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CONTENTS EDITORIAL OBITUARIES

SENIOR SCHOOL NOTES

VALEDICTOR Y

EXAMINA nON JUNIOR

RESULTS AND AWARDS

SCHOOL NOTES

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SE lOR SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS

JUNIOR

SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS

SCHOOL

ACTIVITIES:

Rugby

Cricket

Athletics

Cross-cou ntry

Tennis

Musical and Dramatic

Society

Critique of 'Outward

Bound'

Twenty-first

Annual Entertainment

Schools and Varsi ties Christian Union

Junior City Council

Citizenship Course, 1953

Debating Society

The Cadet Detachment

Chess Club

Boxing

OLD BOYS' CORNER

SENIOR SCHOOL STAFF PRJNCJ1>AL

Matbell/atics

Mr. W. E. Bowden, B.A., H.E.D. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

TEACHING STAFF P bysical Science M.A., B.SC., B.ED. H. Arguile, B.A. Latin I-iistory H. E. de \V1. Tasker Englisb, Gel/eral Sciellce W. A. Andrews Book/we pin g, COllll/1ercial J. A. Cilliers, B.COM.

F. G. Thorp,

F. A.

J. W. C. A.

D. R.

D. A. H.

Arithmetic English, Ml/sic Ceogra J)hy, Mat/:Je/Ilat ies A/ri/?aal1s, Matbell/atics Mathematics, Biology, ciellce English Physical Ed1lcatiol1, Biology A/ri/waIlS, Geograpb)/, Biology Ellglish, Mathematics A/ri/wans Ma/1ual Training Boo/dueIJillg, COII/II/ercial Arithmetic Euglisb Afrikaalls, Social Science MathclI/atics, Zoology

R. Hawks, M.A. N. Holmes, B.A... F. J. Jonker Lennox, B.SC. (HONS.) A. MacLeod, M.A. J. A. Morris E. Nel, M.A. Richter, Ist year B.A. S. Sieberhagen, B.A. P. Simpson J. Smuts, B.A., B.COM., A.I.A.C.

Mr. D. H. Thomson, M.A. Mr. P. de V. W:1hl, Part B.A. Dr. H. G. \'Q'ood, B.A., PH.D.

JUNIOR SCHOOL STAFF Mr. Miss Mrs. Mrs. Miss Miss Miss Mrs. Mrs. Mr. Mr. Mr. Miss Miss Mrs.

Principal Sub. A Sub. B Std. Std. 2 Std. 3A Std. 3B Std. 4A Std. 4B Std. 5A Std. 5B Physical Education Speech Training Speech Therapy Eurhythmics \'Q'.B.H. AND Piano Violin Cello

A. Lorie K. Lacey M. Paddick M. Merrington E. Penfold I. Kemm M. Eksteen J. Becks U. Muller A. Lorie .L Ganserer J. F. Oosthuizen D. Traill-Wood E. Stern M. Pagden

MUSIC STAFF Mr. Miss Mr. Mr.

F. S. A. E.

Verwymeren Sweet Lorie Hutcheson

EDITORIAL We are making an innovation this year by increasing the size of the Magazine. During the last few years, owing to the expansion of our school activities and to the increasing number of individual contributions received, the Magazine has been steadily increasing in bulk, and last year we reached the limit to which we could go in the size with which you have become familiar. This meant either curtaiLng the material submitted for publication or increasing the size of the Magazine. The former, we thought, would have been a retrograde step, and we preferred to keep pace with the demands of progress by launching a larger publication. We hope you will like it. The increase in the size of the Magazine is but symptomatic of the expansion going on around us. From a comparatively small school we have grown over the last decade to be one of the premier schools of the Peninsula, and this increase in our size and status has necessitated another innovation. From the beginning of 1954 it is proposed to increase the Composite Fee from 10/- to ÂŁ1, and to institute in addition a Development Fund of ÂŁ I per Quarter. In time this will enable us to realize some of the projects which up to the present ha ve been financially impossible. To cope adequately with the extra-mural needs of our 900 boys, for instance, we must have additional playing fields, and the longer we delay the more

difficult it will be to secure them. With the additional financial assistance received from the new scale of fees, we look forward to being able to realize this and other developments we have in mind. Another batch of Wynberg boys will be leaving us at the end of the year, having spent varying periods of their life within our gates. \X!e trust they lea ve us wi th a tinge of regret, and that, when they are able to take a more detached view of their schooldays, they will be able to number among them some of the happiest years of their life. Our best wishes go with them to the University, to business, to whatever tr~de or profession they have chosen to follow, and we trust they will always feel that satisfaction which comes of doing a job well. Our thanks again go to all who have had any part in the production of this Magazineto the Masters in charge of the various school activities, to our individual contributors, to our Advertisers, and to the Rustica Press for their advice and for the personal interest which they have always taken in the production of this humble publication. A very happy Christmas to all our readers, wherever you may be, and every good wish for the New Year. Floreat \'V' Yllbergiensis.

H.A.

OBITUARIES MR.

DANIEL

FRAN<::OIS

MARAIS,

B.A.

It was a great shock to all of us when we learned with profound sorrow of the sudden death of Mr. D. F. Marais on January 10 trus year. The news cast a cloud over the opening of School, and we met after the holidays with a sense of irreparable loss. For 30 years Mr. Marais had been on the Staff of the School, and during that long time had endeared himself both to rus colleagues on the Staff and to the hundreds of boys who passed through his hands.

Afrikaans as the second language in an English-medium school is not the easiest of tasks, but to it he brought a love and intimate knowledge of his subject which could not fail to inspire in those he taught a responding interest in and a quickened appreciation of the Afrikaans language, and there are hundreds of Old Boys who will testify to the effectiveness of his teaching and to the special gifts he brought to the task of helping to build up a truly bilingual nation. To the realm of Sport and other out-ofschool activities he brought the same interest and enthusiasm which marked rus work in school. The Cadet Corps was his special interest, and for many years he trained it with efficient care, being in charge of the Detachment since its formation. His upright, soldierly figure is sadly missing from the parade ground on Thursday afternoons. How he loved his tennis, and, sad though his passing was, it came rather beautifully and not unfi.ttingly, without a lingering illness, and while playing the game he loved so well. To the immediate family -Mrs. Marais, Gustav, and Ursula - we extend our very sincere sympathy in their loss, and we proudly place on record trus imperfect tribute to a valued friend, a loyal colleague, and a perfect gentleman.

GEORGE Mr. Marais was born at Hofmeyr, matriculated at Cradock, and studied at the Normal College, Bloemfontein, and later at the University of Cape Town. A man of many parts, there were few subjects on which he could not converse with knowledge and insight, and, when one consulted him, one could always rely upon receiving sound advice. He was gifted with a great fund of anecdote and an abiding sense of humour, and, whenever tOom Daan' was t aan die woord " one could depend upon hearing something worth listening to. At School Mr. Marais was mainly responsible for the teaching of Afrikaans. Teaching

ARTHUR

NEWTON

The death of George Arthur Newton, following a motor accident, has removed from the ranks of our past pupils a young man who desired to live and to enjoy life, and one whom we all held in the highest esteem. George gained his Senior Certificate in 1951 and during his four years at Wynberg devoted himself arduously, and with all the enthusiasm of youth, to the activities of his school. He became a prefect, was voted to the De Waal house committee, and awarded colours for shooting. It was in cricket, however, that he excelled. For two years he was vicecaptain of the 1st Eleven, was given a t Blue',

• At the variegated table of life he partook of a few mouthfuls, and the Fates said, .. Enough!".' We, who remain, will always respect his memory and remember him for his sincere and moving personality. To his parents and relatives we extend our deepest sympathy.

and rowlded this off by being chosen to play in the Nuffield Cricket Trial Games in 1951, narrowly missing representative distinction. By his charm, his perfect manners and pleasing appearance, he endeared himself to all, and we felt his future was assured. Alas!

SENIOR SCHOOL NOTES In accordance with the policy laid down by the Education Department, as from the beginning of this year the Std. 6 classes were transferred fr0111 the Primary to the High Schools. The taking-over of these boys from our own Junior School, together with the influx of Std. 6 pupils from other Primary schools in the area, has resul ted in a big increase in our enrolment, which has now reached the record total of 528. We now have four Std. 6s, four 7s, foUl· 8s, two 9s, and two 10s. In spite of the new buildings which wc have been using since the beginning of the year, however, we are still badly pressed for accommodation. Two of the Std. 6 classes are still housed in the Junior School, there being no classroom accommodation available for them in the Senior School, while our Std. 9 classes badly need dividing into three sections, but again there is no classroom available for this purpose. • Hope springs eternal in the human breast', however, and we have every hope that the four additional classrooms ruled out by the Administration last year owing to lack of funds, will yet be provided, and the School Committee .is to be heartily commended for its Ulltiring efforts to convince the Administrator of the urgency of our need. The year has brought a number of changes and additions to the Staff. In place of Mr. Marais we were glad to welcome back an old friend and colleague in Mr. C. Gilmore, B.A. Good as the fishing is along the Bredasdorp coastal area, the call of the • Old School' was too great, and we are delighted to have him back with us. With the inclusion of the Std. 65 in the Senior School, Mr. \.Wahl and Mr. Richter have This page sponsored

transferred their allegiance from the Junior to the Senior School staff, and we welcome the closer co-operation with them which this has made possible. Mr. M. H. Green, B.A., formerly Principal of the Simonstown Secondary School, and Mr. C. J. van Rensburg joined the Staff at the beginning of the year as Masters in charge of the other two Std. 6s. Mr. van Rensburg was with us only for a short time, his place being taken by Mr. 1. C. van Niekerk, another retired teacher. Mr. Green c~ntinued with us until the middle of April, and Mr. van Niekerk until June, their places being taken respectively by Mr. W. A. Andrews, formerly Principal of Muizenberg High School, and Mr. J. F. J. Jonker. From the beginning of the third quarter we have had on the Staff yet another retired teacher in the person of Mr. J. A. Cilliers, B.COM., who is deputizing for Mr. Smuts, the latter being away on six months' lea ve. To those of these gentlemen who have already left us we extend our thanks for their readiness to assist us by filling temporary gaps, and to those still with us we give a very warm welcome and trust their stay with us, whether long or short, will be a very happy one. Our congratulations go to all those who have won distinctions of various sorts during the year. The Old Boys' Scholarship for the best performance in the Senior Certificate Examination went to N. Bromberger, who received in addition one of the Merit awards of £25 a year, tenable for two years, made by the Cape Education Department to the ten candidates who passed at the head of the list in the first grade at the 1952 Senior Certificate Examination. Norman's symbols were five As and a B.

W. Darroll, Chemist, Kenilworth.

New W.B.H. School Building. In the 1952 Cape Peninsula Road Safety Association Essay Competition B. Bannerman was awarded First Prize in the Std. 10 section of the competition, and thus won a prize of £3 for himself and a further £3 for the school. In another essay competition, organized by the Wynberg Rotary Club, H. Joffe was awarded a prize of one guinea for his essay on ways and means of furthering vocational guidance. The Rotary Clubs of Cape Town and Wynberg jointly organized a slogan and poster competition in connection with Courtesy Week this year, and in the Secondary Schools section of this competition all the prizes were carried off by Wynberg boys, the results being as follows: SLOGANS 1. E. C. Ford - 'Courtesy Rendered is Well Remembered.' 2. D. P. Leon - • Courtesy in small things Brings happiness in all 'things.' 3. D. Greenwood -' Courtesy begins with YOU:

POSTERS 2. E. C. Ford. 3. D. P. Leon. The prizes in both competitions £4; 2nd, £3; 3rd, £1. 1. and

were 1st,

The following boys were elected as Prefects for the year: H. Rappoport (Head Prefect), H. Joffe (Deputy Head), L. Estment, E. Ford, M. Kaplan, R. Meaker, F. Stofberg, N. van der Spuy, and A. van Niekerk. Congratulations to one and all of these on the way they have shouldered their responsibilities. Another need we hope to see filled as soon as accommodation becomes available is the institution of a Prefects' Common Room. Both the First XI and the First XV have again been on tour, and their doings will be found reported elsewhere in these pages. These tours have now become a feature of our School life, and there is keen competition for the honour of being included among the members of the touring teams, while their itinerary is followed with keen interest by the rest of the School.

Reference has already been made to the new buildings which have completely changed the face of the landscape. At long last Mr. Thorp has a Laboratory and Lecture Theatre of which he can be proud; Dr. \'(food has seen his long-cherished plan for a separate Biology Laboratory come to fruition; the Principal has an Office into which he need not hesitate to invite the mOst critical parent; the Staff at last rejoice in a Staff-room worthy of the name; and the Secretary also has a sanctum of his own. For these long-awaited improvements we are truly thankful, and, like Oliver Twist, we humbly ask for more. The Memorial Swimming-bath Scheme is at last beginning to materialize. A very attractive building which is to serve as changing rooms for the Bath has :dread}' been erected in the north-west corner of the fields,

immediately in front of the tennis courts and looking diagonally across the fields towards the entrance gates. A solid building built of brick and roofed with tiles, it is already proving itself a great asset. In addition to its uses in connection with the Swimming-bath, when it materializes, it will provide valuable and very necessary accommodation for our Cricket and Football teams, as well as storage rool11 for their equipment. \'(fe understand that there is every reason to believe tha tit wi Il be possible tO proceed with the building of the Swimmingba th in the near future. At the Junior City Council meetings held in Cape Town in May the School was represented by J. Bojé, B. Feinberg, and P. Schoon. An account of the proceedings will be found elsewhere. The Musical and Dramatic Society, in

SCHOOL PREFECTS, 1953 Standing: E. Ford, N. van der Spuy, F. Stofberg, R. Meaker, 1. Estmenr. Sitting: M. Kapjan, H. RappopoIt (Head Prefect), Mr. W. E. Bowden A. van Niekerk.

(P·rincipal), H. Joffe,

•

The School Dance was held this year on Saturday, 26 September, and once again proved a very enjoyable function. To Mrs. Bowden and the ladies who helped her with the catering, to those who assisted with the decoration of the Hall, and to all who helped in any way, we extend our sincere thanks.

association with the Girls' High School, presented as its tenth Jubilee Performance Sutton Vane's Outward Bonnd. A review of the play will be found later in these pages. To Mr. Thomson and all those associated with him in the production of the play we extend our congratulations ~.nd thanks for a fine effort.

VALEDICTORY MR. PHILIP DE VILLIERS WAHL

Cricket Division the School aLmost defeated a Senior Bishops side which had played in First Division Club Cricket and which included such notable cricketers as P. van der Byl, Jack Gentry and Owen-Smith. Thus, under Mr. Wahl's expert coaching and guidance, the sporting activities of the school were built

To have devoted nearly 29 years to the service of one institution is not a distinction to which everyone can lay claim, but this is the proud record of Mr. \V/ ahi, who retires on pension at the end of the present year, for it was in April 1925 that he joined the Wynberg Staff. At that time the Primary and High Schools were housed in one building under one Principal. The present Junior School buildings did not exist, nor did the Manual Training block, nor indeed did a large section of the present High School buildings. The School possessed only one playing-field (the present main field), the top field being private property. Such was the School to which Mr. Wahl came in 1925. It 1S recorded III the Magazine of November, 1924 'For many years past sport in the school has been sadly neglected. There have been occasional flashes in the pan, but. nothing lasting has been accomplished.' When Mr. Wahl arrived on the scene, however, he soon changed all that, for it is in the realm of sport that he has made perhaps his greatest contribution to the life of the school. On his arrival he immediately took in hand the reorganization of both the Cricket and Football, and it was only a matter of time before the lament of 1924 gave way to a paean of triumph 'In ]928 the under] 3 team gained the honours in its division, this reccrd, in a small way, bringing renown to the school and, we are sure, great satisfaction tJ Mr. \'V'ahl.' Furthermore, during the first seJSCn of its entrance into the Schools' Senior This page sponsored

up. Many Old Boys who went on to distinguish themselves in Senior Club Cricket will be the first to pay tribute to Mr. \'V'ahl for firing them with his own love and keenness for the game, and the high standard of sport at Wynberg at present is due in no small measure to the solid foundations which were laid by Mr. Wahl in these early years. Although in recent years he has not played quite such an active part in

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the organization of the sport of the school, his in terest has remained undiminished, and he has continued to guide the destinies of our more youthful 'Springboks'. Most of Mr. Wahl's scholastic work has been done in the Junior School, where he has been for most of the time in charge of Std. VI. When he first came to Wynberg, there was one such class; now there are four. Tribute to his work in the classroom will be found in the Junior School notes. This year, with the transfer of the Std. V I classes to the Senior School, Mr. Wahl .himself transferred his allegiance to the Senior School Staff, and we are glad to have had this opportunity of sharing with him his last year at school. Proud as Mr. \'Vahl has every right to be of his record in the realm of sport and of his achievements in the classroom, he would not like to leave us thinking that these were the only contributions he had made to the life of the school, for not only was he interested in the physical and mental development of the boys who passed through his hands, but he was even more interested in their spiritual wellbeing. This is a field of influence in which the results are not always immediately apparent, but there are many boys who have cause to be very grateful to Mr. Wahl for planting, during his Scripture periods, the seed which later blossomed into a Christian experience. His advice and help were always available to those who sought it, and his advice was always sound, because it was born of personal experience. Mr. Wahl will have mixed memories as he looks back over the last 29 years, but we hope he will treasure those that are pleasant and discard any which are not so pleasant. He will be greatly missed, and his place will not be easy to fill. We should like Mr. Wahl to know that he takes with him into a wellearned retirement our very good wishes, and we sincerely trust that he and Mrs. Wahl may be spared to enjoy together many years of continued health and happiness.

present year, having been appointed as Manual Training Instructor to Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch. Mr. Simpson has been in charge of the Manual Training Department at the School since 1939, during which time he has always placed his expert technical knowledge at the disposal of the School, and we shall be the poorer for the loss of his experience and advice. As a member of the Grounds Committee he has played a big part in the development of our School Grounds, and the tremendous improvement in their condition and appearance is largely due to the careful supervision and hard work put in by Mr. Simpson and Dr. Wood. Mr. Simpson also leaves behind him a lasting memorial in the new sight-screens which he designed and erected, and which have proved such an asset to our cricketers. Only recently he undertook the task of enlarging them to cover the extra width of the turf wicket, in the laying of which he also had a hand. Cricketers at the School will be ever indebted to him for helping to provide them with these first-class facilities for playing the game. Of Mr. Simpson it may truly be said: 'Si

1110numentmn quaeris, circ1t'mspice.' To the efficiency of the instruction and practical training which his pupils have received inside the workshop no better tribute can be paid than to cite the popularity of the Manual Training Course and the excellent results which have been achieved by his 'apprentices '. Our very best wishes go with Mr. Simpson to his new post. Stellenbosch will benefit by our loss, and the best that we can wish him is that he will be as happy in his new surroundings as he has been with us at Wynberg.

We acknnwledge with thanks receipt Magazines from the following:Cape Technical College. Hilton College. Observatory Boys' High School. Rondebosch Boys' High School. South African College High School. Wynberg Girls' High School.

MR. A. P. SIMPSON It was with great regret that we heard that Mr. Simpson is to leave us at the end of the

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1952 First

SENIOR CERTIFICATE Class: Bromberger, N., Jowell, c., Leviras, Zauber,

M.,

L. A., Macdonald, D. M., Mittag, J. M., Moore, T. D., Polliack, J, Saevitzon, G. L., Salter, P. T. D., Schoon, JP., Steyger, R., Tiffin, D. H., Van der Laar, G. J., Van der Spuy, C. J., Van Schoor, J L.

G.,

Second

CLass: Bannerman, B. S., Barron, G. G., Bernberg, E. M., Binder, L., Bing, F., Broek, E., Brown, B.O., Clayden, N. F., Craythorne, P. J., De Klerk, D. de S., Derman, S., Fulford, C. W., Gibbs, B. R. G., Gomes, R. F. E., Goy, F. E., Grose, G.O., Hall, M. J., Heymann, B. J., Hodges, G. c., Hunt, M. c., Katz, L. A., Kesler, S., Knight, N. R., Louw, R. J., Maisel, H. E., Maisrer, D. A., Moore, T. D., Moyle, J. M., Pederson, D. E., Penfold, A. E., Rabe, D. \'1/., Saevitzon, A. M., Slome, A., Steward, D. A., Tredinnick, W. W. G., Van der Laar, G. J., Versveld, H. E. A.

JUNIOR First

Katz,

T. W., Moyle,

VOORBEREIDENDE Hoër Graad met Lof: Coetzee, l., Human,

F. D.

Hoër G'raad: Bromberger,

D., Bac, R., Cloete, P., Chapman, H. W., De Groot, F. J., Ford, E. c., Frylinck, B., Goodman, L., Gelb, R. A., Ger, M., Hanekom, N., Herbert, D. c., Ki:ihn, D., Kruger, P., Meyer, C. W., Magill, R. L., Matthews, E. R., Neumann, E. H. A., Oppenheim, P. T., Perold, C. A., Polliack, A., Rogow, 1. M., Roup, A., Schreuder, T. W .. Schaffer, B. A., Smith, 1., Spears, M. ]., Schoon, A. W.

CERTIFICATE

Laer Graad: Adler,

M., Allis, M. G., Allkin, H., Berrisford, A. P., Braude, W., Buchanan, D. "A., Blumberg, M. N., Beckwith, c., Binder, E., Brown, G. E., Bac, H., Croome, K. B., Cloete, K. ]., Davie, R. l, Duk, F. A., David, O. I., Ehmke, G. F., Ferber, C. S., Feinberg, B. R., Goslin, B. N., Harmer, A. E., Irvine, M. R., Jarvis, N., ]offe, M. A., Jowell, ]., Kuhnert, A. W., Katz, W., Kamionsky, N., Kroucamp, R. L., Keiler, A., levenbadl, M., leibowitz, J., Marais, D. P. E., Millward, B. R., McCleery, R. E. R., Murray, G. N., Minnaar, D., Moir, E. T., Musikanch, S. J., Myers, J., Neimann, S. V., Oldridge, K. A., PosweIl, R., Prowse, A. E., Rennie, W. M., Ross, N. D., Selzer, C. P., Schneider, S. S., Simons, D. c., Smith, F. H., Smedley, R., Wallace, M. c., White, K. A., Wells, R. L., Walsh, N. J., Velida, P. P., Valencyne, S. E., Van Renen, R. V., Van Dyk, W., Van der Merwe, J. c., Van der Spuy, P. A. M., Wadman, J. R., Weinreich, B. M., Young, A. D., Zinman, J. J., Bing, G. B., Clampett, P. J, Carter, M.

Class: Bester, F., Burger, E. W., Chapman, H. W., de Groot, E. C. c., de Groot, F. J., Ford, E. c., Ger, M., Jones, L., Mittag, T. W., Schafer, G. G., Schoon, W. A., Van der Westhuizen, D. J.

Second Class: Allis, M. G. R., Anderson,

B., Apsey, J. c., Blaylock, C. H., Brown, G. E. D., Brown, S. V., Butler, C. D., Cilliers, G., Cox, B. D., Croome, K. B., Curt is, E. H., David, 1. 0., Duk, F. A., Feinberg, B., Forsyth, A. R., Fourie, P. D. N., Friedland, c., Gelb, R. A., Goodman, L., Harmer, E. A., Herbert, D. c., Holmes, P. W., Isaacson, G. J., Jacobson, G. W., Jones, H. B., Juter, H., Kahn, S. B., Kamionsky, N., laurenson, E. D. B., Leon, D. P., Levenbach, M. Z., Luck, A. S., McBain, A. E., McCleery, R. E. R., McMeeking, D. P., Malinaric, G. K., Marais, D. P. E., Maunder, F. G., Meyer, C.W., Meyerrhal, D. M., MiddIemost, E. A. K., Millward, B. A. R., Moore, J S., Needham, ]. M., Neiman, S. V., Nixon, M. H., Oppenheim, P. T., Page, D. G., Pelser, L. S., Prowse, A. E., Rogow, I. M., Ross, N. D., Roup, A., Rubin, I. I., Schneider, S., Selzer, C. P., Simons, P. J, Sylvester, R. V., Toms, R. G. F., Urdang, 1., Valentyne, S. E., Van Niekerk, J. L., Walsh, N. J., Watts, P. W. H., Williams, M. N., Young, R. A., Ziller, R. A.

