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il P!{INTED IN THE UNlOK OF SOUTH AFRICA B\'" THE RUSnCA PRESS. 1'1.'\'., LTD., WYNBERG, CAPE

SENIOR SCHOOL STAFF PRINCIPAL Mr. W. E. Bowden, B.A., H.E.D.

Mathematics

VICE-PRINCIPAL Mr. F. G. Thorp, M.A., B.SC., B.ED.

Physical Science

STAFF

Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

H. Arguile, B.A. H. E. de W. Tasker, B.A. S. Gilmore, B.A. F. N. R. Hawks, M.A. A. N. Holmes, B.A. J. F. J. Jonker

Mr. W. Lennox, B.SC.(HONS.) Mr. C. A. MacLeod, M.A. Mr. A. J. A. Morris Mr. D. E. Nel, M.A. Mr. P. D. Palm, B.A. Mr. R. Richter Miss H. Shaw, D.A., N.D.D...

Mr. D. S. Sieberhagen, B.A. Mr. H. J. Smuts, B.A., B.COM.,A.LA.C. Mr. W. J. Thomas Mr. D. H. Thomson, M.A. Mr. P. H. Vermeulen, B.A. Dr. H. G. \\7ood, B.A., PI-r.D.

Latin History Afrikaans, Geography Music, Religious J-nstruction GeograPhy, Mathematics Afrikaans, Mathematics, General Science Mathematics, Science English Physical Science, Biology Geography, Histor')', Biology Afrikaans, Social Studies English, Mathe'matics Art Afrikaans Book-keePing, Commercial Arith1lletic, Business Methods Manual Y'raining Englisb Afrikaans, Englisb, Social Studies Matbematics, Zoology

JUNIOR SCHOOL STAFF Principal Sub. A Sub. B Std. 1 Std. 2 Std. 3A Std. 3B Std. 4A Std. 4B Std. 5A Std. 5B Gym. Speech Speech Defects Singing Eurhythmics

Miss Miss Mrs. Mrs.

D. Traill Wood E. Stern E. Jennings M. Pagden

Mr. A. Lorie Miss K. Lacey Mrs. M. Paddick Mrs. 路H. M. Merrington Miss E. Pen fold Miss J. Sparks Miss E. Heneck Miss 1. Kemm Miss P. Smith Mr. A. Lorie Mrs. J. Becks Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen Piano Mr. A. Miss H. Violin Mr. A. Cello Mrs. E.

Verwymeren van Heerden Lorie Hutcheson

EDITORIAL \'1e have once again experienced a year of expansion, and the old School as once we knew it has almost disappeared.

Our hopes for the additional classrooms temporarily ruled out in 1952 were again revived when once more the builders moved in and began all over again their work of demolition and reconstruction.

All this has necessitated some disorganization of our normal routine, but the sight of the new buildings, rising slowly but surely, is ample compensation for any inconveniences we have had to endure.

By this time the new block should be nearing completion, and, once we are in occupation of this, wc trust we shall be able to look forward to a time when 'neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron' will be 'heard in the house '. Next on the list of essential buildings is a new Boarding House, and we trust that the negotiations now proceeding will soon make it possible for work to commence on the provision of suita路ble and adequate accommodation for our Boarders.

Perhaps our most pressing need, however, is the provision of additional playing fields for our growing family.

We may, or may not, contribute to the view that 'The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton', but there is no doubt that the team spirit built up on the playing field is a very important factor in the tradition of a School, a~d the provision of adequate playing space is therefore a matter of extreme urgency.

Now that we are at long last seeing the realization of our dreams with respect to our School buildings, it is fitting th:lt we should take stock to see whether our growth inwardly is keeping pace with our outward development.

The real stature of a School, or of any institution for that matter, does not depend on the size and appearance of its buildings, but on the spirit and moral fibre of those within its walls.

It is the nature of that intangible thing we call 'tone' or 'character' which

decides the degree of our true greatness. In the moulding and building up of what we may call , the Wynberg spirit' we all have a part to play, and we should guard this property very jealously, for it is our most prized possession.

The new Junior Secondary Course, introduced into the School at the beginning of last year, completes its first cycle next year.

The course extends over a period of three years, on the completion of which candidates will be required to take an internal examination, and certificates wiU be issued to those who pass the examination.

The first year of the course is of an exploratory nature, the object being to discover the special aptitudes of the pupil and to guide him in the choice of his further course of study. If the course achieves this object and succeeds in reducing the number of 'square pegs in round holes', it will have achieved something very worth while, but it is too early yet to pass any opinion as to whether it is doing this.

Our venture last year in introducing a bigger magazine seems to have met with general approval, and there does not seem much doubt that the new size has come to stay. Whether you are a present or past pupil of the School, we trust you will enjoy reading these pages.

Examination time is once again just round the corner, and by the time this reaches you the corner will probably have been turned, for: better or for worse. Waiting for examination results is one of those necessary evils we cannot circumvent.

For the favoured few at the one end of the scale, as well as for the not so favoured few at the other, it is time wasted, waiting for confirmation of a result which is known perfectly well already; for the average candidate, however, there is always the nagging fear that he may not have done quite so well as he expected, coupled with the persistent hope that he may, on the other hand, have done a little better, and this element of uncertainty

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always introduces a varying degree of anxiety into the interim period between examinations and the publication of the results. Whichever section you are in, may you get your just deserts!

Our thanks buted in any this magazine have covered

go again to all who have contriway towards the production of - to the members of Staff who the various School activities; to

all those budding essayists and poets who submitted articles for publication, whether they were accepted or not; to our advertisers, whom we ask our readers to support; and to the Rustica Press for their usual interest and advice.

Finally, a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to you one and all.

H.A.

SENIOR SCHOOL NOTES Once agam we have been in the throes of building operations.

A second storey has been added to the buildings along the stoep to match the buildings erected last year. These will provide us with six additional classrooms.

Both externally and internally the Hall has also undergone a process of much-needed renovation and repair, and looks very much better for it.

The upper section of the walls has been covered with Masonite and painted a pale cream colour.

It was originally intended to paint the wainscoting too, but this has been covered with Red Tola panelling. The cost of the latter has been met by the School, but the extra expenditure has been well worth while, and has transformed the Hall into an Assembly Room of which we can be proud.

The work of panelling the walls was carried out under the supervision of our versatile caretaker, Mr. Eksteen, assisted by some of the senior boys, and we extend to them our thanks for a job well done. We are fortunate in having the services of Mr. Eksteen and we hope his stay with us will be a long and happy one. Alterations have also been made to the stage, and these will add to the success of future presentations.

These alterations temporarily accentuated our accommodation difficulties. The Laboratory and Lecture Theatre had to be used as classrooms, and one class had to be housed in the Boarders' Common Room, while yet another class joined the twO already accommodated in the Junior School. By the time this Magazine appears, however, we hope these temporary inconveniences will have disappeared and that we shall be in occupation of the new class-

rooms. Once these are available, it is intended to convert the two classrooms off the Hall into a Library, and this will in turn release the room which at present houses the Library books and enable it to be converted into a muchneeded locker-room for the Staff.

There have been a number of Staff changes this year.

At the beginning of the year we were glad to welcome back Mr. Smuts after his six months' leave, during which he toured England, the Continent, and North and South America.

Mr. W. J. Thomas came to take charge of the Manual Training Department, while Mr. G. H. Attwell joined the Staff in place of Mr. Lennox, who left us temporarily at the end of last year to return to Bonnie Scotland.

Also at the beginning of the year we welcomed t:> the Staff Mr. P. D. Palm and Mr. P. H. Vermeulen, who took charge respectively of Standards 6B and 6D. At the beginning of the third term we welcomed back Mr. Lennox, albeit this meant we had reluctantly to say good-bye to Mr. Attwell, to whom we express our thanks for assisting us over a period of six months.

Since the return of Mr. Lennox the Band has taken a new lease of life, and once more the air at lunch-time is resonant with the beat of drums and the fanfare of trumpets.

Also at the beginning of the third quarter we were glad to welcome to the Staff Miss H. Shaw, who takes over the teaching of Art, now a compulsory subject in the new Junior Secondary Course.

While on the subject of Staff changes, we regret to have to announce that Mr. Nel will be leaving us at the end of the year to take up 2

an appointment as Lecturer in Geography at the University of South Africa, Pretoria.

Mr. Nel joined the Staff in July 1952, and hi~ jovial, serene personality will be greatly missed by both Staff and boys alike. We congratulate him on his new appointment, and trust that he will be very happy in his new work.

We shall remember with real pleasure his all-too-short stay with us.

We extend our hearty congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore on the birth of a son on 15 th April this year; also to Mr. and Mrs. Nel on the birth of a daughter on 3rd September.

The Prefect body this year consisted of E. Ford (Head Prefect), M. Allis (Deputy Head), C. Critchley, E. de Groot, 1. Goodman, G. [saacson, 1. Jones, D. Page, I. Pfeil, G. Schafer, H. Schaffer, D. van der Westhuizen, and R. Wucherpfennig.

A prefect's job is no sinecure at the best of times, and their task this year has again been made more difficult by the disturbances which have been going on around us.

The School Play this year took the form of a thriller entitled Ten Mimtte Alibi by Anthony Armstrong.

A review of the play will be found under the activities of the Musical and Dramatic Society.

The play has once again become a pleasing feature of our School calendar, and we extend to Mr. Thomson, his cast and assistan ts, our congra tula tions on another fine effort.

We did not escape the damage caused throughout the Peninsula and further afield by the storms of winter, and one memorable morning, after a particularly fierce gale, we arrived to find the drive littered with broken tiles and the water pouring into several of the classrooms through a gaping hole in the roof of the new block of buildings.

It looked as if the long-looked-for swimming bath had materialized at last! Repairs were soon effected, however, and we are pleased to report that there were no drowning fatalities.

On the Sports Field our reputation has been well upheld by the various teams wearing the W1ynberg Colours.

A full account of these activities will be found elsewhere in these pages.

Special mention must be made, however, of the fine performances put up by the Under 13

teams during this year's Rugby season.

The Under 13A team complet~d the season with an unbeaten record, scoring 345 points, with only 12 scored against them.

This is a magnificent achievement, and we extend to them, and to Mr. Morris, their coach, our hearty congratulations not only on their record in figures but on the fine spirit which characterized their games.

The record of the Under 13B team is almost as good; they lost only one match throughout the season, and that to a team in the A Division, finishing the season with 271 points for and 44 against.

Again we congratulate Mr. Morris and his youthful' Springboks' on a fine record.

By the time this reaches you the Cricket season will once again be in full swing.

The game this season will benefit from the erection of a new scoring board which will provide spectators with detailed information re the progress of the game.

For the work involved in making and erecting this we are indebted to Mr. Thomas and his' apprentices', to whom we extend our sincere thanks.

The Hall presented a colourful sight on the night of Saturday, 18th September, the occasion of the School Dance.

There is a good deal of work to be done behind the scenes in preparation for a function like this, and to all concerned we say 'Thank you' to Mrs. Bowden and the ladies who supervised the catering arrangements, to those who provided thtt floral and lighting decorations, and to those who assisted in arranging them.

The Dance was greatly enjoyed by all who attended it.

On Friday, 10th December, a party of 15 of our boys leaves Cape Town on the Arundel Castle bound for Southampton.

The party will be in the charge of Mr. Holmes.

This is the first stage of a tour of Great Britain and the Continent, and in undertaking such a tour they will be creating history, for this is the first time an Overseas tour of this nature has been organized by the School.

Their itinerary in Great Britain will include London, Oxford, Stratford-on-Avon, Chester, and Edinburgh, while on the Continent they will visit Amsterdam, Brussels, Lucerne, Engelberg, Berne, Geneva, and Paris.

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members of his part}' we sa}' 'Bon voyage', wish them a very happy tour, and we shall look forward to hearing of their adventures when they return.

back in Cape Town -;- those of them who have survived the European winter, that is! on Thursday, 3rd February, on board the Carnan'on Cast/e. To Mr. Holmes and the

EXAMINATION RESULTS, I953 W., Woudberg, P. G., Wucherpfennig, R. T ..

Wylie, E. R., Young, A. D., Zinman, ]. J.

SENIOR CERTIFICATE First Class: Amoils, R. L., Boonzaier, J. la C, Green, A. G., Joffe, H. S., Kaplan, M. 1., MiJlner, G., Polliack, }., Van Niekerk, A. L.

HOËR TAALBOND Bojé, }. G., Bolt, J. F., Kaplan, M. I..

Millner, G., Saevitzon, G. L., Van Niekerk, A. L..

Van Schoor, J. L.

Laer Graad:

Barham, W. T., Berks, A. N., Bojé, J. G., Bolt, J. F., Clifton, A. A., Coombs, F. ]., Croome, B., Dawson, V. Q., Duk, F. A., Ellen· bogen, A. M., Estment, 1. V., Gabb, A. T., Gavronsky, S. A., Gibbs, H., Hansen, R. R., Henkel, E. E., Herbstein, D. M., .Holmes, P. W., Hurton, G. C W., Macdonald, D. M., Meaker, R. S., Rappoport, H. S., Rubin, I. 1., Saevitzon, G. L., Salter, P. T. D., Schoon, }. P., Shapiro, L., Steele, }. S., Steyger, R., Tiffin, D. H., Van der Spuy, C ]., Warren, T. G. K., Woolfe, B.

Second

Class:

JUNIOR First

LAER TAALBOND Bromberger, D., Coetzee, L., Human.

F. D., Jones, L., Schafer, G. G. Laer G'raad: Berrisford, A., Chapman, H. W., Cilliers, G., Croome, B., Davie, R. J., De Groot, F. J., Gelb, R. A., Ger, M., Goodman, L., Hanekom, N., Hansen, R. R., Henkel, E. E., lsaacson, G. J., Jones, H. B., Kiihn, D. W., Meyerilial, D. M., Page, D. G., Pelser, L. S., Polliack, A., Rogow, 1. M., Rubin, I. 1., Savage, CG., Schaffer, B. A., Schoon, W. A., Schreuder, T. W., Sheard, O. G., Steele, J. S., Van Assen, B. ]., Van der West· huizen, D. }., Van Niekerk, J. L., Waiters, P.O., Warren, T. K., Young, R. A., Zinman, J }.

Hoër

CERTIFICATE

Class: Berrisford, A. P., Bromberger, D., Coetzee, 1., Davie, R. J., Gilmore, R. M., Glaum, C ]., Human, F. D., lrvine, M. R., JoweJl, J. L., Keiler, A., Lumb, G. A., McCaJlum, M. F., O'Connor, L. E., Perold, CA., Polliack, A., Scott, J. V., Spears, M. J., Van der Spuy, P. A. M., Wadman, J. R., Wallace, M. C

Graad:

VOORBEREIDENDE

EKSAMEN

Graad met Lof: Brink, I. J. A., Brocaar, W. J., Van Teylingen, H. Hoër Graad: Adamson, L. M., Brocaar, A. J., Cloete, }. K., Cohen, A. M., Cyokin, S., Du Plessis, P. S., Eberlein, R., Goslin, B. N., Needham, J. M., Neumann, W. F., PosweIl, R., Scott, }. V., tephen, R. D., Taal, M., Winterbach, H. ].

Laer Graad: Adshade, A. R., Allan, S. A., Bosom· worth, R. A., Braude, W., Budden, K. }., Callanan, F. A., Carp, I. M., Carter, R., Cooper, }. P., Day, L. T., Ehmke, G. F., Fougstedt, }. E., frewen, E. J., fulford, }. S., Gilmore, R. M., Greyling, K. N., Harris, C L., Hasiett, B. G., Heath, D. B., Heyne, G., Horwitz, P. J, James, B. S. S., Jarmain, B. G., Jarvis, N., Jones, P., Jowell, 1., ]urer, S.O., Kamionsky, R., Kaplan, R. H., Kretschmer, 1. R., Linnow, R. G., Louw, L. H. C, Lyons, G. ]., Malinaric, E. F., Margolius, M., Marks, K., Matthews, M. }., McBride, A. M., McClurg, T. J., McCullagh, N. C J., Meade, R. H., Millson, H. E., Murison, J. R., eimann, S., Neimann, S. L., offki, M., O'Connor. A. M., Parol is, L. G., Perrow, D. T., Pfeil, 1. R. C. Prior, N. B., Reingold, 0., Rennie, \Y1. M. M., Reynolds, R. B.. Roe, R. T., Savage, R., Schonwald, B. A., hantall, B., Stuppel, F., Temkin, ., Thomson, H. A., Twine.

B. W., Velida, ]., Vos, J. G., Weir, H. E., Williams, 1. G. Hoër

Class: Adler, M., Adshade, A. R., Badenhorst, F. J., Beckwith, C G., Bedford, W. T., Bing, G. B., Bosch, G. W., Braude, W., Buchanan, D. A., Carrington, }., Carter, M.O., Clampett, P. ]., Cloete, J. K., Cloete, Jl., Coetzee, H. J. P., Cooper, L. H., Cynkin, S., Day, 1. T., Du Toit, L., Ebmke, G., Ferber, CS., Fischer, J. H., Fougstedt, }. E., Frewen, E. J., Furman, S., Glover, R. G., Goldstein, P. A., Goslin, B. ., Hanekom, N., Henry, D. N., Holmes, R. }. M., Jarmain, B. G., Joffe, A. M., Jones, P., Jowell, 1., Katz, P., Katz, W., Kahn, D. W., Kretschmer, J. R., Kruger, P., Lambe, P. F., Lampe, M. H., Leibowitz, 1., Malinaric, E., Meade, R. H., Micbaels, S. M., Minnaar, D., Morton, C, Muller, R. J. B., Murison, R. R., Musikanth, S., Myers, }., Neumann, E. H. A., Newron, A. G., Old ridge, K. A., Perloff, H., Perrow, D. J, Pfeil, I. R. C, PosweIl, R., Rennie, W. M. M., Retief, M. P., Rigg, R. ]., Schaffer, B. A., Schreuder, T. W., Simons, D., Smedley, R., Spiro, D. S., Stein, R. G., Stephen, R. D., Stewart, }. S., Strickland, R. T., Taylor, J. F., Thomson. D. A. St. ]., Van der Merwe, C J, Van der Westhuizen, G. C A., Van Renen, R. V .. Van Rosenveldt, A. G., Velida, P. J. P., Waiters, P.O., Weinreich, B. M., Wellard. D.

Second

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, WISE'

SCHOLARSHIP

AWARDS,

percentage mark in Afrikaans in the September examination.

The first award was made this year and goes to E. W. Burger.

1954 ]. G. BojĂŠ, A. 1. van Niekerk.

Std. x: E. C. C. de Groot, 1. Jones.

Std. IX: D. Bromberger, ]. R. Wadman.

Post Senior

Certificate

Course:

FRIEDLANDER 1950 1951

D. F. MARAIS MEMORIAL

1952 1953

Rhodes.

Wellington.

OLD BOYS' SCHOLARSHIPS 1953: N. Bromberger.

1954: N. Bromberger, M.l.Kaplan.

Th is is to take the form of a book presented annually to the boy in Standard X with the highest

JUNIOR

No award.

Van Riebeek.

SHIELD

SCHOOL NOTES

STAFF

bicycle shed will become a larger, better situated staffroom. \'<f e hope this work will be completed in January.

Activities have been varied. 'Tennisette' took a firm hold of Juniors in January.

Four lady teachers became enthusiastic coaches, and our macadamized playground held four courts. Mr. D. van der Merwe, Mr. Houba's assistant, also provided professional coaching, and Tennisette continued until rain made it impossible. During the Easter vacation a group of Tennisette players took part in a pleasant inter-school tournament at the Training College.

Cricket, rugby and athletics drew the usual keen entries.

Boxing lessons were available until building conditions temporarily suspended them.

The Annual Entertainment will take place on October 29, 30 and November 1.

'Children's Theatre' has provided excellent fare this year. First came the Hogarth Puppets to the Little Theatre in February.

A large party of juniors enjoyed a morning matinee there.

Second came Sheridan's 'The Critic', detailed elsewhere, while third, in October, came 'Let's Make an Opera'

by Crozier and Britten at the Labia Theatre.

One hundred and ninety of us were present, while in Septenlber 140 of us enjoyed a performance of folk songs and dances by the Austrian Students in the Weizmann Hall at Sea Point.

With a stage and curtains in our large Assembly Room, we were able on the last day of the June term to restart impromptu concerts to pass the last hour. Both June and September

A t the beginning of this year we welcomed to the Staff Miss P. Smith, who came to take charge of Std. 4B and also the Art work of several classes, Miss J. Spark, who took over Std. 3A, and in April came Miss E. Heneck to Std. 3B. Mrs. Becks remained with us to take 5B. The Singing found a most able and dynamic recruit in Mrs. E. Jennings, who co-operates with Miss Traill Wood in the production of the 1954 Operetta, to be staged at the end of October.

Miss S. Sweet, our second full-time piano teacher, left us in April to be married (our best wishes for her future happiness were duly expressed), and in her place came Miss H. van Heerden.

Finally, in exchange for gym. lessons in Std. 6s by Mr. Oosthuizen, Mr. Palm has taken charge of the Afrikaans of 5B, an exchange that has proved a most happy arrangement.

GENERAL The enrolment has reached 393, and with the eventual transfer of Standards 6A and B to the High School in January, Std. 2 will be subdivided, and we should be over 400 frol11 then onward.

Later this year the Junior building will receive an overdue renovation both inside and out, when we hope our colour schemes will depart from the everlasting browns.

Then the present upstairs staffr 0111 and cloakroom will be transformed into two music rooms, while the old downstairs lobby cum

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concerts were most bright and successful and hidden talent was brought to light.

On September 22 came an experiment. We invited the 'Standard 5 Parents' to a demonstration of Audio-Visual Aids in teaching. A very pleasing attendance saw a film strip' England's Lake District', then a film in colour about 'Latitude and Longitude', some pages out of books on 'Famous Paintings' and 'Salzburg' on the epidiascope, and a gramophone record of the Overture to ' William Tell' by RossinĂ?.

Tea followed, as also an interesting inspection of a Standard 5A wall frieze of 'William Tell " and several examples of linocut fabric printing on calico.

This demonstration will be repeated for parents of pupils in the lower classes.

Lectures on 'Road Safety' and 'Animal Welfare ' took place during the year.

Both parents and pupils contributed most generously to the efforts organized to raise funds for the Mayor's Flood Relief Fund, to collect food for the Rotarians' Food Drive for the distressed areas, and to collect clothing for the Child Life Protection Society.

A welcome addition to the Assembly Room has been the provision of attractive and effective black-out curtains on the nine windows.

Parents' Day will be held at the end of the fourth term, and the programme will include the finals of a projected Tennisette tournament.

In conclusion, we should like to record our great regret at losing our Circuit Inspector, Mr. J. E. Dugard, from this circuit, to express our great appreciation of the keen and friendly interest taken in our school activities by bQth Mr. and Mrs. Dugard, and to wish Mr. Dugard every success and satisfaction in his new work.

MY VISIT TO THE' OLD' WORLD AND THE 'NEW' (1953)

weather had improved sufficiently for me to risk taking my place at table. Apart from the Captain and officers the staff were all Chinese, and the menu contained m~ny Eastern items.

The passengers were mostly South Africans and Americans, with a sprinkling of Australians and a few others. From then on, life on board was pleasant enough. At night there was either dancing, card games, or 'Bingo', or occasionally even a proper 'party'.

When the weather became warm enough the open-air swimming bath on the top deck was well patronized, even if it was only for basking in the sun; and there was deck tennis, as well as all the other kinds of deck games one usually finds on a passenger ship.

On the tenth day we reached Rio de Janeiro and found the city enveloped in a kind of hazy mist, so that the natural beauty of this worldfamous harbour was a little spoilt for us. But we had better luck when we came back to it

By H. J. Smuts,

B.A.,

B.COMM.,

A.r.A.C.

The object of this article is to give some of my impressions and observations during a very extensive tour while on furlough last year, in the hope that it will make interesting reading.

The ship left Cape Town on a very cold, wet and stormy Sunday morning late in June, and, while we were standing on deck watching the city and the mountain stretching further and further away from us, a very respectablelooking, well-dressed Chinese gentleman standing near by said to his friend, in true Eastern solemn manner: 'There is a lot of fresh air about this place', and in equally solemn fashion his Chinese friend agreed that there was.

The ship sailed straight for Rio de Janeiro, and for two days I did not dare to lift my head from the pillow. On the third day the

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the second time. Walking up the main road we got caught in a large crowd of people who had come to watch a fire that was in full progress in a shoe store. It was a little annoying to find ourselves half-lost in a strange place like that, but after an interesting, but not very satisfactory, lunch in one of the restaurants, we walked around the central part of the city and then took a taxi back to the ship.

same ports again. \Vhen we reached Rio the second time at about half past eight in the morning, I decided that I wanted to leave by planĂŠ that same evening at about midnight.

But to do so I had to get my baggage through the Customs and my seat booked in the plane.

The trouble I had to get all that done is too painful to relate. Officialdom in South America is really awful. With the aid of a guide and a taxi I managed to get all that settled at about five o'clock in the afternoon, and then asked the guide to take me to some unusual place called Quantandina, about 18 miles outside Rio. \Ve came back a little late, but I felt better after the drive and a good dinner at the Gloria Hotel.

After dinner the guide drove me to the beach front at Copacabana and then to the airport. Por all that he charged me the equivalent of ÂŁ22.

By that time I felt so desperate and 'fed up' that I paid it just to get away from people who I felt were neither friendly towards, nor very honest with, a South African tourist.

Apart from its wonderful natural scenery, Rio has beautiful buildings, statues and gardens.

There I saw for the first time the extraordinary pavements laid out in small black and white granite and marble stones, in a great variety of mosaic patterns. One wonders if it is worth spending so much time and effort on laying a pavement.

On the outskirts of the city is the celebrated beach front called Copacabana, with its long row of luxury hotels.

That same afternoon the ship sailed to Santos, where we stayed two full days. While there, we motored to the big industrial town of Sao Paulo and saw many interesting things. Again a hazy day spoilt our appreciation of the beautiful country scenery. Prom Santos we sailed to Montevideo, where we stayed three days. We found this a very friendly harbour town, and we all enjoyed our stay there. Then on to Buenos Aires.

Plying over the Amazon basin in a Pan American Airways 'Clipper' on my first hop to the United States is an experience that I should not have liked to miss. The sight was breath-taking, and the comfort and service on those planes simply amazing.

As an American sitting in the seat next to me said, 'You can get fat on these planes '. I stopped for about three or four days at each of the following places: Trinidad, Panama, Costa Rica, and Quatemala.

Then on to New Orleans.

The capital of the Argentine, where the spirit of Eva Peron still dominates the thinking and the political feeling of the people, is really magnificent in many ways.

There is a tone about the place which makes it much superior to the other South American cities. The Opera House is world famous, and I was told that all the great artists of the world come there to pedorm.

Buenos Aires also boasts the widest street in the world and the biggest airport. The last-named is quite new. We motored out there for lunch one day and were delighted.

One day we spent at a 'Gaucho' farm and had a barbecue - but I was not impressed with that.

