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WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH

DECEMBER

1962

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SENIOR

SCHOOL

STAFF

PRINCIPAL ...... Mathematics. VICE-PRINCIPAL Mr .F. G. Thorp, M.A., B.SC., B.ED . ...... PhY.I路ieal Science STAFF Mr. H. Arguile, B.A. Latin, Religious InstructiOI"! Mr. H. E. de W. Tasker, B.A. History Mr. A. G. Driessen, B.A. Religious Instruction, Afrikaans Mr. S. Gilmore, B.A. .... Geography Mr. W. E. Gredley Afrikaans, Physical Education Mr. E. P. Hopkins, A.r.C.B.(S.C.),N.C.T.C . Mathematics, Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic, English Mr. T. J. Hurter, B.SC . Art Mr. E. D. Keyser, B.A . Manual Training Mrs. E. Jennings, L.U.C.T Educational Music Mr. F. A. J. Kooy, B.A . English, General Science, Social Studies, Religious Instruction Mr. A. Kucharzik, B.A.(HONS.) English, S.ocial Studies Mr. W. Lennox, B.SC.(HONS.) Mathematics Mr. H. D. Lingenfelder, B.A. Afrikaans Mr. J. L. Mathew, B.SC. Geography, Zoology, Religious Instruction Mr. A. J. A. Morris, B.A. Physical Education, Social Studies, English Mr. W. Morris, B.A. Science, Mathematics Mr. V. J. Parkins, B.A . English Mr. D. S. Sieberhagen, B.A . Afrikaans, History Mr. H. J. Smuts, B.A.,B.COM.,A.LA.C . Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic, Business Method~路 Mrs. L. Spiro, B.A. English, Latin Mr. A. Verwymeren Music Mr. J. R. Wheeler, B.SC. Mathematics Dr. H. G. Wood, B.A.,PH.D. Mathematics, Zoology SECRETARY:Mrs. J. Cotton, B.A. Mr. W. E. Bowden, B.A., H.E.D

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SCHOOL

STAFF

Mr. A. Lorie Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, B.SC. Miss K. Lacey Mrs. M. Paddick Miss P. Weights Mrs. A. E. Tasker Miss A. Malherbe Miss M. Vassilopoulos Mrs. J. Oberholzer Mr. N. Wolff Miss P. Smith Mr. K. Hutcheson Mr. A. Lorie Mr. K. Pretorius Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, B.SC. Mrs. E. Jennings Miss P. Robertson Mrs. M. Botha Mrs. D. Harper Mr. A. Lorie Mr. J. Spink Miss D. Salmon

GJilorial When one comes to the end of a long chapter in life, it is fitting that one should cast a backward glance over the road one has travelled in an attempt to assess the progress made. I shall be forgiven therefore, I hope, if, after spending at Wynberg nearly half man's allotted three score years and ten, I avail myself of this privilege in this my last editorial. Thirty-four years ago Wynberg Boys' High School was a single school under the control of one Principal, with a record enrolment at that stage of 447 pupils. We have come a long way since then. Old buildings have been demolished, and new ones ha ve sprung up, with the result that the present School buildings are scarcely recognisable to those who knew them in earlier days. Our grounds ha ve been enlarged and extended; a modern Hostel has replaced the old Boarding House; the long-awaited Swimming Bath has become a reality, and is a constant and worthy reminder of the supreme sacrifice paid by 46 of our Old Boys during the Second World War; and plans are afoot for the erection of a sorely-needed new School Hall. Although still one in spirit, the School now functions under two Principals, and the combined enrolment has reached the staggering figure of nearly 1,I00, with a corresponding increase in the number on the Staff. In the realm of Sport we have won our way to a place among the giants - this year for instance we entered 17 Rugby teams and 13 Cricket elevens in the inter-schools competitions; and our Old Boys have carried the Springbok colours with great honour to themselves, their School and their country. Our cultural activities have increased beyond measure; our School Orchestra is the envy of many another school, and the honours gained in recent years by our representatives at the Cape Town Eisteddfod have been second to none. All this is reflected in the growth of the Magazine, which has expanded from a humble 9-r' x 5-t" publication of 36 pages to its present size. Althogether we are a much bigger School in every way. If the distinction is not too nice, however, it is pertinent to ask whether we are a greater School than we were away back in the '30s and '40s. Do our academic achievements, for instance, match our exploits on the Sports field? Has our growth in moral stature kept pace with our growth in numerical strength? Are we producing bigger

men? -

big, that is, in character

and conduct?

If we are not, then our growth in other directions

counts for very little. In this respect, it is interesting to note the claim made by one of the contributors to this Magazine that "No longer do we produce men of stature to whom the word 'accomplished' might be applied". The Debating Society reports its finding that "there has been a decline in courtesy in the present century", and this, one regrets to say, is true of some of the other virtues also. Recently the Vice-Chancellor of one of our Universities reminded his audience that Education was essentially a spiritual tning, and warned against the danger of what he called "a sausagefactory education路', implying, presumably, tnat our State schools are becoming so regimented, and our curricula so rigid, that there is little time or opportunity for experiment or originality. Teachers will be the first to admit that there is much truth in this, but they will alw point out that they are the victims of a system which turns education into a political football, which makes a fetish of symbols and statistics, which judges a teacher's worth very largely by his examination results, and gives him little encouragement to depart from the beaten track and indulge in educational experiments and innovations. We have always tried to give our boys as Ijberal an education as possible, and, in our desire to do so, perhaps we have been guilty of placing the emphases in the wrong places sometimes. We have our failures and disappointments Ijke every other school, but on the whole our Old Boys do very well for themselves; in Business, in the various Professions, in the Arts and Sciences, and in the Church they are playing a part of which they and we can be proud. Many of you will be leaving us tbis year to continue your education or to earn your Ijving. Remember you are part of a great tradition, built up over 120 years, and we are looking to you to guard it jealously and to add your contribution towards it. Most of you will be coming back next year, and we look to you to keep the Wynberg colours flying high, on the playing fields, in your various clubs and societies, and above all in the classroom. A happy Christmas to all our readers, and may 1963 be a prosperous one both for you and the School. ValeIe pueri. H.A.

SCHOOL

PREFECrS,

1962

Seated (I. to r.): B. Clifton, R. MacFarlane (Deputy Head Prcfect), Mr. W. E. Bowden (PTin.), P. Good (Head Prefect). Mr. F. G. Thorp (Vice-Prin.), D. Katz, D. Clarke. Second Row (I. to r.): T. Zabow, V. Moore, R. SiaĂŤns, D. Heller, D. Richardson, F. Kleinman. Third Row (I. to r.): H. West, P. Watson, B. Nel, M. Margolis, N. Calvert.

We started the year with several Staff changes. Mr. H. Lingenfelder came to us from Stellenbosch University; Mr. W. Morris, a retired teacher of long experience, came to fill the second vacancy, while Mrs. L. Spiro, who served on the Staff during the third term of 1961, was recalled to help us over another difficult period. ynfortu-

nateiy, Mrs. Spiro and Mr. Morris are with us only temporarily, but we hope they have enjoyed their brief stay at Wynberg, and we tbank. tbem for stepping into the breach and assisting us over the past year. Mr. Lingenfelder seems to have settled in happily, and we trust he will have a Jong and pleasant stay with us.

Our congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. Gardener on the birth of another son, Andrew Brett, on 13th March this year; also to Mr. and Mrs. Driessen on the birth of Adriaan Gysbert on 30th August. If Andrewand Adriaan grow up to emulate the example of their fathers, they won't do too badly.

to replace men of tbe calibre we have lost. Mr. Gardener joined the Staff in 1955, and during his ~ight years at Wynberg served the Scbool faithfully both inside and outside the classroom. On the death of Mr. MacLeod, he took over control of the Library, and under his guidance this vital section of our activities has continued to expand. On the playing fields too he will be greatly missed, both in Rugby and in Cricket, in both of which games he took a keen interest, giving unstintingly of his time and energy in trying to instil in the teams he coacbed a true love of the game. He will be missed most in the classroom, however, where

At the end of the third term we unfortunately had to say goodbye to Mr. Gardener, who left us to go to "Bishops", his old Alma Mater. His going was a severe loss to the School in general and to the English Department in particular. Trus is the third blow the English Department has suffered in less than two years, and it is not easy

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and appreciation of the Eng)jsh language. We wish him every success in his new post, and hope he will sometimes spare a thought for his old School.

who submitted papers for the Junior Science Congress which met in July this year. All three papers were accepted, and the three budding scientists had the honour of reading their papers to the Congress in the New Science Lecture Theatre of the University of Cape Town.

In the place of Mr. Gardener we welcome to the Staff Mr. V. J. Parkins, who comes to us from Observatory B.H.S. We hope that be too wilJ have a long and happy connection witb Wynberg.

We were all deeply shocked to bear of the tragic death of Dudley Sidman in a motor-car accident in April this year. He left School, after passing his Senior Certificate examination, only a few months before. To his parents and friends we extend our sincere sympatby. His death came as a great shock to his classmates, and a tribute to his memory will be found in the Old Boys' Section of the Magazine.

Our good wishes go with Mr. and Mrs. Tasker, wbo will be going overseas on six months' furlough as from the beginning of next year. We wish them Bon Voyage and a very happy holiday. Mr. S. Gilmore will also be going on three months' furlough as from the begining of next year, and we wish him a happy holiday, with lots of good fishing.

The School Dance was held as usual on the last Saturday of the third term - 22nd Septemberand can best be described, perhaps, as a "rollicking" success. The dance was well attended, so much so that all the couples found it difficult to occupy the floor at the same time. The Hall was decorated Hawaaian fashion, and it was quite obvious that someone had put in an enormous amount of time and energy to produce so realistic a transformation. There was the usual lavish spread at Littlewood House during the interval, and thanks were suitably expressed to all who bad a band in making the occasion sucb a jolly one.

The following boys were elected as Pn;fects this year: P. A. Good (Head-Prefect), R. r. MacFarlane (Deputy Head-Prefect), N. M. Calvert, D. F. Clarke, B. L. Clifton, D. Heller, D. R. Katz, L. F. Kleinman, M. L. Margolis, V. C. Moore, B. R. Nel, D. R. Richardson, R. P. A. SiaĂŤns, P. S. Watson, H. A. West and T. Zabow. We congratulate them on their appointment to this responsible office. Our congratulations also go to S. A. Coben of lOA, A. Gottschalk of 9A, and A. F. Steyn of 9B,

1961 At the Annual Prize Giving on November the 29th, the guest of honour was tbe Mayor of Cape Town, Councillor A. M. Honikman. He began his address by adding tributes to those paid to Mr. A. Friedlander, the retiring cbairman of the School Committee. He said that for him his visit to Wynberg Boys' Hjgh School was not just another official duty. Wynberg was not just another schoolits splendjd record had been built by the many fine men and worthy citizens wbo bad passed through it. This was something to be proud of. More tban that, Wynberg bad reason to be grateful for something beyond mere material wealth; tradition, the product of g,enera-

tions, was its most precious heritage. This was not a cliche designed for the convenience of guest speakers. At such a school the seed of experience, sown in time, flowered into democracy. Those who inherited it should cherish and guard it. Pointing to the record of past old boys, he urged that those who would shortly be leaving the school should accept their responsibilities to society and give it service beyond the mere call of duty. The way we use the third of our waking lives that present-day conditions accord to us for recreation is a clear index as to wbether we are living for selfish ends alone or whether we are willing to give of our best in order to make a better world. 4

In his report of the year's activities, the Headmaster, Mr. Bowden, thanked all those who had taken a share in making 1961 a successful year. He also took the opportunity of paying tribut,e to the work and example of Mr. MacLeod, whose sudden death has been a great loss to the Schoill.

Mathematics: D. Heller. History. M. Margolis. Geography: P. Godwin. Bookkeeping and Commercial D. Heller.

Arithmetic:

Class Prizes: 9A: M. Margolis. 9B: D. Heller.

PRIZE LIST, 1961 Standard VI: Afrikaans: T. Israel. Latin: T. Israel. General Mathematics: R. Katz. General Science: R. Horwitz, T. Israel. Social Studies: J. Creedy. Woodwork: I. Ainsworth. Art: D. Banks, G. Coetze, D. Knight. Bookkeeping and Business Methods: T. Feyt.

Merit Prizes: D. Katz. R. Siaens. T. Zabow. Standard X: English: H. Baker. Latin: H. Baker. Mathematics: H. Baker. Physical Scienc.e: H. Baker. Manual Training: H. Jessop. German: J. Stauch.

Class Prizes: 6A: T. Israel. 6C: J. Creedy. Merit Prizes: Q. Rookledge. M. Creedy.

Class Prize: lOA H. Baker.

Standard V Il : Latin: S. Ger. General Mathematics: e. Hay tread, H. Sparks. Social Studies: S. Ger. Bookkeeping and Business Methods: C. Haytread. Art: C. Dixon, A. Hockney. Class Prizes: 7A: S. Ger. 7C: O. Wolf!. 7D: C. Hay tread. Merit Prizes: R. Pachter. G. Fine.

Merit Prize: G. Pasvolsky. Special Prizes: Friedlander Prize for English in J.e.: R. Sladen. Maskew Miller Prize for History: D. Fagin. D. F. Mara.is Memorial Prize for Afrikaans: G. Pasvolsky, I. MacRae. Best Speakers Prize: (1) E. Labuschagne; (2) P. Todres. Bevan Prize for Reading in English: (1) D. Katz; (2) P. Todres. Templeton Prize for Music: G. Pasvolsky, L. Mandel, D. Goosen, A. Meyer. Epworth Music Society Cup for Services to Music: G. Pasvolsky, L. Mandel, D. Goosen. Honorary Membership of the Old Boys' Union: G. Pasvolsky. Honour Trophy: R. Sladen, L. Nochomowitz.

Standard VIlI: English: R. Sladen. Latin: P. Travis. General Mathematics: P. Travis. Social Studies: R. Sladen. Woodwork: J. Capstick. Class Prizes: . 8A: R. Sladen.

English Reading Competition The competition for reading in English was held on Wednesday, 31st October, the adjudicators being Mr. and Mrs. F. Spears. The result was as follows: Ist: D. Katz. 2nd: R. SiaĂŤns.

Standard IX: English: M. Margolis. Physical Science: M. Margolis.

COMBINED

MATRICULATION

CLASS, 1962

Front Row (I. to r.): N. Chapman, A. Vlok, I. Hadley, O. Taylor, R. Ellenberger, L. Boyd, 1. Levin, D. de Reuck, J. Parkes, S. Kahn, A. Selwyn, G. Haupt, D. Friedland, S. Cohen, A. Clarke. Second Row (seated, I. to r.): T. Zabow, D. Heller, V. Moore, D. Richardson, R. SiaĂŤns, B. Nel, Mr. W. Lennox (Class Master), B. Clifton, Mr. F. G. Thorp (Vice-Principal), P. Good (Head Prefect), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), R. MacFarlane (Deputy Head Prefect), Mr. M. E. Tasker (Class Master), D. Katz, Dr. H. G. Wood (Class Master), D. Clarke, P. Watson, N. Calvert, M. Margolis, F. Kleinman, H. West. Third Row (I. to r.): R. Mannsbach, R. Kaplan, S. Trott, J. Attenborough, W. Searle, N. Osburn, P. Martin, C. Sussman, O. Powell, A. Maree, R. van Wyk, E. Labuschagne, R. Magnin, P. Kilpatrick, A. Koekemoer, J. Kipling, M. Giles, J. Dickson, A. Elliott, P. Godwin. FOllrth Row (I. to r.): D. Templeton, A. Burton, N. Wallis, A. Kriegler, M. Rourke, M. Barnes, L. Levy, H. Freedberg, R. Waters, C. Spamer, R. Merrifield, P. Todres, B. Anziska, C. Desmarais, G. Johnson, K. Priday, R. Bray, D. Fairley, M. Hancke. . Fifth Row (I. to r.): P. Tester, M. Bass, I. Hunt, G. Northam, L. Mandel, G. Maisel, A. Steyl, G. van Dijk, K. Harmer, L. Watson, B. Witte, A. Steek, S. Sollinger, R. Gill, A. Petersen, A. Kirkpatrick, M. Bowditch. Sixth Row (I. to r.): M. Reynolds, C. Felbert, R. Cook, P. Holloway, K. Byron, R. Gamsu, R. Solomon, T. Gillham, P. Baerecke, G. Sparks, J. Forsyth, W. Kennedy, K. Thomas, G. May, T. KnowIes. Back Row (I. to r.): G. Nurick, S. Geldenhuys,

J. MUtti, D. Holland.

SENIOR CERTIFICATE

A., Groeneveldt, L. W. F. D., Heritage, J. R., Hitchcock, P. E., Johnson, G. N., Kenny, C. D., Kirkpatrick, A. N., Lamb, M. A. T., Leibbrandt, J. A. H., Le Roux, A. J., Maze, M., McKey, A., Meredith, R. P., Miller, M., Mitford-Barberton, N., Morkel, N. P., Nieuwstad, F. T., Paraskevopoulos, L., Pearson, B., Petersen, C. E., Posniak, L. E., Prinsloo, J. J., Pritchard, C. M., Ravenscroft, J. W., Rennie, M. A., Ronaidson, M. B., Rowe, M. M., Sacher, C. L., Schmidt, D. J., Scboonraad, A. E., Searle, W. J., Smit, C. G., Steenekamp, A. G., Stein, M., Stewart, I. M., Steyn, A. F., Sykes, D. R., Watson, G. S.

First Class: Baker, H. M., Duffield, J. F., Gottschalk, S. D., Lurie, S., Magnin, A. A., Pasvolsky, G. J., Rogow, S. M., Stauch, J. Second Class: Aitken, D. A., Anderson, M. J. C., Barnard, D. J., Bleach, J. L., Brock, A. E., Callaghan, H. S., Clarke, A. B., Copeland, C. J. P., Dau, R. J. T., De Bliquy, L. P., De Wet, P. R., Ditchfield, J. G., Evans, 1. L., Fabricius, P. L., Fagin, D. R., Feist, E. R., Fick, W. H., Gilmore, K. E., Goodwin, J. A., Groenewald, W. R., Hare, G. W., Henry, M. J., Jennings, S. R., Jessop, H. C., Kaplan, S. V., Kiwi, R., Le Roux, E. P., Le Sueur, J. B., Levenbach, H. D., MacRae, 1., Middiemann, R. H., Nairn, J. B., Napier, B. S., Nathan, A. H. B., Ormond, R. G., Radowsky, S., Richardson, D. R., Roe, D. M., Savadier, L. D., Schwab, L. A., Sh3.p, J. M., Sidman, D. G., Smuts, M. J., Spiro, H. R., Stewart, R. D., StolI, H. N., Tait, B. K., Tooley, W., Viljoen, A. P., Whitehouse, J. D., Whitfield, D. E., Wolff, H. R. F. JUNIOR

VOORBEREIDENDE AFRIKAANSE TAALEKSAMEN, 1961 Hoër Graad: Finberg, M., Israel, T. Laer Graad: Abitz, A. B., Ainsworth, 1. W., Clack, M. P., Cohen, N. L., Cristol, 1. S., Falk, M. J., Fine, G. J., Goodman, S. M., Hamburger, R. A., Horwitz, R. C., Johnson, R. R., Katz, R. 1., Kirkwood, 1. R., Klinger, A. M., Momsen, B., Newman, J. S., Potash, H., Ravenscroft, J. W., Saevitzon, 1. S., Swimmer,

CERTIFICATE

A. B.

First Class: Barker, M., Coetzee, A. F., Eastman, R. W., Giljam, D. G., Goosen, W. B., Green, H., Greenblatt, F., Jennings, R. W., Kaplan, H., Kernoff, G. V., Meyer, G. A., Mitchell, H. K., Momsen, B. de W., Nochomovitz, L. E., Opie, W. W. J., Shedden, A., Slade, D. G. B., Sladen, R. N., Standley, V. J., Stewart, A. G., Travis, P. K., Walker, C. L.

LAER AFRIKAANSE TAALEKSAMEN, 1961 Laer Graad: Bowditch, M. H., Coetzee, A. F., Craye, D. A., Green, H., Germishuys, R. C., Hitchcock, P. E., McKey, A., Nochomovitz, L. E., Siaëns, R. P. A. WISE SCHOLARSH1P

Second Class: Abitz, A. B., Badenhorst, A., Barham, J. A., Barker, M. G., Barrett, M., Bender, W. S., Bouwer, D. W., Brading, L. P. S., Brandt, S. 1., Broadhead, D., Burton, R. D. J., Coward, P. H., Craye, D. A., Crundwell, P. S., Da Silva, 1. L, Diamond, P. R., Dungey, T. L., Edwards, C. J., Fourie, M. W., Gavronsky, M .. Gaylard, J. Doo Germishuys, R. C., Goldstein, D., Goosen, S. J., Goott, M., Gottschalk, K.

AWARDS

Post Senior Certificate Course: G. J. Pasvolsky, H. B. Baker. Standard X: D. R. Katz, M. Margolis. Standard I X: R. Sladen, P. Travis. OLD BOYS' SCHOLARSHIPS 1960: M. Worral, J. H. Webb, 1. M. Linden. 1961: J. H. Webb, 1. M. Linden, N. G. Heselson. 1962: 1. M. Linden, N. G. Heselson, H. B. Baker. 7

THE LIBRARY Someone - was it Confucius or Oscar Wilde? - once said that education consisted in the ability to use a library. There is mucb pith and moment in this maxim, and within several limitations the Wynberg School Library has attempted to lend weight to the concept tbat "Reading maketh a full

sleuthing' their exasperated way after an errant card is an abiding memory. Inadequate accommodation limits the rearungroom space in the Library, and it is to be boped that future expansion plans will take note of this need. Another grave restriction upon the full use of the books lies in th.e fact that during the holidays, when there sbould be extra time for reading, it is not possible to get books from our Library. But tastes built up during tbe term will, it is hoped, foster a love of good reading, than which there is nothing more criticised, and successfully repulse the pagan onslaughts of the dirty little cafĂŠ books which too often multilate tbe minds of the empty-headed and flabby-hearted.

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With over 6,000 books - English and Afrikaans - there is enough to satisfy the most voracious of bookworms. The diet is, moreover, varied and, with the introduction of plastic covers tbis year, tastefully served. The opportunities of access to tbe Library have been increased, the .lunch-hour openings having done very brisk business. Tbe 9A .librarians, Eastman, Green, Nockie, Opie, Posniak, Rennie, Sbedden and Sladen, have laboured valiantly. The vision of some of these

ON CHOOSING

J.B.G.

A CAREER

But the above generalisations apply to worldwide affairs also. In South Africa (famous last words) we have a special problem of our own. We are a privileged society 011 tbe mere basis of the colour of our skins, wbo do not allow any member to fall by the wayside, however incompetent and unsuitable. More important, we are the last bastion of a way of life which was to a great extent swept away by the two wars waged by our fathers. Had I been born among the poor of Russia, I too would have rejoiced as the "old order changeth, giving place to new", and I too would have adopted Social.ism as my credo. Since I was born a South African, not only is my cboice of politics different, but also my career. We live in wbat might be termed tbe age of ages. This is the age of tbe atom, the space age, or the age of television. I have another appellation - the age of advice. We go to marriage guidance bureaus, Gallup polls, and now career guidance specialists. After answering various Idiotic questions, as to whether one prefers looking after one's dog or planting dahlia bulbs, I was told - as I knew before - that my manual dexterity was a minus quantity, and tbus I should not try carpentry or motor mechanics. The final advice was that I should take up medicine, a

I stand accused. My attitude to life is one of cold cynicism. Metbodically and scientifically I approach. life, dissecting tbe universe into watertight compartments. And, gentlemen of the jury, I have a confession to make - one which. will most certainly be used in evidence against meI have never felt the poetic desire, so common to schoolboys, to become an engine driver. Choosing a career in 1962 is undoubtedly a more complicated affair than it was in the days when our venerabl.e parents procrastinated over the selfsame matter. Granted that these days a simple plumber boasts the title of sanitary engineer, the variety of opportunity still appears more vast. Specialisation, that bane of our society, has limited tbe amount of knowledge whicb is acquired in what is usually the last period of study. No longer do we produce men of stature, to whom the word "accomplished" might be applied; no longer is Latin the passport to international scholarship. We do not produce Raleighs or Da Vincis, and the odds are against a ChurchiU. During a boy's study at university he was expected to learn something of life generally; today he crams his chosen subject - whether his choice was correct or not. 8

all. Outside five minutes later, minus a watch, bicycle, waist-coat and cap, the entire contents of his jacket pocket was £15 and one newspaper. Investing 4td. of this sum on a bus ride, he arrived at Newbury, just in time to place £14 19s. 7td. on "Splendid Boy" in the first race. As his newspaper bad so candidly described, "Splendid Boy" ran home a clear winner by three lengths. After the next seven races, having placed on each race all his capital earned from the previous races, Sylas was able to leave the course witb over £5,000 secure in the inside pocket of his jacket. In an understandably jubilant mood, he was waiting on the kerb to cross the road. Seeing that the stream of traffic was long, he took out his newspaper to glance at it. Turning a page, something caught his eye which gave him such a shock that it caused bim to fall forward into the path of an oncoming van. He died almost instantly. The last words he ever read were: "A rniddleaged London-clerk, Sylas Edward Sandiman, was run over by a van and killed yesterday afternoon, shortly after leaving Newbury racecourse. Mr. Sandiman ...

decision which I must confess to having r.eached several years ago. In addition to an hereditary factor, I should like to be of some service to humanity in this field; also in Maugham's magnum opus on the choice of a career-"Of Human Bondage"-which runs into some thousand pages, studying medicine is recommended as an .excellent training for a writer. Proof of this fact is to be found in his own career and that of Chekhov. Thus strangely enough, perhaps the most speciatised subject allows an opportunity to acquire an education in both arts and sciences, bringing one near and even improving on the former ideal. As regards myself, therefore, though I do not rave about the fact as Wordsworth does in his "Ode", I feel that, though tbere is a certain glory gone from the earth, I can yet find strengtb and a satisfying career in what remains behind. DAVro KATZ, lOa.

DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED Sylas Sandiman was about to jump. He stood wavering on the edg.e of the cliff, and, tbough it was a blustery day, the wind had little to do with his wavering. Suddenly a newspaper slammed into him from the seaward side with such surprising force that he was thrown over - on to his back. Fumbling with the newspaper wbich had disturbed him, and which was now entangled in his jacket, he was about to discard it, when he caught a momentary glimpse of the date. "Funny," he sai.d to himself, "thought it was Saturday 1st, not Sunday 2nd." Then more assur.edJy: "But it is Saturday. St. Jispin's beUs didn't ring this morning. By jove! It's tomorrow's newspaper!" Sylas Sandiman had been on tbe cliff edge with a definite purpose. He bad come to take his life. Nothing had gone right for Sylas in tbe previous weeks, particularly on the pecuniary siele of life. All these latter troubles had just flitted through his mind again, when he saw tbat the newspaper was open at the racing page. The significance of finding a newspaper twenty-four bours early had not as yet struck him, but, wben he saw tbat racing page, it struck him all right. Sylas glanced at his watch. Then, snatching up the newspaper, he raced back to where he had dejectedly dropped his bicycle on the heath. Speeding back to town, his visions of misery and poverty bad now been entirely replaced by new ones - of prosperity. Springing off his vebicle outside the nearest sbop displaying the sign of the "Three Bails", he hastened inside, bicycle and

A VISIT

MARGOLlS,

lOa.

TO THE CAPE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL In a good school there is no room for tbe selfish pupil who wishes to gain as much as possible from his master's tuition, important though such application may be, without contributing in some way to extra-mural activities. Thus from a very early stage one leams to realise that tolerance and commercial. service are essentiaL components of our society. At Wynberg we are fortunate in being able to take part in a wider field of outside acti.vity tban is usual at a high school. We also have a proud tradition of 121 years of Old Boys who bave borne our colours with pride and honour amongst our fellow South Africans and who have left their mark on our way of life. But it is not only to our predecessors that those of us who are matriculating must look. Whether we like it or not, the leaders of our society are the politicians, from whom we must take our example if we wish to lead our community in the future. Tbose pupils who are chosen as prefects are given an opportunity to lead while still at school, and it is expected of them that they develop this quality in the future. We were tbus very fortunate to be invited to attend a Provincial Council debate and see the present Councillors at work. 9

On Thursday, 8th March, a party of the sixteen prefects, accompanied by lan Hadley of lOc, whom we must thank for arranging our visit, were present at what will, in. the years to come, be considered one of the momentous debates in the history of our country. The subject, highly topical in these days of balkanisation, was that the Central Governm.ent had infringed upon the rights and privileges of the Cape Provincial Council in thei r Transkeian proposals, wherein they postulate alterations to the Provincial boundar.ies - according to the constitution this should only be considered at the request of the Province concerned. We listened attentively for over an hour while Mr. Eden, the United Party leader in the Council, proposed a motion. of censure. Perhaps we were prejudiced when we thought that the Chairman's decision that he was irrelevant rather unfair, since our three mentors - Mr. de Villiers, the M.P.C. for our constituency, Councillor R. Friedlander, a distinguished old boy and member of the School Committee, along with Advocate E. Newman later ir1formed us that he had been scrupulously correct. The fact that in South Africa one must be fully bilingual was borne home to us when we heard Mr. P. Meyer, M.P.C. for Bellville, speak against the motion in most vehement terms. Finally we were all filled with pride to see Councillor Friedlander - one could even say "our own" Councillorrise to alter the motion so as to overcome the flaws wh.ich Mr. Meyer had exposed. For the boarders the highlight of the afternoon was yet to come, when our three hosts entertained us to tea in the Members' dini~g room. During the course of this, we were delighted to hear that a sum of money bad been allocated to build a new hall worthy of our school - personally a wonderful piece of n.ews after the struggle Mr. Thorp and I had had that morning to squeeze the sardines into the can. We also learnt of the multifarious activities of the Council and its committees, and of the financial topics which occupied the attention of that particular session. I must confess that some of us were disappointed by the many superfluous interjections, at times bordering on the discourteous, which a group of backbenchers hurled forth during the debate. However, as a great South African once said, "We must take what is best from the past and on. that foundation build our future". On behalf of the seventeen seniors who were privileged to attend the meeting of the Council, I wish to express our very sincere thanks to our

three hosts possible.

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D.R.K., IDa.

lOA APPLIED QUOTATIONS MISQUOTATIONS

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-nz-sk-: (overheard in. prayers) "0 that this too, too so.lid flesh would melt." B-rn-s: From children expect childish acts. B-wd-Ich: "The Irish bull is always pregnant." B-yd: The blackbird hath but little wit. CI-rk: "For isn't it the nobby one?" C-h-n: "No schoolman's subtle art." F--rl-y: "He was a fiddler, and consequently a rogue." F-rsylh: To set a beau to catch a bow. Fr--db-rg: "Roll out the barrel!" G-lI: The dark and tall are silent. G-lIh-m: "0 'tis excellent to have the giant's strength .., H-Il-nd: "The Saint." K-tz: K-tz as K-tz can. (Supplied by R.N.S.) K-nn-dy: "The female of the species is more deadly than the male." KI--nm-n: "Come on, smallpox." L-b-sch-gn-: "Give me my boots, I say." M-cF-rl-n-: "He that cannot sing a song Because his legs have grown too long." (G.S.) M--s-/: (This space left blank for advertising purposes.) M-rrf---Id: To enter into every class, and pull the average down. M--r-: "The rage of the vulture does madden to crime." M-rg-I-s: "My physique is my fortun.e." -sb-rn: "Be prepared!" R-yn-Ids: "There are moments of silence in his conversation which are perfectly delightful." R-ch-rds-n: (famous Jast words) There aren't any penguins in Canada. S-lwyn: "The low, sly lives." S---ns': The swarthy foreigner in our midst. T-dr-s: "With smiling lips and flowing bands." Tr-tt: Grinning - in his sleep. V-nW-k: "He jested, quaffed and swore." VI-k: Slow and steady wins the race. W-ll-s: (in Englisb oral) "Pray do not mock me, for 0 'tis foul." W-f-rs: Silence makes the heart grow fonder. W-If-: Tbe friend for all. Z-b-w: "Let not ambition mock thy useful toil." D.R.K., 10

lOa.

COINCIDENCE?

"What was the story?" Eddie asked. ''It was about Mac," I replied. "Oh! Mac, I remember; I caught my first tuna with him- -weighed 427 pounds."

lt was hot in the city, and I w.ished myself back at sea, but the club would have to do. ALLthe usual members were there, and, of course, Edclie. "Look who's here," his harsh voice split the heat - and my head. "Any luck?" he enquired. Now I knew Eddie fancied himself as a catcher of fish, and therefore I could expect a long recital of how and why I missed the tuna, so I said: "No fisb, Eddie, but a good story." "Let's have it then," said Eddie. But he had to bave something to drink first, and he bellowed for a steward. Naturally the steward declined to answer such an officious call, so off Eddie went to get his drink himself, and, if I knew Eddie, he would not be back intime for bed. So I embarked on my story to a slightly less noisy auclience. "Mac's the. name of tbe chap who took me out tuna fishing," I began. "We had a fair squall, and this reminded him of a sporting bloke he took out some time back - about seven years back. "All the tuna boats were out, and this chap came along looking for just such a boat. Mac doesn't usually take out tuna fishers, but tbis cbap was adamant - and be had some moneyso Mac fixed up his boat and took him out. "They hadn't been out long wben the sky became overcast. Mac suggested going back, but it was tbis chap's first time, and he insisted on remaining. "The clouds thickened, and Mac began to worry, but the cbap had hooked a tuna and was playing him, ignoring the storm signs. Finally, after a long struggle, be landed a big tuna that weighed about 427 pounds. 'Then the storm broke. Mac's small boat didn't seem to stand a chance. This chap broke down when it seemed tbey wouldn't make it, and told Mac how he had robbed his firm of the money he had spent. "He practically blubbered and begged Mac to do his best. Well, by an act of God, they managed to reach land, altbough Mac's ship was lost on the rocks. This fellow instantly cbanged, became his old noisy self, and got Mac to promise not to say a word about how he got bis money. Mac, thinking it none of bis business, agreed to keep quiet. "Well, he has, until today; said he tbought no harm would be done." Just tben Eddie entered, complaining about the service, although it was obvious he had had his few drinks by himself.

T. KNO'vVLES, lOb.

lOc QUOTES

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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." (Margaret Hungerford.) 8--s: "Property is theft." (Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.) -r-y: Don't scoff at the donkey; it can kick like a mule. (Apologies to T. Lintenberg.) C-l-e-t: "Sweet Lucy Brown." (Anon.) C--r-e: "What; haven't you got an electric train? -I--t-n: "Man, the aristocrat amongst animals_" (Reine.) D-sm-r--s: Why are there so many "S's" in the alphabet? D--k-o-: "But what a woman? - only one of nature's agreeable blunders." (Hannah Cowley.) EI--((: 362 Trains pass through Bellville station every Saturday. EI--b--g-r: Speech is silver; silence is golden; that's why I don't talk. F-I-er: The idle always have the mind to do something. G-m-u: "Born a shapeless lump of anarcby." (John Dryden.) G--es: "The ground flew up and hit me." (Bishop William Warburton.) G-dw-n: The terror of St. Trinians, without his teeth. G--d: "I am master of myself, as of the Universe; I am, and wish to be so." (pierre Corneille.) M-d-e-: One good mother is worth 100 scbool masters_ H--l--a-: Sometimes the devil is a gentleman. -u-t: "For you and I are past our dancing days." (Shakespeare.) K--I-n: "History is bunk." (Henry Ford.) K--k-a--ick: "Man's second childhood begins wben he gets bold of a woman." (J. Barry.) Ko-k-m--r: "No man loses wbat be never had." (WaHon.) -r--g--r: "Once a gentleman and always a gentleman." (C. Dickens.) M--e-: "Lord, what fools these mortals be." (Shakespeare.) M-g-e: "The absent are always in tbe right." (Apologies to P_ Destoucber.) A--en-o-o-gh:

''The life of a fool is worse than death." (Apocrypha.) -a-'-n: "The ambarrassing young." (Ga varni.) M-f-l: "Tall men are often empty - beaded." (Fuller.) N-/: Better sight 0' eyes that see the wandering desire. N-r-h-m: "I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son." (Edward Gibson.) -e-r-e: In Englisb-"Comment is free, but facts are scarce." (C. P. Scott.) S-l--on: "Throw out the life-line, throw out the life-line, someone is sinking today." (E. SmithUpford.) -p--k-s: "I think, therefore I am." (RenĂŠ Deseates.) Se-k: "Peace Kent, come not between the dragon and his wrath." (Sbakespeare.) St--l: "He is truly a man of spirit." (J. Swift.) -e-t-r: "Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good." (Shakespeare.) T-o-as: "What right bave you, oh passer-by-tbeway, to call a flower a weed." (Anon.) W-tS-Il: In assembly-None are so blind as those who will not see. W--,: Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. LV.H. and C.A.F., lOc. M--n-b-ch:

wounds, perhaps that one would barely surviveor perhaps, locked in their death-clinch, neitber giving way, they would hesitate, stumble, slip and plummet to their doom over the cliff to the ground far below. And so the stalemate goes on and on, for the eagle and tbe bear are natural enemies. But human beings are not natural enemies. Why must men destroy themselves for reasons of greed, hate, prejudice, lack of thought and want of power? For it is want of power tbat drives nations to force their .ideas (which tbey naturally consider right) upon other nations. And it is want of power that drives the oppressed nation to retaliate, but, not satisfied with that, to determine to annibilate its foe. But wait. Are the scientists of the world those who lust for power? No. The doctors, engineers, teachers, lawy.ers and the ordinary man in tbe street? Of course not. It is those few humans who face each other across the parliaments of the world who control our destiny. They are the ones who imbue an expectant nation witb propaganda. innuendos, and out-and-out lies that can change them from thinking human beings to fear-crazed, blood-thirsty, war-hungry animals who believe that the end justifies the means. Is it not paradoxical that men, in tbe best of faith, should be paid, and paid well, to destroy the world? Tbe mightiest of weapons are useless when tbere is no one to control and operate tbem. Before men can live together in true brotherhood and love, they must be disarmed of their slavedrivers - their slavedrivers to hell. Disarmament of weapons is impossible - the run of frustrating indecisions between distrustful politicans has already proved this. Our world sbould be controlled by men who, wbatever their nationality, have one common interest - the welfare of humanity. Man's greatest enemy is not the A-bomb, but the professional politician. R. N. SLADEN, 9a.