'WISE'

SCHOLARSHIP

AWARDS,

1953 Post Slome.

HOËR TAALBOND

Sen.

Std. X -

Cert.

E. W.

1952-N.

Bromberger.

1953-C.

Critchley.

Bromberger,

A. L. van Niekerk.

to all these

THE 'HONOUR LAER TAALBOND

E. C. C. de Groot;

Congratulations these Bursaries.

D. de S., Grose, J. 0., Jowell, c., Leviras, G., Rabe, D. W., Stofberg, F. J., Van Niekerk, A. L.

Course

J. G. Bojé;

Std. IX -

Hoër Graad: Bromberger, N. Laer Graad: Brock, E., De Klerk,

Hoër Graad: Burger, Laer Graad: Barham,

EKSA1VIEN De Groot, E. C. c.,

L. Jones. being

awarded

TROPHY'

Congratulations to Critchley, who receives the Trophy this year in recognition of his outstanding work as stage-manager of the Musical and Dramatic Society.

W. T., BerQberg, E. M., Bolt, J. F., Boonzaier, l L., Craythorne, P. J., Fulford, C. W., Gibbs, H., Hutton, G. c., Hodges, G. c., Joffe, H. S., Kaplan, M. I., Katz,

JUNIOR SCHOOL NOTES STAFF In January this year we welcomed to the Staff Miss 1. Kemm, who came to take charge of a section of the newly divided Std 3 class, and Mrs. U. Muller, who has taken a section of Std. 4. We were very sorry to bid farewell to Miss Slater in April, when she returned to her home in Grahamstown, and in her place we welcomed Mrs. J. Becks to the second section of Std 4. At the beginning of the year, too, the Eurhythmics classes changed bands from Miss C. Humphrey to her own predecessor, Mrs. M. Pagden. Mr. Hugo's fulltime music post was handed over to Mr. C. Verwymeren, and, as so many more pupils wished for piano lessons, Miss S. Sweet joined the m lIsic sta lf in a put- time capaci ty. A new post, that for Physical Education, was filled by Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, whom the whole school welcomed back most cordially after his absence of some eight years. Mr. Oosthuizen has been taking the' Gym' of Stds. 3 to 6, nine classes in all, and returned to continue his most valuable coaching in rugby, both with the Junior and Senior teams. In December this year we bid farewell to Miss M. Eksteen, who proceeds overseas on what we trust will be a most profitable and enjoyable year or two-and to Mr. J. Ganserer, who will be taking up a Senior Science post at the Muizenberg High School in January. Our thanks to Mr. Ganserer for his able participation in coaching both rugby and cricket. And here, too, the Junior School would like to pay its special tribute to Mr. P. de V. Wahl, who for 0 many years taught the Std. 6 cbss as a whole, and, when it grew too large to remain a single unit, taught the B section. It is the members of the B sections, specially, who need to be most grateful to Mr. Wahl for his untiri.ng efforts to help them along, and his determination to get the most out of them, which he al ways succeeded in doing. The youngest cricketers have for several years enjoyed their weekly practices under the safe guidance of Mr. Wahl, and will miss his competent handling and excellent advice.

We wish all the best of luck and good health to Mr. Wahl in his retirement, and many years of happiness to Mr. and Mrs. Wahl and their family.

GENERAL It was recorded in the last Magazine that two additional rooms had been added. The room downstairs has become a most useful and attractive Sub-A room, and the super-size room next to it was converted into a most spacious Sub-B room, so that our Kindergarten classes both work under most satisfactory conditions. The new room upstairs, now called 'ASSEMBLY ROOM', has proved an invaluable addition. For the first time we were able to assemble the school indoors each morning for prayers and announcements, and, when necessary, to set out rows of chairs for the viewing of films, listening to music, etc. Measurements have now been taken to see whether it will be possible to erect a platform, and even arrange a miniature stage. Another welcome innovation in all classrooms this year has been the provision of fibre-board to cover the entire back walls and strips between the windows to enable any number of pictures and illustrations to be pinned up easily. We are still awaiting the conversion old lobby into a music room. Activities

have been varied

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Large numbers have participated Cricket, Rugby, and Athletics, and in cross-playground races. On Monday Juniors a ttended School Hall.

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The Coronation brought with it much interest and excitement, and the Juniors paid visits to the cinema to see both films Elizabeth is Queen and A Queen is Orowned. The 'Children's Theatre', adults who produce plays suitable to encourage their interest in the presented an excellent play' The

a group of for children, live theatre, Princess and

the Swineherd' at the Labia Theatre. Pupils of Stds. 3, 4, and 5 attended this. Classes from Stds. 1 to 5 wrote essays for the annual 'Road Safety' essay competition, and the three best from each class were sent in. A big drive was made in the third term to collect old clothing for the 'Child Life'

organization; the response was overwhelming. The Annual Entertainment will be held on October 16th, 17th and 19th. Parents' Day will take place :IS usual at the end of the fourth term, and it is hoped this year to include in the afternoon's programme a display of physical culture and games, under the direction of Mr. Oosthuizen.

EVEREST

made their appointments a considerable time beforehand. The clients were a cosmopolitan lot. The two tallest, Mac and Charlie, were attired in sinlilar uniforms. Ch:lrlie's beady eyes were staring avidly at a tattered Esquire. Mac, a sodden cigar drooping from his fleshy lips, was wiping sweat from his forehead. He kept muttering, 'It's hot. Whew! it's hot.' Charlie threw the magazine to him and said, 'Have a look at that; it'll cool you down.' He laughed raucously. The barber, a rotund, uninspiring little man, smiled. His customer was a dark, hook-nosed individual. He, too, heard the quip and grinned, but suddenly, as though struck by an afterthought, erased the expression from his face. He sighed disconsolately. The remaining man was Pettigrew. His features portrayed no emotion on hearing Char lie's joke. He was middle-aged, yet he looked old. His eyes, peering owlishly from belund thick-Iensed spectacles, were large and watery. His nose W:lS ridiculously big, his mouth thin-lipped and shapeless. His parchment-like skin and receding red hair completed a ludicrous appearance. He sat there, wedged between Mac and Charlie, his legs tightly crossed, a cigJfette between his spidery fingers. He was, it seemed, oblivious to everything; he stared morosely in front of him. A newspaper lay on his lap. He picked il up, thumbed the pages, stopped at a

Undaunted Everest, eternal home Of silence and serenity. A tower Ascending to the sky: symbol of power, Yet made of nought but upthrust rock, and loam. The' whole so great though the constituents small; The mightiest mountain too must feebly fall. At last the human foot has scaled your slope, The human hand has gripped your highest peak, At Jast man's overweening spirit's meekMan's haughty heart has realized its hope. This barrier, this challenge to mankind, Has been surmounted. Although by courage less Than strength was done this task that we assigned Ourselves. If honestly we seek the best Solution to our problems, we will find Our England's claims are those of Everest. JOHANN

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IN THE CHAIR There were five occupants in the barber shop. A haze of humid heat hung motionless in the air. The electric razor's monotonous drone was the only sound that aggravated the silence. It was an unnatural silence, unnatural for a barber shop, that is. Business was slack; but business in this particular shop was invariably quiet. The patrons were men who This page sponsored

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particular page, folded it meticulously, and began to read. The page which attracted his attention was dominated by the broad black headline: 'Hudson Place Verdict', and underneath, 'Full Account of Trial '. The proceedings, Pettigrew read, were concerned with a m:m, 'an insanely jealous man', as the prosecutor described him, accused of murdering his wife. Pettigrew blew a smoke ring, watched it disintegrate lazily, and continued reading. 'The murder was of a particularly brutal nature. The victim, suspected of unfaithfulness by the husband, had been severely beaten and strangled. Portions of the body had been mutilated.' Pettigrew was about to turn the page when he heard a voice, 'You're next, Pettigrew.' He looked up. Charlie and the hook-nosed man were leaving the room. Pettigrew stubbed the cigarette and took his place in the chair. The barber, with a professional air, pinned a white cloth around his neck. 'I wonder,' thought Pettigrew ruminatively, as he felt the fingers touch his skin, ' how she must have felt when the fingers tightened around her throat. It was certain that she screamed and twisted and struggled. Yet it is just for an unfaithful wife to suffer; after all the husband, a kind thoughtful man, had su.ffered too - mentally, day after day, night after night, knowing that his wife was His thoughts trailed off. Yes, the husband's cnme was logically correct. Pettigrew leant forward and grasped the paper, lit another cigarette, drew the smoke down into his lungs, opened his mouth and exhaled luxuriously. The barber was busily examining his scissors, and finally with a satisfied grunt commenced snipping Pettigrew's hair. But the customer was not interested in his hair - he was completely absorbed in the newspaper. 'In addressing the Court', stated the Special Correspondent, 'the Defence admitted that the accused had committed the act; and had in fact done his wife to death; but legally he was innocent of the crime. The accused, argued the counsel for the Defence, was in point of fact mentally deranged - suffering from schizophrenia, and was not "capable of

comprehending the natural and probable consequences of his actions ". "Surely", pleaded the Defence. "this man cannot be convicted when no mens rea exists." 'The Prosecutor had, however, anticipated the line of defence which was to follow his summing-up. Shrewdly he laid stress upon the clear and vitally relevant evidence of his expert witness, Dr. Cumes, who, he pointed out, was a man "with a vast knowledge of psychopa,thic cases". "Schizophrenia", explained Dr. Cumes with the typical conviction displayed by an experienced witness, "attacks the nervous system, causes bouts of mental aberration, and ultimately results in complete and absolute loss of reason. The attacks are of approximately fi ve hours' dOration - usually longer. , "Almost immediately before the crime had been committed", went on the Prosecutor, with relentless severity, " the accused had been seen by, and had, in fact, conversed in a completely normal manner with several impartial witnesses; people whose evidence could be accepted without any fear that they bore any malice towards the accused. , "Moreover, the accused, very shortly after the offence, was able to carry on a normal conversation with the Police, and had even offered an ingeniously preconceived alibi. ," I Prosecutor, the dock, the awful that you returning

submit with respect ", concluded the pointing his finger at the man in "that when the accused committed crime, he was mentally sound; and will therefore have no hesitation in a verdict of guilty.'"

Pettigrew grudgingly admitted to himself that the Prosecutor's summing-up was peerless. Pettigrew glaced into the mirror. The barber was doing a thorough job, even though he was cutting off rather too much. Returning to the paper Pettigrew noticed a photograph of the accused. 'A fine-looking person', he mused, 'a shame he had to be caught. Made an idiotic blunder somewhere, I suppose.' Pettigrew felt sorry for the convicted murderer, genuinely sorry. It was a pity, a great pity.

B -l·h - 111: < That runs 0' horseback up a hill perpendicular. ' B - rits: < Looks wi th such ferret and such fiery eyes.' B - j -: < ew Statesman and Nation.' B - It: < Plain and holy innocence.' CL - ft -11: < He doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.' Ell- 11b- g - n: < I carry with me the last rags of the monarchy.' Estm - nl: "Ek slaap in die rus van die eeue gesus. " G - VI' -l1sk -: < Grammarian's funeral.' G - bb: < I'm the boy to bruise and braise.' H - 'rbst - - It:' I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.' J - ff -: < Indeed, the peak of admiration.' K - IJI- n: < And when lope my lips, let no dog bark.' M - cd - n -Id: "Ellis sal reg kom." M - - k - r: 'My heart hath melted at a lady's tears.' ]I{ -fln - r (in class): < I durst not laugh for fear of opening my lips and receiving the bad air.' P - ll- - ek: < All work and no play.'

The barber had by this time completed his task - not a hair remained on Pettigrew's head. Without his hair he was the epitome of a Martian character. He brushed his drab attire and walked towards Mac. < You look rather different now, Pettigrew. But the Chair would rather singe your hair, wouldn't it?' Mac asked with a grin. Pettigrew did not answer. He closed his eyes as he felt Mac click the handcuff on his wrist. Mac adj usted the restraining link around his own wrist and led Penigl'ew frorn. the room. The barber, alone now, walked to the window and looked out. Below lay the State Prison Yard. He sucked his pipe meditatively. < Queer about that chap. Him reading about his own trial like that.' He shrugged his shoulders. < Real queer.'

J. J.

WALLACE

(lOA).

AAN DIE WESTEWIND Bewonderenswaardige woeste westewind, wat wreed en wraaklustig als voor jou verslind, as vinnig oor velde en vlaktes jy vaar. Simbool van die Skonedie Buitengewonewat teen die onreinheid die wêreld vrywaar. Boosaardig bewegende wasem van mag, wat palook verpletter die praal en die prag, beleër die land, en versondig die see; maar wat nog gedweëselfs byna verleëook waai uit die weste die wêreld se wee. Ek uit verrukking oor wat jy behou, maar 'k moet jou verwoesting in stilte aanskou; want, net soos by jou in die sfere se ruim, verander op aarde ook daagliks my luim. JOHA

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When I was born the world did shake and tremble.' S - - v - ts - n (In Maths.) : 'What stuff is this, .:_ how say you?' S - It - r: < Dead Right.' Sch - - n: < Science from his lips prevails with double sway.' Sh - jJ - r -: 'So like an arrow swift he flew.' St - yg - r: < The Flying Dutchman.' T - ff - '/1: < Happy Daze.'

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(in Afrikaans): < The calm before the storm.' lOA (in Maths.): < Even now we heard a hollow bellowing like bulls.' Am - - Is: < • • • with non-stop entertainment from six in the morning till twelve at night.'

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W' -Il - e -: 'Should he call you by your first name, He wants to borrow, beg, or claim.' W - -If: < Away you three-inch fooL' Sh-jJ-rand W-ll-e(during Cadets): 'They wandered lonely.as a cloud.'

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B - It is to become a Prima Ballerina. Estm - nt enjoys the rigours of camp life. G - bb's favourite song is < Smoke Gets in Your Eyes '.

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has become a nature boy. rt thinks he is a second Mark Antony. K - pi - n doesn't talk at a rugby meeting. M - cd - n - Id has been offered a job on the , African Mirror '. S - It - r is planning a world tour on his tandem. St - yg - r expects to win a Mr. Universe Contest. W - Il- c - wrote' The Egotist and I' and the song 'She'll be Coming Round the Mountain when She Cumes. '.

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1953 Aps - y: 'Gone fishing - There's a sign upon my door.' Bo - nz - i - r (during Afrikaans) : ' What blows, what extremities he endured.' C - - mbs: '\Vhat is the creature doing here?' Cl' - - In -: 'And the gleam of his golden hair.' D - 1l1son: "Bring my t'rug na die ou Transvaal." D - Ic 'With ears like errant wings.' G - bbs: 'The man who does deem himself great.' Gr - - n: 'I think and think.' fT - ns - 'Il: 'The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love.' H - lulr - ks -: 'I will stay at home to-day.' H - nk -I: 'He grew sleek and fat.' H olm - s (during English): 'Out, you madheaded ape.' H - tt - n: 'Let me work.' L - I/{I - b - - 111: 'And I do it with unwashed hands.' McCI - - ry: 'Do me a favour, son.' M - rr - y: 'And here is my speech.' R - b -11 (heard in an Under 19 practice): 'Be you Captain.' Som-ns: 'The burden of hard hitting-slogs away, Here shalt thou make a five and there a four, And then upon thy bat shalt lean and say, That thou art in for an uncommon score that day.' St - -le: 'He is a good musician.'

St - Jb - rg: 'So upright, so stately.' V - n d- - Sp - y (during Maths.): 'Who was Pythagoras? ' V -It N - - k - rk: 'A man of wisdom.' V - n Sch - - r: "Die verlore swerwer van Suidwes." W - '1"1' - n: 'As silent as a sphinx.' 10B: 'A comfort of retire li ves in this.' Matrics. after December: 'Well I am schooled.' A runner in a cross-country: ' I ran when I saw others run', and later in Salisbury Avenue: 'Down by the banks of the river we go.' A member of tbe Boxing Class: 'He stoppeth one of three.' Loolung ove,' the Gil'ls' School fence: 'I gazed - and gazed - but little thought what wealth the show to me had brought.'

INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE ROAD-RACING To many people cricket is a most uninteresting sport, and this is so because this section of the populace knows nothing, or very little, about the game besides a few basic elementary facts. And so too with another sport - motor-cycle racing. Should you doubt tbe validity of motor-cycle racing's claim as a sport, let me state that the 1951 Sportsman of the Year as voted in a world-wide poll was Geoft. Duke, Double World Motor Cycle Racing Champion in the'Senior (500 e.c.) and Junior (350 e.c.) classes, who handsomely bea t famous sportsmen (e.g. cricketers, boxers, and athletes) by as much as 7,000 votes. He also received the O.B.E. and the Segrave Trophy for the most outstanding performance of the year in the world of speed. Now to tell you very briefly something about this extremely fast, thriIllng, and dangerous sport. First of all, the actual 500 e.c. racing machine. It is devoid of a headlight, battery, tool-boxes, heavy mudguards, and a silencer, together with any other unnecessary fittings, e.g. speedometer. However, it is equipped with a long racing-saddle (enabling the rider to crouch comfortably when at speed), an outsize alloy petrol-tank, light alloy wheels with huge brakes which have large air-

intakes for cooling, because, when brakes get hot, they don't work. A gauze-wire fly-screen is fitted above the front number-plate to prevent, as its name implies, flies giving a rider an idea of what makes a fly , tick', when they get squashed on his goggles at high speed. An alloy engine, which incidentally develops more power than numerous fourcylinder English cars, is fitted with a coneshaped megaphone exhaust-pipe, which, because of its shape, creates a vacuum, causing the exhaust gases to be extracted from the engine more rapidly. This is necessary because the inlet-valve (bringing in petrol-vaporized gas to the cylinder) opens before the exhaust-valve (liberating exploded vapour) has closed, causing a mingling of gases and a subsequent loss of power. Topreven t this loss of power the rider must not let the engine revolutions drop below 3,500 revs. per minute. A , revolution-counter' keeps him informed of his crankshaft-speed, which in some 500 c.c. machines is 166 revs. per sec. (10,000 r.p.m.). Constructed chiefly of alloy, a ' 500' tops the scale at abou, 300 lb., while a 350 C.c. D.K.W. weighs a bare 130 lb. (30 lb. lighter than an autocycle). The lightest of al!, however, is a specially constructed 125 C.c. M.V. (Italian machine), weighing 95 lb. which is, let me say, twice the weight of a balloontyred cycle. Comparing the performance (i.e. acceleration and top speed) of a standard machine (indicated in parenthesis) with its racingcounterpart, we find the 125 c.c. racingmachine attaining a maximum of 105 m.p.h. (48 m.p.h.), the 250 c.c. 120 m.p.h. (65 m.p.h.), the 350 C.c. 125 m.p.h. (75 m.p.h.), and finally the '5 OOs' anything up to 140 m.p.h. (95 m.p.h.). So phenomenal is the acceleration of the latter that in some cases only six seconds is needed to reach 60 m.p.h. from a standing-start. This, of course, just leaves a trail of burning back-tyre rubber on the road, while the front wheel barely touches the ground. Now let us think of the rider handling one of these machines. First, as in most sports, extreme fitness is necessary, because one must

remember the rider is crouched on the machine for anything up to three hours, and cramped muscles and fatigue can necessitate retirement from a race. In the 1951 'wettest ever' Ulster Grand Prix many riders had to be lifted from their machines at the finish due to fatigue, while one rider, after a refuelling stop, hadn't the energy to restart his bike, although he was lying third. Other gentlemen, although riding for their factories, just turned off the course and headed for a hot bath without saying a word to anyone. Such are the joys of riding a motor-cycle at 100 m.p.h. in pouring rain. Another effect of motor-cycling is ' afterrace deafness', caused by the terrific noise of the engine and whistling of the wind, although riders plug their ears with a variety of e路arstops. A four-cylinder racing-machine, by the way, sounds like an electric saw cutting wood. Other items qf essential racing-kit are a skin-tight leather suit, rawhide leather gloves, leather boots, goggles, and a crash-helmet, or, as racing-men call it, a 'battle bowler '. A mouth-guard is sometimes used to prevent stones cutting the rider's face, and also to guard against the ever-present menace of flies. This protective 'costume' has saved many a rider's life and gives him rather 'an-out-ofthis-world' appearance. When examining a crash-helmet, don't think the scrutineers just pat it reverently, hoping it will collapse. Not they. They give it such a mighty crack with a mallet that afterwards the rider can go as far as suing them for a new one. I suppose you have gathered from the above that riders must be extremely competent to handle one of these so-called racingprojectiles. This is so, when one remembers that mistakes don't mean just leaving the field and watching the match from the pavilion. They can mean a wrecked man, machine, and bank balance. Fatalities in this badly publicized sport are few and far between, but, when they occur, headlines result in the daily newspapers. Just to illustrate how careful riders are, let me say that only one fatality has occurred on the most dangerous corner known

Father Time, what will thy future years unfold? \Vhy has not man been made to realize That waiting makes the fiery sun grow cold, Denying us the pleasures of our enterprise? So with a weary sigh (for I grow old), My School I'll leave without its hallowed prize, While others will this cherished scheme behold.

In the racing world. This accident claimed Les Graham this year in the Isle of Man T.T. Races. This 1450 corner is at the base of famous Bray Hill, which is as steep as the Constantia Nek Road, and is approached at about 135 m.p.h. A dip in the road at the corner throws the bike into a sickening wobble, and it was this wobble that finally overcame Les, hurling his machine into a brick wall. In all seriousness, I'd like to tell you that people have fainted or been left speechless after witnessing the spectacle of the descent of Bray Hill taken at full throttle. One English rider mentioned that 'it does bring a lump to yer mouth sometimes', which is a sheer English underestimation. Motor-cyclists must be mad to race? you ask. Space doesn't permit me to answer that question, but, if you ever happen to journey on the Continent and want to be left really speechless, go to see a sidecar-race. That, of course, is another story. R. McCLEERY (lOB).

lOB WOULD

lOB STOP PRESS Ir has been rumoured that: Apsey will shortly be joining the staff of the S.A.B.C. as head of the sound-effects department. BOOl1zaier has been offered a Hollywood contract to succeed Lex Barker in the film role of Tarzan. Coombs will soon be heard over the air as guest artist on the' Over to You' programme. Croom.e has got something 'like the blonde', but will tell no one what it is. D(/wson has been offered a job in the Government as chief code expert to the Department of Defence, on the recommendation of Mr. Tasker. Green will be attending a course in librarianship at the Technical College, Cape Town. Hansen is still not cased. Hmkel has been invited by the Old Vic to play Romeo in their New Year's production of

LIKE TO KNOW

1. Which master was chased by a bull? 2. Which member of the staff takes tips from 'the library of the air' (on time as usual) ? 3. Who had an accident in his father's van? 4. Who dismantled a carbine? 5. Who hid the bell? 6. What happened at Hermanus? 7. Which member of the staff takes up boxing in his spare time?

TO BE OR NOT

TIFFIN.

'Romeo and Ju/iet. Ho/mes is contemplating

TO BE!

Long years ago 'twas whispered in our School, That there near yonder corner flag would stand, To those who fell defending our fair land, A swimming-bath with tranquil waters cool. Abs! Oh dear! when comes our swimmingpool? The tides ha ve ebbed and flowed along our strand, And many boys have come and left our band, But have not seen our constant promised pool,

a special postMaeric. course in Zoology, and hopes to specialize in Phylum Arachnida. Hnttol1 will be going into a local jeweller's concern, with a view to checking their clocks every 12 minutes. Lindeb(/1t11l is buying a farm in Constantia. MeC/eery has been offered the post of technical adviser to the Norton Motor-Cycle Company. Murr'ay will spend the forthcoming December holidays working out mathematically how many bananas there are in a bunch of grapes.

