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1925 P.

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CONTENTS.

Editorial Our War Memorial Old Boys Notes The Sea What we are coming to! Ode to Spring Tbe Aurora Borealis The Ghost The Perversity of Fate A Glorious Evening ...

Page. 1 3

P~ge. 'Il

Nag

Ode to Table

My Adventur~s

The Dark

6 8 9 9 10 10

A pplied

Mountain on a Magic

Carpet

Continent Quotations

Tbe Lads Sports

11 12

in die Veld

of Si. Wyllard's

Notes

Examination

...

14 18 19 25 27

Results

Acknow ledgments

...

Editorial. PREFACE. There is probably no feeling of vague uncl~rtainty quite akin to that experienced by a young author, who, on finding that his first work has met with success, is about to expose another craft to the buffets of the treacherous Beas of litera.ry criticism. It is with much the same feeling of mingled hopes and fears that we submit this, the second number of the Magazine, to our readers. Qualms such as we have expressed are not indicative of weakness. No amount of false modesty could prevent us from acknowledging that our last issue was accorded much warm praise, but to what extent can we be sure that such acclamation was not mere conventionality?

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Perhaps we should be mOl'e confident this time, had we received greater support from the Senior School. There has, in fact, been a lamentable dearth of contributions from the higher standards, quite incompatible with the literary merit which we had so long been persuaded resided there. 1925 has been so far a busy year for B.H.S.W. and within silt. months our activities have ranged from light-hearted merrymaking to grave solemnitias. The House and Prefect systems have already come to be regarded as quite old institutions and continue to quicken the interests of the pupils in competition and to school them in the knowledge of the part they play as units of a regulated whole. The FĂŞte held last March proved an e\ren greater success than was the similar event which took place in 1924. In fact, so gratifyi lig were the results to its inaugurators that it was decided to make the Anllual FĂŞte a regular feature of our school life. In many respects one of the greatest events of the year in South Africa was the Prince of Wales' visit. Our school contributed i.ts quota of cadets to line a portion of the route by which the Prince travelled from the Pier to Government House, and a few days later tile pupils en masse took up their stand at Waterloo Green in an asseIllbly of local schools, which had been arranged that nonfl might be denied a peep at our unique visitor. May 1925 witnessed ail event unprecedented in the history of the school; for on the 23rd of that month His Honour the Administrator, Sir Frederic de Waal, formally opened the gateway erected to perpetuate the memory of those Old Boys who fell in the Great Wal', The opening ceremony was followed by an appropriate service, a deep impression of which will be retained by all who were privileged to attend. We cannot too strongly express our regret at having so little information about past pupils to print. We take this opportunity of Ollce more urging Old Boys to send us an occasional item of news which they consider may be of interest to other readers, that the magazine ll1ay thus be enabled to perform its primary fUllctioll as a link between past and present pupils.

T HE

EDITUR.

THE

WYNBERG

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HIGH

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MAGAZINE.

Our War Memorial.

(With acknowledgments

to the"

Oape Times.")

On Saturday afternoon, 23rd May, at 3 p.m., there was an impressi ve ceremony at our school, when the Adm inistrator, Sir N. F. de Waal, opened the Memorial Gateway erected by past and present boys in honour of their comrades wbo fell in the Grtlat War. Among the large gabhering of people were Sir Ernest Kilpin, General T. Lukin, the Mayor of Wynberg (Mr. M. O. Vos), the Magistrate (M. D. L. Leslie), Rev. E. W. Lasbrey, Rev. A. Graham and Justice A. P. N. du Toit. A guard of honour, composed of School Oadets, was drawn up at the gateway and saluted Sir Frederic. The bugles sounded the "Last Post," and the flag flying on the green inside was half-masted. Then followed a pause of one minute, after which Sir Frederic opened the gate; the bugles sounded the ., Reveille," and the flag was hoisted, A procession was formed and proceeded to I.he tennis court where a large number of seats had been provided, a platform baving been erected at one end for the conducting of the ceremony. After the hymn" 0 God our Help in Ages Past" had been sung and prayers in Dutch and English had bee'n offered up by Justice A. P. N. du Toit and the Rev. E. W. Lasbrey, and a lesson from the scriptures read by the Rev. A. Graham, Mr. Oedric Withinshaw, deputising for the chairman of the Old Boys' Oommittee (Mr. Duncan Taylor, who had left the previous day for England), asked the Administrator to address the gathering. Mr. Withinshaw dwelt eloquently 011 the self-sacrificing spirit displayed by the forty-three who had fallen. The Administrator, whose voice carried clearly to all parts of the ground, voiced the pride we all feel ill those whose memory we were honouring. That they answered the call of Duty-" Stern daughter of the Voice of God "-will ever remain an inspiration to'u:;" and it struck Sir Frederic that the form of our Memorial was peculiarly appropriate, for it is a concrete and permanent reminder to all who enter our grounds

