Wynberg Boys' Schools Magazine 1967 by Wynberg Boys' High School

ANNUAL MAGAZINE OF THE

WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

DECEMBER 1967

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PRINCIPAL Mr. N. R. Black beard , B.A. VICE-PRINCIPALS .. Mathematics .... Geography SPECIALGRADE ASSISTANrS J. L. Mathew, B.SC. Biology A. J. A. Morris, B.A. ...... English, Geography V. J. Parkins, B.A. ...... English, Mathematics AsSISTANrS J. C. Boltman, MoA. Latin J. M. Blom, B.A. Afrikaans D. Bromberger, BoA.(HONS.) English P. Broster, B.se. ..... Science J. G. de Jongh, B.A. Afrikaans T. W. Fair, B.SC. ..... .... Machematics E. P. Hopkins, A.Le.B., N.e.T.e., A.B.C.E. Commercial P. Kal1away, B.A.(HONS.) History F. A. J. Kooy, B.A. English 1. le Roux, B.A. Afrikanns, Social Studies T. P. Metrowich, B.se. Science A. Noffla, B.A. Physical Education J. Rodger, B.A.(FINEART) Art D. S. Sieberhagen, B.A. Afrikaans C. J. A. Vnger, B.se. ...... Mathematics A. Verwymeren, M.O.MUSIC,U.P.r.M. Music J. J. Voigt, H.p.T.e. .... ...... ... Woodwork and Metalwork SECRETARY: Mrs. J. Cotton, B.A. CARETAKER: Mr. Broeker. GROUNDSMAN: Mr. Marais.

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JUNIOR Principal Vice-Principal Sub Al Sub A2 Sub Bl Sub B2 Std. lA Std. IB Std. 2A td. 2B Std. 3A Std. 3B Std. 4A Std. 4B (Special Grade Assistant) Std. 5A _.... . . Std. 5B (Special Grade Assi tant) . On a Year's Study Leave Physical Training Class inging and Choir ...... Remedial Speech Speech Training and Play Production ...... Eurhythmics Piano Violin .. Cello . Recorder Secretary Caretaker Supervisor of Kitchen

SCHOOL

STAFF

Mr. A. Lorie Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, B.se. Miss B. Durham Miss A. Coop Miss G. Barwell Miss E. Beyleveld Miss L. Marsh Miss P. Watters Miss S. Kacev Mi s L. Cowley Mrs. l. Oberholzer Mr. F. A. B. Smith Mr. A. Thiele Mr. R. Just Mr. A. Larie Mr. K. Hutchison Mr. M. K. Pretorius Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, B.se. Mrs. E. Jennings Mrs. A. Zwarts Miss T. Glaun Mrs. M. Botha Miss C. Liefman Mr. A. Lorie Mrs. R. Stone Mr. F. A. B. Smith Mrs. Buchanan Mr. M. Donough Mrs. Katie Foster

A few years ago the Magazine Editorial contained a suggestion that academic blues and colours be created to serve as an incentive to cholastic boys. Thi is an excellent idea, though one cannot help feeling that not only the academic, but alo the cultural sphere need more recognition in our chool- and, indeed, our everyday lives.

The young string player are ju t not coming forward. They will not come on their own: the parents mu t be behind them. lt does appear, too, that the actual recognition accorded the various fields of activity i ,a we have mentioned. somewhat disproportionate. An excellent cricketer i , quite rightly. given a pecial badge; yet no uch distinction is given an excellent debater, for example. A white-bordered blazer is the reward for brilliant performances on the rugby field; i it unreasonable to award at lea t a little badge for brilliant performances on the concert platform or the stage? We are not insinuating that the rightful importance attached to port be dimini hed, but we do uggest that the other fields of activity should also receive ome acknowledgement and further attention.

What we mu t strive after in our school life is perfect harmony between the sporting, the academic and the cultural. The school that shows an unnatural bias toward academic success alone does not have a balanced outlook; likewise the school which place exce sive empha is on port. Almo t inevitably, however, in the struggle for supremacy between the cia sroom and the rugby field, the third member of the trinity, culture, is pushed aside. We must realise that garded merely a places are place in which to facet is an integral part person.

At the beginning of this year one of our English ma ters encouraged the publication of a little magazine, "Literata," with the aim of encouraging creative writing among our boys. We incerely hope tbat this quarterly venture will continue, but the initial response ha been so half-hearted that "Literata". like the very diITerent ''Times'' before it, may very easily cease in the near future. Without the complete support of the school, an effort of it kind is doomed.

chools are no longer rein which to learn: they grow. And the cultural of the fuller life of any

What is the rea On for the cultural depres ion? The boys tbemselves re erve all their admiration for physical prowess - they cannot be expected to do otherwise, The apathy of the parents, however, is to be deplored. Very few parents encourage their children to learn music, for instance. And those who do are u ually extremely shortsighted in that they insi t upon the piano a the only instrument worthy of consideration. What is the re uit? The School Orchestra, our great mu ical heritage, has to depend heavily upon the Old Boys in order to retain a suitable complement.

Tbis, then, is a plea for a New Deal a regard the cultural pur uits of the chool community, Culture, as Matthew Arnold puts it, is 路路the pa sion for sweetness and light, and (what is more) the pas ion for making them prevail". To be enlightened is not enough; we must try to hine the light on otbers. M.H.

Staff:

of strength in our extra-mural activities and in Littlewood Hou e. Diocesan College is fortunate to have acquired his services. In the case of Mr. Fourie and Mr. Rogers, we have to record both their arrival and departure. Mr. Fourie held a temporary Afrikaans post and Mr. Rogers, who took over our art cla es. has been appointed to a lectureship at Rhodes University. At short notice and for short intervals Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Hewitson and Mr. Jones bave responded to urgent picas to fill gaps cau ed by illness, etc., and we thank these three for their services.

Losses

Mr. Ta ker, whose departure was prematurely reported in our last i ue, did finally leave during the course of the year. Three decades of Wynberg boy will recall with affection hi ready mile, unfailing cheerfulness and indefatigable zeal. He was part of the fabric of our chool and his departure on a prolonged overseas stay leaves a hole of which wc are till conscious. We hope that he and Mr . Tasker will enjoy their welldeserved rest. Mr. Jordaan, a Geography specialist who also taught Afrikaan, .uccumbed to the lure of his ubject and set off for a two-year stay in Canada. Mr. Peacock, nglish master. abandoned teaching for bu ine . All who tuilled under him have a high regard for his salesman hip, and we hope that hi new commodity i as greatly appreciated. Mr. McMinn, art ma ter and leading figure in the young et of ape Town arti ts, gained an appointment in an Edinburgh school and was happy to have this opportunity of extending his profe ional experience. Miss eckel wa appointed temporarily to take over Mr. Thorp's cience classe, and charmed from her Std. X class reallyexcellent results in the final examination.

Staff Gains Mr. Bro ter bas his first appointment with us and has settled down as a valuable member of taff and of Littlewood Hou e. A fresh, uninhibited approach to Science and to a wide range of porting activities has met with enthusiastic respon e (rom the boys. Mr. Metrowich, senior Science master, has come to u from Sea Point Boys' High. He, too, has been active on the Rugby field and, together with Mr. Bro ter, ha rejuvenated the Students' Christian Union. Mr. le Roux, who resigned from the staff three years ago to look after business interests, found the lure of teaching too strong and ha made a welcome return, teaching Afrikaans and Social Studies. Finally, we are pleased to report the return of Mr. de Jongh, who left us a year ago on account of ill bealth. We hope that he is fully recovered. Before clo ing our report on staff activities, we should like to congratulate Mr. Bromberger on his engagement to Mi s Margaret Alexander and wi h them every happiness in the future. Finally, Old Boys will be intere ted to know that Mr. Mathew went on furlough in the early part of the year. He spent a fortnight in I rael, leaving only just before the I raeli-Egyptian clasb, and motored westwards through Europe.

Impending Departures Mr. Sieberhagen has been at Wynberg for almo t twenty years. There was never any drabness in his cia sroom, and the new: of his departure will awaken happy memories in two generation of Wynberg boys. Hi never-failing cheerfulness and courtesy will be mis ed in the talI-room wben he transfers lo the Oude Molen Technical High School. Mr. Hopkins is another stalwart who is spending his last week with us. Himself a Wynberg Old Boy, Mr. Hopkins has given the school twelve years of loyal, con cientiou ervice both in the classroom and on the playing fields, and has at all limes and in many spheres acrificed himself in the interests of the school. Trained as a commercial teacher, be goes to Kimberley to a post at the Technical College. Mr. Fair has been with u for only two years, but in that time he has proved himself a tower

Tributes We have many acknowledgements to make and would assure our benefactors tbat the brevity of our thanks is no measure of our gratitude. 2

SCHOOL PREFECT , 1967 From Row (1. to r.): J. Miller, A. Hurwitz, Mr: S. Gilmour (V lP), L. Osrin (Vice-Head p.), Mr. . R. Blackbeard (Principal), G. Pfel! (Head Prefect), Mr. W. Lennox: (V lP), T. Kyriaeos, M. Herbert. Second Roll' (I .to r.): J. Oosthuizen, S. Lcyser, M. Westmoreland, L. Buwalda, J. Lawrence, E. Eddy, T. Oettl茅, K. Neilsoo. Third Row (1. to r.): M. Poematicatos, W. Aoderton, W. van Dam, . Cohcn, M. Hurwitz. We should like to tbank, first of all, the committee of our Parent-Teacher' As ociation for their zeal and enthu ia m. Thank to them, the P.T.A. has become a very real and active and bencficial factor in our school life. Tbe mo t immediate benefit lo the boys, of cour c, i the running of the daily tuckshop. We hould like Mrs. Blanckenberg and her band of motbers to know that their ervices are greatly appreciated and that domestic crises in untold number have been solved by pre ing ten cents into an eager hand and telling its owner to buy lunch at chool. Mr. Holrnes must be congratulated on the tate and appearance of the chool ground. Limited as we are for playing space, and fielding as many rugby and cricket team as we do, our ground take a fearful pounding throughout the year. Great skill and much hard work is needed to keep them as fresh and green and attractive as they are. It is with regret, therefore, that we say goodbye to Mr. Holmes, who is leaving at the

end of October. However, rus successor, Mr. Marais, is already learning the ropes, and to rum we extend a warm welcome. The library ha benefited by gifts of books from the lagger Beque t The Old Mutual, Miss Hopkirk and other donor. Acquisitions A familiar sight for years has been the figure of one of the ground staff hurrying along behind a large, temperamental petrol-driven mower. All that ha changed. We now pos es a tractor and a triple路gang mower, and our fields have taken on a permanent short-backs-and-sides appearance. To hou e thi welcome addition, Mr. Holmes constructed a tractor-shed between the crickethed and the fence of the Girl' School. The old cricket core-box made way for the tuck- hop, and under construction at the moment is a new, permanent score-box just beyond the line of the wimming pool. 3

The filtration plant for the swimming pool has been overhauled and several spectator- tands. constructed in tiers, have been placed at uitable vantage points. Two of our tennis courts have had all-weather treatment, and we are indebted to our Old Boys Union for financing tbe co t of one of them.

There are two excellent individual efforts to report: M. Westmoreland won for the second succes ive year the Western Province Judo title, and M. Herbert won a first place in the Navy League Essay competition. Our various clubs and societies, reported upon more fully on other pages, continue to provide an outlet for specialised interests and a wide diversity of talents, and we urge parents to encourage tbeir boys to make use of tbe facilities and opportunities tha t are offered. Boys who spurn the other half of school life are getting only half an educalion. With this in mind, we congratulate the member of the Debating Society who tied for fir t place with S.A.C.S. in lhe Inter-school Forum - a novel competition in which a team of five di cusses a topic whicb tbey have been given only ten minutes to con ider. By the time this magazine is published, our Std. X pupils will be putting to the test twelve years of chooling. We wish tbem tbe best of luck in the examination and thereafter.

General

Our porting activities continue in a very healthy state. Without achieving any peaks, our cricket, rugby and tenni team maintained a high standard of play and of sportsmanship, and we are indebted to the respective organiser and the coache on both accounts. As far as wimming is concerned, we have bad a vintage year. We won all our galas and the Inter-School Swimming hield. Our cadet detachment and the cadet band did extremely well in the inter- chool competition.

LIBRARY Purchases of book were complicated tbis year by a departmental requirement that certain fixed proportions of tbe library grant be spent on magazines, reference works, and open- belf matter. A further con traint limited the choice of magazines and reference works to a list of titles supplied by the department.

We were fortunate during tbe year to have our turn come up again for a gift of books from the Jagger Bequest. Some twenty very useful reference and non-fiction works were added to our shelve. Another windfall was a gift of several hundred books, mostly fiction, by Mi s Grace Elton. They are greatly appreciated. A in previous years, the greatest turnover in reacling matter has been in tbe junior classes, and we must eriously consider devoting a far larger proportion of our limited shelf-space to their needs. We have tried to encourage the senior classes to read more widely by granting them a fortnigbtly class-period in the library. However, little bas been achieved. One sympathi es with their plea that homework and sport leave little time for other activities.

Few people reali e how very limited .~enior boys' reading is. Indeed. the heavy demands upon time made by homework and organised school sport, and the endless opportunities for outdoor recreation presented by our climate, make reading a rare occupation. And when it i indulged in, the cboice of book more often than not is nonfiction dealing with a particular outdoor interest_ One has therefore to guard against an accumulation of dead wood in a school library, and limitation to certain title - sound as it may be in theory - is likely merely to add to that dead wood.

Under the leadership of P_ Selby a group of librarians ha been responsible for tbe day-to-day running of the library. We tbank tbem for giving o generously of their lime during the year. 4

COMB]

EO M TRlCULA

1967

Row (I. to r.): Mr. S. Gilmour (VIP), W. Anderton, J. Oosthuizen. A. HUIWit.z, J. Miller, 1. Lawrence, . Cohcn. L. 0 rin (Dep. HIP), Mr. . R. Blackbcard (Principal), G. Preil (HIP), Mr. W. Lennox (VIP), T. Kyriacos, I. Pnematicatos, M. Hurwitz, W. van Dam, T. OettlĂŠ, Mr. J. Mathew.

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Roll' (I. to r.) S. Le}' er, M. We tmoreland, L. Buwalda, . Pringle, G. Butler, A. Mar hall, B. Dya on. P. Scott, O. Frahm, I. Mackay, H. BatweIl, K. Katz, G. King, H. Kaplan, I. David, K. eiLson. E. Eddy, M. Herbert.

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Third Roll' (1. to r.): R. Fitzwilliams, D. Gill, R. Hards, . Rawlinson, D. O'Neill, J. Hammersehlag, J. Slome, C. Maytham, R. Fowler, H. Gargan, T. Piekthall, N. Ports, K. Kesner, G. Pearec, L. Vickerman, R. Bywater. Fourth Row (I. to T.): R. Barnett-Jolley, B. Winton, T. Snyman, J. Goldblatt, G. Knox, R. van der Linden, M. Treadaway, K. Trollope, . Coate , B. Pearce, P. Barrett, G. Twiss, D. Williams, S. Pater 011.

witz, J. E. Sims, R. . Snaith, R. G. Spreadbury, F. A. Slrickland, T. A. Wegner, K. C. Williams. Second Class: A. B. Adam, A. M. Arm trong, H. C. Bashew, P. E. Bowhill, R. B. Burns, D. J. alder, R. M. arter, J. S. Castle, M. A. hadwiek. D. G. oetzee, A. B. Cook. R. O. Cooper, P. J. Corbitt, P. J. Cridge, R. M. Cumming, S. P. Damain-Harris, G. J. Davis, B. G. Davi on, N. P. de Jager, G. M. des Ligneris, B. E. de Vries, P. de Wet, Q. J. Dollman, D. G. Donald, D. C. DreghornWard, F. J. du Toit, H. G. Dyer. A. J. Falconer, R. G. Falconer, D. B. Frahm, M. Frye, T. R. Gildenhuy , G. A. Goles, H. J. Goodman, D. A. Go lett, B. R. Gouid, H. M. Green, L. B. Hamburger, D. V. Hugo, A. F. Jacobs, R. L Jeffery, W. . Johnson, R. Kent, A. J. Kirkwood, T. J. Knol, K. R. Kock, K. A. Kole ky, A. R. Korodetz. T. G. Langley, P. J. Lea, A. J. Levin. P. M. Lewis, A. R. Long, M. A. Lou i , M. J. Manestar, P. R. Moss, M. Muilwyk, G. Munro, A. G. oble, M. C. Ormond, T. C. Pawley, B. J. Peters, P. Pickup, D. A. Pratt, C. L. Priestman, G. B. Puller. F. Rasyma ker . J. Retief, K. Ririe, B. G. Rookledge, A. K. Ross, R. B. alz, C. A. kaife, J. A. Sheppard, S. N. Silver. tone, S. K. olberg,1. J. Szoke, C. M. Taylor-Smith, C. S. Traub, P. R. van Zyl, A. W. Vi er, J. S. Williamson, R. M. Wolman, B. R. Wynton.

SENIOR CERTIFICATE, 1966 First Class: W. R. Barne , A. C. Craxton, E. L. de Swardt, J. B. Fine, B. D. Melntyre, E. H. Merrifield, W. A. Millar, H. H. Morris. N. D. Pasvol ky, P. Reynolds. H. P. Wegner, L. M. Werbeloff. Second Class: D. E. Anziska. M. W. Bates, J. Best, S. Blanckenberg, J. Bloom, A. Blotnick, G. L. Booth, C. J. Braude, C. A. ridgen , B. J. Ca. tie, G. J. Doeke, A. Eli ert, B. B. Fischer, D. 1. Ger, Q. R. Gibb , P. J. Gilmore, . P. Glas er, E. D. Green, E. J. Jennings, C. J. Kemp, G. H. Kleyn, D. J. Knight, A. V. Lowry, P. G. MacPber on, G. A. Main, R. J. Perrot-Humphrey, B. R. Pringle, M. Radomky, D. J. Sawyer, R. W. Scott, S. 1. Scott, A. B. Srubis, tichLing, R. B. Timmis, G. M. van Be ouw, . C. Ward. J. D. Wiegman, R. J. Wilkin on, C. W. Wolf. JUNIOR CERTIFICATE, 1966 First Class: D. R. Asher, A. R. Beattie, A. J. Benjamin, G. Bioom, J. H. Bowie, K. S. Brown, D. . Carver. J. C. Cawood, C. J. legg, G. J. Connolly, P. C. Crathorne, D. . Gill, P. A. Goodwin, A. H. Goo en, R. Jo ephson, J. Katz, . G. Kitley, K. A. Kolesky, . . Marcus, H. K. Miller, B. P. Morri, N. M. OettlĂŠ, D. H. O'Neill, L. C. 00 thuizen, R. P. Pawley, R. H. Pogrund, . Presland, D. A. Rolfe, D. Rubel, M. Rubin, I. A. Seba-

Annual prize-YfJinlj, 1966 Tbe annual ceremony was beid on 29th November, 1966, and once more we were favoured with fine weather. Di tinguished guests included Dr. Vincent Granger. our Guest Speaker, and Mrs. Granger who later presented the prizes, Mr. Lorie, Miss Urie and Miss Lawton, headmi tre es respectively of lhe Girl' Higb and Junior School, Mr. Felbert, Chairman of the School Committee, and Mr. Ford. Chairman of the Old Boy' Union. Tbe headmaster surveyed the chool year in all its aspect. He paid tribute to all who had given their energy and interest to the school, particularly the Parent-Teacber ' A sociation ; he sketched brieflyour successe on the sportsfield and de-

clared his bope that every boy would be drawn into at lea t one of the many games we olIer, and finally made a plea to parents that they should encourage tbeir children to acquire tbe reading babit. for tbe ba is of all learning is the ability to read easily and fluently and critically. Dr. Vincent Graver, him elf an Old Boy, then delivered hi address: Success in our final examination is analogous to the sense of achievement experienced by a mountaineer when he ha conquered the foothills leading to a yet bigher ascent. We can allow ourselve only a brief respite before tackling the fresh peaks that our initial efforts have brougbt into view. We must regard our

final school examination, therefore, only as a stage in a continuous search after knowledge. And after twelve years of study, what are we going to take away with us when we leave chool? A great deal that we have laboured to learn will soon be forgotten. unies we happen to make use of it in our busine s or professional lives. But what i important is that we should take away with us the method and habit of acquiring knowledge, for we live in a world of drastic changes. More important: we must take away with us a sense of citizenship, a sense of belonging to the community, and we mu t be able to communicate with our fellow citizens, whatever their rank or degree. Cabinet minister or dustman: both share a common humanity that calls for equal respect. ubservience to tbe one i as little called for as arrogance towards the other. Most important of all: we must take away a quiet pride in ourselves and in our School and what our School stands for. 'We live in an age of great moral, ethical, ocial and political turmoil, and you will need all your firmness of character and purpose if you are to take your stand against prejudice, popular passions and popular illusions. You will never, I hope, compromjse on matters of principle.' After Mrs. Granger had presented the prizes, visitors and guests and prize-winners had tea at Litllewood House. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. td. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std.

Std. 8B: la's Prize: A. Goosen. td. 8C: Class Prize: R. Pawley. Std. 8D: Class Prize, Mathematics, Social tudies. ommerce: T. Wegner. Std. 8E: la s Prize: S. Marcus. Std. 80: Afrikaans Prize: . OeWe. td. SA: General cience Prize: G. Bloom. td. 8A Merit Prize: J. Benjamin, R. Josephson, J. Katz, P. Goodwin. Std. 9A: Class Prize, Physical Science, Latin: J. Miller. Std. 9C: Class Prize: B. Wynton. Std. 9A: English Prize, Merit Prize: M. Herbert. Std. 9A: Afrikaans: C. Maiminl Std. 9A: Biology, Physical Science, Merit Prize: A. Hurwitz. Std. 9A: Mathematics, J-I istory, Merit Prize: Leyser. Std. 9C: Geography: T. Oettle. Std. 9: ommercial Prize: J. Slome. Std. 9A: Merit Prize: M. Pnematicatos. Std. lOA: Class Prize, English Prize: L. Wer beloff. td. JOC: Clas Prize: W. Miller. Std. lOA: D. F. Marais Prize for Afrikaans, Biology, Arguile Latin Prize, Merit Prize: H. Wegner. td. lOA: Physical Science, Merit Prize: E. Merrifield. Std. WC: Mathematics Prize: A. Blotnjck. Std. lOA: Geography Prize: H. Morrris. Std. lOA: Maskew Millar History Prize, Merit Prize: P. Reynolds. Std. lOA: Pbysical Science Prize, Merit Prize: N. Pasvol ky. Std. I oe: Commercial Prize: A. Craxton. Templeton Music Prize: N. Pasvolsky, M. Bates. Epworth Music Society up (Services to Music): (lOA) N. Pasvolsky; (IOC) M. Bates; (9A) A. Hurwitz) ; (9A) M. Herbert; (9A) J. Miller. Bevan Prize for English Rearung: 1st: (9B) R. Fitzwilliams ; 2nd (lOA) W. Barnes. CaxtoD Prize for outstanrung effort: A. Ellert. David Levitt Memorial Prize (for Std. VIII pupil who ba done tbe most for tbe scbool and his fellow pupils): P. Crathorne. Honour Award: N. Pasvolsky. Abelsohn Cup for tbe Matriculation pupil who has done the mo t for tbe scbool: B. Probyn. Life Membership of the Old Boys' Union: B. Probyn. Friedlander Shield: De Waal House.

PRIZE LIST 6A: Cia s Prize, Mathematics Prize: I. Schmaman. 6B: Class Prize: R. Blackbeard. 6A: English Prize, Social Studje., Merit Prize: 1. Thomson. 6B: Afrikaans Prize, Merit Prize: N. Wright. 6A: Latin Prize, Merit Prize: L. MiUner. 6B: General Science Prize: A. de Groot. 6B: Book-keeping Prize: J. Mason. 6A: Merit Prizes: O. Sims, G. Ronaidson, B. Campbell. 6B: Merit Prizes: C. Burke, T. Green, C. Tylcoat. 7A: Class Prize, English Prize, Latin Prize: P. Anderton. 78: Class Prize, General Science, Social Studies, Afrikaans, Woodwork: J. Ormond. 7C: Class Prize, Commercial Prize: O. Blancken berg. 70. las Prize: J. Klein. 7C: Mathematics Prize: J. Boland. 8A: Class Prize, Davidowitz English Prize, Social Studjes, Latin: M. Rubin.

H. ERIC TASKER W.B.H.S. 1934-1967

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A a teacher of History, Mr. Tasker was second to none. He fulfilled the requirements of the Departmental Syllabu in no uncertain mea ure, formulating his own method~ by which his pupils hould approach their exam confidently and aC4uit themsclve satisfactorily. That this was the case i borne out by the excellent re ults scheduled in Hi tory year after year. But there was a great deal more tban yllabus that went into the periods of Hi tory which Mr. Ta ker pent in his cia sroom. A study of current world affair was a regular feature a' well as a variety of literary and cultural detail, which gave ba kground and breadth to hi I on, which. therefore, proved not only informative but timulating. With teaching hours over, Mr. Ta ker' intere ts and energie were diverted to the sports arena, where Rugby and Athletics claimed major attention. Thi field of activity was so fully covered b Mr. A. Morris in hi tribute to Mr. Tasker in the Rugby section of the 1966 school magazine. that in quoting from that tribute we urn up Mr. Tasker's contribution to chool Rugby at Wynberg: It i alway the good fortune of a school if a teacher of ability. personality. energy, conscientiousness, with a sympathetic approach to his pupils, pends a life-time of teaching at the _ame .choo!.

"U is unlikely that any other man in the Peninsula has played so important a role in hi school's rugby life as Mr. Tasker has in hi . LOO1g and valuable service given to the ommittee of the Western Province chools' Rugby Footb111 nion ha resulted in his being elected a Life Member, an honour accorded to very few. Experience gained by many years of seine s devotion to the game of rugby is now being drawn upon to produce weekly articles in a local newspaper. articles read and appreciated by thousands of lover of our national game."

Such, therefore, wa the fortune of W.B.H .. when Mr. ric Ta ker was nominated to the po. t of Senior Hi tory Master in January, 1934, a po t he held with di tinction until his retirement in March, 1967. When he joined the Wynberg staff, there was only one school, of about 400 pupil. under one principal, and he aw the numbers grow to welf over 1,000, and the school, though one in spirit,

fn the realm of Athletic, when Mr. Ta ker fir t came to W.B.H.S., the procedure wa to have

an annual afternoon devoted to athletic following a morning of school lessons.

ports,

even the ub A and ub Brace, both at the sports and in cross-playground events. He kept a keen eye on the youngest entrants, and noted and cultivated promi ing material for future junior and senior team and competition. .Tt wa he, too, who instituted the "Uncles"High School boys - who so readily turned out on Friday to give the Standard One and Twos their weekly games of rugby, while be himself took charge of the Under 13 for many year concurrently while acting as Fir t Team Coach. But Mr. Tasker's intere ts were wide. He wa greatly interested in the theatre. and in ballet as well as film. He was always a regular attendant at chool Orche tra and Choir oncerts, and at chool play, and empha i ed the necessity of a balanced view of school activities to include both sport and culture. Wynberg, however, was to prove more than the phere of Mr. Tasker's daily work. Tt became the place where be met that charming lady, Miss Gobbett, who later became hi wife. May we here pay the greate t tribute to this lady, who, ide by ide with her husband, was one of the finest junior teachers we shall ever have had. Her contribution to Drama at Wynberg must never be forgotten - the regular run of operettas, the plays based upon the great books of the Engli h language - HA Christma Carol," "Alice in Wonderland," the outstanding production of A. A. Milne's "Make Believe", and her production of the first High School play, Shake peare's "lulius Caesar", into whose cast had graduated David Ly ton and Cecil lubber from many junior play. To Mr. and Mrs. Tasker our beartfelt thanks (or a life-time of devotion to Wynberg, and our be t wishes for many years of health, happiness and interest in their retirement. A.L.

Mr. Tasker requested and was granted a significant change - a complete day each year devoted to athletic ports in which all boys could take part. This involved far more detailed arrangement, and the innovation proved an overwhelming success. And, although the enormou increase in enrolment once more enforced preliminary eliminations and selective entries, tbe annual day became a tradition - and it was Mr. Tasker's Wellington Hou e that carried tbe day for twenty succe sive meetings, thereby proving hi expert training and preparation. There were yet two entirely different departments in which Mr. Tasker assisted in the school's development. First was hi handling, for everal years, of the prefects, who were not allowed to be mere pa sive minor assistant. but were given great respon ibilily for wh.ich he groomed them, thus giving thcm a chance to mature and get their own measure. Secondly was Mr. Tasker' urgent appeal that the school fees be raised to a figure which would bring in a vastly increased revenue, which in turn would provide the school with present amenitie and create reserves for future development. The Increase he propo ed appeared ta rtJjng, from a mere R 1.10 a term to R8.50, but it eventual acceptance changed the school's fortunes out of recognition. A particular entiment of Mr. Tasker's that should be chronicled, was hi.s insistence that though W.B.H.S. and W.B.I.S. were two schools administratively, they should remain one in spirit, and one can only hope that such a sentiment will prevail among h.i uccessor. In sport he held that you must begin your training with the youngest participants, hence

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MAKE YOUR DAYDREAMS

A REALITY

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or write to the Commissioner of the South Mrican Police, Private Bag 94, Pretoria. 10

THE

FLOWER PEOPLE, MODS, AND THE LIKE

ROCKERS

Encouraged by varying Federal law, inconsistent as to drug-peddling, they openly abused ocial custom honoured for generations. Easy-to-make drug, such as "L.S.D:' (ly urgic acid) and other dangerou "mind expander " were used by these people to produce more "exciting" experience tban could conventionally be offered. 0 strong action wa taken against them consi 'tentJy. and ome men of questionable honour (no doubt anxiou for convenient bo rt-term popu.larity), voiced their approval of free drug. Back in Britain the Mods and Rocker movement had faded out, and the ex-Mods and exRockers eized on the Flower Children's p eudophilo ophie , becoming the "Hippie" and "Beautiful People". lt look very likely that, when these youngsters get bored with their exploits at present they will, unless omething is done about it, try omething else even more 路'beautiful". A. HURWITZ, IDa.

lt is a popular assumption that tbe Briti hare a puritanical race, and wben we in Soutb Africa read of social riots, free u e of drugs and other eeming ocial abuses in stoical Albion we are, to say the least, amazed. One usually attribute these to the loss of values and uncertainty that accompany .los of empire, to post-war cynici m and the like; but, looked at in retrospect, a few di cernible fact do emerge. For instance, the Flower People originated in America. lt i an erroneou but common practice among the non-involved to lump together in the mind different but seemingly similar ocial trends, such as the Mods and Rocker with the "Flower Children". To avoid this, let us examine tbem separately as they are not, strictly speaking, the same thing.

The "Mod" and "Rockers" aro e from the steady growth of ecurity that the British ocial state brought to the working classes. More (ree time and more money resulted in many young people with nothing to do in tbeir pare time. The obvious thing for them to do was to band together in the interests of communal entertainment. In these people hrewd businessmen aw a new and potentially powerful market. "Pop" singer, cheap musical facilities, flash clothes. and a host of other noveltie were introduced to encourage the growth of the new social orders which were continually encouraged by racy advertisements, lick films and glos y magazines from Carnaby Street.

EVENING Blue, Grey and PinkAll three merge Tnto paler notlling As though a master hand Had wiped them clean. No mortal hand ou Id blend with skill The e shades of night, Kaleidoscopic rays. Soft lighting dark'ning wells Where cities sleep And yawn awake. Lights pring up And, cotton-woolled in mi t, Ants stumble on the eartb. Man's light Is barsb and hard beneath; But bere The exquisite cene Defie the mind As colours swirl Tnto dark and

As time passed, the homogeneous group split into two opposing factions - the Mods and the Rocker. The former were known for their foppish dress, while the latter liked to think of themselves a tough dare-devi.l. With notbing better to do, they engaged in much-publicised treet battles. Acro s the Atlantic, in America, another ubculture aro e under lhe name of the "Flower Children". They engaged in uch plea ures as drug-taking, free love and marijuana- moking. 11

DIE VAKANSIE

IN 'N MYN

Gister het hulle vir Dino in een van hierdie nuwe lykwaens weggery. Van my stoep af kon ek sien hoe huilende vrouens deur donker venter geloer het, en kort-kort weggestaar het in bulle ellende. In ons dorpie hier in die Appenynse bergwêreld van Italië, was on almal baie lief vir Dino, die skoenmaker. Van kleins af het Dino van sy pa geleer om koene te maak. Toe hy op y pa se dood die besigheid geërf het, bet by dadelik beroemd geword vir sy goeie werk. Mense bet van heinde en ver skoene kom koop, en Dino bet natuurlik baie ryk geword. Al was by net 'n skoenmaker, was hy die beste leser in die dorpie, en elke naweek het by van ander lande gelees. Hoe meer hy gelees bet, hoe harder bet hy gewerk om geld vir 'n vakansie te verdien. 'n Volle tien jaar voor die tyd, bet Dino oor sy vakansie na Londen begin praat, en elOdelik het hy sy kaartjie in Milaan gaan koop. Teen hierdie tyd was Dino net vyf en veertig, maar hy was heeltemal grys, omdat hy so hard gewerk het vir die geld vir sy vakansie. Die groot dag het gekom. Die hele bevolking van die dorp was op die stasie om Dino te groet toe die Milaan-trein wegtrek. Hy het gestaan en hui.l van blydskap. '0 Week later het hulle sy lyk teruggebring. 'n Motor het Dino doodgery 'n paar uur na sy aankoms in Londen. Ons kon dit nie begryp nie. Dino bet die beste deel van sy lewe gegee vir sy vakansie, en hy bet dit nie eens deurgebring nie. Wat het by gedoen om dit te verdien, die goeie ou man? Die mense huil en treur oor hom, maar wat belp djt, Dino my dierbare ou broer kan nie temgleom nie.

Een van my neefs werk in 'n myn naby Jobannesburg. Gedurende die driewekevakansie het ek by bom gaan kuier en toe het hy my een oggend aamgeneem om na die myn te gaan kyle. Ons bet by die mynhoof in 'n hyser gelelim en teen 'n hoë snelheid in die myn afgedaal. Toe het die hyser gaan staan en ek. bet 'n groot gang voor my ge ien. Die gang was helder verlig en orals bet daar water uit die rotsmure getap. Dit was o warm daarbinne dat ek skaars kon a emhaal. Ek bet later uitgevind dat die water in 'n voortjie na 'n groot dam geloop het. Hierdie dam is uit die barde rots gekap. Twee groot pompe pomp die water hoër op en van daar af word dit deur ander pompe uit die myn gepomp. My neef bet ook vir my die treinspoortjie in die gang gewy waar daar elektriese treine Joop. Uit die groot gang bet daar dwarsgange geloop. My neef bet my in een van hierdie dwarsgange ingelei en daar het ek 'n aantal naturelle sien werk. Toe bet hy weggeloop. Na 'n mkkie bet ek bang geword en ek bet na bom gesoek, Gelukkig bet ek bom in een van die ander gange gevind en ek was baie bly. Die naturelle was besig met groot bore om die gate in die rotswand voor hulle te boor. Die lawaai was vreesLk. Later sou hulle die gate vol dinamiet stop en die rots loskiet sodat dit op trokke gelaai kon word. Die elektriese trein neem hierdie klippe na '0 byser wat dit na boontoe neem. My neef het ook vir my die boutstutte wat die dak van die gange ophou, gewy. Hulle is groot stukke bout wat baie sterk en hard is. Die stutte is aan weerskante van die treinspoor. Op verskillende plekke in die myn bet ek koue lug voel inkom. Hierdie lug word ingepomp sodat die mynwerkers en naturelle vars lug kan kry. Verder spuit hulle orals water om die stof af te hou.