Rubin

sits unconcerned with the' stick' in one hand, and moving the trimming-lever with the other, as if to say, ' I'm my own master up here '.

has been elected president of the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce. Simons is forming his own dance-band, but then again' Je-neffer ' can tell. Steele's 'piano is falling to pieces '. Stofberg has been appointed Kommandant of the Skietkommando for the Blikkiesdorp area. Van der Sjmy has sworn he will always remain single. Van Schoor is seriously thinking of manufacturing zebra biltong on a commercial basis.

Far over to the left the mountain assumes a rather different aspect from this angle; it seems to lose the flat appearance it presents to those on the ground, and all the little nooks and crannies are thrown into relief, while small fair-weather clouds like dabs of cottonwool chase each other about the summit on the wings of a gentle breeze. We soon leave Wynberg behind us, and Claremont appears ahead, so, acting on our instructions, the pilot circles above the road where we live. The houses are very easily discernible, and people look like ants moving on their way, while cars seem to be so many beetles keeping to a fixed pattern. On our distant right, as we look over the wingtip, stretch the green Flats, interrupted here and there by blue vleis, their extreme poverty mercifully masked by distance. Through the propeller blades Newlands comes and goes, and Rondebosch Common presents itself as an easily distinguishable landmark. The stately buildings of the University stand out from their background - the rich green slopes of Table Mountain. Far beneath us a shining highway winds its way to the country. Soccer players dart about at Hartleyvale, seemingly without effort, and almost unconsciously we try to make out where the ball is. Lazily the Salt River snakes its way through green-edged banks towards the beach at \Voodstock, where it forms a dirty brown smudge as it mingles with the shining sea. It is a surprising thing that the horizon keeps on a level with the nose of the plane, no matter how high we go, only it seems to go further away.

A FLIP OVER THE PENINSULA 'Petrol on', says the young groundmechanic. , Petrol on " repeats the voice of the pilot, at the same time making the required adjustment on his dashboard. , Contact!' from the mechanic, and, in response, 'Switches off' from the pilot. He gives the propeller a swing and at the same time steps aside. Flicking the switches on again, the pilot pulls the starter, and with a roar the motor springs to life, revving faster and faster as the pilot pushes the throttle-lever forward. Then the chocks are removed, and the plane moves slowly to the down-wind edge of the aerodrome. Here the pilot checks first the ailerons and rudder, and then the trimmers, which he operates from a lever above our heads. Satisfied that all is in order, he faces the machine into the wind and we begin to race along the runway - 30 m.p.h .... 40 ... 45 ... 50 m.p.h., and with a slight movement of the control-column the tail lifts . . . 55 . . . 60 m.p.h. and we are airborne, soaring skywards into the blue. One feels a curious feeling of being entirely disconnected from the earth below, released from all other ties, and above all the thought 'Free, free, freedom! ' rushes through the mind like an exhilarating breeze. Any sensation of dizziness is entirely absent. Although the airspeed indicator reads 90 m.p.h., we seem to be standing still, suspended in space with the landscape moving slowly beneath us. The pilot

We are now almost over the town, with the large glistening white buildings in the centre and the small red roofs creeping right up on to the mountainside. In the foreground is the harbour, with a few small cargo ships and one graceful liner resting idly on the placid green sea alongside the quays. Looking down, the shore slips behind us, and, as we come over the ocean, the pilot banks the machine,

some Splflt styled 'SPECIAL SCOTCH '. 'Say something, Sir Samuel,' said Sarah. 'Say Sam, Sarah,' said Sir Samuel. Sarah, smiling softly, shyly said, 'Sam.' 'Sweet sweetheart,' said Sir Samuel. Sighing sweetly, Sarah solemnly surrendered.

and, as we head once more for the suburbs, we catch a last glimpse of creamy surf rolling on yellow sands. The airspeed indicator reads 100 m.p.h. and the altimeter 3,000 feet. At this height we have to swallow to relieve the pressure on our eardrums. \V'e are travelling much closer to the Hottentots-Holland Mountains this time, and the Blouberg Range is no langer visible unless we crane our necks. Suddenly the aircraft bumps slightly upon air currents, and the plane rises up and down with a motion foreign to the stomach. The industrial section of the town is now left far behind with its network of railway lines spreading out in all directions as far as the eye can see. The green fields slide beneath us, ahead is Zeekoevlei, and its tiny neighbour, Rondevlei, sparkles like a bright gem in an exquisite emerald setting, while even further ahead lies the great silver expanse of the Indian Ocean.

A lady from the Continent, being shown around London by a gentleman, saw a D in a basement window. The lady mquired what it meant, and the gentleman explained . . . That D denotes the despairing domestic in that delightful detached domicile desires the distinguished dustman during his daily diversions to deem it his delightful duty deliberately to dislodge the dirt and dust deposited in their dustbin.

D. P.

OGNATIUS THE WHALE

Suddenly we find that we are rapidly losing height and are making the :final circuit of the aerodrome at 1,000 feet. The pilot makes another adjustment to his flaps and reduces the acceleration of the engine till its roar diminishes to a hum, and the propeller blades are visible. Rapidly the altimeter needle falls, and we seem to skim the treetops at 150 feet. At last the runway appears 30 feet beneath us, and we seem to glide endlessly on, waiting in suspense for the landing. With a gentle bump the front wheels touch down, then the tail-wheel lands, and we are earthbound once more. The aeroplane, that medium which has transported us from one element to another, taxis slowly to " stop. C.FR1EDLAND

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LEON (9A).

(9A).

ANECDOTES'

Sir Samuel Smithers saw sweet Sarah Sanderson swimming. Suddenly she seemed sinking. Sir Samuel stood stunned. Striding seaward, spurning shi~gle, Sir Samuel swiftly swam Sarahwards. Sir Samuel skilfully supported swooning Sarah. Swimming shorewards, Sir Samuel successfully succoured Sarah. Seeming somewhat shaky, Sir Samuel sampled

The time has come to tell the tale Of dear old Ognatius the Whale, Who, singing of the oceans' blues, Sang lovely songs to passing crews. He told sea stories of the past, Of how the Dolphin had to fast, But, best of all the songs he'd sing, Were those tha t had a saddening ring. How, after singing many songs, A whaler sounded all her gongs. He thought it was just their applause And did not even stop to pause, But in his deep-base sounding voiceContinued with another choice. In E Flat Major thus it rang, This new concoction that he sang. A net cast o'er the whaler's side Caught him and took him for a ride. They towed him back to Plymouth Hoe, And sold him to a vaudeville show. He took to land led by a band And in an opera took his stand. His first song was a great success, Although he made one awful mess; Three discards sounded in a row, And all of this just went to show His vocal cords were not quite right, But no one noticed it that night.

The next eve, with a house packed tight, The people got an awful fright, Four discords were against his name, And that he thought was a great shame. Next day he went to see the doe., Who gave his jaw an awful sock. Next night, when his turn came to sing, He felt as proud as any king, But all that came forth from his throat Was one continuous < wailing' note. They therefore took him to the sea, And in the· ocean set him free. He made a bee-line from the shore, And I have never seen him more. N. Ross (9A).

DIE WÊRELD SE KOSBAARSTE METAAL Dit maak nie juis saak waar JY gaan, of vir wie jy vra nie, maar orals word dit bevestig dat goud die wêreld se kosbaarste metaal is. Nieteenstaande die fejt dat daar III ons atomiese eeu baie nuwe en skaars metale gevind word, het nog nie een van hierdie die groot waarde van goud oortref nie. Ongelooflike vordering is gedurende die negentiende eeu in hierdie rigti ng gemaak. Eers is die Amerikaanse goudvelde in 1848 ontdek. Kort hierop het die ontdekkings in Brits-Columbia, Nieu-Seeland, Suid-Afrika en Australië gevolg. Eers was die Russe die belangrikste produseerders van goud, maar die hoë kwaliteit van die Suid-Afrikaanse erts het gou die alleenhandel verower. Vandag ontgin ons land goud ter waarde van oor die dertigmiljoen pond. Partymaal word skoon goud uit die beddens van sekere riviere gewen. In 4000 v.C. is dié metode reeds deur die Egiptenare gebruik. Die grootste stuk goud wat op hierdie manier gevind is, het uit Australië gekom, en het 2,250 onse geweeg. Hoewel dit maklik klink, is hierdie manier van produksie nie die allerbeste nie, want dit hang baie daarvan af hoe gelukkig die prospekteerder dit tref. Die beste manier is om die goudbevattende klip fyn te maal. Dié word dan oor koper, met kwiksilwer bedek, gegooi. Die kwiksilwer

besit die hoedanigheid om al die los goud op te vang. Die orige klip word dan in 'n mengsel sianied van potas behandel, en die goud word op hierdie manier van die klip geskei. Natuurlik kom die vraag dan voor: Waarom hierdie groot onkoste? Die vernaamste rede is seker die feit dat elke regering goud in die bank moet hê ingeval die land 'Jl oortrokke bankrekening kry. Dit is dan ook duidelik dat die land wat baie goud besit, dan in 'n goeie finansiële posisie verkeer. In hierdie opsig is Suid-Afrika baie gelukkig. Goud word ook baie deur die juweliers van vandag gebruik om hulle verskillende ornamentjies te maak. Ons, kry byvoorbeeld die glinsterende armbande wat met goud oorgeblaas is. Horlosies, borsspelde, en selfs groter ornamente soos lepels, word van die metaal gemaak. Was dit nie vir die teenwoordigheid van goud op die Witwatersrand nie, sou Johannesburg nooit vandag bestaan het as die stad wat ons ken nie. In Australië is stede soos Boulder en Kalgoorlie nog steeds aan die groei, danksy die teenwoordigheid van die erts. Die groot bevolking van die Yukon-vallei in BritsColumbia is te danke alleen aan die feit dat daar baie goud is. Noudat uraan 'n afvalproduk van die Suid-Afrikaanse en ander goudmyne is, kan daar nie die minste twyfel wees dat goud die wêreld se kosbaarste metaal is nie. G. G. SCHAFER. (9B).

THE LAST LAP The tall dark-eyed stranger lifted the black sombrero from his perspiring brow, swore softly as his horse shied at a scampering rabbit, and rolled himself a cigarette. Blowing smoke-r.ings through the clean mountain air, he thoughtfully surveyed the surrounding countryside. Below, the Visago Valley sweltered in a haze of heat, and, at a distance of a few miles, he discerned the wooden houses of the smaJl town to which he had been sent. In a short time, he told himself, he would enter the main street. For five years Jeff Hefferson had known hatred as no other man had. He had cherished

Lt, encouraged it. He had lived mostly on horseback, had slept in the open, with the stars his companions, his saddle his pillow, and during those years he had kept alive in his mind the last words of his dying brother, continually swearing anew to kill the man whose name his brother had mentioned. Now he was three miles from his quarry, and he hungrily fingered the pearl-grey butt of his holstered gun. He thought of stout, welldressed Harte, Harte the self-assured business man, who relentlessly had swept any resistance from his path, leaving sadJless and hatred behind; in Hefferson's case it had been both. Jeff shook the reins of his horse, dug his heels into its rump, and descended the slopes of the pine-covered mountain. The Greenby Saloon was usually crowded on Saturday nights, and to-night was no exception. Through the swing-doors dusty cow-hands entered into the hazy, smoke-filled room, wages burning in their pockets. At the steel-covered counter drinks were slid to thirsty men from the surrounding ranches, men who were rowdily enjoying themselves. Tables were occupied by gambling ranchers, and slender-fingered professional gamblers, less noisy than their companions, skilfully collected money from unsuspecting cowhands. From the far corner the husky voice of a tiredlooking blonde, with too much rouge on her face, filled the stifling air, to the accompaniment of the tinny notes of a piano. At the far wall, at a table with two other men, sat John Harte, richest rancher of the valley, one of the deadliest gunmen in Arizona. The swing-doors opened. A tall, lithe man stood balanced on high-heeled boots, the doors swishing behind him. His gaze swung penetratingly through the crowd, and came to rest on the men at the furthest table .• Harte! ' he called loudly. The chatter died down. Men turned to look at the speaker, noticed his determined face. and made for the side-tables. At the table Harte looked up, saw the lone man, and his face turned ashen beneath the dark tan. His throat was dry, his knuckles white on the edges of the table. Slowly he came erect, half-facing Jeff. The clock ticked

loudly. Harte jumped into action. As he turned, his right hand leapt to his hip, he flung himself sideways with the inborn sense of a gunman, and a gun appeared in his hand. Hefferson crouched in the doorway. I-Es right hand fanned his barking gUJ1, his left worked the trigger. A bullet parted his hair. He kept on firing through the blue, acid haze. Two, three bullets ripped into Harte's body; he sank to the floor, and his hands jerked spasmodically. Women screamed. The sun appeared on the horizon. It was a new day, the birds twittered in the trees, and spring was in the air. The trees were green; everything seemed new. Jeff reined in his horse, turned in his saddle to look down on to the valley, and, straightenlng again, rode forward to a new life, to bury the evil memories of yesterday in the sands of tinle. LEON COETZEE (SA).

BLACKIE

KAPÊL

Blackie Kapêl of Buffalo Creek, That drawling guy with eyes of lust, Baggy and brawny in awkward physique, His bottomless scowl the colour of rust. He's burst into the crowded bar, Twitchingly fingering his shining colt, A silence-his drink resembles tarAnd, as he gulps, they bolt. Only the cringing barman has remained, Cl'Ouching behind a barrel of stout, His gaze of terror, his look so pained, As glass after glass by Blackie is drained, Till at last he's as drunk as a veteran trout, And round he turns, and, with a shout, Espies Mr. Barman and hauls him out. • My friend', says he, 'how dare you linger? Observe my playful, twitching finger; How much" Black Velvet" have I drunk? Now tell me, now, you cringing funk." Jim Bret, the barman, had fainted from fear, And lay spreadeagled amongst the beer.

Blackie KapĂŞl gave a loud roar of mirth, Quaffed yet one more glass to broaden his girth, When all of a sudden he dropped his drink, Staggered about and began to sink, He ga ve a yell and down crashed his form, He passed from this world, and now I should think, He finds his new home a trifle too warm.

V. SCOTT

(8A).

WESTW ARD HO! At the bottom of the Duncan Dock, rocking rhythmically in the wind, is a seventyfive foot yacht. The yacht's name is Mnriel Stephens, but I think the name Flying Cloud would have suited her better, because she carries a great quantity of sail. The Mm'iel StejJhens was once owned by W. E. Mason and was used to provide him with material for his wellknown novels. After the yacht had been idle for foUl" years, Mr. Warr purchased it from a Durban owner and plans to sail around the world in four months' time. To bring the yacht to Cape Town was a very trying experience for a crew of six, because her gear was heavy to handle and water leaked on to the bunks. We set sail one Sunday evening and set a course which would bring us three !Tules offshore when dawn broke. That night was dark but warm, and, as we sailed, we left a phosphorescent wake behind us. The sea was constantly being lit up as porpoises leapt out of the water. While on my watch, two well-lit passenger ships passed us, and over the water came the sound of soft music until the ship was swallowed up in the darkness of the night. When, as it seemed, the sun rose out of tbe sea, we saw our first flying fish leaping over the disturbed sea. After coiling ropes and making everything ship-shape, we had breakfast. While we were below, the boat gave a series of rolls, causing the crockery to slide off the table and upset the contents on the floor. Meanwhile on deck the helmsman was struggling to keep the boat on its course, because the wind had increased and the waves were growing steeper. The Muriel Stephens was now averaging rune

and a half knots. Visibility was not too good, because the sky was overcast, and the bow was digging into the waves and throwing back the spray in all directions. Towards ntidday we lowered the mizzen-sail, because the wind was too strong and the masts were groaning with strain. As it was too bitterly cold to stay on deck, we went below, while two stayed on three-hour watches. By the time we were abeam of East London it was already dark. I was on watch from six to ten o'clock with the navigator, and, when we had finished our watch, we stripped ourselves of our wet clothing and turned in on to a lee bunk. After what seemed like minutes, everybody was awakened to lower the mainsail, because the gaff had broken. The enormous sail was being whipped about like tissue paper and had torn on a spreader. On deck everything was in chaos; crates of vegetables had smashed open, ropes had been washed overboard and were now trailing in the water, and sometimes we stood knee-deep in water. It was after two hours of battle that we succeeded in downing the sail and resetting the mizzen-sail. When we awoke in the morning a different scene appeared before us; we were very close to the shore, and there the sea was calm. \Ve spent the morning putting various articles in their proper places, and furled the torn mainsail so that it could be mended at Port Elizabeth when we anchored that afternoon. Manreuvring our way through many boats anchored in the bay, we entered the harbour of Port Elizabeth and tied up alongside a jetty. This was the first time we had been ashore for four days, and it felt grand to be on firm ground once more. That night we walked about Port Elizabeth and attended a beauty contest which was being held to find a 'Miss South Africa' to send over to Long Beach, California. After the contest, which I thought was disappointing, we climbed the Campanile which was erected in memory of the 1820 Settlers. It was worth the effort to stand on the top and view Port Elizabeth with all its shop lights, and to see in the bay all the ships brilliantly lit up. We returned to the (Continued

on page 22.)

CROSSWORD

PUZZLE

CLUES 1. 7. 9. 11. 13. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19. 20. 2 l. 23. 26. 27. 29. 30. 32.

ACROSS Beyond the sea (11). An item at an auction (3). One of the signs of the Zod iac (3). Rough-surfaced cloth ( 5 ) . A very small particle (4). The lengthwise thread in a loom (4). To upset (3). Afrikaans for 'tie' (3). In the direction of (2). This IF NOT that (2). Successful fighting airman (3). A G reek goddess (3). A giant (4). Sodium chloride (4). A liquid formed by two gases (5). A slight blow (3). One usually takes one but not in the pan (3). Famous author of plays (11).

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. la. 12. 14. 15. 20. 22. 24. 25. 27. 28. 31.

DOWN An Indian peasant (4). Colloquial form of mother (2). It is a long one that has no turning (4). A calamity (11). Form of school (Il). A cardinal number (3). A popular colour behind the curtain (3). A round vessel (3). Adam - was a well-known Boer (3). To cut small (5) Hard growths on the skin (5). Part of . am' (3). Organ for hearing (3). Juice from a tree (3). Lair (3). We must learn to do this before we run (4). A gardening implement (4). Another word for . because' (2).

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STRICKLAND

(8A).

(Continued from lJage 20.) Mu,riel Stephens late that night and slept peacefully for the remainder of it. In the morning the sail was taken to the sailmakers to be repaired. We stayed in Port Elizabeth for two days, and during that time we played tennis and golf. We left Port Elizabeth early one morning, and had to use the engine, because there wasn't a breath of wind. Soon the heat of the sun became unbearable, and even the shade offered little coo]Jless. It seemed that the only way to cool down was to have a swim, so we tied a rope alongside the boat's side and hung on while the Mm'iel Step hens was doing ten knots. It was difficult not to swallow salt water, or to have a stream of water continually over the face, which made one gasp for air. Just after mi?day a whale came ploughing through the water in our direction and played about us for fifteen minutes, until it dived into the great depth of the sea. We rounded Cape Agulhas, and there we were met with a deep swell and a head-wind. About an hour later our engine suddenly stopped. We were lucky to have a person on board who knew how to repair these Diesel engines. For two hours he toiled at the job, and down in the cramped, smelly engineroom i t was difficul t not to feel seasick. When the engine finally gOt going again, it was not firing on all its cylinders, and it was here that the captain decided to put about and head for Mossel Bay. Beside being tired, most of the crew had to get back to their offices. That night we stood on watch just in a pair of shorts, because the night was warm, and now and then we could hear the sea pounding the shore. In the morning we were close off-shore and could see the numerous caves that the seas had dug out of the solid rock. Many fishingboats were passed that morning, and, when we entered Mossel Bay harbour, it was well towards sunset. We dropped anchor, lowered a boat, and one of us went ashore to phone for a car to fetch us from Mossel Bay. While waiting for the car, we spent our time in the Outeniqua Fisheries eating oysters. The car arrived at one o'clock in the morning. When I awoke in

the early hours of the morning, we were just conling over Du Toit's Pass, and so another day was bom, but not on the Mnriel Stephens. G. E. ANDREWS (Bc).

A SHORT,

SHORT

STORY

A strong man, knife in hand, gazed at the smooth, white body in the water. < I can't do it! ' he groaned. < It isn't a man's work! " and tears streamed from his eyes. The woman, with a look of utter scorn on her face, took the knife, and-finished peeling the onions! R. MEADE (8D).

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BENNETT

(7A).

DIE LUI OUTA Een dag het Piet en Koos by hulle oom Willem op sy plaas gekuier. Op die plaas het hulle baie pret gehad. Hulle het bok geskiet, berg geklim, en ook vis gevang. Een middag was hulle oom baie kwaad, omdat outa April nie kom werk nie. Outa April was 'n baie lui naturel en het weer, soos altyd, in sy hllt gelĂŞ en slaap. Toe Piet dit hoor, sĂŞ hy dat hy 'n plan het om outa April 'n baie goeie les te leer. In die stal het 'n groot, wit perd gestaan. Hy het die perd gevat en hom aan die deur van outa April se hut vasgemaak. Toe het hy aan die deur van outa April se hut geklop en hy en sy maats het om die hut gehardloop. Outa April het wakker geword, opgespring, en die deur oopgemaak. Dit groot wit perd het geskrik

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en het die Outa teen die deur vasgedruk. Hy het mooi met die perd gepraat, maar dit wou nie help nie. Hoe meer hy gepraat het hoe banger het die perd geword en hoe harder het hy aan die tou getrek. Die twee seuns het baie geskrik toe hulle hoor hoe hard die Outa uitskree. Die twee seuns het gou om die hoek gekom en die tou, wat aan die perd was, los gesny. Byna 'n maand was die ou Outa se lyf nog blou soos die deur hom gedruk het. Dit was die laaste maal dat outa April in die middag gaan slaap het as hy nog moes werk. R. NEWTON (7c).

6A BEST SELLERS MIDNIGHT SERENADE Katz POULTRY FARMING Goslin EXCLAMATIONS Gee POLICE WEAPONS Tnmcheon ENVELOPE-MAKING Koevert MEAT JOURNAL Butcher JOSEPH .. Jacobson BABY POWDER .. Johnson MEDIAEVAL FORTS Hardcastle CLEANER TEETH Gibbs THE MAN WHO WAS NEVER \\'lRONG Wright TI-lE HUMOROUS SIDE OF DOMESTIC SERVICE Charlaff CHARLAFF and RUBIN (6A).

CAPE FLATS WATERWAYS The idea of a canal linking Table Bay to False Bay has often been mooted. The Black and Elsies Rivers, deepened and widened, would provide the first two stages. From there a canal would reach False Bay via the Cape Flats' vleis. The canal would be enough to take tugs drawing barges, small cargo boats, and perhaps even small coasting steamers. This waterway would supply the urgent need of an efficient drainage medium for the Cape Fhts. Not only would the inhabitants be relieved of the winter inundations, but the well-drained ground would provide ample building sites for the factories and warehouses that would arise along the banks of the canal. This would therefore turn a sandy waste Ifl

summer and a quagmire 111 winter into a profitable industrial region. It would double the size of Cape Town, and, as there would be more trade than ever before, we would improve our status as the 'Tavern of the Seas '. In the vicinity of the factories vast housing schemes would be initiated to provide accommodation for the workers. Recreational facilities such as yachting or boating would be developed in specially reserved areas such as Zeekoe Vlei on a larger scale than at present possible. In these areas of planned amenities large modern hotels would cater for holiday tourists. Regular coasters would save time and money by the shortened route, avoiding the treacherous Cape of Good Hope. Against the objection to the high cost of the waterway and of the bridges for the arterial roads and railways crossing it, is the long-range view that the canal would more than pay for itself over the years. There seems every justification for an early commencement of the scheme.

C. C.

CARELESSNESS

GIBBS (6A).

