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1944.
Editors:
Standard IX.
~ontent£). Ed1'torial _. A Sotmet . Junior School N otea The .lIlu~ical and D'ramatic Society ..~. ll1usical alld Dramatic Society Entertainment Roll oj Honour Applied Quotati01l6 The Cape Town Orchestra Concert Twelfth Night " Tweljth Night ., goes on Tour The Advent!Lre oj a Carrie,. Pigeon I It .lI1emoriam Oourage A Historic Game of Rugby
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What's;n a Name Disa .•ter . A Lea] from a Diary .. Cross.Oountry, 1944" Mis6 'l'hompson Visits the Grocers R~tgby, 19.44 "Old Boys' Match" The School Sports, 1944 A Distinguished Oareer in Sc/wol Athletics Examination Results Oricket Arch1:e A Oritique of the School Team Topsy Town Oadets The 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 after the three o'clock bell has rung, our mombers-staff and boyshave engaged in the activities offered by our school and within the pages that follow will be found a record of our achievements on the sports fields and ill the Hall and a review of the first year of its existence gf the dramatic society founded this year by Mr. Lorie. The annual event to which our seniors look forward more keenly than to any other-the School Dance-once again surpassed 1
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their expectations, and Mrs. Olegg is to be oongratulated on another fine evening and thanked for her kindly and generous interest. There have been many changes on the staff. Whcn school re-opened in January wc welcomed back Mr. H. G. Wood, who had been released from military duties in C~pe Town and Durban that he might resume thc charge of his classes i.n Biolog:v- and Mathematics and the coaching of the Under 15 team . . At the same time we welcomed Mr. A. N. Holmes, an Old Boy of our 1931 class, who had also served for three years in the Forces, 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 in charge of the Comm~rcial classes, and Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, our new Physical Training instructor. Mr. Oosthuizen was vĂŤry fortunate in his appointment; for after his arrival he was selected to represent the Western Province at Rugby in every game played during the recent series of inter. provincial matches. Post hoc; ergo propter hoc. In March we welcomed Mr. W. M. Smith, who is in charge of several classes in Science and a class in Afrikaans.
It is one of the disadvantages of a single yearly issue of tbe Magazine that the first welcome which we can extend to a new member appears long after we have' learned to know him and when we have ceased to regard him as a stranger. A similar disadvantage attaches to any valedictory notice we take of a master who leaves. Our welcome to two of our new colleagues is tempered with regret at the thought of the loss of the two masters whose places they have taken. Mr. L S. Anderson was appointed to the staff in January, 1943, when Physical Training, which until then bad been a corporate activity engaged in by the whole school for twenty minutes on Monday and Thursday mornings, was reorganised into the training of each class dlll'ing two {ull periods of forty minutes a week. So valuarble was the extra time devoted to Physical Training, and so competent Mr. Anderson, that the display which our young gymnasts offered on Parents' Day last December was the most successful single achievement of the year, and a. revelation to those of us who had not been present during any of the periods of training. 2
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During the year Mr. Anderson had ropeatedly applied to be released for military service, and after school had closed in December he was informed that he might enlist. He enlisted in the Air Force and is at present in training at Oudtshoorn as a pupil air-observer. In November he paid us a flying visit and received a royal welcome from the boys in the class-rooms which he entered. Mr. Evan -:\lartin joined the staff in 1936. For eighteen months he was in charge of the German classes and for over six years of the Commercial. In his work, in his organisation of the school Cricket, in the post he created for himself ef enquiry-agent and custodian of lost property and in the r贸le of mentor of those who sought his advice, or who were obviously in need of it, he sel ved the school bountifully, to recei ve his reward in the response made by his charges, and his colleagues, to his interest in them_ On the closing-day of the first term we assembled in the quadrangle, where Mr. Clegg presented him with a fine picture, the gift of the SdlOOI to which he had given eight years of service and sportsmanship. GB.
~ ~Onntt. EVAN MARTIN,
1930-1944_
How like a spring that rises from the earth A sihTer thread that makes its unmarked Then dances into sunlight, sings in mirth
way,
As, deeper grown, it cleaves the fuller day; Till, tumbling to the valley, in its might It blesses all the region where 'tis known, And, blest by all in turn, reflects the light From 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. 3
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Junior ~cbool Jlote5. The first year of the separate has been a very busy year.
existence
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A telephone, a post-box, a notice-board surmounted by a plaque of the school badge, and a Headmaster's office have been aclded to the building. For an enrolment of 330 pupils, 110wever, with a fair waiting-list, including some pupils for 1946, the accommodation is woefully inadequate. The National Feeding Scheme is compulsory in all primary schools and Miss Frylinck and Miss Lacey see to the provision of the daily school-meals. Weekly sales of sweets and cakes have realised ÂŁ50, with which a piano has been bought for the use of the visiting teacher. An "extra special" sale of eatables brought in ÂŁ15 for Navy Week. Regular class-visits to Kirstenbosch bave been undertaken each term, and last term Miss Frylinck conducted a tour of her Standard One pupils round Cape Town, to sbow them places of special interest. All work and sport have been run on House lines this year. Any good effort has brought its immediate reward in the form of extra Heuse-points. A record number of Junior boys ran in the Cross-playground and Cross-country races; the Under 13 Rugby team had a fine season and four very promising young runners ran for the school ill 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 when school re.assembled, we welcomed Miss Margaret Branch Clark.' Mrs. D. Wrigbt bas deputised for Miss Dunt, who is on a year's study-leave at KirsLenboscb. With Mr8. Wright, in December, we shall lose :VII'S. Cochran, who has served the school faithfully and efficiently for seven terms. Mr. Wahl returned after bis six months' furlough, again interesting himself in the Junior crioket. 4
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We regret the resignation of Miss V. Norman, who has worked up an excellent school musical connection and has oeen remarkable for the tremendous ellthusia~m she J1as aroused in her pianoforte pupils. This year Mrs. Phillips pupils, witli great succcss.
undertook
the teaching
The Junior staff are preparing for their great day-the School Exhi bition.