C. MAlMIN, IDa.

STOKPERDJIE

'n Stokperdjie is iets waarin jy behae moet skep. Daar is allerhande soorte stokperdjies wat 'n mens aan die gang kan bou. Sommige men e, byvoorbeeld, bou daarvan om .in die tuin te werk sodra bulle vry is, ander weer is geïnteres eerd in seiljagte, visvang, eosovoorts. My stokperdjie is eintlik kitaar peel. Die k.itaar is '0 aangename musiekinstrument, maar om bom goed te speel moet jy bard oefen, soms elke dag, anders vergeet jy gou wat jy van vooraf geleer bet. Ek speel die elektriese kitaar en daarvoor moet jy 'n klankversterker gebruik. Dié kitaar is heeltemal ander a '0 eenvoudige

Toe ons weer bo gekom het, bet my neef my gewys hoe die klippe met groot stampers fyngestamp word. Die geraas was vreeslik. Die fyn stof gaan, nadat dit weer 'n keer gemaal is, oor plate wat die goud agterhou. Hierdie goud word ge uiwer, ge melt en in die vorm van blokke bewaar. Die sand wat oorbly, word op 'n mynhoop gegooi. Dit is hierdie geel mynhope wat 'n mens sien, wanneer jy naby Johannesburg kom. Ek het my neef bedank en per motor na die buis in Linksfield-Noord terug gegaan. R. J. BURGELL, IDa. 12

gewone een, want daar is so baie aanmerkings waarmee jy 'n aantal verskillende oorte klanke kan oplewer. Alhoewel daar soveel geleenthede tot jou beskikking is, is dit egter noodsaaklik om al die spesiale knoppe, ver killende aanwysing en wat ook al eers goed le leer kom; anders kan jy gou deurmekaar raak. Dit help baie as jy voor mense speel en jy weet presies wat met jou instrument aangaan. Dit verminder ook foute en Oor die algemeen verbeter dit jou musiek en ook jou gesag ten opsigte van jou in trument. Party mense wat die kitaar leer speel, vind dit moeilik om die ding eers te stem en a hulle dit nie gou regkry nie, dan word hulle vies en gooi die instrument neer. atuurlik i hulle verkeerd in hulle houding om die instrument so gou soos moontlik te leer peel, want dit duur weke, soms maande, om hom te kan speel en daarom moet 'n mens in die begin meer geduldig wees. Dit duur nie lank as jy dikwels oefen nie en na so 'n kort rukkie van heftige oefening word dit efTens makliker om iets nuut te leer peel. Die meeste beginners koop vir hulle 'n kitaarboek om daaruit te leer, maar dit is in elk geval maar die beste om iemand wat reeds kan peel. te nader en dit aan hom oor te laat om jou te probeer leer peel. Dit is besonder nuttig om ervare kitaarspeler dop te hou en van hulle te probeer leer.

lOA QUOTES AND

MISQUOTES

[With apologies to hakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Publius Virgiliu Mara, etc.] And-rl-n: "French songs I cannot possibly allow." 8-lw-ll: T know that voice. 8r·dg-ns: "Lend me a look ing glas ... 8-rg·1I (at matric dance): "Let's celebrate it properly." 8-w-I-r: otat et designat oculis. C--I-s: He painled proudly, all his court round him. D--/1-: A new idea flashed into his cunning red head. D-v-d (during gym): Then he dropped half-uncon ciou on the track. G-rg-n (in class): "Mind you, I was till awake and critical." Gr--n (discu sing a certain ma ter): 'TIl never care what wickedness I do, if thi man come to good!" H-rb·rf: Quam diu etiam furor i te tuu no eludet? H-I/llll-rchl-g: "When J am in trouble. eating i the only thing that con ale me." H--rw-Il: ometimes he i 0 eriou that ome think he cannot be quite well. K-Il: "Don't throwaway that au age!' K-m-r: Doe your hair curl naturally? L-wr-nc-: They travel far from home when there is no need to travel. L-ys-r: .. i Tenni Team' dextra defendi passent, etiam hac defensa fuis ent." L--bs-r: The Hermit sits alone. M--/II'I1: Navis rebus tudentem. M-cL--n: "I should work better, do you comprehend?" M-If-r: Rogabis deos totum nasum ut te faciant. Osr-n (planning cadet parade): "When time ,hall erve, let but the herald cry, and I'll appear again." P-sc-lI: He truggled to lengthen but it was useless. Pf--/: You are a royalone and we obey you. Pn-m-I-c-I-s: "But, what is my father's christian name?" Pr-ngl-: Is your name really John? S-Iby (after locking up library): He goes home carrying a pile of novels .... S-ss-lb-rg (during break): He even gnawed at the dried piece of spotted egg hell. Tr--d-w-y: Marry, here' a wise man and a Cool.

adat jy die basiese drukke op die kitaar kan speel, is jy gereed om voort te gaan om die moeilike drukke te leer. Sodra jy taamlik goed kan speel, kan jy mu iekstukke koop en liedjies leer speel. Die elektriese kitaar is in drie soorte verk ryg· baar: die bask itaar. die leierkitaar, en die ritme· kitaar. Elkeen het sy eie eienaardighede wat net met 'n sekere klank te doen het. A jy die leierkitaar speel, wat eintlik vir solostukke gebruik word, moet jy aam met 'n vriend speel wat die ritmekitaar goed kan hanteer. Jy hoef net die tromme en die ba kitaar by te sit en dan het jy 'n hele orkes wat in elk geval net in instrumentale mu iek sal spe'iaLiseer, maar jy kan ook 'n sanger by hê vir geleenthede waar sang nodjg is. Ek speel elf die leierkitaar in ons orkes en ons speel djkwels by groot dansgeleenthede waar ons ook betaal word. Dis harde werk in die begin om te leer speel, maar tog i dit die moeite werd, want behalwe die betaling, is dit boonop aangenaam om 'n stokperdjie van hierdje oort te hê. E. LOUBSER, lOa.

Van der L-nd-n (while being examined by in pector): Man's nature cannot carry the afflktion nor the fear. V-ck-ml-n: "Irs awfully hard work doing nothing." V--gt: "That I am wretched makes thee (lOa) the happier:' fOa: Your vanity i ridiculou your conduct an outrage, and your presence in this building utterly ab urd. J. MIlLER, lOa.

an bour later, sbe reappeared in charge of a mainline pa enger train and was soon lost to . ight. Within minute anotber large engine arrived, a class 25 fitted with a huge conden ing tender as long as tbe locomotive itself. Tbe e engines are a fine example of what can be achieved on a narrower路than-standard gauge. I left that hotel not without regrets. Fortunately, however, the station is only a short bu ride away from wbere we now live. A.

ROOM WITH A VIEW To most people a beautiful view means an expanse of golden and, a calm blue-green ea with wh.i py cloud sailing in a liquid sky, or snowcapped mountain peaks ri ing above forest路clad foothill. I quite agree. Tbese ights are beautiful and awe-inspiring. But for me there i another sort of view ju t as interesting. Wben we fir t came to Cape Town, my mother and I stayed for a couple of days in the hotel nearest the station. The botel, inevitably named 'The Railway Hotel", and standing in the equally inevitable Station Road, overlooked the railway yards. Our room offered a particularly good view of tbe motive power depot; not much of an advantage as far as my motber was concerned, but just fine for me. I well remember that first morning. I was up at seven o'clock and watching, fascinated, the activity below. ot far from where I wa tood a cia s 16 O.A. Pacific, resplendent with white wheelrim and shiny boiler bands that reflected the pale morning unJight. As I watched, she glided lowly on to the turntable, smoke trailing idly from her funnel. Suddenly the still air was disturbed by the sharp bark of an S2 a it hauled a l.ine of coalladen trucks from the nearby siding, and a magnificent ight she was in the cold dawn light. Out ide the engine hed an aging class 60, a veteran from the days of tbe Cape Government Railways, and differing from her original form only in the provision of an electric headlight and larger tender, sbunted dead locomotive from one corner of the yard to the other. 1 could not help wondering what stories she might have told, if she were able to, of the metals he bad traver~ed and tbe men who had stood on her footplates. A big hump路backed Garret rolled out of the sbed, the air shimmering above her funnel and cloud of team roaring from her cylinders and washing the ballast with moi ture. A quarter of

STRICKLAND,

9c.

FELLOW-VOYAGERS "Oh, I say, old bean, well done! You've hit the jackpot! Er - you couldn't lend me five bob, could you? Oh, thank awfully, old chap. WeIl, cheerio," and Major Ogie by (retd.) was off to the bar. I had just won R5.05 from tbe 'Onearmed Bandit', the gambling fruit-macbine in the bip's Amusement Room. "Ah, Mr. Anderton," gushed Lady KnatchbuIJPonsonby, "do come and join us to make up a bridge four, won't you?" To thi gushing invitation I nodded my a sent. My partner was an ex-pug fighter. with broken no e and cockney accent, who had recently won R200,OOO on the football pool. I wondered where and how he bad learnt to play bridge. Lady Knatchbull-Ponsonby's partner was a Lady Astor type, pos es ing a tongue on which one could cut one's fingers. Her husband, a millionnaire, was under her thumb. When we conversed, be poke in monosyllable. The inspired, imaginative slyness of my partner, and my earnest application of the rules proved - I don't know bow - an unbeatable combination. Ju t then, an officer came round to receive entries for games like deck tenni, hutlleboard, chess and bridge. Tbe ex-pug and J entered the birdge contest. That night was calm and starry-skyed. The gentle rolling motion of the vessel had an almo t hypnotic effect on the passenger . Tbere had been arranged a fancy dre s ball, and all manner of co tume were paraded, to the immense amusement of everyone. In the middle of it all, a Mr. Larkin tumbled over the chair of an un miling dowager duchess, and wrenched his elbow. Being a hypochondriac, he began screaming, "I'm dying:' over and over agam, and eventually lap ed into hy terical sobbing until the doctor came, and he was carried off ignominiously. Gradually the hubbub died down. 14

THE WHITE

I had invited a shipboard acquaintance to tbe ball: a girl of striking beauty, with cat-green eyes ~hat reflected and dissolved light if you looked ~n~othem, dark brown hair, and lithe figure. We Jomed a newly-married couple, the Finns, and conversed gaily. The champagne ran freely, the ball approached its climax. the noise reached a crescendo. Suddenly tbere was a loud report, followed by dead silence. 0 one stirred. Then a growing wave of relieved laughter swept the room. A champagne bottle had been shaken up Inadvertently, causing the cork to shoot out with a pistol-like report. "Waal, quite a sensation, eh, friend? That'1I be the main topic for the next few day among tbc old ladies. Back in the States. in Oncinnati, gangsters used to liquidate people every day." The speaker was a big. genial American, Mike, whom everyone Ijked. He cbatted with us for a few moments, then moved off. An eccentric German arrived to chat with me about the Zeiss ME] 09 camera he had purchased in the duty-free shop that day. He chattered and chjrped on: "Is excellent value, no? She develops photographs in 60 seconds. Very gutt. Donner und blitzen it is 12.7!" He looked at his Jungsten watch. "My wife awaits me," and with tbat he faded off. In the morning, still unrefresbed after tbe night' revels, 1 rose reluctantly and found that we had docked. They really had been interesting. That Mr. Hicks had a Freudian complex, and as for tbe Master of the 'hip, Captain Queeg, he definitely had a Paranoid personality. But even a young psychiatrist i human, and my thoughts turned to the green-eyed girl of striking beauty.

RAT

"Take that dirty thing away," my mother said. And l, afraid of being told to get rid of it. placed it in a cage with four older and larger ones. "Rats! Fancy keeping rats," you may say. But to. me, this so-called rodent is a very interesting animal to study. fn order to expres on paper what J, as an animal lover, have di covered in ~ats, is. virtually impos ible. My de ire at present IS to dJSCUSSthe rat to which I first referred. It was pure white. Long whi kers protruded from the side of its face. and, if you have never een rats, il is be t described a a large overgrown mou e, averaging between six to twelve inches in length. This rat, unlike other rats. slept on its side, ate no greens, and drank very little. However, my intere t in its habits was brought uddenly to a standstill when I found it, one morning~ lying in a half-con ciou state and retching at mtervals. He was ill. J decided to open him up and have a look for the cause, wbich J judged by its reactions was stomach trouble. My fatber, fortunately, is a doctor, and he has given me some minor operating equipment. r carefully terilised the instruments and spaced them on my desk. With gentle hands I lifted the rat carefully from the box and placed it on a board. Five minute of chloroform and it was asleep. ow tbc ta k began. I stretched its leg out and tied them down. r pincbed the skin between two finger, reacbed for the dissecting ci 'or . and made an inci ion three inches long. There, before me, lay the orange-grey slime-covered bowels making peristaltic movements, which wa the only evidence of life. After examining the intestines for a whjle, I carefully, with the aid of forcep , lifted the inte tines from the rat's body, and immediately the rea on for the rat's illne s was apparent. At the end of the cacum was the appendix, wollen, red and festering. Once more I took up tbe forceps and scissors, and gently removed the offending part. After treating the wounded cacum I replaced the intestines, stitcbed up tbe wound and placed him in a box wbich I had specially prepared to hold him at a tight queeze, so that he could not attempt to walk. He tayed in the box for just over two weeks. The rat completely recovered from the operation, behaved like a normal rat, slept in a normal position and now bas a wife and cbjldren.

WHY YE PERSONNE SHOULDE NOTTE BARKE INNE CLASSE Barkeing is, I trictlye tbynke, For ye mem bere offe ye canyne type, Ande onne shoulde notte be wont to Iynke Thysse practyse witbe lesonnes or the lyke, For cc Iynes i wont to mayke yĂŤhande most forcyble to shaykke. And iffe ye teachyrres wi she to quote Olde proverb to ye stupyde clote, We pupylles shoulde refrayne from howylle, For that woulde mayke ye master cowie; Therefore to shutte uppe woulde be wyse, For cc lynes is no fyne prysse.

D. G.

ANON.

CoETZEE,

9b.

THE

VENDETTA

the two stopped watching their face and li tening to tbeir conversation. Jn tead, he gazed silently out of the window. Far ahead, be could see the outline of the bridge and even faintly hear the roar of the majestic Lukama Falls. He watched the Fall loom closer and closer, heard tbe ound of its thunder grow louder with every turn of the steel wheels beneath him. Meanwbile, natches of c.o~versation drifted to his ears. "Culpable ho.mlclde .. , Judge Bailey's attack on negligent dnvers . . . I nearly cried when he said 'Not Guilty' after all that." At la t, the train arrived at tbe centre of the bridge. Far below them they could see the rushing waters of the Lukama River. Conver ation was rendered almo t impo s.ible by the mighty cra h of the Falls. James and Mr. Jackson were, of cour e, gazing intentlyout of the window at the breathtaking plendour of the ecene below them. In spite of trus, ome strange force made tbem turn simultaneou ly to stare at the young man oppo ite them who wa purposefully withdrawing what eemed to be a long black cylinder from hi capacious pockets .... . Like everyone el e on the train. the old couple 10 the next compartment were looking out of the train window. Afterwards, wben que tiooed, the old man claimed to have beard "two flat cracks" from the adjoining compartment. The railway tation of Lukama i ju t past the birdge on the main line. Wheo tbe train stopped there, tbe young man swung open tbe compartment door, clo ed it carefully behind him, and aligbted from the train, again wilhout a glance at the old couple, He was half-way down the platform when lbe old farmer turned to bis wife and tated firmly, "I tol' you I een that boy before. He's Tom, poor ]osh and Nellie Mackintosh' son," And in the next compartment, two streams of dark, sticky fluid dripped lowly onto the floor.

The young man swung open the door and stepped into tbe carriage. He strode through the first compartment, which contained an old retired farmer peacefully puffing away at a foul- melling pipe. and his stout wife, barely giving tbem a glance. "I 'seen bim omewhere before," said the old man uccinctly with a nod of hi head at the clo ed door. His wife raised her eyebrows mechanically and returned to her krutting. The man moved into the econd compartment and nodded hi head in evident atisfaction wben he saw that it wa occupied by a pink, middle-aged man tending slightly to fatne ,and a younger, ensilive-looking man. Both their uits were rumpled and it was plain they had been drinking. though they were not drunk. The young man sat oppoite the two, rus hands thm t deep into the pockets of hi great coat. His intense dark eyes ttickered back and forth between the men as tbey talked, hi body uncon ciously waying to the roll of the train. "Y'know, Jame." said the pink one, "when the pro ecution called that old farmer who aw me travelling down the road at more than 70 miles per hour, I thought they had us. You handled him brilliantly. thougb, proving that the old boy couldn't rustingui h one car from another, never mind gauge their speeds - absolutely brilliantly." The one addressed as James blushed at the sudden praise and then began hesitantly, "Uh, ... Mr. Jackson, . " ir, one thing' been worrying me a bit since the trial. Were you really doing over seventy miles an hour when you hit the Mackintoshes in their cart?" "Of cour e [ wasn't," interjected Mr. Jack on. :'Oh, I admit I was going just a bit too fast, but It was really the fault of tbat old hiLIbilly and his wife. They sbouldn't have come out of that side-street without looking. Their hor e panicked, too, ju t before , , ," Hj voice trailed off and then began again, "Don't think for a moment I'm indifferent to their deatbs. They worried me quite a lot, particularly during the trial, even though it wasn't my fault. James, you can be quite ure I won't forget your wonderful defence, Your fee i not very high, but believe me, I have many influential friends, and you'll never lack brid ." James flu hed again, Hi mind wandered down the corridors of his future - his ricbes, hi thriving law practice. The young man sitting opposite

D. THE

TEENAGE

RUSEL,

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PROBLEM

For tbe benefit of the unenlightened I would tate that tbe teen year start after twelve and end before twenty; hence tbe term "teenage". This can be very prolonged if one ha a youthfullooking mother and very confusing if one is not too good at maths. Certain sections of the community find it helpful to express themselve; in varying ways. Shoulder-length bair for boy, slightly curled and 16

He walked with a limp and his legs were slightly bowed. He walked with the low, evenly-raced stride of omeone with a purpo e, obliviou of any other per ons. He climbed over the wooden railings of the corral, dropped to the ground, touched his hat again and continued walking. He stopped in the shade of lhe stable and re 'led his back agai nst the dusty wooden wall. His eyes were alert and seemed to watch everything at the same time. but no other part of his body moved. He stood a if carved out of granite. Then suddenly even his eyes stopped moving. He had seen hi quarry at the other end of the yard. H is hand moved down lowly to the guns at his ides and re ted tb ere for a econd or two and then continued on lheir downward journey. He finished tying the thongs that held his holster to his thigh and straightened up again. He touched the brim of hi hat and stepped out into the dazzling noon sunlight. Too late he reali ed his mi take. The sun was now in his eyes, and he could not change his plan. He hooked his thumbs into the front of hi gunbelt. and started the long walk to fame - or death. He closed the di tance between him elf and his quarry by ome fifteen yard before the latter spotted his aggre sor and they both tood dead till, watching each other with critical eyes. Like a whiplash a voice cut the ilence, "Lunch is ready, Clive." "Aw! Ma:' the young cowboy groaned. "Clive Brandon! Come in right now and \\.ash your hand ," was the reply. He tilted his hat back onto the top of hi head, looked at the collie at the other end of the yard and shook his head lowly. "There ain't no darn justice in the West." J. SIMS, 9c.

heavily fringed can be most becoming when teamed with granny - print shirts. for tbo e between-army period ; whilst Qigh-heeled boots give the illusion of manly stature. G iris, on the other hand, find it most helpful to crop their ha.ir ft la Grec, donning false hairpieces for evening. The situation for the very young teen has been tremendously eased by the advent of the model Twiggy. This ha stayed the frantic rush to the foam-rubber 'upplier and allowed time alone to tell. Teenagers stress that thei r parent do not understand them. Perhaps thi. situation could be eased by tactful explanation on bolh side. For instance, UI dig that wild babe the mo t, I groove her deep:' and "1 am enamoured of the lady," arc "with iC, and "old hat" respectively. Public opinion has it that the teen-time is fraught with bazards for children and parent alike. Thi afford an excellent opportunity for Our advertising companies to climb on the band wagon. Whilst harassed Mum and Dad are tri ving to keep up with the Joneses, our youngsters arc exhorted to keep up with the popgroup~ I Youth today is a big busines gimmick! Consider the cooldrinks with get up and go, the plastic manufacturers' jubilant jewellery, the mini-skirts for cool-cool chicks. the power-packed Cooters for would-be he-men, and the Go-Go girl. who has finally arrived in Guguletu. Should the complexity of lhe teenage problem become overwhelming, one can always write to Aunt Prudence of the popular weekly, who will no doubt recommend trenuou athletic training and charity work. Finally. I would stress that it is es ential when confronted with thi problem to remember that it is a long lane that ha no turning and that only Mum and Dad are allowed to tread the primrose path. G. J. DAvl ,9b.

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The wing-door lapped quietly shut behind him. and he stepped out into the da.zzJing unlight. He pulled his wide-brimmed hat down over hi eyes, hrugged hi houlders and fixed hi gun-belt onto his hips. Then he tepped down from the porch of the building, looked to the left, then to the right, and walked off in the laller direction.

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correct Engli h. But this matter needs thought, and one must look at tbe various kinds and SOurces of slang before dismissing it with a look of total di. dain. Tbe word itself, applied to speech, mean words slung or thrown about. Perhaps that is why the habit came in of aying: "Let's throw a party," in tead of merely givingit. "Chucking" things about can be a harmless, as well a popular, activity. provided one has connection with the C.C.C. Proof of this kind of joy can be seen, for example, .in the word above. "chuck": this is not only a word meaning "throw" but is al 0 a term of endearment.

The sun would toop an hour hence, Beneath that outcrop lined with furze Where many a lofty mountain pine Her tarry resin to the winds exposed, A mountain eagles crowned her peak with bracken. And near lho e pine, on leafy beds, repo ed The Olympic Court, full glee For rumour aid that man that day decreed A marathon. Beneath. in that mountain's sbade, a course Had been etched into that young soil. And, to that bastion, in the splendour of immortaljty Came now the god. On a fiat rock Reclined warthy Mar beside Dianne, the sister of tbe un. To whom, though she would none of the e, he addressed his charms. And Palla, weary of her Attic hall, sat near her father Zeu . Thus did the guardian gaze upon the world, While Apollo wh.ipped hi bor es to the west, And, below, a fair-haired mortal cleaned tbe torch, That on ignition would commence the game. So from tbat lofty summit, Heather-crowned, and lit with sun et tinge, The God smiled to see man at play; And Mars grinned at the competition, As, pitting their stamina one again t anotber, He ever did delight to ee engaged Woman-born, full of that wine of Phoebu That fiushed in those dusky flying thighs, And now the fair-haired mortal raised on high That fire-rod to which all eyes did turn, A clarion to shrill out commencement. Those eager orb excited the trumpeter, And welling with hi power he flexed one fingertip. -NO SOUND THE DROWSY GODS DISTURBED! ! Pride to hock in one unea y breatb, Transfixed he extended his gaze. The incautiou smiles - the laughter Born of expectation, spread the rosy complexion O'er his cheeks. Raised on tbat lofty pedestal All eyes turned on rus mi ery. Once more did he seek to stir That shrill bla t, that entertainment Fit for the noblest might begin; that favourites Peacock-plumes might cherish; that laurel Some croppĂŠd head might adorn; that gr:Jbby youths

Onc of the main causes of slang i the desire to avoid monotony. on equently things which are commonly used or mentioned have heen given a wide range of slang names. When one of these becomes very common, tbe public give it up, as children do their toys or women their fashions, and finds another. Tbe makers of slang are often u ing some imagination, and perhap that is why slang has been called the "Poetry of the People". Slang, then, can be an exercise of rancy, and good lang i ba ed on striking metaphor. It is extremely difficult to say wbere slang be_gins. Many words which were once slang and have been called vulgar have ri en in the world and become respectable, dictionary words. It is also very difficult to give precise rulings about the u e of slang because the name covers such a wide range of words and phrase which have various degrees of correctness. Thus it is imposible to say what is slang or what wa or has been slang. Why one slang word becomes approved and another doe not is an equally battling mystery. An example is "pluck" and "guts", botb of which originally meant entrails. They now al 0 mean "courage" or 'tenacity", but the former ha been accepted and not the latter.

Slang may be properly enjoyed and added to in a creative, imaginative way during the course of day-to-day conver ation, and slang which reveals a quick eye for a piece of imagery and ~lich convey that glimpse in a striking phra e may well be contributing to the Correct English of tomorrow. J.

BENJAMIN,

MARATHON

9a.

Cover'd with the homely dust, Jn their cars, their locks, the pores of their skin, Might, to a fever pitch aroused. bawl on Their favourites; that e'en the God~ might know The be t of men - they that know Victor of the pa t in equally mighty te tso

Determination controlling every limb, They sweep into sight as Achilles on lO Troy Was wont to urge hi steed. On those windy Asiatic plain. The far-off ribbon - so near - still many a gras'y pace clistant. Then - it is broken, and tbe branch crests a worthy head! And the Gods mile. D. C. GILL, 9a.

Again he press'd, uncertainty ma king hi feature. ombre hu h then noted the patnarch As from their peak they did the rival iew. And Zeus smiled. Eager for port, he gave hi thunder. HIS thlr t with the aperitif quenched he now partook of a nobler goblet. The crack of doom the watching throng aroused And youthful. uninhibited pirit coursed out of the accustomed channel; They yelled, never W:l such a tumult Drunk by tho e eager ears of MarsWho ever delighted at ome fray to hear Man become bea t and voice his cbange to fellow-bea t. Down drop't the born, its purpose served; Glazed with triumph tho e features glowed. Thanksgiving to Zeus he then addressed Tbat, spared from added hame, he might enjoy tbc sport.

VISIT TO GARY PLAYER'S PINE PLANTATION

Leaving behind us a wintry Cape Town, our party of sixteen school boy from eight Cape schools, three univer ity students and two masters, was well on it way to a very enjoyable week's holiday. We arrived at Jan muts Airport at about twelve o'clock, and it had been arranged that we were to bave lunch at Warm bath . We boarded our bus and left Jobanne burg rather hurriedly, forgetting to find out exactly where we were to have thiS meal. The result was that we 'pent an hour hunting around the town looking for the lost lunching place, to no avail. In the end we bought our own lunches: mixed grills al four o'clock in the afternoon.

ever did Mercury's sandal Iu s the grass so wiet A did tho-e leading heels the moist stems crush! Repo ing near the start, three Troubadors of EnlJghtenment Delighted to see their disciples di play more merit, And even tho e low by the slate proved swift by tbc race. Wine to long-dormant thrill , Tbese paragons of wi dom cheered the sport. The fir t lap sped! Once more the runners bathed in a salty sheen Displayed athletic prowess to their peers; The leaders of the field reached the eye' horizon, Laggards remained to draw merriment to hot faces.

The two-hundred-and-fifty-mile trip to Magoebask loof in the Northern Transvaal took us nearly nine hour, and wc arrived at tbe plantation in the dark at nine o路clock. I really mean dark, for there were only three paraffin lamps in the four-roomed bunkhou e. We groped around in the emi-light for a while and found our elves a bunk each, after which the manager of the farm, Mr. John Brukman, explained to u the do' and don'l's of plantation life, specifically stres ing that moking was one of the latter! After that caution we were told that, owing to a hold-up in the catering arrangement, we would not be having upper that night.

The throng was silent now as expectation Filled all with awe. Was that a figure cresting that slope? ay 'twas but a swaying vine. Was that ound the berald of th' approaching field? ay 'twas but a brace of ptarmigan, Lifting their voice with their wing .. And OW THEY OM E! A hotter pace disclo ed

We found this al 0 applied to breakfast the following morning, for when we awoke hivering at ix-thirty a.m., in spite of sleeping in our underwear, pyjamas, socks and track uits, we were faced with a basin of "stywe pap" almost as cold as we were. Later that morning, hungry but cheerful, we were hown over the farm by Mr. Brukman, firstly from the look-out tower, and tben more 20

ea y as it sounds, and we took up to thirty minute a tree. On our arrival at the farm, we had been told tbat we were going to paint an old barn, which was about a hundred yards long, and it had been a tanding joke that we were going to be given one-inch bru hes. However, on Thur day we di covered that tbey were not one-inch but two-inch bru hes, and althougb it was not a very difficult job, the paint .eemed to go everywherc except on that old barn. Friday. our last day on the [arm, turned out to be a cold. overcast day, with the clouds coming so low over the farm that visibility wa only about twenty-five yard, and we cho e thls day to go to the sawmill, which was six mile away. We travelled in an open bakkie, and it was a very cold group that toured the mitt later that morning. The most interesting item at the mitt was a huge saw that had been imported from anada and was able to cut nearly any log into plank of any thickne . Thi- machine was controlled by a man who had been pecially trained in anada for the job. He is the only man in South Africa able to control thi machine. That afternoon ome of u who had not uffered too much in the back of the bakkie in the morning went into Tzaneen with the manager. As we had on tracksuit-top. jeaos that had been worn att week, and dirty takkies, we were not at att urpri ed when people turned to tare as we walked down the Main Street eating potato chip. On Friday night we att attended a farewell supper at tbe manager' hou e, aod early the following morning we journeyed to Johanneshurg where, after a long wait, we boarded a Boeing 707 and sped to Cape Town, sorry that so interesting a holiday had come to an end.

minutely. The farm is on a mountain peak and is 6,600 feet above sea-level. It is the highest farm in the area, and ba the highest rainfall. This compensates for irrigation, but there are four dams on the farm, these being for fire protcction. The insurance on the farm is incredibly large, because it is ju t about an impossibility to stop a fire in a pine plantation once it has started. For the fir t nine years it does not pay to run a plantation, for only after that can one start cutting and eli ing the trees. Tbi farm is thirtccn years old, and Mr. Player still runs it at a lo. s. That same morning we met the only two girls who were pending a holiday on the farm and We all agreed that this was the worst aspect of the organisation we had encountered. In the afternoon we were taken to the stables, and for mo t of u it was our first taste of horse-riding. The only one to take a tumble, however, wa our Master. Mr. Wiggett, and thereafter we all had to ride that horse. That night we had a braai at Mr. Player's home, where we met the only repreentative of the Player family, five-year-old Mark. On Tuesday morning. after our daily cro scountry run and physical exerci e . which scemcd much more trenuous at that height tban at sealevel, we all went for a tri p to the Ebenezer Dam. We were told that it had a larger urface area than Hartebee poort Dam, but we could not judge, for the dam covers various valleys and we could not see it all at once. The foreman of the project very kindly took us on a special tour in ide the dam. We were taken through the dam wall, along the sluice pipe, and up ioto the overflow apparatus. The following morning we split up into two groups, the one to prune trees, and the other to feil ome. Felling a tree entails sawing the tree down and then chopping the ide branches off, 0 leavlng a clean log. This is then divided into ections of six or eight feet witb a diameter of no less than four inche. We found that felling the trees wa not at all bad, but that climbing up and down the mountain-slope was. In the afternoon the groups switched over, and we each had to prune our fifteen tree. This entailed climbing up the tree to a height of fifteen feet and then sawing off all the branches down to ground-level, and although the farm boy take five or six minutes a tree, it is by no mean~ as

J. SIM, 9c.

AS DIE SKEMER

KOM

Die ou man het roerloos op sy toep in die Karoo gesit en dink. Hy was in die winter van sy lewe en al wat hy toe oorgebad het, wa sy herinneringe. Hy het lank aan y pyp gesuig en het teruggedink aan die dae toe hy n boswagter was. Toe die kemer gekom het, het hy hom herinner hoe 'n dood e stilte in die wildtuin geheers het. . . . Geleidelik het die aandgeluide begin weerklink. VoĂŤls het begin kwetter, terwyl die gehoe-

Rowe: 0, faith, ril not tay a jot longer (after big break). Selby: Little again! Nothing but low and ljttle. Theodor (after a baircut): Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born. VerSIer: This is the very fal e gallop of ver e . Weilers (in the library): You owe me no ubcription. WerbelofJ: Are you ure we are awake? Wil k in : These hai r . wh ich thou do t ravish from my chin. Mr. Bol/man: Away with him!! Away with him! He speaks Latin. Written, compiled and edited by S.M., J.E.T., A.F.

hoe van 'n uil in die bome en die gekwaak van paddas in die stroompies gehoor kon word. Digte bo e het die berghange 00 'n groen tapyt bedek. Vaartbelynde bokkie met lang, ierlike bene het doodgerus rondgewei. Asof hulle onraad bemerk het. het hulle hul koppe onrustig opgetel en hul gespitse oortjie: reggebou om die geringste geritsel op te vang. Met elke spier gepanne i bulle imbole van waak aamheid en gereed om enige oomblik weg te vlug. Hier en daar het '0. een ame sterretjie ver kyo. Die silhoeĂŤtte van die berge het verder verdonker namate die terlig vermeerder bet. '0. Fri geboude leeumannetjie bet met '0. indrukwek.kende voorkom deur die byna ondeurdringbare ruigtes gebreek. Stadig maar seker het hy y prooi bekruip. Die beang te bok het ineen gekrimp vir die aanval. Een klap, en met 'n krikwekkende gebrul, het hy afgestorm en y kerp naels diep in die lagoffer se rug ge laan. Met kennersvernuf het die leeumannetjie die lagaar van die gemsbok afgebyt, hom grond toe gebeur en lu tig begin vreet. adat die karkas onder '0. boom inge leep i , het die koning van die woud tevrede en ver adig wegge tap. Die veld het gereed gemaak vir sy nagrus en die ou man het altyd die digter, J. F. alliers, se digterlike woorde in berinnering geroep: "Die awendster, Wink. al van ver, En die velde laap omheen." M. RUBl ,9a. SHAKESPEARE

OCTOBER,

1967,

CEDARBERG

TRIP

The Cedarberg, a range of mountains approximately 150 mile from Cape Town, lay wreathed in cloud when we arrived at the tart-off hike, Algeria. Altogether there were eigbt member from the chool, including Mr. Fair. To complete the party, there were nine St. George's boys, two from Bi hop and three adults, Mr. chroeder. Mr. ronwright and Mr. Eastman. The party was split into A and B group, Mr. ronwright leading the former and Mr. Eastman the latter. Leaving at 3:30 on the Sunday, we climbed the teep patb to MiddIeberg hut, sleeping under the cover of some nearby Pine trees. The following day both parties left camp, the A proceeding to Cedarhoutkop and tbe B to Welbedacht Cave. Both partie ascended Jurie. berg, a major peak, and the A stayed to climb a nearby rock formation known a Cathedral Rock. The following day, a Tue day, both parties c1jmbed tbe maje tic and tately Tafelberg, 0 imilar to our own Table Mountain. Tbe small rock pitch immediately below the summit wa enjoyed by all. After de cending, the B group left for Sanddrif by way of the Jeep Track. The A, following a ridge, descended to a nearby vlakte for lunch, after which tbey ascended .. orridor Peak", an interesting cljmb with a good view of the entral cdarberg. Moving quickly, the A left "Corridor", and by way of a novel route through virgin territory, lopped an hour and a half off the estimated time. 000 the party reached Gabriel's Pass, and then, after a rapid ruke along the Jeep Track, arrived

SPEAKS TO SA

Anderton : I will maintain my truth and bonour firmly. BUIland: I can ay linIe more tban I have tudied. Clay: I never beard 0 mu ical a di cord. Dowling (at break): I am not in the giving vein today. Ewers: 1 am amazed and know not what to say. Furman: Thou peake t wi er than thou art aware of. Friedlander (at gym.): 0 I am out of breath in this fond chase. Hugo: You were best to call tbem generally according to the cript. Katz: I am amazed at your passionate word~. Milliner: My cbief humour i for a tyrant. Peacock (at break): A poor unfortunate beggar. Pharo: Where i my erpent of old Nile? Read: If music be the food of life, play on.

We left on the unday, cro ed down into Cedarhoutkloof and, 路topping for a brief re t at Hoogvertoon, were soon at Eikeboom and reunited with our parents.

at Sanddrif to find the B party etUed on the best camping site. The weather deteriorated rapidly and storm cloud built up. The tents were pitched and we pent the night under canvas with Occasional rain breaking tbe still ne s.

Thanks are due to Mr. Renzie ieuwoudt for his help and ho pitality, without which we would have been hampered by tbe inclement weather. We wou1d alo Like to thank Mr. P. Cronwright and Mr. W. Eastman (or organising and arranging thi trip on behalf of the Club as a whole and the chool party in particular. . ROBSO .7a.

The following morning a light drizzle fell which drove us to Kromrivier farm. Mr. Nieuwoudt fetched us by truck and transported u to hi farm, which occupie a large section of the Olifant River valley. After pitching our tent under ome oaks on one 'corner of his vast farm, we ettled down to a dreary morning. Mr. Sastman aved the day by taking us to -ome interesting Bushman painting and, (ollowing that. a curious rock formation known as the" tad aal". This rock formation, fashioned out of winderoded and tone, has a high roof upported by occasional pillars.

