Wynberg Boys' Schools Magazine 1960 by Wynberg Boys' High School

ANNUAL

MAGAZINE

OF THE

WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

DECEMBER 1960

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SENIOR

SCHOOL

STAFF

PRINCIPAL ...... Mathematics VICE-PRINCIPAL Mr. F. G. Thorp, M.A.,B.SC., B.ED. ...... Physical Science STAFF Mr. H. Arguile, B.A. Latin, Religious Instruction Mr. H. E. de W. Tasker, B.A. History Mr. J. B. Gardener, M.A., B.ED. English, Latin Mr. S. Gilmore, B.A. Geography Mr. W. E. Gredley Afrikaans, Physical Education Mr. E. P. Hopkins, A.I.C.B.(S.A.),N.C.T.C . Mathematics, Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic Mr. E. D. Keyser, B.A. Manual Training Mr. F. A. J. Kooy, B.A. English, General Science, Social Studies Mr. W. Lennox, B.SC.(HONS.) Mathematics Mr. C. A. MacLeod, M.A. English Mr. J. L. Mathew, B.SC. Geography, Religious Instruction Physical Education, Biology, Social Slu,dies, Mr. A. J. A. Morris, B.A. English Mr. G. D. NortjĂŠ ...... ..... Afrikaans, Physical Education Mrs. C. S. C. Pretorius, B.A. Afrikaans Mr. D. S. Sieberhagen, B.A. A frikaans, Jf istory Mr. H. J. Smuts, B.A., IJ.COMM.,A.I.C.A. Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic, Business Methods Mrs. E. de V. Sommers, B.A. Art Mr. D. H. Thomson, M.A .. English Mr. A. Verwymeren Music Mr. G. E. B. von Hoesslin, B.SC. General Science, Mathematics, Afrikaans Mr. J. R. Wheeler, B.SC. Mathematics Dr. H. G. Wood, B.A., PH.D. Mathematics, Zoology SECRETARYMrs. J. Cotton, B.A. Mr. W. E. Bowden, B.A., H.E.D. ......

JUNIOR Principal Vice-Principal Sub A Sub B Std. lA Std. IB Std. 2A Std. 2B Std. 3A Std. 3B Std. 4A Std. 4B Std. SA Std. SB Physical Training Class Singing Remedial Speech Eurhythmics Piano Violin 'Cello Speech Training and Play Production

SCHOOL

STAFF

Mr. A. Lorie Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, B.SC. Miss K. Lacey Mrs. M. Paddick Mrs. F. Ekron Mrs. H. E. Tasker Miss M. Levin Miss S. Elliott Mrs. I. Oberholzer Miss F. Gould Miss P. Smith Mr. K. Hutcheson Mr. A. Lorie Mr. K. Pretorius Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, B.SC. Mrs. E. Jennings Miss P. Robertson Miss 1. Gerdener Miss M. van der Linden Mr. A. Lorie Miss M. Gibbs and Mr. J. Spink ...... Miss D. Salmon

Another year is drawing to a close, and we bring you yet another record of the School's activities. These have been many and varied, particularly on the sport and cultural sides. It has always been our aim at Wynberg to give our pupils a wide education, and, as a result, our boys have been able to hold their own without difficulty when they have gone out into the world. Ample proof of this will be found in the Old Boys' section, whjch contains an imposing record of the distinctions which have come to Old Wynbergians in all walks of life.

tions of this unity is in the home and the school, where we bave to learn that we are members of a team, and to subserviate our own aims and interests to the common good. It is in the school that we learn to work and to play together; it is here tbat we come to know each otber and to appreciate each other's point of view; it is here that some of the rough corners are rubbed off and we learn to play our part as members of a group. It is a great pity, therefore, at a time when all shades of opinion are stressing the need for unity, that the policy should be to entrench divisions of race, language, culture, and even religion. This is in keeping with the declared aims of Christian National Education-so called -which "will bave nothing to do with a mixture of languages, of culture, of religion, or of race". Recently a leading educationalist of tbis school of thought advocated that there should be separate scbools for each religious group; that indeed any group of like-minded parents should be able, under specific conditions, to have their special State-aided schools. It is difficult to see how national unity can be acbieved, if education is to be confined within the limits of a narrow sectarianism, and if divisions and antipathies are to be fostered in our schools, the very place surely where the seeds of unity should be sown. We bave a grand motto-"Eendrag maak mag"; what a pity we find it so difficult to live up to it.

The year has been a momentous one for our country, and indeed for the whole African continent. From Cape to Cairo the "winds of change" are sweeping over the continent, and on every side we are witnessing the upsurging of African nationalism. In our country we have passed through a time of emergency unprecedented in our history, and no thinking person can view the future withoute some anxiety and misgiving. On every side we are being reminded of the urgent need for unity, if we are successfully to weather the storms which lie ahead. Now tbat a majority of the people has decided in favour of a Republic, it has been c.Iaimed that this unity will be achieved, and we sincerely hope this may prove to be the case. One cannot help feeling, however, that real unity-the unity that makes for strength -must bave its roots in something deeper than a form of government. We must not confuse unity with uniformity. Real unity can onJy come of a willing acceptance of common ideals, and of a recognition that "none of us liveth to himself" but that we are "everyone members one of another". The natural place to lay the founda-

Greetings to all Old Boys; good of you who are leaving us this holiday to all of you who are school; and to all of you a merry a prosperous New Year.

wishes to those year; a happy staying on at Christmas and H.A.

At the beginning of tbe year we were pleased to welcome to the Staff Messrs. G. E. B. von Hoesslin and F. A. J. Kooy. We wish tbem a long and happy stay witb us. We also welcome Mrs. Sommers, who replaced Mrs. McPherson as Art Mistress at the beginning of the second term. We were all deeply sorry to learn of the tragic death in a motor accident in Rhodesia of Mrs. McPherson's daughter, and we record our sincere sympathy with ber in this bereavement.

the significance of the presentation will not be lost on them! We could have given them no broader hint that we should like to hear from them when time allows. Our congratulations to M. C. Worrall, HeadPrefect of the Scbool in 1957, who this year received one of the Bursaries awarded to actuarial students by tbe S.A. Mutual Life Assurance Society. Congratulations also to David Cole of Standard 10, who was awarded a prize by the Astronomical Society of S.A. for bis essay on "Variable Stars". Congratulations to Dudley Tomlinson on his winning first prize and a ÂŁ100 overseas Bursary at the Senior Ballet Cbampionships organised by the S.A. Dance Teachers' Association. Every good wish for his future career as a ballet artist.

Hearty congratulations to Mr. Smuts on his elevation to marital status on April I this year. We extend to him and his bride our felicitations and good wishes for their future happiness. We should have recorded in our last issue the birth of a daughter, Sbeila, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Mathew on March 19, 1959, and we extend to them our belated but sincere congratulations.

The School bas been represented in the InterSchools Quiz Competition by the following team: D. Holland, D. Katz and G. Pavolsky. So far they have met Sea Point Boys' High School, whom they narrowly defeated by 37 points to 36, and Christian Brothers College, Pretoria, winning this bout by 35 points to 31. Congratulations to our "Quiz Kids" on these two victories, and good wishes for their success in the next round of the contest. The Prefect Body bas consisted this year of C. Laubscher (Head-Prefect), A. Mitchell (Deputy Head-Prefect), R. Charles, D. Coleman, B. Gibbons, T. Johnson, J. Kahn, R. Lumb, M. Marx, D. McCaIlum, B. MichelI, N. Pritchard, R. Seetiger, J. Smuts and R. Tripp. We congratulate them upon their selection for this honour. Some 76 Senior and 136 Junior candidates entered for tbe Certificate Examinations this year. We trust there will be enough certificate to go round! As we go to Press, we learn that Mr. NortjĂŠ will be leaving us at the end of the year to take up a Special Grade post at the Zonnekus Primary School, Milnerton. We congratulate him upon his promotion and wish him well in his new school. He will be specially missed by boxing, swimming and judo enthusiasts, tbese being tbe extra-mural activities in which he has interested himself specially during his five and a half years with us.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Von Hoesslin on tbe birth of a daughter, Jane, at the Kingsbury Maternity Home, on October 3rd. Tbe additional scbooI grounds acquired last year are taking shape. They have been leveIJed and planted with grass, and an irrigation system has been laid on from the Municipal mains. The School owes a sincere debt of thanks to Dr. Wood for his organisation of the laying-out of tbese fields, and for his untiring supervision of the grounds generally. Reference is made elsewhere to the high honour which has come to the School this year by the elevation to Springbok status of no less than five of our Old Boys. We extend to them our warmest congratulations on achieving this well-deserved recognition. Four of them are at present with the touring team overseas, and we know that they can be counted on to uphold the honour of their School and country. Their selection must bave given special satisfaction to Mr. Tasker, to whom we extend our congratulations. At a buffet supper following the Old Boys' match, three of the Springboks-Doug. Hopwood, Dave Stewart and Lionel Wilson-were each presented with a writing-case from tbe School. Doug. Holton received a similar presentation at Assembly in tbe Hall a few days later on his arrival in Cape Town. We shall follow their doings overseas with great interest, and we hope 2

Congratulations to Donald Simons, who this year qualified as a piJot in the Royal Canadian Force. After matriculating in 1956, he went to tbe Air Force Gymnasium at Pretoria, but at tbe end of his course was rejected by the S.A.A.F. Nothing daunted, he learnt to fly privately in his spare time, and, baving worked in Cape Town until be had saved enough money for his fare, sailed for Canada and enlisted in tbe Canadian Air Force. And the result? Not only did be qualify as a pilot with the highest marks in his class, but be was also awarded an bonours diploma for "outstanding ability, diligent application, achievement and maintenance of the higbest order", and was cited as "an outstanding example of all that a jet pilot officer should be". We pay tribute to sucb grit and determination. Donald evidently has a great future before bim in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and we wish him good flying and bappy landings.

1959 otbers; helpfulness would bring awareness of the desire for security, happiness and respect; fair play would follow tbis awareness; loyalty should be shown to all mankind, to tbe higbest goodtbe choice lay between right and wrong. Here education was needed. And, finally, moral courage was needed to do and to cboose wbat was right. Advocate Newman, in proposing a vote of thanks to the speaker, said that Mr. Duminy was keeping up tbe good name of the University of Cape Town. Youth faced responsibilities earlier today. He felt that a sense of responsibility was an important need, which might be added to Ih.! qualities Dr. Duminy had listed as essential in a good leader. After Mrs. Duminy bad been presented with a bouquet, tbe guests, staff and prefects adjourned to LittIewood House for tea. Standard VI: English: P. Travis. Afrikaans: R. Germishuys. General Mathematics: R. Jennings. General Science: L. Nochomovitz. Latin: P. Travis. Social Studies: P. Travis. Woodwork: M. Barker. Bookkeeping and Business Metbods : N. Morkel.

After the Chairman of the School Committee, Mr. Friedlander, had introduced tbe guest speaker for the occasion-Mr. J. P. Duminy, Principal of the University of Cape Town - tbe ActingPrincipal, Mr. Tborp, read tbe annual report. Mrs. Gibbons tben distributed the prizes, after which Mr. Duminy addressed tbe gathering. Mankind existed, he contended, to build for tbe future. Man as a thinking being was not mucb older tban six tbousand years. He had learnt by experience and had paid beavily. He bad not always chosen wisely. A choice between right and wrong today might mean a complete end to our existence, if a wrong choice were made. Evolution in tbe past bad been on the pbysical side; in tbe future it would be on the spiritual side. What bad man learnt in 6,000 years? Among otber things-the rights of man. Our bounden duty was to look after others, to heaL injustices, to foster goodwill and confidence. Life was a crusade for aU to take part in, .lnd good leaders were needed. One of our tasks was to produce tbese leaders. The six qualities required of a good leader were: integrity, friendliness, helpfulness, fair play, loyalty, and moral courage. Integrity meant that a man's word should be his bond; friendliness meant respect for tbe feelings and opinions of 3

Special Prius

Art: F.Opie. Class Prize: 6A: P. Travis.

Special Prizes: Friedlander Prize for English in J.C.: K. Henson. Maskew Miller Prize for History: C. Kaplinsky. D. F. Marais Memorial Prize for Afrikaans: B. Rutter. Best Speakers' Prizes: (1) C. Kaplinsky; (2) M. Poolman and A. Elliott. Bevan Prize for Reading in English: (1) D. Freund; (2) 1. Linden; (3) (presented by Mr. Bennet): C. Eddy. Templeton Prizes for Music: (1) N. Schafer; (2) G. Rogers ; (3) D. Freund. Prize for Service: N. Gelb. Results of English Reading competition: 1st, J. Bleach; 2nd, A. Mitchell.

Merit Prize: D. Goosen, R. Sladen. Standard VII: General Mathematics: R. Siaens. General Science: D. Policansky. Latin: M. Margolis. Social Studies: F. Kleinman. Bookkeeping and Business Methods: G. R. Kesner. Art: R. Cook. Class Prize: 7A: M. Margolis. 7C: G. R. Kesner. Merit Prize: D. Holland, D. Katz. Standard VIlI: Latin: K. Henson. General Mathematics: H. Baker. General Science: K. Henson. Social Studies: K. Henson. Class Prize: 8A: K. Henson. Merit Prize: G. Pasvolsky.

A considerable number of new books found a place on our shelves during the year. Non-fiction books, as usual, were in great demand and formed the bulk of the acquisition. The Cape Provincial Library Services provided a fair proportion of new books. As these books have been processed through most stages, the work of our librarians is considerably eased.

Standard IX: English: A. Mitchell. Afrikaans: C. Laubscher. Mathematics: A. Mitchell. Latin: A. Mitchell. Latin: A. Mitchell. History: R. Lumb. Physical Science: A. Mitchell. Bookkeeping and Commercial Arithmetic: C. Laubscher. Class Prize: 9A: A. Mitchell. 9C: C. Laubscher. Merit Prize: N. Heselson.

1960 Librarians M. D. Aitken, H. S. Callaghan, J. Duffield, K. A. Henson, H. D. Levenbach, S. Lurie, A. Magnin, G. J. Pasvolsky, S. Radowsky, S. M. Rogow, D. G. F. Sidman. C.A.M.

OBITUARY It is with deep regret that we learn of the death of John Laity, who was killed on October 21st when the car in which he was a passenger overturned on the North Coast Road near Umhlanga Rocks in Natal. John left School only two years ago after writing his Junior Certificate Examination. He was well liked at School, and we are saddened to hear of his death at such an early age (17). To his parents, relatives and friends we extend our sincere sympathy.

Standard X: Physical Science: C. Kaplinsky. Mathematics: C. Stanley. Hebrew: C. Kaplinsky. Class Prize: WA: 1. Linden. lOB: C. Kaplinsky. IOC: B. Rutter. 4

SCHOOL PREFECTS, 1960 Seated (J. to r.): M. R. ~a~x, N. A. Pritchard, A.. S. Mitchell (Deputy Head Prefect), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Pnnclpal), C. O. Loubscher (Head Prefect), MI. F. G. Thorp (VicePrincipal), F. B. Gibbons, D. Coleman, R. A. Charles. Standing (J. to r.): R. G. Seeliger, R. Tripp, J. Kahn, M. J. Smuts, R. L. Lumb, D. D. McCallum, B. T. MichelI, T. R. Johnson.

land, G. S. T.; Jackson, c.; Jordan, J. B.; Juter, S. H.; Kaplan, S. L.; Kretsmer, 0.; Kyritsis, F. J.; McCartby, T. J.; McUrath, J. M.; Malinaric, E. G.; Mansfield, M. H.; Marine, J. C.; Martin, C. W.; Meuwese, F. R. A.; Miller, A.; Moore, J. K. W.; Muller, P. H.; Noffki, A.; Perrow, A. N.; Pbillips, G. P.; Poolman, M.; Rowberry, R. J.; Sinclair, D. A.; Slabber, J.; Smith, C. B.; Soboil, A. R.; Stanley, C. G.; Stuppel, R.; Swart, K.; Thom, W. J. A.; Turkstra, M. J.; Watermeyer, P. J.; Watts, D. J.; WolfI, N. B.; Wouberg, N. M.; Ziman, D. L. M.

SENIOR CERTIFICATE First Class: Barker, C. A.; Bloeb, I.; Cole, J. V.; Freedman, B. E.; Harrison, D. A.; Kaplinsky, C. H.; Kerooff, L. M.; Linden, I. M.; Oppenbeim, P. R.; Rutter, B.; Scbilfer, N. R.; Tiffin, E. A.; Van Dam, A. J.; Van Rbyn, R. S. Second Class: Bennett, A.; Brady, W. C.; Burt, J. K.; Cox, R. H.; De Wit, P. A. M.; Du Pont, P. J. U.; Eddy, C. J.; Edwards, R. E. D.; Falk, B. M.; Field, R. F.; Freund, D. ; Gauld, N. J.; Glasser, D. B.; Goldfoot N.; Goodwin, A. R.; Grendon, J. D.; Hall, R. B.; Heritage, P. J.; HofIbrand, N. D.; Hol-

JUNIOR

Evan, Ian L.; Fabricius, Peter L.; Fick, Wietz H.; Freund, David; Gauld, Neil J.; Gillliam, Thomas R. C.; Goldfort, Norman; Henson, Kenneth, A.; Heselson, Neil G.; Kahn, Jocelyn; Koen, Louis J.; Kretzmer, Dennis; MacRae, Ian; Margolis, Michael, L. ; McCallum, Deryck, D.; McMaster, Michael A.; Oppenheim, Peter R.; Paddick, Michael J.; Pasvolsky, Gerald J.; Rogow, Stanley M.; Savage, Ivor H.; Shaskolsky, Ivor S.; Smith, Brian M.; Sollinger, Denis L.; Thom, Allister W.; Tooley, William; Ziman, Douglas L. M.

CERTIFICATE

First Class: Aitken, M. D.; Baker, H. M.; Clarke, A. B.; Cruicksbank, J. S.; Duffield, J. F.; Evans, I. L.; Gottscbalk, S. D. ; Groenewald, W. R.; Henson, K. A.; Lurie, S.; Magnin, A. A.; Napier, B. S.; Pasvolsky, G. J.; Rogow, S. M.; Savadier, L. D.; Scbwab, L. A.; Smitb, B. M.; Sp.ektor, K. A.; Tooley, W.; Whitebouse, J. D.; Wolff, H. R.F. Second Class: Adams, W. A. D.; Anderson, J. E.; Anderson, M. J. C.; Basset, D.; Bawden, T. H.; Bleach, J. L.; Brand, G. D.; Brock, A. E.; Budge, N. R.; Burgess, B. F.; Callaghan, H. S.; Calvert, N. M.; Carver, B.A.; Clifton, B. L.; Copeland, C. J. P.; Dau, A. J. T.; De Bliquy, L. P.; De Wet, P. R.; Dickson, 1.; Ditchfield, J. G.; Fabricius, P. L.; Fagin, D. R.; Feist, E.; Fick, W. H; Friend, R. P.; Gilmore, K. E.; Goodwin, J. A.; Harmer, K. A.; Hart, I.; Henry, M. J.; Jamieson, A.; Jarmain, R. L.; Jenkins, W. J.; Jennings, S. R.; Jessop, H. C.; Jones, C. F.; Kaplan, S. V.; Klesser, J. H.; Lawrence, P. M.; Lawson, B. A. J.; Le Crerar, R.; Leibbrandt, G. P.; Le Sueur, J. B.; Levenbach, H. D.; Levéy, G. L.; McRae, I.; Magee, M. E.; Mareé, A.; Maunder, J. F.; Middelmann, R. H.; Nairn, J. B.; Nauschutz, B. J. W.; Nortje, K. J.; Ormond, R. G.; Paddick, M. J.; Patterson, J. W.; Peiser, G. R.; Petersen, A. L.; Richardson, D. R.; Rourke, M. c.; Rowberry, P. F.; Schur, D. T.; Sidman, D. G. F.; Silke, G. A.; Smith, D. A.; Solomon, R.; Speier, A.; Stewart, R. D.; Tait, B.; Tester, P. J.; Thom, K.; Thomas, K. J.; Vlok, A. S.; Wassung, P. C.; West, H. A.; Wnitfield, D. E.

Taalbond

VOORBEREIDENDE AFRIKAANSE TAALEKSAMEN Hoër Graad: Badenhorst, André; Nochomovitz, Lucien E. ; Travis, Peter K. Laer Graad: Barry David M.; Byron, Keith H. ; Chapman, Neil.; Clarke, Alan F.; Coetzee, Anthony F.; Craye, Donald A.; Crundwell, Peter S.; Derman, Colin J.; Dickson, Ian; Eastman, Roland W.; Edwards, Christopher J.; Feist, Eric; Gamsu, Robert J.; Gaylard, Jobn; Geyer, Raymond; Germisbuys, Roelof S.; Geldenhuys, Sigmund C.; Giljam, Willem B.; Gilson, Peter; Goosen, Derek G.; Goott, Melvyn; Johnson, Geoffrey N.; Johnson, Graham J.; Jennings, Robert W.; Kahn, Stanley; Kaplan, Howard; Kaplan, Sidney V.; Keel, Kenneth, Kernoff, Gerald V.; Levy, Leslie; MacFarlane, Roger I.; Maritz, Barry .; McKey, Arthur; Mitchell, Howard K.; Ormond, Robin G.; Pachter, Selwyn D.; Palm, Bruce; Peiser, Geoffrey R.; Petersen, Cedric E.; Rennie, Maurice A.; Rienks, Leendert; Ronaldson, Michael B.; Rowe, Michael M.; SadIer, Errol G. L.; Schmidt, Derrick J.; Shedden, Alastair; Slade, Donald, G. B.; Sladen, Robert N.; Solomon, Robin; Standley, Victor J.; Tait, Brian K.; Templeton, David; West, Henry A. ; Whitfield, David.

Results

HOËR AFRIKAANSE TAALEKSAMEN Laer Graad: Laubscher, Cedric 0.; Mannsbacb, Selwyn, C. ; Moens, Rudy M. ; StolI, Hubert, N.

WISE SCHOLARSHIP A WARDS, 1960 Post Senior Certificate Course: C. Kaplinsky, E. Tiffin. Standard X: C. Laubscher, A. Mitchell. Standard IX: G. J. Pasvolsky, H. M. Baker.

LAER AFRIKAANSE TAALEKSAMEN Hoër Graad: Mitchell, Alan S. Laer Graad: Adams, William, A. D.; Aitken, Micbael D.; Baerecke, Paul A.; Baker, Howard M.; Briscoe, Robert W.; Cole, David I.; Cook, David; Du Toit, Peter; Eddy, Christopher J.; Elliot, Arthur, A.;

OLD BOYS' SCHOLARSHIPS 1958: D. Bromberger, L. H. Kaplan, M. Worra1. 1959: L. H. Kaplan, M. Worral, J. H. Webb. ]960: M. Worral, J. H. Webb, 1. M. Linden. 6

COMBINED

MATRICULATION

Back row (J. to r.): T. Schouw, H. Spira, M. Kantor,

CLASS, 1960 I. Stone, G. Shantall,

J. Lewenson,

E. Lotter, N. Heselson, R. Miller, I. Shaskolsky. Third

row (I. to r.): L. van Niekerk,

P. Webster,

D. Cole, K. Evans,

D. Rainey,

R. Moens,

T. Robinson,

P. de Wet, D. Versteegb,

B. Kelynack,

G. Reynolds,

L. Kuhn,

D. Rennie, D. Cook. Second! row (I. to r.): W. Gouid, J. Loebenstein,

P. Coates,

A. Viljoen, E. le Roux,

B. Docke,

P. Alport,

M. Steele, P. du Toit, I. Miller, G. Sher, A. Basson, P. MundelI, P. Killin,

B. Thomas. First row (I. to r.):

W. Foster,

R. Tarmain, B. Northam, Sealed (I. to r.): N.

R. Charles,

R. Brady,

G. Cotton,

Mitchell

(Deputy

Head-Prefect),

P. Morkel,

J. Smuts, R. Lumb,

Mr.

(Head Prefect), Mr. F. G. Thorp (Vice-Principal), D. McCallum,

J. Zuyl,

G. Rogers, J. Lewin, S. Bass, D. Siegal, M. Dorer, T. Garven.

Dr. H. G. Wood, R. Seeliger, R. Tripp,

Pritchard,

C. Loubscher

P. Klopper,

Bowden

B. Gibbons,

M. Marx, (Principal),

D. Coleman,

B. MichelI, J. Kahn, T. Tohnson, Mr. H. E. Tasker.

Sitting (I. to r.): L. Talmud, F. Parnham,

G. Kemp, J. Rourke,

J. Shap.

chard must also be thanked for taking the major part in organising the decoration of the hall.

The School Dance this year was held on the night of Saturday, tbe 24th of September. As was the case last year, the function was well attended and the floor was at times rather crowded. Besides 52 Standard IXs and Xs and their partners, Mr. and Mrs. Bowden, Mr. and Mrs. Thorp, Mr. and Mrs. Arguile, Mr. and Mrs. Burt, Mr. and Mrs. Friedlander, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Lorie, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, and Mr. and Mrs. Sieberhagen attended the function.

The dance, a little slow in warming up, was going with a swing when it was time for supper, which was held in the hostel. After supper the dance never reached any great heights of hilarity, but everyone seemed to be quietly enjoying themselves. The dance ended a few moments after twelve o'clock to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" from Harold Cobb and three of his "Cobburettors".

The theme for the decoration of the ball this year was "CafĂŠs of the World", tbe decorations being liberally interspersed with caricatures of the masters, which the latter said were the best they had seen for years. Those who helped witb the decorating are too numerous to mention individually here, but special thanks must go to Miss Laurenson, who worked through Saturday morning till two o'clock to provide a most effective flower arrangement on the stage. Neville Prit-

THE ART OF MAKING

A special vote of thanks must go to Mr. and Mrs. Bowden for placing the hall and the hostel at our disposal, and to Matron and Sister for all the work they put in in organising the supper. In this connection also, Mrs. Charles, Mrs. Lumb, Mrs. Marx, Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Seeliger must be sincerely thanked for their help in preparing the supper. A.S.M.

taining our social standing, among others, and not wanting to lose face. We also hate to be defeated, and therefore, instead of resigning ourselves to the justly-deserved punishment, we make an attempt to defend ourselves. Thus the excuse is born. Many of us tend to regard an excuse as a . statement, made in order to get out of a difficult situation. However, tbere is another type which we use when we want to get our own way. For instance, a rather obese person who is supposed to be on a strict diet will always find an excuse for greedily devouring some tempting carbohydrate he knows he ought not to have. We will always find an excuse for getting out of doing our duty so that we may pursue a more selfish end. Therefore, we draw the conclusion that for any occasion, at any time, there is always a possible and suitable excuse. Schools are institutions wbere this fine art is developed to the highest degree. Here one acquires

EXCUSES

There occur in men various abilities to perform certain functions, and these abilities we generally refer to as the art of doing so and so. Some have the art of being music makers, otbers bave the art of being able to tell a good story. All men possess some art, but not all have the same arts. Tbe primitive hunter has the art of devising cunning traps, but this wiU not be found in a civilised man. However, if we look more closely, we find tbat there is a universal art, found in all men - that of making excuses. From the very beginning of man's existence he began to make excuses. A perusal of the first few pages of Genesis shows bow the first excuse for wrong-doing was made. Through thousands of generations the art of making excuses has been developed, and tbis characteristic is now inborn in everyone of us. How tben did it develop? It developed due to the absolute necessity of re8

lies deeper tban we imagine. The nearest I can come to it is tbat excuse-making is practised to satisfy tbe inner craving to be able to outwit, or, at any rate, try to outwit somebody else, even if we are not successful. The pleasure derived from seeing the person to be deceived getting annoyed is supreme, while, if he is gulljble to our story, our pleasure is quite ecstatic. That is why today the most widely practised of all the arts in all walks of life is the ability to invent an excuse. J.R., lOa.

a most comprehensive knowledge of it, the course extending from Sub A to Standard 10, lasting twelve years in all. This course includes both practical and theoretical training (as all really good courses of instruction should), the theoretical being tbe careful observation of others, and the practical when the art of making excuses is applied to oneself. Practicals are held every period of every day, Latin and Mathematics being periods of most intensive activity! So we see that the first practical working knowledge of making excuses is found in schools during our early life. Experience gained here is used extensively throughout the latter part of our life. It is in use from the very lowest right up to the very highest, even to diplomats and politicians. In fact, most politicians are past-masters of the art. Some of their attempts to extricate themselves from djfficult positions are so famous that they are recorded for our benefit in history books! Indeed, I believe that the first quaufication require:! to be a really successful poljtician .is to be able to master the art of making excuses to such a point of perfection tbat aU one's followers are taken in completely. One of the essentials of excuse-making is tbat one's mind should be alert and quick to spring into action should one's inventive ability be suddenly called upon to devise an excuse. The art itself consists of the fabrication of an ''Lll1convincing story" and its expression. The verbal and facial expression must back each other up to give effect. Surprise, amazement and horror at being accused must be perfected. The climax of the whole effect is to survive the interrogation and then he able to put on the "innocent look". Having done this, you soon know whether you have succeeded or failed in your act. It is interesting to note that most schoolmasters, instead of giving immediate punjshment to those who have not performed certain work, will proceed systematically round the class and listen intently to all the excuses, analysing the merits of each. Why is this so? It would appear that they secretly enjoy hearing tbe very diverse, varied and highly improbable stories, though visibly sbowing great displeasure and anger. Of course, what everyone must be prepared for is to admit defeat. How very rare are tbe occasions when the art of making excuses works! Why then do we bother to make excuses at all, knowing full well we shall be exposed? Why not admit guilt straigbt away? I believe the answer

SOME SMALL

CHANGE

"For beaven's sake relax, Derek," expostulated the burly man to his trembling companion," or someone's bound to notice." However, the teeming throng in the bar at Gatwick Airport passed them by, uninterested in the two itting in tbe corner. Tbe burly one, James Folbom by name, glowered at his cowering friend. "Nothing can go wrong, not after all the preparations we bave made," he continued. Settling back, with glass in hand, he ruminated. "In tbree hours' time we'll be ricb, fabulously rich. What an achjevement, all those lovely 'rocks'! Luckily that 'fence' had to decamp rather suddenly. We got those diamonds dirt cheap. The problem how to get them to Van Dyk in Rotterdam. That's where you came in, you with your dentures. New plates for you, and a diamond enclosed in nearly every tooth. I think that was an exceIJent idea, good old Robert. Derek, you are a veritable gold mine, and they say money talks. Good pun that. So wbat can go wrong? I fixed up the tickets, you paid the hotel bill, and we cleared off tbis morning, businessmen bound for the continent. What are you worried about? I tell you ... ' "Will all passengers for Le Bourget, Rotterdam and Cannes board Flight 7218 from exit number five, please." ''Tbat's us, let's go." The two stood up; James adjusted the angle of his snap-brim, straightened his overcoat, and proceeded to steer his still overwrought friend through the crowd to the exit, to the gate, to the airline official and to the ... the policeman at his side. "Let's get out of here," whispered Derek, pale and shaking. "Shut up, and carry on regardJess," hissed James, aod with determined, albeit with shaken appearance, he stepped up to tbe gate. "Excuse me, but are you Messrs. James Folborn and Derek Shendleigb?" asked the constable. 9

The first steps towards the making of the first atomic bomb were taken in 1939, before the start of the Second World War, but tbe first successful atomic test took place in July, 1945, in an isolated section of the Alamogordo Air Base. Tbree weeks later the first atomic bomb used on a military objective was dropped on Hiroshima, and three days later a second one was dropped on Nagasaki. Tbe explosive force released by the bombs that fell on these two Japanese cities is stated to have been equivalent to that from 20,000 tons of T.NT. (Trinitrotoluene). The feelings of those wbo had invented this powerful weapon soon changed from elation to horror wben they realised the destructibility of the bomb. Since the discovery of atomic power, however, and the development of radar, deadlier weapons such as inter-continental ballistic missiles have been made, greatly increasing the tbreat of destruction to every country. At present there is too much competition between tbe U.S.A. and Russia in their strife to become the leading military power. If the scientific knowledge of these two countries was to be combined and the two countries were to work peacefully with one another, then scientific achievements would be realised much more rapidJy. We are at present living in what could be called a "space age". Tbe exploration of space began in earnest barely three years ago with tbe launching of unmanned satellites and numerous space probes carrying scientific apparatus. It formed part of tbe International Geopbysical Year. Tbe time is drawing near wben man will no longer probe tbe mysteries of space by mecbanical means only; he himself will participate in space fligbt. On the 4th October, 1957, the first satellite,. Sputnik I, was sent into orbit and was soon followed by a eries of "Vanguards, Explorers, Discoverers, Pioneers and Luniks". The Lunik series, all of wl1ich were launched in 1959, were the most successful. Lunik I went into orbit round the sun, Lunik Jl hit lhe moon, and Lunik III circled the moon and returned to orbit tbe earth. The ultimate aim of scientists is the launching of a manned rocket, and every endeavour is being made to achieve this aim. The enemy of mankind is not Science but War. Science merely reflects the social forces by which it is surrounded. When there is peace, science is con tructive; when tbere is war, science is per-

"Then I have here a ... ," but Derek, aghast and with nerves already stretched to breaking point, burst out, "How did you know? How did you know? I told you we would be caught." "Here, what's this about being caught?" replied the constable, somewhat surprised by this strange outburst. "I think you had better come to the station with me." At the police station Derek broke down and confessed, with a hard-faced James listening. The whole incredible story was revealed, possibly the greatest coup ever. Just before they were led to the cells, James turned to the inspector and asked how they had been caught. The answer was to haunt him for the next ten years. "You weren't caught," said the inspector. "You see, when Mr. ShendJeigh paid the hotel bill, he made out tbe cheque for an amount two guineas more than the hotel account. When no one called for the change, the manager asked us to send someone to tbe airport with the money. Which reminds me, here, you may as well have the change." J. LOEBENSTEIN, lOa.

SALVATION

OR DESTRUCTION?

Will science be the salvation or destruction of the human race? This is not an ea y question to answer, and the final result depends on the application of scientific knowledge. Science is the search for truth, but it is this same truth tbat has brought our civilisation to the brink of destruction. Science has recently given us radar, jet propulsion and atomic power, all of which can be used constructively to increase the happiness of mankind, or they can be employed to tear the world apart. Thi newly discovered atomic and nuclear energy, if applied peacefully, can supply a source of power of unprecedented magnitude, which will add much to the happiness of mankind. Nuclear power will, no doubt, replace electrical power, although it wiU take many years before this can be achieved. The radio-active wastes produced by nuclear reactors are a great danger; thus the reactors or power plants are being placed in relatively remote areas such as the Rocky Mountain region, where an output larger tban any existing power station is produced by tbe "burning" of one pound of uranium - 235 per day. There is today scarcely a scientific formula or process which cannot be used for war purposes.

