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CONTENTS Page Edito·rial ... ... School Notes }\{ornillg at the Farm Debating Society Kotes The Lecture on the Cament Ye Dance ... ... ... ... ... The Junior School Co·ncert Sunset and Sllllri e in the Karoo ... Somnolence Playing 'l'ruant The Waves ... ... An Escape from Prison Sanctions ... Dream Days

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TJle End of a Perfect Day... Letter to an Old Ho~' Pathways . A Strange Story ... The Orchestra Concert . App,liecl Quotation' , Miss .Beatrice Kahn

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Preselltations ... 'rhe Junior School Exhibition Rugby , , .. , 'rhe School Team ... ... ... ... The Cro' -country . Olel Boys' Page , .. ]\,[idday ...... ", ..... , ...

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Editorial 1935 has been a very important year in the history of, the school. The enrolJl1ent of some fifty boys more than In prevIous. years in Standard 7 has .led to the creation of an extra class aod the appointment ïrOI11 next year of another master,. If L1~e~ccesslon of ne,w boys continues, wc can predict the er,eatlon wlthm a few years of extra Staodards 8, 9 and, 10, a~ld further appOllltments to the staff. Until we can have extensIOns made, \\'e may find the strain on our. accommodation sev·ere j but wc welcome the 'growth of our school. In the meantime we offer a welcome to>

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Mr. E. Martin, at present studying at the University, who has been appointed German master and assistant Afrikaans master. In December we shall say good-bye to Mr. A. G. Walker, and in January welcome Mr. Thorp, who exchang~d positions a year ago. Mr. Walker, in this our year of sudden growth, has had a year of large classes and a crowded time-table. We do not know how he has regarded his exchange. He has certainly not had a holiday year v.;ith us. We know, however, that his classes will long remember his visit. The interest that a number of boys have taken in practical expel'iments in chemistry after school hours and his sacrifice of Saturday mornings for the sake of ou,- Senior Certificate class are proof that his methods have been responded to eagerly and his service ungrudgingly given. His home has been the lab., and the Mast.ers' Common-room has, ther.efore, not seen much of him. Our acquaintance with him has been in spare moments from time to time, and during the social afternoons at tennis which he, Mrs. \Valker and his sister, Miss Walker, attended during the first term of the year. We wish him a pleasant voyage and many successful years of teaching in England, and we shall long remember his work, his very critical attitude towards our South African examination system and-a pleasant mark of his thought[ulnesshis having interested the Old Guildfordian Association in the Armistice Day ceremony at our Memorial Gates. Our celebration of Armistice Day was quiet and impressive. W. Krause performed the duty of reading- the names of the Old Boys who had fallen in the War, and the Rev. Eve made an impassioned plea for peace in Our time. Many wr.eaths had been placed at the Gates, the Old Guildfordian and our own Old Boys' Union tributes being the only ones we can acknowledge here; for the others hat! been sent anonymously. On the football field our teams have played well and strenuously. Mr. Tasker, Mr. "'!ood and Mr. "VahI have spent many hours coaching teams and r.efereeing games. In the number of victories, a matter of little importance, the year has not been as successful as some previous years have been. In the cricket season, recently commenced, the teams have scored some notable victories as well as always playing excellent cricket, learned at the nets under Mr. Wahl and Mr. Haupt and Mr. "Vood. The Debating Society season continu.ed as pleasantly and successfully as it began. The experiment of having- boys deliver papers may be said to have been a success, and might well be persisted in. Two of the most interesting lectures in the history of the society were, however, those delivered by our two visitors, Mr. Walker, who addressed us on " Guildford College," and Mr. A. van Oudtshoorn, "vho read a paper orr photography. The .J unior School concert, at \\'hich Mr, Loric's orchestra made a successful debut, and the Junior School Exhibition are recorded later in our pages. Rehearsals were the order of nearly every afternoon in the gym. and the libra,-y during the third term;

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for in addition to the three Junior School pieces, a Senior School play was rehearsed three times a week until, in view of the many activities at the end of the year, it was abandoned in October. At the end of the first year of our" New" Library, we can ,congratulate ourselves on the success of our venture in buying two hundred ncw books bound in library covers. The books .are in good condition after a year of constant use, To the 12th November, 747 exchanges had been made. Among the old books 1,050 issues have been recorded. Vve wish here to thank Mr. D. R. Granger for his gift of sixty books to the library. , \Ne wish our readers great success in the examinations, and a very pleasant holiday. --88-G.B

School Notes It was with regret that the school said good-bye to Sims and Riches at the 路end of the third term. Sims would have left in December in the n<ltural course of school life; but Riches we shalt miss sadly at next year's inter-school sports. Both had been many years at school, and had distinguished themselves on the playing !leids. Congratulations to Daish on his excellent prize-winning speech at the Best Speakers' Debate, and to Jones on his paper ,on" Lawrence of Arabia," which he had pr.epared very carefully aOO delivered well. The Junior School concert was a triumph for Standards 5 and 6, as well as for those who performed before the footlights. For weeks hefore the evenings there was lively activity among the boys of these two standards, who painted the scenery and thus, .anonymously, con.tributed to the effectiveness of the performances. --88--

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The sun comes up over the hills, And tints the sky with pink, The cock starts crowing in the run, The bright stars cease to wink. The harvesters are to the fields To reap the golden grain; It must be gathered in the barn Ere comes the winter rain. The farmer's wife and children three Set out with horse and cart To take the butter and the eggs Away to village mart. D.

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Debating Society Notes The first debate since the publication of our last notes was. that held on 29th May, the subject being" That the South African youth spends too much time on sport." The speakers on this. occasion were R. EHlers, B. Davey, R. Daniels and J. Mauerberger. Although the speaking \\'as inf1nitely better for, the motion was lost Ly 25 votes on account of prejudice. After this. debate F. Friedlander delivered a paper on " Chaucer-the first Engl ish poet," ilnd G. J ones one on .. Lawrence of Arabia." The next meeting took place on 26th July, \\'hen P. Skeeles, H. \Villiams, R. Riches, T. Goodson, S. Jones and M. Katz discussed " That there should be Prohibition in South Africa." This being a thirsty country, it is needless to say that the motion was lost. After the debate J. Mauerberger once more screened several l1lms, and I think he deserves a vote of thanks for his trouble. On the 9th August, the annual debate against the Old Boys took place. The Old Boys were represented by D. Granger, 1.. Friedlander and R. Felben, while G . .Jones, B. Daish and H. Williams spoke Ior the school. The subject "'as " That Heredity has more influence on character than Environment." Thet'e w,ere very few Old Boys present but their t'epresentatives defeated those of the school as a result of Yery impartial voting. On the 6th September, the school was honoured by the visit of Mr. A. van R. Oudtshoorn, the world famous photographer, who is an Old Boy of this school. Mr. van Oudtshoorn gave an address, interesting to expert and nO\'ice alike, and displayed some of his famous pictures which have been hung in salons all over the world and which ha\'e g<tinecl many awards. Mr. van. Oudtshoorn expressed a desire that all those interested in photography should join lubs after leaving school and he expressed his willingness to help <tnyone \\'ith problems if they only communicate with him. The last debate of the session W:1S held on 25th September, when the " Best Spe<tkers" debate took place. " That the Literary man is of gTeater use to so iety than the Scientist" w<tS discussed by R. Eastman, R. Elfrers, B. Daish, H. Williams, G. Jones and F. Friedlvnder. The juclg'es were Capt. G. A. ReicI, 路Mr. \V. R. Skceles and Mr. vV. A. Clegg. The speaking was of high standard and there \\'as a good deal of hUl11oUl', which is an imoortant factot路 in any dC'bate. B. Daish was adjudged the Best Speaker for 1935 and R. Elffers was runner-up. Daish deservedly \\"on the prize \\"ith an exee1l.ent soeech. He has a Rood deb<tting temoerament, yocabulary, technique and he is very fluent anel el11ph<ttic, alw<t)"s ready to take ad\'antag.e of any of his opponents' slips. E.1Ffers was also vet路y impressive, but hehas not the same temper<tment or wit.