DISARMAMENT On the brink of a great cliff stands a bear, ponderous in appearance, but armed witb deathdealing weapons - razor-sharp fangs and claws, and a hug - a juggernaut of a hug that, once applied, can squeeze the life out of any foe. Above it wheels a migbty eagle, its proud beak glinting in the sun. lts massive talons are outspread - each vicious hook on each vicious claw waiting, waiting for the moment to strike, tear, rip and dismember until its bloody appetite is satisfied. Both masters of death watch and wait. Equally powerful, equally wise, each is keyed for tbe otber to make tne first move. Should the eagle swoop down fast enough, at the right moment, with one flash of its talons it can change tbe bear's stubby tbroat to a pulpy mass of blood. But what if tbe bear reached out with its great forelimbs? Even eagles cannot fly with a broken wing. Should these two opponents get to grips, it will be a fight to the death. And tbey both know it. Perhaps one could kill the other with but few

9A QUIPS AND

QUOTATIONS

(With apologies to the English language) B-rk-r: (in Latin) "Twinkle, twinkle, little noun, why oh wby did I put you down?" F--r-e: "Fings ain't wat they used to be." G-vr-nsky: "Earth has not anything to sbow more fair." (Wordswortb.)

G--s-n: "No morsel from his lips did he let fail." G -Ids---n: "0 listen, for tbe vale profound is o'erflowing with the sound." (Wordsworth.) G--ffs-Ik: "I can't understand why no one understands me." Gr--n: "Why is it tbat tlle deepest noise comes from tbose with tbe largest jaws?" J-nn-ngs: "Now he walks he knows not where, His bead's in cloud, not in air." l-hns-n: "Who said we were writing exams today?" K-m-n-r: "I'm not always Eke this; rve been sick." K-pt-n: (in Afrikaans) "Ma, he's making eye. at

Let it be said at the outset that with any ordinary radio set - including a good portable model - you have the world rigbt at your finger-tips. There is, however, one proviso - an aerial. An expensive set minus an aerial is, speaking in terms of overseas listening, relatively u eless, whereas a cheap moelel with aerial-wire trailing for about forty feet along the guttering of a house can bring wonderful results. We can now proceed to examine the advantages of short-wave listening. Surely news of a revolt in South America, a heavy-weight championship in U.S.A., or a manned space-flight from the U.S.S.R. is more effective and interesting if beard from tbe country in question. How interesting, also, are the disputes between different countries and political set-ups which are given prominence by the radio-stations of the countries concerned. Tbe eerie music of India, the exotic music of tbe M iddle East, and the romantic melodies of Hawaii are aU within the reacb of any listener at no greater expense than tbat of listening solely to local stations. Once the OX-er (for tbat is the name shortwave listeners go by) has received most of lhe Continental and American countries, he ,;an then proceed to "look further afield". What a thnll to hear, perhaps w.eakly, Swan Island, Viet-Nam, or Andorra - or perhaps a lonely "ham" in the Persian Gulf. This hobby gives one a far greater understanding oE the world than one would think. Cone路路ponding with stations the world over and sending them reception reports is part oE the hobhy. In return for your information, which their engi:leers value greatly, the stations will oEten nelp y.~u with your other hobbies, be they philately or tropical-fish keeping. Many radio stations publish magazines on short-wave listening which enable listeners to exchange views and ideas. Many clubs exist for furthering "short-wave". Tn addition, newspapers and periodical often publish columns devoted to the subject. For local reading, the column in lhe Cape Argus on Saturday evenings is to be recommended. Since its inauguration, it has obtained many converts to this most enjoyable pastime. Those who try the short-wave bands should, above all, be patient - a station may be there today and gone tomorrow, due to reception conditions - and they must, and this is [he most important condition, tune slowly. One station often occupies a small "spot" on the waveband

me,"

"Well, it says so on my identity card." M-z-: "Black snakes are innocent, the gold are venomous." (Lawrence.) M-tch-Il: "Och, have pity on the poor, wee thing." N-ch-m-v-tz: "Just because my knees are knobbly .... " P-r-sk-v-p-I--s: "Call me what name you will, but pronounce jt properly." P--f-rs-n: "I didn't say nuffink." P-sn--k: "Wbo dat man, mama?" Pr-fch-rd: "I can't help it jf my face is red.' R-nn--: "I wasn't aiming at you." Ro-n-Ids-n: "When in class, do as the morons do." Sh-dd-n: "His flashing eyes, his floating hair." (Coleridge.) SI-d-: "Casanova's disciple." St-d-n: "One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, talk! " Tr-v-s: (in P.T.) "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" (Shakespeare.) W-lk-r: "Those aren't muscles, tbey're pimples." W-fs-n: "Was it perversity, that I longed to talk to him?" (Lawrence.) 9a Motto: "Any time is tea-time .. ." K-nny:

SLADEN,

9a.

THE WONDERS OF SHORT-WAVE RADIO One is amazed wben reading the comments of those who say that they switch off tbeir radio sets "because there is nothing to listen to". It is obvious that these people only use their sets to small advantage. What is the point of purchasing a costly wireless when one intends listening merely to four or five local stations?

and can easily be missed through careless tuning. The bands are li"elier at night tban by day. Propaganda? It comes from everywhere, and, after all, experience soon lessens its effect. Whether religious, economical (tourism) or political, propaganda is present. Wheth.er the broadcasts come from East, West or Neutral countries, from Asia, Africa or America, propaganda is there. But before long, one learns to sort the wheat from the chaff - the sbeep from the goats. Above all, international radio promotes gondwill and friendship between the nations of tlie world - it reduces the size of our planet, bringing peoples closer together, strengthening old ~)onds and making new ones. No one would claim radio as the panacea for solving world problems, but in forging links between men it does mucb to that end, providing an unquestionably great service to earth and her peoples. C. M. THE

UNITED

PRITCHARD,

the prosperity of all mankind. Yet there is a remedy which would transform the whole scene in a few years. It is to re-create the European family with a structure under which we can dwell in peace, in safety and in freedom. We must build a kind of United States of Europe. . . . 1 am now going to say something that will astonish you. The first step (to re-create tbe European family) must be a partnership between France and Germany." Later Attlee said, "Europe must federate or perish", but, in spite of tbese isolated bursts of idealism, successive British governments did little to bring it about. Finally .in 1947, the U.S.A., seeing a Europe devastated by war, and weary of bloodshed, offered "aid against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos". Tbis European Recovery Programme, which was soon nicknamed "The Marshal! Plan" after the great statesman who originally conceived it, was started by President Truman on 3rd April, 1948. Altogether $5,300,000,000 reached Europe. However, General Marshall said, "The initiative must come from Europe", and so the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, comprising the United Kingdom, France, the Benelux group, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austr.ia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Eire, Iceland, Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia, the U.S.A. and Canada was formed. With enlightened statesmen such as Spaak (Belgium), De Gasperi (Italy), Adenauer (Germany) and Schuurman, Monnet and De Gaulle (France) negotiations were opened leading to the European Coal and Steel Community in 1953. On the 25th March, 1957, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg signed the Treaty of Rome, founding the European Common Market. This operates from 1958-1970, and provides for tariffs between member states to be lowered (already by 40 per cent.) and finally abolished, for equal pay for men and women, for the right of a workman anywhere in the six nations to work in another of these nations, and for anti-cartel, anti-dumping and no discriminatory taxation regulations, but associate members, such as the sixteen African colonies, may protect their new industr.ies by taxation and receive aid until 1970, when tbey become full members. Because of Commonwealth ties, the United Kingdom founded a less succe sEul European Free Trade Association, but at the end of 1961 applied to join the E.C.M. This set off a rash of membership applications from almost every non-communist country in Europe, plus Turkey and Israel.

9a.

STATES OF EUROPE

In 1787 Benjamin Franklin wrote, "I do not see wby you might not in Europe form a Federal Union and One Grand Republick of all its different States and Kingdoms." However, in spite of the catalyst of two world wars and the threat of communism, it took 170 years before the nations of Europe heeded his word and allowed logic and common sense to overcome their national prejudices and international vendettas. And even then, it was Benjamin Franklin's own country, the United States, that sparked .it off. The growth of the two giant Titans, U.S.A. and Russia, completely eclipsed Europe, while its nations continued sq uabbling among themselves, as this former centre of world culture declined into relative obscurity. In a speech at Zurich University, Switzerland, on the 19th September, 1946, Sir Winston Churchill, perhaps the most far-sighted statesman in modern' times, said, "I wish to speak to you about the tragedy of Europe. This noble continent is the home of the western world. It is the origin of most of the culture, arts, philosopby and science of both ancient and modern times. If Europe were once united, there would be no limit to the happiness, prosperity and gl.ory which its thr,ee or four hundred million people would enjoy. Yet from Europe have sprung that series of frightful nationalistic quarrels whicb we bave seen even in our life-time wreck the peace and mar 14

Tn case of workmen being temporarily unemployej, the European Social Fund will pay unemployment relief, and, if needed, for the resettlement and re-education of the worker of other occupation'. Perhaps the way out of difficulties for countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand is to be associate members of an Atlantic Alliance, a course strongly proposed by economist H. C. Alien. Britain's entry is opposed mainly by an unholy alliance of very left-wing politicians (Communists seeking to weaken the West) and very right-wing Tories like Lord Hinchirsbrooke, who says, "We don't want to subject ourselves to a lot of frogs and huns." Barely had it been elected when the Kennedy Administration urged European Unity. On the 9th December, 1961, M r. M. Bundy, presidential advisor, urged Europe to be unified into one world power "equal in strength and influence to the U.S.A. Partial dependency, as against equal mutual reliance, is not good for the pride and judgment of free m.en." Mr. L. Hodges, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, said, "J f we do not grow togeth2r. we shall grow apart. Such an economic division is the fondest dream of international communism." On the 4th July, 1962, President Kennedy, speaking from tbe Independence Hall at Philadelphia, called for a "declaration of interdependence" between the U.S.A. and a European Union to form an "Atlantic Partnership'.'. This idea is strongly supported by Jean Monnet's Action Committee for the United States of Europe, and indeed the first cautious steps towards a European Political Union have already been taken. Inside the European Common Market the Common Market Commission may make proposals to the Council of Ministers, an international body on which France, Germany and Italy have four votes each, Belgium and the Netherlands two each, and Luxembourg one. The Court of ] ustice rules on the application and interpretation of the treaty. Progress is debated by the powerful European Parliamentary Assembly which bas 142 members, now elected by the National parliaments, but will be eve'ntually elected by direct suffrage. A treaty for a European Political Union was temporarily delayed on the request of Belgium and the Netherlands until the U.K. enters the Common Market. ln Europe is rising a New Order. not based on domination by anyone nation but by the ideals of Liberty, Justice and Democracy. Perhaps a generally unnoticed reason for this trend towards world unity is that, just as the

Jndustrial Revolution and quicker transport, like railways, made it impossible, for instance, for Germany to be divided among one hundred sqU:l.bbling feudal princes, so today Telstar and jet-liners have rendered the nation-state obsolete. The fact that a cross-Channel tunnel/bridge is actually going to be built after 150 years of hot air, and that the British Government is seriously considering convertion to decimal coinage, the metric system, and driving on the right-band side of the road, without causing rioting, is another symptom that the world has grown too small for even a big state to ignore its neighbours. Jn an age when one may fly to any part of the globe in a matter of hours, we cannot have progres with 120-odd uncoordinated, independent states. Already Euratom, the fnternational Postal Union, Unesco, the World Health Organisation. tbe World Bank, J.G.Y. and the somewhat hypercritical pleas for international cooperation in space-research offered alternatively by Dean Rusk and Anastas Mikoyan, point out that today Federation is not a political luxury, but an economic necessity. Taking an optimistic look ahead at the silver linings without the clouds, it appears that the tendency in the world today is to polarize around three great axes: A Western Euro-AmericanAustralia-New Zealand bloc. a communist SinoSoviet bloc, and a large neutral Latin-AmericanAfro-Asian bloc. However slow visions crystallize, perhaps tbe down of the next millenium will see mankind's dream of the previous four fulfilledthat of a World Federation. After all, when pacemen John Doe and Yuri Blaganravov reach a Galactic Union, they can hardly fight over Florida and the Ukraine! A. GOTTSCHALK, 9a.

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Solution Across: I. Letters; 6. Iota; 8. Boa; 9. Rob; 10. Bell; 12. Egg; 13. Ten; 15. Intestines; 20. S.H.; 22. Ar; 23. Pip; 24. Harness; 27. At: 28. CA; 29. Bear; 31. Dehydrate; 34. Ra; 35. Era; 36. Pigsty. Down: I. Lyre; 2. Tab, 3. Ebb; 4. Roe; 5. Salts; 6. It; 17. Argus; II. Let; 14. Nip; 16. Nancy; 17. Tread; 18. Nine; 19. E.P.; 20. Shade; 21. Hater; 25. Soap; 26. Bray; 29. Beg; 30. Art; 32. Ha; 33. Ti.

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Ancient harp-like instrument. -_ Hunter. To recede. The spawn of fishes. Sodium Chloride (plural). Pronoun. Giant with 100 eyes. Live and -_ live. To pinch suddenly. Girl's name. To press with tbe feet. Number of members of a baseball team. Eastern Province. Departed spirit. Woman ... ! What you don't use. To bruise. Beseech. Are, as used in the Bible. Joyful exclamation. The head of Tiberius.

Written communications. Ninth letter in Greek alphabet. Snake which crushes victim. To seize property by violence. The cry of a deer. To encourage. Decem. Small ... (22 ft. long). Specific heat. Suffix. Stone. To make ready. Preposition. Cape registration number. To support. To deprive of water. Egyptian god. Historical period. Pigs' residence. G. Answers on Page J5.

MEYER,

9a.

YOU

NEVER CAN

TELL

accept his position as underdog, Carbini had been approacbed with rare friendliness by the Marquis, who sought his nelp privately. With ill-concealed contempt, Carbini had refused. The Marquis then suddenly dropped his false manner and had flung the facts of Carbini's servility in his face, grinding them deep into his mind with tbe heel of authority. As he measured up the back of the retreating Marquis, his fluctuating temperament was foaming at a new high level. The sun shone gaily on tbe gatnering outside. The shocked guests had already departed, after showering their sympathies upon the Marquis. Now he was feverishly pacing his room, his usually passive features contorted into a grim mask of fear. He lit a cigar and drew deeply on it to calm his jangled nerves, but the twitching of his hands told dramatically of his inner struggl.e. A telegram arrived. Suddenly be was back on his feet again, his lips closed in a light line, a calculating stare in l'tis eyes. Instead of mounting the stairs for his usual 6.30 tea and cake, he spun sharply round, tlung open the door, and slipped out into the warm night. As he sat in the shade of the weeping willows alongside the lake, Giovanni's pimple mind wrestled with mighty problems. How far was he justified in allowing his duty to conflict with his conscience. The Marquis had pinned him down, confused him, and overridden him in that arrogant fashion he could not cope with. Slowly the implications reached him. Suddenly his fears were precipitated into a single earth-shattering moment. The situation was beyond his reason. The mocking laugh of the Marquis drifted into earshot, and he trembled in anger. At 6.30 p.m. that evening both servants brought the usual refreshment to the study for the Marquis. The neatly-dressed chauffeur smartly opened the door of the shining black limousine, and extended a gloved hand to assist the Lady di Saluzzo descend. The Lady was frail, but her shrewdness was clearly written into her many paintings which hung in ev.ery room. Yes, she sighed, it was delightful to be back home again after a week's business in Naples, although it had been pleasant meeting Duke Rouenard. She smiled. Mounting the stairs, sbe hurried up to her husband's study, eager to discover how his garden-party had fared.

â&#x20AC;˘ The Ita.lian sun, now slipping down to a glorious finale, threw the proud face of Marquis di Salluzzo into fine relief. The Marquis was a small man, perhaps even insignificant, bowing under the weight of his newly-acquired nobility. His forbears had won the family title, renown and honour throughout Italy, and he was determined to hold the standard high. Nevertheless, times were hard, and after the elegant garden party that afternoon ne was to allow the American millionaire, Charles H. Hiram, to investigate an original Lasseau masterpiece, with an eye to purchasing it. The well-apJ3ointed library was situat!!d in the Eastern wing of the di Salluzzo's palatial home. Two imposing doors, ornately carved to depict the history of the family, opened out into the library. Sunlight streamed through the open bay windows which overlooked the flaming flower-beds, and cool, green lawns sbelved down to the limpid waters of the lake. The dress of the guests stood out gaily against the setting, as they mingled on the lawns. At precisely 5.30 p.m., the retinue gatbered before tne portals of the library. The Marquis quickly opened the doors and strode inside, closely followed by Chas. H. Hiram, eager to feast his eyes on an original Lasseau. With a sudden sharp gasp the Marquis crumpled to the floor, his rigid arm outstretched. The Masterpiece was missing! Carbini was a headstrong young Italian, quick in love and honour, but slow in forgiveness and pity. He had worked for a few years as valet to the late Marquis, and had found a strange respect for the erect old man with his steel-gray hair and sharp eyes sunk in a hard face. He had looked every inch a nobleman. Now he was gone, and his son had assumed the title. Only a young man, but perhaps as yet he lacked the quiet dignity that brings respect, and searched too often after this goal of respect by strenuous efforts to impress. So intent was he on establishing himself that he paid scant attention to the servants, and was inclined to be very high-handed in his treatment of them. Carbini's rebellious nature resented this, and the life of servilitude tbat he led bad been shown to him in a new, unpleasant Light. Feelings of contempt had reared their ugly head, and matters had reached a point of no return. While in this mood of reckless defiance in refusing to 17

He was simply charming, but, oh, what oldfashioned ideas he clung to. Entering the study, sbe found it vacant. Never mind, it was 6.30 p.m.; he would be along soon. Gratefully she sank down into the chair, reaching for tbe tea before her. Her eyes ran across the desk carelessly, and came to rest on the calendar, with its pencilled note. In an instant she was on her feet, utter borror stamped across her features. Suddenly everything was crystal-clear, and her world had crumbled to dust. Her body convulsed in a savage contortion, and witb a final sob she heeled over, co.llapsed on to the thick carpeting, slamming down the cup on the tray, spilling some tea as she did so. She was dead before she hit the carpet. The ravens wheeled outside on black wings. At 8.30 p.m. the body was discovered by the Marquis. Instantly Giovanni was at the scene of the crime. Later Carbini also curiously viewed the dramatic discovery. An hour later Inspector Orsini was also ob,erving the scene. The Marquis, although distraught, was d.ble to relate coherently the happenings of the evening. Yes, he had taken a quiet stroll at about 6.30 p.m. to restore his peace of mind and decide on a course of action following the art theft. The servants had stated that the usual tea and cake was brought into the study at 6.30 p.m., and then they had. retired for the night. Later the Marquis himself had visited their rooms and talked with them. Orsini investigated the rooms of Giovanni and Carbini. Both were in bed. Casually he discovered that both beds were fairly cold. Evidently they had not been slept in for long. Giovanni explained that the crumbs Orsini noticed in his bed were due to his having eaten a snack in bed. Queer, though, Carbini's bed was also cold, but Orsini felt a strange warm patch in the bed. The House retired. Early next morning, as the ~elvants were busily preparing the House for the next day, tbe missing Lasseau arrived in a brown paper parcel in the post, with a facetious note attached to it signed "Practical Joker". Ambling thoughtfully through the grounds, Orsini checked the backgrounds of the servants, whicb, on his suggestion, tbe Marquis had written out. What connection did the Lasseau bave with tbe death? Yes, it was hard to think in these

beautiful surroundings. The sun beat down unmercifully, and be wondered perhaps if the flowers under the study window had received too much sun? As he watched the ravens busy among tbe flowers as they pecked on the ground and swooped over tbe shrivelled flowers, a servant brought him the morning paper. The paper carried asbort account of the death of Duke Rouenard, wbo had come to Italy to purchase and inspect works of art to be sent to America. Telegrams had been dispatched to all prospective sellers, informing them of bis death. It was not known if the Duke had completed any transactions yet. Tbe dinner-bell rang out across the lawns, and Orsini hurried to luncb. Yes," sighed Orsini to "Chief Inspector Risio, "it was easy. Collect every fact, and there you are. Of course, if you neglect a fact, then you plunge into disaster. In my time I have seen detectives, inexperienced ones you understand, miss a single fact and cause untold anxieties. But when you know, of course ... The Lady, we know, was sbrewd, and herself an artist. Surely you can imagine ber painting a replica of the Lasseau and, while away on business, arrange to sell the original to Duke Rouenard. Her husband would not therefore know of the deal, and had thus arranged to sell tbe original Lasseau to Chas. H. Hiram. In the afternoon the Marquis learnt from a servant that tbe Lasseau had been de.livered to Duke Rouenard on his wife's instruction. Finding the painting in the library, he concluded that one must be a fake. On examination, he discovered the one in his library to be false. Obviously Hiram, being an art-dealer, would recognise it as a fake, and the honour of the di Salluzzos would be ruined. The Marquis then tempted both servants separately to pretend that they had stolen the painting. Giovanni, a simple man, had been persuaded to accept the offer. Only afterwards did be realise that, if the plot was uncovered, be could not rely on the Marquis revealing tbe true story in his defence, with the honour of tbe family at stake. He was a pawn in the secret game that the arrogant Marquis was playing, an expendable pawn. With this realisation came anger beyond reason. He saw the situation as destroy or be destroyed. Would his life be altered and laid down as a cloak to cover the pool of intrigue and ruthlessness tbat marked the Marquis' path of prestige? He 18

destroyed. The poison he placed in the cake saw to that. But what of Carbini? Of late, he bad felt his underdog position very keenly and to a rebellious spirit such as bis the humiliation was acute. And then the Marquis bad come, smiling, to present his dangerous proposal, expecting no opposition, and found instead a changed Carbini that no longer bowed and scraped. It was inevitable that a bitter fight must ensue, a fight that Carbini had lost to the authority of the Marquis. But those grams of poison tbat he placed in the tea were Carbini's final say in the matter. Tbe Marquis, however, had received a telegram, informing him of Duke Rouenard's death. He saw his chance, .rushed to the Duke's residence, stole the original Lasseau, and destroyed the transaction papers. He tuen wrapped up tbe painting and posted it home, witb a facetious note attached, to make the disappearance seem to be the work of a practical joker. J, howeve.r, asked the Marquis to write out tbe backgrounds of his servants to obtain a sample of his handwriting. Tbe handwriting matcbed that of the note, and I discovered his deception. Meanwhile the Lady bad arrived bome while he was about tbis deception, and partook of the poisoned tea and cake, and, as a result, died. Both servants, seeing the balf-fuU cup and nibbled cake, determined to destroy the evidence. Carbini's bed had a warm patch where he had hidden a hot-water bottle, filled with tea, while the Marquis bad chatted with bim. Later he had stolen up to tbe room, tbrown thĂŠ poisoned tea out of the window and substituted fresh poisonfree tea. Th.e crumbs in Giovanni's bed came from the cake that he bad hidden tbere when the Marquis had unexpectedly entered bis room. Later, be too destroyed the evidence by crumbling the cake and scattering the crumbs out of tbe window and then replacing it with fresh cake. I noticed that the flowers below the study window were dying, indicating that poison had been thrown on them, and that the ravens seemed to find a great many crumbs also beneath that window. This led me to the suspicion that the evidence had been 'rigged'." "Yes," sighed Orsini again, "just observe every fact and bridge the gaps between, and there you are, justice is done. Only five more minutes to the execution of Carbini and Giovanni." Tbat evening a maid brought Orsini the calendar which she had thrown away after the morning

of the death of Lady di Salluzzo, while sbe was cleaning out the room, becaus.e she tbougbt that p6rhaps it might be important. Over tbe date of the Marquis di Salluzz.o's death was the pencilled note, "Sell Lasseau to Chas. H. Hiram today." Suddenly Orsini saw it aiL Of course, on seeing that note and realising its complications, the frail Lady bad died from paralytic shock. As she died, she spilt some tea in her crash to the floor. Then the ravens outside had flown in and nibbled at the cake. Wben the body was found, it looked indeed as thougb the Lady had been poisoned, from tbe fact that the cup was balf-empty and some cake had been eaten. Tbe servants had also decided that this must be the case, and set about destroying the remaining tea and cake wbich would be found to be poisoned wben investigated. Tbe forensic surgeons had examined the body on the assumption that death had been caused by poisoning. They therefore declared that the paralysis bad been induced by the poison, for this was the symptom that would be found in this particular type of poison. What did all this amount to? The death of two innocent men. Before tbe horrified eyes of Chief-Inspector Risio, Orsini suddenly slumped sens.eless in his chair. R. EASTMAN, 9a. THE

DEVELOPMENT

OF DIVING

All over the world diving clubs have been started, and many people bave wondered bow and why the sudden enthusiasm for skin diving developed. The first divers w,ere perhaps the pearl and sponge divers, who had done their job since the days of ancient civilisations. There are records showing that, hundreds of years before Christ, divers were used in diving for sponges and molluscs, in tbe salvage of sunken ships, as underwater saboteurs during wars, and in maintenance work on hulls of ships. To do any of this type of work the human body requires some sort of diving equipment. The early attempts at diving equipment were crude and could not be used with success. The earliest known records of air being supplied to a diver are found in an Assyrian basrelief of about 900 B.C. This shows a man swimming under water with. an air-bladder which

appears to be an inflated animal skin. One end was tied around his waist by a belt, and he held a tube in his mouth at the other. Aristotle, tbe Greek philosopher, mentions divers drawing air through a tube from the surface. This method was completely ineffective at depths greater tban just below the surface, because of the immense effort needed to draw down air when tbe chest is compressed by the pressure or the surrounding water. Probably tbe first design for a re-breathing diving apparatus was that of Giovanni BoreiIi, an Italian astronomer, in 1680. In his drawings he shows the diver's head inside a large air bag, with a glass window and a breathing pipe running first outside the air bag through a small bag intended to trap moisture, and then back to the large air bag again. He thought that, by watercooIing the exbaled air, it would be purified so that it could be again inhaled. The first self-contained diving apparatus to carry a supply of compressed air was one designed by W. H. James in 1825. The air was contained in an iron tank around the waist. In 1837 a German named Augustus Siebe developed a closed diving suit which became the standard diving dress for about a century. This was an improvement on tbe open dress in tbat the diver could bend down without having water rush into his suit, and he was also protected against the effects of external water pressure. In 1878 H. A. Fleuss, of tbe British firm Siebe Gorman and Company, designed an oxygen rebreathing apparatus, using a mixture of tow and caustic potash to absorb the exhaled carbon dioxide. In 1902 Sir R. H. Davis worked together with Fleuss to improve this apparatus by using more effective carbon dioxide absorbents, steel cylinders for oxygen, and an automatic feed valve. This equipment was used in World War I for protection against poison gas, and also as a submarine escape device. It was also used in World War II by the commandos, as it was a closed-circuit apparatus and expelled no "tell-tale" bubbles. In 1925 a French nava] officer, Commander Le Prieur, developed a self-contained device using compressed air instead of oxygen. This was a great improvement, as it had the advantage over oxygen that the diver could go to greater depths witbout the dangers of oxygen, wbich becomes poisonous under pressure and cannot safely be used below thi rty-five feet.

Le Prieur's apparatus consisted or a steel cylinder of compressed ai r, whicb released a continuous flow into the face mask. Tbe exbaled air flowed out into the water. Tbe flow of aiI was regulated manually by the diver. In 1943, Captain Jaques Yves Cousteau, who had been experimenting for years on selicontained breathing apparatus, had collaborated with a German named Emile Gagnan, who was a brilliant engineer and specialised in the workings of valves. The combined operation resulted in what is now commonly known as tbe aqualung or SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus). This device also used cylinders of compressed air, but had a regulator attacbed to adjust the air pressure automatically to the diver's needs. The diver breathes through a rubber mouthpiece clamped between tbe teeth, and the regulator automatically increases the air pressure to equalise the pressure inside the body with incr,eased water pressure on the outside. This eliminated the need for a cumbersome suit. M.

CLARK,

9b.

9C QUOTATIONS Abitz: "A to Z witb a bit in the middle." Davies: "Davies safety lamp without a light." Diamond: "Little gem." BouIVer: "Always in bed." Brand: "Where's the fire." Goosen: ''The goose that laid the golden egg." GOOit: "Louie's Sea Point." Greenblatt: "Roll out tbe barrel." Hitchcock: "Cock with a hitch." Hume: "How's your pipe." Lamb: "Followed Mary to school." Martin: "Strangers from space." McClatchie: "Scotsman in South Africa." Merrett: "Deserves it." Miller: "Flour shop". Kernov: "Theme in D major." Rouw: "I love caviare." Robertson: "Robertson's Spices." Stanley: "Where's Livingstone." Stein: "Spots on tbe wall." Sherwin: "American Civil War." Sykes: "Where's my cricket bat." By A. 20

SWIMMER.

Each figure represents a letter.

The dotted line stands for a break in words.

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DOWN

IN THE

H-8. M. BLOcH, 8a.

DEEP BLUE SEA

Suddenly a tentacle curls around And drags him down without a sound. The diver cries out in t.error and pain, But there's no one to hear him in that deathly domain, No one to hear his gurgling cries But the octopus with the big green eyes, Down in the deep blue sea.

Down in the deep blue sea there lies The octopus with the big green eyes, Down in the deep blue sea. The luckless diver, eager and brav,e, Swims towards the rocky cave, Never dreaming tbat there lay hjd An enormous hungry giant squid, Down in the deep blue sea.

H. CHANDLER, 8a.

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JOURNEY

TO THE KALAHARI

to unpleasant sensations. Mata-Mata was reached at 7.15 a.m. Early the next day we went for a drive. We saw our first game in the Park - gemsbok, springbok, wildebeest and seven lions. For the next two days we went out "game searching" and saw more gemsbok, springbok and wildebeest. We. also saw jackals, ostriches and even a silver fox or "silwere jakkals". There was also a great variety of bird life, including the "ReichvoĂŤl" or shrike, which is pictured on a Republic three-cent stamp. At Mata-Mata there are three semi-detached bungalows with hot water laid on. Twice daily Mata-Mata is in radio contact with Twee-Rivieren, the main camp. On Tuesday, 10th July, we left Mata-Mata. Over the two hundred and eighty-three miles we only got stuck twice. That was in some very deep sand. Upington was reached at 5.50 p.m. The next day we stayed in Upington and visited the Suid-Afrikaanse Karakul Korporasie. We reached Cape Town at 7.15 on 13th July, having spent the previous night at a terribly oldfashioned hotel at Victoria West. The only mishaps that occurred were two punctures and a broken exhaust pipe i.n one car, due to the roads, and four punctures in tbe other car. Nevertheless, it was well worth it, and I would certainly recommend tbe trip, although a fourwheel drive vehicle is the only type of transport really suited for the conditions.

After months of booking and weeks of preparing, we finally left Cape Town on the morning of Monday, 2nd July. There were seven of us in tbe party. Having passed tbe Pinelands intersection, the monotony of the long drive began. After Paarl we began ascending Du Toit's Kloof pass, leading from the Hex River valley to the Great Karoo. After three hundred miles of driving with nothing to look at besides electric transmission pylons and railway lines (electrified as far as Beaufort West), we turned off at Britstown, which is on the Kimberley road. There the torture began; the roads were terrible; one bad to do seventy to eighty miles per hour just to bit the tops of the corrugations. Luckily tbe tar commenced once again as we reached Upington, which was reached on the morning of July 3rd. By-passing Upington, we arrived at the Aughrabies Falls Hotel at 5.30 p.m. The following day, over roads composed of "powder", we reached the Aughrabies Falls. There is a Land-Rover service operating from the Hotel to the Falls. People at the Hotel had said that the Falls were the lowest they had been for a long time, and many other disillusioning things, but, when we were confronted with that migbty spectacle, we thought otherwise! The Falls are approximately twenty feet wide at the lip, and pour down at an angle of eighty degrees for four hundred and eighty-seven feet. The countryside there is very rich in minerals; for instance, many varieties of quartz, felspar, agate, asbestos and aquamarine are found. Altogether we collected fifty stones. On Thursday, 5th July, we left Upington at 6.40 a.m., and started a two hundred and eightythree mile journey to Mata-Mata, in the KalahariGemsbok National Park, in the extreme northwestern tip of the Cape Province and on the border of South West Africa. The roads were not worth the name. Most of the corrugations were over four feet from top to top, and the only way to escape them was to go very fast. Some parts were so bad that they just hammered the car until we had to drop down to thirty-five miles per hour for tbe car's sake. About one bundred miles from our destination the road became just a stretch of land which bad been bull-dozed and scraped, and which followed all the contours of the hump-backed hills. Tbis, of course, gave rise

CLARKE,

BA RECORD SHOP Bloeh: K-K-K-Katy. Bram well: Love Me or Lea ve Me. Braude: The Great Pretender. Chandler: Gone Fishing. Clack: Raw Hide. Clarke: I Fell in Love with an Englishman. N. Cohen: A Fool such as I. M. Cohen: Looking for Trouble? Cristol : Little Darling. Engelke : Waltzing Bugle Boy. Frank: Running Bear. Freislich: Only the Lonely. Ger: Ji ogle Bells. Goodman : Little Angel. Groenewald: Green Fields.

8a.

"Agh Pleez Deddy" (Take me to the barber). Kirk wood : Way out on the Mountain. Killick: Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kitbag. Klinger: D in Love. Knottenbelt : Pillow Talk. Mawman : Cuddle-up a Little Closer. McCullagh: Between tbe Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Metcalke: Moon Talk. Miller: Tbe Young One(s). Mitchell: Chain Gang. Newman : I Talk to the Trees. Pachter: Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better. Patrick: Bobbejaan Klim die Berg. Pieksma: Tulips from Amsterdam. Potash: Red River Valley. Radowsky: Ain't Misbehaving. Seltel: Raindrops. Silbowitz: Sleepy Time Gal (In Latin). Sparks: Fire Eyes. Stamelatos : Tbjs Could be the Start of Something Big. Saevitzon: The High and tbe Mighty. Tilders: Kom Ons Gaan Plaas Toe. Warnke: The Living Desert (S.W.A.). 8A: Smile. 8A Boarders: I Want to be Free. Home:

POOLMAN,

blind, if it was not for the depressed-looking man in a scarlet livery who led this gentleman about his house, and on his infrequent walks. As the stranger before Foster eyed bjm, Foster faltered for a second and tben, suddenly turning purple, collapsed and lay gasping his life away on the thick pile of the patterned carpet that covered the expensive, but ratber ugly floorboards. The coroner's verdict was "Death by beart failure", but at that moment Archibald Foster's immortal soul was winging its way towards the gates of Paradise, neatly dressed in a bowler hat and frock-coat. Foster was puzzled. Saint Peter had allowed him to enter, and had looked at him dubiously. Here everything was different. There were no criminals to persecute, and no soap-boxes from which to make impassioned speeches; in fact, tbere did not even seem to be any politics. Foster found his immortal heart sinking as he viewed a life of agonizing placitude, being polite to everybody. His halo, although adequate, did not shine as brightly as that of the man walking in a beautiful meadow down the hiLI. In fact, Foster was disappointed. He survived the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune for two months, but eventually could not stand the disparaging glances and violent snobbery of his fellow saints. That night be climbed the fence of conscience, which consisted of tbick barbed-wire strands, and floated off into the astral plane of infinity, containing no soap-boxes, no criminals, and no saints. Thus Archibald Charles Foster spent the rest of his immortal life under saddening conditions in a state of suspension, with tbe transcendental shapes of other condemned spirits about him, thinking of what might have been if his soul, like his mortal body, bad not lacked sight and tbus fore. ight, and he had remained on the otber side of tbat fence.

Sa.

STRANGER IN PARADISE He was, it was said, born blind. The corner in which he stood was lurid with the bright red wall paper and the steel fittings, telling, as no words could, of the ostentatious home of a rich man with very bad taste. He was immaculately dressed in a blue suit and green silk tie, the picture of a perfectly contented gentleman-businessman who had run to seed through overindulgence. This was Archibald Charles Foster, a well-known personality and former politician. But I digress. At the point this story begins, this malignant looking old man was gesticulating wildly but imperiously as he pounded each word of his accusation into the head of the cringing stranger before him, during his hours of "proletariate persecution". Nobody would have imagined that this moderately successful lawyer was completely

R. "THE

HORWITZ,

7a.

RED DEATH"

Tbe year is 1965. I, Sergei Saltikev, bad been sent to Venus with my atomic apparatus. On arriving there and passing through the cloud, I had been amazed to find another earth, with buildings, towns and a purple sea! On this planet I had found a form of life far superior to our own. The "people" here were a foot taller than the average person and had a brilliant yellow skin. Tbere were two sexes - both consisting of strikingly handsome "people". Being six foot five 23

inches myself, I was not dwarfed. Upon landing, my rocket's atomic engines had been totally destroyed, and I had been lucky to escape with my life. Now, after a Venusion year, I had come to love these "people", but suddenly the Red Death was in our midst. ... In one Venusian month, twenty-three Venusians had been killed by these little ruthless monsters who meant death. They were apparently indefatigable, and were absolutely shapeless, being composed of a fibrous, red, jelly-like substance. Atomic blasts lifted them high into the cloudy atmosphere, but they were unaffected by them. Then one day I had a strange longing for salt. The idea struck me, "Why not pour salt over them?" We were desperate for ideas at that time. I explained what I wanted to one of the chief scientists. He said that it might be obtained from the dry marshes. In due course I was supplied with my salt. By now the death-toll exceeded two hundred. Let me explain the habits of these killers: They would adhere to a person, thereby poisoning his system, and then would devour him afterwards, resting their inflated bodies in the curiously slanted rays of the sun. . . . . From the heights, in a hovercraft, I spotted the three resting. We slowly lowered ourselves, and then proceeded to pour salt all over them. Immediately they oozed, letting out a vilesmelling, horrible, oily, red fluid. They convulsed, expanded and contracted. Then there were three simultaneous explosions! When all had subsided and we were down on good old Venus again, we saw an amazing sight - where the monsters had lain, now lay three small piles of red powder! This is one of the many .incideots in my .life on Venus wh.ich I hope some future traveller will take back to earth to be published.

BEST SELLERS

Barker: "Breeding Dogs." Burger: "Early Farming in the Cape." Boyd: 'The Art of 'Choiping'." (Sam) Briel: "The Old Umbrella." Cas/lelon: 'Tinned Beer." Emm(s): "Tbe Thirteenth Letter." Finberg: "Fish in the Mountain Stream." Goodman : "The Saint." Goodwin: "An Exciting Game." Greeff: "My Little Rubber BaIL" Hahndiek: "Richard the Rooster." Hamburger: "The Wimpy." Kalmer: "The English is 'Waiter":' Kalz: "Concert by Moonlight." Lane: "Where Lovers Walk." Newman : "Just Admitted." POfts: "Old Crockery." Powell: "The Boy Scouts." Power: 'The Atomic Mao." Rookledge: "Smoking Cljffs." Rufler: "The Man in a Groove." Slephens: "Makers of Ink." Briel and Glaum and Rutter: "The Long and the Short and the Tall." H. BRIELand R. HAMBURGER, 7a.