A huge wagon wheel was formed wbich slowly revolved to symbolise the growth of South Africa. The Union flag was also formed successfully, as the army wore orange shirts, the navy wh.ite, and the air force blue shirts. A mock battle followed in which anti-aircraft guns and armoured cars were used. The Pretoria Police Force gave another good d.isplay, and a really remarkable exllibition of Police dogs was given. These dogs will obey their master's every command, and even jumped through a hoop of fire. After smelling tbe bandkerchief of a certain native, the dog tracked down the native out of five otbers. In a gymnastics display afterwards some policemen performed the incredible feat of vaulting over six horses standing side by side. All tbe state officials were tbere and gave speeches. These included tbe Prime Minister and the Governor-General. There was overseas Folk Dancing as well as a massed Volkspele display. The various youth movements also put on pageants in the stadium at night, and tbe Scout and Guide one was by far the best. It consisted of a star being formed by the Scouts and a ring around the star being formed by tbe Guides, who did boop-drill with .luminous hoops. Each of tbe ten sides of the star lit up in turn by means of sparklers when the Scout Law was recited, and in the end there remained a star of ligbt. In camp we gave tea parties for the Girl Guides, Voortrekkers and Habonim on different days. The Girl Guides numbered 1,000, so there were two to each Scout! Every care was taken to keep our uniforms smart. We had two complete uniforms, plastic covers were provided, there was a special ironing tent, and a dry cleaning service was available, so that nobody had an excuse for a dirty uniform. We were given plenty of free time to explore the city and see tbe various exhibitions on show. The city boasts a fine museum and a splendid zoo. The latter contains all the common animals of Africa such as hyenas, lions, tigers, foxes, polecats, baboons, camels, snakes and a bost of others. Tbere are also bears from Europe and llamas from Tibet. Here also history was made in 1934 when a tiger was crossed with a lion to produce a tiger. The skeleton is now in the museum. The museum contains about the same things as the Cape Town museum, but has some interesting differences. There is a section dealing with ancient weapons, including a complete suit

verted to destructive ends. The weapons which science develop do not necessarily create war; tbey make war increasingly more terrible, until now it has brought us to the doorstep of destruction. Tbe main problem is, therefore, not to curb science but to stop war - an object which can only be acbieved by tbe co-operation of all the nations under tbe guidance of tbe Creator. D. McCALLUM,lOa. THE SOUTH AFRICAN FESTIVAL SCOUT JAMBOREE AT BLOEMFONTEIN Quite a number of Wynberg School boys had the good fortune to have a holiday during schooltime in May. The School Band, for instance, was cbosen to take part in tbe Union Festival celebrations at Bloemfontein, and many couts also attended the South African Festival Jamboree there. I attended the latter, and here is an account of the holiday. The train journey from Cape Town to Bloemfontein was in itself something to remember. To eat and sleep on a train is great fun, and to watcb new lands passing by and seeing ucb towns as Worcester, Beaufort West, De Aar and Kimberley is most interesting. At the Sbowgrounds in Bloemfontein we found tbe great tent-town which consisted of the Police Force, Army, Navy and Air Force Gymnasia, Scouts, Jewish Scouts, School children and the holiday-makers. There were 500 Scouts altogether, and the Camp Chief was the Chief Scout himself, Lt.-Col. Johnstone. Under him were four Sub-Camp Leaders representing all the divisions of South Africa, the Cape Western Sub-Camp Leader being Mr. Rutter. Tbe programme was very varied, and the Scouts, along with the Guides, Voortrekkers and Jewish Scouts (Habonim), played a prominent part in the festival programme. On the 25th May there was a great procession through the streets of the city, not only including all the above youth movements but also many schools, military bands, ambulance corps, clowns, etc. All festival events took place in a buge stadium, the King's Park Stadium, which holds 60,000 people. Here are some of the highlights we saw there: A massed display by tbe South African Navy, Army and Air Force Gymnasia in which various formations were formed in such perfect exactness tbat it almost took your breath away. 11

He determine:::! to crush sucb insubordination once and for all. His men had been becoming increasingly insolent and disobedient since the ex-post office worker had become Prime Minister. In his opinion an insane appointment, but there again it was an insane land, since ... since, but that was too annoying and treacberous a thing even to contemplate. He remembered how, when he was a very young boy, there had been a similar disturbance, and his fatber had caused 40 men to be whipped. Tbis incident had made its mark in bis miod, because their backs had run red not otberwise than if they had been each independently dipped into a bath of blood. He remembered also the half-dozen or so white crosses wbich stood on tbe hillside the following nigbt. His father had been a strong man; so was he. He was in control, not they; he would deal with the situation in a similar manner, no matter who was in control of the country. He did not number them among his ancestor. He would ... but at tbis point a shot rang out and cut sbort his ireful meditation, and repressive ambitions. The car slowed down and left the road in a series of ljttle jerks. Within minutes both car and driver were in flames. Had this unfortunate man been alive, he would have heard the departing slosh of black feet in the mud amidst the crackle of the flames ... Into the homestead set against the hiJl at the farther end of the valley rushed a stocky, but well-built sandy-haired, blue-eyed boy to inform his mother of a fire at the opposite extremity of the valJey. This lady, however, was far too puzzled over the absence of workers in the plantation to be concerned about the thin column of smoke rising into the crisp morning air. But then, everything had gone haywire in the land. Among other equally amazing things, a former clerk was Prime Minjster, a former sergeant was now the' Commander-in-Chief, a messenger boy was now a harbourmaster ; everything had gone haywire except their plantation, for they, and her husband's parents before them, had ruled with a firm hand, and successfully, until now, it seemed. A short while later, however, that woman was barricading doors and windows with furniture, for, on casually looking towards the foot of the hill, sbe hael detected the advent of their labourer, bearing sticks and kn.ives, and obviously the worse for drink. The young boy took up a defensive attitude holding an ornamental "assegai", not quite sure of what was coming, but ready to defend tbe estate which was his inheritance.

of Gothic armour, and a section on minerals including a cross-section of an O.F.S. gold mine. Bloemfontein also has a special Anglo-Boer War museum and a monument. This was very close to our camp site and was visited by many scouts. We also climbed Naval Hill, from where the complete city can be seen in the middle of miles of grassveld - a marvellous sight. Just to give you an idea of the climate there, on Thursday, 26th May, the temperature was max. 67 deg. F., min. 29 deg. F., i.e., 3 deg. below freezing. We used ice in our coffee to make the grounds sink. Flies in the tent simply froze up and could be flicked off. They thaw in the daytime, though. However, the cold did not spoil our happiness, and we gradually got used to it. On the last day of the camp, Union Day, there was a 21-gun salute followed by a "flying past" of scores of aircraft of the South African Air Force in Bloemfontein. There was then a grand pageant: "South Africa Marches Past." Then, on Wednesday, we boarded the train for home and, although it was a most enjoyable holiday which I shall never forget, there is nothing like "home, sweet home" in Cape Town. D.

THE SONS OF THE

COLE,

lOa.

FATHERS

It had been raining the day before. The modern open car swayed precariously as it sped along the muddy road. As the dawn broke, the inspiring beauty of the equatorial valley which fell away to the right came into its own. The sun, now an orange orb low in a misty grey-blue sky flecked with dull-white clouds, was rapidly dispersing the mists of departing twiLight which overhung the scene, anel would soon assume a position whence it would beat down unrelenting, to continue in that fashion until it sunk away in regal splendour. The driver did not pause to admire either the scenery or tbe pageant of tbe rising sun. He had been visiting in the village several miles away (for most business is transacted ante lucern, on account of tbe great heat which follows), when be heard tbat men on bis plantation had not only not proceeded to tbeir daily labours, but had also consumed considerable quantities of their own brand of liquor, age-old in the manner of preparation, and were now ready to rampage.

Within an hour everything was once again peaceful, the birds chirupped gaily, the monkeys chattered, the sun shone brightly and warmly in the azure bowl of heaven, and the smoke had dissipated and disappeared. Everything appeared to be calm and contented except for the still, and silent form of a woman, lying where they had left her, and the sound of the last subdued moans of a young boy in the extreme agonies of death, lying where he had been felled by a savage panga blow, in a futile but gallant attempt to save his motber and to preserve his heritage. K. W. EVANS, lOa.

Nearer and nearer it came, and with a highpitched sound the whistle echoed through the night air. Funny, he thought, tbat's an odd note; it sounded as if it belonged to a train of ancient vintage. It was almost level with the car now, and he could make out the glow from the open firebox_ Now he could see the shape of tbe engine, higb and old fashioned, with a tall antiquated smoke stack. Suddenly, as the train crossed the donga, there was a thunderous roar, and the line of coaches bucked and tore their way off tbe lines, coming to rest in a whirling cloud of dust. The screaming of twisted and breaking steel split the air. Slowly the noise of the accident died down, to be followed by the hiss of escaping steam and the cries of the injured and dying. The lonely traveller had only one thought in his mind, and that was to see what help he could render to those in agony. He leapt from his car and raced across the road. In order to reach the train he had to cross a dip between tbe road and the scene of the tragic accident. To his amazement, wben he emerged from tbe dip in the ground, everything was still and quiet. No scene of horror and death lay before his eyes; the moonlight shone on Karoo bushes, but of the train, the accident, and the screams of pain and terror he bad seen and heard, there was nothing, absolutely nothing.

THE TRAVELLER Tbe large dual-toned American sedan sped effortlessly along the lonely Karoo road. The driver had experienced the pleasure of seeing the fiery sun return to its resting place in the west, a sigbt he always loved to watch and marvel at. The briUiant, almost dazzling sunset had given way to night, and the large full moon sbone with the splendour reserved only for a Karoo moon-drenched night. He was well-pleased with the travelling be had done tbat afternoon and, altbough he would arrive at his appointed sleeping abode rather late, he would have plenty of time to enjoy a good night's rest. He decided that he might be a little too late for supper, however, so be thougbt be would stop and partake of a ligbt snack be bad brougbt with him in the cubby-bole of his car. On reacbing a small bridge, crossing a dry donga in the middle of nowhere, be pulled to the side of the road and switched off his engine and his ligbts. He unwrapped his sandwicbes and gazed at his surroundings. The moonlight made everything stand out bold and clear; he could make out the railway line running less than a quarter of a mile to his right. Intent on eating his meal, he was suddenly aware of a string of light to his right and far to the south. His curiosity aroused, he watched their seemingly slow progress towards him. Then it occurred to him that it must be a train coming along the line, but, if he remembered correctly, tbere was no train at this time. The train drew nearer, and, as the distance lessened, he could see tbat it was really travening quite fast. Something seemed strange though; the coacbes, and especially the engine, appeared taller than the average model.

His attention was now attracted to something on the top of a small hillock that shone white in the moonligbt. He made his way across the veld towards the object. At first it looked like a ruined building, but on arrival be found it to be a wall circling a small cemetery. In tbe centre stood a large white stone, and, stooping, tbe traveller could make out the writing on the stone: UHere lie the bodies of twenty victims of

a railway accident, who died on the 23rd Sept., 1895, while on their way to Beaufort West. Rest in Peace." The traveller glanced at his watch. He could make out the date in the pale moonligbt; it was the 23rd September, exactly sixty-five years after tbe accident. A cold shiver ran down his spine, and, turning, he fled for his car. J. P. Zun,

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CLUES Down: I. According to the poet, this goes on for ever. (5) 2. Credulous. (8) 3. 9-sided figure. 4. Naval College on meridian 0'. (9) 6. Person who rents house for set time. (6) 8. Religious Instruction. (2) 9. Stone (anag.). 14. Sacred book of Mohammedans. (5) 15. Neither masculine nor feminine. (6) 17. Strong negative. (2) 18. Off break ball bowled with leg break action.

Across: 1. There can be no end without this. (9) 5. 3rd Person singular neuter. (2) 7. Italian taking part in treaty of Versailles. (7) 10. Poetically, almost night. (4) lI. Lubricant.

(3)

12. Reciprocal of cosecant. (4) 13. Out of money. (5) IS.

Notbing. (3)

16. . .. venture, nothing win. (7) 19. Cage or pen for fowls. (4)

(6)

20. Place of abode. (4) 22. Thankyou. (2)

20. Power predetermining

events from eternity.

(4)

24. Measure of speed at sea, beheaded. (3)

22. 23. 26. 27.

27. A woman's secret. (3) 28. And-Latin. (2) 30. Describes the day of one's birth. (5) 31. Income. (7)

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lOB QUIPS AND

dead (Wordswortb). And tbat cartoon tbe second from tbe door (Browning). l-m--s-n: Tbat caterpillars drift around (Brooke). lEnEs: An appetite, a feeling, and a love (Wordsworth). K-pl-n: ... Black snakes are innocent, the gold are venomous (Lowrence). L--bbr-ndt: Even sucb a happy child of earth am I (Wordsworth). M-gg--: Absence makes the beart grow fonder (Proverb). M-/T--: He smiles foolishly as if he were caught doing wrong (Lowrence). M-rr-y: When I catch myself agape; grinning at a Barbary ape (Dearmer). N-t/l-n: It's hard for an empty sack to stand upright (Franklin). N--sch-Iz: This fluttering language and flaunt of signal insolence (Lewis). -rm-nd: Thunder crashes from rock to rock (Arnold). P--s-r: Sometimes I think tbat I am no wittier tban an ordinary man (Shakespeare). R--: With monstrous bead and sickening cry (Cbesterton). R--rk-: Which snatched my best, my fav'rite curl away (Pope). S-lk-: Oh fondest, blindest, weakest (Thompson). S-l-m-n: Who swam ere rivers were begun (Thompson). Sp-rks: And I'm the weak-eyed ba t no sun should tempt (Browning). T--I: I can do with my pencil what I know (Browning). T-SI-r: I pleaded outlaw wise (Auden). Th-m-s: A long, long, slim cat, yellow like a lioness (Lourence). T--l-y: M y whole life I lived in pleasant thought (Wordsworth). V-nos: He shook his mitred locks, and stern bespake (Milton). W-S/: Tbe little tyrant of bis fields withstood (Gray). Wh-If--ld: And see the great Achilles, wbom we know (Tennyson). W-lff: A voice proceeds, a long low distant murmur of dread sound (Byron). B. TAIT&G. PElSER.

QUOTATIONS

H-rl:

Ba-s-n: What little sense I once possessed has quite gone out of my head (Lear). C-I-m-n: A still and awful red (Coleridge). D-r-r: Only on tbe cricket field. G-r-en: From children expect childish acts. G--Id: He knows about it all- be knows (Fitzgerald). lar-a-n: Lean was be as is a rake (Coleridge). lo-ns-n: A punch bas be .... K-opp-r: What tbou art we know not. M-rx: My bead is always in the clouds. Pr--ch--rd: From a long way came be. Rob--s-n: Snowy white, and futl of fight. See--g-r: A worthy scout was he. Srn-Is: And can I play (tennis). Th-m-s: He had the ploughman's strength in the grasp ot his hand (Rbys). Von N--k-rk: I think and think and still I fail. W-bsl-r: To sleep; perchance to dream (Shakespeare). N. PRITCHARD.

9C APPLIED QUOTATIONS -d-ms: To me, fair friend, you never can be old (Shakespeare). B-Ih:rd: He disappeared in the dead of winter (Auden). B-wd-n: His flashing eyes, his floating hair (Coleridge). Br-ek: This is a lonesome place for one like you (Wordsworth). Br--k-s: The clubs black tyrant first her victim died (pope). B-rg-s'S: The old man's shape and speech - all troubled me (Dryden). CI--Igh-n: Shalt I compare thee with a summer's day? (Shakespeare). C-lu-rl: I think and think and still I fail. CI-rk-: Choice, word and measured phrase, above the reach of ordinary men (Wordsworth). CI-fl-n: Unto some brutish beast all beasts are happy (Pope). D-cks-n: With wings folded I rest, on mine airy nest, As still as a brooding dove (Sheltey). F-g-n: He spoke, and speaking, in proud triumph spread (Pope). F--sl: Blest madman, who could every hour employ (Dryden). F-ck: He whom the ox to wrath bas moved (Blake). H-r-: The hare is running races in his mirth (Wordsworth). H-rm-r: Such seemed tbis man, not alt alive nor

9A QUIPS AND

QUOTATIONS

A-Ik-n: His flashing eyes, bis floating hair (Coteridge). B-k-r: On bokes and on lerninge he it spente (Chaucer).

3. The hide of one cow or bull will supply only 72 complete cricket ball covers. 4. Material used to string a tennis racket is called catgut, but it really comes from sheep. To string a single racket about five sheep are needed, for a good racket contains about 40ft. of catgut. 5. The river Amazon is 4,000 miles long. The mouth of the river is over 200 miles broad. The average depth of the river is 200 feet, and the current flows at a speed of 3 miles per hour. 6. The first Russian space satellite, "Sputnik I," was launched in October, 1957. It weighed 184 Ibs., and remained in circulation for 92 days. 7. In the second cricket test at Lords in 1950 A. L. Valentine of West Indies bowled 73 maiden overs. 8. Tbe human body contains 9,000 gallons of oxygen and 12 gallons of water. S. SOLLINGER, 8d.

Of twenty yeer of age he was, I gesse (Chaucer). B-dg-: That I might drink and leave the world unseen (Keats). C-p-l-nd: At one first blow did shiver it as glass (Donne). D-tchf--ld: Helpers and friends of mankind (Arnold). -v-ns: Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? (pope). F-br-c---s: Ah, love, let us be true to one another! (Arnold). Gr--n-w-Id: As a huge stone is sometimes seen to lie couched on the bald top of an eminence (Wordsworth). G--dw-n: Chloe stepped in, and killed rum witb a frown (pope). H-ns-n: Superior by the head ... (Pope). l-nn-rlgs: Roses, you are not so fair, after aH (Browning). L-cl-r-r (In History): Yet let bim sleep the rest (Herbert). L-s---r: Anxious, and trembling for the birth of fate (Pope). L-v-y: Hail, wayward queen! who rule the sex to fifty from fifteen (Pope). L-r--: But hearing often times the still, sad music of humanity (Wordsworth). M-cR--: David for him his tuneful harp had strung (Dryden). M-gn-n: With lokkes crulle, as they were leyd in presse (Chaucer). P-dd-ck (During R.l.): Then gay ideas crowd the vacant brain .... (Pope). P-sv-Isky: The extent of my knowledge is un.Iimited. P-tg--t-r: Resolved to run or rule the state (Dryden). Sh--v-r: I came, I saw, I went (Apologies to Caesar). Schw-b: And Melancholy marked him for her own (Gray). S-v-d--r: I am not yet born, forgive me (Apologies to MacNiece). S-dm-n: In courtly balls and midnight masquerades (Pope). A.M., J.G., B.N. B-ll:

INTER-SCHOOL QUIZ CONTEST These quizzes are organised by the S.A.B.C., who hold the actual qwz on a Monday when it is recorded, and then it is broadcast on the following Thursday in the "Calling to Youth" programme. The first quiz in which Wynberg participated was held in May, against Sea Point Boys' High School. It was a very even contest, but the Wynberg team came out top with 37 points to their 36. The team consisted of G. Pasvolsky (15), the leader, from Std. 9, and D. Katz and D. Holland (Both 15), from Std. 8. The Sea Point team consisted of one pupil from Std. 7, one from Std. 8 and the other from Std. 9 . Sea Point's Std. 7 competitor was Kenneth Hughes, who appears on the radio qujz "60,000 to go", and is well known for his amazing knowledge of mythology. The second quiz was held in August, when the same team competed against Christian Brothers' College, Pretoria. Again Wynberg won by 35 points to 31, and are now ready to enter the quarter-finals. There is no prize to be won, but the quizzes are held for their entertainment and educational val ue. The contests were held in the School HaU, where the competitors sat with earphones on their heads. Over these came the voices of the quizmaster and the team members of the otber school. Next to the competitors at another table sat the quizmaster for Pretoria, Mr. Jack MorelI, and next to him our head boy, Cedric Laubscher, who kept the score.

FACTS IN FIGURES ]. In 1944 the United States Air Force had 80,000 aircraft and 2,500,000 men. This is believed to be the biggest air force ever. 2. Every year there are 16,000,000 thunderstorms on the earth; that is about 44,000 storms and 600,000 lightning flashes daily.

At the beginning of each quiz a coin was tossed by Mr. Moreli, and tbe leader of the opposing team called. Wbicbever side wins tbe toss cbooses which paper (A or B) it wants. The quiz consists of a number of "rounds", in each of which there are tbree questions for each team. Each question counts for two points, but if the side asked fails to answer any question, it is passed to their opponents for one point. Each round has a title such as: "Lollipops" (easy questions), "Best of Three", "People", "Colours", "Complete tbe Sentence", True or False", etc. One round is called "IO-Second Questions", all of which bave to be answered by one boy from each team, within 10 seconds. Against Sea Point, these were answered by Gerald Pasvolsky, and against c.B.C., Pretoria, by . David Katz. Tbis, I suppose, leaves myself to answer them in the next quiz. At the end of each contest C. Laubscher thanked the quizmasters and the opposing team, after which tbree cbeers were given for both sides.

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On the 14th September, 1959, contact with a heavenly body was made, thus ending mankind's million-year isolation. In the sbort space of 33 years astronautics has developed so rapidly that tbe science fiction writers have found themselves bistorians. A rocket is like a gun in reverse, and the "recoil" pusbes the rocket forward. Tbere are two types of rocket. First tbere is tbe solid-fuel type which is used in firework displays and whicb consists of a hollow cylinder, open at one end, filled with gunpowder. This type was invented by tbe Chinese about 1232 A.D. In Europe, Sir William Congreve persuaded Britain to use them in tbe Napoleonic Wars. In the Siege of Copenbagen in 1807,25,000 rockets were fired! The Britisb Army were so impressed that tbey formed a Rocket Brigade in 1812. Tbe modern scene opens with the development of the other type, the liquid-fuel rocket. Tbese bave tanks for fuel (alcohol, etc.) and, as they go into space where there is no air, they carry their own oxygen for burning tbe fuel. An American, Prof. Robert H. Goddard, launcbed the world's first liquid-fuel rocket on 16th March, 1926. As a sideline he also invented the Bazooka in 1918. He then fired a series of "Nel" rockets, one of which reached a height of 7,500 ft.

Our "Quiz Kids" bave registered further successes against Roosevelt High School, Johannesburg (25-21) and Barnato Park Girls' High School, Johannesburg (34-28). This means they now enter the final round and we trust tbey will be as successful in the final encounter as they have been in the previous rounds. DEREK HOLLAND,8a.

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Progress in tbe pre-war years was slow. It is sad to think that only as a weapon was the rocket developed. In 1932 the German Rocket Society was "taken over" by the army. Barely sixteen years after Goddard's fragile contraption spluttered upwards, tbe giant V-2 (A-4) missile, weighing 12 tons, roared upwards at 3,600 miles per hour on 3rd October, 1942. It had a range of 350 miles. But, before it could be produced in large quantities, the war ended, and with it rapid progress. The Americans, Britisb, Russians and French grabbed all the data they couLd. Dr. Werner von Braun and his team of scientists emigrated to the U.S.A., where they were kept using the same unimproved V-2's for the next five years. Meanwhile tbe Russians were far from idle. The captured German scientists were forced to teach the Russians, who, under tbe leadersbip of Prof. Sedov, increased the thrust of the V-2 to 35 tons. With tbe help of the very-active Soviet Espionage Force they made an exact rivet-for-rivet copy of an American anti-aircraft missile (Nike Hercules).

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orbited, pioneering long distance television. Probably in a year's time, more advanced "Project Courtier" satellites will maintain a space "telephone exchange", thus taking tbe place of a £54,000,000 trans-Atlantic telephone cable. It will also maintain a world-wide colour television network. Meteorological satellites, like Tiros I (Television and Infra-red Observation Satellite) launched on 1st April, 1960, will transmit pictures of dangerous storms and cloud-covers, while "Project Samos" satellites will keep a constant watch on Russia, taking the place of V-2 flights. Before there were satellites, scientists had to get information from rockets. One Voong Sounding Rocket costing £100,000 gives us data for four minutes. Very expensive data!! On the other hand, although it may cost £1,000,000, a satellite wiU give us information for up to several years. Either this year (probably on the 4th October, 1960), or early next year, the world's first astronaut will climb into a capsule. The big question is, will thi.s be at Cape Canaveral (U.S.A.) or at Tyura Taf (U.S.S.R.)? Then man will truly be "reaching for the stars." A. GOTTSCHACK,Std. 7a.

When the Korean War broke out in 1950, Von Braun and his team were given permission to develop a large missile. The result was the highly reliable Jupiter-C missile. Dr. von Braun then planned "Project Orbiter" (to use a Jupiter-C Rocket to launch a satellite in 1955). But the Pentagon chose the impressive but completely untried Vanguard Missile (Rearguard more likely). In 1955 tbere was no war on and no need for urgency. So tbe project was postponed until the International Geopbysical Year (1957-1958), and all Von Braun's pleas were drowned in a sea of red tape. While this was going on, the Russian scientists were completing tbeir tests on a large booster rocket. After several unpublished failures, a 184 lb. Sputnik streaked into orbit on 4th October, 1957. An even bigger sensation was created when Sputnik II carrying "Laika", a Russian huskey, was launched on 3rd November, 1957. After a week the dog died from lack of oxygen. In the meantime, the Pentagon woke up from its slumber. After two Vanguard failures Von Braun was given permission to try, and on the 31st January, 1958, a 30.8 lb. satellite was put into orbit. Though they weighed less than the five Russian Sputniks, America then launched a whole multitude of various kinds of satellites. The Explorer series (6) was followed by the Discoverer series (15), some of which weighed 1,600 Ibs. The American recovered the first satellite from orbit (Discoverer XIII) on 11th August, 1960. The Soviet reply to this came a week or so later, when a five-ton Sputnik containing two dogs, mice, flies and even potted plants, was safely recovered from space.

7A LIBRARY The Drama of Medicine Aikman A Transvaal Town Barberton Shaggy Dog Tales Barker Solomon and Sheba Davidson Red China Eastman Handy Andy Can Do It! Go/dstein The Cliffs of Dover Gottschalk The Sea-s.ick Passenger Green "OwzatI" Hobbs On Safari Hunt The Sub-lO Minute Mile Jennings Lost in the Labyrinth Maze Mrs. Newton-Thompson (a biography) Meyer Aircraft of Today Mitchell I Shot Down Der U-2 Spy-Plane(Comrade) Nochomowitz How to Cure a Cough Rennie The Cold War: West Berlin (Herr) Schmidt The Pony Express Slade "Abandon Ship!" Sterns/ow Elementary, my Dear Watson

After three American "Pioneer" Lunar Probes had been fired, which gathered vital data on new radiation belts, in spite of failing to orbit the moon, on the 2nd January, 1959, a Russian Rocket (Lunik I) began an orbit around the sun. On the 14th September, 1959, Lunik II, tracked by the Jodwell Bank Radio Telescope, crashed into the moon at 8,000 m.p.h. near the craters of Aristillas, Archimedes and Autolycus; and on the 6th October, 1959, Lunik III photographed the moon's "far" side, revealing it to be almost identical to the "front" side. A question which is often heard is: "Why do people waste on satellites hundreds of miUions of pounds that could be spent on, say, new hospitals?" The answer came on the 11th August, 1960, when the I00 ft. balloon, Echo I, was

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Then the realisation stunned the men hid among the boulders - these 50,000 were men who had survived tbe perils of the Pyrenees, who had overrun Spain, who had traversed tbe fiercest rivers in the world, each of them a hero, and who were on their way to stamp out the life of every Roman in Italy, and then the world! Under Hannibal's superb generalship, the armies arrived at the outskirts of the first village in Italy to be annihiliated, crushed, and indeed rased to the ground, as a threat that would fill the hearts of honest Romans with cold fear and burning indignation. As Hanoibal's massed armies gathered for the first great rush, tbe very heavens seemed to cloud over, and the sky turned a slated grey as if to curse tbem in their folly, an ominous lull before the impending storm. Then a mighty wall of iron and determination swept forward to the tune of trumpets. A shaft of lightning flickered across the heavens, accompanied by a distant low rumble. From somewhere within the small town came the echo of a distant trumpet, and the cry "Win or die" was wafted towards them on the hot oppressive breeze, and die they did; as brave men die, so died the sons of Rome. But all was swallowed up in the mighty roar that echoed in the far distant hills: "We -die for Liberty!" The elephants charged the defences, shrieking at the merciless proddings by their drivers, and crushing the life out of all in their path. Then the choicest of veteran soldiers stormed the town and ran impassionately through the streets disembowelling men, women and children with their short, hacking swords. The temples and houses were pillaged and looted, and the neat ivy-covered villas were fired. The lifeblood of many a noble man trickled through the gutters. When the storm had passed, all that remained of the village tbat bad so recently nestled in the hills was the bodies, tbe dry blood caked bard on the warm earth, and the stench - a blow that had crippled and angered all Romans and their Empire. F. OPIE, 7a.

ROME "I will use fire and steel to arrest the destiny of Rome" -

Hannibal.

These words may well have struck terror into the heart of the boldest. Julius Caesar's ancestors gave it little heed, however, and paid for it with their very lives. The year 218 B.C. opened the first era of the dreaded second punic War. A dreadful sound assailed the ears of the band of Roman scouts on tbe lower Alps, the sharp, keen ringing of armour, the crunch of mailed feet grinding gravel underfoot, accompanied by tbe mustry smell that is common to beasts. The very air was vibrating as thousands of feet rose and fell in perfect marching order. Summoning courage, such as only the sons of Rome can summon, they courageously worked tbeir way to the top of the rise. The warm rays of an eastern sun with its rosy touch of pale pink began to cbase away tbe cold cbill of the nigbt past. There below them, cold and relentless in duty, marched tbe armies of invasion with mighty elephants shuffling along in a broken file. The travel-stained elephants were the pick of the greatest of the elephants f.rom darkest Africa. Even the elephants seemed to have purpose in their shuffling step, as they laboured along under the weight of huge brazen shields of armour. The glittering armour was flecked with the red plumes of emblazened helmets, and from their lofty perch in the mountainous Alpine cliff-face the men could see the mighty sea of soldiers' javelins surge past, and still they came, and after those came more. Occasionally, with a shriek that could have summoned all the demon powers of earth, a mighty beast would lumber too close to the loose edge of the track and hurtle downwards, shrieking until its cries were lost in the abyss below and the great creature and its rider were dashed to pieces on the jagged, tooth-like granite rocks in the gorge thousands of feet below. To the men on the cliff the armies of invasion spelt destiny to Imperial Rome, destiny with a capital "D" - "D" for doomed. During the long journey over the Pyrenees many a man bad succumbed to the cold and died, but the others marcbed indifferently over their stiffened corpses, and now their trail was littered with dead and decaying bodies.

MELOMBUKI The dropping sun outlined the immense, rounded form of an old bull elephant standing in a dark cluster of thorn-bushes against tbe dim setting. Then the sun slipped beneath the waving grasslands, and night cloaked Melombuki from the nearby kraal. 20

In tbe kraal tbe native inbabitants were gatbering around a blazing campfire, cbanting old slave-gang tunes. Suddenly an angry trumpeting rent tbe nigbt air, and tbe pounding of heavy feet upon brush startled tbe natives. Tbe wild bull burst into tbe flickering flame-ligbt, lurcbing wildly. The terrified natives leapt up and melted into tbe surrounding gloom, but not before tbe bull bad crusbed an old warrior under his pounding feet. Melombuk.i, tbe rogue bull, bad struck again. Tbe screams of terror rang out sharply across the dark bushveld. For two blistering days Van Rynveld bad been combing tbe wijds for this destructive rogue elepbant, and now tbey had struck his spoor, a largish footprint witb a missing toe. He mused. Yes, the bull was moving slowly and had rested in tbe scanty shade of tllis gnarled thorn-bush. He scanned tbe blue heights to learn wbat they could tell him of his quarry, but all he found was a few sun-drenched clouds lazing along. He beckoned to h.is pack-boys to advance. AU tbat day they pursued the elusive trail into thicker busb. No fool this elepbant, but tben be could bardly afford mistakes in the African busllVeld. Slowly they wound tbe tortuous trail, noting that the print was clearer in tbe dusty red soil, and tbe strides smaller, a sure indication of Melombuk.i's weariness. On tbey pressed througb tbe dusty heat. Gradually, as tbe sbadows lengthened across their spoor, tbey edged into a striking position. Van Rynveld croucbed down behind a leafy bush, leaving his boys behind. The old bull, mud-caked, dusty and weary stood before him, its dusty leathery bide heaving rhytbmically, and stamping a heavy foot occasionally. But already darkness was veiling it, and be had an unfinished task of mercy on his hands. Tbe sunlight rippled along the barrel of his rifle as he raised it. Tbe evening breeze flowing from the direction of bis quarry hid his alien scent. Carefully he lined up and shot tbe elephant just below its thorn-scratcbed, dusty ears, as he had done witb otbers. With a muffled rumble Melombuki sank into the muddy waters of h.is waterhole. In tomorrow's ligbt they would rip open his stomach and float him to the surface. Melombuki was now just a legend to be lost in the tribe's mercy. R.

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Sixteen Tons Sixteen Reasons Laving You The Great Pretender Friendly Persuasion Why? You Looking tor Trouble? A Fool Such as I G. ABELSoHN, 6b.

FATHER vs. SON It was a bright summer's day in June, 1932. Douglas L. Gray, said to be one of the best all-rounders of his time, was playing his Testimonial Cricket match, just before he was due to retire at the age of tbirty-nine. He was p]aying for the Gray Sen. XI against tbe Gray Jun. XI. By an amazing coincidence this was to be Douglas Gray's Jast, and James Gray's first 1st class matcb .. James, his son, was only seventeen at the time, but he was to follow in his father's footsteps as an all-rounder in the immediate pre-and postWorld War II periods. Douglas, a fine stroke player, took his score to 113 before lunch with ease, not once being in trouble. Tbe Gray Sen. XI declared then, with their score at 176 for five wickets. James, opening his side's innings, made 51 in forty minutes witb a barrage of mighty bits, before being caugbt on the boundary. At tea the Gray Jun. XI declared, their total being 149 for eight wickets. James Smitb, unlike his father, was a fast bowler, his fatber being a left-arm off-spinner. Tbe Gray Sen. XI, scoring quickly, had made 75 for four wickets when Douglas Gray came in for his last innings. James had not taken a wicket yet. He paced out his run-up, turned, and ran up to tbe wicket. His first delivery pitcbed on the leg side, tben shot viciously to tbe off. Douglas, taken by surprise, could only prod forward bopelessly as his off-stump cartwbeeled out of the ground. In his last innings of cricket Douglas Gray had been bowled out first ball- by his son!

Exactly twenty years later history was repeating itself - in reverse. James Gray was playing in bis Testimonial Matcb, and captain of the opposing side was Douglas Gray, his father! Altbough now fifty-nine, Douglas was still fit enough for a game of cricket. As be said: "I've been waiting twenty years for tbis!" The Gray Sen. XI again went in first. Wickets

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Painting has been in progress since 1883, before tbe bridge was completed, and it bas been estimated that well over 900 tons of paint has been used so far. Tbe famous bridge, a monument to Britisb steel, was opened by King Edward VII, wben be was tbe Prince of Wales, and provided a direct east coast all-rail between London and tbe north of Scotland by spanning the Firth of Forth. The bridge cost ÂŁ2,500,000, and materials put into it included upwards of 54,000 tons of steel, 6,500,000 rivets, 740,000 cubic yards of granite masonry, 64,300 cubic yards of concrete, and 46, 300 cubic yards of rubble masonry. The foundations reach 91 feet below water level, and its highest point is 361 feet above high water mark, or nearly as high as St. Paul's Cathedral. By now vast amounts of copper must have collected on the bottom of the Firth of Forth beneath the bridge, because of the many people crossing the bridge by train who throw in a penny "for luck". German war planes have dropped far more dangerous things into tbe Forth, but the bridge has not been damaged. D. DE.l~, 6d.

fell quickly, and, when Douglas came in in his usual position, they were 31 for four wickets, James having taken all four. But, try as he might, James could not take his father's wicket. Eventually Douglas ran out of partners, with the Gray Sen. XI all out for 137, his personal tally being an undefeated 69. When the Gray Jun. XI went in to bat, Douglas took the ball himself, instead of giving it to the fast bowler. When James saw this, a pleased grin spread on his face, as he prepared to smite Douglas out of the ground. Douglas's first ball, pitched on a length, broke back deceptively, went through James's guard, and whipped the bails off. As James proceeded to the pavilion, he saw his father looking intently at the scoreboard. It read: Father vs. Son: Score: Son 1, Father 1. R. THE

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The Forth Bridge, begun in 1882 and open to traffic in 1890, is a glutton for paint. Fort-five painters are regularly employed on the 135 acres of steelwork. About tbree years is required to cover tbe wbole fabric, and one complete coat absorbs 120,000 pound of paint.

mics for Sub A to Std. 2. It was actually Miss Gerdener who, in 1935, brought a group of boys from another school, where she was teaching, to' demonstrate tbe work in Eurhythmics to our parents. Miss Gerdener herself took charge of our classes before she proceeded to the Training College, after which two or three other teachers continued the work in succession, and Miss Gerdener eventually returned to us for tbese past five years. During tbe fourth term of each year Miss Gerdener has given open lessons with each class for tbe parents of the boys in the class, and these have been most successful, and very well attended.