NEVER PAYS

'As head of the school, I should like to say a few words with regard to the accident that took place three days ago, and warn you all that carelessness never pays. Let us for a few minutes recall the accident. , John disobeyed the ordinary traffic rules by not stopping his bicycle at the stop sign at the bottom of the road leading to the school, but went straight out on to the main road without looking to left or right. There were drastic results. 'A big car was coming along the road at almost thirty miles per hour. The driver of the car swerved to avoid John and his bicycle, but hit a lamp-post and the bicycle. There were three other people in the car besides the driver. Some bystander immediately phoned the Ambulance Station, which rushed an ambulance to the scene of the accident. 'John was found to have a broken arm and leg, as well as multiple injuries due to the

broken glass. The driver of the car had only minor injuries, but the other three people were seriously injured. I do not think John will ever be so careless again, as he will probably be in hospital for six months, and at home for a further three months. 'Road safety is a very important thing, as other people's lives depend on our common

sense and courtesy on the street. If everyone was careful in the streets, there would not be nearly so many accidents. Let it never again be said that one of our pupils was the cause of an accident in the street, when it could easily have been avoided.' P. SHARPE (6B).

JUNIOR SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS Standard

THE

GRIZZLY,

GRIZZLY

BEARS

Once there were four grizzly bears. They were called the grizzly family. They were the grizzliest grizzly bears in the whole grizzly bear world. One day the baby bear made such a grizzly grumble, they all hibernated to get away from his grumbles. I know 'cause I heard them grumbling all about it in their sleep yesterday. DAVID POLICANSKY.

AN AUTUMN POEM There

was a little squirrel, He had a little tree, In which he kept his store of nuts As safely as can be. ROBERT SrAENS.

THE LITTLE

night fell, she had decided to go home, fly in the dark, she she flew home, she TUVIAH ZABOW;

SIR POOH DE BEAR (A

one-act

play

by DAVID KATZ)

CAST PAUL POOI-r PETER PIGLET TIMOTHY TrGGER KATE KANGA RODNEY RABBIT ROBERT Roo ERIC EEYNE OSWALD OWL CHRISTOPHER ROBIN Action takes place in Kanga's house and the forest. It is Roo's birthday and the table is laid for his party. In the room are Kanga, Roo, Piglet, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, and Christopher Robin.

CANARY

Once upon a time there lived a canary. She was in a pet-shop, until a boy came and bought her and a golden cage. He took her home by train. When he arrived home, she saw it was a lovely house, with flowers in the garden. As soon as she saw it she began to sing sweetly. The boy hung her cage up and then went away. When he came back, he gave her some food. For about two years nothing exciting happened, until one day, when the boy, whose name was Colin, was cleaning the cage, he went away. She escaped, because she had a chance to escape. She flew over fields, villages, streets, rivers and mountains. Far This page sponsored

away she flew, and, when no food and no water. She and, because she could not waited until dawn. When never tried to escape again.

KANGA: Where are those two, Pooh and Eeyne? Roo: Yes, where are they? I want to start my party. POOH and EEYNE (rush in and say together): Hello, everybody! Happy birthday, Roo. Sorry we're late, but a tree fell in the path in last night's storm and we had to go all the way round it. It was too heavy to move. KANGA: Never mind, dears, come along, we'll start the party now. (They all sit down at the table. Kanga, helped by Christopher Robin, lights the four candles.)

by Calderco (Pty.)

Ltd., Lower Cburch Streef, WJmberg. 24

After a few weeks of careful nursing, Rusty's foot was healed, so I decided to take him with me to the river to catch some fish. I was surprised to see that the river had risen a great deal. I put my fishing rod on the bank and took (Jut my bait. I stood up to pick up my rod, but suddenly I slipped on the slimy bank and fell into the deep river. I was swept into a strong current and cried for help. Nobody seemed to hear me. Suddenly, when I was half -drowned and beginning to despair (as I could not swim), I heard a patter of feet, and Rusty appeared. He plunged into the river, and, catching hold of my clothes with his teeth, he pulled me towards the bank. Swimming strongly against the current, he reached the bank, and I was on dry land again. So Rusty, my dog, had saved my life. G. PASVOLSKY (2).

KANGA: Come along, Roo, blow them out. (Roo blows them all out with a big puff.) Everybody sings: 'Happy birthday, Roo' and 'For he's a Jolly Good Fellow'. (They all tuck in to the party.) CHRISTOPHER ROBIN: Let's play games. EVERYBODY: Hurrah! TIGGER: Catch first! OWL: May I be on? Roo: Of course, Owl. (Game starts, and they all run about the forest.) EEYNE, PIGLET and RABBIT: Help! Help! We are caught under the tree. POOH: \X'ait, I'm coming to help. (He struggles and struggles to lift up the log and at last manages to do so.) EEYNE, PIGLET and RABBIT: Thank you, Pooh. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN: Kneel down, Pooh. From now on Pooh, you are Sir Pooh de Bear. Arise Sir Pooh! OWL and RABBIT: Well done, Pooh. PIGLET: Now let's all cheer Pooh. (All cheer.) EEYNE: I bet it will rain to-morrow.

Standard

IIIB

MY VISIT TO THE COPPERMINES Whenever I look at my star-shaped copper ash-tray, I think of my visit to the Nababiep copper-mines in Namaqualand. Copper is mined and then sent to the crushers. When it is crushed, it is heated till it is in liquid form. Then it is put into moulds and left to harden. It is then taken by truck to Bitterfontein and railed to Cape Town. The men sometimes amuse themselves by moulding ash-trays. W. GOULD.

HOW A DOG SAVED MY LIFE One day, when I was walking through the woods near my home, I heard a whine. Being ~n animal-lover, I ran towards the sound, and, when I came to an opening in the woods, I could hear the whining quite plainly. Looking around I saw a thin and half-starved Alsatian dog. He was caught in a steel trap. When he saw me, he barked with joy, quite forgetting the pain. I spoke softly to him, and dug the trap out of the ground. Within five minutes I had him free and we both went walking to my house. When I got home, I bathed his sore foot in warm water and placed a bandage on it. For the first time I looked to see if he had a collar on, but he did not. At night, when my father came home, he said that I could keep the dog, and suggested that I call him Rusty, because of the colour of his hair. I did so, and it suited him very well.

THE

POND WITH TOO MANY FROGS

One day there was an old lady who had a lovely fish pond. It had pink and yellow water-lilies. In the middle was a Little island, and on it grew purple iris plants and bulrushes. Two tiny gold-fish lived in the pond, but the frogs ate all their eggs. The old lady was sad, but the next day a wild duck came and laid eggs in the middle of the island. The eggs hatched, and within four days all the frogs had been eaten by the mother and her ducklings. JOHN ROURKE.

THE BOY WHO WAS ILL There was once a boy who caught a chill, The chill was so bad that it made him ill; I'm sorry to say he grew so much worse, The next thing I knew he was in the hearse.

P. D.

COLMAN.

KLEINBAAI SE WALVIS Elke jaar in Septembermaand kom daar altyd 'n walvis Kleinbaai toe. As hy so rond swem dan spuit hy water in die lig op. Eenkeer het hy 'n bootjie omgegooi. Van toe ~f is die mense bang om uit te gaan as hy daar lSo

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died, the house was said to be haunted by his spirit. Ghosts flitted around and chains rattled. Mournful moans were heard at night, and lights moved. Nobody ever went there, because once a man had gone there but had never returned. At the public school at Rye were two adventurous boys. John and Peter were their names. One day John said, 'Peter, I dare you to come with me to the haunted house to-night to see what it is like.' â&#x20AC;˘ I will " replied Peter, , I'm no coward.' So after dark that night the two boys set out for the haunted house. When they were inside, a voice said, 'Is that you Butch? ' The two stopped and stood still. Then the voice said, 'Seize them, they are spies!' A ghost jumped on Peter and John and bound them with cord. They were flung in a room, and a man dressed as a pirate knocked them Out. When they came round, Peter said, ' John, there's a knife in my pocket. Take it out, if you can, and cut my ropes. Then I'll cut yours.' John did as he was told, and soon they were free. They ran for the Police Station and told their story. 'Great Scott! ' exclaimed the inspector, 'I believe you've found the smugglers' hide-out!' The inspector and a squad-car full of policemen raced for the haunted house. They caught the smugglers unawares. Later the Police told Peter and John that the smugglers had kept a few of their men posted at the haunted house as ghosts, so that nobody would come and interfere. The rest of the smugglers were in a secret tunnel under the house. Now the smugglers were caught, John and Peter each received a bicycle as a reward.

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SPACESHIPS Spaceships are very fast things, I don't understand at all, They whiz in the air without any wings, They are like a cylinder long and tall, They go to the sun that looks like a great red ball.

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JAN VAN RIEBEECK Eendag lê drie bote in die hawe van Amsterdam. 'n Skare mense staan op die kaai en gesels met mekaar. In daardie dae kon die bote nie langs die kaai kom nie; hul moes buite in die diep water lê. Die mense moes met klein skuitjies van die kaai na die bote gaan. By die bote moes hulle met toulere aan boord klim. Toe almal later aan boord was, vertrek die drie bote op hul lang en gevaarlike reis. By die ewenaar was die hitte vreeslik vir die Hollanders, want in Holland was dit nou winter. 'n Paar mense het ernstig siek geword. "Wanneer kom ons by die Kaap die Goede Hoop aan?" vra die vroue en kinders van alle kante. "Ek sal twaalf guiders gee aan die persoon wat eerste die Tafelberg sien", sê Van Riebeeck. Dit gee die mense nuwe moed, en elke dag staan die mense op die dek om uit te kyk. Uiteindelik sê die stuurman van die Dromeda'ris: "Daar is Tafelberg! Ek sien dit duidelik!" Na Van Riebeeck in Tafelbaai aangekom het, begin hy dadelik om huise en 'n fort te bou. Die mense was baie bly om weer op land te wees.

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We had stopped to collect clay beside a river. It would be useful for pots and clay oxen. Dirkie had just made a toy wagon out of an old wheel from one of the wagons. The wheel had split badly coming over the Zuurberg, and the owners of the wagon had thrown it away. Dirkie's sharp eyes had spotted it, and he had quickly rescued it. The dogs beat us to the wagons. We ran on and sprang on to the front wagon, which was Dirkie's father's mine was just behind it. \Ve put the clay into an old bucket, and then I put my hand into my pocket and fished out an orange and green stone. We then tossed to decide in whose wagon we should do our modelling. I won, so we jumped into my wagon and sat there thinking of the problems of crossing the mountain, of the time the Matabele attacked us, and of the oxen we were now modelling.

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TOTSIENS "Totsiens!" sê die boer vir sy huis en sy broer, Hy roep vir sy vrou, "die Kaffers kom nou!" Haas snel hy voort na 'n ander oord; " Vryheid salons kry as ons ver genoeg ry Ja, vryheid salons kry as ons ver genoeg ry."

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, BLUE MONDAY' It was Monday morning and I was lying in bed, thinking of the exciting rugby match that I had played the previous Saturday. The match had ended in a close draw, but I do think our school team could have won. At that moment my mother came into my room and said, 'It's going to be quite a hot day to-day'. I then started dressing, but I soon found that I was minus one sock, so I hunted high and low for it. Then I realized that I was going to be late for school, but I at last found it in my sister's pram. While I was eating my breakfast, I unfortunately knocked my glass of milk over. The milk ran all over the table, and 01)' mother was very cross indeed. Then I thought that I was in for a 'Blue Monday'. By the time I arrived at school I was fi ve minutes la te, so my teacher gave me one hundred lines to write. That day things just wouldn't go right. Our English master gave me another fifty lines for day-dreaming. My Hygiene teacher nearly gave me a hiding for speaking at the wrong time, and everything else just went all wrong. During break I nearly broke my neck trying to jump over a fence only three feet six inches high. All of a sudden big black clouds came over the mountain, and it began to drizzle. Later it came down in buckets, and there was I without a raincoat. That afternoon I had to stay in for an hour for playing the fool. I was hoping that the rain would clear during that time, but

it only started hailing, which made matters worse. Afterwards, as I was running home, I had to put my head down, but all of a sudden I ran smack into a telegraph pole. I sat down hard, rubbing my head, and then I resumed my journey. By the time I arrived home I was soaked to the skin, and my mother put me to bed. When I had finished my homework that night, it was nine o'clock, and my mother wanted to know why I had got so much homework. She never dreamed that I had had a 'Blue Monday'.

MILLSON

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FISHING ON THE BREEDE RIVER Last year during the September holidays our family went to the Breede River. \Ve left early one morning by car and arrived at about four o'clock in the afternoon. We went to the Hotel Oyster Beds and unpacked our things. By the time we had fi.nished we had to dress for supper, and on the menu were oysters and kabeljou, so we had that with coffee and flapjacks; then after supper we went out to dig for blood-worms, which we use for bait. The next morning at four o'clock rny father, brother and I went out fishing in the outboard motor-boat which we had hired. We went about a mile up river, and all the way we could see the white and red steenbras sucking the blood-worms out of the sandy river-bed with their tails waving from side to side in the water. I tried to catch one with my hands, but it felt the ripples on the surface as my hand touched the icy water. At last we stopped and cast our lines into the water. At first we had no bites, and then after half an hour I had the first bite, which I thought was a white steenbras. It took the hook, and I hooked it well and truly. It was a fine fish, a white steenbras weighing about five pounds. By this time the others were having bites as well, and within an hour and a half we had seventeen fish altogether, and for the next week we caught good catches of fish. A t last the day came for us to lea ve, so we went out fishing early that morning so that

we could have some fish to take home. \Ve went out farther than we had gone before and caught eight kabeljou, each weighing about twenty-five pounds, and twenty-three steenbras weighing about four to six pounds each. We left straight after dinner and arrived home at seven o'clock in the evening. M. DAY (5B).

'AND THAT IS HOW WE BECAME FRIENDS' It was

during the September school holidays that my parents had given me permission to go camping with a few friends at Onrust. After we had bought our essential supplies of tinned foods and had made our necessary arrangements, we all assembled in my back garden to talk things over. When that meeting was finished, we all fetched our supplies and walked down to the nearest bus depot, which was about four miles away. Unluckily our bus was delayed two hours, and during that time we were all at a loose end. When the bus did arrive, we scrambled into a seat in the corner of the bus, but the air was full of foul tobacco smoke from the previous occupants. We had a very weary journey, because we had so little space, and we could hardly stretch our legs. When the bus arrived at Onrust, we jumped off, happy to be in the cool fresh air again. After our journey on foot to the camping site, we were all tired and hungry. Because I was the oldest, I had to look for a fresh water stream and fetch some twigs with which to make a fire. When I came back to the camp with a bucket of water and the twigs, I found that the tent was already pitched, and my friends were sleeping, so I too dropped off to sleep. The following morning we all arose early, and after we had had a cold breakfast, we decided to climb a near-by hill and view the countryside. When we neared the top of the hill, we were surprised to find the ashes of a newly made fire, and one of my companions saw a roughly made hut in the distance. On investigating we found that it was empty except for a few tins in the corner of the hut.

I smelt a rat, and suggested that we should remain in the thicket near-by and see if anyone would return to the hut. Luckily, I had brought a game of pencil-cricket with me, and in that way we passed away the time. As the sun began to set, we suddenly saw a figure emerge from the bushes. It was the figure of a boy, who was crying and had a dangerous looking sheath-knife in his belt. We quickly

ran to him, and, in answer to our questions, he said that he had come to camp there, but had lost his way and had found the empty hut where he had stayed for two days. We felt sorry for him, so we took him to our camp, where we treated him as one of our companions, and that is how we became friends. E. GER 5(A).

~_IE5! RUGBY, The School c~n look back on the past season as yet another period of consolidation and expansion. A record number of players were catered for this year, namely 473, which is almost one hundred more than the previous best total. Seventeen teams in all have been playing regularly in the inter-school competitions, the Under 19A, B, C and D, Under 16A, Under 15A, B, C and D, Under 14A and B, Under 13A and B, and Under 12A, B, C and D. On one occasion, against Rondebosch Boys' High School, an Under 19E and 15E were added to our usual complement, making nineteen matches in all. This actually constituted a South African record for a meeting between two schools, and possibly has not been equalled or bettered in the world. Unfortunately, however, this past season has also been one of exceptional ill-fortune in respect of injuries and illness, the teams worst hit being the School, Under 15A, 14A and 13A. When an 'A' team suffers badly, the effect is progressively felt among all the teams below it in its age-group. At times, the current toll of injuries assumed fantastic proportions; towards the end of the season, there were as many as eight regular players unable to turn out for the School Team, five of these being either of or near Blue Standard. In passing, it will be interesting to review briefly the expansion of Rugby activities since

1953 1940. In that year there were 132 players in all, and 6 teams, Under 19A, 19B, 15A, B, C and 13A, were entered. By 1942 the numbers increased to 197 players and 9 teams, and by 1945 these figures had risen to 331 and 12. By 1949 there were 348 players and 13 teams, the intervening years being devoted more to consolidation than expansion. In 1951 the tally was 369 and 15, and in 1953 the totals of 473 and 17 have been reached. More actual teams could be entered in the School competitions, but at present stress is again being laid more on consolidation than expansion. Gratifying though the above figures are, they of necessity provide the School with its most serious problem - the. provision of extra playing-fields. This dire need affects both coaches and players alike, but the un relieved wear and tear on our present ground-resources bears most heavily upon our hard-worked Grounds Committee. Much labour and capital have been put into maintaining and improving the ground that we have, and the Western Province Rugby Union have kindly granted us practlslDg facilities at Brookside two days of the week. The Military authorities have also allowed us to use the ground at the Wynberg Camp on each Monday. But this much-appreciated assistance, valuable and helpful as it is, can nevertheless only alleviate, not solve, the problem. New grounds are needed

RUGBY FIRST XV, 1953 Back row: ]. van der Merwe, F. Duk, H. Rappoporr, G. Andrews, R. Meaker, M. AlJis, P. Crook, R. Lindebaum. econd row: L. Shapiro, L. Derman, M. Kaplan, R. Wucherpfennig, E. Ford, R. Gelb, B. Croome, A. Kuhnerr. Silling: Mr. H. E. Tasker (Coach), A. Gabb, H. Joffe (Captain), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), G. Bosch (Vice-Captain), J. Boonzaier, Mr. ]. f. Oosthuizen (Coach). urgently before our overworked resources start deteriorating at a rate that even our Grounds Committee will be unable to stem. This IS a pressing and an immediate need. This year the School team toured the Eastern Province. Ill- fortyne once again dogged us, as the team almost immediately developed influenza. Very few players escaped, and in Grahamstown there were never less than five of the touring team in bed at the same time. The last two games against Kingswood and St. Andrews were played without the regular scrum-halves, and against St. Andrews we nearly had to accept a sporting offer from Kingswood to fill in gaps in our ranks from the

Kingswood 2nd Team. Fortunately we managed to field a team, but only just. The results of our games were as follows:Wynberg 0, Muir College (Uitenhage) 0; Wynberg 9, Graeme College 8; Wynberg 0, Kingswood 6; Wynberg 3, St. Andrews 6. The morale of the team remained exceptionally high throughout the entire tour, and this in a large measure stands to the credit of the captain, Joffe, vice-captain, Bosch, and the Committee. It is fitting here to place on record the generous comment of Mr. Jack Slater, the old Springbok, that he 'Had never seen a team acquit themselves better in acute adversity.' Throughout our eight-day

stay in Grahamstown we resided at Kingswood College. This is a long period, and much unavoidable disorganization was inevitably caused in school routine, but our hosts could never do enough for us, and our memories of our stay are of the happiest. The duration of this stay has been specifically mentioned, because out of the friendships there cemented aro~e an agreement that the two schools would in future make this a regular fixture, so as not to lose the contact so happily established. The School team, after an early period of domestic reorganization, developed into a very strong combination. Unfortunately injuries occurred on such a scale that solid team-building

proved very difficult, and the continual substition of players did not allow either the backline or forwards to settle down; The defence of the team was magnificent, and, with the exception of only one game at the beginning of the season, no match was lost by a margin of more than five points. The attacking possibilities, however, did not come up to expectations, the inside backs lacking incisiveness to a disappointing degree. Again, in this respect, it must be stressed that injuries and illness greatly contributed to this lack of cohesion and combination. Towards the end of the season matters straightened out, and in the third quarter only one match out of eight

THIRD XV, 1953 Back row: P. Holmes, P. Kruger, E. Middlemosr, D. Macdonald, R. Scrickland. Middle row: D. Tiffin, I. Leibowitz, B. Weinreich, N. Kamionsky, G. Isaacson, C. Meyer. Front row: R. Glover, P. Clampett (Vi&e-Gap'a;n), I. Rubin (Captain), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Pri1Icipat), T. Mirtag, R. Kroucamp, B. van Assen. Inset: Mr. D. S. Sieberhagen (Coach).

was lost. These last eight games included wins over the two Natal touring teams, Durban High School and Michaelhouse, by 9 points to 0 and 9 points to 5 respectively; the School also beat Jan Van Riebeeck in a polished display at Newlands by 14 points to 6. Its best effort was a very closely contested game with Rondebosch, which was lost by Il points to 6.

spmt, and, despite team-building difficulties, never once lost its morale; its best achievement was the defeat of Hottentots-Holland B by I 8 points to nil.

The Under 19B has been the strongest that the School has yet had, and, despite a steady drain of First Team replacements, has come through with a good record. Simons, the captain, has played a large part in the team's success. lts best achievements ha ve been victories over Rondebosch B by 14 points to 6 and Paarl Commercial A by 3 points to O. The Under 19C, apart from being the best \Vynberg third team yet, was also the best team in its grade of competition. It won twelve out of fifteen games, drew one, and lost two. lts defeats were io an away match against General Botha A by 13 poin ts to Il, and a 9-0 loss with a sadly depleted team against Diocesan College C, a team which it had beaten earlier in the season. Altogether it scored 146 points for and had only 42 against. Possessed of a fine team spirit, this team played fast, open Rugby, and through its high standard of fitness overran many of its opponents during the closing stages of the second half. The three best wins by this 19C team were by 9 points to 3 against Rondebosch C; 3 -0 against Diocesan College; 27-0 against Cape Town High A, and 27-0 against S.A.C.S.