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STAFF In January this year we welcomed to the Staff Miss A. Malherbe and Miss M. Vassilopoulos to Standards 2A and 2B respectively, and Mr. N. WolfJ, a Wynberg Old Boy, to Standard 3B, and we were more than pleased that Mrs. Tasker was

2-L;

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14-A;

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19-M;

20-U;

21-R;

22-X.

H. BRIEL,7a.

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able to remain for the whole year in Standard lB. In April Miss M. van der Linden, now Mrs. D. Harper, returned to her post of piano teacher. In January, Mrs. M. Botha took over the classes in Eurhythmics. 00 September 27th Miss Dawn Salmon, who is in charge of speech training 24

LlTTLEWOOD

HOUSE,

1962

Front Row (I. to r.): K. Nielsen, A. Barnard, G. Brooks, D. Reid, P. Ducket, A. Sheppard, N. Wright, M. Mark, M. Rowe, M. Deeley, P. Wright, M. Finberg, A. Friedlander, J. Benjaman, E. Shedden. Second Row (I. to r.): S. Kahn, N.:\Vallis, P. Baerecke, Mrs. Arnott (Matron), Mr. K. Pretorius, Mrs. A. Morris, Mr. A. Morris, D. Richardson (Head Prefect), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), P. Good (Head Prefect), Sister Griffiths, Mr. H. Lingenfelder, G. Nurick, R. Gamsu, M. Knight, R. van Wyk, C. Sachar. Third Row (1. to r.): D. Knight, R. Thackeray, M. Kahn, J. van Niekerk, S. Rothman, P. Cronje, E. Eddy, S. Glasser, G. Bloeh, A. Creedy, R. BurgelI, M. Muilwyk, S. Scott, E. Green, J. Heydenrich, P. Baerccke, A. Visser, D. Hockney, L. Berger. Fourth Row (1. to r.): B. Momsen, C. Tatham, J. Deeley, D. Powell, H. Potash, J. Wiegman, B. Nielson, A. Creedy, A. Brown, W. Burke, J. Dodd, J. Creedy, J. Blakemore, 1. Best, R. Abrahams, A. Steyn, D. Momsen, J. Leibbrandt. Fifth Row (I. to r.): M. Thomson, A. Sulton, J. Retief, B. Evrard, W. Moodie, M. RonaIdson, D. Hughes, V. Sweet, A. Hockney, R. Sykes, M. O'Conner, S. Eddy, H. Truler, M. Webster, S. Elvin-Jensen. Sixth Row (I. to r.): A. Sheddon, E. Kiwi, M. Warncke.

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and play production, was married to Terence McClurg, a Wynberg Old Boy. To Mr. and Mrs. H. McClurg, our heartiest congratulations and best wishes. In August, Miss Pam Smith, who has been an invaluable member of staff for some eight years, became engaged to Mr. T. Williams. To them, too, go our heartiest congratulations, and to Miss Smith our deepest appreciation of all she has done for the school during her years at Wynberg. We shall be very sorry to lose her services. Another teacher wbo has become so much part of the school life is Miss P. Robertson, in charge of Remedial Speech. Miss Robertson proceeds to Europe for a year. We wish her a pleasant year there. Miss P. Weights, in cbarge of Standard lA, proceeds on leave to Europe for tbe whole of 1963. Our best wishes to her too for an enjoyable and profitable year. In July of this year, Mr. K. Pretorius became engaged to Miss E. Freysin, and tbey bope to be married in December. Heartiest congratulations to them both. In December, Mrs. Tasker, in company with Mr. and Miss Tasker, proceeds to Europe for six months. May they all three have a wonderful time, with maximum opportunities for good theatrical performances. We shall miss Mrs. Tasker at school very much indeed.

zines were also added, and special pictures for the walls. Then, after six months of gradual readjustment and furnishing, the school received its muchneeded general renovation, and with an entirely new colour scheme, and plyfloor tiles in tbe passages, we have acquired a pleasant "new look", wbich, we trust, will remain in good condition for a long time. The properties adjoining the school, "Sugar Loaf" and "La Corbiere", are now ours. "La Corbiere" has been demolished, wbile "Sugar Loaf" has been retained for storage purposes, and now houses our stage scenery wbich had cluttered the lobby for so long. The ground there will eventually be macadamised for extra playground and for extra tennisette courts. Games and Athletics this year have had the usual number of participants: 208 for Rugby, providing four competition teams, and eight otbers. High School "uncles" have done excellent work assisting the staff coaches witb tbe younger players on Friday afternoons. Cricket, Tennisette and swimming have been well supported. Mr. Hutcheson has made Tennisette his special province, and is a member of tbe Cape Central Tennisette Committee. Tbe cross-playground races were beId in September. In the September holidays, Mr. Pretorius took a Junior cricket team on a trip to Bloemfontein, where they played matches against Grey and St. Andrews, while enjoying a sigbt-seeing programme in the free hours. Our thanks to Old Boy Lionel Crook for screening the Union Castle film on rugby coaching metbods. Tbe Singing and Speech Choirs achieved overwbelming results in the Cape Town Eisteddfod. Tbe Singing Cboir won all five available silver cups - a record for any cboir. The Speech Choir gained a diploma. Kennetb Kesner won the Mattbews Cup for the most outstanding dramatic performance (Huckleberry Finn) at the Eisteddfod. To Mrs. Jennings, Miss Salmon and the boys our hearty congratulations. The Choirs and junior string players gave a short recital to the Girls' Junior School in the Girls' School Hall in June. The Piano, Violin and 'Cello pupils gave a half-yearly performance to parents in June and will do so again in December. Parents of Standards 5A and 5B pupils attended separate evening meetings in July to discuss tbe work of the classes.

GENERAL The year 1961 saw welcome building additions, and in January this year, when we returned to scbool, we had our new entrance foyer, since provided with carpet and six attractive chairs. On tbe walls we have had large frames erected, in which photos of all activities abound, and turn the foyer into quite a portrait gallery. An extra frame houses any trophies in the form of silver cups. The foyer too has proved an excellent "tearoom" after scbool functions. Tbe new Art Room was most efficiently and attractively organised by Miss Smith, while the two new Music Rooms are attractively furnished, as is also the new room for Speecb Therapy. The folding doors between the Assembly Room and Handicraft Room make provision for larger attendances at certain school functions. At long last, too, we have a "Library", housed in a room in a central position upstairs. This has been attractively fitted with carpeting and curtains, and tbe librarian, Mr. N. Wolff, has catalogued the books - Englisb and Afrikaanswith a special lndex System. In the library too are three special tables and nine chairs for those who wish to sit and read there. Racks for maga-

Pupils of Stds. 2 to 5 attended a screening of Ronaid Scharun's film "Rivers of Fire and Ice". 120 pupils travelled to tbe City Hall to attend a special concert for children given by the Cape Town Orchestra. Pupils of Std. 5B paid a visit to the "Pendennis Castle". Mr. Houba, tbe tennis coach, gave a demonstration of tennisette to parents in September. The "Theatre for Faith" organization brought Keith Anderson's puppet theatre to give performances at the school in October. The "Eighth Annual Hour of Music and Speech" was held in the Scbool Hall in two nights in August. The 30th Annual Entertainment was held in October with the usual Kindergarten item, and two plays, "Michael" and "The Arcadians". These are detailed elsewhere. Parents' Day is on 8th December. The Reading Competitions in English and Afrikaans will be held in December. In December, 1961, Mr. and Mrs. Derman presented a silver cup to tbe school for Junior Drama. On it was to be inscribed the names of those wbo had given particularly outstanding performances of the Year. The two winners for 1961 were Kenneth Kesner and Peter Smith. After some consideration it was decided to go b3.ck five years to include those who had done exceptional work in the productions of Miss D. Salmon and Mrs. A. E. Tasker. 1957: Jobn Price, "Joe Harper". Gary Northam, "Huckleberry Finn". David Policansky, "Tom Sawyer".

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MR. H. ARGUILE The Junior School, too, would like to pay tribute to Mr. H. Arguile, who for so many years has shouldered the heavy task of editing our school magazine, and making jt a publication of wbich we bave always felt so proud. It is with great regret that we take leave of Mr. Arguile now that be is retiring as a member of the High School StatI. Mr. and Mrs. Arguile have always taken the keenest interest in the Junior School and its activities, both as being officially connected with the school and as parents while their two sons were pupils in the scbool. We should like to take this opportunity of wishing Mr. and Mrs. Arguile many years of good health and happiness ahead, and we sincerely hope to see them at future school functions at which they will be only too welcome.

Junior Sc/wol STANDARD A WINTER'S

Stanley Coben, "Tbe New Boy". Philip Todres, "Toad of Toad Hall". Claude Felbert, "Badger". David Katz, "Alfred". Aubrey Meyer, "Mole". Peter Wilkinson, "Rat". David CharlatI, "Marigold". Neil Tbomson, "The Stolen Prince". Charles Maimin, "The Chorus". Neil Murray, "Li Mo". Michael Herbert, "Alice". Timothy Holrnes, "The Queen of Hearts". Kenneth Kesner, "Long Jobn Silver". Peter Smitb, "Ben Gunn".

ConlribulionJ

A VISIT TO TH E DOCKS

TALE

One Saturday morning at six o'clock, my grandfather awoke. He woke me too, and we got up and got dressed. Then we went to the docks. We soon got to the ship tbat my grandfather wanted to see. We went aboard, and my grandfatber had to go down to the boiler room, while I stayed on deck. [ saw tbe cranes load fruit into tbe holds of the ship. [ did enjoy my Saturday morning at the docks. B. LANz.

One winter's day my friend and I were in a hut. A river ran beside the hut. The rain came down hard. My friend and I were afraid. An extraordinary thing happened. The river had got blocked, so it overflowed on to the land .. The hut that my friend and I were in, was floating away. R. SCOlT-SRAW. 27

THE WISHING BOX One day I was sitting under a tree and sawa pixie on the wall. The pixie gave me a black box. On the box it said in red, "A Wishing Box". I asked the pixie what you had to do with it. He said you must think of something you would like, and, if you did not tell anybody, then your wish might come true. I said thank you and went to show my mother. Tbat night I wished for a ... no, I shall not tell you! The next morning I awoke and saw a real magic wand on my bed. I picked it up and saw a toy aeroplane. Then I lived happily ever after. N. FRYE.

THE MAGIC CHAIR Mr. and Mrs. Dale were looking in the shop window. There was a notice saying "Furniture Sale". They walked in and said to one of the shop keepers, "We'd like a chair, p.lease." He took them to a lovely chair in the corner. It was blue with velvet stripes. They bought the chair and went home. Mr. Dale put the chair in the lounge. He was just going into the pantry when the door was flung open, and in walked the chair. It said, "I am a magic chair and will do whatever you want. And with that he walked back to the lounge. Mr. Dale told his wife all that the chair had said. She answered, "As .long as we have the chair, we'll never ha ve any worries, and they never did, because the chair gave them everything they wanted. R. FRIEDLANDER.

AUTUMN Autumn has come along And the birds are singing their song. We can hear the shuffling sound, As the leaves fall to the ground. The squirrels are building tbeir nests For their long, cold winter rest. P. RUBIN.

THE MAGIC CHAIR One day Noodle the Goblin found a chair in his ga rden. On the seat of the chai r he found a note which said, "From you know who". But Noodle did not know who wrote the note. So he decided to take the chair inside. But, as soon as the clock struck twelve, the chair woke Noodle up. Now the chair said, "Do you want anything from the shops free?" "Yes," replied Noodle, I should like some eggs. So the chair stole some eggs. Noodle thought that the chair was fine. The next night he did the same thing and got some books. This went on for six nights. The following day six angry people came to Noodle's house. They wanted to know wby be had stolen their things. Poor Noodle was very asQamed. He went home and chopped up the borrid chair. He never found out who had sent it to him.

MY PUPPY I have a puppy, His name is Tuffy. He chases the cats And chews our mats. Although he is naugbty, He is still very sporty. R.

STANDARD

TI路!ORBURN.

A BRA VE RESCUE One fine morning Bruce and Terry got up at six o'clock in the morning. They made their beds and dressed. They quietly ran downstairs and went to see what the time was. It was half past six. They opened the back door and ran down to the river where they saw a boat tied near the water. They quickly undid the rope and pushed the boat out on to the water. They rowed and rowed. Suddenly they heard a noise. The boat had struck a rock. It overturned. Bruce, who was eight, could swim, but Terry could not. So Bruce took hold of him and swam to the bank. Now wasn't that a brave rescue? A.

HIMMELHOCH.

UP A MOONBEAM One night I was looking at the moon, when a moonbeam came down, so I caught hold of it. Then I began to climb it. I found myself high above the village. I could see for miles and miles. Then I began to climb until I was on the moon. I had a lovely time watching the moon pixies play. Then I tired of watching them, so I went to the man in the moon. I said, "Will you please send a moonbeam into my garden and keep it there? So he did and I slid borne. N. WARD.

WILKINSON.

STANDARD 51MBA

THE

SHEEP

THE

Simba was a sheepdog that lived in a pet shop. Nobody wanted to buy Simba, because nobody had a farm. Andrew Glenn was the only farmer, but he liver so far away and therefore could not buy Simba, although he needed a sheepdog. One of Andrew's friends was coming to help him on the farm, and he was passing the pet shop. The kind old gentleman bought Simba for Andrew. What a pleasant thought it was for Simba to be going to a master of his own. Soon they were at the farm. Andrew said thank you to his friend over and over again. He also said that he would train Simba from that very day. Simba loved his new master and went out to take the sheep to the pastures every day. Soon Simba knew bow to open and close gates and doors. Every week Andrew Glenn went to do shopping. The day came, called shopping day, when Andrew, Simba and bis friend went sbopping. There had been a robbery in the shop. Simba saw this. He also noticed a policeman nearby, so he ran to the policeman. He tugged at his coat. They found the robber. Simba was presented with a new collar and lead. Don't you think he deserved it?

MY TREE

PUppy

Jt was a sunny day, the grass was green, and the leaves of the trees were sparkling. The sky was blue and the air was fresh, because the day before it had been raining. I was walking home from school when I saw a little puppy. Its leg was bleeding, and it looked cold. L took out my hanky, and put it on the puppy's bleeding leg. Then .1 took off my blazer, and I wrapped the puppy in it. When I got home, [ told my mother about the lost puppy. Then I lit a fire and put the puppy next to it. I put a bandage on its leg. My mother phoned the police. The police said that we must take the lost puppy to the Police Station. They said that, if the puppy was not claimed by someone, we could have .il. The next morning I saw in the paper that someone had claimed the lost puppy. They said that, if the puppy was not claimed by the puppy that I had found it, the man said I might keep it. J was very pleased to hear this. The next day r bought the puppy a collar and a lead. I called the puppy Tinker. Then I built a kennel for Tinker. Every day Tinker plays with me.

DOG

LOST

JUST.

THE

OLD

FINE.

MILL

One sunny day my friend and I were out walking. My friend said: "Let's go to the haunted mill.路' 1 said that that was a good idea. As we were walking along, I tripped over a piece of wire. J heard a bell ring in the distance. Finally we got to the mill. The door was closed, so [ said, "Let's bang," then "What's that?" "Sounds like a shot," my friend said. Again the sound came. This time a bullet hit me. Everything went black. An hour later I came round. A man was standing at the door with a tommy-gun. I was tied up. r was in a tight spot. M y head began to ache, because a bullet had just nicked it. I told David to keep talking to the man guarding us. I rubbed my bonds against a nail that was sticking out of the wood, until they broke. Then J crept up to the guard. I knocked bim out, then r freed David. J went to the police and told them to catch the crooks.

HOUSE

My tree is in a forest. It started off when two of my friends and I were walking through the forest. We were in quite a thick part of the forest when my friend said, "Look at that tree." lts branches were spread out. Then we decided to make a tree house. We hauled up logs by means of a crane. It was finished in five days. We mainly use it for camping, because it is cool up tbere. One long week-end we were camping there when some other boys also built their own tree house. Soon they started throwing stones at us. We knew what that meant, war! At once we made our own bombs. Tn five days their tree house was lying on the ground. Ours also had a few holes in it. .In about a month's time woodcutters came and chopped down our tree. I. THoMsoN.

MANNINGTON.

MY KAT KRY KLEINTJIES

ONS TUIN

Een more maak my ma my wakker. Sy sê dat Streepies, my kat, ses kleintjies gekry het. Ek spring uit die bed uit en hardloop kombuis toe. Daar in my moeder se kruideniers mandjie is ses pikswart klein katjies. Ek tel een op en ek vryf bom. Hy was so bang dat hy uit my hand gespring bet. Ek trek my klere gou aan, dan eet ek my kos en dan was ek. Ek hardloop na my vriende toe en vertel hulle wat gebeur bet. Almal wil vir hulle sien. Jan, Marie, Pieter en Joban wil een hê. Ek vra my moeder, en sy sê, "Ja, hulle is jou katjies." Ek gee hulle elkeen een. Hulle sê dankie en hardloop huistoe.

Gedurende die vakansie was my Ouma siek. Ek het vir my Ouma '0 paar blomme van ons tuin gepluk. Sy het dit in haar kamer lanks haar bed gesit. In die more het die Dokter vir my Ouma kom sien. Ek het in die tuin met my broer gaan speel. Ons het '0 baie lekker tyd gebad. My vriend het saam met ons gespeel. Ons het 'n baie, bai,e groot tuin en 'n groot boom. Daardie aand het ons in die boom geklim. Later het my Oupa vir ons geroep. My broer en ek het om tien uur bed-toe gegaan. Die volgende more het oos vir my Ouma meer blomme gepluk. Sy was baie dankbaar. Sy het ons een rand gegee. Ek het by die winkel gegaan en het by die winkel 'n hoed gekoop. Een week later het ons huistoe gegaan per trein.

A. HENDRrKZ.

A.OSRIN.

STANDARD

THE MAGIC PENCIL

MY KAT KRY KLEINTJIES

Up in the .lonely mountains of Switzerland lived an old magician who had a magic pencil. He just had to draw the tbing he wanted, and it became real. He also could make it go wherever he wanted it to go. One afternoon his aunt came to visit bim. Now bis aunt was very strict, and she did not approve of his staying in a stuffy old cave. Nevertheless she still visited him. Sbe always made him clean up the cave. One day the magician grew tired of cleaning up, so he hired a boy to clean. One day even the boy grew tired of working. The magician gave him a pencil. He did not know that it was his magic pencil. When the boy drew a castle, his shack turned into a castle. Finally the magician found out what had happened. He received it back with the aid of spells. The boy did not mind, because he had all he wanted.

Onlangs was my kat baie siek. Ek het die dokter opgebel en gesê dat my kat baie siek was, en hy het dadelik gekom. Hy sê dat my kat kleintjies gaan kry. Ek het so yrolik gedans en gesing. Toe ma huis-toe gekom bet, het ek gesê dat ons kat kleintjies gaan kry. Op die Sondag bet ons kat die kleintjies gekry. Hulle was swart met wit pootjies en blou ogies. Dit kat het gesê dat hulle hul kos moes eet. Hulle kos is brood en melk. Nou is hul groot katte, en hulle vang muise en eet nou twee bakkies melk en brood. Hulle speel met die ou-vrou se wol, en sy word baie kwaad en gooi hulle met haar ou bout-lepel. T.

KYRJACOS.

ONS TUIN

G. RONALOSON.

Ons het '0 groot tuin. Dit is 'n blomtuin. Eendag wou ek die tuin spit en die onkruid uittrek. Daar was blare op die gras, en ek het huLle opgeteL. Daar was een blaar nog daar, en ek het dit opgetel. Die blaar het gesê, "Moenie my optel nie." Ek het hom laat val. Uit die blaar kom 'n klein kaboutertjie. Hy sê, "Ek sal jou 'n mooi graaf gee, want jy bet my lewe gered." Die kabouter het weggegaan, en ek het die groot tuin met die graaf, wat die kabouter my gegee het, gespit. Toe my Pa buistoe gekom het was hy trots op my, en hy bet my tien sente gegee. Ek het 'n potlood en 'n kas lekkers gekoop. A.

RUSTY, THE SHEEP DOG Rusty was born on a big farm. He started his training by gathering fowls into groups. Dick Black, the farmer's son, said, "Rusty, you are a born sheep dog". Rusty grew very quickly. Until he was three years old, Dick was not allowed to let Rusty handle sheep. In his fourth year Rusty handled sheep well. The next year Rusty could do the operation by himself. The next year he won a medal at the sheepdog show. D. MAEDER.

DE GROOT.

STANDARD

First we joined up with the Garden Route, and were travelling at about forty-five m.p.h. when a removal van backed out of a small tarred road into the bighway directly in front of us. Grandpa wrenched the wheel rigbt over, and the station wagon in which we were travelling swerved across tbe road and missed the removal van by inches. After that there were no more incidents, and we arrived at Mossel Bay in good time at exactly five o'clock that afternoon. The following day Grandpa and I went fishing. After about an hour I had a bite. I wrestled with the rod as tbe fish struggled to get free but couldn't, and after a terrific struggle I hauled it in. n was a black marlin weighing about fifty pounds. In tbe next few days we went to beauty spots sucb as the Wilderness, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. At Knysna we saw the stinkwood trees and bought curios. Soon it was time to go bome, but we regretted leaving. On the way home we saw flowers with rainbowcoloured petals, and lovely scenery. Then we went up the winding Sir Lowry's Pass into the blinding sunshine beyond, and on to Cape Town. I showed the marlin to mother, and thanked Grandpa for taking me to Mossel Bay.

MY LIFE STORY I am a Globite schoolcase belonging to Tom Ward. He used me as a footrest in class, and on his way home he threw me about and kicked me. Tom goes home by train. One day he forgot me and left me on the train. When tbe train arrived at Cape Town, the conductor saw me and questioned a few people, but nobody owned me. Just tben, when tbe train stopped, Tom stepped in, grabbed me, and went home. I was lost on two other occasions, but I was found again. Also, twice my bandie came off, but it was stuck on again. Tom now has a satchel which he treats very kindly, but here I lie very safely in the rubbish beap. D. THoMsoN. SPRING Spring is near, The birds are here, Trees are blooming For tbe new year. The birds are singing Early in tbe morn, Cburch bells are ringing Before the dawn. D.

A. WERBELOFF.

ONE BRIGHT MORNING

BLANCKENBERG.

One bright day in the middle of May, The cows in the meadow were munching sweet bay, The birds were singing on every bough, And the white tickbirds were near the cow.

LIFE IN THE FOREST While in the fox's hidey lair, The ants are running here and there; While in the forest the deer go running, Brown the poacher comes a-gunning.

How tbe sparkling stream rushes and tumbles, How tbe old mill groans and grumbles, Old Fatber Brown is at his plough, Old Mother Brown is milking the cows.

By day in the forest, green and cool, Tbe birds are singing by the pool; In tbe trees the whispering leaves, Rustle in the gentle breeze. D.

A HOLIDAY

The The The The

REID.

hens in tbe yard are clucking, horse in the kraal is bucking. flowers in the field are dancing, young little calves are prancing. D.

WITH GRANDPA

When school had finished for the year, I made preparations to travel with Grandpa to Mossel Bay. We packed the fishing gear into the station wagon with sandwiches, hard-boiled eggs and sausages, and off we went.

REEVES.

MY LIFE STORY Now you may not think that a rugby boot has life, but, it just so happens that I do. I was born on a calf (for leather is its skin). Then, when the grown cow was slaughtered, I

was cut off and put in a solution called tannin, before being sent to a factory to be made into boots. They nailed studs into me, and punched holes and made a long slit in me. A few days found me in an express train bound for Cape Town. I was unloaded before being put into a van to take me to a shop in Wynberg. Just as I was tiring of the stuffy shop, a man purchased me and took me home. My box was opened, and I was immediately tried on by an excited youngster. He happened to be a boarder, so in a few days I went with the boy to school. Next day he practised "drops" and "places" with me. But, when he took me off, he threw me on to the tar. I decided to revenge myself, so next day, when he was playing rugby, I turned my studs inside out. He happened to be converting a try, but, to tell you something, the ball went exactly two and a half yards! I was lying by the swimming pool, where I bad been left. He had gone for a swim and l.eft me there. Then he had gone inside and forgotten all about me. About a year later a boy found me and took me to my master. By that time I was only fit for the dustbin, and that is where I went!

GOLD AND SILVER Golden fingers on golden hair, Golden feet on a golden cbair. Golden eyes when the sun sbines out, Golden lips when you start to shout. Everything's golden when shines the sun, Everything's golden when the day's begun. Silver plants by the Iigbt of the moon, Silver gates - but they have gone too soon. Silver trees by the s.ide of the street, Silver posts where the crossroads meet. Everything's silver every night, Everything's silver in the moonlight. D.LAN.

I WONDER

...

I wonder where tbe wind comes from, I wonder where it goes. I wonder if some clever man Really and truly knows. I wonder wbat tbe sun is,

Up there in the sky. I wonder why birds Don't into it fly. I wonder why, I wonder what, I could go on aU day. I wonder when, I wonder where, That's all I ever say.

M.RoWE.

D.LAN.

STANDARD

A CAMPING

A CYCLING TRIP

HOLIDAY

One day, during tbe school holidays, my father asked me if I would like to go camping. I said I would. We then all packed our things into tbe car. While my motber was preparing the food, we all climbed into the car. My brother and I started to play hide and seek. My mother called us to fetch the fire-wood. We had fun chopping the wood. Wben we arrived back, I made the fire, and then we ate our supper. When we had finisbed, we packed up, climbed into the car, and drove off. When we reached home, I thanked my father and mother for the camping trip.

One morning, very early, my friend and I packed our cycling gear and started off, heading for Fransch Hoek. It was easy getting there, because the wind was with us and there were hardly any cars. After we had had some refreshments and a pie to eat, we started to make our way back. It was much more difficult to get back. The wind was against us, and it was uphill. Going over a railway line my tyre burst. A kind motorist went to the nearest garage and bought me a tyre. When he came back, I asked him for his address, and tbanked him for all he had done. I put my tyre on, and after four hours' hard riding we arrived home. That night my father phoned the man wbo had helped us, and made arrangements to pay him for the tyre and to thank him for all he had done. S. NICHOLSON.

J.ORMOND.

A CYCLING TRIP One sunny afternoon I .invited my friend Michael on a cycling trip. We packed our haversacks with food and refreshments, and set off. There were many hills to climb, and the sun 32

was strong. We soon became very tired and hot. To our great dismay my tyre developed a puncture, but luckily I had a puncture repair outfit and soon repaired it. Soon we reached some sbady trees, so we stopped and unpacked our baversacks. We then started eating our food. How we enjoyed it! We then took a short rest, and soon were off again. When we returned home, we were tired, but happy, and I said that we had never had such an enjoyable cycling trip before. B. CORE.N. STANDARD

nothing more that day about the false alarm. In the morning, when Tom woke up, bis fatber asked him if be had read in tbe newspaper about tbe person who bad phoned tbe fire brigade. If the fire brigade bad come a minute later tbe house would have been burnt to the ground. He also asked if be knew who tbe person was. "I don't know, father," replied Tom, altbough he realised tbat it was he who bad pboned the fire brigade. He told Jerry bow their joke had failed, so they decided that they would rob the bank. The next day they dressed tbemselves up as cowboys. Wben tbey were ready they jumped on their horses (which were long sticks with the head of a horse on one end of them and a pair of wheels at the other) and rode off to rob tbe bank. When they reached the bank, tbey found, to their great disappointment, that it was closed because it was Sunday. The next day they dressed up as before, and galloped off to hold up the bank. When they got tbere, Tom and Jerry tetbered tbeir "horses", as they called them, and marched straight into the bank. "Stick 'em up, buster," demanded Tom, drawing his gun. "I'm not scared of children," the bank teller replied calmly. "If you don't put your hands up, I'll shoot you," shouted Tom angrily. "Go abead and shoot. I'm not putting my hands up," laughed the man. "Oh, crackers. I forgot to fill my water pistol," cried Tom. "Don't worry, I made sure I filled mine," said Jerry encouragingly. ''I'll give him a squirt." To Jerry"s gr.eat disappointment he found that he had a hole in his water pistol, and instead of squirting the man he squirted himself. "Come on, Tom, let's get out of bere. We are out of ammunition," cried Jerry desperately.

THE WIND Far above the world so higb, He begins to blow and sigh, With force and power down be swoops, Whirling round the chicken coops. Roofs and hedges in this fray All go whirling far away, The hawker's cart, the vicar's hat, The milkmaid's pail, the farmer's cat, All go flying high, so higb, Still he goes on, "Sigh, sigh, sigh!" Frightening, terrifying, impetuous, furious, He keeps scared people very curious, And going on in bigh-pitched glee, Crash! he's felled a big oak tree! Eddying round and round and round, He tumbles down and clears the ground. Increasing strength, tremendous force, And far below he clears the course. He swirls along the river bed, Causing havoc with his tread. D. GILL. THE BANK

ROBBERY

Tom and Jerry were two scamps, and were always up to mischief. One day Tom suggested that tbey should do something very naughty. Two days later they were looking in the telephone directory for any address that was quite far from their home. Tom phoned the fire brigade and said that there was a fire at the address which he had found in the telephone directory, little knowing that the house really was on fire. The fire brigade said they would come straight away. Tom and Jerry laughed and laughed because they had played such a joke, and they heard

G. THE KING

JOHNSON.

OF THE BEASTS

One fine day in August of 1886 a lioness bad led her pride to the water路s edge to have a drink of water, when suddenly a leopard sprang from a nearby tree. The lioness sprang to defend her cubs. but the artful leopard snatched up a cub and melted away in the azure dusk. This was the beginning of an age-old feud to see who would become the king of the beasts. 33

The lions elected a deadly killer called Blackmane to lead the .Iions against the leopards. Blackmane challenged the leopards to elect their strongest to fight him, and the leopards accepted. So the fight began. Blackmane came out of his corner and the leopard came out of his. The leopard jabbed ..,ith a left, but Blackmane dodged and sent a quick upper-cut cannoning to its mark. The leopard went out like a light, and from that day to trus the lion has been known as the King of the beasts. Q.

the train to stretch our legs and to buy a newspaper. But the bookstall had sold out all the papers, so we walked back to our compartment in carriage number 5237. Another engine joined our own to pull us up a steep hill. We travelled through mountains and many tunnels. We passed a monument, but we did not know what it represented. A fellow passenger explained that it was in remembrance of a trainfull of passengers who had died in a crash. At Kimberley I nearly missed tbe train, but I was successful in buying a newspaper. That night I slept on the top bunk and rather enjoyed it, except for a few bumps and bruises. At six o'clock the next morning a waiter brought us coffee, and we drank it and looked out of the window to watch the sun rising. It was tben that we passed over the Orange River into the Orange Free State. We travelled on, and at one o'clock we went to the din.ing saloon for our last meal on the train. WhiJe we ate, we saw the fiat land of tbe Orange Free State whizzing by. After lunch we returned to our compartment, and soon after, we crossed into the Transvaal. We travelled further and fwther, and we passed mine dumps by the dozen, for these are common in tbe Transvaal. I lay down on the seat and rested, because I was sure to be up late that night. At two-trurty I chang.ed into clean clothes, as my others were dirty from tbe soot of tbe engine. My mother, sister and I were almost bubbling over with excitement as we drew near tbe end of our journey. Wben we arr.ived in Johannesburg Station, we were met by our relatives, and we began a holiday to which we had for a long time looked forward.

OSWALD.

A SAD STORY There were two brothers called Dave and Danvas, Who built a canoe of wood and canvas. They painted it yellow, red and blue, Then they went up the river for a mile or two. A t the stern there was a place which was weak, And very soon it started to leak. They tried to bale out the water fast, But they were too late, and with one long gasp, Down to the bottom of the river they went. They kicked and struggled, but nothing it meant, They stayed at tbe bottom for a minute or two, And that was tbe end of both boys and canoe. C.

McLEOD.

A RAILWAY JOURNEY TO JOHANNESBURG It was the morning of the 11th July, 1961. My motber, sister and I boarded the train to Jobannesburg. It was raining fairly hard as we left Cape Town Station, but with the thought of a holiday ahead we did not mind. The train was beginning to move, and we were moving along the rails and gathering speed. Tbe rhythm of the train was like that of a small boat on a calm sea, and tbe sound, kittik kittik kittik kittik - kittik kittik was like that of castanets. I enjoyed looking out of tbe window to see the little towns, farms and meadows rushing by. We passed Paarl, a small town, and I could see all the little houses surrounded by grape-vines. And so the first day passed without anything especially interesting bappening, except lunch, which was very appetising. After luncb Mummy suggested, or ratber commanded, a rest, so we rested. At De Aar some little native boys begged for food from the station, and, as we were stopping, we gave them a few oranges. We alighted from

JOSEPHSON.

I WENT WITH JAN VAN RIEBEECK On the 28th of April, 1651, the tbree ships, the Dromedaris, Reiger and tbe Goede Hoop set out from Amsterdam in Holland, under tbe command of Jan van Riebeeck and I, Rip van Wyk, was second in command. We all knew it was a very dangerous voyage as far as the Cape, wruch was our destination. When we reached the open sea, we would not believe all tbe dreadful things that had happened to other sailors like ourselves in trus world of blue. Suddenly, we sighted a great black cloud coming towards us. All at once, there was a crack of thunder, a blinding fiash of lightning and down 34

came the rain. It came down in torrents. Our ship was battered around like a match-stick, until at last we reached the Canary Islands. After we had been away from home for over a year, I sighted the Cape, and I was awarded a twenty-five rixdollar note. The folJowing day we dropped anchor in Table Bay, and straight away we set to work building a small kraal and a refreshment station. When we had been there for about a month, a number of us decided to go on an excursion to the unknown hinterland to bunt for buck, but we had not got very far, when a rhinoceros was sighted about two hundred yards ahead of us, and one of the party threw a stone at it, but, instead of its running away, it decided to charge us. As it came thundering along, we aU dodged it, and it ran straight on. When we had finished the hunt, we returned to the spot where we had started from with about twenty buck, and told the other folk of our adventure with the rhino.

Early next morning, he, his wife, his family and all his possessions had disappeared. 1 settled down to married life. Elizabetb wore long-trained dresses, with Hans, our trustworthy slave, carrying her umbrella. By tbe year 1725 we had four children, called Peter, Mary, Jean and Jan respectively. A commissioner of tbe Dutch East India Company visited the Cape, and, after seeing the hard labour I had put into my farm, offered me a high post as chief official at the Cape. I gladly accepted the post. From then on life became easier for me. I now realised that coming to tbe Cape was not such a bad idea after all. M. EVER YDA Y DRILL Up in the morning, stiU half asleep, Straight to the bathroom slowly I creep, The breakfast menu today is toast, But in twelve hours' time I'll be having a roast.

P.GOODWIN.

STANDARD THE STORY

It's eigbt o'clock, rIJ have to go, To catch the bus that's always slow. I get to school dead on time; Our bell goes at twenty to nine.

OF AN EARLY SETTLER AT THE CAPE

RUBIN.

(1688)

Into the classroom, out with our books, The teachers giving us dirty looks. English, Arithmetic and Afrikaans, Today in Geography we're learning about

The howling wind raged unmercifully around the tiny ship, Santa Maria, as it cautiously drew nearer to the coast of the Cape. I, Jacob Mall, lay restlessly on my small bunk in a tiny cabin which I shared with eight other mates. Three hours later we were safely on the beach at Cape Town. I was one of tbe two hundred French Huguenots wbo were fleeing from the wrath of the French King. Later we were greeted by tbe Governor. He offered us land wbich was later called French Hoek. It was hard going for me at first. After planting my wheat, the drought came, wbicb was followed by the rainy weather, washing away my crops. After some time 1 bought twenty slaves. A month later all my Hottentot slaves had run away. I married Elizabeth Dunkin in the year 1700. Two years later I had a bonny son, whom I called Peter. Our neighbouring wine farmer asked me if 1 would like to do a private deal with him. He wanted to exchange ten bushels of grapes for twenty sheaves of corn. Tbe deal was signed, and I gave him the corn. He promised to bring me his share the following day.

France.

At three o'clock the home-bell goes, We line up in class in four straight rows. One minute later the class is dismissed, And I run for the bus which I've never missed. When I get home, III have my tea, And in summer I'll go for a swim in the sea. The day is over, I've finished the last chore, I do the same things every day -life is a bore.

D. ROLFE. A VlSlT

BY A SWISS

My cousin came from Switzerland, and was going to spend three days witb me before going to another cousin in Johannesburg. My Swiss cousin's name is Jan France. He arrived in the afternoon at the Cape Town docks, wbere I went to meet him. The following morning we went up the cableway. Jan said that the view from the top of Table Mountain was beautiful, but they had much f.aster and higher cableways in Switzerland.

The next day we went to see the Castle, and the guide, who saw that Jan was from another country, gave him a free booklet. That afternoon we went to Mostert's Mill and Rhodes' Memorial. The next morning, as he did not live near the sea, and would not when he went to Johannesburg, we decided to go for a swim_ At lunch he was quite amazed when we had a braaivleis. That afternoon we went to the Empire Cinema and saw a short on the Industries of South Africa. The following morning Jan left for Johannesburg by train. Three days later he wrote a letter describing in great detail his journey on the Blue Train. He also commented that South Africa is a wonderful country.

able to cope w.ith everything, and tbree days before we were to sing at the Eisteddfod, as the competitions are called, we were ready to sing against any cboir, from anywbere, at any time. The great day (a Friday) dawned warm and brigbt, and all the choir boys arrived at school with their combs in their breast-pockets and bair already thick witb such baircreams as Brylcream, etc. We sat througb tbe Afrikaans periods without hearing a word that was said, and, wben tbe bell was finally rung, we snatched our books and suitcases and dashed downstairs to the waiting cars. At last, one by one the cars drew to a halt outside the City Hall, and we fil,ed inside and took our seats under lhe Union Jack hanging above us. Then our first cboir was called up to sing a two-part song called "Summer-house Windows". We won the competition! That was number one success. We won the following competition as well, and then came the third competition. The cboirs could choose which song tbey would like to sing, and Mrs. Jennings chose a deligbtful one that our choir had sung at a School Concert, and which had been composed by a famous English composer. The song that won the competition was entitled 'The Jolly Roger". . . . Yes, I suppose you've already guessed. It was us! And finally, to end off the day, we were the victors of the final competition for the afternoon! So after winning all those cups in one day, and seeing that there was still another day of tbe Singing Choir Eisteddfod to come, we decided not to disappoint the adjudicator but to send one more choir to sing on tbat day. I'm very sorry to say that we won that as well! Well, roll on the next Eisteddfod.

