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The

Wynberg Boys'High School

Magazine.

DECEMBER 1946.

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DECEM;BER, 1946. Editors: Standard IX.

(tContent~..Editorial ...... Vi ..,;,oj Gape Town Ocche8tra 75School N ote8 2 A Bear in a Blizzard 75Junior School Notes 3 A Sportsman' 8 Farewell to theScripture Evening ...... 4 .. Wanderers" 76The Friedlander Hou88 Sl.ield 5 Rugby, 1946 17The Musical and Dramatic Old Boys' Match ...... 19

Society 6 My Pair oj Stilts ...... 20Dr. G. H. M. Bobbin8 8 A G..itique oj the School Team 21A.pplied Quotation .. 9 School Sports, 1946 23The Inevitable Inexplicability 10 G,.icket 26Gadel Note .. 12 The G,.088Gountry, 1946 28Escape 13 Exam Results 29Here i..Myste,.y 14 Old Boys Gorne,. 30A T,.ip to Robben [aland 14 The Annual Enterlaif'lment _.... 35

~bitorial.

To scholars and teachers alike the last term betokens theend of a year. For us the year 1946 is over, and we look backupon four terms .of constructive work within and outside theclassroom. As to the future, we hope soon to improve theamenities in our school. For one thing scholars will enjoy theuse of an improved library, and to that end a large number ofbooks will be purchased in the new year.

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rut to look beyond the immediate school horizon we see atroubled world yeL writhing after a terrible war, and we arereminded that many pupils will shortly leave the seclusion ofschool life to play a part in this turbulent scene. They have ourvery goocl wisbes. .May their efforts in after-life help to promote2. h'lppier state of affairs than exists to-clay.

8cbool j}otes.

Tbe past year has not been noted for any radical cbange ofany kind, and school routine and organisation operates much asusual. The steady increase in our roll continues, and so does th~consequent congestion-but the School Board bas made anotherpromise that this will be remedied, the latest intention being torebuild the who]e of the front of the school. In the meantimethe school drive is being tarred, in which operation the bigsteam roller is a major issue among our minors.

Tbe following changes in the staff are recorded: Dr. G.Bobbins and Mr. W. Smith, B.A., resigned in April, the formerto become an inspector of schools and the latter to take up asenior position in the Rondebosch B.H.S. Their places weretaken respectively by Mr. C. A. MacLeod, M.A., and Mr. S.Gilmore, B.A. On the administrative side we record the de-parture of Mrs. B. Han·ison as school secretary, and the appoint-menL- of Mr. G. Heugh - equally facile in the ext,radion ofn'oney.

The School Dance was again an outstanding success, andwhat pupils, past. and present, owe to the untiring energy of Mrs.Clegg can never be assessed or fully acknowledged. Like school-masters, Mrs. Clegg is due for a big reward in heaven.

A senior school concert was staged earlier in the year. Theproceeds were credited to the swimming bath fund, and our thanksare due t.o Dr. Bobbins for the great amount of time and workgiven to the production of tbis concert.

In sport, Scbool again maintained its acknowledged position.0, particular mention are the following :-On Rugby Schools Day,U .16 reached the semi-final, in which they were narrowly beatenby the ultimate finalists; Lhe First 15 beat Bishops (till then anunbeaten side) 7---0; t.he Old Boys' Match was drawn i)-f). Atthe inter-school athletics meeting, J. G. du Toit broke the 220yds. \Vestern Province record in 23.1 secs in his heat, and won

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the 100 yds. final in 10.5 secs., which is one-tenth of a secondoutside the existing record. At the same meeting S. Hanis wonthe U.15 high jump at 5 ft. 19 ins.

Finally, our best wishes to all who are writing the publiccxaminatious. F. G. T.

Junior ~cbool j}ott~

In contrast to 1945, the present year has brought about fc .. rchanges of staff, much to our advantage.

In January, 1946, Miss O. Mylne joined our sht/f u"additional teacher, and, as the Kindergarten numbers bad growntoo large for one teacher to cope with, Miss Mylne took over t.h~Sub. B. work. To Std. 6A came Mr. R. Barnard, who, besideshis ordinary class duties, has been assisting with the WoodworkClasses, and has acted as Rugby coach. In March, Miss M.Branch Clark left us to be married, and her place was taken byMrs. B. Cleaver. In January, too, Miss S. Langford resumedher teaching duties after three terms' absence in the Army.

_ \Vé .continue' to work under difficult conditions, due toiinsufficient accommodation, but it is heartening to know thatan end to these difficulties is now in sight, and our present"collection" of classrooms will be extended in such a way as toprovide a presentable, self-contained school.

The 1946 acquisitions include the complete installation ofelectric lighting throughout the building, and a three-ring gasrange for cooking in the N.F.S. kitchen.

At our own expense, and both for safety and appearance, asplit pole fence was erected alongside Cambridge Road.

Mr. Simpson very kindly provided the staff room with anexcellent notice board, and we have further improved the roomby the addition of attractive matting. With the installation ofan electric plug, our four-year-old complaints about the cold inwinter should soon be silenced.

House Points for Class Work, Sport, Gymnastics, Music andArt are allotted at the usual periods, all contributing to thecompetition for the Friedlander House Shield in December. Atthe time of writing, De Waal is in the lead.

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011 September 19th, a party of 120 boys from Stds. 4, 5and 6 took adyanlage of the matinee at the Little Theatre, whenthe University }Jecob Training Depanment presented four one-act plays,-" Jaune to Camden", by Thornton Wilder: "ThePierrots of Versailles", a mime play; "The Six Wives of Calais",by du Garde Peach: and a Mexican folk play, "The Red VelvetGoat" .

The Cape Town Orcbestra gave the usual jll1lior school sessiollwben they visited us in August ..

Having ourselves spent a worthy sum on library books duringthe preceding year, the Education Department has made us agrant of £39 for the purchase of further copies.

The last of tbe boys who had joined our school during thewar years as evacuees, returned to England this year. Vve were1 C!luct:l.ntto lose them, and they bore with them our best wisbesfor the future.

While we wait for actual accommodation, we are not losingany time in trying to acquire those benefits for which our ownimmE'diate efforts are largely responsible. Hence we are startingout in Quest of two new essentials-a cinema projector and agramradio.

Our Annual Entertainment is to take place on November 8thand 9th, and will comprise the usual Kindergarten scenic songs,hvo plays in the hands of Mi.I<sesLangford and Dunt, respectively,school orchestra items, and piano, violin and 'cello solos. Thefunds raised will be devoted to school requisite8.

Miss P. Cadman is now in charge of our piano pupils, hav-ing succeeded Miss J. Mossop, who has returned to Rhodesiit.

~cripturt ~btning.17/9/46.

At the beginning of August we extended an invitation toparents to be present at an "Evening devoted to Old TestamentStories in tbe form of Plays and Music", by Junior pupils andthe School Orchestra.

Tbe programme was presented on Saturday, August 17th, andwas intended as a practical demollstration of Scripture lessons asrequ;red in the new syllabus.

Miss R. Frylinck, wbo is in charge of the Scripture fromStds. 1 to 4, undertook to arrange the .programme, and with the

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active assistance of all members of the Junior taff, conductedan experiment which proved so successful that it is to be theforerQnner of annual occasions of a similar nature.

To an audience which completely filled the hall, Mr. Lorieread a short address, eXplaining the purpose of the evening, andrequested those present to refrain .from applau.ding any of theitems.

Four Biblical plays were staged: "Moses in the Bulrushes"(Stel. 3), "Joseph and his Brethren" (Std. 2), "David .andJonathan" (Std. 4) aud a simplified version of the medievalmiracle play "Noah's Ark" (Std. 6). The School 0'rchestraplayed Purcell's "Trumpet Voluntary", Bach's "Sheep MaySafely GrazE''', Handel's Air from "Berenice" , and accompanied "the Junior singers (and eventually the audience) in BrotherJames' Air (Psalm 23) and the Hymn "0' God of Bethel" .

An appreciative gathering helped to create the atmosphereintended, and subsequently stayed to discuss the project whencoffee was served.

~be jfrieblanber j$ouse' ~bteU).1945.

ALL0'CATION 0'F P0'INTS.

TV ellington van Hiebeek Je Waal Hhor/I' .•

Rugby ... ... . .. 23 27 30 20Cricket ... ... ... 24 Ik 52 8Athletics ... ... ... 28 14 43 15Cross Couutry 27 26 22 24Drama ... ... 39 25 16 19Music ... 25 37 15 25J.C. and S.C. results 61 179 144 168P.T. ... ... ... 13 32 44 11Cadets ... ... 8 26 41 29Stds. 7 and 9 results 90 45 135 150.Juni.or School resul ts 157 153 158 151Debating Society 11 30 20 39

Tota! 506 610 720 659

IIouse Award: de Waal.

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\!Cbe JMuslcal a nb ]!lt amatlc~ocietp.

In the 1944 issu' of Lite Magazi ne appeared lhe inaugur:.darticle about the Society, in which was detailed its purpose, andits first fifteen months c·; achievement. An unfortunate error in194.5 caused the non-appearance of an accounj', of tbe 1945meetings in thf) 19:5 l',e :1, I·J. ~. 1'.1.\"etherefore to rectifythe omission, and recount the events of two years here.

