Wynberg Boys' Schools Magazine 1943 by Wynberg Boys' High School

The

Wyn berg Boys' High School

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DECEMBER

1943.

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(!Contents. Editorial Junior "A

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School Notes_

lllfidsummer

Night"s Dream"

Gr08s Gauntry,

1943_

Rugby,

Hou?路 of Music and Dmma

Old Boys' Match

Roll of Honour

The Willow

The Gadet Gorps

A Gritique of our School Team

'l'heHunt

Examination

Pastoral Applied

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Quotations

1943

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Results

<fbitorial Almost every year in the history of our community !lces a new activity commenced or a traditional activity extended. In the present issue of the magazine we have to rccord both, as well as many changes on tbe staff. The Pbysical Training whicb was introduced two years ago as a bi-weekly romp engaged in by the seni.or school en f/laSSe has bccome the bi-weekly exercising of each cia s separately, from Standard Three to Standard Ten. For this purpose Mr. L. S. 1

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Anderson of Port Elizabcth was appo,intcd to the staffin January, and the school ha gained by the innovation. Ph.vsical culture has become scrious alln the classes arc looked forward to by the boys; tho Cadet Corps, the fuotball organisl1tion and the boarding-housc have benefited inestimably from Mr. Andm'son's prescnce, and the mem bers of the staff bave found a loyal and pleasa,n t colleague. The activities of tbe Cadet Corps have been extended. The study of the Bren Gun and the study of aircraft are undertaken 011 a second afternoon, and selected companies havt: taken part in a Retreat Ceremony, camps and competitions. The organisat.ion of joint senior school and junior school plays brought into being last year has developed into an Art Society. The first a,(lditional undertaking of the Society was the play-reading in tbc Hall early in Novem ber of a slight One-Act play, .t Something to talk about." Other activities have been maintained. The football season and tbe cricket season have been memora.ble for the excellence of the teams and the keenness of the players; in the Annual Inter-House Competition in Athletics Wellington won the Championship for the tenth year in succession, and in the Western Province Championsbips our team of Athletics had a far better record than any team of the rCCf-ntpast; in tbe First Aid Competitions our boys again WOll high honours in the annual test, fourteen boys being awarded certificates. The pleasantest of all our annual events-the Matriculation Dance-took place in an arboreal setting in the Hall, which this year, in the tradition of Mrs. Heugh, Mr. Anderson and a group of boys, exercising their inventiveness ill the medium of crinkled paper and greenery, decorated rustically and with good taste. The dancing was interrupted by a 1<upper, for which, as for the delights of the whole evening-and for her" nameless, unrememhcred acts of kindness" througbout many years-we bad Mrs. Clngg to thank. The year, therefore, for boys of histrionic ability and of muscular endowment, has been rich in opportunity for the development and the display of their talents and skill, and ha.s passed pleasantly and profitably. To those who are at present engaged in writing the public examinations we offer the best wishes of the school. We take this opportunity of offering fraternal greetings to a. rival school-publication, "The Lantern," published by members of Eight A. 2

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VALEDICTORY.

Mr. P. J. Mostert joined tbe staff in July, 1938, as German and Afrikaans master. On leave for six months last year and again since May of this year, be had recently lived a quiet life among Ui after a year or two of willing service at football. which ho had been compelled by ill路hcalth to abandon. By his classes Mr. Mostert will be remembered as a thorough teacher who believed in hard work honestly performed and by the staff as a pleasant colleague, in whose shrewd personality resided the very spirit of courtesy, graciousnesR and modesty. We wish him complete recovery and would assure him and Mrs. Mostert of an affectionate welcome when they return to us or v isit us again. When the school re路opens in J anuar,v our Junior Maths. classes will cross the Pons Asinorum under the direction of a stranger; for Dr. van Zyl, who took up the,pair of compasses and the protractor laid down by Mr. Wood two years ago, has been appointed to the principalship of the Goud:ini School. An enthusiast for Mathematics, Dr. van Zyl has also played his part in coaching football teams, and boys and staff, congratulating him on his appointment, will wish him anel Mrs. van Zyl every happiness in their new sphere of duties. In September Mr. C. S. Botha, after spending a cheerful two years with us, left to assume e1uty in a post at Kakamas. His enthusiasm for football anel for his hobby, Photograplty, will benefit his new chool. On the Jast day of the third term he was accorded a fine send-off by the as. embled school and later presented with a htLndsome travelling-bag. It will be with great regret that we shall say good-bye to Mr. T. van "Vyk, who has been with us for six months in the place of Mr. Mostert. Well-liked by the boy:; alld by the staff, Mr. van Wyk willIeavo bp-hind him the memory of a loyal anel pleasant as~ociate, an excellent teacher and a very able South African. G.B. 3

