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ANNUAL MAGAZINE OF THE

WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

DECEMBER

1964

PRINTED

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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

Latin, English History Religious Instruction, Afrikaans Geography Afrikaans, Physical Education Mathematics, Bookkeeping, Commercial Arith. metic, English Manual Training Mr. D. Grobler, P.T.C.II, H.P.C. Educational Music Mrs. E. Jennings, L.U.C.T. English, General Science, Social Studies, Religious Mr. F. A. J. Kooy, B.A. Inst ruct ion English, Social Studies Mr. D. Bromberger, B.A.(HONS.) Mathematics Mr. W. Lennox, B.SC.(HONS.) History, Geography, Social Studies, Afrikaans Mr. 1. Le Roux, B.A. Afrikaans Mr. H. D. Lingenfelder, B.A. Geography, Zoology, Religious Instruction Mr. J. L. Mathew, B.SC. Physical Education, Social Studies, English Mr. A. J. A. Morris, B.A . Science, Mathematics Mr. W. Morris, B.SC. Mr. E. Mathew, F.A.C.S.(S.A.), F.I.C.B.(ENG., HONS.) Mathem.atics, General Science English Mr. V. J. Parkins, B.A . Afrikaans, His/ory Mr. D. S. Sieberhagen, B.A . Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic, Business Mr. H. J. Smuts, B.A., B.COM., A.I.A.C. Methods Art, General Science Mr. M. McMinn, N.A.T.D . Music Mr. A. Verwymeren, M.O.MUSIC, U.P.L.M .. Ma/hematics Mr. J. R. Wheeler, B.sC. Mrs. J. Quinn, B.A. . _.... Mathematics SECRETARY: Mrs. J. Cotton, B.A.

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

J. C. Boltman, M.A. H. E. de W. Tasker, B.A. A. G. Driessen, B.A. S. Gilmore, B.A. ..... W. E. Gredley E. P. Hopkins, A.I.C.B.(S.C.), N.C.T.C

JUNIOR Principal Vice-Principal. Sub A Sub B Std. lA Std.IB Std.2A Std.2B Std.3A Std.3B Std.4A Std.4B Std. SA Std. SB Physical Training Class Singing Remedial Speech Eurhythmics Piano Violin 'Cello Speech Training and Play Production

SCHOOL

STAFF

Mr. A. Lorie Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, Miss K. Lacey M rs. M. Paddick Miss H. Steyn Miss D. Friedman Mrs. C. Wylie. Mrs. 1. Oberholzer Mr. R. lust Mr. N. Wolft M r. M. BohLing Mr. K. Hutchison Mr. A. Lorie Mr. K. Pretorius Mr. l. F. Oosthuizen, Mrs. E. Jennings Mrs. BagnaIl Mrs. M. Botha Mr. N. Solomon Mr. A. Lorie Mr. J. Spink Miss C. Balsillie

B.sC.

B.SC.

MR. W.

E. BOWDEN

HEADMASTER

1948

Surveying Wynberg Boys' High School in its present form, and mindful of the hundreds of boys who have emerged from its classrooms to serve their generation, our tboughts turn with gratitude to the contribution made by Mr. Bowden to the progress of this school. Indeed, his period of office as Principal forms no inconsiderable chapter in the history of the school.

1964

his clear objective thinking and his forceful public speaking. Indeed, as a public speaker Mr. Bowden always stood out, and his eloquence was a great factor on the numerous occasions in which he spoke in the name of the school. Behind all his work, and inspiring it, there have been vast and wide experiences gained as a highranking officer and as a public-spirited citizen. Upon these experiences, in the long run, rather than upon anything else, perhaps, has rested Mr. Bowden's faith in education.

Mr. Bowden came to Wynberg as its Headmaster in 1948 and retires on pension at the end of this year. In tbe years tbat he has guided the school he has also piloted many far-reaching schemes. We have in mind, among others, the swimming bath, tbe Memorial Pavilion, LittIewood House, and extensions to the school. buildings and playing fields. In addition, then: has been a steady rise in the enrolment and an expansion of subjects in the curriculum.

The imminence of Mr. Bowden's retirement was clear to many of us when the tragedy of his very serious eye ailment became known. The fortitude with which he bore those many weeks in hospital, and his patience in one operation after another, won the admiration of everybody. God grant that he may retain the sight still left to rum!

Unhesitatingly we say tbat Mr. Bowden is a born teacher, always aiming to train boys to discover the capacity of their own minds rather than the content of those of others. Unhesitatingly we also say, that we shall miss his vital personality,

And so we take leave of Mr. Bowden as our Headmaster, and as a wise counsellor and friend to many. We offer our best wishes for the future to Mr. and Mrs. Bowden and hope that the years to come will see them happy and contented.

Time marches on, and the year 1964 has been no exception to tbe rule. The minutes have become hours, tbe bours days, the days months, so very quickly tbat soon we shall be greeting 1965. These days everything seems to have become a race against time, for faster aircraft, cars and ships are the order of the day, and to compensate for this, it appears tbat time has speeded up too. One more year bas been added to the record that is Wynberg's - that long record of service, not only to Wynberg, but to South Africa - not only academically but also in the field of sport. Historically, three hundred and sixty-five days have passed since last the annals of Wynberg have been written up, but is that all we can say about the year 1964? Let us examine it more closely.

Now let us examine our cultural side. Under Mr. Lorie, the orchestra and the Music and Dramatic Society have had a very successful year and have presented the School with a very entertaining programme. Tbe Science Club has been active and arranged trips to places of scientific interest, as well as showing a number of films. The Students' Christian Union has also gone through the year successfully, having regular weekly meetings and showing films at the end of terms. The Debating Society has provided interesting debates, and we hope that members have profited by them. lt is through the clubs and sports that the real spirit of the School is nurtured, and then transferred to the classroom; and thus the extra-mural activities are not time-wasters, rather they are essentials, without which the School would become merely a number of walls and blackboards, to be visited daily.

The actual school buildings are the same as they were last year, a shade more dusty perhaps, but nevertbeless not structurally different. It is still a mathematical puzzle how everybody fits into the hall for assembly in the mornings! The new hall remains a rumour, a rather stale one now, although we must admit that the floor of the old one was resurfaced, but that still does not help matters. There are fleeting rumours about a new Science block, Woodwork block and Pavilion for the Labia fields, but it seems to be a lot of smoke with no fire. Perhaps somebody forgot to oil the wheels of the Admin.istration.

Now let us see whether this spirit has in fact carried through into the classrom. It has doubtless, but has it carried through in sufficient volume? It would appear that we still have to acquire that happy compromise between outside activities and the academic side of school, where neither one nor the other is over-emphasised. Perhaps a help here would be to create academic blues and colours as an incentive to the boys, as blues and colours are in our sport.

In the realms of sport, our old boys are keeping the banner of Wynberg flying high and the school itself, although not enjoying a vintage year, has kept its standard up. The First Rugby Team has been hampered by injuries but gave a good account of itself in all its games. Tbe First Eleven has been included in the new Protea League this season, and we are looking forward to some bright and successful cricket. ] n golf the School has acquitted itself well, members of the School winning a number of competitions. The Tennis team looks like having a successful year. So much for sport.

In closi ng, we wish the matriculation candidates, and indeed all the boys throughout the school, luck in the forthcoming examinations and we hope that they will find the future bright, happy and prosperous. Our sympathy is with Mr. Bowden, who has had a recurrence of his eye trouble, and we hope that he will soon be well again. Finally, we would like to extend to all our readers a very bappy Christmas and may 1965 be bright and prosperous for you all. T.R.K.

SCHOOL PREFECTS Front Row (1. to r.): R. Pachter, M. English, Mr. F. G. Thorp (Act. Principal) B. Evrard (V./H.-Pr.), S. Ger. Secolld Rall' (1. 10 r.): F. Pieksma, C. BramweIl, M. McCullagh, H Sparks, A. Euvrard, C. Tatham, G. Bunting. Third Rall' (1. to r.): B. Mawman, C. HaYlread, P. Engelke, W. Moodie, J. Newman. N. Tilders, H. Aikman. W. Dau. has an UI5 0 cricket team had such a colourful and enthusiastic coach, and our best wishe. follow him. Mr. McMinn came direct from his art studies in Paris to fill the gap and very soon had the boys' interest. Under his guidance some striking work has been produced. We offer him every encouragement to prolong his stay. Staff changes disrupt the tenor of school life tremendously, and the layman can hardly appreciate the steadying influence and continuity provided by the hard core of masters who settle down to make the school thei r life work and interest. Already we had lost Mr. Arguile and Dr. Wood. When, therefore, in the third term the Headmaster's eyesight was threatened for a second time, necessitating an immediate operation and a long lay-off, the position seemed desperate. Mr. Bowden bad, in fact, delayed dangerously the extremely delicate and distressing operation in

Tt was strange indeed to walk into the sta('froom on the first day of school and not find Mr. Arguile and Dr. Wood in their customary places. Both had retired after serving tbe school long and notably. Mr. Keyser, too, was missing, his place being taken by Mr. D. Grobler who came to us from the Graaff-Reinet Training College. Manual Training masters make only brief appearances in the staff-room and as he is an assistant-housemaster in the hostel we see even less of him than is usual, but he appears to have settled down happily with his classes and his rugby team, and we wish him a Jong and happy stay with us. Mr. Thomson, the Art master, left at the halfyear after a sbort but entbusiastic stay. Seldom

order to pilot us through that greatest of all bugbears - a Panel Inspection. We admire his selflessness and courage and are happy to report that at this stage the operation seems a success. He plans to return for the last few weeks of the term before retiring at the end of the year. The burden of running the school in all its aspects, and at the same time maintaining his own teaching programme, then feU upon M r. Thorp. It has been a harassing time for him and it says much for his ability and the happy relations between staff-room and office that the difficulties that inevitably attend such upsets in the life of a school have been easily resolved. In this connection mention must be made of Mrs. Quinn and Mr. E. Mathew, both of whom are helping to fill the gap caused by Mr. Tucker's resignation and the Headmaster's absence. Mrs. Quinn responded to our appeal and came out of married retirement to take Mr. Bowden's mathematics classes. Her quiet efficiency and ready helpfulness have captured the respect and gratitude of both boys and masters. Another new member of staff is Mr. D. Bromberger, himself an Old Boy of the school. After graduating at the University of Cape Town he took an Honours Degree in History at the London School of Economics, returned to South Africa and taught for two years at Vredenburg, whence he came to us. He has thrown himself enthusiastically into the life of the school and will, it is hoped, be with us for a long time to come. And finally, in this chapter of acquisitions, there is the ever-recurrent Mr. W. Morris, whose Pucklike entrances and exits make it impossible to bid him welcome or farewell, but we are always pleased to have him with us. At the end of the year we lose another of the Old Guard when Mr. H. J. Smuts retires from teaching. He has been at Wynberg for twenty years, latterly in charge of Commerce. We wish him many happy years of retirement. His mantle will fall on Mr. E. Hopkins who, however, is going oversea on furlough in December and returning for the second term of next year. Bon Voyage and a carefree, refreshing holiday. Staff problems were not the only ones encountered. Jn fact the school has had a most difficult year. To begin with, we had a record enrolment of 547, but the classrooms and staff showed no corresponding increase in size. There are two senior classes of thirty-five and thirty-nine in rooms designed to hold twenty-five in comfort, and junior classes numbering up to forty-three in slightly smaller rooms. This pressure is felt particularly in our standard sixes, of whom we have

a record total of 147. This does not make for easy teaching. In fact it places an enormous strain on tbe staff. However, faced with a choice between considering our own comfort and serving the needs not only of our immediate community but of a spate of immigrants and political refugees, we have opened our doors. Fundamental to our policy is the belief that we exist for our own community. We have no sympathy with the growing practice of culling pupils. In the boarding-house, too, we are bursting at the seams with a capacity total of 80. Mr. A. Morris, his assistant housemasters Mr. K. Hutchinson and Mr. D. Grobler, and Matron are to be congratulated on the efficiency with which LittIewood House is run and the homely atmosphere that exists. Shortly, however, we hope to overcome the difficulties and frustrations of inadequate quarters. We are still only at the stage of planning our removal to the Robinson/ Labia grounds, but the machinery is in motion and will within a few years provide elbow space not only for ourselves but for the Girls' Schools as well. The first of our fields at the new site is coming on well under the expert supervision of Dr. Wood who leaves the classroom only to become official groundsman. This is not an entirely new venture on his part. For many years, as a member of staff, the fields were his especial care. He has a reputation with grass, as is proved by the excellent condition of our grounds and pitches. And this immediately brings to mind the very meritorious services of Mr. Tasker and Mr. Matbew, supervisors respectively of rugby and cricket. Both have gained for the school an enviable sporting reputation and deserve the whole-hearted appreciation of both boys and parents for their efforts. Mr. Lennox, too, must be accorded his share of gratitude. To belong to his Cadet Band - for six successive years the winners of the lnter-School Cadet Band Competition -is a keenly contested honour. The prefects deserve mention for their sterling services. So much of the tone and discipline of the school depends upon their precept and example. They have discharged their duties well and are at the moment initiating the new prefect body into their duties. Finally, a figure that often escapes notice in reviewing a school year; our secretary. What we should do without Mrs. Cotton does not bear thinking on. Functioning as general dealer and archivist, she is the envy and salvation of the staff.

COMBINED

MATRICULATION

CLASSES,

1964

ROl\" (1. to r.): W. Dau. C. BramweIl, H. Sparks, R. Pachter, M. McCullagh, W. Moodie, Mr. W. Lennox, C. Tatham, Mr. F. G. Thorp (Acting Principal), M. English, Mr. J. Mathew. B. Evrard, Mr. E. Tasker, S. Ger, H. Aikman, F. Pieksma, B. Mawman, P. Engelke E. Tilders. Second Row (I. to r.): J. Green, L. Patrick, H. Potash, M. Bloch, A. Miller, B. SeDlel, R. Groenewald, M. Radowsky, J. Davy, R. Burton, W. McCarthy, R. Metcalfe, A. Peiser, D. van der Poll, R. Bearryman, M. Rowe, P. Frye, G. Fine, T. Saevitzon. Third Row (I. to r.): S. Hunt. C. Kenny, C. Slade, I. Kirkwood, G. Stamelatos, J. Deeley, R. Poolman, M. Cohen, N. Cohen, H. SiJbowitz, A. Killick, R. Grendon, H. Bester, M. Clarke, R. Holmes, R. Johnson, A. Euvrard, G. Bunting, R. Mitchell, P. Peterson, G. Westmoreland. Four/h Row (1. to r.): A. Hockney, J. Cristol, N. Basson. H. Chandler, S. Frank, S. Braude, N. Wyness, H. Till, J. Newman, C. Payne, I. Cairncross, H. Truter, R. Smith, C. Hay tread, A. Turvey, B. Bravo, G. Fuchs, C. Dixon.

Frollt

1963

Gxaminalion SENIOR CERTIFICATE First Class: Coetzee, A. F., Eastman, R. W., Giljam, W. B., Goosen, D. G., Jennings, R. W., Kernoff, G. V., Nochomovitz, L. E., Shedden, A., Sladen, R. N., Steyn, A. F., Travis, P. K.

Second Class: Abitz, A. B., Bafham, J. A., Barker, M., Brading, L. P. S., Burton, A. A., Capstick, J. E., Cfaye, D. A., Crundwell, P. S., Dahl, I. X., Davidson, R. K., Dean, D. J. R., 9

Dickson, r. L., Dungey, T. L., Edwards, C. J., Facer, M. A. J., Felbert, C. A., Gavronsky, M., Germishuys, R. C., Goosen, S. J., Goott, M., Gottschalk, K. A., Green, H., Greenblatt, F., GroeneveLdt. L. W., Hitchcock, P. E., Johnson, G. N., Kahn, S., Kaminer, F. N., Kaplan, H., Kaplan, R., Kiwi, E. N., Neil, R. J., Knight, M. G. H., Lamb, M. A. T., Leibbrandt, J. A. H., Le Roux, A. J., MacRae, K., Martin, P. G., Maze, M. S., McClatchie, R. T., McGrath, A., Merrett, K. J., Meyer, G. A., Miller, M., Mitchell, H. K., Momsen, B., Opie, F. W., Pietersen, G., Posniak, L. E., Prinsloo, J. J., Pritchard, C. M., Renrue, M. A., Ronaidson, M. B., Rourke, M. C., Schmidt, D. J., Slade, D. G. B., Smit, C. G., Standley, V. J., Stewart, A. G., Steyl, A. C., Sykes, D. R., Walker, C. L., Watson, G. S. JUNIOR

LAER

diek, K., Hamburger, Katz, R. 1., Rookledge,

weII, P. S., Eastman, R. W., Fine, J., Goott, M., Hamburger, R. A., Heritage, J. R., Horwitz, R. C., Jennings, R. W., Johnson, R. R., Katz, R. J., Kernoff, G. V., McClatchie, R. T., Metcalfe, R. C., Miller, A. J., Pieksma, F., Rourke, M. c., Saevitzon, I. S., Sladen, R. N., Steenkamp, A., Steyn, A. F. VOORBEREIDENDE

1. W., Boyd, V., Hahn· R. A., Horwitz, R. C., Q. J., Stephens, C. G.

TAALEKSAMEN

Hoër Graad: Facer, M. A. J. Gewone Graad: Badenhorst, A. S., Finberg,

M., Fuchs, G., Ger, S., Goosen, D. G., Kahn, S., Kiwi, E. N., Knell, R. J., Pachter, R. H., Travis, P. K., Truter, H. This page sponsored

TAAL-

P. L., BurgelI, R. J., Byron, A. M., Chapman, D. E., Cohen, N. H., De Smidt, B. J., Doeke, G., Eis, E., Erasmus, M. A., Fisher-Jeffes, B., Green, J. H., Grendon, R. J., Griffon, c., Groenewald, C., Grodd, D. P., Hanekom, H. J., Hugo, V. D., Hoy, N. D. J., Kahn, M. B., Kesner, K. M., Leyser, S., Loubser, E. E., Maimin, C. L., Martin, T. J., Miller. J. H., Mildenhall, W. J., Noli, M. P., Paterson, S. P. H., Pickup, B. L., Phillips, D. C., Pnematicatos, M. C., Radomsky, M., Raphaely, D., Roberts, L. G., Rose-Innes, L. K., Osrin, L. B., Scott, I. M., Simcock, G. R., Spektor, F. E., Standley, A. P., Stichling, S., Van BLommestein, P. C., Watson, B. A., Werbeloff, L. M., Wolf, C. W., PringLe, B. R., Jennings, E. J.

R., Briel, H. V., Byron, A. M., Chapman, D. A., Creedy, J., Creedy, M., De Smidt, B. J., Dominy, A. C., Eastman, B. R., EIs, E., Emms, M., Feyt, T. L., Finberg, M., Fisher-Jeffes, B. N., Forster, C. P., Fraser, D., Gargan, R., Gauld, D., Glaum, F., Goetze, G., Goodman, S., Goodwin, C., Gower, H., Greeff, J., Green, J., Grodd, D., Hallas, R., Hammond, G., Hendrikse, J., Higginbotham, D., Hoy, N. D., Hughes, D. 0., Jeffery, E. C., Jones, H. C., Kalmer, C. V., Kemp, C. J., Knight, D. J., Laas, P. J., Langley, R. D., Le Roux, D. C., Loxton, D. H., Michaels, D. B., MundeIl, L. D., Newman, S. P., Peach, B. B., Phillips, D. C., Powell, D. G., Power, D. B., Radomsky, M., Raymond, L. E., Robertshaw, P. B., Rutter, C. S., Scordilis, B., Shedden, E., Simcock, G., Srubis, A. B., Stokes, G. C., Stowe, N. R., Tamun, M., Tamlin, R., Timmis, R. B., Van Besouw, G. M., Vos, W. G., Waters, D. L., Watson, B. A., Watson, T. G., Williams, S. J. AFRIKAANSE

AFRIKAANSE EKSAMEN

Hoër Graad: Laas, P. J., Wynton, B. D. Gewone Graad: Anziska, D. E., Baerecke,

Second Class: Banks, D. B., Barker,

HOËR

TAALEKSAMEN

Hoër Graad: Hahndiek, K., Poolman, R. Gewone Graad: Briel, H., Chandler, H., Crund-

CERTIFICATE

First Class: Ainsworth,

AFRIKAANSE

ANY ABSE.NCEE.5

by Maskew

Miller Limited.

1963 We had a lovely summer's day for prize-giving. The richly-coloured House flags flaunted themselves in the slight breeze, giving an heraldic atmosphere to the proceedings below wbere the masters, clad in gown and bood, moved in unaccustomed and sombre dignity among the contrasting summer dresses and hats of our female guests. Altogether a very pretty scene.

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12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

STD. X D. Goosen: Afrikaans. R. Jennings: Mathematics. R. Sladen : History, Science.

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JO A Class Prize.

SPECIAL PRIZES Best Speaker's Prize: J. L. Nockie and A. Steyn (Tie). 2. R. Eastman and R. Sladen (Tie). Bevan Prize tor English Reading: I. L. Nockie. 2. R. Sladen and C. Felbert (Tie). D. F. Marais Memorial Prize tor Ajrikaans: A. Badenhorst. Friedlander A ward jar English: R. Sladen and L. Nockie. Maskew Mil/ar Prize jar History: D. Goosen. Templeton Prize tor Music: 1. D. Goosen. 2. S. H.unt. 3. A. Meyer. Epworth Music Society Cup jar Services LO Music: I. D. Goosen. 2. S. Hunt. 3. A. Meyer. Steyl Cup jar Most Improved Footbal/er: R. Jennings and R. Eastman. Caxton Prize jar Outstanding Effort: A. Steyl. Honorary Lije Mem bers-hi p oj Old Boys' Union: A. Badenhorst. Friedlander Shield tor the Winning House: Rhodes.

K. Kesner: English. VI A Class Prize. S. Paterson: Afrikaans. VI D Class Prize. S. Leyser: Latin. Mathematics. F. Spektor : Social Studies. VI B Class Prize. M. Treadaway: General Science. A. Hurwitz: Woodwork. M. Herbert, J. Miller and K. Bridgens: Merit Prizes. STD. VII

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After an addres, by the Acting-Headmaster, Mr. Thorp, in which he reviewed tbe scbool year and stressed the importance of character-building in education and how we attempt to achieve it througb our various clubs and societies and on the playing fields, Col. Pilkington-Jordan spoke to the boys. He reminded them that almost without exception they were descended from English, Dutch and French stock: people whose history was largely an account of facing and overcoming difficulties. With such forebears, South Africa could look forward calmly to meeting and resolving the problems which would increasingly beset her in the years ahead. After Mrs. Pil.kington-Jordan had distributed the prizes the guests took tea at Littlewood House. STD.

26. 27. 28. 29.

STD. VUl K. Hahndiek: Afrikaans, Social Studies, Mathematics, General Science. Std. 8 A Class Prize. R. Katz: Mathematics, General Science. D. Pearson: Woodwork. STD. IX E. Tilders: Afrikaans, Science. 9 A Class Prize. N. Basson: Bookkeeping and Commercial Arithmetic, Afrikaans. J. Green: Mathematics, Science. S. Ger: Latin. M. Bloch: History. R. Johnson : Geography, 9 C Class Prize.

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W. Barnes: English, General Science. VU A Class Prize. J. Wiegman : Afrikaans. P. Breden.kamp: Latin. J. Dodd: Social Studies. B. McIntyre: Mathematics. T. Boyce: Bookkeeping and Commercial Arithmetic. S. Blanckenberg: Std. VU B Class Prize. W. Millar: Std. VII C Class Prize. J. Fine: Std. VII A Merit Prize. L. Werbeloll: Std. VII A Merit Prize.

BEATLEMANIA

brash. Do they not perhaps recall similar CrItIcism levelled against themselves in their salad days? Let them clear away the tension they have set up in the world and then 8eatlemania and all that it stands for will disappear of its own accord, because there will be nothing left to support and nourish it. 1. KIRKWOOD, Xa.

In order to discuss "Beatlemania" with sympathetic understanding jt is necessary to go back to the very beginning of "jive" music. This type of music had its origin in the days just after the First WorLd War and grew rapidly in popularity during the uneasy period between the two wars. Long familiar traditions and customs and moralities had been disrupted; people were tense and nerves were on edge, and the gay, carefree lilt of the new music was eagerly accepted as a form of escape from the problems posed by a new and ill-adjusted society. The problems created by the Great War culminated in the Second World War, and as tension increased with the imminence of war, so did the need for a form of "escapism" for the people. The result was a more rhythmic, altogether faster mode of dancing, and both clothing and the moraL code took on a new and easier look. Today we live in a world that is more tense and uncertain than it has ever been. We live in the age of Cold War, the Atom 80mb, and along with it the very real threat of being annihilated in a Third World War. Is it to be wondered at then, that in the midst of this fear the younger generation - already nurtured in the unsettled post-war years - should unconsciously adopt the slogan "Enjoy yourself; it's later than you think", and satisfy their desire for escape through dances such as the Bop, the Twist and Rock 'n Roll? The Beatles are only a means of attaining this end; there have been many before them such as Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Chubby Checker and Johnny Ray, just to name a few. The more wild and frantic the type of music they produce, the more the desire for escape from an uncertain and troubled world is satisfied, and the greater the popularity of the performer. The music is, in fact, a drug, and as with a drug, once you are accustomed to it you demand a stronger dose; and thus one group falls from popularity and another rises. The older generation may scoff at these youngsters, but they appear to forget that they, too, were once young and a part of the Blackbottom, Charleston and Bunny Hop era. And they now self-righteously condemn today's teenagers! They criticise our dress and music as cheap, vulgar and

FIVE SPECKLED EGGS The wildfowl calling in the grey sky, the rustle of the ebb and the loneliness gave the estuary with its mud and shingle flats, its creeks lined with sedges and reeds, a sadness. A sadness felt by the man who came on slowly, taking in the old familiar sights and smells after years of absence: the oyster-catcher and redshark fishing among the pebbles and sand, the smell of salt and seaweed, the gulls diving and soaring and the line of duck as they passed heading south. As he shufl'led along, a strand of barbed wire clawed at his leg and when he bent to loosen it he saw how he had been miraculously prevented from treading on a nest of eggs covered by a few feathers and strands of seagrass. Five speckled plover's eggs - eggs which he had eaten in the past. He gently picked one up and felt its warmth, smiled and put it back with the others to allay the fears of the mother plover whose desperate cry he could hear as she circled overhead. He hurried away along the shore, anxious not to alarm the parent bird. The endless line of driftwood crunched underfoot as he crossed over onto the flats, left glistening and damp by the retreating tide. The crabs and little sea creatures in his path scuttled away under the shingle, then reappeared to look at the foot-shaped pools he left. What was that he saw, a dead fish, a bottle? He squelched across to the object on the wet mud. Just an old bottle. He turned to walk back and one foot came away with a sucking noise. The other stuck fast and water and mud oozed up over it. He tried not to panic, but it was impossible. Who could remain calm with the tide coming in and both one's feet held fast? No one save the gulls and the birds of the estuary heard his cries, or noted that they had stopped when the tide covered the estuary shores.

The next day at low rounded by hundreds of the flesb. Among them tore at it, for sbe had hatched young.

tide his body was SUfseabirds who fought for was a plover who also to feed her five newly-

AIKMAN,

constantly be cropping up in tbe minds of expupils so that in tbe distant future tbe mention of perhaps only one word, such as "sophisticated" or "immature" would bring back a flood of memories, memories of tbe happiest years of one's ]jfe. As a pupil walks down the drive for the last time, his very last action will be to lift bis hat in salute to those who had given their lives during the First World War. Surely it is a very fitting end to a pupil's life at the school that his final action should be one of honouring those whom the school bad helped to shape into men who were willing to make the supreme sacrifice for peace, and whose names would live forever under the words "Lest we forget".

lOa.

FAREWELL "Only four months to go!" These words hang like an omen over the head of every matriculation candidate now as he feverishly pages through his untidily pencilled notes, seeking to gain that additional fraction of knowledge which might make the difference between a pass or failure. For the last twelve years of his academic life he has been working, sweating, perhaps even praying, for this day, but now that it has come how does he feel? Is he glad or sorry to be leaving the place which has played such a big and important role in the shaping of his life? He thinks back to his first few days of nervous anticipation in the Senior School, the days in which he was forced to cross the gulf that lies between the simple, pre-adolescent life of the Junior School and the more mature, responsible life of the High School, a life dominated by those almost god-like beings, the Standard Tens. How much securer these Juniors would have felt if they had known that these "beings" felt just as insecure, just as nervous and, yes, just as frightened as they did, fOf there yawned before these boys not the small gulf between adolescence and semi-maturity but the vast gaping abyss that separated them from the outside world, the world in which they would have to make a living without the security and almost parental care of their school wlLich had slowly prepared tlLem for this step and which was now leaving them to make the final, desperate plunge on their own. But was the school leaving them? The buildings, the desks, the books - even the masters would certainly be of no future material aid; but there is one aspect of the school that would never be left behind, that would always be present and ready to spur the pupil on to greater and more ambitious tasks - the memory of the school which has, for well over a century, been responsible for moulding the lives of boys and which would be forever stamped on the minds of Wynberg pupils. The try, the century, the new record; these would all be remembered by the pupil and years later they would still seem like happenings of just the day before. The masters, too, with their own particular little ways and mannerisms would

L. MEXICAN

PATRICK,

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BOOTS

The advantage of offering a written opinion on teenage dress is that one can complete what one has to say without smarting under the incredulous titters that greet an account of one's own khaki-clad youth. But there .is more than sartorial difference between khaki and the Mexican boots and stovepipes of today: it was not an external symbol of allegiance to a generation that has kicked over the traces and rejected more violently than any other the world of its parents. An immediate protest is made by Smith and Van der Merwe that they wish to continue playing cricket and rugby and attending meetings of the Debating Society, and that the addition to their wardrobe of items of clothing which happen to be worn by delinquents cannot possibly alter the essential Smith and Van der Merwe. They are wrong. Tbe human mind - outside the classroom _:_ strives always for completeness. It does not tolerate what is incomplete, fragmentary or contradictory; it integrates into wholes. Our method or organising a library or stamp collection illustrates the point. Now the complete picture of our exemplar, as we know him tbrough the cinema and cafĂŠ paper-backs, is a youth rigged entirely a la mode, sloppy of bearing, uncouth of speech and manner, at odds with the whole world of convention and at no pains to hide it. Smith knows this figure well and non-commitally accepts him as part of the landscape. SmitlL simply wants to remain Smith plus Mexican boots. But this is a delusion: not only has be demonstrated that he feels no distaste for this figure and may even have a vague, unconscious sympathy, but his mind - striving for logical com-

pleteness - rebels at the contradictions involved. Mexican boots do not mate happily with standard English idiom or the quaint custom of removing hands from pockets when addressing an adult. And Smith finds that his hand becomes increasingly tardy in reaclling for his hat when a woman steps into the lift. By the time he has acquired a studded belt and a little gold cross on a chainSunday mornings now being devoted to sleeping off the effects of the previous night's gathering round the gambling machine - his former brisk walk across the road has become an insolent slouch intended to challenge an oncoming car, and the blare of the hooter represents the disapproval of a harsh, intolerant, unsympathetic society. The process of approximation to his exemplar is almost complete. Put briefly: imitation is seldom partial, although that may be its aim. Our natures lead us on to total imitation. Even at bargain price, those Mexican boots are not a good buy. V.P.

AS HAMLET

Must there no more be done? Sir, I lack advancement! ... cleave the general ear with horrid speech. P--lm-n: ... indifferent children of the earth. P-t-sh: I think nothing. R-d-wsky: ... most secret and most grave. S--v-tz-n: I could be bounded in a nutshell. S-ft-l: I am afeared you make a wanton of me. S-/lb-w-tz: There has been much throwing about of brains. Sp-rks: Nay, come let us go together. St-m-l-t-: Very like a whale! T -Id-rs: How should I my true love know? W-n-ss: ... to sleep, perchance to dream. I.R.K., Xa. P-cht-r: P-tr-ek: P--ksm-:

PROFESSIONALISM

SEES XA

with thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls. BI-eh: ... from the table of my memory. Br-mw-II: Methinks it is a camel. Br--di-: Keeps himself in the cloud. Ch-ndl-r: What! art a heathen? C-h-n (M.): I lack gall to make oppression bitter. C-h-n (N.): Thou comest in such a questionable shape. Cr-st-/: 0, what a rogue and peasant slave am I. -ng-Ik-: His silence will sit drooping. Fr-nk: ... that great baby you see there, is not yet out of his swaddling-clouts. G-r: Hath there been such a time that J have said, "Tis so," when it proved otherwise? Gr--n: She did repel his letters and denied him access to her. Gr--n-w-Id: ... that man who is not passion's slave. H-nt: ... will discourse most eloquent music. K-nny: Believe me, an absolute gentleman. K-lI-ek: Come, a passionate speech. K-rkw--d: Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand .... M-wm-n: ... an eye like Mars, to threaten and command. McC-II-gh: ... a man may fish with worms. M-II-r: Does't know this waterfly? M-teh-lI: Cudgel thy brain no more about it. N-wm-n: How noble in reason. A -km-n:

IN SPORT

Professionalism in sport in its early days was treated with much scorn and contempt, but today it has become part of everyday life. Although a professional in any sport is much more acceptable nowadays, there are still a few vestiges of the feeling that used to exist. For instance, when the British cricket amateurs play their annual friendly against their paid counterparts they are termed the "Gentlemen" while the professionals are simply the "Players". Another example is that the world's premier tennis championships at Wimbledon are barred to professionals. Professionalism in sport was essentially created by a demand; a demand by spectators who wanted to see the highest standard possible. The demand was gladly seized and often exploited by businessmen who literally 'bought' the players and amenities which were necessary. While there can be no doubt that the "defection" of players to the paid ranks has improved them and the game they take part in tremendously, it has also encouraged underhand and corrupt methods. At the moment the good name of British Football is smarting from a "bribes and bets" scandal in which a number of top players and reputable clubs are involved. Tt is not surprising that with the fantastic amounts of money involved in professional sport today that this sort of thing happens. In the early days of professional golf professionals were treated on a level with servants; they were not allowed in clubhouses and had to suffer many other humiliations and indignities. The colourful WaIter Hagen soon changed this and from then the paid side of the game never looked back, so much so that a young professional recently returned from the United States and said that he could not keep up in what he termed a

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"rat race". Golf followers, like followers of most other sports, are interested only in the players on top and not in the also-ran's. This is the reason why it is only the elite on the world's circuits who cash-in' the rest have to struggle to get by. Circu~stance has forced most top professional sportsmen into being professional businessmen as well. This can only be detrimental to himself and the sport, for who can expect him to do justice to himself when he is worrying whether a sufficient market can be obtained for the toothpaste he has sponsored or whether his sheep farm could be made a wholly-owned subsidiary of his canned fruit factory? On the credit side we have the example of Soutb African professional football which was lifted from its amateur doldrums five years ago and has since gone from strength to strength. South Africa now enjoys a high standard ot soccer that was never possible onder the amateur code. However, where soccer succeded, professional rugby failed, probably because Rugby Union is essentially an amateur game and has a strong following in South Africa. Professionalism in sport can only really give the spectator public its full value if the financial side of it is not exaggerated and if the sport, as a sport and not as a business venture, is not abused.

The m'es for shooting a fish are few and simple - get as close as you can to the biggest fish available (2 pounds and over), point the spear at it and pull the trigger. Don't have any qualms about the sportsmanship of "shooting a slttll1g fish" -if the fish is fool enough to let you get so close without moving off he deserves all he gets. Most of the fish in our favourite areas are becoming wary of anything that looks either Ijke a seal or skindiver. The most common question a spearfisherman is asked is if he is afraid of sharks. We do see many sharks around the coast but so far none has been aggressive. We often pause to observe the effortless ease with which this underwater "king" glides through the kelp. On other occasions, when the water is cloudy, one feels the great aloneness that can overcome one underwater and one constantly glances around, fearing that a shark might emerge from the shadows and attack swiftly and silently. One Bottom-Scratcher actually tried to spear a shark but owing to the trigger failure of his gun the shark escaped unhurt, so we cannot say for certain who would have come off best. Our club has plans for expanding in the near future and members 'are contemplating building camera housings, buying suits and also, in the not-too-distant future, doing free or aqualung diving. Perhaps one day our club will be as big as the Britjsh Sub-Aqua Club or the famous French club - the Club Alpin Sous Marine.