First must be mentioned the fact that after a humble initialmembership of 18, the Society in January numbered l40, atwhich figure it has since remained. Tbr Committee for 1945consist.ed of Cecil Jubber (Chairman), W. d' Arcy (Secretary),A. Weinreich.

The Committee for 1946 includes Kepper Brown (Chairman),Isidore Shifrin (Secretary), M. Moskowitz, C. Bloch, and O. Ryall.

The first meeting in 1945 was held on Saturday, 24th March.The orchestra played the Brahms Cradle Song, three miniaturesby Frank Budge, and Ketelbey's "Belig Across the Meadows".This was followecl by the play, "The Grand Chain's Diamond",by A. Monkhouse. The visiting at"tists of the evening were MissMolly Walsh and Mr. John Walsh, who gave a most enjoyablerecital of piano duets. The second meeting was fraught withdisaster. The Coleridge Taylor Quartet, who were to have sungto us, were unable at the last moment to come, so Mr. Lorietransported his gramradio to the scene and gave a programme ofrecords, including the interenting orchestral fairy tale "Peter andthe Wolf", by Prokofief.

The third m cting in A ugust was elevated to cinema films.Mrs. Swart, who had been showing fLlmsof Holland at variousschools, visited us and gave us the opportunity of surveying herhomeland in its mOl'e peaceful days.

The fourth mcct;I1~, Oll E'Pl,temher 15tb, began with theorchestra playing Bach's "~.herp M1.v ~afely Graze", Beethoven'sMinuet, and "Rosenkavalier" W'altz Tunes by Strauss, Thiswas followed by most entertaining dramatic and humorous sketchesgiven by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. A. Wilson of the Rondebosch BoysHigh School. Lastly came a group of pieces for violin and pianoprovided by Mr. A. Larie and Miss J. Mossop.

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At a fLOalmeeting of members in the fourtb term, expendi-Lure was discussed, and a pleasi ng ered it balance displayed.

The 1946 season opened on Saturday, 27th April. Tbf\orchestra started the programme with Purcell's Trumpet Volun-tary, IIallelell's "B renice" Air, ;:wd "Roses from the South"Waltz by SLrauss. NexL came "Mrs. McWilliam and the Light-ning", a very commendable dramatisalion by lsidore Shifrin ofa Mark Twain story. Followina this came a most interestingpiano recital by Miss Mary Noble of the S.A. College of Musicstaff. The "Moonlight" Sonata of Beethoven was the chief item.

On June 8th, at the second evening, the programme wasopened with a one-act play, "Money Makes a Difference". Thiswas produced by Miss Joyce Grant, of tbe U.G.T. Speech TntiningDepartment, and the cast included 1. Shifrin, M. Moskowitz,D. Holtzhausen, N. Jacobson and R. Young. The musical sectionof the evening brought us the new School String Quartet, Mr. A.Lorie, R. Lee, B. Andrews, K. Brown, in three pieces, Mozart'R"Minuet", Dittersdorf's "Andante" and an Allegretto by Mar-cello. Following upon this, Miss Joyce Bradleyand Mr. FrankSpears gave us sparkling performances of two comedies, "A Mar-riage has been Arranged", by SutI'o, and "Take No Notice", hyD. Faiber.

The third meeting in Au.gust was again devoted to films.Here we are to pay special tribute to Mr. Hurwitz, who, at shortnotice, brought over his own projector and so avoided a disaster.since Barry Shauzin's machine went out of order late in theafternoon.

The final meeting of 1946 was held on September 21st. TIleorchestra played Keltic Lament, by Foulds, Gavotte, by Glnck,and Purcell's Trumpet Voluntary. This was followed hy a mostinteresting talk on "Verse Speaking" by David Lytton. Thefinal part of the programme was provided by Miss Editba Brabm.of the S.A. College of Music StaIJ, who gave a varied and veryenjoyable recital of violin music, accompanied by Peter Stone.The most popular item seemed to be Schubert's "Ave Maria".

Eacb evening has brought a full house, and an appreciativeaudience, among whom were always a sprinkling of parents.Refreshments (only coffee this year) formed a fitting conclusion.and it is here that wc thank Mrs. Clegg for her tireless assistanceand unceasing support, and to Mrs.Arguile and bel' willing llelpersat the coffee table.

The Society ends the year with a credit of £9 65. 3d.

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In April Dr. Bobbins resigned his post as senior Englishmaster to become an inspector of schools in the Ea tem Provillce.

Dr. Bobbins came to Wynberg in 1924 and, ill the interveningyears, established a name and a record which will always beremembered and honoured.

In Dr. Bobbins we have a man of more than ordinary attain-ments. I shall not dwell on his many academic distinctions or hisvaluable work for the teaching profession. At Wynberg we knowh;.m as the senior English master and senior assistant, who, forover twenty years, inspired respect and reverence by the nobilityof his thought and utterance, his passion for justice, his wisehumanity. Dr. Bobbins has a masterly knowledge of the teachingof English (it is not generally known that he can recite severalShakespearean plays from beginning to end), and, as a successfulteacher, did much to smooth the rough tracks of the Englishlanguage for his pupils. With the ability to impart his extensiveknowledge to others, his lessons were always made interesting bythe introduction of humour and personal experience. In addition,his keen interest in sport of all kinds made him a very valuablemember of the staff

The secret of his success and populariLy may be aLLributedto two requisites: knowledge and sympathy. Dr. Bobbwl:! hasboth. His own outlook on life may be said to be that of theartist. He has the poet's love of "all things both great andsmall" in nature and human life. Indeed, seldom is a professionalman to be found who combir,ed with outstanding success thequalities of teacher, scholar, writer, sportsman. A rare exampleis found in Dr. Bobbins. Sincere, broad-minded, sympathetic,he brought his deep learning to bear in so subtle a manner, thathis young pupils were not overwhelmed but stimulated. Hebelieves that the first duty ill all education is to encourage eachboy to realise his own work, and to strengthen his powers bydevoting to it all his intelligence and all his might. Many boysdisagreed profoundly with him ou this matter, but 110 one everdoubted the sincerity of his opinions.

Dr. Bobbins was a very successful tea<;her, and now, flS aninspector, particularly of the English language, we hope that hehas found an even wider scope for his cultivated mind, and thathe is happy in his new position. F. G. 'T.

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~ppheb ~uotahon5.

E - gt A. (during Latin): "He laid him down and closed his ey.es".

S - lk - w: ..And the lover, sighing like a furnace".

D - yb - y: "Forbear and eat no more".

B - - rd - r: "Why I ha ve eat none yet".

B - II (at cricket): "He stoppeth one of three".

B - il - y (cross-country): "Now leaping, now limping",Now risking a fall".

Std. 10 (after exams.): "What news, what news,Your tidings tell".

li -ytr - d (at sports): "So like an arrow swift he flew".

R - an (on rugby field): "Then, clenching teeth he turned to lookupon the foe".

H - It -n: "Feeling by his great weight his body sunk".

B- 19 - ve: "If I should think I'd die".

3 Boarders on Trek: "\Ve' re better hereThan there".

BA (during maths): "Since then, at an uncertain hour,That agony returns".

Pr - - Il: "Oh, sleep is a peaceful thing, beloved fromPole to Pole".

M - - k W - ig - t: "And the gleam of her golden hair".

B - r - y S -ev - tz - Il: "He looked again, and found it was ahippotamus" .

A B - a - der: "Poor thing", he said, "poor silly thing!It's waiting to be fed".

R - b - n: "What is the creature doing here~"

L - nd - r: "By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, and thelantern dimly burning".

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tEbe JJ nebttable JJ nexpltcabtlttp.

He opened his eyes. Through the half-drawn curtains thesky could be seen, brilliant in its depths with a few vaporous whiteclouds suspended lazily in it. The serrated leaves of the jacarandatree growing outside his window acted as a fittingly delicate framelor this lovely sight.

He was happy to be alive. He washed and dressed quickly,took his wrist waLch from the table next to his bed and a cleanhandkerchief from his chest or drawers, put the odd books nextto his bed into their respective places in the long teak bookcase,then he kicked his bedroom door open wider and went down thecarpeted passage to the main bedroom. He knocked twice andentered. His mother was sitting on an upholstered stool beforeher dressing table. With her right hand she had been brushinga curl around one of the fingers of her left hand. As he enteredshe carefully withdrew her finger and sat back with her headslightly to one side in order to survey her handiwork. It wasnot as she had hoped. She really must go to another hairdresser,she complained, as she gave him the customary morning kiss.Now who would have thought that it hacl been set the clay before 1Where did that curl go? Yes, he might go for a walk, but hemust be back in an hour's time.

"Don't worry, Mom", he said. "I won't miss my tea foranything!" Agilely placing his foot on every alternate step, heflew downstairs with a speed that was only attainable through longpractice and he found himself in the spacious hall in front of thelarge teak front door. He opened the door, and leaving it thushe descended the steps leading from the old fashioned stoep. Hepassed down the garden path and let himself out through thefront gate.

