to three, Stanleyemulated the achievements of his two elder brothers. who atoneof our team had won their events, and trounced his Under Iladversary, to bring us our third win of the év~n.ing.

'J;hroughout this period he played the two school games andwon his blue at rugby and his colours at cricket. He was also apromising tennis player.

He was a member of the Junior School violin class from its

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inception and in the annual play!? he was alwétys given a leadingpart. At concerts and in a Sonior School performance he sang,and sang delightfully.

He was an ablo boy and desired 'to write. From Egypt hewrote exceedingly intcresting letters, one-a very 'Iong letter-entirely in varse. lie was a clever d6bater and had a finepresence.

Fcom all this record of his acbievements, like fancies thatbreak through language, the Stanley Upton whom we knew basescaped and his personality cannot be captured here for thosewho dicl not know him. His friends wijl reacl the chronicle of hisclays and recreate their own image of the quaint, cheerful boy,gracefql in movement and utterly friendly in spirit, who returnedfrom a rocOl'd-breaking run to feed his fowls ancl his pigeons, whois now a memory among us.

RICHARD STEVENI. :

Richard Steveni died in April of this year at the WynbergMilitary Hospital of an illness contracted on military service.

He left school after paSsil)g the Junior Certificate examinationin 1926, and wiil be remembered by his contemporaries as one ofthe best sportsmen of his cla.y. A first selection for the school

· cricket tea.m even 'when he was in Standard Seven, he was thefirst boy to make a century for the school during the life of theMagazine, and he was an amazingly good fielcler.

He was an outstanding footballer also, and in acldition he·'was a member of tbe school n~lay team in the Inter-scbool sportsof his final year. He was an extremely popular boy with a finepersonali ty.

LAFRASE FRANK MOOLMAN.

Lafrase Frank Moolman lost his life in an aeroplane crash at· Kimberley recently. He entered our school in the Kindergartenand left after he had entered Standard nine, in 1933. He was li>very popular boy.

BERESFORD DUBBER.

Beresford Dubb~r, whose name a,ppeared in a recent casualtylist among the names of the killed in action, attended our schoolas a boarder in 1936 and 1937. He was BI very cheerful andcarefree boy, a member of a happy class.

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In an interesting letter from Italy WA.Ll.Y KASNER delivershimself of some literary criticism: " I am writing this above thetown of T-, which lios in a valley between two low hills. Themistake VVordsworth madc when he wrote .. Earth has notanything to show .more fair" was to address it to London insteadof tb is lovely town of T-."

GARTlI MACKIN1'OSH,from a Prisoner-of-war c a m pinGermany, wri tes abolltthe modesty of tbe Old Boys' Union.Those who know him can picture him, after his return, as thefoundation member of a Stalag P.O.W.O.B.U.

GINGERJOHNSON: " Quite recently I ran into several OldBOyS-JACK PICKUP, STANLEYEDDY, DANIELS(whom I met inan Old Boys' Match once) and JOCKYANNIEKERK.

. JACK PICKUP was recently awarded the Military Cross, andALEC FORRESTthe D.F.C.

. DAVID LESLIE: "My sister and I have eventually arrived inthis country after an eventful voyage. We were torpedoed. Ihad to get into my life-boat and Sheila on a raft as hers wasblown up. 'Ve were on tho water for two and a. half days.Of course, we lost all our belongings, and among them was mySenior Certificate."

BRIAN PASKwrites from Potchefstroom (in his Pask hand-writing): "I ran into these Old Boys-PREISS pronounced PRICE.He was one of Mr. Tasker's star historians. I remeluber he typedall his history notes -WOOD. He was a tall fellow known asStork.-LATEOAN was a good little cricketer. Mr. Wahl willremember him.-TOWNSEND is a. tall fellow who passed his J.C. in1942, I think. S. KATZwas in J C. with me. Mr. Arguile shouldremember him. He was fairly good at Latin. [Mr. Arguile alsoremembers Pask-Ed.] .. ". is also up here, under a falsename. He could not get away from his firm, so he jumped hisjob."

GEORGEREDMANwrites: " A lifetime of experience has beenpushed into a very short space of time .and I have seen places thatI should never have expected to visit in pre-war days. " . , while,we were in a base camp I saw NEVILLE HAMILTON. Before themonth is out I hope to be over in Italy, where DONALDMACLOED. "is now.

ROBERTRICHES: " I am a gunnery instructor, and at presentam in charge of the Elementary Gunnery Wing, which is not aselementary as it sounds. It is vel'y interesting work, and this

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new crowd arc very keen. For all that, I am glad I am not aschoolmaster.

The other day in Cairo I met a friend, just repatriated fromItaly. He was taken prisoner when Tobruk fell. He told us thatthe morale of the South Africans in the bag (i.d.b.) was 100%.Every prisoner receives a parcel of food a week from the RedCross, which keeps them going. I have written to Mrs. Skeelesand told her about the good health and happiness of our f\)lIows,to make ]lOra little happier about Peter."

~pplieb <!auotation!i.The Cross-country: "Up the creeks we will hie."

-nz-sk- and' -I-if, in tho scrum:"With resolute shoulders,-each butting away."

S-nt-Ih-n-, during Maths: "Whither does he wander now ~"

R-ssl-nd : "Sleep drifting deep,Deep drifting sleep."

Sh-wz-n: "Ho grew sleek and fat. In addition to that,A'fresh orop of feathers came thick as a ma,t."

H--th, in Wynberg Park: "Passing the long Summer's day,Idle as a mossy stone .In the forest depths alone."

M-tch-ll and M-rg-I-s, each to each:"Full of strange oatbs and bearded like the pard."

'J-bb-r and M-st-rt: "What are theseSo withered and so wild in their attire,That look not like the inhabitants 0'

tbe cartil,An'd yet are on it ~ "

The,remaindor of 9 a: "Mongst horrid shapes and shrieks and.sights unholy."

Any day-boy to any boarder: . ." And share my meal, a welcome guest."

M-ll-n-r: "Go to! If Iran's chiefs are old, then I am older,"

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Standard --ght: "Hang sorrow! Care will kill a oat.And therefore let's be merry."

P-hJ, spotting History Questions: "Will learn in school of tribu-lation

The folly of his expectation."At the pla,y :

(I) ,R-yn-Ids: "Ill notes with many a boutOf linkéd sweetness long drawn out,"

(2) L.tt-n:" All in a robe of darkest grain."

(3) .I-c-bs:" And in did come the strangest figure."

B-hrm-n: "A violet by a mossy'stone,Half hidden from tho eye."