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Junior ~cbool jlotes. MR. ARNOLD

LORLE

The anllouncement that one of our members has been elevated to the principalship of a school is ofte~l received with mixed feelings: we rejoice with our colleague in the honour and comlUiserate oursel ves in our loss. Whenever, similarly, the the appointment of a new member to our staff is made we suffer some feeling of apprehension. In congratulating 1\11' Lorie, however, Oil his appointment to the Principalship of our new Junior School we are spared all solf-commi eration and are free of any apprehension. 8ince ollr two schools are one and will, we are certain, remain onc, excopt for official purpo~es, we shall sustain no loss; since Mr Larie has for a decade organisod the acti vities of the J uniOJ:school with great succoss. we kn0W that the direction of affairs in our new institution will be capable and thorough and that the staff will continue to receive the courteous and considerate treatment he has always extonded to them. It must be emb>urassing to anyone who has not departed from our midst to see the record of his achievements set down in print and to have his qualities commented on as in a valedictory or an obitu:try notice. We, therefore, leave past issues of the ma.gazine, and the present issue also, to speak for u' and to record Mr. Lorie's services to the school which is now honouring him and in its need recognising his worth; for the mere enumeration of his successes contains, for anyone who pauses to consider the devotion that must have inspired such labours and the powers of organisation and the pati'3l1ce that have been exercised in them, an objective record of them which is as laudatory as any eulogy During the year many change have taken place on the staff. In the first term Miss Stevenson was in charge f)f Standard Two She was succeeded by Mrs. Coehrane, who is still with us. Our recently ereated IV n and Vn form bas been under the care of Mrs Dick, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Cooke successively. We welcome each of these teachers a,nd have said good-bye to two of them with great reluctance. Mrs. Cooke's services we shall unfortunately lose in December.

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In July we lost the services of Mr. Wahl for six months, the period of his furlough, and welcomed Mist) Faull, who, though she is acting as his substitute at present, will remain with us in a permanent post. The honours of the 1943 play went to the committee of Junior SCl1001teachers who were respollsi bIe for the prod uction and particularly to Miss Lal1gford, the producer, and to Mr. Lorie, the master of the orchestra. The Junior staff followed up the success of" The Midsummer Night's Dream" with a brief entertainment in thc Hall during the last week in October and with a play-reading in November, and, since they " reject the lore of nicely-calculated less or more," they are at present engaged in preparing foJ' the Annual Exhibition a.nd Concert with which they crown their year of labour. In the third term we were paid a visit by the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra and, as once or twice before, Mr. Lorie deserted the school for the nonce and was seen among the performers. The triennial inspection of the school, which traditionally is the most dreaded event in the school calendar, was this year brought to a pleasant conclusion in the Hall; for our three austere visitors, Mr. Puttick, our cirCUIt-inspector, Mr. Bowden, an ex-member of our Senior school staff, and Mr. Theron were ('lntertained for an hour by the school orchestra and four of the Senior boys in reci tatiolls. G.B.

" ~ ifMibsummer ~igbt'

1.Dream."

In November. 1942, Mrs, Tasker, who had started serious dramatic work at W.B,H,S. during hel' vcr,)' first year, brought her long line of increasingly succes 路ful productions to a close with a com'plete Shakespeare play" J'ulills Caesar," The :>tandard of performance reached was high, anti it was not withollt anxiety that we looked around fOf a new producer who wOllld carry on 5

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so as to J1l:;tintain tha,t standard.

