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JUNE,
1932.
Editors :-Stalldard
IX.
CONTENTS. 14
3
The Smoking
15
5
Cadet
I
Tbe Visit of the Orchestra The Debating
Society
Realities Tntennission
I
Old Boys' Xotes
Editorial
Concert
15
~otes
6
House
7
Tbe 5<,hool Sports
18
Examination
20
Lucifer
!\otes
16 Results
A Fight
to the Pitlish
9
Cricket
Ancient
History
9
The Old Boys'
Applied
Ql1otatiotls
Junior
...
Il
21
Annual
General
The Secretary's
School Section12
Treasurer's
The Tiger
13
Statement
Portl11aca
13
In my Detltist's
nion-
Chair
...
:'>1eeting Report...
2"
Report of Receipts
Expenditure
24
28 &
30
Editorial. The half-year now closing has been one in which there have been few changes and no events of any great importance to record. Our numbers in the Senior School are higher thau usnal, Standard 9 at the end of the April term having reached the record number of 41, and in the Junior School, as last year, there are two Standards 6.
THE
WYN BERG
BOYS'
HIGH
'CHOOL
MAGAZINE.
Our June issue might with justice until this year bave been designated our Fête number; hut, though, owing to Mr. Thorp's continued success in illteresting the School in debatillg and Mr. Lorie 5 entllusia~m for I1l\L~ic,we caD point to a recurrence of two activities, 193:2 may in future ccme to be kno"Tn as the year ill which \ye had no Iêle. 1n the sesquipedalian style affected at present by Stanclarcl 7, the Fête has lapsed into desuetude, though we have a premonition that it is merely ill abeyance. A", ill our last issue, "'e sholl:d like to commend the acting of some of our Matriculation boy~ in the small parts they sustained in a play produced by .Miss Kabn, for the Cape Town Repertory Society. \Ve have heard rumours of a "eotuIe to be embarked on tbis term by a crew of Revellers and Fisteddfodologists. May they have full houses and appreciative audiences. The presellt football season promises to be a brighter one than our last cricket sea '011 was. The Under 17 team Illust be a source of joy lo Mr. \\iahl and a credit to the School after a lear. year in Athletics al~o; for their performances at the Jnter·School Sports were disheartening to tbe team as well as to their supporters. Our 0\\ Il sports meeting. at Newlands was the fine success i t ha~ always been since the institution of the House system. The Cadet Corps goes throngh its manoellvres as briskly as ever, though, in view of Defence Force economy, we have visions of a motley a 'semblage drilling ill lounge suits, blazers aud great discomfort. Our magazine representative would prefer to see th(~ whole corps, and the rest of the School too, exercising under Mr. McCall in the gym. 1Jl Miss Clark's place we welcome Miss R. Frylinck to the !,taD' of the J \1IJior School. Mr. Ed~ards is ou three month's furlough.2\1r P. R. de \ïlliers taking charge of tbe woodwork classes while he is away. "Ve were glad to see Mr. McGaffiu back at his beetles after two week" absence with Influem.a, an epidemic which threatened to decimale our membership during April. The magazille itself, separately from the contributor of the Old Boys' Section, WQuld lIke to make mention of the honour achievecl by Parrcl1. the Cape Town Rhodes Scholar for this year. The staff and Farrdl's contemporaries will agree with us thnt the ~election was an excellel\t one and might weJJ bave been predicted four or five years ago. Om School is so poor in opportunities for tbe winning of uur;;aries (we certainly bave no recurring ODe that must be granted in lean years and in rich years) that "'e may be 2
THE
WVNBEHC
noYs'
HIGH
SCHOOL
MAGAZINE.
We hall forgiven for singling out an Old Boy in the editorial. have much pleasure ill extending the same (avour to our next Old B:Jy Rhodes Scholar, ----'. In the ordering of the affairs of the magazine, we should like, in closing, to rClIlark that fashioll, Iike e~capology, is difficult to account for. \Ve have had, in the literary ~ectiolls of past issues. a succession of stvles hut chiefly the parorly and the mock路heroic style, with some verse. This year we have had little beyond essays in the anti路 climax: submitted to us: 0 that we suggest to onr readers a game of conjecture, the ntles of which are to cover th~ la:-t line of an)' story in our pages with a ruler 2.nd try to anticipate the cnding-a ta~k which, accGTding to gloomy predictions, the whole world is engaged in. A !tappy June holiday to all our readers.
The Visit of the Orchestra. Our Magazille representative. having been granted a respite [ram the Wednesday afternoon ta~k of estimating tJ1e degree of subordination of an exceedingly im;ubordinate and refractorv clause, joined a stream of others. who had intermitted equally searching ventures into the subtleties of knowledge. The stream led to the Hall. Here the ~tage harl been transformed into an orchestra pit, before which and his orchestra Mr. Pickerill \~'as renewing his aCflllaintance with us in the role of listeners. Mr. Piekerill explained the difference between Absolute Music, which seems to he its own excu~e. and Concert Music which is composed for entertainment, promisinj?; us a selection of Concert l\.fusic only. The programme was, therefore, in the descriptive or representational style. the imitative effects being excellent. Mr. Piekerill introduced each piece in a few amusing remarks. in which he told us what to listen for and from what section of the orcbestra certain effects would come-a valuable aid to our enjoyment. The performance was very successful. The nature of the programme alloweu us that delight there always is in recognising a sound reproduced in another. suggestive. medium. To hear the humming of bees in the singing of the violins, the song of the larks in the sweetness of the flutes. anel the caterwauting that make
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THE
WYNRERG
BOYS'
BlGB
SCHOOL
MAGAZll\E.
Wynberg nights hideous in tbe snarling of other unrecognisable instruments was a re\·elation of what musicians can acllieve. TIl tbis imitative sI yle ... The IIjijj .' was Ihe most plea~ing. free as it was of the mere comedy of one or two of the otber pieces, and charllling in the pel \·asivencss of its lhythm and recurrences, ., The Hungarian I<hapsody," that closed the afternoon. was the one departnre from the general impres:,;ioni~m of the programme and through its sincerity and fervour was perhaps the most satisfying. Mr. Pickerill informed us at the close that the programme had been chosen entirely by Mr. Lorie. The orchestra had so enjoyed pla\"illg through it and had felt the responsiveness of their audience so intensely that they il)t~nded repeating it as it stood at other schools a compliment to Mr. lorie, whom Mr. Pickerill congratulated on his taste and enthusiasm. . As the School COlllmitttee llave vetoed our Editor's suggestion that Mr. Pickeriil should be asked to accept a position 011 the staff. we are contenting ourseh·es with lookiIlg forward to the next visit of the orchestra. G.B. The programne
;-
" HOW
Ta/es
fOl·
I.
2. 3.
1\'1 SIC TELL
US STORIES."
Children:-
Parade of the Tin .'oldier~ A Musical Box The Mill ...
Je sel Lindow Gillet
T(lles fro77t Nu/w·e:4. 5. 6.
Drigo Tscbaikowski l\lendelssolm
Waltz of the Larks Tbe Two Cats Tee Bees' Wedding
T(I/es from Distant Lauds:7. 8. 9.
Humorous lO.
Tschaikowski
1<ussia China Spain
" tacombe
Tale:The Whistler
anel his Dog God Sa7;e lhe King. 4
Pryor
THE
WYNf3ERG
BOVS'
HIGH
SCHOOL
l\L<\GAZTNE.