B. The Under 19D consisted of players who 'were gradually maturing. They were keen and improving, but as there were only two other Under 19D's in the whole competition, they had of necessity to meet mostly 'B' and 'C' teams. They lost narrowly by 6 points to 9 against Paarl Commercial B, and registered a good win against Jan Van Riebeeck C by 22 poin ts to nil. The Under 16 has put up some very game performances. It has been in the difficult position of being a reservoir of replacement for the teams above. The team showed a fine

The linder 15A is the best team in the School, and also the best team in the entire Under 15 competition. It is a finely-balanced side with swift, incisive backs, and a robust, intelligent pack. They lost but one game 0-3 to Diocesan College early in the season, but in the return match proved victors by 12 points to O. They have registered smart victories against Rondebosch (6-3), Paul Roos Gymnasium (5-0), Jan van Riebeeck (14-5), Paarl B.H.S. (6-3), Marist (25-5), Bellville (6-3) and Sea Point (18-0). Altogether the above record is a noteworthy performance. The tender 15 B; a light team, have played plucky and successful rugby, having won 8, drawn 2, and lost 3 games. These players are very keen and have improved steadily as the season progressed. The Under 15C and D have proved spirited teams, and many of their players have been promoted as the season progressed. Though in some respects a reservoir for the 'A' and 'B', they have nevertheless kept their identity both in performance and spirit. The maturing of these players is a most important factor in the future strength of Wynberg rugby. The Under 14A started off the season rather shakily, and, when just beginning to show progress, had a spate of unfortunate ll1Juries. The team has now developed into a fast and confident side, which lately narrowly lost to Paul Roos Gymnasium by 6 points to 5. This particular result is specifically mentioned because, earlier in the season, the Under 14A had lost heavily to the Stellenbosch team, but in the return fixture only lost by a penalty in the closing stages, although only finishing up with thirteen players. An admirable example of morale. The Under 14B have proved a very solid side, losing only two of their eight games. The Under 13A and B have given a good account of themselves this season. The 'A' started off by losing the first few matches, then

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Top row: K. Marks, R. Roe, D. Minnaar, W. Katz, B. ]ohnson, ]. Carrington. Centre: 1. Coetzee, A. NewtOn, 1. Goodman, M. Wallace, 1. Adamson, D. Connor. Sitting: Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), M. lrvine, A. O'Connor, A. Luck (Vice-Captain.), D. Simons, D. Buchanan, Dr. H. G. Wood (Coach). â&#x20AC;˘ drew two, and since then have been winning fairly easily, save for an occasional defeat here and there. Their best wins were 23-0 against S.A.C.S., 34-3 against Marist, and 12-0 against Sea Point. There has been an all-round improvement in the 'A' team, especially among the backs, where a defensive line has gradually turned into an attacking one. The Under 12 section has proved a great success, starting the season with a white-hot enthusiasm which continued till the end. Starting out very callow and immature, these little players soon showed a pleasing maturity for that stage, and the Under 12A, B, C and D all gave a good account of themselves, and

proved equal to any in their respective games. Special mention must be made of the Under 12Es and Fs who, though they were not entered in any competition and had only their practices to which to look forward, still kept up a high standard of keenness. This spirit is the foundation of school Rugby. The 'Springboks' and 'Villagers', the eight-years and under, all had glorious fun, and in the midst of it all learned quite a lot of useful rugby. From this nursery graduate our future First Team players. The coaches, Messrs. Wood, Oosthuizen, Sieberhagen, Nel, Richter, Lennox, Hawks, Morris and Ganserer are to be thanked and

complimented for their able and untiring services; the keenness and support given to these men by the players are an open testimony of the appreciation of their efforts. Mr. Bowden's practical interest in both matches and practices is appreciated by both coaches and players alike. Many senior players spend much of their time in assisting the coaches and also training the junior players. This assistance, apart from its great value, is an essential part of Wynberg sport, and the present policy of expansion is largely dependent on this help. Players who have given their services are:Crook, Gelb, Gabb, Estment, Ford, Luck. Fritz Bing has refereed a number of school games this season, and his keenness, interest, and assistance are much appreciated. Crook, Gelb and Waiters are to be thanked for the very able and efficient way in which they have handled the administration of equipment, an unspectacular and arduous but very essential service to the game. Mr. Hennie Muller spent one afternoon coaching the Under 19A and B teams, who learned a lot from his knowledgeable advice. It was a great occasion for the players, and his offer to repeat this next year was accepted. This year it has been the policy to procure .prominen t ou tside referees for the School Team's home fixtures wherever possible. Messrs. C. P. Fourie, R. Burmeister and E. Hofmeyr are to be thanked for their generous and stim uia ting assistance in this respect. The following Rugby awards have been made for the 1953 season:BLUES: H. Joffe; J. van der Merwe; G. Bosch; J. Boonzaier; M. Kaplan; B. Croome; A.' Gabb; G. Andrews. COLOURS: L. Shapiro; R. Meaker; E. Ford; A. Kuhnert; H. Rappoport; M. AIlis; R. Gelb; P. Crook; R. Wucherpfennig; F. Duk. HOUSE

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JOFFE.-A captain who has kept the morale of his team at an exceptionally high level in particularly adverse circumstances; a strong-running centre, possessing a deadly tackle; he is a definite stabilizing factor in the back-line, and was sorely missed when unable to play; a fine sportsman in every respect. BOSCH. A brilliant, experienced attacking flank forward, who has no superior in this exacting position in inter-school football; snaps up the slightest chance to turn defence into attack; his only weakness is that he has not yet developed a deadly, heavy tackle, which is the hallmark of good defence. KAPLAN.-A highly intelligent fullback with a safe pair of hands, a cool head, and good sense of positional play; his excellent tackling has on many occasions saved what would have been certain scores; he must eradicate a very definite weakness in coping with the rolling ball, and must not be satisfied until he has considerably improved both his speed and acceleration. SHAPIRO.-A who, until injured

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season, was the most penetrative wing in interschool football; his main weakness is a failure to eliminate slovenly and unintelligent play both in practices and matches; if he could cure this failing, he could attain to wingship of the highest quality. HENDRIKSE.-A strong, plucky and determined wing with a magnificent defence; if this great-hearted player aims at improving his speed and acceleration, he will become a wing of high standard. MEAKER.-One of the most improved players in the school; with few physical advantages, he has by his spirit and determination made himself into a very good wing, solid both in attack and defence; must overcome inaccuracy in throwing ball in from line-out. Must also learn to recover more quickly. VAN DER MER WE.-A grand allrounder who this season has played centre, wing, By-half, scrum-half and Bank; he was a most precious asset when the team was suffering from reorganization, illness, or injury; he is a natural player, game and intelligent, and has matured steadily owing to his keenness and hard work in remedying faults and striving to perfect many already good qualities. FORD.-A good fast centre who has a sound defence; this young player has matured well in difficult circumstances, and has a promising future; must improve his handling, and endeavour to develop more thrust. DERMAN.-A young centre, who, despite his lightness, has matured very quickly; he is very game and determined, and has a good eye for a break; must, however, overcome a tendency to break too much; a promising future prospect. Must remember that the hallmark of a good centre is to do everything at top speed. DUK.-A By-half with an exceptionally fine pair of hands and a good kick, who has improved considerably during the latter stages of this season; must, however, make a study of strategy and tactics, and must realize that the future adult career of a fly-half depends on his acceleration over his first three yards; must come up more quickly in defence and improve his tackling.

GELB.-A scrum-half with a long pass and a big kick, who unfortunately has not fulfilled last year's promise; a fatal hesitation and slowness in getting his hands to the ball has to a great extent impaired his efficiency; it is to be hoped that this potentially talented young player will next season regain his past form. KAHN.-A player, who despite lack of weight and size, has proved to be a very effective and game little scrum-half; must stand closer to the scrum, develop a break, concentrate on a swifter service, and not hesitate to go in for his tackle. BOONZAIER.-An excellent hooker and lock who has matured well, especially in the department of line-out player; one of the main foundations of the pack; intelligent and resourceful, he is also a good leader; must speed up his play in the loose, and learn to get the ball down to the ground quickly in lineouts. RAPPOPOR T.-A most experienced, determined and reliable front-ranker, who has improved considerably this season, especially in speeding up the tempo of his game; played magnificently on tour, and the team suffered a great blow when an operation incapacitated him for the whole of the second half of the season. CROOK.-A powerful front-ranker, who has not regained his best form owing probably to ill health; at his best very valuable in both tight and loose, but must endeavour to increase the tempo of his play. ALLIS.-A lightly built player, game and spirited, who has developed into a very fine hooker and a good line-out man; is also good in the loose; a very promising prospect for next season. CROOME.-One of the most improved players in the team, who suddenly developed into a hard, tigerish forward who was always on the ball; good at lock, front-rank and Bank, he has distinguished himself in almost every game. ANDREWS.-A player who has shown phenomenal improvement, and has developed into an outstanding line-out forward; fast and

determined in the loose, he has scored many fine tries from most unpromising positions; if he looks after himself, he has undoubted prospects in adult football. KUHNER T. A tough, determined player, who is absolutely fearless; he is a deadly tackler, and a first-class flank; a severe injury, which kept him out of rugby for the second half of the season, proved a great blow to the team; a fine sportsman and a good prospect. GABB.- The best attacking eighth man in inter-school rugby; possessed of a fine pair of hands and a keen sense of anticipation, his excellent backing-up has led to many scores; his defensive covering, though good, lacks the excellence of his attack, and his condition does not enable him to sustain it to the required tempo; provided he looks after himself, develops an essential dive-tackle, and hardens his condition, he should go far in adult football. RETIEF.-A keen player who has matured well, and who has only been kept out of a permanent position in the School Team by the excellence of his rival flanks; a good tackler, and well up in the loose, he must endeavour to develop more fire in his game; a very good prospect for next year's team. YOUNG.-A promising young frontranker and lock, who is good in the loose, especially in the sphere of dribbling; he must overcome a tendency to 'hang round' in loosescrums, and must also infuse more fire into his play. WUCHERPFENNIG. An excellent flank, who is good in both attack and defence; he has a particularly severe dive-tackle which he must perfect still further; he has a bright future in school football.

doing everything at the absolute maximum speed; a good team-building prospect. LlNDEBAUM.-A solid, powerful frontranker, who plays a hard, relentless game in the loose, but who must try to speed up the tempo of his play. . SIMONS.-A good full-back and fly-half, who as captain has played no small part in the success of the Second Team; a good tactician, he plans his games well, but must concentrate on increasing his speed in everything he does. J.F.O. and H.E.T. RUGBY

6th June. (at School) Lost 11-6 The match against Rondebosch was perhaps the most exciting of the season. Wynberg started off on the attack, and after a few minutes Bosch was successful with a penalty (3-0). This was the half-time score. Late in the second half, much against the run of play, the Rondebosch fly-half broke, kicked ahead, and a forward following up scored under the posts. The try was converted (3 - 5) . \Vynberg hammered at the Rondebosch line for a long period, and eventually Andrews broke from a line-out and dived over to score an unconverted try (6-5). With the tension mounting, the Rondebosch ÂŁly-half broke again from well inside their half, and the ball travelled to the wing, who scored in the corner (6-8) . The school once again attacked, but our lighter pack was beginning to tire. In the closing stages Rondebosch increased their lead with a penalty-goal to make the final score 11-6.

vs. Rondebosch

vs. Kingswood

(Grahamstown) 20th June. Lost 6-0 The Kingswood game was played in hot weather and did not produce very good rugby. During the first half, one of the few threequarter movements led to a try by the Kingswood wing. A few minutes later Kingswood went further ahead with another unconverted try by a forward. In the second half Wynberg did more of the attacking, but, try as they

ESTMENT. A solid hard-working forward who is at home both in the lock and flank positions; his play has a tendency to be patchy, but he has played some fine games. MITT AG.-A young hooker who has matured to a remarkable degree in his allround play; hard and fit, he plays a determined game in the loose, but must concentrate on This page sponsored

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might, were unable to score. Just before the end the School was unlucky with two scorable penalties. Kingswood came off the field eventual winners by 6 points to O. vs. St. Andrews

(Graharnstown) 22nd June. Lost 6-3 Our performance against St. Andrews was most creditable, as this side was by far the strongest in Eastern Province Schools' rugby. Owing to wet weather the ball was not thrown about much. Wynberg scored first through an excellent penalty by Bosch. This was the only score at half-time. The second half was very even, with both sides narrowly missing scoringchances. A lapse in our defence allowed the Sain ts' three-q uarters to break through and score. Five minutes from the end St. Andrews forged ahead with a penalty near the posts. The match ended with our depleted side defending doggedly, and the score 6-3 in our opponents' favour. Both forwards and backs are to be congratulated on a worthy effort which was appreciated by the large crowd present. vs. Durban

High School (at School) 18th July. Won 9-0 Just after the mid-year vacation Wynberg had the pleasure of being host to two visiting teams from Natal. The first was Durban High School, whom we played on the first Saturday of the term. Although D.H.S. had not yet found their feet, the game was bright and open. Wynberg scored first with a good penalty by Bosch. Shortly thereafter Bosch broke away in the loose and pushed himself over the line to score an unconverted try (6-0). In the second half the School was on the attack again, and Andrews broke from a line-out to score in the corner. The match ended with Wynberg deservedly the winners by 9-0. vs. Michaelhouse

(at School) 24th July. Won 9-5 The second touring side to play us was Michaelhouse. The game was lively, and both teams played well. Wynberg scored first through a try by Gabb, but thereafter the exchanges were equal and the half-time score remained 3-0. In the second half Michaelhouse attacked strongly, and one of their

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forwards dived over the line near the posts. The try was converted (3-5). Wynberg immediately began to apply pressure, and about ten minutes from the end Bosch broke from a loose-scrum, ran twenty yards, and then passed inside to Gabb, following up, who scored. Just before the end Bosch put the issue beyond doubt by converting a penalty-goal, to make the final score 9-5. vs. Bishops

(at School) 29th August. Lost 6-3 The score against Bishops is not a true reflection of the game. Territorially Wynberg had the better of play but did not make use of their opportunities. Wynberg scored first with a penalty by Bosch. Bishops equalized when their wing dived over in the corner from .a loose mĂŞlĂŠe. Shortly before half-time Bishops took the lead with a penalty goal (3-6). In the second half Wynberg did most of the attacking, but could not penetrate the visitors' defence. The final whistle of an exciting match blew with Wynberg very much on the attack. FIRST

TEAM

OLD

BOYS'

MATCH

The Old Boys' matches took place on the 16th of September. The weather was hot and sultry definitely not Rugby weather. Gabb kicked off, and, in spite of the oppressive heat, the school team maintained a terrific tempo throughout the game. The Old Boys, however, determined to avenge last year's defeat, attacked strongly, but good tackling on the part of the school backline proved too strong for the visitors. After play had been in progress for several minutes Marais went off-side and the school was awarded a penalty which Bosch, the vice-captain, failed to convert. From a scrum infringement the school gained a 3-point lead from a penalty converted by Gabb. A few minutes before half-time, however, the visitors equalized with a penalty-goal by G . West. Score 3-all. The Old Boys gained a good share of the ball through sound forward play, and the van der Merwe brothers, combining well at halfback, got the backline moving swiftly. The

school three-quarters saw little of the ball, as the flankers proved too swift for the school halves. In spite of a severe weight disadvantage at forward, we again took the lead when Gabb put over a penalty. In true Wallaby opportunist spirit the School's speedy right-winger, Shapiro, kicked ahead, and with a lightning burst of speed, beat the defenders to the corner flag. Bosch failed to convert. The visitors, in a final effort, attacked vigorously, and after a break by Wilson, Doveton took an inside pass and dived over the line to score. G. West, playing a sterling game, converted, and when the final whistle blew, the school led 9-8. Old Boys' Team.-G. West; N. Thomas; L. Wilson; G. Jennings; R. Jones; H. v. d. Merwe; C. B. v. d. Merwe; Curtis; Tomlinson; Holton; Hopwood; Chambers; K. Doveton; Marais; D. Bailey. School Team.-Kaplan; Shapiro; Joffe (c); Derman; Meaker; Duk; Gclb; Croomc; Mittag; Linderbaurn; Bosch; Andrews; Boonzaier; Wucherpfennig; Gabb. SECOND

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our 25 and was awarded a penalty for obstruction, which was converted by Kretschmer. The school suffered an early set-back when our outside centre was forced to leave the field due to an injury. Van der Westhuizen was brought into the line, but, owing to sound tackling by the Old Boys, the school three-quarters were rendered ineffective. Moyce played an outstanding game, causing our scrum-half, who nevertheless gave a good account of himself, much difficulty. Raichmann then scored, and E. Kahn converted. The Old Boys increased their lead with an ex,cellent try by Moyce, which was again converted by Kahn. Score at half-time 10-3. Macdonald, although harassed by Moyce, played an outstanding game. Dermao scored from a break by Alkin-con vcrted by E. Kahn, who a few minutes later put over a penalty. Derman distinguished himself when in the closing stages of the game he scored a try, which was not converted. Final score 21-3. In retrospect both games proved interesting, but the first-team game was somewhat spoilt by the numerous penalties awarded to both sides. The teams were later invited to the boarding-house for refreshments, which were kindly provided by Mrs. Bowden. Old Boys' Team.-Clayden; Derman; Alkin; Raichmann; B. Jones; J. Thomas; K. Clews (c); Barnett; M. Saevitzon; D. Wright; E. Kahn; Hyland; Wolfsohn; Moyce; Brock. School Team.-Schaffer; Kretschmer; Ford; Kroucamp; Sheard; Hendrikse; Kahn; Crook; Meyer; Schneider; Retief; Warren; Van Niekerk; Estment (c); v. d. Westhuizen.

H. RAPPoPoRT.

CRICKET The season October, 1952, to March, 1953, will, from the point of view of achievement and progress, surely go down in the annals of Wynberg's cricket team history as one of the very best. The season started with many changes. First of all it must be remembered that, as a result of the 1 st XI playing in the men's second division, each lower team played in a

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The Second Team, ably led by their captain, L. Estment, began strongly and gained an early 3-point lead. Kroucamp broke from

higher division in the Schools' Competition than it had done the previous season. Despite this fact each and every side gave an excellent account of it'self. The under 14 competition was dropped, and in its place under 15 and under 13 divisions were substituted. In both these sections our junior teams, with plenty of talent among them, played well and won most of their games fairly easily. In the first half of the season the first eleven, promoted to the men's Second Division, certainly acquitted itself well by winning outfight by an innings in two games, winning on the first innings a game reduced, on account of rain, to one afternoon, drawing one, and only losing one after a first-innings lead and a sporting declaration. In the second half the team started off rather badly by losing two games, but was unfortunate not to claim an innings victOry in its third. Two friendl_ies were won in convincing fashion, and its excellent record on tOur is reported elsewhere. Schools Week, 1952, will, I think, be remembered for a long, long time by those who saw the excellent performances of the Wynberg side. The side played inspired cricket of the highest standard, winning all four of their games. Four of the side, namely Bing (as captain of the one side), ]offe, Hopwood and Wallace were invited to the trial, and of these Bing (as vice-captain) and Hopwood were successful in gainlng places in the Western Province Nuffield Side. A fuller report of the games is found on another page. Tbe Second XI, playing in the schools' First Division, started off very well by beating Sea Point First XI by 2 wickets. Bishops B was lucky to draw tbe next game, as we had a lead of 100 on the first inrungs. The following game against e.B.e. was also drawn Wynberg again ensuring a good lead on the first innings. The last game against a very strong Bishops side was lost only by 4 wickets. In these games, Clayden, Blake, Herbert, Valentyne and Hitchings were the most consistent performers. In the second half of the season a depleted team struggled somewhat against stronger Sea

Point, SACS and Bishops sides, but the Second XI never wilted but battled on, taking the game to just before close of play in all theilgames. Congratulations to ]offe, Bing, Hopwood and Wallace on being awarded their Cricket Blue. Colours were also awarded to the following members of the side: Katz, Gabb, Estment, Simons, Stewart and Bosch. The bat for the mOst improved senior was this season awarded to L. Katz, while B. Anderson recei ved the ba t for the most improved junior. Mention must also be made of the fact that F. Bing was the recipient of the bat given by the Olympic Sports Club to the Nuffield player responsible for the best act of sportsmanship during the Nuffield \'V'eek. Congratulations Fritz. The school had as its professional coach last season Mr. Eddie Watts. Mr. Watts spent the whole of Monday and Tuesday, and also Thursday mornings at the nets, and so soon became part of the school. He did an extremely good job conscientiously, and was most popular with the boys. The news that he will again be with us this season will be welcomed by all. In view of the fact that the upper field was out of commission, the piece of ground behind Cogills was used for more junior sides. While the ground and the cricket may not have been of a very high standard, the players all seemed to have enjoyed their games as well as experiencing some rousing interludes. The upper field will be used in the season ahead, and in this connection I feel cricket owes to Dr. Wood, Mr. Simpson and their helpers a deep debt of gratitude for the untiring efforts in widening the main turf wicket, putting down a very good turf wicket on the upper field, and widening the cricket screens. Will these gentlemen please accept this acknowledgement as a mark of our appreciation. And now a new pavilion stands facing the field, two more cement practice wickets have been added, the practice turf has been shifted to the top of the upper field, and both sets of practice nets have strong new poles for the cricket-netting. We sincerely trust that our cricketers will appreciate the fact that they have probably

the finest practice facilities of any school in the Peninsula, and that they will make good use of them. For the first time in cricketing history the Old Boys versus Present game was an all-day :fixture. The experiment, if it can be so called, was so successful that there is little doubt that it will continue to be played as an all-day fixture. Not the least successful aspect was the most enjoyable lunch on the front la \Vn. We do thank Mr. and Mrs. Bowden for fnaking it possible and the Boarding-house staff for their excellent catering. In this connection I should also like to express, on behalf of the First XI, our appreciation and thanks to Mrs. Bowden and her staff for supplying tea for the team and their opponents Saturday by Saturday. \Xle realize that this entails a fair amount of extra work, and we are most grateful. In concluding this report, mention must be made of the successful aspirants to Umpires honours. The \'V'estern Province Cricket Union ran a course of lectures in umpiring, and in the subsequent examinations the following were awarded diplomas: Stofberg, Weinrich, Musikanth, C. Lumb, P. van der Spuyand P. Holmes. These have all taken a good part in the umpiring duties each week-end and are to be congratulated on the high standard of their work. The House games were once again played in two sections, and, as expected, were keenly contested. Rhodes was undoubtedly the best balanced side and had no difficulty in winning the senior competition, while De Waal claimed the junior competition. In conclusion a very sincere word of appreciation and thanks to the coaches, Messrs. Bowden (U.13A), Thomson (Ist XI), Oosthuizen (2nd XI), Morris (3rd XI), Gilmore (4th XI), Hawks (5th XI), Richter (U.15A and B) and Ganserer (U.13B and C), and also to the various scorers and to Dick Gelb and \Valters who as cricket-gear supervisors did a tiring job wellmany thanks for your willing assistance and whole-hearted co-operation, without which \Vynberg cricket would not stand where it is. A.N.H.

SUMMARY

October 10/11

FIRST

GAMES

versus Pinelands. Our first

game against Pinelands should have been played at home, but, on account of the fact that the new turf was not quite ready, was played at Bishops. Rain washed out play on the first day. However, by 2 p.m. the following afternoon it had cleared sufficiently to allow play to start, and Hopwood and Estment went out to open, after an absence of many years, the school's first innings in senior cricket. The wicket was tricky, the boys were a little overawed by the occasion, but stuck, and the opening partnership put on 32 runs in just under the bour. Hopwood batted on for another hour to make 46, while 29 each from Bing and Katz, and 21 not out from Stewart were the main scores in the 147 the school had scored when Bing declared at 5 o'clock with six wickets down. The Pinelands batsmen were, however, not equal to the left-arm wiles of Wallace (6/22) and Stewart's off-spins (3/39), and they were all out in a little over an hour and a quarter for 78 runs. It is not easy to forget that feeling of elation Wynberg had won their first senior game on the first innings by 69 runs.

October 18/25 versus Mowbra')I, awayWon by an innings and 130 runs. This, I think, can rightly be called 'Hoppy's game', for not only did he take all 10 Mowbray wickets in their second innings for 18 runs, but took 4/13 in their first, and scored 42 in the school's knock of 296 runs. Other scores in the school's total were a hectic 75 in 52 minutes by Gabb, a more slowly compiled 61 by Katz, and 29 by Stewart. Mowbray scored 86 in their first innings and 80 in their second November 1/8 versus Wynberg Club at home-Lost by 1 wicket. This was the first game played at home on our new turf wicket. The school ba tted first and scored 159 in just under four hours rather slow scoring. Katz contributed a useful 28, and a 14 not out from Estment was the only other score besides a magnificent 62 by Joffe this being his first knock as an opening bat. Wynberg

FIRST XI, 1953 Back rOt/): B. Blake, B. Rogers, A. Gabb, D. Louw, F. Duk. Middle rOt/): B. Anderson, 1. Estmenr, G. Bosch, R. Hancke, C. Kirsten. Seated: Mr. A. N. Holmes (Coach), H. Joffe (Captain), Mr. W. E. Bowden J. Wallace (Vice-Captain), Mr. D. H. Thomson (Coach). Club's first innings closed at 135 24 short of the school's first-innings tOtal Hopwood with 6/54 and Stewart with 3/24 being the bowlers responsible for dismissing the Wynberg club side. Bing sportingly declared the school innings closed at 82/7 (Hop wood 33, Bing 18), leaving Wynberg just under 60 minutes to get the required 107 runs. This they did with 4 minutes to go and 1 wicket in hand. Again Hopwood (4/58) and Stewart (3/39) were the bowlers responsible for the wickets.

November

15/22 versus Alma at homeWon by an innings and 4 runs. Rain delayed the start, and it was not until after tea that Alma commenced their first-innings knock,

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which realized only 82 runs. Wallace, on a wicket taking a good deal of spin, accounted for 6 batsmen for 16 runs. The school replied with 176, of which Hopwood scored 52, Bosch 26, Gabb 25, and Katz 21. ALna scored only 90 in the second knock, their batsmen in spite of stodgy defence tactics being unable to deal with Derek Louw's slow leg-spins (5/25).