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BOYS' HIGH

SCHOOL MAGAZINE.

that the school has in the part fulfilled one of the prin0ipal objects of education, namely, to fit its students for the responsibilities of citzensbip. Dwelling on the achievements of our school in all phases of life, and on the value of that attribute of any body known as "Esprit de Corps," who@e foundation is Tradition, and whose - lesson is Service--sel'vice for the honour and glory of the body-His Honour claimed that we had a record to be proud of. That no less than 480 of our old Boys had served in various fields and capacities during the war he prophesied would in time be cherished as one of the traditions of the school. The sorrow caused to the relatives of the 43 young men who laid do~n their lives would be softened and assuaged; but that they laid the foundation of a new manhood, born out of the travail of the past, would never be forgotten. Their example would help to guide the footsteps of future generations of etudents passing through the gateway. Their sacrifice had not been in va.ill. Truly may we sa.7 of them : "Their name liveth for evermore." At the the conclusion of Sir Frederic's speech, the hymn "OValiant Hearts, whotoyour glory came," was sung, followed by the National Anthem. The gate, which is of cast-iron and beautifully designed, is supported Oll each side by solid stone pillars, into which are let brass tablets with the names of those who fell inscribed on them: J. B. Abrahams, E. J. Brodies, 'h. Oatet:etl:!J, A. K. Carstens, B. Cohen, G."". Corn well, R. Duncan, G. H. Elliott, C. H. ElIiott, D. Elliott, E. Elliott, T. A. Filby, W. J. Fish, M. S. Fox, R. L. Graham, C. C. Gordon, C. L. Giddy, H. T, Garrett, E. M. Greenwood, H. I. Harcourt, E. W. Hitchcock, K. T. Howard, C. F. Horne, J. C. Hurlin, N. Keppel Jones, C. Loxton, C. R. Luckes, J. R. Martin, I. McEwan, W. H. Milner, F. J. Mills, C. V. Noaks, J. E. Poole, E. G. Powell, W. Prins, C. H. Sauerman, R. R. Short, W. Solomon, G. G. Scott, S. Scott, W. I. Thomson, C. A. Vipan, J. E. Watters. AT MORNING

AND EVENING

REMIl:MBIl:R

THEM.

WE WILL

THIJ; WYNBIJ;RG

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HIGH

SCHOOL

MAGAl'.INE.

Old Boys' Notes. year's Matrieulation clasR, C. Gibbs and A. Aaronnwitch are at the University of Cape Town, J. Weir is ill the employment of his father, J. Smith is a clerk at the National Bank,Claremont, il. Bemlettis enjoying a holiday in England,1. Leask is farming Up-COUlltl路y and G. Scott is articled to a firm of lawyers in Capetown. We w~re pleased to see the name of E. Lancaster, who left ill 1923, in the list of successful candidates for the June Mariculation Certificate. Dick Lancastl'!'1", who left us last year, is at Christian Bl路other!:', Johannesburg, H. We,.,ks hasretul"lled to Cape Town, and N. Millar has joined the defence force, and wears kilts. Of

last

VALEDICTORY. We are sorry to record the departure, at the end of March, of a very poplllar master. Mr. H. S. Bowden was 011 the staff for some five years, and spared neither time nor ellergy, in class and on the football field, to increase tbe reputation of the school. He is now principal of the Public SCh.lol, Kurllman, where, we hear, he and Mrs. Bowden have already endeared themselves to pupils and parents alike. Ad mnltos

annos!

The Sea. There's lightning in the thundering And sailors on the deck, Tbe people trying to say good-bye Ali comillg frum the wreck.

sky

The hungry sea birds all around. The sailors working quick, And all the boats they start to bound. All shouting: ., Wait a tick." Tbere's madness in the rolling waves, Tbe tide is flowing high, The soldiers in their 10llely graves, The sailors by and by. VrVIAN

MASON,

Std. IlJ. B

THE

WYNBERG

What

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We Are Comirl9

MA(HZINI~.

To!

[Hearing a whisper that the latest educational thumbscrew is to be the o\ddition to the Matriculation Syllabus of Japanese history, our venturesome playwright has taken a peep into the future, his impressions of which excursion be has recorded in tbe form of the following pathetic little play.]

THE

CHIP-CHOP DRAMATIS

History

OF WING路 WANG PERSONAJ:.

Master.

Any Senior Matriculation

Class.

ACT I and ollly. Sc~ne: Std. X Classroom. Time: Hilltory Period. Ellter

Master.