of 'cello Junior
~bt fMusical anb 1!lramatic ~Ocitt!'. For over ten years, Music and Drama have figured ever more seriously in the activities of W.B H.S. We have witnessed the development of music from Eurhythmics and Percussion Band to the fully fledged school orchestra, and Drama from the Kindergarten song scenes to the Shakespeare play. It was a natural step, therefore, to the foundation of a Musical and Dramatic Society, which took.place in an unpretentious, but very decided manner, 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 has been arranged," produced by Miss Langfo'rd, with C. Jubber and D Lytton as the cast. After this, Mr. Lorie gave a talk 011 "The Place of Music and Drama in Europe," with pictorial and gramophone 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 Philpotts opened the programme. Those in the cast were: G. West, S. Katz, L. Atkins, C. J ubber, F. Myers and D. Lytton.. This was followed by a most interesting paper 011 .. Irving" read by D. Lytton. With the opening of the IUH school year, it was decided to establish the new Society ,on a firm basis, and a general meeting was held in February. A committee was appointed consisting of D. Lytton (Chairman), W. Cooper (Secretary), C. Jubber and 'V. D'Arcy, and membership increased immediately. 5
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The main object or' the Society was to encourage active participation in vari01.ls spheres by members themselves, e.g. play-reading, production, stage-management, orchestral performance, choral singing, reading of papers, while also taking the opportunity of hearing interesting talks Or arranging recitals by well-known professionals in Cape TowJ1. After the meetings, refreshmeats would be served and members and guests could meet informally. The opening meeting of 1944 was arranged for March 29th_ The first part of tbe programme was prov~ded by the School Orchestra and J un-ior singers. The items were Handel's " Occasional Oratorio" March, and" Alcina" Minuet, a. chorus from .. Solomon," and two Folk Songs" Oliver Cromwell" and" Tbe Ash Grove" in new settings hy Benjamin Britten. There followed J. J . .Bell's one-act play' "The Thread of l:lcarlet," with D_ Lytton, L. Atkins, G. West, S. Katz, C. Jubber and 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 certainly realised the tough work encountered in the preparation of a play before it was presented to an audience. Professer Inskip invited senior boys to act as ushers in the Little Theatre, and 'also arranged for a. group to visit the Theatre to inspect its equipment. For the second meeting on May 6th, \Ve were particularly fortunate in securing the friendly. services of Mr. Margadant and his.cinematograph. ~or an hour and a half we were treated to films of a voyage from the East Indies to Holland. The shots of Holland and the buli?fields were iu very attractive technicolohr. At the conclusion of the meeting the Society members made a donation to Red Cross funds. . The third monthly meeting occurred on June lOth. Here, as a prelude to our forthcoming Shakespeare play, the school orchestra played a group of five Elizabethan pieces, while Marius Reynolds sang the three lyrics from "Twelfth Night," a.lso in contemporary settings. The Londonderry Air played by the orchestra, 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 a most' informative talk on "Stained Glass Windows," and illustrated 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 6
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Oppenheim. A One-Act play "X-O" by Joh n Drinkwater op(llled the programme. The orchestra followed this with the Folk TUlle and Fiddle Dance for Strings by Percy Fletcher, and another one-act play "The Hands of Hardouin" provided interesting dramatic fare. Those taking part were D. Lytton, C. J ubber, A. Weinreich, K. l\Iostert and F. Myers, the first two of whom were also the produccrs. Memuership grew apace, and is at present 122, a very worthy Ilum bel' indeed. Our thanks go to Mrs. Hanison, who volunteered to organise tho refreshment secti'on, and to the ladies who have so willingly helped her. General expenditure has b~en relatively small, so that the subscriptions have formed the Ilucleus of a Special Society Flwd .
.musical anb 1!lramatic ~ocietp ~"ttrtainmt"t. lotb aub 11th ~(lirelllb1'r. On November 10th and 11th, the Musical and Dramatic Society presented a most interesting programme in the School Hall The orchestra performed four times, giving music which ranged from Elizabethan tunes to the present day, anel showed a standard of work well beyond that of previous years. A Handel March, a Pavane, the Londonderry Air, the Gavotte from" Mignon" and Fletcher's difficult Folk Tunc and Fiddle Dance were the outstanding items. William Martiey's piano solos were very pleasing. John Ashman and Raymond Lee gave convincing and clean renderings of violin solos, and Colman Roberts broke Ilew ground vith a clarinet solo which wa.s much appreciated. The JUl!ior Singers, with piano and percussion, performed two well-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 Glass Stopper," a delightful short play based on a Siamese story,-and produced by Miss Langford. The seniors followed this by a verse drama Christopher's " Death," which they had rehearsed on their own. It was a difficult subject, but very capably handled. The proceeds of the entertainment School and Wal; funds.
have been divided between
It is with great regret that we lose John Ashman, John Crowley, David Lytton and Neville Wright from the orchestra this year. Good luck to them in their future careers. 7
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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 BECK WITH. IVOR DIFFORD. RAYMOND DANIELS. LOUIS KOPUIT. DENNIS LANGTON. STANLEY MURRAY UPTON. RICHARD STEVENI. LAFRASE FRANK MOOLMAN. ARTHUR JOHN BATES. BERESFORD
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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 our school in J 9·U and J 942, and enlisted in the Air Force immediately after writing thc Senior Certificato examination. He was a quiet boy, who came to us fate ill his school career and, thereCore, was not knowIl as thoroughly :IS our own ex.Junior I:Ichoolboys are when they reach the highest classes, but he took part in the Rport of the school and was a member of ~he First Ii'ifteen. He had reached young manhood when he left us, was strong and active and unhesitatingly took the honourable and courageous step which led to the early death which we here sorrowfully record.
ST ANLEY MURRAY UPTON. que of four brothers who attended our school over a period of sixteen years, Stanley Upton was, Jjecau~e of the family tradition and because of his own personality, part of the life of the school. He himself spent all but one year of his sch001 lif-e with us, and during his nine years took'a prominent p'art in every activity open to a member of ours. Last October the bomber in which he was an air-gunner cI'flshed in Egypt and the êrew were lost. In 1934 he was ono of a group of four boys who took the first and second places in the two Under 12 events at the Interschool Sports and won the relay as wel!. After that he represented the school in Athletics year after year, to crown his career' with a record in the Under 17 Hurdles at the W.P. Champi6nships in 1939. In 1937 he won the Junior Cross-country race, and in tl1e following year tbe Senior event-a .fine achievement for a boy who was naturally a 220 runner and hurdler-not a distance l'unner at all. In 1933 in a boxing-match against Rondebosch Boys' High, a match which we lost by seven contests to three, Stanley emulated the achievements of his two elder brothers. who atone of our team had won their events, and trounced his Under Il adversary, to bring us our third win of the év~n.ing. 'J;hroughout this period he played the two school games and won his blue at rugby and his colours at cricket. He was also a promising tennis player. He was a mem ber of the Junior 9
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inception and in the annual play!? he was alw茅tys given a leading part. At concerts and in a Sonior School performance he sang, and sang delightfully. He was an ablo boy and desired 'to write. From Egypt he wrote exceedingly intcresting letters, one-a very 'Iong letterentirely in varse. lie was a clever d6bater and had a fine presence. Fcom all this record of his acbievements, like fancies that break through language, the Stanley Upton whom we knew bas escaped and his personality cannot be captured here for those who dicl not know him. His friends wijl reacl the chronicle of his clays and recreate their own image of the quaint, cheerful boy, gracefql in movement and utterly friendly in spirit, who returned from a rocOl'd-breaking run to feed his fowls ancl his pigeons, who is now a memory among us. RICHARD
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Richard Steveni died in April of this year at the Wynberg Military Hospital of an illness contracted on military service. He left school after paSsil)g the Junior Certificate examination in 1926, and wiil be remembered by his contemporaries as one of the best sportsmen of his cla.y. A first selection for the school 路 cricket tea.m even 'when he was in Standard Seven, he was the first boy to make a century for the school during the life of the Magazine, and he was an amazingly good fielcler. He was an outstanding footballer also, and in acldition he 路'was a member of tbe school n~lay team in the Inter-scbool sports of his final year. He was an extremely popular boy with a fine personali ty. LAFRASE
FRANK
MOOLMAN.