November vose-b, away -

29/December

6 versus RondeDrawn game. This game from most points of \7iew was a most disappointing one. The fielding was at times so poor that it was difficult to believe it was the same side that had put up such magnificent performances in Kimberley, for example the batting was

stodgy and lifeless, and the approach to the game unnecessarily defensive. Except for a very correct knock by Simons (35) and rather brighter knocks by Stewart (19) and Bosch ( 17), our ba tting was poor. Rondebosch replied with 108 - Hopwood and Wallace each taking 4 wickets. Estment 40, Katz 29, Bing 23, and Bosch 21 (14 minutes) were the main contributors to an uninspiring second innings total of 158, the running between the wickets being particularly bad. Rondebosch were still 21 behind with 3 wickets in hand when time was called. The first half of the season therefore closed with the school having two outright wins, one first innings win, one game lost after a first innings lead, and one drawn game. Except for the last game the side had played good cricket and put up most creditable performances. This again must be credited in the main to the marvellous team-spirit and the leadership of their captain. SCHOOLS

\VEEK:

For the first time since the commencement of Schools \Veek games \Vynberg played as a team on its own, and Fritz and his team can be justly proud of their magnificent feat not only in winning aU their games most convincingly, but in the very high standard of their performances. Our first game on the Friday school closed was against Marists, and was played on Newlands A. Somewhat overawed by the occasion, our batsmen did not get down to real run-getting, and the first innings closed for 100. Stewart 30, Joffe and Katz 17 each, and Hopwood 14 were the chief scorers. With six wickets down and only 30 runs on the board, a Wynberg victory seemed certain. However, a very determined tail-wag that produced 63 runs caused a most exciting and tense ending. Wallace with 6/23 and Hopwood 3/41 each bowled extremely well. Our game on Saturday was against Observatory on the Rondebosch ground. Batting first we scored 191, to which total Fritz Bing contributed a very valuable 61. He was ably supported by Katz 23, Joffe, Estment and Bosch 18 each, and Louw 12 not

out. Against a determined attack by Louw (4/16), Hopwood (3/37), and Stewart (2/32), the Observatory defence wilted, and the innings closed for 124, leaving Wynberg the victors by 67 runs. On the Monday Wynberg were back on the Rondebosch ground with Bishops as our opponents. With only 70 odd on the board and 5 wickets down, Bing again came to the rescue, and with an attractively compiled 62 nlade a big difference to the look of the scoreboard. In this he was well supported by Bosch with a more restrained than usual 3O. Other contributors to the total of 202 scored in 146 minutes were Joffe 35, and Stewart 16 - in all seven batsmen reaching double figures. It was soon evident that 'Hoppy' bad struck a patch and was practically unplayable. In all he bowled unchanged for 19 overs. In this magnificent performance he was well supported by Wallace, who took 4 for 32, and Derek Louw, who, although he didn't claim a wicket, bowled 8 overs for 22 runs. And so the Bishops innings closed for 127 runs, scored in 160 minutes, leaving \Vynberg the victors by 75 runs. The redoubtable Bishops side had been defeated for the first time in 7 years and Wynberg had done it! Our last game on the Bishops ground was against the Country side. For this game Clayden and Blake replaced Simons and Hopwood, who were unable to play. Country batted first, but were unable to cope with the inswingers of Blake, who claimed 7 for 25, and the side were all out for 56 runs but for a 'tailwag' it might have been 36. The Country total was passed with seven wickets in hand, but the side batted on and declared at 144 for 9 the main scorers being Clayden 27, Stewart 24, Louw 24 nOt out, Joffe 22, and Gabb 20. And so for four members of the side there came to an end a cricketing year of happy memories, fine achievements, but, above all, the satisfaction of having played the game in the best sense of the term. Of the Wynberg side only Bing-who, as was to be expected, was captain of the one side

Hopwood, Joffe and Wallace were invited to the trial game for the final selection of the Province Nuffield side. Unfortunately the first day of the trial was washed out by rain. Fernby's side batted first to score 201 all out. Wallace was by far the most impressive and dangerous bowler, and was always treated with respect. His figures of 5 for 56 in 17 overs speak for themselves. Hopwood bowled well without any luck, as his analysis of llovers, 2 maidens, 37 runs reveals. Joffe, in opening the batting for Bing's side, batted confidently against the faster stuff, but once again fell victim to change of pace. Bing was out l.b. w. before he had settled down, while Hopwood and Wallace did not bat, as Bing's side had passed their opponents' total. Bing showed himself a good sound captain, resourceful, and with a fine sense of judgment where bowling changes were concerned. Bing and Hopwood were successful in obtaining places in the Nuffield side Bing as vice-captain only a decision which appeared rankly unfair and aroused much comment in view of the fact that the player chosen as captain had had no experience in that position. No report of Schools Week would be complete without brief mention of the 'most enjoyable party dance which brought it to an end. Our thanks for this most enjoyable function must go to Mr. Holmes, Mrs. Bing, and their willing helpers. The two selected acquitted themselves well. Hopwood opened the batting and bowling with a fair measure of success, while Fritz batted solidly on several occasions. His most valuable contribution was, however, the help he so sportingly ga ve his captain (elsewhere referred to) and his team manager. Before giving an account of the games played during the second half of the season, reference must be made to the friendlies played during October and November. The first was against our old rivals the W.P. Wednesday XI, played at Newlands. This game was won by 47 runs, Stewart 37, Gabb 33, Hopwood 29, and Joffe 21, being the highest scorers, while Wallace (3/32) and Louw (3/43) were the

most successful with the ball. Our next game was against a Claremont XI (a mixture of Ist and 2nd team players). This we lost by 2 wickets. Louw, playing his first game in the 1st XI, was the highest individual scorer, while Wallace was again the most successful bowler with 5/37. Varsity were our next opponents. Batting first on a shirt-front wicket, we declared at 147/7. Joffe (34), Bing (24), Katz (28), Simons (24), and Gabb (22) were all successful batsmen. Blake worried the Varsity batsmen not a little without taking a wicket, while Wallace took 2/32. Our last game was against a seasoned Old Boys' side led as usual by the ever-green Jack Burt. A notable absentee last year was the 'ever-greener' Bill Jennings; we sincerely hope he will never again allow business to interfete with the Old Boys' match. Batting first, the school side batted confidently, especially Hopwood and Simons, who each contributed over 80, and Bing declared the innings closed at 195/2. The Old Boys' batting was as equal to the task as their appetites were to the excellent lunch on the lawn, and they passed the total with seven wickets in hand. The team started the second half of the season, January-March, 1953, with Joffe as captain and Duk, Rogers, Blake and Kirsten replacing Bing, Stewart, Katz and Hopwood. In the first game we began very shakily against Maitland, and, except for Joffe (49) and Simons (48), the batsmen offered no opposition to a very mediocre attack. Maitland passed our first innings total by one run 138, Estment taking 4/22. \V誰th only 72 runs on the board in their second innings the school side were back in the pavilion quite demoralized. When Maitland had only 34 runs on the board and 7 wickets down, it seemed as if the school were going to pull the game out of the fire, but unfortunately we allowed the tail to wag, and Maitland ended up victors with the three wickets still intact. 14/21 February versu.s Cape Town at home - Game drawn. It was a completely changed side which took the field against C.T., who, batting first, were all out for 56 Wallace (5/21) and Estment (4/26) were

responsible for the debacle. It seemed that \Vynberg were going to suffer a similar fate when 3 wickets were down for 5, but Anderson, 11 in 62 minutes, playing his first game in the school senior side, then Gabb (42) and in turn Rogers (19), and Bosch (57), all helped Joffe, who was run out when only 7 short of his century, pulled the game round, and the innings closed for 254 a lead of just short of 200 runs. Cape Town, playing defensive cricket, commenced their second knock at 3.15, and were 8 wickets down with 137 runs on the board when time was called 3f hours later. 28 February/7 March versus Western Province 'B' Lost by 6 wickets. Batting first, W.P. collected 185 in their first knock. Louw (4/48) was the most successful bowler. The school side, forgetful of the many occasions on which they had battered Dave Stewart at the nets, were completely overawed by his offspins (5/9), and the side were all out for 58only Joffe and Simons reaching even double figures. Forced to follow-on, they did a little better in their second innings with 167-Gabb 47, Bosch 23, Anderson and Rogers each 22, and Joffe 21. W.P. needed but 40 runs for a victory, and trus they achieved with the loss of 4 wickets, Estment claiming 3 for 15. Two most enjoyable friend lies were played before the side went on tour, and it is to be sincerely hoped that the first will now become an annual fixture - a visit to Groot Drakenstein. Batting first, Groot Drakenstein were all out for 90, Kirsten claiming 4 wickets for 14 and Louw 3 for 15. Our opponents' total was passed with only 3 wickets down, but the side went on to score 195/6. Simons 51 retired, Derek Louw in a hurricane over or two 32, Estment 32, Rogers 27, Joffe 26 not out, were all among the runs. Perhaps the most enduring memory will be the boxes of apples, pears and grapes, the sumptuous spread, and the swim in the 'altogether'. The second was our annual game against the Banks. Declaring at 141/4, of which total Joffe made 61, our bowlers soon had the Banks' batsmen in trouble, and our opponents were all out for 75, Estment and Wallace each claiming 3 wickets and Kirsten 2/0. A.N.H.

First-team

D. Hopwood F. Bing L. Kat.z

A. H. P. D. G.

Gabb Joffe Simons Stewart Bosch L. Estmenr

L. Estmenr

D. E. D. D.

Wallace Hopwood Curtis Stewart Louw

WYNBERG

Averages

Jan.-Dec.,

Batting In. N.O. 29 5 26 1 27 3 22 3 1 19 1 29 26 1 20 2 2 19 * DenOtes not O. 48 2.69 317 63 153 91

T. 815 654 512 351 332 508 451 266 174 out.

Bowling M. R. 4 190 41 844 41 1,003 14 189 16 628 4 335

CRICKET TOUR, 1953

1952 H.S. 82 74· 61 75 62 98 67 63 40

Av. 34'0 26·2 21· 3 18,) 18·4 18·1 18·0 14·8 10·2

W. 21 81 93 14 41 17

Av. 9·0 10·4 10·8 13,) 15·3 19· 7

MARCH,

The Saturday Express, if it can be so called, which left on 24th March, took with it the School Cricket Touring Team. A largish crowd of well-wishers who gathered to bid att revoir to the team was completed by an Argus photographer, who duly reproduced an excellent photograph of the side in the Week-end Argus back page, not social. Our first opponents were a strong Grey High School side in Port Elizabeth on the Monday. The game was played on its delightful front field under the Block Tower. Grey batted first and were able to collect the useful total of 261/9 - Wallace 4/103 and Kirsten 3/66. Our fielding was fairly good throughout, except for a short period before lunch. The Grey captain delayed his declaration a Little too long, leaving us only three hours, less tea-interval, to get the required runs. Joffe had no alternative but to get what he could in the time left. Simons, in a careful knock of 41, and Estment 27 were the main contributors to Wynberg's total of 144/8. Our following game the next day in Grahamstown was against Graeme College, who batted first to score 169, Wallace taking 5/81. The first three batsmen gave the side a fairly useful start with 50-odd runs on the board, but the remaining eight batsmen could only

total another 35 among them, and so Wynberg were down by the same number of runs. True enough the boys had had an all-night train journey and were playing on a matting-wicket, which most found rather disconcerting, but surely not enough to account for a belowWynberg-standard performance. The following day we were able to rehabilitate ourselves, when, in a most delightful game, Wynberg played the sort of cricket to which we are accustomed, comfortably to beat what is regarded as the strongest school batting side in Grah_amstown by 5 wickets. Again Joffe lost the toss, and St. Aidans batted first. Wallace was able to find a patch, and, backed by keen fielding, the St. Aidans side were all out just after lunch for 90. (Wallace 6/14.) A delightful knock by Barry Rogers for 27, an attractive 19 from Estment, and a 34 in 33 minutes by Gabb, laid the foundation of a 5-wicket victory. Thursday was free, and during the latter half of the morning the boys spent an instructive morning at Rhodes seeing, among other features, Professor Smith's famous Coelacanth. After lunch we were taken down to POrt Alfred for the last game of our tour against the district pineapple-farmers. A very generous tribute must be paid to our hosts for all their generosity, kindness, and, above all, their sportsmanship. The team was quartered at the Grand Hotel and spent a pleasant afternoon (and evening) bathing in the river and wandering round this picturesque village. Our opponents were a strongish side a mixture of Eastern Province and Currie Cup players, ex-Eastern Province Nuffield players, and some ardent lovers of the game. For the first time Joffe was lucky in the toss, and so \'(fynberg were able to bat first. Disaster overtook us early on when we lost Joffe, who was bowled by the Eastern Province opening bowler Ramsay Forward. However, Simons and Rogers dug in and added 5(; valuable HillS. A valuable 20 from Derek Louw, and a bright 58 from Bosch enabled us to declare at 167 for 7, leaving the farmers 90 minutes to get the necessary runs for them not a difficult proposition. But by just over 40 minutes it

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was all over. Derek Louw came to light with bowling which was literally unplayable, and the side were all out for 42 runs. Louw's analysis, after he had clean-bowled his first four victims and the fifth man was l.b.w., read 3 overs, 1 maiden, 5 wickets, 3 runs. Another was subsequently caught to gi ve him 6 wickets for 21. Lee Estment bowled extraordinarily well unchanged from the other end to take 4/21. It was therefore a more elated team which was taken back to Grahamstown by car, to catch, with a few minutes to spare, the 'Alicedale Express'. The team subsequently left Port Elizabeth by the fast train on Saturday morning, to arrive back in Cape Town on the Sunday afternoon. From every point of view the tour had been brimful of interest and a happy success, both from the point of view of the cricket played and the friends made, and \'fynberg's good name had been carried to yet another corner of our fair land. 'OPERA

TION

BED-DOWN'

It was such a lovely day September, Spring, the sun shining and all rhat sort of thing, when an impudent little pavement-roller disturbed the peace and tranquillity of Saturday at Wynberg Boys' High School. , 'A ve you got a cricket pi tch wor 'as tO be roIled?', asked the driver, although he sounded somewhat doubtful as to the comedown in the social status of his pavement-roller. Well, that was the idea. . . . A piece of a turf wicket from Bishops had been grafted on to Wynberg soil, and the sages had decreed a pavement-roller to bed it down. Not that there was any suggestion it might go back to 'The College', for had they not acquired a very nice piece of 'Wynberg Kikuyu' in return? The pavement-roller duly commenced what might be termed the desecration of the turf from the Girls' High end, referred to in future as the south end. 'Operation Bed-down' had by now drawn quite a large number of onlookers, all determined that no stOne should be left unturned in the process of bedding-

down the wicket. A couple of preliminary rolls went fairly well, but on the third, as the roller finished its run at the north end, things began to happen. The onlookers were treated to the spectacle of a roller assuming the properties of a 'bucking broncho' in approved Western style, for, with a headlong plunge, the roller reared its hind feet, ahem, rear roller, into the air. The driver, exhibiting remarkable and admirable restraint, merely gave it rein and pulled it out into or on to the safer ground. Consternation written all over their faces, the onlookers retreated to safety, while one, terror-struck, fled to summon aid. Soon, but not soon enough, the mysterious 'Third Man' appeared, for, in retracing its steps, the roller had left several most useful bunkers. Exit the pavement-roller. 'How extraordinary!', muttered the Third Man, as he viewed the golf course. 'Interesting! Interesting! as a matter of fact ... ' but his words were lost, as, tramping on a large piece of rumpled carpet, he rocked backwards and forwards. Under the assumption that two heads are better than one, a hasty conference was called by the sages and big noises, the result of which was that various onlookers, who were unafraid of what might befall them, were provided with long iron spikes and persuaded to make deep holes in the turf. Further desecration. This was duly done with gusto not often exhibited by onlookers, and the desecration was complete. And so Operation 'Bed-down' became Operation 'Spike-down'. CRICKET

sort of interruption became a fairly frequent source of irritation as the afternoon wore on. One dear old lady even questioned the right of boys to come playing 'football' on a field across which she had walked for the last-well she didn't know how long. The game continued. Several boundaries followed in quick succession; so did several threats and warnings from irate householders in the vicinity. Then followed the inevitable crash and splintering of glass. 'You'll get your ball when you have mended my window', was the conclusive answer to that one. A quick consultation followed, and it was decided to send some one post haste-on a bicycle, Dick King style for a reserve store of cricket balls. This difficulty overcome, the game was resumed - but not for long. A gentleman 'fortified against all contingencies', who seemed to have been a 'Bok' in the dim and distant past - the nineties to be exact determined to show the youngsters how it was done. Much dissuasion availed nothing, and in the end he had to be forcibly removed. Another ball was lost when a good boundary hit landed in Maynardville Estate, and so, when some ten minutes later the last remaining ball disappeared down the street in the mouth of a 'Heinz', it was decided to call it a day. GOOGLY.

ATHLETICS,

1953

Once again the organizers of the annual sports-meeting were rewarded by sparkling sununer weather. In spite of the heat the spectators were fully recompensed for their attendance by the breaking of three records. L. Shapiro in striking form recorded 23路2 seconds and 20 feet 8 inches for the 220 yards and long jump respectively; although he equalled his record of the previous year for the 100 yards, he was unable to better his time of 10路4 seconds due to a slight headwind. In the 880 yards J. van der Merwe, setting a fast pace from the start, finished in fine style with a time of 2 minutes 8路3 seconds to break the long-standing record by a small margin.

AT COGILLS

The great day had arrived. A group of zealous cricketers had gathered for the fust game at Cogills. The ri val captains had tossed, and one side had duly taken the field; the batsman facing had carefully taken stance, cast an appraising eye on the fielders who might be a source of trouble, and got down to meet the shock attack; the bowler was galloping up, when 'Hold it' someone shrieked. Wandering across the field was a nurse-maid, armed with a pram and an infant of about two years. This

ATHLETIC TEAM. 1953 Top row: 1. Kretschmer, ]. Booozaier, P. Kruger, G. Aodrews, D. Minnaar, D. Macdonald, R. Meaker, M. Allis, B. Johnson, B. Brenner, ]. Adamson. Second row: A. Luck, B. Weinreich, G. Bing, ]. van der Merwe, R. Wucherpfennig, D. Buchanan, G. ]ohnson, D. Myburgh, T. C1ampett. Seated: A. Todres, Mr. H. E. Tasker, A. O'Connor, Mr. W. E. Bowden, H. Rappoport, Dr. H. G. Wood, 1. Shapiro, Mr. ]. F. Oosthuizen, B. Hilliard In front: 1. Williams, R. Millson, R. Gamaroff, R. Wirrhuhn, P. Schipper, P. Spiro.

Tbe Open relay record, which had successfully weathered the attacks of almost a generation, was broken by Wellington House team, the time being 47' 4 seconds. The most coveted award of the day, the Victor Ludorum, was strongly contested for by a large field, but L. Shapiro and H. Rappoport soon emerged as the strongest contenders. Eventually L. Shapiro proved the winner with 1st place in the Open, 100 yards, 220 yards and long jump. H. Rappoport, although narrowly beaten, took 1st place in the 440 yards and 2nd place in the 100 yards, 220 yards :1.I1d shot put.

The meeting concluded with the presentation of trophies and certificates by Mrs. Bruce Gibbons. RECORD-HOLDERS UNDER 10

50 yards: 75 yards:

N. Denison B. Weinreich 7路0 secs. 1947 B. Weioreich 9'9 secs. 1947

UNDER 12

75 yards: 120 yards:

S. Versveld 9路2 secs. 1942 B. Weinreich 15'1 secs. - 1949

UNDER 14

100 yards:

P. Lowry 11'5 secs. -

1936

220 yards:

]. du Toit 26·4 secs. 1944 N. Riley 11· 3 secs. 1944 L. Shapiro 18 ft. 10-t in. - 1950 C. Harris 4 ft. 11i in. - 1945

Hurdles: Long Jump: High Jump: UNDER 16 100 yards:

L. Shapiro

220 yards:

L. Shapiro

10·4 secs. -

Cups were awarded to: fRIEDLANDER CUP Under 10 Champion: M. Kantor. JUNIOR RELAY CUP Under 10 Relay: De Waal. D. BASKIN CUP Under 12 Champion: R. Gamaroff. JUNIOR RELAY CUP Under 12 Relay: Van Riebeek. D. BASKIN CUP Under 14 Champion: B. Johnson. ARTHUR NEWMAN CUP Under 14 Relay: Van Riebeek. C. fELBERT CUP Under 16 Champion: B. \~eioreich. DR. PYCROFT CUP Under 16 440 yards: B. Weinreich. DR. BOBBINS CUP 100 yards Open: L. Shapiro. STANLEY LEWIS CUP High Jump Open: D. Macdonald. DUNCAN TAYLOR CUP Long Jump Open: L. Shapiro. WOLLASTO CUP 440 yards Open: H. Rappoport. HEADMASTER'SCUP 880 yards Open: J. v. d. Merwe. NEVILLE RILEY CUP 110 yards Hurdles Open: D. Macdonald. HOOGENHOUT CUP Victor Ludorum : L. Shapiro. McDoNALD CUP Under 16 House Championship: Wellington. OLD BoYs' CUP The House Cup: Wellington.

1952

23·6 secs. 1952 B. Heymann 55·2 secs - 1951 880 yards: W. Kirstein 2 min. 10·2 secs. - 1940 110yards hurdles: C. Rosslind 15'5 secs. 1941 Long Jump: L. Shapiro 20 fr. 6t in. - 1952 High Jump: W. Hare W. Kirstein 5 ft. 2~ in. - 1940 OPEN 100 yards: L. Shapiro 10·4 secs. 1953 220 yards: L. Shapiro 23·2 secs. 1953 440 yards: B. Heymano 53·6 secs. 1952 880 yards: ]. van der Merwe 2 mins. 8·3 secs. - 1953 1 Mile: T. Harman 4 mins. 49·4 secs. - 1952 110 yards hurdles: N. Riley 14·5 secs. 1948 L. Shapiro Long Jump: 20 ft. 8 in. - 1953 R. Bell High Jump: 5 ft. 5i in. - 1941 Shot Put: W. Meiburg 35 ft. 7 i in. - 1949 440 yards:

RELAYS UNDER 10 220 yards: UNDER 12 330 yards: UNDER 14 440 yards: UNDER 16 440 yards: OPEN 440 yards: The Houses: (1) (2) (3) (4)

following

Wellington 31·1 secs. -

1944

Wellington 43·1 secs. -

1949

Wellington 54·7 secs. -

1950

Van Riebeek Wellington 48·6 secs. -

1951

Wellington 47·4 secs. -

1953

points

Wellington Van Riebeek De Waal Rhodes

were

obtained

by the 74 70 68 51

The results were as follows: OPEN 100 yds.: 1, L. Shapiro (W.); 2, H. Rappoporc (O.W.); 3, R. Meaker (R.). 10·4 secs. 220 yds.: 1, L. Shapiro (W.); 2, H. Rappoporc (O.W.); 3, R. Meaker (R.). 23·2 secs. 440 yds.: 1, H. Rappoport (O.W.); 2, J. van der Merwe (V.R.); 3, M. Allis (W.). 56 secs. 880 yds.: 1, J. van der Merwe (V.R.); 2, R. Wucherpfennig (O.W.); 3, M. AlIis (W.). 2 min. 8·3 secs. Mile: 1, J. van der Merwe (V.R.); 2, R. Wucher· pfennig (O.W.); 3, R. McCleery (W.). 5 min. 6· 8 secs. Long Jump: 1, L. Shapiro (W.); 2, R. Hancke (V.R.); 3, B. Woolf (W.). 20 ft. 8 in. High Jump: 1, D. Macdonald (O.W.); 2, F. Stof· berg (V.R.); 3, D. Perrow (W.). 5ft. 3 in. ILO yds. Hurdles: 1, D. Macdonald (O.W.); 2, H. Joffe (W.); 3, F. Duk (V.R.). 16·1 secs. Shot Put: 1, G. Andrews (W.); 2, H. Rappoporc (O.W.); 3, ]. Boonzaier (W.). 34 ft. 5 in. UNDER 16 100 yds.: 1, B. Weinreich (W.); 2, E. Ford (R.); 3. 1. pfeil (W.). 11·1 secs. 220 yds.: 1, B. Weinreich (W.); 2, E. Ford (R.); 3, 1. Pfeil (W.). 25 secs.