The Latin-American people have an artistic temperament, and dancing seems to be an important outlet for their emotional energy. In Buenos Aires and Montevideo I saw sOme terrific Spanish dancing.

Here I set foot on United States soil for the first time.

Ever since I was a schoolboy I had wanted to go to America. When the School Inspector came round to examine the Std. VI class in Geography, he asked me just one question, as far as I can remember, and it was this: 'Which other country in the world would you like to live in?" And almost without thinking; I replied, 'America '. I suppose nothing in the world is ever just as one expected it to be, but America¡ is not likely to disappoint anybody.

New Orleans, even by American standards, is a really interesting city. It is big and bustling, with a lot of excitement all the time. It well deserves the description of 'the

After a stay of about four days we retraced our steps up the east coast and called at all the 7

relief to get on the ship again, although a lot of the things I wanted to do, and a lot of places I wanted to see, had to be scrapped from my programme.

Paris of America '. Two special features of New Orleans I'll remember for a long time, and they are the old French Quarter and the Creole cooking. < Creole' is a word which means a mixture of French and Spanish. There seems to be a continuous stream of tourists all the year round, and it is a wonderful place for operas, concerts, and all manner of entertainment.

My trip in the < Queen Mary' was a little disappointing.

The weather was fine and the sea unusually calm, but the ship is so big that the essential charm of sea-travel is lost.

As somebody said, < One has to ask which is the way to the sea '. The best part about it was the complete rest.

My first day in London I thought was a little dull after New York.

But already from the second day I realized that London was a wonderful city, full of interest and charm. Ten days of that, then over to the Continent: Brussels, Paris, Zurich, Montreux, Sapta Margharita, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Capri, Cannes, Monte Carlo, Nice, Nancy, Paris again, and then back to London. On the Continent I travelled by train as far as Venice, and from there by luxury motor-coach.

Of the two, the latter is much to be preferred.

It was my first visit to Italy, and I must say I was a little disappointed.

Rome is still a wonderful city, but the poverty of the people in the southern part of Italy is most depressing to behold. Capri, with its Blue Grotto, is well worth a visit.

For a really good holiday one should go to the French Riviera.

From New Orleans I travelled by luxury bus to Chicago, taking several days over it and stopping at a number of smaller towns and villages. To me, a people is to be judged first and foremost by its way of life, and that is what I was looking for all the time.

Chicago was indeed a pleasant surprise. It is a gay, cheerful city, and the people very friendly.

The best dance music that I have ever heard was to be found in Chicago.

One afternoon a young Canadian and I went to have a look at a wonderful hotel called the Edgewater Beach, on the lake front.

One of the lounges in this hotel is made to look just like a ship.

One walks over a sagging < gangway' to get inside, and then all the furniture and fittings are made to look exactly like those of a ship. The waiters are in ship's uniform and everything receives careful attention.

The one wall was a screen that moved up and down slowly within a limited range, and on it was a huge painting of the skyline of New York.

On the opposite wall was exactly the same thing, but there was a huge painting (lifesize ) of a seascape with a seagull and a sailor.

These two screens moving up and down give one the idea of a ship rolling. We ordered beer and, before I had finished mine, I felt that I had to get out of the place fast. The memory of my stormy voyage out of Cape Town was still too fresh in my mind. I was really sorry to leave Chicago, but I had to move on.

I travelled by Pullman to Buffalo, where I spent the whole day looking at Niagara Falls. Tourists are very well catered for there.

Of the French I shall always think warmly.

France is a beautiful and fertile country with a very pleasing climate, and the French have something which makes them the envy of all those who know them.

The French always strive for perfect internal and external harmony in their lives, and that is why they are the most attractive and charming people in the world.

They have always maintained a degree of refinement which Western civilization has accepted as a criterion. It is not for nothing that the French language has been accepted as the medium of international diplomatic negotiations, because those who know tell us that French is the only perfect language in the world.

In all fairness to the French I must say that < Paris is not France '. By that I mean that life JO Paris to-day, or what the tourist sees of it,

Next came New York.

The place is so terrific that I shall not try to describe it. It is so exciting that it simply carries one along until one drops out from sheer exhaustion.

After four and a half days of that, it was a

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is by no means representative of the French.

Nevertheless Paris is truly a wonderful city.

One must visit it oneself to appreciate its subtle charm, its beauty and indescribable fascination.

Back in England I found life quietly soothing and reassuring.

I spent a week-end with friends in a small village near Brighton, and I thought the English countryside looked lovely in autumn.

But I had to come back, and, when I landed in Cape Town about the middle of November, I was more conscious than ever of the fact that South Africa is the most wonderful country in the world to live in, and that South Africans are the finest and most likeable people I know.

of death '. During wars the sword and not the law is all-powerful. Inter arma leges silent.

So the Educationalists decided the time had come to take part in restoring law and order to the unbalanced world and to prevent the Human Tragedy from being repeated.

Thus in 1946 UNESCO was formed in London, and Julian Huxley was elected as its first DirectorGeneral.

The purpose of UNESCO, as stated in Article I of its constitution, is to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among the nations of the world through education.

Only educationalists realize that the education of men is simply the forging of links in a chain which joins humanity together and makes it a whole. It elevates man to the true dignity of a real being.

I may say that to a certain extent they have been successful.

In UNO, for instance, the • cold war' is often fought with heated words.

In UNESCO, however, the air is more peaceful, and great problems are solved in a tranquil, solemn mood. The politicians, therefore, divide the nations into hostile political camps; the Educationalists manage to a certain degree to unite the very same disunited nations.

UNESCO progressed immensely during the eight years of its existence.

It began with a membership of 49 nations; now its members number 64 nations, South Africa included.

Practically all the nations of the world joined this important organization.

Very useful work has been accomplished in the field of international education and culture by eliminating illiteracy in many countries, and by encouraging fundamental education. Much stress is laid on the education of maladjusted children, and now the work is directed towards the general need of children, with emphasis on the relationship between education and mental and physical health and social changes.

Here are a few points of UNESCO'S remarkable constitution and its vital aims.

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC & CULTURAL ORGANIZATION. (UNESCO)

By H. Teper,

B.A.

In 1951 I wrote in the School Magazine an article about UNO in which I outlined observations I had made and interviews I had had with various authorities at UNO. I eXplained how the Bulwark of Peace is functioning politically.

In this article, however, I want to dwell on one branch of UNO, namely UNESCO. As its programme is divided into eight branches, in the limited space allotted for this article it is only possible to deal with one of the eight - Education.

UNESCO finds its origin in the lesson emerging from World War II, that peace must be founded not only on political and economic but also on intellectual and moral solidarity.

The organizers of UNESCO were confronted with the question: Why was the angel of war and destruction so successful in overthrowing law and justice and plunging the world so often into chaos and barbarism?

Is it not because too much power was given into the hands of the politicians?

The organizers then perceived that politics did not prevent the world from becoming a • slaughterhouse '.

Religion too was powerless to stop the holoC,lUst and the world was turned into a • valley

1. To study the causes of tension that may lead to war, and to fight them through education.

2. To bring about better understanding among the peoples of the world, and to convince 9

them of the necessity loyally with one another.

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3. 1'0 promote, through education, respect human rights throughout all nations.

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make mutual understanding among peoples a major emphasis in all education, whether youth or adult education.

Pamphlets under the heading '1'owards World Understanding' are widely distributed.

1'he organization also administers its own fellowships, and more than 800 fellowships were issued recently.

UNESCO works through a General Conference, an Executive Board, and a Secretariat.

The General Conference, consisting of one representative from each member-state, determines policies and programmes, and has been meeting annually.

The secretariat is responsible for carrying out the programme of action.

It is headed by a Director-General nominated by the Executive Board and appointed by the Conference.

The present Director-General (newly appointed) is Dr. Luther Evans of the U.S.A. and its headquarters is Paris.

Every country, however, has its own UNESCO office and is kept informed of the work and progress of the Organization.

UNESCO'S office in South Africa is in Pretoria.

I have often stressed tha t good is international, and so is evil; not by sword but by enlightenment can evil be subdued. Education could become the moral basis of society, and the Educationalists would then have a mission to perform - to implant confidence and hope in the men who have lost hope in mankind.

Never before was UNESCO'S task so imperative and so needful as it is in our atomic age, when human brains have penetrated the secrets of nature for destructive purposes. Let us hope that the Educationalists will succeed where the politicians have failed to establish peace and harmony in our troublesome times.

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1'0 advance, through the press, radio and films, the cause of truth, freedom and peace.

5. 1'0 promote the progress science for mankind.

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Indisputably such aims stir hope and confidence in the hearts of men who eagerly crave for peace and stabi路lity. Whereas so many aspirations of the moralists have remained in abstract form, UNESCO strives to translate its aim into concrete facts.

On request, the organization sends to member states educational missions composed of experts to make surveys of existing facilities and recommendations for improving education.

International conferences are held to bring together specialists from member-states and to make intensive studies of specific problems.

It has launched a long-term policy for the worldwide adoption of free and compulsory education as outlined in Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Its largest project in the field of fundamental education includes a plan to establish a world network of six centres where teachers will be trained as specialists in fundamental education.

1'he delegates of the sixth Geneva Conference gave unanimous approval to the project, which will take twelve years to complete and will cost 20,000,000 dollars.

UNESCO is also concerned with the task of helping school authorities and teaching staff to

SENIOR SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS 'PRELUDE

TO MATRIC.'

And play, of worries still unborn; Dismiss these thoughts, 0 worthless mind!

Surmount the troubles one by one, Until at last, when all is done, No guilt and shame shall be your lot; Instead the triumph and the peace Will swell within your noble breast.

The days are numbered of this year, And yet I wait, I know not why Perhaps the dread of work again, Thro' sleepless nights restrains me so; Yet weight of mind increases day by day; The brain, less able to retain its sturdy hold, Gives way to thoughts of selfishness

D. P. 10

LEON

(lOA).

A RAILWAY

BOOKSTALL

Recently, in a book by a well-known philosopher, I came across this curious stateme~t: < The human race to-day is a single species, known as homo saPiens.' This statement leads me to only one conclusion that the philosopher li ves in some curious barbaric country (probably behind the Iron Curtain) where there are no railway bookstalls or railway booksellers.

Any nature observer, if he turned his attention to the < species homo saJliens', would immediately point out to the philosopher the immense gap which separates the genus (.or even sub-species) < railway bookseller' from ItS customer, the common or garden homo sapiens.

The genus under discussion is unique in consisting only of women (although that is perhaps an exaggeration: or - at any rate I ha ve never seen a husband hanging round).

Perhaps these are eaten after marriage, like some male spiders, or perhaps they stay at home and do the housework, tied by domestic drudgery.

The main stations seem to provide a training college - it is there that one sees the younger girls, always dressed in flower print overalls as if in a uniform; while the matrons graduate to the suburbs, independence, white aprons, and knitting. . ...

In ordinary bookshops there IS a possibility of being served politely, but not at the railway bookstall.

It seems as if all railway booksellers have banded together under an oath of incivility and the motto: < The customer is always wrong.'

The threat, I'll take my custom elsewhere, which works wonders in certain quarters, holds no fears for them. Browsing in bookshops is at the worst tolerated and at the best encouraged by the kind and helpful attendants, but just try it at a railway bookstall. And as for tasting the sweets. . . .

Let us observe a railway bookstall - preferably while the bookseller is absent, if we are to avoid her baleful glare.

A glance at it while it is open will also be necessary, for no bookstall IS complete without its bookseller the one This page sponsored

without the other is like a car without petrol.

The stall itself is a square, grimy erection painted white at the time of Union, and situated either at one end or in the middle of the station (except Cape Town's two, which are situated at the end and in the middle respectively).

Above waist-height, the v.:alls are replaced by glass panes, which were pOSSlbly clean when installed (though I doubt it), but which have long since become obscured with an accumulation of dust and cobwebs peculiar in its rust-red colour to railway stations.

As if .to hide the objects on sale still more from the gaze of a prospective purchaser, the glass is covered with heavy-gauge wire-netting to repel burglars, you suggest, but this is a mistaken argument, since stations are the bestpoliced places in South Africa, and anyhow there is never anything worth stealing in a railway bookstall.

Recently new appendages have appeared two yellow signs (with, occasionally, a barrier dividing the counter into two sections).

These carry the words, < Non-Europeans' and < Europeans Only' respectively.

The psychological and physiological results of this ch~n~e have not yet had time to appear, but It IS interesting to speculate whether these will lead to the development of schizophrenia, or < split personality', in the suburban booksellers (who serve both sections), and the development of two separate sub-species in the urban stalls, where enough booksellers are available for the authorities to devote one to each section.

Whatever changes may come in the outward appearance of the stall or its keeper, we may be certain that at heart they will remain as immutable as they have been since the railway first became an institution.

Atom bombs may be raining down all round them and ancient dynasties falling like ninepins, but the railway booksellers remain imperturbable, and the railway bookstall < carries on as usual' (thinking perhaps of the Order of the Day, < England expects every bookstall this day. . . . ').

H. W. CHAPMAN

by Lewis Stores, Cape Town,

Parowand

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Woodstock,

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aangebreek toe Jim Peters sou probeer om die vliegtuig te vlieg. Ek het saam met die loods geëet en £5,000 aan hom aangebied om my 'n bns te gee om die vliegtuig te vlieg. Ek het hom wysgemaak hoe twee loodse beide van hulle gawe kêrels voor hom hul lewens verloor het, en vir hom gesê dat hy 'n plig teenoor sy familie, sy vrou en kinders gehad het, maar hy wou niks daarvan geweet het nie.

Buite het ek hom op 'n slinkse manier bewusteloos geslaan en deeglik vasgebind.

Naderhand, gekleed in Peters se klere het ek die vliegtuig bereik.

"Kontrole tot vliegtuig, alles veilig."

Die vliegtuig het vinnig voortgegly en blitsvinnig vaart gekry.

Binne enkele oomblikke was die vliegtuig op 'n hoogte van 40,000 vt.

Tw:ee keer het ek geduik en die klankgrens verbygegaan.

Alles was voorspoedig.

Nog 'n keer het ek probeer en meteens het ek my bewussyn verloor.

"Kontrole tot vliegtuig, land asseblief."

Met 'n groot poging het ek die radio aangeskakel.

"Vliegtuig . . . tot . . . kontrole . . . niks . . . makeer . . . met v liegtuig . . nie. Voel . . . so slaperig. Dink . . . moeilikheid . . . met kos . . . in kafee.

Voel so slaperig."

"Pluk jouself reg."

"Ek . . kan nie. Voel . . . so slaperig-tot siens ... almal."

In die kontrolekamer het almal in spanning gewag en die vliegtuig op die radar dopgehou.

15,000 vt., 10,000 vt. . . . 1,000 vt.

Die spuitmotors het 'n deurdringende gekla geuiter.

Nog 'n paar sekondes . . . en toe die ontploffing.

1. Who knows how many blades of grass there are on the cricket pitch?

2. What makes the day boys' sandwiches so popular?

3. Whether Francis Bacon wrote < Ovid ' also?

4. How the budgie found its way into lOB? 5. What wrecked H.M.S. Pinafore?

6. Who's always < sick' during exams.?

7. Who was so keen to get to School on time that he was copped for speeding?

8. What ham-handed fellow broke the slide in the Zoo Lab.?

9. Who has the reputation of being the smartest cadet on parade?

1 O. Whether anybody is likely to read this? lOA and lOB.

VLUG TOT DIE DOOD "Kontrole tot vliegtuig. Land asseblief. Land asseblief.

Moenie duik nie! Moenie duik nie!" 'n Sekonde later was 'n ontploffing hoorbaa.r.

Rook en vlamme het uit 'n groot gat in die grond gewalm wat die vliegtuig gegrawe het.

Wrakhout is oor 'n groot oppervlakte gestrooi.

Dit was die tweede loods wat ek na sy dood gestuur het. Weer moes ek die tyding aan die vrou meedeel 'n moeder van twee jong kinders.

Sy was hartseer, het soos 'n malmens gegil en flou geword.

Selfs een van haar kleintjies het my met sy vuisie in die gesig geslaan - maar wat kon ek doen?

Gedurende die dae na die ongeluk was dit asof ek 'n stemmetjie hoor fluister het: "Barnard, jy is 'n moordenaar . n moordenaar."

Ek het gevoel asof ek van my wysie af was en moes toe met vakansie na die oerwoud van Afrika gaan, terwyl die ander wetenskaplikes nog 'n vliegtuig soos die vorige een gebou het. Dikwels tydens my vakansie in die oerwoud van Afrika wou ek myself van kant gemaak het, maar dit sou die werk van 'n lafaard gewees het. Van een ding was ek seker, en dit was dat ek nie nog 'n man na sy dood sou stuur nie. As nog 'n man moes sterwe, dan sou ek daardie man wees.

Die vliegtuig was deur en deur getoets, en eindelik het die dag

M.

GER

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lOA QUOTATIONS -ll- s: A trifle pedantic Br - wn:

Still

B - rg - r (to Ch - pm - n: age, but teen-age.

(during English). waters run deep. a Sub A): Want a fight?

A child is naturally of a green this child is of the earliest possible

Cr - tchl - y: All the world's a stage.

D-v-d: Those little white lies.

E. D - Cr - - t: Can't find lines to suit him.

F. D - Cr - - t: The angling Dutchman.

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F - - nb - rg: Swans sing before they die; 'twere no bad thing should certain people die before they sing.

F - rd: Cheaper by the baker's dozen.

Fr - - dl - nd: A frustrated Michael Angelo (with Mr. Arguile's co-operation).

G- r: The man of a thousand voices.

- s - - es - n: And, e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.

L - - n: The red terror.

L - ek: Adolescence, 0 adolescence! I WInce before your incandescence.

M - - nd - 'r: A fiddle for everyone to play on.

M - y - r: To say he's yards ahead would be a pun.

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H. Seb - ff - r: A superior being?

L -tt - nb - eh: Sometimes I wonder buted by Selzer).

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THE REASON FOR THE APPEARANCE OF FLYING SAUCERS It was in the 5th Millennium when our scientists discovered on the insignificant little planet xz-703/6 ('Earth'), in the 11th solar

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M -Uw - rd: If he doesn't cotton on to this, he'll blow away.

M - tt - g: Shoes to set my feet dancing.

N - - m - n: Ignorance is bliss.

- pp - nh - - m: Mr. Messerschmidt Junior.

P - g - (in Latin): This is Greek to me.

R - g - w: Some sense; no humour.

R - ss: For money I killa da bull.

R - - p: Casanova's disciple.

Seh - - n: So much hair, so much brain, a comb will pave the way to fame.

Sch - nl - nd: The ' beck' bone of the boarding house.

galaxy, a strange pre-rustoric civilization.

It was amazing that trus form of life had succeeded in surviving for such a long time, as its only aim appeared to be the attempted annihilation of the planet.

The reason for our great interest in these undeveloped creatures was that we had found many remains of other planets and civilizations which had been destroyed by what our historians call' atomic explosions '. This, however, was the first occasion when a planet was found which had not yet succeeded completely in its own destruction.

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the great and revered King Gnaug, who was an ancestor of our noble monarch, ordered our scientists to explore the planet while there was yet time.

We are carrying on where these great men left off, but I am afraid that time is running out.

That is the reason why we are sending all available ships to complete our studies before xz-703/6 has disintegrated.

Twice during the last lisab':- they have nearly succeeded, and it was only due to our neutralizing of the cosmic radia tion (Professor Saiediehap's Simplified Method) that this incident was averted.

This observer was vastly amused when he noticed that the frustrated inhabitants fell back on their earlier methods of mutual elimination, which they call in their various dialects, 'War', 'Krieg', 'Guerre', or 'Bellum'.

This form of sport consists of one half of the planet's population fighting the other half, with everything from sticks and stones to primitive flying machines, the most advanced of which use a method of locomotion which was employed by our forefathers back in the 1st Millennium, and known to them as the' Jet Principle'.

We are at present standing by, awaiting orders which will inform 1.IS whether to let xz-703/6 go ahead with its suicide, or to protect it for another few lisabs for the benefit of our antiquarians.

(From the report of Observer LJ/KN of Disc Flotilla 4153-x, now stationed in the 11th Solar Galaxy.) ':-This, our time-measurement, roughly to a 'year' on xz-703/6.

Maar als gaan vlot, en hier is hul AI by die eerste perske-boom; Haastig werk en slope volmaak Ander seuns lê Jekker droom.

Maar wie kom hier, 0 warm patat Dit is konstabel langs die pad: Hy loer dan hier en dan weer daar, Ons vriendjies voel nou al te naar.

Tjoepstil soos muise sit die twee, Maar skielik nies Koos, hard en luid; Hier kom konstabel, en, 0 wee "Kom uit jul twee, komaan, klim uit."

Stadig gly hul uit die takke, Styf omklem huJ Jeë sakke.

"Seblief tog oom, ons sal nie weer rue Neem ons tog nie na Meneer nie."

Dankbaar, stil, met leë slope Klim die tweetjies in die kooi As konstabel hulle weer vang Word hul lekker uitgelooi.

E.

Since the beginning of time, tbe following question has been debated: Is man's fate in the hands of some all-powerful Being, or does man control his own dest.iny? In other words, is the future fixed for us in advance?

The world's religions have many different views upon this subject, but most of them claim that man holds his fate in his own hands.

Yet out of the darkness of four centuries ago there stalks the gaunt and lonely figure of a remarkable seer to challenge this view the mysterious Nostradamus.

Nostradamus held the view that man was not the master of his fate; that, just as the earth moved through space along a predetermined path predictable in advance, so did the destinies of the human race move forward in predestined grooves.

The life of Nostradamus is well documented.

He was a Jew born at St. Remi in France, and he studied medicine at tbe University of Montpellier.

However, after the dreaded Black Death had wiped out his entire family, he

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BETRAP OP DIE STROOPTOG Saggies klim Koos uit sy bed, En maak vir Pietman wakker.

Met kussingslope in die hand, Daar gaan die twee klein rakkers.

So stil soos muise om die hoek Hul's besig nou met eetgoed soek.

Koshuisvader slaap nie diep nie Skelm muise moenie piep nie.

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turned more and more to the study of astrology.

Nostradamus's aims were not to profit by his forecasts of the future, but to prove to the world that our future is fixed for us. Before sending any of his prophecies to the printers, he would make a hundred of them, each written on a separate piece of paper, and he would then shuffle them, so that we to-day do not know in what order the events of the future are to occur. Before making a prophecy, he would sit under a large glass skylight in the roof of his house, surrounded by three huge cubes which acted as altars. One cube supported a sceptre and a seven-branched candlestick.

On the other side was a statue of the Delphic Apollo and a mirror.

Nostradamus would dip a laurel branch into the consecrated water, sprinkle his forehead, and draw a magic circle on the floor around him. ~e to-day do not know, of course, whether all this paraphernalia was necessary to him or not.

magistrates (rulers) shall condemn their vam laws.'

Many men have spent years trying to work out the future by means of Nostradamus's forecasts. Many of them have come to the same conclusion, which is as follows: There will be wars and unsettled conditions until about 1990.

A ruler called Henry is going to rise in France, Italy, and possibly Spain. He will revive the glories of Western Europe.

Russia seems likely to remain strong.

A great deal of discord is predicted, amounting perhaps to a civil war in America.

The next city to be destroyed by the atomic bomb is going to be New York.

Nostradamus has been criticized for writing his prophecies in a difficult and enigmatic form.

For one event, at least, this criticism is not valid.

On July 1, 1566, at the age of 68, Nostradamus, who had just finished his famous book, The Centuries, told his servants not to call him the next day because he would be dead.

His prophecy was correct.

Many of Nostradamus's forecasts have already come true. For instance, Nostradamus wrote: 'Two married people, the king alone dressed in grey, and the queen, the white precious stone, will leave by night, take a tortuous road, enter into Varennes. The election of Capet will cause storm, fire, bloodshed, decapitation.'

This prophecy is amazing, as it refers to Louis XVI of France.

His surname was Capet, and he was decapitated during the French Revolution.

He and his wife did escape from Paris by night, only to be captured at Varennes.

The queen was dressed in white and the king in grey.

G. ISAAcsoN

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DIE WERELDTOESTAND Frankryk is op die oomblik in 'n baie moeilike posisie. Die land is teen die herbewapening van Duitsland, aangesien hulle bang is, dat as Duitsland weer 'n sterk land word, hullo! weer aangeval sal word. In die vorige twee wêreldoorloë het ons al gesien dat Frankryk deur die Duitse leërs beset is. Die Europese leër, waarby baie Europese lande aangesluit het, moet so sterk en groot moontlik wees om, in geval van oorlog met Rusland, die Russe te beveg.

As ~es-Duitsland nie by die Europese leër toegelaat word nie, sal hy miskien by die Kommunistiese Russe aansluit, en dit is net wat hulle wil voorkom.

Sedert 1939 is daar byna niks gedoen vir die vooruitgang van Frankryk nie, en stadigaan verloor hy al sy besittinge in die Ooste.

Duitsland het hard gewerk en het baie vooruitgegaan ook, omdat sy nie baie geld aan militêre doeleindes moes bestee nie. Dit word weer 'n land waar rekening mee gehou moet word.

Another of Nostradamus's forecasts is equally amazing. He said: 'Of Austrian blood shall a Germanic heart be born who shall attain to a very high power. He shall drive out the strange Arabian people.'

This prophecy undoubtedly refers to Adolf Hitler, who was born in Austria and who eventually became head of the German State. The last part of the prophecy is explained by his persecution of the Jews.

The failure of the League of Nations was foretold by Nostradamus in the following forecast: ' The speeches from Lake Geneva shall annoy, days shall be reduced by weeks, then months, then years, then all shall decry.

The

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China is 'n ander land waarvan 'n mens nie eintlik weet wat aangaan nie. Agter Rusland se Ystergordyn gebeur so baie, en ons weet dat die Russe en die Chinese, as hulle verenig, baie gevaarlik kan word.

Die Nasionalistiese Chinese word deur die Amerikaners gehelp, en dit is nog altyd Sjiang-Kai-Sjek se hoop om leier van China te word. Hy en sy troepe op Formosa, bombardeer gedurig die Chinese vasteland. Hulle word hierin bygestaan deur die Amerikaanse Sewende Vloot.

Sal Rusland daarin slaag om China te wen vir die Kommunistiese staat?

In Noord-Afrika probeer die Franse om die opstande van die inboorlinge te onderdruk, maar sover het hulle nie baie goed daarin geslaag nie. In Tunis, hoofstad van Marokko, word gereelde demonstrasies gehou, en dit is net die swaar bewapende patrollies wat tot die hart van die stad kan deurdring.

Engeland is nou besig om die Suezkanaalgebied aan Egipte oor te dra. Dit lyk 'n baie groot verlies, omdat in oorlogstyd die Egipt~nare dan die belangrike deurvaart tussen die Middellandse See en die Rooi See sal kan beheer, maar, as daar weer 'n wêreldoorlog uitbreek, dan sal dit sekerlik met atoomwapens en straalvliegtuie geveg word, en van watter waarde is so 'n kanaal dan.

Portugal het nou die dag 'n goeie voorbeeld aan die wêreld gegee. Die Indiërs het geëis dat die Portugese kolonie Goa aan Indië teruggegee moes word.