The Debating Society. Office Bearers, 1932 :-A. I,angtoll. Hon. Secretar~' . E. Shaw, Committee Member The Debating Society coml1lenced its series of meetings on the 15th April. the s\lb.:ect being that ,. The pleas\lres of country life are ~re:lter than those of town life." Before a fair audience, the !'peakers were slightly nervous at first, hut settled clown to critical compari!'ons of the two modes of living. Alllong the speakers Sha\1' and ScllOCk were outstanding. Many people ;;poke from the floor, criticising anel pointillg out overlooked considerations. Altogether this first debate gave promise of a very agreeable ancl entertaining year for the would-be Parliamentarians. especiall~' as many of the debaters were making their debut ill deb~ting circles. The IOl1g-looked for second debate of the year was held on the 23th April the subject this time being" That the landiu;?; of ,'an Riebeek at the Cape was a I1l isfortnne to South Africa." The debate was hotly contested on both sides. alld brought forth some really excellent speeches. lIldeed. the whole subject was ",ell explored. and there was not one point but wa" carefully analysed and critici'ied. On the whole. there was a great impro\'ement on the speechc:s of the first debate. owing partly to the ambiguity of the sub;ect and partly to the keen alldi{~nee. The ~peakers were well supported from tbe floor, wllieh rounded off a splendid evening's debate. After the debate, Mr. Vemon Forbes, who hael taken part in the 19:32 Cambridge Exp~dition to Gre:,nland, gave a graphic account of the work: a:lc\ a~lventLlre'i which fell to his lot amid the frozen ice-packs. Amid gasps ()f i llcrE'tluli ty : rom his audience. Mr. Forb~s eloquently paillted a picture-u picture or life in the lalld of perpetual snow. It was a striking picture, full of b'th vi\路id ach'cntllre and mOllotonOl1S habit: hllnting, fishing und exploration wit.hout ceasil1g, for twelve montus in the year. A fantastic, indefi1lable vision is this lanel. where the sun shines for twenty four hours a rlny for four months and then is !lot seell again t:ntil the following samm~r ; \yhere the eea eless thunder of th~ grinding ice-p,lcks make the icy air tremble day in and day ant. The ascent of the fall10as Piete!'man Peak. the retltru to the shore. the journey home and the namillg of a point ,. Disa" \'\'ere of particular interest. Judging by tbe attentiveness of the audience. the practice of asking n. lecturer to read an after ..debate paper is an excellent one and is. we are told, to be adopted at other meetings.-A.H.L.
THE
\VYNBI':H,G
BOYS'
HIGH
SCI-WOL
MAGAZINE,
Realities. Rain! For three days and two nights the rain had been ing. The streets weTe floodetl-路 but not de拢erted. Leaves branches of trees lay scattl'red about a strEet at the bottom hill at Claremont, where the rainrlrops splashed all the asphalt the tram lines I:O\red like rivers.
falland of a and
The drenching rain did !lot seem to affect the spirits of thirtyodd youths who were standing about on the pa\'ementssome odtler than others-llluffled up tightly in mackintoshes or wearing high boots and fishermen's hats. They all had alle common feature. however: they were all bearing in their \\'et hallds either stenographer's notebooks or scraps of }.Japer and scribbling eagerly. It was evident
that they were waiting for s011lething; for in the pauses between an)" two efforts at writing each fixed his eyes intently on the brmv of the hill. A stranger number of lads never stood on that Claremont ~Iope, As I halted anxiously at the spot, the first boy that r saw was scribbling wildly, but as I passed he looked up at me out of a pair of large eyes that reselllbled a professor's. He said simply, .. Tbis dosen't happen in Kimberley." 1 passed along, to come upon a most upright person, standing like a solitary lamppost and intonilIg, "They sure come and go fa ter in Amurrrica," and .. Say, I wish T wrote faster." The remarks drew bursts of lau!!hter from a hitherto solemn adult who wrote vvith a pparent ea~e (jJl shorthalld presumably). This scribe said modestly, ,. rasy as getting out of a packing ca e." The next, the oldest of the thirty, was a tall lad \"ho looked somewhat like a ChinamaJI alld, who seel1Jingly under the influence of a d mg, shook with emotioll. thrill wellt through their ranks. They gathered closer together and after gazing fiercely anti intently at tlle top of the hill, bent over their pads, writing furiously. My presence did not embarra's them. A retired and cholelic Colonel shook his fist at them from a balcony windo\y- a Rondebrsch boy threw a yellowing allel discarded cadet cap at them. Hut they were undaunted. Tbey wrote alld wrOle, f'I. rumble was beard from over the hill, and vivid exclaJllations bur"t from them. "Snakes, its getting more like London every day! Jnst like Petticoat lane, r opine; " and above the rest Oile voice as of a bird rose, "I'll tsertainly rememoer this for t~i:xty years," till all individual exclamations \yere drowned in alle tremendous" HERE IT IS." _-1.
THE
Wy
BERG
BOY-S'
HfGH
SCHOOL
MAGAZINE.
By this time I was as excited as they, and wondered what \yould shortly appear ah:we the hill. The lea~t I E'xpected to see was an anti- 'emitic :\Iongolian riding on a giraffe or something like that. vVhat I saw was hcw'ever a tramcar, which came blundering down the hill, splashing water on either side. My companions scribbled furiously. The tram stoppeel. They scribhled faster. The driver looked surprise(l. The tram alld tbe scribblillg "vent Oll. Sparks flashed from the overhea'l wi re and from the wheels: bursts of light shot up reflected against the wet ~treet heneath the tram flnc1 a beam of light stretched in a lengthening path along the dark asphalt to 111V feet from the rear la11ll> as the tram receded, its cover flapping stiffly like a dark. wet sail. From a nOw cheerless and empty street the meeting dispersed ill dis'lrder. "Criker." gasped the one bareheaded genius present --a pleasant youth-" Next week's essay is on 'Dawn on Dassen Island.'!P The 1932 Matriculation cIa -s had written a composition A. KAHN,
STD. 10
Intermission. He watched in agonised suspense. Slo\\'ly the band of Indians crept upon their prey. He could do nothing. He must sit there and watch the man he had admired killed and scalped in the great loneliness of the wild woods. He tried to scream but his mou.th was parched and dry and no sOllnd came Three feet to his left his wife sat sobbing silently. The unaware signed to that tbey
Indians were ll~arer now. and still thei r victim was of their presence. Suddenly the leader stopped alld his braves. They parted and crept to left and right so surrounded thei r ltnSllSpecting man.
The watcher was held spellbound. Above his head strange beams of light flickered and brightened it. The form of the murderer's victim was touched by strange shadows. The watcher's wife made a sudden noise and in a hoarse whisper he ordered her to be silent lest they should attract attention. The bushes round the man moved. Any moment tbe Indian might appear. Suddenly, a leap, a scream ancl-" Ten minutes interval" fla>hed 011 tlle screen.
G.
LAWRIE,
8A.
THE
WYNBEHG
BOY:::;'
HIGH
'CHOOL
MAGAZINE.