B. SEFTEL, IDA.

THE BOTTOM-SCRATCHERS Bottom-Scratchers? Yes, this is the name we have given to our newly-formed diving club. To be more precise, The Bottom-Scratchers Underwater Club. Diving by oneself is no fun at all. and at the same time unsafe. For this reason we divers banded together to form a club. We are interested in all aspects of diving, but at the moment spearfishing is the c1ub's chief pastime and members have a great variety of weapons, ranging from the Hawaiian sljng to the powerful compressed air gun. Any spearfisherman will tell you that success in speamshing depends firstly on the choIce of the situation, and secondly on the technique of the dive. Swimming on the surface with fins flailing, followed by frantic exertion and splashing to submerge, will frighten away any fish III the area. The dive shoul.d be silent and controlled, and should be followed by easy fin strokes. If the fish has been spotted from the surface, it should be carefully watched and advantage taken of every natural cover and hunting aid, such as making an approach from behind a rock or ledge.

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The natural desire to draw and colour evident in children from about two years onwards, is a genuine desire for emotional self-expression, and if encouraged and treated with knowledge and sympathy, can be an important safety valve and a steadying force in the general mental development of any young person. A child draws and paints happily and spontaneously, and the value of art teaching is that it points out new opportunities for self-expression. The problem is how to help the pupil to the fullest expression within

the limits of his natural stage of development. The term "self-expression" does not mean letting children do what they like, sawing up the furniture and scribbling on the walls. It is not so much allowing the children to do what they like, as it is a matter of seeing to it that they like what they do. If the door is shut on this form of selfexpression by the imposition of adult standards on a person who does not wholly accept them, then his general development is apt to suffer. To talk about perspective and proportion to a young 16

person whom as you can see from his work is unaware of their existence, is either to close the door on his desire to draw, or else to make him very worried because of his utter inability to grasp wbat you consider to constitute good work. In other words that life-like drawing is the summit of achievement, and that his imaginative essays must all conform to the rules of perspective and be correct in every detail. One of the difficulties nowadays is that in art the old canons are discredited and the new imperfectly grasped. Our horison has expanded, we recognise as good, Chinese ceramic figures, African devil masks, etc. The universal thing which all forms of art have is clarity of expression and design. Jf we preserve some part of this instinctive emotion which exists in all children we are achieving two important results, firstly we are helping them towards better

mental development and poise. Secondly we are giving them a recognisable standard if criticism in regard to the visual arts. A few words

about

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of ar/ leaching.

Children have a strong sense of rhythm which seldom appears when they are allowed to draw little pencil details in corners of paper. When confronted by a large space to fill in and a large stick of charcoal with which to work, the young artist is forced to have a very clear conception of what he wants to say. Sense of rhythm is quite different in different people. There is what one might call the symmetrical sense of rhythm, and on the other hand there is the tendency towards a more pronounced use of line and freer forms. Whatever the approach, the aim is the production of drawings which have clear statement and coherent design. The work produced must be of 18

the type which comes naturally to the creator, that is to say, no attempt should be made to force any pupil from one stage of development into the next. At a certain stage, to make criticism based on anatomy and proportion or perspective before the pupil feels the need for these is pointless.

an important part. It is almost the poetry of their language. The exercise of this tendency to fantasy seems to be an important liberation of the emotional, and should be given the freest possible scope. FinalJy, as regards any criterion of worth or value as regards the artistic expressions of young people. It is not that one sty.le ranks above another, the value of the picture depends on how complete an expression of the style it is.

Colour. Most young people have a highly original sense of colour. To say that blue and green houses do not exist is as pointless as trying to make them draw things in correct perspective. The employment of unusual colours for common subjects is

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Send out from the harbour. (6) Apportions so tall, an anagram. (6) Half of four. (2) Not here, but left. (4) Lays waste. (7) Initially, Toulouse Lautrec, is hiding fused Vera. (6) One of twenty. (3) Gallows Rope. Charge atoms-positively. (6) Prepares for alarm? (6) Kalahari melons. (6) Mummy's life is cross. (4) Devil"s revels. (3) Debt at the heart of a riot? (2)

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fired. He saw the white-clad figure sink to the floor and then a uniformed figure burst into the room. The enemy! Fire! Must escape. The window. There was the tinkle of sbattered glass and then the terrible scream as he fell six stories to his death. 'Thank you, sergeant, you just saved my life. r was lucky he could not shoot straight, Mr. er .... 'Wellington, doctor, Wellington is the name. Sergeant Wellington.'

He entered the building, his hand h.idden inside the front of his overcoat, the lock of hair 00 his forehead bobbing up and down as he walked. He could have brushed it back but to do that he would have had to take his hand out of his coat, and Ihal he did not want to do. He walked along the corridor until he came to the door with 'R. WHlTE, M.O.' in gold lettering on .its glass panel. This was the right door and he was but a few minutes early. On entering he found the nurse in white in her normal place. She did oot look directly at him, for she knew him as a typical case of megalomaniac, caused by a motor-car accident. 'Doctor will see you in a moment, Mr. Thomas,' she said. He scowled. The impudence! Why didn't she bow before him and address him as 'Sire'? 'You may go in now Mr. Thomas.' Inside be lay down on the couch as usual and was told to repeat all that came into his head. 'Marshal Ney denied me. Ney said nay. Why don't they acknowledge me as their Emperor? They must realise that 1 am the reincarnation of Napoleon.' 'Now listen, M r. Thomas, you have made no progress, in fact you are retreating from reality again,' came a distant voice. 'Retreating? It was not my fault that Moscow was burned and the winter was so severe. I had no choice. It will not happen again.' '1 am sorry, but I shall have to telephone your wife and tell her that you are not making any progress.' 'Oh yes, poor Josephine. You see, 1 married Josephine as I was supposed to. I asked her for a divorce, but she refused. r had to have children, so I got rid of her.' 'What do you mean you got rid of her?" 'What do you mean you got rid of her?' For the first time since he had left his house he removed his hand from rus overcoat, wh.ich he had declined to take off when he arrived, and Dr. Robert White found himself looking at a revolver. 'J. had to shoot her, doctor - or should I call you Talleyrand? Yes, [ recognise you, you traitor! T can now change Destiny, and I am going to kill you!' Or. White was shocked by this sudden attack, but managed to ring for his nurse. '1 am going to shoot you now, Talleyrand. There will not be another Waterloo.' White thought he saw his nurse look in and shut the door again. Help was on its way. Thomas ra.ised the gun and

R. T. KATz,9a. AUTUMN The wind lashed the branches of the oaks into a frenzy of falling leaves. The squirrels crept to their nests lately abandoned by armoured snails. Vines reflected the colours of the setting sun in a magnificent shimmer of gold and red, and the starlings darted from branch to branch as they prepared to follow the sun. which struck sparks of irridescent light from their urgent wings. Little Mary knew what these signs meant. She had seen five such seasons already and the beginning of this one aroused conflicting emotions in her breast. Tbe drifts of leaves, the wind and the twittering birds she loved; but she remembered the stemer side of nature. She knew that the rain would come too, aod the little dilapidated cottage in the lower part of the valley would leak, the water running over the mud floor in rivulets and washing around the chair legs and old horsehair mattresses. The cardboard in the windowframes would sag and at last be whisked away before the furious onslaught of the wind, letting the breath of Autumn into the cottage and exposing tbe view of the rain-swept vines which surrounded the garden fence. Little Mary would sit with the lower part of the front door open during the dry weather, and watch the cars pass on the road outside the front gate. Occasionally a large bus would lumber past, ploughing through tbe freshJy formed piles of leaves and it would look like a ship breasting the waves in stormy weather. Heedless of the swathes cut in their ranks by passing cars, the snails maintained a persistent infiltration into the fields on the far side of the road, their armour glinting with the dew drops picked up in the long grass on the verge. Workmen, muffled against the biting cold in old tattered coats, passed on their way to work. They would stamp on the snails as they 20

walked, as though blaming them for the cold that pinched their nostrils. The melancholy song of Old William echoed in the cottage, punctuated by the sound of the axe blows. Fine, weathered oak was being cut for the master's fire and the thin voice of the old man seemed to bring out the urgency of his task. The master must have wood for his fire, for the nights were getting cold and the master must be protected against the inclemency of the weather. In the fields the grass was long and lusb, and horses wandered about phlegmatically, delicately picking the choicest strands of grass, or drinking at the swiftly-running stream in the hollow near the lowest section of the field. Little Mary looked at the clouds over the mountain and she knew that the rain was coming again. She pulled herself to her feet and with the uncertain step of the very young she dragged a large tin bath under the largest hole in tbe ceiling. Yes, Autumn was transforming the valley into a fairyland of colour. R. HORWITZ, 9a. THE DO YOU

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In these modern days of great scientific achievements the tape-recorder has certainly proved its worth both in the office and recording studio as well as in the bome. It has been estimated that onJy one in every eigbt South African farrulies ?wns a. tape-recorder, but this number is steadily mcreasmg year by year. Of course, when the man in the street thinks of a tape-recorder be thinks in terms of hundreds of rand. But this is not so. Naturally you CAN purchase a recorder costing three or four hundred rand, but good quality recorders can be acquired for as little a5 fifty rand, or even less. When you do decide to buy a recorder there are many things to consider. First and foremost comes the track factor. That is to say, the number of tracks the tape-recorder has. Most modern recorders have a four-track system, but older models are fitted with the two-track system. It is obvious that fourtrack recorder gives you twice as mucb recording time as a two-track one. But if you are looking for one with ultra high-fidelity, the twin-track model is stiU the best buy. Next comes the speed of the recorder. The more expensive recorders give a choice of two or three speeds. Usually It or 3f i.p.s. - i.e. inches of recording tape that pass the recording head per second. Again it is obvious that the slower speed gives the most recording time, but if perfection is wanted the higher speed recorders are necessary. When tbe recorder has been chosen, the next buy is the recording tape itself. Now this can be expensive if too large a reel of tape is bought. The average size reel, approximately R3.50, is five inches. But reels of up to twelve inches can be bought. To g.ive you an idea of how long a tape will last, I will quote the folJowing example. A ten-inch reel of triple-play tape played on a fourtrack machine at It i.p.s. lasts almost one week. Enough said. Now we come to tbe uses of a tape-recorder in the home. Firstly, if you are like me, a music fan, records can be recorded onto tape much more cheaply than by buying the record at the standard price. Although at this stage it must be noted that some record companies have a copyright on their records. Radio programmes and speeches can be recorded from the radio set and listened to at your leisure. If there is musical talent in your family you can make a private recording with your recorder and play it back to visiting relations or friends. Another idea which is steadily growing in popu-

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1. That the highest named number is the centillion, i.e. 10 followed by 600 nougbts. 2. That the world's population increase daily by 130,000 people.

3. That there are 800 guitar bands in the Liverpool area alone. 4. That no rain has fallen in the Atacama desert for 400 years. 5. That there are 45 people murdered in Mexico every day. 6. That there are 70 million telephones in the U.S.A. 7. That there are 800,000 words in the English language. 8. That there are 50,000 mijlionaires in the U.S.A. alone. 9. That 60 people commit suicide in Japan every day. 10. That there are only 12 men in the army of the Republic of San Marino. II. That the American autbor Erle Stanley Gardener writes 10,000 words per day. 12. That the Lenin State Library in Moscow is reputed to bave 20,000,000 books. C. S. RUTTER, 9a.

larity is the sending of tape letters to friends or relations overseas. Three-inch letter-tapes can be purchased at approximately RI and you will have a great deal of enjoyment recording these and listening to your friends' voices wben the tape letter is returned to you. Another great advantage of these tapes is that they can be used indefinitely. Of course, this applies to all tapes. Have you ever rushed out of a hot bath, dripped water all over the floor and leapt to pick up a telephone which rang off just as you reached it; or lost an important contact because you were out? lf you have, and have a tape-recorder, here is something which will interest you. There is a little apparatus which, with the recorder it can be attached to the telephone and as soon as the telephone rings, a message pre-recorded by you. apologising for your absence, will be heard by the caller, wbo is then invited to record what he wishes to speak to you about. The message can last up to thirty seconds. You'll find that a surprising lot can be said in that time. At the end of thirty seconds the telephone answerer says: "Thank you, your message has been received. The recorder is now switched off." Handy, isn't it; and, of course, bathjng becomes an uninterrupted pleasure. There are so many uses for recorders that they are far too many to be enumerated here, but you will find that if, after reading this, you are going to buy a tape-recorder, I can assure you that many hours of pleasure lay ahead of you.

After Beit Bridge the roads deteriorated as we travell.ed on to Fort Victoria and to Umtali. where we spent the night. The following day found us past the Portuguese customs and in Gorongoza rest camp. We had been told that the road past the Cusotms to Chitengo in Moyambique was terri bIe, but we found it not the case. But the turn-off at Vila Pery and the 52km. to the rest camp were terrible. There were plank bridges across the streams just wide enough to take a motor car. Wben we got to the. Sabi river, we had been expecting a pontoon, with some natives to ferry us across, but there was a bridge, supported by oildrums, about one quarter of a mile long across the river. This sagged as the car passed over it to within two inches of the water. When the river rises, tbe bridge rises too. This bridge is designed to allow only passenger vehicles across and while we were there a truck laden with bananas arrived and we watched as this truck was loaded onto the ferry and towed across. Time means nothing to the Africans: it took them an hour to drive the truck onto the ferry and guide it across the river. In the Gorongoza game reserve guests are housed in little houses rather like cells, for which you pay RI.30 a night. For breakfast, lunch and dinner, which is served in an exceptionally tastefully decorated dining-room, you pay RI.IO per meal. In addition, there is the R2.70 per person entrance fee to the park. All this is per person. The Portuguese have got tourist-fleecing to a fine art. A cool-drink costs 12tc. The only things that are cheap are the cigarettes. IDc for 2f, and liquor, of which I didn't partake. But the food is magnificent, it is served with silver crockery and the waiters are excellent. If you go for a drive, there is a guide. We stayed three days in the reserve and saw many elephants, lions, impala, waterbuck, reedbuck, oribi, hippopotami, buffalo, bushbuck, zebra and wildebest. We had some hair-raising experiences with the elephants. Once we were on our way back to rest camp travelling at about 30 miles per hour when we rounded a bend and nearly knocked over an elephant. He jumped into the bush through fright but when he saw we were stationary started advancing. As soon as we started reversing he stopped and waited. As we made no move he ambled off some 20 feet into the bush. The guide was urging us to go! Go! Taking a chance - we thought - we accelerated forward. The elephant, already on bis way to see if we still were there, recoiled in fright as we sped by and let out a trumpet of anger at us. Once

C. S. RU1誰ER, 9a. THE ELEPHANTS IN CORONGOZA Gorongoza game reserve is on the road to Beira, in Moc;:ambique. To get there one needs to travel 1,850 miles . .ln fact, when we went there we did 4,200 miles. Starting on June 20th, we travelled from Cape Town, and on the first day stopped at tbe usual firstnight halt, a Motel outside Colesburg. There -we bad the first experience of the cold that was to follow us throughout our two-week holiday. The following morning, when we awoke, the ground was covered with frost, and we had to scrape the ice off the windscreen. Other stops en route were at a Motel at Warmbad the second night, and at Beit Bridge on the Monday. Some miles before Louis Trichardt, there is the magnificent Hendrik Verwoerd tunnel. It is truly a marvellous piece of engineering. There are two tunnels and there is a monument to the Doctor midway between these. 22

we were going along the road along the plain and we saw two cars apparently move off from the veld and return to the road. Our guide said excitedly, "lion, lion!" and we hastened across to them. There were three male lions, resting on the short grass, apparently gorged. Our driver, wanting to take some pbotographs, was told by the guide to bang his hand on the side of the car. This only opened one eye of the nearest lion, which was four feet away. After some more banging one of the lions sat up but by the time the driver had focussed the camera on the lion, it had lain down again. [n exasperation we turned to the guide who told us to open the car door and slam it. This was done and all three lions sat up and gazed blankly in front of them. After a number of photos had been taken they lay down again. This was in the morning. We returned to the same spot at 4.30 the same afternoon and they were still there. They onLy got up when we were so close that the lion had to retract its paw to prevent being run over. Then they walked off and sat down some five yards further on. Meanwhile, the vultures had arrived and when we left, we saw two hyenas approaching the lions' domain. In the middle of the park area, which is quite flat for some two hundred miles, there was an old game ranger's hut. Every summer, when the river rose, this area would be flooded and the game ranger decided to leave. His houses have now been taken over by the lions, who bask in the shade. The area covered by the river is entirely devoid of vegetation except for quarter-inch-high grass and occasional touch-me-not plants. These plants look like ferns, are about four inches high, and when the leaves are touched, they curl up by themselves. Most of the vegetation consists of ten-foot-high elephant grass, vegetable ivory palms, 'fever trees', trees with a sick ly yellow-coloured bark, and various tropical plants. Apart from the expense, we enjoyed ourselves very much, and certainly saw all that we wanted to see. We left the reserve on Sunday, 28th June, and that afternoon stopped at the Birchenough bridge. This is a suspension bridge very similar to the Sydney Harbour bridge and is the third-largest bridge of its kind in the world. The reason for the building of such an expensive bridge instead of the usual concrete base bridge is that the river it crosses is full to the brim with soft sand. Any concrete pylon seated in the river bed would require a 200-foot hole to be sunk. At Ft. Victoria we purchased provisions and

stayed at the Zimbabwe National Park. There we looked over the famous Zimbabwe Ruins and also climbed to the top of the nearby hill where the Fortress is to be found. Zimbabwe is truly a marvellous place. On the Ancient Route to the Acropolis of Fortress one has to pass tbrough a gap in the rock three feet wide and some one hundred feet long. It would be a simple matter for tbe defending tribe to hurl stone.:; at the attackers and annihilate them. All holidays and good things come to an end and ours ended on Sunday, July 4th, at 3.30 p.m., when we arrived home. C. CLARKE, 9a.

9A HIT I. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

PARADE

BOYD: Mocking Bird Hill. ELS: I'm the One. GARGAN (during English): Like Dreamers Do. GOETZE (after gym.): Breathless. GOODMAN: My Guy. HAHNDIEK (after exams.): Glad All Over. HORNE: My Boyfriend's got a Beatle Haircut. KATZ: Not Fade Away. LANGLEY: Mungo Mungo. POGRUND (new boy): 1 Think I'm Gonna Like it Here. FINBERG : Candy Man. ROOKLEDGE: Smoky Mountain Boy. RUllER: Long Tall Sally. SHEDDEN: Just Like Eddy. MR. DRIESSEN: 1 Believe. MR. LENNOX: Cut Across Shorty. MR. TASKÂŁR: From a Jack to a King (or Power Politics Poker). MR. THORP: This is My Prayer. 9A EXAM TROUBLES: Just One Look. 9A BOARDERS: 500 Miles Away From Home. 9A GEOGRAPHY CLASS: World Without Love. 9A AT END OF TERM: It's Over.

H. BRIEL and R. HAMBURGER,9a.

SOLUTION Across: I. Exaggerate; 8. Poo; 9. Re; 10. Pal; Il. AI; 12. Ane; 14. Rite; 16. Egret 19. Tosca; 20. Eels; 21. Ass; 22. Si; 23. Elm; 24. Js; 25. Kit; 27. Never Hosts. DOlVn: 1. Export; 2. Allots; 4. Go; 5. Ravages; 6. Travel; 7. Eel; 13. Necktie; IS. Ionise; 17. Resets; 18. Tsamas; 21. Ankh; 22. Sin; 26. I.O.

THE MISSING

PARABOA

the ship's disintegrator. This having been done, a message was forwarded to Space Control giving a reason for the action taken. Tbe reply came back with startling rapidity: "Please explain how dog of Paraboic species malfunctioned under gravitational stress." On the floor, Ajax seemed to smiJe up at MacTayish. L. WERBELOFF,8a.

MacTavish gazed down at the seemingly neverending list. All the items bad been accounted for. All, that is, except one .... This story, however, began the previous day when Captain Mactavish was joined by his Chief Officer Watkins in the Control Room of the Star Ship "Galaxy". The news Watkins brought, though disconcerting, was not totally unexpected. The inspection ship of Space Control had sent word that one of its men would be joining the "Galaxy" in about two weeks. With the message Watkins received an inventory of the ship's equipment which was to be accounted for. The list was very comprehensive as was proved by the inclusion of even the collar of the ship's dog, Ajax. However, there was one item for which Mactavish could not account. This item was listed as "one Paraboa". As neither Mactavish nor Watkins had ever heard of a Para boa, this in itself was hardly surprising. But Mactavish realised that it was more than his commission was worth not to be able to produce the piece of apparatus, for so he assumed it to be, when the inspector called. MacTavish then came to a decision which, later on, he was to regret bitterly. If there was no Paraboa on board be would have to manufacture one. Two weeks later when the inspector set foot aboard the "Galaxy", awaiting him would have to be a Paraboa. This deception was not as foolhardy as one would think, as Mactavish realised that it was unlikely the inspector would be any better informed as to the use of the Paraboa than Mactavish himself. Anyway, to avoid an unpleasant scene, it was an unavoidable risk .... The inspector had reached the last item. "The Paraboa please; Captain." MacTavish signalled to Watkins who depressed a lever on a large box-like contraption. Lights flashed, engines whirred and dial-needles registered. All in all, it was quite an impressive display. Watkins hesitantly explained that the machine stabilised ions given off by the atomic motors. The inspector, apparently satisfied, thanked MacTavish for his co-operation and returned to the inspection ship. MacTavish breathed freely again. His deception had worked - or so he thought. Nothing further occurred, and about a month later MacTavish decided that the Para boa would have to be destroyed. He realised that the engineers on Earth, their next port of call, were unlikely to be deceived as easily as the inspector. He therefore ordered the machine to be placed in

AN AMERICAN

AT WYNBERG

Now this composition is entirely from an American point of view. As (will be leaving this country in about eighteen months at the most, I won't be able to finish my secondary education in this school before having to return to the United States. Of course the syllabus of South African schools is vastly different from that of American schools. As an example, I will tell you that the U.S.A. biology syllabus is about two Standards ahead of the South African biology. I know this because, while I was in Std. Six in America, I was learning about the nucleus, nucleolus, protoplasm, etc., of the Living cell which, I understand, is not taught in this school until Std. 8. In the United States, Mathematics is taught on an entirely different basis. Here, the student is taught a bit of each branch every year, while in America, each branch is taken at its full eacb year, i.e., Std. 6, algebra, Std. 7, geometry, etc. Latin, on the other hand, is not taught in American schools until at least Std. 7, and then only in the accelerated advanced) classes. In Social Studies, we Americans take American History in Stds. 2 to 5 (along with World Geography) and in Std. 6 and over, World History and geography. (Although in Std. 6 we did - in frightful detail - the American System of Government.) When T return to America in 1965, I will have learned a great deal in this school of what would be classified in American circles as either "useless" or "unique". The "useless" might possibly apply to any subject taught down in South Africa which is either taught earlier in America or is not taught at aH there. The "unique" might apply appropriately to that which is not taught in American schools until much later than now, but is still very important to an American's education. Afrikaans, some parts of South African history and geography, some of the Science, and Algebra would be classified under the former, while under the latter would come Latin (in whicb I will be one year ahead of the chaps in my U.S.A. school), South African History and Geography (the parts 24

of it that will be covered in my American school later), and the branches of Mathematics that are taught to students in America only in the later years of high school. So, taking all this into consideration, I find it difficult to say directly whether or not I have profited scholastically by my secondary education in this school. All T can say is that, on the whole, r will have profited somewhat over my colleagues in America in some subjects, and that they will be my masters in others. But I will not end this composition on that note. l think that I will have profited in a way other than scholastically by my short enrolment in this school. l will have bad an ample opportunity to be with typical South Africans, to learn about South African customs and cultures, to hear what South Africans have to say about the United States. Many of my friends back in America have never been out of their country in their lives, while I have been in the Philippine Islands, Canada, Europe, Spain, and now, South Africa. I feel very fortunate to be able to undergo the wonderful experience of being in a foreign country again, to be with the inhabitants, to find out how the people live. And I feel that any American in a foreign country (or, for that matter, any person in a foreign country!) is really a representative of his country. He is an ambassador, a person who may come to another country for pleasure or duty, but be is still a representative of his country, and the people in the country may well draw their opinion of tbe newcomer's home country by observing him. And in the same way, the emi, grant may draw his conclusions about the country he is visiting just by observing the inhabitants. I feel this way entirely. I feel that too many misconceptions exist in the United States about South Africa (two-thirds of the people who went to school witb me just prior to my trip to S.A. thought South Africa was a vast jungle teeming with ferocious wild life, unbroken except by a few clusters of Bushmen's huts!). When I get back, I will do my utmost to kill those and similar misconceptions. And I am also supposed to be doing the same thing down bere. Tbere are some people in the Wynberg Boys' High School wbo will unhesitatinglyand frankly insinuate that I am a rather poor specimen of an American, and for that reason, America is probably nothing but a "rubbish joint". I disagree, since, even though they may be somewhat in the correct train of thought about me, nobody is perfect, and I sincerely think that

.1 would be a much better representative of my country than many "duck tails" with whom I happen to be acquainted in New York, U.S.A. I don't want anyone to think that America is a lousy place (with due apologies for my baldness), and 1 therefore think that I and every other American who is in South Africa now should do their best to counter some of the prevalent misconceptions wbich exist in the minds of so many South Africans concerning America. J. TUTrLE, 6a.

STUDENT

PREFECTS

We offer our congratulations to the following on their appointment as student prefects: G. Abelsobn. R. Katz. I. Ainsworth. D. le Roux. D. Banks.T.Nieuwoudt. B. de Smidt. D. Powell. M. Emms. T. Raymond. K. Hahndiek. Q. Rookledge. G. Hammond. C. Stephens. R. Horwitz. B. Watson. IF ONLY! If only you had listened to my call, that mound

of earth under the willow at the bottom of the garden would not be there. Gone now are the happy barks of greeting which brought such gladness to my heart after a weary day's schooling. That stump of a tail reflected joy with every wag. How lonely is the walk up the drive to the foot of the steps. You covered the distance ten times, running backwards and forwards, and you bounded up those steps in a flash, When I opened the door you ran to my bedroom, feet skidding along the smooth polished floor. How I miss the rough kiss of your tongue when, with school satcbel thrown clumsily on the floor, I bent down to pat you. You always watched me washing my hands at the basin and you trotted at my side to the diningroom to sit on the left of me for those forbidden snacks. "Don't feed Penny at the table!" How many times did Mum admonish us? After lunch a rest for an hour with you sharing my pillow. It wasn't allowed, as you knew, but. ... If only you had listened. to my call not to go across the street there would not have been tbat screech of rubber on the tarmac, that sickening thud and the dreadful yelp. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me to pick up your twisted body and it was in my arms that you suddenly went limp.

I could not bear to see old Jim wrap you in the tattered blanket, but I heard the pick and spade. Oh Penny! if only .... G.

DES LIGNERIS,

I was taken straight to Groote Schuur Hospital and X-rayed, but very fortunately no bones were broken and later in the day I was discharged and taken home by car. J. SHEPPARD, VID.

6d.

THE LIBRARY

BENIGHTED ON THE MOUNTAIN "Pass me the rope please, Pete." I was balancing on a three-foot ledge with about a thousand feet between myself and the ground. Peter, who was below me, slung up the rope and I caught it. I then made a belay to a nearby outcrop of rocks so that he could join me on the ledge. After a very exciting climb we reached the summit, and set off over a large morass to find a dry spot for a braai. After a good lunch we had a rest and at three o'clock we decided to return home and were soon roping down. As I descended, the rope suddenly tightened and the next moment I felt myself faIling, falling like a stone. I suppose I screamed and clutched at thin air, then I blacked out. When I awoke a few hours later my head was singing and both my legs were numb, but I was lucky to be alive at all. Peter was at my side; we were on a wide ledge about three hundred feet from where I had fallen. The time was at least four o'clock and there was a long way to the bottom. I tried to get up but fell to the ground in terrific agony. Peter said my legs were probably broken, which wasn't very encouraging. As time wore on and it began to get dark, Peter began a search for firewood, of which there was plenty. He soon had a roaring fire, which comforted us a little. Peter then took out the emergency rations we always carried and we had coffee and sandwiches. The warmth of the fire and the comfort of the food seemed to ease the pain in my legs somewhat, and we decided that we would try to snatch some sleep. Peter dozed fitfully, but 1 found it quite impossible. My whole body ached dully, and thoughts and fears chased through my mind. At about ten o'clock Peter got up and gathered more firewood and fed the fire. After that I think I dropped off for a while, for suddenly I noticed that the skies had begun to pale in the first light of false dawn and it was not long before we were watching the sun creep up out of the East in its beautiful ba!1 of crimson. Peter hastily prepared breakfast from our emergency rations and set off down the mountain. After about two hours of anxious waiting, a rescue party from the Mountain Club found me and took me down on a stretcher.

Of spectacular changes there are none to report for 1964, but alterations and developments there have indeed been within the limits of the funds and inadequate space available to us. At the beginning of the year, for instance, we rearranged the shelves and boardroom table to give an impression of greater spaciousness and provide the librarians with greater privacy. This has meant a definite improvement in appearance. With regard to the substance - as opposed to the mere appearance - of the library, it can be reported that a fairly high proportion of the books bought this year have been factual. Some of these have, of course, been placed in the reference section. But since many of the reference works are very colourfully and attractively produced, and in order tbat worthwhile use be made of them, we have made provision for a good number to be taken out under certain conditions. We hope this will encourage more reading of factual books than there has been in the past. A new departure this year bas been the establishment of a paperback section that has been fairly popular with senior pupils. Things are still in tbe experimental stage, but, expense being so limited and quality so high, it is likely that this experiment will be continued. Strong plastic covers help to preserve these ordinarily fragile books. Other additions to our stocks have been Afrikaans books suitable for standard six and seven pupils, and a few works on the art of judo, acquired in view of the phenomenal interest shown in this sport at Wynberg. We continue to order a great number of magazines weekly and monthly, and find that these help to make tbe library a more interesting place for the average pupil. But space, as always, is the really limiting factor, and we only wish the library could more adequately deal with the needs of those desiring to make use of its facilities. Most of the work this year has been done by Poolman and his senior and junior assistants, and it remains to congratulate them on the task they have performed, and to thank them very sincerely on behalf of the school and every member of the school that has benefitted from their services.

LITTLEWOOD

First

HOUSE,

1964

Rall' (I. to r.): A. Cranko, P. Mann, M. Wolters, G. Anderson, L. Wilkinson, A. Silverman. J. Sheppard, J. Theodor, B. Barnardt, D. Durlacher, N. Wright, J. Cranko, M. van Zyl, r. Horowitz.

Secolld Row (1. to r.): N. Basson, C. Green, Mr. D. Grobler, H. Potash, H. Sparks, Mrs. F. Arnott (Matron), Mrs. A. Morris, Mr. A. Morris (Superintendant), B. Moodie (Head House Prefect), Mr. F. G. Thorp (Acting Principal), B. Evrard, Mr .. M. Bohling, Miss M. de Klerk (Sister), J. Dceley, A. Miller, H. Truter. D. Powell, 1. Nieuwoudt, J. Retief. Third

Row (I. to r.): C. Ramsden, P. Duckitt, B. WilkinsolI, D. Pretorius, D. Gill, J. Benjamin, N. Oettlé, B. Dyason, B. Pearce, K. Neilson, T. Pickthall, T. Snyman, R. Barrett-Jolley, 1. Mackay, F. du Toit, P. Wright, A. Pascall, M. Finberg, D. Gill F. Sesselberg, S. Milliner. Rall' (I. to r.): B. de Smidt, T. Oettlé, F. Smuts, B. Kotze, J. Waterhouse, E. Eddy, S. Glasser, H. Green, S. Best, B. Neilson, S. Rothman, E. Green, P. Baerecke, S. Scott, J. Dodd. M. Muilwyk. P. Cronje. E. Shedden, P. Selby.

Fourth

Fifth

Row (I. to r.): J. Heydenrych, D. Calder. B. Burke, M. Webster, A. Brown, R. Abrahams, P. Robertshaw, J. Blakemore, J. van Niekerk, P. van Blommestein, P. Barnard, J. Wiegman, L. Osrin, A. Visser, G. van Besouw.

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Wynberg

Shopping

Centre.

We confidently trust that Mr. and Mrs. Paddick will be with us on many of our special school occasions in the future.

Staff To the Staff in January this year we welcomed Miss P. Weights on her return from a year in Europe. She took over the Std. 2A Class for six months, after which she left us, this time to be married to Mr. Douglas. We bade her a reluctant farewell, and she carries with her our very best wishes for a happy future. Her place has been taken by Mrs. P. Wylie. We also welcomed Mr. R. Just to a section of Std. 3, and Miss Cynthia Balsillje as our teacher of Speech and Drama. The coming of these two teachers to the staff has proved to be not only for teaching purposes, for they have become engaged, and we extend them our hearty congratulations. In April, Mr. Neville Schafer left his post as Junior piano teacher, in order to pursue his piano studies in Amsterdam. We have had some most enthusiastic letters from him. As his successor we have enlisted the services of Mr. Neil Solomon, himself a well-known South African pianist and musician. During the first two terms of the year we had no Speech Therapy and Hard-of-Hearing teacher, but in July Mrs. BagnaIl took over the class. In December Miss D. Friedman and Mr. K. Hutchison are to be married and they hope to proceed to Europe for a year. They take with them our best wishes for every happiness.

GENERAL Once again our Quarterly News Letter has proved a welcome enclosure along with the Quarterly Reports - for it has provided current news, events to come, and given an idea of how much else goes on in the school besides the ordinary school lessons. We were very pleased to welcome about ninety parents to our "New Parents" Evening on February 19th. After routine matters had been dealt with we were shown excellent films and slides of ~chool activities by Mr. Pretorius and Mr. Hutchison who had made the films and slides themselves. We here once again acknowledge gifts to the School of: a) Reproductions of famous pictures from Mr. and Mrs. Hamburger. (b) Reproductions of famous pictures from Mr. and Mrs. Fagin, in memory of their late son, Denis Richard Fagin. (c) The impressive volume "Greater Cape Town" by J. Shorken, from Mr. and Mrs. R. Friedlander. All these gifts are in the School Library and Assembly Room. In April parents of Stds. 5A and 5B attended on respective evenings when the general work of those classes was discussed by the teachers of the different subjects. The School Sports (winners Van Riebeeck House) and the Swimming Gala winners (Rhodes House) were pleasant and successful occasions. The third annual cricket and tennisette matches between parents and juniors took place on the school. grounds on Saturday, 21st March. The results were: Tel1ltisette: Parents 4 sets, Boys 5 sets. Cricket: Parents 178 runs, Boys 120 runs. The Junior Judo Club has a strong membership of keen adherents, and has done good work this year. Approximately 200 boys entered their names for Rugby. The Under .12 A, B, C, 0, E and F teams had their regular practices. The Under 12A team had an excellent season in which they played 13 matches, won II, drew I and lost I. A Junior First Team played 2 matches and won both.