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I should like to reiterate, on behalf of the society, a vote of thanks to Mr. G. Bobbins for his kindness in taking over the presidency for 1935. The Pr.esident has no light tGlsk in choosing suitable subjects, I assure you. In conclusion, I make ~111 appeal to the fellows coming on to take an interest in the society and to take the opportunity of learning to speak in public. G. JONES. --

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The Lecture on the Camera Mr. van Oudtshoorn's lecture was, we should think, the most interesting lecture we have had in our hall. A short talk on the interest of photography was followed by an exhibition of three cameras. The stand-camera was a revelation. It is mounted on a rail and can be raised or depressed; it can be extended like a concertina, for the lengthening of the focal lens; it is fitted with independent sights that allow the photographer, after he' has ,decided on his focal distance, to see a framed image of the picture he is taking. It has a telephotographic lens that makes possible the taking of dist<'lnt objects (tre.es or animals on mount<'lin slopes). It can work at 1/250th of a second and, like all the cameras displayed, has an adjustable aperture that, narrowed, permits of shal'p focussing at every distance and, widened, resembles the eye in selecting one plane and reducing nearer and more distant planes to a secondary inter路est. In displaying some of his pictures at the cnd of his lecture, Mr. van Oudtshoorn was almost led into a second lecture--on art in photography. Instruments are merely the means of extending the horizon of man's powers, and the accuracy of his instrument is merely a sine qlla /Lon to the photographer, allowing him to express his conceptions in a certain medium. In th.e medium of photography an artist can preserve proportion, study composition, and achieve the unity of impression that is the secret and the object of all 3t路tistic representations of l路eality. A photograph is an arranged spectacle, a modification of renlity no less than a painting is. The photographer, in wishing for a balance to some dark mass of hillside, treads on and darkens a patch of gleaming white sand across a span of water. He may wait for hours for some animals in a field to move till some design that is implicit in the configuration of the trees and hills emerges in answer to and in harmony with th路eir new distribution. He may watch for hours, in danger or discomfort, till a breaking wave or a wind-tossed sky forms for a fleeting moment into the picture that with his artist's vision he has seen building itself up out of formlessness and, before it has been scattered into ruins, he must record it, arresting for all time the one moment of force or forl11l that nature has created for him. And he himself, half perceiving the glimpses of beauty that only an artist can recognise and,

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therefore, half creating, can now, with the mastery of light that the new accuracy in cameras has provided for him, through the artist's methods of selection, arrangement, composition and the observance of pe,·spective, capture the fleeting beauty that has been the pursuit of painters with the traditional instruments of brush and pencil. Photographers usually take pictures that are mere records of sights that are there for" him who runs to read." Mr. van Oudtshoorn gave us a conception of a photographer acting, in theway that poels clo, as providence to the reality he is intent on reproducing and then recorcling, 'ivith delic::tte responsiveness, thespectacle he has arranged. G.B_ --00--

Ye Dance Upon ye Saturday nighte, y.e twelfth before ye Kal nds of October, did some of ye ancient tribe of Wynbergians of ye Matrician classes foregather and hold highe reveil by ye light of ye electrick lamps. Although but few of ye Senyor Matricians did attend, ye other having wrongful lye and unsportin~e tunked ye ordeall, yet did manye of ye Junior Matricians enter ye lists and endure harde blows on ye ankles for ye honoure of their faire ladyes. Many also were ye ,·elicks of bygone generations which did fille ye Ancient Gym Hall even unto overllawing. Ye warriors did doff their outer g<1rments in ye aide Standarde 7B classroom, whereas ye dames did bcautifye themselves and perform like office in ye Ladye Teachers' Boudoir. Thc,·eupon did they hie themselves unto ye Hall where they did keep time even unto ye rhythmicall thumps of ye spinet and ye shrill notes of ye viol, until being wearied mightily, they were two by two compelled to seek ye fresh aire whereof ye nighte was. very tulle, so that it mighte be permitted to them to revive insofar as they mighte be able to resume ye orgy. Befor·e any person ne did faint upon ye Aoore was ye feast announceu. Thereupon did manye make ye dive for ye library and presently emerge, bent even unto y.e grounde with viands hardlye WOII from y.e other \'alorous knights, to tempt their faireladyes to sustayne tbeir Aagging.e energies. Others, bolder, did venture with their damsels into ye melee and by reason of ye goodeness of ye victuals did manye gri.evouslie overeat. Ye minstJ·els <1gain discoursed soft musick and ye mortals girded up th·eir loins and sallied forth to do battle, which they did righte merrilie untiJl a few minutes after ye midnigbt houre when ye revellers did cease to reveil. They warbled ye triballe triumphall chant and went their separate wayes to all corners of ye suburbs. G. G. HENDERsoN, 9_

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The Junior School Concert The Tllil-d Annual Junior School Concert was held in the Hall on 24th and 26th September. An innovation this year, and what may come to be looked upon as marking an epoch in the history ot the school, was the performance of the Junior School Orchestra_ That twenty-two boys of irom twelve to fiftten years of age cou.1d be able, after only six months of learning, to produce any sounds from the most difficult and treacherous of instruments beyond scratches and cliscur-ds was incredible; but the performance justified the faith that Mr. Lorie must have had in including iL The playing was smooth and hat! breadth; lhe time was excellent and the intonation p'~easing. The pieces played, a march and a valsette, did not demand rapidity or fTexibility of the violinists, but were not simple "pieces for beginners." The phrasing was difficult, and the sustaining of the individual notes and the singing phrases were a triumph for the boys and their conductor. The balance was also satisfying, and within a year or two, the orchestra should bf' able lO achieve the beauty of which the violin alone among instruments holds the secret-the emotional tone, the surge of an unbroken phrase, alld the singing sweetness of a long sustained note. The thr路ee plays ,,"cre " Aladdin," " The Death of Balder ,. and " The Stranger." In "Aladdin" an ingenuously wicked uncle, overreaching himself, makes th.e fortune of the widow Twankey and brings an unsophisticated Princess into her establishment and the life of the young Aladdin. Aladdin carried off the honours of the evening, simulating hunger, desperation and love with grace and spontaneity. " The Death of Balder. " the one purely dramatic fable-the others were interspersed with songs-was a very interesting production and a work of ;Ht. In a setting against massive, frowning mountains the Norse Gods took on an impressive remoteness from their austere surroundings and the dignity and seriousness of their voices-a triumph for the producer. Balder is afraid of Death. Odin summons Fire, Water. Steel and Trees, allegorically personated, to vow that they will never injure Balder. After theil- ritual anel vows Balder is immune from Death. But Odin h;lS forgott.en the Ycw. which is too young- and small to be noticed; and an archer kills Balder when his immunity seem", unchallenged. " Thc Stranger" had the fable of a fairy tale. The PrincesS" Rosalie is lost. An orphan. Rosy Lee, in company with a cheerful tinker visits a grouo of harvesters. A stranger arrives who professes ability to detect an imposture. The tinker wishes to depart' from the company of those who can listen to such stuff anel nonsense. He is restrained; and the stranger d:scovers in