Master: Good-Day Boys I ('lass: (more or less together) Day Sir! Mastel'; (addressing class): Now we shall see how wel! you have learnt your work. Jones, stand up and give me the first clause of the Treaty of Ming-fu-wen. Jones: (brightly): The whole of the Tao-tse district from the moutIl of the Kwong to the foot of the Ting-li rallge, ineludilJg the basin of the Willg was to be ceded by the Klungs to the Ling faction. Master: (with 'ill attempt at sarcasrn): Very good Jones, very good. You have evidently done something for a uhange. Whell you have closed that book on your desk go on with the secolld clause. Jones: (somewhat less brightly): Fiu-pu-er-Fiu-pu was compelled to give up all bis conquests north of the-ernorth of the -er. Master: Go 011. Jones: Conquests north of the-er. B1'Own: (explosively) Wang! Master: Wang. Jones: Conquests north of the Wang. Maste1': (after a long pause). Please go 011.

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,lal/es: (rallying) Li-Fin was divided into several cantons 01' Kung each governed by a Twang of the Seventh Button, Master': That's better, don't stop. Jones: (Clutching at a straw like a dying gladiator), All the la nd gained by the Mengs as a result of the Battle ofer-of-er-Wu-pi-er-Wu-piMaster': Wu-pi--what? Really Jones, it, should be no effort for you to remember a simple thing like this. However, we can't wait for you, we must press on, the na.me of the battle is-is Wu-pi--(tries in vain surreptitiously to upset the inkpot on his deRk) No, Jones, I was too clever for you that time, You thought I was going to do your work for you, di.dn't you? But I'm too old a bird to be caught in that way. Oh no! just you think hard for a minute or two while I go and wash my hands, [Exit Master.] Entel' Master after an absenoe of about 10 minutes, newly acquired knowledge,

Faoe beaming

with

Mastel': Now, Jones, what is the lIame of the battle? Jone8: (Face also beaming) Wu-pi-Tlung. Master': Quite so, Jones, quite so. Wu-pi-Tlung. Why didn't you say so straight away, instead of wasting our time, If I can take the trouble to learn tbe simple facts, surely-well, sit down. Brown, stand up and go on with tbe third clause. 81'Own: The Provinces of Ping-Pong and Sing-pen were to pay a war indemnity of 200,000,000 yen within a period of In tung. Master: Exactly, and if you'd all learnt your work as thorough ly as Brown has his, we'd get something done. I don't believe there's another boy in tbis class, who ever does a stroke of work outside school. Go on with tbe fourth clause, Brown. BI'own: Wun-lung was to withdraw bis troops fromer-from-er. MUiiter: Go on, Brown. B7'own: witbdraw his troops fromMaster': Tsi-meng. Sever''J,[ voices simultaneously: No, sir. Kao-li. Maste/': (somewhat shaken but speaking with affected calm) [to class] I know, I know. Please wai.t till you're asked. I was just testing Brown to see if he'd learnt his work. [to Brown as sternly and in as dignified a manner as circumstances will allow} Go on, Brown.

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B?'Own: Master: Bmwl!:

Master:

Brown: M,/ste?路: stay in for

Brown:

BOYS'

HIGH

SCHOOL

M:\GAZINK

Mi-Kweng agreed to evacuate Ti-er. Carry on, Bl"OWIl, I'll help you if you're stuck. li-Ling and also to assist-erWell ? (With !in appealing look) I've forgotten it, sir. Nonsense, go on, we'll finish this if we've got to an hour. But, sir, you said you'd help me if I were stuck. Sound heard as of a bell ringing in the distance.

Master: Well, there goes the bell. I SUppose we'll have to stop now. We can't go a millute over time. You'll want all the time you can get for voluntary study at home. However, see that you know this more thorollghly to-morrow and take in addition the causes and course of the 50th RflVOlution of Pung. Good-afternoon boys. [Exit Master] Class amidst chuckles [more or less together]: Afternoon Sir. Class left prepal路ing to go home. CURTAIN.

N. STI拢WART

(Std. x.)

An Ode to Spring. Oh for the freshellillg breeze of Sprillg t Oh for the merry birds that sing t These I wish that thou would'at bring When thou come'st again, oh Spring t Under the Palm t.rees then may I In the air so balmy lie, Watching the ill"'ects flyillg by, As on gra~sy beds I lie. These are the things that thou wilthrillg" When thou corn'st again, oh Sprillg, With the merr.v birds that sing And thy freshenillg breeze, oh Sprillg. W.J. SHEPHERD,

Std. VIlla.

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The Aurora

SChOOL

MAGAZINE.

Borealis,

Of all the wondrous things I've seen:In all the places I have been, It is more fair than any QueenThe Aurora Borealis. In Canada I chanced to meet:A nation who had heads like feet, A nd yet there's not a thing to beat Tbe Allrora Borealis. A wonderful sight 1- the old man say: Its like a firework display; A mixture of the night anel day~ The Aurora Borealis. And though Ive seen a lion pet, A porcupine with quills erect, It's a sight I never shall forgetThe Aurora Borealis.