Portugal het geen aandag aan die bedreiginge gegee nie, maar het net troepe in gereedheid gehou, in geval hulle nodig sou wees.

Sodra die Indiërs gesien het watter skrale uitwerking hulle dreigement gehad het, en nadat die opmars van duisende heeltemal misluk het, het hulle maar gou in hul skulp teruggekruip.

Dis veral 'n kenmerk van die Oosterlinge, om baie te dreig maar geen direkte stappe te neem me.

Die Amerikaners is tans senuweeagtig vir 'n moontlike Russiese atoomaanval op hul groot stede.

Hulle weier beslis om Kommunistiese China tot die V.V.O. toe te laat.

Wanneer, en onder watter omstandighede, sal die uitbarsting kom? Hierdie vraag is op almal se lippe. Watter noodlottige uitwerking sal 'n

bom, wat 24,000 maal so sterk is as die een wat

by Hirosjima gebruik is, hê?

F.

DE GROOT

(lOA).

THE TRAIL OF THE TINGLING SPINE When an intelligent, comely girl of twentyodd summers was invited to the estate of some distant relatives, their lovely plantation fulfilled her fondest expectations.

At night, just as she was climbing into her bed, she was startled by the sound of horses' hooves on the gravel roadway. Curious, she walked to the window, and saw, to her astonishment, a magnificent old coach pull up to an abrupt stop directly below her. The coachman jumped from his perch, looked up and pointed a long, bony fingee at her. He was hideous: his nose was beaked, his face chalk-white, while a deep scar ran the length of his left cheek. As he pointed at her, he droned in sepulchral tones: 'There is room for one more!'

Then, as she recoiled in terror, the coach, horses and ominous coachman disappeared completely.

The girl slept little, but the next day she was able to convince herself that she had merely had a nightmare.

The next night, however, the horrible experience was repeated.

The same coach drove up the roadway.

The same coachman pointed at her and intoned, 'There is room for one more!' Then, as before, the entire equipage disappeared.

The girl, now panic-stricken, could scarcely wait for morning.

When at last it dawned, she trumped up some excuse to her hosts and left immediately for home.

Upon arrival, she taxied from the station to her doctor and told him her story in tremulous tones. The doctor persuaded her that she had been the victim of a peculiar hallucination, laughed at her terror, and dismissed her in a state of infinite relief.

As she rang for the elevator, its doors swung open before her.

The elevator was very crowded, but she was about to squeeze her way inside, when a familiar voice rang in her ear. 'There is room for one more!' it called.

In terror she stared at the operator.

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Seh - f - r: 'He swam the great floods.'

Sh--rd: 'A boat(er)ing we will go, with no

He was the coachman who had pointed at her!

She saw his chalk-white face, the livid scar, the beaked nose!

She drew back and screamed . . . the elevator door banged shut.

A moment later the building shook with a terrible crash. The elevator that had gone on without her broke loose from its cables and plunged eighteen storeys to the ground.

Everyb~dy in it, of course, was crushed to a pulp.

S. V. NEIMANN (lOA).

Gale to blow.'

W -1- h: 'Let us sleep now.'

V - n A - s - n: 'Mr. Alexander in person.'

V - n d - r W - st - u - z - n: 'I come from "Lusaka".'

V - n N - - k - rk: 'Competition for Jock.' y - - ng: 'The jockey's nightmare.'

Z -ll- r: 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder.'

Z - nm - n: 'Is Maths. his strong point?' lOB: 'Intellectual disgrace stares from every human face.' lOA: 'Pestilence-stricken multitudes.'

Boarders' Motto: 'Waste not, want not, pick it up and eat it.'

Pavilion: 'A hefty weight did rend the air.'

The authors regret that any resemblance to people e~ther living or dead is purely intentional.

lOB QUOTATIONS A - s - y: 'On and on without a pause.'

BI- 1- ek: 'The earth did shake when I was born.'

F - - r - e: 'I

am become a name for always roaming with a hungry ... !'

F - rs - th (in Afrikaans): 'A language most . strange and mysterious.'

G - - dm - n: 'El Toro the . . .!'

H - nek -: 'Q vadis mudder.'

H - -1n - r: 'Down to the sea in ships!'

H - n - y: ' Allah-maskas.'

J - t - r (during Maths.): 'Wherefor dealt ye so ill with me?'

J - n - s: 'In the new sense of an old-fashioned word, he is a saint.'

K - bn: 'He kahn't ever be on time.'

K - 1n - - n - ky: 'The sweet breath of Spring.'

L - mp -: 'With lips where smiles went out and

in.'

M - r - - s: 'From Sub A to Matric., his fair legs out did stick.

MeM - - k - ng: 'The nocturnal eye of heaven!'

M - ddl-1n - st: 'All I want for Xmas is a few front teeth.'

M - Y - rth - I: 'Able Mabel.'

M - - r -: 'A miniature Charlie Kunz.'

N - - dh - 1n: 'Break my heart if I must hold my tongue.'

N - x - n: 'She'll Romain (e) in his arms for ever.'

P -Is - r: 'From the vine came the grape.'

Pr - - s - and V - n R - s - nv - Id: 'Their heads are full of silly dreams.'

R - t - ef: 'A day off is never wasted.'

S - v - ge: 'Wee, sleekit, cowrin', tim'rous beastie.'

INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES E very year lOtons of soil pass through an earthworm's body.

One district of Assam in India has an average annual rainfall of over 35 feet.

In some cases bamboo may reach the tremendous height of 120 feet, growing a foot each day.

Although Europe is a third of the size of Africa, its total coastline measures three times that of Africa.

In the Amazon region there is a gigantic plant which has leaves big and strong enough to support the weight of a man. (It is the , Victoria Regia " of the water-lily order.)

If a boy could jump as far, in proportion to his size, as a grasshopper, he could easily spring to the roof of an eight-storeyed building.

A newly born kangaroo and a newly born rat are roughly the same size (about one inch) in spite of the great difference in the size of their respective parents, and taking into account that kangaroos are born singly whereas rats arrive in litters.

The oldest inhabited city in the world is believed to be Damascus.

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John

Cabot received ten pounds coveries in the New World.

for his dis-

The cicada (an insect found in the Cape Province) lives for seventeen years underground followed by five fleeting weeks in the light of the sun, and then dies.

The hour is divided into sixty minutes because we have inherited our 24-hour day from the Sumerians, who counted in 60s instead of lOOs. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in the same year as the man who finally defeated him the Duke of Wellington.

Rembrandt, the Dutch painter, used himself as his model for more than fifty paintings.

According to a distinguished biologist, • The rat has been responsible for more untimely deaths among human beings than all the wars in history'.

Around 1890 two laws were passed in England, one stipulating that every car should be preceded by a man carrying a red flag, the other limiting the speed to four miles an hour.

D.

BROMBERGER

(9A).

CRICKET IN 1854 Let us board Brick Bradford's time top and make contact with the nineteenth century so as to see how our great-grandfathers played • the gentleman's game '.

Cricket in 1854 was already a well-established game, ha ving been a drawcard to sportsmen for over a century.

During this period many changes in the game had taken place.

Jockey caps, knee breeches and silk stockings had given way to long, tight trousers and top hats, the latter also being replaced by caps which were actually adorned with the particular club's colours.

Although Lord's was already recognized as the' Mecca' of cricket, it was a vastly different arena from the one we know to-day.

The pavilion was a small structure in which two teams managed to change, and the stand consisted of a few rows of backless benches set This page sponsored

beneath some trees in front of the first • tavern '.

A small roped-off section was reserved for smokers.

There were no sightscreens, and the scoreboard was a crudely made contrivance out in the open, at the base of which stood a ladder, placed there to enable the scorer to reach the required numbers.

The ground itself was a maze of furrows and ridges, and, except for the central portion around the pitch, the grass was seldom cut.

When the rare occasion arose, they adopted a most ingenious idea of doing it.

On the morning before an important match, a flock of sheep was driven on to the :field so that they might perform the function of the not-yet-invented lawnmower.

The pitch was, as it is now, twenty-two yards long, but the wickets were an inch lower and narrower.

Creases were cut into the turf, as whitewash had not yet been introduced, but a law had been passed that the pitch should be swept before the commencement of each innings.

Batsman used willow bats and wore gloves and leg guards, or pads as they are called nowadays.

These pads did little more than protect the shin, and, very inadequately, the knee.

Protection was an absolute necessity, as this was the era of fast, round-arm bowling, and, as pitches were very uneven, cricket was a comparatively dangerous game. Bowlers were not aIJowed to raise their hand above their shoulders in delivery, so naturally the majority relied on pace alone to claim wickets.

The result was some bowlers were so fast that they required two or three long stops behind the wicketkeeper. Being round-arm, they were also very inaccurate, and it was not unusual to find, at the end of an innings, that the main body of the score was made up of extras. A few bowlers bowled under-arm spinners and relied on variation of flight and speed. The greatest of all these was William Clarke of Nottingham, who took 476 wickets in a single season. On one occasion there was considerable comment when a bowler took five wickets in one over of four balls, but this error was probably due to the umpire's failure in arithmetic.

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others.

As county matches were still a long way off, the most important matches were the North versus the South, and the Players against the Gentlemen.

Batting was certainly less scientific than bowling, and, in comparison, very primitive.

There were few stylists, and this factor probably accounted for their decidedly low scoring.

Two hundred runs was a formidable total, as was a batting average of 25.

It can be seen how vastly the game has altered in the past hundred years. If we could step back into a time top and go into the future, how many more changes will have taken place by the year 2054?

By this time cricket was also being played in Australia, South Africa, and the West Indies, besides England, but none of these countries had yet undertaken a tour or met any of the

MALCOLM

CROSSWORD

IRVINE

(9B).

PUZZLE

CLUES ACROSS Require (4).

Quietness of mind (5).

Schoolboy's dread (4).

Causes pain in me tooth (6).

Carpentry tool (5).

Used in cricket (4).

Enemy of the garden (4) .

Birds of prey (5).

Sambuh (anagram) (6).

Sung alone (4).

Connected with iron industry (5).

Tails (4).

DOWN 1. Hands -(2).

2. It became a well in Psalm 84 (4).

3.

7.

9.

10.

Il. 12.

14.

15.

18.

19.

20.

22.

3. Never without an end (4).

4. Said to exude from the medium in spiritualism (9) .

5.

6.

8.

Il. 13.

15.

16.

17.

18.

21.

Period of time (3).

Edward (3).

An evil spirit or nightmare (9).

Before receiving 9 across (3).

Help! (3).

His followers were called the Bremren (4).

To sharpen (4).

A world power (abbreviated) (3).

A malt liquor (3).

Thanks! (2).

(Solution 19

on page 2 1 )

Moravian

, A SLEEPLESS

NIGHT'

Twelve terrified men huddled silently together over a geiger-counter in a small wooden shack, somewhere in the tropical jungle of the Congo; waiting as the little < pips' on the instrument grew louder and more frequent.

There was only one answer: someone, something, was approaching the hut, and it came from another planet.

The men were at a loss to know what to do.

They had not seen it, had no idea what it looked like, and therefore could only guess how to tackle it, and now, as the shadows lengthened and the light faded, twelve badly frightened men waited for < it' to make the first move.

This is the record left by Captain Buddy Millar, leader of an expedition into the Congo for scientific purposes; and our story continues just as it is taken from rus log book. < Everyone in the hut realizes the danger we are in. It is now eight o'clock, and the "Thing" is very near, somewhere in the now impenetrable jungle darkness outside our cabin. < 8.30, and at last we can hear it moving about outside.

The hurricane lamp is on, as its light is of some comfort to us, and will cause us to know how it is progressing if it attempts to get in.

Eyes rove continuously from the door to the windows, then back to the door. < 12.00.

Nothing in the cabin moves, except my pen and the nervously shifting eyes of the men.

The creature seems frightened of the windows, and is trying to find some other way in. The door is securely bolted, and everyone is hoping it will give up and go away. Even when it moves silently, the pointer on the geiger-counter follows it around. < 3 a.m.

It is now attacking the door as a last resort, and we are all wondering why it has not forced an entrance sooner. < 4 a.m. lts efforts are successful.

The door is very slowly giving way. All eyes are turned in that direction, but no one makes any move to stop it. It must be unusually strong, as it supplies only gradual pressure to force the door. < 4.1 5.

The bolt has gone.

Our three revolvers and two express rifles are trained on the slowly opening door.

A three-fingered,

scaly, green, claw-like hand gropes around the edge of the door. The door is opening wider, and now .... ' Later that same morning, at eight o'clock, when Derrick Granger entered the deathly silent cabin, a ghastly sight met his eyes.

Through the open doorway the morning sun fell upon the grotesquely contorted features of Buddy Millar his motionless fingers still clutching the pen with which he had been writing, and rus sightless eyes staring fixedly at the door, as were the eyes of all the men in that room, and their hair had somehow turned a dead white.

Those who had guns still trained them on the deserted doorway, but none of those guns was fired.

The only indications to be gained of. the death-dealing grotesqueness of that mysterious < Thing' were the looks of intense horror and despair on the deathly pale features of all those men whose sleepless night had ended in the sleep of no awakening.

J.

FULFORD

, THE ROAD DOWN?' OF BOXING

(8A).

A STORY

I t was to be his first fight as a professional boxer. Previously he had always been used to fighting for sport, and now it was to become his living.

There was no turning back now.

If he lost this fight, he would have to give up boxing.

This, he told himself, he could never do. He must win, no matter whom or what he fought.

He walked into the changing-room, a dirty, dingy room crowded with people, comprising hard, pugnacious-looking boxers, a tall, muscular trainer, and an elderly man who was busy putting the bandages on the hands of a small, but sturdy-looking boxer.

There were also many seconds, who were busy getting together the gear of their fighters.

'Hello, you're new here, aren't you?' said the burly trainer, glancing casually up at the newcomer.

'Well . . . er . . . yes, that is . . . er, as a professional.

I. . . er . . . have never fought for money before," the young Welshman stammered in his broad Welsh accent.

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HINTERLAND

• Ah yes,' mumbled the trainer, glancing through the list of those who were to fight that night.

• Jordan, Eddie Jordan?'

• Ay! That's it.'

• You'll be number five to fight.

Three's just gone out now, so you'd better get your togs on,' the trainer informed him in his friendly tone of voice. • Hurry! I'll give you a massage, if you like.'

The Welshman, after nodding in the affirmative, stepped into the changing-room.

By the time he had finished, the man who was number four on the list had just left for the ring.

• On your own, son?' inquired the trainer, while with his firm, knowing hands he massaged the youth's arms.

• Yes, Mum's dead, and Dad's a coal miner up in Swansea,' the Welsh boy replied.

• Oh! My uncle was a miner; tough job!'

• Ay! You've to be very tough to go down there.'

The old man had come up to the new boxer and had begun to put on bandages, while the trainer still massaged oil into the boxer's skin.

• Why? What are these things for?' queried the boxer, indicating the bandages.

• Them's ter keep yer 'ands pertected for the fight,' replied the old man in a broad Cockney accent.

• I'se afraid you've got ter 'ave 'em.

Rules yer )mow!'

The Welsh boy lay still while the trainer dried his skin and the old man put the finishing touches to the bandages on his hands. • I must win, God, I must,' he told himself.

Then a man appeared in the doorway and shouted: • Number five! Ring please!'

• Good luck, kid,' said the trainer softly.

And the Welshman walked out into perhaps a new world, or otherwise the road the losers take - the road down.

I. BORLAND (lA).

He stands and looks across the Bay, His bronze face lined with care; And points toward the North to say, • Your hin terland lies there.

• Though deep the muddy waters flow, Wait not, but plunge and dare To brave the current's force, for lo Your hinterland lies there.

• And if the desert's sands are dry, And waters far and rare, Let this clear watchword be your cry, "Our hinterland lies there."

• Ye mountains high and valleys low, Your rocky walls can ne'er The spirits break of those who know Their hinterland lies there.'

C. C.

MYSTICAL

J.

GlEBS

(lA).

ILLUSIONS

It was on a Friday night several months ago when my brother and I had a terrifying scare.

It was a misty night, and the range of visibility was extremely poor.

Having already had my bath, I was in bed by ten o'clock.

My father had just gone out to take the dog for a walk.

I was almost asleep when I became aware that my brother, who slept in the same room with me, was no longer in his bed. Through half-closed eyelids I saw his silhouette against the street light outside.

He seemed strangely quiet.

'What's wrong?'

I inquired.

• Somebody prowling about?'

• No,' he answered, 'something queer.'

I bounded out of bed, now experiencing an acute feeling of deep concern.

Leaping on my brother's bed, I saw the cause of his uneasiness.

To the left, in the direction of Cape Town, there was a huge, pinkish glow shimmering brightly in the sky, visible over the roof of the house opposite.

I stared unbelievingly at it for some moments.

'What is it?' inquired my brother.

• I don't like this,' I admitted, with vague and horrible fears in my mind that the

SOLUTION OF CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS:3, Need; 7, Peace; 9, Cane; 10, Cavity; 11, Brace; 12, Pads; 14, Weed; 15, Hawks; 18, Ambush; 19, Solo; 20, Smelt, 22, Ends.

DOWN: 1, Up; 2, Baca; 3, Neve; 4, Ectoplasm; 5, Day; 6, Ted; 8, Cacodemon; 11, Bow; 13, SOS; 15, Huss; 16, Whet; 17, U.S.A.; 18, Ale; 21, Ta. J. FULFORDand A. COHEN (8A).

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Russians had raided Cape Town atomic bomb.

Just then my father enough he wore a grin.

'Dad!' I burst over there!'

out.

'Seen

it too, have

'Yes.

What

with

returned.

'There's

BEST SELLERS

a new

'On the horns of a dilemma'

by Bull. , Ideal Toffee' by Sharp.

• The Cunning Fox' by Wily.

'The Round Table' by Knight. , The Beauty of Spring' by Rose.

'Touring Britain'

by England. , The Spawning Season' by Roe. 'Darkest Africa'

by Wight.

Curiously a queer light

you?'

the ....

What

is it?'

My father hesitated, still smiling.

• It's amazing what effect the mist can have. !t's acting as a vaporous screen to those Neon lights above the chemist's on the corner!'

e.

BENNETT

A. KOHNE

'6B Serenade' by Mendelsohn.

'The Good Old Days' by Whitehead.

'The Flow of the Tide' by Ebing.

• The Ugly Duckling'

by Anderson.

'Little Red Riding Hood' by Wolfe.

'Australian Cricket'

by Barnes. , His Majesty' by King.

(SA).

JAN VAN RIEBEECK Jan van Riebeeck is in Culemborg, Holland, in 161S gebore.

Toe hy een-en-twintig jaar oud was, het hy by die Hollandse Oos-Indiese Kompanjie in diens getree, en binne ses jaar het hy 'n verantwoordelike posisie beklee.

S. B. DORMAN (6B).

'The Convict's Friend' by Pfeil.

'Hammer and Tongs' by Smith. , The Captain of the Lugger' by Schipper. , Tall Stories' by Marine.

'Foreign Affairs' by Eden. , The South Pole' by Scott.

In Desember 1651 het hy saam met 'n ekspedisie Kaap toe gereis om die kommandant van 'n verversingstasie daar te word.

Op 6 April 1652 het die drie skepe, die Dromedaris, die Reiger en die Goede Hoop, Tafelbaai binnegevaar.

Elke jaar word hierdie vakansiedag in Suid-Afrika

(7B).

e.

EDDY and M. SI-IAER (6A).

POPULAR

dag as 'n publieke gevier.

LITERATURE

'The Dictionary'

by Seymour \Yf ords. , Fireworks'

by Catherine Wheel. , Three of the Best' by Ivor Payne.

'Latin for To-day'

by I. Kildem.

'The Chinese Golfer' by Ho Lin Wun. 'Prehistoric Monsters'

by Dinah Sawrus. , Baseball' by A. Homer. , Adventure in the Sewers' by Harry S. Lime.

'The Case against Homework'

by Y. B. A. Swot.

'Fortune Telling' by X. M. Y. Palm.

Alhoewel hy opdragte ontvang het, was sy taak baie moeilik.

In die begin het hy dit moeilik gevind om genoeg vee in die hande te kry, want, gedurende die Kaapse winter het die Hottentotte weggetrek binneland toe.

Gedurende die somerm<iande het hulle eers weer teruggekeer.

Sodra hy genoeg vee in die hande gekry het, het die Hottentotte dit gesteel en dikwels van die veewagters vermoor.

Toe het Van Riebeeck 'n heining gebou wat strek van die berg tot die see. Boere wat gewapend was het die heining opgepas en te perd gepatrolleer.

Gelukkig het dit gesag afgedwing.

D. NATHAN (6A), G. IMRAY, A. LUNDY (6B).

DAYDREAMS

Alhoewel hy baie ander moeilikhede ondervind het, is goeie vordering gemaak, en vandag is Suid-Afrika 'n voorspoedige land.

• What a beautiful day it is,' thought Tom, as he sauntered along the green common under a cloudless sky one November afternoon. The sun blazed down relentlessly, and this excess

E. GER (6A).

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The theme of my essay I should like to take from a statement made by the great presentday philosopher, Sir Bertrand RusseIL He maintains that Socialism, Communism and Capitalism can equally thrive together in our world, for, he argues, is it not but five centuries ago that Protestantism and Catholicism were irreconcilable conceptions; yet now on battlefields and in parishes the priest and the minister labour together in tolerable, if not perfect, harmony. It is his theory, therefore, that in the foreseeable future a similar mutual understanding and appreciation will ensue between Communism and Capitalism.

heat did not make him inclined to walk very far. Seeing a thick patch of grass in the shade of a tree, he threw himself down with a sigh of relief. Looking up, he saw the moon, now white, as it was daytime.

He immediately started daydreaming.

He was the captain of a daring crew of men who were making an attempt to reach the moon in the latest invention, a rocket ship. Loudly cheered, he and his crew turned round for a final wave to their fellow-men.

The thick steel door of the streamlined rocket clanged shut, and the men took up their positions.

Tom's hand moved towards the controls. < Spaceship, away!' he shouted, and with a roar the rocket shot away into the unknown.

An hour later everybody in the rocket had his muscles tensed, while they circled above the broken terrain of the moon, seeking a landing place. Five minutes later they adjusted their space helmets ;tnd prepared to descend from the rocket. Just as Tom arrived at the bottom of the steel ladder, there came a terrific explosion, and Tom was shot up, into the air. He gave a loud scream, kicked, and flailed his arms wildly.

His leg met with a sudden obstacle, which started him out of his equipoise.

He opened his eyes to see one of his friends standing nearby on one leg, holding the other in agony, while a group of boys further off were bursting with laughter.

He later found that his friends had placed a lighted cracker under him to wake him. But their plan misfired, as he kicked the culprit hard on his shin in his terror.

J.

As may be concluded, Sir Bertrand considers it probable that these two contradictory theories exist together, the one next to the other, without unnecessary friction.

This is not, however, an ideal situation at all. Having lived for five long years in a concentration camp, where 16 people shared a room - each allotted a square yard to sleep, eat, work . . . and die I know from personal experience 'the stultifying harmony between unlike characters '. I think it hardly ideal, where men and women, driven by mutual interest, tolerate one another, to develop a lasting peace-and-security scheme.

Such a situation is artificial, 'screwed up', and will sooner or later break up in a shattering crash.

If I were to draw up a plan for an ideal political state, I would endeavour to take from both the healthy and good part, and blend and smooth them into Eldorado.

Paul Kruger once said: 'Take from the past all that is good, and make that the foundation of a better future.' And is that not exactly what we should attempt?

Both Communism and Capitalism possess possibilities for such a trial.

In theory the former has definitely more humane, more Christian characteristics.

Practical it is not, and here Capitalism should be the guidinglight. It is inevitable that the more advanced people should be the leaders of society; indeed it is a very law of nature.

A simple example offered us is the evaporation of an exposed fluid in a beaker. Scientists will tell us that faster-moving molecules will break

WEBB (6A).

THE IDEAL POLITICAL

STATE

There has been so much argument on this topic, either in favour of it or against, that any attempt on my part to contribute towards it would be merely' a pouring of water on the sea '. As is often the case, however, whenever two conflicting ideas are set off against each other, they become so predominantly the object of conversation that no other solution is taken into consideration.

One is either for or against, and that is the end of it.

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through the confining surface to leave behind the slower, less enterprising ones. In my opinion this is the very factor that will divide, and has divided, humanity into 'ruling' and 'ruled' classes. If every single human being were to start on an equal level, they would of themselves split into layers.

Communism, theoretically at any rate, denies this fact, and Capitalism accentuates it too much, by even encouraging the 'faster' and dissuading the 'slower'.

They therefore present us with a perfect dual reservoir, from which the essence should be taken to be blended

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into a harmonious, homogenous ideal state, in which private enterprise and proletarian interest could be equally advantageous to a humanity torn by contradiction, lack of understanding, and unwillingness to co-operate.

For a rĂŠsumĂŠ then - according to my modest and superficial observation, an ideal political state should consist of a blending of the two present-day conceptions, not very suitably known as Communism and Capitalism, into a Utopia of peace and happiness for mankind.

E.

DE GROOT (lOA).

SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS SCAMPER

Standard I A LETTER TO A SCHOOLBOY IN BRISTOL, ENGLAND Wynberg Boys' Junior School, 10th August, 1954.

Dear Leslie,-I liked your letter very much.

I am interested in planes and ships. I have two pets, a dog named Jessie and a rabbit named Bugs Bunny. I live in Wynberg; it is near an aerodrome. One of our planes crashed in the bushes. It was a Harvard. When I clean the Bunny's hutch I let him run round the garden and I take our dog for a walk. I have a brother; his name is Brian. It is winter now; we have had lots of storms. At Sea Point a ship was wrecked on the rocks. The name of the ship is the Basuto Coast. Last week I went on board a warship, and saw a diver. I am a Cub and like it. I am eight and like pets. My Daddy has been to England. I have never been to England. We are going to Durban in the Christmas holidays. We have 45 boys in our class and are having a film to-day. We have Cubs on Saturday mornings.

With love, ROLAND EASTMAN .

THE SQUIRREL

Once I had no pet. Every day I went to the wood and looked to see if I could find some pet that had been lost. Day by day I looked to see if a pet was there, but every day nothing was there.

Winter came; it was cold and miserable. But I did not mind. One morning I put on warm clothes. I went into the woods and heard a faint cry. I walked till I saw a squirrel half frozen with the cold. I took the squirrel home.

When I arrived the fire was burning. I made a little bed and put him in it near the fire. The next morning he was fast asleep. Four months passed. Spring came and all the flowers. Two months passed. Summer came at last. The squirrel woke up and I called him' Scamper'.

He ran around the house with joy. Then he went off with my two hats.

He went at 8 o'clock and came back at 8 o'clock at night.

My two hats were full of nuts.

MORRIS MAZE.

IT WAS ALL A DREAM Once upon a time when I was small I had a dream. Now this was the first time I had had a dream, so I did not know it was a dream.

I thought it was true. I dreamed about a

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squirrel; his name was Scamper.

Scamper was a very adventurous squirrel.

He did many wonderful things.

I cannot tell you all the things he did, but I will tell you one of them.