" Lucifer. " " And like Lucifer, son of the morning, estate. and great was the fall theleof."
he fell [roIll his high
]7u1ier Hope threw down his book as the ScllOol-bell signalled the lunch illterval. lmpatielltly he waited for tbe master to dismiss the class. At last the order was given, and :Fuller dasbed out of the class-rool11 and made for the notice-board. Jf he was uot illista~<ell, the team for to路 morrow's match sbould be up. He wondered wh!:'ther he was down to play. Kobody seemed to think he was good enough for the team. Yes. here was the list. Fe\'erishly he scanned it. and as his eyes alighted on the fourtb name. he let out a whoop of joy. Wouldn't the fellQ\~s be surprised. At last his tllle worth had been recognised. He pictureu himself the ('yno~ure of all eyes; he felt as if be were walking on air as he made his way to the boarding-house. Opening tbe door of his room. a thought struck him. Wby not pack his tog~ for to路 morrow ? Quickly he sorted out his football attire and packed it neatly in a bag. After bestowing a last loving loo~{ at his football-boots, he sighed. and like Alexander of old looked for fresh ,,"orlds to cOllquer. Oh yes, in his hurry he had 1I0t looked on lle li~t to see what time the match was to be played. He reached the notice board in a few seconds, and looked at the top of the list where the time was usually put. What Illet bis eyes almo路t caused bim to collapse. The captain of the school. who h:.;ppelled to be passing. paused as be saw a lad swaying un teadily in front aI the notice-board. Quickly be dashed up and caught hold or the boy. "What's the matter, son. are you ill?" 'Veakly. Fuller pointed to the top of a list of names. Puzzled, the captain glanced in that direction and fouud nothing alarming there; the only tiling he couid sec was a line wntten In neat letters: "Tbe following will line the fields to路morrow."
A.
PARKER,
STD. 9.
THE
WYNBERG
BOYS'
IHGH
SCHOOL
MAGAZINE.
A Fight to the Finish. Silently and grimly he fought. struggling for supremacy. Outwardly he was coo: and collected. inwardly resoh'ing to be victoriou" Calmly he stemmed its I'llad, headlong flight alld forced it to return. Bnt again he saw it coming, faster, l1wdder. He grasped his weapOll firOlI~路. He must win, for much depended 011 his being victorious. He felt tired: his arm was becoming heavy, he could not move as fast as he had at the outset, and his breath was coming in short gasps. He would have to vanquish the enemy now or never. He watched it intently, thinking of nothing. seeing nothing. save t.his grim ol)ject coming towards him. He grasped his we:lpon tightly. This had to be !tis Jast thrust. He watcbed it as it came. and could almost feel its power. 011 it came :It a terrific pace. and as trae as a die. He stood firmly, keeping his back slightly bent so that he might have greater power to resi!3t it. He raised his weapon slowly. Teusely he waited. his mind ceIltrpd (111)' on this formidable enemv. Now it was within a foot of him. His hand shot out and, with al! the force !te conld Illuster. he fprang, alld struck it with his weapon. straight alld hard. The deed was clone! " Game" cried the SCJrer.
For a moment he paused, listening. He leapt over the net, victorious. H. B.
YUDELMAN,
STD. 9.
Ancient History. It may interest'some
to know that our school is slightly older that many think it is. It is nearly forty years :'iince the school opened under Dr. E. T. Littiewood, assi_ ted by Mr. J. Robertson and six masters. Dr. Littlewood remained here for '27 years, till he retired in 1919 to England, where he now re ides. The foundation stone, the onE' in the wall of the hall, was laid on 31st March, 1892 by Rev. Dr. Cameron, deputising for Sir 9
THE
vVYNBERG
BOYS'
HIeR
SCHOOL
MAGAZINE.
Langham Dale. the Superintenllent of Education. Tbe ."chool was opened OIl July 21st, 1892 a" all" l.:ndenominational Public Schooi for Boys." The SelJOol then consisted of a lofty hall seven classrooms, workshop. chemist ry lab. with lecture rool11 attached; a separate boarding-house: later ill 1903 there was an isolation \yarel-this has pa~sed through maDy uses. namely a staff路room. classroom an(l no\\' a storeroom, It is the fallleu" Incubator ue Luxe"; and a lllorri,; tube range, How \\'oulu to-day's cadet mark!:'I11en like to have descellued into a range made of. anel resemblillg a lIumber of stoTI11Water drainpipe,,? For this was what the Tange was-a I1tllu:)er of five foot pipes sunk beneath the rugger field. During tile Boer War the School depreciated for three lady teacher,; weTe aUlllitted lo the staff.
considerably.
Fxam, results were fair considerillg lhe few selliors 1herewere, The \\'(louwork resuits were. however, good: in alle exam. 66 boys were entered, 64 pa!'sed anel :13 in lhe firsL class. Pri~,es were WOl ked for right through the school and Sir :1, Milllel, Go\'ernor of the Colony, presented Lhem.
111
1898
In an old report Dr. Little\\'ood comments on the conduct of the School as .. \'ery satisfactory," but lhen he kept a rack of lorttlr01l5 instrtlIllents, from which one look one's choice. allel a lobby adjacent wherein he kept the peace, In lleccll1ber. 1903 an .. Old Boy's Union" was formed amid "C'on~idernble enllll:~ias111," TIle 'Cnion bas been periodically n::\'i ved. Greal enjoyment was deri\'ed from an illegal form of nature study, the obleets being frogs from an old pond in a corner of the ground, These frogs were caught alld sometimes arrived in the class-rooms in a mysterious mallner ! Boarders in those days did lIOt li\'e at the present House but al "Donore " on the corner of Indian :md Main Roads, Wynberg, They, howe\'er, returned to the present building in 1903, which had been enlarged to hOtlse the increasing number of boarders.
G,R.D.-THE JO
ARCHIVES,
THE
WYNBERG
BOYS'
Applied
HrGH
SCHOOL
MAGAZINE.
Quotations.
B--rd-rs (al 6·40 a.III.)" What's the business that such a hideous trumpet to parley the sleepers of this house? .. B-tl-r _"
calls
Whose horrid image cloth unnx my bair? ..
Stond-rel 9.-" With hidden help and vantage." P-rk-r.-"
And munched, and munched, and munched."
Scr·mg---r.-" The lah.-"
D·II.-"
All the earth and air with thy voice is loud."
Hath a pleasant seat: the air Nimbly and svveetly recommends itself Uoto our gel1tJe senses."
That seems to speak things strange."
W-lk-ns·n.-"
Whose music is tiJe elicking of the keys."
r\ ny Master _" His langue full often a listener lacks"
Junior singing le5sons-"
Rh-d-s H--s·.-" C-rp-ut-r.-"
Such notes as, warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek."
Onrs is a nice 'ouse, ours is? "
With elephantille playfull1ess."
J -dd (bugling).. He puffed his freeldeel cheeks until his nose sank out of sight." Sc-tt H-yw-rd-"
Comely alld calm he rides."
L-nn-I (at Rngby) -"
A leap-a scream-a And it is done."
B-ut- P rks (at dil1f1er)-" McL--d-"
thud;
For men may come aod men may go, But I go on for ever."
Have you seen the red cloud, the red cloud of Afric? " II
THE
WYN BERG
BOYS'
HIGH
SCHOOL.
MAGAZINE.