G. KEY, Std V.

The Ghost. In Ireland some time ago there was a haunted park. My grand-father was then a boy. One day he went out and it was dark when he was returning. He thought he would risk the ghost and go home through tbe park. He was just nearing the end and was thinking that the park could not be haunted, when someth~ng rushed out from a clump of bushes and came straight at hil'lI.1. It knocked hi m right over and ran away. He was winded by tbe fall, Imt as soon as he regained his feet ran as fast as he could to the keeper's cottage. As soon as the kAeper found out that he had come through the park he asked, "Well, if you have come right through the park you may have seen something of my big pig w!1ich got out of its sty and escaped into the bush." "I did not see it, but I felt it" returned the boy, 'and told him of his adventure in the park. H. M. TRAINOR,

Sid V.

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Tije Perversity

SCHOOL MAGAZINIL.

oi Fate.

A young man new clothed in the latest style was briskly walking up the broad drive to the Headmaster's House. He had been invited to dinner with the Headmaster and his family. How wonderful everything in the grounds looked. Even the sun was smiling at him. The sky was beautiful alld clear. He was glad it was so light as it would give the other boys good light to study him in. Ha! they would have to respect him in the future. Lightly he sprang up the steps and was about to enter the hall when he decided to inspect himself once more. Taking his pocket mirror out of his pocket, he glanced in it. Five minutes later a disappointed and angry young man was struggling with a tie, to the knot of which still clung a label bearing :u bold letters the following relentless device: "Sale Price 6d." J. JORDAN,

Std IX

Glorious

Evenil)g.

It was a glorious evening. The moon was beaming bright, The stars in all their glory, Shone brightly 011 that night. The wood was still and quiet, Nota bird was there ill sight, But the hooting of the brown owl, Broke the stillness of the night. The doves among the branch@s, Had retired then to rest, And the merry little Finches, Were huddled in their nest. There alone, dat'k and dreary, The ruins of the mill, Stood out like ghostly phantoms, When all the world was still. E. WILLIAMS,

Std. VII A.

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MAGAZiNE.

Nag il) die Veld.

Groell en stil lê die vlakte onder die ear,de glans van die ondergaande son. 'n Sagterooi watstadigaan verdiep tot'n donker purperrooi, kleur die kliprande van die hoë berge en oorv loei die vlakte wat rondom lê. Eenkant in die skaduwee van 'n groot rots rus die kamp van twee jagters. 'n Klein vuurtjie brand vrolik tussen twee klippe en daarop sing 'n klein keteltjie. Die een jagtet" is besig om die aandete te berei. Die ander jagter kap hout vir die vuur. Die laaste strale vali die sterwende son sprei 'n vlugtige rooi oor die vlakte. Hier en daar aan die voet van die berg tussen die dik bosse staan 'n paar reusagtige bome. Verderaf in die boslaagtes vloei 'n fonteintjie wat uit 'n kloof van die berg kom, en, lIa 'n kort loopbaan van omtrent twee honderd tree in die vlakte in die grond vel'dwyn, om verderaf waar dio bosse nie so dik staan nie weer te verskyn in die middel van 'n streep groen grass. Dis laat Die laaste strale van die son het allank al verdwyn ell die purperrooi wat die westelike horison omsingel het, het verdiep tot 'n dOllker groen. Die kampvuurtjie brand nou lIeleler en die twee jagters sit nader want dit begin koud te word. Die twee is stil; Jan kyk afin die vlakte, en Piet, rustende op sy ellemboog, staar in die vuur. Altwee is moeg na die la.nk distallliie wat hulle vandag afgeloop bet. Wat sien Jan daar onder in die bosse dat hy so stip kyk? Dis lIeker nie groot wild nie, want die jagters ken die 8treek tamel ik goed, en hulle het nooit nie groot wild hier teëgekom nie. Wat is dit dao ? Jall gryp sy geweel', "Piet," sê hy, "daar is iets daar onder tussen die bosse, Ek gaan kyk wat dit is. Ek dink dit is 'li klein bok," " Ja" antwoord Piet, " moenie lank weg bly nie." J an is weg stadig en neersigtig gaan hy die berg af; Piet volg hom met sy oog so ver as dit moontik was en toe hy tUSS~lI die bossies verdwyn draai Piet om en staar die vuur weer aan. Jan het dit baie moeilik gevind om deur die .hoë bosse te kom sonder om 'n geraas te maak.