Fortune was ours in that Miss Longford, who had recently joined the staff, took upon herself Lhe preparation of ,. A Midsummer .NIght's Drcam," and so inspired hcr cast that the result was anothel' Shakespearean production of high merit-a truly memol'ltble occasion. Th . pla.v ran fur four nights at the end of the second term, and attracted crowded hOliSCS.the weather clerk too favouring us with perfect evenings at a precarious sell on Of the perforwers, we had Hrrbel't Moseley as Duke The ens. He looked the rega,l figure whom he portrayed, and was always the dominant person in the eourt scencs. As the two rival lovers Lysander and DelIlctrius, David Lytton and Granvill' West acted with extreme vigour and earnestness, and proved that they both po'soss acting powers boyolld tho. e usually found on a scbool stage. A grou,ter maturity too was thoirs. Sonny Katz took tho slUall part of l~gells most capably, and special mention must be rna.de of his excellent gestures, allel Hugh Mathew sustained tbe r61e of Philostmto In the women' parts in the same scenes, honours went to :vTissL. Loonam as Hermia, Miss Z. Grobbelaar as Helena, and Miss P. Sylvester a Hippolyta The school thank them sincerely for so willingly and enthusiastically joining our boys in tbe play. The boisterous team of Athenian workmen was headed by Loona.rd Atkins as Bottom, partnered by K. Wa.doley a.s Quince, R vVelnl as Snout, FL-ank Myers as Flute, P. Rosslind as Snug, alld j)l'nham l\Iaru,is as Starveling. They caused much amusement in their" tragical mirth" at the Duke's Wedding. Tbc Immortals bTou_5ht U' Ceril Jllbber as a definitely commanding Oboron. As Puck, Vernon 1311tler wa.s outstanding,-a small and sprightly fign re e\Tcr plcased u,t hiR roguish deeds. The part of Titania was rehea.l' ed throughout b.v M. Reynolds and performed by him on the last night. Illness prevented I~is doing so on the other three occa. ions and the part was taken at a. week's notiee by two boy in turn. Cecil Block and ~1iehael McCleery. Botb were very good and deserve unstinted praise for the rapid memorising of the parts and falling into line. The play a.ttAndants looke(l attmetive in the woodland scenes. The settings were simple but most effective. To Miss Dunt go congratulations on providing an excellent" donkey's head" hesidos other deta,il in the costul1.ling. 6

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To complete the occasion Mr. Lorie rehoar,'ed the Orchestra, in the simple portions of Mendelssohn's music to the play-the Xocturne, Wedding Mal'ch and two Ohoral selections. The amount mi 'ed was ÂŁ8.3, tbe bulk of whieh went to War Funds. Tho stage l\IamLgement and lighting effects wcre most cfficiently carried out by D. Leslie, M. Mitchell, M. Mclntyre and P. Melliar .â&#x20AC;˘

1!}our of

fMUi)lC

anb :1!lrama.

As the second entertainment of the year, a short programme of music and drama was presented on October 29th and 30th. Hore the School Orchestra showed its progress in widely contrasted pieces. As two violas have been added to the Orchestra, an Alegretto for string only, by Marcello, provided novelty. It was couplcd with Macdowell's "To a wild Rose." Besides these, Frank Budge's Valse Russe and Marche Militaire were played with pleasing breadth, energy and expression. The new School String Quartet joined Six Recorders in two pieces by J. L. Bach. Four piano solos played respectively by M. Reynolds, W. Martlcy, I. Shifrin, and K. Orowley gave evidence of the excellent results which Miss Norman is achieving. Hugh Dungy. after only eight months tuition, showed decided talent in a violin solo, playod with amazing authority. John Crowley showed pleasing progress in his Cello solo, "Squire's Menuet." The Standard :Five Singers gave a good account of four songs from Fraser Simson's settings of" Alice in Wonderland" verses. These had been performed just ten years previously at our first Junior School Entertainment. On the stage itself. wc had the Annual Kindergarten song scene,-this tnne, ""Vayland, Wayland, shoe me my mare "-car~ied out with. a freshness and spontaneity p culiar to the performers. A short play. "Santa Claus, I prosume," most ably produced and staged by Mills Dunt, concluded the programme. M. Mclntyre. O. Ryan and I. Gelclard werc capltble stage hands. 7

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nou of ~onour. IWIL AI~NOLD

FRIEDLANDEH,.

JOS EPH S I;;TZT\:OH,N. BAR-B.Y i\lILl..l~R. ARTI路1Un, EAHP-JONES. CYRIL

WHEELER.

LEONAI~D

WOOD.

ERIC

SCHADE.

VAN

DARTRY ALAN

WILLIAMS.

KAHN.

FRANK

SCRTMGEOUR.

ISAAC LEO POSENER. EDWARD

WISE.

KENNETH JACK

THWArT.

BOBBY IVOR

JACOBS.

BECKWITH. DIFFORD.

RAYMOND LOUIS DENNIS

DAN1.ELS.

KOPUI'r. LANGTON.