D. RUBEL.

DIE BIBLIOTEEK Boeke is een van ons beste vriende want hulle het altyd iets leersaam en interessant vir ons. Selfs boeke wat ons hou en dikwels lees, soos boeke oor lewensgeskiedenis en gedigte, het altyd iets nuuts as ons weer deur hulle blaai. As 'n mens na al die boeke op die boekrakke van die biblioteek kyk, besef jy wat 'n groot verskeidenheid boeke daar is. Die bibliotekaresse is altyd gewillig om 'n intekenaar te help. In die openbare deel van die biblioteek is daar boeke oor verskillende onderwerpe soos speurverhale, romans, en gedigte. In die kinderafdeling kryons al die bekende kinderstories en kinderboeke wat deur kinders gelees word. Dit is baie belangrik. om boeke mooi op te pas, vernaamlik die wat aan iemand anders behoort. Dit is 'n goeie plan om boeke oor te trek voordat 'n mens hulle lees_ Boeke word verdeel in hoofstuk.ke, en diĂŠ word weer in paragrawe verdeel. Voor in die boek staan die naam en die inhoud.

K. KESNER.

STANDARD

M.RUBIN.

SHOPPING IN A SOUTH-EASTER "Now here is the shopping list, and don't lose it or drop the basket, and remember to put the eggs on the top. . . . Oh, and do not squash the fruit and .... " My mother's prattle was interrupted by me. "Oh for heaven's sake, Mom, don't go on and on. I know what to do, but I wish I did not have to ride against this Soutb-East gale." With these words I took the shopping list out of her hands and opened the door. At once a great gust of wind swept into the house, shaking the pictures, and one by one tbe bedroom doors crashed closed.

OUR SCHOOL CHOIR WINS FIVE SILVER CUPS Yes, five silver cups! Not three or four, but five silver cups. And they didn't just float in from nowhere. There was a lot of hard work and preparation involved on the part of our boys and on tbe part of the Choir Mistress (Mrs. Jennings). First of all tbere was tbe task of choosing tbe best voices of the boys in the scbool and tben teaching them tbe songs whicb tbe cboir were to sing, and that was no easy task! But Mrs. Jennings, who is an expert at that sort of thing, was

I managed to get outside to my bicycle, blown over on tbe lawn. I sat astride it and rode towards the village. All along tbe pavements people were frantically clutching at hats or running after them. In the village I could not suppress my laughter when I saw a fat man holding on to a pole outside a hat shop, while his apparently brand-new hat was bowled away from him down the street. Soon I was passing the open-air market, and actually saw fruit carts being blown over and apples, plums and oranges rolling all over the place. Tbe vendors were sbouting at street urchins wbo were helping tbemselves to tbe fruit. A few drops of rain now came with the wind, and ladies opening out tbeir umbrellas found tbe umbrellas eitber blown inside out, or pulling tbeir owners in tbe wrong direction. By this time I was laughing so much tbat I had to stop. Upon stopping, I was blown rigbt over on to the pavement, bicycle and all. All at once a canvas awning was blown off its books and draped around me. By the time I bad managed to get out of the mess I was in hysterics. Wben I at last reached home, [ was very tired from riding against the wind, but I still chuckled at the thought of the wind playing its pranks. M.

was hushed. Suddenly the gate opened, and some attendants with long poles came in and drove tbe lion, which was called Caesar, from the wounded man. He was rusbed to hospital, but tbe doctors could not save him, because he had been too badly mauled and he died. The next time we appeared in the ring, another misfortune happened. The circus tent topplecl clown and killed fifty people. Tbe tent was repaired, and we moved to London. In London we performed our acts successfully, but the circus had a reputation for being unsafe, so there were not many people present. At one show we beard pistol shots in the distance, and a man entered the circus and sat in tbe front row, but anotber person in a policeman's uniform followed. Botb drew their guns and, amidst shrieks from the audience, the crook was sbot dead. After tbat incident tbe circus was full, for the publicity bad been good. I spent many years in tbe circus, tbis time under a good trainer. I have certainly enjoyed the happy l.ife-time I have spent as a circus lion. R. FrnwILLlAMs. MY IMAGINARY PRODUCTION "H.M.S. PINAFORE"

HERSET.

A CIRCUS LION'S STORY

Last year, I think, was one of the most enjoyable years in my short school life, because our school (with the girls' school) put on an opera. You may ask why an opera, why not a play or a pantomime, but an opera! Well, let me try to explain. First of all, the girls' school was short of curtains for their school ball, and they were trying to raise funds. So, knowing how good we are at plays, etc., they asked us to help tbem. We, of course, were very willing to oblige. After long discussions between Mrs. Jennings and Miss Lawton, we decided to put on an opera because first we have such a pleasant singing choir, secondly the school is well known for its excellent orchestra, and, in general, the school is interested in music. A few days later it was decided to put on "H.M.S. Pinafore" by Gilbert and Sullivan. Mr. Lorie immediately asked Miss Salmon, our excellent speech teacher (who usually produces our school plays) to produce the opera. Miss Salmon gladly accepted. It was a great surprise and shock to me when I found myself with the leading part of Ralph Rackstraw, and my brotber with the part of

I was born in a circus. My mother and father were imported from overseas and were trained as I was. At first I had a kind trainer, wbo seldom used his whip and coaxed me kindly to learn the various tricks that I was later to perform .in the ring. But, unfortunately for me and for other young lions in the circus whom he was also training, he died. Our new trainer was quite different. A harsh and cruel man. He used his whip very frequently, and we came to hate him. Had anyone been watching him, it could soon be proved that he knew nothing about training save whipping. At one training session one of the younger lions sprang at bim. The trainer, or Mr. Smith, as they caUed him in the circus, lashed at him with a whip, and tbe lion slunk back snarling. We were nearly ready to go into the ring. At last the big night came. We heard the band playing as we came through the barred entrance where Mr. Smith was standing. Suddenly another lion sprang at Mr. Smith, undaunted by tbe whip, and, before the attendants could stop him, began to tear him limb from limb. The audience 37

Dick Deadeye. A very haughty and vain girl was to be Buttercup, although 1 must admit she had a very good voice. The first rehearsal was a shambles. Everybody was nervous and quiet, and kept falling over everybody else's feet, because Miss Salmon, surprisingly, was found to be unpleasantly strict. So at five o'clock everybody went home, having done nothing, and feeling thoroughly miserable. A week passed with everybody practising bis part, however big or small. Tbe second rebearsal was not as bad as the first because most of tbe actors knew the general idea of the opera, and Miss Salmon was not so strict. So a few rehearsals went by, the excitement mounting until we started talking about costumes. Fortunately the costumes were fairly simple to make, but some would have to be hired from a theatrical firm. Miss Smith had already started to make props, so we were now really in the swing of the play. The Standard Four classes were very busy making swords, cutlasses, etc. But there was still to be trouble. A 'flu epidemic broke out, and everything came to a standstill. When we started rehearsing again, we found all the props already up. Some costumes, however simple, wer路e spoilt by holes made by the iron, etc., but eventually we were ready for the first dressrehearsal. Everything went smoothly, except tbat one clot tripped over a bench and tore some of the scenery. However, it was soon repaired. The great night drew nearer, and the actors could hardly sleep at night, and, before we knew where we were, it was the great day. The day dragged on s.lowly. At last we were ready to go on to the stage after much hurry and flurry. Everything went smoothly. At the end of tbe opera we received six curtain calls. As a token of gratitude, we gave Miss Salmon a box of cbocolates. We also held a magnificent party. As you see, a great deal of hard work was involved, but it was all thoroughly worthwhile.

father clocks. On the shelves there are many books, new and old, and a few stamp albums. Tbe carpet on the floor is old and moth-eaten, with a few tears here and tbere. At the back is a counter witb a telephone and a telephone directory that dates back to 1953. There is a door with a "Private" notice on it leading to tbe back. At the entrance there is a tattered notice giving the name of tbc shop. The shopkeeper is a bald, bespectacled man with a small frame. He displays a pair of pale cheeks. He sits writing a letter at astonishing speed, and frequently jabs at the writing with a tattered piece of blotting paper. On entering, you will be quite enchanted, and, on leaving, you will breathe more freely after a glimpse into another world. C. MAlMIN. THE SCHOOL TIE CLUE Claw Castle was situated in the middle of a loch in Scotland, high upon a tall hill which rose out of the loch. The surrounding inhabitants said it was baunted by the ghost of Lord MacIntyre, a person who had died there in a battle involving two clans many years before. Jim Oaw1ish and bis friend Peter Smith were staying in a little village just two miles to the east of Claw Castle. They were two students. studying to be surveyors. One morning the caretaker of Claw Castle came running into the village. He stumbled into the .inn where lim and Peter were staying and gasped out something tbat made lirn and Peter shudder. "I saw it," he gasped, "the gbost of Lord MacIntyre. It came for me; then I turned and ran!" Then the old man blacked out. "What do you make of it, Peter?" Jim asked. "I don't know," Peter replied. "Tell you wbat, let's go to Claw Castle and see for ourselves." So the next day tbey set out for Claw Castle in their truck. They arrived there at eight o'clock that morning. Tbey alighted at the bank of the loch and walked over to the pier. There was the boat tbat the caretaker had used. They climbed in and rowed across to the castle. At the pier at the foot of the hm they got out of the boat and climbed the steep flight of stairs leading up to the castle. The portcullis was open, so they walked in. Tbat night they slept in the caretaker's room. In the morning, wben Jim awoke, he leaned over to wake Peter, but to his surprise there was

L. FREEDBERG.

STANDARD THE QUEER

LITTLE

SHOP

It's a small, quaint, dimly-lit sbop with drooping cbandeliers. It resembles an antique shop, and contains many old-fashioned goods including paintings, copper kettles, chairs, and things of lesser value. Tbere are cuckoo clocks and grand38

no one lying there. Suddenly be beard the floorboards creak and, turning around, saw the figure of a man. The figure turned and fled. Jim followed in hot pursuit. Up the staircase they ran but, when Jim reached the top, he found that he had lost the man. "He must have gone into tbe portrait gallery," thought Jim. But to his dismay he found nobody there. He walked over to the portrait of Lord Macintyre. There under the picture was Peter's college tie! Jim groped around for a switch wbich would open the picture. At last he found it, and tbe picture swung open. )jm carefully climbed in. There h,e saw the figure of the man be bad cbased bent over tbe limp figure of Peter. Jim crept up behind him and hit him over tbe head witb a piece of wood lying nearby. In the village that afternoon Jim and Peter learnt from the pobce that the man, who was posing as the gbost of Lord Maclntyre, was an escaped convict. Tbe two received a handsome reward. As you see, a great deal of hard work was involved, but it was all thoroughly worthwhile. M.

THE

TALL

cave, the tall man spread out a map of the surrounding areas and turned to Pak. "We should reach the Namsong-Dong Valley by midnight," he said to his companion. Their mi sion was to collect some information about secret Jap supply dumps from an old man wbo lived in the little town of Namsong-Dong in the Namsong-Dong Valley. As the last rays of the setting sun reached the cave, the tall man stretched himself wearily and, slinging hi.s knapsack over his shoulder, he said, "It's time to leave now". With a grunt his companion followed him out of the cave. After seven hours the two men reached the little village and, using extreme caution, reached the house of Kloni the Elder and knocked in code on the bamboo door. The door was opened, and tbe two agents entered the bouse. After baving copied out the location of the supply dumps, tbe two men were given a meal, and were then shown to sleeping mats on which they slept. The next evening, as the sun was setting, the men started off for the American lines. After two nightmare days, the men had reached the river :1ividing the two armies. There was a rope acros. the river, and very carefully they cros ed. As they were nearing the American lines, they ran into an American patrol, and a challenge rang out, '路Halt. who goes there?" To the tall man it seemed the sweetest thing he had ever heard. Tbe next day the tall man was taken to divisional headquarters, where he handed in the exact locations of the supply dumps to an inteUig,ence officer. Early next morning the Namsong-Dong Valley was filled witb the screaming of planes and thudding of bombs as the supply dumps were blasted to rubble by the American planes. The tall man sighed and muttered to himself, "Mission successful", as he heard the drone of the returning planes. L. OSRIN.

TREADAWAY.

MAN

The tall man and his partner lay in the long grass. Fear lay like a cold knot in his chest as the Jap patrol came nearer. This was Korea, 1952! He belonged to a spy ring who had penetrated the enemy lines to collect information from civilians. The Japanese patrol turned at tbe last moment, and the tall man felt a relief he had never felt before. He put tbe safety-catch back on his submachine gun and wiped the sweat off his brow. Next to him Pak muttered a little prayer of thanksgiving in some dialect tbe tall man couldn't understand. As the first fingers of dawn probed the sky, the tall man muttered to his companion, 'Time we found a hide-out, Pak. It's too dangerous to hang around in the open." Pak went off to find a hide-out as the tall man foraged in his knap ack for some food. After halt an hour Pak returned out of breath with the news that he had found a suitable cave. Having consumed their scanty meal, the two men bitched their sub-machine guns on to their shoulders and started off in the direction of the cave with Pak in tbe lead. Having reached tbe

THE

SHADOW

On a calm June evening in 1939 the Coastal Defence Launch "Swiftsure" was lying just off the coast of Britain. "Just the night for the Shadow, isn't it, Andrew?" said Lieutenant George Ramsay. "Aye. you're right, sir," replied the former. Just then they heard a faint sound. "!t's the Shadow!" Ramsay whispered. Every man knew his job. "Halt and be identified!" Ramsay shouted.

The Shark, the boat with the greatest reputation! Racing after her, Ramsay noticed she was heading for the same Cove in whicb the Swiftsure had sunk. When he saw her in the cove he prepared to attack, but the oer/ikon, their main armament, broke down. Turning the boat so that the Brownings could fire, he had sealed the Shark's fate. But he remembered that a park from the guns would blow up the boat. He raced out of the cove. Dropping a depth charge on tbe reef, he raced away. The Shark struck the depth charge and blew up. He had caught the Shark, alias the "Shadow", at last. J. OOSTHUIZEN.

A second later the hoarse "Hoo, Hoo!" floated over the waters of the sea. "After him!" Ramsay shouted, and said to his signalman, "Put the beam on him!" The searchlight beam swayed on the "Shadow", but a few seconds later it had disappeared. "There he goes!" Able Seaman Brian Sheppard shouted. Opening up the revs, the "Swiftsure" sped after the German craft. "Funny, she's heading towards England," Ramsay said, puzzled, "but here goes". A few minutes later the "Shadow's" bows dropped as she entered a smaH cove. "We've got her, Andrew!" Ramsay said excitedly. The "Swiftsure" raced ahead, but suddenly aH aboard heard a crun'ch! "Abandon ship!" Ramsay shouted. This was tbe last thing the young captain wanted to do, but it was forced upon him. While splashing in the water, Ramsay heard the agitating "Hoo! Hoo!" "I'll get ber if it's the last tbing I do," he vowed. Later when taken aboard a fishing vessel, he asked the men what he had hit. "Tt was a reef," they replied. 路From that day on he never forgot the reef or the "Shadow's" menacing "Hoo! Hoo!" One year later, in 1940, Georg,e Ramsay was in command of a Motor Torpedo Boat which bore tbe registration number 333. She was having trouble with her engines. "Blockage, sir," Able Seaman Sheppard said. "Can't you get the petrol by buckets to the carburettor chambers, Sbeppard?" "Yes, sir, but it would be dangerous. One spark and .... " "I know, but we must get to that battle over there, so give it a go." The 333 was too late for the battle, but, as tbe downhearted crew were preparing to leave, they heard engines. "Stand by to challenge," Ramsay said. "She is one of ours," the signalman said when he had received the cballenge. But suddenly the menacing "Hoo, Hoo!" came to his ears. "It's not one of ours!" Ramsay said. Just then the German pom-poms opened up. The 333 returned the fire. But it was too much for tbe German craft, which raced away, but. before it could leave, tbe spotligbt sprayed over it, showing the sinister sign of the Sbark!

THE KARIBA

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A few years ago plans were being made to dam up the swift-flowing waters of the Zambezi River. The idea was that the dam should become a large man-made lake which would supply water for nearly all the countries around and near it. Electricity would also be made at a cheaper cost than wa possible before in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The building of the dam was done by some of the major construction firms in the world, although the main planning and building of tbe dam had been done by Italian engineers helped by African . tribe men from the kraals round about. While building the dam, very few lives were lost, and in the year 1959 tbe new and largest dam in the world, Kariba, was completed. Now came another hard job, that of installing a hydro-electric plant on the banks on the Rhodesian s.ide of the river. Eventually all the machinery was ready to make electricity and give power to the towns in the Federation. Now there came a threat to the dam, a weed which was 0 thick that a person could practically lie on it without falling tbrough into the crocodileinfested waters below. This weed is now being destroyed by a certain species of animal. When the waters of Lake Kariba began to rise, the wild life of Africa became frightened and scared of the rapidly rising waters. Many animals were drowned, before "Operation Noah" was put into operation to save the many animals of whom fifty percent would otherwise bave drowned. As you see, a great deal oE hard work was involved, but it was all thoroughly worthwhile. J.SLOME.

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The membership for the year was as strong as usual, and the 1962 Committee consisted of Philip Todres (Chairman), David Katz (Secretary), P. Good, L. Handel and D. Goosen. First Meeting,

(unaccompanied) by Telemann, played by Leon Mandel, Aubrey Meyer, Stephen Hunt and David Phillips. This was an ambitious assignment - an excursion into chamber music, with no conductor, and therefore it was left to them to hold tbe work together and play as one man. They acquitted themselves remarkably well. The Junior Choir, under their expert leader and accompanist Mrs. Jennings, sang four songs, Schubert's Psalm 23, ''The Owl and the Pussycat" by V. Hely Hutchinson, "Summerhouse Windows" by Brooks and "JoIJy Roger" by Candish. As usual, the performance was delightful and most polished. The orchestra then played three dances from Sullivan's "Ruddigore".

14th April

There was a large attendance of members, parents and friends at tbis initial meeting of the year, when the programme was divided into three sections. Part I brought the School Orchestra and the Junior Cboir. First Aubrey Meyer played a movement from a Vivaldi Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra. There followed an item of unusual interest - a Concerto for 4 violins

The Junior School Choir with Mrs. E. Jennings, their conductor. cups at the Cape Town Eisteddfod.

They won five silver

Part II consisted of a one-act play, "Tell Tale Heart" by N. Holland, with a cast of Std. 10 members, and produced by Phi]jp Todres, set by Richard Cook, lighting by Andre Steyn, and stage management by Tony le Roux and Clive Sacher. This play was an interesting pbycbological study, and no mean achievement for a group of school players who worked the matter out on their own. There were difficult emotional scenes which were carried out with restraint and conviction. Part III was in tbe bands of the guest artistno otber than Old Boy David Lytton, bimself a foundation member of tbe society in 1943. He had come to Soutb Africa on a commission from the BBC and was able to fit in this special visit to the school. In a most interesting, informative and at times amusing talk, Mr. Lytton gave us an account of the theatre world in England today. He was also keen that any South African theatrical talent should be placed at the disposal of South Africa itself, where there was so much to be done. At the end of the programme coffee was served, and Mr. Lytton chatted to members both past and present. Second

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ence wbo was not quite carried away by events. One was in the submarine oneself, and tbe tension was terrific. Of the cast, great honours go to Lucien Nockie as Lt.-Cdr. Stanford, Robert Sladen as Lt. Manson, Jeffrey Newman as Lt. Oakley, Cedric Petersen as Lt. McFee, B. Evrard as Petty Officer Barlow, A. Hockney as Leading Seaman Hill brook, C. Swimmer as Stoker Marks, R. Burton as Stoker Snipe and F. Pieksma as Able Seaman Riggins, the cbaracters in the submari ne. The staff asbore : A. Sbedden as Cdr. Gates, H. Potash as Cdr. Wbately, A. McKey as Capt. Fenton, S. Clark as Capt. MarshalI, and S. Lan as Brackley upbeld the tension at their office desks, and Stanley Kabn deserves a special word of praise for his able deputising at short notice for an indisposed member of cast. Special mention, too, is to be made of Richard Cook's excellent set, of the able stage management of C. Sacher, T. le Roux, A. Sutton, M. Webster, and the ligbting of A. Steyn and A. Sutton. In general then, our hearty congratulations to Mr. Pethick and his able cast and assistants on a memorable production and milestone in the Society's achievements.

13th to 16th June

Third Meeting, 11 th August The third meeting again took the form of a varied programme, and there was a good attendance. Part I consisted of a one-act play, "Five Birds in a Cage," by Gertrude lennings, with a cast of Std. 6 boys, and produced by Mr. W. Morris. The time was 1910, and tbe scene a lift conveying passengers to and from the tube trains in London. The electricity had failed, and four passengers plus the liftman were left to discuss their predicament. There were many amusing situations, and tbe whole was an enthusiastic and successful effort. The cast included M. Nockie, N. Coates, E. Eksteen, T. Kysiacos and D. Mutti. Part II ushered in the musical section. The orchestra repeated the SuUivan "Ruddigore" Dances and added the waltz "Dreaming" by A. loyce, all pleasant light fare. There were two soloists. Leon Mandel gave a smooth, lyrical, musical account of an Adagio for Violin and Piano (Mr. A. Lorie) by an unknown 18th Century composer, and Derek Goosen, with Mrs. lennings at tbe piano, gave a satisfying, clear performance of "Prayer" by Squire. Part III brougbt our tbree guests artists of tbe evening.

Play: "Morning Departure" by K. WooUard. Once again the Society had the benefit and privilege of the production of a full-I,ength play by Mr. Gordon Pethick. The choice this year was "Morning Departure" by Kennetb Woollard, and a bappy choice too, because tbere was to band a cast which particularly suited the play. Tbe action of the play took place partly inside submarine S14 and partly in offices ashore, during June, 1940. The setting was very cleverly devised so that the submarine interior was on the stage behind the proscenium, while the offices were on two triangular apron projections at each side of the hall outside the proscenium. By clever lighting cbanges, the audience was taken from submarine to offices and back in a mere moment. Tbe success of the performance depended upon the tension created in the submarine, which was in difficulties at a great depth, and where only the slenderest chance existed that the submarine could be surfaced. For a while, hopes were actually encouraged. and the submarine received aid sufficient to retrieve its perilous position. Finally, however, the task proved too great, and the submarine sank with tbe remaining crew, who realised their doom. There could bave been no member of tbe audi44

INFORMiNG STOKER MARKS OF HIS SELECTION lo right: Robert Sladen (I st Officer Manson); Colin Swimmer (Stoker Marks); Lucien Nochomovitz (Capt. Peter Stanford, D.S.O., R.N.); Cedric Petersen (Chief Engineer McFee).

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BRIEFfNG ON ESCAPE PROCEDURE IN THE 514 to righl: Fritz Pieksma (Mess Steward) partly obscured; Colin Swimmer (Stoker Marks); Lucien Nochomovitz (Capt. Peter Stanford, D.S.O., R.N.); Geoffrey Newman (Oakley); Robert Sladen (Ist Officer Mansen, at cupboard).

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"DRINK THIS AND PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!" to right: Rodney Burton (Snipe); Robert Sladen (Ist Officer Mansen); Cedric Petersen (Chief Engineer) (McFee).

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The first two were Mr. Roy Williams, baritone, with Mrs. E. lennings at the piano. Mr. Williams gave us a group of five songs plus an encore, and moved us greatly by the beauty and ringing timbre of his fine baritone voice. But more than that, his interpretations were vivid, his diction impeccable, and his ability to "get across" to his audience by means of his cheerful personality most insplflng. As his accompanist, Mrs. lennings completed the pictures portrayed in the songs, in her usual artistic and finished style. The third guest artist was no stranger, South Africa's brilliant concert piaIDst Helena van Heerden, more affectionately known to us as Mrs. Morris. She opened her recital with Schumann's "Papillons", that group of varied studies in the poetry of music. This was followed by two "tours de forces", Chopin's Grand Polonaise in A flat, and Mussorgsky's "Great Gate of Kiev", with the Chopin E flat Waltz as encore. What a delight it was to hear our old Bechstein put to such fine use. Thank you very much once again, Mrs. Morris. A round of coffee ended a memorable evening. Fourth Meeting,

formรกnce upon the soloist's shaping of line and phrase and sense of poetry. In all these requirements Howard Goodman excelled, specially for so young a performer. We all thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the hidden beauties of this charming concerto. The Singing Choir, with Mrs .lennings as superb trainer and accompanist, sang four songs, Schubert's "Psalm 23", "Wind" (25 seconds!) by Lucas, "Old Abram Brown" by Britten and "Where Lies the Land" by Dyson. As encore we were given as trailer, the opening chorus of "The Arcadians", due for complete performance soon. Once again this "vintage year" choir excelled itself in singing, interpretation and musicianship, and proved once more their worthiness of the five silver cups won at the Eisteddfod. Derek Goosen (with Mrs. Jennings at the piano) played two 'cello solos (a) "Canto Amoroso" by Sammartini and (b) "Tarantella" by Squire. Here is a soloist who has improved enormously since last year, technically much better, and personally matured so that his general command was so assured. The first piece brought beautiful sustained tone, and the second brisk fingerwork and gaiety. The Orchestra then played the three "Ruddigore" dances (Hornpipe, Gavotte and Country Dance) by Sullivan. Outstanding was the graceful, haunting Gavotte. To end with, we had the popular "Dreaming" Waltz of A. Joyce played with pleasing waltz rhythm and vigour. As we said before, "a memorable event" which is to be repeated for the Epworth Music Society on September 5th and at one or two Seniors' Clubs. On the Epworth Music Society's Silver Cup for outstanding performance this year will be engraved the names of Aubrey Meyer (violin) and Howard Goodman ('cello). Our hearty congratulations!

17th and 18th August

The "Eighth Annual Hour of Music and Speech" was held on the 27th Anniversary of the founding of our School Orchestra. The programme offered quite a challenge, and the event turned out to be a memorable one. To open the programme Aubrey Meyer played the solo part in a Vivaldi Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. His singing tone was specially good in the slow movement, and he played with good command, both of the music and technique. Following this, Miss Salmon presented her choral and solo verse group, tbe first a witty Ogden Nash poem, "Custard, tbe Dragon" (which had earned a Diploma at the Eisteddfod), which caused much amusement, and then a spoken version of "Someday it May Happen" from "The Mikado". Michael Herbert spoke Koko's words with a verve and an intelligence that proves him an outstanding young actor. Here was a true Koko for a full "Mikado" performance. Next ..:ame the Telemann Concerto for four violins (unaccompanied), played by Leon Mandel, Aubrey Meyer, Stephen Hunt and David Phillips, once again witb good tone and good ensemble. There followed the Mozart Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F Major (K413) with Howard Goodman as soloist. This is a quiet, straightforward work which depends for its successful per-

Sixth Function, 25th, 26th & 27th October

THIRTIETH ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT The Thirtieth Annual Entertainment would of itself have been a "milestone" in the School's history, but a "milestone" it became too, by virtue of the performances as such. Three staff members, Miss Lacey, Mrs. Tasker and Mr. Lorie have been connected with the entertainments throughout the thirty years, and look back upon a series of productions that would bave been a credit to any school. On this occasion their associates were Miss Dawn Salmon, producer,

"Cowboys." A Kindergarten scene arranged by Miss K. Lacey. Mrs. E. Jennings, director of the choir, Miss P. Smith, designer of costumes, and Mr. K. Pretorius, designer of sets and stage manager, assisted by Mr. N. Wolff. The programme this time opened with an everpopular Kindergarten Action Song, "Cowboys," produced by Miss K. Lacey. A group of acting cowboys, supported by a chorus, gave us a most lively and entertaining introductory item, loudly applauded by a packed audience. May we applaud them here once more. Next came a play, "Michael," based upon the story by Leo Tolstoy, and produced by Mrs. E. Tasker. A narrator (Peter Schaff) stepped before tbe curtain to introduce each of the scenes. The setting was the bumble cottage of the shoemaker, Simon (Clive Priestman), and Matryona (Philip Goodwin) and their three children Aniuska (Robin Friedlander), Ganya (Maurice Goldstein) and

Ivan (Peter Schaff). Simon had brought home a stranger whom he had found on the roadside. The mysterious stranger Michael (Bobbie Louw) became the shoemaker's assistant, capable but always silent and "strange". Though Matryona had at first been unwilling to receive Michael, she had been won over to accepting and admiring him. The second scene introduced the arrogant nobleman (Ralph Back) and his servant (Dennis Hugo), who bad come to order special shoeswith threats of severe penalty if they were inadequate. The "mystery" was deepened when Micbael had apparently ruined the nobleman's leather, reodering it fit only for slippers for tbe dead, and news was brought tbat the nobleman had been killed in his own carriage. In a tbird scene a lady (RonaId Josepbson) and gentleman (Robert Carter) brought two adopted children (Andrew Klopper and Andrew Slome) to 47

have shoes made, and we were told the sorrowful tale of the children's own parents. The "mystery" of Michael's existence was then solved when he suddenly disappeared as an earthly being, to reappear in a blaze of light as an angel, when he most movingly explained his short mission on earth. Bobbie Louw delivered his final speech as the angel in a manner that overwhelmed many in the audience. This play obviously called for the steady building up of intense emotion, and one was completely overpowered by the impact of tbe performance, which moved slowly but surely towards its beautiful and moving climax. Mrs. Tasker and her young performers are to be congratulated on a memorable experience. The carol singers, too, sang beautif.ully under the direction of Mrs. Jennings. After a short interval came a complete contrast

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in the form of a musical play, "Tbe Arcadians," words by Ambrent, Thompson and Courtneidge, Lyrics by Wimperis, and music by Monckton and Talbot. Tbe production was by Miss Dawn Salmon, and, when one reviews the list of productions she has undertaken in ber 6 years with us, one is struck by the extreme variety from one to anotber, thereby giving each year's audience something entirely fresh and original, and the young performers a wonderful opportunity of portraying quite different characters. So far "Treasure Island" (Stevenson) in 1961 to "The Arcadians" in 1962 is alone the widest contrast, and both tbese plays, being very long, cast a heavy burden on all concerned. Let us state at once tbat "The Arcadians" was an outstanding success. It is a bright and lively show from the days when bright shows were bright and gay.

play from the story by Leo Tolstoy and produced by Mrs. E. Tasker.

Scene from "The Arcadians," the musical comedy produced by Miss W. Salmon.

Scene I is most original: Arcadia, where all enjoy carefree lives and only the Truth is known. Father Time (David Dreghorn Ward) introduces "a monster from London" (Michael Herbert), who is soon captivated by Arcadia and its inhabitants. And they, in turn, are most anxious to visit London. But, as tbe visitor from London happens to succumb to telling a lie, he is submerged in the well of Trutb and becomes the Arcadian Simplicitas. Scene Ir takes us to the Askwood Race meeting, where a number of fashionable characters are enjo~ing the prospect of a good day. We see race-goers and jockeys. Most prominent are Jack Meadows (Timothy Holrnes), Sir George Paddock (Louis Freedberg), Bobbie (Michael Freedberg) and Eileen Cavanagh (Andre Goosen), and, last but not least, Peter Doody, the jockey (Kennetb Kesner), and Mrs. Smith (Denis Raphaely). Eventually

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(Michael Herbert), Cbrysea (David Lan) and Sombra (Christopher Snaitb), and much fun ensues. Scene nr is the new Restaurant where the fun continues.

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Fun was certainly the keynote of the production, and greatest honours for acting go to Michael Herbert, Kenneth Kesner, Timothy Holrnes and Denis Raphaely, with a host of other good studies. The singing of the choir was excellent througbout and the final choruses most exhilirating. To Miss Salmon and her cast, and to Mrs. Jennings and her choir our hearty congratulations, as well as to Mr. Pretorius for the most ingenious and attractive sets, and Miss Smith for the colourful costumes. All concerned in the show made this, as we said at the outset, a "milestone" and a memorable 30th Anniversary.

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rugby on most occasions, scoring 298 points for and conceding only 41 against. This team played in .one of tbe curtain-raisers before the Third Test against tbe Lions at Newlands, and was responsible for a scintillating exhibition of all-round, open rugby when it beat tbe hitberto undefeated S.A.C.S. Under 14A team by 18 points to O. Mr. H. Lingenvelder and T. Watson, its coach and captain respectively, are to be heartily congratulated on a season of exceptiDnal achievement; and, in passing, Mr. A. J. A. Morris and Mr. K. Pretorius, whose past coacbing has laid such an excellent foundation, should be remembered. Coaching the School Team this year, tbDugh always a strenuous occupation, was a sheer delight. These somewbat extravagant words can be understood only in context when it is realised that, for tbe first time in very many years, tbe team was throughout the season seething with keenness and, what is mDre, proudly and arrogantly fit. It is not possible to play top-class rugby in the fast, gruelling, power-packed Under 19A cDmpetition - and this description is probably an understatement - unless each member of the team is absolutely hard and fit. At Wynberg there has always been, even in the last few years, a nucleus of players in the School Team WhD have given everything to their team. But, unfortunately, very often it was only a nucleus, and the remainder considered it a mark of adulthood to give only their second- or third-best wben it came to fitness. Great credit and respect each year was due tD those nuclei, but they were .only a fraction of each team, usually less than half, and they cDuld not achieve the impossible. This year bas been markedly different, and the First Fifteen has once again becDme, what it always sbould be, the pride and inspiration of tbe junior teams. It was nDt merely tbe winning of matches that occasioned this respect, but also their obvious devotion, keenness and brand of play that regularly drew large crowds of spectators each Saturday morning, no matter whether the games were at borne or away. To the captain, A. Badenhorst, tbe vice-captain, B. Bowditch, and tbe Senior Rugby Committee, P. Tester, P. Good and B. Momsen, must go much

Although the School has experienced a most successful season, there has been a slight drop in tbe number of players taking part, a disturbing fact which is especially noticeable in the Under 15 and Under 13 Divisions, which can boast of coaches of exceptional calibre. This necessitated entering two teams less tban usual, namely seventeen, in the inter-schools competitions. The teams entered were as follows: 19A, B, C and D; l6A and 16B; lSA and ISB; 14A, Band C; 13A and B; 12A, B, C and D. Altogether, 500 players were catered for throughout tbe season. Relative to most other schools the above figures are reasonably impressive, but in terms of Wynberg itself the response is disappointing. Tbere are too many pupils at present who contribute nothing to the School either in the classroom, the sportsfield or in the cultural sphere. From tbeir educational cradles to their scholastic graves they are content with a standard well below mediocrity. Many parents are satisfied with tbis tepid and spineless attitude on the part of tbeir offspring. It is high time that a census be held to ascertain exactly to what extent eacb pupil avails himself of the many and varied opportunities offered by the Scbool. It is imperative that eacb pupil should take part in at least one scholastic, cultural or sporting activity, preferably more tban one, and in s.o doing he can give something botb to the Scbool and to himself, and can theo be remembered for contributing something more than mere apathy. The Garrison authorities are to be thanked for making tbeir fields available to the Scbool for practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Administratively, their generous gesture is most appreciated. It is hoped that our two new fields will be in commission next season, but, unless tbe planning and building of the new pavilion is greatly accelerated, there will be no changing facilities, which will raise problems that should not have to be faced. Tbe team with the best record this year was the Under 14A, who won eleven out of tbeir fourteen matches, drawing two, and losing only one. A well-balanced team with a good pack and a fast, penetrative three-quarter line, it played delightful

strength lay with its forwards, who were the best pack, both in the tight and loose, in the entire schools competition. The backs played well, e3pecially in defence, but did not often attain the degree of penetration that was within their capabilities. Althogether, it was one of the best First Fifteens that the School has had, and bears comparison with those famous teams captained by Don Bailey and "Bok" R yan in 1946, Fred Simons in 1948, and Cecil Jowell in 1952, which included both David Stewart and Doug. Hopwood. It is pleasing to put on record the outstanding achievement of Michael Bowditch, who scored 115 points during the season, consisting of 4 tries, 24

of the credit for this achievement, but trus year, more than any other, every member of the team has made his own valuable, special contribution. And above all, Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen must be thanked and complimented for his imaginative, knowledgeable and tireless coaching, without which the high calibre performance of the team could not have been achieved. The School Team played in the opening curtain-raiser before the Lions - Combined Southern Universities match, and succeeded in beating Diocesan College by 8 points to 6 in a hard and interesting game. Our team was light, and its average age was much younger than usual. lts

RUGBY 1st XV Back Row (I. to T.): B. Clark, R. MacFarlane, C. Walker, P. Watson. Middle Row (I. to T.): Mr. H. E. Tasker (Coach), A. Maree, A. le Roux, O. Powell, G. Johnson, B. Bravo, D. Momsen, Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen (Coach). Seated (I. to r.): P. Good, P. Tester, A. Badenhorst (Capt.), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), M. Bowditch (Vice Capt.), B. Momsen, W. Searle. Inset: T. Gillham.

UNDER 14 A RUGBY TEAM Front Row (I. to r.): M. Emms, D. Bairstow, Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), J. WalSon, Mr. H. Lingenfelder (Coach), B. Walson, C. Slephens. Middle Row: B. de Smidt, C. Eager, D. Powell, A. Slandley, B. Probyn, D. Banks. Back Row (I. to r.): R. Katz, L. Raymond, D. Sidman, J. Retief, N. Hoy.

penalties, 14 conversions and 1 drop goal. This is a fantastic effort, not likely to be equalled or surpassed for many years, if ever; he has maintained a standard of accurate kicking, which has put hjm in the top line of kickers, both schoolboy and adult, in a country which is renowned for the number of brilljant kickers it has produced. The Second Team provided stiff opposition in the weekly practices, and much of what has been said of the First Team appLies to many members of the Second. At its best, this team played some excellent rugby, but on the whole its performances were inconsistent. There were many players on the border-line of First Team, and many will gain places .in 1963.