A STREET -SWEEPER'S Oh, if only I had

DREAM

tuclied,

I would be earning more.

But, silly me, 1 hurried, Only pas iqg Standard Four.

Wedne day was also spent looking at Bu hman paintings in the ame area. A ection frorn one of the Sea Point out troops joined u for thi outing and we oon made friends. Discovering a common speleological intere t, all were soon "caving" in the intere ting hollow and tunnels in the area.

J shouJd have gone to 'Var ity,

To take my B.Se. ; I thought my girl wou1d laugh at meAnd now she does. you see.

r earn exactly sixty rand, 0, not per month, yer pear; From off the treets I sweep the My tale is ad to hear.

Making an early tart for Apollo, and carrying food, leeping bag and clothing in bulging rucksack, the A party wa oon out of ight. The B party left a little later for the Maltese ros. 1his cro s is an eighty-foot-high column of rock. with a horizontal cro -piece surmounting it. Although the weather wa relatively clear that morning, by middal clouds were once again blotting out "The Pup" and "Sugar Loaf' from view. Climbing Apollo, the party was well strung out, and when we reached the summit, we found it wreathed in cloud and under the influence of a trong gale. After a mild "0" grade pitch, we were on top. but owing to the cold, everybody quickly abseiled off it.

and:

A life of luxury and ea e I thought would soon be mine, And not a tin hut full of flea , And streets that will not rune. T. H拢WE1T, 6b.

MASTERPIECE? 1 can't write poetry, r can 't wri te verse; very attempt gets worse and wor e. But I've got to do omething for the mag, Which might be fine for a natural wag; But to me it' a labour, a torture, a in. To be forced to write omething that will never go in. But here's what I've written, I know it's all tripe, (plea e, Mr. Editor, plea e don't gripe): Hens may cackle, Turkey may gobble, But for me to write pro e I impo ibobble. M. BLOOR. 6b.

The nine member of the "A" party pt:nt a confined night in a minute hut near the base of Apollo. while the "B" party lept once again at Kromrivier. The next day a mall contingent from the B party trekked to Breekrantz Kloof for a hike whicb they all tboroughly enjoyed. The A party walked to Sneeuberg hut via the Maltese ro . The A then plit into two, one half walking on direct to Sneeuberg hut and the other climbing neeuberg it elf. Sneeuberg proved to be an interesting climb, jf cold, for there was ice and now on its ummit. 23

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With a gentle bump the diving sphere came to rest on the bottom of the ocean. If our calculations were correct, we bad landed about one hundrcd yards from the wreck of the "Infanta". For six months we bad gathered information about thi old Spani b gallean which had unk in 1591, taking with it a cargo estimated at R6,OOO,OOO in gold. Roger, Peter and I stepped into the pressure chamber, closing the door behind u . "Check equipment," I ordered. "Roger, you can start the air pump and open the inlet pipe now." Gradually tbe water-level ro e until tbe whole chamber was full. I switched on my underwater radio and opened the outside hateb. The pressure was the same on both ides of tbe batcb so it opened easily. We stepped onto the Ocean bed. "There sbe is!" Roger' voice crackled excitedly in my earphones. We had been searching for alma t ten minutes and bad almost given up hope. Peter and I hurried, or did tbe equivalent, through the water to where she stood, overlooking a yawning chasm. An eerie ight, if ever I saw one! Covered in weeds and mos about a bundred feet below us, lay the "Infanta". Her masts were broken and only tbe hull and fir t deck remained. Bubbling over with anlicipation, we wam down, and econds later stood on the deck. Twenty minutes later, our oxygen supply dan路 gerou ly law, we still had nol located the gold, and as vi ibility had suddenly worsened, we signalled each other to return to the sphere. When we surfaced we di covered the reason for the deterioration in the vi ibility - the ky was over路 ca t and a storm was brewing.

IN TANGANYIKA

In years gone by. Tanganyika used to be a paradise of animals. Today most have been killed off, either by the natives or by game hunter. About seven year ago we used to live in Tanganyika, where my parent ran a bush hospital. In this hospital we had five to six hundred native patients, and seeing we were two hundred miles from the nearest town, the only food we could get was the animal we sbot. My father did aU the hooting and at that time, in Tanganyika, nobody worried whetber we had a licence for a rifle or not. My father had two shotguns, a 路303 service rifle, a Winche ter, and a 路22 rifle, and every evening at about ix o'clock he would go out to shoot game. About a mile from our house there was a deep valley where the game slept and drank at the water hole. This was the be t hunting ground, and once my father managed to shoot four large buck, which upplied us with food for about two days. Although there was an abundance of game, one had to be very careful what one shot. Once my father sbot a boar which weighed about a ton, and when he managed to bring it bome, it was inedi.ble, because it was all white, oily blubber. Tbe main danger of this place was the nakes, which were so numerous that it was not unusual to find a snake sleeping in your bed. Our kitchen was about ten yards from our hou e, and one night my mother opened tbe back door to go to the kitchen. There, in front of her, was a huge, ix-foot pitting-cobra. Unfortunately the back door locked when shut, and so my mother could not get back into the hou e, but fortunately he had a lamp in her hand and waved it in front of the reptile's face. She called my father and he came out and hot it in half, but that was not enough, and it took another hot to kill it properly.

For' three days we remained at anchor, riding out a hurricane-force gale. On the fourth day tbe torm wa over, and excitedly we descended once more to the ocean bed in our diving pbere. But when we made way to the spot from which we had first viewed the wreck, there was no longer a cbasm. Tbe violence of the storm had silted up the chasm, and we now looked upon an unbroken tretch of sand. The ecret of the gold was now also the secret of the sea.

Although there were many dangers from snakes and wild animals, I have never been in such a beautiful and healthy place as Tanganyika. C.

M. CooKE, 6a.

WILLIAMS,

6a.

DORMOUSE (aggressively wide awake): Alice Carroll. We might have known you'd have an alias, but that won't protect you.

FANTASIA A Piece of Nonsense Scene: In the home of Charles Dodgson, otherwise known as Lewis Carroll. II is evening and he is siffing in a large armchair. Alice Liddell enters through door. She is a lil/le tomboy. ALICE (suddenly):

Mr.

Dodg

MAD HATrER:

MARCH HARE (seriously): of us.

MAD HATTER:

Papa

;;all

all about you.

Any

ARROLL: But you surely

Who'

I ÂŁnter M ad Haffer, M arch Hare and Dormollse (Sees

/Windowopens.

/The trio form up in a line in front of L. Carroll. Alice sits, amazed. Mr.

Dodg

that?

(Calls.) Come

(collghf

in, please.

ARROLL: Your maje ty, I merely you a littJe ah colour. thought that. ...

from cupboard.

MAD HATTER (icily sane):

...

QUEE OF HEARTS (timidly): Excu e me, Mr. Dodgson, if rm interrupting you, but I do want to tell you, if you don't mind, that I didn't think it quite nice of ou to have portrayed me as uch a ... er ... violent and domineering person. Moreover, my hu band was not plea ed with the timorou role you gave bim. He ha a decidedly forceful per onaJity, while I have always regarded my woman' place as one of humble obedience. And further, I do not hold with lho e avage views of the French Revolutionists. Capital puni hment is quite foreign to my nature.

AI.l E: That mean 1 am a little horror! (Screaming.) And I want to be a little borror!! And you're a beast! !! (SuddenLy menacingly quiel.) But you'U get what's coming to you, Mr. Dodgon, 0 ucks to you.

trio entering.)

mean

/ A frail /iff/e old lady, ,he Queen of Hearts, enters through cl panel ill the wall.

CARROLL: But my dear child, of course I made you a nice little girl in the book. You wouldn't like to be wrillen about a a little - ah horror, would you?

really, lice. Don't ... ... ab! More vi itor .

don't

/ A timid knock.

verything! You made me all illy and And I wa so clean and tidy in the picAnd I was so polite ....

sane.

nervoLisly)

CARROLL (as she stOP\ for breath): Yes, yes, all right. But what was wrong with tbe book, Alice?

ARROLL:

am not mad.

/ A lf three shake their heads sadly.

ALICE (vehemently): I am NOT a little girlie! I can beat up my si ter's boyfriend and climb highe t up Grannie' oak tree and 1 kicked my teacher on the leg and-

ALICE: sweet. ture.

treatment

MARCH HARE: My prestige in the burrow i quite non-existent. Just the other day a rabbit actually had tbe temerity to abuse me on the common.

You didn't.

CARROl L: But. , . but it wa other little girlie-

your

MAD HATTER: And wbat do you think has happened to my hat shop in London? Mo t of my cu tomer have left. They say I have bees in my bonnets.

CARROLL: My dear Alice, are you complaining about "Alice in Wonderland"? [t's a lovely book. I wrote it especially for you, ALICE:

About

OORMOU E: I am never sleepy. Never! I think it was most cruelof you, when I uffer from such dreadful insomnia, to have made me leep all the time.

What?!

me, Mr. Dodgson.

MARCH HARE: I am quite

ALICE (coldly): 1 want to tell you that I am going to sue you. Papa will pay any' pen e'.

ALICE: You heard it libel.

to complain.

/ All three nod soLemnly.

on!

LEWIS C...RROLL (startled): Gracious! Don't do that, Alice. Weil, child, what do you want?

ARROLL (astounded):

We have come

wi hed to give

(Chuckles.)

En/er a very lively Mock Tutr/e.

MOCK TURTI..E (jovially): My dear Carroll, I mu t congratulate you on turning M into a tragical

on -

CARROLL:No, no, Annje. Ju t five minute more. I want to ay goodbye to - ah - Alice.

figure! Such imagination, eh what? Tho e mournful songs - too funny! (Suddenly confidellIiaI.) My wife, though, somewhat resents being turned into a gryphon. She knows she's no beauty, but till- a gryphon I (Boisterous again.) Oh well, can't plea e everyone, eh? I myself wa delighted, old fellah, deeeeijghted!

MAID (reluclanlly): Oh, well, I'll give you a couple more minutes, then. What the doctor will say I just don't know .... fExit. CARROLL: Now, everyone, you beard what my nanny said. You can come and repeat your complaints and tell the other to come as well. I love to have you all.

CARROLL: What a change! Thank you, dear Mock Turtle. And look who's here, tbe Duchess of Tepping!

fMad Hatter, March Hare and Dormouse bow and return to cupboard. Quee1l of H earls says, "Very well," and exils OUI of panel.

JThe Duchess, indeed, is descending the stairs at the back. She pauses dramatically on second step. I wish to com-

Duchess snarls and leaves regally via Ihe slaircase. Mock Turtle says, "Well tootle-oo!" and exits through window.

CARROLL(interrupting): Oh no! I de cribed you exactly, dear Ducbes. You cannot. ...

Alice is about to go to door. Carroll restrains her.

DUCHESS (imperiously): plain-

Lewis!

CARROLL:Wait a little, child. (PUllS her genlly lo his chair.) Tell me, why is it tbat Annie could see you, but he never sees the others?

DUCHES : Silence! It i your description of my baby son, Lord Cecil ... describing him asas a PIG! So what if hi nose does turn up a little? . . . The following

ALICE (docilely silting I'm real. I mean the story for. And to you. It was such and-

six simultaneously:

MAO HAlTER, MARCHHARE and DORMOUSE(together): As we were aying, when we were so rudely ...

CARROLL(eyes lighting up): You saw them? You, who are real?

QUEENOF HEART : Oh dear, things are getting a little .... MOCK TURTLE: Don't

ALlCE (Ilodding) : Of course T did.

worry, old boy ....

CARROLL: Then you see they do exi ti lalway knew they did, but nobody believed me. They thought I wa mad.

D CHES : And that busine s with tbe pepper. ... fThe door begins to open. CARROlL (noticing door):

on arm of his chair): But I'm tbe person you wrote I'm oorry I was rude fun to see the otbers here

ALlCE: P'raps that's becau e they didn't wanl to believe.

Ssh!!

/ Everyone silent as maidservant enters, returns 10 shut door and goes straight to Carroll's chair.

CAR1WLL:Yes indeed, Alice. But we know better, don't we?

MAID (cheerily): Well, sir, bedtime for you. (S~es Ali<;e.) Oh, Miss Liddell! You'd best be gettmg 'ome now. It's late.

ALICE: Oh, ye ! (Pause, then shyly.) write another book, won't you? CARROLL: Well, maybe [ will.

ALICE (stands): And wbat about all the others? (Indicates them.) MAlO (blankly looking around): A LICE: The character,

You will

f Maid enters unobserved.

... ru call it "Alice Through think, or perhap . , ..

Others?

of course.

the Mirror,"

MAlO: WeU, well, well. You two look as if you're both miles away!

MAID: Oh he' been talk in' about Uzose bas 'e? 'E's alv.:ay havin' imaginary conversations with 'em. Don't you believe a word of it. You know these writers; think their characters i real and whatnot. (Turning to Carroll.) And to bed now, sir. You've 'ad enough fer today.

CARROLL: And 0 we are, Annie. We're in the land of the Imagination, a land which you no doubt left long ago. Goodbye, Alice. ALlCE: Goodbye

...

Mr. Carroll.

LlTTLEWOOD

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F. Kamhoot,

1967

HOUSE,

acher, E.

achcr,

P. Smuts, H. Sacher.

Second Roll' (sitting I. to r.): B. Dyason, B. Pearce, P. Selby, T. Oettl6, J. Lawrence. Mr. P. Brostcr, Mrs. M. Barv.ell ( 1atron), L. Osrin (Head Prefect), Mr. N. Blackbeard (Principal), Mrs. Blackbeard, K. NeLlson (Deputy Head Prefect), ister M. de Klerk, Mr. T. Fair, Mr. J. Voigt. T. nyman, P. Barret, E. Eddy, I. Mackay. Third Row (I. to r.): G. Doran. P. Fergus en. B. Milliner, J. Ryan, C. Early, 1. Wessels, P. Mann, D. Durlacher, P. Ieme nt. T. Dodd. P. Hewitt, K. Barret, G. Anderson, G. van Tonder, H. Kamhoot, T. Early. Fourth Row (I. to r.:) A. Brown, T. mith, J. omerville, D. Milford, (by, H. Lipsehitz, A. Bevan, M. Green. C. Blal-emore, W. Oosthuizen, J. Jabber, H. William, J. Theodor, C. Cumming, . Borain. R. Bruee, G. Hogg. Fifth Row (I. to r.): E. Iement, T. Dunster, E. Coffin, D. J. Gill, R. Weilers, P. Baerecke, P. Williams. R. Peacock, F. du Toit, H. Green, M. Bro'.'n, R. Ritchie, D. Pretorius, K. Bremer, J. heppard, S. Milliner. Sixth

Row (I. to r.): R. Gilbert, . OettlĂŠ, G. Visser, B. Burke, T. Piekthall. D. Calder, R. Barret-Jolley. D. C. Gill. G. Pearce, D. Frahm, K. Katz.

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The institution of a Common Room fund of 50 cents per boy ha enabled u to provide amenities apart from the normalones provided by the Department. The piano bas been completely renovated, the snooker table given a face-lift and ea y chairs have been purchased for the senior common room.

At the beginning oE the year we welcomed Mr. P. Broster from D.e.T. He soon ettled down to Boarding House routine and howed an immediate interest in the Hostel by suggesting many new ideas and revolutionary cheme. Mr. Fair and Mr. Voigt are to be congratulated on their patience, fairne s and understanding in dealing with the boys at all times.

Tbe new curtains are in the process of being hung and have brightened up Littlewood Hou e con iderably. Our thanks go to Mrs. Blackbcard and Si ter de Klerk for all the time they have 'pent in choosing and organi ing the curtaining.

alway our boarder have formed the spirit and backbone of the school and our boys have taken an active interest in all spheres of school life. Littiewood House was weU repre ented in most sporting sides and chool committees, and boardt:r undertook the organi alion of mo t of the school functions. A

We hould like to thank Matron and the kitchen staff for the enormous amount of work put into catering, and Mrs. Blackbeard who e friendly disposition and continued interest in the Ho tel endeared her to all boarders. A special note of thanks and gratitude goe to i ter de Klerk for her ympathetic help in times of illnes and for her cheerful and friendly cooperation at all time'.

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and healtb in their retirement, and a very enjoyable and profitable sojourn in Europe.

To tbe Staff this year we welcomed Miss A. Coop to Sub A2. Miss E. Beyleveld to Sub B2. Miss S. Kacev to Std. 2A, and Mr. A. Tbiele to Std. 4A, and Miss C. Liefman to the post of teacber of Piano.

And may we see tbem at tbe School on many an occasion yet. Thank you, and best of luck.

Mr. K. Pretorius is spending a year's study leave in Graaff-Reinet, and we bave received several interesting letters from him, as also a surpri e visit wben he was in the Cape Penin uia for a few days. We look forward to bis return in January, 1968. In December we are to say farewell to Miss G. BarweU, wbo bas been one of our stalwart Staff members for tbe pa t three years. Our special tbank to ber Cor all sbe has done for u , and best wishes for a happy future. Mi s B. Durham is to proceed to Europe on a year's pecial leave and we trust sbe will spend an enjoyable and profitable year tbere. MR. AND MRS. H.

GENERAL The year 1967 bas seen big changes Junior School.

in tbe

Two new Sub A Cia ses have been added at the southern end of tbe building as well as a secretary's office leading off the porcbway and adjoining tbe Principal's office. All tbe bouses bordering Oxford Street and Aliwal Road have been demoli hed, providing much-needed extra playing spal.:e. With tbe planting of gra s and shrubs, tbis area should take on a garden-like appearance and benche will be installed. ' The old thatched roof cottage was also pulled down, and the tucksbop movcd into more spacious quarters in tbe one house retained next door. In that bou e, too, are stored our stage scenery and costumes, and there is one very large room where play rebearsals cao be held. Tbe bou e was completely re-wired electrically, and good lighting provided.

. TASKER

The name of Mr. and Mr. Tasker will be very familiar to many wbo have been associated with the scbool during this generation and tbe last, for tbeir period of as ociation with the chool has covered a period of 35 years. They joined "Wynberg" witbin a year of each other, were destined to become busband and wife, and to rank among tbe finest teacber that Wynberg will ever bave had.

Another major change in our classrooms has been the replacement of the old all-in-one desks by modern desk, eacb unit including a table and two chair, with plenty of room for storage of books.

Mr. Ta ker was senior Hi tory Ma ter in tbe High Scbool and Mrs. Tasker taugbt both Standards 1 and 4, both before her marriage, and in later years too.

Our enrolment 530 pupils.

now stands at between 520 and

To February we held our annual informal meeting of new parents, when a large crowd of 170 parents were given a comprehensive survey of scbool routine and activities, and shown slides of school activities. A warm evening resulted in tea being provided outside "under the stars".

With Mr. Ta ker' retirement in April, a long and happy active as ociation has ended. We hould here like to pay tbe greatest tribute to their magnificent contribution to the School's development - to botb as teacbers - to Mr. Tasker for his years of hard work with Rugby and Athletics, and to Mrs. Tasker, for her production of play of such a very higb tandard, and for the love of Drama he left with her casts. May we wi b tbem many years of happines

Another major development in tbe School's routine wiU be the introduction of the new Mathematics syllabuses in the Sub Standards td. I and td. 2 next year, with much of th~

work being introduced 5 as well.

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on Augu t 25th and 26th. The memorable item on this programme was Mozart' Serenade, "A Little Night Music". The half-yearly performance by piano, violin and cello pupil took place in June and December. The Drama Clas es, under Miss R. Glaun's direction, were most enthusiastic. The 34th Annual Entertainment took place on September 26th and 27th when the Sub A's gave a ong cene, ''The Runaway Clown", and the Stds. 1 to 5 offered two musical play, "ChanticIeer and the Fox" (after Chaucer) and ''The Witch in the Clocktower". The Annual Rearung Competition will be held in the final week of the fourth term. "Verse Speaking" pIu musical item were feature on tbe final day of the first, second and third terms. On the last chool day of 1966 we held our usual special assembly under the trees when book awards to successful Std. 5 pupil were presented, as well as cup and awards for other achievements. We were pleased and honoured that Mrs. J. F. 00 thuizen k.indly agreed to rustribute these awards.

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In preparation for tbis work, the Staff attended a two-hour cour e daily over a period of five school weeks. A Junior Science Course will also take place. for that wiU also be introduced in the new year. The Annual Sports took place in March, when Wellington was the winning House. The Swimming Gala followed soon afterwards when De Waal and Rhodes tied for first place and Van Riebeeck were close behind. The Annual Parents versus Junior Cricket and Tennisette matche were played on March 4th. In both cases tbe parents won, thus proving themselves in good mettle. The Rugby player were ruvided into Under 12 A, B, C, D, E and F teams, Under I Land Under 10 teams, and the u ual host of junior juniors enjoyed their Friday games under the High School "Unele ". Older boy also played in the Under 13 teams. In Cricket we were fortunate to obtain the service of Mr. G. pruhl, who coached promising young cricketers during gym periods, and in the afternoons. The Under II Cricket, under guidance of Mr. Ju t, had a most successful season, remaining unbeaten during the first term. The Uoder 12A team lost only one match. The Under 12B also gave a good account of themselves. The Juniors played their matches on Monday afternoons. Tennisette has continued to attract a large number of players. The general standard of performance has been very good, and the Tennisette team has acquitted itself very well, baving won most of their inter-school matches. Our sincere thanks again to all parents wbo so rearuly . offered transport, watcbed matches, and given such support generally. The Thirteenth Annual Hour of Music by the School Orchestra soloists and cboir took place

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THE SNAIL Climbing up the hill I sawailver trail, Up hill higher up Then down dale, Wben I got over tbe bill In a rubbish beap, I sawalittle snail Fast asleep. DA

WAYNE THE TRAIN Wayne, the train Went through the rain. Wayne. the train Got a pain. So Wayne, the train, Was never beard of again. PAUL VAN EMBDEN.

IEL HEYMAN

THE MA I TH MOON The man in the moon ame down to play. He played and played All night and day; He ang and he ang With a clang and a pang, Then he went back to hi home in space. GARyLEIH.

HOW MUCH I LIKE THE OOK I like the cook, he's very kind; he makes nice food For me. She cooks them in the oven, Very intere ting to see. DANLEL HEVMANN.

ELECTRICITY a you may know, must have e1ec-

MARRIED Charlene i lovely, She' nice and she's fair; She is Daniel' best wife With golden hair. DANIEL

Il home, tricit . The lights work by electricity. Your oven works by electricity. Electricity i a dangerous tbing. ever, never play with electricity. If you ever u e electricity, always u e rubber gloves.

HEVMANN.

TADPOLES Fir t the big mother frog lays her egg. But only ome of tbem hatch, for the fishes like to eat them and migbt do that. First the tadpole is :l ball with a tail; it tail goe away, and it grows fore- and hindlegs. Then it i a Erog. DA

MICHAEL LEWI

THE BURGLAR One night a burglar to le ome jewels from a bou e. Wben he had fini bed teating the jewels, the hou. e wa empty of jewels. Then the policemen came and aw the burglar. The men blew their whi tie and sbone their torches. The policemen struggled to arrest the burglar.

IELHEVMA

THE GOAT The goat was silly, He aid be wa great, But he got stuck In tbe garden gate.

DEREK WATI..ING.

N[CHOI S BRAAK.

THE COWBOY There was once a very tall cowboy named John and all the other cowboys were cared of him. Every time he tried to say omething, he stuttered.

FIsm G One day a man went ft bing in a boat. While he was ti bing, a fish aw him. So he went behind and tipped tbe boat over. Then be wa gone. GREGORY

BROWN.

One day when John was walking around, an arrow came zip into him. "Help!" be cried. 'Tve been sbot. Help!" Then be fell to tbe ground, and that was the end of Jobn, tbe cowboy.

MY ELF I bad a little elf. His name was Inkynoo. I put him on tbe shelf, Because he was brand new. He did not like it On tbe sbelf Because be was always by hi~elf. He sometimes used to cry Big tears out of his little eye. One day be wanted water, When he was one and a quarter. So he jumped down from tbe sbelf, All by himself.

EDWARD TINKLER.

ROBIN HOOD Robin Hood was a young boy. He often played with his bow and arrows. He sbot at targets. He kept hitting them. Wben be was fifteen he asked if be could try bis luck at tbe fair. And his fatber said yes. So be picked up his bow and arrows and off be went. Suddenly be saw some men. He tbougbt tbat they must be tbe King's foresters. He stood still till one of tbem noticed him. Tbe man said, "What are you doing bere?" Robin said, "I am going to try my luck." Then they poked fun at him. DAVID

OWEN ROGERS.

GOING ON A TRAIN I lived in Jobannesburg, and I bave come to Live in Cape Town. I came by train. It took two days. We went up to tbe electric engine. There were sixteen coaches. I was sad wben we arrived. Tbe be~ was soft. .Tbe train went througb many statIOns. Every tIme we went over a joint it made a crack. We went over the Orange Free State. We loved every minute. I got butterfues just before we left. There was a dinner gong. Tbe train was high. We went over a tbin bridge. It looked funny. I came to Cape TOwn before. Coloured people were making new train lines. I had a wasb every hour. My head was out of tbe windowand a team train came by. I sat at tbe windowand I nearly bumped my bead. There were lots of signs. It wa fun. I ran up and down tbe train. The food was good. Tbe platform was hard.

VANN.

MY ADVENTURE IN A BOAT I went on boliday in tbe S.A. Vaal to England. Nobody knew that there was a smuggler on board. I was going to see tbat he wasn't going to teal my luggage or any of my money. I knew that he was up to something. I wasn't going to tell tbe Captain or there would be more trouble. One nigbt I was lying in bed when he crept througb my port-bole. I pretended that I was asleep. He searcbed my drawers. I pounced on him. I called tbe Captain. He came at once. Tbe smuggler was locked up in a spare room. MICHAEL BURGER.

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COWBOYS Once, when I was a little boy, we went to Texas where cowboys live. I knew I was going to have one of my greatest adventures. Soon we aw a ranch, and I knew that this was the ranch we were looking for. In August, 1965, it wa my birthday, and my fatber and mother brought me two presents. I opened one and tbere was a fine new cowbov suit. Then Iopened tbe other parcel, and ther~ wa a belt and two real pistols. I went outside, and there was a pony just for me, and tben I took: my cowboy suit and belt

A ROBBERY Onc rainy nigbt a bank robber came to the bank. He had a ladder in his hand. He leaned tbe ladder against the wall and then he climbed it. Tben be broke tbe roof and went through tbe ceiling and came out to tbe room where they keep tbe money. He opened the afe and took: the money, and by mistake he stood on the alarm. Tbe watchman heard and phoned tbe police. They came and toole bim to jail. .

SurcLJFFE.

PHILLIP KING.

and pistols and put on my cowboy suit and I put my belt and pistols. T got on pony and we rode off. We went on and on and on and on. Soon we came acro s a bull which had broken loose, but [ did not have to worry because my father had given me a la 00 and r threw my las 00. lt went round the bull's neck and I pulled it tight round its neck. The man was plea ed with me. Then something ran past. It was a wild pig. I took off one of my pistols and shot. Bang! The bullet truck the pig on the side of its neck. I rode home with the pig, for I am a boy that is very brave. ALAN

This was at night, so the fire emitted much light. There was an electricity box, and suddenly I heard BA NG! I peeped inside the shop, I could not ee much, but I saw that tbe electricity box had exploded. Soon, the fire-brigade came and put the fire out. I came there six montbs later and I saw that there wa a new bop. E. MARX. LOST IN A FOREST AT NIGHT One dark and gloomy night my father and I decided to walk in the forest. We took our rifles and set off. We walked lowly through the fore t. Suddenly I aw a lioo. He made my terious noi es. I was so terrified. I ran a fast as T could and I tripped over the th.ick, dense undergrowth. In the distance I heard the screech-owl' call aod the cricket' whistling. Beads of per piration formed on my forehead. After thi hair-rai ing experience I ran home. T. Yo LOWITZ.

MORRIS.

A VISIT TO KING EPTUNE One day I was out with my brother kin-diving. We went out quite deep. Then I pointed to something which I thought wa a rock. We went nearer and saw it was a caslle made of rock. We swam round it and saw ten dolphins guarding an opening. We asked them who lived there. They said it belonged to King eptune. They took us into a hall full of people. ]n the middle of the hall at eptune. As oon as he aw us he offered us gold, diamonds, pearls and rubies. After that he offered us a meal. Then we said goodbye and et off with our treasure. We visited eptune a number of time and had many adventures with him.

AFlRE One night a fire broke oul at an ammunition factory. There were maoy screams. oon the fire was much bigger and it wa izzl.ing. ow the ammunition started to explode. The top of the building went flying off. The creams were getting fainter and fainter, but the fire stronger. The smoke billowed out of tbe windows. Many fire engines came to put out the fire. uddenly it topped, and I climbed out of bed. It wa only a terrifying nightmare. 1. MARKS.

RAOUL BLUMBERG.

THE OLD MAN OF SHOREDTTCH There was an old man of horeditch Who tripped and fell in ome pitch. He screamed and he creamed, Till he got a stitch. And that was the end of the man from horeditch.

A FIRE

One dark evening, as I was coming home from cub. I saw smoke coming from a large building. Quickly "[ phoned the fire station. 1 waited a little while. I aw them come arouod lhe corner. They put up their ladder and fought the fire vigorou ly. T heard a scream. I saw one of the beam from the burning building fall. Then there was silence. On ly the crack le of the flames, the noise of the ho e and the shouts of the firemen could be heard. One of the firemen pulled the helples man out of the flames.

ZACHARY BLUM BERG.

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THE IGHT A FIRE BROKE OUT One day when r was coming home from chool, I heard a man say to his wife. "r have fini hed my cigarette," and he threw it away. lt landed in a tin of petrol. At that moment the fire tarted. The tin wa next to a hop. uddenly 1 saw that the shop wa on fire. The fire was roaring and crackling. 35

Tbe ambulance and the police came. Soon everybody was saved, but they were badly burnt. J. RONALDSON.

That's about aU I know About "Old Blots" the cat, Except that he eats too much And has become very fat.

THE LITTI..E OLD WOMAN

JOHN FEITELSON.

I met an old woman

going to the fair, With ber walking路stick and basket and a very old hare. She smiled at me so sweetly, Her hair was done so neatly, I bade her a good路day, And went upon my way. R. VAN ROSENVELD. MY

THE FUN I HA VE Peter Smuts is a good little boy, To his parents he's the greatest of joy. His work and sport are always well done, And he is never mischievous--only bas "fun". He loves to run, and climb tbe rocks Climb down the passages, slide in so~ks, But woe is the day when the prefect shall come Catch the boy and spoil hi "fun".

DOG

PETER SMUTS.

Have you seen my little dog, Anywbere about? His tummy's full of little spots, And he bas a pitch-black snout. He always runs away from me When I go to the bop. And though I shout and sbout at him, He simply just won't stop. L. BENJAMrN. THE DIARY OF A DUTCH

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SPORT AT WYNBERG, BY STD. 2B The rugby season comes to an end Cricket and swimmjng start again.' We pack away our rugby boots, Out come our bats and bathing swts. No more scrumming, sweat or blood, No more kjdding in the mud; No more tries or penalties, No more minor ca ualties. Now we start our game of cricket "Bowl him out tbe middle wicket Not a single fielder caught it, When our ball went into orbit. On tbese hot December days, We cool off in many way. But the best way to keep cool, I splashing in our swimming pool!

BOY

On the 5th of June in 1651, three wind-driven ships set sail from a Dutch port. On board was a little family of three. John, the little boy, was seven years old. He wa very friendly with Jan van Riebeeck, wbo was tbe ship's surgeon. Ding-dong I went the bell. "Land, land!" But it wa .. still very far away. Then a man saw a fla h of lightning and it began to thunder. The ship swayed and big lashing waves covered the decks. John ran to his mother, and even she wa terrified. At la t, morning dawned, and the sun shone brightly. C. EDGAR.

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THE 2B CAKE SALE Our das decided lo have a cake sale, and all the mothers agreed la lhis. There were cookies, cakes, weets and bi cuits. When the bell rang for break, we were met by a tampede of hungry boy, and before the teacher could buy some cakes, mo t of them were gone. Serving everybody wa great fun, and so was watcrung them devour the goodies. We sold every piece of cake, and we even sold some crumb for half a cent. The money amounted to fourteen rand, and we donated it to the Perunsula Feeding Scheme, wruch feeds many hungry cruldren every day.

MY CAT I have a cat, He wear a hat. As he ba spots, I called bim "Old Blots". He is lovely and white, And hines in the night. He smells with bis no e, Wliich is as red as a rose.

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cracked slowly until it had suddenly sbattered and fallen down with a tremendous crasb. After thi false-alarm I helped to clear up the glass and my dog and T went back to sleep. OWEN JOH so

A VISIT TO THE ZOO The other day T went to the zoo. The animals there are far from few. T saw some lions, and tigers too. I even aw a kangaroo. There were elephant and giraffe And monkeys that made the people laugh. They keep strange creatures in a zoo, Some friend of mine should be there too. P.Jo s.

MY ADVENTURE WITH A "WILD ANIMAL" Cloud drifted across tbe sky as the un et. Darknes fell on our camp as my friend and I gathered wood for our fire. All around us came the night sounds of birds and animal . We were tired from our long hike that day and all the excitement of camping out, and oon we crawled into our tent and zipped up our sleeping bags. It wa the fir t time I had u ed one, and at fir t 1 lay awake for ome time, getting u ed to it. My friend was fast a leep. Then. uddenly, I wa wide awake. Something was moving out ide the tent. My heart mi ed a beat and then leapt into my throat. I li tened. Yes, there was something there all right. But what? Picture of wild animal fla hed acros my mind. r whi pered my friend' name, but he did not stir. arefully I slipped out of my sleeping bag. haking witb fear, 1 pulled back the tent flap and peered out. When my eyes got u cd to the darknes , theyalmost fell out of my head. There were two eye taring out of the darkne_s. A lion! It ml/st be a lion! A lion? Oh help! lt wa. coming towards me. I creamed 0 loudly that my friend jumped up a if omeone had hot him. He grabbed the torch and witched it on. At the entrance of our tent wa not a huge lion, but the friendly face of a stray donkey lowly chewing -ome weeds,

BOKKE Daar i baie soorte boUe in Suid-Afrika, soos die Springbok, Waterbok, Rooibok, Gemsbok en Koedoe. Die kleure van die Springbok i lig bruin, donker bruin en wit, en dit is 'n pragtige dier. Die Waterbok is groter as die Springbok en het 'n wit kring om sy stert. Die Rooibok kan vyf en dertig voet ver en tien voet hoog spring. Die Gemsbok se kleure i pers-bruin, donker. pers en wit. Die Koedoe se horings i krullerig, en hy groei tot by vyf voet hoog. Van al die wilde diere, hou ek van bokke die meeste. OWE

JOHNSON.

OL ES ] THE IGHT One dark night, while J was asleep, I was woken up by a queer sound, and, feeling curious, 1 got up and went to my father's room and woke him up. My father came to my bedroom with me and wc listened for a minute or two, but the sound was not repeated. My father .aid T mu t top worrying about it. o I went back to bed. Then the ound came again. but I didn't want to di turb my father again, 0 I looked around to ee what it wa , but there wa nothing. The 'noi e came again - tick, tick, tick - and I" thought it might be a burglar. My dog wa frightened too. and crept under my bed. uddenly there wa a loud cra h! bang! and I heard the ound of gla s being hattered. I felt ure omeone had broken a window, so I shouted very loudly to my father. He ran towards the noise. which had come from the kitchen and he began to laugh. The bowl around the kitchen light had become too hot and had

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THE HY SPUT TK aw a little putnik, It travelled very high. [ aw il circle overhead, And drop down from the sky, lt landed on the roof-top, And gaily bounced along. [ ran to call my brother, When I got back It had gone. He laughed at my imagination. And then went back in ideo [ looked again, it wasn't there, So I at down and cried.

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I looked up to the sky again, And there, to my surprise, I saw my litlle Sputnik Before my very eyes.