One morning Scamper was in the forest and all at once something fell on his head.

He said , Eeeeek' as he fell and hit the ground with a bang.

Oh dear!

I woke up and told my mother the tale, and she said I had had a dream.

So after that I had a dream every night of the year.

GRAEME

flowers; my soldiers will show you the way'.

So the soldiers went to a trap-door, and down they went with Tommy. What happened down there I don't know, but when they came up Tommy was quite a different boy and always looked after his garden.

FRANK

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SLADE.

Versailles is a very pretty place, with its palace and tree-lined streets.

On a visit there we arrived at lunch-time and had lunch before touring the palace and gardens.

We entered the palace through the gates, passed a statue of Louis XIV and went through the door. When we had toured it and seen some lovely pictures, particularly one of Charlemagne, we went to the gardens designed by Le Notre.

The fountains were particularly decorative. They looked lovely against the ancient walls of the palace.

The spray made the grass very green.

There were many lovely trees which gave a lot of shade.

It was lovely to sit in the shade on that hot afternoon.

On the way back to the station we saw the place where the' Treaty of Versailles' was signed. It looked grand, though small, beside the palace. After a walk in the tree-lined streets, we returned to Paris.

A PLAY Characters: Queen, King, Prince, Princess.

Scene: A room in the Palace.

Queen: The Princess is 12 years old to-day.

King: Have you made arrangements party?

Queen: Yes.

She made h.er own

for the arrange-

ments.

King: Whom has she asked?

Queen: Some of her friends.

Prince (entersj: I've got a surprise for her.

Queen: Sh! Here she comes.

Princess (enters): I've arranged everything, the cake is made, the tables set, and everything else you can think of.

Queen: Have you got out the spoons for the jelly?

Princess: Yes. Everything

D.

is ready.

ROBERT

aPIE.

]ENNINGS.

KATZ.

'N WINTER DAG Dit is 'n winter dag.

Die reĂŤn val 0, so sag.

Ek staan by die vuur, En sien skad'wees teen die muur.

Die wind fluit en lag!

SPRING ADVENTURES Once upon a time Tommy had a garden of his own. He had daffodils, roses, nasturtiums, and a great :fig tree in it which he liked to climb, but Tommy did not look after his flowers. One day Tommy ate a deadly nightshade and he was bewitched.

He got smaller and smaller and still smaller till he was as small as a shylock-leaf.

A big bee flew up to him.

The bee told Tommy to get on his back. The bee flew to a hole in the roots of the :fig tree.

The Queen was a big rose. She said to Tommy, 'Tommy, you must see how to look after the

P.

A VALUABLE

TODRES.

LESSON

There was a little boy called Tommy.

Tommy was a very naughty boy. He used to kick the cats and dogs, and thought it very funny.

One day Tommy was kicking a cat, when it suddenly jumped up and bit him. He

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ran into his house and went to his mother.

'Mommy,' he called. 'A cat bit me with his sharp teeth.' His mother bandaged it up and said, 'Don't do it again'. Tommy is a different boy now that he has stopped kicking animals.

G.

NORTHAM.

NOMMERS Daar is een klein muis, In een groot huis.

Daar is twee bokke, Hulle eet altyd sokke.

Daar is drie bome, Hulle is baie mooi in die somer.

Ek sal vir jou wys Hoe eet ek kerrie en rys.

Daar is vier stout seuns, Hulle vertel altyd leuens.

Daar is vyf grys ape, Hulle is so dom soos 'n trop skape.

Een, twee, drie, vier, vyf, Ek het tien vingers op my lyf.

R.

GEYER.

A SMART RESCUE Once upon a time, there was a dear little golden spaniel puppy. He had long, floppy ears that went flop, flop, floppity-flop. The little spaniel's name was 'W allovokokeedeveo'!

He was 'Wally' for short. Now one day his people got rather tired of Wally, so they did a very unkind thing. They tied a brick to his neck and one to his beUy. Then they took him to a river. They then threw him in the river. Just then an eagle flew by. The struggling dog cried' Oh good sir, Mr. Eagle! Save me!'

'Hmmmm,' thought the eagle, 'I will rescue him '. So down flew the eagle and picked him up. Suddenly a hunter came. Bang! Bang!

Down fell the eagle. The hunter took the spaniel home.

DAVID POLrcANSKY.

Standard IlIA IN THE OLD DAYS When I was a sailor in the olden days, bloodthirsty pirates roamed the seas. One day when-

I was on watch I saw the flag of a pirate vessel, and I raised the alarm.

Our guns were run out and the command was givell to fire. I was a gunner. My rapier was ill my hand. We threw the grappling-irons and heaved the ropes to.

The pirates were swanning over our rail. We began fighting with our rapiers. At last we defeated them.

We thought we would take tbeir ship, but their stern gallery windows were smashed to atoms and a mast was down, so we decided not to. We sailed back to Bristol.

A.

THE HOGARTH

PHILLIPS.

PUPPETS.

The buses had arrived and we were going to the Little Theatre to see the Hogarth Puppets.

We arrived there a little late, and we took a long tinle getting seats for everyone.

First there was a ballet with flowers. The chief character was a rose. After that there was a play called, 'The King and the Slatterns'.

A boy behind me had a pair of binoculars, so I asked him to lend them to me. I could see very well through them. Slut's kitchen was very untidy. The other lady, whose name was Tidy, kept her kitchen very neat.

They had a Puppet Circus after that. It soon ended, and we got into buses and came back to school.

PETER

TESTER.

SIMBA My naam is Simba; ek was 'n klein hondjie met bruin oĂŤ. My baas het my eendag na die bos geneem. Terwyl ek muise in die bos gevang het, het my baas voĂŤls gaan skiet met sy , I geweer.

Hy was net tien minute weg, toe ek hom, "Help, help", hoor skree. Vinnig hardloop ek na die plek waar ek my baas gehoor het. Daar het ek my baas gesien met 'n slang byna reg om hom te byt. Ek hardloop na hom en vang die slang aan die nek. Die slang se kop kom op net so vinnig soos bl~ts. Hy byt my op die voet en ek voel die-pyn; my voet word toe' 26

boards creaked at every step. Up the rickety stairs I walked, and I heard a ghostly sound.

I nearly jumped out of my skin.

Then I realized it was only my echo.

I walked on through a large room.

Then I found myself in the forest again.

lam. Toe hoor ek 'n gedreun soos die donder in die verte.

Toe ek wakker word, was daar nie meer pyn in my voet nie, en ek was in my ou huisie. My baas vertel toe vir my hoe hy die slang geskiet en my huis toe gedra het. Gou weet elke hond wat naby woon van my avontuur en hulle prys toe vir my so baie, dat ek voel of ek 'n koning is.

COLIN

JOHN

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PALMER.

THE UNDEFEATED

DIE MAN IN DIE BOS

vuur" .

PHILIP

DE WET.

THE SLEEPY SANDMAN When the clock strikes ten at night, And children are asleep, The sleepy sandman comes from the sky, And takes a little peep.

H~'s bound to take you for a ride, Upon the Sleepy town train, There's dreams galore for all aboard, And you can rest your sleepy brain.

BRIAN

ALONE

IN A HAUNTED

SMITH.

HOUSE

One night I was walking through a deep forest when all of a sudden I saw a ghostly old house. A cold shiver ran down my back.

I just stood and stared.

I had an urge to go in, so I knocked, but nobody came.

I walked in, and the floor-

BULL

Tito Spengarli was a Mexican citizen.

He was 21 years of age, and he was a bull-fighter.

He had won everyone of his bull-fights.

The next day he was to have a fight with Burrato, the undefeated bull. He stepped into the arena the next day with his cloak and his sword. When Burrato was let loose and charged toward him, Tito felt rather faint as he stood there and. . . .

The next thing Tito knew he was lying on his back in hospital with a gash in his side.

Burrato was still undefeated.

Eendag het 'n ou man in die bos gewoon.

Die man was stokoud en het twee kinders gehad. Elke aand het die man diep in die bos gegaan en het hout vir die vuur gekap.

Eendag het die man baie diep in die bos gegaan. Skielik het hy 'n man gesien. Die man het vir hom gesĂŞ, "Jy het baie mooi gewerk; nou sal jy 'n baie mooi huis kry met 'n groot Die ou man was verwonderd en het na sy huis gestap. Toe hy na sy ou huis gekom het, het sy kinders en vrou na hom gehardloop.

Die man se vrou het vir hom gesĂŞ dat sy in die kombuis was, en skielik het die huis mooi en die vuur groot geword.

Nou sit die man by die warm vuur, lees sy koerant, en rook sy pyp.

BLEACH.

K.

HENSON.

AN ADVENTURE One sunny day my brother and I decided to climb the mountain which was near the mission station where we stayed in Basutoland.

We started off at about eight o'clock and took some lunch.

We saddled our ponies and put our lunch in the saddlebags. We went up to the hut of one of our boys and left the ponies there.

Then we started on foot.

We got to the top in record time. Just as we were starting to go down we heard a gunshot.

I whirled round and saw a man with a smoking gun in his hand and another man wearing the uniform of a policeman.

I started to run towards the man who was running away, and my brother ran towards the man on the ground.

I ran on and saw the man run into the cave, and without thinking I ran in. as well.

Suddenly I heard a rasping voice behind me. I turned around and found myself looking into the barrel of a nasty-looking automatic held by a man with a scar across his eye. I then recognized him as Scar Eye, wanted by every police force in the world.

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Méanwhile my brother had taken the otherl A LUCKY FIND man down to our house and had 'phoned the 'M Th li 'd hI Once upon a time there was a little boy by po lice In aseru. e 'po ce orgamze asearc. hl, t h e name of John. His father was dead and ' Aft er awe hil t h e po Ilce came across t e cave h 'd d hi ' e and hlS mother lived in an old cottage on a t h at Scar E ye and I were lil an trappe m. "hill Th The next morning I woke up and saw two ey were very poor. 'f 1 22 'fl I k d h b . The next day the little boy John went down Cl es. as e my mot er a out . beautl U' 'd 'Th li I' to the shop for his mother. Just as he passed t hem an d she sal e po ce.. p,-, b k h , a 00 s op, he saw a notice saying that the

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P. PUTTICK.

A 'HELLISH'

CONVERSATION

Priscilla-Anne, a dead cat, who because of her unholiness and wickedness went to hell, has decided to pay a visit to her master. Upon coming home she meets another cat and makes friends with her. They start a conversation.

Says the friend, ' I say, Pris, do you like residing in hell?' 'Oh yes,' says Pris, 'one meets many interesting personalities '.

'Such as?' 'Well, there's the great wicked Satan himself. There are his black-looking, black-skinned and blacktempered servants, and also his army of booglewoogle beetles, who give you all the bad thoughts in your mind.'

Says the friend, 'Do you think I should like living in hell?' 'Oh yes!' says Pris, 'all you have to do is to spill your milk every morning, walk all over the kitchen floor with your dirty paws every second day, and give the children ringworm once every six months '. 'But I like the children,' says the friend, ' and I should hate to give them such a dreadful disease. By the way, what kind of a death did you die?'

Says Pris, 'I was lying peacefully on my madam's best chair when suddenly a rough hand grasped me by the neck and carried me towards the pond, where I was put in a sack.

The sack was tied at the top and I was thrown into the pond to be drowned.' Says the friend, 'Oh, you horrible, mean, hateful creature, to want me, poor me, to die such a terrible death!

I shall never speak to you again ! You can go back to your stupid Satan and horrible booglewoogle beetles. But I shall go to Heaven. Goodbye, Priscilla-Anne.'

With that she stamped away.

G. PASVOLSKY.

king of that town had lost a jewel worth thousands of pounds.

The returner of the jewel would get £500 reward.

As John was going through his broken gate, he happened to kick a clod of earth. John looked down.

He could hardly believe his eyes. There was the jewel. He picked up the jewel and ran to the king's palace.

He came home with £500. He showed his mother, who could hardly believe it. The next day it was in the newspaper. John and his mother are no longer poor.

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IV A

THE ESCAPED CONVICT 'Hello,' shouted John Brown, an ex-convict, to his friend Peter. 'Hello there, haven't seen you in years,' called back Peter. 'Wait there.

I'll come to you' called John, whereupon he crossed over to his friend. 'Come over to my flat and have tea,' said John, and Peter soon agreed.

They boarded a tram, which took them to the other end of London where John lived.

They got off the tram and walked up the steps of a very smart, clean, tall building. They walked to the top floor and went into John's flat. They entered and had tea. Then Peter said, 'I thought you were serving a life sentence in prison.' John was very uneasy and said, 'Yes I was.' 'Well, tell me about your escape then,' said Peter. 'First of ail,' said John, 'how did you know I had escaped?'

'Easy.

It was in the papers; they are still looking for you,' said Peter. 'What!' shouted John, and nearly fell out of his chair. 'I

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thought they gave up looking for me months ago. Anyway, I know you won't give me away, so I'll start now.'

John started his story. 'Well, on the :first of January this year, I knew everyone would be feasting and the guards would not be on the look-out as well as usual. I persuaded a friend to bring me a :file two months before I planned my escape. Every night I :filed and :filed at the bars. On the :first of January this year, as soon as I heard Big Ben strike twelve, I tapped the bars with the :file and they fell out immediately.

I climbed out of the window and jumped into a dried-up river-bed and ran swiftly for the neighbouring wood.

I camped in the woods, not daring to light a :fire. I was very cold and hungry.

The next day I knew the news could have spread very far.

I boarded a 'plane for Wales and stayed there till the news died down.

I returned, and here I am.'

'Right,' said Inspector South, 'you're under arrest.' ' B - b - but, you're my friend.' ' That's what you think; I joined the police force just after you escaped and decided I could catch you this way.'

Inspector South whistled, and two policemen came in. John Brown was taken back to prison, and was known as convict number 8842.

I. SHASKOLSKY.

A BRAVE DEED

strong current.

He quickly raced to the Scout dinghy, pushed it into the water, and rowed as he had never rowed before towards the little girl, who was sinking by now. Just as he came alongside her she sank beneath the waves.

Without hesitating Ronnie dived into the sea, got her out and rowed for shore, all wet and soaked to the skin.

The others cheered him when he reached shore, and that is the story of how Ronnie Marsters earned a gold medal.

BRIAN

NORTHAM.

A DANGEROUS TREK OVER THE DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS When we came to the foot of the Drakensberg Mountains, it did look as though we would never get over them. We arrived late at night, so I decided to wait until the next morning before attempting to climb over them.

The next morning at about 6 o'clock we started climbing.

By noon we had not gone very far, so I decided to go on trekking. While we were climbing we came upon a huge lion.

I drew my rifle to shoot it, but it dodged the bullet and pounced on a Native and mauled him to death. I aimed my rifle at it, and this time I was successful.

After two weeks of dangerous trekking had gone past, the women and children began to get tired of the long trek.

They said it was dangerous and that we could never get over.

Already ten lives had been lost, and they said they would not continue trekking.

The next week was our worst week, for eleven lives had been lost, including that of my brother's son.

A few people even lowered their wagons down by rubber thongs.

We were now going down at last.

Another two weeks went by, and we came to the foot of the Drakensberg - we were now In Natal!

'This has been awarded you for bravery,' said the Mayor as he pinned a gold medal on the Boy Scout's jacket amidst prolonged clapping.

Now let us hear how he earned this medal. .It was late one summer afternoon, and Ronnie was basking in the sun on the beach.

You see he had come to camp at Camps Bay with the other Scouts.

He had just had a swim, and now he was lying in the sun with the other Scouts.

IVAN STONE. As he was lying there he thought he heard a cry for help, but on second thoughts he A QUARREL decided he had just imagined it.

But sure One day two dogs began to quarrel.

The enough he heard it again.

'Help! Help!'

It elder one, whose name was Seezer, said to the was growing fainter and fainter all the time.

He went down to the sea, and what did he â&#x20AC;˘ younger one, whose name was Ricky, 'I have lived longer than you and bitten many more see: a little girl being pulled out to sea by a

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people than you.'

In reply the little dog said, , I get more food than you. I also have a cosy kennel and you haven't.'

'That does not matter,' said Seezer, pretending not to be interested, 'I have big, sharp teeth, and your teeth are still small'.

The little dog replied, , When I get bigger, I will also ha ve big, sharp teeth.'

The big dog said: 'I bave a collar with a brass buckle.'

The little dog said: 'Let's stop this quarrel now and have a little fun chasing bicycles.'

The little dog could run faster than the big dog.

They saw a bicycle and began to chase it. The big dog could not keep up with the bicycle, but the small dog could, and so Seezer became jealous of the small dog.

So he said to himself, 'I will start a fight with that cheeky little dog'.

The fight began, and the big dog soon gained the upper hand.

The poor small dog squealed and squealed. A car came along the road where the d~gs were fighting and killed the big dog.

The small dog was so happy that he said: 'That taught him not to fight witb a dog smaller than himself!'

IN DIE LENTE Dit is 'n sonnige dag in die middel van die Lente, en al die voĂŤltjies sing. Die kriekies kriek in die Lente-lug, en al die sprinkane spring in die groen gras. Al die blomme is uit. Hulle is al die kleure waaraan 'n mens kan dink, en die bome het hul nuwe blare. Al die mense is bly en fris. Hulle sing en dans, want die Lente is hier met al sy blomme en groen gras. Net twee dinge is nic bly nie: dit is die Pikkewyn en die Ysbeer wat by die Pole woon. Maar die eekhorinkie is baie bly, en hy spring van boom rot boom, van klip tot klip, besig om akkerpitte te soek. Die beer kom uit sy grot, want die Lente is hier.

Dit is wat in die Lente gebeur!

SONDER 'N BAAS Ek is Leeu, 'n groot Alsatian.

Ek het nie 'n baas nie.

Ek is sonder 'n baas vir twee maande.

Nou sal ek jou van my lewe vertel.

Ek was nog jonk toe ek verkoop is. My baas was baie gaaf vir my maar aan iets goeds kom altyd 'n einde. Op'n dag sterwe hy. In sy testament het hy gesĂŞ dat, as hy sterwe, ek na sy broer moet gaan. En ja, 'n week later het die broer my kom haal. Ek het net 'n maand daar gebly, omdat die broer my baie geslaan het vir iets wat ek nie gedoen het nie. Op'n warm somerdag het hulle na die strand gegaan.

Toe hulle weer huis toe wou gaan het ek gedink.

As ek nie kom nie, sal hulle sonder my vertrek.

Hulle het weggegaan net soos ek gedink het, en nou is ek baie gelukkig.

LlNDSA y TALMUD.

OLD DUTCH JOEY TELLS PART OF HIS LIFE-STORY The conversation is taking place between old Dutch house and a modern house.

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'I was given the name of "Old Dutch Joey" because two hundred and more years ago I was a farmhouse called "Joey's Paradise",' Old Joey was saying to a modern house nearby.

'I was built in the year 1672.

I have ten dungeons under me and two secret passages, one leading from a secret room.

My attic was first used for storing wine, then as a storeroom, and now it is a bedroom.

The Van der Merwes still own me.

The first Mrs. van der Merwe, a chubby, red-faced lady, lived here with her husband and two children.'

'You are very lucky', said the modern house, 'to be so old, Joey'.

'Tell me some more.'

'No, no,' said old Dutch Joey, 'not to-day perhaps to-morrow.'

And he dropped off to sleep.

JOHN

P. O'MOLONEY.

P. VAN MEETEREN.

A SHIPWRECK We were on our way to America on the ship called Hold Thumbs when a terrific storm arose and the ship was forced against a small iceberg, similar to that which caused the Titanic wreck.

The captain told the women and children to go first into the lifeboats, of

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which there were only three left, because of the rapid rising of the water into the sinking vessel. This water had sunk the rest of them.

They just had enough time to send out an SOS, if they worked quickly.

They succeeded in sending out the distress signal, and also received an answering signal from a ship which, fortunately for us, was sailing very close to us.

It is amazing how cruel the sea can be when you are in difficulties, and how time drags when you are waiting to be rescued.

Eventually, after what seemed an age but what was really only a little less than an hour, our rescue vessel was alongside our disabled shjp and the transfer of the passengers was taking place.

So ended without tragedy an episode which might have resulted in a great loss of life.

G.

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LOST IN THE MIST

THE DONGOI KILLER

It was a cold morning with a slight mist, and my friend and I had just entered London.

My friend, whose name was John, said, < Are you sure you have not forgotten the present?'

I said that I had the present, and we went on our way.

It was the year 1749, and we were going to a party just outside London.

We had been walking all day and I was very tired; the mist was thickening very rapidly and was a greenish colour. Then suddenly the truth dawned upon me - we were in for one of those real London pea-soup fogs.

I felt a spasm of fear trickle down my spine.

I had heard many stories of men who had stepped into the River Thames in the fog.

I clutched my friend's hand tightly as we neared the water's edge. Then we heard the call of the night-watchman as he plodded along calling, < Four o'clock and all's well '. Then I said to my friend, < Don't you think we had better get a linkboy?'

He answered < Yes', as a tall bujlding loomed up in front of us. The name of it was Link Station.

We got the best linkboy in London, whose name was Cat's Eye Kelley, because he could see in the dark.

He led us safely to our destination, and we thanked him very much.

Later I shuddered to think

Jim Hardy lived on his farm among the wilds of Central Africa, and he was by profession an elephant hunter.

He had been told by the village constable that a certain elephant was striking fear into the Natives.

It had already killed twenty-seven Natives and ten \Vhite men, and there was a price of a thousand pounds on the elephant's head for anyone who succeeded in killing him.

Jim was told that the elephant had magnincent tusks which were worth ÂŁ200, and so Jim decided to go after the rogue.

But now Jim's cousin was coming out from England, and Jim thought that his cousin would be a softy and would get in the way.

But Jim soon changed his mind, because when the train arrived from the coast, Jim set his eyes on his cousin for the nrst time. His cousin was a hefty chap with broad shoulders, and he had had full schooling at Oxford.

His cousin's name was Jack Macdonald.

Jim helped his cousin with his luggage and put it into the back of his old Ford pick-up.

The body was dented and the engine was old but still had plenty of power in it.

They climbed aboard and set off for Jim's house. It was a ten-mile journey on a dusty, beaten track, and Jack longed for a bath, which he

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got when they arrived at Jim's house. It was quite a small house with only three bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a lounge.

It was surrounded by vegetable gardens with wirenetting covering them so that baboons could not get at the vegetables.

There was also a cat-proof chicken yard. No dogs could be kept, but only cats, because the dogs would go chasing off into the bush, and then the leopards would catch them.

The next morning they set off after this killer elephant, and after going twenty miles caught him in a donga.

Jim took his heavy twelve-bore rifle off his shoulder, and handed Jack a Westminster路 230.

They then cautiously climbed down into the donga.

Then they hid behind some boulders and waited for the elephant to appear.

Presently they heard the heavy clomp of the elephant, and suddenly he appeared round the bend.

The elephant could not smell the men, because they had put a certain ointment on themselves.

Jack nred the first shot, which was a little too high and only stunned the elephant, but Jim put one dead on the target, and the bullet penetrated the circle of thin bone just above the trunk, and the elephant dropped motionless to the ground.

Someone had at last got the killer and also received the reward. Jim and Jack shared it, because they had both done the job, and after that they both became the greatest of friends.

FRANKLIN

door without giving me a chance to explain.

I knew my father wouldn't give me a chance either, and I would have to force Johnny to own up, and so prevent me from receiving a sound caning.

Life was very hard just then, but I remembered President Brand's motto: 'Alles sal reg kom.'

I went to Johnny's house and asked his mother if I might speak to him.

She said that he had gone to the river to swim and would be back by lunch-time.

I immediately set off for the river, which was three miJes away.

I reached the river in three-quarters of an hour, and saw Johnny swimrrung.

Suddenly he shouted' Help!' and went under. I thought he was playing the fool, but after two minutes had passed and he was still under, I dived in.

At last I saw him in the dark waters, and I swam with him to the bank.

Immediately I applied artificial respiration, and after ten minutes his eyelids fljckered.

At last he recovered consciousness and said, in a feebie voice: ' You - you sa ved my life; how can J ever repay you?'

Anyway, he owned up to the breaking of the window, and all's well that ends weil.

That is how, from being enerrues, we came to be the best of friends.'

J. Standard

COLE.

VB

NEL.

TOE HANS ANDERSEN WAS ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

'N SEUN

"Vader, vader, vertel my 'n storie!" smeek Hans.

Dit was aand, en Hans se vader was besig om 'n paar skoene te versool. "Wag maar 'n rukkie.

Jy weet die oom sal more die skoene kom haal, en, as die skoene nie klaar is nie, sal die oom kwaad wees."

Die volgende oggend was Hans se vader weer besig om 'n paar dameskoene van rooi-satyn, vir die burgemeester se vrou te maak.

As sy van die skoene hou, sou sy vir Hans se vader 'n huis op haar plaas gee. Maar sy het nie van die skoene gehou nie, en hulle het nie die huis gekry nie.

Toe Hans elf jaar oud was, is sy vader oorlede.

Hans wou graag 'n toneelspeler of 'n

Everything seemed to be going wrong with me, and I was rather short of money, because I had broken a window playing cricket.

I received only sixpence a week pocket-money, and so I would have to go without any for a long time until it was paid for.

Suddenly I heard a crash of glass behind me, and I recognized myoid enemy, John Butler, running away. t Ah!" thought 1. t Johnny's going to catch it now.'

But I was wrong, for a few seconds later an irate housewife stepped out of the door.

'So it's you who's broken my window, eh? Well, I'll let your father know flPou~ it to-night!'

With that she slammed the 32

sanger word.

Maar toe hy nie n sanger of toneelspeler kon word nie, het hy na Kopenhagen gegaan. Daar het hy begin om verhale te skrywe.

Hy het gou 'n naam vir homself gemaak.

Vandag is die naam Hans Andersen wêreldberoemd.

R.

BRISCOE.

THE COMET OF DESTRUCTION It was 2 a.m. at Greenwich, London, where two of the world's most brilliant astronomers were taking exquisite photographs of the eclipse of the moon.

Gradually a green hue began to show up around the moon.

It was realized that it was caused by an enormous comet at least twice as big as 'Halley's '.

The observatory was in a state of panic, for this was the lost comet of Pluto, which at one time was part of its mother planet. And now, due to some force of gravity in space, the comet had changed its course and was heading towards the earth.

Soon all London was as light as noon-day.

But still the comet plummeted on towards the earth.

Would the earth's own gravity stop the comet?

Some people had hopes in their minds, but others were not so sure.

Then the temperature started rising. Before the comet came into sight the temperature was 51 ° F., but now it was 89° F. The comet, which would at least destroy a third of the earth, and surely damage the rest, was in the earth's atmosphere, and the time of impact was estimated at 2.55 a.m. The temperature was still rising. It was now 99° F. Earth tremors started and gradually increased to tremendous quakes, which tore the earth asunder.

A great tidal wave arose and ended in the Congo.

Then the comet hit the earth and I hit the floor with .a terrific thud as I fell out of bed. How relieved I was to find that it was only a dream.

1.

KERNOFF.

ONS BESOEK DIE DIERETUIN Saterdagoggend het my vriend en ek na die dieretuin gegaan.

Ons het per bus gegaan en 'n mandjie met kos saamgeneem.