Lafrase Frank Moolman lost his life in an aeroplane crash at 路 Kimberley recently. He entered our school in the Kindergarten and 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 casualty list among the names of the killed in action, attended our school as a boarder in 1936 and 1937. He was BI very cheerful and carefree boy, a member of a happy class. 10
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In an interesting letter from Italy WA.Ll.Y KASNER delivers himself of some literary criticism: " I am writing this above the town of T-, which lios in a valley between two low hills. The mistake VVordsworth madc when he wrote .. Earth has not anything to show .more fair" was to address it to London instead of tb is lovely town of T-." GARTlI MACKIN1'OSH,from a Prisoner-of-war c a m pin Germany, wri tes abolltthe modesty of tbe Old Boys' Union. Those who know him can picture him, after his return, as the foundation member of a Stalag P.O.W.O.B.U. GINGER JOHNSON: " Quite recently I ran into several Old BOyS-JACK PICKUP, STANLEYEDDY, DANIELS(whom I met in an Old Boys' Match once) and JOCK YANNIEKERK. . JACK PICKUP was recently ALEC FORRESTthe D.F.C.
awarded
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Cross, and
. DAVID LESLIE: "My sister and I have eventually arrived in this country after an eventful voyage. We were torpedoed. I had to get into my life-boat and Sheila on a raft as hers was blown up. 'Ve were on tho water for two and a. half days. Of course, we lost all our belongings, and among them was my Senior Certificate." BRIAN PASK writes from Potchefstroom (in his Pask handwriting): "I ran into these Old Boys-PREISS pronounced PRICE. He was one of Mr. Tasker's star historians. I remeluber he typed all his history notes -WOOD. He was a tall fellow known as Stork.-LATEOAN was a good little cricketer. Mr. Wahl will remember him.-TOWNSEND is a. tall fellow who passed his J.C. in 1942, I think. S. KATZ was in J C. with me. Mr. Arguile should remember him. He was fairly good at Latin. [Mr. Arguile also remembers Pask-Ed.] .. ". is also up here, under a false name. He could not get away from his firm, so he jumped his job." GEORGEREDMANwrites: " A lifetime of experience has been pushed into a very short space of time .and I have seen places that I should never have expected to visit in pre-war days. " . , while ,we were in a base camp I saw NEVILLE HAMILTON. Before the month is out I hope to be over in Italy, where DONALDMACLOED . now. " is ROBERTRICHES: " I am a gunnery instructor, and at present am in charge of the Elementary Gunnery Wing, which is not as elementary as it sounds. It is vel'y interesting work, and this 11
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For all that, I am glad I am not a
The other day in Cairo I met a friend, just repatriated from Italy. He was taken prisoner when Tobruk fell. He told us that the morale of the South Africans in the bag (i.d.b.) was 100%. Every prisoner receives a parcel of food a week from the Red Cross, which keeps them going. I have written to Mrs. Skeeles and told her about the good health and happiness of our f\)lIows, to make ]lOr a 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 S-nt-Ih-n-, during Maths:
"Whither
butting away."
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:
The,remaindor
"What are these So withered and so wild in their attire, That look not like the inhabitants 0' tbe cartil, An'd yet are on it ~ "
of 9 a: "Mongst horrid shapes and shrieks and. sights u nholy."
Any day-boy to any boarder: . . " And share my meal, a welcome guest." M-ll-n-r:
"Go to!
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sorrow! Care will kill a oat. And therefore let's be merry."
P-hJ, spotting History Questions: At the pla,y : (I) ,R-yn-Ids:
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"Will learn in school of tribulation The folly of his expectation."
"Ill notes with many a bout Of linkĂŠd 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
Three Houses at the Sports:
'T-tt-rsJl:
from all resort of mirth," " ... their innocent fa.oes clean, The ohildren walking two and two, in r.ed and blue a.nd green."
"I would not from the wise require The lumber of their learnĂŠdlore."
-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)
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(2)
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(3)
--tr-m, leading:
M-Il-n-r, (1)
"The tintinnabulation sweUs."
that so musically
"How they clang and clash and roar; What a horror they outpour On the bosom of the palpitating air! " ">'\nd his merry bosom swells, And he dances and he yells, Keeping time, time, time."
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." 13
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in the Masters' ;,\1atch: "Duck,_; are comical things."
(2)
-shm-n. or G-lI: J-n-s,
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"E'cn "You
though vanqllished.
he cO\lld argue still."
come most carefully upon your hour."
C.ll--rs, th inking of his homework: " So much to do : so little done." Boarder;,:: "With M-rl-nd:
hungry hubbllb begging crusts and orts."
(, It's ages since w'e saw
The two Jl-In-i:>:
"They
yOIl
hCl'C."
grew in I>caut.y side by side."
,~be' (tape ~obJn ®rcbestra (toncert. Another highli~t of the third quarter was our Annual Cape Town Orchestra Concert on August 30th. OIl account of the increase in our numbers, it was considered advisable to run the performance in.two sessions At 1.30 p.m. the Subs to Std. 5 were entertained to a programme of 8bort descriptive pieces by famous oomposers. Dr. Pickeri!!, in excellent form, took his audience on a musical Nature Study trip where bees. bears and cats were among the specimens encountered. Following this, Béethoven's Minuet in G and the "Tin Soldiers' Parade" were obvious favourites. At 2.15 p.m. the senior session, Stds 6 to 10, commenced. To a packed ball Dr. Piokcrill. after coriducting the orchestra in the lively Prelude to "Carmen," undertook as his main task the business of showing that, symphonies, far from having NO tunes, had, as their main suOject.-matter, somo of the most beautiful melodies ever written. He cleverly pointed out how the Jazz merchants, so wanting in true melod.v themselves' bad borrowed symphonic mclodies for tl~cir Jazz compositions Themcs from five famous sym phonies were pla~red, as well as the whole of th~ fir:-;tmovement of t.he Unfinished Symphony by Schub~rt. ThE>COll('!lIding item was Saint. Sa ens' Tone Poem "Danse Macabre," relating in music how Du,.th Sllll1111onl'ld the Spirit,s.at midnight to dance Imtil tbe cock crew an hour later. Ou'r thanks go to Dr Pickerill and the Orche'stra for what was quite the most enjoyable concert we have had. 14
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~Wtlftb ~igbt." the productions of" Julius Oaesar 禄 and" A Dream," came Ourtpird effort at Shakespeare, Night," under the able direction of Miss S. be warmly congratulated ..