The Boarders, swotting: "Far from all resort of mirth,"

Three Houses at the Sports: " ... their innocent fa.oes clean,The ohildren walking two and two,

in r.ed and blue a.nd green."'T-tt-rsJl: "I would not from the wise require

The lumber of their learnédlore."

-nz-ska., influenced by exams-perhaps:" I know not why my soul is raoked,

Why I ne'er smile as was my wont;I only know that as a fact

I don't."The Band:

(1) in the distanoe: "The tintinnabulation that so musicallysweUs."

(2) in the drive: "How they clang and clash and roar;What a horror they outpour

On the bosom of the palpitating air! "(3) --tr-m, leading: ">'\nd his merry bosom swells,

And he dances and he yells,Keeping time, time, time."

M-Il-n-r,

(1) in the Gld Boys' Match:" The burden of hard hitting: slog away,Here shalt thou make a five and there a fopr,And then upon thy bat shalt lean, and sw.y,That thou art in for an uncommon score."

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(2) in the Masters' ;,\1atch: "Duck,_; are comical things."

-shm-n. or G-lI: "E'cn though vanqllished. he cO\lld argue still."

J-n-s, at nine: "You come most carefully upon your hour."

C.ll--rs, th inking of his homework:" So much to do : so little done."

Boarder;,:: "With hungry hubbllb begging crusts and orts."

M-rl-nd: (, It's ages since w'e saw yOIl hCl'C."

The two Jl-In-i:>: "They grew in I>caut.y side by side."

,~be' (tape ~obJn ®rcbestra(toncert.

Another highli~t of the third quarter was our Annual CapeTown Orchestra Concert on August 30th. OIl account of theincrease in our numbers, it was considered advisable to run theperformance in.two sessions At 1.30 p.m. the Subs to Std. 5were entertained to a programme of 8bort descriptive pieces byfamous oomposers. Dr. Pickeri!!, in excellent form, took hisaudience on a musical Nature Study trip where bees. bears andcats were among the specimens encountered. Following this,Béethoven's Minuet in G and the "Tin Soldiers' Parade" wereobvious favourites.

At 2.15 p.m. the senior session, Stds 6 to 10, commenced.To a packed ball Dr. Piokcrill. after coriducting the orchestra inthe lively Prelude to "Carmen," undertook as his main task thebusiness of showing that, symphonies, far from having NO tunes,had, as their main suOject.-matter, somo of the most beautifulmelodies ever written. He cleverly pointed out how the Jazzmerchants, so wanting in true melod.v themselves' bad borrowedsymphonic mclodies for tl~cir Jazz compositions

Themcs from five famous sym phonies were pla~red, as well asthe whole of th~ fir:-;tmovement of t.he Unfinished Symphony bySchub~rt. ThE>COll('!lIding item was Saint. Sa ens' Tone Poem"Danse Macabre," relating in music how Du,.th Sllll1111onl'ldtheSpirit,s.at midnight to dance Imtil tbe cock crew an hour later.

Ou'r thanks go to Dr Pickerill and the Orche'stra for whatwas quite the most enjoyable concert we have had.

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H ~Wtlftb ~igbt."

Following upon the productions of" Julius Oaesar » and" AMidsummer Night's Dream," came Ourtpird effort at Shakespeare,-that of" TwelfLh Night," under the able direction of Miss S.Langford, who is to be warmly congratulated ..

The play itself was presented for the first time under theauspices of the W.B.H.S. Musical and Dramatic Society. TheSchool Hal! was packed on eaéh of the four nig/atg 2nd, 3rd, 4thand 5th of August and llach audience found much lively entertain-ment in the tricking of lVIalvolioand Sir Andrew Aguecheek.

Of the individual characters, David Lytton was outstand-ing in the part of l)uke Qrsino, whose famous opening linesdemand such careful handling, and whose character, fickle thoughit is needs aristocratic and mature portrayal, which it receivedin no small measure. ~s Olivia, l!'elicity Oarstens showed afintr voice and serious bearing. Her steward Malovio, gave OecilJubber a difficult r61e, which he performed most ably, with theausterity and overbearing dignity it needed. Annabelle Gow andRobert Wells as Viola (Oe8ario) and Sebastian respectively, gavegood steady accounts of the shipwrecked si.,ter and brother, andGerald Hamilton was the true Sea Captain. .

The casting of the two old Knights was no problem,-forwho eould they have been but Leonard Atki"ns as Sir Toby Belehand Frank Myers as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, both ably partnered byBobby Jacobs' as Fabian. The fun they had behind the boxhedge was as rollicking as one could have wished it. With themtoo, as Maria, was Joan Aylwin, who proved a jolly countrywench, all out for her revenge upon lVIa.lovio. And last, but notleast, of the main characters, was an excellent performance byMarius Reynolds of Feste the je<;ter, spontaneous to a degree.Special mention must be made of his mimicking of Sir Topaz thecurate, and of his pleasing voice and musical singing of three well-known lyrics, all with traditional settings.

As Valentine, Curio, and as tbe two officers, we had goodwork from M. Mitchell, A. Weinreich, M. Shifrin, and J. Scboe-man. ·W. Oooper was indeed a pious priest, and B. Saacks apainstaking attendant.

The costumes were of the simpIest and yet most effective, andthe settings, carried out by D. Selk, were all in keeping with therest of tbe production. Darcy, P. Melliar,' M. Mc Intyre, W.d'Oliveira, and R. Wedderburn formed a most efficient team of

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stage hand::;, wlto made the eighLcen ::;cenes follow one another inrecord time.

The orchestra, ~tring:; only, and conducted by Mr. A.' Lorie,played t'lreo pieces by composers of Shakespeare's day "TheEaTl of Salisbnr,\"s Pavane" by William Hyrd, a Galliard by GilesFa['IJa.by alld An Alman J~yRobC'rt .Tohnson,

Tbe proceeds frolll t hu ti('keL" a"nd the sale of sweets \\'e1'6di\'itled between 8rhool and Wal' Funds (.~atlollal \Var F'lInd,l\'Ierl'hant Navy Fund::; and Bed Cross).

"'!twelftb j}igbt" goen on· ~our !I

As a nov(ll venture this year, onl' actors and orchestra gave aspecial matinee ·porformance of" TwoJ-fth Night" two weeks later,at the 'VosJey Training Collego, Salt J~ivor, whol'e wo found amost enthusiastic audiCllCe. To Mr. Cragg, the Principal, bisstaff and students we "hould like ol1ce again to express ourappreciation of their hospitality during the interval. . ,

'!tbe ~bbenture of a (!Carrier ~igeon .. It was a weary, weather-beaten pigoon that made its way

through tho tropical rains. Thi" bird waS Jac:ky·. a sleek littlobird who had been chosen to fly from Victoria Falls to an armybase on the shore of Lake Chad. lIe had been flying for threedays with hardly any rest. "Oh how I should like to be backwith my mate ag!l,in," he sighed; "Yes, I ShOtild."