It was good to be alive and, better still, to be young. Youthmeant everything-physical and mental alertness and fitness andthe ability to notice and appreciate the attractive surroundings.He would have liked to learn the language of the birds, and hewould have liked to fly, for he felt that his soul was swellingwithin him. To relieve the pressure somewhat he whistled a merrytune as he turned into Summerley Road.

Yet the life of a bird was short. It saw many beautiful~cenes and sang many a delightful song as it fluttered from boughto bough or flew from country to country, but to him it seemeduseless to live a wonderful life if he was saou to die and lose all

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his memories. Yet was it not the same with every living thingfrom plants up to man himself? The boy found himself wonder-ing why plants reproduced and for what purpose he was alive.

vVhat would he be like when he was old, he wondered. Heresolved that he would be different. Not sour like Mr. Doher,who owned the fruit sh'op next the bloscope j not stern like Dr.Tolman, who lectured on geology j neither dumb-witted like John,the gardener, who came one day in every week j nor would hepretend to know everything like old Mr. Grudge, who had retiredfrom business only two years back. When he was old, he com-forted himself, he would always remember his resolution to bed'ifferent. Or would he forget ~

He realised that when he looked at old photographs of him-self he could not realise that the young smiling face, .the fairearly age. Was it possible that when he was old he would forgetcurly hair and the green eyes-he knew that they were green-ofthe lad in the picture were indeed hi". Somehow the lifeless por-trait seemed to be of someone else, someone much younger tbanhe bad ever been. He could not remember bimself at such auhimself as he was then. Would he forget all his ideals, thoughtsand dreams?

"Never", he declared. "Surely it is not possible".

How strange it would be to be able to look back 011 one's lifeinstead of having to guess what was going to become of him. Thefuture seemed a thick Jog, tbe past was a mist. Only the presentwas clear, bright and very agreeable. He did not want to thinkof the future, as it always set his brain awhirling. For whatwas his future, that tEok such a long time to materialise, buta drop of time in the ocean of eternity.

He was just one of the million of people on earth, a tinyplanet tumbling through boundle5S space. He realised that he hadalways lived for himself, judging the rest of the world accordingto his own likes and dislikes. Wben be realised bow infinite-simally small he was he was ashamed of bimself-be determinedto be more kind and considerate in tbe future-and wonderedwhy he was alive. Yet, if there was no purpose in life, wby didhe so desperately want to live ~ Why did he want to learn, toknow, to have pleasure ~ To this question he could find no suit-able answer. Life was wonderful, but he wished that he wouldnever age. If only he had the secret of eternal youth!

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[le had not noticed the car. It had COU1(\round the cornerat a high speed and tbe boy had been crossing the road. Therehad been a screeching of brakes and thc car had come to a stand-sLill. He had been knocked violently forward, but bad cOllie toland on his feet. ne had felt a tearing pain in his right side.] [e bad put his hand there and drawn it away wet and clammy.11e had staggered forward and fallen. He fel t the presen cc ofp...:opleabout him. Someone was feeling his pulse. He openedhis eyes slowly. A hush came over the assembled people. Heknew that soon it would be all over. Somehow it no longers3emed £trange to him, but he felt that death was a perfectlynatural occurrence. lIe was not afraid. Had it not been forthe pain in his side and the. thought of his mother he would havebeen quite happy. Be prayed fervently that his only parentmight be comforted in her sorrow.

The pain was getting worse, and he felt as though he wasfalling down a bottomless abyss. Deeper, deeper. ...

Slowly thd crowd dispersed, each bearing a tear in his cyeand a gnawing pain in his heart. BuL the lad lay sti!~. Life'sliquor in his cup was dry.

S. BROWER (9A).

((abet j}otes.

\Ve commenced this year with a total sLrength of about. 3:10.W'c regret losing Lt. Smith, who left us during the year to jointhe Rondebosch detachment. We welcome Lt. MacLead, especi-ally as we need an officer who takes an interest in the SignallingSection.

'vVe further wish to ex.tend our thanks to Mr. Arguile, whowas kind enough to assist us with the Ambulance Section.

Mr. Gilmore offered to help us with shooting practices, whichcould not take place regularly owing t,o shortage of Cadet Officers.We appreciate his assistance in this respect.

Owing to shortage of material we were unable to equip eachmember of the Corps witb a proper uniform .. We bope La rectifythis matter within the near future.

The members of the Corps arc keen on target shooting andwith new rifles, wbich we hope will be obtained next year, weshould be able to give quite a good accolmt of oursc}ves.

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(!Escape.

Mr. ELheJbert Brown was lecling vaguely exciLed. As liesat all the padded green seat aI the cam part,ment, hf' peereLlanxiously out of the window. '0011, very soon, the traill wouJdarrive at the sea. The sea I The very thought th~'ilJed him andhe felt a queer exuberant leeling run through him as he thougl1Lof it. It was Lhe lirst Lime Mr. Brown was paying a visit to tbesea. No wonder he was feeling excited. Even a man in bisfifties could become excited sometimes,

It was only that morning, whilst sitting reading in his officeat home in the little country village where he lived, that thethought had occurred to him. He had always led the life of anoverruled man. Ruled by a ferocious wife. When he had toldMrs. Brown of his sudden d0sire to go to the sea, she had laughed.

"\Vhat!" she had said, "You, Ethelbert Brown! A manof your age going to the sea, when you've had all your life to go?No fear. You're not going!" she had thundered.

Then Mr. Brown had regained some of his former courageand told Mrs. Browu where to get off. lie had hurriedly packeda few of his scauty belongings and raced to the little station.There he had been just in time to catch the train which was to goto the little seaside port, '.me hundred and ten miles distant.

Now, as he sat in tbe carriage reflecting all tbese pastoccurrences, a grim smile flickered round liis ratber pale lips. Themore he thought of his wife, the more he determined to be tbehead of the house, not a hen-pecked husband.

The atmosphere in the compartment was stifling. Next tohim sat an old man smoking a foul pipe, which made the othertwo occupants cough now and then. Mr. Brown rose and openedthe window. Like a grey mist the smoke poured out of thewindow. The man next to him muttered into his beard about theunmaunerly "young" and gave a very realistic shiver. Th:is wasnot to worry Mr. Brown, however, for the train had turned abend and there in the distance was the sea, a glorious expanseof shimmering water.

The sun was setting in a blaze of glory as Mr. Brown dis-mounted from his carriage. Happily he strode to the little hotelthat was to be his home for the next three weeks. The seagullsrent the cool air with their raucous cnes and slowly dusk set in.

D. HOLTUAUSEN (SA).

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~crc IS _fMpstcrp.

He sighed and began in a tired voice: "It W:.LSa cold dre:.Lrynight. The seas were rising steadily. Suddenly a horrid con-vulsion of the elements took place. The lightning enveloped usas with a mantle and the gigantic breakers tossed the helplesslittle ship on the fuming ocean. Every minute drew us llearerto the rocky shore. The captain, with the utmost coolness andintrepidity, orde["(~dthe ratings on deck to help with the pumps.Then with an awful groan the ship was torn asunder on the rocki.Everyone of the Cl·ew was drowned."

"Then what happened to you?" his listener said in rather ahushed and frightened tone.

"Me j" he replied. "I was drowned, too."M. MOSKOWT'l'Z(SA).

~ ~rlp to l\obbcn 3Jslanb.

One night at about 8 o'clock a man came. Actually heinvited us to Robben Island. Next day at 8 o'clock we arrivedand got into the crash-boat which had two searchlights on themast.

Slowly she chugged out faster, faster, till she reached fortyknots. We were well on the way when we went below into thedark, hot engine room. The spray was soaking the peaple at thestern.

A while later we reached the Island and got out alld into anold car. Soon we came to the tea place. Our tea consisted ofthree buns each. \Ve got into the car and went to an old huild-ing, where we played a bit. Soon we got to an undergroundplace, where we looked around.

After that we went through an aerodrome and came to anine point two. Soon we were off. On Lhe way back home oneengine broke down, so we went at twenty knots. Still we hada happy day.

ANDRE SCHOON(8 years).

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1Ji~it of (!Cape ~olun ®rcbe~tr a.On Wednesday, 14th August, Mr. Geoffrey Miller conducted

the Cape Towu OrchesLra in the Junior and Senior sessiolls of theanoual concert. The Juniors were taken OH a "JI,Ilusical Tour ofEurope", duriog which they visited nine countries. Tbe Seniorsheard Weber'li "Invitation to the ·Waltz", the Valse Triste ofSibelius, the Five Rhythm Movement of Tscbaikovski's "Pathetic"Symphony, and finally, the vividly described course of the river"MoIdau" , by Smetana. Mr. Lorie selected the programmes anddiscussed each item prior to its performance.

Lost! The word came echoing back to me mockingly overthe white landscape. The word itself gave me a desolate sensationof utter loneliness, Although cut off from the rest of the NorthPole Explorers, my whole ai.m at tbat time was to get t.hroughthe blizzard, which was now raging at its height with a pitilessferocity . My whole line of vision was enclosed within toweringprison walls of hail and snow, which enveloped me like a coldblanket. Bent double beneath dripping clothes, I trudged OD,battling my way through gusts of wind trying to £ind shelter.I .suddenly fell down in the pitch black starkness and lost con-sClOusness.