Mrs. E. M. Paddick Very much to our regret, Mrs. Paddick, who has been in charge of Sub B for some twelve years, is having to take leave of us at the end of this year. Mrs. Paddick is a Kindergarten teacher of the first rank, and her work and results have always been of a very high standard. Both in the classroom and in the staff-room she will be greatly missed. Not only did her classes benefit by her excellent instruction and guidance, but so did student teachers from Training Institutions who found in her a great source of inspiration. May we now thank Mrs. Paddick most sincerely for all her very hard work on our behalf. Her interest in the school has extended over more time than her teaching years, for her father, Mr. Mitchell, was a member of the High School staff, her brothers were pupils of the school, as well as her son Michael, who completed his own school career so recently. 28

The Friday afternoon games between Lions, Tigers, All Blacks, Hamiltons, Springboks and Villagers were keenly contested under guidance of some senior scbool boys. Cricket, Tennisette and Swimming bave been in full swing during the fourth term. There will be the usual Tennisette tournament. fn a Peninsula Tennisette Association Competition for designing a suitable badge, the Under 15 section was won by Ronaid Wolmarans of our Std. 5 class. The Annual Old Boys' Rugby Match is detailed elsewhere, but we should here like to record our indebtedness to M r. Pretorius, who immediately after refereeing another game, deputised, in an emergency, by refereeing the Old Boys' game as well. The Cross-Country and Cross-Playground .Races were held in September, with Rhodes as winners. The total quarterly contributions to the Cape Peninsula Feeding Scheme amounted to approximately R240. The 31st Annual Entertainment took place on three nights in October when there were the usual Kindergarten song scenes and two operettas. At the Cape Town Eisteddfod the Choir, under the indefatigable director, Mrs. Elsie Jennings, won 4 silver cups, one of them in conjunction witb the Girls' Choir of the Notre Dame Convent. At the end of the 4tb term the Annual Reading Competition both in English and Afrikaans will be held. In June and December, the piano, violin and 'cello pupils gave half-annual performances to their parents.

At the end of the 2nd and 3rd terms the school assembled in the Assembly Room to take part in a "Verse Speaking Programme" when each class in turn presented the English and Afrikaans poems they had prepared during the term. The 10th "Annual Hour of Music" by the School Orchestra and Choir was given four times in August, twice at school, once for the Claremont Seniors' Club and once for the Epworth Music Society. Our "gala" occasion, this time in the Clifford Storey Hall at Rosebank. ln conc.lusion we give a list of cups won by boys or groups since last magazine issue: ATHLETICS:

Friedlander Cup: J. Oosthuizen. Baskin Cup: R. EUiott. SWIMMING:

Spektor Cup: P. Foster. Under 10 Freestyle: D. Yach. TENNIsETrE:

Pachter Cup (Doubles): L. Shlomowitz and D. Asher. Craye Cup (Singles): D. Asher. READING:

Spears Cup (English): K. Hopkins. Newman Cup (Afrikaans): M. Goldstein. CHOIR:

1. Jennings-Cunton-Moore Cup. 2. Boosey and Hawkes Cup. 3. Clea/on Jones Cup. 4. Mervyn Williams Cup (together with Notre Dame Convent). TENNISElTE

ASSOCIATION:

Badge Design: R. Wolmarans.

Junior Sc/wol ConlritulionJ STANDARD

"THE KING WHO LOST HlS CROWN" Once upon a time there lived a king. One day the king was going to fight with his men against King Arthur's army. When he was fighting, he lost b.is crown. The king was so angry that he killed thirty men. Wben he was at the drawbridge, it went up and the horse bucked and the king fell into the moat. When the king was in the moat, he saw sometb.ing sb.ining, so he went deeper. Then he saw what it was. It was his crown. So he took it and went up. He saw a rope, so he climbed on to the castle and he lived happily ever after.

MY DOGS Chocolate's the mother And Brownie's the other; He's her dear little son, And they have lots of fun. You may think tbis funny, But they're worth more than money: I wouldn't sell them for a hundred pounds. OWEN BLUMBERG.

RONALD

DICKINSON.

VISIT

KING

NEPTUNE"

the king, who ~aid they were to polish it until it shone and sparkled and then he would give them a reward.

Once upon a time there was a king. I-lis name was King Neptune. He (jved under the sea. One nigbt two children were fast asleep wben a fairly from King Neptune came and woke up the children. She "aid, "Come and see !(jng Neptune". So tbey went with the fairy to the king's palace in a glass ball. When they reached his home, King Neptune welcomed them kindly. They went into tbe palace. It was very beautiful. He sbowed tbem pearls and all his riches. It was nearly morning, so he said, "You must go home". They got back into the glass ball, but before they left he gave tbem each a pearl and said, "Goodbye now". When they woke up they saw it was not a dream because they still had their pearls. OWEN

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Once upon a time in Persia there lived many wizards. There was even a wizard who was a king. One day a princess moved to Persia. "She is going to be captured," said the wizards. "No, she will not," said her father. "Ha, ha, ha, ba," said the wizards. Just then eleven wild swans flew down with a mat. The girl and her father got on the mat and went back to their castle. The wizards were afraid that the swans would kill them, so they ran away.

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BOYS

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There was once a wizard called Wuz. He Ijved in a castle far out of town. This wizard was kind and had powerful magic spells. One day a witch turned fifty-eight people into stones. When Wuz heard the sad news, he was worried and so he began to look for fifty-eight stones. Later on he found them. He drew a circle round the stones and turned them back into people and they lived happily ever after. A. ETZINE. THE

NAUGHTY

HIS

BEHR.

Bobby and Dick were at the vlei. They put on their costumes and went into the water. As they went in, Dick heard someone snoring. The two boys were surprised to see an old man, with a moustache, fishing. Quickly they swam across to the jetty. They saw that he had a fishing rod. Bobby dived down and came up with a boot. Dick tied it on the rod. When the man woke up, he thought he h.ad caught a fish. He looked very happy, but as he wound up his rod, he found that it was only a boot! Soon the two boys came out from where they were ruding. Bobby told the mao it was only a joke. After that tbey had lunch and were very good friends after all.

SWANS"

STANDARD

PUPPY

It was a cold, stormy night. Suddenly I heard a loud noise. Was it a dog? J did not know. I ran to tbe door. When I opened it, there stood a Ijttle puppy. I quickly got it inside and shut the door. I gave it something to eat aod drink. Luckily the telephone number was on his collar, so we phoned its owner the next morning. The owner of the puppy was so pleased that he gave me five pounds as a reward for finding h.is puppy.

BLUMBERG.

EDMUND

STRAY

BROOKS-NEILL.

JOFFE.

ADVENTURE

One morning Philip and 1 decided to go camping. So we packed our things and started off. We were half-way down the road when we came to a bridge and under the bridge was a stream. We bad never noticed the bridge and the stream before. So we crossed it. When we got to the other side we saw an ugly woman. We turned to rUil but we couldn't because the ugly lady was a witch and sbe had thrown a spell on us to make us stop like statues. Then she set us free again. I saw a brick, so I picked it up and threw it at the witch and it hit her and killed her. Then we ran home and never went camping again.

CROWN

One afternoon the king put rus crown on his bed. Some thieves climbed through the window and stole his crown. When the king went back to his bedroom, he found that his crown had gone. So he sent hi.s soldiers to find it. The soldiers went to the thieves' den, to look there. They saw the crown aU dusty and scratched. They took it to

JOHN DOUGLAS.

THE

NAUGHTY

BOY

One day Tom, my friend, was looking for a piece of paper on which was written the combi-

nation of his father's safe. After a few hours he found it under a clock. "Aha," be said, "now those diamonds are mine." Now, his father was at work, and bis mother was at Mrs. Brown's. He crept up the stairs, because they creaked. Then, without the slightest guess tbat his nursemaid was watcbing, he said to himself, "Twentythree ... nine ... one ... five ... thirty .... " Tben be took the diamonds out of tbe safe. The next morning Tom's father came stumping into the lounge. "Who bas taken tbe piece of paper with the combination on it?" Tom gave a little giggle. "Tom, give me that piece of paper!" bis father said. Slowly Tom put his hand into his pocket. He took out the piece of paper and handed it to his father. Since then Tom has never stolen again. DEREK

picked it up. They were soon at the mines. "I'll leave you here to have lunch with Dad. You can come home on the new train. The station's not far from here. Goodbye," said Mother. Tbe children ran down to tbe mines to meet their father. He was waiting for them at the bottom. 'This is exciting," said Mary. "Have you found any jewels?" asked Jack. 'Two garnets and a ruby," was their father's reply. "Can we see tbem?" the cbildren asked. "Yes, follow me," sa.id their father. He sbowed the children the shining stones and a voice sounded in his ear, "I'm hungry!" It was PoUy, of course. "Yes, I think we'll have lunch and go home." They ate their picnic lunch, which they had brought, and had soon finished. "We must be getting back now. The train leaves in half an bour," said their father. They packed up and were soon walking along the road. They got to the station and bought their tickets. The train soon came in. They jumped on and arrived bome safely.

COCHRANE.

ON THE ZAMBESI While I was on holiday at the Victoria FaUs I went for a cruise on the Zambesi River. The man who owned tbe boat said that we would see many interesting things. Presently we saw two crocodiles and a leguan. Beside the river in an overhanging tree there was a colony of fincbes with birds fluttering in and out. On one side of the shore we saw an elephant and some date palms. Then we went ashore at Palm Island. There we saw elepbant footprints. We had tea and a naugbty .little Vervet monkey snatched my biscuit out of my band. On the way back I saw two baby crocodiles and three big ones, a hippopotamus and a Hoopoe bird. Finally we reached the jetty. It was six o'clock and I was half asleep. K.

STEPHEN

THE HIDDEN

GRANGER.

HOUSE

"The holidays at last," cried Derek. They were aU on the train on the way to their cottage called "Fairy Cottage". Just then they pulled into the station. They looked all over the station for Alan who, of course, was in disguise. It was a new disguise - that of a butcher's boy. Tbey followed him, calling, "Skinny," which, of course, was Alan's nickname, because he was so fat. The boy turned and said, "Don't be rude". He went on and the children called after him, "Skinny, do you give up? We know it's you." Suddenly he turned down a side road and walked into Mr. Walker's front gate and knocked on the door. They knew that the boy would telt Old Grumbler about them. "Old Grumbler" was Mr. Walker's nickname. When they got home, Alan was there, sitting in front of the fire. The next day, the boy came to see them. He had found out where they lived from Old Grumbler. They went down to the shed at the bottom of the garden. Alan, who, of course, was leader, said, "I've found an adventure at Blow Hill". "What is your name?" "My name's James." "What is your name?" 'Alan, and these are my friends-Derek, Stephen, Roger, John and Winky the dog. Come on and I'll telt you about the adventure." In an old building on top of the hill, Derek saw carlights. So we are all going to the building

BOYCE.

AT THE MINES "Is it time to meet father?" Peter said, as be was finishing the last mountbJul of his breakfast. "Yes," said his mother, "it bas just gone nine o'clock." So Mary, Jack, Peter, Anne, Polly the parrot and Gipsy the monkey got into the car. "Cases! Cases! Where are your cases?" cried Polly. "No cases today. We are not going to school," said Peter. "Holidays at last," said Mary. "How many miles to tbe mines?" asked Anne. "Not far now - only about sixty miles," was their mother's answer. At that moment Gipsy darted forward and grabbed mother's scarf and threw it out of tbe window. "Bad boy!" said Peter, and smacked him. Mother drove back and

tonight. Tbe rest of the afternoon went slowly for the five boys. That night they all met outside the building. Alan told the others to climb over the wall. They went inside the building and rubbed their eyes to make quite sure! It was a lift that carried cars up and down. As soon as the next car had gone they went to the police. The police came and went down the lift and saw many cars being painted. Tbey caught the men without any trouble. The police said that they had been looking for the men for ix year. It was a band of smugglers who were taking cars to South America. The children got a hundred rand reward each, with four big bones for Winky. KENNETH

HOPKt

forgot about it and started to build a hut. For the first time I noticed the beautiful scenery around me. I was stunned by the beauty of this island. When I bad finished my but I went to get my boat, but it was wrecked. I then tried to catch something to eat. I caught some shrimps and two ducks. I rubbed two sticks and made a fire. I roasted one of the ducks and ate the shrimps as tit-bits. They tasted delicious. The next morning .1 was rescued by a patrol launch. M.

THE THIEF One night J was reading a book. As I was getting into bed [ heard a scream, "Help! Help!" I: hurried to the window and saw an old lady on the ground and a man running away with a handbag. T jumped out of the window and grabbed a few stones and chased the villain, throwing stones at him, but he was too fast for me and soon I lost him. Then I went to the police and reported the matter. The officer in charge sent out two police cars. The cars went by two different routes. As I \-vas walking home I saw a man running very fast. I recognised him as the thief. This time I ran very fast. When [ was about a yard away I rugby-tackled him and he fell down unconscious. I took a tickey which the officer had given me out of my pocket, jumped into a telephone box which was nearby, and telephoned the police. As soon as they arrived they handcuffed the thief and gave me a reward of thirty rand. Presently they took me home.

THE BURGLAR One night while we were out, a burglar came to our house and tried to find a way to get in where there were no burglar bars. Finding all the windows barred, he tried bending the bars with a crowbar. When he got in he put up dummies so that if the owners came, it would seem as if a whole gang of crooks was in the room. He tried my father's safe, but did not succeed. My mother's wardrobe was opened and quite a lot was taken. When we arrived home we went to my mother's and father's room. There we saw the burglar and the dummies. We thought that if we phoned the police the crooks would be aroused. 'They all look like dummies except one!" exclaimed my sister suddenly. My father took a popgun and shot at one of tbe dummies. The burglar turned round but the rest remained stiLI. "They are dummies," shouted my father. He dived at the burglar while my mother phoned the police. The crook was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. M.

STANDARD AN ADVENTURE

WOLTERS.

L. SCHNEIDER.

A LETTER HOME Dear Dad, I am having a wonderful time here and I feed the ten horses each morning and evening. Yesterday I began to break a colt in, and, weather-permitting, r shall go on after lunch. While riding, I saw the most glorious shades of scarlet, russet brown and yellow leaves. As I was riding in the cart I came upon the Buffalo River. I had a quick swim and took photos of the river from various angles. When I returned to the farm we began to plan how I would get home. We decided on the nine o'clock Swymaster, which lands at Cape Town at six a.m. Your loving son, Trevor.

BARKUSKY.

ON A RIVER

One cloudy morning I was cruising about the river in my Little dinghy, when a drop of rain fell on me. Then it started to rain very hard. The water became rough. I tried to go back to the shore but the current was too strong, and the wind blew against me. I saw there was no hope for me to get back to tbe mainland so I struggled to get to an island which I bad espied. I struggled for an hour or maybe longer and at long last I got to the island. Suddenly I heard a shrill note. It scared the wits out of me. Then I

T.DAY.

STANDARD

be silly," said Mrs. Brown. "You knew that chair had three legs." "Since when did this chair have three legs?" asked Mr. Brown, recovering from bis accident. "Since you broke one off yesterday," came the reply. Mr. Brown looked very puzzled. He then went to another chair, got down on all fours, peered underneath, counted the legs and sat down with a sigh of relief. "Gosh," said M rs. Brown, after a long pause, ·'1 suppose it's nearly lunch time," as she walked toward the door. "I must make the .Iunch," she said quickly, and ran down the passage at top speed to the kitchen. Two hours later she had lunch on the table. Three o'clock struck as the two finished their lunch. "I hope nobody is coming to tea this afternoon," he said, as he trudged to the bedroom and collapsed onto his bed. Mrs. Brown soon did the same after washing the disbes. They were awakened by a loud knock on the front door. Mr. Brown rolled out of the double bed and fell flat on his face. He picked himself up and another knock was heard. He ran downstairs, opened the door and bundled the postman over! Really, what a day!

TABLE MOUNTAIN Oh! Table Mountain, So noble and high, When I look up you seem to Reach the sky. And every day, Some people may, Go to the little cafe, By the cableway, For a view of Table Bay. M ICHAEL

ARCHER.

WHAT A DAY! The alarm was heard at eight o'clock on New Year's Day. An bour later Mr. Brown tumbled out of bed and felt under his bed for his slippers. After a squeak from Mrs. Brown, she jumped out of bed knocking into Mr. Brown. "'What are you looking for?" she squeaked, half asleep. Mr. Brown picked himself up, taking no notice of his wife's question. She asked him again and he said, "My slippers, they're at the menders." '·SiJly," was the reply. He walked into the bathroom to have a shave. '·Golly,"' he said, "no shaving blades. I'll be growing a beard! ,. M rs. Brown looked in. At last Mr. Brown thought it would be the best idea to get dressed without a shave, so that is what he

THE LEOPARD

THAT

WAKELING.

LOST A SPOT

One day a leopard was lying under a shady tree counting his spots. He had eighty-eight. Then, satisfied that all were there, he went to sieep. Meanwhile, a monkey who had been laughing all. the time, ran off to where a man lived. When he arrived, the man was painting his house. Because he was getting tired, he went inside his house for a rest. The monkey picked up the pot of paint and ran back to where the leopard lay. He dipped the brush into the paint and painted over the biggest spot until it was completely covered. Then he climbed back up the tree and waited. Soon the leopard woke up and began to count his spots. There were only eighty-seven, so he started looking under bushes, .in the tall grass and even under his tail, but he could not find his spot. Then suddenly it began to rain, but he went on looking. After a while it stopped raining. The leopard thought he had lost another spot, so he started counting, but there were the eighty-eight again. He was so overjoyed that he counted them all over again while the monkey just laughed and laughed. S. DOWLlNG.

did.

M rs. Brown went downstairs and made the breakfast. The next time she saw Mr. Brown was when he came downstairs in khaki shorts and an open-necked shirt. ·'My suit is at the .... " He was interrupted by Mrs. Brown. 'Tve broken a record," she said, 'Tve only burnt six pieces of toast! " There was dead si lence. "Don't you think it's wonderful?" she went on. "As I was saying," said Mr. Brown, "my suit is at the cleaners and ... , well, I can't wear it now." At long last they had finished breakfast and made their bed. "I must go to the bank,"' said M r. Brown, walking towards the door. "Goodbye," said Mrs. Brown, ".[ hope you manage to break in successfully!" "What???·', asked Mr. Brown, puzzled. "I said I hope you manage to break in successfully. ]t's New Year's Day, you know!" ·'Thanks for telling me, you might have sent me all the way to town, just to find the bank closed!" He sat down on a chair which creaked and then collapsed. "Help!" he shouted. "Oh, don't

STRANDED

ON AN ISLAND

boards. He landed with a tbud and then a groan. Wben I reached the bottom of the stairs, I saw Dick bugging his knee, which was badly cut and bruised. Dick could not walk on bis leg, and the rain was still pouring down, so we decided to stay for the night. We found some old sacks and made ourselves comfortable and were soon fast asleep. It must have been about ten o'clock when 1" heard an eerie, "Thump, thump, thump, thump,"' going up tbe stairs. Every muscle in my body froze and I lay stock-still. After the thumps came a rustle and a sigb. I awakened Dick and we crept upstairs, but wben we came to the top we saw four eyes looking at us and a black shadow passed us. We ran down tbe stairs blindly and jumped into our sack beds. Tbe next morning was sunny and clear, and I was awakened by Dick. "Look, look," he said. I ran to the window and saw an old tramp with one leg bobbling down the drive, which explained the noises in the night. I turned to see four cats running up the stairs, whicb told us what the eyes were. We soon were on our way home. When we arrived we told my mother our tale. How she laughed! !

One cloudy, cool day a red sailing vessel was sailing in the deep, blue waters of the Atlantic. I was sailing in this big ship. Suddenly a storm arose, lightning flashed and rain came pouring down. We heard a voice shouting, "We have been shipwrecked on some rocks." We dashed and jumped into a small lifeboat, but I tumbled out into tbe ocean. Luckily I swam to a floating mast. I drifted and beard a faint voice sbouting, "Help, I am drowning." I looked up and saw a girl my age. I swam to her and rescued her. I battled my way back th rough the fierce seas to tbe mast. Soon we drifted on to an Island. We were wet and water dripped off our heads. We decided to kill animals and dry their skins for clotbes. We built a hut and made it out of wood from the trees, and we also fetcbed clay and mud from a river nearby. After a few weeks we decided to explore the wild and dangerous island. We found a monkey whicb we made our pet. I named it Japie but on the way be tried to do silly tricks, so I renamed bim Silly Billy. After a few days we saw a sailing vessel on the Atlantic Ocean. We made a fire so the ship could see us. It entered the cove and sent a small rowing boat to take us to the vesseL. After a pleasant voyage we returned home safely. P. RUBIN. THE HAUNTED

STANDARD AN ENJOYABLE

WILLrAMS.

38 OUTING

As long as I live, I will always remember last week-end as one of the most exciting and interesting outings I have ever had. It began when my mother told me that we were going by car to Port ELizabeth. From then on it was like a dream come true. At last the great day arrived. The road was modern and had a good surface. Eighty miles before Mossel Bay our red generator light in our car flashed on. I was the first to notice it and I showed it to my father, who told me that it was nothing to worry about and we would arrive at the Wilderness safely. At the Wilderness we slept at the Wilderness Hotel. The following morning we had a new generator put into our car. At long last we arrived safely at Port Elizabeth. The first day we went to General Motors. rt was amazing how the cars were being assembled. The next day J went to my cousin's Barmitzvah, which was better than I expected it to be. That night I went twisting with a girl at his house. On Sunday I went to see a porpoise performing clever tricks. After that I went to the Snake Park. The guide held up poisonous living snakes. He

HOUSE

It was a bot, humid afternoon and thick, black clouds spread across tbe dark sky as Dick and J walked along tbe lonely lane. Suddenly a crack of tbunder resounded across the sky, followed by a brigbt flash of fork-lightning, and then the rain began to beat down furiously. "It would be stupid to go to my bouse," Dick cried out. "Let's sbelter in tbat old, empty house!" I shouted, trying to drown tbe noise of tbe rain. We botb dashed up tbe driveway of tbe great looming house and were soon in tbe dry kitchen. Once in tbe bbuse, we took off our shirts and put tbem on the floor to dry. We both then went upstairs to see if we could find some old, old sacks or rugs to sit on. We went up the rotten stairs singly in case the boards broke. I walked into an old bedroom but came out hurriedly wben there came a cry from Dick, "Help! Help!" I ran to the stairs and was just in time to see Dick disappear througb an enormous hole in the

also showed us tbe fangs of a cobra. My father sent the car home with a driver and we flew home on a Viscount. It was a glorious fught because we had a tailwind all the way.

MY STORY I am a Scotsdog and live at number eigbt Kent Road, Wynberg. But wa.it, let me tbink. There's something I've forgotten to mention. Ob yes! of course, my name. My name is Lady, and I'm so sorry I forgot to mention it at the beginning. Now, where was I? Oh yes! Well, you see, it's like this; Oh dear, my master's calling me. Now don't worry. I'll be back just now. I'm back again and I hope you haven't been worrying about me, Now one day, as I was sitting on the grass, a fly came and sat on my nose and asked me if I wanted to visit the land of flies. But I did not like it. It was bad enough at home with all those flies, so he took me back to my garden. But now rIl have to go, so I'll be back next term. Until then, I'll have to make up some more to tell you, So bye-bye, and good luck for the next exams. Bye-bye.

I. HIMMELHOCH.

THE SPRING The veld has awakened To the world of bright Spring, Where September in glory Is ruling as king. The The The Are

shy little violet, pink blushing bride, fragrant Watsonia, the veld's floral pride.

The loud calling Plover From the vast desert belt, The Korhaan, the Hoopoo, All frequent tbe veld.

To see our wild flowers, To hear our birds sing, 0, come to the veld, The veld in the Spring. R. AN ENJOYABLE

ZYL.

FrRE! Last Tuesday night I was strolling down our road, when suddenly I saw flames shooting up from Maybury Manor. I quickly glanced up and down the road, and to my relief saw a fire alarm about fifty yards away. I ran to it, broke the glass and spoke urgently to the fireman on duty. In a matter of seconds two fire engines were on the scene. The firemen quickly connected their fire hoses to the fire hydrant. They soon had the fire under control. By now a crowd had gathered, Suddenly I beard a choking cry. I borrowed a chopper and I climbed up a ladder into a smokefilled room. I broke the window and scramb'led into the room. I saw a child coughing. His bed was alight. I carried the ctlild to the window, where I climbed down the ladder with him in my arms. Later I learned that the manor had been saved and I received a reward for saving the child.

FRIEDLANDER.

OUTING

Tt was five o'clock in the morning and the Claremont Cycling Club mounted their bicycles. They were going on an outing. I was President, and as we rode out of town. a cool breeze began to blow. It was l.ate afternoon when we finally reached our camp, a clearing nearby a little village called Nase. We pitched our tents and then sent Jack, a reliable boy, to buy our newspapers. We had supper and then went to bed. The next morning wben Jack came back, I looked at tbe newspaper. We all shivered when we read; Big Jewel Robbery, RII,OOO Stolen. In the afternoon we went to explore some caves. I was walking with the others when suddenly, without warning, Jack fell down into a hole. We helped him up and took him back to camp. He told us he had seen a man hiding some money away. Jack, a boy called David, and I went to explore tbe cave. The hole was open and we clearly heard a many say, "Let's go". It was too much for us, and we jumped into the hole. We took them by surprise, and while David went to call the otbers, we dealt with the two men and pboned the police. Tbey found the money and we received a reward. R.

VAN

M. GOLDSTEIN.

A BLIND MAN'S WALKING

STICK

My master, Mr. Jones, called me Bill. He was blind and so I was one of his great possessions after his dog, One morning, four years ago, an old woodcutter came and cbopped me down. I was taken to a factory and shaped with a hooked end. I

FRIEDLANDER.

harbour. We quickly organised our tackle wh.ile my mother made us some lunch. for our trip. That night I went to bed early. The following morning the alarm awoke us at five o'clock. I quickly dressed and ate my breakfast. My fatber and I then packed the car and rode down to Simonstown where we met the otber members of th.e crew. We packed our tackle into a little dingby and rode out to the big boat. We climbed aboard eagerly and started the engines. In a few minutes we were on our way to Cape Point. There we anchored and began to fish. Our first hour proved fruitless and so we tried another spot and there we had much more success. Within a few minutes we were hauling in fish. I hooked a huge shark but lost it. Another man hooked the same shark and he was able to pull it in. It weigbed two hundred and eighty-two pounds. I caught five snoek while tbe crew caught fifty-seven. On the way back to the jetty I thanked the skipper for a most enjoyable day. Needless to say, we had fish for supper tbat evening. A. MARAIS.

was then painted white and they put a steel cap on my walking end so that it wouldn't wear away so quickly. After a long journey I was put into a shop window, where I became rather dusty. After a few weeks an elderly man came into the shop. He was blind and he wanted a walking stick. I was immediately taken out of the window and given to the man. He gave the money to the lady to count. I did not like the dog that he had with him because he kept on sniffing around me. My new master treated me well for the first few days but then he didn't care about me. Once he even left me out in the pouring rain. That was when I really started getting battered because most of my white paint was washed off. Once he went for a very long walk and my walking end became very worn out. We came to a shady place and had a rest. A stray dog came along and picked me up in his mouth. He chewed my end off and I was very angry. My master was very tired and hot after his walk and the next day he was seriously ill. I was just left in the attic. A few weeks later he died. I was very sad and so was his dog. Nobody ever thinks of me now, but I do have two other friends, the sparrow and the spider which lives in the corner. I still think of my Master and I think I have done a good deed.

STANDARD 4A BANK

One particular day, ten minutes before closing time, three native men strolled up to a counter in a bank which was called the "Standard Bank". Fortunately for them everyone had left except two tellers and the bank manager. The onc man stopped while the other two walked up to the counter. "This is a hold-up, one move and you'll all be dead ducks." lake, wbo was one of the crooks, stood with a revolver in his hand, facing the manager and the two tellers, while Aren stood on guard and, of course, Edwin, the greedy one, hastily snatched all the money he could out of the safe. Fortunately the manager bad made way to the alarm. Just as they had packed all the money and were ready to leave, the manager sounded the alarm. Jake turned around and fired. The first one missed; he fired again and hit the manager in the arm. Then, to their surprise, they beard the police siren. Tbey were all doomed! After the crooks had been thrown into jail, the manager, who was really Inspector West, was thanked. The police were expecting tbe three men who tbought they were smart stealing money out of a bank. D. BUTLER.

1. THOMSON. NA TURE

STUDY

The root is called the radicle, The plumule is the shoot; And if it has the proper care, It may, one day, bear fruit. We put a seed in an ice chest, But it was dead next day; So we put one in a cupboard, But that one withered away. We put one on the windowsill, To get the sun and air, And were sure it would grow green and strong, If we should leave it there. K.FINE. AN OUTING

ON A FISHING

ROBBERY

BOAT

I was delighted when tbe skipper of the fishing boat "Plettenberg" telephoned my fatber to ask if be and I would like to come snoek-fisbing the following morning. My fatber accepted tbe invitation and arranged tbe time for us to be at tbe

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I. Where is zinc mined in South West Africa? 4. Used for camping. 6. Little Miss Muffet sat _ her tuffet. 7. Curve. 8. Gives warmth. 9. Afrikaans word for and. 10. Not wild. 12. Not out. 15. Found in a bathroom. 16. Paid monthly. 17. A spot. 20. An egg is fried in one. 21. The opposite of yes. 22. A friend. 25. Animal is to Zoology as is to Botany. 28. Not well. 29. Worn on the head. 30. Present tense of did. 32. To form a plural add s to words ending ey, oy or .. 33. A type of boat. 34. The registration letters of cars from Bellville are .

I. Used in golf. 2. Underneath. 3. A Sllip. 5. A can. 7. Used for fishi ng. 8. To post a letter is the same as to letter. II. An insect. 13. Sleep. 14. What does X stand for. 16. Boy's name. 18. Not ofI. 19. A girl who acts ljke a boy. 20. Short for father. 23. An animal. 24. A town. 26. A baby sits on its mother's _ . 27. A toy that spins. 30. Tuesday is the name of a . 31. An exclamation.

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MYSTERY ISLAND

Ek het op die strand geloop om te sien waar ek is. Skielik het ek 'n paar voetspore in die sand gesien en ek het baie gebewe. Ek bet gewonder of dit barbare se voetspore kon wees. Kort daarna bet ek mense gesien wat in kort broekies uit die bosse gespring bet. Hulle is ba.ie verbaas toe hulle my sien en ek vra vir hulle waar ek is. Ek skrik toe een van hulle sê dat ons in Hawaii is.

Air Commodore Jeffreys is speaking to Captain John Hurricane, pilot of a sea-plane and also a highly-ranked member of London's air police. "Well, John, I have called to see you to tell you of an important case," said Air Commodore Jeffreys. "I want you to go to Ovator, a South-Sea Island. We have had reports of people landing there and not returning. Not so long ago a native tribe landed to get fresh water when a pack of wild dogs attacked them. One claims that his friend was eaten by them." "Roger!" answered John. "I shall leave tomorrow." The next morning John and a crew of three left for Ovator, an old volcanic island. It took them an hour to arrive there. After circling the island twice, they spotted a small in.let which they had not noticed before. Suddenly a gale-force wind sprang up. John decided to make a forced landing. It was a success. John decided to take a look around. As soon as tbey had reached the shore, dogs sprang from all sides. Jobn and the others took out their revolvers and started shooting. They killed at least twenty dogs, but still more dogs came on. Then they made a dash for it. Once more in the Gadfly (a seaplane which can be landed on ground and water), tbey took out rifles. Soon there was a loud whistle. Slowly the dogs moved away. Again they tried. This time they were successful. After getting past the dogs John thought he heard a crash, then shouting and then a thunderous roar. Suddenly a crowd of exbausted natives and white men and women struggled to safety behind John. They told John how they were being held prisoner by some madman whom they had to call "King Hara", and how an Englishman had the courage to try to escape and bow everyone followed him. The dogs had not touched tbem for some unknown reason. After a short rest they told Jobn that the volcano was erupting again. That accounted for the roar. John took off again with the natives, men and women in the plane. Their destination was home. G. RONALOSON.

WRIGHT.

BANG! Dit was laat in die aand en baie donker en ek moes bed toe gaan. Ek was baie bang vir die donker en ek wou nie bed toe gaan nie maar my ma sê ek moet. Ek het na die kombuis gegaan en 'n mes gevat. Ek het baie stadig na my slaapkamer geloop. Terwyl ek in die gang geloop het, het ek 'n ding gesien en ek het gedink dat dit 'n spook was. Ek het groot geskrik en het weggehardloop. My pa was in die eetkamer en ek het hom vertel dat daar 'n spook in die gang was. Hy bet net gelag en ons twee het deur die gang geloop. Ek het niks daar gesien nie, maar net my jas. En nou is ek nie meer bang vir die donker nie. N.

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MANNINGToN.

THE ADVENTURES OF A ONE-CENT STAMP One day my brothers and I were lying on the post-office counter when a man came in. He was dirty and unshaven and looked as though he had been awake all night. He asked grufflly for a one-cent stamp, and when the elderly clerk fumbled he became impatient and told him to make it snappy. The clerl{ muttered something about not being impatient and gave me to the man. The man put me in his pocket and walked off. When he took me out again I looked around to see where I was. I was in a small room which was sparsely furnished. It had two chairs, a table and an oil stove. There was another man near the stove and it looked as though he was cooking something on it. The man who had bought me asked what we were having for supper and the other said, "Bully Beef'. "Aw, come off it, we've had it every night for a week," replied the man. "It can't be helped," replied the man by the stove, "It's boss's orders." In reply to this the man who had bought me said, "But still, he should supply us with better food."

OP DIE EILAND Na die vreeslike storm was daar niks van die skip self te sien nie. In die water het daar 'n paar stukke hout gedryf. Ek het uit die branders geslinger en het op die warm sand geval. Ek het die water uit my mond gespoeg en gevoel asof ek die enigste mens is wat in die wêreld lewe. Voor my het ek bosse en klippe gesien. 38

The man by the stove said nothing to this, 0 the man went on with what he was doing, which, presumably, was writing a letter, seeing that he had bought me. The man finished the .letter and stuck me on the top right-ha{1d corner of an envelope. He went out and put the letter with me on it in the post-box. J went from the post-box to the post-office and was stamped. From there [ travelled to a house in Stellenbosch. The man there took the letter and threw the envelope and me into the wastepaper basket. Suddenly a man came in shouting, "The police are coming, the police are coming!" He rushed out and the man who was reading the letter followed. The police rushed in and started searching. One man started searching in the waste-paper basket. He found the letter and tbe envelope with me on it. He looked at the letter and the envelope, then he called his friends. He started talk ing and when he had finished they went out. A policeman took me to the police station and put me with many other papers. About a month later I saw a newspaper with the heading: SMUGGLING RING CAPTURED'.

company I had. Every morning run along the beach. At last, after about one month, How pleased I was to get home.

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T. GREEN. SHIPWRECKED

I awoke to find myself on the beach of an uninhabited island. 1 saw palm trees scattered around. On the rocks I saw the remains of the ship on which I had been shipwrecked. To my dismay, there was not even one of my shipmates who had survived. The first thing I decided to do, was to build myself a hut. I thought tbat the best place to build it was on top of the hill whjch was not more than eighty-five yards from the beach. It took me about one hour to build it. After I had finished building the hut, I started wondering where I would obtain food. I decided to wade out to the wreck. From the wreck [ obtained my food. J also found my cat, Toby, who had also survived. I took him and the food ashore. 1 carried the food to the hut, and Toby followed behind me. He looked hungry so I gave h.im some milk which I had obtained from the wreck. That night I covered myself with some large palm leaves. That was the only type of blanket which I could find. After I had run out of food, I lived on coconuts and Toby lived on tbe milk. I did all I could to keep Toby alive, for he was the only

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DAVIS.

1688

On the 27th April J saw Table Mountain in the distance. At about lunch-time we arrived on the shore. Simon van der Stel greeted us and took us and our goods to some ox-wagons. We settled at French Hoek and our farms were in a disgusting state. We had to build a house out of mud, stones and other things. Our greatest enemy was the bushman. We had found that bushmen used to come at night and trample on our crops. We soon planned that that night we would shoot any bushman that appeared in our sight. It was a great success and we planted some new grape vines. After that the bushmen troubled us very seldom. After a month or two we got quite a good crop of grapes. We then picked the grapes and put them into large wooden troughs in which they were crushed by foot. The juice came out of holes and poured into buckets. The juice was poured into vats where it was left to ferment. Our next crop was more of a success and we were much happier. We were very pleased to find the wine tasted better.