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'n Kole aandwindjie waai van ollder af hierheen; gelukkig vir Jan want as die wind net andersteom gewaai het sou dit hopeloos gewees het 0111 die bok te kry. J all bet gesien dat as hy nie gou-gou by die plek kom nie dan sou dit netnou te don ker wees om die bok te skiet. Hy moet darem nou naby wees hys op sy maag ell kl'Uip stadig voort. Hy stoot die takkies van die bossie een kall t toe en loer deur die openillg; ja, daal' wei die bok rustig en onwetend van sy gevaar! Jan lê doo'lstil ell vat goed korrel; sy vinger is al op die sneller-daar kraak iets en 'n droë !'tok val nit die boom net onderkalI t Jan-wat sou dit wees? Die bok spri ng orent-daar roer die blare bo in die boom en soos 'n blits val daar 'Jl tier op die rug van die arme bok. Die bok ruk en pluk, maar tevergeefs. Die tier het diep in die bok se nek vasgebyt. Die pogings vali die arme bok word swakker en Rwakker en eintlik val hy op sy voorpote en rol op sy rug-dood .... J an was 'n sti I gestuienis van die strysel. Non is sy kans om 'n tier te skiet; hy vat goed korrel; daar kraak dit en die tier Tal neer in sy spore-dood .... Hy het lIie eers gebrul nie. Jan het goed korrel gevat. Die eerste lig van elie dag word deur byna elke dier met sy eienaardige geskreeu begroet. Die dag diere begin te 1'oerdaar hoog op tussen die rotse het 'n paar bobbejane reeds hulle sitplekke ingeneem en wag vir die Son. Uit die klein ka'np daar tussen die klippe trek 'n blou rook hemelwaards. Eenkant op 'n groot rots uitgesprei lê 'n mooi tiervel. Beide eIie jagters is vrolik; .Tan, meel' as Piet, want dit was die eerste tier wat hy gesk iet ilet. C. BROUGHTON,

An Ode to Table Mysterious, towering The bay of thine own Soaring high, o'er the An'd Afrie'" shores of

Mountain.

grim above name, town we love fame.

(Strl. lX)

THE WYNBERG

BOYS' HIGH

SCHOOL

MAGAZINK

Roy smiled and looked into the chest, but the next instant his cheek blanched, his lips paled and his eyes gazed fixedly at the object before him. A shudder of unspeakable dread shook bis athletic frame. And well might he be alarmed, for in the chest, calmly reposing upon the finest plush, with all the majesty and self-possession indicative of a consciousness of the sinister influences imprisoned within the compasses of their 'unholy shapes. lay an alann-clock, a centigrade thermometer, a small hand mirror, a set of bachelors' buttons, a tube of toothpaste and half-a-dozen unused penny postage stamps. The boy trembled involllntarily. What had this ghoulish devil contrived to make him break his word to his friend. "Ah I" jeered Van Bakoven, "so de leedie von ees afraid, not so 1" At the Dutchman's taulIt Roy regained courage, his face flushed and his eyes sparkled. "I will die like a man, " he said calmly, and then with all the fervour of a true patriot in extreme peril, he commenced sillging the beautiful strains of .. Rule Britannia. " But his song was soon interrupted by It passionate sobbing which seemed to come from nowhere. He stopped and listened. It was Manze. The splendid savage so insensible to his own physical dililcomfort had broken down at seeing with w hat careless fortitude a British lad can face neath. Van Bakoven spat viciously. "Now," said he grimly, advancing towards Roy.

[What will Van Bakoven do to Roy? Is it possible that the alarm-clock is set for 6 o'clock? Is Manze really the son of Umswanze? Will help arrive i Il time 1 Does Fran k suspect his valet 1 What will Roy do if Van Bakoven's clll'istian name turns out to be Grysaard? Perhaps Dick has, after all, joined the Highlanders. Don't millS next week's splendid instalmtlnt. Order your copy of "The Enlightened Age" NOW.]

STEWART, (Std

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Applied Quotations. Std toil."

"Surely,

The Prefects. Mr.?

Surely,

Quis cllstodes

Slumber

sweet

custodiet?"

"Full well they laughed with counterfeited A t all his jokes; for many ~. joke had be."

Matric-1925.

H-Im-s stem."

than

glee

"The bil'cl of Time bas but a little way To fly ; and lo I the bird is on the wing."

alld V-Il O.

"Two lovely

berries

moulded

on one

Z-b-w. " ..... the innocent sleept Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care." Gr-lIg-r. "There but poets know."

is a pJeasu ('e in poetic

pains, which

none

The Editors, (on reading some of the contributions). "Poeta nascitur, nOli fit." -dd-

"Steady,

E. W-lI- -ms.

boys, steady." "One

may

smile

alld

smile,

and

villain." H-y-s.

"In arguing, For e'en though

too, the fellows oWII'd bis skill; vanquished, he could argue stili."