On awakening I found myself buried halfway under snow.My body felt as if it were a solid piece of ice. My frozen mindslowly realised the hopeless plight that I was in, lost in a desertof snow. After I had brought my blood back into circulation Islowly arose. To my great amazement I noticed tracks of a bearnext to me.

In the dull silence I trudged along, clutching with my frost-bitten hands my only dear possession-my rifle. On coming overan iceberg I came within ten yards of a huge bear. Loading mygun, I calmly took aim and fired. To my great surprise, no reportbroke ·the deadly silence. Fear immediately overtook me and adeadly cold sensation made my head swim. I stood as if petrified,my eyes staring, sweat breaking out in little drops on my forehead,ill an agony of horror arid suspense. On raising my white face

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and twitching lip;" I saw Lhe bear coming nearer.At the last moment my science text book saved me, for I

immediately rammed some snow up my barrel. I quickly took aimat the advancing mountain and fired. According to the laws offriction, the ice was melted. The stream of water coming outfroze into a spear of ice and hit the bear. The ice melted whenit came into contact with his warm body, and gave off its latentheat .... The bear died of water on the brain.

~ ~portsman' s jf areweU to tbeH Wanberers."

(In memory of the famous sports ground which has beentaken over by the Railway Authorities.)

!?areweJl, oh! \Vanderers, scene of many a sport,Where oft a bloodless battle has been fought;For I musL leave thee to thine son:y plight,And seek new pleasures 'yon the distant height.Well I remember how, expectant, and with joy I cameTo watch the youthful players reclaim their tame;How with parched Ijps I cheered, and cheered still n10reTill all th,., world knew whaL 1 felL and saw.Yon tow'ring stands that hugged thee from thine birthNo longer shall o'erflow with grey-beard mirth;Thine seats shall ne'er again be filled with joy,.For other.:;, soon thy ki ngdom shall desLroy.Already the class of clanging steel resounds,And choking smoke o'ertops thy beloved grounds;Thou look'st on, disfigured by the plough,And ask "arc the'e my lovers that this allow" ~Is that thy uag born there on high,That never more o'er thy green lawns shall fly ~A re those thy sons and daughters taking leave of thee,And shall I, too, share their solemnity ~Farewell, farewell, for now I must away,To mourn thy death in sorrow and dismay;Farewell, fareviell, no more shall I trespass thy grassy green,For gone are all thy sports that long have been!

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l\ugbp, 1946.

Again thid year ten teams were entered in the School Com-petitions and enjoyed a successful season. A high stalldard otplay has been maintained throughout, and the keenness of theplayers, especially the younger ones, has contributed greatly to thesuccess achieved

The School Team played many excellent games, the defeat ofthe unbeaten Diocesan COllege team at Rondebosch by 7 points tonil being its best performance. At Schools' Day it also put up ameritorious performance, being eliminated by a narrow deciSIOnLy Dincesan College, the ultimate joint-winners, after the twoteams had played a pointless draw. It played open, attractiveRugby throughout the season, but was unfortunate enough to beheavily handicapped. by injuries. D. Bailey, its captain, was in-capacitated by a severe injury and was unable to play for the wholeof the .,econd half of the season. His keenness and experiencehave inspired the team both on and off the field.

The Second Team have given a good account of themselvesand, led bj Wilkins, have finished up with a re_p.ord of which theycan be Justly proud.

The Under 17 and Under 16 Teams, though not very strong,have played good football, alld Mr. Barnard is to be congratulated011 a very successful overture to what we hope will be a long andand happy period of coaching.

In connection with the Under 17A team a word of explana-tion is required regarding its status. Many years ago, aboutfifteen in all, the Under 17 age limit was recognised as the summitof Schools' Rugby. Since then the Under 19 Competition hasbeen instituted, and Old Boys wishing to gauge the standard ofSchool Rugby from Press reports must bear in mind that theUnder 17 Competition only contains the first teams of the smallerschools. The standard of the Wynberg Under 17 is midwaybetween our third and fourth team strength.

Almost our strongest Under 16 was entered for Schools' Day,thus including players who would usually be playing in our SecondTeam. On paper, the team did not have bright prospects, but011 the day it covered itself with glory, reaching the semi-finalafter eliminating two powerful opponents in S.A.C.S. and Paarl.

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In the selDi !Jnal th('y wen .. nunuwly (lcfuatl,;Ll Ly Lhrell !J0inlsLo nil Ly Rondebusch, Uw ullilllaLe V,'il1nels. Congratulations,

Ildel" 16's!

The udl'r l;>A Lhi" year JUl'; vlayed ~ound 'LIId, HL Limes,excellellt rooL!J,UI. 'llwir IOl'lll was noL cOllbislt:nt, !Jul.. [tLllong Lhelrbetter adue\'elJlCllts W(l~ a lille Will over Rondebosch Uncler IbAby" 6 points lo:.l. IL -is a pleasing tbought that a great mally(.d Ll11tiy('ar's Leam will be under age llt!l\.t season. 'fhe Ulld"r15B's, (;'8 and D" have all played well, although withouL specialdisti llolion.

The Ouder l3A team was ratlIer disapJloiniillg this ye.H, duemostly to lllC()nsistel~t tornt. oLarllllg the :;t'aWIl :;hal ily, Il socndeveloped illlO a really strong tealll, whil'l! d{,!,pal\'d lllany of Ulebest teJ,ll1:; ill lhe compeLitioll, ~Olll(, IJy sur[lrisingly large margins.Theu (;a111e ti. depressing bul unaccountable lapse' in form for about,I \'e maLches. foJlowecl by il geuel spell to\\Hrcls the end. Tli~

ndul' ]:.;13 played game football, while the Ullder 13C, keeFillgtheir Leam almosL ullchanged throughout the season, proved tobe tilt' I'P5. Under UC \VL' lw\\' yet had.

The llUln1el' of "littl{'" pl,lye1':; takillg I,art ill foollndl hascOlltillllLltl to inl'l'e;)se. T le'!' ages \'ary bvlwl'('1I ;l'vell anti elevelly.ears (lld, Hllcl. it . .i~ Lhe kccnllcss gt Ih'ratel: in this nursery thathas reu and illspiretl UH' tL'ums l'{'pre~clIl illg .1 hl' 8dlOOl ill theadultl COllll,cliliollS. Ag.)!,t l'rL'f('cts ~lIlcl K( 11iol' l'l'l'IPds arc tobe llltl.nked jOl' their inv,L1uabk assistant'\' ill tllt'se jUlliol' games jLhoir tactful and effic;ent hundling of the little players is nol, onlyappreciated, L:ut il sho1.,]ll tJc noLed th,,~ ",Junior ltugbv" couldneither be developed 1101' maintained without their assistance.

The cO;ld1('!', ~I l'SSI'S. \V cod, Oost llUizl'll, :--'illll_son, II oll1ll's anelBal'llarcl, an' to 1)(' cOllgra111lltted Oil t]wir \ery able work, ",biebis apprpc;::ote(l hy all players. The following ,'{,lliors have clis-tingllishecl themselves ill coaching or administraLive [-asiLions :-Ryan, LJ iL\\'tl">y, l)unc<LlI. Belgrave, Michalowsky , Cilliers, Bell,Salkow, oh('Jl, ~levell~oll, and last, but not least, tbe "uncles"of Lbe "Springboks" (the seven and eight-year-olds), Brown andBenger. Ko commelltary weuld be complete witboul, reference to,the administrati\'c worl< ly Dpl!:(rove and Duncan, who werethroughout tJl(' season re'sFollsible for the tare' and Ilpkeep of allfootball ef)uipmt'llt. They performed this Ollel'OUS duty withscrupulous care' alld efficiency, and fully de~erve 1he praise be-stowed all them.

Our pleasurable anticipation of tbc 1947 5\'<1S0n is somewhatclouded by the fact thaL Mr. Oast huiz('n, who j~ leaving for OVC1'-SPitS next'yrar lo study PIlysiothe'rapy, will llot be with liS. A

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coach of the very highesL cal icrc, his deparLure will be a loss notonly to the School but also to the teacbi ng profe sion. To those whohave worked with him, both players aud coaches, will long remainthe memory of his keenness, his paLience, his high personal stan-dard of sportsmanship, his quiet humour, and his unremiLtingdevotion to the routine of teaching boys to be polished playersand sportsmen both on and off thfl fielei.

The following Rugby awards have been made for Lhe 1946season :-

mues: D. Bailey, O. Ryau, N . .Llaytread.Colours: D. Bailey, O. Ryall, N. LJaytread, J. Smuts, R.

GOl'in, H. Jonps, C. Bleekers, K. Bell, H.. Robinson, P. Lee,\V. EclgC'come, F. Bprger, A. Irawtrpy, E. Parlabf'an, J. Cilliers.

Ir. E. T.

In a very aLLractive alld hard foughL match which providedman)' thrills and excellent movements tLl' Old Boys lllall(tgecl tosharp hOllours (:i-all.