We were happier to reel that we could rarm and do other tbings more peacerully. We were more satisfied when a school was founded for our children. P. BENJAMIN.

We arrived at Pretorius Kop at five o'clock, and the gates closed ten minutes later. A campsite was found and we pitched our tent immediately. My father decided to spend a few days at the camp, and we drove along the roads around to the hippo pool and a few other places. We played a game with my parents as one team and my brother and I in the other. Various points were scored for each animal seen, e.g. ror an elephant four, a lion nine, a buck two, a giraffe seven. In the north of the Game Reserve we saw many elephants, one coming so close that my father exceeded the speed limit to get away from the elephant. It was also in the north that we saw a pride of lions, consisting or Mum, Dad (bow fierce he looked) and two cubs sleeping in the shade of a tree. We left the Kruger National Park via the Northern Gate, and on the way home sixty miles per hour seemed very rast compared with twenty-five miles per hour in the Park.

THE SAFARI QUEST My father had promised to take John and me on a safari in the Kalahari Desert during the mid-year holidays. The day had arrived on which we were to leave. Everytbing that we would need was packed in the Land Rover and arter saying goodbye to everyone, we set off. After a few hundred miles or travelling we started, for the first time, to sight the desert. On the edge of the Kalahari was a small village from which we would pick up our boys. They were all tra.ined Africans who knew the desert well and could guide us through the treacherous quicksands. After picking them up we headed ror the small reserve where many bushmen stay. Upon reaching the reserve we stopped at a small crowd of bushmen, dancing round a fire. They showed us their deadly weapons and in exchange for some flour we obtained a souvenir. We then set up camp near a small spring. Arter a good night's sleep we continued our journey. At the Etosha Pan we saw many animals, one or which was being stalked by a bushman. We took some good photographs or tbe bushmen and animals. After a well-spent month we returned home. Unloading the Land Rover took a great deal of time because we had brought many things back with us. H.

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P.SCHAFF.

THE PLANT Mr. Grundy was not in a very good temper. He was in the bus, on the way home, arter a hard day's work in the chemical laboratory. There he and a team of other scientists had been carrying out experiments on a plant, with amazing results. The plant had grown to hundreds of times its original size. He opened his newspaper, to receive the shock of his life. The headlines were: 'Plant Breaks Free From Laboratory! Devouring Everything in Sight!' Without another thought, he yelled out to the driver to stop the bus, hopped off, and ran as fast as he could back to the laboratory. There be found his fellow-scientists throwing buckets of chemicals at the plant, that had already crushed the night-watchman and the janitor. The chemicals did no good at all. The plant was stretching out its long tendrils, trying to get bold of someone else. Mr. Grundy pulled out his pocket knife and cut off the end of the tendril. To his horror the plant immediately sprouted two more tendrils where he had cut off one. Two hours later he was the only one left alive in the laboratory. All the others had been crushed and eaten by tbe plant, that had now filled the entire laboratory. "I have to kill it. I have to kill it," he muttered. He ran round wildly, trying to find something, anything, with which to kill the thing. He picked up an injection needle and flung it at the plant. The plant gave a groan-

BOSMAN.

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK Our whole family was very excited. We were about to go to the Kruger National Park by car. Just think, we would see Lions, crocodiles, springbok, buffaloes and, to crown it all, African elephants. It took us ten days to reach the Park, and we entered at the Lower Gate, five miles from the first camp, Pretorius Kop. At the gate we were given a page of regulations and a picture of a lion to stick on to the car windscreen. My father bought a booklet on the animals in the Park and, armed with this and another book we had, we were able to identify all the animals we saw and photographed. The speed limit was twenty-five miles per hour, a speed which gave us ample time to see any animals on the road.

beside his chair. For a moment he was too excited to say or do anything, but then he rushed to the bicycle to inspect it. He found a tag on it reading, "From Mom and Dad to Tommy. Happy Birthday". Immediately he rushed to his mother's bedroom to thank his parents, for, you see, Tommy is a very well-mannered little boy, and I hope you are too, because everybody likes wellmannered little boys and girls. When he had thanked his parents wholeheartedly and bad a wash and eaten his breakfast, he went outside to show his bicycle to his friends and then gave Jenny's doggy a ride in the basket, which was attached to the handlebars of the bicycle. That afternoon when Tommy had his pa;ty, he put a cushion on the carrier, and took all his Little friends for rides because, you see, Tommy was the only one there who could realJy ride a bicycle, because he had been practising hard all morning. One morning, when he was riding his bicycle, he said aloud to himself, "Gee, this bicycle can do anything but fly." And then, as if to show him that he was wrong, and that it really could fly, the bicycle rose up into the air and flew towards Tommy. When he had recovered from the first shock of having his own flying bicycle, he flew all afternoon, sometimes flying over his school, sometimes going to visit his friends. Stephen still hasn't discovered how Tommy appeared in his backyard without going through the house! And, to be sure, if you ever see someone flying over your house, you can be certain that it will be Tommy on his flying bicycle. M.RoWE.

ing sound, but that was aU. He ran laughing madly out of the room, but he ran straight into a tendril that had gone right through the wall. It closed round nim, and he felt the plant giving out an oily fluid .... The bus gave a bump and a case fell out of the rack, nit Mr. Grundy flat on the head, and woke him up. He turned round and spoke to the man sitting behind him. "You know," he sa.id, "I've just had a most peculiar dream. " D.LAN.

A FJGHT OF LIFE AND DEATH Mr. Daniels was worrying a great deal, for his shepherd, Samuel, bad to go and visit a sick aunt of his in the next village, which was about fifty miles away from the farm. Just then his son, John, came bounding into the sitting-room and asked his father wby he was worrying. When his father had told nim why Samuel was leaving for a few days, John made up his mind to take his place. The next morning John set off to the fields at the top of a steep hill next to the house. Arriving at Samuel's hut, he changed into some old clothes and played with his dog Tyke, a fox terrier. The following morning he and Tyke herded the sheep out of the k raaI and John noticed that a lamb was lying next to its mother, dying of a certain plant it must have eaten. Suddenly a big eagle, hovering overhead, watched John go into the hut, and swooped down onto the lamb and flew away with it. John saw the eagle, but was helpless to do anything. That night he heard Tyke barking, but as he ran out, he once again saw the eagle flying away with a lamb. That afternoon, when the eagle returned again, he was ready. John threw a stone at the eagle and it swooped down and dug its claws into John's shoulders. He hit the eagle on its head with his fist and the eagle let him go. John then picked up a stick and aimed a hard blow at the eagle's head, which killed it. Samuel had just seen what had been going on anel helped John to carry the eagle back to the farmhouse. John's father was very proud of him, and when the eagle was measured, it was said to be the second-biggest in the world. Everyone soon knew, in the village, what had happened.

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AN EXCITING AFTERNOON One afternoon at the seaside, I left my parents dozing on the sands while my friends, Peter and Tom, and I stroHed along the beach. Presently, we came across some steps cut into the cliffs and, after climbing them, we entered a long, dark cave. We had to use matches, which I had found in my pocket, left over from the braaivleis we had had. There were only a few matches left in the box. As our last match was going out, Peter suddenly tripped over a stone which was in his path, and fell down a crevice which we had not noticed ahead of us. I heard a shrill cry. Peter had broken his ankle in the fall, and having no matches left, one of us had to stay with Peter while the other went for help. I decided to go to my parents for help.

B. BARNARDT.

THE FLYING BICYCLE On Tommy's birthday, last year, he came downstairs to find a brand-new bicycle waiting for him 41

The picnic spot was about a mile away from the cave. I started out in full sprint, but I had only gone a short distance when I became tired and had to start walking. A short time later I was approaching my parents who were still lying on the sand. [explained what had happened. Dad and I quickly got a rope out of the car. We ran as fast as our legs would carry us. But when we reached the cave the entrance was under water, the tide having come in. I became panicky, but dad knew what to do. He remembered the policeman on the beat at the beach road. Ten minutes later dad was back with the policeman. The policeman said that the cave was known to him, and that it had two entrances. One on the sea-side and one on the other s,ide of tbe cliff. We all hurried to the other side of the cliff and found a small entrance which the policeman bad spoken of. A little way in we found Tom huddled up next to the hole in which Peter was trapped. We soon had Peter out and off to the hospital suffering from a broken ankle and sbock. Tom and I decided never to go exploring again without a grown-up or a torch. J. BOLAND.

took a deep breath and swam into the cellar. As I looked around I found tbere was about two inches of air between the roof and the water. When I found the dog it was still alive. By six o'clock in the morning the water had completely subsided. The water had left a thin layer of silt behind, which took a long time to clean up. S. GIBSON. THE SCEPTRE The Sceptre was a well-known scoundrel in the year 1441. A certain young man by the name of André Oumas, a French immigrant, had joined the Bow Street Runners, and was one of tbe volunteers to fight the Sceptre alone, by getting into his hide-out. André had always been adventurous and now was a golden opportunity for an adventure. He would become famous throughout England if he caught the villain. One starless night André was riding home after looking for tbe Sceptre for the wbole day, when suddenly a storm broke. There was an old ruined castle nearby which André had seen from afar many a time before. Wben be reached the ruins he led his borse into a sheltered part, and then sat down beside his horse. He drew his rapier and started sharpening the razor-like blade. "He, he," cackled a voice behind him. He whipped round to see the horrible face of The Sceptre. He had very high cbeek-bones, a white, drawn face with thin lips curled up at the corners, forming a wicked grin. Tbe Sceptre was known for his excellent swordsmanship. But André was no novice with a sword; his father was one of the best swordsmen in France. Steel clashed against steel in a terrifying battle. The Sceptre had killed many a good swordsman, but now he bad met his match. Suddenly André Junged at The Sceptre and he retreated to a corner. André was on him in a moment and Tbe Sceptre was no more. S. CAMERON.

THE FLOOD One Saturday afternoon in Holland I was listening to the afternoon news. The announcer said sometbing in Dutch, which I could not fully understand, but as I knew a little Dutch I found out he had said a dyke had a dangerous crack in it. I immediately informed my parents. After they bad heard the news tbey telepboned the broadcasting station to find out in which area the severed dyke was. When they heard it was in the area in which we were living, they started preparing for the flood which would most certainly come if nothing was done about the dyke. On the seven o'clock news the announcer said the dyke had broken and that water was beginning to flood the fields. We looked out of the window and saw a torrent of water rushing towards our house. By eight o'clock tbe water was two feet deep in the house and tbe cellar was completely flooded. Suddenly we remembered our dog, which had been locked in the cellar at the time of the flood. I immediately went up into the loft to fetch my goggles and flippers. When I had fitted on the goggles and flippers I made my way towards the cellar. After I bad unlocked the cellar door, I

CHAOS AT THE BEACH The day for which I had waited the whole week dawned bright and warm. That morning we were to go along to the beach and spend tbe day there. Shortly after a rather early breakfast we packed the car in readiness for the outing. The weatber had become very hot by then and so we took only light clothes with us. The ride was a very enjoyable one. We laughed, and told jokes in the car and when we arrived I had clean forgotten where we were going. 42

On the beach sat or lay many people, and when my mother consented to let us have a swim, we ran down to the lovely warm water. In doing so, I collided with a very fussy old woman. Sbe made a terrible row. While she was doing this, it happened. There was a sudden downpour, a crash of thunder and everything seemed to go almost black. People ran all ways, colliding with each other and blocking up the exits. As for the fussy old woman, well, she landed in the now cool water. We had no time to laugh at these things for we were making our way to the car. We finally reached it but not witbout being pushed about and knocked over. We soon arrived home, all dripping wet and feeling glum. The rain now poured down, but even so I thougbt, as we all did, tbat this was tbe funniest day that we had ever had at a beach. D. READ.

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_]J.OUde WELLINGTON HOUSE House Mas/el': Hr. E. Hopkins. Cap/ain: B. Evrard. Vice-Cap/ain: B. Bravo. Secretary: F. Pieksma. Committee: G. Fine, R. Mitchell, J. Green, G. Abelsohn. Wellington House opened the year determined to beat their rivals. The Committee was selected, and soon got under way training and selecting boys for various sports events. In Athletics, Wellington took 3rd place with B. Bravo winning the 100 yds. and taking places in other events. Special House cheers were arranged and shouted out to spur our runners on. This gave the House a tremendous spirit which was kept throughout the year. In the swimming gala, however, we were very short of swimmers and, despite our efforts, came fourth. Our congratulations must go to Rhodes House for winning the gala for the fourth time in succession. We turned the tables in Judo, however, and won the Inter-House Competition, thanks largely to Baerecke. The rugby season closed with the inter-house matches, and despite the fact that in Bravo, Ham-

mond and Fine we had first-team players, we fared very badly. Tbe juniors, however, did something to restore our honour. Bravo must be congratulated on receiving a Blue for rugby. Pieksma and Fine, both first-eleven players, helped us greatly in tbe inter-house cricket and here, again, the junior team did very well. We are grateful to Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Bromberger for the time they afforded us and for their unflagging enthusiasm and support. B.E. RHODES HOUSE House MasIer: Mr. A. Morris. House Captain: M. English. Vice-House Captain: B. Mawman. House Committee: H. Sparks, P. Engelke, H. Aikman, R. Poolman, A. Turvey, G. Bunting, J. Newman, H. Till, H. Truter. Inter-House Athletics: Rhodes ran second to Van Riebeeck, who were clear winners. The main success of tbe House was due to the many points achieved by the U.16. Here the notable athletes were Raymond, Bland and Emms. Although the other athletes also tried hard and did not succeed, their efforts were valu43

able. On the whole it was a good combined effort wbich gained Rhodes their position.

Inter-House

competitions took place. He helped to bring about a very fine spirit of co-operation that helped Rbodes to have such a successful year. Michael's personal performance and interest in diving enabled the House to do particularly well in this event.

Swimming and Diving:

Another combined effort by all swimmers ensured victory for Rhodes House. Intensive training and enthusiasm by all members was deeply appreciated. This showed us that House Spirit is essential for success. The diving was a great success; thjs is ascribed to all those divers who turned out regularly and to their keen interest. Our congratulations go to M. Emms and M. Engljsb for winning tbe U.16 and U.19 title for the best swimmers.

VAN

RIEBEEK HOUSE

House Captain: C. Hay tread. Secretary: C. BramweU. Committee: R. Pachter, P. Tilders, R. Burton. This year has indeed been a meritorious one from all angles. In the Annual Athletics we romped home to a fantastic victory, as will be read elsewhere in tbjs publication. Chris Bramwell was Victor Ludorum and many other individuals deserve praise. In tbe gala we were narrowly defeated by a sporting Rhodes team. Well done, Mr. A. Morris! All these efforts cannot be overlooked witbout mentionjng Messrs. Oosthuizen and Lingenvelder. Mr. Oostehuizen has given up many hours to coach and advise our teams. With Mr. Lingenvelder, he was out On the fields at break, week after week, with his auxiliaries, training tbe "pikkies". "Baie dankie" from each member of our House. Further honours came our way when Coljn Hay tread vice-captained tbe W.P. rugby team during Craven week. M. English of Rhodes is to be congratulated on his selection. Chris BramweIl was outstanding, winning tbe Long Jump, 440, 880 and mile. An outstanding achievement. Summing up, Van Riebeeck has had a bumper year. In House games we fared poorly, but we still had the fighting spirit.

Cricket: Rhodes had four first team players in the side, namely, Sparks, the 1st Team captain, Smith, Turvey and Mawman. In the Senior bouse games Rhodes beat Van Riebeeck outright; beat Wellington on tbe first innings; but lost to De Waal on the first jnnings. The juniors did not do qujte so well and Rhodes ended up in second place to De Waal in the overall placings.

Rugby: Although the senior rugby team was not exceptionally strong, they played outstanding rugby, which consequently won for tbem tbe Senior Cup.

Judo: Once again Rhodes House bas completed an extremely successful year at Judo. They achieved second place in tbe inter-house team contest but in the overall points position Rhodes total was double tbat of the team who came second. Outstandjng Rhodes Judoka who took part in the Western Province Championships recently and who have both represented Western Province this year, are the brothers Guy and Mick Westrnoreland who won the Senior and Junior title of "Champion of Champions" respectively. All Rhodes Judoka would like to thank Mr. Butcber who belped so much with Rhodes House and witb school success.

M. NOCKIE.

DE WAAL

HOUSE

House Masters: Messrs. J. Mathew, O. Le Roux. Captain: S. Ger. Vice-Captain: A. Euvrard. Secretary: M. McCullagb. CommitteeH O. Powell, Q. Rookledge, C. Stephens, W. Moodie, D. Hughes, J. Deeley.

Cross-Country: Rbodes' victory in the Cross-Country was due mainly to a good team effort where tbe boys tried hard and gave of their best. Bland in the Junior Section ran well to win easily. In the senior event Grendon and Raymond ran second and third respectively. Our congratulations go to J. Bland who won the Western Province U.16 cross-country held at Rondebosch. Michael English is to be complimented on tbe way he organjsed Rhodes House when inter-house

Athletics: A scarcity of senior runners ratber tban a lack of fitness was the main factor responsible for De Waal very gamely taking fourth place at the annual athletics meeting. Tbe junior teams, however, fared very well and they are to be congratulated on their fine performances. We would also like to congratulate Van Riebeeck House for the convincing way in which they took the honours.

The De Waal runners are also to be thanked for their attendances at the trainjng sessions, where Mr. Le Roux so willjngly gave up his time to train us.

did well and Mr. Mathew interest in the games.

for his

Tennis: The inter-house competition did not take place this year, but it was pleasing to note that Leyser, Cohen and Ger, who played for the school 1st team, obtained their colours. Leyser, through very good play, won the championship cup.

Swimming: Here, the junjors again enabled us to keep our tail wagging, but the seniors must also be congratulated for their share in helping almost to gain second place at the gala. As it was, we came third and Rhodes House is to be heartily congratulated on their fourth successive victory in four years.

Rugby: The senior house team contained several fhst team players in Hughes, Ger, Dunn, Erasmus, McCullagh, A. Euvrard and Deeley, and although the team did not quite fulfil what was expected of it, it nevertheless topped the senior log with Rhodes House, and both juniors and seniors, particularly the seniors, are to be commended for assisting us in winning the inter-house rugby competition. Our success in this field was mainly due

Cricket: The senior team was triumphant in this sphere, and tribute must be paid to those who played for their fine attacking approach to the game. Powell, Rookledge, Stephens and Deeley, who all represented the schoo.1 1st Xl, were prominent in the victories over the other Houses. The juniors also

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PREFECTS,

1964

Fro/Il Roll' (1. to r.): J. Dce1ey, B. Moodie, Mr. A. J. Morris, B. Evrard, Second Row (I. to r.): J. Green, N. Basson, A. Miller, H. Potash.

H. Sparks.

to the fine team Spirit, which was especiaLLy ecident in the match against Rhodes. The school .awards for Rugby were as follows: Deeley received the cup for the most improved player, Ger received a Blue, and Colours were awarded to Dunn, Hughes, McCullagh, Deeley, Ger and A. Euvrard.

Miscellaneous: De Waal has five prefects in the prefect body for 1964. They are Moodie, Ger, McCullagh, Dau and A. Euvrard. Although we experienced a lean year as far as some aspects of school life are concerned, we met with success in others and in general it can be said that it was an enjoyable year and we should like to express our gratitude to Messrs. Mathew and Le Roux for their assistance, enthusiasm and inspiring advice during the year. S.S.G.

Cross-Country: â&#x20AC;˘

Our fortunes in the senior events were against .a low ebb, but all the competitors from all the age _groups showed warm enthusiasm and spirit.

This Society bas now reached its twentieth birthday, and the 1964 season is its twenty-first year of activity. The Committee for the year includes M. English (Chairman), J. Newman (Secretary), M. Nockie, S. Hunt, D. Grodd, M. Bates.

1st Function -

The Orchestra concluded Part I with Waltzes by Schubert. Part 2 of the programme took the form of a one-act play, "The Bathroom Door", a comedy by Gertrude Jennings. The amusing incidents that occurred outside the hotel bathroom, when each and all of five residents wished to have a bath, were ably enacted by an enthusiastic cast: N. Coates, M. Bates, M. Herbert, T. Martin, A. Lowry and D. Mutti. Part 3 brought us our first Artists - the Wellington Training College Choir under their conductor, Mr. D. Loots. Their songs were drawn from a variety of composers through the centuries, and included both solo and choral items. This young and enthusiastic choir gave us untold pleasure, revealing sound training, great musicality and obvious enjoyment in all they did. They rounded off a most entertaining evening.

25th April

A packed hall greeted the opening of the 21st season, and the Secretary read his introductory remarks, in which he announced the importance of the occasion. Among the audience were Mr. and Mrs. H. Arguile, who throughout the years had been present at so many of our evenings, but to whom this time we bade a reluctant farewell before their departure to East London in April. Part I of a very varied programme was provided by the Scbool Orchestra, Soloists, and Junior Choir. First we had a Suite of Pieces by Purcell. This was followed by the first two movements of a Vivaldi Concerto for four violins and orchestra, with Stephen Hunt, David Grodd, Neville Pasvolsky and Arnon Hurwitz as soloists. Stephen Hunt then played a Serenade by De Beriot to piano accompaniment by Mr. Lorie. Mrs. Jennings then assembled her Junior Choir who sang a group of songs: (a) The Path to the Moon by Thiman, (b) Orpheus with his Lute by Sullivan, and (c) Heave Yo-Ho by Duckworth.

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18th June

The 1964 season will be remembered for a special innovation. The Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society placed its current production of "Iolanthe" at the disposal of schools. As our Hall was too small to house the production, Miss Urie, Principal of the Wynberg Girls' High School, readily agreed to its being performed in their fine hall, and the two schools shared the occasion. 46

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Needless to say, it was a memorable evening and it is to be hoped that the Gilbert and SulLivan venture will become annual. 3rd Function

out upon the stage, was extremely impressive. Among the many who assisted in making this evening a success, were three boys from Rondebosch Boys' High, who had done the "Lighting" at their school a week previously and volunteered to do it for us at our show. Altogether another memorable evening.

18th July

This evening was entirely in tbe hands of three guest artists, two of them, Miss Cynthia Balsillie and Mr. Neil Solomon, members of the present school staff, and the third, Mr. Frank Spears, a great friend of the school. Miss Balsillie opened the programme with a recital of verses by Ogden Nash, and play extracts and a sonnet by Shakespeare. Her clever juxtaposition of Nash and Sha~speare each time proved most illuminating. Mr. Neil Solomon, himself a well-known South African pianist and musician, gave us a short piano recital. To beg.in with, tbe first movement of the Brahms F minor Sonata, then an Impromptu by Schubert, and the Papillons of Schumann, to be followed by Rachmaninov's Humoreske, and to conclude, the first movement of Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonata. The audience was deeply grateful for a beautiful performance which we shall long remember - as also for the helpful programme notes provided by Mr. Solomon. Mr. Frank Spears then mounted his small platform, switched on the reading lamp (other hall lights out) and in his own inimitable manner, read us a long and thrilling episode of a story easily calculated to please, with its journey to the moon and accompanying adventures. This concluded another interesting occasion. 4th Function

5th Function - 10th Annual Hour of Music (a) and (b) W.B.H.S. School 21st and 22nd August. (c) Claremont Seniors' Club 25th August. (d) Epworth Music Society in the Clifford Storey Hall, Rosebank, 29th August. Our Tenth Annual Hour of Music opened with a Suite of Four Pieces by purcell - a weLl-contrasted group. This was followed by a concerto for four violins and orchestra by Vivaldi and played by Stephen Hunt, David Grodd, Neville Pasvolsky and Arnon Hurwitz. This was a most successful and enjoyable venture. Pieter de Wet then made his first appearance at such an evening in two piano solos, (a) Erotik by Grieg, and (b) Russian Dance by Kobalevsky. Both pieces were well played and the performance augured well for the future. Stephen Hunt then played the Adagio in E Major K 261 by Mozart for Violin and Orchestra, a smooth, singing, solo performance which gave much pleasure. Howard Goodman was the next soloist in the Rondo in A Major K 386 for Piano and Orchestra by Mozart. Once again Howard gave a most competent and musical reading of a delightful work. Next came three two-part songs; (a) "Orpheus and his Lute" by Sullivan, (b) Sing a Song of Sixpence (in Handel style) by Black, and (c) Song of the Glens by Truman. Tbe singers were the joint choirs of our Junior School and the Notre Dame Convent under their joint director and accompanist, Mrs. Elsie Jennings. As usual, the songs and the singing were a highlight of the programme, and elicited the usual encore. Michael Herbert was the second pianist making an initial appearance on such an evening and be earned much applause for his Lively playing of a "Bagatelle" by Beethoven and "Whims" by Schumann. NeviUe Pasvolsky gave a very musical solo violin performance of the "Thais" Meditation of Massenet to the accompaniment of the orchestra. The concluding item was the effective Marche Militaire of Frank Bridge. 1964 was another successful year for our young musicians.

1st August

On this evening we bad a return visit, after three years, of "The African Players", originally known as Bantu Theatre, and this time under the direction of Mrs. Muriel Dexter. Their programme was the play "George's Journey", in which George first appears on his Zululand farm, decides to go to Johannesburg to work, unfortunately gets himself into gaol, after which he decides to return to his original home, find a wife and settle down. In the eight scenes comprising the play, we were treated to a wealth of beautiful singing, vigorous folk dancing, and acting which showed what natural talent and stage presence these performers have. Their comic scenes were highly entertaining, and the narration of the story "Sbe wbo walked by moonlight" while it was simultaneously acted 48

acquitted themselves admirably, while the chorus of moonbeams, goblins and children completed a most pleasing performance. The sound effects by Mr. R. Just were excellent, and tbe sets by Messrs. Pretorius and Wolff most attractive. After the interval came a second operetta, "Silence in Court," by Kelsey and Rowley. Tbe Court Room became a most lively scene from the start, when the policemen sang a chorus in their own praise, through the cross-examination of the Prisoner with plentiful evidence from P. C. Bloggs, until the evidence turned against Bloggs himself and the Prisoner had the better of the situation. Of the main cast, Peter Furman as Judge, David Lan as the Prisoner, and Peter Schaff as the Prosecuting Counsel, gave outstanding performances, while Nigel Wylie as P. C. Bloggs, Trevor Searle as Clerk of the Court, and Dennis Hugo as Police Sergeant were very good. The Jury caused much amusement in their assortment of characters, and the policemen were a lively crew. Miss Cynthia Balsillie, as producer of both operettas, is to be congratulated on two lively productions, while indefatigable Mrs. Elsie Jennings provided us with ber usual excellent choral work. and beautiful accompaniments. To the stage managers and assistants we owe tbe smoothness of the sbow, and to parents our thanks for tbe costumes and support.

Fifth Function - 31 st Annual Entertainment 22nd, 23rd, 24th October, 1964 After a regrettable lapse of two years, our 31st Annual Entertainment took place before three packed audiences. The traditional opening item was a Kindergarten Action Song produced by Miss K. Lacey, this time entitled "FAMILIAR PEOPLE", whose characters included the Chimney Sweep (Desmond van Breda), the Road Mender (lain Stewart), the Window-Cleaner (Owen Johnston) and the Policeman (Neil Gliddon), plus members of the Chorus. As usual, this item was a rousing success, and all four "familiar people" were excellent. Next came an operetta, ''THE MAGIC BASKET;' by Taylor and Wheeler. In an age where travel to the moon is the great aim, we found we were on the moon already, at the Court of the King and Queen. A magic basket took Mrs. Mustard to and from our planet, and the plot concerned the disappearance of the Sandman's dustbag and its rescue and return to the children from the mischievous bands of tbe goblins. Of the big cast, David Holmes as the King, Maurice Goldstein as Queen, Micbael Gentz as Chancellor, Michael Wolters as the Sandman, Brian Lanz as Mr. Moonshine, Christopber Williams as Mrs. Mustard, Robert Wakeling as Moonbeam leader, Leonard Atlas as Goblin Leader, and Robin Mredlander as Newsboy, all

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It was with a deep sense of regret that we learnt of Mr. Smuts' intention to retire at tbe end of the year. A brilliant scbolar, Hendrik Jacobus Smuts attended Paarl Boys' Higb School where be was Dux student in his final year. After taking a B.A. degree at the University of Cape Town, majoring in PubIic Administration and Afrikaans, he began his teaching career at Delport's Hope High School in 1938. He later taught at Swellendam before joining the staff at Wynberg in April, 1944, as Senior Commercial Master. In 1946 he completed the B.Com. degree by part-time study at the University of Cape Town. Much evidence rema.ins of Mr. Smuts' contribution to the welfare of the school over the past 20 years. From January, 1945, to June, 1949, he was resident master in the boarding house. He was, for many years, in cbarge of the Debating

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Society. From 1952 he has been responsible for vocational guidance in tbe scbool and has rertdered valuable advice to many pupils on choice of career. Mr. Smuts was instrumental in tbe founding and development of the Cape High Schools' Tennis Association and he has been Hon. Treasurer of tbat body since 1959. Witb tbe introduction of TabIe Tennis into tbe school in 1961, Mr. Smuts added yet another activity to his extra-mural interests. The success in the commercial world of the many boys who have passed through his hands bears testimony to the valuabIe foundation that they received while under his guidance. We wish him and his wife a long and happy retirement in the United States where they are going to settle. E.P.H. 49

As in modern art, drama, ballet, politics and jazz, the Rugby world is in a state of experimental flux. The tide is running strongly towards change, a movement which in itself cannot be stopped, but one which to a certain degree can be controlled and adapted, provided there is the resolute determination to do so. South Africa is now in the position where she must decide how far and in what direction she will go. She can either drift, wittingly or unwittingly, or strike out in a new direction on her own. Dr. Craven is very conscious of this fact, and needs the support of every thoughtful rugby administrator and player in the shaping of the future of the game in our country. The most modern international trend, interesting and off-beat, is typified by the play of the All Blacks and the French which is followed with far less ability and success by the Home Unions. Their approach is based on what is popularly known as the "second-phase attack", a method which is used, by one side or both, in every international game in Britain and in France and, unless I am misinformed, in New Zealand and Australia as well. A brief, even if repetitive description of the technique is again necessary. The "second-phase attack" consists of lining up in so shallow a pattern that the backs (and often the loose-forwards) arrive on their opponents' back-line simultaneously with tbe ball. From the resultant tackles, impacts and knocks-on, the ball readily becomes available, and the "second-phase attack" is then developed either in a dribbling rush, a ball scooped up in the loose, a quick heel and transfer from a loose maul, a swift passing movement, or angled or up-and-under kicks speedily followed up. The destructive "first-phase" is an essential prerequisite of the constructive "second-phase". This method certainly cannot be classified as scrambling play; it is 路a calculated, scientific technique executed with relentless efficiency. lithe opposing side attempts to handle the ball, the "second-phase attack" strategy immediately forces it to make mistakes, which cannot be avoided. Is there any counter to this strangle-

hold? Yes; but from the players' and the spectators' points of view the antidotes are more deadly than the malady. If the opponents are not supinely prepared to be willing victims - and what intelligent and determined side is? - then their scrum-half or fly-half must immediately and persistently resort to kicking, usually under intense pressure. Depending on the coolness and ability of the kicker, the game becomes one of desperate and usually inaccurate kicking, or develops into a duel of cold, calculated angled touch and high kicks. In either case the kicking game is enforced to the detriment of the handling code and, although this does afford an interesting if somewhat bleak study of the application of the boot, it certainly ruins the game as an enjoyment for the players and a spectacle for the spectators. There is one other alternative counter in which the forwards of the opposing side either do not let the ball out, or the scrum-half plays back to his pack. This method is extremely risky, unless one's pack is considerably stronger than one's opponents', and usually develops into indiscriminate mauling and kick-and-rush tactics. At present, therefore, practically all international rugby strategy is either concerned with the execution of, or defence against, the "secondphase attack". If one subscribes to the adage that the magic of rugby either lives or dies by the standard of back-play, then it is clear why most international matches suffer from a chronic state of constipation. This year's alterations to the rules have alleviated the position somewhat, but the "secondphase attack" can still flourish under present conditions. The "ten-yard rule" should be applied to set-scrums or, alternatively, no player (except the scrum-half) in any set scrum should be allowed to advance further than a line drawn through his fly-half. An amendment stating that no rank of a set-scrum could consist of more than three players would also be helpful. But, until further alterations are made, the onus of pr~ attractive and successful rugby lies fir1J11yo.n 路the coaches and players themselves. ~ 50

RUGBY FIRST XV R. Burton, Mr. F. G. Thorp (Act. Princ.), M. English (Capt.), C. Hay tread. A. Turvey, Mr. J. Oosthuizen (Coach). Second Row (1. (or.): M. Emms, J. Decley, C. Tatham, G. Hammond, R. Cann, M. McCullagh, G. Fine, S. Ger. Third Rall' (I. to r.): B. Bravo. D. le Roux, P. Ryan, D. Hughes, R. Dunn, P. Engelkc, B. Mawman, A. Euvrard. Frail!

Roll' (1. to r.): Mr. H. E. Tasker.