One bright summer's morning in the December holidays, Dad proclaimed that we could stay at the seaside for a fortnight. Soon after we arrived we wanted to explore the beacb, but Dad forbade us to explore the cliffs. When we had een the beach and had had a swim, Tim aid, 'Let's just go a little way up the cliff," and we all agreed. After we had climbed about sixty yards, I aid, "Hadn't we better go down now?" Meanwhile, Craig wa looking over the edge. Suddenly he said, "Oh! I feel dizzy!" He tottered and feU over the cliff. We tood tock-still, frozen, rooted to the pot, but suddenly Tim blurted out, "Come on." We rushed down the cliff. When we got to Craig, I said, 'Thank goodnes' he' still breathing". He was unconscious, but some cold water oon brought him round. I asked him to waggle hi fingers and toes. He couldn't waggle hi left leg's toe, 0 I knew he had broken his leg. We carried him to our cottage and my father took him to the doctor to have hi leg set. lt co t two hundred rand. We all received a evere whipping, and we never disobeyed Father again. A. K IGHT.

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FATHER

PIET PARCEL'S ADVENTURE Jan wa feeling very drowsy. He had just received a parcel from his granny who lives in East Anglia, England. He was ju t about to open it when he heard a little voice saying, "lf you leave me alone I will teU you my life story" Jan looked all around him but could not see anyone, so he wa about to resume his ta k when he heard the Ijttle voice again. He soon reali ed that the voice came from hi parcel, so he et it on the chair oppo ite him and settled down for the story. U[ was wrapped in Englnad and r am the paper on the parcel. Fir t I wa taken to a post路 office here I wa sorted and put in a G.P.O. van painted red with a crown on each ideo It was to take me to the General Post Office in London. The journey wa very unplea ant as 1 was jostled a round, hitting other parcels of va rying shape and izes, but wor e was to come. "When T reached my important destination. all the parcel were bundled into several big acks. Then young men took them into a big room where we were orted, franked, then weighed. After that, a much horter journey was made to the dockyard. "We were then shaken into a much bigger sack, which wa' hoisted aboard a beautiful while ship named the .A. Vaal. "Suddenly the crane lowered the whole sack into a big dark room in the 路hip. "Half an hour later. the hip was sailing merrily on the clear. blue ea, but I wa feeling terrible. and if I had been a human [ would have been sea路sick a hundred time. "At last we reached Cape Town, and before T knew what was happening. T was taken out of that dark. gloomy place and I caught my fir t glance of ape Town and Table Mountain. I felt a different parcel a I wa taken to the General Post Office oC ape Town. "T was orted. stamped and taken to the new tation, wh~rt.! I wt:nt by IralO to Wynberg Post Office. Then you came to fetch me, and 0 that is my whole life tory:' P. MERRI GTO .

OUR VISIT TO THE

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La t Monday r went with my cia to the .A. Vaal. We went by bu to the docks. We alighted from the bu in two' and walked through the hed in ""hich we aw bales aDd bales of wool. We walked up the gangplank, and at the top we saw five avy men. The fir t one took us to the theatre and then to ee the dining rooms. He then howed u the swimming pool and the hold in which they were loading on peaches. We started for the bridge on the flight of step. The bridge had radios to every part of the hip. We looked at the other hips in the dock from the bridge. Then we went to have something to eat and drink. When we had fini hed, we aid "Goodbye" to the Captain aDd walked off the hip and went back to choo!. C. Bo GERS.

THE YL LT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

MY OOM SE PLAAS Myoom Kasie het 'n mooi, groot plaas in die Karoo. Hy het die woonhuis self in 1910 gebou. Hy boer met skape, en by het 'n paar perde ook. Elke week. slag by 'n skaap om te eet en neem 'n paar van die ander skape mark toe. Op sy werf is daar 'n pakkamer, 'n waenbuis en baie ander geboue. Hy het 'n draadheining rondom sy plaas sodat die diere nie kan uitkom nie. Daar is vier kampe. Drie is vir die skape en een vir die perde. Hy het 'n groot rugbyveld gemaak en het 'n span met die naam Hamiltons. My tante boer met pluimvee en kweek baie soorte bome en blomme. Elke week stuur sy vir ons vrugte en elke maand neem sy baar blomme na die bloemiste en maak '0 bietjie sakgeld.

Bobby Simpson, the Australian captain, has let South Africa snatch the rubber. We were the better side of tbe two, but our visitors did not give up until the last ball was bowled. The first test looked as if it was in the Australians' pockets until the second innings, when we made siJ( bundred and twenty runs, and in the first, one hundred and ninety-nine. The reS'.llt of thi test put us one up in the serie and there again our visitors fought for victory. In the Cape I was mad with rage because ewlands is a batting pitch and very unfair to the bowlers. We could have made many more runs, but we did not keep our eyes on the ball, and you should not lift your head for you will get caught. The Third Te t we won, with fine bowling by Proe ter who bowls off the wrong foot and beats tbe batsman all ends up. Tru test we won, leaving tbe serie two-one. Tbe fourth test was a wash-out with nine wicket down when the rain came down in buckets and with bad luck for South Africa. During the fifth test at St. George's Park, the Australian and Springboks each played tbeir part, but in the end the visitors bad no hope of winning the test to draw the series. They were out of the game on the tbird day. We bave never won a series again t the Au tralians in history before. T. CLEARY.

K. MORRIS. DIE DAPPER

SEUN

Toe bet die skip begio sink. "Joe, Frank.!" bet ek geskree, "Die skip begin sink". Hulle het gou na my gehardloop en begio om oos kos uit die skip te gooi. Toe was al die kos uit die skip en in die water. Ons het van die skip in die water geduik en na '0 eiland naby die wrakstukke geswem. Toe het ons by die eiland aangekom en ons wa baie moeg. Ek en Frank het begio slaap, maar Joe het die eiland bekyk. Dit was vier-uur op die kop en Joe het nie teruggekom nie en ons was bekommerd. Ons bet na Joe gaan soek. Toe het ons hom in die water ge ien. Hy bet met 'n oktopus baklei. Frank het in die water geduik en die oktopu met sy sakmes doodgemaak. Hy het y lewe vir Joe gewaag. Hy was '0 baie dapper eun. D. KAVALSKY.

MY HUIS EN GESIN Ons huis is taamlik groot, en voor die huis is daar 'n klein boompie. My gesin be taan uit my pa, ma, en drie kinders. Voor die huis is daar twee klein grasperkies, en agter die huis i daar een groot grasperk. ln die huis is daar drie slaapkamers. 'n sitkamer, 'n badkamer en 'n k.ombuis. Langs die huis i daar 'n motorhuis, en my pa hou sy motor daarin. Rondom die huis is daar 'n boĂŤ draadbeining sodat ons hond nie kan wegloop nie. Op Saterdagaand gaan ons gesin bioskoop toe en ons bou baie daarvan. S. GLLLMER.

THE BICYCLE

THIEF

I was in a greengrocer's shop, buying food for our family. I paid for the food and walked outside to O'ly bicycle. Then [ stared in astani hment: there was no bicycle! I dropped tbe bag I was carrying and ran to the corner and looked up and down tbe street. [ espied a man pedalling a if a pack of dogs were after him, so I wasted no time in following him. 40

Soon the boy found me and 'tuck me together with seJlotape. During the afternoon he took me to be ca hed at the Post Office. Luckily the attendant believed the boy's story about the dog which ripped me and gave him the money. 1 was very unhappy, for my adventure in England had ended. A few days later many other postalorders and I were burned to ashes on a very big fire in the yard of the Post Office, so that we could not be u ed again. D. KAVALSKY.

As I ran, I began to sweat. T thought my lungs were going to burst, but somehow I kept on running. Almost a I was ready to drop, I saw the man on my bicycle quickly turn into a builder's yard. I stopped my hectic running and crept up to the side wall of the yard and climbed up it aDd peeped over. From what I saw I nearly fell from the wall in amazement, for four men were in the yard, armed with spray-paint guns, and were changing the colour of about twelve bicycles. Suddenly one of the men looked up and saw me. Then he shouted. "Boss. I aw someone spying on us." "After Ă?m." roared the 'Bo s', and all four men left their work and ran after me. I slid down the wall, in doing so cutting myself. but I hardly felt the cuts, so anxious wa I to get away from these horrid men. I ran as fast as my legs would carry me to the police station where I banged on the door. A policeman opened the door and I told him to catch the men running after me. He blew a hrill whi tie and ix more men joined him, and together they caught tbc crooks. My picture was in the morning paper. and I got my bicycle back pIu ten rand from the police! Who would have thought that shopping could bring such a drama? A. VA PATRICK

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LOST IN THE FOG It was long past three o'clock wben my father and I set out in a midget rowing boat for the afternoon. We intended to catch some fish for supper and after we had been rowing for what eemed like ages we let out our small fishing net. We waited and waited, but nothing happened, and at last we pulled up our net, for it was usele waiting any longer; and, moreover, it wa getting late. We tarted to row back, and as we were rowing, I noticed a thick mi t forming. oon we were surrounded in a t!lick fog. My father had real i cd too late that we were not near the harbour - we were far out at ea! We could not see a thing, so we started to row towards the direction in which we tbought the harbour lay. We were till rowing when the morning unri e could be seen. The fog had cleared, and we could ce the harbour clearly - we were only about a mile and a half from it. We reached the harbour at twelve o'clock and rushed home to tell of our adventure. We were welcomed home with a hot cup of coffee, and we sat round the warm fire and told our tory. C. STOCKWELL.

ADVENTURE

"I was printed at the Cape Towo printing works on the 28th February, 1966. Thousands of postal orders like me were sent to the General Post Office and were put in neat piles on the tables next to tbe counters. One day a very fat woman came into the G.P.O. and a ked the attendant for a postal order. He tamped me and put me into an envelope. The next day several other postal orders and I were transported to the S.A. Vaal, and I was on my way to the fat woman's nephew in England. Twelve days later I arrived at the boy's house. There was great excitement in the hou e, but unfortunately the boy put me carelessly on the mantelpiece. The next day nobody could find me becall e r fell off the mantelpiece on to the floor. Tbe dog found me but mi took me for a piece of crap paper and ripped me with hi claws.

FRA cr DRAKE I had nearly completed a. game of bowls wheo a member of my crew ga ped, "Look I A Spanish fleet sailing in to battle." I thought of a plan as we left port. We set one of my lighter hips on fire. With a tremendou explo ion it blew up, aDd et lhe enemy on fire. There was explosion after explosion until a deathly silence settled on top of tbe bloody water.

Then the crew shouted with joy, "We have won!" When J arrived back at port, Queen Elizabeth I was waiting in her splendid jewels and clothes and said, "Rise, Sir Francis Drake". D. BOLDING. A SHIP'S

Na 'n tydjie het Dion besluit om 'n kortpad oor die berge te neem. Hy was baie moeg en hy het besluit om langs 'n rots bo-op die berg te rus. Na 'n tydjie was by vas aan die slaap. Hy het skielik wakker geword en gevind dat dit al donker was. Hy bet koud en nat gevoel en tot sy ontsteltenis besef dat dit baie gesneeu het. In die duisternis kon hy nie sien waar om te loop nie, en bet van 'n krans afgeval. Hy het weer opgestaan en aan gesukkel, en sy lyf was baie seer. Hy bet later by 'n klein dorp aangekom waar hy aan die deur van een van die huise geklop het. 'n Ou vrou het die deur oopgemaak. Nadat Dion vir haar alles verlei het, bet sy vir hom koffie gegee en iets gegee om te eet. Toe het sy hom in die bed gesit. In die more het sy hom in die hospitaal in Bloemfontein gesit en vir sy ouers in kennis gestel. Sy ouers het hom by die hospitaal kom haal. a hierdie ondervinding het Dion besluit om nooit weer sy buis alleen te verlaat nie.

CAPTAIN

If you were in a ship

On a stormy sea, Would you be as brave, As brave as he? He was a ship's captain, Fearless, big and strong. He was a good man, Never did any wrong. He was a good man. Kind, but firm, When he gave a whipping It made the man squirm. One day in the icy Atlantic The mate fell over the side, And without waiting to think, He jumped into tbe drink, Where they both sadly died. R. FARRANT.

B. HACK. SHIPWRECKED One day we left home for the docks. It was a beautiful summer's day, with a slight breeze. The departure was at ten o'clock in the morning, and we were going to Durban for the summer holidays. The ship was called "The Horizon". When we arrived at tbe ship, whicb was in tbe A Berth, we walked up the gangplank, and I was a bit frightened because they were unsteady. They went down, and tbe tugs came in. The ship was moving slowly out to the middle of the docks. She sailed out of the entrance, and oon she was in the bay and passing the breakwater. At eleven o'clock we were nineteen miles from Cape Town. At a quarter to two we were passing Cape Point.

DIE ONDERVINDING VAN 'N SEUN 'n Seun wie se naam Dion was het een Sondag more besluit dat sy huis was niks anders as 'n plek van ellende. Dit was Maandag more omtrent half-nege. Dion e ma was winkel toe en Dion was besig om sy tee te drink. Hy het skielik 'n baie goeie idee gekry. Hy het besluit om weg te hardloop. Hy het sy geld bymekaar gemaak, sy klere in 'n tas gepak en toe weggeloop sonder om iets vir iemand te sĂŞ. Hy het 'n bus tot by Johannesburg stasie geneem. Toe het hy 'n plek op 'n trein Bloemfontein toe bespreek. Die trein het twaalfuur by Bloemfontein stasie aangekom. Dion bet sy bagasie gekry en weer begin loop. Hy wou na sy neef se huis in Dewetsdorp gaan. Dion het nie genoeg geld oor gehad nie om na sy neef se buis toe te ry nie. Hy het net vir 'n paar minute geloop. Toe bet '0 man stilgehou en hom opgetel. Toe die man by sy plaas gekom het, het hy vir Dion weer afgelaai.

ext day we arrived at Port Elizabelh. We left at eleven o'c1ock for Durban. Off lhe coast of Port St. John's, at lunch-hour I heard a siren. It went for about two minutes' and I was very frightened. Everybody shouted out, "Help, help," and tbe captain announced on the loudspeaker: "There is a fire in the engines, please put on your life-jackets!" The captain pressed the button down, and down came the lifeboats. The ship was swaying 42

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to and fro. Everybody was afraid and clambered into the lifeboats. The ship was burning everywhere. Somebody shouted out, "Help, there are rocks ahead!" 1\ few minutes later there was a loud shudder. Tile ship had run on to the rock. The passengers alt cried out, "Help, save u !" [n the next hour everything went alright. The passengers were safely ashore. The ship was deserted. At three o'clock she slid off the rocks into the sea. Her hull wa' underneath the water. Suddenly there was a splash and 'The Horizon" went under::Jeath the water. There was no more ship left, bUL luckily the passengers were safely ashore. N. TRop.

THE

STONES [ started collecting stones at the age of eight, when [ once saw a white stone in the road. I found out that it was granite, and from that day on my interest grew. I received a stone called boy blue from my mother' friend, Dr. Ashton. rt is a blue stone with black dots. Last year. when my mother visited England, she collected a number of tones for me. She found kidney ore, which is a stone haped like a kidney, iron ore, which is red in colour, and hemotite is a hiny black and very heavy for its size. One can find hemotite on the mountains of Fish Hoek. 1 have volcanic layers of sand which were given to me. A volcano begins deep down in the earth where it i very hot. Tt is so hot that the rock turn into magma or lava, a name for a very hot rock. Deep in the earth there is a great quantity of hot magma, which is sometimes pushed upward by pressure from the heavy rock around it. When the hot magma reaches the surface it cau es the earth to crack. Steam, a hes and hot rock are hurled out. Loud noise are heard a the rocks appear. The rocks pile up around the hole and the pile begin to form a cone about the crack in the earth. The cone is made up of rock, ashe and material thrown out of the volcano. Thjs is tbe beginning of a small volcano. Day after day it work, and the rock and ashes grow into a large hill. Another name for thi hill is a volcano. The hardest stone on earth is a diamond. Diamond are white, green, pink, and many different colour. Corundum i the second-hardest stone. It is red in colour. The thjrd-hardest stone i Topaz. rt is commonly yellow in colour.

DREAM

lt was a dark, cold winter's night. The rain was pelting on the roof-tops, but soon the snow would come. Eventually it came. At the time, I was asleep in bed, but I awoke suddenly after h-:!aring a faint noise in the cellar. [ decided to investigate the noise. T climbed out of bed and put on my dressing gown. I stole quietly down the stairs, then unlocked the front door and ran round the house to the cellar. Tile wind was blowing a gale and the snow was now coming down in full force. r was at lhe cellar door within minutes, and very reluctant'y I pulled the door open inch by inch. I gaped in a tonishment and horror at the sight that met my eyes. There were six men huddling round a mall fire. Without thjnk ing. [ closed the cellar door. ran back to the hou e and aroused my father. I then told him alt that J had een and heard in the cellar. He notified the police. and they were soon tanding out ide the cellar door. J opened it and said: "The game's up!" They jumped. in surpri e, and 1 a ked them what the were doing there. The :;trangers explained that they were in the cellar becau e they had had no helter in the snowstorm. They had then built a fire to keep them warm. They aid they were sorry and had not meant to trespa s. They were ushered away by the police and my father and 1 once again went back to leep. Suddenly .I awoke with a jump, and I realised it was all a dream.

H. DAMAIN

HARRI

ATIACK A I walked down the road J came upon a beautiful field. The grass was of a lush green, with only one lamb frolicking in tbe field. The sky was a dark blue with a few cloud. There was a small forest near tbe field with a stream trick ling through it. On the far side of the field tood a gate which was closed and locked. The sun wa very bright and cast huge shadows over the field. The field was large and the other ide wa ju t vi ible. As I watched. another

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animal wandered out from behind a cluster of trees and started to drink from the clear water in the stream. Tbe urrounetings were very pleasant and quiet. The lamb was now muncrung the grass. As I watched I aw a bird circling in the air. At first r etid not know what kind of bird it was, and then I realised that it was an eagle. I saw it swoop and then dive, its wings flapping very fast. I was paralysed with fright. There was nothing I could do, as a fence separated us. The lamb froze, then it started to run, but it was to no avail. The eagle soon bad it in its talons. There was a bang. The eagle fell, and I saw a farmer with a shotgun in hand. Soon, I started on my walk again down the lonely road with its beautiful surroundings. N. SrLBowITZ.

disappointment they said that tbey were just leaving, but [ was not to be di heartened because I stripped my clothes off and ran straight into the somewhat cold water. As [ was swimming I noticed a black fin just above the surface of the water. You can imagine my terror when I realised that it was a killer shark. I could feel my heart pumping as I swam to the shore. Losing no time, I asked the way to the Lifeguard's hut. Wben I reached the hut I quickly found the chief lifeguard and I explained the situation to him. The chief slipped a note into my band and told me to take it to the but on the right of his hut. As ] made for the but r heard tbc chief i uing commands. r reached the hut and gave the message to tbe man in command. Soon lifesa vers were beginning to clear tbe water. When the huge creature bad been caught and killed, the lifesavers found that only one boy had been cut, but otberwise no other damage had been caused. Afterwards the chief thanked me for giving the alarm. That was the greatest moment of my life. D. CHAIT.

BETRAP I DIE VRUGTEBOORD Eendag het my vriend, Piet, vir my gesê dat ons in Oom Willem e vrugteboord vrugte moet gaan steel. Die volgende oggend om ag-uur het Piet en ek na Oom WilJem se vrugteboord gegaan. Toe ons daar aangekom het, het ek reg na die mooi perskeboom gegaan om mooi geel perskes te eet. Piet het na die appelboom gegaan en ook begi n te eet. Net toe ons buis toe wou gaan, het ons vinnig die hek sien oopgaan en daar het Oom Willem gestaan. On bet doodstil in die boom gesit en gebewe. Net voor Oom Willem by sy buis gekom het, het Piet geskreeu. Hy het sy been op 'n tak gekrap. Oom Willem was baie doof, maar sy hond. Judy, was nie doof nie en het begin te blaf. Ek het van skrik uit die boom geval en Piet het baie harder begin skreeu. Oom Willem het vinnig omgedraai en Piet en ek by on hemde va gegryp. Ons het vir Oom Willem gesê dat ons baie honger wa. Ons het vir hom ook gevra of hy ons al vergewe en vir hom gesê het dat ons nie weer in enige mens se vrugteboord weer vrugte sal steel nie. A.

CHESS One hot summer day, as tbe Red Queen was in her parlour. a pawn stepped up to her and aid, "Your Majesty, the King told me to inform you that war has been declared." The Queen, not in the least surprised, answered, "Tell the troops to move to the Black territory." A week later the fighting began. A red Knight had attacked in "L" formation, only to be killed by the black Bishop. The black Queen and her two castle were destroyed. His Majesty, the black King, assassinated the red Queen. After this event, the red King sought revt:nge bv murdering the black Bishop. By thi time the biack King was furious and succeeded in killing four red pawns. There was peace on the board for a short while in which both Kings prepared for a more grue ome fight against each other. War again commenced as suddenly as it had ended. Within a week five pawns had been killed and two black Knights had been hot througb the heart. The black K ing was eventually assassinated by onc minute pawn. The red King wa very plea ed about this achievement, and that night there was a banquet.

DRIKSE.

THE BLACK FIN relaxing on the beach one hot unny day. Tbe sky wa bright blue and cloudless and people were strolling near the water's edge. The low murmuring of voice was to be heard. Little did [ know that r would soon experience one of the greatest adventures of my life. When [ saw a group of boy playing cricket, 1 quickly ran to a k them if r may play. To my I wa

in the pits. It would once again be a duel between the Ferrari P3's and Ford's seven-litre Ford GTs. Tbe one-minute bell rang out a note of excitement. One m'mute to go before tbe historic race would start. They're off! Ferraris, Fords, Porsches, Lola'i, Chapparals and Alfa Romeos, all jockeying for position. As they came down Mulsane straIght, most cars travelling at about two hundred miles per hour, Ferrari was in the lead, After twelve hours, Ferrari was still in the lead. Cars came into the pits for tyres, fuel, burnt-out brakes and other faults. The pits were alive with activity. Already half of the cars had retired. A dawn broke, the position wa still the same. All over the track lay the wrecks of car. The ground was packed with people once again. A Belgian Ferrari P3 wa leading, followed by three other Ferraris. Then came two Ford, followed by other cars. About two hour before the end of the race the last four Fords retired with mechanical trouble. Ferrari was then ure to win. Later a Triumph also retired with mechanical trouble. It was then between Ferrari, Porsche and Lola to win. The Chapparal 20 driven by Jim Hall had crashed earlier on during the race. Thirty econds to go. Over the hill came the winning Ferrari 250GT driven by Master Greogary and lochen Rindt. The 1965 Heures du Mans had come to an end.

After the celebration, a burial service was arranged, in which all the brave heroes, who were killed, were buried and mourned. Later the men were packed into boxes and the players, after an enjoyable game, returned home. D. YACH. TROPICAL

FISH

Keeping tropical fish is my very favourite hobby now, and always has been. T first started off with two male eon Tetras, which are very simjlar in colour to Neon lights. r now have two Lace-Gouramis, a Guppie and two Angel Fish which look 0 innocent, but are like devils when they are in bad moods. The history of my fish stretches back four years to this very day. I remember when my father arrived home one night, very exhau ted, and told me to look into the boot of his car. After great excitement on the way to the car, 1 -opened the boot and saw the wonderful pre ent. For my tank I needed double filters which lie on tbe bottom of tbe tank, and then they are covered by fine pebbles. They are used to keep the tank clean and also to pump oxygen into the water. I also have a heater which keeps the water warm and a thermostat which turns the heater off and on. I have a thermometer in the tank. The temperature of the water mu t normally be between 68째F. to nOF. I have built a fitting over my fish tank with a light bulb in it. It looks very plea ing. Quite a few week ago I painted the back of my tank royal blue to make the water appear blue. M y tank is full of plants of curious shapes and izes, and 1 have bought a piece of bark to make it look attractive. I also found a rock at the beach. It ba a strange shape, but it also looks attractive. Just lately I have been breeding fish, and now have fourteen babies. When the fish have young, one ca'n see that their stomachs grow quite fat and one mu t eparate them from the other fish and put them into an open container. In the future I would like to continue collecting tropical fish and increase my collection.

LEON DE WET.

THE WlNDMILL The sails are quivering, The wind is blowing. Slowly but surely, The sails are moving. Squeak ing and groaning, Faster and faster. The sajls are whizzing past, The mj))stone are grinding at last. The millstones begin grinding, And the miller, if you find him, Will be collecting crushed corn. In gigantic straw ba kets. Baskets are filling, Caskets are filling. The miller is working, Working and singing. The ail of the windmill, Are swinging and swinging,

GLENN BROWN.

THE

1965 LE MA NS

The scene was set. The Heures du Mans would start in thirty minutes' time. Ten ion was rising

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Now they are moving, Slower and slower. But the millstones are still grinding, Over and over. Less and less corn, Flows from the spout. The wind is practically Blown rigbt out.

to play Chopin's composition and asked who the composer was. Chopin started to play the piece at the ame time a Liszt and Liszt knew at once who the composer was. Chopin and Liszt then became solemo friends and a concert was arranged for Chopin. After this they dined at a very famou restaurant where aU the top personalities of Paris dined. Chopin's teacher announced his arrival, saying that he was the greatest Poli b compo'er ever born. Everybody disagreed, and tbe Professor argued with a very important Count, who was at tbat time the top new paper critic of Paris. He said that Chopin was not a great, but when Fran e Li zt entered the restaurant and said, "Ah, tbe great composer Cbopin," everybody, except tbe Count, de贸ded that Chopin was indeed famous.

The groaning and squeaking, Begins again. And that is tbe end, For the crushing of grain. Till the wind rise up, And the sails start turning. Till the ails start churning and Turning again. OWEN BLUMBERG.

FREDERICK

Li rt introduced Chopin to George Sand, who was a great author and poet. A week later George and attended a concert in which Cnopin digraced nimself because he had heard that night that the people who had as i ted him in his escape had either beeo arrested or killed.

HOPI N

Chopin's real adventure in Ijfe, or when he started to compo e real music, began at tbe age of eleven. His teacher, an elderly and amusing professor, came to Chopin's house with a letter from Pleyel, a very rich piano manufacturer who owned many theatres. He asked for Frederick to be allowed to come to Paris to play in his Theatre.

He could not play his piece properly. All the newspapers criticised him, except one, in which George Sand said that be was a wonderful compo er. She claimed that he was "an arti t". George Sand organi ed a concert for Liszt. Liszt a ked to have the room darkened for thi piece. When the candles were relit, people reali ed that it was Chopin playing his own compo ition. hopin was again acclaimed a a great arti t.

Frederick's parents were not rich enough to send Frederick, so he djd not go. On many occasion when the professor was listening to him playing, he started to bang 00 the piano. When a ked why he was doing this, he aid it wa becau e he aw the Tsar's guards wnipping Polish pri oner. Thi was during the Poli h Revolution.

George Sand invited Cbopin to her bouse in the country, and then to another hou e on an island. There hopin fell iJl and refused to see hi beloved teacher. His teacher wa very sad and he started giving music lessons to small children. During the time hopin wa away, he compo cd many pieces which he sent to Pleyel, who a ked the proCessor lo play them for him.

Wben Frederick was eventeen be played at the house of a very important Duke. When the new governor of Poland, appointed by the Tsar, arrived, Chopin refused to play for him. A letter was sent to Chopin to warn him that he wa' going to be arrested. He fled immediately, assisted by his friend, to Paris. When they arrived, Cbopin asked to see Pleyel. Pleyel aid that he could not arrange a concert for Chopin because he had offered Chopin a <:oncert when he was only a child, and now he would not be able to cause a en ation, now that he was eventeen.

Chopin' sister came to ce him and told him that the Poli h Revolutionaries needed money, and asked whether Chopin would play in concerts to raise money for arms, In spite of bis being ill and George and telling him it would be suicide, be gave concerts all over Pari, He became more and more ill, and eventually, after one performance, he collapsed, After he and the proCt:<;sor had made friends again, Chopin became very ill. George Sand refused to come and ee him on his

While this di cus ion was going on, a great composer, Frans Liszt, entered lhe shop, and the music on one of the many piano. He sat down

deatb-bed. He died at the age of thiIty-rune of tuberculosis. Although he died at such an early age, his wonderful works will never be forgotten. The great composer Chopin will always be remembered when his music is played. OWEN

a coach tour to the ancient ruins of Crete. We also visited the modern museum in the capital. We embarked at noon and soon left for SaDtorini but were unable to land due to rough weather. That night we anchored in a bay for shelter. The following morning we weighed anchor and set off for Delos, a small island, with nothing of interest except tbe ruins of an ancient city and the famous "Lions of Delos". lt was suppo ed to be tbe birth place of tbe Greek god Apollo. Very close by is an island called Mykonos, which is inhabited by very honest fishermen. As I leant on tbe rail of our ship looking at the sight that lay before me, I was impressed by its beauty. Quaint, flat-roofed, white-wasbed houses with arid brown hills in the background. We only stayed on MykoDOS for an hour or so, during which time we lazed around on the beacb. We tben left Mykonos behind and made our way to Piraeus. C. MILLER.

BLUMBERG.

VRUGTE STEEL Een middag toe my ouers weg was, bet ek besluit om 'n paar appels van ons buurman se appelboom te steel. Eie. bet gedink dat hy met vakansie weg wa en daarom sou dit maklik wees om die heerlike appels te kry. Eie. het 'n groot ale. geneem en oor die vrugteboord se muur gespring. Ek het gou in 'n groot boom geklim en appels in my sak begin sit. Meteens het ons buurman se hond begin blaf. Ek het groot geskrik en het uit die boom gespring, maar my broek het op 'n tak van die boom geskeur. Toe ek huis toe gekom het, het my moeder my uitgeskel, 'n groot pak gegee en my, sonder kos, bed toe gestuur. 1. RuafN.

STANDARD

THE

FISHERMAN The sun was sinking behind the ominous clouds and the furious waves were beating against the harbour wall. In tbe distance I could see a frail old man sitting on a jagged rock mending his torn nets. The wind was howling shrilly, forcing the nete; to blow to and fro, and the seagulls were squawking raucously overhead. He was wearing tattered clotbes and old gumboots, and a long, grey beard was blowing in the chilly wind. He sat there patiently performing bis task, undisturbed by the rough weather, for this is a fisherman's life and he must face up to all the elements. At last, hi net restored, be heaved a high, rolled up tbe net and trudged wearily along tbe deserted beach. S. lOFFE. It was twilight.

THE GREEK ISLANDS Excitement urged through my veins as we entered the train on our way to Piraeus, which is the chief seaport of Greece, on the first leg of our cruise around the Greek I lands. We boarded our ship, named the "Delos", which was five or six thousand tons. The first island we visited was Rodos, which is the capital of the Dodocanise Group of islands. Rodos is a beautiful island. The many red poppies in green fields were particularly beautiful. The sun shining on the bright blue sea also impressed us. Rodos is only eighteen miles from Asia Minor, and on a clear day one can see the hills of Asia Minor. Apart from visiting the town of Rodos, we saw the hospitalof the order of tbe Knights of St. John, and tbe street of the Knights, which is about five hundred years old. Further up the coast the little fishing village of Lindos has its own Acropolis, which has relics from three eras, Ancient Greek, Byzantine, and Medieval, and is a very interesting spot to visit. At about 8 p.m. we set sail for Crete, We arrived at Crete the following morning and disembarked after breakfast. We tben proceeded on

CRIME

DOES

NOT PAY

One very dark night, Convict No. 8824 dropped from the prison wall and made swiftly for tbe neighbouring wood. The siren was Soon sounded and flash-messages were sent over the radio, describing the convict and also adding that he was dangerous, Tbe police, however, could find no trace of the escaped convict. 48

koop dan haal hy dit af en weeg hy dit. Dan sit hy dit in papier en gee dit vir sy kliënte. Hy het ook 'n masjien waarmee hy die vleis en beoe kan aag. Smiddags voor hy hui' toe gaan, bêre hy die vleis in groot yskaste. Aan die einde van elke maand betaal ons sy rekening. S. BEHR.

That night, in the poljce station, while the sergeant was trying to fathom tbe mysterious case, he heard a knock at the door. He opened it to find a short white·haired man tanding in the doorway. The sergeant invited the old man in ide and he took a seat opposite him. The old man began by saying that he was the convict's father. He added, too, that he knew where his on's hide·out was and would lead the sergeant to it. The sergeant, not hesitating a minule, picked up tbe receiver of his intercom and asked for two men to assist him. They then sat down to making plans. arly next morning they set off, the old man in front, and the three policemen in the rear, knowing not what to expect. They arrived at the hide·out after two bours of mountain·c1imbing. The hide·out was a very·well-hidden cave, tucked away in the mountain - side. Cautiously they approached the hide-out, creeping low behind bushes. When close enough, the old man, as prearranged. pleaded with his son to give himself up, aying that hi entence would be lighter if he did so. The convict, however, disagreed. Suddenly, the convict made a break for freedom. The sergeant's quick eye saw him do so and he drew his pistol. He nred, and the convict fell lifele s lO the ground.

STEPHEN

VERTEL

VAN SY SKOOL

Ek is op Wynberg Seuns Laerskool in Kaapstad. Ons het baie mooi rugbyvelde met Tafelberg in die agtergrond. 00 het veertien klakamers, 'n biblioteek, 'n kom bui en 'n kunkamer. Die klok lui om twintig minute voor nege. Eer gaan almal na die saal om god dien oefenjng te hê. Die hoof lee 'n Psalm, en dan gaan ons na on klaskamers. Op skool leer ons Engel, Suid-Afrika se eer te taal, Afrikaans, Suid-Afrika se tweede taal, Aardrykskunde, Ge kiedeni, atuur tudie, Gesondheidsleer en Tekening. Gedurende die pou e speel on albaster en party men e ruilokkerkaartjie om. Wanneer die klok lui, taan al die seuns io 'n ry. Smiddags, in die somer, swem ons en peel tennis. In die winter speel ons rugby .

. VAN EMBDEN.

. JOFI'E.

SPORT A THUNDERSTORM

One of my favourite games is tennis, Altbough rugby was di covered by Mr. Ellis. Soccer in Winter, Yachting in Summer, The wet-suit and a ma k of rubber. Athletic was discovered long in the past, And wben man tries hard he can run very fa t. [ haven't mentioned cricket or swimming as yet, And what about quash and a badminton set? In Autumn and Spring the e games can be played, And table-tennis always makes the grade. o take your pick - sport should not fade.

Late one afternoon the sky became overcast and the clouds grew ominou ly dark. The atmosphere was dull and sultry, clothes were ticking to everybody. The clouds were getting thicker and darker every minute. There was a cra h of thunder that rent the whole earth. The heaven had become as angry a tbe god Mars. For a econd everything wa quiet - tben tbere was a flash of lightning that tore through the sky and sent everybody running for shelter a the nrst few drops of rain fell. But only for a minute - the ky uddenly let out a torrent of water as though all the oceans of the world were being poured onto tbe eartb. Trees were torn up by floods of rain pouring on the road. As quickly as the torm had come, as quickly did it vanish. The gutter were filled with water, overflowing on to tbe road. The trees were d.ripping, making a oft, pattering noise on tbe ground. Cats that had been caugbt in the storm were licking them-

A. KATZ.

DlE

SLAGTER

Die slaghuis in ons dorp i baie groot. Die _gebou staan lang die apteker en die kafee. Die mense op die slagpale slag die diere vir die lagter, maar eers moet hy die diere koop. Die slagter staan agter die toonbank en dra 'n voorskoot sodat sy klere nie vuil kan word Llie. Die vleis hang aan ysterhakke. A 'n mens vleis

selves dry. People started sbaking out thei.r umbrellas. Tbe air was cool, but steam was rising from tbe ground and everything was damp. Once again the earth had become peaceful.

When we had completely settled down, I decided that it was time to start a vegetable patch. My grandfather gave me plenty of good advice. First I dug up the soil. When this was done, I mixed fertiLiser into the ground. Now the soil was ready for cultivation. My first crop was radishes, which are very easy to grow. They sbot up in no time, and now we are enjoying garden-fresh radishes. My next crop was carrots. This, unfortunately, proved a failure. I was determined to grow carrots, and my second attempt was successful. Parsley and beetroot followed. Both attempts were fruitful. . By this time there were quite a few footprints In my garden. In order to prevent this I constructed a little fence, and I am the only ~ne who is allowed to cross it. In went tomatoes, and once again I was successful. My latest entry was onions, cauliflower and cabbage. Every evening I water my plants, and I weed them regularly. This is only the beginning to what I hope is a very rewarding garden.

A.DwYER.