The Old Boy~ scored first whell \VesL b'oke through to dotdown under thl' posls. l{emaiJling Oil the attack the Old Boyscontinu"r[ to dominate Lh" game, aud soon :Jfter Roollzaier scol·ed.A good pellalty by Jones brought the score to 6-3. At theinterval the Old Boys led 6-3. In a spate of really delightfulsecolld Lillf play the School went Oil to equalise when Ilaytreadwas tenL away' ÓIl a 50-y:n'cl run duwn L1e touch-line to score agre'1t try. The Old Boys fought back hard, their loose forwardsdoing fom3 grand work, but the School remained tbe more dan-gerous alld were somewhat unlucky not to score more points.

l\IeGl'egor and Lewis were always prominent for the Old Boys,while the School teflm is to be congratulated on a sound piece ofteam work with each man carrying his weight.

After the match the Leams were entertained by Mr. and Mrs.Clegg, a gathering' in IVhich lllall y old friendships w(,l'e l'enell'l·d.

TJ!.AMS ..';('l/fJ(,f 7'((I1J1: C. 131cekers, N. Ij;))'tn'nd, R. ,Tones (C.),

:\1. Oosthuizen, R. GOl'jn, Ml'. Barnard, K. Bell, B. Ririp,

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P. Lee, R. Robinson, O. Ryan, J. Cilliers, F. Berger, W.Edgecome, A. Hawtrey.

Old Boys: L. Bailey, A. Milliner, O. Rosslind, D. Slade,Vv. Yudelman, G. West, M. Shifrin, J. Boonzaier, A. Langley(C.), R. Gibbs, S. Lewis, B. Chait, L. Knobel, R. Sweet, R.McGregor.

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R.hodes ... ...... ... 3 3 0 0 15 0 6De Waal .., 2 1 0 21 5 4... ... ....\Vellington ... 3 1 2 0 13 28 2Van Riebeek ... ... 3 0 3 0 6 22 0

JUNIOR.

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts.Rhodes ... 3 3 0 0 23 0 6De Waal ... ... ... 3 2 1 0 16 6 4Wellington ... ... 3 1 2 0 11 17 2Van Riebeek ... ... ... 3 0 3 6 0 32 0

J. F. O.

.fflp lBair of ~ttltf).

It was Sunday morning when my father said he would starta new thing. I was playing baseball when I saw my brotherwalking on a pair of stilts with my father holding him frombehind. My father called to me and said, "Would you like totryout the stilts 1" After a few attempts with my father holdingthem steady I was able to balance by myself. Then I found itquite easy to walk on stilts. My father made a few more pairsfor the other boys and then the fun began. Some boy" managedquite easily, others fell, then we decided to have a race and Icame first. A man who was watching took a photo of us for hisprivate bioscope.

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~ (!Critique ot tbe ~cbool m:eam.

Jjadey: An intelligent and inspiring captaill who, at the sametime, is on oJ the best flank forwards in the entire Under19A competition: awarded his Rugby Blue for 1946.

J one,;: A promising centre with a brilliallL break, and, on hiselay, one of the most penetrative centres in all Under 19Afootball; he must, however, improve hi" handling and curba dangerous tendency to run ::tcross the field atter makinghis bn'alc

Smuts: A polished full-back with a safe pair of hallels and a Ellesense of posltlOual play; he is definitely the most improvedplayer in the School Team, due purely to his keenness andcOllcelltrat,ion on eliminating his faults.

Bleekers : A good full-back :tnel wing; has great possibilities in thetormer position, but must realIse that posltional play is thefirst \lssential required.

Gorin: A great-hearted wing who makes the most of every avail-able opportunity; lacl< of maturity, which can only be gainedby experience, alone prevented him from reaching Bluestandard this year.

jJaytl'wd: A powerful and penetrative centre who, after a shakystart, (mished up the seasoll as onc of the most dangerous

. players in this position in all Under 19A football; awardeda Rugby Blue for 1946.

lJruwn: A gifted young fly-half who has everything required tI'make a really great player, except speed ofTthe mark. Physic-ally he is capable of this, and on the elimination of this gravefault depends his whole future as a R.ugby player.

Bell: The keenest, most vital, and at times the most brilliantplayer in the team.; he is a deadly tackler and has developeda most efrective break rou nd the scrum; only a somewhaterratic distribution has pl'evented him from gaining a Bluethis year; he has an uncommonly brigbt future.

Robin 'on: A good, solid, hard-working front-ranker who hasimproved considerably, and who will probably continue todo eo.

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Lee: A good hooker, outstanding in the line-out and the loose;only lack of maturity prevented him from att·aining Bluestandard this year.

Michalo1Vsl.:y: A game, bard-working front-ranker who, despitehis youth, gained a permanent position in the School Teamowing to his keenness and perseverance.

/( ycm: An outstanding forward in all phases of the game,especially in the line-out; be must, however, make his tack-ling far more deadly; awarded bis Rugby Blue for 1946.

ffal,'tTey: A very good flank and eigbth man, especially onattack; he bas, however, not yet eliminated a weakness inhi~ scrumming wbich is preventing him from reacbing thefirst flight.

Hdgecome: A game, keen, fLery forward who is outstanding in theloose; he should mature well, but must eliminate a decidedweakness in tackling.

]Jel'gel': A young, talented, stout-hearted player, who has maIn-tained his place by sheer hard work; he gives every promiseof maturing well.

Cillie'rs: A strong, solid and valuable lock forward who mustconcentrate on infusing more vitality into his loose play.

Williams: A promising young player who with experience andage should develop into a very penetrative wing.

Simpson: A hard-running, hard-tackling wing and centre, whogIves every promise of becoming an outstanding player nextyear.

Pa1'labean: A dashing wing and flank, but a player who will notprogress beyond a certain point unless he radically improveshis defence.

TVolfsohn: A strong front-ranker whose loose play is erratic.

jJ'rynn: A solid wing and forward who, if he infuses more dashinto his play, sbould become a very valuable member of Dextyear's team.

H. E. T. and J. F. O.

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~tbool sports, 1946.

The Annual Sports took place on Friday. 1st, March, atNewlands Cricket lhound and, as usual, was most successful.Both the championship and handicap events werp. keenly con-tested, and in the 10rmer two records were broken. namely, ]'.I.Hay tread's 15.2 secs. for the Open 110 Yards Hurdles andJ. du Toit's 24.1 secs. in the Under 16 220 Yards. There waskeen competition in the House championship, the issue being farmore open than in previous years, but De Waal once again wereworthy cbampions, although by a narrower margin than in 19'.!.0.At the end of the day tbe cups were presented by Dr. G. H. M.Bobbins, to whom above all t.he Scbool owes ils r,rOWll(,SS aJlr.!

keenness in this branch of sport.

The following points were obtained by the Houses :-

(l) De \Vaal .,. BR(2) Van Riebeek 6R

(3) Wellington fiO

(4) Rhodes [iC)

The ( 'U71S weTe all'a1"fled to: --

A. Friedl:tnder Cup (Under 10 Champion): G. Andrews (W.).D. Baskin Cup (Under 12 Champion): G. Leib (V. Riebeek).D. Baskin Cup (Under 14 Champion): F. Simons (Rhodes).Arthur NewIllall Cup (Under 14 Relay): Rhodes.Claude Felbert Cup (Under 16 Champion): J. du Toit (D. Waal).Dr. G. Pycroft Cup (Under 16440 Yards): J. du Toit (D. Waal).Wollaston Cup (Open 440 Yards): H. Hay tread (Van Rip.hp.f\k).Hoogenhout Cup (Victor Ludorum) : N. Hay tread (Van Riebep.k).McDonald Cup (Junior House Championshifl): De Waft!.Duncan Taylor Cup (House Championship): nP. Waal

The results were as follows:--

O'PEN.

100 Yds.: 1. N. Hay tread : 2. M. Wri_ght; 3. R. Robinson.11.2 secs ..

220 Yds.: 1, N. Hay tread ; 2, M. Wright; 3, O. Ryan. 25.4 secs.

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440 Yds.: 1, N. Hay tread; 2, R. JOllBS; 3, O. Ryan. 56 fl ReCR.

880 Yds.: 1, D. Bailey; 2, K. Adams; iL E. Trautman2 min. 13.8 secs.

1 Mile: 1, D. Bailey; 2, C. Bleekers ; 3. E. Trautman andE. Adams. 5 min. 15 secs.

Long Jump: 1, M. Wright; 2. R. Gorin; 3, O. Schmidt] 7ft. 1in.

IIigh Jump: 1, O. Schmidt and K. Bell; 3, E. Adams. 5ft. lino110 Yds. Hurdles: 1, N. HavtrBad; 2. [. Duncan; 3. K. Bell.

15.2 secs. (record).Shot Putt: 1, M. Wolfsohn; 2, M. Wright; 3, B. Ririe. 26ft oin.

UNDER 16.

100 Yds. : 1, J. du Toit; 2, C. Harris ; 3. L. Hawtrey. 11.3secs.

220 Yds. : 1, J. du Toit; 2, G. Simpson; 3. L. Hawtrey. 24.6secs.

440 Yds. : l. J. du Toit; 2, G. Simpson; 3. F. Williil.l11s. fi7.0secs.

880 Yds.: 1, F. Williams; 2, K. Sawyer; 3, Edgeeome. 2 min.25.3 secs.

Long Jump: 1, C. Harris; 2, F. Williams; 3. G. Leonard.17ft. 5in.