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Rosy Lee the bewitched Princess. She is released from the spell and the wicked tinker is arrested b}; a band of terrifying soldiers. Operatic in structure, this production was interesting for the boisterous singing of the Colonel, the merry notes of the peasants, the fine singing of the stranger and the poet, and the beautiful singing of the five harvesters, which \\'as the most finished and pleasing performance of the play. G. B. PROGRAMME. 1. "Earlsmead" March ... ... ... ... Ford. W.13.H.S. Orchestra. 2. "ALADD1:\i," a P1ay by F. Rome. Characters: Aladdin '" '" N. Samuels. Widow Twankey '" '" P. Marais. Abanazar M. McCahan. Princess '" '" ". D. Vice. Small Abanazars: P. Crowley, M. SadIer, S. Kav<llsky, T. Baskin. Chorus of Boys: V. Lovegrove, R. Rademeyer, B. Wells, 1. Mathew, H. Elffers, E. Adams. G. McCarthy, B. Attwood, D. Crookes, V. Outram, G. Hamilton, P. Good, P. Brink. 3. Valsette.................... Springetl. W.B.H.S. O,'chest"a. 4. "THE DEATH OF BALDER," from the Norse Legencl. Characters: Odin '" J. Gibson. Frigg '" D. Tempier. Balder G. Redman. Hoder '" B. Anderson. Loki ... F. Upton. Fire J. Kincaid. VI ater '" '" B. Jackson. Steel... M. Resnekov. Trees... P. Gordon. Flowers... S. '\iVeiner. Beasts .. O. Caldecott. Death '" . F. van Breda. Other Gods B. Benische\vitz, S. Allen, T. Katz, B. Milward. 5. "THE STRANGER," a Play by L. Swinyard, adapted to the music of SCH CMANj\:'S ALBUM FOR THE YOUNG. Characters: Reapers '" D. Riley, b. Harwood, P. Kreyenbroek, R. Gibbs, N. West. The Merry Peasant '" V. Bremridge. His Wife '" T. Ashman. The Wild Rider A. Ashman. Tlhe Colonel ... '" '" S. Lewis.

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T. Carter, K. Whiteman, A. Mathew. B. Rivett, S. Lear, B. Crosse. , ,. G. West. N. Moseley. ... P. Kelly. :.. H. Mathew. , S. Upton.

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W.B.H.S. ORCHESTRA: N. GibbsJ S. Upton, D. Allen, A. Jeffes, H. de Villiers, A. Nunn, S. Allen, N. Seddon, D. Wright, W. Moseley,路N.路 Moseley; R. Moseley, A. Lewis, S. Galloon, J. Galleon, I. Ellefsen, G. P.elteret, O. Caldecott, B. Fisher, R. Gibbs, C. Marks, B. Jackson. Cond'ucto'Y: Mr. A. Lorie. Guest Pianist: Miss S. Myers. --[I

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Another Junior School function of interest was a General Music Demonstration in the hall on 12th September. This was divided into three路 sections, which were so graded as to follow natUl:ally one upon the other. In the first section Miss Gerdener demon;;trated the elementary lessons in rhythm and notation learned in Eurhythmics by the youngest boys, and through the medium of physical movement, which itself contained much robust exercise. Following upon this, Mr. Larie demonstrated the application of this knoo,v-Iedgein the' Percussion Band work. where some bright music on the piano was accompanied from notatlan. by the Standard 2 percussion band. Two or three sight- reading exercises were also well carried out by the class. . The third section, demonstrated again by Mr. Larie. showed the ultimat.e aim of all this work-the learning of a real musical instrument. Eight members of the" Metro" violin class showed their ability in certain of the routine work of lessons. One boy later played a simple solo. By means of this excellent system of class teaching, which is. brought within the lil')1its of most purses throug-h the reasonable prices of both outfits or lessons, a school orchestra of twenty has been permanently established. After onlv three months, the orchestra played <It an end of term Junior School 'penny concert, after six months they performed two pleasing pieces at the dramatic entertainment, and after three terms ar路e playing fallI" pieces and joining with percussion band and voices in a combined item on Parents' Day. r9

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Sunset and Sunrise in the Karoo The sun had passed below the horizon, leaving a pale, delicate pink emerging out of the lightest of blues. Then appeared parallel layers of orange, vermilion, dark and light green, violet and tangerine. These wondrous and beautiful colours merged into each other so well that the sky presented a scene never to be forgotten. When viewed against the sombre, grey background of the veld the colours were thrown into sharp contrasts and appeared only as streaks against each other. As the minutes passed the coloul's changed; some became lighter, some darker; some changed places with each other until the sky presented a medley of colours as rich as has cv,er been witnessed. At half-past four in the morning the first traces of light began to steal over the sky. At five o'clock it was comparatively light. Gradually rays of bright orange appeared to trace out a half -circle over the skyline. More slowly still appeared a fiery ball of red, strikingly illustrated against the bleak grey veld-that majestic aurora of fire. W. SEBBA,9. --00--

Somnolence Softly the wind is soughing, Swaying the tops of the trees; Gently the doves are cooing; Drowsily buzz the bees. Oaks in their new spl'ing foliage Charmingly are dressed, While giant pines lazily rustle A lullaby of rest. Banks.ia's crcam and blush roses Over the trellis meet; Violets a nd pansies purple Cluster around its feet. Under its grateful shadow Ensconced is a cosy nook; \iVhere rustic seat invites Your company and a book. Dreamily turning it.s pages, Your interest is not deep. While listening to the silence You gently fall asleep. D. 10J

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Playing Truant I woke up with a start as my alarm rattled out its warning :that it was time for me to be getting up. I rose sleepily, yawned a few times and then glanced out of .the window. It was a lovely day, not a cloud in the sky and the .sun already was rising. . School to-day. Oh! what a lovely day to go fishing on, I thought. By jove! I think I'll do that. Quickly I had my .shower, pulled my clothes over my head, practically anyhow, and .dashed into the dining room. "Morning, Mum, made my sandwiches yet? I'll want a lot to-day as I am feeling ravenous." " Alright, dear, I'll make you a lot if you are so hungry. vVhy don't you have some br路eakfast instead of going to school and .eating in class the whole day?" replied mother. As soon as I had my lunch I grabbed my case and ran to the hicycle shed. I left my bag in the shed and sped off down the road. I wanted to be early and meet my pal, " K-l " W-ll--ms, before he reached school. I was in time, and presently I saw his bewhisker'ed face appear round the corner of the road. "HuIlo, Mole, where's yOUl'bag? " he asked. "Oh, I am not going to .sehool lo-day, 1 haven't done any of ]-\:----'s or G---'s homework. You're going fishing with me." "That's fine" exclaimed K-l, " that's just what I was thinking of as I was coming along. Let's trickle back to m.y place and get the tackle. The pater has gone to work and the motor-bike is O.K." We covered the distance to his place in record time and soon had rods and tackle strapped on the moto路r-bike. We" knocked" up some more" grub" and presently wer路e roaring down towards -Cape Point. K-l was driving and I was riding pillion. Once down past Simontown we went more slowly, looking for a likely spot to fish. Presently we found a place and took -OUftackle, rods and food down. The motor-bike we parked on the side of the road, the wheels locked. Having slowed our belongings, we stripped and commenced to O'et red bait. The sea was not too heavy and we soon had sufficient. After we had cut out the red bait we decided to have a bite of food as neither of us had yet had any food that morning. When we had eaten wc fixed our tackle and began fishing. K-I, <If course, was the first to catch anything. Landed, however, his catch wa seen to be a six inch Hottentot. He caught another of these little fellows hefore I had a bite. Then something took my bait and" ran." He was soon landed, however-a lovely Red Roman. We now fished with new spirit. We had been f.,shing about an hour when we heard an -exclamation behind us. "'VVhat the d---, here's Hilary and Jim." Looking round, we saw to our dismay that it was our fathers, .also with fishing tackle.