Ons was baie

opgewonde toe ons daar kom.

Daar was baie soorte diere in verskillende hokke.

My vriend wou eers die bokke gaan bekyk.

Hulle wei baie doodgerus in die veld. Wanneer klein kinders hulle met klippe gooi, hardloop hulle weg.

Daar was 'n groot geraas in een hok, en ons het omgedraai en die ape gesien.

Ons het dadelik daarheen gestap om hulle te bekyk.

Daar was verskeie soorte, grotes en baie kleintjies.

Daar was 'n ma aap en 'n kleintjie wat op haar rug gesit het. Daarna het ek voorgestel dat ons na die leeuhokke moes gaan.

Daar, op 'n koppie, was vier leeus. Hulle het baie groot liggame en lang maanhare.

Dit was 'n baie indrukwekkende gesig.

Een papegaai het "Hello Polly" gesê. Die swane het statig in die meer rondgeswem.

Ons het die besoek aan die dieretuin baie geniet, en was jammer toe ons weer die bus moes haalom terug te keer huis toe.

C.

BARKER.

THE PRIZE As I eagerly sought for the names of the winners of a painting competition i~ the local newspaper, I came across my name. Yes, there it was for all to see, 'Arnold Todd, winner of the Ace painting competition '. The first prize was fifty pounds worth of camping utensils from the makers of Ace camping goods.

I jumped up from my chair, shouting for joy, until my mother ran up and asked me what it was all about. 'Mom,' I shouted, ' don't you understand?

I've won the competition!'

'Golly!' she said, 'that's marvellous '. A few days later a van arrived, bringing three big packages - one full of pots, small shovels, spare blankets, tent-pegs, etc. The second was one complete puppy-tent; the third contained the bedding.

About a week later, after much nagging, I received permission to camp with a friend and my dog, Dingo.

It was a really lovely place where we camped. My friend, whose name was Leon, first spotted the place.

There was a stream running through the centre, and on both banks there were small, round rocks, ideal for making furnaces for a stone' stove',

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There were also three oak trees close to one another, and on the second day of our arrival we built a small hut on these trees, from where we could see the whole countryside.

Every morning we got up at about seven 0' clock and started to build up our fire. We usually had a cereal and some eggs for breakfast.

One morning I went to our makeshift , larder' to take out some food for our breakfast, but to my astonishment there was not a bit of food.

I shouted to Leon, and, as he came running up to me, I glimpsed a dark object running away.

Dingo sprang at him, and soon a fierce struggle was taking place.

I ran to fill a bucket of water and throw it over the snarling beasts.

The other animal slunk away, but Leon managed to catch it.

Later we found out that it was a giant anteater, and it was he who had stolen our food.

We handed him over to the game warden, who gave us two pounds reward, for ant-eaters had a price on their heads. With the reward money we bought more supplies. Afterwards we went home again. I related the story to my family, and Leon to his.

All because of a painting competition.

BASIL

FREEDMAN.

DIE SPOOKSKIP Lank, lank gelede was daar 'n skip met die naam The Flying Dutchman.

Op die skip was daar 'n man wat 'n fortuin gemaak het, en hy het sy geld saam met hom geneem.

Net die

kaptein het daarvan geweet. Een aand, terwyl hulle op die boonste dek sit en gesels, het die kaptein gesĂŞ.

"Nou dat jy jou fortuin gemaak het, wat gaan jy daarmee maak?"

"Ek gaan vir my 'n huis in San Francisco laat bou en daar gaan ek heel dag in my tuin sit en rook," answoord hy. Maar hulle het nie geweet dat een van die matrose hulle afgeluister het nie.

Die matroos het vir die ander matrose vertel van die passasier se geld, en hulle het 'n plan beraam om die geld in die hande te kry. Een dag, terwyl die kaptein en sy vriend op die dek loop, het die matrose hulle gegryp en in die see gegooi. Toe het die matrose al die geld geneem en terwyl hulle dit onder mekaar verdeel, het hulle drinkwater uit die vat geloop. Gevolglik het hulle geen water gehad nie. Kort daarna het 'n plaag onder hulle uitgebreek.

Hulle wou na die land gaan om water te kry, maar die mense wou hulle nie toelaat om na die land te gaan nie, omdat hulle gevrees het dat hulle sou aansteek.

Hulle het van hawe tot hawe geseil, maar het nie daarin geslaag om te land rue. 'n Storm het toe opgekom en die skip ver in die oseaan gejaag. Al die matrose het van dors omgekom. Vandag nog sĂŞ die matrose dat, as jy van jou skip uitkyk, jy die spooks kip in die verte sal sien, maar, as jy nader seil, sal die skip skielik in die duisternis verdwyn.

Roy

1'o'\~I"\O"'IAL..

P""VI~IO"" 'W. 8. H.

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5.

VAN

NIEKERK.

RUGBY,

1954 match in seventeen, and that single defeat was inflicted by another school's A team. All that has been said about the Under 13A can be repeated about the Under 13B team, which ended up the season with 271 points for and only 44 against.

The Under 13C also did remarkably well, losing only two games out of a total of nine. Altogether in the Under 13 group, forty matches were played, and out of these thirty-seven were won. The group as a whole scored 671 points for and had only 68 registered against it. Certainly a magnificent achievemen t!

This year the School team has had a rather chequered career, exceptionally good performances being interspersed with those of extreme mediocrity.

Injuries to key players at awkward moments was partly but not wholly responsible for this patchy form.

At one period, too, almost half the team was simultaneously stricken with German measles, which aggravated the already difficult position.

One fact, however, has to be squarely faced and taken into consideration for the future, and that is that the calibre of the replacements this year was far below that of previous years.

The Second Team was just not up to the usual standard.

Indecisive tackling in critical phases of games was also a disti~ct weakness.

Faced with these problems, Ford and Allis led their team with ability and enthusiasm, and great credit is due to them for what they achieved in difficult circumstances.

The Under 19C was a good team, although it did not measure up to last year's' C' team.

They lost some matches, mostly to teams in a division above them, by very narrow margins.

The forwards played hard but lacked speed, but the backs were well up to standard and handled well.

The Under 19D played well and made good progress.

Because they were a reservoir for the higher teams, it was difficult to concentrate on team-building, and their

Once agalll the School can look back on the past season as yet another one of consolidation and expansion.

Two additional teams, the Under 13 and Under 12E, were entered for inter-school competitions, which brings the Wynberg entry to nineteen teams in all, namely the Under 19A, B, C and D, the Under 16A, the Under 15A, B, C and D, the Under 14A and B, the Under 13A, Band C, and the Under 12A, B, C, D and E. A total of 452 players handed in their names for Rugby at the beginning of the season.

The above figures are most pleasing, but an expanding sport and this applies to all School sporting activities - demands expanding ground facilities.

Saturation point has long since been reached with the ground space, both owned and loaned, at present at our disposal. Further playing fields are an urgent and vital necessity, and as such certainly constitute a priority over any other facility which, however attractive and desirable, is merely a luxury but not an essential.

By far the best team of the year was the Under 13A, which was unbeaten in its sixteen games, finishing up with the outstanding record of 345 points for and only 12 against.

By far the most noticeable characteristic of this team was its high degree of technical excellence in kicking, handling, dribbling and tackling, combined with a most determined and imaginative power of penetration in the back-line, which enabled the three-quarters to make the most of the opportunities provided by an excellent pack of forwards.

The team was always positive both in attack and defence, and was led by a most mature and able captain, Seeliger.

Congratulations to both the players and their coach, Mr. Morris, on a season of great achievemen t.

Although the Under 13A gained most of the limelight, the record of the Under DB did not lag far behind.

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FIRST

XV, 1954 .

,Back 1'ow: 1. Pfeil, M. Retief, R. Glover, W. Katz, J. van Niekerk, N. Prior, S. Schneider.

Middle 1'0111:Mr. H. E. Tasker (Coach), 1. Derman, I. Kretschmer, B. Jarmain, P. Fourie, 1. Goodman, T. Mittag, Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen (Coach).

P1'Ont 1'ow: D. Buchanan, R. Wucherpfennig, Mr. W. E. Bowden (P1'incipal), E. Ford (Capt.), M. Allis (Vice-Capt.), H. Schaffer, R. Gelb.

Inset: A. Luck. combination of necessity had to suffer. Many players from these two teams have matured well, and one in particular, Van Teylingen, has gained a very well-deserved place in the School team.

The Under 16 team has played well throughout the season, and here again many players have shown considerable signs of maturity.

The Under 15A has also produced rather patchy form, almost scintillating displays alternating with drab exhibitions.

They have played open rugger throughout the season, and have lost many games by only narrow margins.

When on form, however, it was very difficult to hold them, as may be seen from their defeats of Sacs (16-0), Bishops (11-5), and Ronde-

bosch (3-0).

The Under 15B have been far below average in both size and weight, and their record has consequently suffered.

The Under 15C moulded into a good team, while the Under 15D struggled gamely throughout the season.

Many players. in both teams improved considerably, a well-deserved reward for their keenness and enthusiasm.

The Under 14A and B have had a somewhat lean season, but, despite the fact that they lost more games than they won, their defeats were in no way overwhelming.

For various reasons the teams have never been at full strength, but the Under 14A, when playing with its full complement, was indeed a strong combination. This was shown by the curtain-raiser to the Muir

will soon make its influence felt in School Rugby.

The' Springboks' and' Villagers', the eightyear-olds and under, once again had some glorious fun, while at the same time learning quite a lot of useful rugby. From this nursery, too, graduate the members of our future School team.

This year we were delighted to be the hosts of our very good friends, Muir College, and a team of Combined Rhodesian Schools.

Many friendships were renewed and many new ones formed.

We drew with Muir College 6 points all in what was our most enjoyable

College game, in which the Under 14A defeated Rondebosch A by 9 points to 3.

The Under 12 teams have had another very happy and enjoyable season. Five teams were entered in the competition, and, although the 'F' team was not included in competitive games, they always turned up to practices with great enthusiasm.

This spirit, especially among the lower teams, is invaluable in school sport.

These chaps enjoy their Rugby immensely, and have played some most attractive games. From this promising nursery, in which the young players are carefully taught the technique of the game, comes much valuable material which

UNDER l3A, 1954 Back 'TOW: R. Totos, M. Lundy, 1. Engelke, C. Thomas, ]. Grendon.

Middle 'Tow: 1. Matthews, H. Hutton, R. Marx, A. Thom, B. Hilliard, P. Schipper, M. Hughes, D. Tunbridge, E. ]ason.

P'Tont 'TOW: Mr. Morris, K. Mann, Mr. Bowden, D. Seeliger (Capt.), Mr. Lorie, R. Giles, Sam Neimano.

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UNDER

BB, 1954

Back ~ow: 1. White, B. Hall, L. Pasyol, R. Rowberry, G. Holland, ]. Grendon.

Middle ~ow: 1. Brehany, 1. Matthews, M. WolfIe, D. de Wet, B. Anderson, R. Gamaroff, R. Shlomowitz, E. ]ason, P. Brink.

P~om row: Mr. Morris, B. Land, Mr. Bowden, R. Millson (Capt.), ]. King, Sam Neimann. match, and one which was described by outside spectators as the best school game of the season. We were defeated by the Rhodesians by 3 points to nil in the wettest conditions ever experienced on a Wynberg field. Despite these difficult conditions, it was nevertheless a grand game.

The coaches, Messrs. Wood, Oosthuizen, Sieberhagen, Nel, Richter, Lennox, Attwell, Morris, Thomas arid Palm are to be thanked and cornplimented for their able and untiring services; the keenness and support given to these men by the players are an open testimony of the appreciation of their efforts.

Mr. Bowden's practical interest in both matches and practices is much appreciated by both coaches and players alike.

Many senior players spend much of their time in assisting the coaches and also training

junior players. This help has become an essential service in maintaining our programme of expansion.

Apart from the spirit in which it is given, their coaching has reached a high degree of technical efficiency. Players who have given their services are: S. Neimann, G. Isaacson, E. de Groot, L. Goodman, E. Ford, R. Gelb.

Two of the aforementioned players have rendered particularly valuable service.

E. de Groot, assisted by G. Isaacson in the first half of the season, was personally responsible for the Under 12E and F teams, the first of which was entered in the inter-school competitions.

This was a big responsibiLity, and not only the spirit of the little players under his control but also the results of the Under 12E team bear ample testimony to the excellence of his work.

S. Neimann, better known as < Uncle Sam " acted 38

as assistant coach to the Under 13A and B teams. He attended all practices, all matches, no matter how far afield, and all team meetings.

Everything he did was characterized by a crisp efficiency and careful attention to detail.

In addition, on Friday afternoons he took the , Springboks' and 'Villagers '.

Both in the volume of the work undertaken and the tireless energy of its performance his efforts have never been bettered at Wynberg.

Finally, thanks are due to R. Gelb, P. WaIters and L. Derman for their superb administration of equipment.

The smoothness of all match and practice arrangements is solely due to their indefatigable standard of efficiency.

The following rugby awards have been made for the 1954 season: BLUES: E. Ford; M. Allis; pfennig; A. Luck; D. Buchanan;

R.

Wucher-

L. Goodman.

COLOURS: R. Glover; H. Schaffer; S. Schneider; R. Gelb; J. van Niekerk; M. Retief; 1. Kretschmer; L. Denman; B. Jarmain; W. Katz; 1. Pfeil; P. Fourie; T. Mittag; N. Prior.

HOUSE

MATCHES, SENIORS

1954

Wellington 3; De Waal 3.

Wellington 0; Van Riebeek O. Rhodes 18; Van Riebeek O. Rhodes 8; De Waal o.

De Waal 3; Van Riebeek 6.

Rhodes 6; Wellington 3.

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2.

3.

4.

Rhodes Van Riebeek Wellington De Waal ..

P.

W.

L.

D.

F.

A. Pts.

3 3 3 3

3 1 0 0

0

0 1 2

35 6 6 6

3 24 9 17

JUNIORS

2 (Under

1.

2.

3.

4.

Van Riebeek De Waal ..

Wellington Rhodes

P. 3 3 3 3

W. 2 1 0

L.

D.

0 0 2 2

2 0

A. Pts.

F. 13 13 8 0

0 3 21 10

5 4 2

H.E.T. UNDER

13 RUGBY

RESULTS

The following results have been included for documentary purposes: UNDER 13A: Beat the following: Rondebosch A 12-3; Retreat A 34-0; Jan van Riebeeck A 6-3; Paul Roos Gymnasium 6-3; S.A.C.S. A 22-0; C.B.C. A 38-0; Paarl Boys' High A 6-0; Paul Roos Gymnasium A 19-0; Sea Point A 49-0; S.A.C.S. A 43-0; Paarl Gymnasium A 39-0; Marist A 18-0; Paarl Boys' High A 20-0; Rondebosch A 6-0; Rondebosch A 6-3; Diocesan College A 21-0.

Played 16; won 16; points for 345; points against 12.

UNDER 13B: Beat the folloWing: Rondebosch B 3-0; Bergvliet A 12-6; Jan van Riebeeck B 12-3; Paul Roos Gym. B 6-0; S.A.C.S. B 15-3; C.B.C. B 6-3; Paarl Boys' High B 21-0; Jan van Riebeeck B 12-3; Sea Point B 28-0; S.A.C.S. B 22-0; Fransch Hoek A 20-0; Paarl Boys' High B 59-0; Diep River A 15-3; W.P. Preparatory A 25-5.

Lost to Retreat A 3-6.

Dre1l/ with Rondebosch B 6-6; W.P. Preparatory A 6-6.

Played 17; won 14; lost 1; drew 2; points for 271; poin ts against 44.

H.E.T.

6 3 2

A CRITIQUE

OF THE 1954

FIRST XV

FORD.-A first-class captain, who has been dogged throughout the season by ill-luck and injury; possesses moral and physical courage of the highest degree; owing to team requirements, he has played at centre, not wing, which is his natural position; the possessor of a fine burst of speed, he was always potentially dangerous; at times slackens in his concentration when coming up on defence.

14)

Wellington 3; De Waal 13.

Wellington 0; Van Riebeek 8.

Rhodes 0; Van Riebeek 5.

Rhodes 0; De Waal o.

De Waal 0; Van Riebeek O. Rhodes 0; Wellington 5.

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ALLIS.-Probably the best hooker playing in inter-school rugby; a fine leader of the pack, who is also very valuable in the line-out; when the need arose, he proved also a very able captain, and was in addition an inspiration and example in the loose.

thrustful wing; he must, however, develop a decisive tackle, and eliminate a bad tendency to cut persistently inside instead of going for the corner-flag; as a forward, his play has developed little maturity, and is still flashy, patchy and spasmodic.

WUCHERPFENNIG.-One of the best eighth men in inter-school football, both in attack and defence; a tireless player who is always on the ball initiating many new movements; he is a good tackler, but must definitely aevelop a deadly dive-tackle, closing his arms around his opponent at the moment of impact.

DERMAN.-A light but nippy player who has had the misfortune to experience a lengthy period of loss of form; he must definitely remedy a weakness in defence and, if he does so, will once again be the very good centre that he was last season.

LUCK.-A gifted player who is an excellent scrum-half and a very good fly-half; he has a good eye for an opening, and has that very precious asset, naturally speedy acceleration; he has also cultivated an excellent sharp-angled stab kick; his difficulties are: contentment with an often under-trained condition, a tendency not to break straight at fly-half, and the over-use of a lame kick ahead which could be described less elegantly but more precisely; a bright future awaits him if he works hard to remedy these technical faults, and always keeps in mind that he must always be his own sternest critic.

GELB.-A scrum-half with a very strong kick, a lengthy, accurate pass and a good break; he is a powerful player, but, unless he can overcome a tendency to hesitate when the ball is already out of the scrum, his potentialities will always be limited.

BUCHANAN.-A magnificent tackler, possibly the most deadly in inter-school football, who is one of the most improved players in the team; he is the only player who consistently makes his feet leave the ground in the process of tackling; he must now concentrate on improving his acceleration in his first few strides, and must also learn to use lowangled, attacking kicks.

;

GOODMAN.-A strong, solid, experienced front-ranker, who also finds time and energy to play an excellent game in the loose and lineout; an expert liquidator; few higher compli-' ments can be paid to a man playing In the most exacting position in rugby.

GLOVER.-A full-back with a safe pair of hands who, except for one period when he lost form, has played some very good rugby; he has a lengthy touch-kick and is a fine place-kicker, but must concentrate more on positional play, keep his hands relaxed when catching the ball, not fly-kick, and get more swiftly to the rolling ball.

SCHAFFER.-Also a strong, solid, experienced front-ranker, who is also an expert liquidator in the line-out; although the tempo of his work in the loose can be more sustained, he is nevertheless one of the best front-rank supports in inter-school football.

PFEIL.-A speedy wing with a solid defence, who must instil more fire and determination into his attack; was improving steadily towards the end of the season.

KRETSCHMER.-A very fast wing mixes some very good performances incredibly bad ones; at his best he has penetration, but more often than not frail defence; he is a fine place-kicker; cultivate a dive-tackle.

CLAMPETT.-A weighty, robust who shows possibilities of developing

SCHNEIDER.-A powerful front-ranker and lock, who served the team very well; always in the thick of everything, and a good support in the line-out; one of the most reliable members of the team.

who with good has a must

MITT AG.-An excellent hooker, and the best flank forward in the team; unfortunately, owing to a serious injury, he was unable to complete the season; at his best and fittest a grand player.

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JARMAIN.-A very good flank who, despite his lack of weight, gets through an enormous amount of work; backs up intensively; must watch a slight tendency to let the scrum-half break.

KA TZ.-A tall, well-built young forward who has not yet matured; his future depends on whether he can stop playing his game in patches and attain a standard of hardness and fitness required in top-line school rugby; potentially a very fine line-out player.

VAN TEYLlNGEN.-A powerful frontranker and lock, who is probably the fittest man in the team, and certainly the most improved; he is good in the tight, loose, and line-out, but must still learn to put his man down, and overcome a bad tendency to tackle high.

VAN NIEKERK. - A good line-out exponent; his future depends on whether he can infuse more determination, fire and speed into his play.

FOURIE.-A player of great natural talent; he is a good fly-half and wing, and possesses a lengthy kick; lack of fitness and a weak defence have prevented him from attaining the standard of which he is capable.

RETIEF.-A good flanker who unfortunately has not fulfilled last season's promise; at his best a first-rate forward, but his game has become rather patchy and his defence is none too reliable.

YOUNG.-Also a player who fulfilled last year's promise; a good front-ranker, he has not been able to two definite weaknesses - the habit ing round loose-scrums and tackling neck.

KRUGER.-A very hard tackler, but one who allows the ball to come to him rather than go after the ball himself; he has undoubted promise, but must eliminate the following faults - a suspect fitness, a tendency to hover round loose scrums, and failure to do the prime duty of a forward, namely shove in the 路scrum.

has not lock and overcome of hoverround the

The Big Match.

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VAN DER improved flanker up with the ball; and eliminate a end of a game.

WESTHUlZEN.-A greatly and eighth man, who is always must cultivate a harder tackle tendency to fade towards the

O'CONNOR.-A small but very fit young centre, who has developed a very strong defence, has great promise, but must aim at doing everything at top speed.

KAHN.-A light, nippy little scrum-half who has developed a penetrative break round the scrum; has a good service, but must concentrate on greater length and speed.

McMEEKING.-A fly-half with a beautiful pair of hands and a strong kick under pressure; has a good tactical knowledge of the game, but unfortunately is severely handicapped by slowness in acceleration, which almost writes him off on attack; if he remedies this weakness, he has great possibilities.

PRIOR.The gamest player at Wynberg; in spite of a series of most unlucky injuries, he has battled on, and was one of the most reliable forwards in the pack; he is tireless, always on the ball, and can be relied upon to pop up when the pressure is at its fiercest; only weakness - lack of initial speed off the mark.

after the start Preddy (fly-half) marked and put over an excellent drop-kick to make the score 6-3.

Botha, the speedy Muir left wing, was rewarded for his efforts with a fine try in the corner, which was not converted by Liddel, the captain, making the final score 6-6.

Our second draw with Muir College in two years. v. Paarl B.H.S.

TEAM

v. Muir College.

Drew

8-8.

We took the field very optimistic after our defeat earlier in the season at the hands of Paarl, and from the kick-off we played fast, open rugby.

Paarl opened the score, however, with a try trom a scrum on our line by the scrum-half, which the full-back converted. The score remained unchanged until just after halftime, when Kretschmer put over an excellent penalty to make the score Paarl 5, Wynberg "3.

Wynberg then forged ahead when Ford intercepted and scored under the posts. Kretschmer converted, and Wynberg then had to defend grimly to keep out the Paarl attackers.

In the closing minutes, however, the scrum-half broke again from our line and made the final score 8-8. v. S.A.C.S.

Drew 3-3.

This was not one of the brightest matches, but it did, however, have one or two highlights.

S.A.C.S. opened the score when Davis, their centre, broke and scored near the corner flag.

Van Niekerk, playing on the wing, was unlucky not to score when he knocked on with an open line, while W ucherpfennig was also unfortunate in being brought down within feet of the line after intercepting.

Wynberg equalized, however, late in the first half when Glover put over a penalty.

Throughout the second half neither side could break through, and the score remained

WEINREICH.-A long-striding wing with a brilliant turn of speed; can also tackle well on occasion; inconsistent form tends to detract from his value.

IF.O. and H.E.T. FIRST

Drew

MATCHES 6-6.

This was probably the match which produced some of the best rugby of the season.

The teams took the field in magnificent sunshine, and the game was played at a fast tempo from the kick-off.

Wynberg opened the score when Glover put over a penalty early in the first half. The defence on both sides was magnificent, and, despite continual back-line movements, neither team could break through. Just before half-time Glover scored with another penalty to make the half-time score 6-0. Muir had the better of the second half, and soon

unchanged,

3-3.

v. Hottentots-Holland Won

E.F. (at School

j

16-0.

Wynberg opened with some good, open rugby, and after five minutes' play Buchanan scored after a good back-line movement.

This was converted

by Glover (5-0).

Shortly afterwards Derman scored wi th a try in the corner (8-0).

Just before half-time Retief 42

went over to score (11-0) . After half-time the visitors played some good rugby, and it was only towards the end that Kraukamp scored, the try being converted

by Glover (16-0).

The match ended with Wynberg deservedly the winners by 16-0. v. Rondebosch

B.H. (at Lost 17-8.

Newlands

Shortly afterwards Rondebosch scored in the corner (6-0).

Wynberg retaliated when Luck scored after a good break. This was converted by Ford (6-5).

Before half-time Rondebosch scored a further two tries, of which one was converted, making the halftime score 14-5.

Play evened out in the second half, Clampett scoring a try in the corner. Rondebosch replied with a try, to make the final score 17-8.

A)

This season Wynberg had the privilege of playing in the curtain-raiser to the rugby Currie Cup Final at Newlands.

The game started with Rondebosch doing most of the attacking, but Wynberg soon settled down.

Rondebosch opened their score with a penalty.

v. C.B.C.

Won

13-0

(at School)

This match was very scrappy and seldom reached great heights.

At half-time the score

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was 3-0, Wucherpfennig scoring after following up a back-line movement.

In the second half a break by Ford and a run of about fifty yards brought a try under the poles, which was converted by Glover (8-0).

Near the end a forward rush led to a try, which was again converted by Glover.

Thus the match ended with Wynberg the victors by 13-0.

R.T.W. THE

OLD

BOYS'

MATCH,

1954

After intermittent rain throughout the day, the teams were fortunate enough to run on to the field at School beneath a sunny blue sky.

A rule that no touch-kicking between the twenty-fives was allowed speeded up the game enormously, and both sides gave the ball plenty of air and turned out some sparkling rugby.

For the first half the School dominated play, our pack playing extremely well against a far heavier Old Boys' team.

Wynberg opened the score in the beginning of the second half with a penalty by Glover.

The Old Boys were, however, beginning to settle down, and they soon replied with a try

by Jennings, after a break by Bosch.

The Old Boys continued to attack strongly, and were soon rewarded with a try by Simons, which Van der Merwe again failed to convert.

The School rallied, and, in the face of the Old Boys' 6-3 lead, Mr. Oosthuizen, playing a fine game at centre, broke and sent Schneider over for a try behind the poles which Glover converted with ease.

The Old Boys retaliated with gusto, and within five minutes Bosch broke through, and after a dribble of forty yards scored near the posts to leave Van der Merwe a kick which he goaled, to make the final score in a fast and open game, Old Boys 11, School 8. The game was well handled by referee Mr. Thomson, and, to round off a most enjoyable afternoon, the two teams were given tea at the School House

by Mr. and Mrs. Bowden, a gesture which has become a tradition, and is indeed a very fitting end to a game such as this year's 'Old Boys' Match '.

The School team against the Old Boys was: Glover, Ford (Captain), Mr. Oosthuizen, O'Connor, Clampett, Fourie, Gelb, Goodman, Allis (Vice-captain), Schaffer, Jarmain, Schneider, Van Teylingen, Van der Westhuizen, Wucherpfennig.

CRICKET October,

1953, to March,

1954.