The play itself was presented for the first time under the auspices of the W.B.H.S. Musical and Dramatic Society. The School Hal! was packed on ea茅h of the four nig/atg 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th of August and llach audience found much lively entertainment in the tricking of lVIalvolioand Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Of the individual characters, David Lytton was outstanding in the part of l)uke Qrsino, whose famous opening lines demand such careful handling, and whose character, fickle though it is needs aristocratic and mature portrayal, which it received in no small measure. ~s Olivia, l!'elicity Oarstens showed a fintr voice and serious bearing. Her steward Malovio, gave Oecil Jubber a difficult r61e, which he performed most ably, with the austerity and overbearing dignity it needed. Annabelle Gow and Robert Wells as Viola (Oe8ario) and Sebastian respectively, gave good steady accounts of the shipwrecked si.,ter and brother, and Gerald Hamilton was the true Sea Captain. . The casting of the two old Knights was no problem,-for who eould they have been but Leonard Atki"ns as Sir Toby Beleh and Frank Myers as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, both ably partnered by Bobby Jacobs' as Fabian. The fun they had behind the box hedge was as rollicking as one could have wished it. With them too, as Maria, was Joan Aylwin, who proved a jolly country wench, all out for her revenge upon lVIa.lovio. And last, but not least, of the main characters, was an excellent performance by Marius Reynolds of Feste the je<;ter, spontaneous to a degree. Special mention must be made of his mimicking of Sir Topaz the curate, and of his pleasing voice and musical singing of three wellknown lyrics, all with traditional settings. As Valentine, Curio, and as tbe two officers, we had good work from M. Mitchell, A. Weinreich, M. Shifrin, and J. Scboeman. 路W. Oooper was indeed a pious priest, and B. Saacks a painstaking attendant. The costumes were of the sim pIest and yet most effective, and the settings, carried out by D. Selk, were all in keeping with the rest of tbe production. Darcy, P. Melliar,' M. Mc Intyre, W. d'Oliveira, and R. Wedderburn formed a most efficient team of 15
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stage hand::;, wlto made the eighLcen ::;cenes follow one another in record time. The orchestra, ~tring:; only, and conducted by Mr. A.' Lorie, played t'lreo pieces by composers of Shakespeare's day "The EaTl of Salisbnr,\"s Pavane" by William Hyrd, a Galliard by Giles Fa['IJa.by alld An Alman J~y RobC'rt .Tohnson, Tbe proceeds frolll t hu ti('keL" a"nd the sale of sweets \\'e1'6 di\'itled between 8rhool and Wal' Funds (.~atlollal \Var F'lInd, l\'Ierl'hant Navy Fund::; and Bed Cross).
"'!twelftb
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goen on· ~our ! I
As a nov(ll venture this year, onl' actors and orchestra gave a special matinee ·porformance of" TwoJ-fth Night" two weeks later, at the 'VosJey Training Collego, Salt J~ivor, whol'e wo found a most enthusiastic audiCllCe. To Mr. Cragg, the Principal, bis staff and students we "hould like ol1ce again to express our appreciation 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 littlo bird who had been chosen to fly from Victoria Falls to an army base on the shore of Lake Chad. lIe had been flying for three days with hardly any rest. "Oh how I should like to be back with my mate ag!l,in," he sighed; "Yes, I ShOtild." High ~bove the bird circled a hungry hawk with his eyes glued on eve.ry movement of the poor pigeon's.' "He is not a very big bird," thought the hawk, "but he will satisfy my hunger." Jacky had also seen tho hawk and waIi flying as fast as his 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 pigeon hael vani::;hed. The lHtwk then spotted little Jack)'· heading like a dart for the home-ba~e. Thc hawk gave chaso but knocked into a tree, st.unned. By that time little .Tacky was gliding down over Lake Chad and SOOI1reached the home·base. R BRllJG Ij;NS (3).
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3ln JMemoriam. \
MR. P. J. MOSTERT.
Mr. Mostert was appointed to our staff in -July, 1938, and was with us until two long pGriods of sick-leave and finally his retiremellt on an early pensioll robbed us of his services. In his early manhood Mr .. Mostert had been It great footballer. He represented the Westem Province in many Ourrie Clip matches llnd in the game aga.inst the All Blacks in 1919. In 19t1 he was invited to accompany the Springbok team to New Zeala.mi, bilt since he had just been appointed to his first school he dee1illed the honou: . 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 of hi" natlll路e. He' was an able man and It good teacher and had, without being aware of it, the secret of friendship. He spoke quietly and slowly and listened modestly. He was without affectation or officiousness and entered into friendships without display and was a.ccepted as a friend without question. \ When he left us last year he retired te Robertson, where he died on the 3rd of November. To Mr8 Mostert the sympathy of the school goes out in her great loss, and with those who knew him riHnains the affectionate memory of a master and colleague of unfailing a.nd unforced courtesy and natural charm . . JAMES HORTON. In December of last year James Horton, a member of the .J unior Oertificate examination-class lost his life as the result of a misadventure on the mountains near Paarl. James Horton had attended our school throhghout his)ife. He had been a healthy, vigorou& boy, fond of sport and loyal to the interests of the school and of his House. During the Housepractices of the first term for many a year he was always the first to a.ppear and the last to go borne. He played for the second team in both Cricket and Rugby, and ran in his House relayteam ofl~n. He was a cheerful and popular boy. He set out on the mountaineering-expedition shortly after the cl~e of the annual ex:amination, and in January his parents had the rare and treasured experien~e of feeling that the sylUpa17
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thy of tholIsands was extended to them in their sad loss when a reporter drew attention in a special paragraph to his success in the examlnation and to-day they prize the certificate issued by the authorities_ EBlC
CUBITI'
POOLTON .
In 19J3 Er(c Poolton was a'member of Standard Soven. lIe waS a strongly-built boy, acti\'e ,tnd carefree as most boys of fifteell aro. At the close of the _year he leiL school, Lefore he had become mature onough to be distingllished among his fellows for any special qualities. Re played in the Under Sixteen Rugby team. In J"ul)' of this year we. heard of his death after some months of failing hoalth. Tho sympathy of lito school is f'xtended to his parents and to the young friends of his boyhood, many of whom are 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 sky A 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 18
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~ame of ltugbp.