THE

WYNBERG

The

BOYS' HIGH

Lads of St.

AN OPERA

SCHOOL MAGAZiNE.

Wynyard's.

IN TWO ACTS. ACT. 1.

rA class路room in St. Wynyard's Academy for Boys. Seated on the settee are Cuthbert and Mike-two pupils.] Cuthbert, conni1lg a book: Masculine al'e fons and mons Chalyhs, hydrops, gl'ypS and pons. Mikf', (singing) : When the sun is on the wicket, And the bails are 011 the stumps, Let us have a game of (',ricket, And away with the dumps! Cuthbert: Fie, Michael! do you not remembel' Bill was expelled but last December For that rude song? Mik, (bitterl~):

I've not forgot. I'd like to punch your head-you swot.

[The entrance of Ambrose-another

pupil-att"acts

their attention.)

Amb1'ose, (in excited tones) : Oh Joy, boys, oh Joy so sweet! The Doctor's let it slip: We are to have a special treatThe cup of joy we'll sipWe are to listen in to the Chess Championship. Mike, (di.gusted): I'd sooner show you puny dafts What a good pillow路fight meant Tban hear two idiot~ playing draughtli And yelling with excitement. [While Ambrose and Cuthbert are drawing away, horror stricken, from the irreverent Mike, .!TInterDoctor Pumcin. the Polyglot Profoseor.] Doctor Pumcin,

(chee7'ily): Morning, boys; ere I dictate Tbe bi~tory of the Cl'ystal, Let us recapitulate, Lest any should have missed all-

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Outhb~"t, (illten'upting timidly) : Sir, ere we start, had we not bettel' Read to you our weekly lettel' ? D, p, Right, Cuthbert, I'ight I if I Should duty e'er neglect, My guardian an!5el would be by To guide lI1e, I ,expect, Outhbert, blu8hing, n?ads his lette,' : Dearest

Ma,

St, Wynyard's Seminary, The 1st of January,

I am excelling t this enlinent academy; Has the Doctor Ilot been telling Pa alld you what a fine lad am I? A t the wil'eless I am tireless; X-and Y- less Algebra [ love dearly, Yours sincel'ely, Cuthbel't, p,:>, Love to Pa, A

Mike, "eading hts letter in his tu I'lL-also blltshin!l : St, WYllyal'd's School, Collegiate, r'lll not quite certain of the date, Ma, r have good news to send, A new leaf I have tnrned over: Bill, who used to bo llly friend, From OUl' school is now a rover, I have quite reformed my ways Since that horrid boy's expulsion: r I'ead good books now and plays, Such as -er-er-Scott's ,. Emulsion," P, S, Ere this letter fly hence, Let me mention My invention; 'Tis a wireless appliance, That will please the Doctor's clients, Alld, I hope, get him a pension, To you alld I:'a alike A ton of love, Yours, Mik .., Doclor Pumcill, deeply //loved by what he has jrtst hean{: Dears, your ardours IlOW remitting, I must beg you to dismiss; Don your shawls alld stal't your knitt.ingAfter eact has lUId his kiss,

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[D.P. kisses them all except Mike, whom he addresses as if by way of afterthought; but when the others are out of heal"ing, his tone becomes intenser:1 Michael, you remain a minute; To my questiouing be killdYour invention -wha t is in it? Ease my anguish'd, tortur'd mind Of the doubts with which 'tis itching, Ere you go to your hemstitching! Mike.

Doeto'r P.

Well, Sir, do you remember OUt' message from the stal's, When one evening last November Our receiver picked Ui) Mal's? impa./telltly;

Yes, deal'Mike, 'continuing:) When all wa~ finished, Our hearts were like to bl'eak ; Our despair was undiminished; For we knew no word they spake, Now, after five weeks' labour, I can translate evel'y soundMars is now our RadiO neighbour; Calling this moment, I'll be bound. Duet by Doctor Pu.mein and Mike. Oh, this wil'eless appliance! Oh, this dexterous device

D. P.

Ml'Ikes f DM路P. me} OIle of Hisrory's giants. l. . you Of the Cake of Fame a slice. Oh, this last advance of Science! On f my statements 1 place reliance l. your words I 5 If you fail me, I sh all die; hence You must be exceeding nice.

Mik".

At all doubts I hud defiance, I shall proVlo it in a trice. (After earnest conversation with Mike, Exit Doctor himself and quickly writes a letter]

Mike, rwding

what he has

lUI

i/ten

P., elated.

Mike seats.

St. Wynyal'd's School for Lunatics, 1st Day in Nineteen Twenty Six. Bill, Meet me at the gate To-night at 10 past 8. I think your motor' bike 'II Perhaps be handy. Michael. DROP SCENE.