Junior School Section . . , fn my Dentist's
Chair. "
One day shortly after I had returned to ScllOOI from the holidays, I was stricken with tooth-ache. It troubleo me all through the night, and in the morning the ma troD sent me to the dentist. When I arrived. tite oentist, who had b~en informed of my coming. showed me into the room. I had been told that I was to have gas. and it was administered immediately. I had a very queer dream, which \Vas probably caused by my .having started to collect stamps. and consequently I was always thinking of them. I had also heard my falller talking about a wonderful collection which only tbe owner had seen. I dreamt
that, as I was walking up the road, I saw a man loo~~ing for something_ 1 went to .help him. and foulld he had I()st a stamp. I looked dO\\誰l at his feet. and there it lay. I picked it up and handed it to bill!. He thallked me and asked what reward I shollld like. "To see your collection," I answered promptly. for I had recc'gnised the stamp as one of the co;lectiou I have melltioned before. Ire told me he lived in all hotel a good way off, but if I accompanied him he would show it to me. I went willingly, and \Vc soon arrived at the hotel. He took me into his sitting-room. and the:J sair'l "If you will wait, I will bring it out-ouT-OUT." I wondered what he was shouting at. and then sleepily opened my eyes, and found myself in the dentist's chair. When r eXplained it all to the dentist, he was very ~yl11pathetic, and gave me a handful of stamps as a compensation. ;\ly chum was waiting oUlside, anel he too, showed much s.vmpathy, .. \'Otl wait until VOll have a gril1(l('r ta~en out, Ior yon are under gas JOlig enough then, I ha\-e heard o( a chap who~e dream continned where he left off the first time," he said. And now al! I <:an do is to wait and hope for toothache. E. WOeRE (STD. 6B). 12
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WYNBERG
BOYS'
HTGR
SCHOOL
l\lAGAZINE.
The Tiger.
One clay [ met a tiger, WhiclJ was roaming in a wood. Re glared at me with yellow eyes, And thought I understood. Fie said to me: " Dear little boy, Ivly dinner you will be, H only you will fatten up, And be as big as me." .. Now come with me!" he growled out loud, ,. And then \Ve soou shall see, Jf you can be a substitute. And make a meal for me." I followed bim alo'ng a path, And heard him lond!y scream: .. Come here! I'll eat you now, youJIg lad ! " Alas! 'twas but a d'ream. C. ALBER"!'YN,
GB.
Portu/aca.
In our garden small and square, Bloom some flowers sweet and rare, Pink and yellow, red and ""hite, That little patch is our deligl1t. When the sun is going to rest, And the birds flies to the nest, These little flowers close their eyes, As the eveniug sunset dies.
c: NAIRN, 13
STD. 5.
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Old Boys' Notes. Congratulations to !i'llrrell on his selection as Rhodes ~cholar for the Cape Province. Congratulations. too, on his high position at the University as Presirlent of the S.H..C. We note that be bas experienced some of the cares of office recently. The School had a visit la~t year from J. C. Moresby- Wh1'te, an Old Boy who has been in the United States for the past thirty years. He is an engineer in T'ittsbuJgh, Pennsylvania. Cedl Bouchel called on us.
has leen dO\\茂l on a visit from Hbodesia
and
Congratulations to .A flos. His -140 in 51 seconds \\"as .DO mean achievel1lent and his selection, to represent the U.C.T. in the Oalrymflle Cup Contest, after bis sbaring the Victor Ludo1'11111 at the Varsity Sports was to be expected. We wisb llim every succe~s. Ever since his endurance ride with Cook after their Matric. in 19Z6, Me LAJU?/ has been \\'Ii ting articles of tra vel in South African papers. His late~t, 011 Bllffalues and Girafles in Bechuanaland. appeared in the Star last year and was very interesting. ~Vilson Shephenj is at present on holiday in England. Stuw路t excelled at the Rondebosch :--ports and rau against us at tile luter-School Sports. Bouclwt is playing scrum路half for Hamiltons become a keen and unfortunate motorist.
and Hobbs
has
Congratulations to I-Iarold Eddy on his recellt marriage at Paarl to Miss Magel1Jlis. Stmiley Eddy is at Guy's Hospital and EW(I1-t (Gilo) has beell making tbe ralters ring at a house that he is reconstructing at Aliwal Road. C/a7/(le Felbert spcnt a profitable two months of the Varsity vacation in ] ohannesburg, wilere he was employed in a Tin Mine, turning out tin soldiers. In(js was a cheerful vi itor at a C:moking Concert and volunteered a few stories (ghost stories). ., Raffi1'" Miller came all the way from Camps Bay to take tbe cake at the American auctioD Cecil Friedlal1de1' ~al1g well :Jt the !3moking Concert and has a very good voice. \Ve ha\'e heard rumours of the imminent debut as a singer of another Old Boy-an energetic official of tbe Union, \"-e bope there will be no resignations. i4
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BERG
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THE SMOKING CONCERT. A 5moking concert was held in the School Hall on the evening of February 25th. representatives of most of the Old Boy's Unions of Peninsula Schools peing present. A short speech of welcome was made hy the President ann replied to by Mr. Frank Reid of the Diocesan College Old Boy's Union. Messrs. C. Friedlander. A Lorie and J. Luyt were the artists and are to be tllanked for providing a very pleasillg entertainment. Tbe attendance was poor compared "'ith what it has been on previous occasions of this nature. and it is rather disheartening to the committee to find that members do not turn up in greater numbers on those not very frequent occasions when an evening's entertainment is arranged for their benefit. On the other hand it was very encouraging to meet a few Old Boys who had not previously interested themselves in the Union.
Cadet Notes. We started the year with a strength of 226. which is the highest yet attained. but owing to tbe suspen~ion of all grants we are unable to provide new uniforms or the services of a band instructor. Shooting_Tn the Empire League (Senior) and \Vatts Cup (Junior) Competitions, which are open to all Cadet Detachment in the Cape Province. our Seniors were 7th and Juniors 8th. The St. J Ohl1'S Ambulance Di vision has now completed its second year and dttring this lime has been responsible for a considerable amount of good work. Vifewere very sorry to lose Actg. Divisional Superintendent J. Morom. wbo resigned early in the year, and we wish to express our appreciation of his services. Dr. Siebert ha~ just commenced another with Mr. Harmsworth as demonstrator.
course of lectures,
Members of the division are on duty at all Rugby at Newlauds or other grounds as well as those at school. Tbe division will welcome new members. 15
matches
K. MeG.
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House Notes. Van Riebeek House. At the annual House l\Ieeting in Febn~ary, the officials for the year were elected. There was no necessity to elect a house captain. us J. Laas i::; ~till here. G. Wooje)" was elected vicecaptain. and H. \'udelman h:m. secretary, and an enlarged committee was fOrIlled, including the above and G. Bersin, liL Price. S. Fine, A. Parker and H. Job. Jn the lnter-HoLlse Sports we tlid very well, regaining tbe House Clip, which \Ye had lost to De Waal sillce 1928. G. Wooley ran very well. winning the 100 yard und ~20 yanls open. In the fielel events he abo performed well, coming first ill both the long jump and shot putt, and he gained the \'ictor Ludorum. We, l!()\\"e\'er, did not gain any place in either the hurdles or higb jump. H. \-udelmun, B. van Niekerk and 1. Fine gained more points iu tbe lInder 17. under 15 and under I I events respectively. In the uIlder 15 r'.!lay we came first. and in tlle open relay, second. There was 110 inter路platoon competition this term, and thus \'an Rieueek were unable to rob Wellington oI pride of place. We wish to congratulate all those members of Ollr house wlJo \\'(:,re successful in the Matric, JUllior Certificate alld Taalbond eX茅lminations, and we sympatbi::ie with those who were not. n.B.Y.