High ~bove the bird circled a hungry hawk with his eyesglued on eve.ry movement of the poor pigeon's.' "He is not avery big bird," thought the hawk, "but he will satisfy myhunger." Jacky had also seen tho hawk and waIi flying as fast ashis tired wings wOllle! allow. He bad fom·toen more m iles to fly.Then the hawk. dived.

The hawk suddenly flattened dut of the dive, for the pigeonhael vani::;hed. The lHtwk then spotted little Jack)'· heading likea dart for the home-ba~e. Thc hawk gave chaso but knockedinto a tree, st.unned. By that time little .Tacky was gliding downover Lake Chad and SOOI1reached the home·base.

R BRllJG Ij;NS (3).

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3ln JMemoriam.

\Mr. Mostert was appointed to our staff in -July, 1938, and

was with us until two long pGriods of sick-leave and finally hisretiremellt on an early pensioll robbed us of his services.

In his early manhood Mr .. Mostert had been It great foot-baller. He represented the Westem Province in many OurrieClip matches llnd in the game aga.inst the All Blacks in 1919. In19t1 he was invited to accompany the Springbok team to NewZeala.mi, bilt since he had just been appointed to his first schoolhe dee1illed the honou: .

MR. P. J. MOSTERT.

Bol' two .'-ear~Ml'. Mostert had charge of one of our j nnior teams,but his chief intere$t was in bis classes in German and Afrika.ans,and the chief contribution he made to our life \V'asthe fineness ofhi" natlll·e. He' was an able man and It good teacher and had,without being aware of it, the secret of friendship. He spokequietly and slowly and listened modestly. He was withoutaffectation or officiousness and entered into friendships withoutdisplay and was a.ccepted as a friend without question. \

When he left us last year he retired te Robertson, where hedied on the 3rd of November. To Mr8 Mostert the sympathy ofthe school goes out in her great loss, and with those who knewhim riHnains the affectionate memory of a master and colleagueof unfailing a.nd unforced courtesy and natural charm .

. JAMES HORTON.

In December of last year James Horton, a member of the.Junior Oertificate examination-class lost his life as the result of amisadventure on the mountains near Paarl.

James Horton had attended our school throhghout his)ife. Hehad been a healthy, vigorou& boy, fond of sport and loyal to theinterests of the school and of his House. During the House-practices of the first term for many a year he was always the firstto a.ppear and the last to go borne. He played for the secondteam in both Cricket and Rugby, and ran in his House relay-team ofl~n. He was a cheerful and popular boy.

He set out on the mountaineering-expedition shortly afterthe cl~e of the annual ex:amination, and in January his parentshad the rare and treasured experien~e of feeling that the sylUpa-

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thy of tholIsands was extended to them in their sad loss when areporter drew attention in a special paragraph to his success inthe examlnation and to-day they prize the certificate issued bythe authorities_

EBlC CUBITI' POOLTON .

In 19J3 Er(c Poolton was a'member of Standard Soven. lIewaS a strongly-built boy, acti\'e ,tnd carefree as most boys offifteell aro. At the close of the _year he leiL school, Lefore he hadbecome mature onough to be distingllished among his fellows forany special qualities. Re played in the Under Sixteen Rugbyteam.

In J"ul)' of this year we. heard of his death after some monthsof failing hoalth. Tho sympathy of lito school is f'xtended to hisparents and to the young friends of his boyhood, many of whomare in Standard Eight.

(!Courage.

A SO:;-"~ET.

A tremor shook the inmost beart of night;And starting up, one cried, "The day has come! "But otbers cursed him, bidding bim be dumb-

" The sun is dead; thore will no more be light."Again tho darkness trembled and again;

And now there crept into tbe Eastern skyA hesitant greyness, and a voiceless sigh

Passed wakefu"lly across the sleeping plain.Then 'slowly, very slowly, one by"one,

Leaves stirred and branches quivered, till at last,Expectant, while the pulse of dawn beat. fast,

All nature waited breathless fo~ the sun.The sun-god drew bis bow; ray after ray,His arrows swept the heavens, and lo! 'twas Day."

D. LYTTON (10).

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§ T!}istoric ~ame of ltugbp.

The players on one side were .l\Ir. ChurchiU (Captain), SidneyCarton, Hamlet, Brutus, George Washington, Stalin and others.The opposing team included Hitler (Captain) Goering (Vice),Stanley, Gandhi, Mark Anton)', Diogenes anel Hobson. The refereewa" Julius ()aesarr. At the last minute Mrs. Grundv is seen enter-ing the field, but Julius Oaesar and orders her off. -

A~ked by a reporter what he thought about the state of thefield, 1\1r.Churchill replied, "We will play them on the beaches;we wilJ play thelIl Oll this field. \Ve will never surrender."

The whistle sounded and play began. Mark Antony, whohad 'said, .. \Yl' will give them the 'ides of March," was playing100313 forward. Wilen blown up three times for off-side andasked wbat he thought of Caesar as a ref., he declared that he hadcome to worry CaeslH', not to praise him" Turning to Mussoliniand B·k Ry.n, he said, " Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend meyour ear-guards" and returned to the field.

Goeriug caught the ball and ran into the forwards. He was'tackled by Brutus, who straightway fell 011 the ba'U, followed bythe rest of the forwards. The whistle blew. Caesar walked Overand surveyed the scene, since the county surveyor had merelysurve.ved the field. Then Caesar pointed towards Brutus, whowas lying beneath T-nk and Mr. Molotov, and said, ", at tu,Brute? Then free-kick to·Hitler."

Tho kick missed the posts. Sydney Carton caught the balland sprinted ,down the touch-line. Seoing -l·if and Gandhicoming towa,rds him, he dropped tbe ball and ran backwards,shouting" It is a far, better thing I do than I have ever done."When he rea.choel the safety of the pavilion, he continued, "Andit's a fa r, far better rest that I go to than I bave ever known."Sir Philip Sidney had gathered the rolling ball, but on seeing Kriscrossing to tackle him, he passed it 'hurriedly to Hobson. saying,Yonr neeel is groatcr than mine." Hobson had to choose betweendropping the ball in his turn or being tackled by l~ustum, whowas playing so rabidly. He dropped tho ball. This was Hobson'schoice.

Just then the whistle blew for half-time and Hamlet washeard to remark, " For this relief much thanks." Offered a half-orange, Gandhi, who had lost his togs, declined, sayin~ that be only

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drank linw j llice. Another pla~'er, whose features could not bedistinguished in the dusky light, also declined-lIlellsa, lIIellSalll,11Iellsae. Stp.nley walked over to H-lll--, saying "The oldestiphabitant, I presume."