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AOT II. 1St. Wynyard's Towe,", which rises out of the sea. Early moming. The pupils of St. Wynyul'd's are discovered, asleep, on featber-beds. Enter Doctor P. rubbing his hands and rolling his eyes-and r's)

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Docto?' Pumcill. At last the consummation Of my dearest expectation I await with quiet confidence and hope. I must wake these forms reclining, That they may, with faces shining, (Wash'd with utmost assiduity and soap) Witness my triumphant hour, When upon St. Wynyard'_ Tower I shall hold confabulations with the stars; I shall be methinks 'tis fatedTo a Heaven of Fame translated For translating certain messages from Mar~. [goes round gelItly to each recumbent jigltre] Wake up, Cuthbert, at my kiss. Ambrose, wake, and share my bliss. Mike, this is too good to miss. [The boys wake up and range themselves in a cil'cle f!round Doctor Pumcin. All sing with great gusto, except Mike, who joins in only when the Doctor's eye ison him.)

.. A Il, (singing): D.P: C: M:

This school a scbool fOl'sages is; This age ot all the ages is The most illu~tl'ious c,vele. A Pl'ofessor polyglot am I; A sanctimonious swot am I; And I was merry Michael,

A /I:

May no hap come between us And our melody from M<lrs; To-day we'll speak to Venus And a thousand other stars; They'll heal' our concertinas Answering their sweet guitars.

Doctor Pumcin,

'briskly to CuthhP?,t): To the crystal give a sC"ape or two; TheY"'e calling us, I'm cel路tain. But first procnre some paper to D'lposit all the dirt in.

Turning to all: A nd in the time that must elapse Ere we get through, I'll hear yOUr catechism, chaps, We'll do some crochet-work, or maps, We'll eat a monkey nut-perhaps We may ellt two.

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Pud ouel Plair. one! Hear the needles click. Treble two and again one! While the seconds tick. Let's recite a brief beatitude. Or paraphrase a pious platitude. Oh for a change of long and latitude! This place fair makes me sick.

D,P.

C. M. (asidl'):

C. (war'lIingly):

If the doctor cat:ght

you at it, you'd

Get it pretty thick. Doctol'

Pnmcin

scenting

some II'olLble:

Sh, Cuthbert, since the Martians take so long, Enliven the Pl'oceedings with a song. Cutllbel·t

singing:

Tuning iu! Tuning in I Khalif, Khan and Koningin, Mandarin and MayorScorning distance, clime and weather, Wireless bri ngs them all together; It mattel'S not where theyare. If you raise your voice io anger, 'Twill be heard in Sunny Spain; When a mouse is caught in NangaPal'bat, h'l.rkl it squeaks in pain! When Peruvian pupils parse AJnavi" as a. noun, Children shriek in --H

Doctol' P., p.1:citedL!/ interrupting:

~ usb! 'Tis Mars Transmitting to Cape Town I [Cel·tainly li faint sound is heal'd fl"om outside the North wall, which faces the land, immediately under the ael"Ïa!. Mike steps forward and insel·ts what resembles a gramophone horn into a hole in thejwal!. The horn has an an'angement of screws and wires attached. These SCI'ews Mike twists and turns, until a voice, which all feel to be vaguely famili>il', is heard singing, rallentando. Only when the thil'd line is reached is Mike satisfied. when he wrellcues a screw round triumphantly and steps away-well to the side. Tue translation has been accomplished.] 1.'hg Voice:

fenga p!tung! Pirvi labulaswa ydo1\ashwe zplloschsg? Jibol Wawa ... on his gee-gee Had a nightmare down ill Fiji, Honolulu Lu play'd Ludo on her lute.

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-Can you heal' our wireless? Is that Wynyards A-S-S? Well, we're sending you the Order of the Boot. [A heavy football boot sails with tremendous fOl'ce over the wall and knocks the Doctor ovel' the South pal'apet into the ~ea. General Confusion.] --DROP

SCIÂŁNE.--

EPILOGUE. [An old bam at the corner of a field. Evening of the same day, Shortly aftel' the arrival of the Honour from Mars and the translatioll of the Doctor, Bill appeared (ovel' the North Wall) with a free pardon from the School Board. Hobbs. who is Mike's Uncle, arrived shortly after in an aeroplane, and to quell the riot suggested a game of cl'icket, Batting first, Hobbs iliade his l27th century in Ist class Cl'icket, being run out for 101 by Cutlibert. Mike hit 7 sixes off Bill's first over (1 no-ball) but failed to score off Cuthbert's first-and last-over (6 wides). To commemOl'ate Robbs's feat, they have preseuted him with the famous boot. Cuthbert, quite reconciled to the new regillle, offers to sing.] Clltltberl,3ill(/illg:

Radio-Adieu! Though I don't know bail from wicket, And I'd like a bigger bat; I al11quite in love with cricket; When the ball comes I shall snick it, Though the scorer cry-" How's That?" In my over I'll bowl slow balls. ('Tis a.n art that I am apt ill) Wides and byes aud highs and low balls, Googlies, break-legs-off and no-batis 'Twixt the umpire and the captain. Wheu stealing runs I shall be in, yards, When I'm batting for St. Wynyard's. CURTAIN.