STANDARD

CAPE MUSHROOMS In the forests surrounding Cape Town, mainly in the Kirstenbosch and Constantia area, are found many species of edible mushrooms, most of them delicious. The mo t sought-after mushroom is the Cep, or Boletus Edulus, which can grow to about eight inches across the top. It may be found in forests of oak and poplar trees between late April and early July. Another ta ty mu hroom, belonging to the ame family, Boletus, is the Stone Mushroom or Poplar Boletus, found in similar forests during the same period. All species of Boletus known at the Cape are edible and can be recognised by the sponge-like gills under the cap. Another edible mushroom found in similar forests is Amanita Rubescens, a tasty mushroom, and the only edible member of the Amanita family. The otber members. all pOlonous, are Amanita Phalloide (the Death Cup), Amalllta Capensis (the Cape Death Cup), Amanita Muscaria (the Fly Agaric) and Amanita Pantherina, which greatly re embles the Rubescens. In the pine forests i found the Lactarius or Pine Ring, a very ta ty, orange-coloured mush路 room known in England as the alfron Milk Cap. and the Rus uIa, a purple-coloured mu hroom with cream-coloured gills. which mayalso be found in oak and poplar forests. Lastly, we come to the Shaggy Tnk Cap, found in open area and field, which is regarded by many a the ta tie t mu broom, and the Mica Ink Cap, found often in gardens. This completes a list of the most common mushrooms of the Cape.

LEONARD SCH

DRAKENSBERG,

G A VEG TABLE

I COME!

"How much furtber?" inquired my sister of my Dad. She was weary after the nine-hundredmile car journey, even consider.ing that it had been tretched over two and a balf days. "Oh. only another ten miles till we reach 'Cham~~gn: Castle'. (the name of our holiday re ort), aid Dad 10 a cheery voice. Soon we had driven through the archway to our resort and the porter was unpacking our luggage. [ was sharing a bu~galow with another boy, who bad not as yet arnved. I had barely lime to unpack before. the supper-gong sounded. Mak ing my way hurnedly towards the dining-room, I found the rest of my family already sitting down. That night I saw the film "Tbe Road to Hong Kong", a comedy presenting Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in the major roles. The following day I made friend with a boy of my age whose name was Cyrus. In the afternoon a horse excur ion was organised and, as I had not mounted for a year, I ventured for only an hour. After that I played a game of tenni with my sister. We were expecting to ee now. but we were di appointed. That evening a game of ''Table Cricket" wa organi ed. I wa lucky enough to be able to go

M. BARKUSKY.

E TABU

HERE

EIDER.

PATCH

About five months ago we moved into a new house in Plum tead. It was far uperior to our original house in Wynberg. To my delight I discovered that there was a fertile patch of soil at the rear of the house. 50

your burning 'plane destroyed one I You fell of your 'plane and fortunately landed on a trampoline in an amusement park. And, by way, I'm recommending you for the D.S.O. a promotion to flying officer."

on the morning ride for three hours. Coming back, the horse galloped at a break-neck speed, and by the time we reached home, I was as exhausted as the horse. Each morning now I joined the morning excursion. On Thursday I visited my friend Christopher Ahrends, who was staying at "Cathkin Park Hotel", seven miles away. Table-tennis was one of the most popular games, and I often played it. My room-mate, Tim, arrived later. He was from Durban. Every evening games such as a Pictorial Quiz, Bingo and a General Knowledge Quiz were organised. The holiday came to an end and all too soon. But I hope to return there next year.

ANDREW

BROOKS.

BROOKs-

BILL.

DOGS There are many different breeds of dogs in the world. Statuesque Great Dane were u ed for hunting wild animals in Northern Europe. The bloodhounds are good-sized and usually b.lackand路tan in colour. With their sombre, wrinkled faces, they were u ed in former times 10 track animals. During Ibe last century they have been used extensively by the police for tracking criminals. It is said that they can follow a cent thirty hours after it was made. The Borzoi or Russian Wolfhound i a graceful runner. lt is thin and noted for its ilky coat. Bulldogs are large-headed and trong-jawed and have short legs. They are of the ma tiff type, and are noted for their courage. Because of lheir ability 10 "hang on", they were widely used for boar-hunting. The Beagle and the Bas et are smaller dogs that are used for rabbit-hunting. One of the most curious-looking dogs is tbe German Dach hund (Badger Dog), who can enter a badger' hole and drag out hi prey. He is a plucky watch-dog and i very affectionate. The Pointer tands rigid when he scents the game (u ually quail, grou e or partridge) and points to it with it nose. Tbe Setter i al 0 useful for hunting game. The Greyhound is a remarkably swift dog. The Alsatian is tbe breed used to guide blind people. Another German dog i the German Boxer, which is tra.ined for police work. The Skye Terrier has short legs and long hair.

STEPHEN GRANGER.

MY FIRST

out big the and

DOGFIGHT

"Action stations! Calling Squadron 503. Take off, ready to intercept enemy Albatros es!' The call rang out from all the loudspeakers. I ran to my Sopwith Camel. eager, because I had never fought in a dog-fight before. Our quadron Leader took off first, and the re t of the quadron followed. uddenly a few specks in the ky appeared, growing larger every econd. Our quadron Leader uddenly dived, with half of the squadron behind him. The other half of the squadron climbed up above the Albatrosses, swooped round and attacked them from above. They were "sitting duck". T pre ed on my gun-trigger and an Albatross burst into flames. J glanced into my rear-view mirror and was astonished to ee about ten Roland GII 'so 1 shoved my stick forward and dived teep1y and came up again under the Roland leader. I pres ed the trigger and a few holes appeared in the side of the plane. r banked just in time, or else r would have crashed into the Roland. r then climbed and looped, coming down above the Rolands which had joined up with the remaining Albatrosses. As I glimp ed inlo my mirror I aw the rest of our squadron behind me. I pressed my trigger and another Albatross fell out of the sky. Suddenly the tail of my 'plane ripped away and 1 lost con ciou ness. When I came round. I was in an Engli h hospital. When my quadron Leader came to visit me. J was fully recovered. "Well, son, you fini hed off four of 'em Jerrie. You shot threc down and

The St. Bernard i a large dog kept by the monks of the Great St. Bernard Pass in the Alps. The name is derived from St. Bernard, a monk in the ame mona tery. The Dalmatian, formerly found in Dalmatia in Yugoslavia. They were originally coach dogs, that i , they ran alongside the coaches of the Noble. The Labrador i' a retriever and i found in Britain. A Spaniel i a fairly mall dog (brown, black, ometimes partly white).

Another dog is the Bull Terrier, which ha short white hair. Tbe Welsh Corgi was unknown outside Wales until 1956, wbere it is u ed as a sheep dog. The Queen bas four Corgies at her country residence. The Chow is a Chjnese dog willch has a black tongue. It is brown in colour and is a fair- ized animal. These are just some of the many different breeds in the world today.

sillp as quickly as we could make it. I just about flew to the door, but a sbock awaited me, for the 'stout wooden door was jammed. I called to the others, but they couldn't hear because of the howling wind. Sweat appeared on my forebead as the tension mounted. Feverishly I hammered against the door, but it wouldn't budge, In my last attempt to save myself. I ran straight for the door. As my shoulders crashed against the door, it flew open, and I went tumbling down the. tairs. On the deck I landed in the middle of the crew who were battling to loosen the bonds of the lifeboat. At la t it slid with a bang on to the deck, which was half full of water. In a matter of seconds we were rowing full force for the open sea.

TREVOR DAY.

A VTCIOUS STORM AT SEA The fog was thick and heavy as the ship sailed slowly out of the harbour. I was part of the crew on an old scbooner named "H.M.S. Bounty". We were very tense as tbe ship moved out, for we knew that a storm was brewing. Our voyage took us from England to South Africa. On board was a cargo of books and cotton goods.

About fifty yards away from the ship we saw a small explosion and tbe ship suddenly ank. After a little lunch we set out over the waves going due north, which was the direction back to England. On board we had provisions for three days, three flares, a compass, a few blankets. and enough water for four days.

About an hour later the storm hit us. Wave about twenty feet high lashed the boat at full force. As tbe boat was very old, it had a ma t and an auxiliary engine. I heard the kipper shout out above the roar of the wave and the screaming of the wind, "All hands on deck. Full steam ahead!" There was a note of tension in his voice. I raced down to tbe engine room to see what help I could give. I helped them work on the one engine which was giving trouble. Then suddenly, as all wa silent, except for the throbbing of the engines, there came a sharp crack at the 'tern. Then we noticed that water was gu hing in through the hole which had mo't probably been made by a protruding rock witb a razor- harp top. I quickly rushed up the stairs and called more men to help plug up the hole in the wood. After fixing it I wa called to teer the ship because the steerman had fainted.

After a day at sea the skipper suddenly slipped, and bang went our only hope of getting back to England. But luck was on our side, because about an hour later we noticed a Catalina aeroplane flying above us. We fired one of the flares, but with no luck. The second one was fired, but still no luck. We thought we would never be seen in the swell, but when the last flare had been fired, the pilot saw us. In less than five minutes we were all aboard the Catalina. The pilot started up the motors again and we et off for Britain. A few weeks later we sailed for South Africa once more, and this time we reached our destination without any adventures. D. CocI-lRANE.

As I raced across the deck 1 heard a plintering crack. I called the others and we made for the railings on the port side. We weren't a second too early, for as we reached the rails, the heavy mast crashed into the deck ju t beillnd us. We staggered back to our job, dazed, but thankful that the wooden mast had not hit us. I had just taken over the job of steering when 1 saw the starboard u<;ldenly dip down. Only tben did I realise, with horror, that the boat was sinking.

THE FLYING

MACHl

fn the early days of flying, there were people who believed in such a sport, and others who looked down on it with disgust, calling it a game for fools. Such a man was Alben Hawtrey, whose greatest friend, John Waterman, was an upholder of aviation, and wished to take part in the pioneering of thi di covery. aturally, thi wa not a help to their friendship, and otten caused quarrels between them. Yet, their friendship rem ai ned strong.

I heard omebody call out that we had better climb into the lifeboat and row away from the 52

my house and forget aeroplane." with him to his residence. and flying. For a short time, at least.

On 5th June, 1902, a bright, summer day, Hawtrey was strolling along the main street, and decided to vi it his friend, Waterman, who was, at the time, building something in his workshop. Waterman's work was interrupted by a knocking on his door. He placed his tools on a bench, donned his jacket, and walked to the front door, where Albert stood. "Ah. good morning, John!" exclaimed Hawtrey when the door opened. "r thought I would just pop in to see you. 1 was pas ing, you know." John eyed him up and down, and replied quietly, "Yes, yes. come in. I was working in my wor hop, so plea e excuse my being a little dirty." Hawtrey followed him to the hed, and, as theyentered. Albert gasped, "r say, John:' he said, "are you still working on this mad idea of yours?" John turned round and stared at him. "Mad idea?" he asked, "Do you call this a mad idea? This i an aeroplane, and it is going to fly. With a pilot, of course." Hawtre seemed shocked. "Well, then," he <:ontinued, "who will pilot it?" He stepped over to the door. "1 will pilot it," replied Waterman. "T ~hall fly it on Monday, on the common, and J expect it to be a ucces." Albert stepped outside. "In that ca e, carry on. I :;hall see you on Monday. Goodbye," he excbimed. and walked on. That Monday. at two o'clock, Albert wa sitting on a deck-chair on the common. John wa in the centre of the field, till working on the last-minute details of his aeroplane. "Hawtrey!" he called, "T am ready now. lo a few minutes I hope to take off!" Hawtrey grunted, and ank back in his chair. A moment later. Sir George MacDonald, a friend of theirs. appeared. "Hello, Waterman!" he sbouted, "T thought r would come and see what you're doing. I say, an aeroplane! Always wanted to see one of them." Waterman smiled, and climbed into bis wooden aeroplane. He tarted the engine, leapt out to give hi machine a push, and leapt in again. The flying machine moved slowly forward, huddered slightly, and rose up into the air. Suddenly the engine pluttered and topped. The aeroplane began to dive. "Ooh .. :. muttered Sir George, and turned away. With a plintcring crash, it hit the ground. John sprang out, and dashed towards the two. ''I'm still alive, Hawtrey," he exclaimed. "and ['m not trying that again!" "Good:' replied Albert. "now, come along to

Joho walked he did forget

GARY FITZPATRICK.

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Verlede Saterdag het ek en twee maats Boesman-tekenioge gaan soek in die klowe van die Drakensberge. On het'n bergpaadjie na die grot geneem. Toe ons by die grot kom was daar baie tekeninge op 'n groot gladde klip. Die klip is teen reën en wind beskerm deur 'n oorhangende klip. Die tekeninge i van bokke, jagters en ander wilde diere. Omdat hulle swerwers was, het hulle nie beeste en skape gehad nie, of die grond bewerk nie, daarom het hulle altyd wilde diere en jagters geteken. Die Boesmans het eers die tekeninge uitgekrap en daarna het hulle dit geverf. Hulle "verf" was rooi en geel klei gemeng met vet. Daar is baie Boesman-tekeninge in die klowe van Basoetoland, Barkley-Wes en Wepener. J.

OOSTHUIZEN.

BTBLIOTEKE Het jy geweet dat biblioteke al eeue lank bekend i? Een van die eerste het in ineveh, die stad waar Jona gepreek het, gestaan. Die .,boeke" daarin wa nie van papier gemaak nie, maar hulle wa kleitablette. Daarop het die mense verhale van hul godsdiens, hul vaderland, en die sterre geskrywe. Die bekendste biblioteek van die Ou Wêreld het in die stad Alexandrië, in Egipte, gestaan. Hulle .,boeke'· het hul van'n oort papier van die papirus-plant gemaak, en bulle het ook die velle van kalwers gebruik. Daar was dui ende .,boeke" daarin. en hulle het 'n katalogus gehad, sodat die men e die "boeke" wat hulle wou hê, kon vind. A die katalogus nie genoeg was nie, kon die bibliotekaris e hul wys waar om die "boeke" te vind. Ongelukkig is hierdie biblioteek eslienhonded jaar gelede verniel. GARY FITZPATRICK.

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Het julle ooit daaraan gedink dat men e geteken het voordat hulle kon krywe? Die heel eerste tekeninge is in 'n grot in Spanje ontdek. 'n Jagter het met y hond gejag en die hond het tu sen twee klippe va gesit. Toe die jagter die 53

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klip opgetel het, het hy 'n donker grot gesien, Hy wou ingaan, maar dit was te donker. Later het 'n man en sy dogter met 'n lamp binne gegaan, Hulle het die wonderlike tekeninge gesien en was verbaas om te sien hoe mooi die men e kon teken.

formations. with shadows that made weird patterns on the walls. I glanced at my watch and noticed that it was getting late. I told my friends that it was getting late. so we decided to start back to the en rance.

Die mense wat die tekeninge geteken het, het klei, houtskool. vet en die bloed van diere gebruik om 'n soort "verf" te maak. Hulle het eer die vorm uitgekrap en toe het hulle dit ingekleur.

We arrived home ratber late and I told father of our interesting find. After I had my story, my father told me that the cave been found, and then lo t again. I went to early after an exciting and tiring afternoon.

Om die grot le verlig het hulle die vet van diere in skulpe gesit. Dit was 'n soort lamp. Daarna het hulle 'n draad mos in die vet gesit soo die pit van 'n kers, en dit aan die brand gesteek. L.

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THE LONG VOYAGE

SCH EIDER.

As r sailed into Cape Town Harbour in my ea-battered, but beloved yacht, the " ea Gull", a feeling of accomplishment flooded my mind. The "Sea Gull", to anyone who aw her, looked a dreadful sight, with salt· tained ail and a keel which could do with a fresh coat of paint, but to me she was a "luxury liner", for she had taken me to Luanda and back, a di tance of approximately 4,000 miles. This i how it began:

One unny morning in spring, my friends and were playing football. when the ball was kicked into some dense undergrowth. I was nearest to the place where it had landed,

1 ran after it to fetch it. 1 had noticed that it had rolled into a hole wnich was just big enough to allow me to queeze through. To my surpri e 1 could not see the ball, and to my greater surprise [ perceived a small cave. I went to the entrance and pulled my elf up a quickly as I could and ran to my friends. I told tbem of my exciting find and we went and fetched our torches. '0

r had taken a bet with a friend that I could sail to Luanda and back in forty days, and the winner could claim fifty rand. T left Cape Town on a bright, sunny morning at 6.30 after loading on provision. My first night wa a real nightmare for me. Not being a perfect ai lor, and the sea being rather rough, I felt sick for mo t of the night. After the next fifteen nights I had adopted a routine of having a hurried supper, washing-up. leeping for as long a period as po sibie, and then going up on deck to see how many miles we had covered during the night.

We clambered into the rather clammy cave, and 1 saw where our ball was. We noticed 'ome <jueer formations which looked a if they had been hand·carved. T heard a tartled exclamation from my friend. and when r had turned around I saw him nining hi torch on what appeared to be a Bu hman's drawing. We were very excited by this intere ting find.

After another even night I reached Luanda two day behind schedule. When tbe provisions had been brought aboard, I et ail again. On the seventh night a torm blew up. I battled through it for what eemed hours, until al la 't it sub ided. I then examined the damage. The ail. which I had not had time to lower, wa in hreds, and all but one of the ail I had lowered were blown overboard. A smaU portion of ma t had broken off and also a few barrel had fallen into the ea.

J then noticed a mall tunnel. and we decided to explore it. After a few minute of crawling, we came upon a big cave. There were many paintings in this cave, and on shining my torch upwards 1 was dazzled by the reflection. The roof was made of marble and was damp. and therefore shone very brightly. J was downcast by the di covery of a name, carved into the rock. That meant that omeone had already found the cave. This wa di heartening, but we decided to go on exploring. The cave that we were in extended for about one hundred yard. At the .other end of the cave we found some grotesque

After another eleven nights T had lost my bet for I still had another ixty miles to do. The next morning at 8 a.m. I aw the towering form of Table Mountain before me. I ailed into the dock and here T am now, a bit di appointed.

The letter asked if I could come on a camp to Silvermine Mountain. At first my mother disagreed, but being in a good mood the next day, she gave me permission to go. I jumped about tbe room in delight at the thought of an exciting camp awaiting me.

fifty rand in debt, but feeling as though rve really accomplished sometbjng, to sail a long, long way single-handed. N. WATSO. A HECI1C

DAY

Tbe next morning, if we were going, we were to meet at Plumstead Methodist Church at 9.30 a.m. with our equipment. We were taken up by car to the forester's house. We unloaded our luggage, which didn't consist of mucb, from the cars onto a shining red mountain truck. After a while, when we had completed loading. we were speedily taken to the top of tbe mountain where we were shown to our camp site. After tbat we had been hown how to operate a two-way walkie-talkie which was loaned to us in case of emergency.

After participating in various preliminary rounds of the Peninsula Tennisette Championships, T managed to reach the final round at Woodstock. My family arrived at Woodstock at nine-fifteen a.m. I began my first singles match and was eliminated in the first round. Fortunately, in the doubles event my brother and I did slightly better. We reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by a Kelvin Grove pair. Pre ently the finals of both events were completed. Everybody waited anxiously for the selector to announce tbe team for the match against a Boland Tenni ette Team. My name was called out last for the reserve position. aturday, December the 3rd, arrived and I awoke at about half past five and dres ed. We had to drive about ninety miles to Robertson where the tennisette match again t Boland wa to be held. The boys unfortunately did not win a match, but the girls managed to win four matches. We fini hed the match and all the parents went to have lunch with other Boland parent while the boy and girls had lunch in a big hall.

That night at the fire we sang songs and played "ring relievo". After that we went to bed and told jokes before we fell asleep. After some bours of sleep I woke up to a shuffling noise out ideo I looked at my watch, think.ing it was morning. but to my surprise it was four-tb.irty in the morning. 1 peeped outside the tent and saw omething moving by the food supply. Thinking it was a dog, I hooed it away. In the morning, after we had fetched water from a drawing-well nearby and were baving breakfast, the night watchman came along and aid that we had had a lynx in our camp. To my astonishment I reali ed that I had cha ed a lynx the night before. I only told a few of my fellow campers, but hardly any of them believed me.

After lunch we had to ru h back to our School where I had to play in the School Tenniselte Finals. I won the ingles quite ea ily and my brother and I had a little more of a battle to win the doubles. We arrived home again at half pa t ix after a hectic day. L. VE'. rER. A

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The rest of the day I pent nake-hunting, but with hardly any luck at all. r only caught a herald, which I let go afterwards because I did not have my permit witb me. After a game of soccer, a friend of mine hurt his toe. We were upposed to walk down the mountain, but my friend, having a hurt toe, asked me to come down with him on the lorry. We got to the bottom and were invited to a lunch with the forester. Later in the afternoon some parents came to fetch u and take us home. After an exciting camp I had dinner, told my story and went to bed.

LY HOLrDAY

My urpri ingly enjoyable holiday began on the twenty-third of June, 1967. It was when the last bell of the term rang that I got a funny ensation that these forthcoming winter holidays weren't going lo rum out a dull a I thought they would. There was plenty of fun awaiting me, although J never reali ed it. During the second week my parents received a letter from my Sunday chool teacher, Master Hilton eymour, better known as just "J-lillic路'.

The remainder of tbe holidays I pent whiling away the timc. I must say that I enjoyed the e last holidays far better than any other holiday. R. WrnsE!.

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weil in the golf hou e matches. and D. 0' iell represent us in the first judo team. N. de Jager has gained a place in the W.P. judo team and is tbe W.P. 133 lb. and Under Judo champion. M. Deane was this year's band drum-major and distingui bed bimself at the Band Competition. Our Prefects thi year are W. Anderton, W. van Dam, M. Hurwitz and D. Lawrence.

HOUSE

House Master: Mr. J. Oosthuizen. House Captain: M. Deane. Secretary: M. McClurg. Vice House Captain: W. Anderton. CommitTee: W. van Dam, D. Williams, Crathorne, S. Patterson, L. Oosthuizen,

P. M.

Hurwitz.

Athletics. Firstly, congratulations to Wellington for winning the House Cup this year. There were many fine performances in our team. David Williams ran and jumped extremely well and was joint Victor Ludorum with J. Cawood of De Waal house. In the U.16 section Williamson and L. OosthUizen ctid weil. Our junior., Casper, J. Oosthuizen, M. Tyler and G. le Roux contributed their share of points.

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HOl/se Captain: D. Humphries. Vice-Captain: J. Cawood. SecreTary: S. Leyser. Committee: J. Miller, A. Hurwitz, . Cohen,

K. Kole

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De Waal Hou e had a fairly ucce sful year, being well repre ented in all school activitie. Although there wa plenty of talent available, the former De Waal spririt eem to have deserted us.

Rugby. Thi' year we were represented by M. Deane, W. Anderton, D. William in the 1 t XV. M. Deane and D. William repre ented W.P. in the Craven Week and were thus awarded their honours. 1 would like to take this opportunity of thank路 ing Mr. Tasker for all he ha done for the rugby and athletics of this school. We all appreciate this and we hope he will have a happy but active reti rement.

Swimming. rn one of the most exciting galas for many year, we tied for first place with Rhode. Tho e who wam well for the house were P. Weir, R. Wolman, R. Burn, P. Williamson, A. Falconer, R. Peacock and B. David on. Wolman and Wcir must be congratulated on establi hing record .. Weir and A. Falconer were both cho en for W.P. Awards.

year we were represented by Woodin and 1. Townsend. Mcbowling averages and J. Townaverage. We did not feature e matches.

GENERAL

WAAL

Masters-in-Charge:

We faded rather badly thi year owing to the lack of good senior wimmers. W. Anderton won the 100 yards backstroke and generally warn well. Our junior showed their worth, with the Yach brothers, the Tyler brothers and the Perry brother doing well. The rest all pulled their weight equally well. This year we came third behind Rhodes and De Waal, who tied for 1st place.

Thi M. McClurg. M. lurg topped the send the batting weil in the Hou

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I should like to thank Mr. Oosthuizen and Mr. Voigt for all the hard work they have put in this year, without which a ucce ful year would have been impossible.

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Athletics. We came third, and apart from a few out landing athlete. the members were di appointing. J. awood (Victor Ludorum), M. Cawood (U.IO champion) and K. Kole ky (8 0) did well.

ACTrVJTlES

Awards: Colours: J. awood. Rugby. We did oot do as well a expected in the hou e rugby. J. Cawood must be congratu-

Van Riebeeck ha had a very ucces ful year in all activities. We won the U.13 cros -country. Damain-Harris was fir t and Lamb wa second. We had good places in the U.IS and enior race'.

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team. There were a large number of De Waal member in the undefeated U .16 side, who must also be congratulated. Awards: Honours: J. Cawood. Blues: Humphries. Colours: B. Rookledge.

lucky De Waal for first place. Here meritorious performances were put up by J. Rosenberg and G. Goles. Rosenberg must also be congratulated on being selected to swim for W.P.

Athletics. Our Achilles' beel this year was in the field of athletics. Owing to a lack of outtanding athletes among the seniors, Rhodes could not do justice to the results of the juniors and the general hard work put into the preparation for tbe event. However, B. Schneider put up a valiant show and became the Under 16 Champion, and this and other junior successes augur well for the future. In the annual Crosscountry race Rhodes was placed second in tbe final analysis, the best individual result being attained by F. Kalis, wbo won the junior event in great style.

S.L. RHODES HOUSE House Mas/ers: Messrs. A. Morris, T. Fair. House Captain: M. Westmoreland. Vice·Captain: T. Kyriacos. Secretary: R. Josephson. Commiflee: L. Buwalda, L. Osrin, T. Oettlé, M. Pnematicatos, K. Neilson, J. Katz, G. BIoom, K. Kesner, M. Dewar. All in all, Rhodes has bad a highly successful year, not only on the playing fields, but in other aspects of school life as well. The power behind the house ha once again been Mr. Morris who, ably assi ted by Mr. Fair, imbued every member of the house with the spirit that was a key factor in our success. Our thanks go out to him, and to Mickey Westmoreland and Taki Kyriacos for al! the bard work tbey put in for the good of the house. They have as tbeir just reward, a year of strength to look back on.

Tennis. Once more Rhodes was a major force on the tennis courts this year. Although tbere were no Rhodes members in tbe first team, the second side, which remained undefeated throughout the season, comprised mainly Rhodes players. A. Barnard was a member of the first team touring party to Natal in June. Badminton. Here, too, G. Muller and R. Clarke were members of an undefeated side, the School' first Badminton team. Judo. Our house captain, Mickey Westmoreland, continued his previou succes es by annexing tbe W.P. under 161 lb. title for the second time. Westmoreland also repre ented Western Province in the S.A. championships.

Rugby. lt was in lhi sphere that Rhodes excelled itself this year. In the inter-house competition, tbe seruor team took the bonours in their section and were supported by a gallant econd place in the junior section to take the overall top position. Among the eniors, Buwalda (vice-captain), Kyriaco, Dewar, Mackay, Oettlé and Louis commanded regular first team place. We would Like to congratulate Kyriacos who was selected to represent Western Province "B" in tbe Craven Week rugby matches. Congratulations also to Margolit of tbc U.15A team on being awarded the André teyl Cup for the most-improved player of tbe year. Cricket. Here again Rhode had a fair rep reentation in tbe School XI. Tho e who gave good service to the team were Dewar (who featured in the coring list), R. Kent and 1. Emm . R. Gilbert ha been chosen to tour with the First X[ lo Pietermaritzburg. Rhodes were runners-up in the house competition after an exciting match again t De Waal. .

Sailing. Outstanding sailors for the chool in the Lipton Cup competition were M. Westmoreland and Bongers, the latter being chosen to sail for his province. Hockey. Prominent in the newly-formed hockey learns were Kent, Smith and Priestman. We wish them and the sport every succes in the future. Band and Cadets. T. Emms i to be congratulated on being cbo en to represent W.P. in the provincial band competition in Pretoria this year. Emms was the leading tenor-drummer in the Province at the recent competition beid locally. At the head of the School Cadet Detachment this year stood tbe military figure of L. 0 rin. Hi leadership (and no doubt. his stentorian voice) helped our "A" Company to econd place in tbe drill competition. K. Kesner once again represented W.P. in the Under 18 section of tbe inter-provincial soccer tournament.

Swimming. Another Rhodes ucce s came in the chool's inter-house Gala where we tied with

no surprise that they lost aU ti_;eir games, but they enjoyed them nevertheless. Our U.IS side did very well under the captaincy of Reyneke and won all their games. Bakkim was their outtanding player. A wards. Colour : K. Bridgens.

Participation in cultural affairs was not as notable as in previous years. Finally, members of tbe Prefect body for the year were L. 0 rin (Deputy Head Prefect), M. Westmoreland, T. Kyriacos, P. Buwalda, K. ielson, J. Oetll茅 and M. Pnematicatos. R.J. WELL!

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Tennis. Our tennis team at the time of writing is still playing house matche and have so far beaten Rhodes. D. Asher and K. Bridgens repreented the 1st Tennis team and were included in the touring team to Durban during the July vacation. Awards. Blues: D. Asher. Colours: K. Bridgens.

HOUSE

House Mas/er: Mr. D. Bromberger, Mr. E. Hopkins. House Cap/ain: G. Pfei!. Vice House Cap/ain: J. Oosthuizen. Secretary: K. Bridgens. Committee: P. Baerecke, D. A her, B. Gould.

Judo. In the inter-hou e Judo we tied for 2nd place and were well represented by such stalwarts a P. Baerecke, D. Milford and R. Ritchie. Awards. Blues: P. Baerecke, D. Milford. Colours: R. Ritchie, D. Durlacher.

Wellington performed with a certain amount of credit this year, but we could have been just that little bit better. We po sessed outstanding performers in most spheres but lacked good backing up for them. Tbe house spiril was good on the whole and on behalf of the house I would like to tbank Mr. Bromberger tor all the effort he has put into our ucces e. Thanks al 0 go to the committee under Gerald Pfeil for keeping the house running smootbly. Athletics. At this annual meeting we pirited display and ended up the overall Outstanding was D. Asber in the U.16, tributing greatly to our success was M. zen in the U.14 division.

Cross-Country. Wellington took third place in the annual cros -country, with K. Bridgen taking third and K. Long ixth place in the senior division. Reyneke also ran well in tbe junior division, taking third place. Wellington runner are encouraged to try and do better in the crosscountry next year a many points can be obtained here with just a IittJe more effort. Wellington was alo weil repre ented in the cultural ocieties witb Michael Herbert the editor of our new quarterly magazine, "Literata". The following members of Wellington were appointed chool prefects: G. Pfeil (Head boy), J. Oosthuizen, M. Herbert. In the band competition H. Kaplan won the solo路drumming and repre ented Western Province in Pretoria. A. Pascall obtained third place in the 010 bugling. Congratulations to tbe following for representing We tern Province in their respective sports: G. Pfeil (Rugby), B. Gould and A. Hammond (Swimming), P. Baerecke and P. MiHord (Judo) and D. Asher (Tennis). It may be beneficial tor the Wellington hou e member always to bear our motto in mind, namely, "ex unitate vires" (out of unity comes strength), and if thi is adhered to, we won't go tar wrong.

put up a winners. and conOosthui-

Swimming. Wellington were lucky to possess two outstanding swimmers in B. Gould and A. Hammond, but even they were not enough to carry us through in the gala, and we finisbed last. A wards. Blues: A. Hammond and B. Gould. Rugby. We bad a strong enior team posses ing no fewer than seven 1st XV players, viz. Cook, Arm trong, I. Scott, R. van der Linden, J. Oosthuizen, P. Scott, P. Baerecke and the 1st team captain, G. Pfei!. Tbis team drew with De Waal and Rhodes, two very exciting games, and lost to Van Riebeeck. Our junior team won all their games, giVing u a final log position of joint second witb Van Riebeeck. A wards. Honours: G. Pfei!. Colours: Baerecke, P. Scott, Oosthuizen. Cricket. Our senior house cricket team was woefully weak and contained only one 1st team player, K. Bridgens, the Ist XI captain. It was

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(Len) Muller, was produced by Mr. J. M. Blom, with decor by orman Coate , the ca t of five, Hugh Bosman, Michael Waters, igel Wright, Alan Silverman and Tony Boltman, gave a lively and amu ing account of the short comedy.

First Function

The 24th Annual eason of the Musical and Dramatic Society began on Friday and Saturday, -th and 6th May, when a programme of mu ic and plays was presented.

The second play, 'The Doctor in Spite of HimelL" wa. adapted from Mo1iere's "Le Medicin Malgre Lui" by Mr. H. A. . Peacock, who also produced the play, with decor and costumes by orman Coate , as isted by imon Rob.on.

The Junior Choir, with Mr . lennings at the piano, opened the evening with three songs, "Boots and Saddles" (Tidball, "Graceful Swampy Wattle" CF. Budge) and" ong of the Jolly Roger" (Candish), this last alway ure of an encore.

There was an es ay in period tudy, acting, diction. and memorisation of considerable parts, on which producer and cast deserve special congratulation. 1ntere t was sustained throughout, and the comedy here reached the audience in no uncertain measure. The cast included David Herron, Chri topher Williams, Trevor Hewett, Peter Shelton, Anthony Botha, David Jupp, Mervyn tein, David Gomersall and Leonard Atlas.

The School Orche tra followed with the fir t movement of Mozart"s "A Little ight Music", the first movement of a Fasch Violin Concerto with Arnon Hurwitz as solo violini t, the Meditation from "Hais" with Christopher Snaith a solo violini t, and two lighter pieces, "Embodiment" by D'Ambrosio, and Waltz tune from "The Merry Widow" by Lehar. Following the mu ic came two plays. The first, .. 'n Tand vir 'n Tand", 'n Eenbedryf deur J. T.

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The second function of lhe season took place on lune 171h. when we had lhe plea ure of welcoming lo the school Mr. Barry mith, the organi~t of l. George's Cathedral, with his St. George's Singers. and Mr. Richard Oxtoby, of the U.C.T. Faculty of Music. M r. Barry Smith and his singers offered a mmt generou 'election o( ong', covering (our centuries. i.e. from 1500 up to the pre. ent day. and he gave a most informative description of the mu ic as it progressed. The audience joined in the round "Go to loan Glover" with obviou enjoyment; and. needle s to say. encore were demanded at the end. omposers rep re ented were Talle, Byrd, Wcelkcs. Bach, PureeII, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, etc. Mr. Richard Oxtoby brought his family of recorder and introduced each member in turn. With Mr. Barry Smith at the piano (alas, not the harpsichord) were heard items by Lawe. Handel. Marcello and other anonymou composers. It was the sop.ranino recorder that proved most popular, and" obody's Jigg" had to be repeated. Wc offer another hearty vote of thanks to these well-known Cape Town mu~icians who

Third

an evening of

Function

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A farce by Philip King, first performed Comedy Theatre, 1945.

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The play ran to a packed and enthusiastic hou e for three nights. It contained all the elements guaranteed to draw re ponse from achoolboyand adult - audience: a prettyand unconventional vicar's wife (Travice Abrahams), a large moustachioed policeman (Allan Vissen, a sinister German spy (Robin Burn ), a school prefect playing the part of an elderly and hilariously tipsy village pin ter (Michael Herbert). a love-Iorn cockney maid (Rochelle Malbin), a midnight cha e by figures in various tages of undress, and a multiplicity of mistaken identities. The action of the play prings initially from the impetuous deci ion of the vicar's wife to accompany an old flame, and now a war-time corporal

There followed the Serenade, "A Little ight Music," by Mozart, all four movements played by the strings of the Orchestra. Thi wa indeed a mile tone in the history of the Orche tra's development, for it came over in sparkling fa hion and was played with obvious enjoyment. lt was good to have Old Boy Aubrey Meyer and Stephen Hunt forming a strong viola section. Tbe third item was a Concerto in 0 for Violin and Orchestra by Fasch, with Arnon Hurwitz as solo violinist. The Concerto is a charming work with two rhythmic outs movement in between, which is a hort but beautiful low movement, and Arnon Hurwitz gave us a carefully prepared and excellent account of his solo part. The fourth long work was the Dittersdorf oncerto for Piano and Orche tra with Michael Herbert as oloist. Here again was a work eminently ulted for a young performer, and Michael proved this in a performance that was most musical, rhythmical and full of vitality. After a short pau e, the Junior Choir took the stage and gave u their first group of songs: (a) "Old Mother Hubbard" (a la Handel) by Victor Hely Hutchin on, "The Graceful Swaying Wattle" by Frank Bridge, and - a sure winner - "Song of the Jolly Roger" by C. Candi h. Mrs. Elsie Jenning was at her u ual place at the piano, and all three song were a delight. There followed two French pieces, the Meditation from "Thais" by Massenet, with Christopher Snaith a solo violini t, in a plea ant, singing performance with orchestral accompaniment, and "En Badinent" by D'Ambro io for Orchestra. The Choir then re-appeared to sing fir t (a) "The Scis or Man" by Rathbone, (b) "Oh for the Wings of a Dove" by Mendelssohn, and (c) "Boot and Saddles" by Tidball, another set of delightfully sung mjn.iatures - and then, with the Orchestra, the well-known Easter Hymn. Our renewed thanks and congratulations to Mrs. Jennings and her young singers. To conclude the programme we had "A Sleigh Ride" by Mozart, with the sleighbells well portrayed by Michael GoJdstein - and the evergreen Waltz Tunes from "The Merry Widow" by Lehar, Another "Hour of Music" which gave much pleasure in preparation as well as to the audiences, we trust. The name engraved upon the Epworth Society Music Cup this year were A. Hurwitz, J. Miller, M. Herbert, R. Bywater, C. naith, A. Goosen and P. Clay.