The players on one side were .l\Ir. Ch urchiU (Captain), Sidney Carton, Hamlet, Brutus, George Washington, Stalin and others. The opposing team included Hitler (Captain) Goering (Vice), Stanley, Gandhi, Mark Anton)', Diogenes anel Hobson. The referee wa" Julius ()aesarr. At the last minute Mrs. Grundv is seen entering the field, but Julius Oaesar and orders her off. A~ked by a reporter what he thought about the state of the field, 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, who had 'said, .. \Yl' will give them the 'ides of March," was playing 100313 forward. Wilen blown up three times for off-side and asked wbat he thought of Caesar as a ref., he declared that he had come to worry CaeslH', not to praise him" Turning to Mussolini and B路k Ry.n, he said, " Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your 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 by the rest of the forwards. The whistle blew. Caesar walked Over and surveyed the scene, since the county surveyor had merely surve.ved the field. Then Caesar pointed towards Brutus, who was lying beneath T-nk and Mr. Molotov, and said, ", at tu, Brute? Then free-kick to路 Hitler." Tho kick missed the posts. Sydney Carton caught the ball and sprinted ,down the touch-line. Seoing -l路if and Gandhi coming 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, "And it'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 Kris crossing to tackle him, he passed it 'hurriedly to Hobson. saying, Yonr neeel is groatcr than mine." Hobson had to choose between dropping the ball in his turn or being tackled by l~ustum, who was playing so rabidly. He dropped tho ball. This was Hobson's choice. Just then the whistle blew for half-time and Hamlet was heard to remark, " For this relief much thanks." Offered a halforange, Gandhi, who had lost his togs, declined, sayin~ that be only 19
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drank linw j llice. Another pla~'er, whose features could not be distinguished in the dusky light, also declined-lIlellsa, lIIellSalll, 11Iellsae. Stp.nley walked over to H-lll--, saying "The oldest iphabitant, I presume." The whistle blew for the sccond half. The ball had been thrown into a receptable by a disgrulltled spectator, and Stalii:l was asked to fetch it. ,. No," said Stalin, ,. Why should I pick other people's footballs out of the fire-bucket路?" \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 their try-line. Hit.ler harangued hi;; men: "You arc now fighting on sacred soil. There must be no more retreating" This was a. setback, fol' a few minntes earlier Gocring had. remarked, "One thing is e~rtain. There will be no Churchillitcs in onr half." . Suddenly Mr. Churchill made a beautiful break, slipped Goering and passed to Blondie, who scored under the posts. Baron von l\1nncha.useli took the kick and, as he was hesitating and the Hitlerites were charging him, George Washington whispered, "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 been disallowed-and converted the try. As the .8a,ron and Blondie had scored all the points for their side, Mr. Churchill addressed them before tbe assembled team and said, "Never had so many owed 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 valley below burning Bright-Iy. A guy had been Lytton the Fifth of November and some Ashman路aged to set a Cole on fire. The fire would leave many Marks and the after-Mathew might guess would be serious. "Dar-ey," said a bilingual friend, as a fire-engine approached, " Anziska is being driven Mit-shell by a Blondie towards what is now a Golding-Ie of the Miller's ho'use." Before he could per-Sweyd me to look, the car had gone off in Louw gear. My bilingual 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 the coat of AdalUs-on colour. My friend now mounted a Cartwright by the blaze. "Oosthuizen dat 'ollse ~ " he continued, "and what place wiq 'e sleep to-night At-?" "Kin's or Kith's," I replied, ., and for his supper he may have the Katzin the pantry, lest he should feel Holloway-ling and suffering the way he does from indigestion" I turncd to the blaze again and decided that it Wood 'l'askcr couple of engines to pilt it ont. I then decided to ring t.he Bell to wam the Miller lest he should, for our neglect, Marcus fOl'life .... when the Editor said" Ring off. You are getting silly and Cilliers-er," (9a).
The news was good-the invasion was going welL General 1\Iitsubi surveyed the &Cellewith a typical Japanese leer on his face. The terrific air-bombardment had smashed the coast-line of General McArthur. Admittedly he had lost 60 'planes, bnt still what were 60 'planes to the Japanese who took pleasure in dying for the sacred Emperor. But wbat was this, the landing unopposed and the enemy. in retreat-General Mitsubi duly visualised his promotion in the near future â&#x20AC;˘ . So far, 60,000 men had been landed without a single casualty, and they were following fast on the heels of the retreating Americans. Mitsubi's men had advanced more than halfway across the island when a mountain without a pa.ss over it and a lake obstructed his way. There were tWQ gaps, and both were heavily' defended by the enemy. He landed the rest of his forces and massed them into a huge bunch. One mistake~and it was fatal. He had left no men to defend the beaches he had just conquered! This was what McArthur was waiting for. Having led Mitsubi inland, he la,nded wave aft~r wave in tbe Japanese rear. Tbe forces gradually approached Mitsubi's army. They joined up with the other American forces-the Japanese army was trapped! Mitsubi wondered what to do. Ab! A stroke of luck, why had he not seen that before. He looked up and then hurriedly tried to conceal the map; but it was too late. The voice rang out" Jacobsen and Mitchell, you both do me five hundred lines for playing that silly invasion game of yours." The map was torn'up-the Japs were saved! JACOBSEN 21
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~ JLeaf from a 1l\iarp. October the 9th:
Black Monday. Back to school, Yery heavy hamper.
12th:
Not so flush.
13th:
Surviving tarts consumed by B-hrm-n.
16th:
R路r--
18th:
R-r-- buys another pad.
20th:
R--r- discovered carving consequences.
27th:
My birthday.
28th:
Mac. makes friends with me.
29th:
Mac. tries to borrow ten bob.
Hamper rather light.
arrives with photo of sister's writing. pad.
November the 2nd:
very flush.
hearts
friend
and
on his desk.
Dew
Painful
Uncle Frank coughs up 拢1.
He is badly shaken.
B-nt rides into a fence at the Bower Road Hill.
3rd:
Sale of scrap-iron at B':"nt's house.
9th:
B-nt getting quite expert with his crutches.
bottom
of
12th:
M-rl-nd a.nd S-th-rl-nd leave Claremont at 8.46 a.m. by motor-bike. M-rl-nd arrives at 8.45. S-th-rl-nd arrives at 1l.5. Ambulance attracts attention in school grounds.
14ta:
Take S-th-rl-nd
15th:
Standard Eight Master indisposed. Go to visit him in afternoon. Nothing wrong with his right arm.
16th:
Exams drawing near.
December 15th:
some flowers.
Must do some swotting.
Just spent a month ill. Feel much better now. I await the exam. results. Fear St-k路s and I shall have to pa.rt next year.