The whistle blew for the sccond half. The ball had beenthrown into a receptable by a disgrulltled spectator, and Stalii:lwas asked to fetch it. ,. No," said Stalin, ,. Why should I pickother people's footballs out of the fire-bucket·?"

\Vhen Superman had asked" What goes on here?" and,being told, had retrieved the ba.ll with the rapidity of lightniJJg,the game was resumed. The HiLlerites were pushed towards theirtry-line. Hit.ler harangued hi;; men: "You arc now fighting onsacred soil. There must be no more retreating" This was a. set-back, fol' a few minntes earlier Gocring had. remarked, "Onething is e~rtain. There will be no Churchillitcs in onr half." .

Suddenly Mr. Churchill made a beautiful break, slippedGoering and passed to Blondie, who scored under the posts.Baron von l\1nncha.useli took the kick and, as he was hesitatingand the Hitlerites were charging him, George Washingtonwhispered, "Wait till you see the whites of their eyes." He did;and when they were all lying sprawling on the ground, he kicked,again-for thEW had rushed too soon, and the charge had beendisallowed-and converted the try. As the .8a,ron and Blondiehad scored all the points for their side, Mr. Churchill addressedthem before tbe assembled team and said, "Never had so manyowed so mu eh to so few."

1\1. L. MITCHELL (980).

~baf 5 in a jflame ?

I was strolling down a Hill wben I saw a Milliner valleybelow burning Bright-Iy. A guy had been Lytton the Fifth ofNovember and some Ashman·aged to set a Cole on fire. The firewould leave many Marks and the after-Mathew might guesswould be serious.

"Dar-ey," said a bilingual friend, as a fire-engine approached," Anziska is being driven Mit-shell by a Blondie towards what isnow a Golding-Ie of the Miller's ho'use." Before he couldper-Sweyd me to look, the car had gone off in Louw gear. Mybilingual friend was dressed in r.ags and Tatters-all given him in

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Charity. My own clothes were Good, the trousers Brown and thecoat of AdalUs-on colour. My friend now mounted a Cartwrightby the blaze. "Oosthuizen dat 'ollse ~ " he continued, "andwhat place wiq 'e sleep to-night At-?" "Kin's or Kith's," Ireplied, ., and for his supper he may have the Katzin the pantry,lest he should feel Holloway-ling and suffering the way he doesfrom indigestion" I turncd to the blaze again and decided thatit Wood 'l'askcr couple of engines to pilt it ont. I then decidedto ring t.he Bell to wam the Miller lest he should, for our neglect,Marcus fOl'life .... when the Editor said" Ring off. You aregetting silly and Cilliers-er,"

(9a).

The news was good-the invasion was going welL General1\Iitsubi surveyed the &Cellewith a typical Japanese leer on hisface. The terrific air-bombardment had smashed the coast-line ofGeneral McArthur. Admittedly he had lost 60 'planes, bnt stillwhat were 60 'planes to the Japanese who took pleasure in dyingfor the sacred Emperor. But wbat was this, the landingunopposed and the enemy. in retreat-General Mitsubi dulyvisualised his promotion in the near future •

. So far, 60,000 men had been landed without a single casu-alty, and they were following fast on the heels of the retreatingAmericans. Mitsubi's men had advanced more than halfwayacross the island when a mountain without a pa.ss over it and alake obstructed his way. There were tWQ gaps, and both wereheavily' defended by the enemy. He landed the rest of his forcesand massed them into a huge bunch. One mistake~and it wasfatal. He had left no men to defend the beaches he had justconquered! This was what McArthur was waiting for. Havingled Mitsubi inland, he la,nded wave aft~r wave in tbe Japaneserear. Tbe forces gradually approached Mitsubi's army. Theyjoined up with the other American forces-the Japanese armywas trapped!

Mitsubi wondered what to do. Ab! A stroke of luck, whyhad he not seen that before. He looked up and then hurriedlytried to conceal the map; but it was too late. The voice rangout" Jacobsen and Mitchell, you both do me five hundred linesfor playing that silly invasion game of yours." The map wastorn'up-the Japs were saved!

JACOBSEN and MITCHELL (9a.)

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~ JLeaf from a 1l\iarp.

October the 9th: Black Monday. Back to school, very flush.Yery heavy hamper.

12th: Not so flush. Hamper rather light.

13th: Surviving tarts consumed by B-hrm-n.

16th: R·r-- arrives with photo of sister's friend and Dewwriting. pad.

18th: R-r-- buys another pad.20th: R--r- discovered carving hearts on his desk. Painful

consequences.

27th: My birthday. Uncle Frank coughs up £1.

28th: Mac. makes friends with me.

29th: Mac. tries to borrow ten bob. He is badly shaken.

November the 2nd: B-nt rides into a fence at the bottom ofBower Road Hill.

3rd: Sale of scrap-iron at B':"nt's house.

9th: B-nt getting quite expert with his crutches.

12th: M-rl-nd a.nd S-th-rl-nd leave Claremont at 8.46 a.m. bymotor-bike. M-rl-nd arrives at 8.45. S-th-rl-ndarrives at 1l.5. Ambulance attracts attention inschool grounds.

14ta: Take S-th-rl-nd some flowers.

15th: Standard Eight Master indisposed. Go to visit him inafternoon. Nothing wrong with his right arm.

16th: Exams drawing near. Must do some swotting.

December 15th: Just spent a month ill. Feel much better now.I await the exam. results. Fear St-k·sand I shall have to pa.rt next year.

a. HARRISON (8a).

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.H ([ro5s=([ountrp 1944."

Perfect weather rendered Cross-Country Dlly both enjoyableand successful, bnt favourlloble conditiolls were not alone respon-sible for the out~tanding performalices of five r\lnners. RoelofSmuts smashed the existing record, an achievement which wasemulated by B. McGregor, while J. Moir equalled the old recordand Clews failed to do so by one-tenth of a second.- All thesecompetitors ran magnificent races, anel fully deserved the AthleticBlues which were awarded. R. Taylor is to be congratulated onhis run, coming in Rlightly under half a minute later, a performancewhich in most years would have gained first place. 0 Ryan ranwell Lo win the Under 15 competition, whilo J. Travers wasresponsible for an exceptionally polished performance in theUnder 13 Cro·ss-Play-gronnd. 1'hl'ee hundred and thirty-onerunners participated in the afternoon's sport.