The Under 19C started off the season with a very strong team, but, owing to injuries in the higher teams, they only fielded this team once. However, despite this heavy drain on their resources, they nevertheless played excellent rugby, and were one of the best Third teams in the competition. The Under 190 had a most enjoyable season, although it suffered even more severely from the drain on its players. The team spirit was excellent, and the gameness of this team under all conditions was much to be admired. The Under 16A team had a hard season, chiefly because of lack of speed and penetration among the inside backs, a state of affairs that is charac52

teristic of almost the entire rugby world of today. The forwards, ably led by their captain, J. Heritage, were as good as any pack in tbe competition, and superior to most. In consequence, most matcbes were lost by narrow margins. Tbe 16B team had a successful season, winning tbe majority of tbeir matcbes. It had some capable backs, wbo matured well, but tbe forwards were inclined to be slow up on to the rolling ball, and were too loose at times. A disappointing feature in the Under 16 section is the poor support given to their coach and team-mates by many wbo had handed in tbeir names. The Under ISA bad a rather up and down season, winning six and drawing one out of thirteen games. Tbey started out witb two grave faults, namely tbe inability to tackle hard and low, and lack of tbrust. However, tbey were determined to improve, and in a short time the first fault was eradicated; towards the end of the season some players had also developed speed and thrust. It is difficult for a coach to instil determination and thrust into a player, because this is a quality whicb, more than any otber in rugby, must come from the player himself. O. Hughes, the captain, helped teremendously in building up determination in his team. The Under ISB also lacked thrust and tackling ability, but improved as tbe season progressed. The keen co-operation of both teams made it a very happy season both for themselves and their coacb. The Under 148 had a fairly successful season, and when at full strengtb won tbeir matcbes by high scores. As witb all lower teams, tbey suffered from tbe drain of players to the "A" team wben injuries and illness occurred. The team can be proud of their record, especially during the second half of tbe season wben tbey only lost one matcb. The Under 14C enjoyed tbeir season and gained much experience. They were, however, inclined to play as individuals and not as a team. This often found attacking players unsupported, and their cover-defence suffered from high tackling. If they persevere next season, tbey sbould remedy most of tbese faults. This year only two teams were entered in tbe Schools' competition, because tbere were fewer players than usual in tbe Under 13 age group. This fact bas already been referred to in this article, and it is boped tbat a better response from botb parents and scbolars will solve tbe problem next year. Tbis insufficiency of players was undoubtedly one of tbe causes for tbe lower standard of rugby played by both tbe 13A and B teams, but it was pleasing to note that tbe BA team

improved as the season progressed. Tbis fact applies especially to the forwards and backs wbo played with such fire and efficiency in the penultimate match that tbey defeated a Jan van Riebeek team by 38 pts. to 0_ Tbe Under 12A started off very well, tben suffered a mediocre spell, and finally pulJed themselves together and played good, hard, attractive rugby. The backs ran very strongly on attack, but were often shaky in defence. Tbis failing often spoiled some otberwise excellent performances. The Under 128 team had a very lean first-balf season, but improved witb every matcb. During tbe second half of the season, tbey played attractive rugby, giving the ball plenty of air, and concentrating on good backing up and determined running. Throughout tbe season the play of tbe Under 12C lacked fire. The forwards at first were too loose but, as their play tightened, tbey began to give their backs more opportunities, resulting in improved play. Forward play in the Under 120 seldom rose to tbe occasion, and once again tbe backs were starved of opportunities, but, wben the opportunities were provided, tbe backs made the most of them. The forwards will improve, but tbey must get to the ball faster and then run with it. The Junior School First Fifteen played only one match this season, but that game against Western Province Preparatory, which we won by 14 pts. to 3 after a hard tussle, was memorable in itself. In a deligbtful exhibition both teams were prepared to run with tbe ball, and the forwards of both sides backed up well in the loose. The Under 11 played two games, but, although it won both, it was nevertheless somewbat disappointing, because tbe backs threw away many chances, and tbe forwards were sluggisb in their backing up. In April we were delighted to be tbe bosts of our very old friends, Durban High Scbool, renewing the contact both on and off the field that we bad first made over ten years ago. It was a most enjoyable matcb, whicb we narrowly won by 10 pts. to 6. In June tbe Scbool made a short and most enjoyable tour of Natal, winning two of our tbree matches. Tbe first game against Port Natal was played three and a half bours after getting off the train, an unavoidable arrangement in view of the impossibility of getting permission to leave on tour earlier. In a gruelling, hard-fought matcb, we led until the closing minutes of the game, but were finally defeated by 11 points to 9. In our next game against Kearsney College we won an open, free-moving game by 14 pts. to 3, but, wbat

is more important, we made some new friends, whom we hope .in future to entertain as our guests. Our final match against Durban High School was a most closely contested one in which defence on both s.ides predominated, the final result being a narrow win for us by 6 points to o. We must thank Mr. D. Nourse for arranging our itinerary; the smoothness with which everything went is ample testimony to his considerable executive ability and experience. Mr. A.,W. Melver and Mr. S. Osier, the Headmasters of Durban High School and Kearsney College respectively, are to be thanked for their hospitality in accommodating us in their hostels. We have very happy memories of our stay at D.H.S. and Kearsney. Finally we should like to thank Mr. G. Chater of D.H.S. and Mr. G. Burger of Kearsney Col-

lege for the big part they played in making our stay so memorable. The full details of the tour are covered in a later article. At this juncture, may we offer our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Izak van Heerden on his successful management of the Springbok Team in all the four Test matches against the Lions Touring Team. His positive and attacking conception of rugby was well symbolised in the Springbok exhibition in the final test at Bloemfontein. The School extends its warmest congratulations to its Springboks, Doug. Hopwood and Lionel Wilson, who were selected for all four Tests against the Lions. Our sympathies go out to Da vid Stewart who, though selected for the ti rst Test, was prevented by injuries from adding to his record of international honours. Aubrey Luck

JUNIOR FIRST XV Back Row (L to r.): D. Humphries, M. Dewar, J. Dettling, P. Baerecke, L. Atlas. Middle Row (I. to r.): E, Geldenhuys, P. Scott, P. Cronje, A. Lawson, N. Gow. Front Row (L to r.): Mr. K. Pretorius (Coach), J. Oosthuizen, 1. Cawood, G. Bunting, L. RoseInnes, I. Emms, Mr. A. Lorie (Principal).

is to be congratulated on his return to form when playing for Western Province, especially with reference to his brilliant exhibition in tbe final game of the season against Transvaal, played at Ellis Park. Hennie du Plessis and Manfred Mansveld are also to be congratulated for gaining places in tbe South-Western Districts and South-West African provincial teams, and also B. Anderson for being selected to represent the Central Universities against tbe Lions at Port Elizabeth. It is also pleasing to note the growing number of old boys such as J. Grendon, J. van Niekerk, R. Gelb, D. Tunbridge, S. McCullagh, G. Andrews, B. Hilliard, H. Hutton, F. Duk, T. Clampett and others who are distinguishing themselves in first team club rugby. Mr. Hennie Muller gave a knowledgeable and inspiring talk to the Senior players. A lecture from one so experienced in international football is invaluable to players on the brink of adult rugby, and Mr. Muller is to be thanked for his advice, and also for his offer to come again next year. Richard Sharp and Budge Rogers gave one of the most interesting discourses on rugby technique that it has been our pleasure to listen to from the members of any touring team. These two Lions certainly knew their rugby, and kept the attention of a large audience throughout an hour packed with interesting information. We are grateful to them for coming to us. The Brian Steyl Award, presented by Mr. C. C. W. Steyl in memory of his"son, one of our promising young players, was awarded to C. Walker of the School Team as the player who has shown the greatest improvement througbout the season. In this regard, mention should be made of J. Dettling of the Under 13A, who for sheer spirit, determined tackling and impetus into loose scrums, attained a standard which brought him close to this award. This year a delightful innovation was instituted by Mr. G. Bunting, assisted by Mr. S. Fine and fourteen other parents, namely the purchase and distribution of oranges to all school teams and their opponents, when playing on the School fields. This generous and thoughtful gesture is appreciated by all teams, and the parents responsible can be assured of both our thanks and appreciation. Mr. Bunting has also to be thanked for refereeing many games on Saturday mornings, and also giving valuable assistance on other occasions. These services have been consistently given over a period of time (vide the School Magazines of the last few years), and the fact that tbis gentleman is not

already on our School Committee reflects the unimaginative irresponsibility with which parents in general wield thei r electoral powers. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. A. Morris and Mrs. Aroott are to be thanked for putting up our Durban visitors, and also for providing refreshments after the Old Boys' Matches and on other occasions. Sister Griffiths also deserves our thanks for looking after injured players taken over to the Hostel on Saturday mornings. Once again many senior players have performed an invaluable service to the School in coaching our nursery of junior players. They have given these little fellows great pleasure and fun each Friday afternoon, and in addition have succeeded in teaching them the important rudiments of the game. The nursery curtain-raisers before the Old Boys' Match provided sparkling entertainment, and also showed how far the little fellows had progressed within a period of less than six months. Tbe School owes an immense debt to these seniors, and the future excellence of the Under 12's and Under 13's is founded on the good work done by them. Full-time coaches of these junior divisions were: S. Kahn, C. Sacher and S. Sollinger of the "Lions and Tigers"; B. Pearson and A. Abitz of the "Hamiltons and All Blacks" ; L. Levy and D. Friedland of the "Springboks and Villagers". Once again we have been fortunate to possess a Rugby Secretary of outstanding ability. A. Badenborst, who has duplicated tbe offices of Sel100l Captain and Secretary, has occupied both with great distinction. A forceful personality, be has given a dedicated service to tbe game he loves, and has already left his imprint on many facets of our rugby administration. We are glad that we will bave his services in both capacities next year. M. Ronaldson has distinguished himself as our Press AttachĂŠ, and his descriptions of all the First Team matcbes appear later in this edition. R. Davidson is to be thanked for acting as First Team linesman throughout the season. J. Leibbrandt, B. Momsen, D. Knight and C. Tatham have once again maintained the high standard we have come to expect from our Rugby Equipment Maintenance Department. Day in and day out during the season, these players perform an essential service without which rugby at the School could not function. Their keenness and efficiency alone make possible the high standard achieved by the coaches and players on the field of play. Mr. W. Edwards, Mr. J. Salkow, Mr. B. Ekermans, Mr. G. Bunting and Mr. G. Von Hoesslin 55

are to be thanked for refereeing many of our home matches. That they so willingly have given of their time is much appreciated, because nowadays good referees are hard to come by. Finally, and above all, the strength of our rugby is due in full measure to our coaches, who give of their time, energy and experience with unstinted generosity. Messrs. Oosthuizen, Lingenfelder, Sieberhagen, Lennox, Kooy, Morris, Pretorius, Hutchison and Wolff are to be thanked and complimented on their able and untiring services; the keenness and support given to these men by most players is an open testimony to the appreciation of their efforts. The foHowing Rugby Awards have been made for the 1962 season: Blues: A. Badenhorst, M. Bowditch, T. Gillham, G. Johnson, A. le Roux, B. Momsen, D. Momsen, W. Searle, P. Tester, C. Walker. Colours: A. Badenhorst, M. Bowditch, T. Gillham, G. Johnson, A. le Roux, B. Momsen, D. Momsen, W. Searle, P. Tester, C. Walker, P. Good, O. Powell, A. Maree, B. Bravo, R. MacFarlane, B. Clark, P. Watson. H.E.T.

UNDER

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UNDER ]4 LOG: Rhodes De Waal Van Riebeeck Wellington

D. 2

Pts. F. 175

D. 2

Pts. F. 298

58 - 6 35 38 69 -6 6-9 35 - 5 3-3 18 9· 3 41 - 3 25· 12·3 3-3

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Pts. A. 41

RESULTS

P W L 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 - 3

D Pf. Pa. Pts. 39 8 6 - 16 16 4 - 14 26 2 8 27

UNDER 19: De Waal 0, Van Riebeeck 5. Wellington 0, Rhodes 3. Rhodes 0, Van Riebeeck 24. Wellington 0, De Waal 0. Rhodes 0, De Waal 8.

L. 5

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Won Won Won Won Won Lost Won Drew Won Won Won Won Won Drew

UNDER 14: De WaalS, Van Riebeeck 0. Wellington 0, Rhodes 10. Rhodes 13, Van Riebeeck 3. Van Riebeeck 11, Wellington 8. Wellington 0, De Waal 6. Rhodes 16, De WaalS.

Vs. Durban High School Won 10 - 6 Vs. Sea Point Boys' High Drew 3 - 3 Vs. Paarl Gymnasium ~ Won 16 Vs. Bellville High Lost 9-13 Vs. Rondebosch B.H Won 9 - 8 Vs. Paarl Boys' High Lost 3-11 Vs. Diocesan College (Newlands) Won 8 - 6 Vs. St. Joseph's Won 17 - 3 Vs. Port Natal High _ Lost 9-11 Vs. Kearsney College Won 14 - 3 Vs. Durban High School Won 6 Vs. SAC.S. .. Won 15 - 6 Vs. Paul Roos Lost 3 - 6 Vs. Hottentots-Holland High Lost 0-6 Vs. J. G. Meiring Won 13 - 5 Vs. Jan van Riebeeck Won 9 - 5 Vs. Rondebosch B.H Drew 5 - 5 Vs. Old Boys Won 26-17

RESULTS

Vs. Sea Point Vs. Paarl Gym Vs. Bellville Vs. Rondebosch Vs. Paarl B.H Vs. Diocesan College Vs. St. Joseph's Vs. S.A.C.S Vs. S.A.C.S. (Newlands) Vs. Paul Roos Vs. Hottentots·Holland Vs. J. G. Meiring Vs. Jan van Riebeeck Vs. Rondebosch

1st XV RESULTS

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UNDER 19 LOG: P W L D Pf. Pa. Pts. Van Riebeeck .,................ 3 3 32 6 De Waal _ ............ .................. 3 5 3 8 Rhodes .................................... 3 2 - 3 32 2 Wellington ........ ................. ~3 - 2 6

FINAL LOG: P W L D Pf. 1. Rhodes ............................ 6 4 2 - 42 1. Van Riebeeck ......... 6 4 2 - 46 3. De Waal ............ _ .......... 6 3 2 24 4. Wellington .................. 6 - 5 8 Win.ners: Rhodes & Van Riebeeck.

Pts.A. ]] 3 56

Pa. Pts. 40 8 26 8 21 7 33

1st XV TOUR TO NATAL, 1962 The adventure began on the afternoon of Thursday, 21st June. The touring team, comprising 22 boys and 2 masters, assembled on Cape Town Station, eagerly looking forward to a successful tour, which indeed it was. The train journey was eventful. Queer looks were cast our way when half the team had a training spell at two o'clock in the morning on Beaufort West Station! Visiting of compartments was done regularly and during the day the mono-

tony of the train journey was broken by the boys playing cards and listening to records. Pete's 'Stranger on the Shore' affected everybody, and after only two nights many minds were back at home! However, on the Saturday morning, the sudden 'homesickness' was forgotten when we were met by our D.H.S. hosts and several Wynberg Old Boys. We were' taken by car to Durban High School. It is a very well-known and old school,

TOURING TEAM Back Row (I. to r.): D. Friedland, B. Clifton, S. Geldenhuys, R. MacFarlane, C. Walker, B. Clark, B. Bravo. Middle Row (I. to r.): A. Maree, A. Burton, O. Powell, A. le Roux, G. 10hnson, H. West, D. Momsen, J. Leibbrandt. Seated (I. to r.): Mr. H. E. Tasker (Coach), P. Good, B. Momsen, A. Badenhorst (Capt.). Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), M. Bowditch (Vice Capt.), P. Tester, W. Searle, Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen (Coach). Il1set: T. Gillham.

Before departing for Cape Town on Friday afternoon, we assembled on Durban Station in the morning with our luggage, which we left in tbe store room. The boys had a chance to practise their bargaining skill when we visited the famous Durban Indian Market. Souvenirs and gifts were bought, including a 'pop gun' by Geoff! The hand of bananas bought by Mr. Tasker was well looked after on the return journey, but by himself! Tbe team had lunch at a restaurant and met again on the station, half-an-hour later. Once again we felt very sorry to take leave of our D.H.S. hosts. It seemed as if Mr. Nourse (D.H.S. 1st XV coach) and the boys just could not do enough for us. Although we felt very sorry that the tour was so short, it was undoubtedly an experience which I am sure will remain prominent in our minds for a long period to come. In conclusion, I should like to thank Messrs. Tasker and Oosthuizen sincerely for the fatherly way in which they took care of us. Their organisation and hard work resulted in this very successful tour.

situated on a hill, witb tbe playing fields and swimming pool down below. After having lunch at their boarding house, we were again fetched by cars, this time by masters of the Port Natal Higb School, who took us to their school for the opening match of the tour. This match was to be played within four hours of arriving in Durban. The home team defeated us 9-11 in a hard-fougbt match. We returned to D.H.S. after tea, and tbat night attended a social dance at the school. Of all the boys, Sakkie will no doubt remember that Saturday night longer than any of us. Tbe whole team slept in one dormitory, and how those 'moese big feet' let him down! A grand day was spent on Sunday, the boys spending the 'day sightseeing individually and in groups. Many places of interest were visited. Down at tbe beach we met many of the D.H.S. boys, who did everything possible to make us feel at home. On Monday morning we had a chance to do some shopping and posting of letters and postcards. Unfortunately for Mike, he lost bis 'Fifi' in West Street! In the afternoon, Kearsney College fetched us by bus for our stay with them. Firm friendships were made witb another grand crowd of fellows. Tbe touring team split up into three groups at Kearsney, each group going into a different boarding house, viz., Annexe, Finningley and Pembroke. At a hard training spell, under our most efficient coaches, the boys felt breathing a little difficult. Kearsney College is approximately 2,000 feet above sea-level. On Tuesday we defeated the local team by 14-3 in an open game. That night a rugby dinner was given in our honour, after which we attended a cinema show at Pinetown with the Kearsney Ist XV boys. We were sorry to take leave of them on the Wednesday morning. We renewed old acquaintances with D.H.S. later that morning. On our journey from Kearsney, an outer portion of the Palm Belt of Natal was seen. Characteristic of this region are the many hills and dales. After watching the Lions beat Natal at }(jng's Park, we returned to D.H.S. once more. For the remaining two nights on tour we were accommodated by parents of the D.H.S. boys. Memorable times were spent! One of the highlights of the tour, the match against D.H.S., took place on Thursday afternoon. In front of a large crowd we defeated the home team by 6-0.

ANDRE BADENHORST.

Matches

Played on Tour

1. vs. PORT NATAL HIGH SCHOOL: The School Team took the field for the opening match of the tour four hours within arriving in Durban. Judging by the local schoolboy criticism, many more of the Port Natal players should have represented the Natal Schoolboy XV side than just their one lock, M. van Rensburg. It was a very even game, played on a hard and dusty field. The home team opened the score first with a penalty by their full-back, Nel. 3-0. Bowditch put us in to the lead with two penalties. 6-3. He was kicking extremely well. Labuschagne, Port Natal front-ranker, made the half-time score 6-6, when he broke from a loose scrum and barged his way over for a try. Soon after haH-time Bowditch again put us into the lead with another penalty, 9-6. Clark was having a good game at centre. Three minutes from time, their vice-captain, Du Plooy, centre, crossed in the corner for a try. Nel converted with a very good kick, which gave his side the victory. Final score: School 9, Port Natalli.

II. vs. KEARSNEY COLLEGE: Although we were well held in the first half, we moved more freely in tbe second spell. There was some very determined tackling by tbe borne side. Scoring for the Scbool in the first balf came from two penalties by Bowditch. In return, Brown, Kearsney full-back, landed a penalty from 30 yards out. Half-time score: 6-3. During the second half, weak bandling spoilt many of our movements. Le Roux almost crossed for a try after a loose scrum. A minute later Bowditch kicked ahead, and Tester touched down, 9-3. The School were playing good open rugby now, with Kearsney doing as much as tbey could to keep it 'open'. Just before time, Bowditch broke beautifully, and, witbout an opponent laying a hand on him, he scored next to the po t. The final score was made 14-3 in our favour when he converted his own try. Final score: Scbool 14, Kearsney College 3.

(hooker) followed up a kick by Bowditch and scored next to the posts. Bowditch converted (lO-5). The Old Boys attacked strongly, and Charles (wing) scored in the corner. West (fullback) missed the conversion (l0-8). Good covering by Hopwood (8th man) stopped Good (wing) short of the Old Boys' line. The Old Boys went into the lead again seven minut.es later when Hop-

III. vs. DURBAN mGH SCHOOL: We ended our tour with a good 6-0 win over our hmts. It was interesting to compare the two teams with the teams who clashed at the beginning of tbe season. Tbere was no score at half-time. A feature of the match was the excellent kicking of Bowditch and the covering defence of the loose-forwards. Bowditch, who, as said before, certainly bad his kicking boots in perfect order. He put over two difficult penalties and narrowly missed a 60-yard kick in the closing stages of the game. It was, again, a most enjoyable match against D.H.S. and a memorable one for the fortunate boys who played in it as the final match of the tour. Final score: School 6, Durban H.S. O.

Mr. Tasker

wood broke and passed to MacDonald (wing), who scored far out. The conversion failed (10-11). This was the half-time score. Half time score: School ID, Old Boys 1L Soon after haff-time MacDonald put the Old Boys further into the lead with a grand try. The conversion failed (10-14). Bowditcb replied with a penalty from 15 yards (13-14). Tbe Old Boys went further ahead when Luck (fly-half) scored in the corner. Hopwood was short with the conversion (13-17). Two minutes later Powell (scrumhalf) broke from a loose scrum and scored near the posts. Bowditcb converted (18-17). Tbe School went further ahead when from a good line movement Lingenvelder (wing) scored near the posts. Bowditch converted (23-17). The final try came two minutes from time when Bowditch broke in his own "25", passed to Clark (centre), who, after running 30 yards, passed to Lingenfelder (wing), wbo scored in the corner. Good was wide with the conversion (26-17). Final score: Scbool 26, Old Boys 17. This was a great match played under New Zealand rules, and it was well handled by referee Mr. Gardener who allowed play to run and made the match the great game it was.

ANDRE BADENHORST.

1st XV Captain.

ANNUAL

giving Ist XV 'pep-talk' before the Annual Old Boys' match.

OLD BOYS' MATCH

At Wynberg "A" on 12th September, 1962. Kick-off at 4.15 p.m. The Old Boys kicked off and opened the score after 5 mins. when Gelb (scrum half) broke round tbe scrum and scored near the posts. Grendon converted (5-0). The School equalised tbree minutes later after an inter-passing movement whicb ended in Good (wing) going over far out. Bowditch converted (5-5). Two minutes later Searle

M. B. RONALOSON.

cleared. A minute later Norton was successful with a 25-yard attempt (10-6). Up to half-time tbe Wynberg backs had had an 80% share of the ball, but now D.H.S. more or less evened up the tally. After 22 minutes, Wannenberg, the DH.S. captain, was injured, but recovered. D.H.S. were now attacking witb all their might. Wynberg then came back with considerable force, but were unable to increase their lead. FinaL score: W.B.H.S. 10 (2 goals), DH.s. 6 (1 penalty and 1 dropped goal).

1st MATCH Vs. Durban High School Touring Team. Date: 19th April, 1962, at Wynberg. Kick-off: 4.10 p.m. Result: W.B.H.S. 10; D.H.S. 6. Durban started off on the attack, and were awarded a penalty, which Norton (full-back) missed. Bowditch then missed an attempt at goal from 30 yards. Good tactical kicking by Bowditch (fly-half) kept Wynberg in or near the D.H.S. 25. Wynberg were rewarded when, in the 15th minute, D. Momsen broke from a loose scrum and scored far out. Bowditch converted with a good kick (5-0). Wynberg kept on the attack, making use of the tourists' mistakes. D.H.S. retaliated when Wannenburg was successful with a snap-drop at goal in tbe Wynberg 25 (5-3). Spurred on by tbis success, D.H.S. attacked strongly, but good tackling by the Wynberg backs, especially Watson (full-back) kept tbem out until half-time. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 5; DH.S. 3. Wynberg attacked and, after an inter-passing movement between the halves, Johnson and Bowditch, Bowditch scored. He converted tbe try (10-3). D.H.S. now retaliated strongly, but were kept out by resolute tackling. D.H.S. were unlucky not to score wben Norton (full-back) hit the upright with an attempt at goal, and the ball was

2nd MATCH Vs. Sea Point Boys' High School. Date: 28th April, 1962, at Sea Point. Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Result: Drawn (3-3). Sea Point kicked off. Wynberg were awarded a free kick 26 yards out. Bowden was wide with an attempt at goal. During a Sea Point forward rush, Watson (full-back) was injured and left the field. Shortly afterwards Scott (S.P. lock) missed with an attempt at goal. A few minutes later a certain try was missed by Wynberg when Good dropped a pass in the Sea Point 25. From a free kick the Sea Point line moved, and Shiffman (S.P. wing) scored far out. Scott was short with the kick (3-0). From the kick-off Wynberg retaliated and were unlucky not to score when Clifton (wing) dived over but lost the ball.

Past vs. Present Teams

however, when the BeUville wing went over. The conversion was successful (5-0). Bellville scored again when tbe line moved and, the flank backing up, went over far out. Once more the conversion was successful (10-0). Wynberg retaliated but Bowditch was wide with a 40-yard penalty. Five minutes later he was successful with a 35-yard attempt (10-3). This success spurred Wynberg on and they were awarded anotber penalty. Bowditch made no mistake (10-6). BeLlville now attacked until half-time. Half-time score: Bellville H.S. 10; W.B.H.S. 6. In tbe 2nd minute Friedland (centre) left the field witb a broken ankle. Bellville took advantage of this, but good kicking by Bowditch kept them out. Wynberg missed a certain try when MacFarlane passed forward to Good (wing) with an open line ahead. Bellville now attacked and after a forward rush, scored. The conversion was missed (13-6). Two minutes lated Bowditch was successful with a 3D-yard kick (13-9). Shortly after, Johnson (scrum-half) left the field with a broken collar-bone. Wynberg, now playing with six forwards, did well to hold the BellvilJe pack. Final score: Bellville H.S. 13 (2 goals, 1 try); W.B.H.S. 9 (3 penalties).

Half-time score: S_P.RH.S. 3; W.B.H.S. O. Two minutes after half-time Bowditch was wide with a 30-yard penalty. Wynberg were now on the attack, but Sea Point kept them out. Play moved backwards and forwards. Again Bowditch missed a penalty, this time from 35 yards out. Two minutes later be was successful with one from the same spot (3-3). Scott was wide with an easy kick inside tbe Wynberg 25. Now Wynberg attacked until tbe final wbistle. Final score: W.B.H.S. 3 (1 penalty goal), S.P.B.H.S. 3 (L try). 3rd MATCH Vs. Paarl Gymnasium. Date: 5th May, 1962, at Wynberg. Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Result: W.B.H.S. 16; Paarl Gym O. Paarl Gym kicked off and moved into tbe attack. Wynberg relieved with a penalty. Tben Wynberg were awarded a penalty whicb Bowditch converted from 30 yards (3-0). Wynberg scored again when Johnson (scrum-balf) broke round the scrum and scored near the posts. Bowditch converted (8-0). Paarl Gym now attacked, but Bowditch relieved with a good kick. From a scrum on the Paarl Gym line Johnson (scrum-balf) broke and scored far out. Bowditch missed the conversion (11-0). Paarl Gym were unlucky not to score when Visser was wide with an easy 35-yard attempt at goal. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 11 ; P. Gym O. Five minutes after half-time a Paarl Gym player was injured and left the field. Good line movements kept Wynberg on the attack. The School went further ahead when West (flank), covering well, scored in the corner. Bowditch converted with a good kick (16-0). Wynberg now had the upper hand, and were unlucky not to score wben Bowditch cross-kicked and the ball just eluded Good (wing) to roll over tbe dead-ball line. Two minutes from time they were again unlucky when D. Momsen (flank) broke well, but had no support. Final score: W.B.H.S. 16 (2 goals, 1 try, 1 penalty goal); P. Gym o.

5th MATCH Vs. Rondebosch. Date: 19th May, 1962. Played at Wynberg. Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Wynberg kicked off, and were unlucky not to have an early score when Bowditch narrowly missed a 35-yard penalty. Two minutes later he was successful with a 3D-yard attempt (3-0). Rondebosch retaliated and equalised five minutes later wben Daly (centre) snap-dropped from the Wynberg "25" (3-3). Wynberg again attacked, and Badenhorst (8th man) dived over, but the fi.nal pass had been forward. Five minutes later D. Momsen (flank) was stopped short of tbe Rondebosch line. Shortly after, the School went ahead when Bowditcb was on target with an easy 25yard kick (6-3). This was the half-time score. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 6; R.B.H.S. 3. After ten minutes of the second half Hopkins (Rond. fly-half) had missed two easy penalties. On his third attempt, from 35 yards, the ball hit the upright and rebounded. From the ensuing scrum the Rondeboscb back-line moved, and Morris (centre) went over far out. Duckitt converted with a good kick (6-8). Rondebosch now had to fight desperately to keep Wynberg from scoring. Duckitt missed a cbance of putting Rondebosch

4tb MATCH Vs. Bellville High School. Date: 12th May, 1962, at Bellville. Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Result: W.B.H.S. 9; Bellville H.S. 13. Wynberg kicked off and began to move well. They suffered an early setback in the 5th minute,

a 3D-yard penalty (3-0). Bishops equalised when the back-line moved and Bedford (wing) ran 20 yards to score in the corner. The conversion failed (3-3). Wynberg were unlucky not to go into the lead when Powell (fly-half) dived over but lost the ball. Good tackling by Good (wing) and Bowditch (full-back) saved a certain Bishops try. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 3, Diocesan Col. 3. Directly after the resumption Wynberg lost a scoring opportunity wben Powell (fly-half), faced with an open line, knocked on. From the ensuing scrum Good (wing) was pulled down incbes short. Five minutes later Wynberg were rewarded. MacFarlane broke and gave to Bravo, who was tackled five yards short. B. Momsen, up in support, dived over next to the posts. Bowdjtch converted (8-3). Five minutes later Bishops scored. From a loose scrum play moved right and then reversed. The whole Bishops line moved, and Hodgson (fly-half), in support, scored near the posts. An easy conversion was missed (8-6). Bisbops now tried aU-out for winning points, but Wynberg kept them out. Final score: W.B.H.S. 8, Diocesan College 6.

further ahead when he missed an easy 25-yard kick. A good run by Clifton (wing) took Wynberg to the Rondebosch "25", where a Rondebosch forward went off-side. Bowditch made no mistake with a 3D-yard kick (9-8). Two minutes later the final whistle blew. Final score: W.B.H.S. 9, R.B.H.S. 8. 6th MATCH Vs. Paarl Boys High At Paarl Sports Ground. Date: 26th May, 1962. Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Wynberg kicked off with an ominous sky overhead. Five minutes later rain started to fall, and this hampered the handling of the backs to a large extent. Paarl had an early success when Retief (lock) scored from a short penalty. Myburgh converted (5-0). Wynberg were unlucky not to score when Clark (centre) broke on two occasions but was without support. Hereafter Paarl pressed and were awarded a penalty. Myburgh converted an easy kick (8-0). Wynberg nearly scored again wben a forward rush was stopped ten yards from the Paarl line. Half-time whistle. Half-time score: P.B.H.S. 8, W.B.H.S. O. Straight after balf-time Bowditch put Wynberg on the attack and kept them there with some good kicking. A dangerous-looking line movement was broken up when Clark passed forward. Five minutes later Clark (centre) broke, beat the opposing centres, and passed to MacFarlane, who scored far out. Bowditch failed with the conversion (8-3). Paarl attacked again and from a penalty moved to the Wynberg "25". From an ensuing scrum the Paarl back-line moved, and Du Toit (centre) scored far out. Myburgh missed the conversion (11-3). Directly after tbe resumption the final whistle blew. Final score: P.B.H.S. 11, W.B.H.S. 3.

8th MATCH Vs. St. Joseph's College. Date: 16tb June, 1962, at Wynberg "A". Kick-off: 1l.l5 a.m. Wynberg kicked off and attacked right away. After three minutes' play, Bowditch was wide with a 3D-yard penalty. Shortly after, Bowditch kicked ahead and Good followed up well to score in the corner. Bowditch was wide with a difficult kick

7th MATCH Vs. Diocesan College. Played at Newlands. Date: 6th June, 1962. Kick-off: 1.30 p.m. Bishops kicked off, and Wynberg missed an early scoring opportunity when Bowditch narrowly missed a 35-yard penalty. Bishops retaliated and would have scored tbree minutes later, but for good Wynberg cover-defence. Then Clark (centre) broke and passed to Good (wing) who was stopped ten yards sbort of the Bishops line. Two minutes later Bowditch opened tbe score for Wynberg with

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(3-0). Dangerous movements by the Marist backs were broken up by good tackling. Marist equalised five minutes later when Swanson (fly-half) put over a dropped goal from 45 yards after a scrum infringement. Two minutes later Wynberg went into the lead once more when Bowditch put over an excellent place from 40 yards out (6-3). Two minutes later the half-time whistle blew. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 6, St. Joseph's Col. 3. Wynberg moved straight into the attack, and after five minutes' play were unlucky not to score when Clifton (wing) was forced out on the corner flag. Three minutes later Bowditch broke well and passed to Clifton (wing), who ran 20 yards to score far out. Bowditch converted (11-3). Shortly after, Bowditch narrowly missed a 40-yard attempt at goal. A minute later he was successful with a kick trom 30 yards out (14-3). A good run by Bravo (wing) took Wynberg to the Marist "25". Here the ball moved to Good (2nd centre), who was tackled. D. Momsen, up in support, picked up the ball and passed to B. Momsen, who scored far out. Bowditch narrowly missed the conversion (17-3). With Wynberg once more attacking, the final whistle blew. Final score: W.B.H.S. 17, St. Joseph's Coil. 3.

10th MATCH Vs. Paul Roos. Date: 28th July, 1962, at Wynberg "A". Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Paul Roos kicked off. After two minutes a loose scrum developed ten yards from the Wynberg line. The Paul Roos line went blind-side, and Booysen (wing) scored far out. Neethling missed the conversion (3-0). Two minutes later Paul Roos went further ahead when Neethling put over a penalty from 30 yards (6-0). Wynberg now seemed to wake up, and several dangerous movements were broken up only by resolute Paul Roos tackling. There was no additional score at half-time. Half-time score: Paul Roos Gym 6, W.B.H.S. O. Wynberg made a determined attack, and were awarded a penalty. Bowditch, however, was wide with a difficult kick. Two minutes later Bowditch broke inside from a tight scrum and scored midway between the posts and the touchline. He was wide with a fairly easy kick (6-3). Shortly after Gillham (lock) left the field, but returned limping. Wynberg now made several desperate assaults on the Paul Roos line, but all to no avail. Five minutes from time Wynberg were awarded a penalty one yard from the Paul Roos line. This was an ideal opportunity for a try, but it was decided to attempt a kick at goal. Good missed the kick by inches. Final score: Paul Roos Gym 6, W.B.H.S. 3.

9th MATCH Vs. S.A.C.S. Date: 21st July, 1962, at Wynberg "A". Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Wynberg kicked off and attacked, but S.A.C.S. held them, and then counter-attacked. The two teams played good rugby, and both back lines moved well. Wynberg scored first when Bowditch goaled a penalty from 30 yards out (3-0). Shortly after, S.A.C.S. equalised when Luns (flank) scored after the S.A.C.S. backline moved well. The conversion failed (3-3). This was the half-time score. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 3, S.A.C.S. 3. Shortly after half-time Wynberg went ahead when Bowditch dummied and gave to Clark (centre) who broke through and scored in the corner. The conversion failed (6-3). Three minutes later Wynberg went further ahead when Bowditch goaled his second penalty (9-3). S.A.C.S. now attacked, but yet another penalty by Bowditch made the score 12-3. Three minutes later Bossenger closed the gap slightly with a good 35-yard penalty (12-6). Two minutes before time Bowditch put the issue beyond doubt with a good 35-yard penalty (15-6). This was the final score. Final score: W.B.H.S. 15, S.A.C.S. 6.

11th MATCH Vs. Hottentots Holland. Date: 1Ith August, 1962, at Strand "A". Kick-off: 2.15 p.m. Hottentots Holland kicked off and attacked strongly. The well-balanced Wynberg pack was dominant in the tight and loose, but Hottentots Holland dominated the line-outs. Although the wet field hampered the handling and running of the backs, the Hottentots Holland backs, especially M unnik (fly-half), often looked dangerous. The only scoring opportunity in the first half was a 40-yard penalty which Bowditch narrowly missed. Good tackling by the Wynberg backs and hard running by the Hottentots Ho.lland backs was the main feature of the first half. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 0, H.H.H.S. O. Shortly after the resumption, Wynberg were unlucky not to open the score when Bowditch broke inside his own "25" and passed to Good 63

(wing), who ran 50 yards but was stopped by good cover-defence. Hottentots Holland immediately counter-attacked, and after a good backline movement Richards (centre) scored far out. Goodman (flank) converted with a good kick. At this stage Badenhorst (8th man) left the field, but returned .later. After another 8 minutes he again left the field. Wynberg again nearly scored when Tester (lock) broke through a line-out on the ha.lf way and passed to Walker (front-rank), who was pulled down short of the line. Final score: H.H.H.S. 5, W.B.H.S. O.

berg now attacked strongly. Bowditch was wide with a penalty, but a Meiring player knocked on. From the ensuing scrum Johnson (scrum-half) broke on the blind side and scored far out. Bowditch converted (5-5). Two minutes later, from a scrum on the Meiring line, Tester (8th man) broke and scored. Bowditch converted (10-5). Meiring now attacked, and Clark, under pressure, cleared with a 75-yard kick. Two minutes later Johnson (scrum-half) broke on the blindside and passed to Bowditch, wbo s.cored in the corner. The conversion failed (13-5). Final whistle. Final score: W.B.H.S. 13, J. G. Meiring 5.

12th MATCH Vs. J. G. Meiring. Date: 18th August, 1962, at Wynberg "A". Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Wynberg kicked off and moved into the attack. Bowditch was just short with a 45-yard penalty after 3 minutes. The Wynberg backs moved well, but could not penetrate the stout Meiring defence. Wynberg, although superb in the scrums and lineouts, could not score, and thus the first hali was pointless. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 0, J. G. Meiring O. Three minutes after hali-time Meiring opened their score when Louw (centre) intercepted a pass and ran 75 yards to score under the posts. No Wynberg player laid a hand on him, because the Ijnesman's flag had been raised. The referee, however., overruled the linesman's decision and awarded the try. Fabricius convert!!d (5-0). Wyn-

13th MATCH Vs. J. van Riebeeck. Date: 25th August, 1962, at St. Michael's. Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Jan van Riebeeck kicked, Wynberg moving into tbe attack. After 5 minutes Bowditch goaled a penalty to put Wynberg up (3-0). Two minutes later he put Wynberg further ahead with a leftfooted snap-drop from 25 yards (6-0). Seven minutes later Van der Westhuizen (centre) was well wide with an easy 25-yard penalty. Rain was falling intermittently, and as a result there was not much running by the backs. Good tackling by the Wynberg backs was a feature of the first half. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 6, J. v. Riebeeck o. Wynberg went further into the lead five minutes after the resumption, when Bowditch broke and passed to Clark (centre), who forced his way over in the corner. Bowditch was wide with the conversion (9-0). Two minutes later D. Momsen (flank) was just beaten to the touchdown by the Van Riebeeck full-back, after Bowditch had kicked ahead. Five minutes later Johnson (scrumhalf) was injured by a palpable late tackle and left the field with a broken collar-bone. Shortly after Bowditch was just short with a 40-yard attempt at goal. Jan van Riebeeck opened their score three minutes before time, when a Wynberg player obstructed a Van Riebeeck player and the referee awarded a penalty try. Van der Westhuizen converted (9-5). Final whistle. Final score: W.B.H.S. 9, J. v. Riebeeck 5. 14th MATCH Vs. Rondebosch. Date: 8th September, 1962, at Rondebosch "A". Kick-off: 11.15 a.m. Rondebosch kicked off. Rain was falling, and the field was in a terrible condition. Rondebosch

Bowditch scoring against J. G. Meiring, with Bravo up in support. School won .13-5.