Four name have heen added to our Roll of Honour since the appearance of our 19.J.2 issue, though two of the Old Boys whom we commemorate lost their lives earlier in the war. Ivor Diflord was at our school for a year. He was a member of Standard Nine in 1932. He wal; a quiet boy who took a great interest in aviation, spending many afternoons at Young's Field. He lost his life in the Battle of Britain in September, 1940, when the plane which he was piloting was riddled with bullets. Raymond Daniels was a member of our 1935 Standard Nine. He also lost bis life in tho air, being presumed l<illed after an action in Li bya in 19-12

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Louis Kopuit passed throllgh Ollr Senior in 1939. Aftor two .v('[trl'!at thp Ulliw'l'"ity of the Netherlitnd Govel'JuTIent and was lost was torpedoed towards the beginning of this

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School. mat"icnif~ting he joinN[ the forces at sea when bis ship year.

Dpnni. Lal1gron, the second of three hrot]wl's who attelHloc1 our s('hool, l('ft sixto(,11 years ago aftor Sta,ndanl Eight. An excellent sportsman, he was a member of the First toarn of the Wynberg Association Cluh for some years. He died in November wb ile serving with the Forces

m:be <tabet <torps. The mem bel's of our Cadet Corps have oujoyed a full anJ varied year: for" Cadets" i.' no longer a Thursday afternoon drill period, but has developed into a series of courses and adventures. elected cadets rocei vo instr uction in the manipnlat.ion of the Bren Gun, in ,ignalling a!'ld in First Aid at school, and on Fridays a class is taken to Young's Fiold by troop-carrier for the pnrpo e of Aircraft Training. In March and again in Septern bel' many of our cadets spent their week's holiday under cajwas, in the two camps beId at Klaasj agers berg. In the late afternoon of a day in November the Corps performed tbe Retreat Ceremony at the Castle-a sunset paraue at which the flag is lowcred-and received encomillm~ on their smartness and on the precision of their ll10\'ements fwm the Brigadier present. At the annual Inspedion a fortnight later the Corps wa.s again congratulated on its efficiency by Brif!ndier C. E. Borain, D.S 0., M.C., V D. The insp etion was of evollltions in the field, the March. Past, Signalling, Ambulance work a.nd physical exercises-free-standing work, vaulting and agility. The skill displayed in these agility exercises by our cadets, many of whom call turn somersaulti with the da,ring (and the s;afety) of the cil'cu,; arrouats of Ollr boyhood .memories was amazillg to those of us who ha\'e long regarded man as a pla.ntigrade 9

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animal, and boys as sedentary crcA.tmes; and if he had not earnod the gratitl1de of the school for his services to the Cadet Corps undcr Lt. D. F Marais, our Officcr Commanding, Lt. L. S. Andcrson wall le! deserve our commenrlations on his excellent instruction in physical cult-tHe alone. To the parents who attend Lbc Exhibition on the laf<tRatllrday of the term the form of our young gymnasts and their flying grace ave)" the hor,'e will be a revclation. The student-officers who have assisted the two officers of the Corps have given invaluable assistance and are them elves fine officers in the making.

G.B.

llastoraL I passed at dusk across a sylvan bridge, The ri vcr ran below me with a sweet And .<tge-old ecstasy of opiate song, And skimmed

beneath

the branches

Bowed in decp and revcrend

obcisanco.

It seemed to flow from where the moon Just

rose above the Eastern

heigh ts;

It looked a silver trickle of dissolving

pearl

That rippled

change,

on, till where by gradual

More wonderful It changed

than subtle alchemy,

to mellow gold across the Westcrn

Wherc dying rays shone faithfully

bar,

[ram their grave;

And when the last light took its last red peop, Tho pearl merged slowly in the gold, To form the silver of the summer

night D.

LYTTON

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~uotation%.

"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter."

M-ll-n-r: "Re takes his fill of deep and liquid ..leep, Forgetful of all iIl." Mr-nd-rs-n: G-Id-ng:

"Clothed

in white samite."

"A sunbeam which has lost its way."

F-rst--d Plot-on : "A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by." In the -x-ms:

"But

P-hl:

me no more reports, let them fly all."

"Bring

tell me, tell me, speak again, Thy soft response renewing."

-s: "Oh, what a rogue and peasant The B--rd-rs:

slave am 1."