S,enior Cro§s·COll/ltry :-

1. R. Smuts (D.W.); 2.13. McGregor (W); 3. J. Moir (D.W );4. S. Clews (D.W.).

The respective times were :-34 mins. 15 secs.; 35 mins. 34.2 secs.; 35 mins. 40 secs.:

35 mins. 40.1 secs.

(Previous Record-35 mins. 40 secs., established by N.Moseley in 19-11 )

Juuior Cross·COl-t.1Ltry:-. .1. O. Ryan (V.R.); 2. R. Roberts (D.W.); 3. C. B. va.n

der Merwe (V.R.)

Under 13 Cross·Play-Ground:-

1. J. Travers (D.W.); 2. F. Simons (R.) ; 3. J. Kets (D.W.)

UlIder 71 Cross Play-Ground :-

1. P. Pelser (V.R.) ; 2. K. Agnew (R); 3. R. Berelowitz (W.l

U"der 9 Cross-Play-Grou1ld;-

1. N. Zauber(V.R.); 2. D. Stewart (W.); 3. R. Rancke (V.R.)

Tire S/lbs Race:-

1. D. Louw (R.); O. NapperelI (D.W.) ; 3. B. Weinreieh (W.)

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The points gained by the various houses are as follows:

Senior.s. J !MtiOYS;. UIlder 13.

I. Wellington 5~5 1. V. Riebeeck 1481 I. De Waal 4572. V.Riebeeck 327 2. De Waal 1285 2. WelIington 2623. De Waal 325 3. Wellington 1252 3. Rhodes 246

4. Rhodes 18} 4. Rhodes 1032 4. V Riebeeck 211

Ulldf'r 71. UlIder9· Th~ Snbs.

1. Wellington 527 I. V. Riebeeck 5:')1 1. De \Vaal 952. I{hode~ 431 2. Wellington 434 2. l{hodes 803. V. H.iebeeck 303 3 Rhodes 339 3. Wellington 41

4. De Waal 224 4. De Waal 272 4. V. Riebeeck 15

H KT.

;$'Miss m:bompson tJi5it5 tbr ~roctr' 5.(With apologies to Martin Armstrongfor continuing his 'I0em).

And so' from shop to shop she passesTill through her shining gold-rimmed glassesShe espies the price of cheese-Only tenpp.J1ce. if you please. .Then in she walks with firmer treadTo buy some cheese and rice and breadFrom 1\lr. Giles so fat and square.Who stands besides his parc~ls thereWith sleeves rolled up and jolly face.He greets Miss Thompson in his bass," What is it that you need to-d,y 1 " I

He shows tbe cheese without delay;Miss Thompson fumbles in her pocket,Produces tenpence, takes the docket,And with an amiable farewellShe departs and all is well.Then off she hurries to the queu!l.To buy potatoes for her stew,

S. KROLL (8a).

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l\ugbp, 1944.

Eleven teams wel'e entered this year in the schopl competi-tions and enjoyed a successful soaSOll. A high standard of playhas been lll<l.intaineJ throughout. and the kcenness of the players,esp~cially the vC'ry young ()nes, has .contributed greatly to the/Success achieved.. .

The SuIlDol Team played mail.)' excelle.nt galues, the defeat ofDiocesian College by 9 points to 6 at Rondebosch being its bestachievelllent. Led by the Captain, Anziska. tho forwards wereproba bly the !Jest L1nder IIineteen pack that have represented\V yn!Jerg. At fly-half alld centre the backs were lamentably weak'in defence, and thus more often than not the excellent work of theforwards was nullificd. Milliner, both in defence and attack. wasan exception and was responsible for some brilliant play duringthe season.

The Second Team on most occasiol1s played good open foot-ball, and filli:-;hedup with a record of which they can be justlyproud. The Under 16 Tcam showed a definite improvement ontbe form of other years, and ]\h. Oo~thuizen .and tbe players areto be congratulated on working up a very sound cornbination ..

The Under 15 teams a,ll acquitted themselves well, the Under15 A, a.bly captained by j~yan, pO>lsessing the best record. Thisteam was responsible for two fiine performances, namely thedefeat of the crack Sea Point A team by 8 points to 6 andDiocesan College by 9 points to 3.

Tbc three Undor 13 teams have all given good account ofthemselves. The Under 13 A ~vas a very young team, and astwo-thirds of its players will be available next year there is everyreason for confidence that the team will be exceptionally strong.

The coaches, Messrs. Wood, Oosthuizen, Smuts, Smith and'Holrnes are to be congratulated on their very able work, which isappreciated by all players. During hi~ annual vacation MaxPrice assisted in coaching the Under 13 A and B teams. Hiskeenness is appreciated, and during that short period the playersbenefited greatly from his tuition. All players and the staffextend their congratulations to Frank Friedlander on his marriageto Miss Baruara Palmer of Queenstown. He is remembered forhis coaching of both Rugby ai1d Cl'icket over a p<:riod of threeyears.

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Once again there is an increase in the number of " little"players taking Rugby. Douglas Selk, a player who was unableto play Rugby this year owing to ill health, took over the coach-ing of the Springboks (7 to 8 years). This is the first time tlfeyhave had their own speciál coach, and they responded with energyand ktlel)ness. Selk is to be hea.rtily congratulated on the resulthe has achieved. The Juniors (9 to Il years) have, in view oftheir increased numbers, been divided into" big" and "small"Juniors. Dr. Bobbins ha~ taught the Big Juniors their .Rugbyalphabet, and has tr!ll!1smitted to them his customary keenness.'The small Juniors have been coached by Outram, Harper, Crow-ley, Thomas and Shoeman, and these senior players are to bethanked for thei.r very valuable help.

The following Rugby awards have been made for the year1944 ;-

• RlI{!.by Blues,' A. Anziska, A. Milliner, D. GeIl, B. McGregor,J. Crowley. .

Rugby Colours: H. Mathew, B. Jacobs, R. Smuts, J. Olitf,D. Bailey. N. Thomas, V. Outram, R. Kruger, M. Shifrin, H.Pahl, N. Wright.

. H.E.T.

H ®lb fio!,s' .fflatcb."In one of the hardest matches of recent years the Old :Soys

succeeded in beating the School by 17 points to 14. The issuewas in doubt right up to the end, although the Old Boys set andmaintained the pace from the ueginning. Both packs were verystrong, but the school forwards,. although they had the 'better ofthe exchanges, could not sufficiently subdue the opposing eight tooffset the superiority of the Old Boys' backline.· The past scoredearly in the game, and throughout the grim 'struggle managed tomaintain a narrow lead. Their victory was well deserved.