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" What are you doing here when you should be at school? .. demanded K-l's father. " What are you doing here when you should be at work? " retorted both of us. " Now, there's something in that," mused my father. "If we stop the boys, we can't very well fish ourselves." " All right," says 1..:-1's father, " we'll strike a barg-ain. We'll let you fish and give you an excuse for school to-morrow, and you are not to say a word to your mothers." We agr.eed to that at once and, having settled that, once more cbmmenced fishing. "Veil, to say the least of it, we had a lovely day and caught some big fish. K-l and I got home about six. Luckily his mother was out, and we stripped, had a bath and put on our school clothes again. When I got home, Mum asked, " where have you been so late, Jim? " "Oh, I've been over at H-l-ry's place, and I've finished all my homework. May we go to the pictures to-night? " " Yes, by all means," replied mother, " if you have finished your work." When Dad arrived home, mother was both surprised anรก pleased because he had brought home fish, a thing he rarely did. "Oh, I was passing the fish market and saw a couple of fine ones; so I brought a few," .vas Dad's excuse. Next day I had an excus,e, privately written by Dad, and so had K-1. What the excuse was I never found out; but, whate\'er it was, it served its purpose. J. STEPHENSON,10. --00--

The Waves Watch the wa ves as they ebb and flow; \Vatch the waves as they come and go; The delicate sheen Of light sea-green Stretches away To the edge of the bay. \Vatch the waves <1S they rise and flow; \\'atch them roll, now quick, now slow! Watch them break on the rocky shore In sheets of spray, with a deafening roar! The foaming crest \Vith great unrest Leaps fierce alongA thunderous song! Hear them crash upon the beach, Storming the rocks they cannot reach. L. DrsLER, 7A_ l2J

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An Escape from Prison All was still 011 the Moors, as the mist enveloped the countryside. The galloping and frisking of the moor ponies could ,scarcely be heard. As the old widow lit the lamp in the sittingroom of her little cottage in the middle of the moor, she thought of her only son Tom, who had left home five years before, after a stormy incident with her nOw dead second husband, his stepfather. Suddenly the clanging of bells was heard, from the great prison of Darkmoor, a mile away from the cottage. The prison was named after its founder, Sir Jonah Dark, of Essex, where the prison was situated. As soon as the old Jady heard the bells and the sirens she rose and barred the windows and doors, because shoe knew a desperate man had escaped from prison. Suddenly a face, crowned with a convict's cap, appeared at the window, and she saw that it was her own son Tom. She was so taken aback that she almost fainted. Rushing to the door, she opened it, and there at her feet lay her only son. Dragging him insidehe was too heavy for her to carry-she stripped him of his convict clothes and dressed him in one of his old suits. After she had regained her strength she helped him into her own bed and watched him fall asleep. In the morning, whenever a warder passed, she shuddered jinwardly and \\'ondered how long she would be able to keep lip ,'the deception. When her son woke up, she gave him some food to revive him. When he had revived sufficiently, he wanted to get up. Just as he was getting out of bed, there was a noise at the front and a "varder entered the sitting-room. "Madam," he said to the widow, who had closed the bedroom door behind her before approaching him, "Madam, ha\'e yOll seen a man in con\'ict's -clothes who was almost' all in? ' " " No," said. the widow, compressing her lips to hide her confusion, " I have seen no one to-day, except my son." " That is a pity. We have been looking for him all day. He was attacked by the convict on the road and robbed." Tom, hearing somebody talking downstairs, when his possessions were restored to him.

ran joyfully down,

It appeared that Tom had gone to South Africa and made a fortune in the diamond diggings. Tom and his mothel' bought 'a farm in the country, where Tom and his wife live happily with his old mother. E. MADEISKY,7A.

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Sanctions With the object of establishing more cordial relations between the nations of the world, a cricket match has been arranged between the British Empire and the Rest of the World. The match-cables Reuter-is to be played next Saturday at the Amharie Stadium, Addis Ababa. The teams are announced as follows;British Empire-Gracie Fields (captain), Hare-Belisha, Sir Abe Bailey, Neville Chamberlain, O. Pi row, Sir Samuel Haare, Tshekedi Khama, Mr. Lyons, ]. B. Prie'5tley, Bradman, ViceAdmiral Evans. Twelfth man, G. B. Shaw. The Rest-Haile Selassie (captain), Gandhi, Stalin, Mussolini (captain), Baron Aloisi, The Pope, Hitler (captain), Mae West~ President Roosev.elt, The Aga Kahn and M. Laval (captain). There has been heated discussion in official circles over the choice of the British captain; but as Gracie Fields brilliantly she is expected to set an example to the side in the field. Mr. Hore-Belisha, the most careful and safest bat in the side~ has requested that the stumps be painted black and yellow and that safety cl'Ossings be provided for batsmen between the wickets_ The; stumps are to be made of the same type of \Vood as the British Cabinet. Sir Samuel Hoare, speaking at a dinner given to the team at the London Zoo yesterday, said that in the event of a player breaking the rules of the game, Britain was prepared to do her bit in the imposition of sanctions, but that sanctions could only be effected by a collective system and that Britain was not prepared to take isolated action. It is rumoured that" the Rest" will appear in inferior quality flannels made in Japan. Mr. Pirow, no doubt, will investigate: this " Poor 'Vh ites " question. Mr. Chamberlain, contrary to reports that he will be wearing his surplus, is appearing in conventional cricket garb. The British opening bowlers, Sir Abe Bailey and Vice-Admiral Evans are expected to provide surprises. E,;an's off-break is world famed and has earned for him the nickname of " Evans of the Broke," while Sir Abe Bailey's deliveries are so swift that he expects some of them to singe the Emperor's beard. The selection of Mr. Lyons was expected to cause uneasiness in the ranks of the enemy, but Mussolini has received it with philosophic calm, remar.king "who's afraid of the 'Big Biad Lyon? " The surprise selection, however, is Don Bradman, who is practically unknown to the cricketing public. The Emperor of Abyssinia, however, has complained that Mr. Laval is a very 14]

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mediocre cricketer and Bradman has, therefore, been chosen to balance the sides. Mr. Antho,)y Eden was considered for selection but, knowing him to be the best dressed statesman, the Selection Committee of 1<ive decided that another bowler would be superfluous. " The Rest" team is expected to provide some fireworks, ~specially as there are four claimants for the captaincy. The Emperor is expected to be chosen on account of his predominance of beard. Herr Hitler, who, on account of his fluky batting, has been nicknamed" The Chancellor," is expected to be escorted to the wicket by a bodyguard of Storm Troopers. Signor Mussolini at first wished to act as umpire but it was feared that he would confuse" Howzatt" with the Fascist salute and would involuntarily put his hand up, so he is being played as wicketkeeper. Monsieur Laval will be the No. 11 batsman. Although the French Premier is no cricketer he has promised to do his laval

best.

It is feared in sporting circles that if Mahatma Gandhi is given out unfairly he will threaten to starve to death. There is also much discussion about tbe ability of the Aga Kahn to play cricket for, while the" Times" is of the contrary opinion, the Rest are determined to prove that the Aga Khan. The Rest side are travelling to Addis Ababa in an Italian squadron piloted by General Balbo. Mae West, however, refuses to fly as she declares that" she's no angel." Most of the British team will make the journey by camel, while Mr. Pirow is believed to be hiring The

Debats

an ox-wagon.