STAFF To the Staff this year we welcomed Miss F. Gould to a section of Standard 3, and Miss M. Levin to a section of Standard 2, and we were very glad to re-enlist our old friend Miss F. Ekron for a further year in a section of Standard 1. We have recently heard tbat Miss E. Stern intends to remain in Israel permanently, so tbat our good wishes go out to her, as also our thanks and appreciation of the work she did for the School in the Speech Defect and Hard-of-Hearing classes. We are glad to know that her successor, Miss P. Robertson, will continue the work permanently. In one department this year we shall be suffering a severe loss in December, that of Miss Isolde Gerdener, who has been in charge of the Eurhyth-

We are still hoping to find someone to continue all or part of the Eurhythmics work. It bas been

for coming so readily and regularly on Friday afternoons to referee weekly games of rugby for the very youngest players. The service of these boys to the School is greatly valued.

a most valuable educational factor from tbe standpoint of an introduction to music, as well as for pbysical exercise, freedom of expression, quick response to orders, muscular control and encouraging tbe more reserved to forget tbemselves and take part witb others. May we say tbat Miss Gerdener bas been the "ideal" teacher in tbis subject wbere boys are concerned, and we sbould like to express our admiration for and appreciation of all she has done. We sball miss her in the staffroom too, and hope we may see ber still on our "special occasions". As Miss Gerdener is proceeding to Europe on an extended boliday, we wish her a very happy and profitable trip.

The winners of the 1959 Cricket Bats were B. Gottschalk and S. Williams. Films of rugby matches taken by Mr. Bunting were shown during tbe last week of term. The usual end of rugby season Under 12 party was much enjoyed, and we say thanks to the parents who so kindly provided the delicious fare. At this year's Eisteddfod we were very fortunate in securing three cups. Two of these were won by the Junior Singing Choirs trained by Mrs. Elsie Jennings, and the third by a Speech Choir trained by Miss Dawn Salmon. We are very proud of these trophies, which are testimony to much hard work and enthusiasm.

GENERAL The year 1960 has been as busy as usual, with one or two events acting as milestones in our School History. We are pleased to relate tbat the building additions, including an Art Room, a handicraft room, two music rooms, and tbe enclosing of the area between the two sections of tbe existing scbool, sbould be started early in the new year. Junior rugby, cricket, tennisette and swimming have proceeded most enthusiasticaUy under the general guidance and planning of Mr. Oosthuizen, with Mr. Pretorius and Mr. Hutchson as additional coacbes, and tbe lady teachers supervising during tennisette and swimming hours. It is here that we record with pleasure the outstanding achievement of Mr. Pretorius's Under 12 A rugby team, who played fourteen matches and won tbem aU, with a record of 371 points for, and only 12 points against them. Wynberg Old Boy and friend, Maxwell Price, gave them a special paragraph in the "Cape Times". Hearty congratulations to all concerned. With rugby kit just on the point of being stored for the summer, out came cricket gear, and Mr. Pretorius held two or three Under 12 cricket practices during tbe last week of the third term, prior to his taking an Under 12 team to play three matches in Bloemfontein during the September vacation. A very happy group of boys, parents and staff members gathered at tbe station to bid Mr. Pretorius and his fourteen players an enjoyable and successful trip and holiday. To nine High School boys we extend our thanks

A large party fiUed tbree double decker buses to repair to the Rondebosch Boys' High Memorial Hall in March to see the excellent production of the Annual Theatre for Youth play "Seraphino". We voted it the best play of theirs so far. Our second annual "Reading Competition" was held in December, 1959, when the adjudicators were Mrs. Dorothea Spears (English) and Mrs. Pretorius (Afrikaans). For this now regular activity, we have to acknowledge the gifts of two silver cups, floating trophies presented by Mr. and M rs. Frank Spears for English reading, and Advocate E. Newman, Q.e., and Mrs. Newman, for Afrikaans reading. We should like to record our thanks to Mr. W. E. Bowden for so kindly showing us the beautiful films of his "round the globe" trip. To Mrs. Paddick we owe a most interesting and instructive evening when a very full attendance of Sub B parents heard in detail how she carried out ber lessons in reading and number work and how tbey (parents) could be of assistance. The evening was an eye-opener for all, coming, as it did, from one with wide experience and knowledge, and a keen insight into the individual pupil. And lastly, thanks to all parents wbo have so generously provided transport for travelling teams, and on outings, and for their assistance at School functions.

,Junio,. Sc/wol Conl,.ibulionJ STANDARD

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THE LAND OF LOST

THE MAGIC BALL

Once upon a time I was walking in the garden and I saw a mystery man. He had red boots, a black cap, green pants pulled tight, and rus shirt was yellow. He asked me if I would like a wish. I said "Yes". I said, "I want to go to the Land of Lost". It was dark there. I found my train set and hundreds of. my dinky cars. Then I found all my toys. The little man appeared again. He said, "Come, we will go home". Suddenly a gold swan popped up in front of me. I climbed on to him and so did the elf. When we got home I got off. I took my toys inside and said goodbye and the elf and swan disappeared. R. FOSTER.

It was Saturday morning when Neil awoke. His father gave him a ten-shilling note for his birthday. Neil clambered out of bed. He rushed down the stairs and out of tbe door. He went to tbe village store. There be saw a beautiful big red ball. He bougbt it for two shillings. He felt very glad that he had bought it, because it was so bouncy. When Neil got home that evening he went to bed very early. He did not go to sleep, because he was thinking about the ball. Now this ball was magic, and at the stroke of twelve a little man came down a moonbeam. He woke Neil and asked, "Have you ever had a wisb?" "No, I have never had a wish," said Neil. "You have got a wish. But do not waste it," said the little man. The next morning Neil used his wish. He wished he would always be happy - and he was! A. BARr;rARD.

THE MAGIC CHAIR Once upon a time there lived an old woman who bad an old chair. The chair had only three legs and it was no use. She did not mind sitting on it, but she did not know that it was a magic cbair. Tbe magic chair made a sudden jerk, which made the old lady jump. Then she got very cross. She shouted out, "You wicked chair, I wiU throw you out." After she had thrown the magic chair out she was very sad, because she had not another chair. She had to sit on the floor to tbe end of her days. J. REARDON.

THE MAGIC BOX Once I bad a little box. This box was magic. One day I rubbed this box. Wben I stopped rubbing, a man appeared before me. When I asked him his business, he said he must obey me. So I said, "Please play with me wbenever I am lonely." So I just need to rub tbe box and he will play with me. So as long as I live I will never be lonely. D. BLANCKENBERG.

A FRIGHT Mrs. Wright had a fright, In the middle of the night. She saw a ghost Eating toast Halfway up the lamp-post. R. MUUIOLLAND.

THE MAGIC BOX One day Peter caught a mouse. It was a magic box that Peter put the mouse into, but he did not know it. When night came the little mouse was thinking. It wished very hard that it could be with its mother and father again. Then suddenly tbere it was at home with motber and father. Wben Peter woke up he went to see his mouse. But wben he looked into the box the mouse was gone. But you know where the mouse was and how he got there! P. MILNER.

WHO? Who shakes the door? When I open it, no one is there. Who creaks the floor? I look around, There's nothing on the ground. B. COBEN. 24

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WHEN I GROW UP When I grow up I'd like to be A big strong man who sails the sea. Or otherwise a ringmaster Who cracks his whip faster and faster. Or, better still, a fireman, and ob, Imagine me as a hero. But just right now I'd like to be A little schoolboy, just like me. B. Louw.

BY DIE SEE Een dag het ons see toe gegaan. Ek bet baie geswem, maar het gou moeg geword. Toe neem ek 'n sak om skulpe daarin te sit. Ek het baie ver op die strand geloop, maar ek kon niks meer vind nie. Ek was baie moeg, want ek bet ver geloop. Ek loop nou stadig na my pa. My pa roep my en sĂŞ dat ons huis toe moet gaan. G. JOHNSON.

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A GOOD CATCH "Not a word to a soul," said my elder brotber to me as be wakened me. "Now is our chance to catch the gang red-handed. Quick, get dre sed and bring your bicycle out of tbe sbed. I will be waiting." "But what for?" I said drowsily. "Sb, ... hurry up." By tbis time I was dressed, and I got my bicycle. Tben we were off. For ten minutes there was silence, and then I said, "Where to now?" "Down tbe lane," came the answer. Round a corner we went at top speed and down tbe lane. Tbe night was bitterly cold and tbe dew was falling heavily. Tony dug a deep pit while I, under Tony's instructions, made a trip-wire. It was approacbing midnight wben we bad finisbed. Tony said I must stand at tbe phone-box and be ready to pbone when be shouted. The sbout came. We left it to the police. N. THOMSON.

A STORMY

NIGHT nigbt. Trees were breaking like blades of grass. The lights were fused. The ceiling was creaking. Suddenly we heard a crash of glass, and my father went to see what it was. When he came back he told us a branch bad broken tbe window. An bour later, we heard tbe sound of tbe piano. Again my fatber went to see wbat it was. He came back laughing. "It is only our cat," he said. The rest of tbe night was peaceful. It was a dark and stormy

D. RUBEL.

AN EXCITING ADVENTURE "Not a word to a soul," said my elder brotber as be wakened me. "Now is our chance to catch the gang red-handed." My brother and I had seen a jewel gang robbing Mr. Williams tbe night before. We had heard tbem say that they were going to rob Mrs. Stick the following nigbt. Now we were going to try to catch them red-handed. "Sh, ... said my brotber as be switched on bis torcb. We made our way to Mrs. Stick's house. For a few moments all was quiet. Then suddenly we heard footsteps coming towards the bouse. Then a member of tbe gang took out some tools and managed to open tbe door. Then the jewel gang tiptoed into tbe study wbere tbe safe was kept. A few seconds later we heard a click. The safe was open. Then my brotber went to a nearby window and said, "Tbis is tbe po.lice, we have you surrounded". My brother, who had a gun, said, "Drop your guns". Tbe gang were so frigbtened that they obeyed. My brother and I took the gang to tbe police station and tbey were put into cells. Tbe police tbanked us very much and gave us eacb thirty pounds reward.

ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON Saint George of England was very brave, The princess of Egypt for to save. So forth he went to a huge black cave. Out came the dragon pouring smoke, Ready to devour more poor folk. The noble knight the dragon slew, From the monster's beart blood did spew. People of Egypt praise tbe knight To this day with all their might. N. MALHERBE. AUTUMN Autumn is bere and the days grow cold, Leaves on tbe trees begin to mould. Rain is here, Winter is near, And snakes and bears are very rare. P. GOODWIN.

M. RUBIN.

THE DAY I MET FATHER CHRISTMAS One day my mother and I went to town to do some Christmas shopping. When w.e went into a shop, we saw a lot of children gathered around. I asked my mother if I could go to see what was going on. I saw a man who was dressed up as Father Christmas. He was giving away prizes and selling two-and-sixpenny Lucky Dips. My mother asked me if I would like one. I accepted the offer and bought one. When I went to buy one, he gave me a magnificent cricket set. I thanked him, and we went home. I shall never forget the day when I met "Father Christmas". K. BROWN. BATH TIME In the beginning Mommy and Daddy were asked to a cocktail party. My brothers and I were left at home. My baby brother had not had a bath for a long time, so I decided to give him one. Robin, my big brother, went to bed because of a cold. 1 took Alan, my smaller brother, into the bathroom and let the water run. When I was ready to put Alan in tbe bath, I could not turn the tap off. I tried and tried but I could not. Then I called Robin. He could not either. The water was beginning to overflow, and I went to get a mop to mop up the water. At last I managed to pull the plug out and turn the tap off with a hammer. When Mommy came I had to clean up the whole bathroom and get into bed. I had to stay in bed the whole of the next day. J. KATZ. TO THE RESCUE

A BIG BOX One day I was going to the shop wben something caught my eye. It was a box, which kept disappearing in a peculiar manner. I went in and bought it. When tbe grocer went to get it, he stared in horror, because it had vanished. Then it reappeared in my hand. When I looked inside the box there was a Jack-in-the-box, which gave me quite a fright. I had lots of fun with my box. It kept vanishing and returning. One day it disappeared and never turned up again. What bas become of Jack-in-the-box I would not know. L. HAMBURGER.

One day in summer, when it was particularly hot, I asked my motber if I couJd go down for a bathe. Sbe consented. After slipping on my costume I ran down to tbe beach. I had not been swimming long when I heard a baby screaming. Straining my eyes, I saw a baby far out. I was not a very good swimmer, but I thought I could make it. So I jumped in again and struck out for the rapidly disappearing baby. Luckily the tide was with me, so I made quite good speed. However, after about a sixth of a mile I found I had misjudged myself, so I began yelling too. Quite soon help arrived and we were pulled on to the beach. Everyone crowded round me asking if I was all right. In the midst of all the commotion the baby's mother arrived. She silently pushed a ÂŁ5 note into my hand and ran off. I stared at the note and then set off for home. J. BENJAMIN.

A BRAVE DEED Doors rattled, windows clanged as tbe hurricane rut the prairie with stunning force. Tile well-built, broad-shouldered man in the armcbair beaved a long-drawn-out sigh. He turned around slowly to face tbe woman seated on tile couch the far corner of the room. "Hope the farmhouse holds," he said. "We're ruined," was all she replied. "But Mave," he said in exasperation, "if someone could .... " "No one could get to town in this weather!" she almost shouted. He changed the subject. "Where's Joe?" "Upstairs," was the answer. Farmer McGregor rose from bis chair and started to climb the stairs. Mrs. McGregor buried her face in het hands and wept. A minute later a shout was heard from upstairs. It was the farmer.

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Trees are swaying in the breeze, Leaves are falling by twos and threes: Gold ones, red ones, brown and all, Creepers blown from the ancient wall. Birds are cold, while trees are swaying, Little children are in from playing, Soon the rain comes pit-a-pat, And the dog lies on the mat. S. LEYSER. AUTUMN The air's so cool and gay On this frosty Autumn day; The sky's so blue, so blue, The meadows wet witll glistening dew, On red-brown leaves a golden ray Falls on this frosty Autumn day.

e. CLIFTON.

than take care of two absolute horrors by the names of Jeff and Doug. My job was not only to baby sit but to clean house too. I switched on the kettle to make tea, wben a voice yelled: "Hey, pie-face, bring me some water." "Yeab! ,. agreed the otber. Reluctantly I took two glasses from a nearby kitchen dresser and filled tbem with water. I climbed up tbe stairs and pushed tbe balf-shut bedroom door wide open. Plop! A beavy suitcase tumbled off tbe top of the door to land on my bead with a bone-jarring crash. My face turned slowly from red to purple and back again. "You little nuisances," I cried, "just wait till ... Boom! Tbe explosion could be heard througbout the house. "The kettle!" I yelled in exasperation. I dashed down the stairs and dived into tbe kitchen. Not daring to go anywhere near what once was a kettle, I snatched up a broom which had been lying on the floor and switched off the plug with it. As you can guess, the broom came in useful in other ways too. For the next two hours I made a list of what I did. It read something like this:

"Joe," he shouted, "be's gone!" A tall youngster of about twelve, Joe McGregor made hjs way slowly from the stricken farmhouse. He knew tbat, if he could reach the town. the crops could be saved by the well-known company which had the name of Crop Protection (Pty.) Ltd. Canvases, wbich the hurricane could not penetrate, could be spread over the vast fields containing tbe precious crops. He made h.is way to the road, safely leaving the farm .in the distance. One mile passed, but there were thirty to go. Foot after foot, yard after yard. Where the tree came from Joe never knew. Tbc branches closed around bim with the force of a tiger. He was being swept across the ground into tbe flooded, raging river. Tbe ambulance pulled up at the small bospital at Princely. A boy of about twelve was taken .inside. "Found him floating down the river," said the driver. "Oh," replied the nurse. Tbat is tbe story of a young boy of twelve wbo witb one tbougbt in mind saved bis mother and fatber from ruin, for now, fully recovered, Joe often strolls through the fine crops that might not have been there if he had not succeeded. "But he did," says the farmer, "but he did!"

I. Remove piece of metal once known as kettle.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

K. KESNER.

HOW I KEPT HOUSE FOR A DAY Tbe place: A newly white-wasbed house. The road: Evergreen Avenue. The vicinity: Klerksdorp. The scene opens with a knock on the door, which is opened to reveal a figure dressed in tigbt jeans, a red shirt and a spotless yellow jersey, not forgetting the shoes and socks, the figure of myself. "Tbere's somebody at the door, madame,"' sbouted the opener of the door. "Ob! That must be the new baby-sitter; send him rigbt in, Mary," a horibble, high-pitched, la-de-dah voice replied from somewhere in the house. "Send rum rigbt in". I entered ratber nervously, waiting for the speaker, but all I got was a terrific gust of wind ... and a toy arrow on the side of my head. In my frigbt I ran a few feet forward onto a neatlyplaced banana peel put there for that purpose. I went sailing through the air to land on tbe lap of the owner of the hi.deous voice. "How nice of you to drop in," sbe cried, and at that stage I nearly fainted. After tbe maid and Miss "La-de-dah", as I called her, bad departed, I was left to guard rather

Put borrors to bed. Sweep kitcben. Put horrors to bed. Dust lounge and dining-room. Put borrors to bed.

Finally I gave it up. In desperation I offered them half my wages if they would get into bed and stay there. Tbey agreed! During their absence I wasbed tbe dinner dishes, the breakfast dishes, tbe previous day's dinner and breakfast disbes, and the day before that's dinner and breakfast dishes. I also broke ten pieces of crockery, which I stuffed under the mat. At last Miss La-de-dah returned (just as I had got tbe house shipshape). "Well," sbe said, "you've done excellent work. I presume it was easy cleaning house and putting the kiddies to bed." "Y-y-yes," I replied," as simple as that." And so saying I took my money, ran upstairs, put balf on the table between the horrors' beds, and ran down the stairs once more. "I suppose you'd like to come again on Thursday." "S-s-sure," I replied, as I ran out of the house. "S-s-sure! " K. KESNER.

WINDY

DAY

DIE SIRKUS

It's a windy day and it's raining, And all the trees are swaying; Raindrops on the window pat Split splat! split splat!

"Mammie! Mammie! kyk, daar gaan die sirkus verbyons hek." Anna se moeder kyk uit die kombuis venster en lag: "Anna, my kind, jy kan mos nie sirkus-toe gaan nie want ons gaan kamp toe." Daardie aand, toe Anna se vader huis toe gekom het, sê hy vir Anna: "Ons kan nie gaan kamp nie want ek moet iets by die werk doen." Anna was baie hartseer en haar vader het die trane in haar oë gesien. "Moenie huil nie," sê hy, en van sy baadjiesak het hy die kaartjies uitgehaal. Anna is bly om sirkus-toe te gaan. Die volgende oggend het Anna na die sirkus tent gegaan en sien hoe die hansworse oefen. Daar was 'n plek waar die olifante gewas word. Die akrobate het ook geoefen. In die aand het Anna en haar ouers na die sirkus gegaan. Eers het die orkes begin speel. Anna het haarself baie geniet. C. MAlMIN.

The people walking in the street Are wet and cold from head to fee On such a wet and stormy day I miss the birds that sing so gay. Leaves are flying here and there, Blowing in the windy air; Gig grey clouds are rolling by In the overcast dark sky. M.

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TREADAWAY.

JAN VAN RIEBEECK Jan van Riebeeck from Culemborg came, To give the Cape a very great name; And everyone of his happy band Gave van Riebeeck a helping hand.

A ROW ON THE VLEI It was Saturday afternoon, and the sea scouts had to meet at the boat shed by Zeekoe VLei for training at 3 o'clock. I was very lucky, for I was one of the first boys to go on the vlei in the new sharpie. The new boat was as light as a feather and the old sharpie as heavy as lead. I was bowsman and had to push the boat out from the small jetty and then jump in. H was the first time I had rowed a boat before, and I made a mess of it all. The second time we went out I was rowing much better, and we passed the other sharpie and left it in the reeds. When we came back to tbe jetty we had to make a plaster-of-paris mould of a footprint.. Then we ended off by having a braaivleis.

He built a fort both safe and sound, He made a garden in the ground; The Hottentots came and stole their cattle, But still they wouldn't start a battle. S. PRINGLE.

'N EEKHORINKIE

VERTEL

Ek is 'n eekhorinkie en my naam is Perri. Ek is bruin en het 'n groot stert, sodat ek maklik van een boom na die ander kan spring. Ek woon in die bos met my ouers en twee broers. Een dag, toe ons in die bos loop, het 'n jakkals op my vader se nek gespring en hom doodgemaak. Toe ek dit sien het ek hoog in 'n boom geklim en my broers het saamgekom, maar my moeder het nie gekom nie, en ek het geweet dat ek haar nooit weer sal sien nie. 'n Paar dae later het die bos begin brand, en ek het in die rivier gespring om te wag totdat dit oor is. Toe ek uit van die water kom, het ek 'n meisie eekhorinkie gesien. Haar naam was Letta, en ek het baie van haar gehou. 'n Week later het ons getrou, en tot hierdie dag blyons hoog in die bome van die bos.

A.LoWE. THE UITLE

GARDEN

In the garden, of which I am fond, Three goldfishes swim in a pond; And all. the flowers bend their heads As tbey grow in their little beds. The trees bend down their leafy boughs, As the wind between tbe brancbes blows; And the gentle snail leaves his silver trail In the garden of which I am fond. A.HuRwITZ.

L. OSRIN.

AN OUTING

that, if it was femaLe, we would get another one (female as well) to prevent them from breeding. It turned out tbat it was female, so we got anotber one, as welJ as a proper cage and drinking bottle. We named tbe new mouse "Albina". My brother was given the task of feeding them, wbile I had to feed the budgie that we had previousLy acquired. We got on very nicely for a wbile, but then the price of the pets' food began to go up, so we got rid of the mice. About a month later, while we were at a drivein, our budgie died of frigbt, or so we think, when the cat which we had since received jumped on to its cage. We still have the cat, and are going to get a Corgi puppy from the bead master of Wynberg Boys' High School, a friend of Daddy's.

About two weeks ago I went with the scouts to an old silver mine. It is a very small mine which is no longer used. There are two mines. One is larger than the other. We went to the smaller mine. We started off at eight o'clock from the scout hall. We had to walk about half a mile across sand-dunes and half a mile through meadows and woods where we found hundreds of porcupine quills. When we at last go to the camping site, it was quite late and we had to think about lunch. We made a large camp fire. Soon the air was filled with the delicious smell of chops and boerewors. After lunch, when our food bad settled, we played "Bobbies and Thieves", and some boys 路swam in the river flowing down the mountain. At four o'clock, after inspection, we started home. We stopped at a large sand dune and the scoutmaster took photos with his cin茅 camera. At last we reached the hall, and I was very tired that night.

N.B.-Blanche is a French name and Albina is Spanish. They both mean "Wbite". A. THoMsoN.

P. SCaTI'.

STANDARD 4A THE PEAK-HOUR

JAN VAN RIEBEECK

The station on a weekday evening at five o'clock is a scene of complete chaos. The crowds are swarming around the bookstaIJ, all wanting to get their evening newspapers, and getting very impatient. The noise is ringing in your ears, and, as the time of tbe train's arrival comes nearer, the noise becomes greater. Nothing but people can be seen, and the men working in the ticket office are working non-stop to try to cope with the large demand for tickets. Then you see all tbe Late office-workers racing aLong the subway to catch tbe train. The 5.5 arrives. The crowd surges forward. Carriage doors open and close, and those first in the train have the best seats. Then the train leaves, and tbe station is Left quiet and deserted. The woman in the bookstall is bappy about ber profit on tbe selling of newspapers, and the sharp, sbriLl voice of tbe boy selling papers on the next platform rings out and ecboes among the buildings. Everything is quiet now. The bookstall, the ticket office, the advertisements on their boards, and the pretty and colourful showcases come back into prominence. E. DE SWARDT.

Jan van Riebeeck, six feet tall, Set off for the Cape in a boat quite small ; At the Cape he built a fort, But of an army had he nought. He sawaBushman shoot with his bow, He saw a Hottentot fighting bis foe; He sawa B1,Ishwoman cooking a hare, And a very thin jackal asleep in his lair. S. COWEN. A TRUE ANMIAL

RUSH

STORY

One night, after a play rehearsal, my father found a small white mouse creeping along one of the corridors at school. He took it home that night, as he could not find the owner, and put it in a biscuit tin. My brother and I were asleep at the time. Next morning we went into our parents' room and Daddy showed us the mouse. We christened it "Blanche". My mother works in the blood transfusion laboratory, and they bave there a large room full of animals, on which they experiment for specimens of blood, so we took BLanche in for the lady there to see, so that she could tell us whether it was male or femaLe. We had decided

Mr. Brown said, "I was drinking wine when I began to feel dizzy. I heard shots and I know no more." "That is not true!" tbe butler burst out. "He deliberately shot at me and hit the candlestick. He shot again and broke tbe window." Witb tbat tbe Inspector snapped handcuffs on the butler, explaining calmly that only one shot had been fired from the gun. His lie had given him away.

FIRE! FIRE! The sun was ju t setting, and a Beaufighter was droning steadily across the Mediterranean towards Italy, and, looking up, Capt. Kildare saw his escort Spitfires, three in number, flying above. Just then Sparks, his gunner, rushed in shouting, "Captain, there is a fire in the port wing". Captain Kildare, switching to automatic control and waiting only to radio the Spitfires, grabbed a fire-extinguisher and rushed to the port wing. He found the wing a blazing inferno, and quickly he began spraying foam on to it, but to no avail, and the only thing to do was to bale out. But, as he told the Spitfires, one of them stopped him. "There is a destroyer only half a mile away, and, if you bale out there, they will be able to pick you up." "Thanks," said Capt. Kildare, "we will try to hold out". Only another quarter-mile to go, then jump! One after another the crew jumped, and the destroyer picked them up, while a little further on the Beaufighter plunged nose-first .into the waves, her watery grave.

G. BOOTH. UNWILLING

TRAITOR

One very dark night, Convict 882 dropped from the prison wall and made swiftly for the neighbouring wood. A curt shout followed him, "Hey! 882's escaped!" As a party formed, a wailing siren cut in, "Down, everybody!" shouted Robert West, inspector in charge. Immediately a stream of tracer bullets cut into the prison yard. A squadron of ME 109's were flying due north-east. Meanwhile 882, making use of his respite, vaulted over a fence and came face to face with a man - if you could call him a man. He was about 8 feet tall! With one glance at him, 882 became dizzy and semi-conscious. Later, upon awakening, he realised that he was in a strange world. Well, be was still on earth, but what an eartb! Everything was changed. The fence and bushes had vanished, and in their place was a huge concrete strip. With an astonished gasp, 882 rose and was walking down the strip, when he saw the stranger standing next to him. "Come," he said, and unquestioningly he followed. He had stopped and picked up a stone, when, as if by magic, the square marked on the strip was lowered a foot. 882 got on the square with the stranger, and they were lowered down, down, down, until he looked upon a magnificent scene. The room be looked upon held a strange machine with a red seat. 882 sat on it, and with a strange sound all the thougbts in his head appeared on a screen. Then the stranger spoke to 882. WeU, spoke in the sense that 882 heard his words. But they seemed to buzz in his brain. Later he learnt that it must have been telepathy. Tbe words explained that he was in the year 2,522 on earth. He had been brought to the future in a time machine while hypnotised. The strangers - for there were more - wanted to conquer earth, but they did not have enough information of the strength of the earth back in the 20th century. It was easy

A. LOWRY.

THE SAFE CRACKER Mr. Brown sat in his easy chair reading his newspaper. He called his butler, Jeeves, for a drink of wine. He would sit and read his paper, for he had had a hard day working on those rocket plans. The butler had poured out the drink - but what's this? He pulled out from his pocket a box of pills containing a drug, and dissolved some in the drink. He pulled also from his pocket a Webley pistol and a box of .22 cartridges, and loaded the gun. "Jeeves !" called his master. "Coming, Master." Mr. Brown drank the wine, while his butler crouched behind the clock. This was it! He fired the pistol. Bang! The candlestick with burning candles toppled over. The bullet ricochetted to hit the window. Tbe hearthrug was soon a blaze of glory. A bewildered youth had dialled 999 at a telephone box. "Fire Brigade!" he had shouted, "Come to Mount Street!" The Fire Brigade had arrived. The blaze was under control. Mr. Brown seemed guilty of starting the blaze. The butler bad thrown the pistol into Mr. Brown's chair and hidden some money he had stolen from the safe. Now they were being questioned by Inspector Dickson. 30

When I got borne from school, I waited for halfan hour and then 'pboned him. I put on a deep voice and told him to go along to tbe police station at once, as he was suspected of commjtting a burglary. I then hurried along to the police station. I had been none too soon, for my friend arrived five minutes later. It was now my turn to laugb. My friend was very angry, but tbat was the last time he tried to play a trick on me!

to take over one person's mind, but they could not control a group, so they had to use force. The reason why they wanted to conquer earth was tbat since 1942 tbe population had increased by 700,000,000,000. A zero bomb had exploded and bad been tbe cause of radiation in the atmosphere which had driven them underground. A pocket of gamma anti-radiation beams had been focussed on them while tbey were in tbe radiation and had protected them.

J. ROGERs.

Like a flash 882 returned to normal, but he kept the information which be had gained. 882 muttered out a savage speech against the earthmen, but that did not belp much.

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Then he bit on a plan, but he realised that nothing he could plan would escape the strangers' notice. They could read his mind!

One sunny day in South America a pirate called Black Pete sailed into a little bay along the South American coast. When he arrived at tbe jetty in his long boat, his eye caught a group of negroes trying to sell a green parrot. The parrot was green all over except for a patcb of yellow on bis breast. His eyes were blue with a twinkle in tbem. The pirate went to tbe negroes and asked bow much they wanted for him. They replied that tbey would sell him for two pounds. The pirate bought the parrot and took it back to his ship.

He followed a stranger to a huge hall full of time-machines. Tbe stranger told him that tbese machines were full of strangers. He had fed the informatjon necessary into the machjnes, and they were ready to send them back to the 20th century. Then, with a quick movement 882 pulled out a stolen pistol and fired at the master switch.2 With a mighty upheaval the room exploded. 882 was killed, but in exchange for his life earth had been saved. L. WERBELOFF.

Black Pete called the parrot "Sin bad". Sinbad was taugbt to say "Black Pete", "pieces of eigbt," and many other words. The first raid Black Pete made was on a defenceless mercbantman. As they sailed in for a broadside witb their cannon, Sinbad was sitting on Pete's sboulder. The first broadside damaged the mercbantman very badly, and it began to sink. The belmsman of tbe pirate vessel brought the ship alongside tbe mercbantman. The boarding party swarmed on to the stricken ship without much opposition, and took aU tbe valuables. Sinbad, however, had found his way to the captain's cabin, and picked up a piece of paper and a golden writing quill. He flew back to the pirate ship again and dropped tbe paper in front of Black Pete. The paper contained tbe routes and dates of tbe voyages of other mercbantsbips. This would come in bandy for raiding these ships when tbey needed supplies and food. Black Pete patted Sinbad on the head and tbanked him for finding this very useful piece of paper.

A TRICK One day I received a 'pbone-caU from one of my friends asking me to tea. The next day, as soon as I got home from school, I changed my clothes and, making sure that I ate nothing, as my friend had promised me a magnificent tea, made my way to the bus stop. There I met sjx other frjends who had also been invited. When the bus came, we all got on and travelled the two miles happily enough. When we arrived at my friend's house, shutters were up and no one was about. walked up to the front door and rang the No one came. We rang again, but still no came. We went round to tbe back, and there tbe same experience as at the front.

PARROT

the We beU. one had

The parrot lived to a ripe old age, and Black Pete was killed in one of his raids on a merchantsbip. A few montbs after his deatb his parrot died as well. S. SCOTT.

We then put our beads together and made a plan. When we were satisfied, we went to the bus stop, got on a bus and rode bome. The next day at school I found out that my friend was going to be at borne that afternoon. 31

TO THE RESCUE

It was more like a tunnel than a cave. It ran for more than five hundred yards. I decided to sleep the night there. The rest of the day I spent exploring tbe island. It had a jagged coastline, with a cliff at one end. I also found a smalL stream (a mere trickle of water), but no inhabitants. I slept the night in the cave. Waking at sunrise and strolling out, I found myself face to face with a huge gorilla. I ran and ran, thinking I would never stop. Suddenly I saw the cliff. I struggled up, witb the gorilla after me. Then the ground gave way, and I fell. I awoke sweating on the floor of my bedroom.

It was dark in the evening, It was raining outside; The wind was blowing The sea to high-tide.

When suddenly all stopped, The sea went down, The rain died out And they reached the town. The captain came off And went down the gangplank ; He heard of the news Of a tanker that sank.

He ran to his cabin, And his crew came together; He told them the news And about the weather.

REYNOLDS.

THE VOYAGE TO GOLD One warm sunny morning in Cape Town Docks a light blue schooner lay at anchor. An old man with a grey beard and a seaman's cap on his head leaned against the rail. A man came walking along the jetty and jumped ligbtly on to the boat. He was the first mate.

They left the harbour And reached the tanker; They lowered the lifeboats, And let down the anchor. They rescued the people, Who were hauled from the lifeboats, And the captain gave orders to the-ship still afloat To make for the headland which was still far remote.

The following day, with her sails hoisted, the schooner glided swiftly out of tbe barbour, the old man at the wheel. They were off to dive for a sunken treasure ship. Three weeks later the schooner dropped anchor in a little bay amongst the Canary Islands.

It was three o'clock On the captain's clock, When the ship listed badly: She had struck a rock.

The following morning the mate came up on deck and lit a cigarette. A little while later, \짜ben he had finished the cigarette, be began to get two of the heavy diving outfits ready. As be finished, the old sea captain came on deck and started to get into one of the diving kits. The mate did the same. Then tbey clambered down a rope ladder into the inky waters. Down they went, untiL tbey reached the bottom with a bit of a bump.

She could last not much longer, She toppled on her side, And that was the end Of the captain's pride. B. DERMAN.

SHIPWRECKED One night I dreamed that I had been shipwrecked. The ship was wrecked off the coast of an island. I must bave fainted during the storm, for, when I awoke, I found myself on the sbore of the island. I staggered to my feet and stumbled towards a small wood. After walking for about half-a-mile, I found myself confronted by the mouth of a huge cavern. I struggled towards it, and suddenly blacked out. About two bours later (as I thought), I woke up and decided to explore further into the cavern.

Soon they were walking slowly towards the enormous bulkhead of an olden-day ship. They clambered aboard and sank down into the hold, where there lay great waterproof boxes. One by one they pulled them up to the schooner by means of an iron cable tied in a bowline round tbe boxes. After a hard day's work they pulled up tbe anchor and started their long voyage back to Cape Town, baving accomplished a very hard task. R. JACKSON.

STANDARD ROWING

Her bat looked like an upturned plastic flower pot over which a steamroller bad gone. She floundered up tbe stairs and sat down. I had a feeling that the seat would fall in, but with creaks of agony it held. The driver was starting the bus, and I was bracing myself to stand up to passengers who did not ha ve their fares, when from upstairs I heard a loud clucking. Thinking that someone had brought a duck into the bus and not paid its fare, I hurried upstairs. Arriving there rather purple in the face, I found the woman with the flowerpot hat erupting like a volcano, and a man in front of her waving his fist. I went up behind them and said in a stern voice, "What is going on here?" The woman caLmed down and said, "This man has just hit me in the face." I looked sternly at the man and told him hc would have to get out of the bus. He got up, pusbed past me, and went down the stairs muttering curses that, if I had been a weaker man, would have shrivelled me up. "He is a terrible man," said the woman with a snort that would have done credit to a pig. "Yes, Madam," I said. "And he has an ugly face," said the woman. "Yes Madam," I replied dutifully, and tbe next minute a stray thunderbolt hit me over the head. When I came to I learned that the woman had hit me over the head for insulting her husband, and bad flounced off. R.HoRWITZ.