High Jump: 1, C. Hanis; 2, J. Kets; 3, N. Riley. 5ft. ~in.llO Yds. Hurdles: 1, N. Riley; 2, K. Brown; 3. P. Pry111l

16.2 secs.

UNDER 14.

100 Yds.: 1, F. Simons; 2, G. Crowder; 3, M. Jowell. 12.6 secs.220 Yds.: 1, F. Simons; 2, N. Jowe]]; 3, G. Crowder. 28.7 secs.Long Jump: 1, F. Simons; 2, H. Mendelowitz; 3. G. Crowder.

16ft. 3in.High Jump: 1, F. Simons; 2, D. Isaaeson; 3, J. Roseveare.

4ft. gin.75 Yds. Hurdles: l. .1. Roseveare ; 2. N. Jowel!; 3, J. Reott.

12.0 secs.

UNDER 12.

75 Yds.: 1, G. Leib; 2, D. Wright; 3, N. Doveton. 10.2 secs.120 Yds.: 1, A. Doering ; 2, G. Leib; 3, D. Wrili(ht. 16.2 secs.

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UNDER 10.

50 Yds. : 1, G. Andrews; 2, N. Kamionsky ; 3, 1<.. Blake.R.O secs.

75 Yds. : 1, G. Andrews; 2, N. Kamionsky ; 3,. K. Blake.11.4 secs.

RELAYS.

Open (440 Yds.): 1, V. Riebeek; 2, De Waal; 3, Wellillgioll.50.5 secs.

U.16 (440 Yds.): 1, De Waal; 2, V. Riebeek; 3, Wellingt011.49.4 secs. (equals record).

U.14 (440 Yds.): 1, Rhodes'; 2, Wellington; 3, De Waal.fi5.4 secs.

U.12 (330 Yds.): 1, V. Riebeek; 2, Rhodes; 3, Wellington.44.8. secs ..

U.10 (220 Yds.): 1, De Waal; 2, Rhodes; 3, V. Riebeek.31.5 secs:

WESTERN PROVINCE JUNIOR ATHLETICCHAMPIONSHIPS.

A Wynberg team, consisting of 22 runners, distinguisheditself at the Junior Championship held at Paarlon the 23rd ofMarch. John du Toit ran brilliantly to win the Under 17 100Yards and 220 Yards sprints. In the shorter distance his time,10.5 secs., was one-tenth behind the existing record, which hasstood for ()v'~r ten years, find in the furlong be set up a newrecord of 23.1 secs., which eclipsed the record standing to thecredit of that famous and almost legendary athlete, Danie Hugo.n. Harris also gained il. well-earned vic~ory for the School bywinning the Under 15 High Jump, clearing the hnight of 5ft.l~in. J. du Toit, though only 16 years of age, was one of thefirst to he chosen for the team representing Western Province atthe Junior Championships held at Kimhf\rlev Il. fortnight later.

Our successes at t.be mreting wel'l' ~"-.

UNDER 15:1st in High Jump: C. Harri~3rd Jl) 220 Yards: L. Hawtrey.3rd in 75 Yards Hllrr]lp.~: R Wriehb

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UNDER 17:

1st io 100 Yards: .T. du Toil..Ist in 220 Y iLrds: .T. du Toit..3rd in 4AO Yards: N. Hayt.l'ead.

UNDER 19:

3rd in 880 Yards: D. Bailey.H.KT.

otricket.

The season October 194.5-March 1946 from the point of viewof number of games won, was certainly not an auspicious one. Onthe othEfr hand, however, it has been most encouraging to rind alarger number of boys taking an active part j and so during tbelatter half of the season a series of friendly games were arrangedfaT a Fourth XI and an Under 14B. Tills season these two teamsare regular competitol's in their respective league divisions. ". enow have six teams playing in competitive games. A largernumber 'of boys in the Junior School are also taking part. Mr.Wahl, assisted by Mr. Barnard, is doing a great work here-theenthusiasm of the youngsters can be attributed in no small measureto the helpfulness of the coaching.

Although the First XI won only three of their eleven games,they played well and cOl1sistently and their cricket was always ofa high standard. There were again many close finishes and theteam was unI ucky not to be able to record more wins in its favour.

To Brown and Solomon we offer our congratulations onwinning their Cricket Blue. Colours have been awarded to thefollowing: Brown, Solomon, Lee, Bell, Golding, Blacker. Bleekersand Williams.

Rhodes, wooden-spoonists last year, most deservedly won theHousp. Competition. The large number of spectators at thesegames., in which there were many ciose finishes, showed tbat thiscompetition is still the highlight of the cricketing season.

The Second XI were sorry to say good-bye to Mr. Smith,whose interest and enthusiasm was most appr~ciated. At thesame time we are pleased to welcome Mr. Gilmour, who will bein charge of the same team. A. N. H.

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P. W. L. Pts.3 3 ° 63 2 1 43 1 2 23 ° 3 °LEAGUE LOG.

P. W. D. L.11 3 2 611 4 1 614 5 ° 9

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SUMMARY OF FIRST XI MATCHE8.

20-10/4.5: vs. Observatory. Wynberg, 84 (Brown 40, not out).Observatory, 77 (Kruger, 7/26). Wynberg won by 7 runs.

27/10/45: vs. C.B.C. \Vynberg, 48 (Golding 12). C.B.C., 90(Solomon 3/20, Kruger 3/24). Wynberg lost by 42 runs.

3/11/45: vs. Sea Point. Wynberg, 135 (Schoeman 38, Brown23, Bell 15). Sea Point, 75 for 3 wickets (Brown 2/21).Match drawn.

17/11 /45: vs. Lansdowne. Wynberg, 82 for 8 wickets (Lee 24,Solomon 22). Lansdowne, 82 (Bell 4/24). Match drawn.

24/11/4.5: vs. S.A.C.S. Wynberg, 109 (Brown 42, Golding 23).S.A.C.S., 118 (Brown 5/31, Solomon 3/31). S.A.C.S. wonby 9 runs.

1/12/45: vs. Rondebosch. Match cancelled.26/1/46: vs. Bishops. Wynberg, 59 (Bleekers 16, Blacker 15).

Bishops, 107 (Brown 3/21). Bishops won by 9 wickets.2/2/4f>: vs. Constantia. Wynberg, 71 (Brown 45)" Constantia.

75 (Bell 6/42). Constantia won by 4 runs.9/2/46: vs. Marist. Wynberg, 94 (Golding 23 not out, Brown

17). Marist, 62 (Bleekers 7 i39). Wynberg won by 5 wkts.16/2/46:· vs. Observatory. Wynberg, 105 (Bell 16, Lee 15,

Brown 15). Observatory, 120 (Bleekers 4/20). Observatorywon by 16 runs.

23/2/46: vs. C.B.C. Wynberg, 63 (Smythe 37). C.B.C., 105(Smythe 5/26, Brown 5/39). C.B.C. won by 42 runs

2/3/46: vs. S.A.C.S. Wynberg, 124 (Golding 48, Bell 26).S.A.C.S., 95 (Bell 4/26, Smythe 3/12). Wynberg won by29 ·runs.

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"Cross-Country Day" was beid on the 23rd October, some-what later than in previous years. The weather was cool for solate in the year, bU.t a gusty north-wester marred the otherwiseperfect couditions. Altogether three hundred and ten runnersIJ:uticipatcd ill the afternoon's events, their ages ranging fromseven to nineteen.

The Senior Cross-Country was won by R. Gorin, of Vanl-tiebeel{, in the. excellent time of 35 mins. 55-9/10 secs., withVI. Edgecome beating R. Jones by inches for second place elevensJconds behind the winner. F. Simons, of Rhodes, won theUnder 15 Cross-Country in the fast time of 39 mins. 12-1/5 secs.and was followed home by two plucky runners, H. van der Merwe,of Van Riebeek, and G. Parkinson. of Rhodes. All the Cross-Playgrounds were keenly contested by big fields and the respectivp.winners all displayed those very rare essentials for races of thistype, speed combined with staying power. The detailed resultswere as follows:-Senior Ct·oss·Co1l1~t?·y: 1, R. Gorin (V.R.); 2, W. Edgecome

(W.); 3, R. Jones (W.). Time: 35 mins. 55-9/10 secs.Jum'o1' Ct'oss-Country (Unde?' 15): 1, F. Simons (R.); 2, H. van

der Merwe (V.R.); 3, G. Parkinson and A. Rabin. Time:39 mins. 12-1/5 secs.

Under 13 Gt'oss-Playgl'o1vnd: 1, P. Pelser (V.R.); 2, B. Perrins(D.W.); 3, M. D'Olivera (D.W.).

Under 11 C1'osS-eZaYf/1'Mtnd: 1, J. van der Merwe (V.R.); 2, D.Stewart (W.); 3, B. Bloch (D.W.).

Under 9 C1'oss-Playg1'o'll'lld: 1, B. Weinreieh (W.); 2, A. Peacey(D.W.); 3, P. Fourie (R.).

8'ub B Cross-PlaygrMmd: 1, A. Wulff (V .R.); 2, D. Morgan(D.W.); 3, L. Williams (R.).