For the Past, West, at full-back, and Lewis, at forwa.rd, wereon the top of t.heir form, while Rosslind's clever and imaginativeplay was responsible for three of his side's tries. A:. mentionedbefore, the school pack led by Anziska played magnificently whileMilliner, who was brilljant throughout in attack and defence,scored two very fine tries. Mr. Oosthuizen;s defence was outstand-ing and he provided ·his wings with several clear-cut openings,which on two occasions led to important scenes.

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After the maLch the Learns were entertflined by Mr. and Mrs.Clegg in the style which has become traditional. A presentationof a glass and wrought-iron tab.le was made to Mrs. Clegg, andPrice, captain of the Old Boys' team, paid a graceful tribute toher on behalf of all Wynberg Boys, both past and present.

The teams were:-

Old Bo:vs :-Price (Capt.), West, Ryan, Bleach, Rosslind,Forman, SolomoJ1, Anziska, Plnmridge, Katz, Marais, Lewis, Chait,Fri~dman, Albertyn.

School :-Anziska (Capt.), Milliner, Smuts, Mr. Oosthuizen,Mr. Ta~kel", Ma.thew, Sbifrin Crowley, Oliff, Mc Gregor, Geil,Wedderburn, Mr. Holmes, Pahl.

H.E.T.

~bt scbool sports, 1944.Our Annual Athletic Sports meeting took place on the lOth

of March at the Westem Province Cricket Ground in Newlands.As usual the meeting covered the whole day, and the competitionand excitement was great among the boys. Almost ev,:,ry onetook part in the sports, whether ill championship or handicapevents Wellington retained its prestige for the 11th year insuccession. At the close of the meeting, the cups were presentedby the newly'appointed Junior school principal, Mr. A. Lorie.

The points obtained by the houses were:-

WellingtonDe WaaL.Van RiebeeckRhodes

The cup awards were as follows :-

A. FRIEDLANDERCUP (Under 10 Championship)-F. Bing (W.)D. BASKINCUP (Under 12 Championship)-T. Roseveare (W.)D. BASKIN CUP (Under 14 Championshi.p)-J. Du Toit (D.W.)ARTHURNEW;'fANCUP (Under 14 Relay)-Rhodes.CLAUDEFELBERTCUP (Under 16 Championship)-V. Outram (W)

, DR. G. PYCROFTCUP (Under 16440 yds.)-V. Outram (W.)WOLLASTONCUP (Open 440 yds.)-W. Heath (D.W.)

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HOOGENHOUTCUP (Victor Ludorum)-A. Milliner (W.)

McDoNALDCUP (Junior House Cbampionship)- Wellington.

DUNCANTAYLOR'CUP(House Championship)-Wellington.

Resl!llts were as follows :-

, OPEN.

100 yards-1st, A. Miltiner; 2nd, L. Williams. 11.0 sec.

220 yards-1st, A. Milliner; 2nd, L. Williams. 25.2 sec. (In hisheat, Milliner did the 220 yards in 25.0 !ecs.)

44.0yards-1st, W. Heath; 2nd, L. Williams. 57.0 secs.

880 yards-:-1st, B. McGregor; 2nd, W. Heath. 2 min. 14.5 se·cs.

1 Mile-1st, W. Cooper; 2nd, D. Bailey. 5 min. 13.3 secs.

Long Jump-1st, A. Milliner; 2nd, L. Williams. 19ft. Ilins.

High Ju,uip-lst, R. Smuts and H. Mathew. 4ft. lliins.

110 yards Hurdles-1st, R. Smuts; 2nd, H. Mathew. 15.8 secs.

Shot Putt-1st, A. Milliner; 2nd, H. Mathew. 34 ft. 10 ins.

Relay (440 yards)-lst, Wellington; 2nd, De Waal. 50 secs.

UNDER 16.

100 yards-1st, V. Outram ; 2nd, I. Michalowsky. 11.4 secs.(In his heat, Outram did the 100 yards in 11.2 secs.)

220 yards-1st, V. Outram ; 2nd, T. Hansen. 25.4 secs. (In hisheat, Outram did the 220 yards in 25.3 secs.

440 yards-1st, V. Outram ; 2nd, Holloway. 58.0 secs.

880 yards-1st, T. Hansen; 2nd, Clews. 2 min. 20.4 secs.

Long Jump-1st, V. Outram ; 2nd, S. Kavalsky. 17ft. 10 ins.

High Jump-1st, J. Crow1ey; 2nd, C. P. van del' Merwe. 5ft.I~ins.

110 yards Hurdles-1st, S. Kaval'sky; 2nd, J. Crowley. 167 secs.

Relay (440 yards)-lst, Wellington; 2nd, De Waal. 50.6 secs-.

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lJNDER 14.

100 yards-1st, Du Toit; 2nu, F. Williams. 11.8 secs. (la hisheat, Du Toit did 100 yards in 11.7 secs.

220 y~rds-lst, du Toit; 2nd, F. Williams. 27.2 secs. (In hisheat du Toit did 220 yds , in 26.4 secs. (record).

Long Jump :-lst, J. du Toit; 2nd, Leonard. 15 ft. 11 ins.

, High Jump :-lst, N. Riley. 4 ft. 5i ins.

75 yards Hurdles :-lst, K. Brown; 2nd, N. Riley. 11.7 secs.(In h is heat Riley did 75 yards hurdles in l1.3 secs. which, is arecord).

Relay: (440 yards)-lst •.Rhodes; 2nd, Van Riebeeck. 56.4 sec!!.

UNDER 12.

75 yards~ 1st, T. Roseveare ; 2nd, 1. Lee. 10.0 secs. (In hisheat, Roseveare's time was 9.8 secs.)

120 yards: 1st, T. Roseveare ; 2nd, 1. Lee. 16.0 secs.

Relay: (330 yards)-Ist, De Waal; 2nd, Wellington. 45 secs.

UNDER 10.

5Qyards: 1st, F. Bing ; 2nd, B. Henshilwood. 7.2 secs. (record).(In their heats, Bing and HenshilwoQd both equalled previousrecord of 7.4 secs) .

75 yards: 1st, F. Bing; 2nd, B. Henshilwood. 10.8 secs. (record)

Relay: (220 yards)-lst, Wellington; 2nd, Van ~iebeeek. 31.1secs. (Record).

RECORDS OF 1943.(Omitted from the magazine of la.st year).

Open 100 yards: A. :Milliner. 23.9 secs.

Under 16-220.yards : H. Moseley equalled record~ 24.8 S6CS.

Under 10-75 yards: R. Berelowitz. 10.9 secs.

Open 440 yards relay: Wellington. 47.8 secs.

Under 12-220 yards relay: Van Riebeec}<. 44.4 sec.

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~ 1!lii)tlnguiS'beb ([areer in ~cbool~tbletic5.