It is indeed a happy fact that we can again look back with justifiable pride on the past season as one which has been most successful from the point o~ view both of achievement and standard of performance.

The School XI, promoted from the B to the A section of the men's Second Division, gave an even more worthy account of themselves; a more detailed account of their main games is given elsewhere.

The Second XI, playing in the Schools First Division, again showed themselves more than capable of holding their own, especially in the second half of the season, when they beat St. Joseph's by an innings, and avenged their defeat of Sea Point, a team with plenty of talent and spirit.

After being in a commanding position, they let the initiative slip out of their hands and lost their annual

friendly margin.

with

Rondebosch

II

by

a narrow

The Thirds and Fourths, also playing in a higher grade, and, it must be remembered, sometimes against the nrst teams of smaller schools, also proved themselves equal to the occasion.

The 5th XI were most successful, winning ten of their twelve games.

Of the two junior sides the Under 13A proved themselves an alive and spirited side which won all but two of their games. With a side like this in the offing, the future of the game at Wynberg is assured.

The Under 15A side was somewhat disappointing: a side with plenty of latent talent, which could rise to beating Bishops A side in one game, but continue to lose against a much weaker side the next.

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FIRST XI, 1954 Mr. A. N. Holmes, J. Maxwell, D. McMeeking, R. Glover, H. Jones, M. Irvine, Mr. D. H. Thomson.

ProtJt row: B. Blake, D. Simons, B. Anderson (Capt.), Mr. W. E. Bowden, D. Louw (Vice-Capt.), R. Hancke, C. Kirsten.

In frotJt: E. Steyn (Scorer).

Inset: A. Luck.

Back

row:

The commencement of the season brought with it quite a number of changes.

The turf practice-wicket which had had to be moved settled down eventually, and with the new cement wicket alongside of it proved a decided acquisition, as did the new pavilion.

The use of the top field with its own turf wicket, and the widened turf on the main field enabled us to have a larger number of home games. Both pieces of turf have proved themselves very sound and dependable wickets.

In this connection we must again state our indebtedness to the Old Boys for the widened screens to cope with the wider wicket.

Our thanks, too, to those responsible for the making and erection thereof.

AWARDS

Our congratulations go to H. Joffe, D. Louw, B. Blake and C. Kirsten, who most deservedly were awarded their Blues. Colours were given to B. Rogers, L. Estment, P. Simons, G. Bosch, A. Gabb, H. Jones and J. 路Wallace.

The Old Boys' award of bats for the most improved players went to C. Kirsten (Senior) and M. Rael CJ unior) .

HOUSE

GAMES

The House games, both Senior and Junior, provided not only a terrific amount of enthusiasm but cricket of a surprisingly high standard.

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with more rapt attention than did our cricketers when Geoff Rabone, Tony McGibbon and John Reid, of the New Zealand touring side, came up to the School and addressed the cricketers in the Assembly Hall. An informal photograph of them chatting to members of the School 1st XI is the prized possession of those fortunate enough to be included in the photograph.

In conclusion, may I on behalf of the cricketers thank all those who have contributed in some way, small as it may be, towards making the season the success it has been. To Mrs. Bowden and Mrs. Wake, who have made the tea interval such a pleasant and happy interlude; the scorers and umpires who have done a tiring job so cheerfully; the kit-stewards who have given so much time and thought; the boys who have assisted in coaching; Dr. Wood and the grounds committee for willing and co-operative help; Mr. Thomas, whose help and advice has at all times been most invaluable; and, last but not least, the members of the staff who have given of their free time to make possible the fixtures on Saturdays to one and all thank you very much.

contested games to emerge as Senior champions.

The Junior series resulted in a tie between Rhodes and De Waal, each winning two games and drawing the encounter between themselves.

COACHES

The School was again able to avail itself of the services of Mr. Eddie Watts.

I should also at this stage like to express our sincere thanks to Mr. Bowden and Messrs. Thomson, Morris, Gitmore, Richter, Oosthuizen, Attwell, Hawks (and his assistants), and Gardener for the time and interest they have so unstintingly given. I think I can say without hesitation that our .success can in no small measure be attributed to their enthusiasm and sound coaching.

SCHOOLS'

WEEK

After a devastating start in a two-day game against Bishops on our ground, our side went on to play the cricket we know them capable of, to win most convincingly their three remaining games.

Of the side Joffe was elected captain of the one Trial team, and eventually vice-captain of the Western Province Schools' side, which included also Derek Louwand Barry Blake.

Barry struck a bad patch, but both Derek and Hymie proved the worth of their inclusion on more than one occasion.

In our first game against Bishops, who scored 398 (after being 384/5), our totals were 109 and 125.

Bowling honours went to Glover - 4/4, but Louw's 4/100 was a stout-hearted effort.

Our following game against Rondebosch will be remembered for the uncannily accurate catching in leg slip by Glover to enable Blake to take 6/51.

Rondebosch scored 105 in reply to Wynberg's total of 240/9 declared.

Of this Joffe had contributed 78, Jones 34, Estment 32, and Louw 31 not out. No less convincing was our defeat of Observatory, who made 133 (Blake 4/41, Kirsten 4/22) in reply to our total of 205/7 declared (Joffe 41 and Simons 32) . The last game against Marists was a triumph for our openi~g bowlers (Blake 5/21, Louw 4/19), for Marists were dismissed for 46 in reply to our total of 139 (Joffe 48).

Few boys can ever have been more thrilled, and certain it is that few have ever listened

SUMMARY

OF 1st XI GAMES

Of our League fixtures the first against Techs. was drawn, but we were able to claim a lead on the first innings.

The School scored 201 in the first knock (Estment 46, Kirsten 45) and 89/3 declared, while Techs. scored 104 and 81/5 (Louw 3/44, Blake 5/39 and 4/22).

Our second game against Alma was won by four wickets, a game which will be remembered for a long time for its race against time.

Scores: School 200 (Kirsten 32, Estment 28) and 111/6 (Jones 29); Alma 82 and 228/9 declared.

(Louw (7/33) was the outstanding bowler.)

In our third game against Green Point the School amassed its highest total of 306/7 declared (Rogers 83, Gabb 68, Louw 38 not out, Kirsten 34 not out).

To this Green Point replied with 163 and 187/7, thus forcing a draw.

In our last game before the vacation we lost outright to Bellville after leading on the first 46 9

The New Zealand cricketers visit the School.

innings.

This game will always be remembered for the atrocious condition of the pitch.

Our first innings realized 47, to which Bellville replied with 42, and both sides were out before the tea interval.

Our second innings total was 116 (Kirsten 40).

Unfortunately a big hitter got hold of our bowling in their second knock, the req uired runs being made for the loss of only five wickets.

In the second half of the season only two league fixtures were played - the first against Liesbeek Park was won by seven wickets, and the second against Mowbray was lost after gaining a first innings lead.

Against Liesbeek Park we declared with 255 runs on the board and seven wickets down.

Of these Luck scored 90, Jones 64, and Kirsten 39 not out.

Liesbeek Park were forced to follow on, and repeated their first innings total of 154 in their second knock.

Blake, with 5/70 in their first innings, was the most consistent bowler.

The 57 required to win outright was knocked off with the loss of only three wickets. Our next game against Mowbray was one of low scores.

Mowbray scraped together but 61 (Blake 5/23, Glover 3/17) in

Five friendlies were played during the holidays.

Of these four were won - against Observatory B.H., 路McKay's XI, W.P. Wednesday XI, and Claremont.

The last against the Old Boys was drawn.

To our total of 231 (Joffe 64, Estment 50, Rogers 37) the Old Boys just managed to play out time to score 170/9.

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their first knock, but we were only able to lead by Il runs.

In their second knock Mowbray scored 134 (Blake 7/54) , but a complete collapse followed, and the side was out for 42.

Six friend lies were played in the second half of the season. Of these we drew with Bishops,

after being down on the fir~t innings, and drew also with Rondebosch, but this time had quite a useful first innings lead. This game will be remembered for Barry Blake's meritorious feat of dismissing the last four Rondebosch batsmen with four successive balls. In our last friendly against Cape Town club the School side declared with 274/5 to their credit, of which

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total' Corny' Kirsten contributed 103 not out - our first century in senior cricket since 1949 or 1950. It was an almost flawless knock.

In one of those customary partnerships Kirsten and Louw put on 145, Louw himself scoring

76. In reply Cape Town were all out for 114 (Louw 5/29) in their first innings, and followed on to make 106 for four in their second a fitting end to a most successful season.

ATHLETICS,

1954 BASKIN CUP Under 12 Champion: ). Moore.

JUNIOR RELAYCUP Under 10 Relay: Van Riebeek.

JUNIOR RELAY CUP Under 12 Relay: Wellington.

BASKIN CUP Under 14 Champion: N. Vos. ARTHUR NEWMAN CUP Under 14 Relay: De Waal.

C. E. FELBERT CUP Under 16 Champion: B. Brenner.

DR. PYCROFTCUP Under 16 440 yards: B. Brenner.

DR. BOBBINSCUP 100 yards Open: B. Weinreich.

STANLEY LEWIS CUP High Jump Open: E. Middiemost.

DUNCAN TAYLOR CUP Long Jump Open: B. Weinreich.

WOOLLASTON CUP 440 yards Open: M. Allis.

HEADMASTER'SCUP 880 yards Open: R. Wucherpfennig.

TAYFIELD CUP One Mile Open: M. Allis.

NEVILLE RILEY CUP 110 yards Hurdles Open: B. Weinreich.

HOOGENHOUT VICTOR LUDORUMCUP B. Weinreich.

McDoNALD CUP Junior Under 16 House Cup: Van Riebeek.

OLD BOYS' CUP House Championship Cup: Wellington.

The annual Athletic Sports Meeting was held at the Garrison Track on Friday, 26th February.

In contrast with last year's brilliant summer weather, the day started dismally in drizzling rain, but fortunately cleared later into ideal sports weather.

During last year's meeting, which yielded a spate of new records, it seemed that saturation point had been reached, and it was felt that many years would elapse before they were eclipsed.

Early in the morning, however, B. Weinreich ran an excellent 100 yards in 10' 6 seconds, only . 2 second outside L. Shapiro's record of 1953.

Later, Weinreich jumped 20 ft. 9 ins. which surpassed Shapiro's distance for 1953 by more than an inch. This was followed by J. Lecson clearing 5 ft. in. in the Under 14 High Jump to better the record of C. Harris established in 1945.

Shortly after the tea interval a battle royal ensued between R. W ucherpfennig and M. Allis in the half-mile.

Leaving the rest of the competitors well behind they battled for first place in the last lap, W ucherpfennig ultimately winning in the record time of 2 mins. 3' 5 secs., with M. Allis clocking 2 mins. 8 secs. Both runners beat H. van der Merwe's 1953 record.

M. Allis in the mile provided the greatest sensation of the day by shattering Kirsten's 1940 record by 13' 4 secs. The De Waal Under 14 relay team set up yet another record in the 440 yards, clocking 54'1 secs., while M. Kahn put the shot 39 ft. It ins.

The Victor Ludorum Cup, together with the other trophies, among which was a new Cup presented by Mr. J. Tayfield for the Open Mile, was presented by Mrs. W olmarans to conclude a most successful gathering.

ot

The following points were gained by the Houses: 1. Wellington 83 2. Van Riebeek 69 3. De Waal 64 4. Rhodes 54 The results were as follows: OPEN 100 yds.: 1, B. Weinreich (W.); 2, E. Ford (R.); 3,1. Pfeil (W.).

10路8 secs.

220 yards: 1, B. Weinreich (W.); 2, 1. Pfei1 (W.); 3, E. Ford (R.). 24'5 secs.

440 yds.: 1, M. Allis (W.); 2, G. Schafer (V.R.); 3, A. Coetzee (R.).

55 secs.

CUPS WERE AWARDED TO: FRIEDLANDERCUP Under 10 Champion: R. Dau, A. Elliot.

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ATHLETICS

TEAM, 1954

Back row: K. Cloete, ]. Leeson, M. Nixon, E. Middiemost, R. Glover, B. ]ohnson, N. Prior, G. ]ohnson, A. Beck.

Second row: N. Vos, R. Wucherpfennig, I. Pfeil, B. Brenner, G. Schiifer, A. Wiles, C. Ashton, G. Bing.

First row: R. Kirsten, 1. Derman, D. Buchanan, B. Weinreich, I. Kretschmer, T. Clampett, A. Todres.

Fr01~trow: M. Kantor, G. Marine, R. Millson, R. Witthuhn, P. Schipper, R. Gamaroff, B. Hilliard: Seated: Mr. H. E. Tasker (Coach), Dr. H. G. Wood (Coach), M. Allis (Capt.), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), E. Ford (Vice-Capt.), Mr. ]. F. Oosthuizen (Coach), S. Neimann.

Inset: A. Luck.

880 yds.: 1, R. Wucherpfennig (D.); 2, M. Allis (W.); 3, I. Kretschmer (R.). 2 min. 3·5 secs.

Mile: 1, M. AIlis (W.); 2, R. Wucherpfennig (D.); 3, R. Glover (R.). 4 min. 36· 3 secs.

Long Jump: 1, B. Weinreich (W.); 2, M. Nixon (R.); 3, R. Hancke (V.R.). 20 ft. 9 ins.

High Jump: 1, E. Middiemost (R.); 2, D. Perrow (w.); 3, R. Hancke (V.R.).

5 ft. 4 ins.

110 yds. Hurdles: 1, B. Weinreich (W.); 2, N. Prior (W.); 3, P. Waiters (D.). 15·7 secs.

Shot Putt: 1, M. Kahn (W.); 2, E. Ford (R.); 3, G. Schiifer (V.R.).

35 ft. It ins.

220 yds.: 1, B. Brenner (V.R.); 2, G. Bing (R.); 3, B. ]ohnson (V.R.). 25·2 secs.

440 yds.: 1, B. Brenner (V.R.); 2, P. Basset (R.); 3, 1. Adamson (W.). 57·3 secs.

880 yds.: 1, C. Ashton (W.); 2, M. Wallace (R.); 3, M. Noffki (D.). 2 min. 19·5 secs.

Long Jump: 1, S. Gamaroff (V.R.); 2, D. Buchanan (V.R.); 3, R. Pugh (D.). 18 ft. 4 ins.

High Jump: 1, K. Cloete (D.); 2, S. Gamaroff (V.R.); 3, R. Pugh (D.).

4 ft. Ilt ins.

75 yds. Hurdles: 1, D. Buchanan (V.R.); 2, D. Bromberger (W.); 3, M. Noffki (D.). 17 secs.

UNDER 16: 100 yds.: 1, B. Brenner (V.R.); 2, A. Luck (D.); 3, G. Bing (R.). 11·2 secs.

UNDER 14 100 yds.: 1, N. Vos (D.); 2, T. Clampett (D.); 3, R. Kirsten (W.).

12 secs.

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220 yds.: 1, N. Vos (D.); 2, T. Clampett (D.); 3, R. Kirsten (W.).

26· 7 secs.

Long Jump: 1, N. Vos (D.); 2, J. Leeson (V.R.); 3, A. Wiles (V.R.).

17 ft. 5 ins.

High Jump: 1, J. Leeson (V.R.); 2, A. Wiles (V.R.); 3, J. Johnson (D.).

5 ft. ot ins.

75 yds. Hurdles: 1, N. Vos (D.); 2, T. Clampett (D.); 3, M. Farrel (R.).

12 secs.

UNDER 12 75 yds.: 1, J. Moore (W.); 2, R. Witthuhn 3, N. Perrow (D.).

10'1 secs.

120 yds.: 1, J. Moore (W.); 2, R. Witthuhn 3, N. Perrow (D.).

16 secs.

UNDER 10 50 yds.: 1, R. Dau (R.); 2, A. Elliot (R.); Gibbs (D.). 7'5 secs.

75 yds.: 1, A. Elliot (R.); 2, R. Dau (R.); Jennings (R.).

10·8 secs.

880 yds.: R. Wucherpfennig - 2 min. 3' 5 secs.

1954.

Mile: M. Allis - 4 min. 36· 3 secs. 1954.

UO yds. Hurdles: N. Riley - 14'5 secs. 1948.

Long Jump: B. Weinreich - 20 ft. 9 ins. 1954.

High Jump: R. Bell - 5 ft. 5t ins. 1941.

Shot Putt: M. Kahn - 39 ft. It ins. 1954.

RELAYS 10 220 yds.: Wellington - 31'1 secs. 1944.

UNDER 12 330 yds.: Wellington - 43·1 secs. 1949.

UNDER 14 440 yds.: De Waal - 54· 1 secs. 1954.

UNDER 16 440 yds.: Van Riebeek, Wellington 48·6 secs. 1951.

UNDER

(V.R.); (V.R.);

3, A. 3, R.

OPEN

440 yds.: Wellington

RELAYS Open (440 yds.): 1, Wellington; 2, Van Riebeek; 3, Rhodes. 48·8 secs.

Under 16 (440 yds.): I, Van Riebeek; 2, Rhodes; 3, De Waal. 48'7 secs.

Under 14 (440 yds.): 1, De Waal; 2, Wellington; 3, Van Riebeek. 54·1 secs.

Under 12 (330 yds.): I, Wellington; 2, De Waal; 3, Rhodes. 44·8 secs.

Under 10 (220 yds.): I, Van Riebeek; 2, Rhodes; 3, Wellington.

31' 9 secs.

-

47·4 secs.

INTER-ZONAL

1953.

SPORTS

For the first time this year a scheme of zonal athletic meetings was embarked upon and was enthusiastically received. The Peninsula schools as far as Bellville were divided into five zones of six schools per zone, the first two competitors of each event forming a team to· compete at the Inter-zonal meeting to be held at the Rondebosch B.H.S. track.

RECORD·HOLDERS 10 50 yards: N. Denison, B. Weinreich -7,0 secs.

1947.

75 yds.: B. Weinreich - 9'9 secs. 1947.

UNDER 12 75 yds.: S. Versveld - 9' 2 secs. 1942.

120 yds.: B. Weinreich - 15'1 secs. 1949.

UNDER 14 100 yds.: P. Lowry - 11· 5 secs. 1936.

220 yds.: J. du Toit - 26·4 secs. 1944.

75 yds. Hurdles: N. Riley - 11· 3 secs. 1944.

Jong Jump: 1. Shapiro - 18 ft. lOt ins. 1950. . High Jump: J. Leeson - 5 ft. ot ins. 1954.

UNDER 16 100 yds.: 1. Shapiro - 10·4 secs. 1952.

220 yds.: 1. Shapiro - 23, 6 secs. 1952.

440 yds.: B. Heymann - 55' 2 secs. 1951.

880 yds.: W. Kirstein 2 min. 10' 2 secs.

1940.

UO yds. Hurdles: C. Rosslind 15' 5 secs.

1941.

Long Jump: 1. Shapiro - 20 ft. 6t ins. 1952.

High Jump: W. Hare, W. Kirstein 5 ft.

2t ins. 1940.

UNDER

Wynberg sent a strong and well-balanced team to Green Point for the zonal gathering and gained twenty firsts in forty-three events.

The Inter-zonal meeting took place in dismal conditions at Rondebosch B.H.S., driving rain in the morning rendering the track sodden. In spite of these adverse conditions B. Weinreich ran a great 100 yards heat to equal the S.A. record of 10' 2 secs.

Our results

were as follows:

19 G. Schafer, 2nd, 440 yds.; R. Wucherpfennig, 1st, 880 yds.; M. Allis, 2nd, 880 yds.; M. Allis, 3rd, Mile; E. Middiemost, 1st, High Jump.

UNDER

UNDER 17 M. Kahn, 1st, Shot Put; B. Weinreich, yds.; B. Weinreich, 2nd, Long Jump.

UNDER

1st, 100

15

B. Johnson, 2nd, 100 yds.

OPEN: UNDER 14 N. Vos, 1st, 100 yds.; N. Vos, 2nd, 75 yds.; N. Vos, 3rd, Long Jump; J. Leeson, 1st, High Jump:

100 yds. 1. Shapiro - 10·4 secs. 1953.

220 yds. 1. Shapiro - 23' 2 secs. 1953.

440 yds. B. Heymann - 53·6 secs. 1952.

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WESTERN PROVINCE JUNIOR ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS As in previous years Wynberg sent a team to Bellville where an adverse strong wind hampered the runners to a considerable extent.

Entering a fairly large team we left the field not undistinguished considering the very keen competition.

B. Weinreich secured himself a place in the W.P. Junior Team with very convincing wins in the 100 and 220 yards Under 17 division.

R. Wucherpfennig turned in a gallant effort for the half-mile race, only just failing to catch the leader and gained second place. G. Schafer won himself and the School a good third place in a very hard 440 yards race, while the Under 17 relay team procured a second position for Wynberg.

E. Ford found the form that had eluded him at the School's meeting and his third place put of 40 feet would have shattered the School's record in this event.

B. Weinreich acquitted himself worthily at the S.A. Junior Sports held at Kimberley, gaining third place in both sprints, with the winning time for the 100 yards at 10路3 secs., thus continuing the tradition of Wynberg fame in these track events.

Athletic Kahn,

Blues 1954: M. Allis, E. Ford, M.

G. Schafer,

B. Weinreich,

R. Wucher-

pfennig.

Athletic

ColouTs

Glover, R. Hancke, D. Perrow.

1954: 1. Derman, R. E. Middiemost, M. Nixon, H.G.W.

THE CROSS-COUNTRY,

1954

'Cross-Country Day' was held on Friday, 8th October, in cool and pleasant conditions.

The runners were helped on their outward journey by a stiff south-east breeze, but during the latter stages of the race this erstwhile advantage became a decided handicap.

Altogether there were 370 runners participating in the races, a not particularly imposing entry in the circumstances.

The only disappointing entry was ill the Junior Crossco.untry section,. where the response was extremely

poor.

The Senior Cross-country was easily won by R. Wucherpfennig, who came home clear of his field in the excellent time of 33 mins.

18 secs., which was only eleven seconds outside the record. If he had been pushed more closely, there is no doubt that he would have beaten the record with ease. I. Kretschmer ran well to complete the course in 34 min. 20 sec. This year the Blues and Colours times had been substantially reduced to 34t minutes and 36 minutes respectively, and only the first two runners beat the time required for Blues standard.

E. Matthews ran well .to take third place, and was closely followed by E. MiddIemost, C. Ashton, K. Cloete, A. van Rosenveld, R. Davie, and A. Coetzee.

All these runners completed the course in less than the time required for Colour standard.

M. Matthews put up a very fine performance winning the Junior Cross-country in 35 mins. 24 secs., a time that has only once been previously beaten.

J. Carstens ran well to take second place in 36 min. 5 secs., while A. Kohne came in third in the promising time of 37 min. 3路2 secs. The Under 13 race proved the most exciting of all, the field including as many as eighty-five runners. In a grim struggle H. Hutton just got home in a desperately close finish from 1. Matthews, with P. Schipper not far behind. The record of the Matthews family deserves special mention: E. Matthews (3rd in Senior race); M. Matthews (Ist in Junior race); L. Matthews (2nd in Under 13 race).

This is a fine family performance which has not been equalled.

The Under Il race again provided one of its customary hard finishes in which N. Newton just shaded P. de Wet out of first place, while M. Kantor ran well to gain the third placing.

Perhaps the finest performance of the entire day was accomplished in this race when E. Farmer, who had suffered severely from polio, completed the course. The spirit and pluck of this gallant little runner is something of which the entire school is most proud. Incidentally, it was the point he gained for his House that enabled Wellington to beat De Waal in the Under 11 competition by 378 points to 377. P. Morkel won a well-contested Under 9 race from D. Friedland and P. Puttick,

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while B. Bravo showed exceptional promise in an effortless win in the Sub B Cross-playground.

Again it must be stressed that 'Crosscountry Day' is almost entirely run by the scholars themselves, and all pickets and coursestewards are to be thanked for their efficient and willing help. A less obvious but an equally important and more arduous service is also rendered by the' back-room boys', who swiftly 'Compile the results and points gained by the various runners.

D. Ross, G. Isaacson and J. Scott have rendered invaluable services in this respect.

D. Bromberger must be thanked for his preparation of the record-sheets; in the artistry and efficiency with which these sheets have been prepared he has no equal. Finally, owing to the intervening long week-end, D. Ross calculated all the House placings without any assistance; this is a stupendous individual effort done with that crisp, unassuming efficiency that has become characteristic of the work of this most able compiler.

Congratulations to De Waal on winning the Grand Total of points for the first time.

Juniors (1) Rhodes

(2) De Waal (3) Wellington

(4) Van Riebeef

699 424 204 158

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Under 13 Wellington De Waal Van Riebeek Rhodes

1064 1027 792 772

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Under Il Wellington De Waal Rhodes Van Riebeek

378 377 326 245

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Under 9 Rhodes De Waal Van Riebeek Wellington

361 280 222 218

(1) (2) (3) (4)

S11bB Wellington Rhodes Van Riebeek De Waal

197 190 148 131

Sub A

The detailed results were as follows: Senior Cross-country: 1, R. Wucherpfennig (D.W.); 2, 1. Kretschmer (R.); 3, E. Matthews (W.).

Time: 33 mins.

18 secs.

Junior Cross-country: 1, M. Matthews (W.); 2, J. Carstens (R.); 3, A. Kiihne (D.W.).

Time: 35 min. 24 secs.

Under 13 Cross-playgrotmd: 1, H. Hutton (R.); 2, L. Matthews (W.); 3, P. Schipper (R.).

Under Il Cross-playgroundJ: 1, N. Newton (R.); 2, P. de Wet (W.); 3, M. Kantor (D.W.).

Under 9 Cross-playground: 1, P. Morkel (D.W.); 2, D. Friedland (V.R.); 3, P. Puttick (D.W.).

Sub B Cross-playgrou'nd: 1, B. Bravo (W.); 2, C. Hay tread (V.R.);. 3, S. Braude (W.).

Sub A Cross-playground: 1, T. Watson (D.W.); 2, D. Gauld (W.); 3, J. Nel (D.W.).

The points gained by various Houses were: Seniors (1) De Waal 693 (2) Wellington 660 (3) Rhodes 430 (4) Van Riebeek 233

(1) Rhodes ..

(2) Wellington (3) De Waal

(4) Van Riebeek

190 150 149 106

House Totals

(1) De Waal (2) Rhodes

..

(3) Wellington

(4) Van Riebeek

3081 2968 2871 1904 FOR 1954

(Cross-country) J. Kretschmer.

ATHLETIC COLOURS (Cross-country) FOR 1954 E. Matthews, E. MiddIemost, C. Ashton, K. Cloete, R. Davie, A. van Rosenveld, A. Coetzee.

H.E.T. ATHLETIC

BLUES

R. Wucherpfennig,

CROSS-COUNTRY DOCUMENTARY (1935-54) The following is a fascinating documentary record of the Cross-country and Cross-playground runs from the time when records were first kepe at the School: CROSS-COUNTRY SENIOR 1935: 1,J. Stephenson (D.W.); 2,Langley (D.W.); 3,Henderson (V.R.). Time: 28 min. 10路8 secs.路

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1936: 1, Langley (D.W.); 2, Goodwin (V.R.); 3, Henderson (V.R.). Time: 36 min. 5'8 secs.