A BOAT

"There's nothing in rowing a boat!" I said to Fred. "Well," he replied, "if tbat's tbe case, bere are the oars." We were holidaying at Hermanus, and Fred Heller bad come to stay with us. My mother had given us permission to hire a boat, take a picnic bamper, and spend a day on the lagoon. It was in the September holidays, and so the lagoon was open. (They open the lagoon every year to let in seawater.) I took the oars, while Fred sat back and had a rest. I rowed and rowed, but the boat wouldn't move. Fred eventually decided tbat the boat was too high up on tbe sand to move. He climbed out and began to pusb the boat. As soon as the boat was in the water, I began to row. I was some twenty yards from the shore, when I heard shouting from that direction. I looked up and found out that I had left Fred standing on tbe shore. I rowed back, and he climbed into the boat. I rowed out again, and after a few minutes the boat capsised, but, fortunately, in sballow water. We both had our bathing costumes on, and we soon managed to right the boat and put the hamper into the boat. "There's nothing in rowing a boat is there?" asked Fred sarcastically. Fred then took the oars and we soon arrived at the fishing grounds. Fred put on his underwater gear, took up his spear-gun and dived into the water. I sat back and waited for Fred to surface. Ten minutes later I heard shouts, twenty yards away. It was Fred, for the boat had drifted away. I had forgotten to drop anchor! I rowed back, dropped anchor, and Fred climbed into the boat. I dived down and saw what I tbought was a brown fish. I grabbed it, only to find it was the anchor. We had lunch, and afterwards we didn't have any success either. We rowed back and arrived home late, after an enjoyable day. R. HAMBURGER. AN AMUSING

THE STOWAWAY "Now tell me your story," said the captain of a ship to tbe stowaway wbo had been brought before him. The ship was the large passenger boat, "New York," belonging to the big shipping line, "Golden Star". The ship had set sail for Cape Town from Liverpool in England with many passengers aboard. The stowaway began his story. "I used to live in London," be began. "My parents were very poor and tbey treated me badly. I am only seventeen years old, but I decided to run away from bome and take a sbip to some port in Africa. One night I crept out of my creaking old bed, dressed, took some bread and started to walk to Liverpool. I came to a station, where I caugbt a train and bid under one of tbe seats. Luckily for me I was not caugbt, and, wben the train pulled into Liverpool station, I climbed out and headed for the docks. "I saw this ship, but could not get aboard her as men were loading cargo aboard and I would be seen. Suddenly an idea struck me. Why not

INCIDENT

On Friday a most amusing incident happened to me. I have bad many passengers on my bus, but one will live in my mind forever. We had stopped at Wynberg Station, and I noticed a very large woman getting into the bus. 33

felt my strength fail me. I was on the edge of the e1iff. The cliff-edge crumbled, I was dangling, and I suddenly plunged downwards .... I would bave been dead, had it not been for a tree tbat was growing on tbe side of the e1i.ff. I fell straight into the middle of the tree, which caught me. When I recovered, I felt something moving. I now realised that the tree was coming out. I pulled out my lassoo and spun it around my head. With tremendous effort I threw it up, and it caught around a projecting rock. I grasped the rope in both hands and, as I did so, the tree plunged downwards. I pulled myself up. I then noticed that tbe rope was fraying. I reached the cliff-edge in the nick of time. I tben mounted my borse and gathered up tbe reins. I then resumed the search for Soar Notar. Luckily I stumbled on to his hide-out and caught him in tbe act of shooting the sheriff. He rose and turned, but I gave him a sharp blow on his jaw. His legs folded up beneath him. His eyes had a glassy look, and then he suddenly collapsed. He was knocked out. I bound his legs and arms and put him on the back of my horse. I tben returned to tbe Rangers' Camp with my prisoner. After tbe hanging of Soar Notar, I was promoted to the highest position in the camp, and was always known as Captain David. D.Mow.

get aboard the ship in the bales of wool that were being loaded aboard? I managed to squeeze into a bale, and two minutes later I felt the bale lifting off the wharf and swinging down into the hold of the shjp. I cautiously peeped out of the bale but saw no one. "I crept out and worked my way up a long steel ladder until I was on deck. I hid in a smaH deck bouse that nigbt, but in the morning I behaved like a normal passenger. At tea time I was served tea by the unsuspecting deck steward, and, when no one was looking, I stole food from the galley, as I could not go to tbe saloon at meal times because there was not a table for me. At night I hid and slept in the deck house, and now I bave been caught." The captain was a kindly soul, but he said he would have to senel Richard, for that was the stowaway's name, back to England. Richard had to work to pay his passage back to England, and, when he arrived home, his parents were very cross with him. Richard sa ved as much money as he could, and tben be went to nigbt school. Two years later he took a degree at an Officers' Training School, and very soon he was an officer 011 the same ship on which he had stowed away. Richard is now the captain of a large liner, and he enjoys his work very much indeed. P.HoLMEs.

STANDARD WANTED-DEAD

CAMPING

OR ALIVE!

OUT WITH THE S.A.D.F.

One day in the last week of the June holidays my father, who is in the S.A.D.F., asked me whether I would like to go camping at Strandfontein with him and some of the soldiers. Of course I said "Yes", thrilled at the prospect of camping. Later my father told me that the reason for going was that the soldiers he was teaching were going out to the firing point to practise shooting with two A.A. guns. The following day I accompanied my father to Youngs Field, the place where he worked. I walked with him to his office, wbere he ordered two bedding rolls to be placed in the supply truck. All the soldiers who were going had to have an early lunch, and I ate with my father in the officers' mess. My father formed up the convoy, and at 11.45 we left Youngs Field. My father would not allow me to ride in an army vehicle, so I rode in a ci.vilian car. M y father and I got to tbe firing point first, and I ran down to the beach to play. As I walked back to the firing point, I

My name is Tex Ronegan, and I am a Texas Ranger. I bad been sent off to find a drygulcher named Soar Notar. After a few hours of riding I rode into the dreaded DryguIcher's Valley. I rode along tbe twisting path expecting to see a black figure emerging from a rock brandishing a Winchester rifle. I was riding along between the rocks when I heard a twig 'nap. I dived for my gun and ducked. A gun roared, and a bullet skinned my arm. I saw something at the back of a rock. I fired, and a man feH from bebind tbe rock and plunged over a cliff. I slid off my horse and crept up to the rock behind wbich tbey were hiding. They turned around and I fired. I emptied my six-guns on tbem. They all lay still. I picked up a rifle and saw a man getting ready to fire. I fired first, and he rolled off the rock he was on. I heard a shot and turned. It was tbe hated Soar Notar. He fired, and I felt his bullet plunge into my arm. I 34

attention. In the throne-room everything was carved out of ivory. Beautiful tapestries adorned the walls. Some time later a flying-fisb messenger brought sad tidings. Our mutual enemy, the octopus, had attacked again. I said, "For once and all we must send this fellow to Hades". We fougbt a furious battle and conquered the octopus. Wc took his treasures and returned home victorious. Strangely, as tbough by some enchanted power, everyone and everything began to disappear slowly. ... After a while 1 awoke to find it had all been a dream.

was in time to see the big radar et get stuck in the sand. It took the soldiers half-an-hour to get the radar back to its place. After that I went back to the beach, and, when I returned, all the trucks were in position. That night we had a braaivleis, and a very unsuccessful one at that. The meat we had ordered did not arrive, and we had verry little food. The next morning food was brought out warm from Youngs Field. After that I washed myself and went off to play. About an bour later I was called back by my father, who gave me some cottonwool to put in my ears when the guns were firing. The soldjers only fired a few rounds that morning, as the sky was cloudy and a round might hit a civil aircraft. That afternoon I went fishing with some of the soldiers, and we caught six sharks. The next morning the sky was a bit cloudy, but my father said the soldiers would fire. Later the sky began to cloud over again, and only eightytwo of the intended two hundred rounds were fired. About two hours later we left the firing point and returned to Youngs Field. Tbe firing had been unsuccessful, so my fatber made plans to go again two weeks later. C. THE

SPLENDOUR OF THE KINGDOM

H. THE

BRIEL.

ESCAPE

In the year 1941, just about at the end of World War II, the enemy, tbe Germans, captured about a hundred and forty British soldjers, and I was amongst tbem. We were held in a concentration camp for two years, until one Sunday morning at about 4 a.m. far on the horizon British Spitfires roared to their target. I was sitting in a large room made of wood, and, when I heard the screaming of the Spitfires, I rushed to the window. Suddenly, to my amazement, the enemy tanks standing in a hangar nearby caught alight. All tbe prison guards except Lieutenant Petersen's and mine rushed to the scene. I immediately called out to the guard and said that I bad been injured. He came in with a jug of water and I jumped up quickly and dashed the water into his face. While he was trying to get the water out of his eyes, Petersen caught him by the neck and hit his head against the wall until he fell down unconscious. I grabbed the guard's machine-gun, and Petersen and I rushed out and clambered under the barbedwire fence into the open. The guards had seen us, because the clatter of machine-guns and the whizzing of bullets over our heads was heard. We ran zig-zagging into an old broken-down farmhouse witb the German guards following us. They immediately threw petrol over it and set it alight. After about ten minutes the roof collapsed. We were trapped in a horrible death furnace. There was hardly any hope for us .... It was as if a miracle had occurred. As we clambered under a steel table, a piece of the floor gave way and we found ourselves in a tunnel. I looked up and saw a smiling, rosy face looking down on me. "Jacobs! What on earth are you doing here?" The person was Michael Jacobs, an old friend of mine who had parachuted the day

SLABBER.

CORAL

One evening, as I was lying thinking in bed, I suddenly went off into a trance. I was whirled through space. Now here! Now there! At length I came to rest at the bottom of the sea, where no noise can be heard. Spinning tbrough the ocean waste in all its splendour, I was fascinated at the beauty of it all. Then the most beautiful fishes came and proclaimed me their king. I was placed in a chariot drawn by sea-horses. A coral crown was placed on my head. We started the journey back to the palace, where I heard aU the splendour of the sea was created. At last we arrived. It was like another world. We were drawn slowly through the magnificent coral kingdom. We passed a place where the coral grew more bountifully than at any other. I asked my chjef adviser wbat this strange beautiful garden of peace was used for. He told me that this was the burial place of the kings. Then I recognised hjgh coral crosses in memory of dead kings. I was then driven to my palace. Walls of the purest gold embedded with pearls attracted my

before. He had found the tunnel and followed it up to that point when we fell through the floor. Wbile we were dusting ourselves off, we heard the shouts from the Germans, 'The English dogs must be dead." As we beard them walk off, I lifted the trapdoor and looked on at the Germans, who were strolling slowly back to the camp. Jacobs called out to us and aid that we had better be going, so we ran along the tunnel. It came out at an old barricade, which had been cleaned and fixed up by Jacobs. Jacobs walked over to his jacket, took out a pocket transmitter, and called up a British helicopter to come and pick us up. Tbat night it came and picked us up, but Jacobs remained behind and said that he bad to finish some work. When we were back at base, we had to join more troops to go and fight, but thjs time I was going to make certain that I was not captured. D. LE Roux.

and he took the little boy and managed to squeeze me in. Suddenly I noticed Newman, Hamburger and the other friends David Phillips and David Michaels. I quickly called them over and asked the sergeant wbether he could fit them in somewhere. He said be could, and, in less tban no time, they bad reacbed us and were being hauled into the boat. I tben asked the captain about the little boy, and he said that be was much better and that he had found his mother and father on the Jifeboat. His motber came up to me and thanked me most profusely for wbat I had done. We then saw that the last of the rescue rockets had gone, and suddenly we heard the sbout: "Rescue ship sighted". In about five minutes we were picked up by the ship, and suddenly I woke to find it was all a dream.

MY DREAM

I was lucky enough to win £10 in a competition, so I ... but wait! I'm getting ahead of my tory. Well, the wbole thing started one morning in Cape Town when I was shopping with my mother. We had just decided to knock off for tea, and were trying to find a tea room, when we passed a sports shop, and in the window was the most beautiful bicycle anyone could ever hope for. It was then I decided I would have to get it. I mentioned the matter to my father, wbo inquired about the price. It was £25, and my bopes of possessing the bicycle rut rock-bottom. Then my father, seeing how disappointed J was, said that he would buy it for me for my birthday. But I would have to earn half the money myself. It was two weeks later, and my birthday was only five days off. I had £10, and the bicycle was coming nearer and nearer. Tben a disaster occurred. The gardener, having received his notice, decided to have a Jast look around before leaving. Unerringly the fates guided bim to my dressing table, wbere, in a white envelope, lay my £JO. There was notbing for it but to start all over again, but by now I bad lost all hope. At last my birthday dawned. It was a bright clear day, but it might as well have been raining for all I cared, for I was still £5 sbort of my objective. Suddenly tbere was a ring at the door. It was tbe postman, who handed me a letter. Inside was a cheque for £10 and a note wruch read, "Congratulations from the makers of Washe Washing Powder on winning our competition". T. ISRAEL.

D. GRODD.

MY LUCKY DAY

One afternoon J felt extremely lazy, so I decided to take a book and sit outside in the shade to read it. Half-way through the book I could not recaH at all what I had read about, and I felt as tbough I had been sent off on a ship among the tossing waves. I bad been on board the "Sailing Queen" when we struck a rock, and we were slowly sinking. On the ship I had various compani.ons, my favourites being Stanton Newman and Richard Hamburger. Funruly enougb, we had aH met on the "Sailing Queen", and we aU had to share one cabin, as tbe others were all occupied. Suddenly we beard a shout of "All bands on deck". We rusbed to the upper deck and found the place in a state of chaos. We asked the captain what bad happened, and he answered that we had struck a rock, and that he was sorry to tell us, but the crew bad tried to save our luggage but with no success, as the water kept rushing in. We were horrified at this and went off. Suddenly I heard a shout from behind, "I want my daddy". I whirled around, and there I saw a little boy, clad just in underwear. I quickly grabbed a lifebelt, took the little boy under my arm, and jumped into the water. I yelled from the raging torrent, as the last life-boat was being lowered into the water. "Here, take this little boy," but the sergeant said, "Swim on in front of us and give rum to us when you are close enough." I felt the boy's pulse and found that it was beating very slowly. I told this to the sergeant, 36

mU6ie and :JJramatie Soeiet'! viola players, and the orchestra has remained a group of string players with piano, except for a brief spell when we had a clarinet member. Suitable percussion is frequently added.

First Meeting, 18th July. The 1960 season of the Society started somewhat later than usual, but none the less auspiciously, for on the first day of the third term at 2 p.m. we extended a hearty welcome to Or. George Gruber and the Rhodes University Choir. This was their second appearance at our School. The programme provided rich variety, beginning with a group of religious songs of the 16th century and continuing through the Haydn and Mozart era, on to the Romantics and Moderns, and concluding with an ever-popular group of folksongs of different lands. Between the choral groups were vocal solos, and piano solos.

At this "Silver Jubilee" concert the programme opened with a Vivaldi Concerto for Strings and Piano, a very lively work in three movements, in the last of which. Graeme Rogers and Leon Mandel capably sustained the two solo violin parts. Next came the first movement of the first Mozart Sonata for Violins and Piano played by Graeme Rogers and Neville Schafer. This was most competently and musically played and proved that the players were an excellent duo who should make sonata playing together a regular and enjoyable activity.

We were, one and all, once again most impressed with the fine performances of this University Choir - the result of the expert training of Dr. Gruber, who has imbued his singers with such keenness and enthusiasm. Seconc/JFunction, 19th, 20th August. THE

Now the curtain was drawn to reveal Miss Solomon's Junior Speech Cboir, who gave a most enthusiastic and entertaining account of two poems, "Don Durk of Dowdee" by Meigs, and "Old Zip Coon" by Colum. Miss Salmon's original "grouping" and "movement" plus the keenness of the young participants made this a most attractive item.

"SILVER JUBILEE" (1935-1960) CONCERT OF THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

The Sixth Annual Concert of the School Orchestra was also the occasion of celebrating the Orchestra's "Silver JubiUee".

The fourth item comprised two movements of 'a sonata for 'cello and piano by Marcello. The 'cellist, Derek Goosen, showed once again his natural ability and musical feeling in the steady broad tone he produced in the slow movement, and a good sense of rhythm in the quick one.

In 1935, in order to start a group of players large enough to be the nucleus of an orchestra, Mr. Lorie conducted a violin class of 30 beginners who had given in their names. This was a rather unwieldy number of simultaneous tuition, and yet, after six months, the 30 players assembled in the Hall in orchestral formation to play a twoline piece, "The Marlington March". An orchestra had begun, and since then has continued to develop slowly but surely. After about two years, a 'cello section came into being, and a few years later we had three

There followed the "big item" of the evening, Mozart's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, K414, with Neville Schafer (now an Old Boy) as soloist. This was an ambitious move. But steady and concentrated rehearsal and an ever-increasing enjoyment of the music made the project entirely successful. Neville Schafer is to be greatly complimented on a finely-shaped and beautifully con38

accompanied commanding

trolled performance of the solo part. His finger work shows strength without force, and his roundness of tone and general assurance give proof of a sound player. The orchestra's accompaniment was slick, and the tuttis quite convincing.

The orchestra performed the final three pieces. The first, "Deep River," the beautiful Negro Spiritual, was played in memory of Mrs. Eveline Hutcheson, who had done such invaluable work for ten of the orchestra's 25 years, when she was teacher of the 'cello.

The curtain opened once more, this time to reveal Mrs. Jenning's singing choir, who provided a group of delightful and well-contrasted songs, with Mrs. Jennings herself as their superb accompanist at the piano. From the first song, a crisp treatment of the rhyme "Rubadubdub," to the hearty "Westering Home", the boys sang with lovely tone and good attack.

There followed the Gavotte from "Mignon" by Thomas, and in conclusion the luscious waltz tunes from Kalman's "Countess Maritza". We should now like to record our great pleasure in having welcomed to the concert, this year, the Superintendant General of Education, Mr. D. J.

Following this, Rodney Goodman gave an assured account of part of one of Bach's un-

WYNBERG

BOYS' JUNIOR Trained

WINNERS

violin sonatas. He displayed a technique and good, broad tone.

SCHOOL -

SPEECH CHOIR,

by Miss Dawn Salmon

OF A CUP AT THE EISTEDDFOD

1960

WYNBERG BOYS' JUNIOR SCHOOL SINGING CHOIR, WINNERS OF TWO CUPS AT THE EISTEDDFOD

1960

Trained by Mrs. E. lennings

Liebenberg, and Mrs. Liebenberg, as well as our new Circuit Inspector, Mr. Theron, and Mrs. Theron.

Society's

Concert.

Here we must mention, in no uncertain terms, the tremendous reception extended us by the Epworth Society. They spared no trouble in preparing hall and stage on our behalf, and issued a most cordial invitation to the parents of performers to be present.

Old friends, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spears, brought us a large, delicious and most attractively decorated birthday cake complete with twenty-five candles, and Mr. Liebenberg was present at the official candle-lighting ceremony.

At the end of the concert we were in for a further surprise, when the Society presented the School with a special Silver Cup as a floating trophy - to be awarded annually to the orchestral player who has made the biggest contribution to School music during the year - this to cover Old Boy members as well. Mr. Lorie was then handed a book as a token of appreciation.

At the conclusion of the concert, too, the orchestra leader, Graeme Rogers, after a short speech, handed Mr. Lorie a special 'Silver Jubilee" gift in the form of a handsome silver salver. The concert was repeated four nights later at the Claremont Seniors' Club, and yet once again on August 31st at the Epworth Music 40

May we say how ative we all are to in particular to Mr. Mrs. Rogers, and to

order, and he should be seen to greater advantage in years to come.

deeply grateful and apprecithe Epworth Music Society, and Mrs. Goosen, Mr. and tbe Rev. Attwell.

Our Silver Jubilee has been something member.

"X=O", presented by the Std. 9's under similar circumstances, used tbe difficult medium of blank verse with considerable ability to convey the seriousness and dignity of the classical tbeme of war's futility. The cast are to be congratulated on tbeir sensitive use of pace and pause, and in this connection Bleach, in tbe leading role, set a tine for tbe rest of the characters. Henson, Pasvolsky, Baker and Kahn all contributed substantially towards the total effect of the play.

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Third Meeting, 27th August. On tbis evening two one-act plays were presented by High School pupils. Tbe first of these was ''The Thread of Scarlet" by J. J. Bell, produced by Mr. D. Tbomson, a production which we now realise with great regret was to be his swansong in that sphere. The cast, including a number of new recruits, gave a spirited account of the play, the players being A. Meyer, F. Opie, R. Eastman, R. Jennings and B. Porter.

The stage staff and lighting crew once again rose to the occasion. Given more time for practice in effecting scene changes, they could ha ve risen to even greater heights. Nevertheless, their industrious cheerfulness and ingenuity are much appreciated, and thanks are due to Kahn, Segal and the happy band of boarders who work behind the scenes. DH.T.

There followed a senior group in tbe play "X=O" by J. Drinkwater and produced by M. J. Gardener. Tbis is a somewhat difficult play to put across, and much credit, tberefore, goes to all concerned for a tense and convincing performance. The cast included R. Bleach, G. Pasvolsky, K. Henson, S. Kahn and H. Baker.

28th Annual

on October 20, 21 and 22 The Annual Entertainment this year began, once again, with the usual very delightful and spontaneous Kindergarten Song Scenes, this time (a) "Tom Saw a Sailor", and (b) "The Honey Bears," by A. H. Thompson. Under Miss Lacey's enthusiastic guidance, the youngest pupils gave of their best, earned a well deserved ovation at the end, and gave definite indications of where future talent may lie.

As guest artist, Old Boy Kenneth Calder was to have given us balf an hour in the role of ventriloquist, but last-minute illness prevented bis coming. Coffee was then served to a large audience.

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Entertainment

A.L.

Examinations this year precluded any possibility of a major production in June; instead two one-act plays were presented in August for the entertainment of Club members only.

There followed a play "Alice in Wonderland", adapted from Lewis Carroll's immortal book, and following the original to the last letter. The production was in the very capable hands of Mrs. Tasker to whom we are each time greatly indebted for bringing to life one of the gems of English literature. The whole performance was a sheer delight and was obviously enjoyed by the whole cast.

The first of the plays, "Thread 0' Scarlet", was cast entirely from Std. Seven's and considering the short time allowed for production, just under four weeks, was a success. As tbe inn-keeper, Porter brought in tbe play a breath of truly English air witb his Cornish accent, Eastman handled tbe difficult part of the inebriate Breen with effective restraint, wbile Sladen was a mature Migsworth. Jennings found Butters a difficult character to bring to life, and Opie was inclined to rush his lines. Acting laurels go to Meyer for his portrayal of the Traveller. Considering his youth, his diction, pace and mannerisms were of a high

As Alice, Michael Herbert had a part just made for him, and his portrayal of it was excellent. Other outstanding characterisations were given by Timothy Holmes as the Queen, Kenneth Kesner as the King, Clive Priestman as the Duchess, Pbilip Goodwin as the Mad Hatter, Neil Murray as the March Hare, Peter Schaff as the Dormouse, Neil Thomson as the White 41

Verwymeren's admiration.

Rabbit and Gregory Johnson as the Caterpillar. The smaller parts were also very well filled by Martin Treadaway, as Alice's sister, Garth Johnson and John Cawood as the Footman, AndrĂŠ Goosen as Mouse, Charles Marmin as the Griffon, Anthony Thomson as the Mock Turtle, lan Dant as the Knave and Stephenson Nicolson, Peter Furman and Stephan Marcuse as the Cards. There were also soldiers and pages.

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a matter

for great

After a short interval came a complete contrast, an operetta "The Charcoal Burner's Son", by Du Garde Peach and Victor Hely Hutchinson. The production was by Miss Salmon, whose original approach to the situation brought the air of novelty which her productions usually do. The biggest part was assigned to Donald Gauld as the usurping King, and he carried it off splendidly.

Mrs. Jennings had trained the singers in the Fraser Simson settings of the carrol verses, and herself provided the piano accompaniments. Miss Smith's costumes were beautifully designed and executed, Mr. Pretorius's sets excellent, and Mr.

Brian Jeffes and Derek Mutti alternated as the Princess and both were very good. To David Grodd we should like to pay tribute for his

"THE CHARCOAL-BURNER'S

SON"

Produced by Miss Dawn Salmon 42

"ALICE IN WONDERLAND" Produced

by Mrs. Tasker

hard work throughout the play's preparation, in the part of tbe Ogre, and we are sorry he was forced to mjss the production through lastmjnute iUness. To Ills substitute, David Charloff, go great honours for taking over the part so ably at a week's notice, and showing no signs of last minute "stepping in". Christopher Goodwin was a delightful Joban, and Gerald Pfeil an excellent dragon cum Queen. CoJin Goodman and Peter Smith sustained their comic roles as first and second soldiers in lively faslllon. A lively army provided much fun.

The music was again prepared and accompanied by Mrs. Jennings, with the aid of her choir, and Mr. Pretorius carried out the sets. Our tbanks to Miss Sarah Ann Selwyn for the attractive costume designs. Special praise, too, to the excelJent and tireless stage hands A. Sheddon, F. Hodge, A. and D. le Roux, D. Smith, G. Barnard, M. Kahn and E. Eddy, and to Mr. Pretorius, on whose broad shoulders lie not only the stage management but the countless "odds and ends" in its preparation and execution. Another successful "Entertainment."

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Wynberg.

1960 The sec.;on just passed has for South AErica been a momentous one. Altbough the All. Blacks were soundly beaten in the series oE tests, the type oE rugby played by the opposing teams made one wonder whether such international contests were oE any benefit to tbe game whatsoever. As a source oE revenue tbey fulfilled a function, but as an inspiration to tbe rug byplaying youth of the country tbey failed in lamentable fashion.

change their attitude. Let us hope that, for the sake of the game, i! will come sooner rather than later. An encouraging sign in this country is the fact that the national selectors have a team to tour Great Britain which is capable of producing our traditional brand of back-play. As tbe players were selected largely with this end in view, it is to be hoped that neither success nor faj!ure will make them deviate from such a laudable ambition. Our hopes and good wisbes will accompany them.

Tbe All Blacks have come in for much criticism for their particular brand oE play, but it should not be forgotten that it was a direct development from South AErican tactical methods which were in vogue from 1949 to 1959. Our tragedy was that, during the first halE oE tbat period, a large measure of' success attended our efforts, and the winning oE games blinded the administrators, players and public to the fact that traditional South African back-play was steadily being undermined by the "subdue and dominate" method and other kindred theories. It was only after our defeats in New Zealand and later by the French that we had to make our agonising reappraisal and face the fact of how far we had slipped back.

It was with pride that we heard that four of our Wynberg Old Boys, David Stewart, Douglas Hopwood, Lionel Wilson and Douglas Holton had been been selected Ear the team to tour England. Congratulations to tbese men who so well deserved this achievement oE a cherished ambition. David, and the two Douglases are also to be congratulated on representing South Africa in tbe international against Scotland, and oE course tbe selection oE Wilson and Hopwood for the two final tests against the All Blacks is still vividly fresh in our minds. None oE these players got there the easy way. Setbacks and disappointments experienced were many before at last they arrived. And in this respect, our sympathies must go out to our Aubrey Luck, one of the best scrum-halves in the country, who had the mi fortune to be badly injured la t June, thus probably missing selection for the over eas tour. He is a young man, and his time will come in the not too distant future.

Fortunately for us these defeats changed our frame of mind, and tbere is a general feeling that the mere winning of matches is not enough, and that a more enterprising type of game, especially with regard to the department of back-play, is long overdue. fhe recent deEeat of tbe All Blacks has also caused a mental rebound in that country, and Great Britain, as the Lions have regularly shown, is a fertile ground for rugby at its best and brightest.

In passing, we should like to congratulate our old friend, Ralph Burmeister, still the best referee in South Africa, on being appointed to control the last two tests against the All Blacks. We were also very pleased that Keith Oxlee of Durban High School was elected as Springbok fly-balE. We are very intere ted in the successes of DJ-l.S., and our heartiest congratulations go to Messrs. Izak van Heerden and Nourse, who have put so much into the game at tbat famous Natal scbooL

Only in France has recent success blinded them to the urgent necessity oE reviving three-quarter play. Those who follow reports in the overseas Press realise that, during the last two seasons, the French back-line has been lining even more shallow than tbat of the All Blacks. Tbe theory is that all successful movements will start from the break down oE the back-line movements oE their opponents, wbo will receive the impact of tbe French defence almost simultaneou ly with the receipt of the ball. So far the tide oE success has flowed strongly for them. Only defeat will

We were deligbted to be the hosts to tbe All Blacks, wben they came out to tbe School to complete their final preparation for tbe 2nd Test. Mr. Sullivan's training methods were interesting, and a large crowd of Wynberg players watcbed a pattern that ultimately brought succe s at 44

1st XV 1960 Front row (1. to r.): Mr. H. E. Tasker (Coach), G. Silke (Secretary, Touch Judge), T. Johnson (Captain), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), R. Charles (Vice-Captain), D. Whitfield, Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen Coach). Middle row (1. to r.): H. Spiro, I. Stone, W. Fick, K. Henson, K. Kyte, H. West, B. Thomas, B. Michell. Back row (1. to r.): T. Schouw, R. Ormond, A. Morkel, S. Bass, G. Peiser, V. Cook. way to solving the problem. This suggestions have been made before, have been blitbely unheeded.

Newlands a few days later. We were most fortunate' in seeing some of tbe world's best loose forwards in action. The Western Province Rugby Union are most perturbed at tbe falling off of support for their Under 19 competitions. They have every reason to be. This year three clubs, one of them one of the oldest in the land, have been unable to fulfil their complete list of fixtures. There are many reasons for this decay, one of the foremost being that the magic and adventure have for many years gone out of the game. There is no simple panacea, but the institution of Under 20 and Under 18 competitions would go part of the

and other but so far

Unless certain adjustments are made to tbe rules with a view to giving the backs tbat extra half-second or second in which to move, the magic and adventure will not return to tbe game. The restriction of the length of tbe line-out; the suggestion that no rank of the scrum should have more than three players, and that sixteen players (unless there are injuries) should go down in every scrum; the abolition of the direct kick into touch except within one's own twenty-five; all these adjustments could create a climate in

which back-line play could once more breathe and flourish. The schools could experiment on these lines. If 'they do not do so, it is unlikely that others will. In the past it was the schools who were the mirror of adult rugby. This process has now been reversed, but the new mirror is still very clouded. The School has once again experienced a successful season, seventeen teams having been entered in the inter-school competitions and a total of 498 players in all catered for. The teams entered were as follows: Under 19A, B, C and D; Under 16 A; Under 15A, Band C; Uoder 14A, Band C; Under 13 A and B; Under 12 A, B, C and D. The Garrison authorities are once again to be thanked for making their fields available to the School for practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The best team of the year was tbe Under 12A, which was unbeatable in its 14 matches, finishing up with tbe staggering record of 371 points for and onl y 12 against. Throughout tbe season it played bright, open and flexible rugby of a remarkably sophisticated standard for players of such a tender age. A well-balanced team with an excellent pack and fast, penetrative threequarters, it played delightful rugby on all occasions, and is certainly the best side ever to have represented the School in tbe Under 12 competition. An interesting fact is that the threequarters scored over 250 points, an ample testimony to their efficiency. Congratulations to T. Watson, his team, and their coaches, Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen and Mr. K. Pretorius. For the second year in succession the School team has not been a strong combination. It suffered from many limitations such as weak scrummaging, .indecis.ive tackling and poor positional play. During the early part of the sea on especially, it appeared to lack determination and the w.ill to win, and was respon ible for some very mediocre performances. Gradually the tide turned and, ably led by T. Johnson and R. Charles, their captain and vice-captain respectively, the players ultimately settled down into a combination which gave a good 'account of itself. In two games in particular, against two of the strongest teams in the Under 19A competition, they produced rugby of the highest standard. Paul Roos Gymnasium were defeated in a hard match by 14 points to 13, while, in almost hurricane conditions, Paarl Gymnasium were outplayed at Newlands by 14 points to 6. In fact, it was the best display of sophisti-

cated rugby ever put up by a Wynberg team at Newlands, and evoked the comment by a very senior Western Province rugby official that it wa by far the best match he had seen at Newlands this season. The Second Team, although it suffered from similar limitations to those of the First, on the whole played well, although its general form suffered from inconsistency. On occasion also it produced rugby of a high calibre, and R. Seeliger and his team are to be congratulated on some very good results, namely-beat Tygerberg Commercial A 29-0, drew with Tecbnical College A 0-0, beat Paarl Commercial 9-6. The Under 19C team won eight of their 14 matches, drawing one and losing five. Tbe main weakness was at forward, wbere tbey played too loosely at times. However, this team bad an excellent spirit, and their best performances were in beating Paarl Gymnasium C by 10-0, Bishops C 28-5, Sea Point B 32-3, and SACS C by 24-5. The Under 19D team did not bave a good season, many of .its players lacking keenness and fitness, wbich are essential for success. This is not characteristic of Wynberg, and is certainJy unfair to tbose players who were keen. The Under 16A team had a very successful sea on considering the fact that it resources were limited and tbat it had an unusually heavy toll of injuries. At all times it sbowed admirable keenness and, wben it won, it did so by substantial figures, whereas its losses were by narrow margins. It won nine out of its fourteen games, scoring 166 points, while having only 82 registered against it. A misapprehension seems to have crept in, quite unnecessarily, with regard to under 16 players, that is those of the previous year's under 15 teams. The position is perfectly clear, and could bave been ascertained by all without any difficulty. If a parent so wishes, an under 16 player will play under 16 only. If any player himself wishes to play under 16, he will be allotted to that section. If any under 16 player with llis parents' consent wishes to be considered for the under 19 section, his wish will be granted, provided that the two senior coacbes are satisfied tbat physically and mentally be will be able to stand up to it, and that he wiJl suffer in no way from having played out of bis normal age limit. If a player can stand up to it, and there have been many, then he will have been matured and sophisticated at school to a degree which otherwise would probably not have been possible. To mention only a few, the

UNDER IS A RUGBY TEAM Front row (I. to r.): Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), M. Hobbs, M. Bowditch (Vice-Capt.), A. Badenhorst (Capt.), D. Fagio, G. Johnson, Mr. W. Lennox (Coach). Second row (I. to r.): B. Bravo, M. Bass, P. Watson, A. Burton, B. Momsen, R. Clark, D. Momsen, I. Da Silva. Third row (1. to r.): S. Geldenhuys, R. Eastman, G. May, D. Apsey, R. MacFarlane, H. Baker.

In most years, the Under lSA would have been the best team of tbe year. Only the present outstanding Under 12A team could bave deprived them of this honour. A delightful team to watch, the Under 15A won thirteen out of its 15 matches, drawing one game and losing another by the narrowest of margins to Hottentots Holland. It finished up the season with a tally of 232 points for and 29 against. A strong pack, well led by its captain, A. Badenhorst, gave a penetrative back-line an ample supply of the ball. This hard

following are products of going into under 19 competition straight away: D. Stewart, D. Hopwood, L. Wilson, D. HoIton, A. Luck, 1. Engelke, R. Totos, P. Fougstedt, K. Mann, G. Bosch, F. Duk, R. McCall and many, many others. And let it be stressed again-if, in the opinion of the senior coaches, a player is unable to stand up to the rigours of top-line under 19 competition, then he is not permitted to play in this section, even if he wishes to do so with the consent of his parents.

striking group made good use of their opportunities, and provided the spectators with some very bright three-quarter play_ A tendency to come up unevenly on defence sometimes led to a certain raggedness. Tbe Under lSB also had a very good season, winning .eleven of their 14 matches, and ending tbe season with 228 points for and 46 against, a very fine record. With such a nucleus to draw from and such an opposition to play against in practices, the Uoder lSA were indeed fortunate. Th~ Under lSC was disappointing this year, too much being left to about half a dozen keen players. Great credit is due to these few for their continued keenness throughout the season. That the Under 14 stage is a period of maturing and stabilising for many players has been evident again this year. Tbe fact tbat in tbe "A" team no fewer than seven of the players occupied positions in the last match different from those at the beginning of the year is evidence of the amount of "sorting" and placing which has to be done during this important year of dynamic pbysical and playing development. The record of the "A" Team has been one of marked progress. Severely handicapped by size and weight, the team improved tremendously, finishing the season with a magnificent 16-6 victory over the strong Rondebosch A team. Ably led by A. le Roux, the side has developed into one which will prove difficult to beat next year. The B team, with notable victorie over Paarl and Rondebosch, at all times play good, open rugby, and provided an invaluable reservo.ir from which to draw. The C team provided stern opposition for their opponents, and many of their matches were closely contested. The improvement of many players in this team augurs well for the future. The two Under 13 teams started the season well winning their first matches convincingly. There: after the A team suffered a slight decline, but the B team continued to perform weH. During the econd half of the season, the A team improved considerably, both in handling and tackling, and the back line moved attractively. On one very wet day, for example, seven of the eight tries scored were registered by the backs. The Under 13C, which did not have regular fixtures, were for the fir t time this year practised against the Under 14C. The players enjoyed the two matcbes, specially arranged by their coach, Mr. Hutcheson, who is to be complimented on tbe success of this experiment.