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Perfect weather rendered Cross-Country Dlly both enjoyable and successful, bnt favourlloble conditiolls were not alone responsible for the out~tanding performalices of five r\lnners. Roelof Smuts smashed the existing record, an achievement which was emulated by B. McGregor, while J. Moir equalled the old record and Clews failed to do so by one-tenth of a second.- All these competitors ran magnificent races, anel fully deserved the Athletic Blues which were awarded. R. Taylor is to be congratulated on his run, coming in Rlightly under half a minute later, a performance which in most years would have gained first place. 0 Ryan ran well Lo win the Under 15 competition, whilo J. Travers was responsible for an exceptionally polished performance in the Under 13 Cro·ss-Play-gronnd. 1'hl'ee hundred and thirty-one runners 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. 40.1 secs. (Previous Record-35
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Cross·COl-t.1Ltry:-
1. O. Ryan (V.R.);
35 mins. 40 secs.: by N.
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2. R. Roberts (D.W.); der Merwe (V.R.)
3. C. B. va.n
Under 13 Cross·Play-Ground:1. J. Travers (D.W.);
2. F. Simons (R.) ; 3. J. Kets (D.W.)
UlIder 71 Cross Play-Ground
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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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I. 2. 3. 4.
Wellington V.Riebeeck De Waal Rhodes Ulldf'r
5~5 1. V. Riebeeck 327 2. De Waal 325 3. Wellington 18}
4.
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I. 431 2. 303 3 224 4.
V. Riebeeck Wellington Rhodes De Waal
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1481 I. De Waal 1285 2. WelIington 1252 3. Rhodes 1032 4. V Riebeeck
457 262 246
211
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UlIder9路
71.
1. Wellington 2. I{hode~ 3. V. H.iebeeck 4. De Waal
UIlder
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1. De \Vaal 434 2. l{hodes 339 3. Wellington 272 4. V. Riebeeck
95 80 41
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Armstrongfor
continuing
And so' from shop to shop she passes Till through her shining gold-rimmed
his
glasses
She espies the price of cheeseOnly tenpp.J1ce. if you please. . Then in she walks with firmer tread To buy some cheese and rice and bread From 1\lr. Giles so fat and square. Who stands besides his parc~ls there With 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 farewell She departs and all is well. Then off she hurries to the queu!l. To buy potatoes for her stew, S. KROLL 2-1
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l\ugbp, 1944. Eleven teams wel'e entered this year in the schopl competitions and enjoyed a successful soaSOll. A high standard of play has 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.
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The SuIlDol Team played mail.)' excelle.nt galues, the defeat of Diocesian College by 9 points to 6 at Rondebosch being its best achievelllent. Led by the Captain, Anziska. tho forwards were proba bly the !Jest L1nder II ineteen 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 the forwards was nullificd. Milliner, both in defence and attack. was an exception and was responsible for some brilliant play during the season. The Second Team on most occasiol1s played good open football, and filli:-;hed up with a record of which they can be justly proud. The Under 16 Tcam showed a definite improvement on tbe form of other years, and ]\h. Oo~thuizen .and tbe players are to be congratulated on working up a very sound corn bination .. The Under 15 teams a,ll acquitted themselves well, the Under 15 A, a.bly captained by j~yan, pO>lsessing the best record. This team was responsible for two fiine performances, namely the defeat of the crack Sea Point A team by 8 points to 6 and Diocesan College by 9 points to 3. Tbc three Undor 13 teams have all given good account of themselves. The Under 13 A ~vas a very young team, and as two-thirds of its players will be available next year there is every reason 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 is appreciated by all players. During hi~ annual vacation Max Price assisted in coaching the Under 13 A and B teams. His keenness is appreciated, and during that short period the players benefited greatly from his tuition. All players and the staff extend their congratulations to Frank Friedlander on his marriage to Miss Baruara Palmer of Queenstown. He is remembered for his coaching of both Rugby ai1d Cl'icket over a p<:riod of three years. 2':;
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Once again there is an increase in the number of " little" players taking Rugby. Douglas Selk, a player who was unable to play Rugby this year owing to ill health, took over the coaching of the Springboks (7 to 8 years). This is the first time tlfey have had their own speciál coach, and they responded with energy and ktlel)ness. Selk is to be hea.rtily congratulated on the result he has achieved. The Juniors (9 to Il years) have, in view of their increased numbers, been divided into" big" and "small" Juniors. Dr. Bobbins ha~ taught the Big Juniors their .Rugby alphabet, and has tr!ll!1smitted to them his customary keenness. 'The small Juniors have been coached by Outram, Harper, Crowley, Thomas and Shoeman, and these senior players are to be thanked for thei.r very valuable help. The following Rugby awards have been made for the year 1944 ;•
RlI{!.by
Blues,'
J. Crowley.
A.
Anziska, A. Milliner, D. GeIl, B. McGregor, .
Rugby Colours: H. Mathew, B. Jacobs, R. Smuts, J. Olitf, D. Bailey. N. Thomas, V. Outram, R. Kruger, M. Shifrin, H. Pahl, N. Wright.
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In one of the hardest matches of recent years the Old :Soys succeeded in beating the School by 17 points to 14. The issue was in doubt right up to the end, although the Old Boys set and maintained the pace from the ueginning. Both packs were very strong, but the school forwards,. although they had the 'better of the exchanges, could not sufficiently subdue the opposing eight to offset the superiority of the Old Boys' backline.· The past scored early in the game, and throughout the grim 'struggle managed to maintain a narrow lead. Their victory was well deserved. For the Past, West, at full-back, and Lewis, at forwa.rd, were on the top of t.heir form, while Rosslind's clever and imaginative play was responsible for three of his side's tries. A:. mentioned before, the school pack led by Anziska played magnificently while Milliner, who was brilljant throughout in attack and defence, scored two very fine tries. Mr. Oosthuizen;s defence was outstanding 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 presentation of a glass and wrought-iron tab.le was made to Mrs. Clegg, and Price, captain of the Old Boys' team, paid a graceful tribute to her 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 competition and excitement was great among the boys. Almost ev,:,ry one took part in the sports, whether ill championship or handicap events Wellington retained its prestige for the 11th year in succession. At the close of the meeting, the cups were presented by the newly'appointed Junior school principal, Mr. A. Lorie. The points obtained by the houses were:Wellington De WaaL. Van Riebeeck Rhodes
124 64 57
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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. CLAUDEFELBERT CUP (Under 16 Championship)-V. Outram (W) , DR. G. PYCROFTCUP (Under 16440 yds.)-V. Outram (W.) WOLLASTONCUP (Open 440 yds.)-W. Heath (D.W.) 29
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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. heat, 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. 1 Mile-1st,
W. Cooper; 2nd, D. Bailey.
2 min. 14.5 se路cs.