(Jonathan Benjamin), on a jaunt to a neighbouring village. The corporal discards his uniform and dresses in the vicar' spare suit, as the neighbouring village is out of bounds to servicemen. On their return they find that the Bishop (William Anderton) has unexpectedly paid a visit, and he assumes that the corporal is the vicar. From that point onward things become more and more involved, until a climax is reached in wh.ich the local vicar (patrick Anderton), the corporal, the German py and a certain Mr. Humphry (peter Furman) come face to face, each suspected of being the vicar. The froth on the top of this already heady mixture was supplied by Rochelle Malbin, playing with a deft touch the part of a saucy, provocative cockney maid, and by Michael Herbert, who gave an outstandingly comic performance as Miss SkilIon, the aristocratic village spinster and busybody. The play was produced by Mr. KaIJaway and it is to him that credit goes for a racy and breezy production. However, he fell ill a few days before the show wa due to go on, and we offer our sincere thanks to Mr. Burns for taking over the production at the last moment and ensuring succes . Others who played a vital part in the production are: orman Coates - Set Design. Mr. Voigt- Set Construction. Mrs. Rosa - Costumes. Joslyn Kagan - Make-up. Ben Gould - Stage Manager. We are grateful to Miss Urie for allowing two of her girls to take part, and thank Travice Abraham and Rochelle Malbin for playing so important a part in making the play a success.

Fourth Function Thirteenth Annual Hour of Music 25th and 26th August, 1967 The Thirteenth Annual Hour of Mu ic by the SchoolOrchestra, Soloists and Junior Choir took place in the School HaU on Friday and Saturday, 25th and 26th August. A well-varied and inleresting programme was presented. Instead of the usual orchestral item to start with, we had a Sonata in G Minor for two Violins and Keyboard by Handel. This wa played with excellent en emble and musicianship by Arnon Hurwitz and Peter Clay as the two violinists, with Mr. A. Larie at the piano.

Fifth Function 26th, 27th, 28th September

The wily fox duly arrived, treachery ensued, as also a wild chase after the fox and Chanticleer by lhe dogs. with all coming right in the end ..

The 34th Annual Entertainment by Junior chool pupils took place on the final three nights of the thi rd term. As u ual, we were all set in the right "entertainment" mood by the opening Kindergarten ong ~cene, "The Runaway Clown", produced by Mis es B. Durham and A. Coop. wilh Mrs. E. Jenning at the piano. The setting was a circu , where in turn we aw the clowns, horse, strong man, bear, tightrope walker and elepl1ants. A mall choir sang pleasantly. and lhe re4ui ile circus music came over a backstage taperecorder - thank to the pianist, bugler and drummer who recorded it. There followed a musical play "Chanticleer and the Fox", based on the tale by Chaucer. One's fir t impres ion wa of the array of excellent and colourful costumes. Then the simple story unfolded itself when Pertelot questioned Chanticleer a to hi most recent dreams. which, of course, included thal of the advent of the treacherou (ox.

AChanticleer, Pertelot and the fox respectively, Gareth Ro iter, Avron Greenberg and Graham polander were well chosen characters who aC4uitted themselves splendidly. The remainder of the cast provided lively support, and the music wa very charming.

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The third and major item was the mu ical fantasy ''The WilCh in the C1ocktower" by Thomas and Woodgate. Th is had been staged here as far back as J 938. when the now-renowned Old Boy Cecil Jubber took a leading part. The story concern a clocktower which is in the charge of Ihe grandfather of two children, J ill and Duffy. Jill a ert that she has seen a witch with a live broom enler lhe tower. Duffy ridicule her, bul just then the live broom appears. Thereupon the children decide lO explore the tower. when thrilling adventures with the witch. her broom, her four captive spider, and grandfather gradually unfold.

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"THE WITCH IN THE CLOCK TOWER" -

Both play were produced by Miss Rocci Glaun, and he is to be congratulated on their great success. Thanks now go to many others whose valuable assistance was indispensable. To Mr. Forbes mith and his helpers for stage set and management, to Mr. Rex Just as tage rurector. to Mr. Railton for designs, to Sonia Lan for rehearsal assistance and make-up, to Simon Rob on for lighting, to Messrs. Thiele and Hutchison, Arnon Hurwitz and Jules Miller for u hering, and to parents for costumes, and overwhelming upport, thanks for all.

A peil is cast, the clock top, grandfather is bound up, but all is resolved and ends happily. The chief parts were taken by Adrian PeIt (the witch), Michael Goldstein (Jill), Robert McCallurn (Duffy), Cowen Blumberg (grandfather), Michael Wolter (magician), Dorian Pa ver, David Crathorne, Derek Cochrane and Barry Barnard ( piders), all of whom gave excellent character tudies, and created the necessary atmosphere of suspense and cLimax_ The songs were plea ing, and the incidental music and accompaniments played, as usual, impeccably hy Mrs. Elsie Jennings.

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OF PENZANCE" "Pirates of Penzance" wa a remarkable achievement. Miss L Ba eri wa once again the capable producer, competently assisted by Mis J. Boyd (choirmi tres and piano) and Mrs. E. Jennings (organ), who, with the help of H. Kaplan (tympani), put the production on a most sound mu ical footing. Without them the operetta could never have been the success it was.

ln February tru year school history was made. For the first lime some of our boys took part in the annual Gilbert and Sullivan operetta produced by the Girl' School. No longer did feminine soprano have to lower their voices everal octaves and wear men's clothes - genuine males graced the boards of our sister school's magnificent hall. Con idering that these boys had had no previou experience in this field, the 65

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gave excellent performances, whit路t Taki Kyriaco, the piratical second in command, is :tlso worthy of special mention. An amusing feature of the production was the troop of cowardly policemen, with their eternal 'Tarentara ' ", who were no match for the pirate but still managed to come out on top. We hope that thi cultural event will become a part of our annual programme, thus drawing us nearer to the Girl' choo!. Next year's operetta will be "Tolanthe",

Denise Benjamin. who has a beautiful soprano voice. played the part of Mabel oppo ite orman oate a. Frederick, the young apprentice to the pirates. The two combined well in their romantic leads and deserve much credit. Michael Herbert gave a delightful performance as the eccentric Major-General Stanley, father of the huge female chorus! William Anderton as the Pirate King, Loui e Wakeling as Ruth, and Peter Clay, in the role of the Police Sergeant, all

TALENT

EVENING

25th

This year wc combined with the Girls' cho ol "across thc fence" for our lalent evening. The contest wa~ held in the Girls' chool Hall and all participants are to be congratulated on providing entertainment of a very high tandard. The boys entered four beat group. a jazz band. a dance band, everal skits and a few folkinging items. The girls entered a number of folk-singers, one skit, and everal items on cla'sical piano. Michael Herbert was the comp茅re and captivated the audience. Norman Coates is to be congratulated on the amount of organi ation he undertook to make tbc evening a UCCI: , First Prize wa' won by oates, Dewar and Deane (Folk-singing), Second Prize by Margaret van Wyk (cla~sical piano) and by Loubser, Mai-

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min and Kaplan (beat group). At the end of the contest oates and Lowry (last year' winners) performed as guest arti ts and their folk- ongs proved highly amu ing. They were followed by two profes ional folk- ingers who al 0 performed ague t artists and gave mo t of us a cbance to hear ome ethnic folk- ongs. The music on the whole wa of a high tandard, but it wa felt that the beat group would have been appreciated by a greater percentage of the audience if they had played with a little les volume! We would like to thank the girls for the use of their hall, and congratulate all tho e who helped to make the evening a uccess. L.O.

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the range of its lens); while the busines of art i. to rival nature - to render visible the invisible,Z by mean of the visible. Granted that one uses ,'epre entation of natural object to convey thi rendering of the invisible, one needs a full understanding of their phy ical structure. This full understanding can be arrived at only through constant drawing of these objects. Though to the layman's eye, Rembrandt appears to have reproduced exactly his own physiognomy - it mu t be an indifferent soul indeed who perceives no more than that when confronted with uch a selfportrait. Another popular fallacy is that one "learns to draw", arrives at a point where one "can draw", and that i that. One never reaches a point of qualification as a draughtsman. Drawing is ever seeking, discovering. It has no limit, and cannot reach a stage of "qualification" witbout seizing

In a period when much attention is given to apparent novelty in the art. indeed where novelty is oflen mi taken for originality. the general standard o( craftsman hip is bound to uffer. There is an idea prevalent amongst the more intellectually pretentious1 laymen, that 'obj clive drawing' need no longer be studied by those wishing to develop themselve as arti tso Thi arises out of a confusion over tbe purpose of drawing, and the study of drawing. Whenever an opinion is voiced that the camera has eliminated the nece sity for drawing and good draughtsmanship, you may be quite certain that the expresser of that opinion is in confusion a to the purpo es of both photography and art. As a general maxim, one might say: The business of the camera is to reproduce nature (the camera i quite indiscriminate, portraying with equal intensity everything which falls within 69

up. If it stops seeking, it dies. Great men like Rembrandt and Degas continued drawing avidly until their dying day. This in itself hould be a measure of just how naive this fallacy is. It may also be observed that those masters whom posterity has singled out for greatness, and who have lived within the era of photography, were without exception great draughtsmen - Manet, Lautrec, Cezanne, Picasso, Moore, Kokoschka, de Stad, to name a few.

To those who would become good painters or culptors: there is one sure approach - good drawing. Good draughtsmanship may only be reached and maintained by life-long work, constant enquiry into and re-assessment of the physical world. Here I Include pedagogues and critics. 2. I.e. Invisible to the camera, or In the completely obJective observation. 1.

TENNIS

REPORT

League Tennis The first team had a mo t succe ful and enjoyable sea on. We improved considerably on last eason's results, and of the eight league

matches played, only one was lost - to Rondebosch, who had an extremely strong team whicb included three of the top W.P. players. One of the finest singles matches played was between

TE N1S FIRST TEAM Row (I. to r.): D. van Gysen, Mr. N. R. Blackbeard Mr. J. C. Boltman, D. Asher. Back Row (I. to r.): B. de Vries, K. Bridgens, J. Townsend.

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S. Leyser

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David Asher and Harold Barker of Rondebo 'ch, the latter winning in three close set. This was the only match that Asher lost this season. In tJ1edouble, Leyser and De Vries did not concede a set, although tbey did not play against Rondebosch. Asber must be congratulated on his fine league performances, which earned him a place in the W.P. junior team. So keen wa tbe interest in tennis this season that we had five teams, tbc fourth and fifth playing friendly matches. Tbe second and tllird teams alo did extremely well, neitber team losing a match. The second team must be congratulated on beating Rondebosch second team - their first victory over Rondebo ch in many years. Owing to the fact that we bad such a strong second team, we had applied to enter two teams in the first league, but tllis application was unfortunately turned down.

In the house tennis, De Waal and Wellington are contesting first place, the former having beaten Van Riebeeck and the latter Rhodes, in tbc first round.

School Championships Tbe senior singles final bas not yet been played, owing to the injury of one of the players. In the final, Asher, who won last year, plays Van Gy en. The doubles have also been postponed and will be between Asber and Van Gysen and Leyser and De Vries There are a number of promi ing juniors and mo t earned themselves team places. Tbe Under 14 finals were between two standard sixes, McFarlane and Hewelt, tbe former winning. Tbe doubles in this ection was won by McFarlane and Goodchild who beat Cooke and Hewett. Tbe Under 15 single were won by Shlomowitz, wbo beat R. Blackbeard.

Tour to Durban As a result of the league successes, the First team went to Durban where tbey played five matches. Mr. Katz, the president of our Old Boys' Union, saw us off at the tation on 23rd June, and presented gifts to the team members. Those cbosen were: S. Ley er (Capt.) ; D. Asher (Vice-Captain); D. van Gysen; B. de Vrie ; J. Townsend ; K. Bridgens and A. Barnard. Mr. Boltman accompanied the team. We arrived in Durban on Sunday, 25th, and were met by tbe members of the D.H.S. teamour first opponents. After a short practice on the Monday morning, we played our fir t match. Of the five matches played, we won two. The match against Glenwood, one of the strongest teams, proved the most enjoyable and al 0 produced the best tennis. Leyser, Asher and Van Gysen (tbe latter two in doubles) won matches. We lost 4 - 2, which was a fair reflection on a good day's tennis. We also played Northlands, Carmel College and Westville. We are very grateful to the various schools for their warm hospitality and the entertainment provided. We are deeply indebted to Mr. Askew of D.H.S. for his excellent organisation.

Outside Achievements We were well represented in the various W.P. tournaments by Asher, Van Gysen, Shlomowitz and McFarlane, who all did extremely well. As has already been mentioned, David Asher was chosen for tbe W.P. junior team which took part in tbc inter-provincial tournament at Port Elizabeth.

Awards Awards: Colours: K. Bridgens, B. de Vries and J. Town end. Blues: D. Asber and S. Leyser. Most Improved Player's Cup: This award was made to R. Kent. wbo worked his way up to tbe econd team. In the school championships he had two fine wins before being eliminated.

League Results: Lost to Rondebosch 7-0. Beat Bisbops 7-0. Beat HerzIia 7-0. Beat Westerford 6-0. Beat S.A.C.S. 5-2.

Other Matches

Beat St. Josepb's 7-0.

In the matcb against tbe Staff, tbe Boys won 7 matches to 2. Against tbe Old Boys, however, the School went down by 6 matches to 3. The match against the Old Boys produced some excellent tennis.

Beat Sea Point 6-1. Beat J. v. Riebeeck 6-1. S. LEYSER (Capt.). 71

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scrupulously avoid anything tbat might harm the game we love. Let us play bard, let u do our best to win, but in the rigbt pirit.

Wherever competItIve game are played, much time. thought and energy are given to ways and means of winning matches. Literally thousands of man-hours must be spent on the variou preparations made by players, admini trators and trainers for test matches. Thus, winning seems to be all-important! Tt is most important. It ensures continued development of, and interest in, the sport concerned. It would appear, then, that it is the aim, and even the duty, of player and coaches to try to win at all costs. This is so, provided those concerned do not sacrifice their team or personal bonour by not playing according to the law and especially the spirit of the game.

We at Wynberg must remember tbat no effort mu t be spared to be completely fit and that individual kills, such as kicking, catching, passing, etc., must be developed to the maximum. It should be noted that the more senior the player is, the more be does on hi own. And may we remember that the game we play demands, and i worthyof, tbe many man hours devoted to it. May we maintain our fine Wynberg tradition and may we demonstrate to opponents and pectator that Rugby i eminently worth watcb.ing and worth playing. It is mo t encouraging to player and coaches when additional players join the existing teams during the cour e of a eason. This is what happened during 1967! During the second term, matches were arranged for 17 teams, a was the case in 1966. but at the beginning of the third term an Under 19C team and an Under ISO learn were entered, thus bringing the number oC teams lo 19. The teams were as follow: Under 19 A. Band C, Under 16 A and B, Under 15 A, B, and D, nder 14 A, Band C, Under 13 A, B and C, Under 12 A, B. C and D. Extra game were arranged for the Under II and the Under 10 team. Apart from matches played again tother schools, there were House games for enior boy and inter-class games for juniors. The younger boys in the Junior School are placed in '路team ": Hamiltons and Villagers, Springbok and All Blacks and Lions and Tigers and play on Friday afternoons. The School thus provided regular rugby for about 480 boys. The School XV had a patchy eason. Although tbe team came to light with ome good performance, especially the game against Paarl Boys' High, there were some which were not to their credit, e.g. the second Bi hop game in which some of the tackling was so weak. Hours of coaching and training are wasted when ineffeclual tackling, perhap on the part of only one or two players. re ults in trie being scored.

During the 1967 sea on we aw an increased number of incidents involving gamesmanship, bad pirit and dirty play in schoolboy matches in the Western Province. Apart from blatant hitting, kicking and late tackling. players were guilty of using bad language, of pa sing unacceptable remarks about opponents. referees and spectators. "Trying to beat the ref." wa al 0 too common. The last four examples of these appalling malpractice are even more evil than the earlier example. They cannot even help a misguided side to win a game! They are signs of inferiority of spirit. Those who love rugby must agree that the game is much better off without unacccptable behaviour, and it is they, the referees, the players themselve and particularly the administrator and coache who are able to do much to remedy the ituation. The coach is responsible for planning. training and u ually for selection of the team; he is the man who should see that a player who might spoil a game or sully the reputation of the team does not play. lt takes moral courage to drop a player who has a tendency, for example, to tackle late, but all concerned would admire the courage of such a coach who, by so doing, would benefit the game. It is the coach who ha most influence on the game, and it is he who is responsible for the general tone of his team. May all concerned with rugby remember that we are proud of our game and that we should 73

RUGBY FIRST XV Back Row (1. to c.):

M. Dewar, B. Rooklcdge, J. Cawood, R. van der LindeD, D. Williams, W. AndertoD, T. Kyriacos. Middle Row (l. to c.): J. Oosthuizen, T. OettlĂŠ, M. Louis, P. Baececke, D. Humphries, P. Scott, l. Mackay. Front Row (I. to r.): M. Deane, Mr. N. Blaekbeard (Principal), G. Pfeil (Capt.), Mr. J. Oosthuizen (Coach), L. Buwalda (Vice-Capt.). for the tremendou amount of thought. time and enthusia m devoted to his coaching of the first and econd team . M. Deane, G. Pfeil and D. William were elected to play for the Craven Week A team, while J. Cawood and T. Kyriaco were selected to play for the B team which took tbe place of the Rhodesian side. Cawood played so well that he wa chosen for the A team in the final game. ontinumg to play well. he ended the season by coring three trie again t tbe Old Boys. Tt has been noted that Michael Deane has played 52 matche for the School. Micbael is thanked for and congratulated on this remarkable achievement. Is this a record? The 2nd Team played some lovely games, giving much pleasure to pectators and opponents

At time too much was expected (rom a few players. and it is felt that more pride and spirit in general and re olution in adver ity could have made this a memorable season. The pack wa powerful. Weil led by Gerald Pfeil, it provided many opportunitie fOI the three-quarter who did not always make full use of them. Slowness off the mark, indeci ive running at times, and, of course, poor tackling, were the main fault which prevented a promising back line from achieving a tandard of which it was capable. Mr. 00 thuizen is to be congratulated on again being elected a., coach of the Western Province raven Week team. This is a mark of the high e teem in which Mr. Oosthuizen is held in W.P. chools' Rugby circles. He is al 0 to be thanked 74

alike. Under the leadership the players developed into mined and well·balanced side opposition for the first team which played some excellent

The Under 16B side played sound rugby, particularly in the first balf of tbe season, but were not as uccessful during the second half. Nevertheless, all games played were keenly contested and much enjoyed. Here, too, all concerned appreciate the efforts of Mr. Voigt.

of P. Craythorne, an efficient, deter· wbich provided good during practices and rugby.

Although not very successful in winning matches, the 19C was very successful in enjoying its rugby. The great difficulty with which tbe team had to contend was the lack of players. ft i nece ary for a team to practi e individual skills, but it is neces ary to have a team against whom to practise. Such a team was regrettably lacking this year. Tbe "High C's", a they were called, did, however, develop into a happy group of players.

Tbe Under 15A and B teams produced rugby enjoyed alike by players, coach and spectator. The A team forwards were usually much lighter than tbeir opponents, but on occasion they rose to great heights and outplayed heavier packs. Tbeir being able to do tru was due to the keen· ness and determination engendered by Mr. le Roux. wbo is thanked for the enthusiastic coach· ing enjoyed by "his boy". 0 keen were the A, Band C teams that several players joined the group during the first half of the eason, enabling the chool to enter a D team. The Under 15A re ults were a follow A. P. W. D. L. F. 79 85 12 6 0 6

Tho e who caught the eye frequently were: Goodwin, the most-improved player in tbe group, Schewitz, a con istent hooker, and crumhalf Morris. Thanks are due to Mr. Broster for hi keenne s and his hard work with the team. The Under 16A team of 1967 wa, without doubt, the most successful team in tbe School. Hard. worthwhile practices enabled the team always to be at the top of their form. Out tanding feature of the Under 16A were their pirit and their determination to play as a team and to play rugby ba ed on olid forward uperiority which enabled their capable backs to run with the ball. Mr. Voigt, the team's enthusia tic and knowledgeable coach, i to be thanked and ongratulated. The team, under the captaincy of Jeff. Katz, went through the season unbeaten. Not to lose a single game in the cour e of a whole ea on i indeed a remarkable effort on the part of boy and coach. The Under 16A results are as follow Vs. Hottentot Holland Won 20-0. Oioce an College Won 11-3. J. G. Meiring Won] 1-6. S.A.C.S. Won 17-6. Tygerberg Won 1~. O. F. Malan Won ]8--0. J. van Riebeeck Won 17--0. Plum tead High Won 11-6. Paarl Boy' High Won 17-5. Tygerberg Won 18--0. Rondebo ch Drew 3-3. Won 17--0. Paul Roo ollege Oioce an Won 9-6. Drew 9-9. S.A.C. P. 14

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Tbe Under 15C team, although matched against powerful opponents, gave a good account of them elve and enjoyed their rugby. The Under 150 did not enjoy much success during the season, but they did play with team pirit and good sportsmanship. A difficulty with which C and D teams bad to cope was playing against some schools' A teams. Shelton, Leahy, Ever and Barron were often prominent. and Ronaidson, the captain, attended to all hi duties efficiently. Mr. Metrowitz i thanked for all be did to help hi player. The Under 14A played well but did not quite live up to .its previously-established reputation. Tbe record how that five game were lo I, but most of the e were by very mall margins only. Tbe forwards were rather on the light side and were sometime slow getting into the loose crums and con equently the three·quarters did not have ufficient good ball. The game again t Rondebo ch was an outtanding team effort. After trailing 0·6 at half· time, lhe side, playing magnificent rugby, domi· nated all phases of tbe game to run out winner by the hand ome margin of 16-6. At the end of the season tbe points cored by the side greatly exceeded tho e cored again I it.

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Back Row (I. to r.): J. Townsend, R. Gilbert, S. I(jtley, D. Calder, L. Oosthuizen, A. Wilmot, R. Weilers. Middle Row (I. to r.): J. Boland, R. Ritchie, G. Goles, D. sher, A. Ross, T. Emms, A. Goosen. Sitting (I .to r.): K. Kolesky (Vice-Capt.), Mr. N. Blackbeard (Principal), J. Katz (Capt.), J. Voigt (Coach), J. iros.

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The Under 14B leam was not the A. Thi~ ide wa omewhat changes made when replacements the ,but they did improve as gre sed. Mr. offki and Mr. Blom, the coache , are thanked for all the put into training these player.

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ome proml Ing pla er had been promoted. they became unsettled. The highlight of the season wa a match against a S.A. .S. team that had heavier forward, yet the ball came back quickly and c1eanlyon 0 many occasion that Wynberg won 62-0. Mr. Bromberger i thanked for all he did for this group of players who, with other, were orry when he di continued coaching rugby. Mr. Hopkins took over. He is thanked for all he did for thi group and also for the Under] 5A and R tearns where he helped Mr. le Roux.

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Tbe Junior School team&.mentioned above enjoyed keen support from many parents. These parents are very sincerely thanked for their support and for their greatly appreciated help io transporting the players.

enough, so the three-quarters, too, fouod themselves hard-pre sed on many occasions. Nevertheless, tbe players did turn in some good performances. Line-out work was generally good; defence occasionally bad. Prominent for this team were Anderson and Bird wbo always gave of their best

The little Juniors again enjoyed their Friday games, altbough these games were somewbat disrupted by the Mathematics Course. Senior boys, Humphries (Blue award), Cawood (Blue and Honour awards). Green, Sloame, Picktbal, Katz, Gilland and Hamerschlag are thanked for their capable and patient coaching.

The B team, playing with more fire, was the more uccessful team. They bad some good wins. The C team had to contend with the serious difficulty of not having a full D team at practices. This was due to the limited number of boys playing in the Under 13 group. These players nevertheless had an enjoyable season and won about half their matche .

Messrs. K. Hutchi on and A. Thiele (UI2A and B), R. Just (UI2C and D. UIIA) and F. Smith (UIOA and Junior Rugby on Friday afternoons) are very sincerely tbanked for aU the time, knowledge and enthusiasm they give to their coaching.

All Under 13 players enjoyed their rugby, and was due to the keen coaching of Messrs. Fair, Kalloway and Fourie, who are thanked for the enthusiasm they gave to the game. The Under 12A team had a very successful season, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 3 of the 14 matches played. The side scored lOO points, while 49 were scored against it. Both matches and practices were played with great enthu iasm, and there wa keen competition among players to gain and maintain positions in the A ideo The forwards, in particular, were outtanding and controlled the crums and line-outs in alma t every match. A few player showed great promi e and it should be interesting to watch their progress. this

We enjoyed the visit of Durban Boys' High chool, a team we found surpri ingly fit at sucb an early stage in the sea on. It Was a great pleasure renewing old friend hips, and we look forward to future games. We thank them for the match. Peterhouse, on tour from Rbodesia, lost a game enjoyed by both team. We thank them for the match and hope we sball meet them on and al 0 off the rugby field again. The parents of the following boys acted as bosts to Peterhouse tourists: G. PfeiJ, L. Buwalda, D. Humphries, J. Cawood, r. Scott, M. Louis, D. Williams. M. Hurwitz, W. Anderton, T. Kyriaco, P. Craythorne, L. 00 thuizen, A. Cook, R. Jeffrey, A. Armstrong and B. Rookledge. The School thanks these parents most sincerely for helping in this way; it is greatly appreciated.

The Under 12B team played 13 matches, of which 8 were won, 2 drawn and 3 lost. Thi team scored 154 points, while 44 points were cored against it. Tt is intere ting to note that the 44 points scored against the team were all scored in the three matches lo t. Mr. Broster is warmly thanked for his a istance in coaching the team while the Junior School teachers were attending the New Mathematics Cour e. The Under 12 C and 0 tearn lost more matches than they won, but neverthele s played their game with enthusiasm and enjoyment.

As in other big schools, we rely on boys to help with many duties. During the winter month preparation of the equipment is a long and arduous task, and thi year Peter Baerecke led his team: M. Muilwyk (for a while only as he then left the ho tel), R. Weilers (wbo took Muilwyk's place) and F. du Toit. To these equipment men go our grateful tbanks for a long, difficult and respon ible ta k done with fir t-cla s efficiency and a deligbtful spirit of belpfuloe S. To Johan Oosthuizen, Rugby Secretary, and Leslie 0 rin, Press Attache, go my personal thank for the fine work they did. Alway

The Under II A side was not actually coacbed as a team, players being brought together for matches. of which 4 out of the five played were won. The Under 10 team won two of the four games played. Their almost white-hot enthusia m wa a pleasure to see.

RUGBY U DER l2A TEAM From Row (I. to r.j:

Mr. K. Hutchison (Coach), R. Payne, D. van der Byl (Capt.), MI. A. Lorie (Principal). G. le Roux (Vice-Capt.), 1. Gibbs, MI. A. Thiele (Coach .. Second Row (I. lo r.): M. cnter. E. Page, J. Edward, R. Bailey, L. Venter, C. Ahrend , . Bird. Third Row (I. to r.): T. Early, A. Pelt, D. Doveton. H. Matthews, A. Oliver, M. Eastman, . Blackbeard. the limited eating to be found on them on an average aturday morning. The slope of our field" may be a di. advantage, but tbe advantage of having a well-drained, mature field 011 which a plea ant game of rugby can be played almo t immediately after a heavy shower. far outweighs any attendant disadvantage. These splendid fields, among the very be t in the Penin uIa, arc some of our mo t trea ured PO' es ion. The outh frican Red ro", ociety (Cape Town Branch) i to be thanked for permitting Mr. Foley to attend rugby matche at W}nberg during the second term of this year. Il wa a great relief to have such a knowledgeable and

efficient, alway" helpful. each aved me man} hours of work. Other important dutie for which the boarder" ace re pon ible are carrying and when converions arc attempted. and bringing water and oranges to the team at half-time. For these dutie~ our thank go to T. Dodd, r. Smith. R. Bruce, R. Fergmon. C. Early. J. ummerville. G. Deacon. K. Barret, A. Bevan, M. Borain, r. labber, . Brown, E. ach er. P. mut~. W. Oo~thUizen, . Blakemore, J. Theodore. B. Burke. M. Green. T. Hewitt and E. omn. Mr. Holmes i thanked for the fine condition and neat appearance of our fields. That the pres路 enee of ncw ~tands is welcomed, i borne out by

Colours: W. Anderton, P. Baerecke, L. Buwalda, J. Cawood. M. Deane, M_ Dewar, D. Humphries, T. Kyriacos, M. Louis, 1. Mackay, J. Oosthuizen, G. PfeiJ, B. Rookledge, P. Scott and D. William. 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 I. Margolit of the Under 15A a the player who has -hown the greatest improvement this season. Margolit played in the B team for about a month and then on hooling ability alone was promoted. Not only did his hooking improve, but his general play developed, making him one of the best forwards in the team. In thi regard, mention should be made of Gerald Gales of the nder 16A wbo for heer puit and response to coaching attained a tandard which brought him cia e to this award. The following boys erved on the enior Rugby Committee: G. pfeil (School Captain), L. Buwalda (Vice-Captain), D. Humphrie , E. Eddy, P. Baerecke. They are to be congratulated on their selection to this important office aod are thanked for their ervice to their coach and to rugby at Wynberg. A.I.A.M.

conscientious person accepting responsibility for attending to Saturday morning bumps and brui es. AU players and coacbes thank Mr. Blackbeard for his keen interest in and encouragement given to rugby at Wynberg. We thank bim too for his much-appreciated support at first team matcbes. Member of staff, visiting referees, players and spectators, all appreciate the service given in the School Tuck Shop by the ladies o( the P.T.A. The oranges supplied at half-time are most refreshing and are greatly enjoyed. The warm showers, greatly enjoyed by all who use them. were in tailed as a result of an idea coming from tbe ladies of the P.T A. These showers will be paid for from Tuck Sbop profits. Visiting referees are warmly thanked for their efficient services 0 freely given. In this respect the Scbool thanks Dr. Katz, Maj. Kolesky, Messr. P. Burman, Ralph Burmei ter, W. Edwards, B. MacEwan, P. Morri, P. Tester and W. van Heerden. lt i boped that they enjoyed the matches as much as we appreciated their ervice . Finally, T wish again to refer to our coaches. Their ervice should never be taken for granted. Messr. Oostbuizen, Broster, Voigt, le Roux, Metrowitz. offki. Hopkin , Fair, Fourie, Blom, Kalloway. Hutchison. Thiele, Just and mith are thanked for and complimented on their enthu i~tic and valuable coaching. Their willing (;0operation in all respect is greatly appreciated; it makes organisation 0 much the easier and more pleasa nt. During the sea on Rugby lost tbe services of Mr. ieberhagen, who is now coaching tennis. and those of Mr. Bromberger, who is now in charge of hockey. These gentJemen have given much time and keenness to the game and they will be mi sed by the rugby player. Fortunately, Mr. Bromberger's services a a referee will still occasionally be available. Mr. Bromberger and Mr. Sieberhagen are thanked for all they have done for School Rugby. The following awards have been made for the 1967 season: Honour Award: J. Cawood, M. Deane, G. prcil and D. William. Tbe Honour Award is the highe t sporting award made to a Wynberg boy. B/ues: J. Cawood. M. Deane, D. Humphrie'i, G. Ffeil and D. Williams. F. A. D. L. W. P. 109 95 7 I 6 14

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For the first time since its inception, tbe week was held in Cape Town. Tbe "B" team was chosen to fill the gap left by Rhodesia, wbo could not participate becau e their holidays did not coincide witb tho e in South Africa. The following players from our school repreented their province: Michael Deane, Gerald Pfeil and David Williams in the "A"; John Cawood and Tak i Kyriacos in the "B".

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Leading Point-Scorers I. D. Williams - 38 (7 penalties, 3 tries, 4 conversions). 2. O. Humphries - 34 (8 penalties, 2 tries, 2 conversions). 3. T. Kyriacos - 14 (2 tries. 2 drop goal, conversion). 4. J. Cawood - 12 (4 tries). 5. M. Dewar-9 (3 trie). 6. Oosthuizen - 6 (2 tries).

Before the actual Craven Week, D. Williams made hi tory by scoring the first W.P. schools points at Newlands, A scrum went down just inside the Soland 25. W.P. won the ball and Hillier (scrumhalf) broke blindside and gave the bali to Williams who beat his man with a brilliant side- tep and crashed over in tbe corner. The 1967 Danie Craven Week officially opened on Saturday, 1st July, The two W.P. teams moved into residence on Sunday, the HA" team being accommodated at Driekoppen and the "B" at Smuts Hall on the U.C.T. campu. David Williams and Michael Oeane played in all the games and Gerald Pfei! in the first game for the HA" team. John Cawood played three and Taki Kyriacos played two games for tbc "S". Kyriacos scored five points, Williams three and Cawood two, during the week. Except for Wednesday night, which wa fre!!, the evening programme for the week wa carefully mapped out. All the tearns thoroughly enjoyed the top路cla s entertainment, which included a film show, a variety evenjng given by the comedian Piet Pompies and his partner Rykie Louw, and another variety concert compered by Mr. Roux. On Thur day, after hearing ome speeches opening the coaching e ion, the boys got down to erious work. Some of the pa t 'Boks wbo coached were Fonnie du Toit, Han ie Brewi, "SubbIe " Koch and "Chum" Ochse. On Friday tbere were no games, and all tbe teams were treated to an extensive tour of Cape Town and Peninsula. Some of the rughlights of tbe trip were: Tea at the Police CoUege in Pinelands, the bu trip round hapman' Peak, the Cape Point arure Reserve and the afternoon pent at Simonstown Harbour where tbe team were taken over some of South Africa's war hips. One morning some team were entertained by the Merchant avy training centre at Grainger Say. Tbe rughlight of this visit wa the trip by launch to the "Seafarer". For some of the upcountry boy it wa the fir t time they had been

HOUSE RUGBY, 1967 Junior Section Wellington 12, Van Riebeeck 5. De Waal 0, Rhodes O. Van Riebeeck 8, De Waal O. Weltington 0, Rhode O. Van Rjebeeck 10, Rhodes 10. De Waal 0, Wellington O. Log: Wellington Van Rjebeeck Rhode De Waal

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ea/cd 0. to T.): M. Deane (Rugby), G. Preil (Rugby), Mr. . R. Blackbeard (Principal). D. Williams (Rugby), 1. Cawood (Rugby). S'(alldiIlR (I. to T.: l. Ro enberg (Swimming), R. Wilmot (Badminton), P. Baercd.e (Judo), O. Asher (Tennis), P. Weir ( wimming), A. Hammond ( wimming), O. lilford (Judo).

in particular M r. Oosthuizen. who was cho 'en as coach for the "A" team for the third time. for hi' coaching at 'chool which enabled them to achieve that major goal in a ~choolboy's rugby life.

on the ea, and J"m sure thi breathtaking trip will be remembered by all. This raven Week succeeded iD its aims, i.e. to Improve schoolboy rugby in S.A. and to encourage the open game, but succeeded jm! as well m allowmg ~choolboys from different parts of the country, irrespective of their language or reltgion, to come together and to get to know one another. Congratulation\ go to John Cawood on playmg for his province again t Boland schools at Wellington. The game wa' played as a curtalnraiser to lhe Boland - France match. W.P. won the game 26-6. and to David William for coring two trie in thi game. II 10 all. our boys acqUitted themselvc weil and always gave of their be t. Finally, Wynberg representative' 10 the Craven Week would like to thank all those who made the Week possible, and

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MATCHES I. W.B.H..

s. D.H ... II th April, 1967. On an overcast but warm afternoon. W.B.H.S., playing downfield. kicked off at 3.30 p.m. Play was hard from the start and D.H .. pre 'sed strongly in the early stages. After ~ome fine interpassing, they nearly 'cored in the I th minute. At this stage Wynberg tackling was ineffectual and handling wa poor, but good kicking by Buwalda saved Wynberg several time.~. Wynberg were penalized in the 27th minute and an ea y kick was mi~sed by the D.H .. lock.

a dummy sci sors movement, Wale scored a try for Bi hops which Starke converted (5-0). Cawood and Will.iams both mi ed penalty kicks for W.B.H.S., but we came clo e to scoring in the 30th minute after a SO-yard run by Rookledge and Deane. At this stage Humphries narrowly missed a penalty kick from the half-way line. Halftime: W.B.H.S. 0, Bisbops 5. Ten minutes after lhe restart, Bishops came close to scoring when Dewar fumbled a pass, but Armstrong, deputising for Buwalda, cleared the ball in time. Bishops were penalized in the 15th minute and Cawood put W.B.H .. on the attack with a good touch kick. After 25 minute, following a forward rush on the W.B.H .. 25, a Bishop forward scored near tbe po tso Thi was easily converted (10-0). The game ended with W.B.H.. attacking strongly. Final score: W.B.H.S. 0, Bishops 10. Referee: Maj. Z. Kole ky.