"So free we seem, so fettered

The P--se: "They W -Ils: "You

fast we are."

stirred, they all upl'Ose, Nor spake nor moved their eyes."

beat your pate and fancy wit will come."

Co-por : in the 440: "The air is cut away before And closes from beh ind." St-c-y:

"Did tremble like a guilty thing surprised."

SI-d-: "Shout McGr-g-r: M-s-I-yand

round me, let me hear thy shouts, Thou happy shepherd boy."

"There Ry-u:

was a youth, a well-beloved youth." "Two lovely berries moulded on one stem."

C-x: "Full many a flower is born to blush unseen." Tr-p:

in advance As far as one might pitch a lance."

-I-iI during Maths:

"Speechless,

){-th-w, behind the wickets: M-rc-s, at the Dance: Gl'-SS-W,

motionless, amazed."

"And

he stoppeth

On the light fantastic

in the-Cross Country:

"My strength 11

one of three."

toe." is failing fast."

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(!Cricket, 1943. Th is ycar only three teams were entered in the School Lcaglle Competition. This was necessitated by a lack of coaches and to conserve material. The services of Mr. Wahl, furlough. arc greatly missed. of the school is assisting with hclping is greatly appreciated

who is on six months well-deserved Mr. Frank ~'riedlander, and old-boy t,he coaching and his generosity in by staff and boys alike

The first team has had a most successful year and some outstanding performances stand to their credit as will bc scen below. The 2nd and unJer 14a tcams ha ve also performed very woII. Thero has becn a groat influx of young players, a very healthy sign for the future of cricket in this scllOol. Those youngsters have beon neglect.ed in past years, but with the able assistance of mem bers of the first and oeond teams, they aco now properly c3.tereu for and their keenes:! maintained. E. F. MARTIN.

Results of 1st XI. 1942-43. 1942. vs. Sea Point, won by 95 runs. Wynberg 171 (Solomon Milliner 49). Sea Point 76. (Pyeroft 6/27).

63,

vs. Bi hops. won by 6 wickets. Bishops 95. (Solomon 3/30./ Wynberg 163/6 declared. (Milliner 64, Pycroft 31.) 55.)

vs Rondebosch, won by 117 runs. Wynberg 161, Rondebosch 44. (Pyeroft 4/13. Solomon 3/7).

vs. Observatory, won by 152 runs. Wynberg 69, Solomoll 21). Observatory 35 (Solomon 6/11). 27.)

vs. S A.C .. , won by 55 runs. .A.C.S. 8-! ( olomon 4/32).

Wynb~rg

(Milliner

]87 (Milliner

139 (Floe 51, Millinor

vs. Rondebosch, won by an innings and 21 runs. Rondebosch 22 (Pyoroft 6/l2). Wynberg l39/5 deolared (Holdsinger 56, Bell 3-!). Rondebosch 96 (Pycroft 3/18). 1~

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1st Term. ]9-1-3. VI:'.

,night

Rondeboscb, :>6, -'lathew

YK.

32).

won by 129 runs. \Vynbprg 178 (VVainRomLebo 'cb 49 (Bruto 6 ::lO).

]\[(1rist", won b.v 50

'I\Tyllberg 123 (Thomas MMi"Ls 73 (Floo 4 27, Wes!' 4,29).

N.O., :l\lillinor 32.)

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vs. Observa.tory,

West 39).

\Von by 95 runs. Observatory 33 (Flee 46, Wynberg 12-.; (West 24, \iVa,inwl'ight L9).

vs. Sea. Point, (Flee 6/27). YS.

5/22).

lost by 52 runs.

Wynberg

Bishops, won by 44 runs. Wynberg 77 (Milliner 12).

ys. S.A.C .•. , lost by 2 runs. berg 91 (lneo 32, West 24 N.O ).

Bishops

26.

Sea Point

33 (Bruee

78.

5 7, West

S.A.C.S. 93 (Flee 7/35).

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4th Term. vs. Observatory, lost by 3 runs. Wynberg Mathew 20). Ob ervatorj' 140 \West 5/32). YS. Sea Point, lost by 8 wickets. vVyn berg Milliner 34). oa Point 167/2 declared.

108 (Milliner 43, ] 55 (Mathew

7 ,

Mar·i. ts, won by ] 33 runs. Wynberg 203/7 declared (Milliner 75, Harper 45). }\iarists 70 (Flee 6/16, West 4/27). YS.

vs. Lansdowne, won by 74 runs. Lansdowne 58 (Flee 5/10, West 4 16). Wynberg 132 (Mathew 33, Wainwright 3~).