]ournale des

official scorers will be the Editor of the and the office-boy of the Cape Review.

Appeals must be made in four official languages and submitted to the League of Nations for arbitration, where they will be discussed by a Committee of Thirteen. The \iValwal groundsman reports that he has prepared a shirtfront wicket. It has not been officially announced whether it will be a Brown-, Blue-, Grey-, Black- or Redshirt-front. The winning team is to receive valuable in Utopia and a strategic position, No Man's After the game President Roosevelt

the players is expected

will attend a bridge party where' to explain his" New Deal."

The British captain has received cables Admiral Byrde and the Sultan of Zanzibar. No

fighting

has

yet

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mIl1Ing concessions. Land, in Erehwon.

of good

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Dream Days The day was stiAling hot. It was so hot that the usual sounds of a class, such as the shuffling of feet and bodies, were .absent in the room. The class was apathetic but not sl.eepy, which was due to the fact that an exam. was on. The master, having nothing to do, was dozing in his chair, not troubling to keep an eye on the boys busily wI'iting, The next question on my papel' was the essay. Looking at the headings, the first one m)' eye fell on was .. Daydrea ms," I thought of the times when, instead of giving my attention in class to the subjects at hand. I used lO daydr.eam. I glanced Out of the window at the cobalt sky, and wished I were at home instead of here. Mentally I went over the procedure I would adopt on reaching home. I would put on my bathing-costume and stroll down to the beach. I t looks very blue over the white glare of the shimmering sancIs, dotted here and there \vith sunshades, bathing wraps and other articles of clothing, . The sea, close in, is a hard glass-like emerald as the transparent waves surge in towards the shiny beach, curling over, until they look like some damty old-world glassware, when suddenly they fall, with a hissing detonation, into a pure white froth, which surges, sparkling, up the wet sand, with the sound that only surf has. Throwing- Illy lowelon a rock, 1 take a run over the soft, warm sand i1nd afler a few jumps over the wavelets, I launch myself into a green wave just as it is curling over. Oh, the exhilarating coolness as the Wi1ter surges over my hot body! After that I start surfing-. Only those who surf can have any idea of the sensation of sliding towat'ds shore in front of a tossing, heaving wave, with the water rushing past the curl of the surfboard in two froth-tipped \vavelets, After I have finished, I take my canoe ;md spencl an hour Or so exploring all the coves and inlets funher round thE' bny. Altogether I spend a perfect afternoon. The evening is perfect. Such an evening as we get only in midsummer. The air is still warm, but a faint, cool breeze, barely felt on the :face, is coming over the sea {J-om the south. The town is behind, and across lhe bay the water is illuminated by the reflections of the lights, broken where the black shadows of the waves move silently over the water. Among the rocks below they are not so silent; for as each one moves among the rocks it swishes anel gurgles musically. Some nights the blue smoke-like flames of phosphorus can be seen as the waves are broken against the rock.. Above me the sky is a dark velvet in which the stars seem like diamonds, so clear. I think of a morning at the tennis courts, with the white-clad players moving about, cheerfully chaffing each other and joking

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while they are playing. But here 1 sit a-day-dreaming when I .should be writing my essay! I have \.vasted a quarter of an hour ,of valuable time. No time no'U) to decide on what I shall write, .:SO I pick up my pen, try to shift to a more comfortable position _jn the hard desk and head my paper" Day Dreams." M. MAREE, 9. --00--

The End of a Perfect Day " Oh! time to get up," thought Pongo, " Ah, well, for makjng me get up so early, I'll eat mistress' shoes." He sauntered leisurely Out of his kennel and, seeing a cat, chased it. Aftet' .chasing the cat, hc bit a piece off a v路elvet cushion which had been left outside, and chewed it reflectively. He \I'as thinking what he could do that day. He could, of course, pull a few feathers out of onc. of the fowls, or take the meat off the kitchen table, but they were all so commonplace. Any Pomeranian could, do that. But he, Pongo, a mongrel of ferocious aspect, "vas out to 路c10 better things. He scratched himself. "Drat those Oeas," he thought. He'd gal ~tn idea. He decided thal he would go to town in the car with master. He had often heard of town. Master went there everyday. He went to the front of the house and looked at the car. One of the b<lck eloors of lhe car was open. He jumped in. He heard footsteps approaching lhe car. " ]\'[aster's coming," he thought. The car slarted off. Pongo had never been in a car befot'e. It made him f.eel sick. At last they reached to\,vn. His Master stoppt:d, got out of the car and left the front door open. Pongo jumped over the front ~eat and out of the door. He had never seen so many cars before. Pongo stopped. He had seen a man in the mieldle of the road ,vaving his arms. " He wants to talk to me, I suppose," thought Pongo. "I'll go and see him. He walked across the road slowly. A car narrowly missed him, and he heard the man say words that were like the words master used when he could not hit a little white ball with a long stick. He was now next to the man who IV::IS waving his arms. He jumped up to reach one of the arms. He missed it, but got his teeth into the man's leg. The man tried to smack him, but only succeeded in waving his hanels wildly. Help, what \Vere the c::lrs doing? They "'ere going all over the place. "Dash it, here's master," barked Pongo, as his master pulled him away from the traffic constable. His master was smacking him. So was the waving man. So was everybody, Anyway, it had been worth it to see the cars going all over :the place. . - - . " I'll trot round after supper and lell Rufus about it."

M,ILiER13ERGER,

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Wynberg B.H.S., 5th ovember, 1935_ Dear Old Boy, There have been a few changes in the school staff since you left in 1933. One addition was a member of Schliemann's expedition amongst the ruins of Troy. While on the expedition he discovered a most peculiar wheeled vehicle. Many biologists have examined it, and Darwinians believe that it is the missing link in the evolution of the motor-car. Having compared it with the school Chrysler de SotoBlackbird, scientists are of the opinion that it is of the species from which the latter evolved, which makes the Blackbird one thousand years its junior. This peculiar vehicle appears to very much English master, who somehow contrives to arrive every morning. Kind regards

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to 1933, those good old days of the Bluebird_ Yours sincerely, ERIC •. --88--

Pathways There are roads from distant oceans, there are streets in Wynberg. town, There are eager steps that hasten on far paths from hill and down,. Where our school with sun for master, or with clouds for cap and gov.:n, Gleams or glooms beneath the mountain on its daïs looking down. There's a mountain waits our footsteps, there are pathways to thecrownGentle slopes that charm OUI· wandering, gloomy forest paths that frown; Rugged cliffs beneath the summit, where the prize, a fair renown,. Is all knowledge, like a mountain from its daïs looking down. There are pleasant fields "·e rest cro\~v~n~, ~ __~~ fuying games in golden summers And we find, if honour guides us That the kindly smiling mountain 18J