8ttb A C?'oss-Playg?'ottnd: 1, R. Savage (V.R.); 2, J. Johnson(D.W.); 3, C. Hutton (R.).

The points gained by the various Houses were:-

Seniors. Juniors.(1) Van Riebeek ... 300 (1) Rhodes . .. ... . .. 1020(2) Wellington ... ... 268 (2) Wellington ... . .. 746(3) Rhodes ... ... 219 (3) De Waal ... 634(4) De Waal ... ... 159 (4) Van Riebeek . .. 626

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Under 13. Under Il.

(1) Vveliiugtoll ... ... 409 (1) Van Riebeek . .. 742(<:) Vali Itiebeek ... 288 (2) De Waal ... ... 678(a) De Waal ... ... 256 (6) WellingtoD . .. ... 576(4.) Rhodes ... ... ... 176 V±) Rhodes ... .., ... 419

lJ luier 9. Sub Jj.

(1) WellillJtoll .. , ... 331 (1 Rhodes 55~~) De Waal ... ... 254 (2) De Waal ... .. . 44~j)\ au ltiebeek ... 14a (3) Van Riebeek . .. 19('>.) Rhodes ... ... .. , 133 (4) Wellington ... ... 2

S'lLb A, House Totet/s.

(1) De Waal ... 53 (1) Wellington ... . .. 2,348(<I) Rhodes ... ... 52 (2) Van Riebeek ." 2,148~::l) Van Riebeek 50 (3) De Waal ... ... 2,078(4.) \V elliilgLou ... ... 16 (4) Rhodes . .. 2,074

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SENIOR CERTIFICATE.

Fi/'~l U1'((d~: L. Atkins, H. Bl'aude, R. Cole, J. H. Fitschen,R .. Jal'dine, S. Kavalsky, b. J. Large, A. B. Mal'golls,S. D. Margolis, M. Polllack, A. Weinl'eich, IL E. Woker,M. de R. Wl'ight.

Second G1'ade: W. Attwood, C. R. Camp, R. J. Christy, W.D'Arcy, H. EIffel's, C. C. Jubbel', M. Marcus, A. Miller,L. Rubin, B. Saacks, J. Schoeman, D. Slade, P. Smuts,B. van der Spuy.

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE.

PiTSt G1'ade: B. Belonsky, E. Benjamin, 1. Blacker, S. Brower,K. Brown, T. Frewin, vV. Gorin, L. Kavalsky, J. Kets,H. Nossel, E. Pattison, :P. Prynn, D. Steny, G. Thatcher,J. Vink.

Second G1'ade: R. Andrews, R. Barron, A. Bent, F. Berger,C. Bleekers, J. Blommert, R. Bredenkamp, P. Coetzee,M. Cohen, E. Coombs, G. Cox, J. Cross, M. du Toit, L.

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Friebus, D Greeff, A. Grobbelaar, D. Hall, D. Hemmens,R. Hill, C Holtoll, R. Horton, E. lIutchings, E. lIyland,R. Jones, R. Lee, A. Leonard, M. MargoliJ1, P. Melliar,R. Munnik, F. Myers, B. Neiteler, J. Phillips-White, O.Ryan, O. Schmidt, W. Schmidt, C. Schneider, B. Ehawzi.n,G. Simpson, G. Skakal, S. Strayrou, 1. Stewart, E.Sutherland, C. Tayler, J. Vine, S. Wei.nbcrg, T. WIJkinson,F. Williams, A. Wolman, C. Ziller.

®lb jiops (!Corner.

Congratulations are due to many, many Old Boys who haveattained U IIiversity degrees, been joined in Holy Matrimony, haveestablished themselves in the sporting world, have become fathersand who have goue far in tho commercial field. Most of theseindividc:al activities were obscured during the murky yeal's of war,but they have not gone into the limbo of the forgotten, nevertbe-le_so I shall, therefore, attempt to draw your attention to asmany of these as it has been 'Possible to trace after such a lapseof time.

}Jok/cy Sulomon, after meritorious service and the award ofthe D.S.M., is now settling down witb his Scotch bride in a newhome built near Heathfield.

llobe1·t Jack-Blench is doing surveying at U .C.T. He manielMary Kinnes earlier in the year. Vve wish to congratulate himon the excellent paintings be produced during his army career.

P'rr/,1/!.- 7Jollinger is at Varsity doing Chemistry after yearson active service.

JIax Qne1'ido, after nine years of life in general practice inLondon, has returned to Cape Town to continue his medical career.Congratulations are due to him, too, on tbe birth of a son.

])anllY fl11Z'isl.-a gained bis degree in Analytical Chemistrywhilst in the army and is now back at U.C.T. doing Medicine.

John }I-n,tz interrupted his Dental Course to 'join the AirForce and is now picking up the lost threads at Wits.

C(l'rth Mell'in/osh, after years as a P.O.W., is also hard atwork by davand also puts in many hours of study on his nightcourse at, Varsity.

('ross and Smook, of the 1942 Matric. Class, are working atthe Standll,rd Bank.

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Jimm,1/ illa/.hew, of tbe 193n Matric. Class, bas joined thePermanent Air Force.

d. C. Pal·kel' is back once again after bis military service andmaking headlil1P news on tbe sports page of the Cape Tl1nes.

Congratulations to .11edly Langley on his war marriage ovel-seas and on tht) recent birth of two children. We wish bim lotsof lucJ{ in his new home now being built at Clovelly.

On the rugby field Wyl1borg Old Boys have indeed beenprom~nellt.. Playing first team rugbyare:-

Boonzaaier (False Bay 1946 Capt.) ..lacl.--Blwch (False Bay 1945 Capt.).II. i/mdton (who has now been transferred to Eas(.cl'l1

Province).L. lVoble, Gmnville West, Stan Lewis.JJ. Gel/and (who, incidentally, is back at U .C.T.) andH. 111 cUregor are but a few of tbe many.Special congratulations must go to f1O'llIt on and Bool/zaaiers,

who gained their Western Province caps this season. They bothplayed in the front rank of tbe School 1st Team pack in 1938, atribute, no doubt, to Eric Tasker's coaching,

On the cricket fields, too, Wynberg Old Boys bave played aleading part, ('Yl'il Yonll and Jnck BII.I't are still the stalwartsof the Claremont Cricket Club, GeoTge li'llmwn (who has nowreturned to Merchant cricket) played many a fine game for Alma,The Cape Town Cricket Club bas a strong \Vynberg flavour, par-ticularly the 1st team, which includes Clallde Simms, Alike//aml1 el' and Ronny Vallentine.

'l'hwaites, Johnny Laos and lVCLrd are with the SouthernInsurance and Dick Quu'ido is at tbe Prudential.

Congratulations to Sally Fine for being elected representativeof the Cape Master Bakers,

R, Townley Johnson has returned from the War and was" mentioned" three times in despatches,

11', RyCl!/. has returned from the Air Force and joined hisfather's printing works,

Sid Atlas, who was a Lieutenant in the Marines, is now backa.t U,C,T, taking Medicine,

('edl ,htbbeT, who is at Varsity, has been seen in many of theVarsity plays,

Ge1'7'y Bel'clowitz, now a qualified electricia.n, has opened hisown business in Rosebank and we wish him every success, HewaJ also married during the war years,

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1.01lis Knobel may be seen in his office "Fixed Property Tax"for those who dare to enter its sacred precincts.

Philip Shock and Bobby Lewin are bath Advocates.. Robert J[ilhner, after years of war service, is back at bis fish

cannin~ factory at SaJdanha Bay j young brother, Aubrey, is thereas well.

Congratulations to Jack lI1alkc1' on becoming a father.

And to all other Old Boys who have reason to be congratu·lated, I apologise for tbis omission, so here's congrats. to you all"in toto".

A. FINE.

THE OLD BOYS' DINNER.The Old Boys' Post-war Reunion Dinner, held in the School

dining hall on Wednesday, 26th June, was unanimously agreedto be not only the most outstanding function of its kind yet held,Lut also the best function tbe Old Boys have yet bad. Therewere well over 80 present and it was in all respects a gala post-war reunlOn.

Drinks of a wide variety were served in the common roomat 6.45 and after the company had "got together" dinner wasssrved at 7.30. The boarders' dining hall had beautiful floraldecorations. Place cards simplified the seating arrangements andabove th.e main table was a very cleverly painted picture depictinglife at school and life among the O1d Boys during the war years.

The dinner itself was superb and the service left nothing to bedesired. In other words, it was a typical Mrs. Clegg effort.During the course of the dinner, after drinking the King's health,Mr. Ernest Lincey proposed the toast of the School and at thesame time made it clear that all speeches were to be limited to atime limit of three minutes. Mr. W. Clegg eloquently respondedto the toast. The toast "The Old Boys' Union" was proposed byMr. H. E. TaskeI', who heartily agreed with having a maximumtime limit aud then proceeded to break it very ably! Mr.George Ings, ou behalf of the Union, respouded to the toast audtold a delightful yarn about a traveller lost iu a wood!

As tbe evening wore ou, the momentum and the spirit in-creased in fervour. Mr. Rodrigues, the magician, gave us a shortinterlude of his very clever tricks and sleight of hand.

Coffee was served at 10, after which a short sing-song endedwhat I have previously stated to be a very memorable evening.A good time was had by all.