Wellington
House.
The balf-year ending June 1932. has been a very favourable one for \Vel1ington House, the" ex unitate vires" spirit amongst the boys being the chief reason for tllese recent sucesses. J. R. Wilkinson, A. M. Anderson and G. C. MacLeod have again been chosen to hold resrollsible house positiom. After much hard-work last year they aTe now seeing the fruits of their labours. The fi rst success this year was obtained after much hard training where Wellington excelled at the Inter-House Athletic Competition held at Tell'lands duriTlg the month of March. The i\!cDonald Cup was lost by a narrow margin of two points, but tile Arthur' N'e1Ylllall Cup was retainecl, 16
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A spirit of keeuuess helped greatly towards the final result lhe performances being on the whole good . .J. Dower being outstanding in the High Jump and the 120 yards Hurdles. On the Parade ground the Hou'ie platoon, in the capable hands of LielLt. Mathewand Sergt. Anderson, more than held its own. The'Platoon has held the first position in the last two Drilling Competitions as well as in the Inter-Hous:! shooting. Four of this year's prefects have been drawl! frOIll \Vellington. It is an honour for a house to hold half the l1umber of prefects in the school. We congratulate these boys, hoping they will do tllei r duty to the best of their ability. Last season's cricket results were not quile up to the usual standard, although Wilkinson, our house captaill, skippered the School First a贸mirably, while both F. Askew anel E. Shaw, even though small in stature, can show m:\I1y the way to play cricket. They deserve congratulations. Tbe 1931 Examination Results were as good as could be expected, the House ta'{ing a fair l'ercentage of passes. In the Junior Certificate Wellington held lOO per cent. of First Class passE's. Schock especially is to be congratulated. We hope a record will be broken this year cate, Matriculation and Taalbond passes
111
Junior
Certifi-
We should like to remind tho:;e who have pessimistic forebodings to remember the House motto :--" Nil desperalldum." G.C.M.
Rhodes House, Rhodes House, as u>;ual, heJd its Annual General Meeting in the Jab. With tbe usual excitement the general body elected a captain. a vice captain alld a secretary. These positions were filled by Judd, 0' Rourke and Phillips. The members of our team for the Inter-bouse sports turned out to practices with ullll~ual enthusiasm. They were instructed and helped by our honse-llIaster. Mr. Bobbins, who further sho'.\"ed his athletic ability by once again winning the masters' race. We tender him both our congratulations and our thanks. Although we did not do as ""ell as expected in the House sports, 0' Rourke, Kuhnert, Plane and Eastman brought in many points. However, we cO!1gratulate van Riebeek on their succe's and hope that with the talent of our junior members \l'e shall be able to win the house cup next year. H. PHILLIPS.
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De Waal House. At the beginning of this year :Ce Waal HOtIse fouod itself withont a captain and a vice-captain, G. P. du Toit and T. Barry, who filled those positions last year. having lelt. After much heated voting, Plallk was electeJ House-Captain, Bosman vice-captain, alld I). S. Williams ~ecretary. These three. co-operating with Mr. "VahI, form our IJollse-Committee. \Ve obtained a fair percenlage of passes in the Matriculation alld Junior Certificate exami;tations; congratulations to these fortunate candidates. Of the prefects, Congratulations
De
Waal
has
only
one,
At the School ~ports, held 011 the Newlallds De Waal was unfortunately for ed to take fourth her proud position of last year to \'an Riebeek, \Van the \Voolaston Cllp for the 4-10 :-arels ill spite tition from Doll of Wellingtoll. COlIgratulations \Vooley on his winning the Victor Luc1oflll1l.
G.
Gcodsoo.
Cricket groupd, place, conceding Plal!l<, however, of keen compeare due to G.
De \Vaal, 011 t.he paratle ground, 1I0W fills third place, but we are relyillg 011 Sergeant G. O. Heid to bring up the platoon to tbe head of the company. The fĂŞte thi year took the slHlpe of a produce sale, so there was no House system at worK in that branch It was, perhaps, just as \VeIl for the other houses, f'lf \yith De \'V3al in the running every otller house would have been totally eclipsed. D.S.W.
The School Sports. A sunlly day heralded the sports this year, which were held at the Newlands Cricket Ground on 10th March, 1932. Tt was eviJcnt by the shonting that lhe hO\1se cumpetition was to be as keen as ever this year. The spectators were out to enjoy themselves, and the competitors were keen. The attendance was fairly goed. Of late, the school has gone down ill Athletics, hut there is still promise of some good material among the juniors. The hou~e system continues to ptO\'e satisfactory. a~ a very good !llcentive to the competitors, inspiring their best for the Houses. 18
It ser\'es
them to do
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This year the cup was won by Van Riebeek. closely followed by Wellington and Rllodes. De Waal had to be conteut with the wooden spoon this year, The points obtained were :-Van Ricbeek 47, Wellington -lS. Rhodes 43, De Waal 41. The Victor l.ndornm went to G. Wooley, who won the Shot Putt, 100 and 220 yards open, and the long jump. L Plallk won the Woolaston Cnp for the 440 yards championship. The Newmall Cup for the U 13 relay was won by Wellillgton. Notable among tbe U 17 competitors was Eosman, wIlDciid well, winning the lOOyards and the 220 yards. The following are the results of Ihe raCES:75 Vds U. 11_1 Fine: 2 JouLert; 3 Mathew. 100 Vds U. 13-1 Easton; 2 Roberts; 3 Steyn. 100VdsU.IS-1 Plane; 2VallNiekerk; :~Crossling. lOO Vds U. 17-1 Bosmall : 2 VudelmalJ; 30路Rourke. 220 Yds U. 15-1 Plane; 2 Van Niekerk: 3 Riches, 220 Vds U. 17-1 Bosmall: 2 O'Rourke; 3 VlIdelman. 2?0 Vds Open-I Wooley: 2 Plank; 3 DO'i\路er. 440YdsOpen-1 Plank; 2Dol1; 30'Rourke. 120 Yds Hurdles--l Dower; 2Savage; 3Judd. Putting the shot-I Wooley ; 2 Home; 3 Bosman. LOllg Jump-I \Vooley; 2 Bo man: 3 Juclc1. High Jump-I Dower; 2 Anderson; 3 Judd. Relay U. I:~-I Wellington; 2 Rhodes; 3 Van Riebeek. Relay U. 15 --I Van Riebeek; 2 Wellington; 3 Rhodes. Open Relay-I De Waal; '2 \'an Riebeek; 3 Rhodes. Old Boys' Race-I Bosm:lI1 ; 2 du Toit: 3 Radclyffe. lVIa'iters' Race-I Mr. Bobbins: 2 Mr. Wah!. I i\1ile-1 KlIhnert; 2 Shaw; 3 ReicI. 880 Vds.-I Kuhnert; 2 Shaw; 3rd Mason. THE INTER-SCHOOL
SPORTS.
The Inter-School Sports were hE-Id at Green Point Track on March 19th, 1932. Only town schools competed, the country schools holding their own sports at Paarl. 'vVerlid not do well. But still we offer congratulations to all those competitors who ran for the school. Our 501itary point was obtained by the Open Relay team, who came third.