III December we shall say good-bye to A. Milliner. It wouldnot be appropriate here to speak of the great services he hasrendered the scbool and the boarding-house as sonior perfect or ofhis fine record in Rugby or Crióket; nor, in passing, would it befitting to survey, critically or appreciatively, his scholastic career.It would, however, be doing less than justice to a great schoolboyathlete to allow him to leave the school without recording, as wedo in the form of notes below, his many triumphs on the trackand without paying a tribute to the fine spirit he displayed duringHouse-practices al1d the periods of preparation before the Annua1Western Province Championships.

1939. Under 14-lst, ih 100 yards, 220 yards, L~ng Jump.

1940. Under 16-Ist, in 100 yards and Long Jump, 3rd, in220 yards.

1941. Under 16-1st, in 100 yards, 220 yards, Long Jump.2nd, in 440 yards.

Broke 220 yards record. Time 24.8 secs.

Broke Long Jump record. Distance 20 ft. Il ins. was inrelay team which broke the' record. Time 50 secs.

1942. Open: 1st in 100 yards', 220 yards, Long Jump andShot Putt. Tied for the Victo» Ludorum with Kirstein.

1943. Open: 1st in 100 yards, 220 yards, Long Jump' .andShot Putt. Broke 220 yard9 record; Time 23.9 secs. AwardedVictor Ludorum. . ,

1944. 1st in 100 yards, 220 yards, Long Jump, Shot Putt.Awarded Victor Ludorum. ..

IN THE WESTERN PROVINCE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

1940. Under 15: 2nd in 100 yards and 220 yard!!. 1st,with his team, in the 440 Relay,

194L Under 17. 1st in Long Jump. 1st, with his team,in the 440 Relay in record time.

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1942. Under 17: 2nd in Long Jump. 3rel in 220 yards.1st in Relay.

1943. Under 19: 3rd in 220 yards.

1944. Under 19: 3rd in Long Jump.

In a special, and adapted, Applied Quotation: "Here was arunner. When comes such another 1 "

QExamtnation l\e~ult~.

SENIOR CERTIFICATE.

First Class :-Hymie Gordon, Kresimir Krnjevic, Da~idLeslie.

Seco1ld Class :-Ho~'ard Bruce, George Buseh, RichardDray ton, Cedric Flee, lsadore Katz, Peter Lamprecht, MorrisMarcus, Herbert Moseley, Kenneth Phillips, John Ryan, ArthurShrire, Maurice Selibowitz, Peter Steward, Harold Taylor, ThomasTrop, Alfred l'omlinsoll, Dennis van Niekerk, Granville West.

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE.

First Class :-Leonard Atkins, Harold Braude, RobertCharity, Barry Cohen, Raymond Cole, William D'Arcy, ErnstFitschen, Cecil Jubber, Robert Jardine, Sydney Kavalsky, BarryLarge, Alec Margolis, Solomon Margolis, Derek Mathew, PeterNiemann, Max Polliack, Johannes Schoeman, Robert van der Walt,Browning van der Spuy, Avron Weinreich, Mervyn Wright.

Second Class :-William Attwood, Alfred Allen, TrevorBaskin, Donald Bailey, Albert Barnard, Demetrios Bassios,Vernon Butler, Rodney Camp, Eelmond DanieIs, Hubert EIffel'S,Kenneth Buxton-Forman, Sydney Gribble, Ceelric Graney, PeterHansen, William Heath, James HQrton, Isidore Doni, PercivalJones, Joseph Jacobson, Noel Jay, Brian Jones, Robert Jonssell,Charles Levine, Mannie Lazeris, Alec Miller , Noel Mostert, MichaelMitchell, Leslie Marcus, lt orris Marcus, Thomae Munnik, MervynOrgan, Dirk Pretorius. Arthur Roberts, Lionel Rubin, BernardSaaoks, Gerry Sweyd, Abraham Salkow, I VOl' Smith, Peter Smuts,Basil Storkey, John 'l'inclale, Clive Tattersall, Arthur Tel1nant,Noel Thomas, Basil van der Walt, Gordon Venter, Kenneth.Wadeley, Meyer Wolfsohn.

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(!Cricket.During the 1943,1944 season throe teams were entered in the

Schools League Competition. In spite of many defeats the Bchooisides remained keen and a healthy spirit prevailed.

The second XI put up some good performances againststronger teams. Altogether thirteen games were played, of whichfive were won, one drawn and seven lost. Although the Under 14only won four o~ their thil:teen games, th.ey always proved worthyopponents of any team.

Milliner (Capt.), Matbew (vice-captain) and Organ are to becongratulated on being awarded their Cricket Blues, while Harper,Thomas, Wright and Solomon bave been given their Colours.

During the latter half of the season a series of House matcheswere played. These games aroused a great deal of enthusiasmand keenness. The standard shown throughout was surprisinglyhigh and Van Riebeeck in the Senior and Rhodes in tbe Juniorsection are to be congratulated on winning an excellent series.

Two friendlies finished the season. Tbe first tbe School teamwon by 44 runs against a Combined Banks side. (Milliner 61retired and Organ 6/31). In the second the Old Boys beat thePresent in a very exciting game. The School, batting first,declared at 189 for 7, Milliner again doing well and scoring 113.The Old Boys, batting steadily and well, passed tbe School tot.alwith two wickets in hand (197/8).

The School was represented by Milliner in the CombinedSchools XI against a representative Western Province team atNewlands on Boxing Day last year.

During the present season we have again only entered threeteams mainly owing to a lack of coaches. It was with a realsense of regret that we had to say goodbye to Mr. Martin. Hiscontribution to cricket was of inestimable worth, and his enthu-siasm and interest aie sadly missed.

The school has acquired the services of a cricket professionalfor one day a week Mr Smith has divided his time mainlybetween the First and tho Under 14's and S0 it is to be hoped thatin the near future there will be an improvement in the standardof our cricket. lVlr. Wahl, who finds after bis operation, the strainof coaching the Seniors too much, is now in cha.rgc of the nursery.With Mr. W~hl in charge of the Juniors, Wynberg can definitelylook forward in the years to come to an improvement in thestandard of its cricket.

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Summary of 1st XI Matches.4th Term, 19-!3.

vs. Observatory; lost by 38 runs. Wynberg 108 (Milliner 43,Mathew 20). Observatory 146 (West 5/32).

vs. Sea Point; lost by 8 wickets. Wynberg 155 (Mathew 78,Milliner 34). Sea Point 167 2.