CRITIQUE

opened the score when Bowditch fumbled a pass from Maree (scrum-half), and Birch (8th man) fell on the ball. Carroll (hooker) converted an easy kick. But for the muddy conditions, Wynberg should have scored several times, when the backs either lost the ball or slipped. Ten minutes before half-time Wynberg equalised, when Bowditch cross-kicked and Good (wing), following up well, scored far out. Bowditch converted with a good kick (5-5). Wynberg attacked until half-time.

A. BADENHORST. -An inspiring Captain who through his own example of keenness and personal fitness set a very high standard of play. A very fine leader of the pack, his own standard of play improved considerably as the season progressed. An unfortunate injury cut his season short. A first-class captain, he should develop into a top-class eighth man next year. Awarded Rugby Blue for J 962. M. BOWDITCH.-A very capable vice-captain and fly-half. Equally at home at full-back, he has a perfect pair of hands and a prodigious kick. He tends, however, to lack fire and speed off tbe mark. To make his mark in adult rugby he must speed up the tempo of his game. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1962. G. JOHNSON. - A player with all tbe attributes necessary for developing into a great scrumhalf. Unfortunately two very bad injuries cut short his season. An outstanding prospect for next year. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1962.

Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 5, R.B.H.S. 5. In the second half the game was reduced to a forward struggle. Under the conditions both teams played good rugby, and both were unlucky not to score. The Wynberg forwards combined in several concerted rushes down mid-field. Carrol! missed a penalty from 35 yards - a difficult kick because of the wet ball. Wynberg nearly scored when a particularly dangerous forward rush was stopped short of the Rondebosch line. Wynberg attacked until the final whistle. Final score: W.B.H.S. 5, R.B.H.S. 5.

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P. TESTER. - A very fine lock-forward, a tireless worker in the tight and the loose. He fulfilled the promise of last year and matured into a grand forward. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1962.

B. CLARK. - A strong, bard-working centre who is rapidly developing into a first-class centre. A player of distinct promise.

B. & D. MOMSEN.-Two outstanding attacking flank-forwards who are always on the ball and an inspiration to their team. Both must still develop a deadly. first tackle. Both awarded Rugby Blues for 1962.

S. GELDENHUYS. - An excellent line - out forward and a hard worker in the loose. Unfortunately dogged by injury most' of the season. O. POWELL. - A most versatile player who seryed bis team well at full-back, centre, fly-half and scrum-half. A very talented player, but tends, bowever, to lack fire and concentration at times.

B. SEARLE. - A top-class forward both in the tigbt and tbe loose. Tbe finest hooker in interschool rugby and an outstanding prospect in adult rugby. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1962.

B. CLIFTON. - A powerful bard-running wing wbo unfortunately sustained several minor injuries during the season.

C. WALKER.-The most improved player in tbe side. A great-hearted player who at all times gave of his best and fulfilled all expectations. He promises to mature into a very fine front-rank forward. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1962.

D. FRlEDLANQ. - A clever centre, who unfortunately, after an early injury, was never quite able to recapture the form which gained him a place in tbe School Team at the be~inning of the season. I.F.O.

S. GILLHAM. - One of tbe most improved forwards in the pack. He was developing into an excellent line-out forward and did yeoman service in that position throughout the season. A player of promise. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1962. T. LE ROUX. - A strong, experienced frontranker of great promise; should mature well next season. Awarded Rugby Blue for 1962.

Chairman: G. Abelsohn. Secretary: B. Gottschalk. Committee: I. Sternslaw, M. Bloch, S. Ger.

P. GOOD. - A polisbed wing who played some very fine games during the .season.

The club has had a most successful season and the membership now stands at 70. The interSchools league has been disbanded, but nevertheless we sustained our internal activities. This included a School tournament, and a friendly match against Herzlia. There was a large entry for the School tournament, with some 60-odd entrants. The tournament, which took the form of a knockout competition, was played over a period of two weeks. The final was won by M. Bloch, who beat R. Germishuys. We still hope to have a return match against Herzlia. G. ABELSOHN.

P. WATSON. - This player had to battle back and overcome a most unfortunate injury sustained in the very first game of tbe season. He did so due to his own personal courage, and developed into a most reliable full-back. He bas good hands and a fearless tackle. He must, however, improve his acceleration and work hard at his kicking. R. MACFARLANE. - A solid, hard-working centre with some good games to his credit. Must watch a tendency to weakness in defence. B. BRAVO. - A fast, clever wing with a sound cover defence. An excellent prospect for next year, but must guard against an increasing tendency to over-do the inside break.

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For the first time in the history of the School, four of our 1st XI were chosen to represent Western Province during Nuffield Week in Johannesburg. Our popular captain, Neville Budge, was given the honour of leading this side, and the manager of the side, Mr. Mathew, was also from the School. Michael Bowditch, Howard Spiro and Michael Giles were the other Wynberg members of the team.

Mr. Bowden to build upon in his coaching of the Under 13 s.ide. This combination has been one of the reasons for the successes of our higher teams of recent years. We look forward to the day when these embryo players will mature into the Springbok Cricketers of tomorrow. Mr. A. J. Morris had a successful season with his 2nd XI, providing good reserves for the gaps left in the first team when regular players were not available. The following awards were made for the season: Honours A ward: Neville Budge. Blues: Neville Budge, Michael Bowditch, Howard Spiro, Michael Giles. Colours: N. Budge, M. Bowditch, H. Spiro, M. Giles, G. Peiser, A. Kriegler, V. Cook, L. Schwab, B. Napier, D. Whitfield, B. Nel, P. Watson. N. Budge was presented with the Anderson Bat for selflessly contributing most towards the side's success. The Old Boys' Junior Bat was presented to M. Lamb, and the Senior Bat to B. Napier. These awards were made by Mr. Bowden during Schools Week at Newlands. Bats were also awarded to P. Watson and T. KnowIes for taking eight wickets during an innings. A growing number of Old Boys are making their presence felt in the senior leagues of our Provincial cricket. A tally of first division players at the conclusion of the season revealed about 25. The names of K. Heldsinger, D. Louw, J. Burt, I. Savage and N. Budge featured in the Western Province team during the season. Messrs. Watson, Grendon, Whitfield, Budge, Slabber, Ron Gibbs and Ginger Johnson were seen watching some of the stirring games played by the first team during the course of the season. We should like them to know how much the team appreciated their support. Encouragement of this kind engenders confidence in a side, especially when things are not going well. Messrs. Gilmore (3rd XI), Driessen (4th XI), W. Morris (5th XI) and the Under 15 coaches, Messrs. Hopkins, Hurter and Wheeler, must be

The 1st Xl played enterprising cricket and won all their matches, three of them outright, thus achieving the distinction of being second on the log. At the half season we lost some excellent players in Budge and Spiro, who played in first division clubs immediately, and Whitfield, who is being watched by a few clubs this season with envious eyes. With Michael Giles at the helm, however, the remaining talent consolidated the early successes. Many of these players enjoyed the opportunity of watching John Reid at Newlands, when he played that epic double century innings. They were on duty at the telephones, and therefore missed nothing of that fine exhibition of attacking cricket. Mr. John Gardener took over the coaching of the Under 15A side from Mr. Doug. Thomson when he left to join the Bishops staff. The report on the game between the respective Under 15A sides relates the calibre of these two coaches whom we have been fortunate enough to have had in this department of our Cricket Club. The mantle will fall on the shoulders of Mr. Parkins, who, we trust, will carry on the good work so well established, when Mr. Gardener leaves to join Mr. Thomson at Bishops. Mr. Tom Reddick coached the Ist XI and the Under 15A, and Mr. Fred Titmus assisted with additional coaching during the physical culture periods. Our congratulations are extended to him on his selection to tour Australia with the M.C.C. this season. Mr. K. Pretorius manages to enthuse the Under 12 cr.icketers, and establishes a firm foundation for

congratulated for their part in the smooth running and success of their teams. With the lower teams Messrs. Kooy, Hutchenson and Wolff have done sterling work under trying circumstances.

The Coaches who supervise the Under 10 matches on Monday afternoons are to be thanked. They do a very satisfactory job of work and provide these young enthusiasts with much enjoyment every week.

This season's report would be incomplete if I did not congratulate Or. Wood and Mr. A. Morris on the high standard of pitches they provided for each game played at the school. The scorers, umpires and kit stewards, our Back Room boys, were very efficient this season. We are grateful to them for the work they have done for the club.

Mr. Jack Moore, one of our Old Boys carrying a responsible office in the Umpires' Association, has managed to find the time to conduct a course for schoolboy umpires. Our boys have taken the opportunity offered to them and one of our lads is serving weekly as an umpire for junior games.

1st XI, 1962. Back Row (I. to r.): P. Watson, B. Nel, P. Good, B. Clark. Middle Row (I. to r.): J. Sternslow, S. Trott, A. Kriegler, G. Johnson, F. Kleinman. Sitting (I. to r.): Mr. J. Mathew (Coach), M. Bowditch (Vice-Captain), Mr. W. Bowden (Principal), M. Giles (Captain), Mr. J. Gardener (Coach).

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The results of the House games this year were: Total: Junior: Senior: 26 De Waal Wellington 13 Wellington 17 17 Wellington 13 Rhodes 13 De Waal 17 Rhodes 4 Van Rieb. 13 Rhodes Van Rieb. 13 Van Rieb. De Waal 0 0 Before closing this report I should like to express the thanks of the club to our matron and sister of Littlewood House for the excellent hospitality they and the staff extend to us and our visitors during the Cricket Season. J. L.

Col!.)

Summary of 1st XI Games 1961 Vs. Alma. Tbe School, batting first, were dismissed for 172 (Budge 75, Spiro 14). Alma replied with 105/10 (Whitfield 3-14, Napier 3/24). Batting again, the School scored 104/ I declared, in an hour (Budge 52, Oiles 42 not out). Alma were di.smissed for 123, with two minutes to spare. The School thus won outright by 48 runs. Vs. Liesbeck Park. The School batted first, and declared at 207 f7 (Napier 55, Spiro 33). Liesbeck Park were then

MATHEW.

dismissed for 163 (Cook 5/37). Batting a second time, the School declared at 97/9. At the close of play Liesbeck Park were 84/9 (Whitfield 4/20). The School thus won on the 1st Innings.

1962. Vs. Technical College. After the first Saturday had been washed out by rain, Techs. batted first, and declared at 160 f7. The School replied with 142 all out (Nel 40), and thus lost the first game of the year on. the first innings.

Vs. Pinelands. Pinelands batted first and scored 222. Whitfield (5/65) bowled well. The School replied with 226/8 (Bowditch 46, Budge 45). At tl:ie close of play Pinelands had scored 80/4. The School thus won on the fist innings.

Vs. Pinelands. The first Saturday of this game was also wasbed out by rain. The School batted first, and were all out for 169, due to a good third wicket partnership of 108 by Giles (68) and Bowditch (65). Due to a fiery piece of bowling by Nel, 6/58, Pinelands were dismissed for 155. The School, therefore, won on the first innings.

Vs. Lansdowne. The School, batting on a plumb wicket, scored 224/8 (Giles 77, Budge 44). Lansdowne replied with 202 (Cook 4/60, Giles 3/33). The School, batting again, declared at 122/8 (Budge 46, Giles 25). In their second innings, Lansdowne were all out for 115. The School thus recorded their second outright victory.

Vs. Banks (friendly). Due to bad fielding by the School, Banks scored 125/9 before declaring (Clarke 3/17). At the close of play the School were 95/9. Goosen batted for 15 minutes with a broken finger. Game drawn.

Vs. W.P. Wednesday Xl (friendly). This game was played on the "Postage Stamp", and W.P. scored 274/6 declared (Bowditch 3/83). The School replied with 194, and thus lost by 80 runs.

Vs. W.P. Wednesday Xl (friendly). The School batted first on a plumb wicket (Newlands A), and scored 149 all out (Johnson 38, Oiles 34). W.P. got the required runs for the loss of 7 wickets (Mr. J. Mathew scored 20, playing for W.P.).

Schools Week. Batting on a plumb Bishops wicket, the School scored 201 for 7 declared. Budge 47 and Spiro 47 batted well. S.A.C.S. replied with 199. This game was won in the last over of the day. Watson 2/6 and Giles 2/20 bowled well.

Vs. The Old Boys (friendly). The School batted first on a wet wicket, and were soon in trouble. We were eventually all out for 110. Good (46) and Bowditch (39) batted well. The Old Boys replied with III for 5 declared. Batting a second time, the School declared at 100 for 7. At the close of play the Old Boys were 99 for 7. The game was thus a tie.

Vs. Southern Suburbs. On a sticky S.A.C.S. wicket, the School batted very s-Iowly, before declaring at 165/4 (Giles 32 not out, Bowditch 45). Southern Suburbs replied with 86. Watson 5/25 and Bowditch 5/28 bowled extremely well.

Vs. Wynberg C.C. Wynberg batted first, and were soon all out for 82, due to some excellent bowling by Watson, whose figures were as follows: 12 overs, 5 maidens, 9 wickets for 12 runs. The School replied with 182 for 7 declared (Oiles 68, Sternslow 34). Wynberg batted a second time, and were all out for 152 (Trott 5/21). The School got the required runs for the loss of 1 wicket. The Schoot thus won outright by 9 wickets.

Vs. Rondebosch. After a good start, the School slumped badly and were all out for 153 (Bowditch 68, Giles 48). Rondebosch made the required runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Bowditch 7/47 bowled extremely well. The School thus lost their first game of the week. Vs. Bishops. Due to some bad fielding by the School, Bishops scored 197/8 before declaring (Giles 3/53, Whitfield 2/41). The School collapsed badly in their innings, and were soon all out for 100 (Budge 21, Napier 20). The School thus lost their second game of the week.

Vs. General Botha (friendly). Botha batted first, and, due to some bad fielding by the School, were able to declare at 161/7. The School were left 105 minutes in which to score the runs. Due to some great hitting by

Bowditch _ ................ 23 Whitfield .................. 15 Spiro ........................... 12 Good .,......................... 11 Johnson ..................... 23 Napier ..................â&#x20AC;˘..... 17 Watson ..................... 11 Schwab ........................ 16 Nel ................................. 11 Kriegler ..................... 11 Cook ........................... 13

Bowditch (82), the School scored the required runs with five minutes to spare. Vs. Somerset West. The School, batting first, collapsed badly and were soon all out for 59 (Johnson 26). Somerset West replied with 175 ali out. The second Saturday was washed out by rain. The School thus lost on the first innings. Vs. Grey College. Grey batted first and were all out for 163 (Watson 6/40). After a good start the School collapsed badly and were all out for 140 (Bowditch 40). The School thus lost by 23 runs.

P 3 4 7

CATCHES -

3 2 3

0 2 1

L 1stInn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

Total .................................... 14 8

1962: League .............................. 4 Friendly ......~ .............. _ .... 4

1 2

1 0

0 1

2 0

0 1

Total .................................... 8

1961-62: League .............................. 8 Friendly _........................ 11

3 5

3 1

0 1

2 3

Total .................................... 19 8

Inn. 28 19

N.O. 3 1

H.S. 85 95

Tot. 869 529

27.24 19.75 19.64 18.37 17.41 17.06 11.33 11.31 9.87 8.55 7.20

Runs 341 301 439 422 202 202 110 749 149 304

Wkts. 33 25 34 32 15 15 8 46 9 15

Ave. 10.33 12.04 12.91 13.26 13.33 13.33 13.75 16.28 16.55 20.26

STUMPINGS

RUN-OUTS

1st Xl's CAPTAIN'S REMARKS The success of the team lay in the enthusiasm of the players, and in the coaching of Messrs. Reddick and Mathew. Their advice was taken and their keenness followed by every member of the team and we hope that we shall reward their hard work in the forthcoming season. We should like to extend our thanks to Messrs. Johnson, Bowditch, Watson and Van Eyssen, who have attended our matches regularly and given us excellent support.

BATTING Giles Budge

572 237 216 147 383 256 68 181 79 79 72

Catches Stumpings Spiro , 14 8 Bowditch _ 23 2 Johnson _ J2 5 Watson ...........â&#x20AC;˘.................................................. 10 Budge 9 * Napier _ _................................... 9 Cook 9 Giles _.... 8 23 Run-outs were accounted for in the field.

1961 -1962

W IstInn

3 2 3

1st XI 1961: Tour (Oudtshoorn) League .................. _ .......... Friendly ...........................

2 5

Overs Maid. Watson 159 47 Giles ........................ 101 18 Bowditch ............ 154 28 Whitfield ............ 194 47 Nel ........................... 14 61 Napier .................. 81 27 Trott ............... _ .... 37 4 Cook ..................... 262 74 Clarke .... 57 13 Kriegler .... ......... 95 14

Matches were played against Sea Point, Rondebosch, C.B.C. and Bishops. Although the team's record was ratber disappointing, valuable experience was gained by members of the side. The fact that the team played in the "A" division and provided sound opposition for other schools' "A" teams signifies the calibre of the team. Tbe team was ably led by Hendrickse, and indications are that the team should improve from strength to strength during the last term.

FOR

82* 53 47 46 59 55 29 35 40* 23 16

BOWLING

Under 15B

PERFORMANCES

2 3

Ave. 34.76 29.37

GILES.

UNDER IS A CRICKET TEAM (1. to r.): Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), Q. Rookledge, B. Gottschalk (Capt.), G. Fine, Mr. J. B. Gardener (Coach). Second Row (1. to r.): G. Chettleburgh, D. Powell, A. Turvey, C. Stephens, F. Pieksma. Back Row (1. to r.): B. Watson, B. Mawman, H. Sparks. Frollt

Row

2nd XI

Averages 1961 路62: Bowling:

Wjth tbe commencement of the new year, six 2nd XI members were promoted to the 1st Xl. F. Kleinman took over the captaincy from P. Fabricius, but was Soon promoted to the 1st XI. The captajncy was now taken over by P. Tester. Tbe side played eight games altogether, and lost one, drew two and Won five, losing narrowly to Sea Point 1st XI. Excellent performances were recorded in batting, bow]jng and fielding. One of tbe team's best performances was the defeat of St. Joseph's 1st XI by an innings and thirty runs. With the fine performances recorded during last season, we can look forward to a successful season of cricket. P. TESTER (Captain) .......

Trott _. Nel Leibrandt Clarke, B Knowies

Batting: Marks Gilham MacRae Nel Tester

Overs 31 62 17 77 48 Inns. N.O. 4 3 5 5 I 4 o 4

*Denotes

Runs 51 93 22 130 124

H.S. 46* 62 47* 41 27*

not out.

Wkts. 8 14 3 14 13

Aver. 6.4 6.6 7.3 9.3 95

Tot.

Over.

70 115 62 61 45

70.0 28.7 15.5 15.2 15.0

due to the keenness and spirit which the team sbowed throughout the entire season. This spirit was displayed to advantage when beating Westerford by a single run; not once did the team think of accepting defeat. It is hoped that this standard will be maintained throughout the forthcoming season. Under Mr. Driessen's guidance the team has been welded into a good side.

3rd XI At the beginning of the season tbe 3rd XI was a much weaker team than its predecessor, but, after its defeat by Bergvliet, it rapidly gained ground and managed to score two wins and a tie in the five games that were played. We were very pleased to welcome back Calvert, who showed fine form in batting a well as in bowling. It should be noted that he narrowly missed winning a cricket bat when he took 7 wickets for eleven runs against Marists, thus enabling the game to end in a thrilling tie. We were also honoured by the presence of Hope, who, although very unorthodox, scored many a run and saved the team numerous times. Van Dijk, as usual, was indescribable. He has a wonderful eye, and is by no means rash. Rennie also batted well. Our two opening bowlers, Geldenhuys and Deeley, bowled very well, wbile Bray's off-spinners were often a menace to our opposition. In concluding, the team would like to thank our coach, Mr. Gilmour, for the constant interest and patience which he devoted to his team.

Results: Beat Westerford by 18 runs. Beat S.A.C.S. by 86 runs. Lost to Technical Coil. by 69 runs. Beat Technical Schools by 66 runs. Beat St. George's Grammar School by 8 wickets. Beat Westerford by 1 run. Lost to Technical Coil. by 8 wickets. D. SHERWIN.

5th XI Played 8, Won 4, Lost 3, Drew]. Our matches were productive of enjoyable cricket, played in a very sporting spirit. We made some remarkable catches, even when falling backwards, and had some equally remarkable 'lives'. The highligbt was our encounter against St. Joseph's College on February 22nd when, with 76 to beat, half a minute to go, and two balls to come, our 'hero' contacted for four, and we won by two wickets. It would be invidious to mention names, but tbe score book shows 7 for 31 ; 5 for] 5; a hat trick; and one game without a 'duck'. 1st XI selectors are welcome at any time.

D.H. 10/2/62 - Wynberg - 56. Bergvliet- 56 for 5. (Bergvliet won by 5 wickets.) 17/2/62-Wynberg-84 (Hope 24, Rennie 31). Rondebosch - 84 for 4 wickets. (Rondebosch won by 6 wickets.) 3/3/62-Wynberg-68 (Hope 19, Calvert 14 n.o). Mari ts - 68 (Calvert 7/11). ]0/3/62Westerford 159 (Deeley 5/26). Wynberg 159 for 9 (Fourie 24, Watson 14, Van Dyk 19, Geldensuys 20). (Wynberg won by 1 wicket.)

D.M. Under 15A Tbe 1961 side wa not a particularly strong one, but by dint of hard work and sterling performances by Lamb and Gottschalk, the team were steered through a wet fourth quarter by a swashbuckling Ronaldson. As is becoming traditional, the test match against Bishops was a brave epic on a perfect wicket, with neither side disgraced. Lamb emerged from a solitary over cherishing a hat trick and a bowling analysis which is now believed to be framed above his bed.

17/3/62-Sacks-52 (Geldenhuys 4/11). Wynberg 52/2 wickets (Rennie 23 n.o., Calvert 16 n.o.). (Wynberg won by eight wickets.) 4th XI The 4th XI had a satisfactory season, winning six and losing only two matches. This success was

Trailing clouds oE Under 13 glory, the 1962 team contained rich promise, which was not disappointed in the first quarter oE the year. It is one oE those teams with almost every ingredient, and its future under the purposeful Gottschalk will be watched. One by one the Peninsula schools were disposed of in the first quarter, and again the match against Bishops became a "needle" one. Bristling with scions oE Springboks, they were doughty opposition. The result - a tie on the first innings! and a drawn game. But the score sheet cannot show you the tension (including a disallowed leg-bye); Gottschalk's sixes and Aussie "never-say-die" approach; the fine opening partnersllip by Wynberg whose openers, dexter and sinister, both learned something about the laws governing stumpings; the shrill emotions of disabled wicket-keeper Pieksma guarding the score-books; the "whoosh" drives of the longhandled Turvey; the "all done by mirrors" catch by slips Rookledge; and aH those many things done in the right way which go to make up the kind of cricket that we enjoy and which we believe to be worth-while playing. Striving to win, yet we were glad it was a draw!

Rondebosch 64 (Watson 5/22). Wynberg 24/2 decl. Rondebosch 69/6. Draw. Vs. Sea Point. Sea Point 78 (Rookledge 3/6, Gootschalk 3/12). Wynberg 79/0 (Powell 36 n.o., Rookledge 36 n.o.). Won by 10 wickets. Vs. Marists. Wynberg 96 (Fine 47). Marists 62 (GottschaJk 4/7, Powell 3/ 10). Won by 34 runs. Vs. Bishops. Wynberg 121 (Gottschalk 35 n.o., Powell 30, Rookledge 20). Bishops 121 (Got~chalk 6/33). Wynberg 80/4 (Gottschalk 29 n.o.).

Under 15C During the 1961 halE of the season the team consisted of Heritage (Captain), Gauld, Deeley, Greenblatt, Mundell, Ryan, Cann, Payne, Crundwell, Frank, Bloch and Kyritsis, with Klinger, Erasmus, Rowe and Jones participating in some games. Of the six matches played, three were won and three lost. In the second haH oE the season, the first term oE this year, the team was: Seftel (Captain), Frank, Ainsworth, Merrifield, Blanckenberg, Klinger, Webb, Bridgens, Lauchlan, Pam and Goodwin. Slabber, Deane, Boyce, Saevitzon, Burke, Mundell and Hamburger played in one or two games. Seven matches were played, of which one was won and one was a tie, the remainder being lost.

Best of luck, Under Fifteens! Vs. Observatory. Wynberg 82/9 decl. (Lamb 30). Observatory 8 (Gottschalk 5/0) and 31 (Smith 3/12, Gottschalk 3/18). Won by an innings and 43 runs. Vs. Bishops. Bishops 191/7 decl. (Groenewald 5/51). Wynberg 120/9 decl. (Gottschalk 38, Lamb J 8). Bishops 100/7 (Lamb 4/1). Draw. Vs. S.A .C.S. Wynberg 151/4 decl. (Turvey 89, Gottschalk 28, Rookledge 23). S.A.C.S. 36 (Gottschalk 4/6, Mawman 3/10). Won by 115 runs.

Under 15C Vs. Bergvliet H.S. 14th October, 1961. Wynberg 92 (Gauld 16, Cann 16, Crundwell 19, Deeley 16). Bergvliet 63 (Deeley 9 wkts. for 23). Won by 29 runs.

Vs. Rondebosch. Wynberg 119 (Stephens 29 n.o., RookJedge 24, Gottschalk 20, Fine 19).

Vs. S.A .C.SH.S. 21st October, 1961. Wynberg 80 (Cann 20, Gauld S.A.C.H.S. 83 for 2 wkts. Lost

Vs. Savio. 4th Novernber, 1961.

17, Heritage

Wynberg 73 (Bloch 23, Heritage Savio 35.

19).

Won by 38 runs.

by 8 wkts.

Vs. Plumstead

18 n.o.).

Vs. Bishops. 11th November, 1961.

H.s. 28th October, 1961.

Bishops 112 (Deeley for 18). Wynberg 64. Lost by 48 runs.

Plumstead 121 (Ryan 6 wkts. for 53). Wynberg 125 for 4 wkts. (Gauld 61, Bloch 30 n.o.). Won by 6 wkts.

UNDER

5 wkts. for 31, Ryan

13 A CRICKET 1EAM

Front Row (J. to r.): Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), R. van Eyssen, M. Frye, J. Fine (Capt.), E. Jennings, E. de Swardt, Mr. A. Lorie (Principal). Back Row (J. to r.): A. Lawson, P. Cronje, D. Humphries, P. Gilmour, L. Hutton, Y. Kyriacos, N. Mathew.

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3 wkts.

Vs. Rondebosch

G. 18th November,

/961.

seldom that more than our first three batsmen were called upon to provide the necessary runs. H is therefore scarcely surprising that our 1962 team could not match this record. Nevertheless, their keenness and spirit were exemplary, with the result that many of the players, despite a mediocre start, have shown distinct improvement and promise.

Wynberg 56. Rondebosch 58 for 8 wkts. (Deeley 4 wkts. for 20, MundeU 2 wkts. for JO, Gauld 2 wkts. for 6). Lost by 2 wkts.

Vs. Observatory

B.H.S. 1st February, /962.

Wynberg 35 (Frank 10 n.o.). Observatory 36 for 4 wkts. (Frank Lost by 6 wkts.

Vs. Rondebosch

3 wkts.

fOI

3).

Under 138 Played 12

G. 3rd February, 1962.

Wynberg 17. Rondebosch 21 for 2 wkts.

Under 12

Lost by 104 runs.

"B". 24/h February, 1962.

Wynberg 48 (Frank 11, Bridgens 10). S.A.C.H.S. 48 (Webb 4 wkts. for 13, Merrifield wkts. for 8).

The Under 12A cricket team played 12 matches, of which 8 were won, I lost and 3 were drawn. Good batting, steady bowling and good fielding contri buted much to the success of the team.

Tie.

Vs. Savio. 3rd March, 1962. Wynberg 45. Savio 46 for 2 wkts. (Webb

Batsmen

2 wkts. for 5).

Vs. Bergvliet H.S. IO/h March, 1962.

very well are:

M. McClurg with 195 runs .in 9 Special mention must be made of derleith who, in one match, bowled which were maiden overs, and took

Won by I wkt.

Other

Vs. Sea Point. 17/h March, 1962. Wynberg 19. Sea Point 20 for 9 wkts. (Webb Mundell 3 wkts. for 7).

figures

6 wkts.

for 8,

innings. Michael Plen路 4 overs, all of 7 wickets.

were:

O. 17 19 28

M. 9 II 13

R. 21 31 42

W. 16 16 12

One of the highlights of the season was the game Fathers vs. Boys, which ended in a draw. Top scorers for the Boys were J. Fine 52, M. Dewar 30, P. Gilmour 20. The best batting for the Fathers came from Mr. Goodwin 61, and Mr. Mc Clurg 27. It was a most successful and pleasant afternoon which, we hope, will become an annual fixture.

Under 13A Lost 5

bowling

M. Dewar K. Long W. Mildenhall

by I wkt.

Won 12

including

an 85 and 54 not out.

Bergvliet 73 for 8 wkts. (dec.) (Settel 3 wkts. for 15, Merrifield 4 wkts. for 16). Wynberg 74 for 9 wkts. (Frank 29 n.o.).

Played 19

who performed

M. Dewar with 264 runs in 9 innings. N. Gow with 236 runs in 9 innings,

Lost by 8 wkts.

Lost

Vs. Plums/ead H.S. 10th February, 1962.

Vs. S.A.G.H.S.

Drawn

Lost 8

As the above statistics indicate, the standard of play was on the whole disappointing, particularly on the batting side. Too many players ha ve failed to grasp that using one's feet and playing with a straight bat (particularly on the upstroke!) are essential even in merely defending one路s wicket, to say nothing of scoring strokes. For all that, the team enjoyed its matches to the full, and it was gratifying to see that they refused to be dis路 heartened when deFeat was imminent.

Lost by 8 wkts.

Plumstead 147 (Seftel 2 wkts. for 28, Merrifield wkts. for 19, Frank 3 wkts. for 36). Wynberg 43 (Webb 9, Ainsworth 10).

Won 4

Drawn

Our 1961 team was an exceptionally strong one. Not only did we win nine of our ten matchestime forcing a draw with Herzlia - but it was

UNDER

12 TOURING

Back Rall' (I. to r.): P. Goodwin. C. Maimin, L. Rose-Lnnes, J. Cawood, P. Wright. Si//inl(

K. LOllg. M. Dewar, W. Mildenhall,

(I. to r.): Mr. K. Pretorius (Coach). P. Pittard. P. Carter. S. Pringlc. Mr. A. Lorie (Principal).

are

the

results

the

M. PI<!nderleith. M. McClurg

N. Gow. (Capt.).

M. Dewar 78 not out, M. McClurg 32 not out. Result: Wynberg won by 9 wickets.

During the Rrst week of October fourteen Under 12 cricketers, accompanied by Mr. K. Pretorius, went on tour to Bloemfontein. There the team played three matches. The mornings were spent sight-seeing, and places visited included the Zoo, the Appeal Court, the old Raadsaal and the game reserve on Naval Hill. The following matches:

TEAM

Vs. Grey College Wynberg: 185 for 4 wkts. declared. N. Gow 96, W. Mildenhall 44. Grey: 81 for 8 wkts. Result: Draw.

three

Vs. St. Andrews St. Andrews 33 all out. M. Plenderleith took 6 wkts. for 15 runs. Wynberg 34 for 6 wickets. Result: Wynberg on by I wicket.

Vs. Grey College Grey: 110for 9 wkts. declared. Wynberg: 112 for 1 wkt.

The Annual School Athletics Meeting was held on 2nd March in perfect weather conditions. We are once again very grateful to the Cape Command for letting us use their grounds. Pat Good was the Victor Ludorum, with some good times to his credit, winning the 100 yds. and 220 yds., being second in the long-jump and third in the shot-put, but the highlight of the day was when Claude Felbert took 0.3 sec. off the longstanding 440 yds. record. Chris Walker was the Under 16 champion, and Bairstow the Under 14 champion. Although no other records were broken this year, the runners were far keener and fitter than in previous years and in many cases it took the judges q uite a time to place the athletes. The day was brought to a close by the presentation of cups and certificates by Mr. van der Hooven.

P. Good, Victor Ludorum, presents a bouquet to Mrs. van der Hooven.

RECORD HOLDERS 10: 50 yards: N. Dennison and B. Weinreich (1947), R.路 Skeeles (1958), J. Bland (1959). 7.0 secs. 75 yards: B. Weinreich (1947),9.9 secs. UNDER 12: 75 yards: S. Versveld (1942), 9.2 secs. 120 yards: B. Weinreieh (1949), 15.1 secs. UNDER 14: 100 yards: 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. 10tins. High Jump: J. Leeson (1954), 5ft. tin. UNDER 16: 100 yards: 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. Kirsten (1940),2 min. 10.2 secs. 110 yards Hurdles: C.Rosslind(1941), 15.5secs. Long Jump: L. Shapiro (1952), 20ft. 6tins. High Jump: J. Leeson (1956), 5ft. 3tins. UNDER

440 yards: C. Felbert (1962), 53.3 secs. 880 yards: R. Wucherpfennig (1954), 2 mins. 3.5 secs. I mile: M. AlIis (1954), 4 min. 36.3 secs. ] 10 yards Hurdles: N. Riley (1948),14.5 secs. Long Jump: B. Weinreich. High Jump: W. Hutton. Shot Putt: M. Kahn (1954) and W. Meiburg (1942), 35ft. 7tins. Relays: 10: 220 yards: Wellington (1944), 31.1 secs. UNDER 12: 330 yards: Wellington (1949), 43.1 secs.

UNDER

14: 440 yards: Wellington (1954), 53.5 secs.

UNDER

16: 440 yards:

UNDER

Wellington and Van Riebeeck (1951). 48.6 secs.

OPEN:

440 yards:

100 yards: L. Shapiro (1952), 10.4 secs. 220 yards: L. Shapiro (1953), 23.2 secs.

Wellington (1953), 47.4 secs. Rhodes (1959),47.4 secs.

THE FOLLOWING WERE THE POINTS OBTAINED BY THE HOUSES 1. Van Riebeeck . . 129 2. De Waal _ . 104 3. Rhodes _ .. 61 4. Wellington .....â&#x20AC;˘............................................................. .....40 Cups were awarded Friedlander

Relay

Junior

Relay

Cup:

Under 12 Relay: Baskin

M. Sorrel.

Van Riebeeck House.

Cup:

Under 14 Champion: Newman

D. Bairstow.

Cup:

Under 14 Relay:

Van Riebeeck House. C. E. Felbert Cup: Under 16 Champion: C. Walker.

R. Elliot and M. Oost-

Cup:

Under 10 Relay:

Cup:

Under 12 Champion:

Arthur

Cup:

Under 10 Champion: huizen tied. Junior

to:

Baskin

Dr. Pycroft

Rhodes House.

Cup:

Under 16 440 yards:

C. Walker.

ATHLETrCS TEAM Row (I. to r.): L. Raymond, C. Walker, G. Nurick. R. Eastman. K. MacFarlaine. L. Mandel, M. Knight. Second Row, Standing (I. to r.): D. Richardson, D. Momsen. R. Burton, V. Standley, M. McCullagh, B. Momsen, C. Sussman, A. Standley. Seatoo (I. to r.): D. Clarke, Mr. H. Lingenfelder, B. Clifton. Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), P. Good (Captain), Dr. H. G. Wood, M. Bowditcb, Mr. E. Tasker, C. Felbert. Frollt Row (I. to r.): N. Gow, P. Cronje, G. Hammond, M. Emms, P. Reynolds, J. Caywood. Back

High Jump: ]. R. Jones (D.), 2. A. Turvey (R.), 3. J. Newman (R.), 4ft. lOins. 110yds. Hurdles: 1. C. Hay tread (V.R.), 2. A. Turvey (R.), 3. S. Brandt (D.), 16.9 secs.

Dr. Bobbins Cup: Open 100 yards: P. Good. Stanley Lewis Cup: Open High Jump: R. Eastman. Duncan Taylor Cup: Open Long Jump: B. Clifton. W oolaston Cup: Open 440 yards: C. Felbert. Headmaster's Cup: Open 880 yards: D. Momsen. Tayfield Cup: Open Mile: V. Standley. Neville Riley Cup: Open Hurdles: M. Bowditcb. Hoogenhout Victor Ludorum Cup: P. Good. Mac Donald Cup: Under 16 House Champions: De Waal House. Old Bays' Cup: House Cup: Van Riebeeck House.

Under 14 100 yds.: 1. L. Raymond (R.), 2. M. Emms (R.), 3. A. Standley (W.), 12.5 secs. 220 yds.: 1. L. Raymond CR.), 2. A. Standley (W.), 3. M. Emms (R.), 28.1 secs. Long Jump: 1. P. Cronje (V.R.), 2. D. Bairstow V.R.), 3. M. Emms (R.), 16ft. lino High Jump: 1. D. Bairstow (V.R.), 2. W. Barnes (W.), 3. A. Standley (W.), 4ft. 4{-ins. 75 yds. Hurdles: 1. D. Bairstow (V.R.), 2. A. Standley (W.), 3. C. Stevens (D.), 11.9 secs. Under 12 75 yds.: 1. M. Sorrel (D.), 2. J. Cawood (D.), 3. N. Gow (V.R.), 9.9 secs. 120 yds.: 1. M. Sorrel (D.), 2. J. Cawood (D.), 3. N. Gow (V.R.), 15.7 secs.

Open 100 yds: 1. P. Good (V.R.), 2. C. Felbert (D), 3. B. Bravo (W.), 10.8 secs. 220 yds.: 1. P. Good (V.R.), 2. C. Felbert (D.), 3. G. Nurick (V.R.), 24.2 secs. 440 yds.: 1. C. Felbert (D.), 2. D. Momsen (V.R.), 3. B. Davies (V.R.), 53.3 secs. (record). 880 yds.: 1. D. Momsen (V.R.), 2. R. MacFarlane (W.), 3. R. Bray (V.R.), 2 mins. 6.2 secs. Mile: 1. V. Standley (W.), 2. D. Clarke (D), M. Margolis (V.R.), 4 mins. 54.6 secs. 110 yds. Hurdles: 1. M. Bowditch (V.R.), 2. B. Clifton (D.), J. Anderson (D.), 15.3 secs. High Jump: 1. R. Eastman (V.R.), 2. A. Badenhorst (D.), 3. D. Holland (V.R.), SH. 3ins. Long Jump: 1. B. Clifton (D.), 2. P. Good (V.R.), 3. T. KnowIes (W.), 18ft. lOins. Shot Putt: 1. L. Mandel (R.), 2. M. Knight (D.), 3. P. Good (V.R.), 35ft. 4ins.