.1f we wish to be leaders, not mere imitators of a trend, then we must know what we want to do. To adopt the "second-phase attack" technique would be to sell our birthright in everything we value in South African rugby. It is not being bljndly conservative to wish to preserve as much as we can of what is known as traditional Western Province back-Ijne play. Natal, under the guidance of that highly intelligent coach, Mr. Izak van Heerden, has adopted an integrated pattern of back-line and forward play, which consists of a series of closely synchronised movements requiring a high degree of skill and rehearsal. It is adventurous, imaginative and attractive to watch and, on the whole, successful, except when opposed by a swift, relentless, hand-tackling defence. Unless I am gravely mistaken, it is particularly vulnerable to Test

Match tempo and conditions, and anything approaching that degree of intensity in top-line Currie Cup competition. Another apparent weakness is that it tends to discourage incisive, fastbreaking backs, especially centres, who can decisively cut the line. This also obviously applies to the "second-phase attack", with the result that there are very few dangerous, attacking centres in international rugby today. The Natal method, admirable though it is, should, in my opinion, be followed only as a variation and an addjtjon to the traditional W.P. backplay, and not as an end in itself. South African forwards, especially the W.P. pack, must infuse more variation and also solid fundamental tecbnique into their line-out work, and also speed, impetus and precision jnto their rucking in loosescrums. Thjs, together with their present high 51

standard of set-scrumming and hooking, should enable Springbok packs to feed their three-quarters more swiftly, and thus let the ball reach their wings more often than it does at present. The classical movement repeated at the maximum speed, provided it does not become unimaginative, stereotyped routine, can still be successful as weU as thrilling. If complete "second-phase attacks" are used against us, then as previously pointed out, there is only one antidote. The French touring team reinforced their two previous lessons which we as a country seem loath to learn. In handling and acceleration, we are just not remotely in their class and, until we approach their standard in these two phases, we wi11 always be labouring in our adaptation and reshaping of modern rugby trends. Our players certainly possess speed but are markedly lacking in acceleration. Mentally, with a few obvious exceptions, this is also the case in the post-war era. The failure to think quickly, alter a pre-conceived pattern, or react to an unexpected approach, especially when opposed to the French, has often proved our undoing. This lack of physical acceleration is worrying. To a certain extent it is due to incorrect coaching, and this specially applies to junior teams at schools. Junior school coaching in South Africa is remarkable for the amount of fundamental and sophisticated rugby knowledge imparted to the young players, but unfortunately this is invariably accompanied by the slow tempo in which these many and varied techniques are carried out. In all games, where speed is an essential element, it is imperative that accent on speed must be stressed from the beginning. In Australian and U.S.A. tennis coaching, speed comes first and stroke-play is subordinate to it. Obviously, a degree of proficiency in basic stroke-play is necessary before you can hit a ball, but nations, such as Britain, who in the past gave precedence to stroke-play, have since been forced to follow the Australian - American example. The analogy is significant, and the fault in our rugby coaching must be similarly remedied. A disturbing factor in W.P. Club rugby is the commitments of its leading players who, through Test Match, Currie Cup and provincial friendly matches, are too seldom available to represent their clubs. There is an excess of feature games, but, as financial considerations are paramount, it is unlikely that their number will be curtailed, except perhaps in the case of the overloaded number of friend lies. In view of this fact that club

games are so often not representative, it would be better to scrap cups and logs altogether and play for the joy of the game. This works very well in W.P. Schools' rugby, and is also characteristic of the game in Britain, which has had no difficulty in maintaining its international status. Both players and spectators would gain thereby. The Craven Week, held in East London in July, was by all reports an outstanding success. The Border Rugby authorities are to be congratulated on their successful pioneering of the first organised "schools rugby week" in a superbly efficient fashion. It seems as if the Craven Week has come to stay, and Western Province schools will soon have to decide whether they will participate regularly or not. There can only be one decision, and that is that Western Province cannot remain out, because not only will her players benefit but also she has her own valuable contribution to make to South African schools rugby. Western Province must firmly make up her mind before the beginning of next season and must not, like Britain with regard to the Common Market, dither and later change her mind and policy. If there is ever a possibil.ity of her participating, then she must join now and on the ground floor. And, if she so decides, she must enter her best team, even if susceptibilities against the holding of trials must be overcome. The School once again extends its heartiest congratulations to its 1964 Springboks, Doug. Hopwood, Lionel Wilson and Dave Stewart on their selection against Wales and France. We are also thrilled that Dave has taken his place among successful international place-kickers. Congratulations also to the French on their Test Match Victory, and their crisp display of handling, acceleration and mobile thinking. Our only regret is that we did not have the opportunity of seeing the Bonjface brothers in action. The School has once again experienced a successful season, sixteen teams having been entered in the inter-school competitions, and a total of 484 players in all catered for. The teams entered were as follows: Under 19A, B, C; 16A, Band C; 15A and B; 14A and B; 13A and B; 12A, B, C and D. Although our fields at Hawthorndene are in good playing order, they are not yet served by changing-rooms. The only reason for allowing a R60,OOOasset to remain relatively unused, when its full use is not only possible but urgently necessary, can be inexcusable inertia. While on the topic of grounds, the School would like to compliment and thank Or. H. G. 52

Wood for hjs imagjnative and efficient care of the School fields. Their superb condition testifieJ to the thought and labour put in by one to whom the School means much and who has given a major share of rus life span in its service. Our three main fields are in the finest setting in the Cape Peninsula, and the School Committee, the Old Boys and the Staff should take care that they do not, either by carelessness or fautly judgment, let any portion of this precious possession be lost to the School. The best team of the year was the Under 16A with the proud record of being undefeated throughout the season, having played thirteen games, won eleven, and drawn two, with the tally of 176 points for and 44 against. Their record since Under 12 days is 67 matches played, 62 won, dra wn 4, lost 1, with the record of 1,445 points

for and 147 against. Mr. O. Le Roux is to be congratulated on his team's good performance, and both he, his captain, L. Raymond, and the members of the team can look back on a season of high achievement. A strong pack provided a solid platform from which a dangerous back-line could launch its attacks, giving ample room in which an exceptionally good half-back combination, Powell and Casper, could operate. Tackling and cover-defence were of a high standard, and at most times the team has played exhilarating rugby. lts best game was a 9 - 6 win over the undefeated Diocesan College team. The detailed results of all the matches will be included at the end of this article. The School Team did very well throughout the season, because when it started they were, on paper, not at all a strong combination, only two

SECOND RUGBY TEAM From Row (I. to r.): Mr. H. E. Tasker (Coach), E. Tilders, Mr. F. G. Thorp (Acting Princ.), R. Pachter (Capt.), C. BramweIl (Vice-Capt.), D. le Roux, Mr. 1. Oosthuizen (Coach). Second Row (I. to L): R. Mitchell, G. Barnard, J. Deeley, G. Hammond, H. Sparks, S. Williams, G. Fuchs, F. Pieksma. Third Row (I. to r.): H. Truter, M. Cann, M. Erasmus, W. Moodie, P. van Blommestein, P. Ryan.

players remaining over from last year's team. Both backs and forwards had initial limitations, and the pack was the lightest in the "A" competition, averaging only 162 Ibs. The pack proved better tban the back-line although, in theory, the opposite was expected. e:.Jt despite its limitations in size, weigbt and experience, it was a team to be reckoned with in every match it played. Two of its three best games were defeats, by 9 pts. to 8 against Rondebosch at bome and by 3 pts. to nil against J. J. du Preez High School away, tbese teams being the two best in the competition. The School's defeat of the strong Old Boys' team by 21 pts. to 20 in a fast-moving, open game before a huge crowd was a very fine performance indeed. Mr. J. F. Oostbuizen is to be congratulated on producing a very good team in what ordinarily could quite easily have been a locust year. He received great support from the captain, M. English, a player of high calibre both in leadership and performance, and also from C. Hay tread, R. Burton, C. BramweIl and E. Tilders of the Senior Rugby Committee. M r. Oosthuizen is also to be congratulated on being appointed Coach to the Western Province team for the "Craven Week", a compliment he richly deserved, being one of the two best schools' coaches in tbis province. This is borne out by the able manner in which he swiftly and expertly welded a heterogeneous coUection of players into a compact, determined, free-running and successful combination. Our felicitations are also extended to our old friend, Mr. C. P. Fourie, who was appointed in the capacity of Manager. C. Hay tread and M. English were selected as members of the above team, and are to be warmly congratulated. The Second Fifteen was a strange team to sum up, their performances alternating between exceUence and mediocrity. When they were on form, they were certainJy the best team in the "B" competition as was shown by their defeats of Rondebosch (8-5), Diocesan College (6-3), Paul Roos (19-9), Paarl Gymnasium (19-0) and Paarl Boys' High 9-0). If it were not for their inconsistency, they would have been by far the best Second Team ever to represent the School, and even on their present record they probably still were the best. R. Pachter deserves great credit for his captaincy. The Under 19C experienced a difficult season owing to factors whjch were beyond their control. They seldom had a full-scale practice because there was not an Under 190 to practice against. This shortage of senior players is symptomatic of

the general malaise affecting the School. There is no shortage of able-bodied senior boys, but there IS an abundance of tbose who give nothing either in school-work, cultural activities or sport. Unless this ratio is drastically cut, it bodes ill for the future of Wynberg. The Under 168 was an unpredictable team, who produced their best rugby towards the end of the season. The Under 16C played well, especially as they often had to meet other schools' "B" and "A" teams. The main strength of the Under 15A lay in the forwards, whose scrummaging and line-out work was good. Lack of speed among the inside backs handicapped the team on attack, but in defence they proved strong and reliable, no match being lost by more tban a single try. The spirit and determination of the players was exemplary, and they completed the season by winning eight matches, losing four, drawing two and scoring 115 pts. to 32. The 15B had in-and-out form, but played some very good games, especially towards the end of the season. They were always willing to open up the play, but slowness of the inside backs and poor scrumming and line-out work proved a handicap. The Under 14A had a fine season, winning ten of their thirteen matches, drawing one and losing two, and scoring a tally of 156 pts. to 54. They played open, attacking rugby and were always interesting to watch. The 148 were rather unsteady at first, but improved as the season progressed, and showed great spi.rit and determination in their play. The Under 15C and Under 14C were not entered in the competitions but enjoyed the few matches that were arranged for them. Unfortunately, last year's Under 12A team did not come up as a unit, a few players remaining in the Under 12 age group. This left gaps in this year's Under 13A, and the experimentation entailed in filling these gaps unsettled the team as a whole and led to a general deterioration in their play. While not doing badly, it nevertheless failed to reach its peak form. Tbe I3B started splendidly but, after the more promising players were drafted into the "A" team, the former became unsettled and its play feU away. Despite these difficulties, however, both teams were responsible for some fine performances. This year the Under 12A developed into a fine combination. The forwards, although rather light and shaky at first, SOOn settled down to solid scrumming, with hand-work in the loose and lineouts. They were ably supported by the halves and three-quarters, who ran very well, broke intelligently, and used their speed. It was not a

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FroIIt Ral\! (1. to r.): B. Walson, D. Powell (Vice-Capt.), Mr. F. G. Thorp (Acting Principal), L. Raymond (Captain), Mr. 1. le Roux (Coach), N. Hoy, C. Stephens. Second Row (1. to r.): H. Casper, D. Banks, Q. Rookledge, D. Bairstow, M. Carter, R. Lang-

ley, A. Standley, Third Row (I. to r.):

B. de Smid!. R. Katz, M. Dean, J. Retief, D. Sidman, R. Lautenbach.

star-studded team, but one wbich concentrated on good backing up and combination. lt finisbed with the enviable record of played 13, won II, lost I, drawn I, with 189 points for and 35 against. Although their record was not as impressive as the "A" team, the Under l2B played some deligbtful, open, orthodox rugby. Had their threequarters made more use of their opportunities, they might have achieved a brilliant record, but only too often slow running lost them chances of scoring. The Under 12C and 0 were very keen and enjoyed their rugby. Tbeir play tended to be too loose, and selfishness among tbe tbree-quarters lost them many tries. Tbose showing improvement were promoted to the "A" and "B" group. Tbe Junior School First Team played only two matches, against Monterey and W.P. Preparatory,

winning both and scoring 37 points to 6. When these boys reach the Under 19A stage, they should combine into a powerful side. The Under J I team had a season of ups and downs, unfortunately being at full strength in only one game. Injuries and illness took their toll, and the substitutes were not quite of tbe same class. The forwards never really settled down, which fact severely handicapped the speedy and intelligent backs. Their record reads: played 6, won 2, lost 2, drawn 2, with 55 points for and 20 against. The Under 10 developed into a good combination who played four matches, winning one, drawing one, and losing two, and scoring J 2 points for with 17 against. In May we were delighted to be hosts to Churchill High School, thus getting an .opportunity to renew our contact with our last year's Rbo-

desian friends. We won a closely-contested game by 10 pts. to 8, and altogether enjoyed their stay witb us as mucb as we bope they did. We trust it will not be long before Mr. Peter Snyder again brings a team down to the Cape. In July we lost a keen, bard game to Hoogenhout High School, Bethal, by 3 pts. to 8, a match which both sides enjoyed. The Brian Steyl Award, presented by Mr. C. C. W. Steyl in memory of his son, was awarded to John Deeley, tbe player who bas shown the greatest improvement throughout the season. He was closely contested in this Award by M. Deane, who only started playing rugby this year, and who has sbown outstanding progress. He is a fine prospect. Last year we mourned the loss of Derus Fagin, tragically killed in a mountain accident. His memory will always remain fresh in the minds of those who knew him, and it is fitting that the "Denis Fagin Memorial Cup", presented by his parents for the winners of the Senior and Junior House Games, will perpetuate that remembrance. As in previous years, Mr. G. Bunting again orgarused the supply and distribution of oranges to the teams playing at Wynberg on Saturday mornings and other big games. Our thanks and appreciation go to Mr. Bunting and the members of the "Orange Club", Messrs. Anziska, Buwalda, Cawood, Craye, De Swardt, De Wet, Emms, English, Fine, Horn, Humphries, Katz, Pieksma and Walker. This year a group of mothers suggested that they should organise the sale of cakes, coffee and cool drinks at Saturday morrung matches. Their initiative was immediately responded to, and a valuable service to the School was instituted. To the group of mothers, Mesdames Emms, Raymond, English, Hay tread, Gouid, Herbert, Hoy and Wilmot who originally put forward the scheme, we extend our thanks and appreciation, and to those wbo joined in later, Mesdames Cawood, Euvrard, Kerr, Mitcbell, Robertshaw, Wolman, Wawman, Katz, Abelsohn, Hamburger, Probyn, Tatham, Perrot-Humphries, Moodie, Wadely, Main, Harris and Frye, go our equally corrual thanks. Once again Mr. and Mrs. A. J. A. Morris, Mrs. Arnott and Sister De Klerk have our warm thanks for putting up our Rhodesian visitors, and also for providing tasty refreshments after the Old Boys' Match and also at the Southern and Central Peninsula Coaches' meeting. The standard of baking of these ladies, assisted by five boarders, stands comparison with that of Mrs. Lucy Clegg

and, at Wynberg, no higher praise can be given. Sister De Klerk has rendered us a great service by looking after injured players taken over to the Hostel during matches and practices. Thanks are due to Dr. Jonathan Katz for standing the Under l6A to tea after their Newlands curtain-raiser, and we appreciate Mr. Von Rosenveld's gesture in giving us school plaques for presentation to touring teams. As in other years, many senior boys have performed an invaluable service to the School in coaching our nursery of junior players. They have given these little fellows great pleasure and much fun each Friday afternoon, and in addition have taught them the rudiments of the game. The nursery curtain-raisers to the Old Boys' Match provided a refreshing interlude, and also showed how far the little chaps had progressed within a period of less than six months. The School owes an immense debt to these seniors, and the future excellence of the Under 12's and Under 13's is based on their foundation. Full-time coaches of these junior divisions were: M. Emms, G. Fine, N. Hoy and D. Grodd of the "Lions and Tigers" ; R. Pachter, P. Ryan and J. Deeley of the "Hamiltons and All Blacks"; S. Ger, M. Bloch and G. Abelsohn of the "Springboks and Villagers". Coach-Manager, S. Ger. E. TiJders is to be thanked for the hard work he put in as Rugby-Secretary, and R. Burton also gave valuable assistance in clerical matters. J. Green's keenness as First Team linesman throughout tbe season is warmly appreciated. G. Abelsohn has proved a most able and efficient Press AttachĂŠ, and his work in this position in 1965 is looked forward to with confidence. W. Moodie, J. Dodd, E. Shedden, D. Knight, B. de Smit, J. Heydenrych and A. Brown have carried on the administration of the Rugby Equipment Department, and are to be thanked for this arduous and essential service, without which rugby at school could not function. Capt. J. Myburgh and Messrs. R. Burmeister, J. Salkow, P. Morris, B. Ekermans and P. Bauermeister are to be thanked for refereeing our home matches, and it is to be hoped that they enjoyed the games as much as did the players. Mr. Pretorius is to be congratulated on a talented exhibition of refereeing when, at very short notice, he took over the Old Boys' Match, after having just completed the Under 16A Second Team curtainraiser. David Stewart and Lionel Wilson are to be thanked for the assistance they gave in coaching and rugby talks. Their clear and concise advice,

JUNIOR SCHOOL FIRST RUGBY TEAM Frollt Row (I. to r.): Mr. K. Pretorius (Coach), M. Oosthuizen, 1. Emms (Capt.), Mr. Lorie, D. Hugo, J. Boland, Mr. K. Hutchison. Second Row (I. to r.): S. Currie, R. Wadeley, G. Davis, B. Eastman, A. Falconer, M. Plenderleith, A. Dorman, T. Bakkum. Third Row (I. to r.): J. Ormond, J. Reardon, B. Aylward, J. Herbert, I. Rosenberg, T. Wilmot.

based on a wide background of international experience, was both extremely valuable as well as inspiring to the players. All players and coaches wish Mr. Bowden a speedy and full recovery. He has always taken a keen and knowledgeable interest in the game, and his encouragement and co-operation have been valued highly. We will miss bis interest. Finally, and above all, tbe healtb and strengtb of Wynberg rugby is due in full measure to our coaches, wbo give of tbeir time, energy and experience with such unstinted generosity. Messrs. Oosthuizen, Bromberger, Le Roux, Grobler, Lennox, Just, Lingenvelder, Morris, Pretorius, Hutebison, Wolft' and Bohling are to be thanked and complimented on. their able and untiring services; the keenness and support given to these men by

most players is an open testimony to the appreciation of their efforts. The following Rugby Awards have been made for the 1964 season: M. English bas been awarded the Rugby Honour Badge, the higbest d.istinction obtainable in this sport. Blues: B. Bravo, M. English, M. Emms, S. Ger, C. Hay tread, A. Turvey. Colours: R. Burton, R. Cann, J. Deeley, R. Dunn, P. Engelke, A. Euvrard, G. Fine, D. Hugbes, D. Le Roux, B. Mawman, M. McCullagh, C. Tatham. R.E.T.

sary tendency to weakness in defence. A good prospect for next year, provided he himself is determined to improve his game.

CRITIQUE OF 1 st XV M. ENGLISH. - A knowledgeable and inspiring captain, who, through his own example of fitness and higb standard of play, inspired his team into playing some very fine games. Probably the finest hooker in inter-scbool rugby, an outstanding forward both in the tight and the loose. A player with a promising future. Represented W.P.Scbools at the Craven Week at East London. Awarded Honour Badge and Rugby Blue for 1964.

A. EUVRARD. - A sound flank-forward who plays a solid game, but must infuse more fire and speed into his all-round game, and not play a match in patcbes. P. ENGELKE. - A solid hard-working frontranker wbo played some very good games during the season. He must, however, increase the tempo of his loose game and infuse more fire into his play.

C. HA YTREAD. - A f1y-balf full of promise with speed, good hands and feet. Unfortunately, just as he was reaching peak form, he sustained a leg injury which affected his play very badly. He has a promising future in Senior rugby if he works hard at his game. Represented W.P. Schools at tbe Craven Week and awarded Rugby Blue for 1964.

D. HUGHES. - A very capable and intelligent lock-forward who did not quite produce the standard of forward play, especially in the lineout, expected of him. If he is prepared to work hard on his line-out technique he should mature into a first-rate forward next year, but this rests entirely with him.

B. BRAVO. - A strong, fast and bard-running wing who ran right into h.is best form and played some fine attacking games. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1964.

R. DUNN. - An honest forward who played well throughout the season. His all-round play does, however, lack punch and is inclined to be a little loose. A good prospect for next year, provided he tightens his game and increases his tempo.

A. TUR VEY. - A gifted and talented centre who when on form is exceptionally penetrative. His future in Senior rugby depends on whether he can maintain consistently a razor-sharp first three-yard acceleration, and must develop a firsttime tackle. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1964.

C. TATHAM. - A useful flank-forward who at aU times gave of his best. He has a deadly tackle, is completely fearless, and was a valuable asset to his team. R. BURTON. - A very sound and hard-working, eighth man, wbo showed much promise, but unfortunately, due to a series of injuries, was able to play in only two games during tbe season; his keenness was an inspiration to the team, and be has done much good administrative work.

S. GER.-A grand little player who at all times gave a consistently high standard of play and developed into one of the best front-rankers in inter-school rugby; through sheer determination and practice developed into an outstandingly successful place-kicker. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1964.

D. LE ROUX. - A sound and capable looseforward who must infuse more fire and speed into his game.

M. EMMS. - A scrum-half full of promis.e, he has courage and can "take if'. He must learn to vary his play more, and should mature into an outstanding player next year; must speed up h.is distribution and eradicate completely a tendency to break with his head down. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1964.

B. MAWMAN. - Big, fast and strong, he has all the attributes of a class wing, but unfortunately never fulfilled the promise of last year. J. DEELEY. - The most improved player in tbe team. A great-hearted player who at all times gave of his best; light and not powerful, he forced his way to the top by sheer determination and application.

M. McCULLAGH.-A player with the makings of a good centre; be has good hands and a good burst of speed, but he lacks confidence in himself. His defence needs tightening up and he must remember to back-up in attack and defence.

G. FINE. - A sound full-back with safe hands and feet. He must, however, speed up bis general play and develop a first-time tackle; he must also achieve a higher standard of fitness.

R. CANN. - A fast and clever wing with an eye for an opportunity. Must watcb an unneces-

G. HAMMOND. - A very promlsmg fly-half. Highly intelligent, he has good hands and feet and an eye for an opening. He must, however, work hard at his tactical kicking and improve his acceleration, eradicate a momentary hesitation wben passing, and above all, remedy a weak defence.

Rondebosch kicked off and immediately swept into the attack. Play was tight and the tackling on both sides was good. Rondeboscb were superior at the line-outs, but were matched in the scrums. In the 18th minute a Wynberg forward went offside, and Morris goaled from 25 yards. Minutes later Ger was just wide with a fine attempt from 48 yards. In the 21st minute Rondebosch scored against the run of play. From a loose scrum on their 25 McCullum (scrum half) broke and gave to McClean (wing), who scored in the corner after a grand 50-yard run. The conversion failed. Fine at full back cleared several times under intense pressure. Half-time score: Wynberg 0; Rondebosch 6. 3 minutes after half-time Wynberg scored when Hay tread (fly-half) kicked to the left, and Bravo (wing), following up fast, scored in the corner. Ger converted with a fine kick (6-5). Six minutes after half-time poor tackling let Versfeld in for a try. Tbe conversion failed (9-5). The school forwards were now outplaying tbe Rondebosch pack, and minutes from the end Bravo, following up a kick by Mawman (wing), scored in the corner. Ger missed the conversion. Final score: W.B.H.S. 8 (goal, try); R.B.H.S. 9 (2 tries, penalty).

M. ERASMUS. - A very versatile player who shows much promise as a full-back. In this position he must learn to kick with botb feet, speed up his acceleration, improve his concentration, and make a detailed study of positional play. P. RY AN. - A solid, hard-working forward wbo played some good games, but he tends to play his game at one tempo and thus lacks fire. J.F.O. and H.E.T. 1st MATCH Opponenls: Jan van Riebeeck. Dale: 18th April, 1964. ResuIl : W.B.H.S. 3; J .v.R. 3. Wynberg were unlucky that tbe first match of the season was to be played at Newlands. Nevertheless they gave a satisfactory performance. Although it had rained earlier in the day the going was firm. Play was scrappy for the first 15 minutes, and then in the 19th minute the school suffered a severe setback when Burton (No. 8) was injured, and left the field. In the 21st minute Fine fluffed an easy kick from 22 yards, and minutes later Ger's attempt from 42 yards was just wide. In the 29th minute Jan van Riebeeck opened their score when an attempted drop by their fly-half flew wide, and Bester (centre) following up fast scored. The conversion failed. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 0; J.v.R. 3. Wynberg were now playing with fire, and their eight were outplaying the heavier J.v.R. pack. Il minutes after half-time Wynberg scored a fine try. Emms whipped the ball out to Hay tread and Bravo, coming into the line to make the extra man, carried on the movement for Mawman (wing) to score. Ger failed with the conversion. Wynberg were now well on top and only bad handling prevented them scoring. Final score: W.B.H.S. 3 1 try); J.v.R. 3 (I try).

3rd MATCH Opponenls: St. Joseph's. Dale: 28th April, 1964. ResuIl : W.B.H.S. 6; St. Joseph's 6. Jt was a disappointing display by the school who were out-jumped and out-scrummed. The backs just could not hold their passes, and many scoring opportunities were lost. After 3 minutes Ger kicked a fine 40-yard pen'alty, and shortly before half-time Mawman (wing) scored after Le Roux had fed him from a loose scrum. Half-time score: Wynberg 6; St. Joseph's O. After half-time both teams attacked in turn but could not penetrate. St. Joseph's points came from two penalties by Gie. Final score: W.B.H.S. 6 (try, penalty); St. Joseph's 6 (2 penalties). 4th MATCH o pponenls: Churchill High School (Rhodesia). Dale: 2nd May, 1964. ResuIl : W.B.H.S. 10; Churchill 8. Churchill started off aggressively, but stout tackling held them out. After 15 minutes Mathie-

2nd MATCH Opponenls: Rondebosch. Date: 25th April, 1964. ResuIl : W.B.H.S. 8 ; Rondebosch 9. 59

son (hooker) scored in the corner after a run of some 20 yards. The conversion failed. Just before half-time Bravo was tackled yards short of the line. Half-time score: Wynberg 0; Churchill 3. 15 minutes after half-time Cann (wing) scored after a beautiful break by Hammond. Hay tread converted with a fine kick (5-3). Churchill pressed strongly but could not penetrate the school's defences. 22 minutes after half-time Cann (wi.ng) picked up a loose bait dropped by the Churchill backs and ran 45 yards to score. Ger converted (10-3). Shortly before the end Churchill scored a magnificent try. Lewis (right wing) received the ball from an orthodox back-line movement just outside his own 25. He beat his opposite number with an inside swerve, beat Fine on the outside, and ran 75 yards to score under the posts. Irvine (centre) converted. Final score: W.B.H.S. 10 (2 goals); Churchill 8 (goal, try).

was the Wynberg three-quarters who took the honours. Jn the 15th minute Turvey (centre) took a gap beautifully to score, and Ger converted with a fine kick (5-0). Shortly afterwards S.A.C.S. replied with a penalty (5-3). The School went further into the lead when Hay tread (fly-half) dropped a goal. Half-time score: Wynberg 8; S.A.C.S. 3. 5 minutes after half-time Ger put over a penalty from fully 50 yards to make the score 11-3. Euvrard then scored a try following a loose scrum near the line (14-3), and shortly before the end Hay tread scored a try (17-3). For tbe School, English, Dunn and Hughes played outstanding games. Final score: W.B.H.S. 17 goal, 2 tries, dropgoal, penalty); S.A.C.S. 3 (penalty). 7th

5th MATCH Opponents: Paul Roos. Date: Wynberg "A", 9th May, 1964. Result: W.B.H.S. 3; Paul Roos 11. The School kicked off and played against a strong wind. In the Il th minute Ger goaled a penalty from 42 yards out in front of the poles. Dunn led a footrush and just failed to score, and McCullagh at centre was tackling well. Shortly before half-time Berron (wing), receiving from a line movement, shook off several tackles before scoring under the posts. Swardt converted. Half-time score: Wynberg 3; Paul Roos 5. 10 minutes after half-time Vosloo (wing) shook off Cann's tackle and scored in the corner. The conversion failed (8-3). The School pressed continuously but inept finishing prevented them from scoring. 7 minutes before the end Gous (hooker) scrambled over in the corner for an unconverted try (11-3). Ger then missed a seasonable chance from 26 yards and, though attacking, the school failed to add to their score. Final score: W.B.H.S. 3 (penalty goal); Paul Roos 11 (goal, 2 tries). 6th

MATCH

Opponents: Paarl Gymnasium. Date: 6th June, 1964. Result: W.B.H.S. 3; Paarl Gym 8.

The School forwards gave a very poor display, and lacked their usual fire. The backs, however, on tbe few occasions they received the ball, ran with determination, and always looked dangerous. Wynberg held the upper hand in the first half, but failed to capitalise on their opportunities. Half-time score: Wynberg 0; Paarl Gym O. 4 minutes after half-time Bredenkamp (fly-half) put over a good drop (3-0). 5 minutes later he again scored when he barged his way over near the posts, and converted his try (8-0). The Scbool now set up a strong attack which lasted several minutes, and were rewarded when Mawman went over near the corner. The conversion failed. Final score: Wynberg 3 (try); Paarl Gym 8 (goal, drop-goal). 8th MATCH Opponents: Hottentots-Holland. Date: 13th June, 1964. Result: W.B.H.S. 5; H.H.H.S. 19. The School were welt beaten in this game although they held tbeir own in the scrums, and were superior io the loose. English hooked well, and Deeley had a good game on the flank. Truter (wing) scored after a full bacldine movement, and shortly afterwards Boonzaaier scrumhalf) scored and Koen converted (8-0). Half-time score: Wynberg 0; H.H.H.S. 8. Shortly after the resumption Koen kjcked a penalty goal (11-0), and De Villiers (wing) scored

MATCH

Opponents: S.A.C.S. Date: 23rd May, 1964. Result: W.B.H.S. 17; S.A.C.s. 3.

This was a match full of back line movements, and though both packs were evenly matched it 60

under the poles after beating his opposite number. Koen converted (16-0). Truter then scored his second try (19-0). The school scored minutes before the end. BramweIl following up a kick ahead scored, and Hay tread converted. Final score: Wynberg 5 (goal); H.H.H.S. 19 (2 goals, 2 tries, penalty).

go over in the corner. Ger converted with a fine kjck. Final score: Wynberg 14 (goal, 2 tries, penalty goal); Plumstead O. 11th MATCH Opponenls: Paarl Boys' High. Dale: 25tb July, 1964. ResuIl : W.B.H.S. 6; P.B.H.S. 11. Paarl kicked off, and for tbe fust 10 minutes play was scrappy, but gradually improved. After 12 minutes Euvrard picked up a loose ball from a line-out and scored. The conversion failed (3-0). After 23 minutes Rautenbach (centre) scored in the corner after receiving .from a loose scrum 25 yards out. He also converted. Half-time score: Wynberg 3; P.B.H.s. 5. After 4 minutes in tbe second balf Ger put over a grand penalty from 35 yards out (6-5). Immediately after tbe kick-off a scrum was formed on the Wynberg 25-yard line. The ball came out at tbe side of tbe scrum and Booysen picked up and scored. Tbe conversion failed (8-3). In the 18th minute Ger hit the posts witb an attempted penalty from 35 yards out. With 8 minutes left, the Paarl captain and No. 8, Strydom, broke from the back of a line-out and scored close in (11-3). Tbe school pressed strongly, but poor finishing prevented any further score. Final score: Wynberg 6 (try, penalty goal); P.B.H.S. II (goal, 2 tries).

9th MATCH opponenls: Hoogenhout (Bethal). Dale: 16th July, 1964. ResuIl : W.B.H.S. 3; Hoogenhout 8. After 5 minutes, from an orthodox movement Bravo broke through, and transferred to Cann who scored in the corner. The conversion failed (3-0). In the 15th minute Burton was injured, and took no furtber part in the game. Deeley moved to booker, and Le Roux to No. 8. In the 22nd minute Hoogenbout added to their score, when T. Kruger (fly-half) broke and passed to Luus (hooker) wbo scored. Horn converted. Half-time score: Wynberg 3 ; Hoogenhout 5. In the second half the scbool had their cbances but it was a case of their being thrown away by poor handling. Well on in the second half H. Kruger (flank) forced his way over from a loose scrum 5 yds. from the Ijne. For the scbool Hughes jumped well, while Hay tread, Bravo and Turvey were the best of tbe backs. Final score: Wynberg 3; Hoogenhout 8. 10th MATCH Opponenls: Plumstead. Dme: 23rd July, 1964. Resuil : W.B.H.S. 14; Plumstead O. Wynberg kicked oII and immediately swept onto the attack. After 11 minutes Hay tread broke through from a scrum five yards out. Ger missed the conversion (3-0). After 15 minutes Plumstead were penalised for not playing the ball, and from 22 yards out Ger goaled (6-0). At tbis stage the school were being beaten for possession in both the scrums and tbe line-outs. Half-time score: Wynberg 6; Plumstead O. Many of the school's movements were being spoilt through poor handling, and Plumstead now attacked strongly, but were well beId. In the 15tb minute Hay tread slipped tbrough a gap and gave BramweIl a clear run in. Tbe conversion was missed (9-0). The school pressed strongly and were rewarded when Turvey came into the bne from full back, and determined running saw him

12th MATCH J. J. du Preez. Dale: 1st August, 1964. ResuIl : W.B.H.S. 0; J. J. du Preez 3. The unbeaten J. J. du Preez team bad to battle hard to beat the school, who played its best rugby of the season. Although beaten, they were far from disgraced, and the return of English made all the difference. He completely out-hooked his opposite number, and was a live-wire in the loose. The tackling was magnificent, and in this respect McCullagh was outstanding. .It was raining when the school kicked off, and almost immediately Wynberg were awarded a penalty from 35 yards out, but Erasmus kicked wide. In the 8th minute J. J. du Preez scored when the wing Sinclair scored in the corner. The conversion failed (3-0). After II mjnutes Ger was just wide with an attempted penalty from 38 yds. Du Preez pressed strongly, and a try seemed Opponents:

minutes Foor.d was prominent in a forward rush and scored near the posts. Morris converted (15-0). Van der Merwe, the Rondebosch full-back, was having a particularly good game. Rondebosch were now rampant with backs and forwards combining in sweeping hand-to-hand movements, and shortly before half-time De Wit (wing) scored. Half-time score: Wynberg 0; Rondebosch 18. The play of the school now improved considerably, and their tackling was more purposeful. They won more of the ball, and Emms injtiated many movements. They at last scored when McCullagh half-broke and transferred to Bravo who scored close in. English missed the conversi.on. Rondebosch scored twice more through Maclean, and Morris converted one of the tries. Final score: W.B.H.S. 3 (try); R.B.H.S. 26 (4 goals, 2 tries).

imminent, but a desperate dive tackle from McCullagh saved the day. Half-time score: Wynberg 0; J. J. du Preez 3. The school set up a number of strong attacks after the interval, and came close to scoring on a few occasions. After 17 minutes Duno left the field with an injured shoulder and, reduced to 14 men, tbe school fought like tigers to keep J. J. du Preez at bay, and the final whistle went with Wynberg on the attack. Final score: Wynberg 0; J. J. du Preez 3 (penalty goal).

13th MATCH Opponents: Bishops. Date: 8th August, 1964. Result: W.B.H.S. 3; Bishops 9.

Bishops kicked off and swept onto the attack. Play was scrappy, and in the 9th minute Bishops scored. They were awarded a penalty 3 yards out, and took a quick short kick with Brown (wing) getting over in the corner (3-0). Bishops were in charge at the Ijne-outs, and in the set scrums their heavier pack were superior. After 19 minutes Ger missed a relatively easy penalty from 35 yards out, and 8 minutes later he missed an easier one, this time from only 25 yards out. Hammond initiated a movement which nearly led to a score. Half-time score: Wynberg 0; Bishops 3. After 3 minutes in the second half the school were penalised, and Vos (lock) goaled from 40 yards (6-0). 5 minutes later Ger goaled well from 30 yards (6-3). 5 minutes later he missed a difficult chance from 52 yards. Turvey now broke clear but there was nobody up in support, and he was pulled down yards from the line. With 7 minutes left for play Bishops were awarded a penalty 30 yards out, and Vos goaled. Final score: Wynberg 3 (penalty); Bishops 9 (try, 2 penalties).

15th MATCH Opponents: Sea Point. DC/le: 22nd August, 1964. Result: W.B.H.S. 16; S.P.B.H.S. 3.

Sea Point played extremely well in the first half, and were ahead at the line-outs, but were well held in the crums. The school led 3-0 at halftime through a penalty by Ger. Half-time score: Wynberg 3; Sea Point O. Shortly after the resumption Burton was injured and left the field. Bravo picked up a kick ahead by Turvey and scored .in the corner (6-0). Sea Point then replied with a try by Stakol (6-3). Minutes later Bravo scored hjs second try following a fine back-line movement. Ger converted (11-3). A minute from time Emms slipped over for a try which Ger converted. Final score: W.B.H.S. 16 (2 goals, try, penalty goal); S.P.B.H.S. 3 (try).

16th MATCH Opponents: D. F. Malan. DC/te: 29th August, 1964. Result: W.B.H .S. 12; D. F. Malan 8.

14th MATCH Opponents: Rondebosch. DC/te: 15th August, 1964. Result: W.B.H.S. 3; R.B.H.S. 26.

The school were somewhat lucky to win this match and only sound tackling kept D. F. Malan out. De Jager (fly-half) scored their first try which Jaekel converted. Ger replied witb a penalty from 25 yards. Half-time score: Wynberg 3; D. F. Malan 5. Early in the second half Jaekel (centre) ran well for their second try (8-3). Ger put over three more penalties to make the score 12-8. D. F.

Rondebosch kicked off and swept onto the attack. After IS minutes Crisp (flank) scored after a run by the wing De Wit. Morris converted (5-0). Rondebosch were superior in the line-outs. Shortly afterwards Maclean (wing) put in a fine run down the left flank before transferring to Hillock lock) who scored. Morris converted (10-0). After 23 62

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wood and scoring.

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Stewart,

Final score: Wynberg Boys 20 (goal, 5 tries).