5 min. 13.3 secs.
Long Jump-1st,
A. Milliner; 2nd, L. Williams.
High Ju,uip-lst,
R. Smuts and H. Mathew.
110 yards Hurdles-1st, Shot Putt-1st,
Relay (440 yards)-lst,
19ft. Ilins.
4ft. lliins.
R. Smuts; 2nd, H. Mathew.
A. Milliner;
2nd, H. Mathew.
Wellington; UNDER
(In his
15.8 secs.
34 ft. 10 ins.
2nd, De Waal.
50 secs.
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. heat, Outram did the 220 yards in 25.3 secs. 440 yards-1st,
V. Outram ; 2nd, Holloway.
880 yards-1st,
T. Hansen;
2nd, Clews.
(In his
58.0 secs.
2 min. 20.4 secs.
Long Jump-1st,
V. Outram ; 2nd, S. Kavalsky.
High Jump-1st, I ~ins.
J. Crow1ey; 2nd, C. P. van del' Merwe.
110 yards Hurdles-1st, Relay (440 yards)-lst,
S. Kaval'sky;
17ft. 10 ins.
2nd, J. Crowley. 167 secs.
Wellington; 2nd, De Waal. 30
5ft.
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100 yards-1st, Du Toit; 2nu, F. Williams. heat, Du Toit did 100 yards in 11.7 secs.
11.8 secs.
(la his
220 y~rds-lst, du Toit; 2nd, F. Williams. 27.2 secs. heat du Toit did 220 yds , in 26.4 secs. (record).
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J. du Toit;
High Jump :-lst,
15 ft. 11 ins.
2nd, Leonard.
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 a record). Relay:
(440 yards)-lst
â&#x20AC;˘.Rhodes;
2nd, Van Riebeeck.
56.4 sec!!.
UNDER 12. 75 yards~ 1st, T. Roseveare ; 2nd, 1. Lee.
10.0 secs.
(In his
heat, Roseveare's time was 9.8 secs.) 120 yards: Relay:
1st, T. Roseveare ; 2nd, 1. Lee.
(330 yards)-Ist,
16.0 secs.
De Waal; 2nd, Wellington. UNDER
45 secs.
10.
5Q yards: 1st, F. Bing ; 2nd, B. Henshilwood. 7.2 secs. (record). (In their heats, Bing and HenshilwoQd both equalled previous record of 7.4 secs) . 75 yards:
1st, F. Bing; 2nd, B. Henshilwood.
Relay: (220 yards)-lst, secs. (Record).
Wellington;
10.8 secs. (record)
2nd, Van ~iebeeek.
RECORDS OF 1943. (Omitted from the magazine of la.st year). Open 100 yards:
A. :Milliner.
Under 16-220.yards Under 10-75
yards:
23.9 secs.
: H. Moseley equalled record~ R. Berelowitz.
Open 440 yards relay: Wellington. Under 12-220
24.8
10.9 secs. 47.8 secs.
yards relay: Van Riebeec}<. 44.4 sec. 31
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~ 1!lii)tlnguiS'beb ([areer in ~cbool
~tbletic5. III December we shall say good-bye to A. Milliner. It would not be appropriate here to speak of the great services he has rendered the scbool and the boarding-house as sonior perfect or of his fine record in Rugby or Cri贸ket; nor, in passing, would it be fitting to survey, critically or appreciatively, his scholastic career. It would, however, be doing less than justice to a great schoolboy athlete to allow him to leave the school without recording, as we do in the form of notes below, his many triumphs on the track and without paying a tribute to the fine spirit he displayed during House-practices al1d the periods of preparation before the Annua1 Western Province Championships. 1939.
Under 14-lst,
ih 100 yards, 220 yards, L~ng Jump.
1940. 220 yards.
Under 16-Ist,
in 100 yards and Long Jump,
1941. Under 16-1st, 2nd, in 440 yards.
3rd, in
in 100 yards, 220 yards, Long Jump.
Broke 220 yards record.
Time 24.8 secs.
Broke Long Jump record. Distance 20 ft. Il ins. was in relay team which broke the' record. Time 50 secs. 1942. Shot Putt.
Open: 1st in 100 yards', 220 yards, Long Jump and Tied for the Victo禄 Ludorum with Kirstein.
1943. Open: 1st in 100 yards, 220 yards, Long Jump' .and Shot Putt. Broke 220 yard9 record; Time 23.9 secs. Awarded Victor Ludorum. . , 1944. 1st in 100 yards, 220 yards, Long Jump, Shot Putt. Awarded Victor Ludorum. .
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CHAMPIONSHIPS.
1940. Under 15: 2nd in 100 yards and 220 yard!!. with his team, in the 440 Relay, 194L Under 17. 1st in Long Jump. in the 440 Relay in record time. 32
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1942. Under 17: 1st in Relay.
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2nd in Long Jump.
1943.
Under 19:
3rd in 220 yards.
1944.
Under 19:
3rd in Long Jump.
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3rel in 220 yards.
In a special, and adapted, Applied Quotation: runner. When comes such another 1 "
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was a
QExamtnation l\e~ult~. SENIOR First Class :-Hymie Leslie.
CERTIFICATE. Gordon,
Kresimir
Krnjevic,
Da~id
Seco1ld Class :-Ho~'ard Bruce, George Buseh, Richard Dray ton, Cedric Flee, lsadore Katz, Peter Lamprecht, Morris Marcus, Herbert Moseley, Kenneth Phillips, John Ryan, Arthur Shrire, Maurice Selibowitz, Peter Steward, Harold Taylor, Thomas Trop, Alfred l'omlinsoll, Dennis van Niekerk, Granville West. JUNIOR
CERTIFICATE.