Under 10 50 yds.: 1. M. Oosthuizen (W.), 2. R. Elliott CR.), 3. I. Rosenberg (R.), 7.2 secs. 75 yds.: 1. R. Elliott (R.), 2. M. Oosthuizen (W .), 3. B. Schneider (R.), 10.4 secs. Relays Open (440 yds.): 1. Van Riebeeck, 2. Wellington, 3. De Waal, 47.4 secs. Under 16 (440 yds.): 1. De Waal, 2. Rhodes, 3. Van Riebeeck, 50.0 secs. Under 14 (440 yds.): I. Van Riebeeck, 2. Rhodes, 3. De Waal, 54.9 secs. Under 12 (330 yds.): 1. Van Riebeeck, 2. De Waal, 3. Rhodes, 44.5 secs. Under 10 (220 yds.): 1. Rhodes, 2. Van Riebeeck, 3. Wellington, 31.5 secs.

Under 16 100 yds.: 1. C. Walker (D.), 2. G. Hope (V.R.), 3. G. Bradovsky (D.), 11.4 secs. 220 yds.: 1. C. Bradovsky (D.), 2. G. Hope (V.R.), 3. R. Sladen (D.), 26.4 secs. 440 yds.: 1. C. Walker (D.), 2. C. Hay tread (V.R.), 3. R. Sladen (D.), 57.2 secs. 880 yds.: 1. C. Walker (D.), 2. R. Burton (V.R.), 3. G. Watson (D.), 2 mins. 12.6 secs. Long Jump: 1. G. Bradovsky (D.), 2. G. Hope (V.R.), 3. C. BramweIl (V.R.), 17ft. iltins.

Inter-Zonal

Sports held at Zwaanswyk

This meeting was held on the 10th March in very hot conditions. Wynberg entered a strong team, tbe outstanding athletes being M. Bowditch and C. Felbert. Bowditch equalled the record for the Under 17 110 yds. hurdles, and Felbert came first in tbe Under 18 440 yds. with a very good time of 52.8 secs. to his credit.

CROSS-COUNTR

Y TEAM

Row (I. to r.): Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), B. Momsen, D. Momsen. C. Felbert. D. Clarke (Capt.), C. Edwards, V. Standley, R. MacFarlane, Mr. J. L. Mathew (Masterin-Charge). Second ROl\} (I. to r.): E. Shcdden, B. Jeffes, H. West, R. Sykes, O. Powell, P. Ryan, C. BramweIl, G. Hammond, D. Banks. Third Row (l. to r.): D. Pam, H. Sparks, r. Kirkwood, L. Raymond, C. Walker, J. Heritage, R. Burton, G. Bunting, A. Horne. Frol1l

Western This meeting

Blues for 1962:

Province Championships held at Paarl was held on 24th

wet conditions. The outstanding were M. Bowclitch, who came

March

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B. Clifton,

M. Bowclitcb,

in very

athletes again second in the

THE 1962

C. Felbert.

GOOD (Capt.).

CROSS-COUNTRY

Although no records were broken this year, some fine perf.ormances were recorded, and the day proved enjoyable in every way. The afternoon was fairly warm, and a refreshing South-easter helped to keep the spectators comfortable, al路 though it may have slowed tbe runners a trifle. As usual the organisation of the meeting was under the capable direction of Mr. Mathew, to whom much credit is due, as well as to M r. Gardener at

Under 17 IlO yds. hurdles with a good time oE 14.5 secs., Felbert, who came third in the Under 18440 yds., and Clifton, who came third in the 110 yds. hurdles. We should like to thank Mr. Lingenfelder for all the time which be gave up to train the Athletics Team. It was appreciated by one and all.

Junior Cross-Country: 1. L. Raymond (R.). 2. B. Jeffes (W.). 3. B. Nielsen (R.). Under 13 Cross-Playground: J. N. Gow (V.R.). 2. P. Cronje (V.R.). 3. A. Blotnick (W.). Under 11 Cross-Playground: 1. D. Peter (V.R.). 2. P. Duckit (H.). 3. B. Eastman (R.). Under 9 Cross-Playground: 1. P. Oosthuizen (W.). 2. P. Benjamin (V.R.). 3. R. Fuller (V.R.). Sub B Cross-Playground: 1. Le Roux (W.). 2. Oostbuizen (V.R.). 3. Damin-Harris (V.R.). Sub A Cross-Playground: 1. Doveton (V.R.). 2. Priestman (R.). 3. Hendrikse (R.). Grand Total 1958. Van Riebeeck: Rhodes Wellington De Waal Sub A ....... 135 125 94 142 213 Sub B....... 192 130 164 Under 9 ...1,041 752 1,094 683 1,146 Under 11 1,786 2,089 1,882 Under 13 818 882 632 593 Under 15 374 882 617 560 Open .........1,220 613 618 943

the microphone and the time-keepers, starters and other officials. High hopes had been placed on C. Edwards, who broke the Junior Cross-country record in 1961 and who was the favourite in this year's Senior race. By the time the runners reached Kirstenbosch he took the lead from D. Momsen and finished first. His time of. 32 mins. 44 secs. was better than his prev.ious year's record and only 18 seconds outside the School record, set up in 1954. Momsen finished secood, while tbe th.ird place was eventually taken by C. Felbert. Tbe general performance was good, as attested by the five blues and four colours gained in the Senior event. In the Jun.ior Cross-Country L. Raymond turned in ao excellent performance, as be took the lead comparatively late in the race and finished by a wide margin. His time of 36 minutes 5 seconds was, bowever, well outside last year's record, whicb seems destined to stand for a while. Second and third place were taken by B. Jeffes and B. Nielsen after a gallant tussle. N. Gow won the Under 13 Cross-Playground convincingly, followed by P. Cronje, who ran weU in spite of a stitch, and A. Blotn.ick. The order of finalists in the Under 11 race were D. Peter, P. Duckitt and B. Eastman. In the Under 9 race Oostbuizen led early and finished well ahead of P. Benjamin and R. Fuller. The Sub A and Sub B races had been run earlier in the day and though the onlookers, as usual, tended to take a rather lighter view of them, the runners certainly did not. Tbe order was Doveton, Priestman and Hendrikse in tbe Sub A event, while Le Roux came in first in tbe Sub B race, followed by Oosthuizen and DamainHarris. Tbe first and second places in tbe senior event were taken by Van Riebeeck runners, while Rhodes boys took tbc first and third places in the Junior race. This contributed to the overall result in wbich Van Riebeeck beat Rhodes by a narrow margin, and we sbould remember the many runners who, without the prospect of special mention, ran hard for their respective houses and the honour of the Scbool.

Total

5,566

5,404

CROSS-COUNTRY, Blues: C. Edwards, V. Standley. Colours: C. Edwards, V. Standley, BramweIl, B.

4,759

4,691

1962

D. Momsen, C. Felbert, D. Clarke,

D. Momsen, C. Felbert, D. Clarke, J. Heritage, R. MacFarlane, C. Momsen.

SCHOOLBOYS' ROAD RACE Two road races for schoolboys in the Under 16 and Under 19 age groups were organ.ised by Celtic Harriers Athletic Club 00 Saturday, 28th April. Record times were set up in both races in warm, summer-like conditions.

Tbe results were as follows: Senior Cross-Country: J. C. Edwards (V.R.). 2. D. Momsen (V.R.). 3. C. Felbert (D.w.). 82

W.P. INTER-SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

In the Under 16 race, C. Edwards led all tbe way to cover the 2.4 mile course in tbe recordbreaking time of 12 mins. 26 secs., clipping 23 secs. off D. Momsen's time of last year. The next four Wynberg men home were R. Burton (8tb), P. Ryan (12th), J. Heritage (13tb) and C. Walker (17th). The 'A' side was pLaced second in the team event. The Under 19 event was over 3.7 miles, and was won by W. Perry of Westerf.ord in 19 mins. 25 secs., to eli p 9 secs. off the record. Perry has won botb tbe Under 17 and Under 19 Western Province one-mile titles tbis year. Wynberg A team runners to score were D. Momsen (3rd), D. Clarke (4tb), v. Standley (6th), and R. MacFarlane (4th). Tbe side packed well, and scored a runaway victory in the team event, winning tbe 'Jack Hobbs Cup' from Bellville.

INTER-SCHOOLS'

ROAD

The Inter-ScbooLs Cross-Country Championsbips were held on September 25tb at Rondebosch Boys' High School, in conditions ideal for running. Tbe courses are rougb and flat, as well as being mucb shorter tban our home course. Most of our runners were unable to attain tbe speed required for such a race in the few days between our own race and the W.P. Cbampionships. The senior race, over approximately 3t miles, was won in record-breaking time by J. de Wet of Rondebosch, who just managed to beat W. Perry of Wester ford at tbe tape. The first Wynbergian home was C. Felbert (9th), wbo ran a well-judged race, finishing strongly over tbe last mile, followed by C. Edwards (12th), R. MacFarlane (20th), D. Momsen (21st), and D. Clarke (22nd). The "A" side did well in obtaining second place in tbe team event, and the "B" fourtb. The Junior race, over approximately 2 miles, was won in record-breaking time, but tbe record was disallowed owing to a shorter course inadvertently being taken. Wynberg "A" team runners came in as follows: L. Raymond (13th), Jeffs (27th), Horne (28th), Nielsen (33rd), and Langley (51st), tbe side being placed sixth. The standard of team running has improved a great deal this year, especially in the senior side, and more of the correct type of training for the shorter Inter-Scbools course will witbout doubt ensure better results in the future.

RELAY

An Inter-Schools road relay was held for tbe first time by the Pinelands Athletic Club on Sat路 urday, 22nd September. Eacb team consisted of five runners, each runner covering a leg of approximately 3 miles. The event was organised to provide competition for tbe boys who were to compete in the W.P. Scbools Cross-Country Championships. The Wynberg team consisted of Edwards, Momsen, Felbert, Standley and Clarke, and they ran second to the Bellville side. D. Momsen recorded tbe third-fastest time set up in tbe afternoon.

D. CLARKE.

mat. The two remaining mats were fixed and are now in good order once more, the ~enior mat now being an extremely fast mat. With this year there also came a new system of grading. This system is a much more difficult onc tban the old system. Gradings are held once a month, and all Judoka with the same grade assemble in one evening. Tbe Judoka are lined up in order of weights, and tbe lightest man starts off as in a team contest and fights tbe person next to him. It carries on like a team contest, the winner of each fight staying on the mat. A Grade is awarded when a person has eight points, i.e. has won eight fights. It is a more interesting sy~tem,

The Judo Club commenced again at the beginning of tbe year and we got off to a good start, welcoming a number of new members to tbe club. Mr. Butcher, our patient teacher and coacb, is still witb us, teaching us all about tbe "gentle art", and everyone of the club successes we owe to him. With the arrival of new mats at tbe beginning of the year there was much excitement, but this was short路lived, as the mats did not seem to be able to withstand their usage and began to tear. However, recently they were sent back to the factory and four mats were joined and covered with a durable surface to form one large Senior 83

as one is able to meet more people from othe; clubs and see their technique. A Team from School consisting of Knight, Gamsu, Friday, Van Wyk and Baerecke was entered in the Western Province Judo Championships. The first opposition drawn was against the University of Cape Town, who had a very strong side, and the contest was lost; nevertheless we gained contest experience. At a grading held recently in the School Hall. three of our boys, namely B. Evrard, L. Patrick and G. Westmoreland were all awarded their Junior

Black Belts. This is quite an achjevement, as they were the first in the Western Province to achieve this. By this achievement it can be seen what a high standard of Judo is now developing in the School, all due to our coach, Mr. Butcher. We end this year with some regret, as some of us will be leaving School and will have to carry on with Judo outside the School. I think I can say for all of us what a lot of enjoyment it has given us, and we wish Mr. Butcher and the Judo Club every success in the coming year.

GAMSU,

JUDO TEAM Back Row (I. to r.): P. Baerecke, M. Margolis, G. Nurick, R. Gamsu, M. Knight. Third Row (I. to r.): E. Kiwi, J. van Wyk, K. Friday, M. Rourke. Second Row (I. to r.): R. Marshal, R. Timmis, C. Woolff, L. Berger, Mr. A. Butcher (Coach). Sitting (I. to r.): G. Westrnoreland, B. Evrard, Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), V. Moore, L. Patrick. On ground: M. Westmoreland, H. Lurie. This page sponsored

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FIRST TENNIS TEAM M. Reynolds, Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), Mr. H. J. Smuts (Master-in-Charge), M. Hume. Back Row (I. to r.): D. Templeton, A. Vlok, D. Craye.

Sit/ing

(I. to r.):

The School can record another very successful tennis season. The first team welded into a very happy and effective working unit and virtually all the members developed into "characters", so that it was always interesting to watch them play. Again we went through tbe season witb only one match lost, often scoring 7-0 victories. For a team to reach such a high standard of tennis requires years of hard work, and the team earned a lot of kudos for their keenness and their team spirit. Roger MacFarlane proved to be a very good

R. MacFarlane

(Captain),

and popular captain. After winning the Western Province Under J 6 title in 1961, he reached the finals of the Under 18 last season, and as a result of that he was invited to represent Western Province in the South African Championships at Bloemfontein in June. We congratulate him on this excellent achievement, and wish him well for the future. He also won the School Championship for the second year, with M. Hume as the runner-up. The second team also had their fair share of success, winning about half their matches. Michael

Honour Award: R. MacFarlane. At the time of going to Press, tbe new allweather court, donated by the Old Boys' Union, is under construction. We look forward to baving a third court, because our need for courts is great.

Lamb, the captain, won the Charles MacLeod Cup for the most improved player. The awards for 1962 were as follows: Colours: R. MacFarlane, M. Reynolds, M. Hume, D. Craye, D. Templeton and A. Vlok. 'Blues: R. MacFarlane and M. Hume.

M. REYNOLDS, lOa.

many influences on early civilization which can be traced to the Fertile Crescent of Africa was the orogin of tbe cult of twins. In Negro Africa tbe cult of twins connects twins witb the spirit world, and tbe treatment of twins ranges from tbe destruction of botb them and their motbers, as originating with malign spirits, to tbe worsnip of twins and tbe glorification of tbe parents, as originating with benign spirits. Or. Jeffrey stressed tbat, wbatever attitude a people adopts towards twins, this attitude is not an instinctive one but is an instance of learned bebaviour. Perbaps the most interesting lecture of the week was given by Prof. Tobias on tbe topic, "Africatbe Cradle of Mankind". He first outlined how the history of the period during which the primate developed into man was not clear, as burial had only been practised for the last 75,000 years. When be first published his "Origin of Species", Darwin postulated tbat tbe "link" between the primates and man would be found in Africa, since the nearest relatives of man are found on tbat continent. Tbis view was adopted by Prof. Raymond Dart, wbo also correctly maintained that man's skull had developed first, and only later had the brain been modified. Dr. Robert Brown was the first to agree to these theories, despite opposition by Elliott Smith, who tr.ied to trace man's origin to Asian sources. In recent years Or. and Mrs. Leakey's discoveries in Tanganyika and the discovery of the Galilean ape-man have conclusively proved that tbe "Australopithicus" left Southern Africa; at a later stage "Zinjanthropus" left Africa northwards, then eastwards, to escape the cold, and lastly entered Europe and the Americas. Thus Africa's greatest contribution to world,history has been man himself. So great was tbe interest aroused that for over an hour Prof. Tobias was bombarded with questions. A series of five lectures was held in the form of a symposium on "Early Man and his Environ-

Chairman: 1. Zabow. Vice-Chairman.: A. SiaĂŤns. Secretary: B. Anziska. Committee: S. Coben, A. Steyn, A. Gottschalk. Master in Charge: Mr. J. Mathew. Once again tbe Science Club has proved a great success this year. A most interesting selection of films was shown. Among these was "Schlieren", a diagramatic film sbowing tbe relationship between heat and light. The higWight of the year, however, was the Science Congress held at the University of Cape Town. Seventeen members of our club participated in this event. Gottschalk, Steyn and Cohen presented papers to the Junior Congress. During the third term a group of senior boys visited Lever Brothers factory in Salt River. This visit was extremely interesting. Next term we intend visiting tbe explosives factory at Somerset West. Also, we are looking forward to a lecture from the Cancer Research Association. Our thanks are due to the Shell and Caltex film Libraries for tbe loan of films. We sbould also like to tbank Mr. Matbew for his assistance in organising our many meetings and excursions. B.A. DIAMOND

JUBILEE SCIENCE CONGRESS (July 2-7) A group of seventeen members of our Science Club were fortunate enough to attend the Junior Congress of the SoA3' Tbis experience proved both informative and interesting; we were also given an opportunity to participate and to gain practical as well as tbeoretical knowledge. On Monday, 2nd of July, Or. M. D. Jeffreys gave the congress an address on "Tbe Cult of Twins in Negro Africa". He said that among the

menC. However, the title was a trifle misleading, as the symposium dealt primarily with the connection between geology and archaeology. Unfortunately, as an introduction to geology and archaeology it was far too technical for the average schoolboy. The reason for this was, of course, that the symposium was for tbe Senior Congress as weU as for the Juniors, and was therefore more mitable for tbe more-informed layman. An address was also given by Prof. A. W. Sloan on "Human Physical Fitness". He sbowed us a series of slides comparing tbe relative fitness of American, British and South African boys and girls based on a number of tests carried out. The tests carried out proved conclusively that American boys are less fit than British girls, who are more fit than South African girls, wbo are less fit than South African boys, who are less fit than British boys, while American girls are the least fit of all! On Thursday, 5th July, Prof. A. Bleksley, of S.A.B.C. fame, gave us an interesting and entertaining lecture on "Space Travel". He illustrated what antics an untrained astronaut would perform in carrying out even the simplest operations such as eating and dressing. All these actions, he explained, were dependent on gravitation, which was not present in space. In order to travel to other galaxies, a journey of millions of years, a whole community would have to travel through space to found colonies. In conclusion, he remarked that this would be one of the biggest challenges to mankind. The symposium on Astronomy, a section of the Senior Congress, drew tbe attention of the majority of our boys. A series of five lectures was given, ranging from an address by Dr. Thackery on "The Southern Skies" to lectures on radio-tracking and on optical tracking of sateHites. In spite of its complexity, this symposium was found extremely interesting by all those who attended .it. While a section of the party attended the Astronomy symposium, another group attended a lecture on "Minoan Scripts". This lecture, delivered by Prof. Davis of the Witwatersrand University, dealt with the decipherment of tbe Minoan Scripts. In 1899, Evans discovered evidence of the Minoan Race of Crete following up strange scripts he bad seen in Europe. By the use of slides, Prof. Davis illustrated to us how the writing of the Minoans developed. He concluded his lecture by stating that he contended that tbe Hittite-type language of tbe scripts was an Aryan and not a Semitic language. Many members of the audience, however, disagreed with tbis conclusion.

The most interesting of all tbe symposia attended was tbat on "Current Problems in Bebavioural Sciences in South Africa". Tbe first speaker and Chairman, Dr. S. Biesheuwel, told us of experiments in connection with environmental influences on man. He explained the serious after-effects of protein malnutrition among children; next he dealt with the visual perception and manual dexterity of the African. Finally he said that there was no difference in the appreciation of ethical standards. The second speaker, Prof. Danziger, explained that contact with an advanced society promotes a desire for the benefits of economic progress. He also drew an analogy between tbe discipline and responsibility of industry and scbool. Aft~r tea, Mrs. Glass told us of developments among South-Eastern Bantu, where the migratory pattern of labour from peasant to worker among the young men has not yet produced a tradition of labour. Reactions to supervision are purely industrial and not racial. Finally, Prof. Wyndham traced the physiological and psychological factors which aff,eet man's work-performance. Mental influences were of a supreme motivating importance. One of the demonstration lectures given was one by Mr. Juritz on "The Science of Sound". Mr. Juritz called his talk the "Physics of Music", and showed us the effect of musical notes on the eardrum. The most interesting of his many experiments was one in which he demonstrated tbe effect of sound on a flame. In concluding, Mr. Juritz entertained us by demonstrating the effect of a rarer gas on the sound produced by the vocal chords. At the section for the presentation of papers by members of the Junior Congress, three Wynberg boys took part. They were Cohen, Steyn and Gottschalk, who each delivered interesting talks in various fields. They were congratulated for their fine work by members of the Senior Congress who were present. The time between the lectures and the symposia was taken up with excursions and filmsbows. The excursions included vis.its to the Austin Assembly Plant at Brackenfell, the cold-storage sbeds at the docks, the Cape Times printing works, and the Schweppes cool-drink factory. All these excursions were extremely interesting and a welcome change from the many lectures we had attended during that week. Our thanks are due to Prof. R. Singer wbo organised this most successful congress, and we hope that Wynberg boys will be able to attend similar meetings in tbe future. 87

The Annual Inter-House Swimming Gala keenly contested and the final points position as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Rhodes Van Riebeeck De Waal Wellington

was was

were held in our mers were placed:

Third

following

Colour

awards

were

made

Third Third Third

Swimming

M.English.

Time:

3 min. 15.8 sec.

Place:

K. Kingma.

Time:

5 min. 39.6 sec.

Place:

K. Kingma.

Time:

2 min. 39 sec.

Place:

A. Burton.

Time:

74.9 secs.

We congratulate all these swimmers on their achievements. At tbe Inter-House Gala, 17 new Scbool Records were set up. This is a sign that we are making progress. The

r路esults were as follows:

The Senior Cup: Ist R. Solomon (O.W.), 15 points. 2nd 1. Hunt (W.) and R. Burton (V.R.), 9 points each.

Under la, One Len.gth Freestyle: 1. Oosthuizen (W.), 27.5 sec. 2. De Leeuw (V.R.), 28.0 sec. 2. Elliott (R.), 28.1 sec.

this

Under 12, One Length Freestyle: I. Rose-Innes (O.W.), 22.1 sec. 2. Noli (O.W.), 22.5 sec. 3. Brookes (O.W.), 22.8 sec.

Un.der 14, 100 yds. Freestyle: 1. Emms (R.), 64.6 sec. 2. 3.

Dodd (V.R.), 66.0 sec. De Smidt (V.R.), 71.L sec.

Under 16, 100 yds. Freestyle: 1. Sutton (W.), 63.1 sec. 2. Hay tread (V.R.), 63.4 sec. 3. Tatham (V.R.), 63.7 sec.

K. Kingma and R. Solomon were selected as members of the W.P. Men's Life-Saving Team, which competed in tbe National Championships in East London. Schools'

Place:

Under 19, 100 yds. Backstroke:

Kingma, 220 yds. Freestyle. Time: 2 min. 39.0 sec. 440 yds. Freestyle. Time: 5 min. 36.0 sec. C. Searle, 100 yds. Freestyle. Time: 62.6 sec. 1. Levi n, 100 yds. Breaststroke. Time: 62.6 sec. A. Burton, 100 yds. Backstroke. Time: 72.8 sec. I. Hunt, 100 yds. Breaststroke. Time: 80.6 sec. P. Good, 100 yds. Breaststroke. Time: 83.3 sec. R. Solomon, 220 yds. Freestyle. Time: 2 min. 35.9 sec. 440 yds. Freestyle. Time: 5 min. 35.7 sec.

W.P.

swim-

Under 19, 220 yds. Freestyle:

The

the following

Under 19, 440 yds. Freestyle:

We wish to express a special word of thanks to the Staffs of both Schools who assisted on the day of the Gala, to the House-Masters who had to do a lot of organisation, and to the boys who assisted the officials with the recording and marshalling. Once again we must thank Mr. Gredley, who has the onerous work of keeping our batb going. He was ably assisted by Bunting and Fraser of 80. A change in the Swimming Constitution has made it possible for us to award a Blue to R. Solomon for his excellent performance at tbe Gala, when he won the Senior Cup with 15 points, winning three events, two of wbich were within colour time. Our congratulations go to R. Solomon and his Swimming Team, ably coached by Mr. Gredley, for winning the B-League Competition last year and being presented witb tbe Wheeler Shield. The year:

and

Under 19, 220 yds. Breaststroke: First Place: 1. Hunt. Time: 3 min. 16.2 sec. Under 16, 220 yds. Breaststroke:

99points 88 points 77 points 60 points

bath,

Under 19, lOO yd~'. Freestyle: 1. Searl.e (O.W.), 62.6 sec. 2. Burton (V.R .), 64.8 sec. 3. Clark (W.), 65.3 sec.

Championships

Under

19, 440 yds. Freestyle:

Under 12, One Length Breaststroke: 1. Rose-Innes (O.W.), 29.5 sec.

1. R. Salomon (O.W.), 5 min. 35.7 sec. 2. K. Kingma (V.R.), 5 min. 36 sec.

2. Wolman (O.W.), 29.8 sec. 3. Atlas (O.W.), 29.9 sec.

Under 10, One Length Breaststroke: I. Marcuse (V.R.), 39.2 sec.

Under 14, /00 yds. Breaststroke: I. Retief (R.), 90.5 sec.

2. Wright (W.), 39.6 sec. 3. Cohen (R.), 41.9 sec.

2. Noli (O.W.), 90.6 sec. 3. Powell (O.w.), 94.1 sec.

SWIMMING

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1962

Top Row (I. to r.): M. Knoll, A. Burton, A. Evrard, L. Raymond, H. Green, M. Reynolds, M. Knight, J. Retief, C. Hay tread, 1. Levin, D. Michaels, R. Burton. Second Row (I. to r.): M. Emms, G. Hammond, B. Nielsen, D. Momsen, A. Turvey, M. English, M. McCullagh, C. Tatham, H. Potash, G. Dodd, B. de Smidt. First Row (I. to r.): K. Kingma, W. Searle, Mr. D. S. Sieberhagen (Master-in-Charge), R. Solomon, Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), P. Good, Mr. W. Gredley (Coach), D. Richardson, J. Hunt. Seated (I. to r.): G. Brooks, F. Spektor, G. Bunting, C. Wolff, L. Atlas, Z. Rose-Innes, J. van Niekerk.

Under 16, 100 yds. Breaststroke:

Under 16, 220 yds. Breasts/roke:

1. English (R.), 80.5 sec. 2. Cohen (V.R.), 87.4 sec. 3. Till (R.), 87.8 sec.

1. English (R.), 3 min. 15.1 sec. 2. Potash (O.W.), 3 min. 35.0 sec. 3. Jeft's (W.), 3 min. 36.0 sec.

Under 19, 100 yds. Breaststroke:

Under 19, 220 yds. Breaststroke:

1. Levin (V.R.), 77.6 sec. 2. Hunt (W.), 80.6 sec. 3. Good, 83.3 sec.

1. Hunt (W.), 3 min. 15.1 sec. 2. Levin (V.R.), 3 min. J 8.9 sec. 3. Good (V.R.), 3 min. 36.0 sec.

Under lO, One Length Backstroke:

Diving, Under 14:

1. Marais (O.W.), 32.7 sec. 2. De Leeuw (V.R.), 34.3 sec. 3. Schneider (R.), 37.1 sec.

Under 12, One Length Backstroke:

1. Wolll (R.), 24.20 points. 2. Nail (O.W.), 24.13 points. 3. Bunting, 21.02 points.

Diving, Under 16:

1. Brooks (R.), 27.6 sec. 2. Rose-Innes (O.W.), 27.8 sec. 3. Smith (R.), 30.6 sec.

1. English (R.), 37.83 points. 2. Turvey (R.), 36.00 points. 3. Tatham (V.R.), 29.70 points.

Under 14, 100 yds. Backstroke:

Diving, Under 19:

1. Emms (R.), 84.2 sec. 2. Raymond (R.), 89.3 sec. 3. Pam (O.w.), 104.7 sec.

1. Richardson (R.), 25.37 points. 2. Knight (O.W.), 25.04 points. 3. Bass (R.), 20.86 points.

Under 16, 100 yds. Backstroke: 1. Tatham 2. Turvey 3. Hughes

(V.R.), 78.5 sec. (R.), 84.5 sec. (O.W.), 87.4 sec.

HOUSE

Under lO (4 x 1 length): 1. Wellington, 2 min. 1.4 sec. 2. Van Riebeeck, 2 min. 2.5 sec. 3. De Waal, 2 min. 8.0 sec.

Under 19, 100 yds. Backstroke: 1. Burton (V.R.), 72.8 sec. 2. Searle (O.W.), 78.6 sec. 3. Hunt (W.), 82.1 sec.

Under 12 (4 x 1 length): 1. De Waal, 1 min. 30.3 sec. 2. Wellington, J min. 39.6 sec. 3. Rhodes and Van Riebeeck tied, 1 min. 41.2 sec.

Under 14, One Leng/h Butterfly: 1. Emms (R.), 20.6 sec. 2. Dodd (V.R.), 24.2 sec. 3. Webster (V.R.), 26.6 sec.

Under 14 (4 x 1 length):

Under 16, Two Leng/hs Butterfly:

1. Rhodes, 1 min. 20.5 sec. 2. Van Riebeeck, I min. 2J.3 sec. 3. De Waal, 1 min. 26.6 sec.

1. English (R.), 46.6 sec. 2. Potash (O.W.), 48.2 sec. 3. Green (W.), 50.8 sec.

Under ]6 (4 x 2 lengths):

Under 19, Three Lengths Butterfly:

J. Rhodes, 2 min. 51.3 sec. 2. Van Riebeeck, 2 min. 54.2 sec. 3. Wellington, 2 min. 58.9 sec.

1. Salomon (O.W.), 82.5 sec. 2. Reynolds (W.), 84.8 sec. 3. Good (V.R.), 88.5 sec.

Under 19 (4 x 2 lengths):

Under /6, 220 yds. Freestyle: J. Tatham (V.R.), 2 min. 43.5 sec.

J. Wellington, 2 min. 41.9 sec. 2. Rhodes, 2 min. 46.8 sec. 3. Van Riebeeck, 2 min. 48.5 sec.

2. Hay tread (V.R.), 2 min. 53.3 sec. 3. Nielson (R.), 3 min. 0.8 sec.

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We wish aU our Swimmers success future. They must remember that only training will result in progress.

220 yds. Frees/yle:

J. Solomon (O.W.), 2 min. 35.9 sec. 2. Kingma (V.R.), 2 min. 45.0 sec. 3. Burton (V.R.), 2 min. 59.3 sec.

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DEBATING SOCIETY, 1962 Standing (/. to r.): L. Nochomovitz, E. Labuschagne (Secretary), R. Sladen. Sit/ing (I. to r.): P. Good, D. Katz (Chairman), Mr. W. E. Bowden (Principal), C. Felbert, I. Hadley.

Societ';/ Chairman: D. R. Katz. Secretary: E. Labuschagne. Committee: C. Felbert, .l. Hadley,

grass is always greener on the other fence) all records were broken.

L. Nochomovitz, R. Sladen. The Debating Society can look back on a most successful year. A turn-out of sixty or seventy on Friday evening - despite our new rival, professional soccer - became tbe rule rather than the exception, while, wben we met a girls' school (the

side of the

Once again we are grateful to Mr. Morris and the boarders for their support, and to Matron for so kindly supplying tea. Our master-in-charge, Mr. Kooy, has also been most helpful. It is to Mr. Bowden, however, that our greatest thanks are due - without his constant interest and cooperation the society could not have functioned.

New ground was broken in that our first debate was against Wynberg Girls' High - the Hat Night was held at the start of the third term, and not at the start of the )'ear. We split sides, and decided that there has been a decline in courtesy in the present century. So enjoyable was this evening that we are to have a return meeting later in the year. An old custom of debate between day-scholar and boarder was revived, and an entertaining, if rather rowdy, debate was held. Herschel were our guests at an interesting debate on co-education, and later reciprocated with a triangular meeting to debate "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World". We were hosts to Rustenburg in perhaps the best debate of the year, to discuss "The Modern School is Producing Parrots", and also to S.A.C.S., when we decided that the final Matriculation Examination should be abolished. Katz and Labuschagne represented the School in an inter-schools competition held at St. Cyprians, speaking on the subject "The World was a Better Place to Live In 200 Years Ago". Next rerm we are to hold the Annual Old Boys' Debate, and at the end of the year there will be the Best Speakers' Debate. The purpose of a Debating Society is to teach a method of orderly discussion, to impress the other man's right to a respectful hearing, as well as to encourage public speaking. It has been encouraging to have non-committee members as speakers, and to see so many boys prepared to speak from the floor, while at the lengthy postmortems one was conscious that each was ready to give the other a fair chance to air his views. I should like to thank my Committee for their constant support and assistance; also the very best of luck to those who will still be at School next year. One can sincerely say that the Wynberg Debating Society looks back on a successful year and forward to another. The Annual Best Speakers' Debate took place on Friday, 26th October. Eight speakers participated and the judges were Messrs. Thorp, Newman and Myers. For the second year E. Labuschagne was adjudged winner, speaking on the subject "Self-Controlled Happiness". Runners-up were L. Nochomovitz, who spoke on "The For-

mation of a United States of Europe is a Practical Proposition", and R. Sladen, speaking on "Has Man Bought a One-Way Ticket to Oblivion?" D.R.K.

Lunch-Hour Forum Speakers and features this year have included: Mr. T. V. Bulpin, noted South African author, on his journey to East Africa; "This is Lloyds," a film on the great London insurance organisation; Mr. S. F. Waterson, M.P., on the workings of Parliament; Rev. Alvin Cook, with a film and talk on the wonders of the starry heavens; Mr. Neville Dubow, art critic of the "Cape Argus", on Art; Mr. D. C. Burton, on the Economics of Travel; A film on the launching and maiden voyage of the "Windsor Castle". Mr. Ran Shanin, with his film "Rivers of Fire and Ice".

Chairman; V. Osburn. Secretary: G. van Dijk. The main aim of the Chess Club is to provide a pleasant lunch break for those interested, and in Ulis I think I can say we have once more succeeded. This year has been one of the best we have experienced for a long time, with very satisfactory attendances throughout. Approximately one-third of the members are Matric. pupils, while we also have a fair number of keen juniors. As the year progressed, so did the competition on the ladder. In the few interSchool contests in which we participated we met with reasonable success. We extend our most sincere thanks to Mr. Arguile, who has displayed extreme patience in allowing us to make use of his classroom for holding our meetings. G. VAN DIJK.

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which we are once again greatly indebted to Mr. Hurter. Also, we owe a debt of thanks to Mr. Verwymeren, who has sacrificed so much of his time to pass on to us his great skill in the field of photography. The Annual Competition was held on Monday, 10th September. Once again great interest was shown by both Junior and Senior members. Prizes were a warded as follows: Black and White Section: Ist Prize: P. Diamond. 2nd Prize: S. Frank. 3rd Prize: C. Walker. Colour Section: 1st Prize: L. Nochomovitz. 2nd Prize: I. Zabow. 3rd Prize: R. Horwitz. Entries were judged jointly by Mr. Verwymeren and Mr. K. Pretorius.

Chairman: I. Zabow. Vice-Chairman: S. Kahn_ Secretary: A. Steyn. Commillee: L. Nochomowitz, A. Shedden. Master in Charge: Mr. A. Verwymeren. The Society has continued to progress on the firm foundation laid in 1961. Membership has remained steady, and there are welcome signs of a growing interest from the younger members. Members are slowly realising the advantages of processing their own photographs. For the benefit of the younger members, periodic demonstrations were held in the use of darkroom apparatus. These were highly successful, and were well attended by all members. Once again this year the darkroom was used only at the week-eods. This arrangement has proved to be the most successful. The darkroom is still situated in the art-room, for the use of 93

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C. WALKER

newcomers. Probably the two most interesting lectures were delivered by Mr. Abrahamson, secretary of the S.A. Zionist Federation and by the Rev. Richards. Mr. Abrahamson addressed the meeting on "Israel at the United Nations", a most controversial subject at that time. The Rev. Richards spoke on Anti-Semitism in Shakespeare's play, "The Merchant of Venice". Others among the guest-speakers were Rabbi Sherman, the Rev. Kramer and Rabbi Smith. Our thanks are once again due to Mr. Teper for giving up his time to assist us in organising these meetings. We should also like to express our thanks to Mr. Tborp for allowing us to use the Science Lecture Theatre for our meetings. T.Z.

Chairman: F. Kleinman. Secretary: I. Zabow. Commillee: D. Katz, M. Margolis, D. Heller, L. Nochomovitz. Master in Charge: Mr. Teper. The Society started off with a lively flash at the beginning of the year, and meetings were held at regular intervals. For the first time since the Society was formed our honorary President, Chief Rabbi Professor I. Abrahams, was not among our first speakers. This delay was due to his visit to IsraeL We are, however, looking forward to an interesting talk from him during tbe last quarter. Among our guests this year many "old friends" of the Society may be found, as well as many

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Back Row (1. to r.): W.O. Il A. Peterson, SlO. M. Margolis, W.O. II M. Bowditch, W.O. I[ S. Geldenhuis, SlO. D. Katz, W.O. II D. Heller, W.O. Il T. Zabow. MiddLe Row (1. to r): DIM. M. Fourie, SlO, F. Kleinman, SlO, H. West, SlO, D. Clarke, SlO. V. Moore, SlO. A. le Roux, B/M. D. Richardson. Silting down (I. to r.): SlO. B. Davis, SlO. R. Solomon, Comdt. W. E. Bowden, M.C., E.D., SlO. P. Good, A.F.IC. H. Lingenvelder, SlO. 1. Hadley, SlO. J. Forsytb.

~etachment Adjutant: FjC E. Hopkins. Coy. Commanders: Capt. W. Lennox O.C. Detachment:

work they put in and on the effective way in which they carried out tbeir duties. In the Inter-Detachment DriU Competition, A. Coy. was entered under the Command of SjO P. Good. The Coy. did not secure a place, but they put up a very creditable performance, and are to be congratulated on lhe standard they attained.

and F JC H. D. Lingenfelder. Cmdt. W. E. Bowden, M.C., E.D.

The whole of the parade ground work of the Detachment was carried out by Student Officers, who are to be congratulated on the amount of

Capt. Lennox again proved his outstanding talent by entering a Cadet Band which won the competition convincingly for the fifth year in succession.

Thanks are due to Mr. J. Wheeler, who, though not yet officially a member of the Detachment, did some sterling work with C. Coy. On Monday, 29th October, the Annual Inspection of the Detachment took place, when there were 330 Cadets on parade. We were glad to welcome the Reviewing Officer, Comdt. C. St. L. Hone, J.C.D., the Officer Commanding Cape Town Highlanders, who expressed himself very pleased with the high standard of the parade.