1937: 1, Haylett (R.); 2, Ford (V.R.); 3, Brink (R.). Time: 35 min. 6 secs. t1938: 1, Upton (W.); 2, Ford (V.R.); 3, Joubert (W.). Time: 39 miO'!29·4 secs.

1939: 1, Kriel (R.); 2, Pelteret (D.W.); 3, Norton (W.). Time: 39 min. 30 secs.

1940: 1, R. McGregor (W.); 2, Kriel (R.); 3, Galloon (W.).

Time: 36 min. 6·8 secs.'

1941: 1, N. Moseley (D.W.); 2,1. Bailey (V.R.); 3, Pask (R.). Time: 35 min. 40 secs."

1942: 1, G. West (D.W.); 2, K. Forman (W.); 3, Sleigh (W.). Time: 38 min. 15 secs.

1943: 1, G. West (D.W.); 2, R. Smuts (D.W.); 3, R. Phillips (D.W.). Time: 36 min. 16·6 secs.

1944: 1, R. Smuts (D.W.); 2, B. McGregor (W.); 3, J. Moir (D.W.).

Time: 34 min. 15 secs.'"

1945: 1, W. Heath (D.W.); 2, D. Bailey (D.W.); 3, P. Coetzee (D.W.). Time: 36 min. 7 secs.

1946: 1, R. Gorin (R.); 2, W. Edgecombe (W.); 3, R. Jones (W.).

Time: 35 min. 55·9 secs.

1947: 1, O. Schmidt (R.); 2, K. McGregor (W.); 3, G. Parkinson (R.). Time: 38 min. 56·4 secs.

1948:' 1, F. Simons (R."); 2, A. Kennedy (R.); 3, A. Chambers (R.). Time: 36 min. 18·2 secs.

1949: 1, K. Clews (V.R.); 2, A. Chambers (R.); 3,1. Brown (R.). Time: 35 min. 27·2 secs.

1950: 1, E. Harmon (W.); 2, K. Clews (V.R.); 3, M. D'Oliveira (D.W.). Time: 33 min. 45 secs."

1951: 1, E. Harman (W.); 2, G. Hodges (D.W.); 3, J. v. d. Merwe (V.R.).

Time: 33 min.

36· 6 secs.· 1952: 1, J. v. d. Merwe (V.R.); 2, R. Wucherpfennig (D.W.); 3, O. Sheard (W.).

Time: 34 min. 25·4 secs.

1953: R. Glover (R.); 2, M. AlIis (W.); 3, O. Sheard (W.). Time: 33 min. 9' 2 secs.

1943: 1, T. Hansen (W.); 3, C. Suttle (W.); 3, O. Ryan (V.R.). Time: 37 min. 26·6 secs.'

1944: 1, O. Ryan (V.R.); 2, R. Roberts (D.W.); 3, C. B. v. d. Merwe (V.R.). Time: 38 mins.

47·6 secs.

1945: 1, W. Edgecombe (W.); 2, F. Williams (V.R.); 3, P. Spangenberg (R.).

Time: 40 min. 59·6 secs.

1946: 1, F. Simons (R.); 2, H. v. d. Merwe (V.R.); 3, G. Parkinson (R.), A. Rabin (W.). Time: 39 min. 12·2 secs.

1947: 1, F. Simons (R.); 2,1. Brown (R.); 3, I. Scott (D.W.).

Time: 38 min. 56·4 secs.

1948: 1, N. Williams (R.); 2, E. Harman (W.); 3, D. van Schoor (D.W.).

Time: 39 min.

47' 5 secs.

1949: 1, E. Harman (W.); 2, K. Matier (V.R.); 3, R. Belonsky (W.). Time: 35 min. 5·6 secs.'

1950: 1, J. v. d. Merwe (V.R.); 2, N. Clayden (V.R.); 3, W. Barham (W.). Time: 38 min.

41·1 secs.

1951: 1, R. Wucherpfennig (D.W.); 2, R. Glover (R.); 3, W. Barham (W.).

Time: 37 min.

39·4 secs.

1952: 1,1. Kretschmer (R.); 2, A. Hodges (D.W.); 3, A. v. Rosenveld (V.R.).

Time: 36 min.

52·6 secs.

1953: 1, A. Hodges (D.W.); 2, A. O'Connor (W.); 3, R. Davie (D.W.). Time: 35 min. 56 secs.

• A School record. tFrom this year the present course was adopted.

CROSS-PLAYGROUND UNDER 13

JUNIOR

1937: 1, Sreadman (W.); 2, Upron (W.); 3, Pycroft (W.).

1938: 1, R. Stewart (W.); 2, Heath (D.W.); 3, Talander (V.R.).

1939: 1, G. West (D.W.); 2, Pycroft (W.); 3, Heath (D.W.).

1940: 1, Bowley (W.); 2, Adams (W.); 3, Shifrin

1935: 1, G. Stephenson (D.W.); 2, Holton (D.W.); 3, Ted Morshuizen (V.R.).

Time: 33 min.

5' 8 secs."

1936: 1, Haylett (R.); 2, Kriel (R.); 3, Upton (W.). Time: 39 min. 45·6 secs.

1937: 1, Upton (W.); 2, Kriel (R.); 3, Blake (W.).

Time: 40 min. 10 secs. t1938: 1, Riley (V.R.); 2, R. McGregor (W.); 3, Galloon (W.). Time: 40 min. 31·6 secs.

1939: 1, Riley (V.R.); 2, Owen (R.); 3, Weiner (D.W.). Time: 37 min. 29 secs.'

1940: 1, Van Zyl (R.); 2, O. Rosslind (W.); 3, G. West (D.W.).

Time: 40 min. 30 secs.

1941: 1, G. West (D.W.); 2, Sleigh (W.); 3, Heath (D.W.).

Time: 39 min. 54'2 secs.

1942: 1, Butler (D.W.); 2, B. McGregor (W.); 3, Legg (R.). Time: 38 min. 0·6 secs.

1941: 1, Adams (W.); 2, Tylcoat (R.); 3, Nisbec (V.R.).

1942: 1, C. B. v. d. Merwe (V.R.); 2, 1. Stewart (W.); 3, W. Lategan (D.W.).

1943: 1, W. Laregan (D.W.); 2, G. Parkinson (R.); 3, G. Babbage (D.W.).

1944: J. Travers (D.W.); 2, F. Simons (R.); 3, J. Kets (D.W.).

1945: 1, N. Hoets (V.R.); 2, 1. Scott (D.W.); 3, R. Berelowitz (W.).

1946: P. Pelser (V.R.); 2, B. Perrins (D.W.); 3, M. D'Oliveira (D.W.).

1947: 1, M. D'Oliveira (D.W.); 2, R. Legg (D.W.); 3, A. Gold (W.).

1948: 1, J. v. d. Merwe (V.R.); 2, D. Stewart (W.); 3, B. Rogers (W.).

"A School record. tFrom this year the present course was adopted.

(R.).

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1949:

1, B. Peacey

(O.W.); 2,1.

Shapiro (W.); (V.R.).

1950: 1, B. Weinreich (W.); 2, A. Peacey (O.W.); 3, K. Cloete (O.W.).

1951: 1, K. Cloete (O.W.); 2, D. Myburgh (R.); 3, E. Rogers (W.).

1952: 1, E. Rogers (W.); 2, M. Orpen (V.R.); 3, J. Carstens (R.).

1953: 1, T. Clampen (O.W.); 2, J. Carstens (R.); 3, P. Schipper (R.).

1945:

1, D. Christopher (V.R.); 2, R. Hancke (V.R.); 3, K. Blake (R.).

1946: 1, B. Weinreich (W.); 2, A. Peacey (O.W.); 3, P. Fourie (R.).

1947: 1, K. Cloete (O.W.); 2, E. Bakker (W.); 3, W. Hutton (V.R.).

1948: 1, B. Cox (W.); 2, C. Hutton (R.); 3,1.

Samols (W.).

1949: 1, N. Vos (O.W.); 2, P. Schipper (R.); 3, N. Koevert (V.R.).

1950: 1, P. Schipper (R.); 2, D. Orpen (V.R.); 3, D. de Wet (W.).

1951: 1, A. Morkel (O.W.); 2, F. Maunder (R.); 3, A. Thom (V.R.).

1952: 1, N. Newton (R.); 2, G. Rogers (R.); 3, N. Bester (O.W.).

1953: 1, P. Morkel (O.W.); 2, D. Woolf (V.R.); 3, A. Elliott (R.).

3, R. Hancke

UNDER 1936:

1, Klootwyk (-); (R.) .

1937: 1, West (O.W.); (O.W.).

Il

2, Layzel (R.); 2, Scon

(W.);

3, Jacobs 3, Moseley

1938: 1, Scott (W.); 2, Bowley (W.); 3, R. Dryburgh (W.).

1939: 1, R. Dryburgh (W.); 2, W. Dryburgh (W.); 3, Bowley (W.).

1940: 1, Woodford (R.); 2, Brown (W.); 3, Matthew (W.).

1941: 1, Richardson (R.); 2, W. Lategan (O.W.); 3, Versveld (W.), Riley (V.R.).

1942: l, J. Travers (O.W.); 2, H. v. d. Merwe (V.R.); 3, Richardson (R.).

1943: 1, J. Travers (O.W.); 2, ]. Blacker (R.); 3, A. Green (R.).

1944: 1, P. Pelser (V.R.); 2, K. Agnew (R.); 3, R. Berelowitz (W.).

1945: 1, J. v. d. Merwe (V.R.); 2, A. Gold (W.); 3, D. Stewart (W.).

1946: 1, J. v. d. Merwe (V.R.); 2, D. Stewart (W.); 3, B. Bloch (O.W.).

1947: 1, B. Peacey (O.W.); 2, K. Blake (R.); 3, N. Denison (V.R.).

1948: 1, E. Bakker (W.); 2, R. Prowse (O.W.); 3, A. Peacey (O.W.).

1949: 1, K. Cloete (O.W.); 2, H. Perloff (R.); 3, B. Cox (W.).

1950: 1, E. Rogers (W.); 2, N. Vos (O.W.); 3, N. Koevert (V.R.).

1951: 1, R. Orpen (V.R.); 2, N. Vos (O.W.); 3, G. Belfort (W.).

1952: 1, R. Orpen (V.R.); 2, P. Schipper (R.); 3, A. Thom (V.R.).

1953: 1, A. Morkel (O.W.); 2, N. Newton (R.); 3, R. Gaylord (W.).

UNDER

SUBS 1941: 1, A. Doering (R.); 2, J. Levy (W.); 3, P. Hansen (W.), K. Calder (W.).

1942: 1, A. Bee (R.), N. Zauber (V.R.); 3, R. Baker (O.W.).

1943: 1, ]. v. d. Merwe (V.R.); 2, R. Hancke (V.R.); 3, A. Green (W.).

1944: 1, D. Louw (R.); 2, O. Napperell (O.W.); 3, B. Weinreich (W.).

1945: 1, D. Spiro (O.W.); 2, D. Bromberger (W.); 3, M. Stolly (W.).

1946: SUB A: 1, R. Savage (V.R.); 2, J. Johnson (O.W.); 3, C. Hutton (R.).

SUB B: 1, A. Wulff (V.R.); 2, D. Morgan (O.W.); 3, 1.

Williams (R.).

1947: 1, ]. Johnson (O.W.); 2, G. Smith (W.); 3, M. Rael (V.R.).

1948: SUB A: 1, B. Smith (O.W.); 2, J. Cole (W.); 3, A. Thom (V.R.).

SUB B: 1, H. Hutton (R.); 2, P. Schipper (R.); 3, D. de Wet (W.).

1949: SUB A: 1, Coombs (R.); 2, Roger (R.); 3, P. Rowberry (W.).

SUB B: 1, A. Thom (V.R.); 2, B. Smith (O.W.); 3, Perrow (W.).

1950: SUB A: 1, D. Mason (O.W.); 2, B. Finney (R.); 3, J. Anderson (O.W.).

SUB B: 1, N. Newton (R.); 2, N. Bester (O.W.); 3, P. Rowberry (W.).

1951: SUB A: 1, T. Alexander (R.); 2, R. Goodman (V.R.); 3, P. Morkel (O.W.).

SUB B: 1, B. Finney (R.); 2, A. Apsey (W.); 3, N. Rickson (R.).

1952: SUB A: 1, R. Jennings (R.); 2, R. Eastman (V.R.); 3, A. Badenhorst (O.W.).

SUB B: 1, T. Alexander (R.); 2, H. Apsey (W.); 3, R. Goodman (V.R.).

1953: SUB A: 1, B. Bravo (W.); 2, C. Hay tread (V.R.); 3, B. Wakeling (W.).

SUB B: 1, A. Badenhorst (O.W.); 2, A. Selwyn (O.W.); 3, R. Eastman (V.R. ) .

D. BROMBERGER (9A).

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1941: 1, N. Hoets (V.R.); 2, Finberg (R.); 3, Choveaux (O.W.).

1942: 1, J. Blacker (R.); 2, K. Agnew (R.); 3, Hofmeyr (V.R.).

1943: 1, A. Gold (W.); 2, R. Belonsky (W.); 3, V. Rodkin (R.).

1944: 1, N. Zauber (V.R.); 2, D. Stewart (W.); 3, R. Hancke (V.R).

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FIRST

TENNIS

TEAM,

1954

Back r01/): L Kretschmer, R. Gelb, M. Nixon, A. Joffe, W. Bedford.

Front -r01/): M. Rennie, Mr. W. Bowden (Headmaster), G. Lumb (Coach), B. Schaffer (Vice-Captain).

(Captai1~),

Mr. C. MacLeod

TENNIS The enthusiasm Tennisette has aroused in the Junior School is likely to be an embarrassment to us when these boys come up to us equipped with a sound grasp of the principles of tennis.

They will be keen to perform on a full-sized court, but our facilities for catering remain as inadequate as ever. The two courts available do not provide sufficient opportunity for a boy to get enough play and practice in stroke production.

Interest is killed, when, as is the case at present, he has to spend an afternoon waiting to get about twenty minutes' play once a week - doubles play at that, without the remotest chance of playing singles, unless he is a boarder and can use the courts

Drobny's success in winning the Wimbledon Singles title gave pleasure to all followers of the game in South Africa, as his appearances on our courts have made him a familiar figure in recent years. It was through the excellent coaching of Mr. Houba, now the official tennis coach in the W.P., that he gained that essential mastery of elementary stroke production.

Boys in the two sections of Wynberg School are in the happy position to benent from Mr. Houba's methods as applied by Mr. van der Merwe, his assistant, in the teaching of Tennisette in the Junior School and Tennis proper in the High School.

Very clearly, Mr. Houba's methods achieve results.

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at odd times when he finds them open. It is so vitally necessary to follow up a coaching lesson with practice in producing the particular stroke learnt. At present, unfortunately, facilities at school do not allow'of that.

1953 RECORD ANNUAL

(Fourth

ticularly the Mr. Puff of Peter there was a record attendance.

SECOND

Term)

J. van Schoor.

AWARDS Blues: J. van Schoor, F. Duk, M. Kaplan.

Colo"rs: J. van Schoor, F. Duk, M. Kaplan, 1.

Estmenr, B. Schaffer, G. Andrews.

1954 RECORD (First Tennis Captain: G. Lurob.

Vice-captain: B. Schaffer.

ANNUAL

Term)

TOURNA.MENT

Doubles Championship:

G. Lurob and B. Schaffer.

RESULTS OF TENNIS LEAGUE MATCHES First Team: vs. c.B.c., lost 3 matches to 4; vs. Rondebosch, lost 0 matches tO 7; vs. Voortrekker, won 6 matches to 1; vs. Jan van Riebeeck, lost 3 matches to 4; vs. Sea Point, lost 3 matches to 4.

In addition to these matches several friendly matches were played by the first and second teams.

C.A.M.

MUSICAL

AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

At the beginning of the second term, a short meeting was held to elect a committee for the eleventh annual season of the Society.

This committee consisted of E. Ford (Chairman), L. Coetzee (Secretary), M. Allis, C. Critchley, C. Meyer, G. Maunder and B. Feinberg.

The number of members this year has maintained a steady level.

FIRST

and

MEETING

The second meeting took place on Saturday, 12th June, and opened with a programme of music by the School Orchestra and soloists.

First came a Minuet by Rameau. Then followed the first movement of the Mozart A major Violin Concerto, soloist Hugh Dungey, accompanied by the Orchestra.

The third piece was the Waltz from' The Merry Widow' by Lehar, and in the fourth a group of junior players joined in a short and lively piece, 'Village Revels' by Somerveil.

Following the music came a one-act play 'The Man in the Bowler Hat'

by A. A. Milne, the cast including J. Wadman, M. Adler, C. Perold, J. Jowell, L. Coetzee, E. Malinaric, and R. Witter.

C. Critchley arranged a most effective stage set, and acted as stage manager.

The producer was J. Needham.

Our guest artist of the evening was Kenneth Calder, an Old Boy, whose interest in the Society is extremely active, and who, on this occasion, came to entertain us with a programme of magic and conjuring.

TOURNAMENT

Singles Championship:

Boyce,

THIRD

MEETING

A CRITIQUE OF ' TEN MINUTE ALIBI' Anthony Armstrong has written a play which, although it falls into the category of a , thriller', does not dwell on the more macabre themes of blood and death. Rather, its interest centres around clever dialogue and deduction.

III the story which revolves around Betty Findon, a young lady whose passion rather than good common sense rules her life, we find a well-balanced set of characters, and the inevitable Detective-Inspector and Sergeant of Scotland Yard.

The play was in no small way assisted by the excellent set, designed and built by Colin Critchley. The set did, however, have its shortcomings. One was puzzled by a door behind a hearth, and a mirror which could not be seen from all parts of the hall.

The lighting was

MEETING

The year's activities began on the evening of Saturday, 24th April.

The University Dramatic Society had just concluded a run at the Little Theatre of Sheridan's 'The Critic' produced by Leonard Schach. This production was then handed over to the Cape Town Children's Theatre Organization, which toured schools with it, with the resulting visit to our own School Hall on our opening night of the season. The play was most entertaining, par57

A scene from â&#x20AC;˘ TEN MINUTE

ALIBI'.

a sensitive quality to the part of Betty Findon, but I felt her nervousness under cross-examination would have been more visible had she fidgeted with a handkerchief.

The portrayal of Sir Miles Standing by John Wadman provided humorous relief for the play. This young and comparatively inexperienced actor gave a remarkably good performance, and his accent was always perfect.

Ernest Ford was very sound as Inspector Pember.

The part of Sergeant Brace was well portrayed

by Robert Davie, but his voice lacked intonation and he appeared somewhat rocklike.

In the opinion of many the play fell short of previous productions, namely 'Journey's End' and 'Outward Bound '.

This may be perhaps due to the fact that the play fails to

effective, but a little glaring for what was supposed to be a dignified study in Bloomsbury.

Mr. Thomson's production was smooth, and the best was obtained from the cast, who, from lack of prompting, had made themselves word-perfect in their parts. This is an achievement not always easy for inexperienced amateurs.

Kenneth Calder was most convincing as the suave Sevilla. He must, however, combat a tendency to overact.

His diction was always immaculate.

Michael Allis was the most polished player on the stage.

His portrayal of Derwent was filled with vitality and resource.

Robert Glover gave a good interpretation of Hunter, the butler, but his speech was too often inclined to be nasal. Patricia Goble gave 58

achieve dramatic climax and lacks the vitality of 'Journey's End' and 'Outward Bound '.

T aken all in all, the play provided good entertainment, which, when everything is considered, is the essential feature of dramatic productions where the audience is concerned.

P. A. M. FOURTH

VAN DER

SPUY

(9A).

MEETING

If time and building

alterations permit, it is hoped to have an evening of films to conclude the 1954 season.

SCHOOL

ORCHESTRA

The work of the School Orchestra under Mr. Lorie's direction proceeds regularly.

Old Boys continue to give most welcome and valuable help.

While the work done at Friday evening rehearsals has been beyond the scope of younger players, it is pleasing to note that an effective new generation of players is arising, and a junior orchestra has its rehearsals on Friday mornings from 8.15 to 8.45. The cello department runs under the valuable guidance of Mrs. E. Hutcheson, three of whose cello pupils have taken music as a Matric. subject.

LUNCH-HOUR

RECORD

were most spontaneous in their efforts.

Mrs. Paddick provided the piano accompaniment.

There followed a range of musical items and recitations.

First the Orchestra played a Minuet from' Platee ' by Rameau.

After this came the slow movement from the Haydn 'Cello Concerto with Orchestra, the soloist being Christopher Glaum, who played with good tone and excellent style. Piano solos came next, and these showed a remarkable degree of promise James Co le in 'Allegro Semplice'

by J. MacAndrew, and Neville Schater in Paderewski's evergreen Minuet. In the succeeding item, Svendsen's Romance for Violin and Orchestra, each night had a different soloist John Spears (Friday), George Malinaric (Saturday), and Mr. Lorie himself (Monday).

Four senior 'cel~sts now provided a novelty in performing two songs, (a) '0, have you seen a Lady?' and (b) 'Silent Night', as 'cello quartets arranged by their teacher, Mrs. E. Hutcheson.

The 'cellists were G. Maunder, E. Malinaric, G. Glaum and D. Melville.

Standard Five now appeared on the stage and recited two poems, Wordsworth's 'Lines written on Westminster Bridge' and Chesterton's' King Midas '. The diction in these was clear and the spirit of the poems quite well portrayed.

The poems were followed by two songs of Britain, 'The Ash Grove' and' Oliver Cromwell' the second of which was made more effective by added percussion accompaniment.

Part I concluded with three orchestral items: 'Fiddle Dance'

by Percy Fletcher, a rousing piece which received a lively rendering, and a Carse Minuet and 'Village Revels' by Napier-Smith in which a new Junior group joined the orchestra for the first time.

PROGRAMMES

The weekly gramophone record programmes started in April, and were interrupted only for a short while, during which the equipment was overhauled and in large measure suitably renewed.

TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL ENTERT AlNMENT 29th, 30th October, 1st November, 1954 Our 1954 entertainment took place before three packed houses and was the first event of its sort to be presented in the newly renovated and decorated Hall. What a pleasant improvement is the new framework to the proscenium, giving a much better sense of the theatre than heretofore, and making the installation of equipment so much easier.

Of the programme - there was first of all a very attractive kindergarten song scene, 'Julian's Garden', by Ann Harding Thompson.

Ten Sub A pupils, trained by Miss K. Lacey,

The interest in the second part of the programme was transferred to the stage, when an operetta, 'The King of Sherwood'

by F. Edmunds and T. J. Hewitt, was presented.

There were two scenes, the first of which was in a forest glade.

After a jolly chorus of foresters, Little John (Edward Tiffin) announced the arrival of Robin Hood (Johan Burger), and so began a traditional tale of taking from the rich in order to help the poor.

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Scene;

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of Sir Richard Lea.

In a forest glade.

(Peter Tester), the Sheriff (Alec Smith), Maid Marian (Denis Meyer), Sir Richard Lea (David Foeund), while Friar Tuck (Graeme Barrett), Edi th (Noel Carstens), and Dorothy (Patrick O'Molony) found their loss much easier.

King Richard (Pieter van Meeteren ) helped to solve the problems, while Dame Scarlet (Harry Kantor) and Scarlet (John Coetzee) provided much amusement m their â&#x20AC;˘ henpecked husband' moments.

Much (M. Trainor) assisted Little John in his duties. The second scene occurred in the courtyard of Sir Richard Lea's castle, and ended in the romance binding Robin Hood and Maid Marian as king and queen of the forest respectively.

helped to keep the meeting running.

The secretary, Hilton Jones, had a very difficult job, because he was responsible for seeing that there was a speaker at each of the Monday meetings.

He has done his job very well for the past two years, and we should like to record our appreciation here. The speakers themselves who gave up their time and took the trouble to come here must also be thanked. It would be impossible to enumerate the whole year's speakers, as far too much space would be required.

Then, too, we must thank Ford and Leon for their art work, and all other ordinary members who helped in various ways.

We Christians cannot live like hermits; we must witness to our faith by our daily lives.

In September the Youth for Christ movement initiated what is believed to be the biggest Christian campaign ever to be held in Southern Africa.

Their' back to the Bible' campaign started in the form of an introductory meeting at Hartleyvale, where balloons and pigeons were set free to show the freedom from sin that is possible for Christians.

Wynberg sent a party of boys to represent the S.V.C.U., and all those who went unanimously agree that the time spent was worth while. The testimonies given there turned the hearts of many and, if we may be allowed to repeat the words spoken there, if ever you find yourself in trouble, for the answer go back to the Bible!

The production of the play was the work of Miss Deidre Traill Wood, and to her goes every credit for a most lively and entertaining show.

The singing this year, prepared and accompanied by Mrs. Elsie Jennings, must receive a special word of praise. It was of a much higher standard than we have ever had.

Stage management was in the very able hands of Colin Critchley and his assistants, lighting was executed by Lionel Rowley, and the two sets most effectively carried out by Michael Hoberman.

Three musical items concluded the programme, (a) Gavotte by Gossec, an orchestral piece, (b) Violin Solo â&#x20AC;˘ Perpetuum Mobile' by Warner, very well played by Gerard Jacobson, and (c) Waltz from' The Merry Widow' by Lehar, once again by the Orchestra.

We feel that the entertainment, artistic and financial standpoints, again a creditable event.

both from was once

SCHOOLS AND VARSITlES CHRISTIAN UNION Once again we are able to report a year of progress for the Schools and Varsities Christian Union.

The attendances have not been as good as we could have hoped. The committee for next year will need all the support they can get, and we hope that everyone will give it to them.

As usual, we must again thank everyone who

This year Wynberg was again represented by a team of nine players in the Rag rugger tournament which was held at Rondebosch Boys' High School. The meeting took place on Ascension Day, and in their first match the Wynberg team returned with an 8-0 victory over S.A.C.S. In the second round, however, they lost 2-0 against Rondebosch, the ultimate winners of the Shield, thus being eliminated.

Later a film on the life of St. Paul was shown, and the gathering ended with a short talk, choruses and prayer.

People often forget that the whole object of a gathering such as this is not to find the best team but to bring Christians together and show them real fellowship.

Our thanks go to Ford and his team and also to the officials who arranged the enjoyable day.

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The annual birthday celebration took place as usual this year with one exception for the first time, we held an ordinary meeting in the School Hall.

Mr. Bill Parker gave a very interesting talk, which was followed by the party proper.

We extend our grateful thanks to all who contributed to the party and helped to make it such a success.

Last, but not least, we must thank Mr. Arguile, who has supported our meeting. Often, when a speaker could not turn up, he has helped us invaluably, and we should like to say that we are very grateful for all he has done for us and for the meeting in the past.

The committee's task is very difficult, and I hope that, whoever may be selected to take office next year, everybody will give them their full

support.

L.

JONES

(Chairman).

HEBREW BIBLE SOCIETY Chairman: G. Isaacson.

Secretary: B. Feinberg.

Committee: M. Ger, 1. Rogow, H. Schaffer, L. Goodman.

This society is the first of its kind to be formed in a school in South Africa.

We can therefore be proud that it was here at Wynberg that an example has been set, which we hope will be followed by most of the other schools.