A. FINE.

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SECRETARY';:; REFORT.

Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,

l'011v,lillg Lue l'.l111utel>ol tbe 12th Annual Gener.11 lIieetillg,1sh,tlJ no ,I' give you a briel accounL 01 Lhe adlvities oi LHeu nlVJlSJllce JillIlI<llj l~ dj: bul before doing 50, _L shoulcl lll,e LrsL antiforemosl, 011 behalf of the l:rcsidenL anel Committee of lh·\VynLer5 O,d .Boy,,' nion, Lo welcome back all Lhose Old Boyswbo weaL iulo ulllJ'onn during Lhe war years. We may iudeed beproud of the magnirieent response which came from Old Boys oJthe School. \Vc, loo, in our own way paid heavily, as mally OldBoys made Lhe supreme sacrifice.

The first Committee Meeting after the Annual GencmlMeeting was held on 1st :February. The business of the MeeLiligwas mainly devoted to discussions appertaining to tile '" arMemorial alld tbe proposed lIew Old Boys' blazer. IL was decidedin cOllllecLion with Lhe War Memorial tlJat Lhe best way Lo cLP-proach the question of a swimming bath would be a co-ordinatedeffort between the Old Boy~' Union and the ScbooI Committee.Thus a sub-committee was formed comprising Messrs. :Felbert,:Friedlander and Bailey, to deal with the above matter. Inconnection wiLb the blazer, it was unanimously decided tbat aplain blue or black blazer would be most suitable. However,r nal decision as to thr.l colour and badge should rest with theGeneral Meeting.

011 tlle f'vJning of 13th March, Dr. G. Bobl::in~ arrang cl alight, entel Lainm3nt for Olel Boys in aid of tbe swimming l:athfunds. Old Boys played a very big part, in the evening's enter-tailimf'l1t. and an enjoyable time was had by all. Mr. Lincey, onbehalf of the Union, presented Dr. Bobbins with a small token-what a gre'lt friend the Old Boys' Union loses in bis departure.We wish him every success in his new field. On tbe night of theconcert, Lhe Cc·mmittee'~ decision and proposal re the blazer wasout-voted by a General Meeting, wbo proposed that we should waitp;".hteen months for the material to come in and have a stripedblazer. The next committee meeting was held on the 7tb May. Thebusiness of th'at meeting was (a) the Old Boys' blazer, (b) tbereporl from lhe sub-committee on meeting with the School Com-mittee re War Memorial; (c) Old Boys' Reunion Dinner and Pastv. Present rugby matcb

In connection with the blazer, the Committee did not considerthat the opinion of those present at the concert represented tbcview of tl,e m'liority of tbe members of the Union. Notificationwill be given at tbe next General Meeting for the decision to herpv;ewed and rescinded. Mr. :Felbert then gave a resume of the

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meeting batween the sub-committee and the School Committee,and Mr. Friedlander read all the correspondence which followedbetween Mr. Friedlander, sen., and the Provincial Council authpri-ties re t,he proposed swimming b'lth. The Committee passed a voteof thanks and appreciation for the yeoman work being done byMr. Friedlander, senior.

The Past v. Present Annual Rugby Match was fixed to takeplace at chool.on the 12th June, at 4 p.m.

Mrs. Clegg's most kind invitation for the Old Boys' Dinnerto take place at School was accepted, the date being fixed for'Vedllesday, 26th Juno. Further arrangements were left to Mrs.Clegg and the Honorary Secretary.

The Rugby Match proved to be a very evenly hard foughtmatch with the result a draw 6-all, a fair reflection on the game.

The post war Reunion Dinner was the most outstanding eventof the year. I shall deal with that, however, later in a specialreview of the dinner.

The next Co=ittee Meeting, which was held on the 26thAugust, dealt with the report on the progress of the WarMemorial by the sub-committee. Their report went as follows:The only complication which had arisen was the lack of space inthe originally chosen ·spot. A new position was suggested at thebottom of the Feld. However, the Qc]'ool Committee felt thatthey would rather exappropriate the necessary ground than movethe bath to another site. £450 has already been raised at theschool and almost £200 has been promised by Old Boys at anappeal at the Dinner. It was decided to be au appropriate timeto Gegin progress on canvassing to raise th.e necessary funds. Asél. start in this direction the Old Boys' Committee and the SchoolCommittee will have personal canvassing of permanent membersof the Wynberg-Kenilworth district. Two eireulars were alsodrawn up to be sent to Old Boys as a reminder of the part thatwe had to play. It was also decided to put the £30 which hadbeen raised for the Turf Wicket towards the War Memorial.

The next Old Boys' function would take the form of aSmoking Concert at the Cogill's Hotel, Wynberg, on the 23rdOctober. Arrangements would be made for a U.D.F. concertparty to entertain those present.

As arral1ged, the Smoking Concert was held. However, wewere unfortunate in the choice of a night as it turned out to bea very stormy evening. Consequently there was a very moderateattendance, 30 being present. Under the circumstances, however,the evening proved to be 9uite a success.

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As far as acti -ities of the Union are concerned, this reportLril1gs us llJ>1.c-date: but 1 should like to make a few factsknown (0 members that might prove very interesting. Ouractive memLership this year (those who have paid thei!' annualsubscription) is over 180 members. This is the highest member-L11:": e\er iLLlaincd since the fOlmation of the Union. Besidestbese active members, we have several hundreds of former mem-bers all our books who act as a past foundation and to wbom wecan sur<'ly look for future support and tbus even further swellingt'be l lllks of Lhe Union.

In cOllnection with the War Memorial, the Old Boys havebeen instrumental in raising public donations as well as their owncontribulions, which at the present moment totals £558 16s.This, in campari on .with the amount raised by the school, whichis £450, is certainly a feather in our cap. We still hope to raiseconsiderably more from Old Boys as there are many who havenot as yet contr:ibuted to this estimable cause.

Let us therefore go forward into a new year which will proveto be even more prosperous than the past as far l.:oth as tbe schooland the Old Boys' Union are concerned.

A. FINE (Hon. Secretary).

m:be ~nnual ~ntertatnment.

On two successive evenings, Friday and Saturday, 8th and9th November the Annual Entertaiumellt by the Junior School,the W .B.J l.S. Orchestra and LheW.B.H.S. Musical and Dramaticl::lotiety drew two packed houses to the School Hall.

The programme, one of extreme variety, opened with fourdramatised Tursery Rhym s, performed in colourful costumes byKindergarten pupils, uncleI' the direction of Miss K. Lacey, withMiss R. Fry-lincle at the piano. Against the black curtains, awell was the only, and very effective stage property, and amongthe participants were those whose ability should make them usefulin future years.

Upou tbc stage, Loo, we had two successful and well con-tl'astPr! plays. The first of these, "Shivering Shocks", by Cle-m311ce'Dane, was produced by Miss E. Dunt, and acted by pupils0; Std. 6. This was a play not easy to put across, and it is

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therefore a great credit to all concerned that it kept the audienceintent throughout, as well as amused when occasion demanded.The interior set was excellent, and deserves congraLulation.

The second play, "Kings in Nomania", by Noylde, trans-ported us from the world of grim reality to tbat of chfl.rmingfantasy.

The productioll was in the hands of Miss S. Langford, andthe cast drawn from pupils from Stds. 2 to 5.

Full imagination was demanded from the audience throughoutfor the black curtains again formed the background, and the two~t:1gehands, as we actually witnessed, had a minimum of duties,merely moving a chair, pinning or unpinning a window, setting upa sign indicating the name of the scene, or providing a little snow.

A herald described the setting and course of the play, and asituation eventually developed, which incleed might have endedtragically had not that kind world of fantasy ordained that thelittle bootblack, his faithful lover, and his mother, were to live"happily everafter' '. The actors obviously enjoyed every momentof their work, and a group of off-stage singers provided four Xmascarols with pleasing tone. A special word of praise must go toSolly EIstein as the herald, who memorised a very long part,delivered it fluently and intelligently, and bound t.he fivp.scenestogether most successfully.

Tlte ot,her items on the programme provided samples of theSchool's musical activities. Isidore Shifrin gave us two pianosolos, "The Solitary Traveller" and "Little Bird", from Grieg'sLyric Pieces. H ugh Dungey and Mr. A. Larie played the firstmovement of a Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano, Raymond Leethe Meditation from "Thais" as a violin solo, and ROnllip.Wright.the "Joyeuse" of Squire on the 'cello.

The School Orchestra gave its usual share, playing first the"Keltic Lament" of Foulds with pleasing breadth of tone. Nextcame Gluck's Gavotte from "Iphigenie in Aulis", followed by aspecial arrangement of five incomparable old English folk tunes,"Now is the Month of Maying", "Jan to the Kye", "Green-leaves", "It was a Lover and his Lass", and "The MallowKing". Colour was added to these by effective use of pizzicato.and of percussion. The programme ended with a rousing per-formance of Purcell's "Trumpet Voluntary".

It is good to note that six Old Boys (J. Ashman, N. Wright,B. Attwood, R. Cole, N. Thomas and P. Crowley) still play inthe orchestra regularly. Their presence is more than welcome andtheir assi~ance most valuable.

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