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A Strange Story The crash of breaking glass was a thing of the past, and 1 was in my big, low-slung Bentley, speeding away from the sceneof the smash-and-grab raid. Hidden in the steering-column of the car was 拢3,000 worth of the finest diamonds that I had ever handled, and I had handled a great deal! As I was speeding along the long, smooth roads that led away from London, I was planning my journey to Africa. My passport was in order al1l1 I had cracked my last big crib in England, while-crash! I had a momentary view of a police car shooting out of a side road in front of me. The car turned over several times and came to rest with its wheels spinning helplessly in the air. The car was lying on my back, but I struggled out, took the diamonds from theshattered steering-column and threw them into a nearby duckpond. If they got me, they would not get the diamonds! After doing this, J turned and ran as hard as I could towards. a nearby wood which I had seen. I felt rather queer and lightheaded, but I put that down to the accident. Having arrived at the wood, I hid in a large bush that was situated neal- the rim of the wood. I had a few sandwiches in my pocket, which I had prepared for my long journey to Southampton. The sandwiches tasted dusty and dry. I did not eat them. I saw the ambulance come to take away the wounded police, of whom there were four, and I noticed them lifting someone else into the ambulance. I did not see anyone else on the road when the smash occurred; but I suppose someone was hurt by one of the flying cars. The next morning I came out of my bush and, strange to say, did not feel at all stiff or cramped. vVhen I came to the main thoroughfare I saw a bus approaching, so stepping into路 the road I held路 up my hand. The bus did not stop and took no notice of me whatsoever! I then set out to walk to the nearest village. I had not g)Jne very far when I saw a car standing at the side of the road with a man bending down beside it, mending a puncture in the rear tire. I approached him and asked him iI I could be of any assistance. I hoped to obtain a lift to the village in the car; but for the second time that day I was totally ignored as though I had not existed. Glancing at a morning paper lying on theseat of the car I saw the headlines: [19

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Diamonds found in nearby pond. A daring raid took place in London yesterday, when Harry Blunder smashed the window of John & Co., the famous jewellers. He was crushed under his car when it came into collison with a flying squad car at lhe crossroads. The diamonds had apparently been flung into the pond as the car was turning over. Four of the police were injured in the smash. The secrel was out.

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The Orchestra Concert On Wednesday, 14th August, an orchestral concert was given .by the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra. It was given that we might learn to appreciate music, said Mr. Pickerill, because when we are old we cannot learn to appreciate it. Annually a lecture is given on a different family of instruments, and this year the woodwind was chosen. The piccolo and the flute have more Or less the same piping noise, which sounds like two small birds chirping merrily. A duet was then performed by two players. Next came the cor Anglais, which has a mellow tone and was illustrated in a solo. The oboe, the clarinet and the bassoon were also given individually. Their notes are lower and do not ring out like the piccolo and the flute. The bassoon is the bass in the woodwind family. Mr. Pickerill said that the sound of each instrument gives a clue to its name. The two pieces I liked best \Vere" The vVedding March" and the" Spring Song." The music in the first was very cheerful and, as Mr. Pickcrill said, the trouble came afterwards. "The Spring Song" was merry, and I seemed to see the bees buzzing merrily among the fresh Spring flowers. The remaining pieces, the "Toy Soldiers Parade," "The Roc,ki'ng Horse," and a _gavotte were played well and were enthusiastically received. So another concert passed, leaving a good impression on aU the :scholars, and the next one is looked forward to tremendously.

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Applied Quotations L-w-:

" He leapt to arms unbidden."

3'rd Team: " Say not the struggle Latin Period: B-hk-r

nought availeth."

" For methinks thou stay'st

(coming ['rom the lobby):

too long. "

" And like a dying lady, lean and pale."

-lb -rt-n (coming fro.m the lobby) : " And made sweet moan." Std. Ba, reading"

Theras ": "Golden

slumbers kiss your eyes."

W -lfs -hn: " A sweet disorder in the dress." -nz-sk-: B-t-s:

" Howard at last must give him his way."

W -llStd.

" Behold a giant am 1." " I watch him striding lank behind his clashing team:'"

-'II1S:

IO,

eve,路 was schoolboy gayer than he Since holidays first began."

waiting for Latin mar/u:

Any master"

I must each day say o'er the very same."

During Afri/wans Fr--dl-nd-r, ](r-

-05-

" Oh, they listened, looked and waited, Till their hope became despair."

poet'ry pe'riod: " My voice shall sound as you do prom pt. "

on the boundary: " Make boot upon the Summer's velvet buds."

and F -rs-th:

ivlessrs.T--h-r,

" When v.;e ha\'e matched our rackets these balls, 'vVe ",:ill, by God's grace, play a set."

Tl'--d and

TV-lil

Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused."

:'"

In the woodworh room: " With busy hammers closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation." Any truant to any master: " Thy n:gisters and thee I both defy." Sh--l-s:"

Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed."

The school at 3: " Come, dear children, let us a\\路ay." [21

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Miss Beatrice Kahn At the end of the year Miss Kahn is leaving, to be married In March or April, and the school will be the poor.er for the loss .of a devoted and enterprising member of the staff. Miss Kahn was appointed in 1926 and has performed her -duties in the Junior School thoroughly and pleasantly; but the 'honoured position she has in the history of the school she has won by her rich contribution to our life. A trained elocutionist when she came, Miss Kahn immediately set about organising school concerts, when there had been none for years. She achieved such success that other members of the staff in those far-off -days -emulated her and created an excellent, if intermittent, school of dramatic art. She followed up het- success in scenes from " The Merchant of Venice" in June, 19'26, with" Julius Caesar," in which she collaborated with Mr. Wahl, in December, and at the end of the next three years or at the Annual Fête was entirely responsible for the concerts produced in the Hall, her best pro.cJuctions being the Pyramus and Thisbe scenes from " The Midsummer light's Dream," a dramatised version of the BardelI episode in " The Pick wick Papers" and an elaborate revue, " The Tin Soldiers," in'1928. A more efficient organisation of the Junior School has resulted the ambitious productions that are the vogue at present, and in these joint productions of the whole Junior staff, Miss Kahn has loyally performed the work allotted to her. She has a.lways undertaken the production of a play, and this y.ear her" Death of Balder .. was a masterpiece of restraint and dignity. Similarly, she willingly assisted in the Senior School concert of 1934, contributing the only serious production-a one-act play-to the pro.duction_ JO

At the Annual Fête of long ago, Miss Kahn had on display little curios and artistic novelties that gave a touch of nov'Clty to the commodity-sale that each Fête was, and it was to her that the pr,esent Junior School Exhibition owed its inception. She suggested and oro-anised the first exhibition, 'and now, when the exhibition is organised in collaboration, reveals her taste and ingenuity in the creation of the fanciful exhibits on display in her room. 22]

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Of the recognition in amateur dramatic circles of Miss Kahn as one of the leading local producers it is unnecessary to speak .here and would be irrelevant, were it not for the encouragement she has given to boys of the school and several junior Old Boys by casting them in plays she has produced at The Little Theatre, <)r at the Plaza last year and the year before in aid of the Mayor's Relief Fund. She will be a loss to the Junior School, to the Old Boys 'in their now annual June performances and to the Senior School. The demands on the Hall this term caused the abandonment of a Senior School play she had offered to take over after it had been rehearsed during the third term, and Miss Kahn was denied the c,ccasion of a farewell to the school in an activity in which she made her appearance before uS ten years ago. --00--

Presentations During the last week in November, lessons were interrupted some of the class rooms by certain boys who asked the master in charge whether they might say a word or two. The word or two was [allowed by a burst of applause and a response by the master. The classes were the senior forms of the school, from 7B to lO, the master was the science master, and the occasion Mr. vValker's departure after a year in which he has earned lhe respect and liking of eve,-y class he has had charge of.