The Under 12B has also had a good season and, due to their keenness at practices, they have kept the A team players on their toes. The forwards were perhaps too loose, at times, thus allowing opposing teams to break through when they should have been held. The three-quarters ran well, especially during the second half of the season, and developed into a fast-moving unit. The C and 0 teams had their ups and downs, once again having to play some of their games against teams of a higber grade. However, both teams followed .in the footsteps of tbeir bigger brothers, and were always keen and ready to give the ball plenty of air. When boys of tbeir age group, many of them being nine and ten years old, play a stirring and open game, the future of rugby does not seem quite so dismal as is often forecast. Once again the Under 11 and Under 10 sides were very successful, the former winning all their four games with a final tally of 49 points to 9, while the latter lost their only match to Bishops by 12 points to O. The Junior School First Team played extremely well, being noted for fast-moving, open back-line play. They won their three matches, against Western Province Prep. 17-3, Bishops 13-6, and the return match against W.P. Prep. by 14-6. The support given by parents, especially tbe fatber , to all our junior teams is more than appreciated. In July we were delighted to be hosts to Grey College, Bloemfontein, although unfortunately the duration of their stay was only a day and a half. Tbey were a strong, well-balanced team, being particularly big and heavy for a school team, and, .in a hard fought game, finally stepped up the pressure and defeated u by 22 points to 3. We hope someday to be able to renew the contact botb on and off the field. Tbe Western Province Schools' Executive Committee requested that rugby clinic be held in five different zones. Tbe Southern Suburbs Clinic was arranged at Wynberg, and the coaches attending were indeed fortunate to have Mr. George van Reenen and Mr. Von Waltsleben there as mentors. Their sage advice was much appreciated, but it was regrettable that the attendance did not measure up to the quality of the speakers. Once again many senior players bave performed an invaluable service to tbe Scbool in coaching our nursery of junior players. They have given the little fellows great fun and pleasure eacb Friday afternoon and in addition have succeeded in

UNDER 12 A RUGBY TEAM (UNDEFEATED) Bock rolV (I. to r.): A. Standley, R. Katz, L. Raymond, D. Sidman, N. Hoy. Middle rolV (l. to r.): B. de Smidt, M. Bartholomew, P. West, R. Barker, C. Eagar, B. Watson, M. Emms. Front rolV (I. to r.): Mr. K. Pretorius (Coach), R. Skeeles, T. Watson (Capt.), Mr. A. Lorie (Principal), D. Powell, D. Bairstow, Mr. J. Oosthuizen (Coach).

are to be tbanked for their able administration. G. Silke is a natural administrator, and bas handled the position of Rugby Secretary with. tact and efficiency. In addition he has filled tbe po ition of. Press Representative and School Team linesman. G. Silke, P. Good, G. Hare and D. Richardson have once again maintained tbe hight standard we have come to expect from our Equipment Maintenance Department. Under tbe strong management of G. Silke this department has achieved a methodical speed and efficiency which easily

teach.ing tbem the important rudiments oE the game. The School owes an immense debt to tbese seniors, and the polish and sophistication oE the Under 12's and Under 13's is tbe result of the excellent foundation laid by tbem. Full time coaches oE these junior divisions were K. Kyte, M. Kantor and 1. HadJey of the "Lions and Tigers"; 1. Stone and T. Scbouw of "A 11Blacks and Hamiltons"; N. Heselson, D. Fagin and H. Spiro oE the "Springboks and Villagers." The Senior Rugby Committee (T. Jobnson, R. Charles, D. Whitfield, B. Gibbons and G. Silke), 49

Paarl Boys' High opened the score in the teenth minute when Roux (forward) barged way over to score. Fourie converted (0-5). Johnson constantly drove Paarl back lengthy touch kicks. Wynberg were unlucky to score when Clifton dived for the line but the ball. Wynberg scored their first points the season when Cook barged over to score Bass to convert (5-5).

copes with the ever-increasing demands made upon it. This year again the School is indebted to Mr. G. Bunting for refereeing and accompanying the Under 12 teams. His enthusiasm and quiet charm have become a regular part of the rugby scene. Mr. L. Wilson, Mr. Jannie Krige, Mr. W. T. Edwards and Mr. P. Morr.is are to be thanked for refereeing many of our home matches, and it is to be hoped that they enjoyed the games as much as did tbe players. Our warmest thanks are due to Dr. Harry Anziska, a Wynberg Old Boy of 1934 vintage, who has always taken tbe keenest interest in the Scbool. It was be wbo arranged tbat tbe All Blacks would use the Wynberg fields for tbeir final pre-Test match practice, and he was also instrumental in obtaining the signature of tbe All Blacks touring team, those of the Springbok fifteen who played in the Test at Newlands, and finally those of the entire Springbok team which is to tour Great Britain. The rugby balls on which the names were signed will be mounted and placed in the Principal's study. The Brian Steyl Award, presented by Mr. C. C. W. Steyl, in memory of his son, was awarded to 1. da Silva as tbe player who bas shown tbe greatest improvement throughout the season. Finally, and above aU, the strength of our rugby is due .in full measure to our coaches, who give of their time, energy and experience with such unstinted generosity. Messrs. Oosthuizen, Sieberhagen, Von Hoesslin, Lennox, Hopkins, Kooy, Morris, Pretorius and Hutcheson are to be thanked and complimented on their able and untiring ervices; the keenness and support given to these men by the players is an overt testimony to the appreciation of their efforts. The following Rugby Awards have been made for the 1960 season: Blues: T. Johnson, K. Kyte, D. Whitfield.

Half-time:

Wynberg

5, Paarl

sixhis with not lo t of for

Bass put Wynberg in the lead shortly after halftime with a penalty (8-5). They did not keep this lead for long, because shortly afterwards Van Wyk (scrum-half) scored a try to level the scores again (8-8). Paarl took the lead wben Vardoes (fly-half) broke and beat Gibbons to score behind the posts (8-13). Paarl increased this lead five minutes later when Voloraas (centre) ran around to score under the posts. Fourie converted (8-18). Wynberg retaliated with a 60 yard run by Clifton. From the following movement Whitfield was able to force his way over after he collected a loose ball (11-18). The game ended with Whitfield nearly forcing his way over again. Final

score:

Vs. R.B.H.S.

W.B.H.S.

11, P.B.H.S.

18.

30lh April (at Wynberg).

This was easily Wynberg's biggest defeat of the season, and there was no doubt that Rondebosch were the far superior side. Tbeir forwards, the beavie t scbool pack seen for years, pushed the light Wynberg forward back in the scrums, often as much as five yards. This often meant that Wynberg were pushed off the ball after tbey had hooked it. Rondebosch possessed a much speedier back-line, and this and weak tackling, particularly around the scrum, led to Rondebosch being allowed to score seven tries. Tbe only department in which Wynberg was able to match their oppoc nents was at line-out, where Whitfield was outstanding. The game was played on a hot afternoon. Wynberg attacked from the kick-off and had a chance to open the score three minutes later with a penalty, but Bass' kick went wide. In the 15th minute Rondebosch opened their score wben Sampson (centre) broke beautifully to score under the poles. Nel converted (0-5). Up to this stage Wynberg had played well, but after this try tbey went to pieces and could offer little resistance to the many Rondebosch movements. Rondebosch scored again when Sampson (centre) broke, sending Anderson (wing) over for. a try (0-8). Bass

Colours: G. Peiser, H. Spiro, T. Schouw, S. Bass, B. Thomas, R. Charles, R. Ormond, P. Morkel, W. Fick, H. West, B. Michell. H.E.T.

1st TEAM MATCHES Vs. Paarl Boys' High, 23rd April (at Paar[). The game was played in conditions which were slightly too hot for rugby. It was a right open game and the lead changed hands several times; only two quick tries half-way through the second spell gave Paarl Boys' High the winning points. 50

Vs. Sea Point. 14th May (away). This was a bard unattractive game and was one of Wynberg's weaker games of the season. There were many incidents, and forwards on both sides were to blame for over-robust play. Sea Point played with fire throughout, but were far from a good combination and most of tbeir attacking moves came from individual efforts rather than from team efforts. Sea Point attacked for the first 20 minutes and were unlucky not to score, but it was Wynberg who opened the score wben Johnson broke, sending Stone (fly-half) over to score (3-0). Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 3, Sea Point O. Wynberg continued attacking after baIt time, and Bass was awarded a penalty The referee disallowed the penalty after both linesmen had signalled that tbe ball had gone over. Sea Point scored an equalising try wben Solomon (fly-half) broke and scored a controversial try in tbe corner, having distinctly put a foot into touch before scoring, but the linesman and referee were unsighted (3-3).

was unlucky when a long penalty attempt hit the cross-bar. Rondebosch scored again just beta re balf-time, when Anderson went over for bis second try (0-11). Halt-time:

Wynberg 0, Rondebosch

11.

Rondebosch scored four further tries in this balf through Jackson (No. 8), McIntosh (fly-baIt), Anderson (wing) and Sampson (centre), Nel converting all fOUI of them (0-31). In this halt Tullekan (scrum-half) played outstandingly, breaking at will and keeping Rondebosch on attack with brilliant tactical kicks. For Wynberg Johnson and Potgieter played well in the backs, and Whitfield in the torwards. Final score:

W.BH.S. 0, R.B.H.S. 31.

Vs. Bishops. 10th May (at Bishops). This was a disappointing game from a Wynberg point of view. On the wbole Wynberg played fairly weU, but tbree tackling lapses in the first halt allowed Bishops to score three tries. Bishop never really looked like scoring, whereas Wynberg never took advantage of the many scoring opportunities they had. Wynberg outweighed their opponents at forward, one of the rare occasions that this happened during the season, but the backs failed to take advantage of this. Bishops opened the score when tbe defence was slow in covering, and Bottger (wing), scored a gitt of a try behind the posts for English to convert (0-5). Bottger scored his second try compl.etely against tbe run at play; again weak tackling was the cause. English made no mistake with the conversion (0-10). Bishops looked like increasing this .lead, but a brilliant interception by Spiro changed defence into a spectacular try in which he ran 80 yards to score in the corner (3-10). Wynberg kept up the pressure, but Bishops scored on halt-time when Knutsen (centre) sLipped thmugh to score under the posts. English converted (3-15). Halt-time score:

Final score:

Vs. Sacs, 4th June (at Wynberg). This game was played with a strong berg wind blowing, and, beside tbe fact that it made conditions unpleasant for rugby, there was also a distinct advantage for the side that played down the slope with the strong wind at their backs. Although Wynberg bad this advantage in the second-half, they failed to make use of it, and Sacs were allowed to score two further tries after having only an eight point lead when the teams changed over. At first Sacs failed to take advantage of the wind, and it was only in the 15tb minute that Killops (wing) opened their score with a penalty (0-3). They went further ahead in the 22nd minute when Killops (wing) beat his opposite number to score far out. Killops himself converted (0-8). Half-time: Wynberg 0, Sacs 8. In the 3rd minute Wynberg were very unlucky when Bass hit the cross-bar with a briHiant 50 yard penalty attempt. Wynberg maintained pressure, and it was against the run of play wben Hutchings (scrum-half) buzzed through to score a fine try. Killops again converted (0-13). Wynberg made a recovery hereafter when Spiro scored a brilliant try in tbe 15th minute after

W.B.H.S. 3, Bishops 15.

There was little action in tbe second half. with Johnson keeping Wynberg on the attack most of the time with shrewd tactical kicks. Right on time Bass goaled a good penalty to make the final score 6-15. Tollman and Johnson were the best ot the backs. WhitfIeld, Charles and Morkel comp.letely dominated the line-outs. Final score:

W.B.H.S. 3, S.P.BH.S. 3.

W.B.H.S. 6, Bishops 15.

good reverse passing among the backs (5-13). Seven minutes later Hutchings (scrum-half) broke again, sending PepIer (centre) over to score (5-16). Right on time Wynberg scored their second try when Johnson (scrum-half forced his way over (8-16). Peiser was the best of the Wynberg backs in his first game for the Ist XV, and Whitfield shone in the forwards. Final Score:

Vs. Jan van Riebeeck (at Wynberg). This game was played with a wet ball, and rain fell for part of the game. Tbis made the conditions difficult for handling, and this fact, togetber with over-robust play and many incidents amongst the forwards, spoilt the game somewhat. Jan van Riebeeck were much heavier at forward and often pushed the Wynberg pack back in the set scrums. Wynberg took an early lead wben Bass succeeded with a penalty (3-0). Jan van Riebeeck opened their score when Muller (fly-half) scored, after his forwards had initiated the try with a fierce dribbling rush. Theunnison converted (3-5). Bass and Jobnson both missed attempted drop-goals, and three minutes from the intervalOlivier (centre) scored after a full backline movement. The conversion attempt hit the upright (3-8). The best movement of the game ended in Spiro being forced out near the corner after all the backs had bandied. Half-time: Wynberg 3, Jan van Riebeeck 8. Both sides handled well, and Spiro provided excitement when he intercepted a pass between the Van Riebeeck centre, but the Van Riebeeck full-back relieved pressure from Spira's kick ahead. Wynberg mainta.ined the pressure, and onJy desperate Jan van Riebeeck tackling kept them out. Two minutes from time Muller (fly-half) picked up a loose ball in mid-field to run through the Wynberg defence to score (3-11). Final score: Wynberg 3, Jan van Riebeeck 11.

Wynberg 8, Sacs 16.

Vs. Paul Roos (at Wynberg). This was a brilliant game with Wynberg playing high above expectations and scoring their first victory of the season in spectacular style. On this performance Wynberg looked a different team from the previous performances. Paul Roos were completely outplayed, and the score flattered them in many respects. Wynberg scored first when Johnson sent Spiro away on the blind side. Spiro himself scored after receiving a reverse pass from Henson (3-0). Oosthuisen (wing) goaled an easy penalty in the 12th minute to level the scores. Wynberg were surprisingly having more of the game, but Paul Roos scored next against the run of play, with Kempen scoring after a 55-yard run. Oosthuisen converted, and Paul Roos were lucky to be leading (3-8). They maintained their lead until half-time. Half time: Wynberg 3, Paul Roos 8. In tbe 3rd minute Bass goaled a penalty to reduce tbe leeway (6-8). Wynberg were moving well, but only handling errors at critical stages prevented them from scoring. Michell and Thomas both nearly forced their way over, and Henson was forced out on tbe corner. But their efforts were rewarded after 18 minutes wben Johnson (scrum-half) scored from a tap-penalty to put Wynberg into a (9-8) lead. Wynberg increased their lead wben Johnson broke spectacularly to core under the posts for Ba s to convert (14-8). In this short space of time Paul Roos had let the game slip tbrough tbeir fingers and now made a frantic last-minute effort. On the otber hand Wynberg eased up somewhat, and Oosthui en (wing) went over for a try which he converted, bringing the end to a spectacular game (14-13). Final score:

Wynberg

Vs. Grey College. Bloemfontein (at Wynberg). This was a bright open game, but the game was far from being as one-sided as the score indicated. It was not until half way through tbe second hali that Grey took command. Wynberg played well in the first half, and only a series of penalties, mainly for scrum infringements, prevented them from scoring. It was overcast as Grey kicked off. Both teams tried desperately for an early break-through, and Wynberg came near to scoring wben Stone had put them on attack with a good kick. Grey relieved pre sure witb a penalty. In the 16tb minute the Grey full-back Cronjie goaled a penalty from a scrum infringement 0-3. Good line-kicking by Johnson and keen tackling by botb sides prevented any furtber score in this half. Twice the thrustful Grey wings were forced

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ment with three excellent runs down the wing by Taylor, who had a good game. Twice penalties received pressure for Wynberg after Taylor bad been stopped and over-eager Sacs forwards bad put their hands in the scrum. Pepier and Johnson missed penalties from 35 yards out. Five minutes from time Sacs took advantage of a defensive lapse by tbe Wynberg centres. It was fitting that Taylor should initiate this try, and it was scored in a similar way to the first try. Taylor joined the line as an extra centre. The only difference was that this time Pepier backed up on the outside to work his way over to score next to the posts. The conversion was missed 0-6. .

out near the co路rner. Just before half-time Cronjie (full-back) mis ed a goalable penalty for Grey. Half-time: 0-3. Play was evenly contested for the beginning of tbe second half. In the 7th minute Schuur was obstructed and Bass missed a "sitter". In the 12th minute Craven (forward) broke through from a ruck to score for Grey 0-6. This try proved to be the turning point of the game, because now the Wynberg forwards were beginning to fade, after holding the much heavier Grey pack well up to that stage. In the next six minutes Grey scored two tries through tbeir wings, Viljoen and Malan, the result of individual efforts 0-12. Grey continued their spate of scoring when Bosman (centre) fly-kicked abead and outstripped the Wynberg defenders by sheer pace to score under the posts, for Cronjie to convert 0-17. Grey forwards were now in complete command, and after a forward rush Viljoen (wing) scored. Cronjie converted 0-22. Wynberg retaliated one minute from time with a good penalty by Bass 3-22. Final Score:

In the Wynberg pack Whitfield and Thomas had good games, while Johnson had a good game behind the scrum. Final Score:

Wynberg 0, Sacs 6.

Vs. SI. Joseph's College (at Wynberg). This was a dull game played in wet, unpleasant conditions. Both teams lacked fire, and tbis was most probably Wynberg's worst performance of the season. As happened in other matches previously, Wynberg were only three points down at half-time aod had the advantage of playing down the slope in the second half. Notwithstanding this advantage, Marist were allowed to core twice in 路this half. This seems to indicate a lack of fitness at this late stage of the season. Marist were far from a good team, but deserved to win because they took advantage of the many Wynberg mistakes.

Wynberg 3, Grey College 22.

Vs. Sacs, 2nd October (al Montebella). The weather was perfect for rugby, but unfortunately the game was scrappy and failed to rise to expectation, although they received more than their fair share of the ball from tbe tight phases, the Wynberg three-quarters lacked enterprise and never looked like scoring except during the first ten minutes. From the kick-off Wynberg attacked immediately. They were unlucky not to score when Spiro broke beautifully, only to be tackled inches short of the line. Again Wynberg were unlucky not to open their tally when from the resulting scrum Johnson dived for the line, but the Sacs forwards prevented him from touching down. Tbe first score came in tbe 17th minute when Taylor (wing) ran strongly down tbe touch-line, and, on seeing he was hemmed in, he cleverly passed inside to Pepier (fly-balf) who cored far out 0-3. Tbis score came slightly against the run of play, as it was the first time tbe Sacs three-quarters had een the ball. Play remained scrappy until balftime. Half time: Wynberg 0, Sacs 3. In this half Wynberg never looked like scoring, and it was left to Sacs to provide some excite-

The only score in the first half was a penalty in the 17th minute by Nairn (centre). Both Michell and Johnson missed difficult penalties, and the only excitement in this half came when Spiro (centre) broke well but was tackled on tbe corner. Play deteriorated even further in this half. Both teams were hampered by injuries, each finishing with 14 men. Spiro left the field with a large cut across bis wrist. Henson moved to centre and Michell to the wing. Marist scored slightly luckily in the 21st minute when Jaconly (centre) scored after Wynberg had failed to touch down after a kick ahead. Marist increased their lead after CLifton fumbled, and Wynne (scrumhalf) took advantage and s茅ored near the posts for Nairn (centre) to convert. Final Score:

Wynberg 0, Mar.ist 11.

Vs. Sea Point, 13th August (at Home). With their new-look team, containing five changes from tbe previous week, Wynberg deservedly won a game which unfortunately was marred by excessive kicking by the Sea Point half-backs. This was a much improved performance for Wynberg, and the score could easily have been bigger. Wynberg went into a quick lead in the 2nd minute, when Johnson succeeded with a penalty from 25 yards out (3-0). A text-book movement saw all the backs handle, and Tollman was stopped just short of the line. Wynberg succeeded with another penalty in the 23rd minute, this time Michell (No. 8) being the kicker from an easy angle 25 yards out (6-0). Three minutes later Wynberg increased their lead when Johnson fed Michell (No. 8) on the blind side, and he ran 25 yards and scored in a good position. Johnson converted (11-0). Wynberg had been continualJy attacking during this half, and Sea Point were lucky to be only 11 points down. Half time: Wynberg Il, Sea Point O. Four minutes after the interval Sea Point opened their tally with a difficult penalty by Buffler (flank) (11-3). Wynberg were next to score when Johnson followed up a kick ahead and managed to down before the Sea Point defenders (14-3). Right on time Wynberg added another three points when Spiro collected a Sea Point kick ahead to run beautifully down the touch line to score in the corner (I7-3). Johnson (scrum-half) and Kyte (full-back) both turned in good performances, Whitfield (lock) doing some useful work in the line-outs. Final Score Wynberg 17, Sea Point 3.

both Johnson and Bass missing penalty attempts with the wet ball. Half time: Wynberg 0, H.-H.-H. 3. Play became somewhat scrappy, but Wynberg played more purposeful rugby and were rewarded by an excellent try in the 16th minute when Spiro scored after a brilliant jinking run which left the H.-H.-H. standing (3-3). As if this score had given them extra confidence, Wynberg swung straight into attack again and scored a beautiful try after a full line movement. Spiro broke brilliantly, giving Tollman (wing) a slight overlap. The wing ran 30 yards to score in the corner (5-3). Play was evenly contested until the end, Wynberg running out deserving winners. The whole of the Wynberg pack played well. Kyte (full-back) had a good game, clearing well under pressure. Spiro, who had a brilliant game, scoring the first try and initiating the second, was easily the best back on the field. Final Score: Wynberg 6, H.-H.-H. 3. Vs. J. G. Meiring, 27th August (At Home). Wynberg maintained their good form when they outplayed J. G. Meiring in all departments. Playing attractive rugby Wynberg opened up the game whenever possible and the backs handled well, despite the fact that the game was played with a wet ball. Two of the three Wynberg tries came from surprise manoeuvres, which was where J. G. Meiring failed, as their attacking moves were too stereotyped. Even in the second half, when both sides scored 8 points, Wynberg looked the superior side. The Wynberg forwards played extremely well and gained more than their fair share of the ball from both tight and loose, with Whitfield dominating the line-outs. Wynberg opened the score when Bass goaled a penalty in the Il th minute (3-0). Wynberg went further ahead when Johnson elected to take รก quick tap penalty on the S. G. Meiring "25" when Meiring thought they would go for the posts. Johnson himself scored after collecting his kick ahead. Bass converted with a good kick (8-0). Again Wynberg scored from a surprise manoeuvre when Michell (No. 8) acted as scrumhalf and sent Johnson away on the blind side, giving Spiro the overlap to score (l1-0). Half Time: Wynberg 11, J. G. Meiring O. Just after resumption Fourie (wing) scored in the corner after a Wynberg handling error (11-3). Bass suceeded with a penalty right in front of the posts when a Meiring forward went off-sides

Vs. Hottentots-Holland

High, 20th August (Away) The game was played with a light drizzle throughout, but both teams played well despite the conditions. The Wynberg backs handled the wet ball well, and both tries came from beautiful back-line movements. Wynberg seemed to have struck good form at last, and, although there was not much between the two sides, Wynberg deserved their victory. H.-H.-H. opened the score in the 15th minute when Wassaman (wing) snapped up a loose ball to score an opportunist try (0-3). A minute later Wynberg were unlucky not to equalise when Bass (fly-half) was stopped just short of the line. Wynberg maintained pressure until half-time, with

on attack with a prodigious 75-yard penalty. Thereafter Bass broke beautifully and Scbouw scored, only to be called back as the final pass was forward. Half Time: Wynberg 6, Paarl-Gym 3. With the wind at their backs, Paarl-Gym now kept up constant pressure, but determined tackling kept them out. Meyer (wing), althougb tackled by Kyte before the line, managed to score in the corner to equalise (6-6). Gym contlnued attacking fiercely, but the Wynberg defence held. The game took an unexpected turn after 18 minutes, and tbe Wynberg backs really began moving. Firstly Schouwand then Tollman bad good runs down the wing, and Spiro was pushed into touch after throwing a reverse-pass from Scbouw. In tbe 23rd minute Johnson broke beautifully from a loose-scrum, dummying his way past several defenders to score and to give Wynberg the lead (9-6). This put Wynberg completely on top, and a brilliant inter-passing movement saw Tollman in the clear, but unfortunately the final pass bad been forward. A minute from time Wynberg crowned their brilliant performance with a spectacular try. After a quick-heel Bass gave to Henson, who feinted on the outside, but gave an inside scissors-pass to Spiro, who cut through to score under the posts (14-6). With the whole side playing at their best, it is hard to single out any player. All the backs played well, and Morkel (flank) shone throughout in the forward. Final Score: Wynberg 14, Paarl-Gym 6.

(14-3). J. G. Meiring retaliated four minutes later wben Neethling (scrum-half.) took advantage of weak tackling to score under the posts, Hamilton (centre) converting (14-8). With Meiring attacking after this score, it looked as if Wynberg might be bard pressed to retain their lead to tbe end, but Bass put the issue beyond doubt when he scored after his opposite number had dropped the ball. Bass converted, bringing his personal tally to 13 points (19-8). With the whole team playing well, it is hard to single anybody out, but nobody did better than Kyte (full-back), who had another first-class game, and, although often under pressure, he never failed to remain cool and find touch safely. Ormond and Thomas caught the eye both in loose and tigbt loose, both tackling well. 'Final Score: Wynberg 19, J. G. Meiring 8. Vs. Paarl Gym, 9th September (at Newlands). Wynberg played brilliant rugby to beat the trong Paarl Gym team by 14 points (a goal, 2 tries and a penalty goal) to 6 (2 tries). They Qpened the game up at every possible opportunity, despite tbe fact that the ball was wet and there was a near gale-force north-west wind blowing. The Wynberg pack did extremely well to hold their heavier opponents. Wynberg had a clear 16-9 superiority at line-out. while the Gym hooker Badenhorst was ahead 2-1 in the tight-head hooking duel with West. The Wynberg backs looked a much more formidable combination than their QPponents, and always looked dangerous. It looked doubtful whether Wynberg would be able to hold their slender three-point lead after half-time, but, playing into the tremendous wind, they went one better than this, and in the final 12 minutes there was only one team in the game. Wynberg kicked off with the wind, and before the game was properly underway Cook (lockforward) crashed over from the first line-out of the game to score in the corner (3-0). Paarl-Gym retaliated in tbe 4th minute with a dribbling rush, and Schouw was forced to touch-down under pres ure. Wynberg had another narrow escape when Meyer (wing) slipped while trying to beat Kyte on the .inside with an open line ahead. Bass goaled a difficult penalty in the Jl th minute (6-0), but Gymnasium opened their score five minutes later when Van Heerden (wing) scored in the corner after a blind-side pass by teenkamp (crum-half) (6-3). Bass put Wynberg

V s.Ron.debosch Boys' High, 17th September (at Rondebosch) The game brought a spectacular end to Rondebosch's brilliant season. This victory means that tbey end the season undefeated, and tbis was probably one of their best performances of the season. Wynberg by no means played badly, but Rondebosch were in devastating form w.ith their heavy forwards paving tbe way for their victory. As happened .in their fIrst encounter earlier in the season, tbe Wynberg pack just could not hold Rondebosch in the set scrums. Tbis meant that Rondebosch won practically every scrum, including many Wynberg loose heads. Therefore tbe Wynberg backs had little of the ball, and were kept busy with plenty of tackling, in which Peiser was outstanding again. Wynberg fared 55

The teams were as follows: Old Boys: R. Glover, T. Clampett, F. Duk, G. Bosch, P. Williams, L. Derman, R. Gelb, A_ Sandler, M. Meintjies, G. Gibbons, R. Johnson, L. Pasvol, L. van Niekerk (capt.), 1. Engelke, P_ Clampett. School: K. Kyte, T. Schouw, H. Spiro, G_ Peiser, K. Henson, S. Bass, T. Johnson (capt.), R. Ormond, H. West, W. Fick, R. Charles (vicecapt.), W. Foster, D. Whitfield, P. Morkel, B. Michel],

well at line-out, with Whitfield jumping well, besides being prominent in the loose. Rondebosch scored eight grand tries. Wynberg never looked like scoring in the first-half, except at the start when Cook was tackled inches short of the line and later when Bass missed two range penalties_ Tulleken (scrum-half), Anderson (wing) and Sampson (centre) scored tries in this half, Nel (prop) converting the first two from the touchline. Half Time: Wynberg 0, Rondebosch 16. For the first 20 minutes after the interval Wynberg more than held their own, having more of the play territorially, but in the 20th minute Rondebosch took control and in the remaining 10 minutes scored 15 points. Tulleken (2), M ills (wing), and Du Toit (back) scored, while Tulleken converted three of them, bringing his personal tally to 15 points. Final Score: Wynberg 0, Rondebosch 34.

RESULTS OF THE 1st XV - 1st TERM, 1960 1st Half of Season 1. vs. Paarl Boys' High Lost 11-18 2. vs. Rondebosch Boys' High Lost 0-31 3. vs. Bishops Lost 6-15 4. vs. Sea Point Drew 3- :> 5. vs. Sacs Lost 8-16 6. vs. Paul-Roos-Gym Won 14-13 7. vs. Jan van Riebeeck Lost 3-11

Vs. Old Boys, 21st September (at School). As usual the game was bright and open and was marked by high scoring and spectacular running. Both sides received an equal share of the ball, but the Old Boys' backline contained more speed and penetration, with Duk, Bosch and Clampett outstanding. The whole School back line played well and compensated for their speedier opposition with briliant interpassing movements. Johnson, Spiro, Peiser, and particularly Bass fared well in this respect. Kyte shone throughout, clearing cooly under pressure. The game was played in perfect rugby conditions. The Old Boys read 18-10 at half-time, their points being scored by Derman, Duk and Clampett (tries), with Duk converting two and goaling a penalty. Johnson and Spiro scored tries for the School, Spiro's being a particularly fine effort after an inside pass from Bass. Bass converted both tries. Half Time: SchooIlO, Old Boys 18. Bass put the School within striking distance again with two long-range penalty goals (16-18). Two further tries by Derman and Duk put the Old Boys further ahead (16-24). The School retaliated strongly when Spiro scored after Peiser had kicked ahead. Bass converted (21-24). In the last minute, with a fine run down the wing Clampett put the issue beyond doubt by scoring a fine try, which he converted himself. Final Score:

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. P. 9

F. 45

2nd Half of Season vs. Grey ColJ. (Bloemfontein) vs. Sacs vs. St. Josephs vs. Sea Point vs. Hottentots-Holland vs. J. C. Meiring vs. Paarl-Gym (Newlands) vs. Rondebosch Boys' High vs. Old Boys W. 4

Final Log. 16 5

5 10

D. 0

Lost 3-22 Lost 0- 6 Lost 0-11 WonI7-:> Won 6- :> Won 19- 8 Won 14- 6 Lost 0-34 . Lost 21-29 F. 80

School 21, Old Boys 29. 56

A. 122

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UNDER 15A RESULTS vs. Paarl Boys' High vs. Rondebosch Boys' High vs. Bishops Sea Point vs. Sacs vs. Paul-Roos-Gymnasium vs. Jan van Riebeeck vs. Hottentots-Holland (Newlands) 9. vs. Sacs 10. vs. St. Joseph's College Il. vs. Sea Point 12. vs. Hottentots-Holland 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

A. 107

229 Won 16Won 14Won 19Won 29Won 16Won 29Drew 3-

0 3 0 3 3 3 3

Lost Won Won Won Won

6 8 0 0 0

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13. vs. J. C. Meinng 14. vs. Paarl Gymnasium 15. vs. Rondebosch Boys' High P. W. L. D. 15 13 1 1

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

]4. P. 14

vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.

CRITIQUE

Won 12- 0 Won 3- 0 Won 8- 0 F. A. 232 29

UNDER l2A RESULTS Paarl Boys' High Won Rondebosch Boy High Won Bishops Prep Won St. Joseph's College Won S.A.C.S Won Paul-Roos Gymnasium Won C.RC Won S.A.C.S Won Sea Point Won St. Joseph's College Won Bishops _ Won Bergvliet Won Paarl Gymna ium Won Rondebosch Boys' High Won W. L. D. F. 14 371

OF THE

FIRST XV

T. JOHNSON.-A strong, rugged scrum-balf with a prodigious kick. At his best a very fine scrum-half indeed, but he must remember, more than anyone else, that he must constantly be where tbe ball is, especially in tbe loose scrums, so that he can get it out to his backs. He must eradicate completely his tendency to run too much with the ball and break diagonally. He bas led his team well througbout the season.

39- 3 27- 3 12- 0 53- 0 15- 0 31- 0 17- 0 49- 3 35- 0 14- 0 15- 0 20- 3 10- 0 34- 0 A. ]2

R. CHARLES.-By sheer determination and courage he has matured into a strong resourceful flank; his ultimate success on tbe flank is a great personal triumph. He is a fine leader of the pack, is always on tbe ball, and, wben the pressure was on, has been a great inspiration as vice-captain. K. KYTE.-After a sbaky start at the beginning of the season, he improved with every match until, towards the end of the sea on, he was probably tbe best full-back in Schools' rugby. Fearless and possessed of a particularly safe pair of bands, he tackled determinedly when under pressure; he is a polished performer, but must see tbat he improves his acceleration and moves more speedily to tbe rolling ball. T. SCHOUW.-A very promising wing or centre; speedy and intelligent, he must nevertheless remember that the first duty of a wing is to go hard for the corner flag; he must also remedy a tendency to be erratic in his tackling. H. SPIRO.-Equally at home at centre or scrum-half, he is a player of great possibilities; he has speed off the mark and a quick eye to take advantage of any slip on the part of his opponents. He must eradicate a distinct weakness in defence, and eliminate a tendency to play his game in patches. G. PEISER.-A player of infinite promise, and one of the most improved members of the side; he has great rugby ability, is extremely imaginative and polished in the execution of his moves, but must work hard to improve on a shaky defence. A very fine future prospect. A. TOLLMAN.-Another very versatile player who distinguished himself both at centre and on the wing; this season he has matured and has eliminated a tendency to play in patches. He has that rare gift of covering his back-line, and should develop into a first-class player. S. BASS.-A player with the makings of a very fine fiy-half, possessing afe hands, a good tactical sense, and a shrewd eye for an opening. He,

RESULTS OF 1960 HOUSE GAMES Junior. Rhodes vs. Van Riebeeck. 11- 0 Van Riebeeck vs. Wellington 3- 3 Wellington vs. De Waal 0- 0 Rhodes vs. De Waal 0- 0 Wellington vs. Rhodes 0- 0 De Waal vs. Van Riebeeck 0- 0 Points 1. Rhodes .. 4 2. De Waal 3 3. Wellington 3 4. Van Riebeeck 2 Senior. Rhodes vs. Van Riebeeck .... 3- 3 Van Riebeeck vs. Wellington 5- 3 Wellington vs. De Waal 3- 8 Rbodes vs. De Waal 5- 3 Wellington vs. Rhodes 5- 3 De Waal vs. Van Riebeeck 0- 3 Points 1. Van Riebeeck 5 2. Rhodes 3 3. De Waal 2 4. Wellington 2 Total Points ]. Rbodes 7 2. Van Riebeeck 7 3. De Waal 5 4. Wellington 5 57

however, lacks concentration and tbe ability to accelerate and is extremely poor in defence; his entire future in tbe game depends on whetber he can remedy these faults; possesses a beautiful place-kick. I. STONE.-A neat and sound .little fly-half with very good hands and an excellent kick; be has been responsible for some very polished performances, but must overcome a tendency to overdo his kicking, and must rely rather on thinking or running his way out of trouble. K. HENSON.-A ligbt highly intelligent in his determination have often his team mates, especially in deadly fashion. Should

P. MORKEL.-A very talented player, equally at home in the back-line and at forward. During the season be developed into a very good, bard, hustling flank, and was also responsible for some very polisbed line-out performances. If he looks after bimself, and concentrates on polisbing his game and eliminating minor faults, he could mature into a very fine adult player. B. MICHELL.-A good eigbtb man wbo is maturing slowly; he bas promise, but must infuse more fire and resolution into his play, and must develop a far deadlier tackle. V. COOK.-An improving player who is at home at lock, front-rank and flank positions, and who distributes tbe ball most intelligently in the loose. He is maturing into an excellent lock, but must remember that locks are tbe main driving force in tbe scrums; from now on must concentrate on tigbt, hard fiery play and develop a much more effective tackle. B. GIBBONS.-A very sound, knowledgeable full-back who unfortunately tbis year seemed unable to regain the form that last year had made him a regular and valued member of the School Team. He must endeavour to increase bis power of acceleration. M. POTGIETER.-A promising wing wbo runs with great determination; if he improves his defence, he should gain a permanent position in the School Team next year. A. MITCHELL.-A sound booker wbo plays a solid game, but who must infuse more fire and speed into his all-round play. R. DAU.-A clever little fly-half wbo was not quite mature enough for Senior rugby. He has great promise, and, provided he concentrates on increasing his acceleration, should do well next year. F. MAUNDER.-A tall, rangy forward wbo has sbown considerable improvement during tbe season; be still has a tendency to play in patcbes, but, once he overcomes this weakness, he should develop into a very good player indeed. M. KANTOR.-A speedy and intelligent centre and fly-half, whose form was badly impeded by a serious injury last year. He bas a good break, and gets his back-line away very smooth.ly and speedily. W. FOSTER.-A good lock and front-ranker who also bas been greatly handicapped by injury. He is a knowledgeable player, but must infuse more fire into his game both in the loose and the tight. R.ET. and I.F.O.

but courageous wing; play, his courage and been an inspiration to in bis ability to tackle develop well next year.