J. SCRIMGEGUR. 19
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Examination
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Results.
MATRICULATION.
First Glass-M. D. GeIfand, F. N. G. Orpen, B. J. Radclyffe. Spr;olld Class-I.
A. Frank, H. Sllapiro, N. R. Wonfor.
B. GeHand, K. S. B. Lamb,
L.
Third Glass-A. N. Holmes, M. Wisenberg. SENIOR ...I)PC(J71d
Grade-V.
CERTIfICATE
E. Prallkerd,
JUt,nOR
.
A. L. Roberts.
CERTlr:ICATE.
First Grade-P. Schocle Seco7ld Grndp-G. Bersill, H. Bersin, J. T. Brande, J. Butler, 0. C. Carter, A. F. Doll, G. R. DOlVtbwaite, F. Drusinsky, C. C. du Preez, S. Fine. A. Fish, H. C. Gibbs. J. Goodson, C. C. Greer, W. A. Hamilton, n. Hancock. J. H. N Home, C. Lee, G. Lee, V. R. L. Mason, N. W. G. Mathew, M. Miller. G. Ormond, A. C. Parker, S. E. Prentice, 1'1'1.Price, TI. Querido, A F. Sadler, V. A. Sa\Vver, J. S. W. Scrimgeour, J. Silbowitz, N. Slabber, R. P. Stibbe, J. W. Tate, D. Taylor, G. F. Tindale, R. A. S. Upton, R. A Ward, r:. A. \Varwick, H. B. Yuuelman.
Klas 2-J.
HOER P. du Toit.
TAALnOND.
LAER
TAALBOND.
l(/(/.~f2-A. M. Anderson,
F. Askew, G. Bersin, H. Bersin, J. Braude. D. Carpenter, A. Chait. C. C du Preez, A. Fish, 1. A Frank, L. HolOles, H. G. Judd, A Kahn, J. Laas. C. Lee, G. Lee, G. ;\laeLeod, V. R. L. Mason, M. Price, E. Querido, P. Sehoek, E. Sha\V, 路l{. Stibbe, H. Vudelman. DUKE
Thil'd Prize :-M.
AND DUCHESS
HISTORY.
Freedman.
MATRICULATION (February). J. Setzkort1, E. Granger, M. Querido. 20
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Cricket. Review of the Season. It \Vn.sdecided by the Schools' Committee that the Schoob' championship should be abolished and that school sides shottlcl be withdrawn from the Province Leagues. A series of friendly matches among the schools was arranged. Five scho:11s enterecl the first division. l~e~iUlts of matches will be found at the end of this review, our only comment at tbe moment being that the allotting of only one day to each llIatch wa~ a mistake and not in the interests of gooel cricket . Finishing last on the list after the previous years' success, \Vynberg as a match-winning combination fouIId little comfort in their record for 1931-2. Of eight matches in the first division not one was wou, the only consolation being that the team was unforttmate in not winning at least three of its matches. Cur play was inconsistent, good batting being followed by poor bowling or fielding or vice lIel路sa. The dropping of fourteen catches in our first match, at tellenbosch, was most discouragillg to the bowlers. and lack of determination of this sort often spoilt our chances. The batting of the team was uneven, and on occasions dismally, notably a~ainst S A.C.S. and. tellenbosch.
failed
Askew hael a poor season. He was handicapped by a lack of confidence at the wic~{ets. and a tendency to nibble at those off balls. Tindale improved cOllsiderablr, 105!ng much of his former nervousness, and showing us a few more scoring shots. l-fe !.tas a fine cover-drive, and should cultivate it to perfection, for t!.tere is no more pOI"Verfulscoring slut than this. !taw hael a moderate season both in batting and bowling. He has lost confidence. He bowled with pluck at Bishops in the econcl match. The same may be said of Fine. opportunities to distinguish himself.
He unfortunately
had fell'
Sims was a disappointment. He never gave us what is really in him. He appears to play late, and this fault lost him his 21
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wicket on occasiol~s. He must use his feet more, and also step back further into his cre:.Lsewhen going back. The advantage of this needs no explallation. Another point he must learn is tbe quick up-take of the bat before movillg into position for the stroke. Pa rker was the find of the seasoll. His bowling in the second half of the ~eason gave a new impetus to the attack, weakened by the departure of Ritcllie. He bowls off breaks with enough spin to beat the bat. His needs at present are: A complete command of length. anel the ability to flight the bal] with cbange of pace. When he is thlls eqnipped he \vill prove a fine bowler. One thing he lI1ust guard against: that i~ his de ire to bowl an occasional legbreak. This i not wise as is shown by th(-' fact that world famous spinners only break oue way. It is illlpossible to break both v\"ays and keep it up. Ritchie is a good bowler. and his loss '.~路as felt. provetl an able substitute. We cOl贸ld have well sen路ices. He. like Parker, bm;'ls tbe off turn with a low action anel keeps a gope] length. He should game if he persevere and t'lldea\'oIHs to improve.
though Parker dOlle with his effect. He has elo v\'ell at tbe
Dower is a goorl hat, but diel not seem to strike his form. I.ater in the seasol1 he developed his fast bowling and was an asset in tbis direction. Eis length \\'as gooel. and on some pitches he rose di~concertillgly. Kahn did not. shine either as bowler or bat. Hc has promise allel lIlust stick to the game and impro\'E:,ment will come. Holll1e~ a newcomer. fiiled the position of wicketkeeper with credit. lIis stul1lping though. was. at times. at fault. He left us at the vacation. The above remarks Illay well apply to 'l'indale. \Yho filled the breach. Of Wiikin on it may be said that he \\'ellt no further anel was n cOl1lparative faillll'e The Old Boy=,' match at. Plumstead was enjoyed very much. All that we remelllber of a frienelly at Tokai is the rain which sOJ.ked \1"; completely, and handed out coleIs to a few. Witll no home ground to play 011 during the season, the team wns at a disadvantage. Added to this was tbe fact that most of the side were newcomers to Jl rst team cricket. These facts in their own way all contributed to the failllre of the team to win matches. 1he cricket was thoroughly enjoyed. anel that is what matters most. No game in the wOlld can give morE' enjoyment alld plea. sure to those who play. and \\'atch it. than cricket. 2~
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BOVS'
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MAGAZINE.
1n th~ absence of a profes~ional coach, Mr. Wall1. in his 0\\'11 inimitable manner, performed the duties belonging to thi~ important aud very nece,>sary position, with very great credit. 'Ve loo'~ forward with confidence to next season. There are a number of promising players who will have more opportllnities to do justice to the1llselve~. Among them are :-Steyn, Bersin. Hammil1. Carpenter. Jackson alld Scrimgeour.
Results of Matches.
27/10rH:
7ill/3t:
14/11/3t:
W.B.H.S. 105 (Wilkinsoll D. C. 193 for 8.
vs. Diocesan College. Askew IS. l'indale IS.)
32,
vs. S.A.C.S. W.B.H.S. 1st innings 62 (Askew 14. Tindale 14.) S.A.C.S. Ist innings 1-l5 dec. (Berelowitz 3 for39. Ritchie 5 fer 33.) W.B.H.S. 2nd innings 88 for 3, (nerelowitz 16, Dower 28 not out, Shaw l-l not ont.) vs. Stellenbosch. tellen hosch 155.