Summary. Played 16

Won 12

Lost 4

Drew

Blues: Milliner, Pyeroft, West, Flee, Matbew, Wainwright,

Bruce.

Colours: Harper, Thomas.

An innovation this year was a hockey match betwe(m eleven membe1'll of First team and a hockey team of the Girls' High School Since the result was a draw, justice would have it that there should be a return match next year. 13

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A hea,'y South-Easter rendered conditions unfavourable fol' all the races, bilt in no way marred the fmjoyment of either the runners or spectators. Granville \-Vest won the senior event in a fa t timn, while T. Hansen put up an exceptional performance in the Junior race, beating Desmond Rilcy's long-standing record by a, fraction over two seconds. J. Travel's also showed outstanding ability in tht> manner in which he won the Under Il race. Three h ullll~ed and forty-fi ve runners com petcd in the afternoon's sport. Senior Cross-Country

1. G. West (D.W.) ; 2. R. Smuts (D. W.): 3. R. Phillips (R.) Time: 36 mins. 166 secs. (Record: 35 mins. 40 secs.) Ju.nior Cross-Country

1. T. Hansen (W); 2. C. Suttle (W); 3. 0 Ryan (V.R.) Time: 37 mins 26.6 secs. (Previous Record: 37 mins. 39 secs.) Under 13 Cross Play Crou1ld :1. W. Lategan m.w.); 2. G. Parkinson 3. G. Babbage CO.W.) Under 17 Cross'

(R);

la)1 GrOIl1/d:-

1. J. Travers (D.W.);

2 J. Blacker (R);

3. A. Green (R).

Under 9 Cross Play Ground :1. A. Gold (W.);

2. R. Belonsky

(W.);

3. V. Rutkin (R.)

Tlte Subs. Race:1.

H. van der Merwe (V.R.); 2. R. Hancke (V.R.) : 3. V. Green (W.)

Tbe points gained by the various houses are as follows: Seniors. 1. De Waal

2. Wellington 3. Rhodes 4. V.Riebeeck

Juniors.

481 1. VanRiebeeck 274 2. Wellington De Waal

242

179

4. Rhodes 14

Under 13.

1127 1. De Waal 775 2. Weilington 570 3. Rhodes 401 4. V. Riebeeck

622

4!:l9 451

401

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821 688 662 314

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481 Rhodes 293 De Waal 264 V. Riebeeck 237

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1. Van Riebeeck 107 2. Rhodes 5 55 3. Wellington 4. De Waal 33 HET.

l\ugbp, 1943. Again this year ten teams werf} entered petitions and enjoyed a successful season play has been maintained throughout, and players, especially the very young ones, has to the success achieved.

in the scbool comA high standard of the keenness of the contributed greatly

The school team ended the season with a record better than that of any previous Wynberg Under 19A., being one of the best teams in the c0mpetition. Good though it was, it nevertheless did not accomplish the best of which it was capable, experiencing an exceptionally mediocre period towards the end of the first half of the season. When at its peak, however, it played some really great games, the best of which were its defeats of Paarl Gymnasium by 3 pts. to nil, and Paarl Boys' High School by 6-3 at home and 13-0 at Paarl. Milliner and his team are to be congratulated on these performances. The Second Team, under the able captainship of Trop, although not quite reaching the standard of last year's great second tea m, nevertheless maintained a standard definitely comparable to that team, al ways providing open, fast and imaginative Rugby. This team has every reason to be proud of its record. The Under 16B team continued to show marked improvement, and was responsible for some very good performances. The Under IS teams all played good football, the Under 15B once again possessing the best record. The Under 1SA. team has acquitted itself well in a gruelling season, especiall,v at School's Day, and the C and D have registered good performances, at the same time providing sound experience for future players. The three Under 13 teams have all given good account of themsel ves. Illness once again hit the Under 13A. team very