B. CLIFTON.-A strong, hard-running wing who puts much zest and determination into everything he does; he is maturing well, but must develop a hand-off and a cross-kick; also a good future prospect. B. THOMAS.-A strong, speedy front-ranker with a heavy, deadly tackle, wbich is worth its weight in uranium; he must remedy a slight weakness in his packing and develop more flexibility in his game in the loose; he should mature well. R. WE ST.-A grand little player with the heart of a lion, who at all times gave of his best. His future as a hooker depends on wbether be can develop a faster strike and also eliminate a tendency to rake; be also has first-class possibilities as a flank. W. FICK.-One of the best and most durable forwards in the pack; he is a grand player both in the tight and the loose, keeps a cool head at all times, and is at his best when the pressure is really on; has a great future. D. WHITFIELD.-Probably tbe finest line-out forward in Schools' Rugby; has at times a tendency to be slovenly and lazy in his play, and thus needs unnecessary urging on; if he can eradicate this fault and infuse more speed and fire into his general play (which sometimes is patcby), he will mature into one of tbe best forwards in Western Province Schools' Rugby and should attain provincal or even hgher standard when be grows up. Tbat must be rus aim. R. ORMOND.-A rugged, reliable flank who was one of tbe most valuable assets in this year's pack; he is always on the ball, looking for work and, provided he improves bis speed and acceleration, will mature into a top-class forward. 58

1st XI CRICKET Back row (I. to r.): W. Foster, P. Morkel, M. Dorer. Middle row (I. to r.): G. Silke (Scorer), M. Kantor, G. Peiser, H. Spiro, M. Giles. Sitting (I. to r.): Mr. J. L. Mathew (Coach), N. Budge, B. Michell (Captain), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), B. Gibbons, T. Johnson, Mr. D. H. Thomson (Coach).

first innings points at the expense of W.P.C.C., the log leaders, in their last game. The outstanding performers left the team at the end of the calendar year, but this spurred each of those left to give of his best, and as a team they finished up seventh on the log and could very well top the log this season under the able captaincy of Brian Michel. Mr. Doug. Thomson concentrated his attention on the 15A side and allowed Messrs. Mathewand Gardener to coach the 1st and 2nd Xls respec-

The highlight of our season was the honour Jack Burt (Jnr.) brought to the school by making history and being the first of our boys to be .selected for the S.A. Nuffield Xl. We extend our .congratulations to him and to his parents on this .achievement. We sincerely hope it will be the forerunner of Springbok honours. Ivor Savage was our other representative at Nuffield Week, when the W.P. side fared well. The first Xl were unbeaten during the second half of the season. They actually gained the

tively with the assistance of Mr. Tom Reddick and Mr. Jack Newman. This switch round of coaches proved to be very salutary, and the teams responded admirably to the encouragement of their coaches. This can be assessed by a rapid glance at the relevant results. The keen competition for the two places which are constantly being changed in the 1st XI proves the strength of cricket in the School at the moment.

The Club had a most enjoyable season, with successes slightly outweighing the defeats. For this happy state of affairs we are deeply indebted to our coaches for their efforts in helping our batsmen and bowlers to master the art of cricket. The Headmaster, Messrs. Thomson, Reddick, Gardener, Morris, Gilmore, Van Hoesslin, Driessen, Hopkins, Pretorius, Wheeler, Kooy, Spiers, Steyn and Hutcheson have all assisted in the smooth running and supervision of the club's activities.

Mr. Bowden was overseas during the first term and Mr. Hopkins deputised for him in his absence; here again the team rallied round their coach and improved markedly as the season came to a close.

We should like to thank the 1st XI, Under 15A and 2nd XI boys who bave supervised the matches on Mondays. Their efforts have been crowned with the success of the Under 12A, which will be going on tour to Bloemfontein during the coming scbool vacation. In the same breath we would thank all the "backroom boys". and the Grounds Committee for the wonderful way in which they have catered for all our needs. In mentioning umpires, scorers and kit stewards, I should like also to tbank the captains for the sterling work they have done. For the very efficient way in which Mrs. Bowden, matron and sister, bave cared for the catering arrangements, I feel they deserve a special mention in our column, and we extend to them a word of heartfelt thanks. J.L.M.

The following awards were made: Honours Award: Jack Burt. Blues: Jack Burt; Ivor Savage. Colours: B. Michel; N. Budge; T. Johnson; B. Gibbons; J. Burt; I. Savage; M. Dorer; J. Grendon; A. Thorn. Bruce Gibbons was presented with the Anderson Bat. The "Old Boys" Junior Bat was presented to M. Giles and the Senior Bat to Brian Michel. The Swanepoel bat was awarded to M. Dorer, and a bat to Bowditch for making a century, and to A. Clarke for taking 8 wickets.

SUMMARY

These awards were made during the lunch interval at the Southern Suburbs Match during Schools Week, when Mr. Parkinson kindly consented to make the presentations.

OF 1 st XI GAMES

October 1959 to March 1960 Vs. Techs. The School, batting 105 (Burt 26, Budge 106/8 declared (Savage again, the School were and Techs won easily, winning by 8 wickets.

We would encourage Derek Louw to take up arms again, because we feel he could have partnered Neil Adcock very successfully in Britain, had he conscientiously applied himself to the game of cricket. Amongst the players who represented Western Province, K. Heldsinger, Fritz Bing, M. Richardson and D. Louw did very well, as did also Norman WiUiams for a Western Province "B" side. In the first league, some 26 Old Boys were actively engaged every Saturday.

first, were dismissed for 21). Techs replied with 4/30, Burt 3/40). Batting cheaply dismissed for 60, scoring 61/2 and thereby .

Vs. W.P. Wednesday Xl (friendly). Winning the toss, and batting on a plumb Newlands "A" wicket, the School scored 178/9 declared. (Savage scored a well-earned 72 before being run out; Thorn added a useful 31.) However, going for the runs, W.P. scored 191/8 to win a good match by 2 wickets. (Mr. Mathew (master) scored 63 not out against the School.)

We should like to acknowledge the support and encouragement given to our sides from time to time by interested spectators. Messrs. Hobbs, Dews Budge, "The Grendons" and Bruce-Gibbons are keen supporters. Ginger Johnson, Ron Gibbs and Mike Slabber are often seen appreciating the finer points of the game.

Vs. Pinelands. Pinelands batted first and scored 175 (Burt 4/49). The School could only manage 81 after an early collapse (Burt 28, Gibbons 20). Hitting 60

out, Pinelands scored 84/4 declared. Once again, however, the School were dismissed cheaply for 87 (Gibbons 21, Michell 16 not out), thus losing by 92 runs.

Vs. R.B.H.S. R.BR.S., batting first, scored 255/6 before declaring (Savage 3/53). The School, attempting to go for the runs, had scored 130/6 at the close of play (Savage 50, Burt 37). Game drawn.

Vs. Banks (friendly). Batting first, the School scored 136/9 declared (Johnson 65 and Dews 36 batting well). At the close of play Banks bad replied with 92/9 (Burt taking 4/16, including the hat-trick; Dorer 3/25).

Vs. Southern Suburbs. The School, batting first, scored 181/8 declared. Foster (64) (13 fours) and MicheU (40) batted well. Suburbs were dismissed for 121, to give the School victory by 60 runs.

Vs. Shell Company (friendly). The School, playing against a strong Shell side, scored 133. (Burt 45 and MicheIl 28 put on 53 for the sixth wicket.) Shell were dismissed for 92 (Savage 3/9, Burt 2/26). Thus the School gained a creditable victory by 41 runs.

Vs. Bishops. Bishops, scoring fast, scored 190/4 befortl declaring. Budge (23) and Johnson (37) gave the School a good start, but the side faltered somewhat, and by the close were 141/7. Game drawn.

VI'. Garrison. Batting first, Garrison were quickly dismissed for 84 (Giles 3/10, Savage 2/10). The School replied with 116/7 before declaring. (Savage 53 and Dews 27 put the School in a winning position.) Garrison, in their second innings, were dismissed for 88 (Burt 4/10, Dews 3/19). In the School's second innings, Savage 26* and Burt 25* took the total to 59/3, thereby gaining the School's first outright victory.

1960 Vs. Liesbeeck Park. In the first game of the 1960 season, the School batted first and scored 136 (MicheIl 45, Kantor 24). Liesbeeck Park were quickly dismissed for 76 (due to good bowling by Dorer 3/11, Giles 2/11 and Morkel 2/14). The School scored 98 in their second innings (Foster 21). Once again Parks were dismissed quickly, this time for 53 (Morkel 4/12 and Gibbons 4/24 doing the damage). Thus the School won the match by 105 runs.

Vs. U.C.T. U.C.T., batting first, were dismissed for 115 (Burt capturing 7/31, including the hat-trick, in a remarkable spell of bowling). The School scored 83 in reply in their first innings (Johnson 30). D.C.T., batting again, scored 114 (Burt 3/24, Dews 3/37). The School, set to score 141 to win, failed by 1 run after a thrilling last-wicket partnership between Spiro 20路 and Gibbons 14 had added 27 runs.

Vs. Banks (friendly). Banks, put in to bat, found Gibbons in devastating form and were dismissed for the low total of 27 (Gibbons taking 7/15 in a beautiful display of pace bowling; MicheIl 2/6). The School scored the required runs easily, and batted on to score 76/4 (Michell 15*).

Vs. Olympics (friendly). Johnson (81) and MicheIl (6) gave the School an excellent start of 142 runs, scored in 88 minutes (a School opening-stand record). The School carried on to score 252/8. Olympics were dismissed for 172 (Burt 6/40), thereby giving the School victory by 80 runs.

Vs. U.C.T. Once again batting first, the School scored its highest total of tbe season, 208/9 declared. Johnson, giving a good display of batting while making 71*, was ably supported by MicheIl (33) and Budge (30)). V.C.T. replied with 183 (Michell 3/47, Gibbons 3/56). By the end of play, the School had scored 77/4 (Giles 21, MicheIl 19*). The School therefore won on the first innings.

SCHOOLS WEEK Vs. S.A.C.s. Sacs, batting on the plumbest of wickets (Newlands "A"), scored 223/4 before declaring, leaving the School 125 minutes to score the required runs. At the close of play, Wynberg had replied with 99/2 (Savage 55*). Game drawn.

Vs. Alma. Again batting first, the School beat their highest total, scored in the last match, by totalling 220/8 declared. (Budge (95) batted extremely well and missed his century only by playing for

his team by hitting out. Johnson (50) and Morkel (29) gave useful support.) Alma were dismissed for 165. (Gibbons 3/34 and Dorer 2/37 bowled well.) The School scored 119 J7 in their second innings. Michell (50) (3 sixes) and Spiro (27) (2 sixes) batted forcibly. Alma scored 50/3 (Gibbons 2/21), thereby giving the School weIlearned first-innings points.

BOWLING AVERAGES Overs Maids. Wkts. Runs P. Morkel 56 18 15 113 J. Burt 187 33 40 485 B. Gibbons 274.4 65 43 607 M. Dorer 166.1 38 27 434 I. Savage 123.1 30 18 301 J. Dews 78.3 12 15 254 B. Michel! 65.5 8 11 202 M. Giles 66 10 11 225 N. Budge 25 3 2 63

Vs. Western Province. W.P., the log leaders, batted first and were surprisingly dismissed for 81. (Morkel 3/11 and Dorer 3/29 bowled well.) In reply the School scored 85, after an exciting tussle for first innings points. (Foster 27, Johnson 20 and Gibbons 16· were the main rungetters.) At the close of the first day W.P. had scored 5/2 before bad light stopped play. Rain on the following Saturday , prevented any play, and an exciting match fizzled out to a draw, with the School winning on the first innings.

CATCHING H. Spiro B. Michell J. Burt I. Savage T. Johnson A. Thorn

Vs. The Old Boys. Play started late due to rain, and only tireless work on the pitch by Mr. Thomson saw the game off to a start after lunch had been taken. The Old Boys, batting first, were soon in trouble, and at one stage were 18/6. However, Burt (22) and Glover (15) took the final total to 85. (Gibbons 4/28, Morkel 3/15 and Dorer 2Jl7 gave a good combined display of fast bowling.) The School, however, found difficulty in playing Glover (3/19) and Williams (Norman) (6/15), both first division bowlers, and were dismissed for 57, Johnson (28·) and Gibbons (11) being the only batsmen to reach double figures. Thus the School lost their first match of the 1960 year by 28 runs. AVERAGES Highest Inns. N.O. Score Total I. Savage .................. 16 2 350 72 T. Johnson ............ 25 535 3 81 B. MichelI ............... 21 4 341 64 J. Burt ........................ 14 1 45 232 W. Foster .................. 12 3 64· 155 B. Gibbons ............ 17 6 21 161 N. Budge .................. 25 95 340 1 J. Dews ..................... 11 112 36 1 24M. Giles .................. 21 144 8 A. Thorn .................. 14 0 33 129 H. Spiro .................. 17 110 2 27 M. Dorer .................. 3 14 43 13 • Indicates not out.

AND STUMPING Caught Stumped 3 . 19 . 9 . 7 . 7 . 5 . 5

RUN-OUTS In fielding, 21 run-outs were accounted PERFORMANCES FOR 1959-60 1959: W. W. IstInn. P. Tour (Oudtshoorn) •..... 6 5 0 League .................................... 4 1 0 Friendly ................................. 0 8 3 TOTAL ................................. 18 0 9 1960: League .................................... 4 3 1 Friendly ................................. 0 2 1 TOTAL .............. 2 3 6 1950-60: League .................................... 8 2 3 Friendly ................................. 16 0 9 TOTAL ................................. 24 3 11

BATI1NG

Ave. 25.00 24.31 20.05 17.84 17.22 14.63 14.16 11.20 11.07 9.21 7.33 4.3

Ave. 7.53 12.12 14.11 16.07 16.72 16.93 18.36 20.45 31.50

for.

D. 0 0 4 4

L. 1 3 1 5

0 0 0

0 1 1

0 4 4

3 3 6

1st Xl's Captain's Remarks The team is greatly indebted to its most able and conscientious scorer, namely Gerald Silke, who is the School's most ardent cricket supporter. Not only do we appreciate his scoring and good humour, but also his enthulliastic work in the cricket shed, a necessity for the welfare of our cricket. Our success is entirely due to our most competent coaches, namely Messrs. Mathew, Thomson and Reddick. Their constant backing and expert 62

for other teams in the Schools' First Division, our 2nd Xl bas enjoyed good cricket. Almost every member bas at some stage made a substantial contribution. Perhaps the most memorable match was that against Bishops in which declarations, time, runs, overs all conspired in cricket's inimitable way to produce a stirring climax and a resounding reply to tbose who would improve the game by tinkering with tbe rules, pitches or players' pockets. We are sure tbat by tbe time tbese words are read in print we sball have seen games whicb would make Neville Cardus regret having gone to Australia.

advice are of great help to all concerned. We can only hope that we shall reward their hard work by producing only our best in the fortbcoming season. Tbe good wisbes of tbe team are extended gladly to Messrs. Gibboqs, Dews, Budge, Dorer and Grendon, wbo bave J attended our matches regularly and given us excellent support througbout the season. BRfAN MICHELL.

2nd XI Fulfilling its dual functions of supplying capable reserves for the 1st Xl and formidable opposition

2nd Xl CRICKET Front row (I. to r.): Mr. J. L. Mathew (Master-in-Charge), D. Whitfield, L. Schwab (Captain), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Headmaster), I. Stone, B. Napier, Mr. J. B. Gardener (Coach). Second Row (1 to r.): T. Schouw, P. Fabricius, B. Nel, P. Good, I. Evans. Back Row:

R. Tripp, V. Cook, A. Kriegler.

1959 Vs. Rondebosch. Rondebosch 151 (Gauld 8/29); and 110 (Gauld 5/48, MorkeI4/32). Wynberg 140 (Foster 55 not out); and 104/9 (Kantor 37, Tripp 24). Match drawn.

fielding keen. The results show a great improvement at the end of the season. The team was ably led by P. Colman as captain, assisted by B. Kelynack as vice-captain. Vs. Rondebosch 4th Xl on 24/10/59. Rondebosch 96 (Colman 5/13, Elliott 5/20). W.B.H.S. 79 (Cook 24 not out, Elliott 14). W.B.H.S. won by 17 runs.

Vs. Observatory. Wynberg 109 (peiser 25) ; and 44. Observatory 159. Observatory won by an innings and 6 runs.

Vs. Observatory 2nd Xl on 7/11 /59. W.B.H..S 99 (Cook 31, Elliott 24). Observatory 83 (Kriegler 5/14, Elliott 3/20, Tollman 2/20). Wynberg won by 16 runs.

Vs. S.A.C.s. S.A.C.S. 134 (MorkeI4/40); and 124 (Stone 4/28). Wynberg 151 (Stone 50, Kantor 32, Foster 30); and 109/3 (peiser 54, Kantor 28). Wynberg won by 7 wickets.

Vs. Bishops 4th Xl on 14/11/59. W.B.H.S. 56 (Kelynack 11, Tollman 11, Evans 11). Bishops 63/4 (TolIman 2/17, Elliott 2/11). Bishops won by 6 wickets.

1960 Vs. Marists. Marists 71 (Nel 4/15); and 179/9 declared. Wynberg 173/8 declared (Peiser 39, Good 26, Cook 22 not out) ; and 21/3. Match drawn.

Vs. J. G. Meiring Ist Xl on 21/11/59. W.B.H.S. 68 (MacRae 17, Kriegler 12). J. G. Meiring 69/8 (Kriegler 5/27, Elliott 2/15). J. G. Meiring won by 2 wickets.

Vs. Bishops. Wynberg 129 (Whitfield 35 not out, Schwab 24, Evans 23); and 104/7 declared (Whitfield 33 not out). Bishops 123 and 105/7. Match drawn.

Vs. S.A.C.s. 3rd Xl on 28/11/59. W.B.H.S. 95 (Tester 23, Kriegler 22). S.A.C.S. 80/9 (Cook 4/26, Colman 2/14, Elliott 2/17). Match drawn.

Vs. Staff. Staff 109/6 declared. 2nd XI 90/8 (Stone 29, Good 26). Match drawn.

Vs. Bel/ville Ist Xl on 5/12/59. W.B.H ..S 145/9 (Foster 52, Kriegler 25, Colman 21). Bellville 78/6 (peiser 3/11, Colman 3/20). Match drawn.

Vs. Old Boys. 2nd XI 162/9 declared (Nel 35, Schouw 26, Napier 24 not out). Old Boys 146 (Napier 5/12). Wynberg won by 16 runs.

Vs. General Botha Ist Xl on 6/2/60. General Botha 141 (Leibrandt 7/34, Kelynack 2/25). W.B.R ..S 43/5 (Kelynack 21 not, out, Whitehouse 13). Match drawn.

3rd XI Throughout the first half of the season the 3rd XI was well led by A. ElIiott, losing on several occasions by very narrow margins. Cook and ElIiott were the mainstay of the batting, and the burden of bowling was laid on Elliott's, Colman's and Kriegler's shoulders. During the second half of the season we Kriegler, who was selected for the 1st XI, Cook and Tollman, who were promoted to 2nd XI. The team spirit was excellent and

Vs. Muizenberg Ist Xl on 13/2/60. Muizenberg 95 (Whitehouse 5/29, Colman 3/24). W.B.H.S. 58/8 (Colman 18 not out, Kelynack 11). Match drawn. Vs. Sea Point 1st Xl (friendly) on 2/2/60. W.B.H ..S 126 (Kelynack 30, Good 54). Sea Point 127/4 (Kelynack 2/15). Sea Point won by 7 wickets.

lost and the the

Vs. Cape Town 1st Xl on 27/2/60. Cape Town 114 (Colman 4/14, Whitehouse 4/34). W.B.H.S. 29 (pasvolsky 10). Cape Town won by 85 runs.

Dorer

Vs. Techs 1st (away). Wynberg 73 (Henson 21). Techs. 74/3 (Leibrandt 3/23). Lost by 7 wkt .

2/14,

Vs. Plumstead 1st (away). Wynberg 101 (Bray 16, Human 37). Plumstead 116/5 (Bray 1{7). Lost by 5 wkts.

Vs. J. J. du Preez Ist Xl on 12/3/60. W.B.H.S. 108/9 (pasvolsky 20, Kriegler 32). J. J. du Preez 59/5 (MacRae 3/18, Kriegler 2/20). Match drawn.

Vs. SA.C.S. 3rd (away). Wynberg 108/7 (Human 50, Friedland 16). S.A.e.S. 34 (Cook 8/13, Thomas 2/14). Won by 74 runs.

Vs. Lansdowne Is/ Xl on 19/3/60. W.B.H.S. 152/8 (MacRae 44, Evans 31, Colman 17, Whitehouse 18). Lansdowne 121/6 (Colman 3/36, Leibrandt 2/24). Match drawn. P. 12

Kriegler Cook Kelynack

EUiott Colman Kriegler

W. 1

L. 5

Vs. Observatory 3rd (home). Observatory Ist Inn. 21 (Thomas 4/6, Nel 3{7, Bray 3f7). Wynberg 80/3 declared (Human 51 n.o.). Observatory 2nd Inn. 28 (Thomas 5/4, Nel 5/13). Won by an innings and 31 runs.

D. 6

BATTING P. A. 7 115 6 62 12 119 BOWLING Wkts. 14 21 ]3

H.S. 32 31 30

Ave. 16.4 12.1 10.8

Runs 83 169 113

Ave. 5.9 8.0 8.8 P.e.

We played a match against the 5th XI, and we beat them by 7 wkts. . THOMAS.

5th XI Tbe 5th XI enjoyed a reasonable season. The outstanding performance of tbe season was A. Clarke's achievement in getting his bat for good bowling. Two members of the team were promoted to the 3rd XI and are doing well. Mr. Driessen, who coached the 5th XI very well in the first half of the season, left us to teach at a BellviUe School, and Mr. van Hoesslin took over the coaching. New members of the team proved to be reliable. Although many who turned up for practice djd not get a place, it was not for lack of keenness.

4th XI In the first term of th.is year the 4th played six games, winning three, losing two and drawing one. Our most notable victory was again Observatory 3rd XI, when we won by an innings and 31 Robert Bray had the highest average of 47. Peter Human scored two fifty's. N. Thomas headed the bowling with an average of 3.7 and then came N. Calvert with an average of 6.2. The team thanks Mr. Gilmore, our coach, for taking such a keen interest in us.

RESULTS Beat Muizenberg 2nd by 37 runs. Lost to Tigerberg Ist by 39 runs. Beat Plumstead Ist by 1 wicket. Beat Muizenberg by 1 wicket. Lost to Sacs by 39 runs. Lost to Simonstown 1st by 4 runs. Drew with Sea Point 3rd. Drew with Herzlia 2nd. Beat Simonstown 1st by 43 runs. Beat Bishops 6th by 2 wickets. Beat Sacs 5th by 77 runs. Lost to Kuils River by 10 wickets. Lost to Bergvliet Ist by 5 wickets. Played 13, lost 5, won 6, drew 2. T.

SCORES Vs. Fish Hoek (away). Fish Hoek 119/6 (Calvert 2/11). Wynberg 98/8 (Fourie 30, Dau 29). Match drawn. Vs. Westerford 2nd (home). Westerford 75 (Calvert 3/5, Clarke 3/11). Wynberg 77/8 (Human 27). Won by 2 wkts. 65

KNOWLES.

Levenbach Jenkins Peggs Morison Leibrandt Hume

Leibrandt Clarke Goodwin Knowies Morison

Inns. 5 11 4 7 4 11

BAITING N.O. 0 1 1 0 0 2

Under 15 "A" H.S. 43 34 26* 40 20 37

BOWLING O. M. 36 7 65.9 20 36 4 59 24 33 12

R. 81 172 92 126 103

Total 65

Ave.

112

11.2 10.3 11 9.3 9

31 70 37 81 Wkts. 15 33 14 18 12

UNDER

This season produced some of the most mature and attacking cricket seen for many a long day in the Under 15 "A" division. Encouraged by Mr. Gardener and later by Mr. Thomson, they took every game in their stride and at no time went on to the defensive, even when tbey came very close to defeat at tbe hands of tbe we]lco-ordinated Rondeboscb side. What, too, was particularly pleasing was the disinterested approach to tbe result of the game. Tbis enjoyment in their cricket produced some excellent ground fielding and returns to the wicket, some splendid catching and several huge totals in the time spent at tbe wicket. Unfortunately an otherwise commendable

Ave. 5.4

5.8 6.6 7 8.6

15 A CRICKET TEAM

Back row (I. to r.): M. RonaIdson, M. Hobbs, D. Goosen. Middle row (I. to r.): R. Smith, J. Sternslow, F. Kleinman, S. Trott, F. Pieksma (Scorer). Sit/illg (I. to r.): Mr. D. H. Tbomson (Coach), A. Peake, M. H. Bowditch (Captain), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), G. Johnson, P. Watson, Mr. J. B. Gardener (Coach).

RESULTS

record was blotted several times by poor slip fielding. The captain, Michael Bowditcb, had a good season. His century against Marist Brotbers wa a gem of its kind and proof of his ability to get runs whenever be elects to keep his head down and get behind the line of the ball. Geoff Jobnston, the vice-captain, looks and is the complete cricketer, but has only shown bis talents in patches. He is too intense at the wicket. When he learns to relax, fluency will produce a crop of runs. Peter Watson was the backbone of tbe attack and his sustained accuracy was a feature of tbe season. A yard or two more pace could give him the new ball in the 1st XI before tbe '60 season ends. Allan Peake always came to light with the bat wben he was needed. For concentration at the wicket he carries tbe p~m, and, if only he could arouse enthusiasm for bis worth behind the stumps, he would join the Anderson, Joffe class of wicketkeeper-batsmen. Ronaid Smith was the find of the season. He forced his way into the side by his determination to get on with the game regardless of the stress of the moment. His strong and accurate arm will carry him a long way. Sternslaw and Kleinman have distinct possibilities, but they are both inclined to worry over much about their averages and the long walk back to the pavilion. Runs on the board for the team is the important thing. Ronaldson tries too hard to look good, Hobbs is keen but his round-arm action does not produce consistency, while Goosen is his own worst enemy with bat and ball. And Master Trott ... potentially an excellent slow left-arm bowler, he finds concentration somewhat difficult in all departments of tbe game. If be could exchange his grin for more grit, be would head tbe list of performers. Finally Fritz Picksma. Scorer, timekeeper, baggage man, cool drink purchaser, enthusiast and happy cbappy, be contributed immensely to the team spirit. To Mr. Tom Reddick we extend our best thanks for a good season. His patience and tact were rewarded by tbe results appearing elsewhere in this report. D.H.T.

"A" Team Vs. SA.C.S.

"A" on 17/10/59.

Wynberg 46 (Evans). S.A-C.S.60/7. Sacs won by 6 wickets. Vs. Rondebosch on 24/10/59. Rondebosch 149 (Evans 3/29, Napier 3/26). Wynberg 43/4 (Schwab 14, Good 10). Match drawn. Vs. Sea Point "A" on 7/11 /59. Wynberg 57 (Good 20, Evans 20). Sea Point 59/4 (Evans 2/13). Sea Point won by 6 wickets. Vs. Marists "A" on 21/11/59. Marists 41 (Bowditch 7/12). Wynberg 45/1 (Schwab 18 not out, Evans 11 not out). Wynberg won by 9 wickets. Vs. OB.H.S. on 28/11/59. Wynberg 128 (peake 46). O.B.H.S. 24 (Ne15/13, Hobbs 4/7). Wynberg won by 104 runs_ Vs. Westerford on 10/12/59. Wynberg 119/8 declared (Watson 21, Goosen 20, Ronaldson 17). Westerford 23 (Bowditch 6/7, Watson 3/7). Wynberg won by 96 runs. Vs. Bishops "A" Ott 5/12/58. Bisbops 57 (Watson 5/14, Bowditch 2/5, Evans 2/14). Wynberg 58 for 2 wickets (Giles 34 not out, Scbwab 13). Wynberg won by 8 wickets. 1960 Vs. Rondebosch "A" on 13/2/60. Rondebosch (lst innings) 183 (Bowditch 4/36, Hobbs 3/34). Wynberg (Ist innings) 84 (Johnson 16, Bowditch 15). Rondebosch (2nd innings) 98 for 6 declared (Watson 4/60). Wynberg (2nd innings) 174 for 9 wickets (peake 36, Sternslaw 31). Rondebosch won on Ist innings by 99 runs.

Vs. Bishops "A" on 27/2/60. Wynberg (Ist innings) 77 (Sternslow 41, Watson 11). Bishops (1st innings) 135 (Bowditch 5/46, Hobbs 2/19). Wynberg (2nd innings) 161 for 6 declared (Bowditch 67, Peake 34 not out). Bishops (2nd innings) 78 for 5 wickets (Watson 3/20, Mowditch 2/26). Bishops won on 1st innings by 58 runs. Vs. Marist "A" on 10/3/60. Wynberg 170 for 6 wickets (Bowditch 128 n.o.). Marist 39 for 9 wickets (Watson 7/14). Match drawn.

The team was led exceptionally well by Denis Fagan. Kesner, who has indicentaUy left and is now living in England, led the opening bowling attack and was the crushing force behind our bowlers. Lamb, a slow leg-spin bowler and a number 3 batsman, was second in the bowling averages and fourth in the batting averages. Helier led the batting averages, but was very unpredictable, being out twice in his four innings for low scores and not-out twice with moderate scores. Fagan was second in the averages and was very often the saviour of the side. Davidson, the opening bat, had a very good game against Bishops. He can play very well on the leg, but should try to strengthen his off-side play.

BAITING Bowditch Peake Smith Sternslow

(1st Term, 1960) Highest Inns. N.O. Score Total 4 0 67 106 4 1 38 73 4 1 36 64 4 0 41 74

matches were missed through bad weather and some misunderstandings, the team never suffered any outright defeat.

Ave. 26.5 24.3 21.3 18.5

BAITING

BOWLING (1st Term, 1960) Overs Maids. Runs Wkts. Ave. Trolt 17 4 56 1 56 Smith 10 o 34 1 34 Watson 43 8 158 9 17.5 8 141 12 11.7 Bowditch 44 Hobbs 26 7 55 5 11.0

Peake Schwab Evans Good Napier

Giles Napier Evans Nel Hobbs Watson Bowditch

Under 15 "A" (4th Term, 1959) BAITING Highest Inns. N.O. Score Total 2 o 46 46 5 1 22 59 5 1 20 46 5 o 20 47 3 o 12 13 BOWLING Overs Maids. 5 0 . 11 0 . 48 16 . 117 25 . 32 13 . 111 21 . 34 8

Inns. 4 4 4 4

Heller Fagan Davidson Lamb

Kesner Lamb

Ave. 16.00 11.00 10.25 10.00

BOWLING A VERAGES Overs Maids. Runs Wkts. Ave_ 36 6 94 13 7.30 17.2 0 66 6 11.00 P. 3

Ave. 23 14.75 11.50 9.40 4.34

AVERAGES Highest N.O. Score Total 2 19路 32 o 18 44 o 31 41 4 14 40

RESULTS W. L. 102

1959 October 24 Wynberg 103 (Bray 17 n.o., Kleinman 16). Rondebosch HB" 56 (Trott 9/26). Won on 1st innings by 47 runs. November 7 Wynberg 77 (Goodwin 18, Schouw 15). Marist HA" 44 (Bray 5/15, Whitehouse 4/9). Won by 33 runs.

Runs Wkts. Ave. 16 1 16 43 3 13.3 83 9 92 56 7 8.0 38 5 7.6 35 8 4.3 69 17 4.0

November 14 Wynberg 28. Observatory HA" 100 (Trott 3/19). Lost by 7 wickets. November 21 S.A.C.S. uA" 129 (Wbitehouse 5/28, Trott 3/37). Wynberg 44. Lost by 85 runs.

Under 15 "B" The Under 15 HB" had a very pleasing season at the beginning of the year. Although three 68

BOWLING A VERAGES Overs Maids. Runs Trott 62.2 27 115 Bray 45 13 83 Whitehouse 53.2 15 96

November 28 Sea Point "A" 84 for 6 wickets (Irott 4/18). Wynberg 55 for 5 wickets (Goosen 31 n.o.). Time draw. December 5 Wynberg 109 (Gillham 35, Bray 24 n.o.). Bishops "B" 95 for 7 wickets (Irott 3/13). Time draw.

Under 15 "B" -1960 BATTING Inns. Heller ........................ 4 Fagan ........................ 4 Davidson ............... 4 Lamb ........................... 4

1960 February 6 Wynberg 78 for 7 wickets declared (Heller 19 n.o., Fagan 18). C.B.C. "A" 32 for 5 wickets (Kesner 4/15, Davidson 1/9). Time draw. February 13 Rondebosch "B" 60 (Kesner 5/23, Lamb 3/20). Wynberg 61 for 9 wickets. Won by 1 wicket. February 27 Bishops "B" (1st inns.) 171 (B. Gottschalk 3 /23, Lamb 3/30). Wynberg (1st inns.) 84 (B. Gottschalk 34, Davidson 31). Bishops "B" (2nd inns.) 70 for 8 wickets dec. (B. Gottschalk 4/7, Kesner 2/23). Wynberg (2nd inns.) 73 for 7 wickets (Fagan 17, Heller 13 n.o.). Lost on 1st innings by 87 runs.

Kesner Lamb

Gillham Bra y Schouw

Inns. 1 5 5

BOWLING A VERAGES Overs Maids. Runs Wkts. Ave. 36 6 94 13 7.30 17.2 0 66 6 11.00

1959 Vs. Bishops "C" on 17/10/59. Bishops 36 (Irott 5/13, Duffield 5/20). Wynberg 43 for 4 wickets (Duffield 16 n.o.). Won by 6 wickets. Vs. Rondebosch "C" on 24/10/59. Rondebosch 86 (Friedland 6/14, West 2/12). Wynberg 57 (Friedland 20). Lost by 29 runs. Vs. Bishops "D" on 7/11/59. Wynberg 79 (Dau 15, Fagan 12). Bishops 56 (Geldenhuys 4/13, Fagan 3/19). Won by 13 runs.

1959

AVERAGES Highest N.O. Score Total 0 35 35 3 24â&#x20AC;˘ 44 5 15 52

Ave. 16.00 11.00 10.25 10.00

The Under 15 "C" played consistently throughout the season, losing a few of their matches by a narrow margin. The outstanding batsman and top scorer on several occasions was Groenewald. Other batsmen who contributed a large number of runs were Van Dyk, Heritage, Koekemoer and Greenblatt. McRae was tbe best all-rounder, and finished the season with tbe best bowling analysis. Deeley, partnered by McRae, opened the attack on most occasions.

4th Term, 1959 The Under 15 "B", led by Savadier, had a very successful season in the "A" league, winning most of their games, but found it difficult to cope with teams such as Sea Point "A" and S.A.C.S. "A". The best batting was produced by Bray and Schouw, while the most successful bowlers were Trott, who achieved a hat-trick against R.B.H.S. Bray and Whitehouse also bowled well.

BATTING

AVERAGES Highest N.O. Score Total 19Âˇ 32 2 44 18 0 41 31 0 40 14 0

Under 15 "C"

Under 15 "0"

Under 15 "B" -

Wkts. Ave. 22 5.2 12 7.7 11 8.7

Vs. Rondebosch "D" on 21/11/59. Wynberg 138 for 7 wickets dec. (Dau 50 n.o., West 40). Rondebosch 76 for 8 wickets (West 3/17, Knight 3/20, Fagan 1/9). Match drawn.