W. Francis. In the 33rd minute an excItIng try was scored in the corner by P. Boynton of D.H.S. W. Francis missed the conver ion. Half-time: W.B.H.S. 0, D.H.S. 3. D.H.S. attacked strongly after the interval until the Durban scrum-half scored near the po tso An ea y conver ion was put over by H. Lawton, the D.H.S. captain. In the 9th minute William relieved the pressure on Wynberg witb a good kick whjch put them on the attack. The Durban backs were moving fast and handling well, and as a result a converted try was scored in the 14th minute (8-0). Wynberg now attacked and, following a good tactical kick by Eddy, Cawood narrowly mis~ed scoring. In the 25th minute Williams mi sed a penalty kick on the 25. Durban scored a converted try in the 30th minute. D.H.S. won mo t of tbe crum, but in line-outs W.B.H.S. held their own. Final score: DH.S. 18, W.B.H.S. O. Referee: Mr. R. Burmeister.

4. W.B.H.S. vs. PETERHOUSE, 9th May. 1967. Peterbouse kicked off playing down field on a warm but lighUy windy afternoon. The Peterhou e scrum-half nearly scored when he broke around the blind side and ran 25 yards. Buwalda and Williams put the School on the attack with good touch-kicking. From a line-out in tbe 15th minute Kyriacos dummied his way through the Peterbou e defence to score under tbe po tso Williams converted (5-0). After attacking fiercely, Peterhouse scored an unconverted try in tbe 25th minute (5-3). Half-time: W.B.H .. 5, Peterhouse 3. Right after the re tart W.B.H.S. nearly cored from a full line movement. The W.B.H.S. player were right on top at this stage and Kyriacos increa ed the lead with a nap drop in the 15tb minute (8-3). In the 20th minute 00 thuizen cored an unconverted try after a dummy run round the blind ide (11-3). Peterhou e reduced the deficit wben they scored in the 23rd minute, but the conver ion failed (11-6). Altogether 22 penaltie were awarded during tbe game. Final score: W.B.H.S. II, Peterhouse 6. Referee: Dr. J. Katz.

2. HOTTENTOTS HOLLA 0 vs. W.B.H.S., 22nd April, 1967. HottentoL'i Holland kicked off at 11.15 a.m. in warm weather. In the 2nd minute W.BR.S. were penalized from a loose scrum and Van iekcrk put over an easy kick for Hottentots Holland (3-0). Hottentot Holland mi ed another penalty kick in the 5th minute. There were five penalties in the first four minute. Buwalda put W.B.H.S. on the attack witb a good lUck for touch, and play wa fairlyeven until Hottentots Holland were penalized in the 12th minute. Williams now equalized with a good kick (3-3). W.B.H .. took thc lead when Williams put over a difficult kick from the 25 in the 21st minute (6-3). Half-time: Hottentots Holland 3, W.B.H.S. 6. After the restart. W.B.H.S. nearly scored following a break from the scrum by Deane. W.B.H.S. were winning the ball from the loo'e head and tight head, but the backs failed to u e the good ball. In the 15th minute William increased the lead for W.B.H.S. when he put over a penalty kick after a Hottentots Holland forward was offside (9-3). All the point in this game were cored from penalty kicks, of whjch tbere were 20 during the cour e of the match. Final core: Hottentots Holland 3, W.B.H.S. 9. Referee: Mr. J. P. J. choeman.

5. W.B.H.S. v . S.A ... , 13th May, 1967. S.A ... kicked 01I at 11.10 a.m. on a warm, unny morning, playing downfield. The vi iting team pre ed trongly but W.B.H.S. were repeatedly relieved by good touch-kicking from William and Buwalda. Tn the 15th minute V. d.

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was only just stopped and then W.B.H.S. were awarded a penalty. Buwalda's kick put W.B.H.S. on tbe attack and two penalties awarded to W.B.H.S. were narrowly missed. Half-time: J. van Riebeeck 3, W.B.H.S. O. After the restart both sets of forwards were playing well and showing good form. Wynberg pressed constantly and narrowly mi sed a penalty kick from their opponents' "25". About ten minutes before the final whistle Dewar, the W.B.H.S. centre, intercepted a pass and scored to the left of the posts after a brilliant 50-yard dash. Thi try was converted by Williams (5-3). The game ended with both teams playing hard. Final score: J. van Riebeeck 3, W.B.H.S. 5. Referee: Mr. Katzenellenbogen.

Spuy passed to the S.A.C.S. wing who scored an unconverted try (3路0). S.A.C.S. were penalized in the 17th minute and Humphries equalized with a kick on the S.A.C.S. 25-yard line (3-3). Play was fairlyeven with both teams playing hard when tbe first half ended. Half-time: W.B.H.S. 3, S.A.C.S. 3. Straight after the restan S.A.C.S. nearly scored after a 30-yard break, but good covering by Cawood prevented a try. S.A.C.S. continued to attack strongly, but good k.icking by Kyriacos and Buwalda onct: again took the play out of Wynberg's half. In the 23rd minute Humphries put W.B.H.S. in the lead with a good penalty kick (6-3). Play was fast and the backs were giving the ball a lot of air at this stage. Two minutes before the final whistle the S.A.C.S. forward made a determined rush and managed to score an unconverted try in the corner (6-6). Final core: W.B.H.S. 6, S.A.C.S. 6. Referee: Mr. B. McEwan. 6. J. G. METRI

8. W.B.H.S. vs. CAPE TECHNICAL COLLEGE. 5th June, 1967. Playing upfield, Wynberg kicked off at 4.15 p.m. in heavy rain. College were pres ing strongly during the first ten minutes, and during this period MacIvor put them in the lead with two fine penalties (6-0). College were doing mo t of the attacking but Buwalda aved W.B.H.S. with good kicking and Eddy finally put the home team on the attack with a good kick and follow路up. Cawood al 0 relieved pre ure on W.B.H.S. before half-time with a good 30-yard run. Half-time: W.B.H.S. 0, C.T. College 6. After the restart we were forced to defend. At thi stage the play wa rather loose and many spirited clashes took place between the two ,ets of forwards. Towards the end of the econd half W.B.H.S. steadily gained the upper hand but failed to equalize. Final score: W.B.H.. 0, .T. College 6. Referee: Mr. E. Hopkin .

G v . W.B.H.S., 20th May, 1967.

J. G. Meiring kicked off at 11.00 a.m. with a fresh wind behind them. After six minutes of even play, the home team scored a try, which was converted (5-0). They continued pres'ing hard in the fir t half with everal et- crums laking place within the W.B.H.S. 25-yard line. Williams relieved the pressure on W.B.H .. with good touch-kicking and Baerecke tackled well throughout the fir t half. H.alf-time: J. G. Meiring 5, W.B.H.S. O. Eight minute after the re tart Humphrie put over a penalty for W.B.H.S. to reduce the deficit (5-3). Tn the 12th minute J. G. Meiring cored from a line-out on the W.B.H.S. S-yard line, this try being unconverted (8-3). Wynberg were now attacking trongly, and three minute before the final whi tie Pfeil scored for W.B.H. . This Iry was unconverted (8-6). The game ended with W.B.H .. pre ing trongly and ju t failing to get the point needed for victory. Final score: J. G. Meiring 8, W.B.H.S. 6. Referee: Mr. F. Schreuder.

9. W.B.H.S. vs. JAN VAN RIEBEECK, 7th June, 1967. [n a match arranged a<; part of Founders' Day celebration, W.B.H .. , playing downneld with a very trong wind behind them, kicked off at 4.30 p.m. In the 5th minute William cored an unconverted try for Wynberg. Van Riebeeck were quick to equalize and their futl-back put over a good kick from the W.B.H.S. "25" (3-3). Jn the 10th minute W.B.H.S. were given a penalty and Williams put over a difficult kick (6-3). Just before half-time W.B.H .. attacked strongly and Williams wa tackled a few feet hart of the try line. Half-time: W.B.H.S. 6, Jan van Riebeeck 3.

7. JA YA RIEBEECK v . W.B.H .. , 3rd June, 1967. Jan van Riebeeck kicked off on a warm, clear morning at 11.10 a.m., playing downfield. The ides were evenly matched until the 20th minute when the home team were awarded a penalty in the W.B.H .. "25". The full-back put the kick over (3-0). A good attack down Ihe right wing

the kick-in, Wynberg were awarded a penalty in front of the St. Jo eph's poles and Humphries made no mi take (6-3). Ju t before half-time Wynberg nearly scored when Dewar cut tbe defence, but his inside pass went astray. Halftime: W.B.H.S. 6, St. Joseph's 3. From the re tart tbe St. Joseph's wing caught the ball from the kick-off and raced down the touchline, only to be brought down incbes from the line. This inspired the home team, and in the tenth minute Wynberg were penalized in front of their own po tso The kick levelled the core (6-6). Wynberg failed with two penalty kick. The School back were running well, and once, with an open line in front of them, they lost the ball. In the 25th minute Humphries crashed over from a line-out for hi second try. The conversion failed (9-6). [n the 27th minute St. Joseph's equalized from a short tap-penalty (9-9). To clinch the game in our favour, Dewar cored in the 30th minute after breaking well and running 40 yards to score (12-9). Final score: W.B.H.S. 12, St. Joseph's 9.

The econd balf started off with Van Riebeeck penetrating deep into the W.B.H.S. half with a trong wind behind tbem. In the JOtb minute their centre broke through to score a try near the posts. Tbe full-back converted (8-6). The W.B.H.S. backs were giving the ball a lot of air and Cawood had a good 30-yard run before being tackled just short of the Ijne. The Van Riebeeck wing cored an unconverted try in the corner in the 19th minute. Tbe Wynberg backs played hard in the elo ing minutes but could not make beadway against the increasing wind. Final core: W.B.H.S. 6, Jan van Riebeeck IJ. Referee: Mr. R. Burmeister. 10. W.B.H.S. v . D. F. MALAN, 17tb June, 1967. W.B.H. . kicked off playing downfield on a warm, sunny day. In the 5th minute Williams put W.B.H .. in the lead with a difficult penalty kick but D. F. Malan equalized two minutes later when their flank put a penalty over from a imilar po ition (3-3), Play was fairlyeven until the 22nd minute when Williams put over another penalty kick from the corner of tbe 25 (6-3). The highlight of the fir t half was a 20-yard break by Deane after he received a pass from Rookledge. Deane wa tackled just short of the try line. Half-time: W.B.H.S. 6, D. F. Malan 3. Ten minutes after the re tart Williams once again put over a ruOicult kick between the "25" and the halfway line (9-3). At this stage W.B.H.S. were pressing trongly although playing upfield. Dewar and Kyriaco were combining and pa sing weil. fn the 27th minute the D. F. Malan centre cored an unconverted try after breaking from a crum five yards from tbe W.B,H .. line (9-6). The highlight of the game was a last-minute try by Oosthuizen. From a scrum Dewar pas ed to awood who kicked ahead after a very good run. Oosthuizen picked up the ball and scored under the po tso William converted (14-6). Final core: W.B.H .. 14, D. F. Malan 6. Referee: Mr. Peter Morris.

12. W.B.H.S. vs. P.B.H.S., 22nd July, 1967. Playing down the lope. P.B.H.S, kicked off on the Wynberg uA" field at J 1.15 a.m. The weather was fairly warm and a trong wind aided P.B.H.S. ln thc second minute of play, the chool was awarded a penalty 35 yards from tbe P.B.H.S. posts. However, Williams' kick wa short. P.B. H.S. fly-half, Malherbe, goaled a penalty. At thi tage the teams seemed evenly matched. The P.B.H.S. fly-half, u ing the wind. kicked tactically. However. Buwalda cleared well and the Wynberg cover defence was too good for any penetration by the oppo ing back. A Wynberg forward was caught offside and MaLherbe convened the easy kick (6-0). Latcr Williams received the ball from a loose scrum, and with the back and forwards upporting well, he cored (6-3). Humphries converted (6-5). Half-time: P.B.H.S. 6, W.B.H.S. 5. With the wind behind him, Kyriaco kicked off and the ball bounced off a P.B.H.S. player and into toucb 15 yards from the Paarl trylioe. A penalty to P.B.H.S. relieved the pre sure momentarily. Wynberg nearly scored with a good movement by the backs from a line-out. A penalty by Humphrie put Wynberg in the lead (8-6). Rookledge increased the lead by scoring from a line-out movement. Humphrie converted (13-6). P.B.H.S. counter-attacked, taking advantage of

II. ST. JO EPH' vs. W.B.H.s., 6tb May, 1967. Playing away. Wynberg kjcked off into a slight brceze at I 1.05 on a cold, wet day, Both sides were running witb the ball, and Wynberg nearly cored in the fifth minute. J n tbe twentieth minute Humphries got the ball from a line-out and ran 20 yards to core in the corner. The kick failed (3-0). t. Joseph's replied with a snap drop in the 25th minute to level the core (3-3). From

14. W.B.H.S. vs. R.B.H.S., 5th August, 1967. The game was played .io-very rainy and windy weather. Nurse kicked off into the wind, and from the start R.B.H.S. attacked strongly. Wynberg fought back but were penalized. Nurse failed with a 70-yard attempt at goal. Kyriacos tried hard to relieve the pressure with determined kicking, but tbe wind nullified his efforts. After 20 minutes of play a R.B.H.S. flank scored a try around the blind side. Coates converted witb a fine kick (5-0). Wynberg, stung by this setback, attacked furiously. School was awarded a penalty for an infringement about 30 yards from the posts. Humphries' kick was well on target but the ball was blown back by the strong wind. Gathering a cros -kick on the right side of the field. R.B.H.S. backline wung the ball out to the left for Thornton to score. Coates converted to make the score 10-0. Half-time core: W.B.H.S. 0, R.B.H.s. 10. The econd half began with the field a moras. It had rained continuou ly during the fir t half, but now the wind had slackened. By this time the ball was heavy. Mackay continued his good work behind tbe scrum and regularly caught his oppo ing number. The backline saw little of the ball, for Kyriacos was usmg the wind to advantage. The game ettled to a hard forward struggle with the W.B.H .. loo e forward doing extended work. The break came when Dewar, being up on a loose ball, dribbled it ahead for awood to score in the corner. Kyriacos failed to convert (10-3). Conditions became worse and no open play was po sible. Wynberg forwards attacked vigorously but could Dot core. Final score: W.B.H.S. 3, R.B.H.S. 10. Referee: Maj. Kolesky .

the loose ball, but Williams brought play back into their half with a 50-yard kick. By now the game had lost mo t of its previous fire. but a penalty to each side brought the final score up to 16-9. Final score: W.B.H.S. 16, P.B.H.S. 9. Referee: Mr. P. Morris.

13. W.B.H.S. vs. TYGERBERG 1967.

H.S., 29th July.

Tygerberg won the toss and, playing into the wind, kicked off at 11.15 a.m. Only a minute later they were forced to drop out. as Wynberg had urged down the field. From a resulting scrum, Kyriaco failed in an attempt at dropping a goal. With Wynberg using the wind intelligently. there wa a line-out near the Tygerberg line. Deane jumped weU, got the ball back to the line, where Cawood, having come in from the far wing, half broke and passed to Buwalda. who drew the full-back to send William over in the corner. Williams failed with the lUck. Wynberg kept up the pressure, and were rewarded in the 18th minute when Kyriacos, receiving from a set scrum on the Tygerberg ten-yard line, dropped a good goal. Wynberg. pre sing strongly, and .consequently hardlyever in their own half, were unlucky not to core. Anderton went offside in a line路out. and Tygerberg relieved with a good touch-kick. Thi half ended with us on the defensive. Half-time score: W.B.H.S. 6, T.H.S. O. With the wind behind them, Tygerberg attacked, and it was only Buwalda's good defen ive play lhat saved Wynberg on several occasion. Rookledge, Baerecke and Anderton were covering and tackling well. Deane was alo prominent. Good running by the back relieved pressure for a time. Tygerberg soon stormed back, and were rewarded with a penalty goal, kicked by Margiogally, in the 10th minute after a scrum infringement. Wynberg pressed strongly and did not score becau e of faulty handling in the line. Margiogally was taken off in the 17th minute with a fractured ankle. Tygerberg relieved when Baerecke went offside, and, in the ensuing moments, Wynberg had to <1rop out on two occasion. A good inter路 pa ing movement by Deane, Rookledge and Loui brought play well into the Tygerberg half. and Wynberg were unlucky not to score when Cawood wa forced out inche from the line. A Tygerberg player was ent off. The game ended during a period of purposeless play. Final core: W.B.H .. 6. T.H.S. 3.

15. W.B.H.S. v . PAUL ROOS, 19th Augu t, 1967. On a warm. sunny day, Paul Roo kicked off, playing downfield on W.B.H.s. "A" field. In tbe 2nd minute a Paul Roos centre broke through a W.B.H.S. back-line that wa caught out of po ition and scored a try which was converted (5-0). W.B.H.S. were again on the defensive. although good kicking by Kyriacos often put tbem on tbe attack for short periods. Jn the 16th minute the Paul Roo wing scored after receiving the ball from an orthodox line movement (8-0). W.B.H.S. were given three penaltie in the next ten minute and Humphries was unlucky, one kick hitting the crossbar. Paul Roos again took advantage of confu ion in our back-line to core in the 30th

and Humphries reduced the deficit with a good penalty kick (12-3). Final score: Bishops 12, W.B.H .. 3. Referee: Mr. Corin.

minute (11-0)_ Half-time: W.RH.S. O. Paul Roos II. W.B_H.S. started off strongly and reduced the deficit when Humphries succeeded with a penalty kick in the 15th minute (11-3). Jn the 24th minute Kyriaco forced his way through after receiving the ball from a crum near the Paul Roo line (11-6). W.B.H.S. were now in control and Rookledge and Cawood narrowly mis ed coring. Mackay turned in a good game with ound ervice to hi back-line and Kyriaco played a big part in the W.B.H.S. attack with excellent kicking. Final score: W.B.H.S. 6, Paul Roos II. Referee: Mr. P. Morri. 16. BJ HOP vs. W.B.H.S._ 26th August. 1967. In the tenth minute the Bi. hops eighth man broke through and ~cored an unconverted try (3-0). The W.B.H.S. forwards were getting the ball. but the back line lacked penetration and their tackling was ineffectual. After 22 minutes the Bi hop eighth man again scored an un onvertcd try (6-0). Half-time: Bishops 6, W.B.H.S.

O. After the restart Bi hops were awarded several relatively ca. y penalty kick but failed to convert them. In the 12th minute their eighth man went over for hi. third try of the match (9-0). W.B.H .. nearly cored:lt this stage. but a good movement was ~poilt by Williams receiving a forward pass. Bi~hops scored again ten minute before the end

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CHOOL vs. OLD BOY . 13th eptemher, 1967. The Old Boys kicked off on a warm, sunny afternoon ju t after 4.30 p.m. They tarted olf playing downfield and in their ranks were Dave tewart, Doug Hopwood and Lionel Wil on. Tn the third minute Du Pies is ran through the . ehool team to score an unconverted try (3-0). but in the sixth minute awood 'cored in the corner after a loose scrum. Williams converted (3-5).

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At this stage the game wa fa t and exciting. with the 'chool team trying hard to break throubh. In the tenth minute Deane came close to scoring after a good break. and in the. ixteenth minute Hopwood scored after the ball had been handled by at lea t ten of the Old Boy' team (6-5). The conversion wa mi sed. oon after. Buwalda joined the chool back-line in an orthodox movement and narrowly mi ed a drop-kick from 25 yards out. The Old Boys' back-line wa running well and givIng the ball a lot of air. They 'cored again just before half-time. the try being converted (11路5). Half-time: chool 5, Old Boy Jl.

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L. BUWALDA.-A player of undoubted ability who gave his captain excellent support. He is blessed with a safe pair of bands, but be must learn to kick with both feet and develop a never-failing tackle.

The School attacked rigbt from tbe restart and in the fifth minute Cawood broke tbrougb to score under the posts. Kyriacos converted (lI-lO). In the fifteenth minute a Scbool player fumbled tbe ball after a line movement and M. Englisb gathered to score near tbe posts for tbe Old Boys. This try was converted (16- I0). Eighteen minutes after the reslart Louis made a good break, bul when he was tackled the ball was picked up by Dewar who scored for tbe School. Cawood missed the conversion (16-13). In the 25th minute Cawood intercepted a pass and was chased by Van Niekerk from tbe halfway until he dived over in tbe corner. Kyriaco missed the conversion (16-16). The Old Boys cored in tbe 27th minute wben tbey barged over after a scrum on the chool line. Hopwood mi sed the conversion (19-16). Tbree minutes before the end Hopwood bad a good break of 30 yards before pa sing to Le Roux who cored for the Old Boys (22-16). This was a most enjoyable game and was played in the traditional keen spirit which prevails at Old Boy' matches. Final core: School 16, Old Boys 22. Referee: Dr. J. Katz.

M. DEANE. -A greathearted attacking forward who at all times gave of his best. As a jumper in the line-out he had no equal in Schools Rugby. A player of great promise. Represented W.P. Schools at Craven Week.. Honour Award, 1967. D. WILLIAMS. - A player with great potentiality. After a slow start he developed into one of the finest wings in Schools Rugby. He is peedy, has an eye for an opening or opportunity. He must, however, eradicate a weak.ness in defence. Represented W!P. Schools at Craven Week. Honour award 1967. J. CA WOOD. - A fearless and hard-running wing with an eye for an opportunity. He has hown steady improvement throughout the season and should develop into a fine attacking wing next sea on. He must watch a tendency to be erratic in his tackling. Represented W.P. Schools al rugby. Honour award 1967.

Boys' TEAM F. Duk, D. Hopwood, D. Stewart, H. du Plessis, N. Riley, I. Scott, L. Wilson (Capt.), T. Ger, R. Burton, A. Je Roux, M. Englisb, R. Charles, J. van iekerk, D. Whitfield, D. le Roux. It is of intere t to note that five Springbok played in this game. They are: D. Hopwood, D. Stewart and L. Wilson (Rugby), I. Scott (Baseball) and . Riley (Hurdling). F. Duk (W.P.) and H. du Ples is (S.W.D.) are Inter-provincial rugby player. M. English represented W.P. School at Craven Week. If more Old Boys would lik.e to play again t the School. more matches could be arranged. Tho e interested in playing are asked to notify the match ecretary in good time. OLD

CRITIQU E OF 1st XV,

D. HU MPHRlES. - A hard, tough frontranker of great promise. He is a very knowledgeable player and his line-out work and support are excellent. A fine prospect for next season. Rugby Blue 1967. T. KYRIACOS.-A talented player wi.th good hands and feet. He tends, however, to lack fire and he must not forget that as a fly-half he sbould be for the first five yards the fastest man on the field. Represented W.P. "B" Schools at Craven Week. M. DEW AR. - A 'natural' centre with all the attributes of a top-class centre. He tends, however, to Jack resolution and concentration at times. He must maintain a consistently higher tempo in his play, and tighten up his defence.

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J. OOSTHUIZEN. - A keen and game centre with an eye for a gap. He must, however, improve h.is tactical kicking and watch his defence.

G. PFEIL. - A captain who tbrougb sbeer hard work moulded his forwards into one of tbe best packs in the competition. A capable and intelligent forward, equally at home at either lock or prop; he must, however, infuse more 'devil' into hi play. Represented W.P. Schools at Craven Week. Honour award for 1967.

1. McKAY. -A talented scrum-balf wbo has hown steady improvement. He must improve his tactical kickjng and guard against a tendency to give an erratic ervice.

T. OETIL'::. great-hearted and competent crum-half with ome good games to his credit. He must endeavour to improve hi speed and increase the tempo of his game.

infuse more fire into his play and develop a firsttime tackle. R. VA DER LJ DE . - A good Jack-forward who has shown considerable improvement during the season. He must improve his game in the line-out. J.F.O.

P. COTI. - A ound. hard-working hooker. His future as a hooker depends on whether he can develop a faster strike; he must also infuse more fire into bis play at the top of tbe line-out.

M. LOUJS. - The most-improved player in the side. He has developed into a first-class prop, and a grand forward both in the tight and the loose. P. BAERECKE. - A fine flank-forward. he has good hands and a ound tackle. He is always on the ball. looking for work and sbould mature into a top-class forward.

Chairman:

Secretary: A. Beattie. Committee: J. Katz, R. Joseph on, D. Asber, S. Leyser, A. Kirkwaad.

B. ROOKLEDGE. - A fiery, hard-working forward. During the eaSOn he has developed into a very good hu tling flank. Jf he concentrates on eliminating minor faults he should develop into a very fine player. W. ANDERTO who is maturing.

T. Kyriacos.

Once again this year the Table Tennis Club has enjoyed a very active cason. With the school" upport, we were able to purchase muchneeded equipment in the form of bats, nets and balls. We are very fortunate in that thi year our junior players have hown a keen interest in improving their standard of play.

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As we go to print, the chool champion hip has prog re sed to the second round. Matches 0 far have been keenly conte ted and the overall standard of play is steadily improving. A very exciting final can be expected later next term. Although the choals' league was scrapped everal years ago owing to poor support, we hope next year to arrange a few friendly matches again~t neighbouring . chool. Perhaps we will eventually be able to establi h a regular competition.

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This year lbe South African Table Tenni Champion hip were taged in Cape Town, and a large number of our member showed a keen interest in proceeding. We are sure that tho e who attended benefited a great deal from watching sucb highly esteemed player.

Finally, we would like to expre s our thank to our Headmaster and Mr. Boltman (or giving u their as istance throughout the year.

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:J)ance, 1967 which had been beautifully arranged and were decorated with flower and candles. This year tbc ladie provided our partner with ear-ring and perfume.

"Carnaby Streef' wa the theme for thi year's Dance and the friezes con isted of brightly-coloured figures of young folk dre cd in way-out mod gear. There were al 0 numerou op-art design., brilliantly luminous becau e of the ultraviolet light - which was witched off halfway through the evening on account of its detrimental effect on the eyesight. The decoration of the ball was outstanding this year, and for thi orman oates and his band of helper are to be heartily congratulated. One master aid it wa treets ahead of any other dĂŠcor we have had.

Our thank must go to the ladies, especially Mr . Buwalda, to the firm who 0 generou ly helped u , to the Old Boys for footing the cooldrink bill, and to Mr. and Mr . Blackbcard, tbe hosts. The Dance ommittee al 0 extend their grateful thank to all the boy who put in so much effort to make tbi Dance one of the best ever.

The evening wa immediately put on a plea ant footing by the band. They oon had the floor winging with dancer under the red and white treamer. hortly before dinner, four prizes of bath champagne were pre ented.

Michael Hurwitz i to be congratulated for all hi organi ation which enabled the whole evening to run moothly, and also for all bis efforts beforehand.

Dinner was erved in the diniog hall of LittIewood House. The food was set out 00 tables

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cricket. The most promjsing players of the sea on are listed below: Ist Xl Batting: K. Kolesky, R. Kent, B. Rookledge.

The pinnacle of the schoolboy cricket season in South Africa i the Nuffield week. Thi year it was held at Kimberley and our sole representa路 tive wa E. de Swardt, the school 1 t xl captain. He enjoyed a good week of cricket and shone as a member of the Western Province quizz team which won the alional Inter-Province Cricket Quizz Contest. Ken Bridgen took over the captaincy of tbe 1 t Xl, in the Protea League at the commencement of the new year. Hi natural ability to lead the side was evident immediately, and hi team rallied to hi demand. From being eigbth on tbe log the ide improved their position by some sterling teamwork, ending the sea -on in the fourth po ition. With more determination and tenacity the "winner instinct" could well be cultivated for the 1967-68 season. We could take thi opportunity of congratulating Bi hop on being the champion of the Protea League for the 1966-67 ea on. And for having R. Cheetham selt:cted for tbe over ea tour to England with H. v. d. Spuy of S.A.C.H.S. whom we al 0 congratulate. Whilst referring to champions we would like to extend our good wi he , too, to the laremont Cricket Club for the unique bonour of winnjng the double crown in tbc first and the econd division logs. We are happy to note that eleven of their players appearing in the winner photograpn in the Cape Argus were our Old Boys. To captain Fritz Bing and Vice-Captain, Jack Burt (Jnr.) and the club we would extend our heartiest congratulations.

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Under 15 Batting: R. Clark, T. Bakhum. Under 15 Bowling: B. Dyer, M. Reyneke. Under 13 Batting: A. Lamb, M. Cooke. Under 13 Bowling: A. Lamb, D. Bird. U"der 12 Batting: L. Venter, E. Page, G. le Roux. nder 12 Bowling: G. le Roux, H. Frye. Under Il Batting: A. Vann, M. Venter. Under II Bowling: R. Aker, A. Vonn. We will be watching their progre s with intere t and expect them to improve with age. Jn the Senior Cricket ompetition we note at lea t 20 name of Old Boy involved in fint division club matche. This healthy tate of affajr we view with atisfaction and wish each player all lhe succe s he de erves for the coming eason. Mike Bowdjtch found himself amongst the cho en few when he was reque ted to sub titute in the field for Graham PolIoek during the second Test at Newlands again t the Australians. It will be a great day for us when one of our Old Boys i elected to play for the Springboks. Derek Louw, Mickey Gile and Michael Bowditch were respon ible for ome meritorious performances for the Provincial ideo We are still debating the

ot only did the Ist xl make satisfactory progress. but our Under IS nursery under Mr. Ed Hopkins and Mr. Tom Reddick路 watcbful eyes turned in a good eason. Mr. Morri 路s under 13 did well and the under 12 team in the capable hands of Mes r. Bohling and Theile were unbeaten. This augur well for the future and we look forward hopefully to some vintage years of 93

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First Row (seated I. to r.): Mr. . R. Blad.beard (Principal). J. Cawood. K. Bridgen (Capt.). M. Dewar (Vice-Capt.). Mr. J. Mathew (Coach). Second ROil' (I. to r.): . Woodin. D. Humphries. B. Rookledge. M. McClurg. J. Town~end. 'T. Kolcsky. Third Row (I. to r.): R. Kent. r. Emms. K. Kole ly.

vice; of Mr. Gavin Pfuhl on vacation from . .T. to coach the Preparatory School boys mainly. He did excellently, and enthu ed the juniors by helping their mental approach to the game and tcachlng thcm to play the ball down the line of delivery. Messr. Tom Reddick. Unger and J. Mathew coached the I t XI. Mr. J. VOlgt the 2nd XI. Mr. S. Gilmore the 3rd XL Mr. V. Parkin the 4th XI and Mr. P. Bro\ter the 5th Xl.

merits of a rapid twenty-nine runs compiled by Michael Gdes for W.P. against the Australtan~ at ewland. I f only he had continued to live dangerou~ly into the first and second centuries as Graham Pollock did, we would have been satisfied. Jack BUrl, eville Budge, Howard Spiro. Quenton Rooklcdge. Chris tephen and Dave McMcaklng also played for sides representing the Province during the cason. eville Williams did well for Rhodesia In their match again t the ustrallans at Sali~bury.

In the under 15 group Mr. Ed Hopkin and Mr. Reddick give the junior player an excellent grounding in technique. Me r. Jordaan. Blom. Bromberger and Kalloway hared the coaching of the rest of the Under 15 group.

The club I' deeply indebted to the slatl who eoa h with enthu ia m, knowledge and inspiralion. In addition to the coaching of Mr. Tom Reddick we were fortunate to obtain the ser94

The awards for the season were:

The Under 13 group was supervised and coached by Messrs. A. Moms and D. Kooy. The "A" had a very encouraging season. In the Junior School the Under 12 side, supervised by Mr. Theile. was unbeaten. lllis is an enviable record, and we hope it will lead to sportsman hip as weU a to the desire to win. Mr. Smith and Mr. Just were re ponsible for the Under 12B and the Under 11 respectively. The games played every Monday afternoon are eagerly anticipated by the sixty-six cricketers who play keenly conte ted matches on the A field. Mr. 00 thuizen does a sterling job of work in upervising the budding Springboks. Each of our Wynberg tearns has its own group of enthusiastic supporters who excite the players to perform well. We welcome such healthy encouragement. The tuck shop, which functions o efficiently under the willing supervision of Mesdame Hamburger and Blackenberg and tbeir helpers has made the cricket field in urnmer a pleasant place for Saturday morning and afternoon teas. As a club we would like to extend to Mr. Jenning , Stan and Rob our sincerest sympathy in their tragic bereavement. Mr. Jennings, known to us all as "Bill, was one of our mo t benevolent upporters. Few knew that he financed the Old Boy' bat awards we made over many years. When "Bill" retired he felt he was unable to continue awarding these expensive gifts to the chool and they then unfortunately lapsed. We look back on cheri hed memories of "Bill's" association with the chool'c Cricket Club. The news that our groundsman, Mr. Holmes, will be leaving oon comes as a shock. He bas produced good wickets for us and the grounds have never looked so green and well cared for. We hope his succes or will be able to equal his high standard of achievement during the new season. This report would be incomplete if wc omitted to thank Mr. Blackbeard, Mrs. Berwell our Matron, and Si ter de Klerk for supervi ing the lunche offered to our visitor and the 1st XI when home matches were played. Thi facility assists the players to fraternise and fo ters a spirit of friendly rivalry in the Protea League mat hes. The untiring equipment stewards under T. Pickthall have rendered yeomen service and deserve our unqualified thank for their efficiency.

Blues: E. de Swardt. Colours: E. de Swardt, J. Fine, Gilmour, Merrifield, E. Jennings, K. Bridgens, M. Dewar, M. McClurg, J. Cawood, R. Kent. Caps: K. Kolesky, T. Kolesky, N. Woodin, I. Emms, J. Townsend, R. Kent, D. Humphries, B. Rookledge. 1st Xl

2nd Xl Caps: B. Monis, P. Goodwin, Under 15 Caps: F. Kalis, T. Bakkum,

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Under 13 Caps: A. Kock. Bats Awards - For taking 8 wickets or making 100 runs: A. Lamb (I3A). FIRST ELEVEN 1966-67 Season

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1966 Vs. U.C.T. Tn the first match of the 1966-67 sea on tbc school, under the captaincy of E. de Swardt. was defeated by 73 runs. U.C.T. batted first and totalled 178. De Swardt was the best 3chool bowler, taking 4/46. Tbe School's batling tailed badly and we were all out for 105, De Swardt being top scorer with 29. Vs. Stellenbosch University. In a match played at Stellenbosch, the School, batting fir t, totalled 249/4 declared in 229 min. De Swardt (103 n.o.) and Merrifield (86) both batted excellently. The Maties cored 250 runs in 180 min. with relative ease owing to lack of control by the bowlers and some bad fielding. The School thus lost this match by 6 wickets. Vs. W.P. The School gained it first victory of the season in a match played at Kelvin Grove. W.P. batting first, were routed by Jennings (4/41) and McClurg (S/l8) and were all out for 78. The School had little difficulty in knocking off the requlred runs to win by 6 wickets. Fine was top scorer with 28 not out.