W.B.H.S. 70, (fine 39. Askew 14.) (WilkiJlson took 5 for 22.)
28/11/31 : vs. R.B.H.S. W.B H.S. Ist illnings 10. R.B H.S. 107. (Ritchie took 5 for 29, Wilkinson 3 for 18.) W.B H.S. 2nd innings 70. ('l'illdale 36 not out.) 13/2/32:
18, 19/2{32:
20/2/32:
s/3/3?: 17/10/31:
vs. S A.C.S. W.B.H.S. 98. (Wilkinson S.A.C.S. 163 (Parker took 4 for 43.) vs. Diocesan College. D. C. 214 for 6.
W.B.H.S.
40 not
out.)
6路L ,Tindale
25.)
vs. Stellenbosch. W.n.II.S. Ist innings 31. Stellenbosch 1st innings 90, (Parker took 3 for 22, Carpenter 6 for 35) W.n.H.S. 2nd innings 106 for 3, (Tindale 21, Fine 20, Askew 22 not out, Wilkiuson 30 not out.) vs. R.B.H.S. R B.H.S. W.B.H.S. 96 (Fine 19.)
87. (Dower
took
4 for
vs. Tokai. W.B.H.S. 96 (Askew 57 not out.) 40 for S. Rain stopped play. 23
IS.)
Tokai
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MAGAZJNE.
Old Boys' Match. PlayeJ
at Plumstead,
16th December,
1931.
O.B. Ist innings 136 (Loubser 23, Lincey 19, Lamont 36, Johnson 17. Douglas 12. Kelly 14 not out, Ritchie took 4 for 29, Wilkinson took 5 for 47.) W.B.H.S. Ist. innings 119 (Mr Wahl 37, Berelowitz 13 not out, Johoson took 5 for 25.) O.B. 2nd innings 117 (Beatty 20. Mr. Wahl took 3 for :~2. W.B.H.S.
19, Ritchie
34, Johnson 28 not out, Lamont
2nd innings 71 for 5. (Wilkinson
35, Shaw 17 n.o.)
Old Boys' Union. Anl/ual
General Meeting.
The Annual General Meeting was held in the School Hall on Thursday, 9th ]ulfe at 8.15. There was an attendance of twenty six. The Preside!1t opened the meeting with a sLort speech, in \\'hich, tLough he plearied guilt.y to a charge which might be brought against him of preaching to the converted, he asked members to attempt to arouse more enthu iasl11 among Old Boys. On this, their second birthday, the Committee had to report a falling off iu membership from 190 to 175, a rate of decline which would in time extinguish the Union. The Committee had done their best to maintain the excellent enrolment during the first year of the existence of the Union; but if each member were to induce one Boy to join, the Union could look forward with greater confidence to the future. Before ending his address and foreshadowing his own retirement. the 'president took advantage of the occasion to congratulate two Old Boys on recent achievement Of theirs-L. Atlas, the joint Victor LlIdor7l1l1 of the Uni\'ersity, and B. Parrell, the Cape Province Rhodes Scholar for 1932. The opening address closed with warm presidential thanks for thei r support to the committee and particularly to the secretary and treasurer.
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The Secretary's and the Treasurer's report were adopted without discltssion. Before the business of electing office-bearers was begun, the secretary read the correspondence. Mr. M. Ac\:erman regrettecl that he could not be present. He was leaving for England tbe next clay; but, hoping to return In September. wished to remain an acti\'e member. Mr. F. T. Pienaar regretted his inability to attend owing to a former engagement; so did Mr. W. ] ordan-O\ving to a distance from Australia. Jordan, who i3 dairy-farming, wrote asking fat the names and addresses oE various Old Boys. and enquiring aiter the subscription and Blazer material. Mr. J. Kahn also swt an apol06.1', having turned the night before.
up in error
The election of office-bearers was then proceeded with. Whell proposed, Mr. de Kock declined to accept office as President, thinking that the bonour should circulate and the Union have the opportunity of having a Presidellt with Eresh ideas and enthusiasm. If his example is followed, Mr. de Kock, may be fOtll1d to ha\"e created a precedent of a two-year temlof office-a -George Washington touch. On the motion of Mr. de Kock, whose work as first President has been hi~hly successful. Mr. Clegg was re-elected as Honary President. Mt. F. T. rienaar was elected President and Mr. C. Scott, Vice-President. On the motion of l\{r. Clegg, the secretary and the treasurer were re-elected, with acclamation, For melllbersbip of the Committee :-Messrs. de Kock, C. Friedlander, Ackerman, Carmicbael. Peinberg, Penny, Pickup, Kahn and Loubser were nominated, and, after three of the candidates had tied on a first ballot, a committee of six was elected. There was no further business, and the meeting was adjourned at 9 p.m. Office路bearers for 1932-3:-Hon. President, Mr. W. A. Clegg; President, Mr. F. T Pienaar; Vice-President, Mr. C. Scott; Hon. Secretary, Mr. R. T. Felbert ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. D. R. Granger. Members of the Committee :-Messrs. J. S. de Kock, V. Carmi-:hael, M. Ackerman, E. J. Penny, J. Pickup, J. Loubser, G. Wooley (School Representative,). 25
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The Secretary's Report. JUNE
:'I[t'.
Chailman
1932.
and G~nllemen,
As a continnation of the minutes of the first General Meeting I have just read, r shall liON give a brief resume of the Coml1littee :\feetings and Fnllctions of the past tinancial year. The first Committee Meeting after the general meeting was helel at ~rr. De Kock's chambers on June 23rd This meeting was convened to discuss the Anllual Dinner. After due consideration the Royal Hotel, \Vynberg, II'as decided on as the venue, and the date \Vas fixed as August 5th. The Annual Dance was also lInder di3cllssion, and the COJ1ll1littE'edecided that it should be held at the St. James Hotel. on a date to he arranged by Mr. I"::ey with the proprietor of the Hotel. 1t was decided to enclose Dance Tickets in the Circ:ulars 5hortly to be sent out. The Treasurer reported progress on lhe Field J'llnd, and arrangemeuts with regard to ploughing II'ere discus!:>ed. A.nother Committee Meeting was final arrangements for the Dillner alld Clegg reported tllat the fieln had been approximate co~t of 拢21. and th~nked .'chooJ. The Dinner I"as held ill spite of the non路 arrival ments had been made. detail are to be found in description of the dance. financial side of 1>oth.
held on July 21st, ~'hen Dance were completed. ploughed and planted at the l;nion on behalf of
the Mr. an the
on August 5th, and \Vas fairly successful of two entertainers with whom arrangt:'About -15 members were present. Full December' School 1\lagnine, as also the The Treasurer II路ill report later on the
A further Committee l\'leetillg was held on August 30th, when 1\Ir. Key repr)fted On the arrangements for the Dance. The Secretary read a letter from 1\1r. J. McDollald, who tendered llis resignation from tbe Committee, o\ying to his having illsufJicient time to devote to the interests of the Union. The Committee accepted his resigllation and illl'itec1 Mr. E. J. Penny to fill the \'acant position which has sil1ce been held by him. 26
THE
WYNBERG
BOYS'
HrGH
SCHOOL
MAGAZINE.