Ave. 35.00 22.00 10.40

to give of its best in this respect. There were, thus, only two bowlers left, Erasmus and Bloeh. As the team lacked batting potential, it was at a loss for runs. Tbe opening batsmen were Heritage and Bloch, who on occasion showed strong ability and, given the opportunity, tbe Under 15 "D" can demonstrate their skilL

Vs. SA.C.s. "B" on 28/9/59. Wynberg 77 for 6 wickets (West 15 n.o., Fagan 12 n.o.). S.A.C.S. 77 (Harmer 4/20, Fagan 2/9). Won by 4 wickets. Vs. Rondebosch "C" on 5/12/59. Rondebosch 70 (West 2/17, Fagan 2/13, Harmer 2/5). Wynberg 68 (Dau 10, Friedberg 10 n.o.). Lost by 2 runs.

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Vs. Bishops "D" on 17/10/59. Bishops 94 (Magnin 7/34). Wynberg 52 (West 14). Lost by 42 runs.

Vs. Bishops "C" on 6/2/60. Wynberg 33. Bishops 36 for no wicket. Lost by 10 wickets.

Vs. Rondebosch "D" on 24/10/59. Wynberg 21. Rondebosch 52 (Geldenhuys 4 /26, Magnin 3/ 17). Lost by 9 wickets.

Vs. Bishops "D" on 13/2/60. Wynberg 32 (Craye 13). Bishops 45 for 6 wickets (Craye 2/14). Lost by 4 wickets.

Vs. D.F. Malan "A" on 31/10/59. Wynberg 41 (Harmer 20). D.F. Malan 27 (Magnin 4/4, Harmer 3/6, Standley 2/4). Won by 14 runs.

Vs. Camps Bay "A" on 20/2/60. Wynberg 100 for 8 dec. (Groenewald 44, Greenblatt 14). Camps Bay 101 for 8 dec. (Cann 4/16, Germishuys 2/23). Lost by 2 wickets.

Vs. Rondebosch "C" on 14/11/59. Rondebosch 104 (Magnin 4/23, Geldenhuys 2/13, Gillham 2/27). Wynberg 97 (Magnin 30, Harmer 29). Lost by 7 runs. Vs. Bishops "D" on 21/11/59. Bishops 132 (MacRae 4/38, Gibbons 3/16). Wynberg 33. Lost by 99 runs.

Vs. Rondebosch "D" on 27/2/60. Wynberg 43. Rondebosch 48 for 6 wickets (Germishuys 2/15). Lost by 4 wickets.

Vs. Bishops "c" on 28/11/59. Bishops 133 (Magnin 5/ 52, Geldenbuys 3/ 15). Wynberg 88 for 5 wickets (Gillham 65). Match drawn.

Vs. Rondebosch "C" on 5/3/60. Rondebosch 80 (MacRae 4/30, Deeley 4/11). Wynberg 40 (Heritage 17). Lost by 40 runs.

Vs. Rondebosch "D" on 15/12/59. Rondebosch 43 (M. Bass 4/2, Smith' 4 /21). Wynberg 40 (Koekemoer 17 n.o.). Lost by 3 runs.

Vs. D.F. Malan "A" on 19/3/60. D.F. Malan 74 for 5 dec. (Deeley 3/32, Cann 1/7). Wynberg 50 (Van Dyk 20). Lost by 24 runs.

1960

Under 15 "D"

Vs. SA.C.s. "B" on 13/2/60. Wynberg 26. S.A.C.S. 31 for 5 wickets (Bass 3/23, Smith 1/5). Lost by 5 wickets.

As far as matches are concerned, the Under 15 "D" has experienced an unsuccessful season, baving failed to register one victory. At the start of the season, the team possessed a somewhat strong bowling attack, but unfortunately one of the pace bowlers, Williams, was promoted, his absence being felt considerably. Being left with only one bowler, Deeley, the team was not able

Vs. Rondebosch "D" on 20/2/60. Wynberg 48. Rondebosch 104 for 4 wickets (Deeley 2/26). Lost by 56 runs. 70

Vs. Claremont on 10/3/1960. Wynberg (1st inns.) 108 for 2 declared (Fine 42 n.o., Ewles 25 n.o., Gottschalk 17, Knight 10). Claremont (Ist inns.) 33 (CaUanan 3/9, GottschaIk 6/4). W.B.H.S. won by 75 runs.

Vs. Bishops "D" on 27/2/60. Wynberg 21 (Heritage 12 n.o.). Bishops 22 for 3 wickets. Lost by 7 wickets. BAITING

(1st Term, 1960) Highest Inns. N.O. Score Total 1 1 12 12 2 0 10 14 2 0 8 10

Heritage Bloch Edwards

Ave. 12 7.0 5.0

BOWLING 1960 Overs Maids. Runs Wkts. Ave. 13 3 26 2 13 5 1 23 3 7.8

Deeley M. Bass

BATTING

(4th Term, 1959) Highest Inns. N.O. Score Total 2 0 65 65 4 1 27 53 1 0 14 14 3 2 6 13

Gillham Harmer West G. Kesner

Gillham Nairn MacRae Magnin

Ave. 32.5 17.6 14.0 13.0

BOWLING (4th Term, 1959) Overs Maids. Runs Wkts. Ave. 11 0 35 2 17.5 17 2 49 3 16.3 18 2 65 7 9.2 61 10 196 27 7.2

Under 13 "A" Vs. R.B.H.S. on 22/2/1060. Wynberg (1st inns.) 67 for 3 declared (Gottschalk 22, Ewles 23 n.o.). Rondebosch (Ist inns.) 61 for 8 (Gottschalk 6/12). Match drawn. Vs. W.P.P.S. on 23/2/1960. Wynberg (1st inns.) 105 for 5 declared (Knight 20, Fine 27, Gottschalk 39 n.o.) W.P.P.S. (1st inns.) 64 for 6 (Mawman 2/9, Fine 2/19). Match drawn.

Vs. D.e.p.s. on 26/3/1960. Bishops (1st inns.) 82 (pickup 2/15, Gottschalk 3/13, Fine 3/15). Wynberg (l st inns.) 43 for no wickets (Knight 8 n.o. Fine 34 n.o.). Rain stopped play.

Under 13 "B" The Under 13 "B" had a reasonably successful season, having played 6 games, winning 3, losing 1 and having 2 undecided (but very much in their favour). The side contained fairly useful batsmen and bowlers, but on one or two occasions ratber weak fielding proved to be their downfall.

Under 12" A" and "B" An Under 12 team was entered in the new "league" and had some most exciting matches. This side is also going on tour to Bloemfontein, where they will play against Grey College, St. Andrews and C.B.C. Players in this group who bave caugbt the eye are:Batsmen: D. Powell- 6 innings, 107 runs. M. Dewar5 innings, 94 runs. B. Watson - 4 innings, 53 runs. J. Fine - 6 innings, 60 runs. N. Gow - 3 innings, 35 runs. w. o. r. Bowlers: N. Gow ............ 16 32 12 20 4 D. Powel ......... 12 12 3 R. Katz ............ 5 M. Dewar ...... 23 46 13 J. Fine and J. Hendrikse have kept wicket quite weU, whiJe P. West, T. Watson and M. Emms are showing promise as bowlers.

Inter-House Cricket

Vs. Marists on 8/3/1960. Wynberg (Ist inns.) 90 for 8 declared (Gottschalk 35, Fine 18, Knight 10). Marists (1st inns) 52 (Gottschalk W.B.H.S. won by 38 runs.

Senior 1. Wellington

Junior 1. Van Riebeeck

2. Rhodes 2. Wellington 3. Van Riebeeck 3. Rhodes 4. De Waal 4. De Waal

5/9, Fine 3/3).

Final Result 1. Wellington

2. Van Riebeeck 3. Rhodes 4. De Waal

UNDER 12 CRICKET TOUR During the October holidays fourteen boys went on tour to Bloemfontein. There tbey played three matches, each member of the party playing in at least two matches. All three matches were played at the Ramblers Club. As the matches were played in the afternoon, tbe mornings were free for sight-seeing. Places of interest visited include the Court of Appeal, tbe Museum, the Zoo and the Observatory. 1. First match vs. Grey CoUege. Wynberg: 202 for 3 wickets declared. D. PoweU 112, B. Watson 30, M. Dewar 20 not out, J. Fine 21. Grey: 130 for 6 wickets. J. Hendrikse 3 wickets for 54 runs. Draw.

2. Second

match

vs. Brebner.

Brebner: 56 all out. P. West 1.1 overs, 3 wickets for 0 runs; N. Gow 3 overs, 2 wickets for la runs; J. Hendrikse 6 overs, 2 wickets for 22 runs. Wynberg: 57 for 1 wicket. M. Dewar 23.

J. Fine 25 not out;

Wynberg won by 9 wickets. 3. Third match vs. St. Andrews. Wynberg:

134 for 9 wickets

declared.

D. Powell

47, J. Fine 43. St. Andrews 65 for 4 wickets. N. Gow 5 overs, 2 wickets for 4 runs; R. Katz 3 overs, 1 wicket for 10 runs; B. Watson 10 overs, 1 wicket for 14 runs. Draw.

UNDER 12 A CRICKET TOURING TEAM Back row (1. to r.): E. de Swardt, P. West, R. Katz, R. Barker, R. Imrie. Middle row (I. to r.): J. Fine, M. Emms, B. Watson, N. Gow, M. McClurg, E. Merrifield. Front row (1. to r.): Mr. K. Pretorius (Coach), T. Watson, D. Powell (Capt.), J. Hendrikse, Mr. A. Lorie (Principal).

ATHLETICS TEAM Front row (I. to r.): G. Hammond, A. Turvey, D. Bairstow. Second row (1. to r.): Dr. H. G. Wood (Coach), J. McClatchie, P. Morkel, Mr. W. E. Bowden . (Principal), D. Whitfield, J. Smuts, Mr. H. E. Tasker (Coach). ThIrd row (1. to r.): B. Mawman, D. Schmidt, H. Spiro, D. Fagin, B. Clifton, A. Elliot, B. Bravo, T. Johnson, R. Skeeles. Fourth row (I. to r.): M. Hobbs, P. Fabricius, G. Peiser, C. Walker, M. Dorer, C. Felbert, B. Napier, S. Jennings.

D. Whitfield was tbe Victor Ludorum and was tberefore tbe most outstanding athlete of the day, obtaining first place in tbe 100 yards and the shot putt, and second place in the 220 yards and 440 yards. One record was equalled by the high jump of A. Elliot in the Under 16 group with a height of 5 ft. 3-!-ins., and one record was broken by Wellington Under 12 relay team in the time of 43 secs.

Tbe Annual Scbool Sports became more than ever one of the important higblights of the school year. But for a sligbt south-east wind in tbe afternoon, the day was perfect. Once again we are indebted to the Garrison officials for the use of the track, and, although we are most grateful, we bope in the near future to use the new grounds recently acquired by tbe School. 73

RECORD HOLDERS 10: 50 yards:

Cups were awarded to: Friedlander Cup: Under 10 Champion, J. Cawood. Junior Relay Cup: Under 10 Relay, De Waal. Baskin Cup: Under 12 Champions, D. Bairstow. Junior Relay Cup: Under 12 Relay, Rhodes. Baskin Cup: Under 14 Champion, C. Walker. Arthur New/TIan Cup: Under 14 Relay, Van Riebeeck. C. E. Felbert Cup: Under 16 Champion, B. Napier. Dr. Pycroft Cup: Under 16 440 yards, C. Felbert. Dr. Bobbins Cup: 100 yards Open, D. Whitfield. Stanley Lewis Cup: High Jump Open, A. Courage, P. Morkel. Duncan Taylor Cup: Long Jump Open, J. Smuts. Woolaston Cup: 440 yards Open, J. MeClatchie. Headmaster's Cup: 880 yards Open, G. Peiser. Tayfield Cup: Open Mile, M. Steele. Neville Riley Cup: lID yards Hurdles Open, P. Morkel. Hoogenhout Victor Ludoru/TI Cup: D. Whitfield. McDonald Cup: Under 16 House Championship, De Waal. Old Boys' Cup: House Cup, De Waal. T he results were as follows:

UNDER

N. Denison and B. Weinreich (1947), R. Skeeles (1958), J. Bland (1959), 7.0 secs. B. Weinrieh (1947), 9.9 secs.

75 yards: 12: 75 yards: S. Versveld (1942),9.2 secs. 120 yards: B. Weinreich (1949), 15.1 secs. UNDER 14: lOOyards: P. Lowry (1936),11.5 secs. 220 yards: J. Moore (1956), 26.2 secs. 75 yards Hurdles: N. Riley (1944), 11.3 secs. Long Jump: L. Shapiro (1950), 18ft. lOtin. Righ Jump: J. Leeson (1954), 5ft. Otin. UNDER 16: lOOyards: L. Shapiro (1952),10.4 secs. 220 yards: L. Shapiro (1952), 23.6 secs. 440 yards: R. Gaylard (1958), 54.7 secs. 880 yards: W. Kirstein (1940), 2 min. 10.2 sec. 110 yards Hurdles: C. Rossl.ind (1941),15.5 sec. Long Jump: L. Shapiro (1952), 20ft. 6tin. lligh Jump: J. Leeson (1956) and A. Elliot (1960), 5ft. 3{路in.

UNDER

OPEN:

JOOyards: 220 yards: 440 yards: 880 yards:

L. Shapiro (1952), JO.4 secs. L. Shapiro (1953), 23.2 secs. B. Heymann (1952), 53.6 secs. R. Wueherpfennig (1954), 2 min. 3.5 secs. 1mile: M. Allis (1954), 4 min. 36.3 sec. 110 yards Hurdles: N. Riley (1948),14.5 secs. Long Jump: B. Weinreich (1954), 20ft. 9in. lligh Jump: W. Hutton (1956), 5ft. 8tin. Shot Putt: M. Kahn (1954) and W. Meiburg (1949), 35ft. 7tin. Relays 10: 220yards: UNDER 12: 330 yards: UNDER 14: 440 yards: UNDER 16: 440 yards:

UNDER

Wellington (1944), 31.1 secs.

Open

Wellington (1960), 43.0 secs.

100 yards: 1. D. Whitfield (O.W.); 2. J. MeClatehie (W.); 3. J. Smuts (V.R.); 11.1 secs. 220 yards: 1. T. Johnson (W.); 2. D. Whitfield (O.W.); 3. J. Smuts (V.R.); 25.2 secs. 440 yards: 1. J. MeClatehie (W.) ; 2. D. Whitfield (O.w.); 3. J. Ditehfield (V.R.); 51.8 secs. 880 yards: 1. G. Peiser (O.W.); 2. F. Maunder (R.); 3. G. Silke (O.w.); 2 min. 17.9 secs. Mile: 1. M. SteeIe (O.W.); 2. G. Peiser (O.W.); 3. K. Renson (O.W.); 5 min. 18.3 secs. Long Jump: 1. J. Smuts (V.R.); 2. T. Johnson (W.); 3. B. Gibbons (W.); 18ft. 5tin. High Jump: 1. A. Courage (R.) and P. Morkel (V.R.); 3. K. Henson (O.w.); 5ft. 2in.

Wellington (1956), 53.5 secs. Van Riebeeck and WeUington (1951), 48.6 secs.

OPEN:

440 yards: The (1) (2) (3) (4)

Wellington (1953 and Rhodes (1959), 47.4 secs. folfowing points were obtained by the Houses: DE WAAL 138 RHODES SA VAN RIEBEECK 67t WELLINGTON 45+ 74

1lO yards Hurdles: I. P. Morkel Dorer (W.); 3. B. Gibbons (W.); Shot Putt: 1. O. Whitfield (D.W.); (R.); 3. P. Morkel (V.R.); 34ft.

Under 12 330 yards; 1. Rhodes; 2. De Waal; 3. Wellington; 43 secs. (record). Under 10 220 yards: 1. De Waal; 2. Van Riebeeck; 3. Rhodes; 31.4 secs.

(V.R.); 2. M. 16.6 secs. 2. B. Thomas 3tins.

Under 16 100 yards: l. B. Napier (D.w.); 2. R. Dau (R.) ; 3. P. Fabricius (R.) ; 11.2 secs. 220 yards: 1. B. Napier (O.w.); 2. P. Good (V.R.) ; 3. R. Dau (R.) ; 25.7 sec. 440 yards: 1. C. Felbert (D.W.); 2. T. Schouw CD.W.); 3. J. Nairn (R.); 58.9 secs. 880 yards: 1. B. Davies (V.R.); 2. C. Felbert (O.w.); 3. M. Hobbs (W.); 2 min. 15 secs. Long lump: 1. M. Hobbs (ivY.); 2. Jennings (R.) ; 3. Clifton (D.w.); 18ft. 6ins. High Jump: 1. A. Elliott (R.); 2. A. Badenborst (D.w.); 3. T. Knowies (W.); 5ft. 3tin. (equals record). 110 yards Hurdles: I. B. Clifton (D.W.); 2. A. Elliot (R.); 3. G. Hare (R.); 16.1 secs. Shot Put: ]. G. Hare (R.); 2. M. Knigbt (D.W.); 3. D. Fagin (R.); 30ft. 8ins.

WESTERN

PROVINCE

SCHOOLS

MEETING As tbe fifth championship meeting was held at Rondebosch Boys' High Track on 22nd March, prior to the Western Province Junior Championshjps, the School was represented, after an absence of two years, by a team of some twenty-five atllletes. Wynberg's most outstanding performance of the day was the record High Jump obtained by A. Elliot in the Under 15 group with a jump of. 5ft. 3-.1-ins.Third places were obtained in the Under 13 and Under 15 relays, and second place in the Under 17 relay.

WESTERN

Under 14 100 yards: I. C. Walker (O.W.); 2. A. le Roux (W.); 3. D. Broadhead (V.R.); 12.1 secs. 220 yards: 1. C. Walker (D.W.); 2. A. le Roux (W.); 3. H. Savage (V.R.); 27.5 secs. Long Jump: 1. C. Walker (D.W.); 2. G. Hammond (W.); 3. M. Eager (D.w.); 16ft. 9ins. High Jump: I. D. Schmidt (R.); 2. l. Newman (R.) ; C. Eager (O.w.); 4ft. 6tins. 75 yards Hurdles: 1. C. Walker (O.W.); 2. C. Hatred (V.R.); 3. A . .le Roux (W.) and S. Williams (V.R.); 12.3 secs.

PROVINCE

JUNIOR

CHAMPIONSHIPS These were held on Saturday, 26th March, at Paarl under adverse conditions. A water-logged and slippery track underfoot and at times driving rain prevented any outstanding performances by the athletes competing. A. Elliot, who jumps without spikes, was thus unplaced. The Under 13 relay team was especially unlucky in the draw for lanes. Runnjng .in ankle-deep mud in lane I, they were able to obtain third place only.

Under 12 75 yards: 1. D. Bairstow (V.R.); 2. R. Skeeles (R.); 3. A. Standley (W.) ; 9.7 secs. 120 yards: 1. O. Bairstow (V.R.) ; 2. A. Standley (W.); 3. R. Skeeles (R.); 15.4 secs.

BLUES: 1960: D. Whitfield. COLOURS: 1960: A. Courage, Morkel, A. ToUman.

K. Henson,

H.G.w.

Under 10 50 yards: 1. J. Caywood (O.W.); 2. N. Gow (V.R.); 3. S. Leyser (D.W.); 7.1 secs. 75 yards: 1. J. Caywood (O.W.); 2. N. Gow (V.R.); 3. S. Leyser (O.W.); 10.5 secs.

THE 1960 CROSS-COUNTRY This year, on the 26th September, the CrossCountry was held, and it was a pity that the Western Province Inter - Schools' Cross - Country Championships on the Rondebosch Common were seld on the same day, so that Wynberg could not compete.

Relays

Open 440 yards: 1. Rhodes; 2. De Waal; 3. Van Riebeeck; 49.4 secs. Under 16 440 yards: 1. De Waal; 2. Rhodes; 3. Van Riebeeck; 50.5 secs. Under 14 440 yards: l. Van Riebeeck; 2. De Waal; 3. Wellington; 55.5 secs.

The weather was rather a change from recent years in that, instead of it being hot and sultry, it was cool and cloudy. It rained in the morning and a strong north-westerly wind was blowing. 75

Owing to the rains, the paths through the woods near Kirstenbosch were rather mushy, and a few runners took mud-baths_

T he Results were as follows: Senior Cross-Country: 1. V. Moore (D.W.); 2. G. Peiser (D.W.); 3. T. Garvin (D.W.). Time: 34 min. 0.0 sec.

Tbe Open Cross-Country provided much competition among the sixty-five runners_ When they bad spaced themselves out, D. Clarke was leading, followed by V. Moore, T. Garvin and G. PeiseL Then Clarke fell behind, Peiser passed Garvin, and these three remained in this order until the finish. For tbeir respective good performances, Moore gained a Blue, and Peiser Colours.

Junior Cross-Country: 1. D. Momson (V.R.); 2_ M. Hobbs (W.); 3. R. McFarlane (W.). Time: 33 min. 53.1 sec. (record). Under 13 Cro~,.s-Playground: 1. Hammond 2. Pickup (V.R.); 3. Langley (D.w.).

(W.);

Under II Cross-Playground: 1. Kesner (R.); 2_ Blotnick (W.); 3. Vlok (W.).

The Junior Cross-Country was really an outstanding race. D. Momson broke D. de Wet's record, which had stood since 1956, by 54 secs. M. Hobbs, wbo came second, also broke tbe old record. At Kirstenbosch the order was R. McFarlane, 1. da Silva, D. Momson and M_ Hobbs. But Momson and Hobbs overtook the otber two to come first and second respectively.

Under 9 Cross-Playground: 1. Dunn Reardon (W.); 3. Willmot (D.w.).

(W.);

Sub HE" Cross-Playground: 1. T. Kyriacos (R.); 2. B. Eastman (R.) ; 3. H. Emrich (D.w.). Sub HA" Crons-Playground: 1. Gentz Peters (V.R.); 3. Scott-Shaw (yV.).

In tbe Under 13 Cross-Playground, Hammond overtook Langley to come first, and Pickup gained second place, although he nearly overtook Hammond as well.

(R.);

POINTS GAINED IN SENIOR CROSSCOUNTRY EVENT (I) De Waai

Kesner won all the way from Blotnick and Vlok in the Under Il race, in whicb nearly one hundred runners took part.

(2) WelJington

. 1,010

(3) Van Riebeeck

(4) Rhodes

In tbe Under 9 race, Dunn beat Reardon and Willmot, providing an exciting race.

1,858

762 614

GRAN D TOTAL, 1960

Tbe Subs' races were beid the following day and provided some amusing entertainment for the Scbool during sbort break. With coloured bands across tbeir cbests representing their Houses, the Sub A's ran bard. Gentz came first, witb Peters and Scott-Sbaw coming second and tbird respectively. T. Kyriacos led from Eastman and Emrich in the Sub Brace.

Wellington De Waal Sub A 159 I 17 SubB 209 ISO Und. 9 387 390 Und_Il 1,318 970 Und.13 627 325 Und.15 714 736 Und.19 1,010 1,858 TOTAL 4,424 4,546 De Waal Wellington Rhodes Van Riebeeck

As usual a Jot of work went into making tbe Cross-Country a success. A vote of thanks is due to Mr. Mathew for his efficient organising, to Mr. Thomson for his commentary, to Mr. Tasker, the starter, and to all members of staff who helped. E. Morkel deserves special mention for his striking poster showing the times of the races. Pickets, despatch riders, scribes, compositors and other officials also deserve sincere thanks for helping to provide a thoroughly enjoyable day_

Rhodes 212 258 493 1,260 676 838 614 4,351 4,546 4,424 4,351 4,059

V.Rieb_ 142 244 441 1,205 583 682. 762 4,059

Awards Blues: Moore. Colours: Peiser. D. BARNARD, J. McCLATCHIE,D. COLE.

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SWIMMING TEAM, 1960 Fourth row (I. to r.): D. Clarke, P. Webster, M. Reynolds, M. A. Potgieter, P. Good, G. Hare, M. Anderson, A. Everard. Third row (I. to r.): N. Hammond, A. Turvey, G. Murray, M. Knight, A. Burton, N. Barberton, N. Mclntyre, H. Green, C. Hay tread, M. English. Second row (1. to r.): Mr. W. E. Gredley (Coach), R. Solomon, D. Coleman, Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), D. Richardson, W. Sear le, Mr. D. S. Sieberhagen (Master-in-Charge). First row (I. to r.): G. Bunting, R. Emery, A. Standley, D. Michaels, B. Nielson, M. Emms, V. Kempton-Jones.

Swimming 1. De Waal

This is the third year of competitive swimming at Wynberg, and there has betn a marked improvement in times this year. Altogether nine times were bettered at our AnnuaL Inter-House Swimming Gala, which was won by De Waal House in a thrilling finish. The final points position of the Houses were:

2. 3. 4. The Cup for awarded to M. and Richardson

Van Riebeeck Rhodes Wellington the best Senior Anderson, with third.

97 96 84 27 Swimmer was Murray second

In the Inter-School Competitions during the first term, Wynberg was placed second and third in the Senior League's B Competition, and in the Junior League we were second in both competitions. These results show that there is room for improvement and that we have a lot of hard work to do before we can attain Senior status. In the W.P. Schools' Swimming Championships, in the Diving Section Under 19 M. Anderson was placed third, and in the Under 14 Section M. English was second and A. Turvey third. We extend our congratulations to these divers. The following were the results of our Gala: Under Ten One Length Freestyle: 1. A. Morris (V.R.); 2. N. Gow (V.R.); 3. P. Hutchinson (V.R.). Time: 24.9 sec. Under Twelve One Length Freestyle: 1. M. Emms (R.); 2. V. Kempton-Jones (R.); 3. B. Nielson (R.). Time: 21.5 sec. Under Fourteen 100 yds. Freestyle: 1. D. Hughes (DW.); 2. C. Tatham (V.R.); 3. N. MitfordBarberton (R.). Time: 75.0 sec. Under Sixteen 100 yds. Freestyle: 1. G. Hare (R.); 2. R. Solomon (O.W.); 3. A. Burton (V.R.). Time 65.2 sec. Under Nineteen 100 yds. Freestyle: .1. G. Murray (V.R.); 2. D. Coleman (O.W.); 3. D. Richardson (R.). Time: 67.0 sĂŠc. Under Ten One Length Breaststroke: I. A. Morris (V.R.); 2. B. Castle (D.W.); 3. N. Gow (V.R.). Time: 34.6 sec. Under Twelve One Length Breaststroke: I. B. Nielson (R.); 2. G. Bunting (R.); 3. M. Emms (R.). Time: 30.4 sec. Under Fourteen lOO yds. Breaststroke: 1. M. English (R.) ; 2. D. Michaels (W.); 3. H. Green (W.). Time: 97.7 sec. Under Sixteen 100 yds. Breaststroke: I. P. Good (V.R.); 2. P. Webster (V.R.); 3. M. Knight (O.W.). Time: 87.8 sec. Under Nineteen 100 yds. Breaststroke: 1. G. Murray (V.R.); 2. L. Van Niekerk (R.); 3. A. Courage (R.). Time: 92.9 sec. Under Ten One Length Backstroke: 1. N. Gow (V.R.); 2. A. Morris (V.R.); 3. M. Lineker (R.). Time: 35.8 sec. Under Twelve One Length Backstroke: 1. A. Stanley (W.); 2. B. Nielson (R.); 3. M. Emms (R.). Time: 27.9 sec. Under Fourteen 100 yds. Backstroke: 1. D. Hughes (DW.); 2. G. Hammond (W.); 3. N.

McIntyre (R.). Time: 102.3 sec. Under Sixteen 100 yds. Backstroke: 1. B. Searle (DW.); 2. A. Burton (V.R.); 3. M. Reynolds (W.). Time: 88.1 sec. Under Nineteen 100 yds. Backstroke: 1. M. Anderson (O.W.); 2. C. Sparmer (R.). Time: 96.2 sec. Under Sixteen One Length Butterfly: 1. P. Good (V.R.); 2. M. Reynolds (W.); 3. M. Knight (D.W.). Time: 21.6 sec. Under Nineteen Two Lengths Butterfly: 1. D. Richardson (R.); 2. G. Murray (V.R.). Time: 52.9 sec. Under Sixteen 220 yds. Freestyle: 1. G. Hare (R.); 2. R. Solomon (DW.); 3. M. Reynolds (W.). Time: 2 min. 55.2 sec. Under Nineteen 220 yds. Freestyle: 1. D. Coleman (O.W.); 2. M. Anderson (DW.); 3. D. Richardson (R.). 3 min. 7.1 sec. Under Sixteen 220 yds. Breaststroke: I. P. Good (V.R.); 2. P. Webster (V.R.); 3. I. Levine (V.R.). Time: 3 min. 33.1 sec. Under Nineteen 220 yds. Breaststroke: 1. M. Anderson (D.W.); 2. G. Levey (DW.); 3. L. van Niekerk (R.). Time: 3 min. 58.0 sec. Diving. Under Fourteen: 1. A. Turvey (R.); 2. M. English (R.); 3. C. Tatham (V.R.). Diving. Under Sixteen: 1. M. Knight (O.W.); 2. I. Levi'le (V.R.) ; 3. B. Searle (DW.). Diving. Under Nineteen: 1. M. Anderson(D.W.); 2. D. Richardson (R.); 3. G. Murray (V.R.). HOUSE RELAYS Under Ten: 1. Van Riebeeck; 2. De Waal; 3. Rhodes. Under Twelve: 1. Rhodes; 2. Van Riebeeck; 3. WeHington. Under Fourteen: 1. De Waal; 2. Van Riebeeck; 3. Wellington. . Under Sixteen: 1. De Waal; 2. Rhodes; 3. Van Riebeeck. Under Nineteen: 1. De Waal; 2. Wellington; 3. Van Riebeeck. A vote of thanks to the harrassed House Masters who made the Gala possible, and to the officials from both Schools who made it a success. Thanks also to Mr. Morris, who keeps our bath in trim condition, and to Mr. Gredley for his coaching. D.S.S.

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Back row (I. to r.): G. Nurick, R. Jarmain, B. Northam. Second row (I. to r.): J. Foster, V. Moore. D. Bouwer, J. Newman, J. Zuyl, C. Sher, M. Knight. First row (I. to r.): S. Kahn, J. Hoberman, O. Wolff, B. Searle, M. Margolis, 1. Shaskolsky, R. Kiwi, A. Brock. Sitting (I. to r.): Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), I. Saevi1zon, M. Radowsky, A. Turvey, Mr. A. P. Butcher, R. Pachter, A. KilIick, H. Truter, Mr. G. D. NortjĂŠ (Master-in-Charge).

JUDO "THE GENTLE ART" throughout the ages formed the foundation of most accomplishments - all trus Judo has to offer. Judo (i.e. Kodakan Judo) is still in its infancy in South Africa. Trus is due mainly to the rivalry between the djfferent schools of thought. Unless the various schools are prepared to recognise the South African Judo Association, I see no foundation on which to build a solid structure. We can only hope that some agreement will be arrived at enabling South Africa to take part in

Judo, 'The Gentle Art", is a way of life practised by a vast number of people throughout the world. It includes meditation and religion and is the mode of living of an Oriental group known as the Zen-Buddhists, who first .introduced the art into the world a few thousand years ago. It is not so much tbe fact that Judo can be utilised as a form of self-defence as the fact that it develops the mind and body, which makes it so desirable a "recreation". Meditation and religion have 79

the Olympic Games (Judo) which are to be held in Tokyo in 1964. One of the first men to introduce Judo into South Africa was Mr. Alec Butcher, former instructer to the British Commandos before and during the Second World War. Mr. Butcher is a "Second Dan" black belt and is one of the very few "Judoka" in South Africa to have a black belt. We are fortunate to have such an experienced instructer in our midst, and we are grateful for his interest. Towards the end of the 3rd term of last year, Mr. Butcher was approached by Mr. G. Nortjé, with the request to start a Judo class in the School. In order to stimulate interest in the sport, with the profits obtained from sales at his cooldrink stand, and with a considerable amount of aid from School funds, Mr. Nortjé purchased about twenty Judo suits. These "Judogi", as the Japanese term the suits, cost approximately £100 altogether. Also, with the same thought in mind, mats were purchased. Mr. Thorp, the ActingPrincipal, countenanced and aided the scheme in every possible way. The same enthusiasm was shown by Mr. Bowden on hjs return to office. By the end of last year, Judo in W.B.H.S. had become securely established. An exhibition by members of the Academy of Kodakan was given to incite interest in the newly-formed club. However, as many Matriculants left at the end of last year, the club suffered a setback, but it soon recovered. At the beginning of the second term, a few of the club members went to Bredasdorp to represent the School in a contest against members of the Academy. These members also gave an exhibition of breakfalls (the art of failing). An

exhibition was thereafter given by Mr. Butcher and a few of the more senior belts. During the course of the year, tbe demonstration Team entered into combat with the Kodokan, and on several occasions won. The most interesting of all was the contest beId at Paarl towards the end of the 3rd term, when the W.B.H.S. Demonstration Team actually drew against a team of more senior belts from the Academy. This could never have come about but for tbe expert and personal instruction of Mr. Butcber. AIso during the course of the year, we were instructed personally by Japanese instructors of second and sixth dans respectively. The 6th dan was about 55 years old, and the way in which this "Judoka" moved would make any teenager gape with admjration. Both these men, and one wbo merely practised the art of Karate, were members of tbe crew of a passing ship. At the grading held in the middIe of tbe year, many of our Junior "Judoka" were graded "yellow belts". A few Seniors also managed to obtain this grade. It should be noted that Senior Yellow is a higher grade than a Junior Yellow Award. Towards the end of the third term a team will be chosen to represent the School against a team from Marist Brothers. A team is also to be sent to Malmesbury to represent the School in a demonstration. Tbe second yearly grading is also to be held jointly with an inter-house Judo competition on the 28th September. On behalf of the School I should like to thank all those responsible for the introduction of Judo into W.B.H.S., especially Mr. A. Butcber and Mr. G. Nortjé.

Committee: A. Tolman (Chairman), J. Loebenstein (Hon. Sec.), R. L. Brady, P. Coleman. The Table Tennis Society is functioning under a number of difficulties, and it is only the keenness of the boys that keep it going. The Schoo.ls League has broken down and therefore we have no more inter-school matches. But our own School 'championship games are keenly contested, and in the semi-finals Brady still has to play Loebenstein, and Coleman has to play Tollman. Another difficulty is that we can only get the boys now play during the lunch break, and that is

sometimes taken by something else. A number of boys now play during the lunch break, and that is a great help.

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The highlight of the year was when Brady and Coleman were selected by the Western Province Junior Table Tennis Association to compete in the South African Junior Championships at Pretoria from July 11th to 15th. They were both knocked out. in the quarter-finals, but in the friendly matches that followed they won the cup in the doubles against the other provinces. H.J.S. 80

Vs. Jan Van Riebeeck, lost 2 matches to 5. Vs. Sea Point, lost 3 matches to 4. Vs. Rondebosch, lost 3 matches to 4.

The interest in tennis has shown no diminution, but, alas, facilities remain as inadequate as ever. Mr. J. Houba gave of his services as professional coach, and a satisfactory number of boys received tuition.

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SECOND TEAM Owing to unavoidable interruptions, the fixtures were not completed. Two matches were won and three lost.

RESULTS

1st Term, 1960 Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs.

1959 Awards

Bishops, won 5 matches to 2. S.A.C.S., won 5 matches to 1. St. George's, won 4 matches to 3. St. Joseph's, won 7 matches to O.

Blue: M. J. Smuts. Colours: R. Macfarlane, A. Thom, S. Bass.

T. Jobnsoo, C. Smith,

1st TENNIS TEAM Standing (1. to r.): A. Vlok, S. Bass, D. Templeton. Seated (1. to r.): Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), T. Johnson, J. Smuts (Captain), R. MacFarlane (Vice-Captain), Mr. C. A. MacLeod (Coach).

1960 SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP M. J. Smuts was awarded the Harold E. Louw Cup for singles. R. Macfarlane was the runner-up. 1960 TENNIS CAPTAIN M. J. Smuts was appointed Captain Macfarlane Vice-Captain.