440 yds.: 1, B. Weinreieh (W.); 2, E. Ford (R.); 3, 1. Krersehmer (R.). 57·2 secs. 880 yds.: 1, r. Kretschmer (R.); 2, D. Minnaar (R.); 3, C. Glaum (W.). 2 min. 17 secs. Long Jump: 1, P. Kruger (V.R.); 2, 1. Derman (W.); 3, A. Green (W.). 18 fr. Dj. in. High Jump: 1, D. Minnaar (R.); 2, S. Michaels (W.) and P. Kruger (V.R.). 5 ft. 1 in. 110 yds. Hurdles: 1, B. Weinreieh (W.); 2, P. Waiters (D.W.); 3, N. Prior (W.). 15' 9 secs. UNDER 14 100 yds.: 1, B. Johnson (V.R.); 2, G. Johnson (V.R.); 3, P. Bassert CR.). 12·1 secs. 220 yds.: 1, B. Johnson (V.R.); 2, P. Bassett (R.). 27' 5 secs. Long Jump: l, A. Beck (D.W.); 2, T. Clampett (D.W.); 3, 1. Maizel (R.). 14 fr. 4 in. High Jump: 1, A. Beck (D.W.); 2, R. Ward (W.); 3, E. Stewart-William (W.). 4 ft. 5 in. 75 yds. Hurdles: 1, B. Johnson (V.R.); 2, 1. Williams (R.); 3, M. Pfeil (W.). 12· 9 secs. UNDER 12 75 yds.: 1, R. Gamaroff (V.R.); 2, A. Todres (D.W.); 3, R. MilIson (V.R.). 10'1 secs. 120 yds.: 1, R. Gamaroff (V.R.); 2, P. Schipper (R.); 3, A. Todres (D.W.). 16 secs. UNDER 10 50 yds.: 1, M. Kantor CD.W.); 2, N. Newton (R.). 7·4 secs. 75 yds.: 1, M. Kamor CD.W.); 2, N. Newton (R.). 10'7 secs. RELAYS Open (440 yds.): 1, Wellington; 2, Van Riebeek; 3, De Waal. 47·4 secs. Under 16 (440 yds.): 1, Wellington; 2, Rhodes; 3, De Waal. 53 secs. Under 14 (440 yds.): 1, Van Riebeek; 2, Rhodes; 3, De Waal. 55'1 secs. Under 12 (330 yds.): 1, Van Riebeek; 2, Rhodes; 3, De Waal. 45·4 secs. Under 10 (220 yds.): 1, De Waal. 32 secs. THE

WESTERN ATHLETIC

South African. under 17 100 yards record by o . 2 sec., his time being 10 secs. As Shapiro was assisted by a following wind, his record was not officially recognized. L. Shapiro and B. Heymann were selected to represent \Vestern Province in the under 17 and under 19 sections in the South African Junior Championships in East London on 28th March. Lionel was first in the 220 yards in 22' 9 secs. and also in the 100 yards in' 9' 8 secs., once more his record-breaking time not being recognized due to the assisting winel. He also gained third place in the long jump, where the disparity between the three jumps for first, second and third places was one and a half inches. B. Heymann ran a good race in coming second in the under 19 440 yards. . Athletic Blues for 1953: B. Heymann, H. Rappoport, L. Shapiro, J. van der Merwe. Athletic Colours for 1953: G. Andrews, M. Allis, J. Boonzaier, D. Macdonald, R. \V ucherpfennig. H.G.W.

PROVINCE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

These took place at Paarl in rather disappointing weather. The school, however, managed to distinguish itself in several pelds. The most distinguished performance of the day was put up by L. Shapiro, who gained first place in the under 17 long jump, 100 yards and 220 yards, distinguishing himself in the 100 yards, when he bettered the South African under 17 record by . 2 sec. Unfortunately this was not recognized due to a prevailing wind. B. Heymann gained first place in the 440 yards to finish in the good time of 52 secs. dead. H. Rappoport and D. Minnaar gained third place in the open 220 yards and under 15 high jump respectively. L. Shapiro bettered the

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THE CROSS-COUNTRY,

1953

'Cross-Coulltry Day' was held on Wednesday, 23 rd September, in well nigh perfect conditions. The atmosphere, though warm, was tempered by a cool, light breeze, enabling the runners to set a cracking pace from the start. Altogether 327 runners faced the starter, a disappointing entry as compared wi th last year's record total of 435. The quality of the entrants, especially in the Senior Cross-Country, was, however, very much higher, and some outstanding times were achieved. In this Senior race no fewer than three runners, R. Glover, M. Allis and O. Sheard beat E. Harman's old record of 33 mins. 36' 6 secs., returning the times of 33 mins. 9' 2 secs., 33 mins 29 secs., and 33 mins. 34 secs. respectively. It is also worthy of record that the following times should be noted: 1. Kretschmer, 33 mins. 56 secs.; R. Wucherpfennig, 34 mins. 10 secs.; E. Middiemost, 34 mins. 17 secs.; J. van der Merwe, 34 mins. 30 secs.; R. McCleery, 34 mins. 54 secs.; E. Mathews, 35 mins. 22 secs. AU the above times qualified these runners for recommenda-

artistry they ha ve put into these efforts is fully appreciated. Congratulations to Rhodes on winning the Grand Total of points for the first time.

tions for Blues. A gallant but unlucky runner, Green, was credited with 35 mins. 31 secs., just one second over the Blues standard time. The following runners finished within the timelimit of 38 minutes, and thus qualified for Colours: A. Green, R. Kroukamp, B. Rogers, V. Dawson, J. Needham, F. Duk, N. van der Spuy, C. Lumb, A. van Rosenveld, K. Coetzee, R. Holmes and D. Henry. Glover's was a magnificent effort" and this well-trained athlete was very closely chased home by Allis, who had set an exceptionally fast pace at the beginning, and by Shea-rd, who made up much I ground at the cnd.

The detailed

(1) R. Glover (3) O. Sheard (W.).

(R.); (2) M. Allis (W.); Time: 33 mins. 9'2 secs.

}tmior Cross-Colmlry: (W.); secs.

(1) A. Hodges (3) R. Davie

(O.W.); (O.W.).

(2) A. O'Connor Time: 35 mins. 56

U"der 13 Cross-Playg"oltnd: ( 1) T. Clampett (O.W.); (3) P. Schipper (R.). Under Il Cross-Playground: (1) A.Morkel (O.W.); (2) (3) R. Gaylord (W.).

(2)

Carstens

(R.);

A. Hodges put up a very fine perform~l1ce in the Junior Cross-Country, the second best In the history of this race. His Lme, 35 mins. 56 secs., definitely stands comparison with E. Harman's record-breaking effon, 35 mins. 5' 6 secs., in 1949. He was followed home closely by A. O'Connor and R. Davie, two runners of whom much will be heard in the future. The under 13 Crossrlayground was won in fine fashion by T. Clampett, closely chased home by J. Carstens nnd P. Schipper. The under 11 also provided a sternly contested race, A. Morkel coming through with a strong finish and holding off a late challenge by N. Newton and R. Gaylord. P. Morkel won decisively from D. Woo If and A. Elliott in the under 9, and the 'Nursery Races', Sub A and Sub B, provided their customary exciting finishes.

N.Newton

(R.);

Under 9 Cross-Playground: (1) (V.R.);

P. (3)

Morkel (O.W.); A. Elliott (R.).

(2)

Woolf

S1tb 'B' Cross-Playground: (1) (O.W.);

A. Badenhorst (O.W.); (3) R. Bastman (V.R.).

(2)

A. Selwyn

S1tb 'A' Cross-Playgrolmd: (3)

(1) B. Bravo (W.); (2) C. Hay tread (V.R.); B. Wakeling (W). The poinrs gained by various Houses were:

Seniors (1) (2) (3) (4)

Rhodes Wellingron De Waal Van Riebeek

(1) (2) (3) (4)

De Waal Rhodes Wellington Van Riebeek

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Rhodes Van Riebeek De Waal Wellington

477 473 317 218

]tmiors 717 544 435 394

Under 13

Again it must be stressed that 'CrossCountry Day' is almost entirely run by the scholars themselves, and all pickets and coursestewards are to be thanked for their efficient and willing help. A less obvious but equally important and more arduous service is also rendered by those 'back-room boys', who swiftly compile the results and calculate the points gained by the various Houses and runners. In this respect D. Ross, G. Isaacson and E. de Groot have earned special mention. Finally M. Allis, for his exquisite maps of the cross-country and cross-playground courses, and A. Bromber,;er for his equally exql1lslte are to be thanked;

were as fol1ows:-

Senior Cross-Country:

record-sheets,

results

561 479 424 306

Under 11 (1) Wellington (2) De Waal (3) Rhodes (4) Van Riebeek

541 444 375 351

Under 9 (1) (2) (3) (4)

Van Riebeek Rhodes Wellington De Waal

(1) (2) (3) (4)

De Waal Wellington Van Riebeek Rhodes

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Wellington Van Riebeek Rhodes De Waal

208 153 118 116

S1tb 'B' 143 113 79 71

Slth 'A'

the time and !jl

169 150 75

FIRST TENNIS TEAM, 1953 Back .,ow: L. Estmenc, B. Scba"ĂŠer, G. Andrews, F. Duk. Front .,ow: Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal),]. van Schoor (Captain), Mr. C. A. MacLeod (Coach). House Totals Rhodes .. 2,256 De Waal .. 2,232 Wellington .. 2,155 Van Riebeek .. 1,879 ATHLETIC BLUES (Cross-Cotmt.,y) FOR 1953: R. Glover, M. AIJis, O. Sheard, 1. Kretschmer, R. Wucherpfennig, E. Middiemost, ]. van der Merwe, R. McCleery, E. Mathews. ATHLETIC COLOURS (C.,oss-Country) POR 1953: A. Green, R. Kroukamp, B. Rogers, V. Dawson, J. Needham, F. Duk, N. van der Spuy, C. Lumb, A. van Rosenveld, K. Coetzee, R. Holmes, D. Henry. H.E.T. (1) (2) (3) (4)

TENNIS It is most gratifying that the number of boys increased greatly this year number of active players

to be able to report playing tennis has and that the total now stands at 86.

M. Kaplan (Vice-Captain),

This has, of course, brought its difficulties (there being only two courts available for play and match practices), but these have been dealt with to the best of our ability, and everything is now progressing smoothly. The general standard of play is steadily improving, and a number of promising younger players preslge a bright future for tennis at Wynberg. We take this opportunity of thanking Mr. MacLeod for the advice and assistance he has so wil)jngly given, and feel sure that his efforts have contributed a great deal towards our success this season. John van Schoor was elected First captain for 1953, and Mendel Kaplan captain.

Team vice-

FIRST

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

TEAM

The first team opened the season by playing a friendly against Voortrekker, and won by 5 matches to 2. A new venture which has proved very popular is 'The Schools Tennis League', which was brought into being at the beginning of this season. C.B.C., Jan van Riebeeck, Rondebosch, Sea Point, Voortrekker and Wynberg are the schools taking part, with Rondebosch Association Courts as venue for all matches. We encountered Sea Point in our first League game, and were beaten by 6 matches to 1. The next match was against Jan van Riebeeck, which we lost by 3 matches to 4 after a close afternoon's tennis. Voortrekker were our next opponents, this time in a League fixture. This we managed to win by 4 matches to 3. On the following Friday we proved too strong for c.B.C., beating them by 5 matches to 2. In our next game, however, we suffered a resounding defeat against Rondebosch, losing by 6 matches to 1. The usual friendly fixture against the Wynberg Girls' High School was won by 9 matches to 0 after a most enjoyable afternoon's tennis. This was a combined first and second team match. SECOND

The year 1953 brings us to the tenth birthday of the Society, and the Committee for the year has included H. Rappoport, H. Joffe (Secretary), J. BojĂŠ, B. Feinberg, R. Meaker, M. Allis, N. Ross, G. Maunder, R. McCleery, J. Steele, C. Critchley and P. Crook. At the first meeting Mr. Lorie gave a brief survey of the Society's ten years of activity, and mentioned the names of well-known artists who have so generously and successfully contributed to the enjoyment of our evenings, and it seems most appropriate to list their names here:Professor D. Inskip, Miss S. Fort, Miss Molly Walsh and Mr. John Walsh (piano duets), Mr. and Mrs. A. J. A. Wilson (dramatic sketches), Mary Noble (pianist), Joyce Bradleyand Frank Spears (short plays), Editha Braham (violinist), Rev. Duxbury (conjurer), the Lyric Quartet (folk songs, etc.), Mr. L. Lewis (his own special films), Rev. Jenkins (amateur broadcasting), Granville Britton (cellist), University Speech Training Performers, Michael Drin (radio plays) , Rachel Rabinowitz (pianist), Marjorie Burger (impersonations), Rodriques (conjuring), Joyce Kadish (pianist), Helga Bassel and Hannes Uys (two pianos), the Young 'Reps', Ivy Angove (violinist), Billie Jones (recitations) and Felicity Bosman (dramatic sketches) .

TEAM

The second team played three friend lies in the first term and won all three. The first was against Voortrekker at home, and we won by 7 matches to O. We then defeated Sea Point by 5 matches to 2 in a match which was also held at home, and finally beat Voortrekker, this time on their own courts, by 5 matches to 2. ANNUAL

FIRST

EVENING

This took place on 2nd May. The orchestra played March from T hesells by Lully, Allegretto for Strings by Marcello, and Chant sans paroles by Tchaikovsky. Gordon Maunder contributed a cello solo, The Bard's Legacy, and Irish air. There followed a one-act play Tbe Bishop's Candlesticks, by N. McKinnel, the cast including N. Ross, J. Scott, B. Feinberg, A. Gabb and 1. Rogow, and the production by J. BojĂŠ, with sets by C. Critchley. The guest artist was Miss Billie Jones, assisted by her husband, Ken Taylor, and among their items the recitation of Tennyson's The Revenge was truly memorable.

TOURNAMENT

This year it was decided to have only a Singles Championship, as it would have been impossible to cope with the large entry anticipated in a Singles and Doubles Championship, with only two courts at our disposal. At the time of going to press the tournament is in the semi-finals stage, and the remaining three matches are to be played in the last term. The semi-finalists are: G. Andrews, F. Duk, M. Kaplan and J. van Schoor.

'THE

LOVERS'

Reading left to .,.ight: Ronaid Meaker (Henry), felicity Jones (Ann).

SECOND

from Act I of ' OUTWARD BOUND' (ScNlbby), Michael AJJis (Tom Prior),

MEETING

This was held on 13th June. The Dl usic included the orchestra in the Thcsc1tS March by Lully, and a Waltz Medley of Schuben tunes. 'Mr. Lorie and Hugh Dungey played the violin and viola solo parts in the Finale of Mozart's Sy1ltJ)honie Concertante,' with orchestral accompaniment. Mr. Verwymeren, our new piano master, joined in the orchestral accompaniment. Another item of interest was the singing of three folk songs by Standard Six pupils, trained and accompanied by Mr. Hawks. Next on the play, X = 0, by including J. Jowell, R. Witter, N. Ross J. BojĂŠ - setting

programme was a one-act John Drinkwater, the cast J. Wad man, E. Malinaric, and T. Meyer - producer by C. Critchley.

54 II

Bernhard feinberg

Our guest artist was Felicity Bosman, who gave us a most delightful and varied recital of recitations and sketches. THIRD

EVENT

OF THE

YEAR

As in 1952, the third event of the year was a full-scale production, this time Outward 801111(/ by Sutton Vane. It is recorded below. CRITIQUE

'OUTWARD

BOUND'

It is difficult to assess whether or not the standard of acting in Outward Bound surpassed that of Jast year's production; it is not too dogmatic to assert that it equalled it. Although they have very much in common, Outward B01lnd and Journey's E11d differ in many respects from the point of view of production. This was a bolder venture, and to

the sensitive Ann. In striking combination her superb acting in the final scene, with the dramatic ability of Sutton Vane, resulted in the production ending on a very high note. Bernhard Feinberg had in some respects the hardest part of all to play. Because of his employment of volume rather than tone and inflection, his representation of Henry in momen ts of emotional stress was somew ha t unconvincing. Yet he was able at certain moments to vest this character with cowardice, a characteristic the playwright considered vital. Michael AlIis acted r:lther inconsistently. Nevertheless he exhibited great facility in his portrayal of the bantering, cynical, Tom Prior. Jennifer Beyers acted very well indeed. By the strident voice she assumed, Jennifer excellently typified the callous viciousness of

Mr. D. H. Thomson and the cast all credit is due for the justification and realization of the hopes aroused by their previous endeavour. We are happy to record that this Tenth Jubilee Production of our Music and Dramatic Society w'as presented in association with the Wynberg Girls' High School. Its success redounds to the honour of our twin schools. Ronaid Meaker's rendering of Scrubby did not make sufficient allowance for the greater depth of the play. This part as opposed to that of Mason in Journey's End is not merely one of comic relief. It must be said to his credit, however, that, by the clarity of his enunciation, he contrived to give his climaxes their full dramatic significance. Verity Jones, although sometimes inaudible, won unanimous approval by her portrayal of

â&#x20AC;˘ THE EXAMINER ARRIVES' from ACT II of . OUTWARD BOUND' Readmg left to nght: RonaId Meaker (Scrubby), Michael Allis (Tom Prior), Hymle Joffe (The Examiner), James Needham (Rev. Mr. D1~ke), Valerie Hope (Mrs. M.idget), Dennis Herbstein (Mr. Li1~gley), Jennifer Beyers (Mrs. Cliveden-Banks).

the caricatured Mrs. Clivedon-Banks. Denis Herbstein's acting was handicapped by lack of experience, and a youthful voice. However, his interpretation of the neurotic Mr. Lingley's agitation showed great promise. James Needham suited his part admirably. His emotion was perhaps forced in the scene of the interview with the Examiner; otherwise he acquitted himself well in the role of the Rev. Mr. Duke. Valerie Hope, by an able assimilation of the mannerisms and characteristics of a typical London charlady, succeeded in completely divorcing herself from her own personality and merging herself into Mrs. Midget. It is unfortunate that Hymie Joffe did not feel at home in the part of the Rev. Frank Thomson. Joffe is at his best when he can be himself. As Osborne in JoumeJI's End, where the chief personality traits of this character simplicity and sincerity were his own, he achieved phenomenal success. In Outward Bound his talents were somewhat wasted. Although this critique may seem very harsh, it must be remembered that its purpose is constructi ve and not destructi ve, as it may seem at a first reading. Also it must be drawn to the attention of the reader that we are attempting to criticize the production not by second-rate amateur standards, but by those approximating to professional theatre. It should be appreciated that our players were able to maintain their singularly high standard of acting throughout the five-night run of the play, an achievement which, for the most part, overshadows the more stinging aspects of this cri tique. In conclusion, the names must be mentioned of Mr. H. Tasker, who was once more the Business Manager, Mr. A. Holrnes the Stage Manager, Mrs. Feinberg, who was responsible for the Make-up, Alfred Gabb the Prompter, and Colin Critchley, who not only devised, but, with the assistance of Peter Crook, also built the set. To them all, and to our Producer, Mr. Thomson, our thanks and appreciation! J.G.B.,

J.P.S.

and

A.A.C.

(lOA).

FOUR TH

MEETING

This will take the form during the fourth term.

of a film evening

, TWENTY 路FIRST' ANNUAL ENTERT AlNMENT 16th, 17th and 19th October, 1953 Our 'Coming of Age' entertainment took place in the School Hall before three packed audiences, who were given a programme provided by over a hundred performers including Kindergarten pupils, juniors, seniors, Old Boys and Staff. To begin with there was the customary Kindergarten song scene - this time 'Poppetty Pop', the story of an obvious relative of the nice 'Three Little Pigs'. The group of boys in the scene were most spontaneous, having been trained by Miss Lacey, with Mrs. Paddick at the piano. The remainder of the first half consisted of music and recitations. The orchestra commenced with Lully's March from 'Theseus;. Then James Cole, of Std. 4, played 'Soidied' March' and 'Merry Peasant' by Schumann with steady rhythm and sure touch. i There followed an Allegretto for Strings only by Marcello. Next came a duet for two cellos a Gavotte specially written for our performers and their teacher, Mrs. Hutcheson, by Colin Taylor. This was well played by Gordon Maunder and Ernst B-urger, with piano accompaniment. The following item was a most ambitious one the Finale from Mozart's 'Symphonie Concertante' for VioLin and Viola and orchestra. The solo parts were sustained by Mr. A. Lorie (violin) and Hugh Dungey (viola) while the orchestra played the accompaniment, with Mr. Verwymeren at the piano. Another Std. 4 pianist, Neville Schafer, exhibited promising m usicianship in his playing of T chaikovski's 'The Lark' and Pachulski's 'Fairy Tale'.

Interest now shifted to the stage, when the Std. 5A class recited Hood's clever poem 'November in England', and Hilaire Belloc's amusing poem 'Matilda' the story of the little girl who told lies, with such fatal conse-

The cast of the Junior Operetta' quences. Std. 5B now joined Std. 5A in singing four of the delightful settings, by Fraser-Simson, of 'Alice in Wonderland' verses. The introductory prose passages were very well read by Graeme Barrett. These songs had been on our programmes in 1933 and 1943, and it would become a desirable tradition to repeat them every decade. The orchestra concluded Part One by playing Offenbach's Barcarolle from 'Tales of Hoffmann'. The major item in Part 2 was the Operetta 'The Isle of Doom', by Walshawand

Keeton. This was a boys' play in every sense, and it gave much scope for a variety of talent. The action took place on the deck of a privateer in the South Atlantic. The crew were on their way to fi nd treasure on a desert island. Captain Doom (Johan Burger) was proving himself unsatisfactory, as he had lost the chart, and his crew were becoming mutinous. Even the cook (Manuel KantOr) had a grouse. Matters were being settled when the first mate, dynamic Rake Chain (Graeme Barrett) , took over and was acclaimed by the men. But Rake Chain, too, could get no

Setting for the Junior Operetta

THE ISLE OF DOOM '.

â&#x20AC;˘ THE ISLE OF DOOM'.

nearer to the treasure, even when the island was reached. A 'treasure chest' brought aboard

SCHOOLS AND VARSITIES CHRISTIAN UNION

from the beach was found to contain only 'Robinson Crusoe' (Michael Farrell), who him-

\Vith the visit of Dr. Edwin Orr earlier this year, we thought that, in this our sixth year of existence, a memorable turning-point had been reached. Dr. Orr has been used of God to bring about revivals in many parts of the world, and we were of the opinion that, as a result of his visit, our meeting would be stronger than ever before. More than eighty decisions were made as a result of this forceful speaker's challenge. No one can doubt that every single person who decided for Christ was sincere in his acceptance, but it has been a disappointment to us that we have not had the pleasure of welcoming more of them to our meetings. We appeal to them to reflect very seriously on the implications of the decision which they then took and to come along and join our fellowship. There were nearly fifty present at our Annual Birthday Celebration, and, as the guest-speaker was unable to come, Mr. Arguile ga ve a very challenging message which caused a few boys to turn up to our meetings more often than they usually did. Our thanks go to all who contributed towards the success of our Birthday. With the establishment of the new library we hope to supply our members with good reading matter on religious subjects. There are relatively few books in the library at present, but we hope that in future years it will become a full-scale establishment. We thank all those who have contributed books, and we appeal to all Christians to support us in this new venture. Earlier in the year an inter-Christian Union 'rag-rugby' tournament was held at Fish Hoek. Our Wynberg team played against Observatory Boys' High School in the finals, and lost very narrow ly. Our thanks go to all those who ha ve helped our Society during the past year, either in active or prayerful support. \Ve thank especially Hilton Jones, who has had the very responsible task of arranging for speakers each week, and Ford and Leon, who have provided us with attractive posters. We thank all guestspeakers who brought messages of encourage-

self was overjoyed at meeting the stowaway' journalist Daniel Defoe (David Freund). Rake Chain was ousted, Capt. Doom reinstated, and the 'gold', which had been cleverly hidden 111 Crusoe's cricket bag, liberally distributed. Of the performers, all the abovementioned

great credit goes to characters, as well as

the lively bosun (Herbert Hammann), Deadspit (Douglas Scott), Man (Graham Macdonald), the look-out Laubscher), and two pirates (Allister and Alan Jones).