Tlle Dance took place at the. tJames' Holelon 5th, aud the weather on this occasiou being clement, success was assured.
September a financial
On August 21st, tlte Union, represented by );lessl's. R. Lewin, C. Felbert and D. Granger. was entertained by the School Debating Society, the \'erdict all the motion "That Democracy does not ex.ist in lhe modern State ., being in the fa vour of tlte Old Boys by a large majority. On February I ·t another meeting was held, at which !lIr. Key's resignation was received. tendercd a~ be was leaving for 'outh \Vest Africa. l\lr. Key, although exceeJingly sorry lo have to disassociate himself frOi'll active participation in tbe afIairs of lhe Union, staled that he ",oulJ always maintain a keen interest in the Union, and in view of the valuable >~rvices he rendered while serving on the Committee, we have every belief in this ~tatemeJlt. It was decided by the Committee not lo fill the vacancy pending the General Meeting. The questioll of the Anllual Tennis Match vs. the StalT \Vas left in the hands o£ the Treasurer, wbo undertook to raise a team and make the necessary arrangemellts. It was decided to hold a Smoking Concert 011February 25th. and a subcommittee was appointed to make all arrangements. It was also c1ecic1edto invite representatives o£ other Old Boys' 1]nions in the Peninsula, and to senel circulars to all members notifying them of the coming event. The Srlloker was duly Jleld 011 the 25th February, and reference to it ~ill be found in the JUlle issue o£ the magazine, which all members will be receiving sbortly. I now pass on to sporting events, of which the I1sual number were held, and as the School Magazine of December last and that of June, which is 110\Vin print, have ample reference to them. the need for lengthy description' does not arise. Apologies are made for the falling through of tbe Tenllis MaLch, which \\'2S 11l1a\'oiclably po tponed, and will probably Le held later. The hooting Match was lost by the narrow margin of three points, the scores of the past being remarkahly high, in spite of their want of practice, Coates returning 97. Tbe School won the Annual Rugby :\Tatch by 6 points to 3. Before this game the" Very Old Boys ,. played the StafT at Soccer, winning a farcical match by I goal to nil. During the course of this bistoric encounter our presidellt proved that the So:cer world has neglected a brilliant goalie, while the surprising agility of Mr. Pienaar led one to suspect that he must 27
THE
W\'NI3ERG
BOYS'
RIGH
SCHOOL
MAGi'lZINE.
be a devoted adherent of the" Kruschenites." A detailed account of the Cricket Match will appear in the forthcoming magazine. The Old Boys. represented by Messrs. J. Loubser, J. Lincey, P. Beatt~·, H. Louw, D Granger, R. Lamont (capt.), R. J. Johnson, S. Douglas. D. KelJy, G. Yudclman, anel T. Watters won rather easily 1.>y 19 TUns. As tbe SellOoI ground was not available. the Plumstead Cricket ground was hired Ly the Secretary, and, the match, beIng plnyed on a holiday, was m~.de a whole day event.
Treasurer's Report. June 9th, 1932. Mr. Chairman
and Gentlemen.
It is witlI nO little yon thi· evening that come to a satisfactory view but also from the
pleasure that I am in a position to inform another year in the life of the {lnion has conclusion not only from a social point of financial outlook.
Just over a year ago at the last general meeting I stated that we carried forward a balance of £9,12/8. I now propose to account for that £9/12/8, and tbe additional £68/4/0 which has passed through my hands since that date. Out of this £63/-4/0. £32/13/0 represents subscriptions, including two Life Subscriptions. We received £13/0/0 by tbe sale of tickets f(Jr the Annual 1linner, and tbe remaining £22/ I I/O represents cash received at the Dance. Our expenses for the year may be categorized in very much the same way as those of last year. Printing and Postage expenses amount to £8/9/3. This ~um i composed of tbe amounts spent on all circulars and po tcarcls sent out to members duriug the year; the postage on these, and also on b\'o copies of tbe School :\1agazine sent to members; also the stationery requirements of the Union. Not included in the amount, however, is tbe cost of printing for Dinner and Dance, as these two amounts are included in the cost of the respective entertainments which I shall refer to in oue COlUse. 28
THE
WYNBERG
BOVS'
HIGH
SCHOOL
MAGAZINE.
The sum of £17/4/0 has been spent 011 the School Magazine, all members having been supplied with a copy in June and December last. Our Bank Charges for the year amount to 3/10. As 2/9 of this amount represents tht cost of a cheque book I do not imagine that any of you gentlemen will claim that that excellent institution-Messrs. Barday's Bank, D. C. & O. !tas o\'ercharged us for the privilege of taking charge of our funds. In October last 'we repeated our initial attempt at interesting ourselves in the social side of School life by again donating a Book prize to the Best Speaker of the year, and I make so hold as to say that I do not think that 101- could have been better spent -except perhaps in training the School speakers before they nex.t attempt to indulge in verbal badinage witb those more sophisticated gentry-the Old Boys. On November II tho 1931, a Wieath was laid at the School Memorial Gateway on IJehalf of the Old Boys' Union-a practice which I hope will become an institution The sum of 30/- mn t be attributed to this. together with another wreath sent on behalf of the Union in Novemher last on the occasion of the oemise of Mr. W. Jones, a past member of the School Staff. The rent of our Post Office Box cost £1/5/0 and the hire of a cricket field for the Annual Match. Past vs. Present cost £1/1/0. Incidentally t.his was another occasion when it was proved that the School Boys have a lot to learn from the Old B's. The Annua! Dinner, which was fairly well attended, involved an almost negligible loss-2/6, our expenses in this cOllnection being £ 13/2/6 and our receipts £ 13/0/0. It \vas a matter
of gratification to the Committee that the Annual Danct:, which last year cau~ed a loss of about £7/0/0, this time resulted in a profit of £2/9/6. our receipts being £22/11/0 and expenses £20/1/6. A Smoking Concert held in the School Hall a few months ago at an expense of £ 1/ 10/4 is commented on in detail in the forthcoming isme of the School Magar.ine. Finally Petty Expens~s for the year total 7/6. leaving us with a balance of £12/lli4. Of this amount £12/9/8 is in the Bank,and the remainder is petty cash. 29
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VilYNI3ERG
BOYS'
HIGH
SCHOOL
MAGAZINE.
Mr. Cbairman and Gentiemen, 1 think I ha\"e mentioned everything of importance. In conclusion I have, however, one thing to remind you of. To mention it is perhaps banal, yf't not to mention it might be disastrous. Subscriptions ale now due, and may either be handed to me this evening, or posted to P.O. Bo., 5(" Wynberg. at yonr earliest convenience.
R. T.
Statement
FELBERT.
of Receipts and Expenditure
(1931-32.)
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURE £
To Bal. B/F. Annual Snbs Life Subs " Dinner Tickets Dance
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d.
£
9 12 S 26
6 13 22
7 6 0
"
0 0 0 0
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.. £77
16
aud Postage School !l1agazines Bauk Charges Debating :Society Prize "\Vreatbs .. Rent of P.O. Box of Hire Cricket field Diuner Expenses D a u C e Expenses Smoking Concert Petty Expenses ... Bal cIf.
s.
d.
By Printulg
S 17
To Balallceb/f
30
£12f11/4
8 0 3 10 4
lO 10 5 I 13 20 I
1 2 1
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8
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0 0 0 0 6 6 4 6 4
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