Light Heavy: G. Sher lost by a technical knockout. Middle Weight: M. Potgieter won on points. Light Middle: M. Knight won on points. Knight and Potgieter both boxed very well and deserved to win. We were all very sorry indeed when Sher injured his thumb and was forced to retire. At that stage of the fight Sher was leading by a comfortable margin. Clifton is also a very promising boxer who would have won his bout if he had had an opponent. At the moment it is doubtful whether the club will carry on next year, but we sincerely hope that somebody will be found to coach the boxers.

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1960 Awards Blue: M. J. Smuts. Colours: R. Macfarlane, Vlok, D. Templeton.

S. Bass, T. Johnson, A. C.A.M.

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Chairman: H. Levenbach. Treasurer: S. Lurie. Secretary: A. Magnin. Committee Member: S. Spamer. Although not a very successful year, it has been a pleasant one. Only one match was played (against Hertzlia) and this was lost 4-1. Matches against Bishops, S.A.C.S. and Observatory were proposed, but unfortunately could not be arranged;. The final of the School Championship between Osbourne and Nathan is being played at the moment. There were many changes on the ladder, with many of the new members doing very well. A team was not entered in the Western Province Championships due to unforeseen circumstances. The eldest members of the Chess Club are in Standard Nine, and more than half of those on the ladder are in Standard Six. Because of this, the club should do very well next year.

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Although a recent innovation at the School, the Science Club has progressed rapidly and has proved a great success. Since its inception the club has had four film shows, an outing and a lecture. The first film show was on the 11th May and three films were shown. The first film was called "Night Sky" and was about astronomy and the giant radio-telescope at Jodrell Bank, England. The second and third were about insects and radar respectively. At the end of May, two film shows were held on consecutive days. The first was called "The Sound and the Story" and described the technicalities involved in hi-fi recordings. The second film was called "Naval Photography in Science", and explained the operation of the camera used in undersea research. On the 23rd June we went to the Cape Argus. There we saw the newspaper being printed. On the 27th July, Mr. Wilkens from the S.A.B.C. came to talk to us on some aspects of modern radio. A large crowd was present, and we aU enjoyed a pleasant afternoon. On the 30th August another film show was held. Two films were shown, the first being on the undersea trans-Atlantic cable and the other on how Science is helping industry. In closing, I must thank Messrs. Mathew, Siegel and Wolff for all the work that they have put into the club. A. REYNOLDS, Secretary.

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Boxing In boxing we have experienced a very lean year. We have not been the only ones who have had to struggle to keep our club going, as other schools have had the same difficulties. During the second term, when we normally hold our Novices' Championships, most schools were very disorganised because of the Union Festival, and we were forced to cancel the competition. Our School team entered the Annual Amateur Championships, and five of our boxers reached the finals. Extra Heavy: B. Clifton won by a walkover Fly Weight: M. Collins lost on points. 82

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Bay harbour won first prize for A. Nathan in the black-and-willte section. "Ducks on a Pond" won second prize for A. Brock, willie S. Gottschalk won tillrd prize with a picture of a spider's web. D. Barnard was awarded first prize in the colourslide section. Our thanks go out to the Canadian Trade Commissioner and the United States Information Bureau for lending us 'shorts' free of charge. Good use was made of the dark room in the afternoon, but it is hoped that next year we shall be able to work in tbe evenings or during the week-ends. The past year bas been marred by teething troubles, but we sball be able to look forward to a much more prosperous year next year.

Master in Cha.rge: Mr. Verwymeren. Chairman: J. Kahn. Secretary: A. Nathan. Treasurer: S. Gottschalk. Committee: T. Zabow, W. Groenewald. This year the photographic club has made much progress, which is due mainly to the fact that there has been great enthusiasm on behalf of the members. So great has thjs enthusiasm been that it was necessary to appoint a second committee member during the year. A competition was held during the month of April. Unfortunately there were not as many entries as was expected, nor was the standard as high as it could have been. A picture of Kalk

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Mathew for their support. We especially tbank Mr. Arguile for stepping ioto tbe breacb once when a speaker was unable to come. Thanks go to R. Seeliger and R. Ormond for taking tbe meetings for prayer and Bible study in the absence of J. McClatchie and D. Cole. We sincerely thank N. Pritchard for his attractive posters advertising the meetings and wbich definitely rerllind the fellows to come. At the time of going to Press, plans are being undertaken to celebrate the 13th birthday of the Union and, as we are not superstitious, we are making sure it is going to be a success. We sball have an old favourite to speak on that day, namely George Young. In conclusion, may we always remember the S.C.U. in our prayers, and may tbe Union grow from strength to strength, we never failing to give praise to our Heavenly Father. D. COLE.

ticularly in tbe annual Hat Night debate, but hope for the future bas for too long been the stock-in-trade of Debating Society reports! Likewise our gratitude for the boarder transfusions which have kept tbe Society breathing. BEST SPEAKERS DEBATE The winners of the Best Speakers' awards for 1960 were: 1st, N. Pritchard; 2nd, D. Katz. The debate, held on October 14th, produced good speeches and interesting discussion. Our gratitude goes to the judges, Mr. R. Friedlander, M.P.C., Mr. R. Gibbs and Mr. F. G. Tborp. J.B.G.

The Students Christian Union This bas been a steady year for the S.C.U. and we thank the Lord for His blessings upon it. Attendances averaged about forty, although Ricbard Green addressed a packed Hall on three occasions wben he spoke on tbe teenagers' life io America and behind tbe Iron Curtain, claiming that for real. happiness no life is complete without Christ. The Hall was again packed wben Mr. McDougall showed an interesting film on the Leper Mission in Kenya, and again wben another film, "God of the Atom," was screened. Regularly tbroughout the terms speakers addressed us on Mondays during the lunch breaks. Tbey cannot be all enumerated bere, but we do thank each and everyone of them for coming to tell us more about living tbe Christian life and about tbeir own experiences. For a few weeks also we asked tbe speakers to speak on subjects dealing with Salvation. Missionaries are always well received, as tbe subject bas an appeal to the majority of us and this year we had Mr. Goble from the Sudan United Missioo and Mr. J. Asbman, an Old Boy, from the Belgian Congo. We remind ourselves, thougb, tbat we can be missionaries right here in School also. J. Gainsford, tbe S.A. centre in tbe Rugby Test series against tbe All Blacks, drew a large crowd, and otber sportsmen came during the year. We are glad to have had several clergymen from all denominations, as well as some popular S. and V. camp officers. As usual, Wynberg was well represented at tbe S. and V. camps. Once again we thank Mr. Arguile and Mr.

HEBREW BIBLE SOCIETY Chairman: N. Heselson. Vice-Chairman: J. Loebenstein. Secretary: 1. Shaskolsky. Committee Member: J. Kahn. As always, the society has enjoyed good support from its members. Though we have not been able to hold many meetings tbis year, we have been very fortunate in having had speakers of most distinguished calibre. Among our speakers was the Chief Rabbi, Professor 1. Abrahams, who addressed us on "The Outbreak of Anti-Semitism". Also this year Dr. Shein spoke to us for the first time. His subject was, "Jewish Life in North Africa". Other speakers were Rabbi Smith, Rabbi Sberman and Rev. Richards. This year we broke away from the tradition of having speakers addressing us on purely religious subjects: Mr. Harry Getz addressed us on "The Olympic and Maccabee Games". He has also promised to address us again as soon as he returns to South Africa, after having attended the Games in Rome. It is also hoped that Justice Herbstein will come and address us. Fioally a special vote of tbanks is extended to our teacher, Mr. Teper, for his belp and encouragement, and to Mr. Thorp for allowing us the use of tbe Science lecture theatre. 1. SHASKOLSKY.

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CADET BAND, W.B.H.S. JOINT WINNERS OF 1958, 1959, 1960 TROPHIES Front rOIll (1. to r.): Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), Sgt. T. Johnson, Sgt. M. Fourie, B/M. L. van Niekerk, DIM. D. Coleman, Sgt. B. Nauschutz, Cpl. W. Foster, Sgt. B. Gibbons, Capt. W. Lennox. Secon.d row (I. to r.): A. Badenhorst, A. Steenkamp, D. Roe, P. Morkel, E. Nauschutz, P. Tester, Cpl. M. Steele, LICpl. G. Levey, P. De Wet. Third row (I. to r.): L/Cp!. R. Tripp, L/Cp!. S. Collins, Liep!. D. Richardson, LICpl. P. Fabricius, Cpl. J. Kabn, K. Gilmore, R. Kiwi, M. Bass, K. Cleland. Seated on ground: R. Holmes. Inset: Cp!. J. McClatchie.

This has been a year of continuous striving for tbe band. Owing to the fact that we drew first place with Bisbops at Jast year's competition, early this year there was a replay which we won, and thus qualified the band to represent Province at the South African Competition. There foUowed much arduous practice, and, had we been more

aware of the conditions peculiar to the competition at Bloemfontein, we should have fared much better. However, it was good experience for tbe band, and on our return we continued to practice for our annual cadet competition, which we won. The band did particularly well this year, gaining the following honours: First in tbe Band Com-

cadets, DIM. Coleman, B/M. Van Niekerk, Sgt. Nauschutz, for the enthusiasm they have shown, and without whom our good results would have been impossible.

petition, first in the Drum Major Competition, first in the Silver Bugle Competition, and second in tbe Solo-Drumming Competition. I should like to extend my congratulations to tbe band, and my greatest tbanks to my senior

W.L.

OUR TRIP TO BLOEMFONTEIN The boys worked hard for Bloemfontein, and, although the results were rather disappointing, it was an experience from which we all benefitted.

As a result of our victory at a play-off beld in March, we were chosen as the band to represent the Union Festival at Bloemfontein. This being such an important competition, we thought it necessary to have band-practice every day during tbe holidays and, when school re-opened, every lunch break until we left for Bloemfontein on the 23rd of May. After arriving in Bloemfontein, we discovered that one of our new drums had been left behind, but luckily it was sent up to us by air. We were fetched from the station early in the morning in troop-carriers and taken to the Hamilton rifle range, which was where we were to stay. The range was on the outskirts of the town. After having breakfast, we pitched our tents. We had to collect our blankets and other equipment we needed at the army store at the camp. There was an extremely cold spell of weather while we were there, and, as we were not used to the cold, we were absolutely frozen. On Thursday we had a practice for one of the massed-band parades. On Friday the competition was held at Springbok Park. We were taken to the park by troop-carriers and the competition started at about 10 a.m. That same night we had a massed-band parade at the Stadium. On Saturday we were taken to De Brug, where we saw a very impressive display of the armaments of the S.A. Forces. Each of the bands, as well as the Permanent Force bands, had to give a display, which was followed by a massed parade. On Sunday morning we went to a Church Parade at the Stadium, after which we were allowed to go out for the rest of the day. Monday we had off, and most of us went out. On Tuesday we had a parade through the streets, ending up by going round the Stadium. That night we sat up in relays so that we could be woken up at 3 a.m. in order to pack all the equipment and hand it in before we left for the station to catch a train which was to leave at 6 a.m.

I should like to thank the boys for their cooperation and the bard work which they put into the band this year. Last, but not least, I should like to thank .Mr. Lennox very much indeed for all the hard work he has put into the band, and all the spare time and holidays which he has given up to help us. Without Mr. Lennox it would not have been possible to achieve the success which we have had so far. I should like him to know that his hard work has not gone unappreciated.

Thank you very much, sir. D. COLEMAN, lOc.

·Slwotinl) Cadet shooting bas landed in the doldrums, primarily because our shooting range was condemned and declared unsafe during the third term last year, and then again an Emergency Regulation ruling deprived us of our rifles, which are now in safe keeping at the Castle. The Cape Cadet Command will commence rebuilding and resiting the new shooting butts as soon as General Headquarters, Pretoria, sanctions the expenditure - a matter of between £400 and £500.

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basis of our strength. But, even today, the years continue to be formulative in certain respects. New ideas, the tempo of our lives, the advances in all spheres of living, contribute to new thinking and planning. The Union's only desire is the betterment of our Alma Mater, Our contribution to tllis thinking will accompany the prevailing living. To this extent we are pledged to accompany our School and the mode of thought of the School. We hope that next year, when our notable Jubilee is celebrated, we shall be privileged to identify ourselves to the best of our ability with any project which the School considers worthy of the occasion. Our own domestic year has been one of achievement. Many of our members have distinguished themselves in the Arts, the Sciences and Commerce. Perhaps never before in our 120 years of history have we featured so prominently in International and Provincial sport. These rewards to the individual are gratifying. To us they are equally delightful. We are a Clan. At this stage I congratulate the four Old Boys who have been included in the 1960 Springbok Rugby Touring Team to England, and wish them good luck and a very happy and successful tour. The Annual Dinner this year was an outstanding success, there being a record attendance. May I tender my sincere gratitude to members of my Committee for their wholehearted assistance. To Members I record my similar sentiments for their contribution to the Welfare of our Association and, indirectly, their Old School. The interest and assistance of our Head and his Staff is gratefully acknowledged. It is with much optimism that I view our future as a strong and useful adjunct of the youth of our Old School, the "old Place" which I regard with so much affecti.on. To all Old Boys I tender my very best wishes for their future success in life. To school-leaving scholars I extend a warm and sincere welcome to our ranks. R. J. E. BURT.

1960

Hon. President: The Principal CMr. W. E. Bowden). President: R. J. E. Burt. Vice-President: R. T. Felbert. Hon. Secretary: R. Townley Johnson, "Far Horizon," Llandudno, P.O. Hout Bay. Hon. Treasurer: J. F. B. Ryan, C.A.CS.A.), 3rd Floor, Shopping Centre, Wynberg. Committee: R. H. Gibbs, R. van Ra enveld, S. B. Myers, A. W. Chamber, C. Barnes, L. H. Adams, W. Ryan, Matric. Representative: R. Field. Staff Representative: Mr. E. Hopkins. PRESIDENT'S

LETTER

When reviewing this year of office, I am reminded of the observations of one of my predecessors when, in his survey of the year's work, he spoke of "a year of opportunity". That was his sentiment, and I am happy to say that to a fairly large extent the subsequent years have suggested that we have consolidated on the basis of his contention. In this year it is gratifying to record that the Union has, financially, reached a "stability stage". We are able to anticipate the payments for our projects, such as the Scholarship, the magazine contribution and the other awards which we make without the qualms we sometimes harboured! Our investments are sound, and the total invested funds of the Union exceed ÂŁ5,000. In an association such as ours tllis insistence on a reflection of our monetary strength may seem mercenary. It is recorded only because in these times any such society is judged in terms of ÂŁ.s.d. - we like to be able to tell our members that we are solvent! To happier contemplations ... The many years since the resuscitation of our Union by the '29 Matric Class have been the

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not say whether he is aSSIstlOg in tbe 'cello section! He adds tbat, from tbe yacbting point of view, Port Elizabeth is deligbtfully windy! Jimmy Needham bas gone farther afield and has joined Milton High School in Bulawayo. He was looking forward to his work in Rbodesia. but we ha ve not yet heard from him about his new position. Our School teams bave played both Grey and Milton in recent years and we wish our two Old Boys every success. Ken Farmer, wbo is living in Johannesburg, has won a scholarship awarded by the Anglo-American Corporation. Further details are awaited. Three Old Boys are training to be clergymen. H. M. ArguiJe, son of our Latin teacher, has given up his work as a municipal draugbtsman and has entered the ministry of the Metbodist Church. While studying, he has been put jn charge of the Worcester Cburch. Llewellyn Jones, who is preparing for the ministry of the Anglican Cburch, bas passed his B.A. degree. At present he is at Mirfield in the U.K., where he will spend a furtber two year preparing for a General Ordination Certificate. Carroll Fulford is at the M innesota Bible College, U.S.A., and is studying for a Ma ter of Divinity Degree. Peter Fougstedt was awarded the trophy as 'Tra.inee of the Year" Jast December at the passing-out parade of 325 students at tbe Naval Gym, at Saldanha Bay. He intends to join the S.A. Navy as a Candidate Midshipman. In recenl months he was one of the crew of the "Vrystaat" during its courtesy cruise to Portugal. Another Old Boy on the ame ship was Jack Moore. Michael Allis, having returned some time ago from Rhodesia, is taking an active part jn local theatrical productions. Neville Dubow has bad a busy year visiting tbe art galleries of Cape Town. He is art critic of tbe Cape Argus. For a number of years it has been our pleasure to record the literary works produced by past students, and this year we are pleased to mention that two new books have made their arrival. David Lytton, of the B.RC., has produced 'The Goddam White Man", a story with a setting in the Cape. It has received some lively comments from reviewers. The otber represents a valuable contribution to our knowledge of Busbman art. The book, "Rock Paintings of tbe Soutb-West Cape," bas been compiled by our secretary, "Ginger" Townley Johnson, and two associates, Messrs. H. Rabinowitz and P. Sieff. Many years

Winners of the Old Boys' Union Scholarship We are pleased to announce tbat our Scbolarship Wtnnt:rs COOlIl1Ueto acrueve excellent results as sbown JU tne IouOWIOg record: Norman tirombt:rger, ti.A., ti.A. (Hons.), B.Sc. (19YL.), IS enrt:rmg rus Jmal year at Uxtord on a P.P.b. (PruJOsopny, POlltICS, bconOmlCS) Course. ThIS is a tnree-yedr COUl'seand he IS oue to wute his last eXammatJOns lil tbe illloole of 1961. Mendel .K.aplan, B.Com., LJ.ti., and Master of Busmess AommlstratJOn, has returned to :::Iouth Arnca alter spenrung a year at COlumbia Umversity, U.S.A., wnere be obtamed tbe Busmess Admil1lstratJOn uegree. We bear tbat his year in the States was a most interestwg expenence. Eduard de Groot (IY54) is m bIS sIxth year MedIcal Course, and we understand that he may continue hls stuoIes to specIalise as a Bram Surgeon. !Ja Vld Bromberger, B.A. (1956), bas obtained bis B.A. (tions.) uegree in 1-:Ltstoryand at present has a teacruog appomtment at Vryburg. Later he may conswer stuoymg turtber at Oxwrd. l<.obert Kaplan, ti.A. (1958), obtained h.is Degree at the end of last year, and is now prepanng to wnte his B.Com. Degree. MIchael Worrall (1957) will be writing his RSc. (Pure Matbs.) Degree at the end ot tillS year. In April he passed rus second Actuanal examination. Jobn Webb (1958) is in his second year B.Sc. At the end of hiS first year be obtalOed three firstclass passes in Pbysics, Applied Maths. and Pure Maths. In addition, he won three medals, including the Governor General's Medal awarded to tbe be t first year Matbs. student. He is training to become an Actuary and in due course will consider taking furtber studies at Oxford. lan Linden (1958) is at V.C.T. and is in bis first year B.Sc. HIS future is undecided as yet, but there is a possibility tbat be may enter tbe Royal Navy.

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Hilary S. Spears, B.Sc., and J. Needham, B.Sc.. botb have teaching appointments. Hilary, wbo added a Secondary Teacber's Certificate in English to his Degree at tbe end of 1958, is on the Staff of Grey High School in Port Elizabetb. He tells us that be is very bappy in his new post and that he is enjoying life in P.E. Sport at Grey is of a high standard, and among the extra-mural activities is a small orchestra, although he does

eral Post Office, Jobannesburg, and is in charge of the largest carrier station in Soutb Africa. Alan Betts, B.Sc., is a cbemist with the Department of Agriculture Laboratory in Cape Town. Ivan Y. Matbew (1943) is another member of the family which has had close connections witb tbe Scbool for many years. Ivan, a recent Life Member, is in the City Council's Building Survey Office. Jobn Grendon (1959) has had an exciting year with tbe Navy Gym at Saldanha Bay, and seems to have given a very good account of himself. To begin witb, be was captain for most of the season of tbe Gymnasium Rugby team, and also captained the combined under 20 Gym. and Worcester Training College teams against tbe combined Wellington and Paarl T.C. teams, wbich played as a curtain-raiser to the All-Blacks match. Then he, Ricbard Rowberry and a few others walked along tbe coast from Saldanha Bay to Cape Town, taking four days over it, and also walked round Saldanha Bay Lagoon. We understand that tbese ventures were recognised by tbe Naval authorities. Keith Clews, writing from London, reports tbat Old Boys are well represented in tbe "London Springboks", a rugby team of South Africans living in the U.K. In their first game, which was also tbe team's first "get-together" for tbe season, they lost 12-5 to Vandale University. Keith played at scrum-half and Ian Scott was fly-half. Another "London Springbok" was "Sackie" Blacker, who was unable to play on this occasion through injury. After the game they met "young Johnston". We have yet to establish. which of the many exWynberg Johnstons this one is. Keith. is looking forward to meeting the Wynberg Springboks when they arrive in London. Stanley Jones has received a letter from AJan, c/o City Hall, Cape Town, but cannot tbink who AJan is. However, the letter bas been passed to the Editor, who is pleased to include tbe following priceless extract, with thanks to Alan: 'I had stopped in the Hex River Valley to buy grapes when I heard the strains of most unusual music behind the farm stall. "Who are the musicians?" I asked the proprietor. "Some chaps from Cape Town," he replied, "go and chat to tbem jf you like". 'Wben we arrived at the scene we saw a large gathering of farm labourers and white farm children round two men who were seated on grape boxes round a camp fire. The banjoist wore a battered Wynberg Old Boys' Blazer and the guitarist wore a Yukon jacket. They were

were spent in searching the territory between the Koue Bokkeveld and tbe Olifants River Valley for examples of rock art, and we congratulate the three co-authors in terminating tbeir arduous "bush-whacking" in this beautifully illustrated volume. "Ginger" bas kindly presented a copy to the School Library. We are glad to welcome back to Cape Town Neville Riley, who came to see a couple of School rugby matches in June prior to leaving for an overseas holiday. He has been surveying in orthern Rhodesia for a number of years, and on h.is return will take his theodolite close to the Tanganyika border. Neville, who is a Springbok atblete, has also burdled for Nortbern Rhodesia. We are now keen to know whether we may class him as a double international! Talking about surveying remind us tbat Bobby Jack-Bleach returned to Cape Town for a short time during the winter. He has a prolonged private contract in the Joubertina district and came home to prepare his diagrams. Bobby kindly baved off his beard before resuming contact with civilisation - but now tbat he is back in the bundu again he wi.ll probably revert to his undisciplined ways! Surveyors are much in the news this year. Another of tbem, Hilary C. J. Langley, was one of the successful candidates in tbe recent School Board elections. Colin King bas been elected President of Wynberg Rotary Club, and R. M. Templeton is VicePresident of Rondebo ch Bowling Club, having taken up this sport after many years if tennis. In addition, he is an officer of the Presbyterian Church and assisted in the establishment of the new Bergvliet Presbyterian Church. Wor bippers of Bergvliet should be grateful to our Old Boys, for the neighbouring Congregational Cburch was largely founded by Stanley Jones. At this latter Church, Stephen Rowley, of the Standard Bank, has occupied the pulpit as a lay preacher. Several Old Boys participated in tbe Argus "Tip to Top" Competition, and a winner of one of the consolation pr.izes was Frank Diik. Eddie Hopkins, a member of the School staff, spent his Christmas boliday on a lightning tour of tbe United Kingdom. Hugh Trainor bas given us some news of three members of tbe 1930 Matric Class. Glen Harvey is with African Explosives at Modderfontein, where he is engaged on electronics and automation work in electrical engineering. eil Mathew is Senior Technician at tbe Gen-

playing cowboy duets, South American corn stuff, and even classics, and believe me, it sounded superb. The farm hands were entranced and so were the customers at the stall. 'I clean forgot to ask their names, but I noticed that they had a battered old vintage car - about a 1926-28 Rugby or Chrysler of a cream colour with a C.A. registration plate.' As soon as we read about the car we knew that the entertainers could be nobody else but Pat Gilmour and his son, and subsequent enquiry proved us right. Good for the Gilmours. A. Kilwarden Wolfe is this year's President of the Cape Guild of Organists. In September he welcomed Dr. D. Hopkins of the U.K. and a former organist of Canterbury Cathedral, on the occasion of the latter's organ recital in St. George's Cathedral. Jeremy Townley Johnson decided about a year ago to see the world, and commenced by going south with the whaling fleet. H. van Teylingen went with him. On their return, Jeremy went "vagabonding" in Britain and Europe, and spent some time mountaineering in Austria and Switzerland. He was also hoping to see the Olympic Games. (Jeremy himself is an Athletics "Blue".) Later he intends to work his passage to New York - on the "Queen Mary" if possible - and finally to have one more season down south with the Dutch Whalers. When not "globe - trotting", Jeremy is a student a t the M ichael is School of Fine Art of U.C.T. Christopher Perold, B.A., is on the staff of Dale College, Eastern Province, and we hear that he may be transferring to a Bergvliet school next year. G. N. Murray (1953), writing from 'dola, Northern Rhodesia, tells us that he is preparing to become a diesel mechanic. He is .in hi fourth year and has already obtained several certificates and distinctions in N.T.C. I, II and III and in A.T.C.I. He is hoping to complete hi training in tbe U.K., anel has won a ÂŁ100 bursary awarded by the Northern Rhodesia Teacbers' Association Study Grant. A. M. Bruce-Brand, formerly Magistrate of Gwelo and Gwarda, Southern Rhodesia, receives our congratulations on his being appointed Under-Secretary to the Division of Justice and Internal Affairs of the Southern Rhodesian Government. He is now stationed at Causeway, Salisbury. An interesting letter has come from Hilton B. Jones (1955), wbo is working at Plymouth and

living at the Y.M.C.A. in Armada Way. He describes the loveliness of the English countryside around "Glorious Devon", and the new Plymouth that has arisen out of the bombed ruins of the old. He is doing well in exams, and his firm wants him to take a course in Cost Accounting. Referring lo his happy days at School, he mentioned how poignant memories were recalled when he was sent the week-end Argus containing a description of the School.

SPORTING

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Elsewhere in this section we have mentioned that four Old Boys are touring U.K. with the rugby Springboks, and for record purpose we should add that a fifth, in Roy Dryburgh (Natal), has played international rugby this year. Aubrey Luck, most unfortunately, sustained an injury and consequently vvas unable to attend the trials. Our best previous effort was the Springbok touring team which contained three Old Boys, Jock van Niekerk, Frank Waring and Bennj~ OsIer, all of whom attended other schools in addition to ours. Tim Clampett, Gus Bosch, Ken Andrews, Dreyer and Frank Duk have played first team rugby durinl5 the season, and we are pleased lo see "Tufty" Mann as CaDtain of Villagers Under 19A. Bobby Giles, Dick.ie Orpen, Brian Hilliard and Douglas Tunbridge are doing well in the Under 19 sides. In the "first ever" Under 19 match between W.P. and Transvaal, Ivor Engelke, Orpen, Hilliard, Mann, Tunbridge, Dick Totos and Brehaney played in the trials, the last of whom was selected for the provincial game as hooker. In cricket last season we had enough players in Fi rst Division to field more than two teams. J~ck Burt Jnr. went straight from School Ist XI to Claremont 1st XI, and we wish him and all our cricketers of all divisions a successful season. Unfortunately we "go to Press" before the new season commences, and no teams have yet been announced. These achievements reflect great credit upon the coaches of Summer and Winter sport. Tbe lofty Neville Cramer has had another good eason in W.P. Ba ketbalI, and in his printing career has won a Bronze Award of Merit - the only time this type of medal has been struck. With this he won a Diploma with distinction and the E. McL. Thoma award.

cartoon of the team drawn by Townley Jobnson. In reply, Dave Stewart urged tbe scbolars never to give up striving for the highest rugby honours. Lionel Wilson expressed the bope that scholars would derive encouragement from the fact that tbe Scbool bad produced four Springboks in one season. Doug Hopwood paid tribute to tbe School coaches for always insisting on open rugby, even tbough it resulted on occasion in defeat. All three players expressed tbeir appreciation to tbe various coaches for tbe guidance and encouragement given tbem during their formative years. Best wisbes for a bappy and successful tour were conveyed to tbe Springboks, and a pleasant and lighthearted farewell ceremony ended with a lusty tbree cheers. Per aspera ad astra. Another two Old Boys will tour with the team, Maxwell Price as reporter for the Cape Times, and A. C. Parker as reporter for tbe Cape Argus.

THE PAST vs. PRESENT MATCH There was the usual good turnout of Old Boys at the annual Past vs. Present Match on 21st September, and many of them attended tbe buffet supper after the game, wben presentations from the School and Union were made to our four Springboks about to depart for tbeir V.K. tour. Mr. Bowden congratulated the fortunate representatives, Dave Stewart, Doug Hopwood, Lionel Wilson and Doug Ho.lton (wbo had not yet arrived from tbe Eastern Province) on bebalf of the School, and expressed his gratitude to tbeir parents for tbeir tbougbtfulness in sendjng tbeir sons to Wynberg_ Mr. Tasker congratulated the players on behalf of tbe Scbool's "Rugby Department" and presented each with a leatber writing case suitably inscribed in gold lettering. He was foll.owed by Mr. Jack Burt, President of the O.B.U., who presented each witb a cbeque, and a

IDlt ~ÂŁlttllriatn To his motber and family we extend our deepest sympathy, and we salute a young man, a gentleman in every sense of the word, a fine sportsman and a sincere friend. We of tbe O.B.U. are proud to have known him, and feel he will always hold an honoured place in the list of our departed Old Boys.

The Old Boys' Union records with regret the passing of tbe following past-students, and expresses its deepest sympathy to their relatives.

Sidney de Chaville Died at Victoria Hospital on 1st May, 1960, aged about 52. Mr. de Chaville left School in tbe early 1920's and joined tbe sbipping firm of Messrs. Dart & Howes. Of French stock, be bad the typical appearance as well as the restlessness of that nation, and customarily did everything at a rush. Although of French origin be was by faith a Protestant. He maintained an interest in animal welfare work and supported such organisations.

Michael

Albert

Phillips

The following obituary has been kindly supplied by Mr. Ralph Felbert: Albert Phillips - Bertie to his many friendspassed away suddenly on 15th June, 1960, at tbe age of fifty. Modest and unassuming, with a friendly disposition and an innate kindliness, be was very much a part not only of the activities of this Union in which he showed keen interest, but also in the wider field of the Wynberg community. Mrs. Pbillips, to whom our deepest sympathy is extended, is affectionately remembered by us for tbe generous and wilJing help she gave on tbe occasion of our Jubilee Fair. Bertie's two sons are also Wynbergians ; the elder matriculated in 1959 and the younger is still at school. May tbey follow in their father's footsteps and become wortby citizens as he undoubtedly was.

Nixon

The following Obituary has been kindly supplied by Mr. Wally Lea: It is with profound sorrow and regret tbat we record the tragic passing of Mike Nixon, one of our members of but a few years' standing. Mike, in his 23rd year, just on the threshold of life, an apparently healthy young man, full of life and vitality and a very good sportsman, particularly in the badminton and tennis world, collapsed and died on tbe Friday preceding the Wednesday on which he was to be married.

NEWS OF THE 1959 MATRIC CLASS The Airforce Gym in Pretoria has attracted A._ Noftki, P. Teritage, J. Slabber, A. Elliot and M. Turkstra. A. Berry has joined the staff of the Johannesburg Building Society in Cape Town, while B. Hall is with the Atlas Building Society. N. Gauld and W. Brady are serving apprenticeships .in photolithography, tbe former with Hertzberg Mullne, and the latter with MeManus Bros. N. Woudberg has bought himself a motorbike and is now a cub reporter on a P.E. newspaper. N. Sharpe is an apprentice with Universal Computors of Cape Town, and we hear that A. Stuppel is with Union Steel. D. Watts has chosen an interesting career with Petersens' Ltd., of Epping, where he is serving an apprenticeship as a manufacturing chemist. P. de Wit and C. Smith have decided that their calling lies in the land; the former is farming on his father's farm near Paarl, while the latter is doing a course at the Glen Agricultural college in the Free State. M. McMaster has gone into the printing trade with h.is father in Wynberg. D. Sollinger and L. Kramer are prospective trainee-managers at Woolworths, while H. Stein is in the drapery business with Rifkin & Millers, of Wynberg. C. Barker is working for Ewing & McDonald, a firm of Shippers, Importers & Exporters, in Cape Town. In Insurance we bave I. McIlrath, who is with the London & Lancashire Ins. Co., while R. Briscoe, and we believe C. Martin, are at the Old Mutual. G. Pearce is now at Sanlam. Our public servants this year include T. McCarthy, who is in the Cape Town City Coun"cil, and also R. Cox and K. Swart, who we believe are in the Civil Service in Pretoria. Several of this class have left the Cape, and one or two the Union. The last we heard of B. Freedman was that he was contemplating a working vacation to the United States. Whether this materialised or not we cannot say. B. Falk we know has returned to S.W.A., and C. Stanley has returned to the United Kingdom. P. Watermeyer has jOined the Rhodesian Police Force, and we think that D. Bernstein is in Johannesburg.

We have succeeded this year in tracing all eighty-seven members of last year's Matric Class. However, a lot of our information is based on hearsay, and we apologise for any inaccuracies there may be in the information below. As usual ,a large percentage are furthering their studies at University, and, although U.C.T. has by far the majority, we have this year two Maties in D. Ziman and C. Jackson_ Full-time students at U.C.T. include: B.A.: M. Poolman and C. Eddy. B. Com.: B. Nitsun, R. Jordan and S. Kaplan. B.Sc.: I. Bloch, C. Kaplinsky, E. Tiffin, D. Harrison, L. Kernoff, P. Oppenheim and I. Linden, who plans to join the Royal Navy once he has obtained his degree. M. Mansfield is doing engineering, and A. Saboil medicine. G. Phillips is taking a degree in Quantity Surveying. D. Freund, G. Holland and R. Edwards are architectural students. The following are also at U.C.T., but their respective courses are unknown: D. Kretzmer, D. Glasser, F. Meuwse, P. du Pont, S. Juter and J. van Dam. Part-time students at U.C.T. include J. Marine, N. Goldfoot, A. Bennett, F. Kyritsis, R. van Rhyn, N. Hoffbrand, E. Malinaric, R. Stuppel, D. Sinclair and B. Rutter, who are aH articled to Chartered Accountants and are doing tbeir C.A. exams. R. Field has begun his articles with a firm of lawyers in Cape Town and is also a part-time student at U.C.T. N. Shafer has decided to make music his career, and the last we heard was that he had obtained a student teaching post somewhere in the Eastern Province. Here we must mention that P. Balchin, N. Wolft and K. Barker are at the Graaff-Reinett Teachers' Training College, studying to become members of that honourable profession - well done. Several fellows have the 'get rich quick' idea and are now following a career in banking. These are: A. Miller, J. Burt, E. Eek, I. Savage, J. Cole and H. du Plessis, who has returned to his home-town, Swellendam. At the Saldanha Bay Navy Gymnasium this year we have A. Thom, J. Grendon, J. Human, R. Goodwin, P. Muller, R. Rowberry and J. Moore, who was fortunate enough to go to Lisbon recently aboard the S.A.S. Vrystaat. 94

PRELIMINARY

LATE NEWS

The Annual General Meeting of the Old Boys' Union will be held in the School Hall on Thursday, 2nd February, 1961, at 8 p.m.

SPORT Local cricket teams have now been announced, and we find that no fewer than 18 Old Boys are playing in the first team of the following clubs:

UNIVERSITY

D. Louw, A. O'Connor

Cape Town: M. Richardson路, and H. Pearce. Western Prov.:

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N. Williams.

W.p. HA": K. Heldsinger.* Green Point:

1. Shifrin.

Green Point HA": N. Bryant. Liesbeeck Park:

GENERAL Geoffrey Jowell, a speaker at our Annual Dinner, won the U.CT. Best Speaker's Prize for 1960. The award is the T. B. Oavie Floating Trophy.

R. Glover.

Van der Stel: R. Gelb. * Denotes Provincial

NEWS

We have been advised of the following successes at U.C.T.: E. A. K. Middiemost, M.Sc. (Geology). D. Bromberger, B.A. (Hons.) (History). B. Feinberg, B.A. (Hons.) (English). S. Musikanth, B.A. C. Glaum, B.A. T. W. Mittag, B.Sc. B. F. Mason, B.A. (Distinction in Logic and Metaphysics). I. M. Rogow, B.A.

Alma: M. Hughes and T. McClurg. Claremont: F. BingO, J. Burt, 1. Savage and B. McMeeking. Technical College: E. Page.

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