The total strength of the Detachment this year was 423, all ranks. I should like to thank the band of Cadets who assisted in the Armoury. In particular, W.O.II T. Zabow was responsible for a great deal of valuable work.

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Back Row (I. to r.): N. Wallace, A. Kriegler, D. Dee, K. Byron, R. Gamsu, C. Smit. Second Row (I. to c.): A. Byron, C. Page, B. Momsen, R. Jobnson, B. Searle, J. Johnson.

E. Kiwi, T. Hansen, D. Higginbotham. Row (I. to r.): R. Holmes, B. Clifton, A. Badenhorst, D. Richardson, Comdt. W. E. Bowden, M. Fourie, Capt. W. Lennox, T. Steenkamp, P. Tester, M. Knight, M. Bass.

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Once again we have come to the end of a year of personal endeavour and concerted effort as regards the Cadet Band activity. Those efforts, I am happy to report, have been crowned with success. In the annual cadet competition the Band won the following awards: First in the Competition with a total of 457 points out of 500; First in the solo drumming competition, won by Sgt. A. Steenkamp; First in the Best Drum Major Competition won -by 0 I M. M. Fourie. It is worthy of note to point out that this is the fifth consecutive year the band has been placed first; the 3rd consecutive year Sgt. Steenkamp has won the silver drum, and the 2nd consecutive year 0 I M. Fourie has been

adjudged Best Drum Major. Personal sacrifice is without doubt involved, in order to gain honours sucb as tbose the band have obtained. Any prize worth securing, whether Academic or extra-mural, must involve endeavour and sacrifice, qualities to which every pupil must aspire. I extend my congratulations to the members of the band, and my thanks to DIM. Fourie, B/M. Richardson and to all my senior members, without whose help it would have been impossible to achieve the honours obtained. W.L.

Union After a weak start, the S.C.U. may Jook back on 1962 as a successful year. There was a steady increase in attendance throughout the year, and by tbe tbird term it was nearly twice that of tbe first. We had many different speakers for our Monday meetings, ranging from whalers to businessmen, showing us the universal need of God. Sincere thanks go to all tbose who gave up their time to make these meetings possible. Our Thursday Bible Studies proved to be as popular as ever. The knowledge of God gained at these meetings was a blessing to all who attended. Prayer is the root of all Christian activity, and any meeting run without God's guidance must fail. For this purpose, therefore, Fridays were set aside for prayer meetings. Deserving very special mention are the meetings held at the Boarding House. These meetings were started Jast year, and wbat has taken place by God's grace is amazing. Just under a quarter of the eighty boarders in the House regularly attended these meetings. We pray that this work will continue in the years that lie abead. Without the help and guidance of Mr. Arguile

and the interest and co-operation of Mr. Bowden, our meetings would not have been nearly as successful as they were. We praise God that W.B.H.S. numbers among its staff many Christian masters who are prepared to do thei r part in the propagation of God's Word. Together we thank the Lord for guiding our meetings, and pray that they may go from strength to strength in future years, leading many to a saving knowledge of Christ, our Lord. G.

VAN DIJK,

Secretary.

1 should like to thank Messrs. Bowden, Arguile, Matthew, Gardener and Driessen for all their help to the S.C.U. I should also like to thank Gabe van Dijk for his hard work as secretary, Lyn Watson for deputising for him during the second term, "Boere" West and Slade for their constant willingness to hel p, as well as Jennings for the notices he prepared. Without the assistance of the above-mentioned people, our meetings would not bave been possible. A. F.

STEYN,

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路L~ COMMITTEE 1962 The Headmaster (Mr. W. E. Bowden, B.A., H.E.O., M.C., E.D.) President . R. T. Felbert. Vice-President S. B. Myers. Hon. Secretary R. Field, 7 JefIcote Avenue, Bergvliet, or P.O. Box 194, Cape Town. Hon. Treasurer . J. F. B. Ryan, C.A.(S.A.), 3rd Floor, Shopping Centre, Wynberg. Committee L. H. Adams, R. J. E. Burt, R. H. Gibbs, M. Kaplan (Jan. to June), Dr. A. Katz (from July), R. Townley Johnson, R. van Rosenveld. Matric. Representative Howard Baker. Staff Representative . Mr. E. P. Hopkins. OFFlCfAL ADDRESS OF THE O.B.U. P.O. BOX I I I, WYNBERG, C.P. Hon. President

PRESIDENT'S LETTER Altbough I may be swimming against the current by departing from the normal form of letter written at the expiration of a term of office, I .. would be somewhat .less than bonest were I content to refer merely to the vitality of our Union witbout remarking also on tbe inertia displayed by some of its members. I am deeply indebted to my fellow committee members for their very active support in the running of the Union, and also to the many loyal members whose regular presence, not only at our own functions, but also at School matches and other occasions, undoubtedly constitutes a source of encouragement to the boys to whom we look to swell our ranks on completing their secondary education. There are so many and such diverse calls on the time of aU in tbe world of today that a conscious effort may well be needed on tbe part of members when they are notified of our annual general meeting, our dinner, or some other social function at wILich the committee seeks tbeir presence. Our reward lies in the interest shown by members in the activities of the Union and the School, and part of their own gratification should stem from the pleasure of keeping alive old associations. Underlying this, however, tbere is surely some deeper significance to be sought. Whatever bonds exist among Old Wynbergians are born out of a loyalty to and pride in the School and a fellowship dating back to the days of adolescence. A few moments' reflection should suffice for eacb one of us to take stock of what he has contributed to the common cause - and how that cause could be enhanced by a closer identification with tbe life of the Union. It is with this valedictory tbought and with seasonal greetings that I will .relinquish office.

NEWS

OF OLD BOYS

WINNERS 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

OF THE OLD BOYS' UNION SCHOLARSHIP Norman Bromberger, B.A., RA.(Hons.) and B.Sc. (U.C.T.) and B.A. (Oxon.). Mendel Kaplan, B.Com., Ll.B. (U.C.T.), and M.B.A. (Columbia). Eduard van Coeverden De Groot, M.B., Cb.R (U.C.T.). David Bromberger, RA., RA.(Hons.) (U.C.T.). Robert Kaplan, B.A., B.Com. (V.C.T.). 99

1957 Michael Worral, B.Sc. (U.C.T.) is working in tbe Actuarial Department of the S.A. Mutual and bas passed a further Actuarial examination. 1958 Jobn Webb, B.Sc., witb distinction in Mathematic Statistics and Pure Maths. (U.C.T.) is about to sit for his B.Sc. (Hons.) Degree. He is hoping to continue with his studies overseas next year. 1959 Ian Linden. No news has reacbed us recently concerning this student and as far as we are aware be is still at the Royal Naval College at Dartmoutb. 1960 Alan Mitchell is in his second year at U.C.T. where he is studying for a B.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering. Having won an E.S.C.O.M. Bursary wbich precluded his accepting any other, Alan could not accept the O.B.U. Scbolarsbip, which was awarded instead to Neil Heselson, who is also at U.C.T. where he is in his second year of Medicine. J 961 Howard Baker, like his predecessor, is also studying Medicine at U.C.T. and is just completing his first year. For the University News and the General News we thank respectively Messrs. Jobn Webb and Townley Johnson. UNIVERSITY

NEWS

Wynberg Old Boys prominent at U.C.T. include Roger Jowell (1958), President of tbe Students' Representative council, and Peter Horwitz (1956), Vice-President. Another Old Boy prominent in student affairs is Melvyn Drummond (1958), editor of the "Day Student". Pbotographs by Leslie Speyer (1958) and Alan Nathan (1961) appear regularly in "Varsity", the weekly student newspaper. Seen in Drama Society productions this year were Roger Jowell, Saul Reichlin (1958) and Christopher Eddy (1959). Graduates of 1961 include Colin Berrisford (1957) who gained a B.Sc.(Hons.) in Zoology, and Harold Millson (1956) who gained a B.Sc. in Engineering. Lewis Pasvol (1958), John Wheeler (1957) and John Webb (1958) graduated in the B.Sc. degree, and are studying this year for the B.Sc.CHons.) degree in Physics, Pure Mathematics and Pure Mathematics respectively. Kenneth Burt (1958) has recently passed his final year examinations in Civil Engineering, and is at present compl.eting designs for tbe Black

River Parkway. Kenneth wants to get some practical experience before entering upon study for a Master's degree. At tbe time of writing Ronnie Gaylard (1958) is setting out on his finals in Mecbanjcal Engineering. Few students come through the tough Engineering courses without a slip, and Kenneth and Ronnie are to be congratulated on their achievement. To both of them we wish the best of luck and success in their future careers. Still tramping the long medical road are E. Ger, D. Nathan, D. Goldberg and R. Marx, all of the 1958 Matric. class. Others of 1958 vintage at U.C.T. include M. Soltynski (Commerce) and P. Haasbroek (Arts). D. Scott, R. Totos and J. Katz are studying Law, and 1. Engelke, R. Witthubn and A. Todres are in tbe Engineering faculty. Of 1959 vintage, C. Kaplinsky and E. Tiffin are taking major courses in Pure Mathematics. D. Harrison and A. van Dam are studying Engineering, and R. Jordan is studying for tbe B.Com. degree. Others of the '59 class seen around the campus are P. Oppenbeim, M. Turkstra and I. Bloch. Of the 1960 Matric. class, M. Marx, A. Mitchell, M. Kantor and 1. Stone are at U.C.T., while D. Cole, after spending a year at the Army Gymnasium, has set out on the B.Sc. degree, with the intention of entering that most noble professionteaching. David Cole bas also been lecturing at the Cape Town Planetarium, and it is interesting to note that it was partly through his obtaining his Astronomer's badge in Scouting that be received tbis appointment. Harry Pearce is a part-time B.Com. student at U.C.T., and at the end of his first year he wrote tbree subjects and collected an A, a B and a C. Bruce Anderson is at Rhodes University, where he is training to become a Physical Training Teacber. Denis Herbstein, B.A., Ll.B.(U.C.T.) attended tbe Sorbonne in Paris to study French, aod bas recently been teaching English to French students in North Africa. In July-August he returned to Cape Town for a holiday, with the intention of going on to Spain to study Spanish. A mobile gentleman is Denis - we shall watcb his progress with interest. Barry Mason won a scholarship for America last year, and we invited him to send us an account of his experiences. He has kindly done so, and his report is reproduced in full.

OLD BOY IN AMERICA

My opportunity to visit America arose when I was awarded a Teaching Assistantship at CorneU University near New York and an American Government Travel Grant to cover all costs of travel between Cape Town and New York and back. The flight over was amazingly rapid. I started off in Cape Town at 7 a.m. one morning, and was in New York at 7.30 the next morning! Tbe flight itself was rather tiresome - I first flew from Cape Town to Johannesburg, and then boarded a Pan American Jet for New York. We flew up t1uough Africa, stopping at places like Leopoldville in the Congo, Accra in Gbana, Monrovia and Dakar. Africa seemed to have rather a militant air, with members of tbe Unjted Nations Congo Force crowding the airports and strict security precautions taken with transients. New York was all tbat I anticipated it would be: a great, bustling, exciting city. However, I spent only one day in New York City before leaving for Madison, Wisconsin, where I was to represent tbe National Union of South African Students at the American National Student Association Congress. (I had done a lot of work for NUSAS while at the University of Cape Town, and was thus asked to repee ent them at this important Congress.) I travelled to Wiscon in by Greyhound Bus. It was a long journey of about 1,000 miles, but quite comfortable. We passed Chicago on the way, and I found it very impressive coming into the city on the skyway just before dawn, with the lights of tbe city blinking in the distance. I found tbe Congress rather baffling at first. Tbere were hundreds of students dashing around, lreams of publications being put out, [lecial meetings, hundreds of committee meetings, enormou plenary sessions, etc. Students from every [Jart of America were representedand I found them all highly intelligent and weU-informed. After a few days I managed to get things sorted out and was given the opportunity to address the International Committee on South Africa. After路 wards 1 addressed a plenary session of all the delegates present. I am glad to say that the National Student Association passed a very favourable resolution on South Africa (which through string-pulling I had drafted myself!) and later in the year it awarded NUSAS a substantial grant. I made a number of friends at tbe Congresswitb the result tbat, wherever I have tra veiled in

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tbe States, I have known someone wbo has been pleased to offer me hospitality. After the Congress I was invited to attend a Foreign Student Leadership Project Camp. Here I lived with and joined in a number of activities with foreign student leaders from all over the world. The National Student Association then sent me on a trj p to a number of the major cities in the United State". A car was hired for us, and we set off in a small group. First back to Chicagowhere we arrived despite the fact that an American girl who was driving at one stage hit another car. After looking around the city, we left for Philadelphia - about 1,000 miles away. American highways are magnificentand I was able to drive all the way at a steady 80 m.p.h. Philadelphia is a very historical city, and, after visiting some of the historical buildings and the National Student Association Headquarters which were situated in Pbiladelphia, we left for Washington. In Washington I visited the White House, sat in on some Congress and Senate debates, visited the Smithsonian Institute, the National Art Gallery, and the South African Embassy. New York was the next stop, where our visit included such things as tbe United Nations Organization, Empire State Buildjng, Statue of Liberty, etc. We also had a taste of New York night life - visiting some of tbe famous nightclubs and hotels. Eventually I arrived at Cornell University. I found it very different from the University of Cape Town. It was three times as large, standards and competition among the students were far bigher, and the students ljved in quite a different way. They were far wealthier - driving expensive cars, dressing well, and living, for the most part, in 'Fraternities', which are large, often luxuriously furnished houses run by the students themselves, and which also amount to social clubs. I found the students extremely intelligent and far more eager and hard-working tban South African students. Of course, they were not representative of all students in America, for this university is one of the 'Ivy League' colleges which include Harvard and Yale and only admits the most intelligent 25% of students wbo apply for admission. It is one of the most expensive universities in tbe world. Fees are ÂŁ600 per year, and living expenses amount to an additional ÂŁ60 per month.

American students are generally far better informed about world affairs and current events than South African students. Perhaps this is because America stands so much at the centre of world affairs herself. With regard to my own studies at CornelI, I am concentrating on Comparative Government and International Organization. Cornell is in a good position for these studies, and I have been able to make several visits to tbe United Nations, wbere, owing to some contacts which I bad, I was able to gain admission behind the scenes and meet delegates and members of the Secretariat. Two things were made obvious to me at UN: tbe almost universal condemnation and disljke of South Africa's political policies by tbe nations of the world and, secondly, the increasing importance of African and Asian nations in world affairs. Wbile in America I bave continued to travel around as much as possible, and have also found time to pay a short visit to Canada and to see the Niagara Falls. Americans have a genuine and keen interest in other areas of the world. I have received a constant flow of invitations to visit clubs, schools and other organizations to tell them about South Africa. I have found my stay in America very stimulating. One experiences a sense of the importance of wbat is going on around one - which is enhanced by the fact tbat one can visit Washington or tbe United Nations without any effort, and rub shoulders with the men wbo are shaping the course of tbe world today, see momentous rocket flights, etc., on one's television set, receive instruction from world authorities in various subjects, and so on. At present I am in England. I shall be spending the summer vacation in Europe, travelling around and trying to get some first-hand knowledge of political and social conditions in the countries which I visit. I shall be returning to Cornell in September. Dr. James Kleinman, who Matriculated round about the year 1931, was recently elected Mayor of Ladismith, Natal. David Katz was elected by tnis year's Matriculation Class as their representative on the Old Boys' Committee for 1963.

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asm. A delightful character of the 20's, "Waggie" played many games, and those of us who remember the schoolboy recall him in a Wynberg Soccer jersey. Why trus recollection has remained is inexplicable; just one of those trungs that remain in the memory, such as the beautiful band-writing of Louis Price, Reuben Maisel always immaculately attired, Bossie and his "Japies" (the quince sticks he kept in his cupboard), Mike riding up the driveway on his bicycle, Fatty Ladan roaring up the same approach on his motor-bike - in Standard V! - and the boarders relieving day boys of their sandwiches before 9.30 on most mornings.

From Headquarters in Cape Town we are happy to acknowledge the fine efforts of our fellows in Natal who, during the tour of that Province by tbe School 1st Rugby XV, contributed much to the enjoyment of tbe players. Early on in the proceedings, when tbe tour was contemplated, we contacted a past-president of the Old Boys' Union, Ernest Lincey, and he assured us tbat he would round up the Old Boys in and around Durban, which be did most commendably. We are pleased to know that the School XV deljghted not only our own Old Boys who, of course, had a particular interest in the tour, but also the general public, who apparently were impressed with the type of rugby Messrs. Tasker and Oosthuizen's team presented. Ernest will be remembered as a personality of our 20's. Well over six feet in beigbt, be was a first-rate rugby player of those years, in the company of Cedric Hall, his great friend, and otbers such as Cyril Sbarp, Victor Victor, Mick Myburgh and Eric Bouchet, who were a few who subsequently became excellent sportsmen in senior rugby.

"Waggie" Waylett incidentally won through to the semi-finals of tbe South Bowling Championships during the last ment. This accomplishment is particularly in view of the tremendous competition.

his way African tournanotable

To all the fellows in Natal who gave their support and hospitaljty on this tour we tender our very sincere thanks. The Union and the SchooL acknowledge this contribution with pleasure. Locally, in tbe sphere of Bowls, we record the commendable success of Max Saacks of Clovelly, in the Western Province Championships.

Natalians who have ever been loyal to our association, altbough so far away, are Ralph Coben, Dr. Joe Morris, "Waggie" Waylett, Lionel Atlas and Charles Greer.

Recently Villagers Club toured Southern Rhodesia, where their hosts, the Salisbury Club, has as its Chairman an old Villager, A. M. BruceBrand. He rallied Old Boys who are domiciled in the Federation, and was good enough to arrange a party to meet Wynberg fellows who were in the team in the persons of Ooug Tunbridge, Gus Bosch and Peter Probyn. Barney Pycroft, who played senior rugby and cricket after leaving school, Barry Kirby, a fine forward and a pilot in the Air Force towards the end of the War, tbat lovely footballer, Dr. Mike Gelfand, O.B.E., and rus brother "Buller" who played in the front rank to Bruce and tbose of our fraternity who saw the ional sport - one might say the National preoccupation, such is the enthusiasm for the game in most parts of tbe country - we were so pleased to see Eric Watson's younger son playing fullback for tbe successful Under Fourteen team at Newlands in a curtain-raiser to the third Test. It is always interesting to see a son emulating the father. At scbool in tbe late 20's, Eric was a brilliant full-back who played in an outstanding succession of teams of age-groups in turn, from Under 13 to Under 17. These sides of P. de V's, and captained by John Lincey, were rivalled only by Rondebosch. In time, under tbe guidance of

Ralph Cohen was a wing three-quarter in his day, and I remember a story which I'm sure Ralph will not mind my relating. He used to leave his rugby togs with the Station Master at Muizenberg, as his mother objected to his participation .in tbe game on a Saturday. He played much delightful football for many Saturdays until came tbe day when he fractured his collar-bone, and that was decidedly THAT. In time Ralph became a proficient wicket-keeper with Cape Town; and, while mentioning bis prowess, we recall Or. "Perskes" Scher, who was his boon companion and who, regrettably, did not continue his cricket career at Varsity, for "Perskes" was a complete opening batsman and a fine fielder. Dr. Joe Morris was another Old Boy who must have been happy to see the blue and white hooped jerseys again, as also tbe two Atlas brotbers, who had distinguished academic and sporting successes at U.C.T. after leaving school. Of our clan in Natal we refer with affection to dear old "Waggie" Waylett. Here was an Old Boy who, much loved at Wynberg, seemed to take to every facet of everyday school life with enthusi-

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that rugby genius P. de V. Wah!, these schoolboys played the most sophisticated rugby we may ever be privileged to have seen at school. With due respect to the excellent contributions made by recent teams under the coaching of Messrs. Tasker, Oosthuizen, Pretorius, Lennox and Morris, and many other superb teachers of the game, and moreover in view of the great successes we have witnessed over the past 25 years, this may be a brave and controversial statement!

We are proud to congratulate him on the additional honour bestowed on him by the award of the Olympics bat for outstanding sportsmanship. In addition he received the award from Technical College for the best batsman of the season, and Bobby Giles another trophy from the same Club. During many years of representation in these Tournaments we have known many "near misses" in selection for captaincy of tbe Province side, and names that come to mind particularly are Fritz Bing, Jack Burt Jr., and Bruce Anderson, presently at Rhodes University, who subsequently distinguished tbemselves in the local cricket sphere. Bruce played full-back for Central Universities against the Lions.

Eric Watson, along with "Oogie" Louwand Max Marcus, in due course played for the Villager Club, while "Dokkie" du Toit and Jack Pickup went on to the Varsity First team. Eric could so easily have played for any other provincial side, but, unfortunately, his career in the Cape coincided with the peerless Gerry Brand and Jim Vlok, the junior Springbok.

A preference for particular games is perfectly understandable wbere these games are part of the life of a school, but it is pleasant to record the association of many of our past and present members with soccer. In this respect we offer our congratulations to the Wynberg Association Football Club which recently celebrated its 60th Anniversary. In an extremely interesting booklet which was published on this occasion, we note that in the early days of the Club well-known Wynberg names appear as they, similarly, have been associated with our own story. The early days knew the Scotts, Moroms, Millers, Mathews, Humans and Elliotts. During its life, and not including the past two seasons, the Club has had the distinction of having its name engraved on every trophy under tbe aegis of the W.P.F.A. on fifty-five occasions.

Of these balmy days we recall other Old Boys who were considered "The Greats" of their time in Frank MelLish, Frankie Waring, Bennie OsIer, and the one and only Jock van Niekerk, who played for Villagers with his brother "LoUie" alongside of him, with Nic van Oudtshoorn, Mick Myburgh and Victor Victor contemporaries of his in this Club. Concluding the "Rugby aspect" of our fellows, we once again congratulate路 Douggie Hopwood and Lionel Wilson on their selection against tbe British Lions in all four tests. In addition, Aubrey Luck (W.P.), Dave Stewart (Boland), Hennie du Plessis (S.W.D.), Doug Holton (Rhodesia) and Manfred Mansveld (South West Africa) represented their provinces. Locally Lionel Derman and Dick Gelb, tbe inseparables, have played for Hamiltons senior side.

Among Old Boys wbo gained representative honours we find Hugh and Jimmy Mathew, George SickIer, Dave Murray, Dave Smitb, Roy Bridgens, Peter Poezyn and Joe Marcus. Otbers of our fraternity who rendered long service to the Club were "Bunny" Burns, Steve Smith, "Pummy" Gibbs, Bill Jennings and the late Denis Langton, to mention only a few. With rare exceptions, every W.P. Under 16 Tourney Team has included one or more Wynberg B.H.S. boy, and it is notewortby that in the Jubilee year of the Club, Duncan Taylor, John McDonald, Gus Ackerman and A. C. Parker were Patrons.

Among many of the regular and faithful contingent who encourage the sport of a Saturday morning we are happy to note erstwhile enthusiastic and fine sportsmen in "Roly" Slabber, Rex and Stan Eastman, SoLlyand Izzy Fine, Jack Walker, Ron Gibbs, Felix Craye, Dr. Stan Eddy,路 Max Marcus and Ron van Rosenveld. Another stalwart wbo has unobtrusively given so many years' valued support is Bill Jennings, while Pat Gilmore, of vintage-car fame, is as much a part of the school as ever. How gratifying it is to be able to acknowledge this support by our Old Boys year after year. In the 1961-62 Nuffield Schools week tbe captain of the Western Province contingent was Neville Budge who, with Mickey Giles and Michael Bowditch, were the school representatives.

In last year's Jubilee Magazine we reported on the magnificent cragsmanship of Andr茅 Schoon and his party in their ascent of the formidable Via Centrale Turrets at Ceres. Perusing tbe current issue of tbe Journal of the Mountain Club of South Africa, we again observe tbe name of one of our Old Boys in the person of H.G.A. "Bob"

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Craye who is one of the keenest Committee-men and wbo regularly officiates as projectionist at tbe Club's Friday evening lectures. Over tbe years be has become keenly interested in the field work associated with Archaeology. He must be in possession of a magnificent collection of Early and Late Stone-age artefacts, and his contribution to tbe study of tbe subject is most commendable.

Old Boys, Dr. 1. D. du Plessis, authority on the Cape Malays, author, winner of the Hertzog and Scbeepers Prizes, and, in relation to the "Quiz", the writer who added, in English, additional verses to tbe famous Rubiyat of Omar Khyam. Or. J. P. de Villiers who, in addition to a noted Medical career, bad a distinguisbed War career as well, has been elected Chairman of the Cape Western Division of the Red Cross Society. At the beginning of World War II several Old Boys awaiting release to join up, or who could not otherwise volunteer, performed notably in the Wynberg Detachment of this international society where, after a full day's work, they would spend many evenings tending patients in tbe Military wards of Victoria Hospital. In addition to Mr. Arguile, who was one of the leading spirits, there was Eddie McDonald and one or two others. Established newspapermen in Cape Town are Maxwell Price and A. C. Parker (Sport) and Neville Dubow (Art). We are pleased to see a newcomer to these ranks in Neville Woudberg, a fine long-distance runner at school, who is writing for the "Cape Argus" on sport. Provincial honours continue to come to the School. In Archery, Jack RedOlan bas been Club Champion of Pinelands Archers on several occasions, and has also more tban once been Western Province Champion. Jack, as far as we know, is our first Old Boy to achieve such success in this "antient" art.

Hugh Trainor will ever be remembered by the "vintage late 20's - early 30's" as a fearless little scrum-half who used to take an awful hammering on occasion. He has, in recent years particularly, contributed much to the slow but, we bope, certain eradication of alien vegetation in this beautiful part of our country. As a member of the same Club as Bob Craye, be is now helping in the A. Kilwarden Wolfe is also convening parties for tbis admirable work. In him we have a man of many parts. A Chartered Accountant by profession, he frequently answers the call of the outdoor life, and may be seen hiking, climbing or camping in any weatber. In addition, be is an accomplisbed organist, and has been President of the Guild of Organists, and is at present Chairman of the Melodic Choral Society. Excellent atbletes of our schoolday period such as Shapiro, Barry Heyman, Nico Vos and Weinreich had their glorious hour, and then, perhaps inevitably with sprinters, faded into memory. Our long-distance brigade such as Alan Hodges, Ted HarOlan, John Carstens and Charlie Savage were able to pursue their interest longer, and we are pleased to record the continued success of those wbo are still active. Charlie Savage was recently manager of a Touring Cross-Country Team.

Another three have had their eyes on a similar kind of target. Late last year Bill Attwood, Bill Smuts and Frans Stofberg participated in the .22 Nationa.l Bisley as representatives of the first Cape Western team to take part in tbis event.

The recent highly successful South African Life-Saving Tournament at Port Elizabeth was won by Western Province. The team contained two Old Boys, Hugh Hutton, a contemporary of Doug Tunbridge from Under 15 days, and Brian Hilliard, wbo bas been playing for Villagers' First team. John Grendon and Graham Andrews of about this period bave been playing for False Bay, and Tim Clampett and Greyling bave been at Union. It is particularly gratifying to congratulate Colin Berrisford on his gaining a Tennis "Blue" at Wynberg, and on bis success at U.C.T., where he bas obtained his B.Sc.(Hons.) in Zoology and is presently doing an extremely interesting researcb in Marine Biology.

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Jimmy Steele is still with the Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Company in Kimberley. He has been there for about two years and has settled down happily. He has made a start on Athletics, and is concentrating on the mile. Ernest Wylie, who taught at a local scbool until the end of 1961, married in early 1962 and then left for England to spend a year there. He has been teaching at a secondary scbool- one of the tougher types, we are told - in Surrey. He has had a wonderful year in the U.K. whicb has been rich in experience. He and his wife (also a teacher) have toured the country by car and have covered most of what London can offer in entertainment. The weather has not curtailed their

An interesting "Quiz" question on the radio recently related to one of our most distinguished

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same course by part-time study. Kevin Gilmore is doing Electrical Engineering. Leon de B[jquy frequents the Michaelis Art School, and when last seen was intending to qualify as a commercial artist.

activities - in fact, Ernest has even been seabathing. He returns to South Africa early in 1963. David Lytton has written another book, which is called "The Paradise People". Having not yet seen a copy, we are unable to report what it is about. Roger Townley Johnson will be leaving for England shortly to join the firm of Messrs. Bentails for a year to study methods .in Commerce. Since preparing the news about David Cole in the University News section, we hear that he has been awarded one of the Argus Bursaries of RlOO made available to English-speaking students. In recording our pleasure at receiving this news, we express also our appreciation of the Argus Company's enlightened attempts to alleviate the serious shortage of English-speaking teachers in the country. David's brother, James Cole, came first in South Africa in the Preliminary Banking Examination, having, the previous year, come first in South Africa in Economic Geograpby. Colin Morton, after trying banking, and then the fish-canning business, is now running a florist firm in Rondebosch. Neville Gibbs, a School Orchestra, is of Organists, having A. Kilwarden Wolfe,

Howard Spiro is doing part-time Accountancy, and during the rugby season he played regularly for U.C.T. Under 19A. Jobn Duffield is at Rhodes University, but the course which he is taking is not known. Stuart Gottschalk, who has been doing a lot of traveIEng around Britain lately, is now at Leeds University doi ng Industrial Science. Three are at the Technical College. Leslie Schwab is doing Pharmacy, and Ian le Seuer is preparing for a Matric. Exemption. Clive Bell is studying Medical Technology. It is pleasing to know that, after many unlucky setbacks, be is now following a career which became almost an obsession with him at School- Medicine. The Services have al.so taken a considerable toll of this class. Those who preferred footslogging include Billy Jenkins, Gerald Leibbrandt, Sidney Kaplan, David Roe, Philip de Wet, Anthony Brook, Ian MacRae, David Whitfield, John Ditchfield and Eric Feist. Gerald Pasvolsky, Head Student, also joined the Army Gym and, when last heard of, was training at Walvis Bay.

foundation member of the 1962 Chairman of the Guild succeeded another Old Boy, to this post.

NEWS OF THE 1961

MATRIC.

Our Admirals-to路be include Chris Copeland, who intends to join the Permanent Force, Michael Paddick, Stanley lennings, Thornley Bawden and John Bleach. Hugh Jessop is in the permanent Navy at Simonstown. Among the hi-fly set we have Jannie Smuts and Geoffrey Peiser. Stuart Bass joined the Rhodesian Police early in the year. The banks have attracted quite a fair proportion. Bobby Dau, Barry Napier and Robin Ormond are working at the Standard, and Hubert Stoll, Howard Callaghan, Bill Tooley and Jeremy Nairn are at Barclays. Jeremy hopes to continue his studies either at a university or technical college next year. John Stallich is doing post-matric in German at Windhoek. Grant Levey is rumoured to be studying Matric again at Oranjemund. Sammy LUTie has settled in Israel permanently. Hugh Levenbach and Stanley Rogow are also in Israel, but only for a year. Billy Groenewald is working hard on his

CLASS

The collection of news of the previous year's Matric Class commences early in the new year. Some of it is based on hearsay: in other cases, the students may bave altered their jobs or moved to another centre. We apologise to any who may be misrepresented. As is usual nowadays, the universities have taken a fairly large slice out of the class, the largest number going to U.C.T. Old Boys of 1961 are in the following faculties: Ian Levars, Anthony Magnin, Michael Aitken, David Stewart, Jobn Goodwin and Jack Shap, B.Sc. The Medical faculty has claimed Jobn White路 bouse, Robert Kiwi, Leonard Savadier and Howard Baker. Denis Fagin, Peter Fabricius, Alan Nathan are taking a.Com., and David Barnard .is taking the

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Rev. Stanley Grassow, having been stationed in Natal until recently, is presently at Umtata Methodist Church. Rev. H. Michael Arguile, also of the Methodist Church, is at Mahamba in Swaziland. He commenced his ministerial career at Worcester, Cape, about three years ago. Rev. Dr. Herbert M. Bennett, after many bard but productive years in tbe Methodist Mission Fielj at Mount Coke, bas retired for health reasons and is Jiving at Waterloo Green. He is assisting at Wynberg Methodist Church and rendering medical service at various clinics. We wish him a speedy recovery and all happiness in his reti rement. Rev. Llewellyn Jones, after obtaining his B.A. Degree locally, went on to Mirfield, U.K., to further his studies. He has now returned to South Africa and is a Curate at Caledon. M r. John Williams-Ashman, a Missionary from the Congo, is working in Cape Town "until things sort themselves out". The area in which his Mission Station is situated is still the scene of fighting, and John, with two baby boys to think of, dare not consider an early return. CarroH FuHord has returned to South Africa from the U.S.A., and is, we understand, running or assisting at tbe Church of Christ in Wynberg. Jobn Fulford, as far as we know, is still in the U.S.A. He was studying for a Master of Divinity Degree - a course which requires a seven-year study, but we have been unable to obtain up-todate news of these two brothers through our inability to make contact with Carroll.

father's farm and bearing a pretty big burden, as his father has not been too well of late. Robert Middleman is interestedly occupied at Southern Sea Fishing Industries. Michael Henry is with Industrial Fibre Glass at Lansdowne. Errol le Roux is employed by the Department of Revenue in Cape Town. Alan Viljoen is leading his usual steady, hard-working life at the Administrative Offices in Wale Street. Brian Tait is working as a draughtsman at Electricity House. Tony Jamieson is a learner-manager at the O.K. Bazaars. Neville Budge has joined the Board of Executors, and Solly Radowsky is leading an interesting life as an articled clerk with a legal firm. It is to him and Hubert Stoll that we owe much of what appears in this news report. Wietz Fick is with an insurance firm, and George Marc is presumably up in the Eastern Transvaal. Carleton seems to be his most likely abode. Henry Wolff, when last heard of, was engaged on some interesting work at African Explosives at Somerset West. Arnold Clarke is now at Military Camp in Walvis Bay, but, before he Jeft in April, he had started a Chartered Accountancy course. We wish him all the best when he comes back. Michael Anderson is undergoing Military training this year at Youngsfield. David Richardson, Gifford Sparks, Robin Solomon and Kenneth Thomas are back at School, and we wish them every success in this year's finals.

ECCLESIASTICAL

NEWS

Since returning to Cape Town, John WiJliamsAshman has bumped into several Old Boys, and has kindly passed on some news of tbem. Two of them, Peter Prynn and Wilfred Cooper, are both doing well in the legal world. Wilfred Cooper is an up-and-coming Advocate and has been defending a number of important cases. Peter Prynn is a partner in a Cape Town legal firm.

This imposing title has not, we think, appeared in any previous Magazine, but sufficient news of Clergymen-Old Boys has reached us to enable us to record their activities in a separate section. The Rev. James Rodger wins our warmest congratulations on his being inducted as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa, this being an honour which we share with our friends of S.A.C.S. Mr. Rodger became a Rhodes Scholar and, after obtaining his B.A. at U.C.T., went on to Oriel College, Oxford. Here he graduated in the Final Classical Honours School, and then gained his baccalaureate of Divinity at Edinburgh. We wish him every success in bis high office. Rev. Jack Cook is now Principal of the Lovedale Theological College for African Ministers.

Dr. H. Gordon, a Physician, is in the Department of Medicine at the U.C.T. Medical School, and is active at SHA WCO. His brother, Arnold WilLiams-Ashman, is Company Secretary to Amalgamated Packaging Industries at Durban, where he is kept busily occupied. For leisure he goes yachting whenever possible. Talking about yachting brings us automatically to Hilary Spears. According to the "Financial Times" he has designed two boats, one of which

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is cleverly named the "Spearhead", a moulded hull 16-footer, and its junior version, the "Andy". Well done, Hilary. Ron Gibbs tells us that, while on holiday in Port Elizabeth in June, he met Hilary unexpectedly. He accepted his invitation to a conducted tour of his School, Grey B.H.S., where Hilary teaches mainly Maths., and spent a pleasant hour looking over this well-known institution with its spacious grounds and fine modern swimming bath. Hilary has entered very much into Port Elizabeth life, and is happily settled in the "Friendly City". Cecil Jubber has brought renown to his Alma Mater on the justifiable award, the highest in Radio for the year, for his magnificent production "The Soul of the White Ant". To him we record our own congratulations on this high distinction which Broadcasting has accorded him.

the first full-time ~cience correspondent of a South African newspaper. He has specialised in writing popular scientific and medical stories. Roy Terry is chairman of the Science Writers' Association of South Africa and a council member of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science. He is currently public relations officer for an international electron.ics and radio firm. He is also the author of the popular Springbok Radio serial "No Place to Hide". His hobby is yachting. William Hare, who is general manager of Black & Decker, South Africa (Pty.) Ltd., left Cape Town on a six-week business trip some months ago. During the course of his travels, he expected to visit the Black & Decker parent company in Towson, Maryland, U.S.A., the Black & Oecker associate company at Harmondsworth, England, and the newly-acquired Italian company, Star Utensili Electrici.

Lovers of sacred music have been rewarded by many lovely programmes which one of our notable Old Boys has been producing in his programme, "0 come, let us sing". These presentations are a delightful experience to all who hear them, and Roger O'Hogan is to be thanked for them. Dr. M. W. Littlewood writes from Bideford, N. Devon: "In your December number (1961) I notice that you ask for help in identifying the characters in the photograph on page 89. Back row, extreme right, is my brother Jack. M iddle row, second from left, I believe to be Etheridge, who commanded the Cadet Corps. Third from left is my father, the Headmaster. Fourth from left is Reynolds, the Chemistry Master. The structure in the background (left) is the shed in which I kept my bicycle. I can remember making a point of riding straight in through the narrow doorway. All the other members of the group are complete enigmas".

IN MEMORIAM The Old Boys' Union records, with regret, the passing of one Old Boy during the year and expresses its sincere condolences to his family and relatives: Dudley Sidman (1961) The following obituary has been kindly supplied by Howard Baker: On 19th April, 1962, our colleague, Dudley Sidman, was suddenly taken away from us as the result of a motor accident. The tragic manner of his passing came as a great shock to each and everyone of us. A wreath was sent by the 1961 Matriculation Class, and his mother, Mrs. Sidman, wrote to thank us for it. We of that class would like to express our deepest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Sidman and their family. We very much admire their courageous attitude and stalwart faith.

From Personality, July 12th, 1962: Roy W. Terry was born in Cape Town, educated at Wynberg Boys' High School and the Un.iversity of Cape Town. He entered journalism in 1950 and has worked on The Chronicle, Bulawayo, The Natal Mercury, Durban, The Evening Post, Port Elizabeth, and the Rand Daily Mail, Johannesburg. On the latter newspaper he was appointed

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