First Class :-Leonard Atkins, Harold Braude, Robert Charity, Barry Cohen, Raymond Cole, William D'Arcy, Ernst Fitschen, Cecil Jubber, Robert Jardine, Sydney Kavalsky, Barry Large, Alec Margolis, Solomon Margolis, Derek Mathew, Peter Niemann, Max Polliack, Johannes Schoeman, Robert van der Walt, Browning van der Spuy, Avron Weinreich, Mervyn Wright. Second Class :-William Attwood, Alfred Allen, Trevor Baskin, Donald Bailey, Albert Barnard, Demetrios Bassios, Vernon Butler, Rodney Camp, Eelmond DanieIs, Hubert EIffel'S, Kenneth Buxton-Forman, Sydney Gribble, Ceelric Graney, Peter Hansen, William Heath, James HQrton, Isidore Doni, Percival Jones, Joseph Jacobson, Noel Jay, Brian Jones, Robert Jonssell, Charles Levine, Mannie Lazeris, Alec Miller , Noel Mostert, Michael Mitchell, Leslie Marcus, lt orris Marcus, Thomae Munnik, Mervyn Organ, Dirk Pretorius. Arthur Roberts, Lionel Rubin, Bernard Saaoks, 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. 33
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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 Bchooi sides remained keen and a healthy spirit prevailed. The second XI put up some good performances against stronger teams. Altogether thirteen games were played, of which five were won, one drawn and seven lost. Although the Under 14 only won four o~ their thil:teen games, th.ey always proved worthy opponents of any team. Milliner (Capt.), Matbew (vice-captain) and Organ are to be congratulated 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 matches were played. These games aroused a great deal of enthusiasm and keenness. The standard shown throughout was surprisingly high and Van Riebeeck in the Senior and Rhodes in tbe Junior section are to be congratulated on winning an excellent series. Two friendlies finished the season. Tbe first tbe School team won by 44 runs against a Combined Banks side. (Milliner 61 retired and Organ 6/31). In the second the Old Boys beat the Present 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.al with two wickets in hand (197/8). The School was represented by Milliner in the Combined Schools XI against a representative Western Province team at Newlands on Boxing Day last year. During the present season we have again only entered three teams mainly owing to a lack of coaches. It was with a real sense of regret that we had to say goodbye to Mr. Martin. His contribution to cricket was of inestimable worth, and his enthusiasm and interest aie sadly missed. The school has acquired the services of a cricket professional for one day a week Mr Smith has divided his time mainly between the First and tho Under 14's and S0 it is to be hoped that in the near future there will be an improvement in the standard of our cricket. lVlr. Wahl, who finds after bis operation, the strain of coaching the Seniors too much, is now in cha.rgc of the nursery. With Mr. W~hl in charge of the Juniors, Wynberg can definitely look forward in the years to come to an improvement in the standard of its cricket. A.N.H.
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Summary vs. Mathew vs. Milliner
HIGH
SCHOOL
MAGAZIKE
of 1st XI Matches.
4th Term, 19-!3. Observatory; lost by 38 runs. Wynberg 108 (Milliner 43, 20). Observatory 146 (West 5/32). Sea Point; lost by 8 wickets. Wynberg 155 (Mathew 78, 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 Bruce 5/30). Wynberg 62 (Wright 13 n.o.) 路vs. C.B C.; match drawn. C.B.C 89/7.
Wynberg
58 (West 5/25,
134 (Flee 54, West 25).
1st Term 1944. vs. Marists ; rain prevented play. vs. C.B.C.; lost by 9 runs. 81 (Organ 6,15).
Wynberg
72 (Organ 22). C.B.C.
vs. Rondebosch; lost by 43 runs. Rondebosch 4/47). Wynberg 107 (Mathew 35, Shifrin 20). vs. Bishops; lost by 38 runs. Bishops 107 (Organ 5;31). vs. Observatory; declared (Organ 4/64). Schoeman 19).
Wynberg
ISO (Organ
69 (Milliner 47 n.o.)
lost by 106 run8. Observatory 203/6 Wynberg 97 (Solomon 29 n.o., Kruger 26,
vs. Sea Point; won by 34 runs. Sea Point 98 (Organ WYllberg 132, (Milliner 3~, Mathew 27). Played
12.
Won
5.
Lost
6.
Drew
4/40)
1.
~rcbit. Archibald Alie, The stout little Turk, Is always so jolly and bright; He lives upon dates And big melons too But mostly on " Turkish Delight." T. ROSEVEARE 37
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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 all phases of forward play, and gi ves evory promise of developing into a great player. M1:Lliner-An excellent vicc-captain, who has been mainly responsible in holding together a somewhat ragged backline; exceedingly dangerous in attack, is also a stout defender and a shrewd tactician. Mathew-A playcr of undoubted promise; a mediocre flyhalf, be later developcd into a sound full. back ; be possesses a. safe pair of hands and a fine kick, but must improve his positional play 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 and also eliminate his tendency to watch the overcoming players rather than the ball. Outram-A greatly improved young wing, both in attack and defence, who should mature well; he must definitely improve bis handling which is very sbaky. J acobs-A centre wbose promise is greatly lessened by inconsistency; 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 he drastically reforms a very weak defence, his improvement will be strictly limited. Kruger-Possibly the most improved player in the team; possessed of a good football brain, a fine kick and most reliable hands, he should develop into a really good fly-half, provided that he comes up more speedily on defence. Shifrin-A great.bearted scrum-half who has unflinchingly stood 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 the loose; he has hooked with distinction in every match he has played. Oliff-A powerful front-ranker, who improved considerably as the season progressed; he has been a great aSllet to the team both in set scrums and line-outs. 38
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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 Blue standard 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 excellent example on which younger players should model their play; his only weakness-a tCllllency to h.old on to the ball too long in attack. Wedderbttrll-A sound forward who should mature well if he improves his tackling and also adds more fire to his play_ Cox-A so~nd eighth man who developcd weU during the season; ue is always up with the ball, but must make his tackling more 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_ W right-An excellent lock forward, strong. reliable and alwa.ys in the forefront of play. Only ill-hea.lth prevented him from reaching the standard required for the awarding of a Blue. G;,'lliers-A solid forward who, if he infuses more speed and fire into his game, should develop into a very good player. Goldi1lg-A great little artist and technically the best scrumhalf in the scilooI ; this small but game player was only prevented from being 8. permanent member of the first by his lack of weight. Heath-A fast moving back who introduces variety into his play; he should mature well next year provided he improves his defeuce. . Van Gyn-A strong, solid front ranker who has acquitted himself well in the few games he has played in first team. H.ET.
The people of the Tops)' Town Have a craze for walking upside-dowl'l, And all fhe people in the "treet Look as if they have no feet. All the people in the house Look as if thev've seell a mouse: These people ';'alking npside-down Live in Topsy-Topsy Turvy Town. R. BRIDGENS
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(lCabets. Jack Oliff, wbo won the shooting cup last yoar will' have to relinquish it to F. VVilkinson. The Ca.det Bisley took place at Woltemade for which we entered a senior and a junior ~e.amof eight each for the Scobel and Logan cups. Both. teams acquitted tbcmsel.ves creditably, the senior team scoring 314 out of a possible 400, a score just 46 points lower than the winning score. Two new courses in artillery and armoured cars were introduced this year. Great keenness was sho~n by the cadets nominated for these courses. Those in the artillery were trained on 2贸-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 to be postponed thIs year. It will, however, take place early next year.
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There were two cadet camps at Westlake this year, which were greatly appreciated by cadets, who ha.d路 the opportunity of .training with modern weapons. The remainder of the cadets received infantry training supervised 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 considered to be one of the b茅st drum-majors in the peninsula schools, was a. credit to tbe school cadet corps. Credit must also be given to Bugle-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 40
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