>;,s.Marists ; won by 133 runs. Wynberg 203;7 declared(Jlilliner 75, Harper 45). Mal'ists 70 (Flee 6 16, West 4/27).

vs. Lansdowne; won by 74 runs. Lansdowne 58 (Flee 5/10,West 4/16). Wynberg 132 (Mathew 33, Wainwright 32).

vs. S.A C.S ; won by 31 runs. Wynberg 144 (Thomas 49,Flee 29). S.A C.S. 113 (Flee 6/45, West 4/32).

vs. Rondebosch; won by 4 runs. Rondebosch 58 (West 5/25,Bruce 5/30). Wynberg 62 (Wright 13 n.o.)

·vs. C.B C.; match drawn. Wynberg 134 (Flee 54, West 25).C.B.C 89/7.

1st Term 1944.vs. Marists ; rain prevented play.vs. C.B.C.; lost by 9 runs. Wynberg 72 (Organ 22). C.B.C.

81 (Organ 6,15).vs. Rondebosch; lost by 43 runs. Rondebosch ISO (Organ

4/47). Wynberg 107 (Mathew 35, Shifrin 20).vs. Bishops; lost by 38 runs. Wynberg 69 (Milliner 47 n.o.)

Bishops 107 (Organ 5;31).vs. Observatory; lost by 106 run8. Observatory 203/6

declared (Organ 4/64). Wynberg 97 (Solomon 29 n.o., Kruger 26,Schoeman 19).

vs. Sea Point; won by 34 runs. Sea Point 98 (Organ 4/40)WYllberg 132, (Milliner 3~, Mathew 27).

Played 12. Won 5. Lost 6. Drew 1.

~rcbit.Archibald Alie,

The stout little Turk,Is always so jolly and bright;

He lives upon datesAnd big melons too

But mostly on" Turkish Delight." T. ROSEVEARE (5).

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~ (!Critique of tbe ~cboo{ meam.Anziska-A n inspiring captain, who i s one of the best

forwards in the under 19 competition; he is outstanding in allphases of forward play, and gives evory promise of developinginto a great player.

M1:Lliner-An excellent vicc-captain, who has been mainlyresponsible in holding together a somewhat ragged backline;exceedingly dangerous in attack, is also a stout defender and ashrewd tactician.

Mathew-A playcr of undoubted promise; a mediocre fly-half, be later developcd into a sound full. back ; be possesses a.safe pair of hands and a fine kick, but must improve his positionalplay and concentrate on gaining groater speed off the mark. .

Thomas-A safe fielder and an excellent kick; at full-back,however, he must improve his positional play and tackling andalso eliminate his tendency to watch the overcoming playersrather than the ball.

Outram-A greatly improved young wing, both in attack anddefence, who should mature well; he must definitely improve bishandling which is very sbaky.

J acobs-A centre wbose promise is greatly lessened byinconsistency; be is often very good in attack and backing up,but his defence is frequently weak.

Smuts-A centre with a good eye for an opening; unless hedrastically reforms a very weak defence, his improvement will bestrictly limited.

Kruger-Possibly the most improved player in the team;possessed of a good football brain, a fine kick and most reliablehands, he should develop into a really good fly-half, provided thathe comes up more speedily on defence.

Shifrin-A great.bearted scrum-half who has unflinchinglystood up to much heavy pllnisbment ; he distributes the ball well,and keeps a clear head in emergency.

Crowley-A talented yonng player both in the tight and theloose; he has hooked with distinction in every match he hasplayed.

Oliff-A powerful front-ranker, who improved considerablyas the season progressed; he has been a great aSllet to the teamboth in set scrums and line-outs.

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Mc Gregor-A very fine flank forward in attack and defence;has on occasions proved a very able deputy vice-captain_

Bai/.ey-A much improved flank who should attain Bluestandard during next season

Gell-Probably tbe best lock forward of the last ten years;a tireless worker who is most prominent in the loose-an excellentexample on which younger players should model their play; hisonly weakness-a tCllllency to h.old on to the ball too long inattack. -

Wedderbttrll-A sound forward who should mature well if heimproves his tackling and also adds more fire to his play_

Cox-A so~nd eighth man who developcd weU during theseason; ue is always up with the ball, but must make his tacklingmore deadly.

Pahl-A fine robust player whose strong point is his tackling;a serious injury put him out for the season just when he gave'Promise of reaching his zenith_

Wright-An excellent lock forward, strong. reliable andalwa.ys in the forefront of play. Only ill-hea.lth prevented himfrom reaching the standard required for the awarding of a Blue.

G;,'lliers-A solid forward who, if he infuses more speed andfire into his game, should develop into a very good player.

Goldi1lg-A great little artist and technically the best scrum-half in the scilooI ; this small but game player was only preventedfrom being 8. permanent member of the first by his lack of weight.

Heath-A fast moving back who introduces variety into hisplay; he should mature well next year provided he improves hisdefeuce. .

Van Gyn-A strong, solid front ranker who has acquittedhimself well in the few games he has played in first team.

H.ET.

The people of the Tops)' TownHave a craze for walking upside-dowl'l,And all fhe people in the "treetLook as if they have no feet.All the people in the houseLook as if thev've seell a mouse:These people ';'alking npside-downLive in Topsy-Topsy Turvy Town.

R. BRIDGENS (5).

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Jack Oliff, wbo won the shooting cup last yoar will' have torelinquish it to F. VVilkinson.

The Ca.det Bisley took place at Woltemade for which weentered a senior and a junior ~e.amof eight each for the Scobel andLogan cups. Both. teams acquitted tbcmsel.ves creditably, thesenior team scoring 314 out of a possible 400, a score just 46points lower than the winning score.

Two new courses in artillery and armoured cars wereintroduced this year. Great keenness was sho~n by the cadetsnominated for these courses. Those in the artillery were trainedon 2ó-pounders, four guns being sent out for this purpose. .

Keenness was also shown by the signallers, who had just haQ_an amount of equipment placed at their disposa.l.

The annual inspection by Brig. Borain had unfortunately tobe postponed thIs year. It will, however, take place early nextyear. ~

There were two cadet camps at Westlake this year, whichwere greatly appreciated by cadets, who ha.d· the opportunity of.training with modern weapons.

The remainder of the cadets received infantry trainingsupervised by the student-officers. The standard of smartness,however, was not so high as that attained in previous years.

The band under Drum-Major V. Outram, who is consideredto be one of the bést drum-majors in the peninsula schools, was a.credit to tbe school cadet corps. Credit must also be given toBugle-Major W. Heath for his work in training the ba.nd.

~bt JLast l\aps of ~unstt.The sun's last rays have disappeared

Out in the golden west,Aqross our range of mountains

Sinking down to rest.The fleecy clouds are darkening now,

No sunlight anywhere;The trees were silhouetted,-

Thcre was no blinding glare. H. SHAPER (5).

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