Dick Friday (Pieter Thom

The spirit and tempo of the play were most lively, and the actors obviously enjoyed every moment of their efforts. A large chorus of pirates backed their leaders, and sang with pleasing tone. Of the solo singers, Johan Burger and David Freund exhibited clear, true, and musical voices. To ducer,

Miss Deirdre go our hearty

T raill- Wood, congratulations

the profor an

all-round excellent production. And of the others who added so notably to the success of the play, we express our great appreciation and gratitude to Colin Critchley, a High School pupil, who spared neither time nor effort in constructing the large set, leaving no detail unconsidered; to Mrs. U. Muller and her assistants for painting the set; to Miss M. Eksteen for her coaching of the singers; to Anthony Gower as stage-hand. There

remained

yet

three

musical

and items.

Gordon Maunder gave a very good account of the cello solo 'The Swan' by Saint Saens with orchestral accompaniment, and the orchestra played Thomas' 'Mignon' Gavotte, and a very Medley.

bright

and

lively

Schubert

The whole entertainment consider, a good one, and a fitting first' Celebration.

Waltz

was, we 'Twenty-

58 ;:;

CITIZENSHIP

ment. We greatly appreciate the support which we have had from Mr. Arguile. There has been an improvement in attendances in that many more seniors have been conling than is usual. \XIe hope that those who remain on next year will give the conUllittee all the support that is necessary in running the weekly meetings, for they must provide the future leaders, who should have a strong fundamental backing for their future duties. We give God the thanks for any success we have had during the year, ask His forgiveness where we have failed Him, and seek His help and guidance for the future. 1.J.

JUNIOR

COURSE,

1953

For three days in the recent September holidays seven of our boys, tOgether with students from thirteen other schools, attended a course in citizenship. On the first day lectures were held at Herschel School, the subject under discussion being 'Health'. After an inspirlng opening address by Mr. H. Crouch, formerly principal of Dale College, King William's Town, Prof. J. Brock spoke 011 'The Health of the World'. In his lecture, Prof. Brock stressed the fact that Physical Health is absolutely essential for Mental and Spiritual Health. Dr. J. de Villiers, M.O.H., the Cape Divisional Council, gave us some interesting facts and figures about the health of the Cape. A final year medical student, Miss Blagden, was our next speaker, and she tOld us all about the clinics which medical students, with the help of qualified doctOrs, are staffing at Retreat, Elsies River and Windermere. All these clinics started in a small way, and are now doing wonderful work among the less privileged classes in the areas in which they operate. After lunch we went to Langa Native Township by bus, and we were all impressed by the way in which the Natives are being looked after there. With the help of Native labour, houses are now being built for Native families at a total cost of £310 each, 172 of these buildings having recently been completed. On Tuesday morning we all met at Diocesan College, where lectures were held in their science lecture r00111. The speakers were Mr. J. Henry on 'Money', Prof. Brock on 'The World's Food', and Miss E. Rowland on 'Homes'. These subjects were all in keeping with the general theme of 'Some means of Living', which had been chosen for discussion that morning. After an enjoyable lunch, parties left for Langa, Cafda and \lVindermere, the \Vynberg contingent going en bloc to \Xlindermere. The condi tions there are almost unbelievable, despite the fact that we were seeing them at the most fa vourabIe time of the year. 'Come again in the heart of winter'; we were tOld, 'then you will be able to judge better'. I wonder just how many of us realize the dreadful squalor

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

On Wednesday, 13th May, 1953, the Special and Ordinary meetings of the Junior City Council were held at the City Hall, Cape Town. The school was represented by Paul Schoon, Bernhard Feinberg, and Johan Bojé. Schoon was elected City Electrical Engineer, while one of the items on the agenda was a formal motion in the name of Councillor Feinberg. In the course of the evening a minor uproar was caused when Bojé moved a motion in Afrikaans which the Mayor was tillable to understand, and, upon its being carried, interpreted as the direct opposite of the councillor's intention. Bojé advocated reconciliation by subsequently explaining the implications of his motion in English, but an angry councillor proposed a motion of no confidence in the Mayor. The question was put; the motion carried. But the Mayor calmy announced the result of the division as: 'This Council has full confidence in the Ma Y0f.' At about Il p.m. the meeting was adjourned. His Worship the Mayor addressed the Junior City Council and expressed the hope that at least one of those who played at being councillors on this occasion, would one day grace the chamber in actual fact. A most enjoyable evening terminated when the Mayor's Parlour was thrown open to inspection by Councillors and their friends. J.G.B.

which exists Street?

a mere five miles from

Adderley

even physically strengthened (?). I am quite sure that we all' considered ourselves most fortunate in having had the opportunity of attending a course so interesting and informative.

We were shown over the students' clinic which Miss Blagden had told us about the day before, and we felt better, knowing that, inadequate as it may seem, at least something is being done for these poor unfortunates. Although we came away from \'Vindermere feeling as someone so aptly expressed it as if we needed a bath, we were most certainly the richer for an unforgettable experience. The girls and staff of St. Cyprian's were our hostesses on the fi nal day course,

and

the subject

DEBATING SOCIETY Hon. Secretary: J. Bojé. Committee: L. Estment, Joffe, K. Rappoport.

School of the

on this occasion

'Ideas'. Mrs. E. \'Vides started by telling us about the work

A.v.N.

was

the ball rolling being done by

how we could be of great service to the community by becoming a teacher in one of these schools. Mr. Geoff Sargeant, the director of Extra-Mural studies at the U.CT., is a very

The third meeting was held on the 24th April. Debating the motion 'That economic factors will eventually override political divisions' were P. Schoon, G. Isaacson, R. Meaker and H. Joffe. The motion was carried. Another meeting, on the 12th June, heard J. Bojé, W. Barham, H. Chapman, . Ross and P. Fourie discussing 'That even in democratic cOuntnes control of the Press is desirable'. Motion carried.

able sl?eaker, and his talk on Public Opinion will always be remembered as one of the highLights of the course. Prof. Baldry of the U.CT. then spoke to us on 'Books' and impressed upon us the importance of reading books 'to extend our faculties'. After we had partaken of a very enjoyable lunch, to which we all did full justice, Prof. Rollo, in the final lecture of the course, told us something about 'The University'. As we had already indicated by a show of hands that almost everyone of us is planning to attend a university, it will not be long before we are using Prof. Rollo's advice to our advantage. An open session, which

matters

pertaining

The Society commenced its session this year with the traditional 'Hat ight'. This was followed by a meeting on the J9th March at which 'Our lives are dominated too much by psychology' was discussed. The speakers were: J. Bojé, N. Ross, G. Murray, G. Isaacson, K. Rapporport, H. Joffe. This motion was lost by a substantial majority.

the voluntary staffs of the numerous nonEuropean night schools in the Peninsula, and

during

G. Isaacson,

The Old Boys' Debate was held on the 21st August. Representing the Old Boys were Messrs. A. Spence, C Jowe]] and R. Felbert, and for the School we had J. Bojé, N. Ross and R. Amoils. The subject, 'That this House disapproves of the Government's intention to reduce the voting age to 18 years', introduced by the Old Boys, was lost by a large majority. The chair was taken by Mr. Thorp, who is deputizing for Mr. Smuts during his period of furlough.

to the course

were discussed, followed the final lecture, and 50me useful suggestions were noted by the then Chairman, Mr. Crouch. Three hearty

At the time of going to press we still have the Best Speakers Debate on hand, and the following have been chosen to participate: J. Bojé, G. Isaacson, H. Joffe, K. Rappoport, N. Ross and P. Schoon. This meeting will end a very successful sessIOn.

cheers were then accorded to Miss Veri nder, the Head Mistress of St. Cyprians, who, together with her Committee, had made all the necessary arrangements in connection with the course. After tea we all went our several ways, feeling mentally improved, and some

J. 60

BOJÉ

(HON.

SEC.).

CADET OFFICERS, 1953 W.O. Il A. Clifton, Second-Lt. (S.O.) E. Ford, Second-Lt. (S.O.) J. Boonzaier, Second-Lt. (S.O.) N. van der Spuy, Second-Lt. (S.O.) A. van Niekerk, W.O. TI P. Holmes. Middle row: Second-Lt. (S.O.) R. Wucherpfennig, Second-Lt. (S.O.) L. Estmenr, Second-Lt. (S.O.) T. Mittag, Bugle-Major E. Henkel, Second-Lt. (S.O.) R. Gelb, Second-Lt. (S.O.) M. Kaplan, Second-Lt. (S.O.) P. Salter. Seated: Capt. D. H. Thomson, Second-Lt. (S.O.) A. Gabb, Second-Lt. (S.O.) H. Rappoport, Cmdt. W. E. Bowden, M.C., E.D., Second-Lt. (S.O.) H. Joffe, Second-Lt. (S.O.) W. Barham, Lt. A. N. Hol.mes. Back

row:

THE CADET DETACHMENT Owing to the fact that 2nd Coast Regiment had so many training commitments early in the year, it has _been impossible, this year, to do much in the way of specialist training. It is to be hoped that the position will be better next year. The Detachment has become almost too large 540 all ranks - and it may be necessary to adopt some policy of limiting the number of boys enrolled. The Detachment is organized into four Companies, one of which, B coy., has four platoons. Company commanders are Capt. D. Thomson, Capt. R.

Richter, Holmes, master.

Lieut. D. Nel, and Lieut. A. N. who also is the Adjutant and QuarterPlatoon commanders are 2/Lieut. (SIOs) A. Gabb, H. Joffe, W. Barham, H. Rappoport, N. van der Spuy, E. Ford, J. Boonzaier, A. van Niekerk, L. Estment, M. Kaplan, P. Salter, T. Mittag, R. Wucherpfennig, R. Gelb. There are only two W lOs, P. Holmes in A Company and A. Clifton of B Company. It is with a deep sense of personal loss that we have to record the death of Capt. D. F. Marais, who for so many years carried the whole burden of the organization of the Detachment with very little assistance. Right

up to the time of his death Capt. Marais took a very keen interest in the musketry of the Detachment, and hundreds of boys who have been in the Detachment will have happy memories of hours spent on the range under his guidance. Lieut. Nel has taken over that part of the work of the Detachment with enthusiasm and efficiency. A report by him is attached. Mr. Lennox has continued to inspire the utmost enthusiasm in the members of the band. To him and to his hard working Drum-Major, P. Simons, who managed to pass on his keenness to every member of the band, is due the

very high standard of efficiency attained by the band. A full report follows. My thanks are due to all the officers and Student Officers for their work in the training of the DetacluTIent. W.E.B.

BAND NOTES After a season of arduous practice, to which every member gave his whole and unstinted support, the Band proved themselves more than worthy of the honour bestowed on them at the annual Cadet Band Contest held in October of this year. We were placed second out of

CADET BAND, 1953 Back row: H. Gibbs, e. Lumb, R. Davie, R. Meaker, e. Beckwith, D. Page,

J. Murison, D. Buchanan, F. mirh, B. Weinreich.

Needbam, P. Velida,

W. Bedford, D. Greenwood, 1. Derman, v. d. Wesrhuizen, E. Burger, A. Adsbade, R. Hansen, R. Murison, H. Coerzee, B. Croome. Seated: P. Clampen, Sgr. F. Srofberg, Sgr. I. Rubin, Cmdr. W. E. Bowden, M.e., E.D., Bugle-Major E. Henkel, Mr. W. Lennox, Sgr. D. Macdonald, W. Karz, D. Tiffin. Inset: Drum-Major P. Simons. /I'fiddle row:

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nine competing bands, being narrowly beaten by Rondebosch, but at the s:tme time BugIeMajor E. HenkeI won the 'Silver Bugle' Trophy by being adjudged the best solo bugler present. The playing ability and efficiency maintained was mainly due to the untiring efforts of Drum-Major P. Symons and Bugle-Major E. Henkel, who have set an extremely high standard to be aimed at by next year's band. W.L.

SHOOTING Shooting can now be reported to be one of the school's major extra-mural acti vmes. Although the standard of shooting has improved, some boys are not sufficiently keen. \Y1e are proud to announce that four of our boys, Estment, Stoffberg, Apsey and Keiler were invited to attend an elimination shoot for the Cape Command Bisley Team at the Bellville range. Of the boys F. Stoffberg and I. Apsey were chosen for the Senior and Junior team l'espectively to represent the Cape Command at the South African Bisley, held in Durban. Teams have been entered for the Scobell Cup and Logan Cup competitions to be held at Bellville on 31st October, 1953. To date one match has been fired against S.A.C.S., who beat us by 16 points. The school aver:tge was 92 7c. The results of the School Shooting Championship being fired now will only be available after going to press. Awards for 1952 were as follows: Blues, L. Estment and Stoffberg; Colours, A. Berks and E. Bernberg. Thanks must go to Lieutenant Nel and Mr .. Camp, under whose able guidance the shooting has taken place. \Ve greatly miss the late Captain D. F. Marais, who did so much to establish shooting as one of our school activities.

F.S.

CHESS CLUB After several boys had participated in the recent Junior Western Province Chess Championship, it was decided to form a School Chess Club. This

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At a general meeting the following officers were elected: Ch(/irman, L. Jones; Secret(/r')', N. Ross; Committee Members, G. Isaacson, E. de Groot, H. ChapmaJl. It was decided that a fee of 2/- be charged to new members and thereafter a maintenance fee of 6d. per year. This fee will be used to provide chess sets for the club. Mr. Bowden has stated that the school is willing to subsidize the club. As Chess is regarded as a sport, there will be certain sporting rules ot the school which will apply to the Chess Club. It is to be hoped that this school activity will have as much status as other activities in the school. L. JONES (CHAIRMAN) .

THE BOXING CLUB Under the careful guidance of Messrs. Barnett and Day the boxing club has once again had a successful season. There IS especially keen interest among the juniors to learn the noble art of self-defence. The boys, munbering about 30 in all, meet in the School Hall every Monday night at 8 o'clock. We have a number of promising young boxers who are being expertly schooled by Mr. Barnett, who is an ex-South African amateur welterweight champion, and in Mr. Day we have an excellent trainer who knows exactly how to handle the boys and who is keen. The present boxing club has been more successful than any previous club that has been started Ln the school. The boys and school sincerely appreciate the time that these twO men are giving up in their effort to make boxing more popular. As yet the club has not participated in any competitions against clubs of other schools, but it is hoped that in the near future this will be able to take place. It would, however, be a great asset to the club if more seniors would join, so that inter-club competitions could be held. Once again we should like to thank Messrs. Barnett and Day for their keen interest in our boys, and we know for sure that without their aid the club would not ha ve flourished as it has this year.

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The President of a Union, when writing an .Nnnual Report, is supposed assuredly to look back and try to review the past yeal"s activities. But, when you have the privilege of writing a report on the activities of an Old Boys' Union, you may perhaps be forgiven if you look back not only on a year's achievements, but on those of perhaps twenty-five, or even more, years. If I think back to 1925, I feel that some of the unhappiest hours of my life were spent at Wynberg those many hours at D.T. between 3 and 4 in the afternoon. Reflecting, however, I think that perhaps those who watched over us during those dreary hours were just as unhappy. Such fine persons as McGaffin, Choker Marais, Freddie Thorpe, Godfrey Bobbins, and even at times Miss Kahn. How many weary hours did they spend in detention? Notwithstanding all that, when we leave, we surely feel that there is 'a something' which binds us to the school - a feeling which we hope to keep ali ve for our sons. It was with this in view that the 1929 Matric class decided to form our Old Boys' Union, and I fec! most proud to ha ve been a member of that Matric class. The Union during the past 23 years has endeavoured to provide the school with those little extras which the school itself, with its limited funds, cannot furnish. During the past year the Union has been instrumental in establishing a bursary for the most brilliant Ma tric pupil of 1952, and he wi Il be subsidized at the University of Cape Town for the next three years. With the funds at our disposal we shall be able to finance a similar bursary each year; thus, from 1955 onwards, we shall be assisting thl'ee old boys annually in their further education. During this year, also, a start was made on the School War Memorial in the shape of a

CORNER sports pavilion, to which the Uruon has contributed approximately ÂŁ 1,5 00. At present only the pavilion is being erected, but it is anticipated that the War Memorial Swimming Bath itself wiil shortly be commenced. The Union has funds at its disposal further to assist with the financing of this project. The Committee has not, however, forgotten that one of its objects is to maintain the comradeship of its members which existed during school days, and with that in view the committee, during the past year, organized the usual Annual Dinner and a Dance at the Hotel Cecil, Newlands. Both these functions proved successful, and it is certain that the Dance and Dinner are functions which are now well and truly established.

J. F. TRANSVAAL

CARTWRIGHT

BRANCH

Great strides ha ve been made by this Branch, and membership now stands at 85. Congratulations to the organizers! The Annual General Meeting was held in March, and the following office-bearers were elected: Chairman, B. Mitchell; Treasurer, .J011l1 Scrimgeour; Secretary, Raymond Thwaits; Mem bers, Pierre Carstens, Peter Smuts and Ryno Greenwall. The election of Greenwall is in keeping with the principle that one committee member at least should have left school only recently. Mr. Abbott reported on his visit to Cape Town, where he had been made very welcome, and on certain financial matters. (It will be remembered that Messrs. Bowden, Felbert and .John Canwright have all visited .Johannesburg on official business since the inauguration of the Branch.) So far as possible, the desire js to be independent financially so as not to be a drain on the resources of the Union. The Newsletter (at present edited at Port Elizabeth) is of great interest throughout the country, and in 1954 arrangements will be made for extra space to feature Transvaal items in greater detail. Similarly it will have to be arranged that 'copy' is made available in sufficient time each quarter for inclusion.

OLD BOYS' NOTES . For the following notes and 'jottings' we are again indebted to our old friend Ginger Johnson, a veritable mine of information. University of Cape Town 'Blues' Awards for 1953:Cricket Koppel Brown. Athletics - Neville Riley. Baseball Ian Scott. Ian has been elected captain of the Witwatersrand University Baseball Club for the coming season. 'Hoppy' Hopwood, who captains False Bay, is considered the best forward in Under XIX football this year. Bob McCall, captain of Hamil~01.1s Under XIX, played first team rugby in Natal last year when only 17. BllImgan is another Harniltons player. In the Villagers Under XIX side are Palm, C;layden, and the scorer of most points in the competition, Dave Stewart. Congratulations to James Hopwood (captain), Dave Stewart (vice-captain) and Ronnie Gomes on being chosen to play for a Western Province Under XIX side against Combined Universities. Ronnie Anderson is the vice-captain of Odendaalsrus First XV. Turning to cricket, we find Frank Tindale as Club Captain of Cape Town Cricket Club, with Mike Hanmer, K. Heldsinger and V. Cutting all on the Committee. Jack Burt is Club Captain of Claremont Cricket Club, and George SickIer is President of . Bellville Cricket Club. Joe Marcus has been selected to represent South Africa in the Maccabi Games team. Last season Paul Hanson was 12th man for North-Eastern Transvaal. His brother Lionel was married recently. Durban Old Boys will, no doubt, soon be aware of the presence of Ernest Lincey, who has been transferred there as Manager of the Sun Life Assurance Company. Formerly in the R.A.F. in Canada, Ted Vincent has returned to this country and hopes to take up an appointment with S.A. Airways.

Doug Thomson was selected to tour Rhodesia with the Western Province Hockey side. ow resident in Hermanus, Roy MacGregor is keenly interested in the Fishing Industry. As we write, Ralph Felbert is off on another of his business trips to Britain and the United States. Due back from England soon is Ronnie Gibbs apart frol11 a concise history of Schools in England, we are confiden tly expecting a treatise on Cathedrals and their Structure! REPORT

REPORTERS

Two sporting journalists on two different Cape Town newspapers must surely share a unique distinction in their particular sphere of life. They are Maxwell Price and A. C. Parker, respectively on the Calle Times and The Cape Argus staffs. Max and 'Ace' were together at school for years. They matriculated together in the same class - University Matric. Class II. The one sat behind the other and the coincidence continues when we find that neither took Mathematics as a subject, but English Literature instead. As this was not taught at school, they took it privately. 'Ace' passed with distinction, and Max j list failed to gain the same honour. Both were cub-reporters on the same newspaper, and both played cricket at school. Max well captained many school teams, but 'Ace' played no rugby; instead he became a first-team soccer wing forward for the \Vynberg and Marist Clubs. Both are acknow!edged as foremost critics in sporting journalism, and, while 'Ace' is now the Argus Rugby 'expert', Max is acting Sports Editor of the Times. Both were taught by Godfrey, and we feel sure that he will be pleased to hear of their success. As a footnote we should like to add tha t A.C.P. IS sadly missed in the Eastern Cape,

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where he represented both morning and evening newspapers. He 'covered' important boxing matches mainly and grammatically, too. Readers of the September Newsletter will recall that they were promised a sketch of the career of Harry Curtis, who has so courageously undergone serious路 operations and borne his illness with great fortitude and patience. Ginger Johnson writes as follows:Harry was an excellent all-round sportsman in his schooldays and thereafter until the War. He played in the School First Cricket team I captained in 1929-30, and was considered for the Western Province Schools' team to play :rercy Chapman's team, the 30-31 M.C.C. side, but left school just too soon to qualify for a place. He forsook cricket for the other Summer sports, and at Tennis he developed into a brilliant player in the Western Province, winning the Singles Title and being consistently good. He took to another love Yachting at which he excelled. Even at Bowls he was, as us.ual, brilliant. At the outbreak of War, Harry joined the S.A.N.F. and in one of the 'little ships' saw Service in the Med. during the stickiest session of that Middle East Campaign. There he developed chest trouble. On his return to civilian life, he was Accountant in a Sea Fishing business. He had had to give up serious sport, though still maintaining great interest in it. . Eventually, forced to enter a Chest Hospital, Harry had to undergo a serious operation. He was told that his recovery depended on another major operation and, as he put it ... 'The experts considered I'd "had it" and that I'd never see them for the second op!'

We hope that he wiU go from strength to strength and in the near future have time to visit the school and assist with Tennis coaching. FRIKKIE

SIMONS

One of the most gratifying aspects of the Rugby season at Newlands that much maligned Headquarters as it appears to be these days has been the fine performance of Frikkie Simons of Northerns. Particularly pleasing must his displays be to the coaches at school who helped to start him off on his rugby career. Frikkie was a brilliant footballer, and was the outstanding player of his school years from the Under 13 until he captained the School First at the unheard-of age of 15 years. In this year the school contested the final at Newlands with Bishops, where they were narrowly defeated 3 points to nil, after having weathered much stiffer opposition in the playoffs against the two Paarl Schools. From school Frikkie went to Hamiltons Under XIX, where he was considered the best forward of his year. He was seriously injured after receiving a deliberate kick on the head from an opponent, who was suspended for twO years for this dirty play. We who had followed his outstanding career were dismayed to hear of this injury, which appeared to have terminated the playing days of a great prospect. However, after a rest from the game following the advice of and treatment by a distinguished Old Boy in the Medical profession, Frikkie has made a 'come-back'. Playing with Hennie Muller has brought out

the 'touch' again. We prophesy a future for this young player only 21 who has returned with so much exhilarating play that he has already represented the Rest of Western Province against Combined Universities in that stimulating game wherein, besides being the outstanding loose-forward, he scored a great try. To his coaches at School we offer our congratulations, and Frikkie himself has our sincere wishes for many years of good rugby.

But, as he had battled on sports-fields, in the \Var and in civilian life, Harry Curtis continued with such effect that he has gained twenty pounds in weight, had the second operation, and, as he says with that wonderful optimism of his ... 'I've confounded those confounded quacks again; no offence!'

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