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The boys spoke of the excellence of his teaching, his good nature and the interest they could not help taking in his subject, their regret at his departure and their good wishes for his futureEither the committees in each class had oonferred or the idea presented itself to them independently; for every presentation had -a local scene repr.esented on it, like the paper weight bearing a relief map of the Peninsula in silver, [rom Standard 9, the silver match-box with Table Mountain in relief on the front, from 7A, the school badge in brass, from 8A, a handsome etching, from 10, a framed photograph of the school from 7n, and a cigarette bowl in Knysna wood, from 8B. Mr. Walker's stay with uS closed with a generous recognition of the pleasantness that pervaded his class-rooms and his relations with the boys throughout a long and crowded year. [23

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The Junior School Exhibition The Junior School Exhibition was held on Saturday afternoon,. 23rd ::\ovember, a time chosen to suit the business men among our parel1ls. There was, therefore, a record attendance and the concert :'ll1d the cricket match on the school ground offered entertainment after the inspection was oveL ]n the wealth of exhibits and in the evenoess of the productions the display was as excellent as last yeat路's, and there were two or three pieces that would compare very favourably with the best On display in any year. The prepa"ation must have been very careful and trying for weeks beforehand, and once again_ the Junior School staff are to be congratulated on a fine achievement. The central exhibit in Standard 1 room was a Voortrekker scene-a span of oxen drawing a wagon up il sand dune, .and a la毛r. A large, well-constructed house, made of cardboard, with aeroplanes and needle-cases in the garden, rivalled it in carefulness of design. ] n the sub-standards' room the table display was of a zoo, very terrifying. Near at hand were ducks round a pond-a mirror sel in grass and soil. The Standard 3 garden was a real garden, in miniature, not a representation by suggestion as these others were; and the flo\\-ers and plants were living. In Standard 2, birds, of the love-bird breed, had been ingeniously constmcted of fir-cones and coloured putty. The lampshade, made of vellum, had been washed with colours till they had taken On a random, marbled pattern, and looked very effecti,-e. A silhouette in water-colours of the Rhodes Memorial had power and life in it and was perhaps the boldest piece on 路exhibition. In Standards 4 and 5 the work was extremely beautiful. The silhouette maps \,-ere finely executed, the table maps were perfectly finished and the designs, for friezes and strips of wall paper, delicate. The paintings had breadth and vigour: a very florid Ivanhoc in the lists, a football match in front of the Junior School building-, "'icked pir<'ltes who had suffered shipwr.eck and a large rugby forward. The illustrated poems were interesting. Those in \I-hich the spirit of the poems ,vas repeated most successfully "'ere of The Village Blacksmith, the Grasshoppers that a fiddling went "nd The Caravan. The display of models made in the Senior Woodwork and Metalwork classes must have been a revelation to tho e who had not seen such work before.-An excellent exihibition. The concert is the Hall was very entertaining, the six orchestral pieces giving nO"elty to a programme of recitations and songs. There was an excellent tea provided in the BoardingHouse, ~lI1d a successful afternoon passed very quickly. G.B.

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Rugby During the past season football has been rather in the .doldrums. The teams have many excellent performances to their -<:redit, but inconsistency in form has heen far too evident. That ~orm may be variable is obvious, but the extent of the variation .can be outside reasonable limits. It can be said of most teams that they suffer alternately from over-confidence and underconfidence; tov.:ards the end of the season this trait ,,'as not so noticeable. Mr. Wahl this year has had a difficult time with the ender 13, which consisted mostly of raw material at th,e beginning of the ,season. He is to be congratulated on the results he has achieved, which is most pl,easing in view of the fact that he has done more for school sport than any other masteL The school owes him .a debt of gratitude which can never be repaid. Stanley Upton and his Under 13A arc to be congratulated .on their excellent performance at Schools' Day, at \"hich they were narrowly defeated in the final by a much heavier S.A.C.S. teaml; theirs waS a magnificent effort. The Cnder I3u haye played very plucky football during the season against much stronger opponents. Lack of weight has always been a great handicap :J.mong our juniors. It is to be regl'etted that in the Under 13's there has been a noticeable inclination by some members of the teams to shirk practices. If all the players had shown the same interest during the 'eason as they did at the end .(Schools' Day), the record of the Under 13 would ha\'e been 路decidedly better than it was. Team. spirit is essential. The, Under 15.路\ team have shown in-and-out form. Led by .an ,exceptionally enthusiastic captain, Solomon, they have played some excellent matches. The team spirit is good and they play the best rugby in the school. Unfortunately in every match both the A and B teams ha\'e suffered under the disability of lack of weight. The Under 15n under their captain, Hoal, have been a delightful team t路o watch, pet'haps not for the actual st:1ndard of their play, but for the keenness and good spirit in which their :games have been played. In practices they have shown pluck and determination and ha've every leason to be pleased with themselves. Mr. 'Vood is to be thanked for his very able coaching, and can be most satisfied with the teams und.er his supervision. On the whole, the Under 17/\ team has been disappointing. In some matches, such as the one in which Rondebosch Under 17f\ narrowly and luckily defeated us by 9 points to 6, the team played magnificently. In fairness it must be mentioned that this team in particular suffered severely in respect of injuries which necessitated a continued reshuffling of the team, especially the back division, and prevented combination being established, Lack of weight was also a great handicap, But all senior players

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should remember that unless they consistently" tackle low" and ., go down" to forward rush.es they will never become footballers worthy of the name. The team was ably led by its captain and vice-captain, Riches and Coodson, to whose keenness and leadership the excellent team spirit can be attribut.ed. All Under 17 players have been exceptionally keen in training, practice and matches. To the Cnder 17c goe~ the palm for being the most improved team in the school. Lowe and his merry men, despite the fact that less supervision was unfortunately accorded to them than to' other teams, finished the season \vith a record they could be proud of. Exceptionally small for Under 17 players 'and limited in regard to numbers, they played plucky and determined football, and enjoyed their season more than any other team They are to be congratulated 011 their display. The school team played twice, in both cases against the Old Boys, losing the first match 13 points to 3, and winning the second 9 points to 3. In the first game, which has already been. reported, the Old Boys deservedly won. Jn the return match the school ga\'e their best display for the last t\Vo or three years. This game \ViiI go down as " Sim's match," he having scored all the points, three excellent penalties, and having played an excellent all-round game. In this game the school forwards played magnificently, and paved the way to ultimate victory. It is difTicult to Single out players from an excellent pack, but Krause, Moon, Bates and Skecles should recei"e special mention. Our halves, Sims and Langley, played a great game, the latter standing up to a heavy battering from the opposing loose forwards. For the Old Boys, Human played an outstanding game in the pack, while 'Vooley and the brothers Newman played a steady, if somewhat unenterprising, game. Hickman was the best ",ing on "iew and put in some determined dashes for the line. La,ni.e scored an excellent opportunist try. Rugby Blues for 1935 "'ere awarded to:Sims. * Langley, Jones, Riches, Moon, * Krause, Batesr Girdwood, Cibbs, Coodson. * denotes an Old Blue. THE SCHOOL TEAM . . SIMS: An excellent captain and tactician, and the best centre and Ry-half in the school; has exceptional kicking ability and has often got the school out of tight corners; should in a few years make his name in club football. JONES: O\\'ing to illness was unfortunately kept out of the second Old Boys' match. A very good Ry-half who has shown exceptional improvement this season. Has a safe pair of hands, a neat break, and never gets J路attled. 26]