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SPORTING NEWS. FOOT BALL

COMPETITIONS,

Three teams were entered for the football competltionsunder 17, under 15,and under 13 teams. The following are the results up to the end of last term ;UNDER S.A.C.S. (A) S.A.C.S. (B) Marists. R.B.H.S. (A) Steil. (A) D.C.

v. v. v. v.

v. Played.

Lost.

Drew.

S.A.C.S. (B) v. St. G.G.S. v. Obs. v. R.B.H.S. (C) v. Bellville. v路 R.B.H.S. (B) (B) v. D.C.

Played.

Won.

Lost.

0 UNDER

v. S. Point. v. v. v.

3-0. lost won 17-0. won 10-3. lost 33-0. lost 12-3. lost 11-3.

Won.

UNDER

Played.

17.

St. G.G.S. Marists. (A) R.B.H.S. (A) S.A.C.S. (A)

Points. Ag. For.

15. 9-0. won won 23-0. won 12-6. won 39~0. won 14-0. 3-3. drew 28-0. won Drew. 1.

Poi nts. Ag. For.

128

13. 9-0. 25-0. 5-3. WOlt 0-9. lost drew 6-6.

lost won

Won.

Lost.

Drew.

Points. Ag. For.

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MATCHES.

Rosedale.

R.B. H.S.

WOIl

II.

S.A O.S. (n)

lost

9-0. 3-0. 0-3.

won

The Under 13, (A) played a "friendly" against R.B.H.S. (A) 011 N ewlands A, as a "curtain-raiser" to the Ourrie Cup Match between W. Province and E. Province on JUlle lOtb. Rondebosch succeeded in winning a fairly evenly-fought game in which the football played was at a very high standard. Final

SCOI'e 9-0.

HOUSE

Two house matches have took place 011 May 2nd. Tile results

MA'l'(;HES.

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this season.

They

were:-

van Riebeek Rhodes

3. Il.

ORICKET

During the cricket seasoll tellnis matches were played. of the season was Wellington.

v. v. AND

Wellillgton de Waal

O. O.

TENNIS.

many inter house cricket and Tbe "Oock House" at the end

Each house elltered two cricket teams-junior and seniorwith the result that a fairly large number of boys obtained a challce of playing for their respective houses. One tennis team represented each house. In this bran eh of sp0rt, Wellillgton Honse also dominated tbe rest. Many most enjoyable alld perhaps profitable mornings and afternoons . were spent on our tenllis court. On the last day of the first quarter of the current year, the school played a team representing the masters at cricket. The latter, however, proved to be too strong for the students. and won a well fought game with some difficulty.

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SPORTS.

On March 21st. 1925, a team of athletes representing the school competed ill the Inter School sports at Newlands, 20 boys were entered, and our successes were :L. Cornwell (220 yds. U. l7) 1st ill heat, 3rd III Final. U. l7 Relay

1st ill heat, 3rd in Final.

Relay team:

Davidson,

Myburgh,

Examination

Snarp and L. Cornwell.

Results 1924.

MATRICULATION. l.

tal:JsI-C.

Gibbs, A. Aaronowitch,

r:lass II-I.

Leask,

Class III-G.

J. Weir.

Scott, J. Smith. JUNIOR

Class I-A. J. McLarell, Ulass Il-V.

Carll1icbael N. Hurwitz, D. McKellar, W. O'Connor, M. Scher, M. Weeks.

Class III-E.

Bouchet, D. Saacks.

DEPARl'M

Ulassj-L.

W. Gibbs,

C. Key, J. Miller,

C. Hall N. Millar,

ENTAL JUN lOR CVRT1FlUATE.

Snow, S. Stamelatos.

Class II-W. Hammill,

CERT1FlOATE.

COOKC. Felbert, L. Goldberg, J. Jordan, V. Michie, F. Smithers.

M. Myburgh, Lancastel',

H. Benuett,

Cox, H. Cox, S. De Cbaville, S. Kaplan, J. Loubscher, C. Waylett.

W. Dun,

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CAPE COLONY NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOOIATION BISLEY. CADET OOMPETITIONS.

Our Senior Team dio exceedingly well, missing the top score by one mark only. Wilding and 01'1' both scored 49 out of a possible 50. The Junior Team won the cup for that ing a top score of 45 out of a possible 50.

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