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\Vhen at fllll strengLh, however, it WMl onc of the hest to,LI1l::; in the competition Mr. Ander on has made an excellent ueutlt as coach of LIlo junior Under 13 teams, infusing tho sanle energy and keelllle::;::;into tho liLLle players as he has done in his other phases of school acti\路ity. Tho coacho:;, 1\1\\s:;r8. _J[a,rLin, Van Zyl, Botha, Simpson, Anderson and Frindlandcr aro to bo congratulated on their very able work, which is appreciated by all pltbyers. Frank .Friedlanda biels farewell to liS aftor a three years' "pell of coaching the 1.] nder 13 teams. Th is Old Bo Jl has rendorod in val ua hIe assistance in this sphere, and the thnllks and appreciation of the sohool go with him. Tho number of" little" players taking Rtlguy has inol'eased still furLher. This nursery of Junior (9 to Il years) and Springboks (7 to t) years) players is tho foundation of 'Wynberg's Rugby future, and is a promising source of present entertainment and future material Dr. Bobbins has spent much time supervising the Juniors, alld the restIlts he has achie\7ed are a fine testimony to the excellent work be has done. It \\'ould nevertheless be i111 possi blo to cater for small pla.yers 011 the prC'sent scale wi thout a sistanee from 0111' Senior,;, and in this l'eRpect we arc greatly indebted to Milliner, Anziska, Ryan. Mosel!'.", Hosking, Crow Icy, Harper. McGregor and Leslie for the invalun.b1e assi:stallce they have ~o Willingly given. The following Rugby

awards have beon made for 1943 :-

A. Milliner, IC Forman, A. Tomlinson.

R1IRbv Bllles:

H. Oosthuizen,

G. V\Tost,

J. Ryan, N. Wright, W '\Vainright, R. J. Oliff, H. Moscley, C. Flee, S. Urassow, A. Hosking.

Rugby

Amyot, H. Pah!.

A. Anziska,

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.庐lb j}jOPS' JFlatcb."

In a hard, fast game the school clefer.tod the Old Boys by 8 pts. to 3. Aftor ten minute of swift play, 00 thuizen broke cleverly from the base of the scrum and scored a try which West converted. The rest of the half was a cling-dong struggle between two strong well-matohed packs, the honours being slightly in favour of the school eight. Just hefore half-time the Old Boys suffered a. great loss, Des Riloy being badly injured.

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"Bortunately wiLh the consent of both captain!>, Lategan depllti~ed for him in Lhe seconel half Half-time score: School 5; Uld Boys nil. III the secolld balf, Uw defence

of both sides again showed ma,;Lery o\'er the al,lack. Thcre were, however, more bnck Illo\'emcnts, during one of whi(路IJ Sims broke clc\'crly on his own tw('nly.nvo, sendi11g Lewi:o;off on a scventy yards rlln Loscore fa,r Ollt. The try was not conveded. Jn the last mi.nllte of the game, Oostht;izcn broke on the blind side and sent Milliner over for a~l unconverted try in the corner, leaving the school the winners by 8 pts. to 3 After the match the teams were entertained bv l\h. and Mrs. W. A. Clegg, a gathering in which many old fr'icnclships were renewed and reminiscences exchanged. The teams were:Old BoJ,s: Lowis, Riley, ' ims, Rosslind, Pyeroft, Friccllander, Albertyn, Adams, Friedman. Bell, McGregor, Watson, Marais, Anziska, Price (Capt.). School; West, wright, Oosthuizen, Martin, PaId, GeIl.

1illiner, Smuts, Mr. TasltOr, Wright, WainAmyot, Olii!", Moseley, Forman, Flee, Mr.

(Ryan, Tomlinson and Grassow were unable to play due to injurios).

H.E.T.

The stooping willow's weeping By the merry stream, Its drooping branches sweeping Part as in a dream. The wind is blowing fiercely, It's in a sizzling rage, The huge old willow's bending In its great withering age. The nigh t is coming nearer, It seoms that all is well. The willow may be sleeping, How eau wc really tell ? M.