However, it is to be noted that the society would not have come into being were it not for the help and interest displayed by Mr. Bowden and Mr. Teper.

A similar vote of thanks must also go to H. Rappoport, last year's chairman.

The main aim of the society is to give the pupils a broader outlook on Jewish culture and religion.

The meetings, therefore, are more in the nature of lectures than of prayer meetings, with the result that the society welcomes the attendance of both Jewish and Gentile students.

We are happy to note that all the meetings have been exceptionally well attended, and we should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Thorp for the use of his lecture theatre.

Perhaps the highlight of the year for us was the lecture given by the Israeli Consul, Mr. Hayman.

The frequent visits of Chief Rabbi Abrahams are always looked forward to with the greatest interest.

Last but not least we should like to thank our able secretary, B. Feinberg, for arranging our meetings so successfully for us, and we hope that the society will have just as much success in future years as it has had in this, the first year of its existence.

G.

DEBATING

ISAACSON.

SOCIETY

Honorary Secretary: N. Ross.

Committee: G. Isaacson, H. Chapman,

E.

Ford, B. Weinreich.

Thanks to the enthusiasm of an energetic secretary, the society started the year very auspiciously with an attendance of about sixty boys at the Hat Night.

Speaking was brisk, and many younger members took part.

After that we had several debates, and perhaps the most successful one at home was on the motion: , International Arbitration Solves World Problems.'

The more prominent speakers were: Isaacson, Chapman, Wadman, Ross, James and Jowel1.

On the 20th of August we had a very pleasant debate with Herschel Girls' High School in their school library. The motion was: 'World Problems of To-day are a result of Over-population.'

Our two main speakers, Ross and Jowell, earned a lot of kudos for themselves by their speeches. After the debate our boys were given a royal spread.

Unfortunately so few boys attended that no further inter-school debates can be contemplated.

At the last minute the boarders were debarred from coming because they had been out too frequently that week: On the 10th of September, the Old Boys' Union came here for a debate. The motion was: 'The Practice of Hitch-hiking is to be Deplored.'

The visiting speakers were Mr. R. Gibbs and Mr. Spence, and the chief speakers for the School were L. Coetzee and J. Jowell.

At the time of going to press we still have the

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Best Speakers' Debate to arrange, and in this connection we have to record that last year's Best Speaker's title was won by Neil Ross, with J. BojĂŠ :IS runner-up.

make him a very attractive speaker, and, provided he can keep young in mind, we have every reason to expect great things from him still.

H.J.S.

This year we had two outstanding speakers in the society, and they both contributed considerably to raise the general standard of the debates.

G. Isaacson is a very effective speaker with an attractive voice and excellent ideas.

Neil Ross is an exceptional public speaker. His genuine sincerity and his well-considered ideas

THE CADET DETACHMENT Officer C01nmandin.g: Commandant Bowden,

M.e.,

W.

E.

E.D.

Second in. Command: Major D. H. Thomson.

Adjutant: Lt. A. N. Holmes.

SENIOR N.C.O.s, STUDENT OFFICERS AND OFFICERS CADET DETACHMENT

OF THE

Back row: e.S.M. H. Schaffer, B.M. P. Clam pen, Second-Le. O. Sheard, Second-Le. E. Middlemose, e.S.M. S. Kahn, Second-Le. J. van Niekerk, Second-Le. B. Schaffer, Second-Le. e. Criechley, e.S.M. N. Kamionsky.

Middle row: Second-Le. G. Isaacson, Second-Le. M. Allis, Second-Le. I. Pfeil, D.M. B. van Assen, Second-Le. R. Wucherpfennig, Second-Le. R. Gelb, Second-Le. D. van der Wesehuizen.

Front row: Le. D. E. Nel, Le. A. N. Holmes, Major D. H. Thomson, Cmde. W. E. Bowden, M.e., E.D. (Officer Commanding), Cape. R. H. Richeer, Cape. P. D. Palm, Second-Le. E. Ford.

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A

COMPANY

Company Commander: Capt. R. H. Richter.

Student Officers: 2/Lieut. E. Ford; 2/Lieut.

M. Allis, 2/Lieut. R. Wucherpfennig, 2/Lieut.

R. Gelb, 2/Lieut. G. Isaacson.

C.S.M.: S.M. H. Schaffer.

B

COMPANY

Company Commander: Lieut. D. E. Nel. Student Officers: 2/Lieut. I. Pfeil, 2/Lieut.

O. Sheard, 2/Lieut. E. Middiemost.

C.S.M.: S.M. S. Kahn.

C COMPANY

Company Commander: Capt. P. D. Palm.

Student Officers: 2/Lieut. D. v. d. Westhuizen, 2/Lieut. C. Critchley, 2/Lieut. J. van Niekerk.

C.S.M.: S.M. N. Kamionsky.

RESERVE

PLATOON

Student Officer: 2/Lieut. B. Shaffer.

SIGNALS

PLATOON

Student Officer: 2/Lieut. T. Mittag.

Since the last annual report Cadet affairs have gone very much according to plan as regards general infantry training. In the field of specialized training, however, there have been two innovations. First, a Company was entered in the annual competition arranged by Cape Command. Under 2/Lieut. (S.O.) Alfred Gabb, they acquitted themselves well, but lack of competition experience co;t them a final placing. Secondly, a Signals Detachment has been formed. Once sufficient equipment has been acquired, there is no doubt that this detachment will vie with the Band for popular appeal.

At the beginning of the third term, Cadet Parades were shifted to Friday from Thursday afternoon, and in the New Year an attempt will be made to bring the parade within the normal school day. By starting a few minutes earlier each day, and reducing the Lunch Break by five minutes, it is possible to hold training from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. Depending

on the workability of such a time-table, this arrangement should prove very satisfactory to all ranks.

On behalf of Commandant Bowden, may I express thanks to all officers, student officers and N.C.O.s for their work in training the Detachment.

D.H.T.

SHOOTING As usual, the standard of shooting was kept very high by the keenness of the boys and the very kind support of Mr. Nel and Mr. Palm, who gave up many an afternoon to attend the practices.

Losing twice to S.A.C.S. by only a (ew points, the team beat the Masters and the Marist team by a considerable margin. At Bellville the Senior team, shooting for the Scobell Cup, held the second place with Bishops.

We should like to congratulate I. Apsey and D. Buchanan on being members of the Senior Bisley team from schools of the Cape Command, Apsey having been on tour twice previously. The team returned victorious, bringing home a first and second award.

The winner of the 1953 school championship was F. Stofberg.

Awards for 1953: Blues: I. Apsey, F. Stofberg, L. Estment.

Colours: Keller.

D. Buchanan,

L. Goodman, A. L.G.

BAND NOTES, 1954 The high standard of efficiency of the Band has been decisively proved this year. At the annual Cadet Band Competition held in October at Bellville, the band gained first place, a signal honour indeed, for the ability of the other competing bands was extremely high.

May I therefore congratulate every member of the Band on the success of their efforts, and especially Drum-Major B. van Assen and BugleMajor P. Clampett, whose enthusiasm and zeal inspired the Band with a keenness which could lead only to success.

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TEAM, 1954

Back "Ow: A. Keiler, B. Goslin, W. Katz, D. van der Merwe (S.O.), D. Human, D. Buchanan.

P"ont "ow: Capt. P. D. Palm, J. Apsey (Capt.), Cmdt. W. E. Bowden, 1. Goodman (Vice-Capt.), Lt. D. E. Nel. Our Sergeant Drummer, W. Katz, also received mention, being placed third in the solo-drumming competitions.

matches, losing to Sea Point 3-2 and beating Muizenberg 5-0.

In the Trophy matches the School beat Bishops 3-2, Woodstock 3-2, and Cape Town High 4-1, but lost to Observatory 2-3.

At the time of writing Wynberg stand second in the Log. The second team, although they only played two matches, beating Bishops 31-lt and Cape Town High 2-1, showed that there was plenty of talent in the younger members of our club.

The School also has a team playing in the South African Schools' Correspondence League, but at the time of writing many of the games were incomplete.

In the Western Province schoolboys' championship, through which the members of the Western Province Chess Team were selected, the Wynberg entrants, L. Jones

My thanks are due to all members, N.C.O.s and bandsmen who have worked and practised untiringly during the season.

W.L. Congratulations to Mr. Lennox and the members of the Band on a fine effort and a well-merited success.-EDITOR.

CHESS CLUB This year, with a membership increased to 55, the club entered a team in the Cape Town League to play for the Tromp van Diggelen Trophy.

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BAND, 1954

Back 1'o"w: T. Clampett, D" Spiro, B. Weinreich, D. Conoer, B. Twine, L/Cpl. L. Derman.

Third row: I. Kretschmer, J. Murisoo, H. Thompson, P. Cloete, f. Badenhorst, R. Davie, L/Cpl. ]. Needham, G. van der Westhuizen.

Second row: L/Cpl. D. Buchanan, H. Pedoff, B. Jarmain, A. Young, Cpl. D. Page, H. Schultz, P. Wright, A. Beck, C. Ashton.

Front row: M. lrvine, Sgt. E. Burger, Bugle-Major P. Clampett, Cmdt. W. E. Bowdeo, M.C., E.D., Drum-Major B. van Assen, Mr. W. Lennox, Sgt. W. Katz, Cpl. B. Bedford, L/Cpl. D. Simoos.

and N. Ross, both qualified, the latter winning the tournament.

Both players represented Western Province in the South African Schoolboys' Championships held at Durban. Although neither of the players qualified for a place, they both gained valuable experience and for the first time fuUy realized that a thorough knowledge of most chess openings was essential to do rea lly well.

In the current Western Province Under 19 championships Wynberg entered six players, three of whom are doing very well. Our thanks are due to Mr. Bowden for his stimulating

influence, to the School for supplying the club with new sets, and to Mr. Thorp for the books he donated to the chess library.

N. Ross (Secretary).

STOP PRESS We regret to announce that Mr. Thomas will be leaving us at the end of the year to take up a similar post at Pinelands.

His stay with us has been all too short.

We shall have lasting reminders of him in the new scoring-box and in the enlarged sight-screens, and we wish him every happiness in his new post.

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WYNBERG HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS' UNION

PRESIDENT'S I think it will be generally agreed that the success of any organization depends to a large extent upon the energy and capability of its secretary.

We, as an Old Boys' Union, have been spoilt in that regard in the past, having had for so long such an outstanding secretary as Ron Gibbs.

His trip overseas and then exams. since he returned home necessitated his relinquishing the post two years ago. We were very grateful to Van der Velde for the invaluable assistance he rendered the Union last year, and regret that he too unfortunately could not continue.

Fritz Bing was appointed to the post for this year, but his temporary transfer to Port Elizabeth and the subsequent indefiniteness of his whereabouts were responsible for his being unable to take up duty, and we found ourselves in the unenviable position of being without a secretary.

Ron Gibbs, who is now Vice-President, has been keeping a watching brief for us over the affairs of the Union, but we have no active Secretary.

It is an unfortunate position, and has handicapped your Committee considerably in various directions, as will be readily appreciated, but nevertheless we feel that it has not by any means been an uneventful year.

The Annual Dinner was an unqualified success. Although not quite as well attended as in previous years, there was a very good representative gathering of Old Boys, who enjoyed an excellent menu and speeches which were of a very high order.

By the time this appears in print the Annual Debate against the Schoolboys will have taken place. This is an event which is usually most entertaining, and I would appeal to as many

LETTER

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1954

as can find it possible to attend this annual function in future years. It will prove to be an evening well spent.

It is regrettable that we have had to curtail the number of issues of the newsletter produced during the year.

This was due partly to the administrative difficulties referred to earlier, and partly to the fact that our editor Garth McIntosh moved his abode.

However, our grateful thanks to < Ginger' Johnson for the excellent newsletter which went out in the middle of the year, and our best thanks to Garth too for all his invaluable efforts so cheerfully rendered in the past.

The Transvaal Branch of our Union continues to function successfully with a limited membership.

We would express to them our very best wishes for the future, and would assure them of our keen interest in their affairs and of our willingness to assist in any way that we are able. News from the Branch appears elsewhere in this Magazine.

A question of considerable importance that has arisen during the year is that of our colours. It has been suggested that the striped blazer be abolished and that a plain blazer with a pocket-badge be substituted.

It has further been suggested that the colours of the Union should consist simply of a badge, a tie, and perhaps a scarf. This will be up for consideration at the Annual General Meeting, and I should like all members to think carefully round the subject and to come to the meeting well prepared to air their views.

I think a word about increased subscriptions would not be amiss. We hope, as mentioned in the newsletter, that the rise to 15s. will be a

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temporary increase only, and that once we have got the finances of the Union back on a sound footing, which we hope will be in the not too distant future, it will be found possible to make a reduction in this amount.

May I take this opportunity to stress the fact that all Old Boys are always made very welcome at the School. Any of you who have not been along there recently will be surprised at the changes that have taken place. You are bound to have lots to ask about, once you walk through the grounds and buildings, and you can be sure that Mr. Bowden or any member of his staff will be only too pleased to answer all your questions.

And don't forget to sign the visitors' book.

You will probably have thought that my purpose in stressing our dilemma concerning a Secretary, at the commencement of this letter, was merely to explain and excuse. But there is more to it than that. Your Committee has one or two suggestions to make at the Annual Meeting on the subject, but I should like you all meanwhile please to exercise your minds in trying to find a suitable person to fill the post and to come to the meeting with your' finds '.

Please be sure though, before you make a nomi-

nation, that the person nominated is willing to stand.

Now, in closing, I must very sincerely thank all the members of your Committee for the admirable manner in which they have rallied round to see the Union through what has been one of its not so easy years. I sincerely hope and confidently anticipate that we shall go on from here with renewed vigour, growing all the time from strength to strength.

The O.B.U. can, you know, and should be of tremendous value to the school, but that can only come about with the keen and active support of all its members.

We surely all acknowledge that we owe a debt of gratitude to our Alma Mater for the basic training we received there, and through our active support of our Union we can achieve a certain measure of repayment.

Support your Union functions, pay your subscriptions regularly and promptly, and remember that membership of the Union should imply a willingness to contribute something to the welfare of the Union and not solely the expectation of receiving some particular benefit from it.

S. H.

JONES

(Hon. President).

OLD BOYS' NOTES There is an amount of truth in the adage that when two Englishmen meet in some obscure outpost of the Empire they immediately inspan twenty of the local native population and form two cricket teams. Certainly this might be true of us South Africans, where Rugby is concerned.

Away in the veld, small dorp, desert, or on the beach, where anything is used as a ball, an excuse is found to have a game.

One memorable • game' took place in St. Mark's Square, Venice, with a sweet-melon doing duty for the oval ball - !ti's convinced we were mad ....

Which brings us to the Old School Tie, for, inevitably, the above-mentioned cricket teams in • Pongo- W ongo' will have their colours, and • Koeksiester-onder-die-Bult ' will have its blazer. What a country we are for blazers!

With the blazer or tie we immediately sit down over the flowing-bowl and yarn about • the good old days '. • D'you remember Puggie and the time he shinned down the guttering to eat Dennerball pitjies and Frietangs by moonlight in Kirstenbosch?'

Some of us • got together' recently and had just such' a session " as we used to call it in Sidi Berrani, Cassino, or that-hole-in-the-wall in Firenze.

We were of the '20-'29 vintage not mellowed overmuch, nor effervescent to the extent where we were youthful enough to find our voices breaking at excited comment on the most recent female addition to the Junior School Staff.

We found ourselves not talking so much about individual Old Boys but of groups and pairs. We recollected Rupert Robinson, Rollo 69

Lamont, and Guy de Beer.

We had played against them while still wearing' the old man's' long flannels which overlapped twice around the waist and had too much slack in the seat.

Rollo was renowned as a hitter.

The eldest Eddy has since regaled us with stories of Rollo's efforts when 'in his prime '. What is better than five sixes and six fours in twenty minutes?

Our poor Ego! Jack Robertson, who later played for South Africa against the Australians, was in that game. His brother Dave was a classmate of ours who played Senior cricket later.

But back to that team with Walter Herringer and his twenty-five yard run-up, Jack Carstens, Bell, Misslebrook, and Ernie Matthews, all of Claremont Ist. What a side it was! How we tried to poke out time, hitched at those over-size flannels, and complimented the umpires, unavailingly, on their remarkable eyesight in the twilight.

The rugby sides with Myburg, Victor Victor, the incomparable Jock with brother Lollie van Niekerk, all of Villagers, Eric Bouchet of Hamiltons, and Nick van Oudtshoorn who hooked for Villagers.

And inevitably Holmes was coupled with the latter, as one coupled Bennett, Cook, Stewart, and Eddie McDonald, or Tom Fairbrother, 'Cheese' Carrnichael, Wilding and Scott of that era.

Someone remembered Taljaard, a long-distance runner whose style we emulated for fifty of the apparent fifty thousand yards he seemed to reel off so effortlessly, and our athletjc pride and joy.

Then there was George Eddy, who was, we believe, a W.P. sprint champion while still at Wynberg B.H.S. Another natural runner was one of the Constantia Lategans, who, bullied into running in the mile, was persuaded not to run in his long flannels but bare-footed, over dorinkies, and galloped home ahead of all the Purists with their spikes and embrocation.

What happened to these natural athletes?

We think of an Auret who said he'd like to play' ... hierdie krieket speel-goed', and who d.id it to such purpose and with such magnificent strength and eyesight that he scored 106 not out; 79 not out, and 12 3" not out the only times he ever went out into the middle - with only one pad

and we suspect that he would have made just as many runs using the other pad instead of the willow.

We could not quite believe the assertion of one of our company who claimed that he did Gabriel de Jong's drawings for him in the woodwork class. But new to some was the fact that' Pongo' was a first-rate tennis player who might ha ve gone as far as Bob and Jack Ham mill, our best known products of this game, if he'd forsaken T urps and canvas for Top-spin and volleys.

And so we came along to 'Our Years' al ways the most glorious!

Our contributions to the culture.

How we weeded the playingfields during Cadets.

How we pinched more Friedlander grapes than anyone else; with ran's help, we think!

Who broke the big drum more consistently than the drummer of our year? We did have our characters.

Those lovable chaps who went away in 1939 and after, joking at the prospects of sloping anns and winning V.C.s. Some did not return, some of these fine 'absent friends '. \Y1e recalled others who had brought military honours to the old school. Gordon Key, O.B.E., D.F.C., who never played first-team rugger, but contributed so much that was of cultural worth.

Bill Sholto-Douglas, M.e., who was a sergeant in the Cadets and later Lieut.-Col. of the F.C./C.T.H. Bill and the two Welsh brothers took French with apparent relish, while some of us were struggling with Latin that was all Greek to us. Others came to mind Vernon Prankerd, M.M., and Bokkie Solomon, D.S.e.

Then there was Jack PickllP' M.e., who with' Oogie' Louw, Bunny Burns, and Tom Barry formed that 'famous' threequarter line of P. de V's.

In front of them Mike Gelfand, O.B.E., now an eminent medico so recently honoured by the Queen for his services to Rhodesia.

Those sides of Mr. Wahl's which won Under 13, 15, and 17.

Bunny was a Junior W.P. sprint champion, and we make bold to state that he couldn't sprint further than he could now.

Those aforementioned flannels would fit him comfortably.

And he is too far off in Luanshya for us to be afraid to say it! John Lincey was captain of those sides, with 'Wops' Walker now of

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Umtali, Abe Braude, Jack Stibbe, and 'Dokkie' du Toit, now teaching at Observatory B.H.S., who became an outstanding member of the early 1930 Varsity sides.

Mike's brother, a bustling forward at Varsity with Dr. Harry Anziska, was' Buller' Gelfand, but they were either in Jack Walker's or Dennis Barry's sides, which were equally as brilliant as Lincey's team.

Distances appeared far greater in those days.

Dr. 'Perskes' Scher came up from Simonstown (steam train) and we wondered when he reached home after those immaculate, sedate innings with Jack Burt, Cyril Sharp, and Dr. , Stanno ' Eddy.

Then there was Arthur , Kaffir ' Miller, that indefatigable forward who subsequently did so much for junior sport at Camps Bay, from whence he and his two brothers Maurice and Sidney - a W.P. swimming champion - used to travel, first by tram and then by chug-chug coal train to Wynberg.

Louis Ladan, Calder (the swimmer), Ralph Cohen, who used to leave his togs with the station-master at Muizenberg, because he was not supposed to play rugby, all came up from False Bay, which seemed hours away.

The Boarders came in relays of brothers the Ringhams, Barrys, Jordans, to mention only some who ate the day-boys' lunch before ten o'clock every m.orning!

We recalled a fabulous fellow from Hong Kong.

Dennis Kelly was his name, We, figuratively, bumped into him in Egypt and Italy where his 'cobber' Peter Foster, the Rhodesian double-international, and he raised man.y a riot. 'Hong Kong' Kelly could conceivably have been an international in several sports with that unique flair he had for games.

But off he went to his family in the Far East and chop-sticks and kimono. , Pummy' Gibbs, Bill Jennings, Steve and Dave Smith, with Dennis Langton, were all renowned soccer players of this time whom we recalled.

We spoke of Ceddie Hall, coupled naturally with Ernest Lincey, both outstanding rugby players who later went to Villagers; also of 'Lappies' Loubser, who was a rattling good

cricketer for Claremont. Another rare character was Gerrit van der Merwe, who was a renowned actor on the Afrikaans stage and a loquacious, albeit excellent, rugby player.

George Judelsohn, Town Engineer of East London, was of this vintage. We used to camp in all sorts of weather with him, 'Wops', John, Cliff Askew, 'Kike' Cartwright, and Dr. 'Tromp' de Villiers Hammann.

Great days they were, too - never washed our dixies for five days and more, except Cliff, who was' very clean, very hygiene'!

Demi Stamelatos and Pierre Carstens, both of our Transvaal branch, were inseparables, as were Dokkie du Toit, Koffie Hofmeyr, Freddy Dreyer, and Willie Boucher ...

Pinhead corktipped, was it, at the bottom of the field?

And Cardinal a pianist known everywhere. Strange chap, who, when asked to lift a rather large box of eggs on to the counter of his mother's store in Hout Bay, replied: 'Don't be silly, Mom! It'll give me muscles!' Poor Cardinal died some years later, a generous, sad, but brilliant personality.

Mention of music recalled memories of our well-known Harold Cobb, who delights us with his brilliant musicianship; also a chap called Prosser, another fine pianist. Then there were Ruby Maisel and , Daddy' Rowe of 8c.

So we reminisced, nostalgically perhaps.

Perhaps we have revived memories for many of you. And so to current doings of Old Boys.

Fred Smithers won two yacht races last Easter at Saldanha. Alan Barn has been transferred to the Standard Bank in London.

Kuhnert is playing for Sutherland 1st XV straight from School, and in short mention of the Annual Dinner, which was voted the best so far, we specially mentioned Messrs. S. S. Elliott, who left in 1898, and Nico Smook, who was down from East Africa.

Cecil Jubber produced a first-rate playreading we heard recently. How he attends to all these multifarious interests and presentations we do not know. We hope' multifarious' is the correct word. Anyway it is a nice long one and looks good, so we feel sure Dr. Godfrey Bobbins would be proud of us!

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W.H.S.O.B.U. - TRANSVAAL BRANCH The first event of the year was the Annual General Meeting held in March at the Transvaal Automobile Club, Killarney.

For so suitable a venue our thanks once again to Max Brodie.

The attendance, as seems to be the fashion at such meetings, was small.

Those present were B. N. Mitchell (in the Chair) and Messrs. J. Scrimgeour, R. Thwaits, R. Greenwall, P. Smuts, I. Bernberg, M. Brodie, E. Roux, M. Wright, L. M. Anderson, P. May, J. Friedlander, V. Carmichael, J. Rankin, Stolly, 1. and R. Scott, and R. and N. Denison.

The following Committee was elected for the year:

Chairman: B. Mitchell.

Secretary: P. Smuts.

Treasurer: J. Scrimgeour.

Committee: P. Carstens,

M.

Brodie,

L.

Anderson.

Mr. Anderson, as an ex-Master of the School, was welcomed at the meeting, and it was felt that it was quite in order to elect him to the committee.

An invitation was again received from Rondebosch Old Boys to attend their Annual Dinner at the Old Edwardian Club. The Union was represented on this occasion by Bernard Mitchell and Peter Smuts, and both thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

To Mitchell fell the privilege of replying to the toast' Our Guests'.

The tournament was divided into two sections, and we were in section B, which included eight Old Boys' clubs from nonTransvaal schools.

In the :first round we drew Old Andreans and accounted for them to the tune of 13-0. Tries were scored by Anderson, Oosthuizen, and Ian Scott.

Scott converted two of the tries. The next game was against the ultimate winners of the B section, Maritzburg College. We were extremely unlucky not to be awarded a try in the opening minute, but after that the game swung in their favour, and at half-time we were down 11-0 (goal, penalty, and try).

At this stage an alteration was effected among the forwards, and in the second half of the game the most exciting rugby of the afternoon was seen.

First Oosthuizen went over for a try under the posts.

Unfortunately the resultant goal-kick was rushed down (11-3).

A few minutes later !an Scott was over for a try which he converted easily (11-8). At this stage every player was giving his best, and the crowd was solidly behind us. On time Bob Scott went over in the corner for a try which was unconverted (11-11).

In accordance with the rules of the tournament both teams changed sides immediately and play was resumed.

The :first side to score in extra time is declared the winner, and after about five minutes we were awarded a penalty.

Unfortunately we were unable to convert the chance, and shortly afterwards Maritzburg went over for a try.

It was the end of a great game.

On Monday, 6th September, a team was entered in the annual Old Boys' seven-a-side rugby tournament.

The tournament has become a feature of Transvaal rugby and attracts a good crowd every year. This was the second year that Wynberg were represented, and, as five members of the team had actively participated in League rugby during the season, it was anticipated that we would do reasonably well.

Our

team

In an anti-climax Maritzburg Old Boys beat Old Maristoneans 14-0 in the :final.

With the increasing number of youthful Old Boys now comin:; to the Transvaal, we look forward to future seven-a-side tournaments with confidence.

Next year the organizers plan to run the tournament over a full day, thus giving teams more time to recover from games, and there is just the possibility that, provided we get the support we 3nticipate, we will endeavour to enter two sides.

was as follows:

Bac!tS.-l. Scott,

R.

Scott,

B.

Anderson,

By the time these notes appear in print we shall have held our Annual Dinner, which

Oosthuizen.

Forwards.-R.

Jones,

R.

Greenwall,

P.

usually

Smuts.

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NEWS

OF OLD

BOYS

We welcome to the Transvaal Garth Macintosh, and, with his wealth of experience as far as Union affairs are concerned, we know we now have one of our real stalwarts in our midst.

Other recent arrivals include Ron Jones and Ken Bell, both of rugby fame.

Unfortunately Ron's work at the moment is such as to preclude rugby for the present.

Ken, we understand, intends turning out for the Wanderers Club next season.

We congratulate Bill Jackson (of bowling fame) on his appointment as branch manager of the Standard Oil Company in Rhodesia. Bill has attended all our functions in the Transvaal to date and his keenness will be mi sed by all.

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