MATCH

Opponents: Old Boys. Date: 17th September, 1964. Result: W.B.H.S. 21 ; Old Boys 20. The Old Boys' team included three tionals: L. Wilson, D. Hopwood and D. Also playing was Aubrey Luck, the Province scrum-half. Tbe school team two masters.

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OLD BOYS' TEAM tL. Wilson (Captain). A.O'Connor. M. Bowclitch (R. Gelb). P. Good.

InternaStewart. Western included

W. Searle. J. Fourie. A. Badenhorst. D. Whitfield. J. van Niekerk. S. Eddy.

F. Duk. tD. Stewart. *A. Luck.

The match was played in sunny weather before a large crowd, who were delighted with the magnificent open rugby that was produced.

tD. Hopwood.

R. van Rosenveld. t International.

The match opened at a fast pace with Wilson being tackled just short of the line. After seven minutes Bowditch was injured, and Gelb replaced him. After 8 minutes Hopwood sLipped through a gap to score. Duk converted 5-0). The Old Boys increased their lead when Duk scored in the corner (8-0). Powell, brought up from the UI6 A, was playing extremely well. The school scored in the 22nd minute when Mr. Lingenfelder picked up a loose ball to run 25 yards before dotting down (8-3). 3 minutes later Emms broke on his 25, and gave to Mr. Lingenfelder who kicked ahead for Bravo to gather and he outstripped the defence in a 50-yard run before crossing. Ger converted (8-8). From the kick-off Stewart gathered his own kick and sent Hopwood away before he in turn passed to O'Connor who scored in the corner.

*Provincial. G. ABELsoHN.

1 st TEAM Vs. Jan

RESULTS

van Riebeeck.

Vs. Rondebosch Vs. St. Joseph's Vs. Paul Roos

Vs. S.A.C.S.

Vs. Paarl Gymnasium Vs. Hottentots-Holland Vs. Paarl Boys' High Vs. J. J. du Preez Vs. Bishops Vs. Rondebosch Vs. Sea Point

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VIVE LA FRANCE were many factors bebind the tourists' poor display at Newlands. For instance, they were not fielding the.ir test combination at lock and halfback. Moreover, the muddy conditions at Newlands did not favour their running, unorthodox type of game.

Lionel Wilson, one of our three 1964 Springboks, gives an account of the Rugby Test match against Prance. Having been disarmed in 1961 by comparatively easy victories over the top French 'Provincial' sides, including a star-studded French "B" team, only to be shocked days later by a lucky pointless draw at Colombes Stadium, we few who were privileged to meet them again at Springs knew only too well that this was going to be a tough encounter.

What the French love is a hard, fast ground where forwards and backs can combine in handto-hand passing movements, and where the ball bounces up to them .instead of having to be picked up off the grass. This inevitably leads to mistakes and what Frenchman doesn't dream about that opportunity to natch up a Joose ball and start an attacking movement! Strangely enough, although the fast, hard field at Springs was tailor-made for them, they abandoned their usual carefree passing game to beat us at our own game, and very convincingly, too.

Their comparatively mediocre display against the Western Province team led most people to believe that if a Province team could pull off a 20-11 victory, then the Springboks would crush them. Little did these people realise that there

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1964

THREE WYNBERG D. Hopwood

BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL D. Stewart

SPRINGBOKS L. Wilson

Admittedly they got off to a wonderful start with that first-minute penalty by Albaladejo, who after that proceeded to dictate tbe game with his unorthodox fly-balf play, his left foo getting more accurate and lengthy as the game developed. As expected in test-matches, there was not much enterprising rugby from either side as each was concerned to keep mistakes down to a minimum. However, the ever-alert French did capitalise on the one loose ball in the first half and sent their wing away on a fifty-yard dash to the line. "Alba" converted the try with a beautiful kick. Our only points in this half came from a long-range penalty by Dave Stewart from an awkward angle. It was a dull, scrappy first half, marred by the unssemly behaviour of a section of the crowd who had bought expensive seas but whose view was blocked by standing spectators. When the ball found its way into this quarter its return was delayed, to be released eventually accompanied by oranges. The second half was more or less a repetition of the first, except that as the game wore on we

seemed to get worse tbe more we tried, and Monsieur Drop got closer and more accurate with bis boot. We were pinned in our twenty-five for most of this half and soon lost count of the number of drop-outs we bad from the twenty-five. Only when time was running out did we show a little life and it was from one of these rare movements that Mike Lawless placed a well-directed kick-ahead for Dave Stewart to streak through and pluck the high bounce out of the air, as only he can do, and score near the corner. Everything depended on the kick. Dave placed the ball carefully and paced back his run. The ball travelled true until the last second when it drifted away past the upright. Although disappointed, I am sure we aH felt that had the kick gone over to give us a draw, it would not have been a fair reflection of the day's play. Having been beaten by the Tricolours twice on our home soil, is it only wishful thinking to say that we are confident of restoring our supremacy at Colombes in 19667 L. WilSON.

ARMY

DAYS

"You there, civvy, get a move on, you horrible. idle roof! You're in the army now!" shouts a uniformed figure at you. And so begins rune months of being shouted at by uniformed figures. In relating my experience in the Citizen Force so far (eight months of it), I shall attempt to describe the feelings and changes that occur in oneself, and not so much the many varied details of army camps and the system of training - that information those who will go will find out for themselves. And I would be accused of being a bad security risk. What actually happens to you in your nine months' training? Well, basically this: Each year is divided into four quarters (just like at school, but with no holidays in between, unfortunately) and your training covers three of them. Your first six weeks consists of basic training - square-bashing mainly, and anything else deemed necessary to mould you into the soldierly

form. Six weeks are then spent in what is called individual training - here you special.ise and take courses in whatever subjects you have been drafted to take. And, finally, Full Time Force for six months, when you are usualJy d.rafted away from your basic camp to put into practice what you have been learning for the past three months. For those wanting to get on with tbeir careers or University, army training is a year's setbackin time itself, and in the fact that one loses a large part of one's ability to concentrate. Many boys think that they will be able to plan their future while in the Service - believe me, everyone I know in that position left the army just as undecided as before. But I have learnt so many things while I have been in the army that I wouldn't have missed the experience for anything. I have learnt a lot about my fellow citizenone has to, as social barriers are broken down,

cidents won't repeat themselves for the matrics who wiU be leaving shortly. My rank, if you can caU it that, was that of "Ritleman". This meant that while I sat with my ritle resting in the crook of my arm, others were dragging anti-tank guns, mortars and machine guns through the sand. It takes a short while to settle down to tbe monotonous routine of army life, and to understand tbat volunteering is the short-cut to extra work, but once you are a part of the lethargic army machine, it takes an army of exhortations and threats to make you earn your 50c a day. But the days pass quickly, and soon you are boarding the train for your next camp, which, in my case, was Walvis Bay. Now the thought of spending six months in a place like Walvis Bay makes most people turn green at tbe gills, but things turned out better than expected. The first few weeks in your new "home" are spent revising aU you learnt, or were supposed to learn, at basic camp. Then the routine bits you - you're halfway through your nine months' training, and it's still drill, p.t. and lectures, day in, day out. You will also learn the techniques the army employs in keeping troops occupied. Tbe first of these is camp maintenance: this includes washing bungalow walls, inside and out, cleaning windows and clearing the sand from the patbs. The other metbod worth mentioning is tbe "Volstruis Parade" -it bas no English equivalent. Here the company strings out across the parade ground and picks up every scrap of rubbish lying on this sacred stretch of ground. Please don'~ try picking up the Sarge - he lacks a sense of humour. If you have a premonition tbat one of these ghastly jobs is about to descend upon you, slip away with a good book until lunch-time - you won't be missed. Soon the day arrives. All that you have to take with you lies at your feet. The trucks are waiting, the train is waiting and, most important of all, you are waiting. And finally you're there! With Table Mountain coming to meet you as the train nears Cape Town, your montbs of drilling suddenly become a thing of the past. Gone are the days of early morning roll-calls and queueing for meals. But gone, too, are the cameraderie and wonderful opportunity to observe a cross-section of South Africa's youth. I do not regret having served in the Forces for a while, but I must admit that it's pleasant being back in "civvy street".

and one lives with people from all classes and all walks in life. As a result of this, one realises tbe virtue of tolerance and patience, and especially a sense of bumour. Most important of all, I think, is that one begins to realise, after being stuck away in this corner of the world for six months, the value of tbe simple things which we take so for granted at home. In tbe army, friendship becomes something more worthwhile and genuine. How many people do we greet in civilian life just as a matter of routine, stop and pass inane comments about their respective healths and love lives, while too preoccupied with tbe impact oneself is making to worry about the other person, really. In uniform, one gets to greet people sincerely, to bold conversation in their interest as well as one's own - .if you don't like someone you don't greet them. One comes to miss the warmth and comfort of the closed home circle, and tbe privacy wbich goes along with it. And home cooking. (Walvis Bay is said to have the largest mincemeat machine in South Africa. It has to have, to go on turning out mince day after day after day.) I am discussing this from the viewpoint of one who has not been based in or near a big cityactually I rather pity tbose who live a half-life in camps such as Youngsfield and Pretoria - there tbere is civvy life all around tbem, and tbey're continually worrying about getting a pass for the week-end. Here most of us have forgotten wbat civvy life is really like, and by the time we've finished being sand likkewane, we'll have felt that we've been through something. To those of you who will be doing their army trainjng in 1965 I say this: you will go tbrough happy times, times when you will be totally de路 pressed, you will miss home and its comforts, you will enjoy what you are doing or you will feel that you are wasting a year. But believe me, however you may have taken it, you will complete your training tbe ricber for it - and all the nearer to becoming a man.

"Fall in!" screeches the corporal, and immediately 120 rookies are formed up where the early morning mist had swirled only seconds before. This is the scene during the first few weeks of basic camp: corporal speaks and rookie actsat the double! As I am now referring to my period of training, and tbe camps I was stationed at, some of the in-

ROBERT JENNINGS.

We are pleased to report that Geof Johnson was selected as vice-captain of the Western Province Nuffield team and that Bruce Clark accompanied him to Pretoria where the Nuffield Week was held. Colin Palmer was included in the twenty-two players from whom the final team was chosen. The W.P. Schools' Cricket Union has made recommendations to the parent Union which we hope will raise the standard of our Schoolboy cricket. Bishops, Rondebosch, Wynberg and S.A.C.H.S. are to play in a special league together with under twenty - five - year - old players from U.C.T., Stellenbosch, University, Technical College and Combined Forces, and the Western Province Cricket Club. These matches will be of oneday duration from JO a.m. to 6 p.m. each Saturday. We sincerely hope the experiment will be accepted by the W.P. Cricket Union and prove to be a great success. Cricket in our Province is passing through a very colourless period. Both our representative and our Nuffield teams performed unconvincingly last season, and we must do something to improve this state of affairs. The School. side had its most meritorious sea on to date, as far as the Men's 2B log is concerned. We finished the season in the third position on the log. Under Geof Johnson and Hilton Spark's captaincy they had some exciting matches. Two of these at least were decided ten minutes from the close of play with one or two runs to spare. Nine of the .1963 players left in December, so the team was also entirely replaced this year. There are only six senior boys in the present side, who will leave in December, so we should be able to repeat if: not better our performance. The team has welded together into a competent and formidable side for any opposition. Our batting potential is strong but must mature into a confident machine which can command in any circumstance. When the regular two hundred total is reached and the team can declare, L shall be satisfied. The attack, however, is strong and can contain most opposition teams to one hundred and fifty runs. This augurs well for the coming

season and we look forward to some polished exhibitions of cricket teamwork in the new season. We had hoped to arrange a tour in the Eastern Province at the commencement of this season but this was not possible. A match will be played, however, against Bishops, at home, during the holidays and the Under] 5 A side will play against Hillary Spear's Grey College team on the first Monday of the short vacation. The wicket at Hawthorndene should be very good this season, having had a year in which to consolidate. Dr. H. G. Wood took over the preparation of pitches at the commencement of the year so, to him and Mr. A. J. Morris, we extend our thanks for the true surfaces we have had to play upon. rn Senior Cricket the "Old Boys" Derek Louw and Neville Budge fared well. Howard Spiro, Jack Burt and the Michaels, Giles and Bowditch helped the W.P, Colts side in its convincing performances during the season. We hope the selectors will remember the ability of these players when the W.P. side to play the M .C.c. is chosen during the coming season. So often the old hands whose valuable experience is called upon let us down and the young performers have to watch from the oaks instead of wielding the willow in a positive manner. Congratulations to the Claremont Cricket Club on securing the championshjp last season. The cup is prominently displayed on a high shelf in Henshilwood's store; we hope it will stay there again next season. Fritz Bing, the captain, and Howard Spiro, the most successful wicket-keeper in the Province, Jack Burt, Ivor Savage and Mc Meaking are all Old Boys who helped their club in its successful bid for the trophy. Dick Gelb and Trevor Johnson played for Boland and felt very much at home when they played against the W.P. Junior side which consisted of so many of our past players. In the first division sides competing we have at least fifteen Old Boys playing for the following clubs: Claremont, Technical College, Alma, Cape Town and W.P. Cricket Club. 69

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Front Row (I. to r.): D. Powell, Mr. F. Thorp (Headmaster), H. Sparks (Captain), Mr. J. Mathew (Coach), R. Smith (Vice-Capt.). Second Roll' (I. to 1'.): F. Pieksma, J. Deeley. R. Groenewald, G. Fine, Q. Rookledge. Third Row (I. to r.): B. Wat on, A. Turvey. B. Mawman, C. Stephens.

AWARDS

Jennings that we have to express our deep gratitude for his generous contribution which made these awards possible in the past. Young players have been greatly encouraged by these awards and it seems a pity that this reward to conscientious players will not be made in the future! We are fortunate to have engaged Mr. Martin Young for the coming season so that with Mr. Tom Reddick we have the services of two extremely able and well-qualified coaches. Mr. Reddick and I looked after the needs of the first eleven while Messrs. A. J. Morris (2nd Xl), J. Gilmore (3rd Xl), A. Driessen (4th XI), Mucolt and D. Bromberger (5th Xl) were the Coaches for the senjor sides. T n the Under 15 department Mr. V. J. Parkins supervised and with Mr. Reddick's aid advised the A team, while Messrs. E. Hopkins

B/ues: Geof. Johnson, Bruce Clark. C%urs: G. Johnson, B. Clark, H. Sparks, R. Smith, A. Turvey, G. Fine, Q. Rookledge, C. Stephens. Anderson Bal: Geof Johnson was awarded this bat for the player who contributed the most towards the success of his side. Quenton Rook ledge received a bat from the school for a meritorious century scored at Newlands in a match against the W.P. Wednesday XI. D. Loxton was also awarded a bat for taking 8 wickets in a match, which was a most commendable effort. We reluctantly report that the Old Boys' bat awards have been withdrawn. It is to Mr. Bill

(U 15 B), T. Tucker (U 15 C) and Mr. Thompson (U 15 D) coached their teams with enthusiasm and a share of success. Mr. Pretorius assisted Mr. Bowden with the Under 13 A side as well as controlling the Junior School Cricket. The Under 13 B was in the capable hands of Mr. D. Kooy. Messrs. Bohling and Wolf seemed to enjoy the afternoons spent on the field with the Under 12 and under 10 players. I am sure that I echo the thanks of the boys and the school when I say how much the devotion of these members of staff is appreciated. In expressing thanks I should be neglecting my duty if I forgot to mention LittIewood House and its contribution to the Cricket Club. Not only do we choose our bat room boys from its ranks but many of our run-makers and bowlers are housed here in comfort. It is for the teas and hospitality extended to the club that we appreciatively thank those responsible. We take a pride in tlli.s department of our school and club's activities. A word of appreciation also to the parents of our players and the Old Boys who regularly watch matches at the school. The presence of a few spectators always spurs the performers on to greater efforts. We hope to see many more this coming season and extend a warm welcome to all who like to watch attacking cricket. In conclusion let me express to Mr. W. E. Bow路 den, our esteemed headmaster, the club's sympathy that he has to take his retirement at an early date owing to threatened blindness. No headmaster could have done as much as Mr. Bowden has for any School Cricket Club. From an unconsidered cricketing school he has piloted the club into the highest ranks of consideration during his term of office. Our thanks, Sir, and may your time of retirement be as peaceful as you could possibly desire. J.L.M.

1st XI

1963 - 1964 Season Friendly vs. Grey College (4th October, 1963): A fter our successful tour of Oudtshoorn, we returned home and our first game was a match against the touring Grey College team from Port Elizabeth. Grey batted first and made 151 all out, Goosen taking 4 wickets for 37 runs, Palmer 2 for 28, and Smith 2 for 32. School then batted and made the runs for the loss of 7 wickets, Lamb getting 56 and Johnson 51. Result: School won by 3 wickets. League Game vs. Pinelands 28 (10th and 12th October, 1963): School, batting first, scored 96 aU out, Johnson (47) being the main run-getter. Pinelands then made 102 all out, Goosen taking 6 wickets for 47 runs. In the 2nd innings, School made 109 all out, Johnson (40) again making runs. Pinelands, requiring 104 runs, were all out for 35 runs, Palmer taking 5 wickets for 9 runs and Clark 2 for 22. Result: School won by 68 runs. League Game vs. Technical College (19th and 26th October, 1963): School, batting first, scored 156 all out, Turvey 40, Johnson 26 and Palmer 24 not out. Technical College then made 128 all out, Palmer taking 6 for 24 and Clark 4 tor 51. School in their 2nd innings made 132 for 6 wickets declared, Johnson 60 and Lamb 32. Technical College, requiring 160 runs, were all out for 122, Clark taking 4 for 35, Goosen 3 for 46 and Sparks 2 for 22. Result: School won by 48 runs. League Game vs. Lansdowne (2nd and 9th November, 1963): Rain had made play on the "A" field impossible, so this match was p.layed on the new fields, where conditions were better. School. batted first and were 34 all out. Lansdowne then batted and managed to reach 29 all out. Palmer took 5 for 14 and Clark 4 for 14. Wynberg, 2nd inning, made 121 all out, Brading 34 and Ronaldson 22. Lansdowne then made 89 all out, Clark taking 7 for 26 and Smith 2 for 22. Result: School won by 37 runs.

RESULTS OF THE 1964 HOUSE MATCHES Junior House De Waal ... 8.0 .............. _ .... 0.0 Rhodes Wellington ........................ 8.0 Van Riebeeck ...... ...... 4.0 COLOUR

Senior 16.0 14.0 4.0 4.0

AWARDS,

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League Game vs. Somerset West (16th and 23rd Novem ber, .1963): Somerset West, batting first, scored 172 all out, Palmer taking 7 for 58 and Clark 2 for 56. School then scored 131 all out, Clark 34 and Johnson 31, getting runs. In the 2nd innings Somerset West

1963

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Town were dismissed for 54 runs, Clark taking 4 for 20, Palmer 3 for 20 and Sparks 2 for 3. ResuIl : School won by 133 runs.

scored 90 for 8 wickets declared, Clark taking 4 for 32, Goosen 2 for 10. School had 73 for 7 wickets, when play ended. Result: School lost on the Ist innings.

Vs. SACS (11th December, 1964): This match was played on Newlands "A". School, batting first, were 145 all out, Johnson 38, Goosen 25 and Sternslow 23. In an exciting finish, SACS got the runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Clark took 4 wickets for 54 runs. Result: School lost by 2 wickets.

League Game vs. Alma (30th November, 1963; 8th December, 1963): Alma batted first and scored 204 for 8 wickets declared. Goosen took 4 for 67 and Palmer 3 for 57. School then batted and scored 174 all out, Good getting 84 runs. Alma then batted out the rest of play, getting 97 for 8 wickets. Palmer took 3 for 23, Clark 3 for 27 and Goosen 2 for 22. ResuIl : School lost on the Ist innings.

Vs. Rondebosch (12 December, 1963): Rondebosch were much too powerful for us, and after they had made 185 for 8 wickets declared, Clark getting 3 for 41, they dismissed us for 78 runs. B. Watson batted well for his 22 runs. ResuIl : School lost by 107 runs.

Nuf,fjeld Week Vs. Town (10th December, 1963): School batted first and scored 187 all out, Lamb scoring 45, Johnson 30, Clark 25 and Turvey 22.

SECOND CRICKET XI, 1964 Fro/lt ROl\} (I. to r.): J. I-Iendrikse, Mr. F. G. Thorp (Act. Pr.), R. Katz (Capt.), Mr. A. J. Morris (Coach), E. Merrifield. Second ROil' (I. to r.): R. McEvoy, L. MundelI, W. Burke, D. Gauld, J. Deeley, L. Bridgens. Third Row (I. to r.): P. van Blommestein, S. Frank, M. Erasmus, M. Deane, D. Mackie.

Vs. Bishops (13th December, 1963): School batted first and made 156 all out, Johnson 45 and Sternslow 42 being the main scorers. Bishops got the runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Smith took 1 for 22 and Clark 1 for 27. Result: School lost by 7 wickets. 1964 League Game vs. Pinelands 2A (25th January, 1964; 1st February, 1964): School batted first and were soon in trouble. Determined batting by Sparks, 23, and Powell, 17, managed to take the total to 64 all out. Pinelands then batted, and were also soon in trouble, but they managed to reach 94 all out. Groenewald took 3 for 16 and Williams 3 for 8. In the 2nd innings, School reached the total of 139, Sparks making 32 and Powe.ll 25. Pinelands then got the required runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Result: School lost by 6 wickets. Friendly vs. Banks 5th February, 1964): Banks batted first and made 101 all out. Smith took 4 for 11 and Fine 4 for 32. School got the runs for the loss of 7 wickets, Rookledge 31 and Powell 21 being the chief scorers. Result: School won by 3 wickets. League Game vs. Bellville (8th and 15th February, 1964): Bellville, batting first, amassed 207 for 9 wickets declared. Rookledge took 2 wickets for 9 runs. School had 69 for 3 wickets when rain washed out the rest of.play. Result: Draw owing to rain. Friendly vs. Western Province W~dnesday Xl (J2th February, 1964): School, batting first on a plumb wicket at Newlands, amassed 210 for 5 wickets declared, Rookledge 10Q. not out. and Sparks 50. Western Province made the runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Groenewald taking 2 for 53. Result: School lost by 5 wickets.

Annua! Match vs. Old Boys (19th February, 1964): Sctioo{ batt&! first and were III all out, Fine 32, PoweiI 31 'and Rookledge 21 being the main scorers. Dave Stewar(-took 5 wickefs' for 23 runs. The Old Boys then bátted and were "140 all out, their chief scorers bein~ Thomas 32, Mathew 29: Laml5 25 and Anderson 20. Rook-ledge took 4 wick'ets fó'r 16 runs. The Scliool declared at 104 for 6 wickets in their 2nd innings, Srriitli 22; Sparks 11 and Stephens 20 not -out scoring runs. Lionel Wilson took 2 wickets for- 12"Juns. Jo an

exciting finish, the Old Boys just got the needed runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Stewart made 24 runs. Smith took 3 wickets for 20 runs. Result: School lost by 1 wicket. League Game vs. Mowbray 22nd and 29th February, 1964): School, batting first, made 140 all out, Powell 36, Pieksma 26 not out, Rookledge 23 and Mawman 22 making runs, Mowbray were then bowled out for 94, Stephens bowling excellently to take 6 wickets for 20 runs, while Fine took 3 for [4. School were 95 all out in their 2nd innings, Higginbotham 22 and Smith 21 making runs. Mowbray, needing 141 to win, were 140 all out, Fine bowling the last man with the last ball of the match. Stephens once again bowled well, ending up with 5 for 35. Result: School won by 1 run. League Game vs, Wynberg (7th and 14th March, 1964) : School, batting first, were 134 all out, Powell getting 51 and Stephens 48. Wynberg were 109 all out, Watson taking 3 for 13 and Fine 3 for 25. School in the 2nd innings were 118 for 6 declared, Powell 56 not out once again making runs. In an exciting finish Wynberg got the required 143 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Fine took 2 for 23, Smith 2 for 29. Result: School lost by 1 wicket. Friendly vs. Cape Tutorial College (lI th March, 1964) : In a one-sided game, Cape Tutorial made 95 all out, Powell taking 4 wickets for 6 runs. School.'s opening pair, Powell and Rookledge, knocked off the required runs, Rookledge ending up with 44 not out and Powell 27 not out. Result: School won by 10 wickets. Friendly vs. General Botha (18t~ March, 1964): General Botha scored 115·all out, Groenewald taking 3 for 13, Sparks-2 for 12 and Steph;ns 2 for 11. School, after being 110for 5 wickets, collapsed disastrously and were 113 aWout. Smith 28, Stephens 23 and RookJedge 21 made runs. Result: Schooi " ,~. , ~ lost by 2...runs,·, . .... League Game ·vs. Northems (21st and 28th Márcfi, 1964): ' Northerns, batting first, were 14O all out. Smith took 3 for 24, and Fine 3 for 31: Scnool managed to reach 120 all out after a.disastrous start, mainly owing to a good 34 by Groehewald and 22 by Fine. Northerns made-127 for 8 declared in' their 2nd innings, Stephens taking 2 for 17 and Fine 2

UNDER 15 A CRICKET TEAM Frollt Row (I. to r.): E. de Swardt, Mr. F. G. Thorp (Act. Principal), J. Fine (Captain), Mr. V. Parkins (Coach), M. Dewar. Second Row (I. to r.): M. McClurg, B. Rookledge, E. Jennings, P. Cronje. Third Row (I. to r.): N. Gow, P.Gilmore, R. Perrot-Humphries.

for 33. School were given 120 minutes to score 148 runs, and did so with 2 minutes to spare. Groenewald, 39 and Sparks, 36, batted well. Result: School won by 4 wickets.

I should also like to thank Messrs. Rookledge, Mawman, Pieksma, Fine, Turvey and Sparks for their support through the season.

1st XI Captain's Comments

2nd XI

The 1st team was very young this year, but did much better than at first thought possible, by ending 3rd on the 2B Division log for this season. This would not have been possible if it had not been for the enthusiastic approach towards the game which the team displayed. I should like to thank Mr. Mathewand Mr. Reddick for their excellent coaching and support, without which the team would never have done so well.

At the beginning of the year a new team had to be built up, as all last year's players had left, either because they had been taken into the first team or because they were no longer at School. It was indeed difficult for this inexperienced group to play against the first teams of other schools. Although players tried hard, they were not able to win any of their matches. Katz and Hendrikse scored most runs with Higginbotham and Merrifield helping consider-

H. SPARKS.

ably. Katz, Deane and Merrifield were the most successful bowlers. They should develop well as they mature and so should Gauld and Mundel!. R. Katz took over the Captaincy of the team from R. Davidson and led the players efficiently and with enthusiasm. Umpire I. Kjrkwood deserves special mention and the gratitude of all concerned for his selfless services which were so willingly and ably given.

BAITING:

Inn. N.O. Higginbotham ............ 4 Williams ........................ 3 Kyritsis .... .... 4 .. ,.,

H.s. Tot.

0 I 0

52 30 38

Ave.

73 67 67

18.25 18.00 16.85

Runs

Ave.

144 139 95

5.75 7.75 8.64

BOWLING:

avers Mdns. Wk/so Williams ............... 57 Kyritsis ..................... 56 Deeley ........................ 39

3rd XI

13 13 12

25 18 Il

J. KVRITSIS (Captain).

The 3rd Xl enjoyed a successful season, winning all its matches during the first half of the season, but was unfortunate in winning only one match during the second half. Williams bowled extremely well, taking 25 wickets. On behalf of our team I should like to thank Mr. S. Gilmore, our master-in-charge, whose coaching has been appreciated by all members of. the team. Thanks are due to R. Poo.lman who acted as umpire throughout the latter half of the season. Our thanks also go to the scorers who so kindly assisted us to enjoy our games.

4th XI The first half of the season was most enjoyable, if not too successful for the 4th team. They played five matches, winning two; against Bergvliet by four runs and against Muizenberg by seven wickets. The other three matches were lost, to Pinelands, Oude Molen and Tygerberg. Pickup and Pam bowled extremely well and Pickup took five wickets for twenty-nine runs against Bergvliet. Good batting came from Van Blommenstein, Hammond, the captain and Pam. The team wishes to thank Mr. A. G. Driessen, who was their coach, for his keenness and assistance. G.H.

12/10/63, vs. Marist: Marist 38 (Deeley 6/14, Williams 3/12). Wynberg 40/3 (Fine 18 n.o.). Won by 7 wickets. vs. J. J. du Preez: J. J. du Preez 100 (Williams 5/46). Wynberg 101/2 (Higgenbotham 52 n.o.). Won by 8 wkts.

26/10/63,

Under 15A The Under 15 A did not have a very successful season; nevertheless, there were a few fine performances. Dewar's batting showed consistency and power, and De Swardt took many wickets with his accurate medium-pace bowling. These two were awarded the Colt's Cap. Bowling and fielding on the whole was good, but batting proved the team's weakness, mainly owing to the tendency of "flashing" at the ball outside the offstump. We should like to thank Messrs. Parkins and Reddick for tbeir many useful hints and Mr. Parkins for his many hours spent umpiring our matches.

9/11/63, vs. Bergvliet: Wynberg 133 (Goosen 44, Good 34). Bergvliet 85 (Williams 6/27). Won by 38 runs. 30/ 11/63, vs. R.B.H.S.: Wynberg 115 (Williams 30, Fine 24). 53 (Williams 7/32). Won by 62 runs. 15/2/64, vs. Sea Point: Sea Point 128/7 (Kyritsis Match drawn.

4/40).

22/2/64, vs. Bergvliet: Wynberg 76 (Burke 24). Bergvliet 4/28). Match drawn. 14/3/64; vs. R.B.H.S. "A": R.B.H.S. III (Kyritsis 4/36). man 32). Lost by 50 runs.

R.B.H.S.

Wynberg

46/9.

80/5 (Kyritsis

RESULTS

Vs. S.A.C.S.: S.A.C.S. Wynberg

berg

61 (New-

10 all out.

101/8 (Dewar 3/21). WynS.A.C.S. won by 91 runs.

Vs. S.A.C.S.:

S.A.C.S. 143/7 (De Swardt 6/48). Wynberg 63/1 (Dewar 42 n.o., De Swardt 22 n.o.). Result: A draw.

21/3/64, vs. R.B.H.S. "B": Wynberg 169 (Mackie 43, Kyritsis 38). R.B.H.S. 140 (Kyritsis 6/35, Erasmus 4/30). Won by 29 runs.

Vs. Bishops: Wynberg draw.

Bisbops 167/9 (De Swardt 6/28). 29/1 (Dewar 23 n.o.). Result: A

Vs. Rondebosch:

Wynberg 40 all out (Dewar 19). Rondebosch 130/9 (De Swardt 4/40). Wynberg 68 all out (Cronje 18). Wynberg lost by an innings and 22 runs.

from the spirit that prevailed. Outstanding performances during the first half of the season were accomplished by Mackie and Merriefield. The second half of the season showed a very young side, led by Cawood, with a great deal of enthusiasm. As the undermentioned results show, the team played all their matches against other schools' "A" teams. Yet, despite the stronger opposition, all players entered into the game with the utmost enthusiasm. The best performers during the second half were Levitt and Long.

Vs. Wynberg

U /5 B: A. 103/7 (Fine 38, De Swardt 24). B. 83 (De Swardt 4/17). A. 90/1 (Dewar 57 n.o.). B. 85 all out (Cronje 5/18). Wynberg UI5 A won by 25 runs. Under

15B

Perhaps the most enjoyable encounter was the "local Derby" against the "A" team, which ended in a most exciting draw.

The Under 15 B enjoyed a pleasant although not too successful season. Ably led by Mackie during the first half of the season, a definite "esprit de corps" was established and the fact that only one match was won in no way detracts

Vs. SI. Joseph's "A": 2/15).

Wynberg

St. ]oseph's 118 (Gilmour 42. Lost by 76 runs.

UNDER 13 A CRICKET TEAM, 1964 Firs! Row (I. to r.): Mr. K. Pretorius (Coach), M. Plenderleith (Capt.), Mr. F. G. Thorp (Act. Princ.), R. Spreadbury, Mr. A. Lorie. Second Row (I. to r.): N. Woodin, P. Wright, L. Hamburger, B. Wilkinson, B. Eastman, A. Ross. Third Row (I. to r.): T. Wilmot, 1. Emms, J. Katz, B. Valentine.

Vs. S.P.B.H.s. "A": W.B.H.S. 43/3 (Cawood 11). S.P.B.H.S. 42 (Mackie 4/10). Won by 7 wickets.

Under

Played Drawn Won Lost 6 1 5 o The above statistics perhap3 reflect a little unkindly tbe team's fortunes during the season, for, without having recourse to too many 'ifs', it is fair to say that some of our defeats might well have gone the otber way. Certainly tbe team's optimism and eagerness to do as well as possible remained undaunted after each reverse. However, eagerness by itself cannot secure success, and most of our players have still to recognise that technique, based upon at least a measure of orthodoxy, is an essential part of the game. Notable performances comprise: Batting: R. Pawley: 24 n.o. vs. Claremont Primary. L. Oosthuizen: 25 vs. Rondebosch Boys' High. B. Peters: 24 vs. Simonstown Hjgh. Bowling: L. Oosthuizen: 6 wickets vs. Rondebosch Boys' High. H. Miller: 5 wickets vs. Claremont Primary.

Vs. R.B.H.s. "B": W.B.H.S. 85 (Merriefield 24). R.B.H.S. 163/5 (Merrifield 2/17). Lost by 78 runs. Vs. Plumstead "A": Plumstead 115 (Jennings 4/27). W.B.H.S. 46 (Mackie 26). Lost by 69 runs. Vs. St. Joseph's "A": W.B.H.S. 70 (Jennjngs 15). St. Joseph's 72/2 (Mathew 1/3). Lost by 8 wickets. Vs. Bishops "B": W.B.H.S. 108 (K. Bridgens 32, Blankenburg 19). Bishops 109/4 (Blotnick 1/4). Lost by 6 wickets. Vs. O.B.H.s. "A": W.B.H.S. 35 (Levitt 12). O.B.H.S. 37/2 (McClurg 1/5). Lost by 8 wickets. Vs. Bergvliet "A": Bergvliet 83 (Long 4/24, Kyriacos 4/21). W.B.H.S. 37 Levitt J3). Lost by 47 runs. Vs. S.P.B.H.s. "A": S.P.B.H.S. 110 (Davidson 2/8). W.B.H.S. 89 (Scott 16). Lost by 21 runs.

Under 12 As an experiment two Under 12 teams were entered in the mid-week league. At the beginning of the season Jan., '64) both teams fared rather badly. There was no idea of attacking the bowling when batting and even less of an idea of attacking the stumps when bowling. Two teams have again been entered and it is hoped that they will fare better during the coming season.

Vs. W.B.H.S. "A": W.B.H.S. "A" 113/7 dec. (Long 3/20). W.B.H.S. "B" 81 (Maimin 38, Bridgens 25). W.B.H.S. "A" 90/1 dec. (Maimin 1/4). W.B.H.S. "B" 93/9 (Bridgens 28, Cawood 24). Draw. Vs. Plumstead "A": W.B.H.S. 103 (Long 37, Kyriacos 31). Plumstead 64 (Cronje 6/19, Mathew 1/5). Won by 39 runs. Under

13B

Fathers vs. Boys In what, we bope, has become an annual fixture, the Fatbers this year turned the tables and convincingly beat the boys by 66 runs after losing by I run last year. For the fathers, chief scorers were: Woodin 44 retired, Dickinson 26 retired, Ronaldson 20, Friedlander 17. Leon Strauss bowled extremely well, taking 5 wickets for 31 runs in 6 overs. The boys scored 112 in reply to the fathers' total of 178. Neil Woodin 23, L. Strauss 24, Peter Wright 14 and Jan Emms 12 were the most successful batsmen, while Ronaldson took 5 wickets for 12 runs in 4 overs. A number of mothers supplied the refreshments and the School would like to extend a hearty thanks to the Fathers and Mothers for mak ing it such an enjoyable occasion.