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A strong wing endowed with a fine turn of speed and a powerful hand-off. At present, due to a thigh injury, has suffered from loss of form, but has undoubted promise. DAVEY: A strong hard-running wing and centre with a devastating natural inside swerve. Very dangerous in attack, but must improve his tackling and handling. LANGLEY: A sturdy, plucky scrum-half who, no matter the " drubbing" he gets comes up smiling. Is an exceptionally efficient player, easy to combine with, who gets through a colossal amount of work in an unassuring manner. Is the best tackler in the team. KRAUSE: The best forward in the school; is equally good in the loose, the scrum, and the line-aut, and is a terrific tackler. Extremely robust, but scrupulously fair in his methods, he is a fine example to aspiring young players. GIRD\VOOD: A fine all-munc!er. During the latter part of the season owing to casualities has been playing centre, but is really an eighth-man, in which position he is excellent and would be an asset to any school team. Is a brainy player with sound football sen. e. BATES: Is the school hooke,·, ::lnc1 an. excellent one at that. Extremely fit and fast off the mark, he is also one of the most dangerous fOr\,·ards in the loose. MOON: A fine Hank-forward who is always on the ball and seldom lets a man through. A good line-out forward. Can be specially relied on in a fix. GOODSON : A s,,·ift-breaking loose forward who is always where he is wanted: His tackling and anticipation is good. GIBBS: A powerful front-ranker who is extremely useful in the loose, being the fortunate possessor of both abundant weight and speed. Has frequcntly becn " told off" to mark certain dangerous opponents; uniformly successful. SKEELES: A po,,·erful robust forward who has sho"·n exceptional improvement this year. Hard as nail;s, he plays the same kind of game as K,·ause. vVith more experience, he is still slightly raw, he should develop into a class forward. BRINK: The" baby" of the team, and perhaps the most promising player. Is primarily a loose forward, but hRs given good account of himself at hooker, centre, wing, and full-back-a fine all-rounder. If he maintains the promise shown this season, he has a very rosy future before him. YUDELMAN: A sound, brainy forward who, although being a lockforward, is always up with the ball. He must, however, instil more dash into his play. Louw: A sound tireless front-ranker, ',,",10 is very good in the line-out. Like Yudelman, he must also instil more dash into his play. H.E.T. RICHES:

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The Cross Country Race The annual crass-country race took place on \'Vednesday, 4th September, 53 seniors and 33 juniors finishing within the timelimit. The course, which was about 4 miles long and extended in the <lirection of Bishops Court, was slippery owing to rain the previous .day. The natural obstacles included a water jump, a river, followed by a clay bank about 20 feet high. This latter was especially difficult as the shoes of the comp.etitors were still wet from the river. The race was run on the house system, each runner finishing within the time limit obtaining a certain number of points for his house. The winner of the 5.enior section, ]. Stephenson (De \V), is to be congratulated upon an excellent performance, coming in over three minutes ahead of the second man-Langley (De \V)-who in turn beat Hendel'son by only a few seconds. The winner of the junior section, G. Stephenson (De \iV). also ran excellently, his time comparing Yery favourably with that of Jl is brother. --00--

Results SENIOR.

1. 2. .3.

Stephenson (De Waal): 28 min. lOt M. Langley (De Waal) . G. G. Henderson (Van Riebeeck).

Van Riebeeck: 207 points. Wellington: 141 points. Rhodes: 108 points. De Waal: 105 points.

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.JUNIOR.

1. 2. 3.

G. Stephenson (De \i\Taal): 33 mins. 51 R. Holton (De Waal). H. Termorshuizen (Van Riebeeck). HOUSE

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De Waal: 347 points. Vรกn Riebeeck: 277 points. Wellington: 260 points. Rhodes: 198 points. 28]

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\Ve have not very much to report for the hal( year, as the General Meeting and the social follo\\'ing were written up in the last issue of the Magazine, Since June, ho\\'ever, the dance has been held, and the Union has again opposed the school at Rugby, The match ",ill be dealt with by the School Sports Secretary in this issue, so beyond noting \\'ith appreciation that the support of rugby playing members \\'as stronger this year, and that the Committee was offered a greater wealth of talent to chose from, it will not be necessary to write up the match, The system of playing t\\'o such games per season has enabled the Committee to gi\'e more Old Boys a game, as the second game was contested by an almost different team to that \\'hich opposed th,e school in the second term, The team was Jennings, Buchanan, Newman, Ne\\'man, Hickman, \Voolley anel Price; Granger (capt,), Langley, La\\'rie, Human, Cheiman, Duveen, Duveen, Hoal. It is also satisfactory to note that the membership of the Union is increasing steadily, and the Old Boys al-e beginning to sho\\' more interest in its activities_ --00--

The Dance Following its usual policy of holding this function at different ends of the Peninsula, the Committee this year booked the Arthur's Seat Hotel fOI- the dance, It was unfortunate that the only possible date \\'as on the Saturclay preceding Union Day, and this accounted for the poor attendance, The dance, financially at least, has always been the one bright spot in our annLlal programme, for usually oyer seyenty couples al-e pr,esent, This year there were not more than forty couples, but the Committee just managed to come out on the right side of the lGdger. The dance was thoroughly enjoyed by all \\'ho attended, and Alec Forbes' Orchestra proved itself one of the best. [29

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Ramblings Round Town Once more the pet gossip of the Union has made a tour of the Peninsula, nosing out Old Boys, and investigating their affairs. Old Boys seem to have b.ecome sea minded. Whether the fact that they were generally all at sea during the period 2nd to 10th December, in their last year at school, has assisted them, I do not know, but, at the local yacht clubs were many familiar faces. Campbell, one of the older Old Boys, has a boat at Lakeside, while among many faces at the Zeekoe Vlei Club I noticed MacL'eod, Ormsby l/fIilhinsol1, Tate and La'wrie, while in the Royal Cape Clubhouse David Allan, Pattl Nesbitt, who lives aboard (Jne of the forty footers, and Colin King may often be seen, and what's more, I saw the amazing sight there of Cecil Friedlander .and Denis Granger scrubbing the oottom of an upturned Redwing (In the slipway. And what's more, they didn't call it work. Among those I found at 'Varsity were V. Granger and Hoal, of last yeal-'s Matric. class, in the Engineering Block, Belts surrounded with te t tubes, Jach Pickup \\'altzing through his Law Finals, with La'wrie just commencing in the same faculty, and H. Anzislw in the Medical Blocle Pichup is again captaining the 'Varsity cricket team, and made an excellent 79 against Cape Town in the opening game. I hear the Rev. Desmond Clinton has been appointed to the ministry of the Claremont Congregational Church, and Edgar Vloh is farming in the Carnarvon District. Old Wynbergians seem to love law and order. In the Rhodesian Mounted Police are Eric Davidson, Al/wyn McCorlllich, and J. Ross, who left in 1917. John Lincey, I hear, is surveying in the Barberton District of the Transvaal, while his brother, Emest, is manager of the Africopa News Sen'ioe. ] found in him a congenial spirit and he tells me that he has added the producing of plays to his many activities. G. Key, who left in 1930, i going overseas to an appointment in the Colonial Service, in the Air Force Branch. "J{CLlI17Y" flloocl, of the same year, has heen appointed to a position with the enGineering firm of Parsons in Newcastle, England, while Glen Harvey, also of the same year, has qualified as an electrical engineer. George Smith, another of the 1930 class, is busy on iron and coal research in Durban, and TraÂŁnor has been transferred to the :Engineering Department of the Post Office at Pretoria. A mechanically minded year. I dropped in the other day on a little party arranged to welcome back Iva.n Afurison, who has been to England and the Continent for an extensive study of the latest dev.elopments in ballroom dancing. He has returned with several new degrees in dancing, and intends to re-open his studio in Cape Town. Edgar

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who went to Durban eighteen months ago, to Cape Town before the end of the year, his brother the climate there as been too severe on his health.

is returning tells me, as

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