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~ (!Critique of tbe ~cbool \!Ceam. Mill/ner-A very good raptain and a fast, strong, straightrunning wing, possessed of a pow rflll hand-off; hp is one of the best wings in sehoolH,ugby_ West-A player wbo has matured well; a good tackler who possesses a saftl pair of hands, a steady nerve flnd a lengthy kick; excels under pressure; he is the best Wynberg full back of the last tell ycars, and probably the best in school H,ugby tbis year_ Hosking-A speedy wing wbo bas shown a great improvement'; must go harder for his comer flag. 1Vright-A sound wing and a deadly tackler; must however improve both his speed and his getting off the m:;trk. Tomlwson-A clever centre, deadly in defence, and at his best a great stablising factor in the back line; he has lost some of his attacking power, and will only regain this by being selfcritical. Smuts-A young player who wben promotod to the first team has played ~ome very good games: be sbould mature well, but must keep his eye on the ball alld not on the opening. Ryan-A clever centre with a keen eye for a break and a great capacity for being up in support of his wing; an injury unfortunately put him out of Rugby wbf'ln just nearing his peuk; a player of great promise. VIainwrigh t-A promising young fly-half, who should mature well with further experience; he bas a good kick and an exceptionally safe pair of bands; he must however pay special attention to improving bis attack. Oosthuizen-A great player and probably the best scrnmhalf in the com pl3tition; IV bether or not he will develop into a grcat player in adult football depends upon his capa.city to bocome self-critical and llot merely bc satisfied with the standard ho has alroady attained; m ust watch his service from the scrum which is often slovenly. Anzislw-One of the best forwards in school football, who llses both his weight and brains to great effect; he is the groat steadying factor in the school pack. A111yot-A good hooker, who is at times excellent; mllst however watch a tcndency to be too loo 0 whcn not in the tight scrum. 18

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Oliff-A goorl Rolid front-rlUlker and an honcstl,\' hard worker; must ill[ll~C morc fire into his plf\y. Forll/(/u-A brilliant flank forward and an excellent wing; exceptionally good in attack; must rcalise tbat he has a latent weakness in tackling. Moseley-An excellent flank all his (lay gifted hoth ill the loo e and the line-out; must improve his 101V-t,.clding considorably. Flee-An excellent linc-ont forward and a good lock; on his best form is very dangeroIls j n tbe loose. Grass(lw-A strong:, hard, honest forward who has rarned his game by sheer grit; always uses his head and weight to advantage. Paill-The most improvcd young pIa,yer in the school-concentrated energy and fire; witb experience hould develop into a great forward. McGregor-A very good loose-forward, especially in attack; must improve his tackling considorably. Uec/ler1,wllll-A strong, solid lock forward and a good tackler; should develop into an excollent player next year. Gel/..-A greatly improved player both in attack and defence, who should develop into one of tho leading forwards next season. /(alz-A very good hooker and ono of the hardost working forwards in the school; should mature woII.

H.E.T.

m:be 1E}unt. It was a blaok-winged purple-eyed object. I ':matohed at it with my hand, but missed. It hid under the table and I also crawled under the ta bie after it. lt gat out under the table and flew outside through the open door, and I ran after it. It flew up a tree and rested 011a bran ell. I olim bed up the tree an it flew upon the fence. I deseenclcd from the tree and stealtbily crawled towards it, not making a sOllnd. It fJew off the fonco and restecl on a lily in the fish-pond. I reaohed out fOf it, but overbalanood and fell into the pond. I emerged from the pond all wet and slimy. and went inside to change my clothe:;. 'Vhon I oame outside again it was resting on a brick. I drew my hand above my head and stl'Uck a. tremendous blow with my t, fly swatter." I had ('aught it D. CARTER (4). 19

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CERTIFICATE.

Ohait, L. Faure, A. Poircs, D. Turner.

Seco1ld Class :-D. Finberg, E. Fincham, J. Gluck, A. Green, N. Hamilton, W. Jackson, B. Kirby, W. Kirstein. F. G Marais, A. Mathew, B. Pycroft, M. Resnekov, lV1. Rosen, H Sage, C. chuitovoerder, N. Smook, L. van Niekerk, J. Wingeren, R. Woodgate. JUNIOR First Class :-A.

OERTIFICATE.

Charity, 'V. Cooper, F. Jackson.

Secolld Class :-M. Arguilo, R. Bell, A. Benjamin, M. Burls, E. Bllrnell, F. Cartwright, T. Castles, J. Crowley, R. Oox, D. Croft, J. Flisher, B. Gantovnik, H. Golding, R. Greeff, S. Harper, S. Horrington, R. Jacobs, H. K~~tzin, 1. Levin, J. Levy, D. Lytton, :B. McGregor, H. Mathew, R Merifield, A. Milliner, P. Mulder, B. Pask, D. Penfold, S. Roberts, P. Rosslind, A. Sacyitzon, P. Santilbano, G. Sa.s, D. Selk, M. Sbifrin, D. Slade R. Smuts, R. Stewart, A. uttle, R. Tayler, J, Tredoux, A van Gyn, E. Wal~h, W. Wainwright, R. 'Veils, J. Williams.Ashman, T. Woodford,

N. Wright.