During the 1963 part of the season excellent attacking batting was displayed by several players. Here Dewar, Gow, Mildehall and Long should be mentioned. They were ably backed up by the steady batting of McClurg, Cawood and Plenderleith. The team's bowling was not always accurate enough but still quite effective. During 1964 the "new" players were very timid, with Katz about the only one prepared to hit the ball when he got his foot to it. Plenderleith and Wilmot bowled well and were, at times, supported by good catching. Unfortunately the fielding of the side was not good, mainly owing to incorrect field placing. The A team played ten matches, of which they won five, drew four and lost one by two runs.

The annual athletics meeting was beid in March under favourable conditions. The heats were interesting, each boy trying hard to win a place in the coveted afternoon finals. The standard was high, with young Jamie Oosthuizen, Harry Casper and this year's Victor Ludorum, Chris BramweIl, outstanding. Here is an example of sheer determination and courage. Starting as the underdog against B. Bravo, Bramweil went on to win the Open long jump, 440 yds., 880 yds. and the mile. A stout effort! L. Raymond did well in breaking

the long-standing Under 16 880 yds. record. He bettered W. Kirsten's 1940 record by 5.0 seconds. Other notable performers were Norman Gow, who won the Under 14 cup though handicapped by 'flu; and Coljn Hay tread, who ran a stirring open hurdles though well challenged by Barry Evrard. Probably the best effort of the day was, quite rightly, a team one. Van Riebeeck House's "piks" broke two records in fine style. These Under IO's and 12's were impressive. H. Green was most impressive in the high jump, as was J.

ATHLETICS TEAM, 1964. Frolll Roll' (I. to r.): Mr. H. Lingenfelder (Coach), B. Bravo, L. Raymond, Mr. F. G. Thorp (Acting Principal). C. BramweIl (Captain), G. Fuchs, B. Evrard (Manager). Second Row (I. to r.): A. Ross, B. de Vries, J. Scott, J. Katz, J. Bland, R. Burton, M. Emms, H. Casper, J. Cawood,R. Josephson. Third Row (I. to r.): H. Green, L. Oosthuizen, D. Banks, M. Cohen, M. McCullagh, G. Barnard, N. Gow, A. Kotze, R. Lautenbach. Fourth Row (I. (0 r.): C. Hay tread, A. Long, R. Duno, J. Cairncross, R. Langley.

Retief in the Under 16 division. The winning bouse was Van Riebeeck with a mammoth total of 165 points. Right from the beginning they looked Ijke victors and jn fact led all tbe day on points. Way behind were Rhodes House with 88 points, Wellington third wjth 49 and De Waal fourtb witb 26 points. Special tbanks are due to Mr. Lingenfelder, Mr. Lennox and Messrs. Morris, Oosthuizen, Hopkins and Tasker. Mr. Pretorius and his tireless team of judges and timekeepers all contributed to a successful sportsday.

MacDonald Cup: Under 16 Relay: Van Rjebeeck House. Old Boys' Cup: Van Riebeeck House. Record

Holders:

lO: 50 yards: J. Oosthuizen (7.0 secs., 1964), B. Weinreich (7.0 secs., 1947), R. Skeeles (7.0 secs., 1958), J. Bland (7.0 secs., 1959). 75 yards: B. Weinreich (9.9 secs., 1947), J. Oosthuizen (9.9 secs., 1964). UNDER 12: 75 yards: S. Versfeld (9.2 secs., 1942). 120 yards: B. Weinreich (15.1 secs., 1949). UNDER 14: 100 yards: P. Lowry (11.5 secs., 1936). 220 yards: J. Moore (26.2 secs., 1956). 75 yards Hurdles: N. Riley (11.3 secs., 1944). Long Jump: L. Shapiro (18ft. lOtin., 1950). High Jump: J. Leeson 5ft. tin., 1954). UNDER 16: 100 yards: L. Shapiro (10.4 secs., 1952). 220 yards: L. Shapiro (23.6 secs., 1952). 440 yards: R. Gaylard (54.7 secs., 1958). 880 yards: L. Raymond (2 mins. 5 secs., 1964). 110yards Hurdles: C. Rossljnd (15.5 secs., 1941). Long Jump: L. Shapiro (20ft. 6tin., 1952). High Jump: A. Elliot (5ft. 5tin., 1961). Shot Putt: D. Whitfield (34ft. tin., 1959). UNDER

AWARDS FOR 1964 SEASON Blues: C. BramweIl, L. Raymond. Colours: B. Bravo, M. Cohen, R. Burton, B. McTntyre. Awards: Friedlander Cup: Under 10 Champion: J. Oosthuizen. Junior Relay Cup: Under 10 Relay: Van Riebeeck House. Baskin Cup: Under 12 Champion: R. Eluott. Junior Relay Cup: Under 12 Relay: Van Riebeeck House. Baskin Cup: Under 14 Champion: N. Gow. Ar/hur Newman Cup: Under 14 Relay: Wellington House. C. E. Felbert Cup: Under 16 Champion: L. Raymond. Dry Pycroft Cup: Under 16 440 yds.: L. Raymond. Dr. Bobbins Cup: lOO yds. Open: B. Bravo. Stanley Lewis Cup: Open lligh Jump: B. Mclntyre. Duncan Taylor Cup: Open Long Jump: C. Bramwell. Woollaslon Cup: Open 440 yds.: C. BramweU. Headmaster's Cup: Open 880 yds.: C. Bramwell. Tayfield Cup: Open Mile: C. Bramwell. Neville Riley Cup: Open Hurdles: C. Hay tread. HoogenhoUl Cup: Victor Ludorum : C. Bramweil.

OPEN:

lOO yards: L. Sbapiro (10.4 secs., 1952). 220 yards: L. Shapiro (23.2 secs., 1953). 440 yards: C. Felbert (53.0 secs., 1963). 880 yards: C. Felbert (2 mins. 2.2 secs., 1963). 1 mile: M. Allis (4 mins. 36.3 secs., 1954). 110 yards Hurdles: N. Riley (14.5 secs., 1948). Long Jump: B. Weinreicb (20ft. 9in., 1954). High Jump: W. Hutton (5ft. 8tin., 1956). Shot Putt: D. Whitfie.ld 36ft. 8tin., 1961). House

Relays:

10: 220 yards: Yan Riebeeck (30.5 secs., 1964). UNDER 12: 330 yards: Van Riebeeck (42.1 secs., 1964). UNDER 14: 440 yards: WelLington (53.5 secs., 1956). UNDER 16: 440 yards: Yan Riebeeck (48.6 secs., 1951), Welljngton (48.6 secs., 1951). UNDER

OPEN:

440 yards:

De Waal (47.1 secs., 1961).

CROSS-COUNTR

Y TEAM,

1964

Mr. H. Lingenfelder (Coach), .I. Deeley, R. Grendon, C. BramweIl (Captain), Mr. F. G. Thorp (Acting Principal), J. Bland, L. Raymond, I. Kirkwood, M. English (Manager). Secolld Row (I. to r.): M. Westmoreland, E. de Swardt, M. Muilwyk, J. Desligneris. D. Pam, L. Traub, T. Salvage. W. Ross. Third Rall' (I. to r.): K. Long, G. Bosman, B. Jeffes. A. Long, P. Robcrtshaw, B. Nielsen.

Fro~1/ Rall'

(I. to r.):

The event was held in perfect weather this year. As usual, the junior events were crowded with enthusiastic competitors. The Under 9 CrossPlayground was won by Priestman of Rhodes, a promising young runner, followed by L. Venter of Van Riebeeck. Ramsden, who came up from a back position, was deservedly third. ] n the Under II race, Casper of Van Riebeeck led the field all the way, followed home by Van Breda of Wellington, and a lively H. Pakter of Van Riebeeck.

followed by Wilmot of De Waal. third.

Eastman

\vas

J n the Under

15 race Bland, De Wet, Traub and Ross kept up amongst the first ten, and eventually Bland pulled away to win from De Wet of Wellington and Traub of Rhodes. A fair crowd, mainly parents, waited in anticipation for sight of the first senior home. Chris 8ramwell completed a fine athletic year by winning the event in a reasonable time, followed by Grendon and Raymond, both of Rhodes House.

The Under 13 event, over a longer distance, was evenly contested. Ross of Wellington was first, 81

Detailed overall results were: 1. Rhodes 2. Van Riebeeck . 3. Wellington 4. De Waal

well back. Raymond was the first Wynberg runner in. He was followed by Grendon, Neilson and BramweIl. .

4,111 points ... 4,026 points .......3,368 points .................... 3,317 points

. .

Juniors: Here J. Bland ran an extremely welljudged race to finish first. The other Wynberg runners finished far back in the field and thus the team took only fifth position.

INTER-SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY AT RONDEBOSCH

AWARDS FOR THE 1964 SEASON Blues: C. BramweIl, R. Grendon. Colours: L. Raymond, B. Fisher-Jeffes, Standley, P. Ryan.

In the senior race, no Wynberg runner was able to hold the pace set by the leaders and all fell

Senior Swimming Cup: I. M. English, 18 points. 2. C. Hay tread, 15 points. 3. C. Tatham, 14 points.

Our swimmers continue to improve and the following awards were made: M. English received a Blue Award as winner of the Senior Swimming Cup. At our Inter-House Gala he won the 100 yards Breaststroke in 79.0 seconds, the 220 yards Breaststroke in 3 min. 11.0 sec. He was second in the 100 yds. Butterfly in 73.1 sec. In the Diving Competition he was placed first with 35.67 points. Our congratulations go to him for being selected to represent W.P. at the S.A. Schools' Championships in the Diving Section.

Under 10, One Length Freestyle: 1. D. Yach (V.R.), 23.1. 2. K. Dickensen (O.W.), 26.3. 3. C. Cloete (DW.), 27.4. Under 12, One Length Freestyle: I. J. Rosenberg (R.), 19.1. 2. A. Falconer (O.W.), 20.2. 3. T. Bakkum (W.), 20.7.

The following Colour Awards were made: C. Hay tread, 220 yds. Freestyle, 2 min. 39.2 sec. H. Potash, 100 yds. Butterfly, 71.8 sec. C. Tatham, 100 yds. Backstroke, 75.6 sec. C. Tatham, 100 yds. Freestyle, 62.6 sec. H. Till (80.7) and B. Fisher-Jeffes (83.9) for the 100 yds. Backstroke. In the Inter-School ners-up to Bishops.

Competition,

Under 14, 100 yds. Freestyle: I. B. Gauld (W.), 65.7. 2. R. Burns (O.W.), 69.8. 3. K. Long (W.), 77.5. Under 16, 100 yds. Freestyle: 1. M. Emms (R.), 62.3. 2. B. de Smidt (V.R.), 62.6. 3. J. Dodd (V.R.), 65.9.

we were run-

Eleven records were broken at the Inter-House Gala, which was very keenly contested. The final result was: (I) (2) (3) (4)

Rhodes . Van Riebeeck. De Waal Wellington .

Under 19, 100 yds. Freestyle: I. C. Hay tread (V.R.), 60.9. 2. C. Tatham (V.R.), 62.6. 3. A. Srubis (W.), 70.1.

116 points 92 points 80 points . 37 points

Under 10, One Length Breaststroke: 1. P. Foster (DW.), 32.3. 2. R. Allan (V.R.), 36.0. 3. M. Reeves (O.W.), 37.5. 82

Row

(I. to r.):

SW1MM1NG TEAM, 1964 P. Foster, R. Jrlam, S. Marcuse, S. Milliner,

D. Yach, R. Foster, M. Cohen. Second ROll" (I. to r.): H. Potash, H. Till, Mr. W. E. Gredley (Coach), A. Euvrard, C. Haytread (Capt.), Mr. F. G. Thorp (Act. Princ.), M. English (Vice-Capt.), C. Tatham, Mr. D. S. Sieberhagen (Master-in-Charge), M. Emms, R. Burton. Third Row (I. to r.): R. Wolman, A. Dorman, <;J. Goles, R. Burns, B. Gouid, T. Oettle, I. Rosenberg, A. Barnard, A. Falconer, T. Fenelson. FOllrth Row (I. to r.): J. Dodd, B. Nielsen, A. Long, J. Retief, G. Pfeil, M. NolI. B. de Smidt. Frollt

Under 12. One Leng/h Breas/s/roke: 1. 1. Rosenberg (R.), 28.0. 2. R. Foster (DW.), 28.4. 3. R. Langley (V.R.), 30.1. Under 14, 100 yds. Breas/s/roke: I. R. Wolman (DW.), 88.8. 2. G. Goles (R.), 91.8. 3. G. Des Ligneris (W.), 96.0. Under /6, 100 yds. Breas/s/roke: I. T. Oettle (R.), 82.0. 2. D. Powell (DW.), 85.8. 3. M. Noli (DW.), 87.1. Under 19, 100 yds. Breas/stroke: I. M. English (R.), 79.0. 2. H. Till (R.), 80.7. 3. B. Fisher-Jeffes (W.), 83.9.

Under 10, One Length Backs/roke: I. J. Oosthuizen (V.R.), 34.6. 2. G. Cloete (DW.), 35.4. 3. D. Yach (V.R.), 36.0. Under 12, One Leng/h Backstroke: I. A. Falconer (DW.), 25.2. 2. J. Rosenberg (R.), 25.8. 3. A. Oorman (V.R.), 27.6. Under 14, 100 yds. Backs/roke: I. B. Gould (W.), 77.3. 2. R. Burns (DW.), 85.6. 3. K. Long (W.), 86.0. Under 16, 100 yds. Backs/roke: I. R. Humphries (R.), 1 min. 31.0 sec. 2. P. Cronje (V.R.), 1 min. 33.4 sec. 3. G. Bunting (R.), 1 mjn. 33.8 sec.

Under 19, lOO yds. Backstroke:

Diving, Under 19:

1. 1. Tatham

(V.R.),

75.6.

1. M. English

(R.), 35.67 points.

2. R. Burton

(V.R.),

82.7.

2. C. Tatham

(V.R.),

3. P. van Blommestein

(R.), 88.2.

15.37 points.

3. H. Till (R.), .12.43 points.

Under 14, One Length BUllerfly: 1. G. Goles 2. L. Green

(R.), 25.5. (W.), 25.8.

3. L. Rose-Innes

HOUSE

(D.W.),

Under la (4 x I length):

25.9.

I. Van Riebeeck, 1 min. 57.5 sec. 2. De Waal, 1 min. 58.0 sec.

Under 16, Two Lengths Butterfly: 1. M. Emms (R.), 44.0. 2. B. de Smidt (V.R.), 50.7. 3. D. Powell (O.w.),

3. Wellington,

(O.W.),

2. M. English 3. W. Moodie

1. De Waal, 3. Rhodes,

(R.), 73.1. (O.w.), 90.[,

(V.R.),

2. Wellington, I min. 20.8 sec. 3. Van Riebeeck, 1 min. 25.5 sec.

2 min. 50.8 sec.

Under 16 (4 x 2 lengths): I. Rhodes, 2 min. 45.6 sec. 2. Van Riebeeck,

Under 19, 220 yds. Freestyle: I. C. Hay tread (V.R.), 2 min. 39.2 sec. 2. C. Tatham

(V.R.), 2 min. 41.3 sec.

3. B. Nielsen

(R.), 2 min. 52.0 sec.

3. De Waal,

I. Rhodes,

(R.), 3 min. 11.0 sec. (R.), 3 min. 24.7 sec. (W.), 3 min. 25.3 sec.

Diving, Under 14: 1. A. Walker

(V.R.),

17.87 points.

(O.W.),

3. J. Sheppard

(W.), 14.83 points.

17.17 points.

Diving, Under 16: I. V. Watson-Smith (R.), 21.44 points. 2. T. Oettle (R.), 21.00 points. 3. G. Bunting

(R.),

18.00 points.

This page sponsored

2 min. 39.5 sec.

2 min. 53.2 sec.

At the time of writing, it has become known that Mr. W. E. Gredley will be leaving us at the end of the first term next year. He has been coaching our swimmers ever since he came to Wynberg in 1958. On behalf of all our swimmers, past and present, I should like to thank him very much for all that he has done to raise the standard of swimming at Wynberg and to wish him a very happy retirement from teaching when he does go next year. Mr. Gredley will also be missed by the W.P. Schools' Swimming Association, of which he was the President. He did a lot of work in helping to organise the Inter-Schools' Competitions and was in charge of the W.P. team when they went to the National Championships each year.

3 min. 37.3.

2. R. Wolman

2 min. 38.7 sec.

3. Wellington,

Under 19, 220 yds. Breaststroke:

3. B. Fisher-Jeffes

3 min. 20.8 sec.

2. Van Riebeeck,

1. T. Oettle (R.), 3 min. 26.5. 2. G. Bunting (R.), 3 min. 36.5.

2. B. Nielsen

2 min. 51.3 sec.

Under 19 (4 x 2 lengths):

Under 16, 220 yds. Breaststroke:

1. M. English

I min. 20.5 sec.

1. De Waal,

3 min. 8.2 sec.

3. M. Nol! (O.w.),

1 min. 31.4 sec.

1 min. 32.6 sec.

Under 14 (4 x 1 length):

(R.), 2 min. 49.8 sec.

2. B. de Smidt 3. J. Dodd

1 min. 31.0 sec.

2. Wellington,

71.8.

Under 16, 220 yds. Freestyle: 1. M. Emms

2 min. 40.5 sec.

Under 12 (4 x 1 length):

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Under 19,100 yds. Butterfiy: 1. H. Potash

RELAYS

by Calderco (Pty.) Ltd., Lower Church Street, Wynberg.

and has a very promising future indeed. D. Asher was another young player who improved tremendously as the season progressed and was awarded the Charles Macleod cup for tbe most improved player. An uproar was caused in tennis circles when the infamous "tennis platoon" was formed for the duration of the off-season, and there were many requests for Friday afternoon tennis practices to be continued throughout the year!

Two matches were played against the staff and we thank them for the "practice" which they gave us. The second and third teams had a fair season, winning about half their matches. AWARDS FOR 1964 WERE: Colours: S. Leyser, D. Phillips, S. Braude, R. Pachter, N. Cohen and S. Ger.

R.P.

~nnijette South African tennis is growing stronger each year as can be seen by the number of players who play in tournaments overseas and who achieve such outstanding successes. To keep up this high standard that has been set one must turn to the nurseries of tennis where tomorrow's players learn the fundamentals of the game. Tennisette strives to teach the younger children the basic techniques of tennis on a smaller scale. The wooden bat, used instead of the tennis-racket, has the handle of a tennis-racket so that the correct grips can be used right from the beginning. The court is scaled down to a size suitable for young players. Scoring is the same as in tennis. In the Junior School the number of boys who play tennisette is never below the hundred mark. During the first term of 1964 there were over 120 boys playing regularly each week under the supervision of teachers. For those who want specialised coaching Mr. J. Houba offers his coaching services. In the first term of this year 25 boys from Sub B to Std. V made use of this opportunity. A ladder competition has been started and there is a keen spirit among the players to reach the top, and to stay there. Tbe tennisette team plays regular matches against other schools. During the first term four matches were played and won by the team. In these matches a total of 28 sets were played, of which the team lost only one set. The team played a match against the Parents earlier in the year and the afternoon produced some exciting and most enjoyable tennisette. The final result was: Boys 5 sets and Parents 4 sets. During the fourth term the Cape Peninsula Championships take place. There are 37 schools belonging to the Tennjsette Association and the standard of play is very high. Last year David Asher reacbed tbe semi-finals in the boys' singles before he was unfortunate to lose his match. In

the boys' doubles David Asher and Ronaid Josephson reacbed the quarter-finals before they were beaten. David Asher was chosen to play for the Cape Peninsula Team tbat played against Boland last year. He and his partner from Simon van der Stel Laerskool were the only boys' couple ever to have won a match in the four years tbat the Peninsula has played against Boland. This was an outstanding achievement. On Parents' Day, 1963, the finals of the School Championships were played. The Craye Cup for singles was won by David Asber and the Pachter Cup for doubles was won by David Asher and Lionel Shlomowitz. K. HUTCHISON.

Chairman: G. Abelsohn. Secretary: M. Bloch. Commillee: R. Pachter, S. Newman, M. English, A. Euvrard. The Club has had a most successful season, and the membership now stands at 75. It is very pleasing to note the great interest shown by the juniors. The inter-schools league has long since been disbanded, and as only two or three scbools play table-tennis, it is extremely difficult to arrange matcbes. There was a large entry for the school championships witb some 70 contestants. At the time of writing the quarter-final stage has been reached. This year a\ lot of new equipment such as trestles, nets and bats was purchased. G. ABELSOHN.

JUDO TEAM Front Row (I. to r.): J. Theodore, R. Prowse, N. de Jager. M. Westmoreland, L. Mr. F. G. Thorp (Acting Principal), G. Westmoreland, B. Evrard, Mr. A. Butcher P. Wright, R. Burns. Second Row (I. to r.): H. Morris, F. Smuts, S. Stichling, G. King, S. Kitley, K. M. HUIwitz, G. WaterholIse, D. Wall, M. Finberg. Third Row (I. to r.): 1. Cristol, C. Wolf, R. Timms, G. Barnard, A. Miller, B. N. Cohen, A. Butcher, M. Co hen, P. Baerecke.

The Judo Club bas, once again, had a very successful year and continues to flourish as one of the most active clubs in the school. Tbis is all due to Mr. Alec Butcher, our instructor, who continues to give up two evenings a week to teach us "The Gentle Art". We are indeed fortunate to have one as skilled as be is - be is a second Dan - to train us, and we are indebted to him for all we know about this magnificent sport.

Patrick, (Coach), Neilson, Neilson,

later had its revenge, winning tbe return contest by four points to one. Tbe Western Province Inter-Scbools Championships were a real triumph for tbe school, which entered three team . The first team consisted of Evrard, Butcher, Cohen, Patrick and M. Westmoreland-G. Westrnoreland unfortunately being ill and tbus unable to fight. In the preliminaries we defeated teams from Paarl. Landbou Skool and Bergvliet High School and had, unfortunately, also to eliminate our own "B" team. In the finals the

At the beginning of tbe year tbe scbool team lost to a defence force team, but a few weeks 87

team fought a much heavier team from Paarl Landbou Skool but managed to come out on top with two points to nil, thus winning the Western Province Schools shield. In the individual championships, L. Patrick won his section, while A. Butcher and M. Westrnoreland were runners-up in their weight groups. A fine achievement was that of R. Prowse who is fairly new to the game and who reached the finals in his weight group. Our congratulations must also go to Stanley Butcher, our instructor's son, who captained the Aliwal Road Primary School team to success路 in the Junior Championships. Judo evidently runs in the family and we hope to see Stanley in the Wynberg School team soon. Keen young Judoka from the Junior School continue to practise on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and we would urge these boys, who are new to the sport, to keep it up so that there will be others to take the place of those who are leaving at the end of the year. There are already a number of up-and-coming Judoka such as the

De Jager brothers, Burns, Wall, Nielson and Baerecke and tnese boys especially are urged to keep it up. Two boys from the school, L. Patrick and G. Westrnoreland, represented the Western Province Senior team at tbe South African Games wb.ich were held in Jonannesburg in March of thjs year. G. Westrnoreland did exceptionally well in reaching the semi-finals in !lis weight group. His younger brother, M. Westrnoreland, who was representing Western Province as a Junior, also did well. Our congratulations go especially to Mr. Butcher wbo won both a silver and a bronze medal on this occasion. [n the inter-house championship, Rhodes was first, with Van Riebeeck second and De Waal t!lird. Although Wellington won the team event, in the overall points position they were last. rn the Academy Club Cbampionships, two juniors from the school, Smuts and M. Westrnoreland, did well to win their sections. De Jager too, did well, being beaten only in the finals by a mucn more experienced Judoka.

j M. Westrnoreland

Patrick

G. Weslmoreland

Patrick also won his section In the lower weight group. In the Junior section, M. Westmoreland defeated Stanley Butcher in the finals, thus becoming a Western Province Junior Champion. R. Prowse, a junior, did well in reaching the finals but was beaten after a hard-fought contest. Mr. A. Butcher once again became Western Province Heavy Weight Champion, a title which he has beid many times before. At the end of the evening, G. Westmoreland was awarded the "Champions of Champions" trophy while L. Patrick was runner-up. M. Westmoreland was very deservedly awarded the Junior "Champion of Champions" trophy. AH these achievements are due to one person, and one person only, Mr. Alec Butcher, who has made the School CIu b second to none and to whom we will always be indebted for all the work he has put into making this such a successful Club.

At the Western Province Championships held in the Old Drill Hall recently, the School once again showed its colours. Two Wynberg Old Boys were there, namely Kiwi and Hesselson, and we were very pleased to see that they are both continuing with the "Art". Kiwi met G. Westmoreland in the finals and after a very good contest, Westmoreland came out on top to become Western Province Champion .in bis weight group.

AWARDS

Colours: A. Butcher, B. Everard, M. Cohen, Westmoreland, L. Patrick. Blues: L. Patrick, G. Westmoreland. Honours: L. Patrick, G. Westmoreland. L.P. and G.W.

Chess Team:

Chairman: R. Katz. Secretary: L. Werbeloff.

1. R. Katz (ca pt.) ; 2. L. Werbeloff Goodwin; 4. L. Patrick; 5. S. Newman Pasvolsky.

This year the chess club has enjoyed a most successful season, although we have had hardly any support from the Matriculation class.

to a bumper

; 3. C. and N.

RESULTS Groote Schuur S.A.C.S. . Cape Town Higb St. George's Sea Point R.B.H.S. Pinelands Muizenberg Westerford Herzlia Paul Roos ..

The membership stands at about forty, and for the first time membership cards have been provided. There is keen competition on the ladder and, except for the top six or seven, it is forever cbanging. A team was entered in the schools' league, and we should secure a position in the upper half of the log. B. Katz and L. Werbeloff bave been entered in the Western Province Junior Championships and we wish them the best of luck! We look forward

year in 1965.

R. I. KATZ, 9a.

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OFFICERS Frollt

AND STUDENT

OFFICERS,

1964

Row (I. 10 r.): S.O. D. le Roux. S.O. M. English, A.F.C. E. Hopkins, A.F.C. H. Lingenfelder. Major J. Wheeler, A.F.C. 1. le Roux, A.F.C. D. Groblcr. S.O. C. Haylread,

S.O. B. Evrard. Second Row (I. lo r.): S.O. K. Hahndiek, S.O. F. Pil!ksma, R.S.M. C. BramweIl, Drum Major R. Holmes, S.O. L. Raymond, Sgl. A. Byron, S.O. G. Bunting. C.S.M. R. Kalz. S.O. H. Sparks. Third Row (I. to r.): C.S.M. B. Bravo, S.O. M. McCullagh, S.O. B. Mawman, C.S.M. W. Moodie, C.S.M. H. Bester, S.O. H. Tilders, Q.S.M. C. Swimmer, S.O. R. Horwilz. Inset: A.F.C. E. L Mathew.

:J)ela 1964 has been distinguished in several ways from the years that have gone before. There were, for instance, no fewer than eight members of the Staff holding commissions in the Detachment, a situation greatly different from that of about two years ago when, for a period, Commandant Bowden was tbe only officer supervising battalion parades. T n addition fourteen Student Officers were appointed, three of whom attended, with marked success, the Cadet course at Young's Field during the holidays at the beginning of the year. In consequence the Detachment's standard

chm enI

has been raised considerably. It has established itself as one of the chief contenders in the annual Western Province Company Competition, being deprived of second place on the 17th October by only half a point. Tribute must be paid to all members of A Company for the hard work put in prior to the competition. For the first time the annual inspection, this year made on the 23rd October by Colonel P. E. Ferguson, Officer Commanding Western Province Command, was handled entirely by the Student Officers, with S.O. English acting as Battalion 90

Commander. All acquitted themselves very creditably and a good impression was made. As this is Commandant W. E. Bowden's last year as Officer Commanding, we must express our very sincere thanks and appreciation for the hard work he has done for the Detachment and the enthusiasm that has been an example to all Cadets. We wish him a happy retirement and assure him we will maintain the high standard he has set.

what J feel is the almost impossible task of moulding a raw bunch of recruits into an excellently co-ordinated unit, so much so that we were placed runners-up to Bishops. Success of any sort, academic or otherwise, is not gained without personal sacrifice and endeavour, and there is no doubt that this year's band have put every effort they k now into achieving the best. May .[ thank the mothers, those patient angels of virtue, who wash, iron and starch uniforms with loving care and tenderness. Their worth is inestimable. D / M Holmes was also placed second in the Drum Majors' competition and third in solo bugling. Once again 1 wish to thank every member of the band for a very fine effort. The high standard reached augurs well for next year. W.L.

At the start of the academic year, the band's chances seemed rather remote, owing to the formation of a completely new band of mere beginners. D / M Holmes and B / M Johnson carried out

CADET BAND Front Row (I. to 1'.): Sgt. A. Byron, Cpl. R.. Mitchell, Sgt. P. Engelke, Maj. J. Wheeler, DIM. R. Holmes, Capt. W. Lennox, B/M. R. Johnson, LICpl. J. Green, Sgt. D. Knight. Second Row (I. to r.): R. Pascal, L. Keith. P. de Wet, T. Kyriacos, G. Hammond, LICpl. C. Slabber, G. Bunting, A. L'\wson, H. Kaplan. Third Row (I. to r.): G. van Besouw, Cpl. P. MacPherson, B. Probyn, L/Cp!. R. Beneke, Cpl. M. Erasmus, M. Dean, D. Anziska, D. Banks, J. Dodd.

A Glimpse into the Past

Mr. Littlewood's

drawing of the Boarding House before the annexe was added.

"The School in the Thirties"

(I. to J.): D. Langton (Std. 10), F. G. Thorp (Sciel1ce), G. Bobbin (English), H. AJguile (Latin), D. Marais (Afrikaans), J. Mathew (History), F. Perrow Middle Row (I. to r.): D. du Toit (Std. 10), W. A. Clegg (Headmaster). J. de Kock (President O.B. Union, Capt.), -. Ackermann, Front Row (I. to r.): Std. JO Ralph Felbert (Std. 10), Felix Burns (Std. 10), Std. 10 Back Row

of Soccer Long Ago BY ONE WHO

Tbe whistle blew and the roar of the crowd sounded like the passing of Roman chariots over cobbled squares. The game was on. "Heaven help the boys," said the masters; "May the memories of their forefathers save them," replied the boys; and the cogniscenti on the side-lines swore that they had never seen so much negative soccer talent in Wynberg.

W AS THERE

It was a "Masters vs. Boys" soccer match played

on the B-field about 35 years ago, in days when men were men and not beatles, when men wore waistcoats to hold in thei r bulging muscles. Take a look at some of the men in the plate facing this article. Firstly, there is Mr. W. A. Clegg, our former headmaster, who played with distinction for Bolton; then Mr. Mathew (father 93

of our present Mr. J. Mathew), a Currie Cup player whose ball control was the envy of every snooker player in the country; Mr. "Freddy" "Fhorp (still with us), wbose mop of hair made every hairdresser in Wynberg thoughtful, and who would have become a soccer international at outside-right had he not, too frequently, fallen over his own feet. Mr. D. du Toit, one of our famous rugby players of those days, was also in the team. His objection against playing with a ball tbat had no corners was immediately overruled, and it took some time to convince him that he had to kick under the cross-bar and not over. Or. Godfrey Bobbins, the English master, and former member of the University first soccer team, found the parts of speech very comforting when he was fouled. Even in those days, Mr. Arguile ("Gloom") predicted beforehand that the masters would lose, and that the time could be spent to greater advantage in teaching the boys

more Latin. You will also see Mr. Daniel Marais ("Choker"), the Afrikaans master, who could tell a boy his fortune in five different languages without repeating himself. Wynberg was a much smaller school in those days and so the team had to be strengthened with some of the senior boys. This accounts for the presence of Mr. Ralph Felbert, who has since been President of the Old Boys' Union on more than one occasion. Mr. Felbert is today a fluent speaker, which] realised he would be when I heard the way in which he addressed that soccer ball. It was a Test Match in so far that it showed

that soccer at W.B.H.S. in those days compared favourably with netball and marbles, and that we had nothing to be ashamed of in our tactics to beat the referee. Indeed, it might even be said that this match did more for the retention of rugby as our major winter sport than all the arguments advanced ever since.

The standard of the golfers in the school has greatly improved during the past year. We now have two single figure handicap golfers in Gordon Bunting (5) and Ian Saevitzon (6). Gordon has distinguished himself in both adult and junior golf and noteworthy among his performances was his victory in the 1964 Western Province Junior Championships at Westlake. Ian Saevitzon did well to reach the semi-finals. Gordon won the junior division of the men's club championship at Clovelly last year and Ian Saevitzon carried off the Colt's title. Ian and Gordon were runners-up in the School's Golf at Rondebosch last year with the excellent score of 81 - 79 - 160. They both played in the Western Province Amateur Championship and Gordon qualified for a place in the play-off for the Kingsley Trophy. He was subse-

quently chosen to play for the Western Province men's team in the trials. In the Boys vs. Masters game at Royal Cape, Seftel and Silbowitz defeated Mr. Le Roux and Mr. Hopkins while Bloch and Saevitzon went down to Mr. Parkins and Mr. Kooy. Handicaps of boys playing golf at the school are at the moment: Gordon Bunting Ian Saevitzon Maurice Bloch . Brian Seftel Harry Silbowitz Gregory Fine .....

5 6

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Coljn Braude, Jock Goldblatt and Jules Miller have also started playing at Clovelly.

mountain The Mountain Club is one of the newer societies which has found its way into the organisation of the school within the last few years. It had its beginning last year through the efforts of a few keen boys and since tben has had a fair amount of success. The difficult job of finding leaders for the climbs is done by Mr. Peter Cronwright, a South African Mountain Club member, and to him we are truly indebted for all tbe organisation he has done, both in providing leaders and also in helping so many of us to enjoy the beauty of the mountains. Towards the end of last year Mr. Cronwright led another party in the Cedarberg. This was the second time on which he had taken a school party and I am sure that the seven boys who accompanied him on this occasion will never forget the eight days they spent in what must be some of the most beautiful country in the Cape. The first climb this year was Woody Buttress, led by Mr. Bain. Luckily it was a beautiful, almost windless day, and all who went on this climb enjoyed it thoroughly. Since that day there has been a considerable number of climbs up to the time of writing, and a description of them all is unnecessary. Some, however, are certainly worthy of note. In February Mr. R. Watson took a combined party of Rondebosch and Wynberg boys to the Annual Mountain Club service. The service was held on Table Mountain at Fir-tree in perfect weather and everyone was very impressed by this annual event of the Mountain Club. Several Rock-meets, which are held monthly by the Mountain Club of South Africa, have also been attended and our thanks must go to Mr. C. Katz who has made it possible for our members to go on there and to enjoy this fine aspect of the sport. Apart from these meetings on the mountains the Club has also had three evening meetings this year. These are held in the Junior school assembly room, and a guest speaker is invited and a film usually shown. Mr. Cronwright took the first meeting, showing slides on the climbs which the school had accomplished the previous year. The slides, which were excellent, were mainly of the Cedarberg, and made our own photographic attempts seem very amateurish. At another meeting Mr. C. Katz gave a talk on Rock-climbing and a

film was shown afterwards. This meeting, too, was enjoyed by all. The real highlight of these meetings was, however, a visit we had from Sir Roger Wilson, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C. He spoke on Mount Everest and the surrounding Himalayas in which he had spent a few years, and we all found his talk exceptionally interesting. He spoke very graphically on the ever-changing wonder of the mountain and it is wonder, such as this, tbat makes us want to climb. It is a pity that the membership of the Mountain Club is not as large as it could be and I would like to urge any boy who is interested to join the Club and find out just what the mountains have to offer. L. PATRICK (Secretary).

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GEORGE. COUIJ) ~E.VE.R. llE. \(NOTS!

Schoof DEBATING

Sociefied

SOCIETY

Forthcoming meetings include the inter-house debate and the Best Speaker contest. Owing to conflicting examination timetables, external fixtures have yet to be finalised.

Chairman: B. Evrard. Vice-Chairman: U. Nockie. Committee: J. Newman, R. Katz, R. Horwitz,

The Junior Debating Society has been well launcbed under the chairmanship of M. Herbert, with J. Benjamin, S. Leyser, R. Bywater, R. Josephson, J. Katz and M. Rubin as fellow officebearers. These, as the principal speakers in the debates held thus far, have all made a most promising entry into public speaking; their aplomb, fluency, and lack of embarrassment have been gratifying to witness. Furthermore, since these qualities characterised many of the speeches from the floor, it may be confidently anticipated that our present "under-graduates" will in due course at least maintain, and probably enhance, the standard of senior debating.

J. Green. The society has again enjoyed a highly successful year. Although in general the standard of debating bas perhaps not quite matched that of the last two years - wben, owing to the presence of some really gifted speakers, it was exceptionally high - nevertheless the verve of the participants and the choice of stimulating debating topics have served to attract the spirited support of. large audiences. Innovations this year have been the issuing of membership cards, which has contributed greater cohesion to the society, and the formation of a junior society. Membership of the latter has been restricted to Standards Six and Seven, since it was felt - very presciently as it has turned out - that our younger speakers would benefit f.rom the less inhibiting climate of. competing within their own age group.

Meetings held thus far include (I) an internal debate on "Beatlemania is just a passing craze" which, before being discredited by twenty-four votes to eigbteen, evoked many fervent partisan and non-partisan declamations from the floor, some of which veered irrelevantly but not unprofitably, to 'Classicism vs. Modernism', and (2) a debate against Wester ford at which Wynberg countered the affirmation that "The modern parent is inadequate to the task of bringing up children". As the outcome indicated, the rival teams were well matched - from the floor a majority of two votes for Wynberg, while adjudication on a points system kindly undertaken by a member of. the Westerford staff gained Westerford a onepoint victory.

The first senior debate of the year was against Westerf.ord, the Wynberg team, composed of D. Frieslich, J. Newman and U. Nockie, proposing that" A year in the army is more beneficial to the individual than a year at university". Wynberg's representatives, speaking incisively, made the greater number of telling points, and the audience, some one hundred and thirty strong, duly adjudged them victorious. The Annual Hat Night meeting, the purpose of which is to oblige many a would-not-be speaker to display his powers of impromptu invention, proved to be as hilariously entertaining as ever. A few speakers, however, exploiting a brief suspension of levity, suggested that some preparation time be accorded in future, and tbat the allotted topics need not all strain after fatuity but might instead allow of more natural expression of personal opinion.

In conclusion, I should like to extend, on behalf of the society, our gratitude to Mr. Bowden, Mr. Lorie, Mr. Morris and matron for their support behind the scenes, to Mr. Kooy, our master-incbarge, for his ready advice and the time he has made available to attend all our meetings, and to all society members for their exemplary attendance and support; on my own behalf I should like to thank my committee for their unflagging loyalty and assistance.

Another highlight was the traditional debate with (not against, since the teams were mixed) our sister school, where it was decreed by forty votes to twenty-three that the proposition "Marriages cannot be combined with careers" was fallacious.

Floreat sors!

Debating

Society

1965 and B.

its succes-

EVRARD.

SCIENCE

CLUB

was held, as before, in the New Science Lecture Theatre at the University of Cape Town, under the auspices of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science-or SoA, as it prefers to be known.

Chairman: R. Pachter. Secretary: J. Newman. Committee: S. Ger, C. Green, H. Potash, K. Hahndiek, P. Horwitz. Master-in.-Charge: Mr. J. Mathew. During the past year the Science Club has enjoyed a great deal of popularity and there has been a marked increase in membership. Films of various topics have been shown throughout the year and attendances have always been large. Our thanks are extended to the United States and United Kingdom Information Services for the loan of films. The annual visit to the AE & Cl factory at Somerset West once again proved a great success. The dull pages of the text book were brought alive by seeing the actual chemical processes in action on a large scale. This visit also gave some of us a clearer insight into the various careers possible in the modern chemical industry. The highlight of the Society's activities was the Third Cape Junior Science Congress held at the University of Cape Town under the auspices of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science. Owing to the tremendous interest shown by the schools in this Congress, our numbers were limited to twenty delegates. This year we were fortunate in being represented by two speakers, J. Newman and H. Aikman, who presented excellent papers on "Communication by Satellite" and "Pest Control Today" respectively. For the first time a Science Fair was held where various scientific models, made by pupils, were displayed. One of our members, S. Hunt, had a model on view. On behalf of the committee, I should like to thank Mr. J. Mathew for all the time and assistance he has given to the Science Club; and also the members of the Society for their support and enthusiasm throughout the year.

After the official opening by Dr. J. P. Duminy, Principal of the University of Cape Town, the first day got off to an interesting start with a lecture and practical demonstration on "Sound" by Mr. John Juritz. This high standard was maintained through the Congress and such varied subjects as "Early Man in Southern Africa" and "Basic Concepts in Nuclear Chemistry" were covered. The Congress differed this year from previous years in that Biology delegates spent much of their time in the Lecture Theatre in the Arts Block where lectures and papers of specific interest to them were held. In this way more papers from delegates could be read. Wynberg was lucky enough to have two papers accepted: "Pest Control Today" by Henry Aikman, and "Communication by Satellite" by Jeffrey Newman. The papers were generally of a very high standard and among the delegates to read papers were the winner of the Shakespeare Competition, Mary Harrison of La Rochelle, and Kathy Trow of Rustenburg, an American girl in South Africa on a scholarship exchange scheme. An innovation this year was the Science Fair held in the Jameson Hall. The practical science models exhibited included one by Steven Hunt of Wynberg to illustrate "Flemillg's left-hand motor rule". The prize-winning model was one of a typical office electrical circuit. Another exhibit which attracted much attention was a working one-man hovercraft, powered by a lawn-mower engine. On the final. day prizes for the best papers were awarded to Leslie Brown and Marion Jesse of Herschel, Kathy Trow and Mary Mitchell of Rustenburg, David Freedburg of S.A.C.S., A. Leisegang of Rondebosch and M. Buchner of Rondebosch.

R. PACHTER, lOa.

THIRD

CAPE JUNIOR CONGRESS

SCIENCE

Altogether, this year's Congress was a great success and I am sure aH those who attended will join me in extending thanks to everyone who made this possible, especially the convener, Mr. H. E. Krumm. We hope that next year's Congress proves just as successful.

Though the restriction of numbers this year excluded many who wished to attend, those who did generally agreed that this year's Congress was well up to last year's high standard. Over six hundred delegates from schools th.roughout the Western Cape attended this third Congress which

J. NEWMAN, lOa.

STUDENTS'

CHRISTIAN

Mathewand Mr. Kooy. We He has been with us, helping and strengtbening us in our Scripture says, "Without me,

UNION

Chairman: I.Kirkwood. Vice-Chairman: L. Patrick. Secretary: K. Groenewald. Records Secretary: R. Perrot-Humphrey. Committee Members: A. KiLlick, A. Lourie.

thank the Lord that us in our difficulties weaknesses. As the ye can do nothing".

HEBREW BIBLE SOCIETY Chairman: S. Ger. Vice-Chairman: H. Silbowitz. Secretary: J. Newman. Master-in-Charge: Rev. Pakter. Committee: M. Cohen, R. Pachter, M. Blocb, N. Cohen, 1. Cristo!.

This past year has been a steady one for us, and, although we faltered a bit in the first term, we soon picked up again and have had an average attendance of forty members. At tbe Monday meetings, members are encouraged to bring tbeir friends along as we invite an outside speaker to address tbe meeting. We wish to thank all of them most sincerely for tbe messages brought to us. For a short wrule we ran to a theme of questions the non-Christian would ask, and these questions were answered by the speakers. We have bad missionaries to speak to us; and in this connection we would like to thank Mr. De Smit for his talk on converting Christians as well as non-Christians in North Africa!

On bebalf of the society, we should Like to express our regret at the passing of Mr. Teper who, during his long stay as R.I. teacher at the school, furnished us with a sound knowledge of Jewish laws and customs. He was well liked and respected by the many pupils who passed through his hands and his death in Israel came as a shock to us all. The Rev. Pakter has now taken over the role of R.I. teacher and to him we extend a warm welcome and we hope that he will have a long and happy stay at Wynberg.

On Fridays we have had Bible discussions, using the outlines provided by the Students' Christian Union Headquarters. We found them a most instructive and illuminating method of Bible study. Our average attendance was twelve.

Turning to the activities of the society, we find that it got off to a very good start at the beginning of the year with talks and films by Mr. Freedman and Mr. Weissman. These talks dealt with life in Israel and were illustrated by slides and films, which showed tbe vast development that has been carried out there.

We held one big combined meeting early in the year, just after a leadership camp, with Wynberg Girls' High and Westerford High, at Westerford. It took the form of a braaivleis and games evening, followed by choruses, a film and a closin-g word afterwards. It was a great success and we would like to tbank Westerford and the Wynberg Girls' High for organising the evening.

At the time of writing we are expecting a visit from Cruef Rabbi Abrahams, and in conclusion we should like to extend our thanks to Mr. J. Mathew for the use of his classroom and his projector. The boys who attended the meetings are also to be thanked for their good support. G. Till is also to be thanked for giving up many a lunchbreak to work the projector and we should also like to thank Mr. Thorp for the use of the lecture theatre.

I should like to thank my committee for the support and ideas which they have given to the Christian Union and to me. Also, the whole committee would like to thank Mr. Driessen for his help, especially in arranging Bible Institute speakers, and for his support of the Christian Union; in that connection too, we would like to thank Mr.

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As was the case with the 1962 Matric class, the ballot has claimed a large percentage of the 1963 class. This has drastically reduced the number of university students, but next year, when their training is over, we should see many more of them at U.C.T.

trical Engineering and Andre Steyl is doing Social Science. Our only Music student is AubI;ey Meyer. Harris Green, who has kindly assisted in compiling these notes of his contemporaries and who is sincerely thanked for his contribution, is taking B.Com.

Among those spending the year at various military camps throughout the country are John Capstick, Asher Abitz, Ronnie Davidson, Claude Felbert, Mervyn Gavronsky, Robert lennings, Howard Kaplan, Gerald Kernoff, Michael Lamb, James Merret, Frank Opie, Jacobus Prinsloo, Robert Sladen, Clifford Smit, Maurice Stein, Derrick Stewart, John Barham, and lastly Chris Walker, all of whom are at Walvis Bay.

These forerunners hope to be joined next year by Robert Sladen, Lucien Nockie, Gerald Kernoff, Tony Coetzee and Stanley Kahn, all of whom intend studying Medicine. Howard Kaplan, Morris Maze and Mervyn Gavronsky intend to take B.Com. Melvin Miller is doing a post-Matric course at the Technical College and John Dean is taking a course .in electronics. Peter Brading, Andy Kirkpatrick, Michael Ronaldson and Victor Standley are employed at various banks. "Curly" Burton and Michael Barrett are doing Medical Technology. George Watson is with the Waterworks and M urray Barker is a clerk at a firm of floor poLishers. Pat Good bas joined Caltex and Mervyn Goott is working at a gents' outfitting store. Daan Groeneveldt is with tbe Divisional Council, Howard Mitchell is at the Old Mutual and Peter Travis is with Southern Life. Barry Finney is doing lithography.

Nearer home, at Young's Field, are Andre Badenhorst, Stephen Brandt, Derek Goosen, Geoff Johnson, Ronnie Kaplan and Andre Steyn. Those in Pretoria include Donald Craye, lan Dahl, Roland Eastman, Boetie Germishuys, Steve Goosen, Stanley Kahn, Morris Maze, Christopher Pritchard and Graham Stewart. Peter CrundweU and Frank Kaminer are at Potchefstroom. Others undergoing military training are Tony Steenkamp, Andre Schoonraad and Andre Rossi. Keith Byron, Chris Edwards, John Gaylard, Aldan McGrath, Bernard Momsen, Lucien No~kic, Gerald Pietersen, Andrew Rennie and Michael Rourke are all in the Navy at Simonstown.

In the sphere of sport, Pat Good is playing for Union First, and GeoIT lohnson and Andre Badenhorst took part in the curtain-raiser to the France vs. Western Province match. They played for Defence against the Rest of Western Province in an Under 19 game. Two have successfully changed from rugby to soccer, Harris Green, who was a member of tbe U.C.T. team which went on tour to Johannesburg, and Murray Barker who plays for Wynberg. We have heard that Robert lennings and Claude Felbert have been doing well at Athletics.

The Air Force Gymnasium has claimed Frank Greenblatt, Jeremy Heritage and John Leibrandt, while Tony le Roux, Clive Sachar, Tony Coetzee and David Sherwin are in the Naval Gymnasium. Michael Knigbt has joined the Permanent Navy. Boudje Giljam, Adrian Gottschalk, Eric Kiwi, Alistair Shedden and Graeme Slade are at U.C.T. doing B.Sc. Lawrence Posniak is studying Elec-

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COMMITTEE Hon. President President . Vice-President Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer Committee Matric representatives Staff representatives OFFICIAL ADDRESS OF THE O.B.U.

PRESIDENT'S

1964

The Headmaster (Mr. W. E. Bowden, B.A., H.E.D., M.C., E.D.). Selwyn B. Myers. Ernest Ford. Roger Field, 7 Jeffcoat Avenue, Bergvoet. J. F. R Ryan, C.A.(S.A.), 3rd. Floor, Shopping Centre, Wynberg. R. H. Gibbs, R. T. Felbert, Dr. A. Katz, O. Katz, R. Townley Johnson, G. West. R. Sladen and H. Green. Mr. E. P. Hopkins. P.O. BOX 111, WYNBERG, C.P.

Membership continues to grow steadily, but the number of young members falling away after two or three years .is still a matter of serious concern. In conclusion I wish to thank all members of the committee for their support and assistance, and to extend my appreciation to the Acting Headmaster, Mr. F. G. Thorp, and the Principal of the Junior School, Mr. A. Larie.

LETTER

W.ith my second term of office coming to an end I can on reflection say that there is a growing interest in the affairs of the Union and a greater sense of responsibility and unity being shown .in matters of the School which are of particular concern to Old Boys. The annual dinner was extremely well attended and the Committee is gratified at the large increase in the number of "old" Old Boys who have written to us during the year. I should like to take this opportunity of wishing Mr. Bowden, whose health has deteriorated and who has since resigned as Headmaster, a speedy return to full health. Mr. Bowden has, throughout his associations with Wynberg, always assisted and promoted the interests of the Union on every possible occasion. In the broader sphere of its activities the Union has liaised to a far greater extent with both the School and the School Committee than in previous years, and has taken steps to make known its views on many matters, particularly concerning the possible move of the Senior School to a new site.

Winners of the O.B.U. Scholarship 1952 N. Bromberger, B.A., B.A.(Hons.) and B.Sc. (U.C.T.) and B.A.(Oxon.). 1953 M. Kaplan, B.Com., LLB.(V.CT.) and M.B.A. (Columbia). 1954 E. van Coeverden De Groat, M .B., Ch.B. (U.CT.). 1955 D. Bromberger, B.A., B.A.(Hons.) (U.CT.). 1956 R. Kaplan, B.A., RCom.(U.C.T.). 1957 M Worral, B.Sc.(D.C.T.). 1958 J. Webb, B.Sc., B.Sc.(Hons.) (U.C.T.). 1959 I. Linden. 1960 A. Mitchell and N. Hesselson. 1961 H. Baker. 1962 M. Margalis. 1963 R. Sladen. 101

UNIVERSITY

NEWS

Cambridge University John Webb has now been at Cambridge sinee September, 1963, and Ron Gibbs tells us thai during his recent holiday in Britain he and John joined forces and toured the north of England and Scotland by car. John is a research student at Gonville and Caius College and is resident in the College. Next year he will probably occupy "digs" in the town. He took Ron on a tour of nearly all the Cambridge colleges and showed rum many of the libraries, halls and chapels. On several occasions they heard the world-famous choir of King's College in their magnificent Perpendicular chapel. By contrast they went punting on the Cam - John as punter and Ron as puntee so to speak. John has made many friends among the students, including a number from South Africa, and he has joined several of the University's 150 clubs. He says that Cambridge can become solely a social whirl if a student isn't careful, and "come round to my rooms for coffee" is a frequent invitation. Concerts are often given, and at one there was a rendering of Mozart's "Einer Kleiner Nachtmusiek" by a tuba quartet! He has recently visited Austria, Germany and Holland, and when not touring around he is preparing for a Ph.D. in Pure Maths. University

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There is a large contingent of Old Boys at U.C.T. and we thank David Cole and David Katz for their hard work in collecting the news in this section. 1958 Matric. Class: M. Drummond and R. Slomowitz are preparing for B.A., B.Com.; A. Todres, B.Sc. in Engineering; R. Marx, D. Nathan and D. Goldberg, M.B., Ch.B.; D. Scott and R. Totos, B.A., LLB.; M. Soltynski, B.Sc.(Hons.) in Chemistry; E. Ger, Medicine; and F. Jackson, who has joined this university after working for some years, is attempting rus B.Se. Accounting students include 1. Zabow, L. Mendelsohn, M. Hughes, M. Michaels, H. Germishuys and M. Goldstein.

(Hons.) in Physics and R. Goodwin his Secondary Teachers' Diploma. P. Oppenheim has obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering and E. Tiffin, who has obtained his B.Sc., is now Vice-Principal of the Cape Tutorial College. R. Goodwin has passed B.A. Accounting students are E. Malinaric, B. Rutter and R. StuppeL 1~60 Matric. Class: D. Cole, J. Rourke and M. Marx are preparing for B.Sc.; A. Mitchell, B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering; P. D. Colman, B.A.; I. Lewenson and r. Stone, B.Com.; I. Shaskolsky and N. Heselson, M.B., Ch.B.; and M. Kantor, B.A., LI.B. D. McCallum was the first to graduate with B.Sc. Chemistry) and is now working for the Fishing Industry Research Institute. R. Lumb and 1. Lobenstein are accounting students. 1961 Matric. Class: B.Sc. students include J. Evans, M. Aitken, A. Magnin and K. Gilmore, who is doing his degree in Engineering. Medical students are R. Kiwi, L. Savadier, J. Whitehouse and H. Baker. P. Fabricius, A. Nathan, S. Kaplan and H. Spiro are preparing for B.Com. /962 Matric. Class: Five of this class are intending to become engineers and are working for their B.Sc. degrees. They are R. Waters, D. Heller, V. C. Moore, R. Siaens and M. Margolis. P. Kilpatrick is also taking a B.Sc. Medical students include T. Zabow, B. Anziska, A. Selwyn and D. Datz. F. Kleinmar, L. Levy, J. Forsytbe and A. Powell are taking B.Com., and R. Gill and D. Ricbardson are studying for a B.A. in Social Science. R. MacFarlane and P. Todres are preparing for B.A., LLB. Accounting students include T. KnowIes, P. Godwin and G. van Dijk.

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By way of general news from U.C.T., we hear that Tommy Mittag has obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry and we understand that he is now lecturing at U.C.T. C. Berrisford has qualified with an M.Sc. in Zoology; B. Hermon has passed B.A., LLB.; and D. Bradley his B.Sc. in Engineering. J. Lawton has obtained a B.Sc.(Hons.) in Pure Maths. Bob Jordan (1959) has obtained his B.Com. degree and is now in Germany studying the leather industry. He is due to return to South Africa in December, 1964, and will go up to Grabamstown to get married.

1959 Matric. Class: From this rather scientifically-minded class D. Harrison is taking M.Sc. in Engineering; J. van Dam B.Sc. in Engineering; C. Kaplinsky B.Sc.

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M. Bettersworth is a Mechanical Engineering Technician. In extra-mural activities, M. Drummond is treasurer of the Day Students' Council and is also Chairman of the Conservative Students' Association. David Katz is Minutes Secretary of the Day Students' Council.

Rory also did the renovations on the famous Gouritzrivier Bridge on the Garden Route trip to Port Elizabeth. On my right was a famous character of those 20's in Louis Ladan. Louis was a great friend of many of us and it was a delight to hear him speak with so much affection of "those days gone by". During the war he was in charge of naval construction around our coast and he spoke of the adventurous episodes filled with heaps of interest to us, archaeologically-minded, when he described the fossils, stone artefacts and pottery which he came across in his off-duty meanderings around the environs of his work. He told us about the great success of his younger brother, Eduard, who has achieved particular commendation by having one of his paintings accepted by the Venice BiennaJe. He was in the S.A.A.F. during the war and was Mentioned in Despatches. During the Seventy-Fifth Jubilee of South African rugby we were well represented at Newlands in the final game of the series where, in the main curtain-raiser, Town vs. Country, Aubrey Luck played for the former, and in the Invitation match preceding this Dave Stewart was seen in action. In the main game Doug Hopwood was in one team and Lionel Wilson in the other. In the Johannesburg match, in addition to the latter three players, we observed the name of a recent Old Boy in the person of Alastair Thom who played for Quaggas against Transvaal. Later in the season Alastair "made" the Transvaal side which played against Western Province at Ellis Park. In the Province side were Doug Hopwood who captained the team, Dave Stewart, ViceCaptain, and Lionel Wilson. All these fellows played for South Africa th.is year in Internationals. For Province, Dave has captained the side when Doug has not been available, and at Villagers Doug, Dave, Lionel and Aubrey Luck have all captained the first team this season. This must be almost unique wherein, during one season, four Old Boys have captained one Club side in the Western Province. In the rousing Currie Cup final at Newlands the same th.ree, Doug, Dave and Lionel all had excellent games and Dave's personal tally of points amounted to eleven - one try and four converts. It was also a credit to captain Doug that in spite of the importance ol this decider, he laid his plans for the typical type of open n'gby so much appreciated by Western Province supporters.

London University Harry Pearce has interrupted his B.Com. degree studies at U.C.T. in order to take a part-time degree in business administration at London University. His firm has transferred him to its London office for the duration of the course. He is not quite a stranger to London University as he has obtained its diploma in higher economics after taking a correspondence course.

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A late item of news is that Brian Anthony Lotter, who matriculated in 1958, is at Stellenbosch University where he graduated B.Sc. (Agriculture) last year. He is now studying for his Honours examination with a view to finally obtaining his M.Sc.

GENERAL

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This section has been prepared by R. Townley Johnson, who receives our sincere thanks for his efforts in collecting the news over the past year. During the course of the highly successful Annual Dinner an amount of pleasant reminiscing about the "long ago" in "Bossie's" class of 1925 switched to relatives of my two flanking diners. Pat Gilmore, on my left, always has a tale to tell. This time he told me about one of his sons and the son of another Old Boy, much esteemed, recently deceased Dave Poswel!. Pars son Rory, and Ivor Posweil were intimately concerned with the construction of the magnificent fly-over bridge on the National Road to Malmesburyand the Swartland - that vast area known to us as "The bread basket of the Republic". What a relief it has been to some of us to travel on this excellent road towards places like Clanwilliam and the Cedarbergen in search of the elusive Bushmen paintings. On previous occasions the humpbacked, twisting road to Malmesbury had always been one of discomfort and adventure. Now, by way of the bridge and the new road, we travel leisurely. Sounds like a Tourist Attraction Brochure on re-reading! In future when we negotiate the route we will remember it by a more intimate association with two fellow Old Boys.

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When Western pro_vince beat France on 18th July the School and the Union had notable representation in the main game and in the preliminaries. The Under 16 played Paarl B.H.S. and drew, but two weeks later at Paarl they won this fixture. In the main preliminary between Combined Universities and Combined Services Under 19, Mike Bowditch played in the former side and Andre Badenhorst captained the latter. Our three Springboks playeo for Province. Indicative of the cDaching at Wynberg is Dur representatiDn in senior rugby. Recently Villagers had almDst tWD-thirds ,Oftheir first team frDm the SChDDI,namely JDhn van Niekerk, Brian Hilliard, Carl van RDDyen, Graham Andrews, plus the "BDk" representatives. Dick Gelb is at HamiltDns, where NDrman Clayden is a cIubmate, and Andy O'CDnnDr and Hugh HuttDn arc in the False Bay seniDr side. Rudi Marx and Frank Olik are at Varsity. All these players are entertaining the Newlands habitues mDst Saturdays. In the spDrting writers' sphere we find that Neville WDudberg has accDmpanied the S.A. HDckey team 'overseas, and A. C. Parker aCCDmpanied the French side. Maxwell Price has prDduced a fine schDlarly and entertaining feature on sport every week. Charlie Savage has cDvered athletics mDst cDmpetently during the year fDr ,One ,Ofthe Cape TDwn papers. During the year we were delighted tD see Mickey Allis (WhD received very fine nDtices) at the HDfmeyr Theatre in a productiDn called "Sexes and Sevens". SDme years back he was a first-rate perfDrmer in the plays at SChDDI. As a IDng-distance runner he also distinguished himself and was First XV hooker. RDger Field alsD perfDrmed mDst cDmpetently ,On the stage in J. B. Priestly's comedy, "When we are married", presented by the Bergvliet Dramatic SDciety at the Masque Theatre. TWD recent departures frDm the SChDDI, RDger TDwnley JDhnsDn and Gary HDlland bDth decided tD turn their backs ,Onthe big city and are wDrking ,Onthe diamDnd mines at Orangemund. RDger had a walk-Dver in rus weight in some SDuth-West African bDxing champiDnships, which was disappDinting in view ,Of the training he had dDne. Apparently they thrDW "RDCks" abDut up there -120 carat types. Gary played rugby for Orangemund and went tD hDspital fDr treatment fDr a fractured wrist. He is nDW fit again. Cricket is with us as we write these nDtes, and it is with pleasure that we cDngratulate Jack Burt Snr. ,On the success ,Of his ClaremDnt side ,Of the

1963-64 seaSDn in winning the W.P. ChampiDnships after several frustrating seasons ,Of near-misses. Fritz Bing skippered the team, Dave McMeeking tDok heaps of wickets and "Young Jack" made runs. H. Spiro was the mDst successful wicketkeeper in the W.P. competitions. Evenly distributed, if you ever wished it to be. We should like to record two commendable efforts by Old Boys in the field of Bowls. Wally Lea, a former President of the Union and still an indefatigable worker, won his way through tD the last stages ,Ofthe Western Province Singles ChampiDnships. In the pairs, G. W. Scott, with his partner from Fresnaye, reached the finals. Both these Old Boys are entitled to ,Our hearty CDngratulations as the competition is extremely keen. Mickey Giles and Bruce Clark, both recent Nuffield Shield members of W.P., do not cDnfine their efforts to the summer game. Both have performed creditably in local BadmintDn and are rated in the first eight, with higher hDnours awaiting them shDrtly.

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COMMITTEE

NEWS

The CDmmittee suffered the loss abDut midyear ,OfGranville West, WhD has been transferred tD Johannesburg. "Grannie" was fast becDming a keen and useful worker after many years' absence in parts ,Of East Africa, and hardly had he settled down and picked up the threads befDre he was on the mDve again. Our Hon. Secretary, RDger Field, has completed his legal exams and has two mDre years tD gD to complete his articles. At present he is with Messrs. DichmDnt & Dichmont. Ron van Rosenveldt spent a year in RhDdesia and has returned to Cape Town. He is again on the Committee. Ron Gibbs was absent for three months ,Onan overseas holiday and saw something of Rugby College, Milton Abbey SChDOI and CliftDn College, Bristol. Ralph Felbert, during one ,Ofhis periDdic visits tD JDhannesburg, met an Old BDy, Mr. Harry Linington, and he has kindly given us an aCCDunt of his meeting.

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school, then known as Wynberg Grammar School, between 1886 and 1891. In those far-off days the enrolment approximated seventy boys.

Most of our "regulars" attended the gathering, and in addition we were pleased to see Louis Goldman who was down on long leave from the Mobil Oil Co. in Rhodesia. He told us that Neville Williams was on a cricket tour .in England at the time, as a member of tbe Rbodesian Country Districts Team. Another was D. Behrens, now a property agent. Capt. Waiter Black of the S.A.A.F. was also tbere, being stationed tbese days at Young's Field. A number of others "caugbt by the ballot" were present in uniform, having either obtained pas es for the occasion, or imply gone

Mr. Linington was born in Simonstown and still recalls travelling by postcart to Wynberg in order to catch a train from the rail terminus at that point to Cape Town. He reminisced most interestingly about Queen Victoria's fiftieth jubilee in 1886 which was celebrated by the entire school at Southey"s Field, Plumstead, where the athletic meetings were held. He also recalled the time, shortly after the completion of tbe Molteno Reservoir, when it burst its walls and the water flooded down M iIl Street and right th rough to Adderley Street.

A.w.OL! We were glad to see them all and we hope they will be there again next year.

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Mr. Linjngton still bas in his possession a beautifully bound copy of the works of Byron presented to him in June, 1891, and endorsed in Mr. Nixon's copperplate as a first prize for arithmetic and algebra and a special prize for general progress.

NEWS

John Webb tells us that Professor Jack Littlewood, a Fellow of Trinjty College, Cambridge, bas retired from active teaching. Jobn paid him a visit shortly after his arrival.

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Or. Joe Morris, who is in practice in Durban, has won the distinction of being made a Commander in the Order of St. John.

Or. Martin Littlewood has also retired settled in Yelverton, Devon.

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Theo Poolman (1948) has recently achieved the position of secretary of Massey-Ferguson (S.A.) and its South African group of companies.

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IN BRIEF

MATCH

Stanley Eastman (1936) has been appointed assistant secretary of the Cape Divisional Council. He is also secretary of the Joint Town Planning Committee.

This match took place on ]7th September, 1964, and was played coincidently on tbe first pleasant day which followed several bitterly cold days.

In broadcasting, Cecil lubber bas received generous praise for his presentation of ''Tbey Seek a Country" and Roger O'Hogon has revived his popular Sunday night programmes, "0, come let U3 sing".

A large crowd gathered to watch tbe encounter, including numerous small boys grasping autograph books and the opportunity of obtajning the signatures of our three Springboks who were so fortuitously made available to tbem on the spot.

The following report about Or. V. Granger appeared during August in tbe South African Digest under the heading of "They Made News This Week":

A real festjval atmosphere pervaded the game and the spectators were treated to bright open rugby which gave pleasure to a.ll. We express our appreciation to both teams for displaying so breezy an approach to the contest. A commentary on the game wi.ll be given in the rugby section. We should ljke to thank Mr. K. Pretorius for taking charge of the game at sbort notice.

"South Africa is playing a vital role in assisting Southern Rhodesia with valuable scientific information, Dr. V. Granger, scientific adviser to Mr. lan Smith, the Southern Rhodesia Prime Minister, said in an interview recently. Rhodesia had to learn to make use of the information obtained. Researcb and development programmes sbould be carefully planned to avoid wastage of funds. Every effort must be made to co-ordinate existing scientific research and, at the same time, to for-

After the match players and visitors met over refreshments kindly provided by Mr. and Mrs. A. Morris, who also receive our thanks, and heard comments on thjs annual event by Mr. Tasker, Lionel Wil.son and Mike English.

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THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE In this issue we reproduce a drawing by the late Mr. E. T. Littlewood, Headmaster of the School from 1892 to 1919, of the old School House as it appeared when it was first built, before the annexe was added. The drawing came as a pleasant and welcome surprise and we thank Dr. Martin Littlewood for sending it to us, and Mr. Townley Johnson for having it processed for reproduction.

mulate Rhodesia's needs in the wide field of industrial researcb, said Or. Granger. "Or. Granger spent a fortnight in Pretoria visiting the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and attending The National Building Research Congress beId recently. Or. Granger had discussions with Professor H. Monnig, scientific adviser to the South African Prime Minister, Dr. H. F. Verwoerd, and with Dr. S. Meiring Naude, President of the C.S.I.R."

jffi{tmnri The Union records with regret the passing of the following members and extends its deepest sympathy to their relatives.

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The news of the passing of "Mac" early in the year was received with deep regret by the staff and the boys of a generation ago. Mr. McGaffin served in France in the 1914-1918 War, suffered wounds resulting in his discharge from the army, was in the Galway Castle when she was sunk by submarine, returned to England in a destroyer and later returned to the Cape. He then completed his degree at Rhodes in 1919 and was appointed to the Wynberg staff to teach Maths. and Science.

Robert Reid Dower Mr. Dower died in Cape Town on 15th September, 1964, at the age of 88. Bom in 1876, he was the son of the earliest missionary in the Eastern Cape and was educated at Lovedale and Gray College, Port Elizabeth, in addition to Wynberg. He was a fine cricketer and represented South Africa in 1900 against Lord Hawke's English Touring Team. TownJey Johnson teUs us that in the 1929/30 season he skippered the School side against the Old Boys' team which included R. R. Dower who, then 54, played some delightful strokes in his innings. He was an attorney by profession and a director of the Cape of Good Hope Savings Bank. Our deepest sympathies go to his wife and family.

Quiet and retiring in disposition, he soon won a place in the hearts of the staff and boys; for without ostentation, thoroughly efficient and conscientious in his duties, and completely loyal to the school, he devoted himself to his classwork and to the Cadet Corps, never sparing himself on behalf of his pupils, whose interests he served to his full capacity. When, in 1934, he was appointed Principal of the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we rejoiced with mixed feelings, for his leaving us was a great loss to the school.

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On his retirement he went to Stutterheim to farm on a small scale, a life wbich had always attracted him. After some happy years there he was stricken with an incurable disease and after a long illness he passed away at East London.

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His quiet, kindly and courteous personality is a fragrant memory, and to his wife and family we extend our deepest sympathy in their great loss.

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David Nathan

David Nathan PosweIl, known to his many friends as "Dave'·, passed away on 20th November, 1963. Quiet, unassuming and possessed of a cheerful and likeable disposition, Dave made his career among the Wynberg business community. His schooldays date back to around the 1910 to 1916 period. He was one of the early members of the Old Boys' Union and we used to see him at many of our functions. Our sincere condolences to his family. We, too, will miss his friendly presence. R. T. FELBERT.

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The passing of George Sickier will be sadly missed by aU his friends both in South Africa and overseas. He was considered one of the best cricket test umpires in the world and combined his knowledge of the game with a friendly disposition. ]n the words of tbe President of the Western Province Cricket Union, "George was a man without enemies".

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He was also an accomplished soccer player, having been a member of the Park Villa Club. Later he represented Western Province in Currie Cup games. Our deepest sympathy and family.

Dr. Edward Carisbrook

After leaving School he went to London and trained as a dental surgeon at the Royal Dental Hospital. In his student days he played rugby for the Hospital team and maintained an interest in the sport all his life. After qualifying he practised in Lewisbam until the 1939-45 War, and at Finchley after the war. He served the Middlesex Group of the Dental Association as secretary and later as chai rman.

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Edgar matriculated in 1937 after a distinguished scholastic career and entered the University of Cape Town. After qualifying as a civil engineer be served with the S.A. forces. After demobilisation he joined the City Engineer's Department and was one of the team responsible for the design and construction of the City's vast road-buildjng scheme.

After 40 years in England he retired to South Africa in 1963 and soon began to resume associations with the School by attending Old Boys' meetings and watching Saturday morning rugby matches. Being back at School gave him deep pleasure and Old Boys who joined him in conversation found Ilim a cheerful and kindly companion, ready always to discuss his early days at Wynberg.

He was an entbusiastic and active motorist and a racing driver of considerable skill. After his retirement from racing Edgar devoted his time to the development of tbe sport throughout South Africa and planned many of tbe country's race tracks. He had a pleasant personality and his loss will be sadly missed by all his friends. Our condolences go out to his wife and family. S. B.

Loxton

Dr. Loxton died suddenly on 11tb June, 1964, in Claremont at the age of 61.

S. B. MYERS.

Edgar Hoal

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It is sad that be did not live long to enjoy rediscovering hjs schoolboy baunts and companions, and to his wife and family we extend our heartfelt condolences in their great loss.

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