Vs. St. JosepJts. Batting first, the School failed badly and were aU out for 109, Gilmour (31) showed determination, which was otherwise lacking. When St. Josephs batted they found the bowling of Woodin (4/20) and Jennings (3/21) too much for tbem and they were all out for 80. This gave the School a 29-run victory. Vs. Bishops. Bishops won the but were soon in stand by Cbeetham them to total 188. to take 7/40. The therefore losing by corer with 36.

scbool at the end of tbe year, but a new and spirited team under the captaincy of K. Bridgens won their fir t game against Techs by 6 wickets. Techs batted first and totalled 69. Cawood (4/26), Humphries (2/22), Bridgens (2/2) and Woodin all bowled extremely well and were helped by some very good fielding. The School got the required runs easily, Kent being top scorer with 15.

toss and elected to bat fir t trouble. Only a 5th wicket and Crittenden of 127 helped De Swardt bowled excellently School were aU out for 113, 75 runs. Merrineld was top

Vs. B.P. (friendly). The School batted first and declared at lJ 5 /6 with Bridgens (46) and Kent (22 n.o.) being top scorers. B.P. were soon in trouble against the bowling of Cawood (2/1 0) and McClurg (2/11) but managed to hold out in tbe end with their score at 102/9. This game was thu' drawn.

SCHOOLS WEEK Vs. S.A.C.s. ln a game played at St. Jo ephs, SAC batted first and scored 187 for 7 dec. Woodin bowled well to take 4/39. The School made no attempt to cba e the runs and played out a drawn game, coring 138/3. Fine (43) and Gilmour (47) batted well but slowly.

Vs. Pinelands (friendly). Pineland , a powerful 2nd division side, batted first and totalled a quick 127. Cawood (3/37) and Bridgens (4/27) bowled extremelyy well. Rookledge (60 n.o.), Bridgens (42) and Dewar (32 n.o.) showed their ability to score quickly when they knocked off the runs in less than 2 hour. The trio batted excellently and the School won by 7 wickets.

Vs. R.B.H.s. Jn the 2nd game of lhe week, played at Bi hop, Rondebosch was restricted to a total of 181 by McClurg's good bowling (6/60). Wben the School batted, Fine (23) and De Swardt (18) were the only batsmen to reach double figures in a total of 63. The Scbool thus lo t by 118 runs.

Vs. S.A.C.S. S.A. .S. batted first and only a good knock by Snyman (63) saved them from a total less than 100. Cawood (5/47) and McClurg (3/13) bowled well and re tricted them to a total of 144. K. KoJesky (70), Dewar (42) and Cawood (79) hammered the SACS bowling and batting, after winning by 5 wickets, the School totalling 254. Kolesky opened the innings and it wa his highest score of the season. Dewar and awood showecl their abilities by coring their runs in even time.

Vs. Town: Town were sent in to bal and were soon out for 144, Jennings (3/ J8) and McClurg (2/35) bowling well. The School had little difficulty in getting the required runs for tbe loss of 7 wkts. Dewar (38 n.o.), Gilmour (27), Fine (22) and lenning (21 n.o.) all batted well.

Vs. W.P. Bridgen won the to and ent W.P. in to bat. W.P. were soon all out for 147 on account of good bowli ng by Ca wood (3/40) and Bridgens (4/33) and ome good wicket keeping by K. Kolesky, who stumped three batsmen. For the first time this eason the School batting failed and we era hed to our first defeat of 1967, by 54 runs. Bridgens wa top scorer with 20.

Vs. Cape. In tbe last game of the week, played at Rondebo ch, the School batted fir t and were all out for 153. Bridgens (46) and Kolesky (28 n.o.) batted well. Jennings (3/37), Gilmour (3/14) and McClurg (2/12), belped by some good fielding, soon bundled S. Cape out for 91, re uiting in the School's second victory of the week, by 62 runs.

Vs. Barclays Bank (friendly). Winning the tos, the School elected to bat. K. Kolesky (36), Cawood (37) anel Kent (22) chased the runs and the Scbool declared at 111/6 in just over 100 minutes. Gilharn, an old boy

1967 Vs. Teehs. Tbe 1st Xl started this balf of the season in fine spirit. Five established players bad left

of tbe school, pulverized the School's bowling when the Banks batted and led them to an 8 wicket victory.

ship. Humphries (3/22) and T. Kolesky (2/19) also bowled well. The School won this game by 44 runs.

Vs. Defence. Defence, the Protea log leaders, were sent in to bat and were dismissed before lunch for a total of 108. McClurg taking (4/15). K. Kolesky (56) and Rookledge (25) again batted well and saw the School through to a creditable 5-wicket victory.

Vs. St. Joseph's. St. Joseph's, playing at borne, batted first and scored 186 all out. Cawood (4/81), Humpbries (2/14) and McClurg (2/22) bowled steadily. The Scbool's batting faiJed badly, but Kent (21), McClurg (21), T. Kolesky (12) and Townsend (55 n.o.) saved the day. The Scbool ended up 20 runs short with two wickets in hand, and thus this exciting game was drawn.

Vs. W.P_ Wednesday XI (friendly). This game was played on a wet Wednesday afternoon at ewlands "A", the School balting first. Emms (25), K. Koles.ky (33), Townsend (22) and Humphries (25) batted well. Rain fell between the innings and again when W.P. batted, making bowling and fielding very difficult. Cawood (2/24) bowled very well in the condition. W.P. won the game by 6 wickets.

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McClurg Jennings De Swardt Cawood Bridgens

Vs. Old Boys. The Old Boys batted first and four of the First Divi ion players in their side (Lamb, Burt, Michel and Bing) batted extremely well and helped their side to score a quick 204/7 dec. Cawood (3/76) and McClurg (2/75), helped by some good calches by Humphries and K. Kolesky, bowled well. The School's batting failed miserably and only Rookledge (35), Cawood (25) and Kent (33 n.o.) showed any resistance to the Old Boys. Jennings, last year's opening bowler for the School, was the best bowler tak.ing 3/16. This annual game was lost by 67 runs.

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Vs. S.v. Stellenbosch lost the to s and were sent in. Tbey scored 249/8 dec. Dewar (2/23) and McClurg (2/38) bowled well. When the School batted tbey bad to face a hostile attack, but Rookledge (50), Kent (21) and Dewar (29 n.o.) showed tbat bumpers did not worry them. At 6.30 p.m. lhe School bad scored 158 for the loss of 6 wickets and thus the game was drawn.

As can be een from the synopsis of the results, the team bad an indifferent season. Too many malches finished witbout a decisive result. The cause of this is mainJy the inability of the boy 10 k.eep attacking tbe stumps when bowling, and I also found very bad fielding. Two or three dropped catcbes a match became quite regular - yel it has been proved that catches win matches. Another rea on for no remarkable succe s was the approacb to batting. It was what I caU negative. The boys went in to bat, not with the idea of coring runs but with topping the bowler from getting them out. Some positive batting wa. seen in patches from opener P. Goodwin and R. Gilbert, tbe latter being inclined to become impatient.

Vs. Teehs. The School batted first on a hard, fast wicket. Kolesky (58), Dewar (58) and Townsend (22 n.o.) batted very well and the Scbool declared at 216/7 at 3 o'clock. When Techs batted tbey were soon in trouble and although a 6th wicket partnership of 90 almost gave them victory, good bowling by Rookledge (2/17) broke tbe partner97

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The lack of a varied attack in the bowling section also affected the performances. We had at least six meruum-fast bowlers, but not one really good spin-bowler. E. Eddy, who took over the captaincy from M. Deane, proved the mo t consistent. He bowled beautifully throughout the season. J.V.

Although not especially successful, tbe 3rd XI cricket team enjoyed most of its matches. There was a fine team spirit amongst the boys. Alec Blotnik was the captain for the 4th term and Taki Kyriacos took over at the beginning of thi year. The best performers with tbe bat were Kyriaco. Long and Des Ligneris, while Anderton Kyriacos and Paterson bowled con istently. The team would like to tbank Mr. Gilmore for his much-appreciated assistance, and the boys who hope to leave school at the end of the year would like to wish the remainder every success in the forthcoming eason.

RESULTS First Half of Season. Ist Game (lost): Wynberg: 60. Dyer 14 not out. Rondebosch: 86 for 5. Deane 2/9, Eddy 2/8. 2nd Game (won): Wynberg: 81 for 4. Wiegman 38, Deane 22. Observatory' 80. Humphries 3/25, Kole'iky 4/16. 3rd Game (lost): Wynberg: 78. Wiegman 20, Kolesky 13. Plumstead: 144. Kolesky 2/30, Deane 3/20. 4th Game (draw): Wynberg: 106. Deane 46 n.o. t. Jo eph's: 45/5. Humphries 3/20, Deane 2/9. 5th Game (won): Wynberg: 114/4. Humphries 39, Ko.lesky 39 n.o. e.T.H .. : ] 12. Kolesky 5/15, Humpbries 4/39. 6th Game (lo t): Wynberg: 55. Dyer 18. Bi hop: 56/5.

4th XI An average season was enjoyed by the fourth. We were unlucky not to win some of our games, but we were robbed of success at the last moment. Our failure was partly because we were never able to build up a consistent team where teamwork could be practised, as our star players were always being snapped up by the higher learns. But a good team spirit was maintained throughout the season, and the team took their defeats well. The team would like to thank Mr. Parkins for hi invaluable assistance at all times.

Second Half 'Of Season. RESULTS

Ist Game (lost): Wynberg: 67. Deane 13. Westerford: 95. Eddy 4/19, Oosthuizen 3/13. 2nd Game (draw): Wynberg: 126/7. Goodwin 26, Dyer 24, Townsend 22. Sea Point: 150/3. Oosthuizen 2/11. 3rd Game (lo t): Wynberg: 86. Green 20, Gilbert 32. Observatory: 89. Eddy 4/8, Morris 4/19. 4th Game (draw): Wynberg: 111/7. Goodwin 36, Dyer 17, Townsend 16, Ritcbie n.o. 17. .B.. : 143/8, Gilbert 3/35, Eddy 4/40. 5th Game (lo t): Wynberg: 79. Van Dam 14, Gilbert 14. .A.C. .: 88/9. Gilbert 4/27. 6th Game (won): Wynberg: 62. Dyer 16 n.o. Bergvliet: 61. Eddy 6/21, Ritchie 2/14.

Vs. Muizenberg. Muizenberg 95 (pogrund 6/13, Hamburger 3/27). W.B.H.S. 62 (pjckthall 13). Lost by 33 runs. Vs. Milnerton. Milnerton 106/9 dec. (Ritchie 3/16, Horton 3/27). W.B.H.S. 57 (Ritchie 22, Horton 19). Lost by 49 runs. Vs. D. F. Malan . W.B.H.S. 70 (Beems 19, Peter 14). D.F. Malan 75 (Honeyman 2/31). Lost by 5 wickets. Vs. J. J. du Preez . J. J. du Preez 124/4 dec. (H. de Goede 72. Harris 2/19). W.B.H.S. 41 (Armstrong 14). Lost by 83 run .

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Vs. Bishops. Bishops 112 (Arm trong 4/27, William 3/19). W.B.H.S. 38 (Armstrong 18). Lost by 74 runs.

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wa a relaxed inswing bowler. Walker, Smedley, Cook and Spreadbury attacked the bowling brilliantly at times, while Katz, Beattie and Kirkwood effectively substituted grit for grace and tenacity for talent. Goldblatt and Waldendorp bad some success as bowlers and various others helped the team in a number of games. A fine sea on which proved that, win or lose, cricket js a game wrucb can be thoroughly enjoyed.

The "Fighting Fifth" were essentially a happy team, taking victory and, more frequently, defeat with a cheery goodwill. They improved splendidly throughout the eason. Our games were always full of interest, whether slumping from 50 (or two to 94 all out (again t Kuil river) or skitlling the Bishop batsmen out (Stan took 7 for 13 that day). Muilwyk was an elegant batsman, Williams bowled and balted with exuberance. while Armstrong

The Under 15 age group - the transitional period in a boy's cricketing career - this year again expo cd the necessity for boys to concentrate on the two basics of a ound cricketing career: keenness and practice. Although the four leam enjoyed mixed fortunes, it is gratifying to record that there was an ever-increa ing number of boys playing cricket.

Vs. Camps Bay. W.B.H.S. 69 (Hamburger 30, Tevess 17). Camps Bay 70 II (Progrund 1/12). Lost by 10 wickets.

Vs. S.A .C.s. W.B.H.S. 61 (Beems 15, Wynton 12). 63 (Hamburger 4/18, Pickthall 1/5).

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Vs. Observatory "A". W.B.H.S. 61 (Cohen 29 n.o.). O.B.H.S. 33 (Anderton 3/3, Probyn 3/6, Lewis 2/3). Result: Wynberg won by 28 runs.

The A side, under the capable leadership ot Ray Clark, did not quite live up to expectations, but the players enjoyed their cricket and a useful nucleus has been formed for the future. The B team, under the capable and enthusia.stic coaching of Mr. Jordaan, improved with each match. The C and 0 teams, although not Springboks of the future, played enterprising cricket at all times, and should prove sound material for future senior teams.

Vs. SA.C.S. W.B.H.S. S.A.C.S. Result:

"B". 120 (Redelinghuys 30, Potter 25). 80 (Anderton 5/16, Probyn 5/43). Wynberg won by 40 runs.

Ys. Rondebosch "B". W.B.H.S. 18, R.B.H.S. 19/1. lost by 9 wickets.

Under 15A Ys. Bishops. Wynberg 94 (Reyneke 31). Bishops 95 for 3. Bishops won by 7 wickets.

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Vs. Westerford. Wynberg 86 (Clark 42). Westerford 31 (Reyneke 3/3, Clark 3/8). Wynberg won by 55 runs.

Vs. Plumstead. W.B.H.S. 96 (Jupp 26, Oosthuizen 19). Plumstead 86 (Burger 7/9). Result: Won by 10 runs.

Vs. Rondebosch. Rondebosch 177 (Dyer 5152, Clark 3/30). Wynberg 77 (Ramsden 19 n.o.). Rondebo ch won by 100 runs.

Vs. Pinelands. W.B.H.S. 164/7 dec. (Dunster 55. 00 thuizen 44). Pineland 37 (Dunster 3/ Il, Klein 3/3). Result: Won by 127 runs.

Vs. S.A.e.s. Wynberg46 (Clark 15). S.A.C.S. 117/8 (Clark 3/34). S.A.C.S. won by 7 wickets.

Vs. Bishops. W.B.H.S. 59 (Dunster 13). Bishops 59 byn 6). Re uIt: Match tied.

Vs. Plumstead. Wynberg 134 (Clarke 60, Reyneke 22). Plumstead 59 (Dyer 5/4, Kalis 4/26). Wynberg won by 75 runs.

Under 13A The first term of this season was particularly successful for this tearn, which played 7 matches, winning 4, losing 2 and drawing I. Special mention must be made of the captain, Alan Lamb, who excelled in both batting and bowling. Against St. Josepb's be took 9 wickets for 2 run. He also frequently scored halfcenturies and over. Antony Kock had a good season, batting, bowling and fielding well. He was deservedly awarded his cricket cap. Reeves and MacFarlane had a good season in tbe slips, taking 5 catches between them. Reeves later took over the position of wicketkeeper and showed great promise. Michael Cooke showed potential as an opening bat. Bird started late in tbe season with some u eful leg-break bowling and fielding. We hope that tbe team will continue to produce good results in future seasons.

Vs. Pinelands. Wynberg 99 (Clark 52, Bakkum 28 n.o.). Pinelands 27 (Probyn 4/9). Wynberg won by 71 runs. Vs. Paul R()l()s. Wynberg 126 (Bakkum 44 n.o.). Paul Roos 76 for 8 (Dyer 3/14, Clark 3/23). Draw. Under

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Vs. Paul Roos "A". W.B.H.S. 75 (Sacks 31, Anderton 15). Paul Roos 49 (probyn 4/14, Wates 2/2, Anderton 2/13). Result: Wynberg won by 26 runs. Vs. Bishops "B". W.B.H.S. 73 (Casper 20, RedeLinghui 16). Bishop 73 (probyn 4/17, Anderton 2/16, Cohen 2/16). Result: a tie.

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narrow margin, and in the last minutes of play. There has in fact been a distinct improvement in our performance in all departments of the game, largely owing to our having been able to trike a sounder balance between net and 'middle' practices. Because of the latter, our team became more accustomed to match-play conditions. and the mounting fluency and mature approach of most of our players was heartening to note. The prowe of the team as a whole bec3me less embarrassingly unpredictable. Individual performances that deserve mention are: Wheeler' six wickets against Claremont Primary (at one tage for only twenty runs), Bird' fifty-five not out in the same match, and Reeve's twenty-seven against Sunlands.

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1st XI Captain's Comments This year's side is a comparatively young one, having only two matrics, and taking this factor mto account, we have done very well. Lying in 8th position on the Protea log at the half-way mark, we pulled up to 4tb po ition losing only two games. A lot of our success must be credited to the profes ional coaching of Mr. Tom Reddick and the constant support and encouragement of Mr. Mathew. I would alo like to thank Mes rs. Cawood, McClurg, Bridgen, Dewar, Rookledge and Kolesky [or their regular attendances at our matches. Thank are also extended to all parents for their fund-raising efforts which enabled u to enjoy a very pleasant tour to Pietermaritzburg. I would also like to express the gratitude of the team to Matron for upplying u with lunche .

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and scored 155 all out. Bridgens (26), K. Kole~ky not out) all batted well. on the first innings.

Tour to Natal Comments

Vs. Col/ins Xl (Michael House). In the fir t match of our Pietermaritzburg tour chool lost the to and were sent in to bat. Good knocks by Townsend (56), Dewar (54), K. Kolesky (28), Gilbert (25), Kent (22) and awood (20) resulted in a total of 244 in 210 minutes. In the 180 minute left for play, Micbaelhouse totalled 220 for 5 wickets, T. Kolesky taking 3 wickets (or 37. A most enjoyable match was drawn.

Vs. Marilzburg College. Winning the to , Maritzburg College batted fir t and scored 253 for 5 declared, McCiurg taking 2 wickets for 23. School's batting failed badly and we were all out for 76. only McClurg (17) and K. Kolesky (16) reaching double figures. Following on, School's batting showed improvement and we were 48 for 1 wicket at close. Woodin 19 n.o. and McClurg 18 n.o. batted well.

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HEBREW CULTURAL SOCIETY Committee: M. Rubin, S. Slome, L. Green, S. Leyser. Although the Society got off to a late start, it neverthele s enjoyed a highly succe sful and active year. Among the peakers that addressed us, we were privileged to hear Rabbi Shennan discus ing the controversial subject, "Is the Bible True?" Hi clear and well-illu trated views were indeed enlightening. Rev. Kramer spoke to us on the recent Middle East War and expressed the view that we were living in a Me sian ic age. The highlight of the Society's activities wa the creening or the film "Six Day' in June" before a packed chool Hall. Later in the year, a documentary on "The Life of Ben-Gurion" was shown, as well as "1 rael's Independence Day Celebrations". Further meetings have been planned for tbe fourth term. We must tbank the Zioni t Office for their kind co-operation in lending us the films, and Mr. Metrowich and Mr. Mathew for allowing us to hold our meetings in the Science Lecture Theatre and the Biology Laboratory. Finally, our thanks go to the committee, and all members for their upport and enthusia m. M.R.

Vs. Maritzb/lrg Training College. School batted fir t and cored 203 all out in 150 minutes. Bridgens (61) and McClurg (55) showed good form. Left with 175 minutes of play, Training College scored 195 for 5. T. Kole ky, 2 for 21, and McClurg, 2 for 35, were the best of the bowlers. hard-fought game wa drawn. Vs. The Magpies. Again t a team which included two Springboks (M. Procter and Chri Burger), two otber Provincial players (Par ons and Smith) as well as last year's .A. uffield captain, G. Katz, School di.d well to 'core 115. Woodin batted very well in scoring 44. The batting of tbc Magpies wa too strong for chool' bowling, only Woodin (2/32) having a rea onable analysis. Magpies totalled 267 ior 5 declared, Katz scoring 151.

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TENNISETIE TEAM, 1967 Front Row (1. to r.): Mr. A. Lorie (Principal), H. Frye, L Venter (Capt.), M. Venter (ViceCapt.), Mr. K. Hutchison (Coach). Second Row (I. to r.): R. Asher, A. Blackbeard, A. Hendrikse.

~nnidelle number of our players did very weU. L. Venter wa chosen as reserve for the Cape Peninsula Team tbat played again t Boland at Robertson in December, and for this he was presented with a Cape Peninsula Tenoisette Badge. The Annual School Tournament was held in the fourth term last year. In the Doubles the pacbter Cup was won by L. Venter and M. Venter, and in the Singles tbe eraye Cup was won by L. Venter. During the first term of this year the team played nine matcbes, of which eigbt were won and only one lost. These rune matches were made up of 49 sets "for" to 14 sets "against", or 352

Tennisette continues to enjoy enthusiastic support in the Junior School and we have quite a task fitting approximately 120 players on to the available courts. A word of thanks must go to the teachers who coach the boys in tennisette during the year. Mr. Houba's services have again been enlisted this year for those boys wishing to have special coaching in tennisette or tennis. It should be stres ed that tennisette is oot only training for tennis but is primarily a sport to help young children to gain ball control which is required in any ball game later on. During the latter part of 1966 the Cape Perunsula Tennisette Championships were held and a

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games are to play. Also against

"for" to 196 games "against". The boys be commended on their high standard of during the first term a boys' team played a parents' team. This was a highly suc-

cessful occasion and there were some very tense moments during tbe afternoon's play. Tbe parents showed their superiority, however, winning 23 sets to tbe boys' 13. K. HurcHISON.

Bunting, a regular member of the W.P. golf team and an Old Boy of the Scbool, for donating new golf ball. which were used as prizes. The first important match of the year was played again t the all-too-confident staff team, repre ented by Me srs. Kooy, Parkins, Fair and Boltman. The school team consisted of H. Liphitz, J. M iller, J. Slome and J. Goldblatt. The chool won the match by a comfortable margin. The golf wa enjoyed by al1 and the masters are to be thanked for consenting to participate and giving up their valuable time. The annual inter-schools competition was held at Rondebosch and was organised by the W.P. Golf Foundation. Weil over 100 boys from 18 Cape chools participated in the championship, which was run on a combined medal basis. Our entry of six pairs wa tbe econd-Iargest entry. The inter-house competition was won by Van Riebeeck, fol1owed by De Waal, Wellington and Rhodes respectively. Our chool championship proved to be one of the highlights of the year. After the preliminary round, in which twelve boys were eliminated, the finals were held at tbe formidable King David course. The six finalists had to compete with unfavourable weather conditions and tru was largely responsible for the poor scoring. Harry Lip hitz won tbe competition with a 92 gross, and by doing so became the choo) champion. E. Casper, the runner-up, returned a 95 gross score. Congratulations to bolh these boys. Activitie dunng the last term will not be neglected, and we intend to hold the annual match against the Old Boy early next term. Various competitions, film hows and clinics will be ome of the functions that will be arranged during the latter end of tbe year. Finally, on behalf of the committee, I should like lo express our thanks to Mr. Kooy for taking uch an actIve part in the club's activities. We hope that the club will progress from strength to strength in the coming year. P.G.

Chairman: J. Miller. Secretary: P. Goodwin. Commillee: J. Goldblatt, H. Lip hitz (captain), J. Slome. Master-in-Charge: Mr. Kooy. Once again the Golf Club has enjoyed a most succe ful year. The meetings and functions were generally well attended and competitions received good support. At the first meeting of the year we had a very good turnout and some forty boys enrolled. In addition, the above committee was elected to office and the general programme of tbe year was discu sed. We were determined to make this a most active, interesting and beneficial year and we trust that our ambition has been achieved. So far three clinics have been held at the Hawthorndene Fields and they have enjoyed excellent support, particularly that of the younger member. The Western Province Golf Foundation, a body which has stimulated great interest in the game among junior golfer in the Western Cape, kindly consented to lend us 50 bal1s, and we tbank them for the much-appreciated gesture. The more experienced players spoke on matter of general interest and coached the younger members, many of whom did not at fir t know what a golf club looked like. One of the most encouraging aspects of this year's activitie is the amazing progress made by these junior. Various competition were held during the year and in this respect we should like to thank the committee of the Clovelly Country Club, Westlake Golf Club and the King David Country Club for their co-operation, which is greatly appreciated. Five competitions, solely for school pupils, have been held and were generally run on a Stableford and Medal basis. These competitions do not include the Inter-Schools competition, Club champiomhip. etc .. about which more will be said. The competitions were won by J. Shlome, J. Miller. and H. Miller who won three. At this juncture I hould like to thank Mr. Gordon

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This year, Mr. Neville Riley, Old Boy and exSpringbok. hurdler, returned to Cape Town and came along to help us. His aid was invaluable and we are looking forward to the clinic which he intends opening at the school this season. Additional welcome news this season is that the Metric system will be used in future. This will bring us in line with the majority of countries participating in athletics. Some inconvenience will be eau ed at first, however, as records will have to be converted and tracks re-measured; all tracks will have to be tandardised to 400 metres.

Long Jump: 1. H. Green (V.R.); 2 .M. Snyman (O.W.); 3. M. MuiJwyk (O.W.). Distance: 18' 9~ . High Jump: I. D. Williams (V.R.); 2. H. Green (V.R.); 3. B. de Vries (DW.). Height: 5' 3t". Shot Putt: 1. D. Williams (V.R.); 2. T. Kyriacos (R.); 3. M. Dewar (R.). Distance: 34' 5".

Under 16 100 yards: 1. D. Asher (W.); 2. B. Schneider (R.); 3. J. Sims (O.W.). Time: 11.2. 220 yards: 1. D. Asher (W.); 2. B. Schneider (R.); 3. L. Oosthuizen (V.R.). Time: 25·0. 440 yards: 1. D. Asher (W.); 2. I. Emms (R.); 3. B. chneider (R.). Time: 55·2. 880 yards 1. K. Kole ky (DW.); 2. F. Kalis (R.); 3. J. Williamson (V.R.). Time: 2: 12·2. IlO yards Hurdles: I. L. Oosthuizen (V.R.); 2. K. Kolesky (O.W.); 3. D. Steadman (W.). Time: 15·8. Long Jump: 1. P. Anderton (V.R.); 2. C. Smed· ley (R.); 3. A. Kirkwood (D.W.). Distance: 16' 3+". High Jump: I. D. Calder (O.W.); 2. B. Sacks (W.); 3. P. Anderton (V.R.) and R. Cumroing (V.R.). Height: 5' Ir. Shot Putl: I. R. Ritchie (W.); 2. L. Oosthuizen (V.R.); 3. D. Calder (O.W.). Distance: 32'

Annual Championships Being fortunate enough to have had the use of the Garrison, we again extend our gratitude to the military authorities. The meeting was beid on Friday, 24th February. Rather windy conditions bad detrimental effects on some of the times. J. Cawood and D. Williams were joint Victors Ludorum, and D. Asher was the U.16 Champion. M. 00 tbuizen won the U.14 section and also broke the only record of the day, that of Neville Riley, whicb had stood since 1944. D. Doveton, A. Oliver and M. Cawood were tbe most prom· ising juniors. Our grateful tbanks go to Mr. Noffki, Mr. Oosthuizen, timekeepers and all other helpers who made it a mo t enjoyable meeting. L.O. DETAILED

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Open

Under 14

yards: 1. J. Cawood (D.W.); 2. J. Oosthuizen (W.); 3. B. de Vries (DW.). Time: 11·0. 220 yards: I. J. Cawood (D.W.); 2. E. Loubser (R.); 3. B. de Vries (O.W.). Time: 24·4. 440 yards: 1. J. Cawood (D.W.); 2. W. van Dam (V.R.); 3. E. Loubser (R.). Time: 55·7. 880 yards: I. K. Long (W.) ; 2. K. Kesner (R.) ; 3. A. Cook (W.). Time: 2:12·1. I mile: 1. K. Long (W.); 2. P. Baerecke (W.); 3. L. Buwalda (R.). Time: 5: 8·8. JIO yards Hurdles: I. D. Williams (V.R.); 2. T. Snyman (O.W.); 3. T. Kyriacos (R.). Time: 15·5.

100 yards: 1. M. Oosthuizen (W.); 2. G. Gill· mer (R.); 3. N. Fine (V.R.). Time: 1l·8. 220 yards: I.M. Oosthuizen (W.); 2. M. Porter (W.); 3. G. Gillmer (R.). Time: 26·3. 75 yards Hurdles: I. M. Oosthuizen (W.); 2. E. Casper (V.R.); 3. M. Gentz (R.). Time: 11.2. Long Jump: 1. M. Oosthuizen (W.); 2. M. Porter (W.); 3. G. Gillmer (R.). Distance: 16' 10". High Jump: I. G. Gillmer (R.); 2. N. Fine (V.R.); 3. N. Kirkwood (O.W.) and J. Oost· huizen (V.R.). Height: 4' 5".

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ATI-ll.ETIC TEAM,

1967

Fro/Jt Row (I. to r.): B. Schneider, H. Green, P. Weir, Mr. . Blaekbeard (Principal), L. OosthUizen (Capt.), Mr. A. orrki (Coach), D. Williams, J. Cawood, M. Oosthuizen. Middle Rall' (I. to r.): D. Doveton, K. Vaughn, J. Klein, G. Moseley, K. Bremer, J. Oosthuizen, K. Long, A. Falconer, G. Gillmer A. Hammond M. Gluekman J. Oosthuizen, A. Oliver. ." Back Rall' (I. to r.): B. de Vries, A. Wilmot, M. Reynecke, N. Fine, B. Wynton, D. Calder, J. Williamson, K. Bridgens, P. Corbitt. F. Kalis, D. Asher.

Under 12 75 yards: 1. O. Doveton (V.R.); 2. A. Oliver (R.); 3. G. le Roux (V.R.). Time: ] O·O. 120 yards: 1. A. Oliver (R.); 2. O. Doveton (V.R.); 3. . Bird (R.). Time: 16·9.

Under 12 (330 yard): 1. Van Riebeeck; 2. Rhodes; 3. De Waal. Time: 43·6. Under 10 (220 yard): 1. De Waal; 2. Wellington; 3. Van Riebeeck. Time: 31·8.

Under 10 50 yards: I. M. Cawood (O.W.); 2. P. van Zyl (W.); 3. E. Katz (W.). Time: 7·4. 75 yards: I. M.Cawood (O.W.); 2. E. Katz (W.); 3. P. van Zyl (W.). Time: 11·0.

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Overall Results 100 Wellington _ . 91 Van Riebeeck . ........ _.............. 76 De Waal. Rhodes . 68

Cup Awards Old BOYl' Cup: Winning Hou e: Wellington. Hoogenhouf Cup: Victors Ludorum: D. William and J. Cawood. Neville Riley Cup: Open Hurdles: D. WiUiams. Tayfield Cup: Open Mile: K. Long. Headmaster's Cup: Open 880 yards: K. Long. Wool/as/on Cup: Open 440 yards: J. Cawood.

Relays Open (440 yards): I. Van Riebeeck; 2. De Waal; 3. Wellington. Time: 48·0. Under 16 (440 yard): 1. Rhodes; 2. De Waal; 3. Wellington. Time: 49·6. Under 14 (440 yards): 1. Wellington; 2. Van Riebeeck; 3. Rhodes. Time: 53·6.

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Duncan Taylor Cup: Open Long Jump: H. Green. Slan ley Lewis Cup: Open High Jump: D. Williams. Dr. Bobbins Cup: Open 100 yards: J. Cawood. David and Salkow Cup: Open Relay: Van Riebeeck. MacDonald Cup: Under 16 Relay: Rhodes. Dry Pycrofl Cup: Under 16 440 yards: D. Asher. C. E. Fe/bert Cup: Under] 6 champion: D. Asher. Arthur Newman Cup: Under 14 relay: Wellington. Baskin Cup: Under 14 champion: M. Oosthuizen. Junwr Relay Cup: Under 12 Relay: Van Riebeeck. Baskin Cup: Under 12 Champions: D. Doveton and A. Oliver. Junior Relay Cup: Under 10 Relay: De Waal. Friedlander Cup: Under lO Champion: M. Cawood.

16: 100 yards: L. Shapiro: 10·4, 1952. 220 yards: L. Shapiro: 23·6, 1952. 440 yards: R. Gaylard: 54·7, 1958. 880 yards: L. Raymond: 2: 5·0, 1964. 110 yards Hurdles: C. Rosslind: 15·5, 1941. Long Jump: L. Shapiro: 20' 6t", 1952. High Jump: A. Elliot: 5' SF', 1961.

UNDER

Shot Putt: A. Ccaxton:

34' 7", 1965.

OPEN:

100 yards: L. Shapiro: 10·4, 1952. 220 yards: L. Shapiro: 23·2, 1953. 440 yards: C. Felbert: 53·0, 1963. 880 yards: C. Felbert : 2: 2·2. 1963. I Mile: M. Allis: 4: 36·3, 1954. IlO yards Hurdles: N. Riley: 14·5, 1948. Long Jump: B. Weioreich: 20' 9w, 1954. High Jump: W. Hutton: 5' 8r, 1956.

Record Holders 10: 50 yards: N. Denison: 7·0, 1947. B. Weinreich: 7·0, 1947. R. Skeeles: 7·0, 1958. J. Bland: 7·0, 1959. J. Oosthuizen: 7·0, 1964. 75 yards: B. Weinreicb: 9·9, 1947. J. Oosthuizen: 9·9, 1964.

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12: 75 yards: S. Versveld : 9·2, 1942. 120 yards: M. Oosthuizen: 15·0. 1965.

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Shot Putt: D. Whitfield:

36' 8t", 1961.

RELAYS:

Under lO: 220 yards: Van Riebeeck: 30·5, 1964. Under 12: 330 yards: Van Riebeeck: 42·1, 1964. U oder 14: 440 yards: Wellington: 53·5, 1956. Under 16: 440 yards: Wellington: 48·6, 1951. Van Riebeeck: 48·6, 1964. Open: 440 yards: De Waal: 47·1, 1961.

14: 100 yards: P. Lowry: 11·5,1936. 220 yards: J. Moore: 26·2, 1956. 75 yards Hurdles: M. Oosthuizen: 11·2, 1967. Long Jump: L. Shapiro: 18' lOt", 1950. High Jump: J. Leesoo: 5' Ot", 1954.

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W.P. Inter-Schools at Zwaanswyk The meeting was held on the 11th of March on a track in first-class condition. Our large team acquitted themselves weU in the heats, but unfortunately only a few boys reached the finals. M. 00 th UI zen won the under 14 hurdles as weU as the long jump with a good effort of 17ft. Otin. D. Asher, L. Oosthuizen and B. Schneider were also well placed. At this meeting colours standard were achieved by: D. Asher in the under 16 220 yards and D. Williams in the under 19 high jump. W.P. Junior Championships at Bellville The school was again well represented and although conditions were unfavourable, good times were recorded. Our congratulations also go to F. Kalis who has done well in walking event thi sea on, and finished 3rd at this particular meeting. Colour standards were achieved by the following at this meeting: B. chneider in the U.15 100 yard. L. 00 thuizen in the U.17 Hurdles. (Time of 15·4 seconds, an improvement of ·1 second on the U.16 school record.) H. Green in the U.17 High Jump. J. Cawood in the U.17 220 yards.

Cross-Country

1967 Senior

P. Weir finishing

Race.

1st.

the new course. The time limit for gaining points was reduced from 35min. to 30 min. 114 of the Under IS runners fini hed within thi time and 90 of the Senior runners. F. Kalis (Rhodes) won the U.15 race in 19 min. 44·6 sec. G. Moseley (Van Riebeeck) and M. Reyneke (Wellington) were 2nd and 3rd respectively. The enior race was a close contest between P. Weir (De Waal) and J. Williamson (Van Riebeeck), with P. Weir eventually winning in 18 min. 54·2 sec. This lime wa 28·4 sec. inide the course record. J. Williamson al 0 broke the record by 24·4 sec. with his time of 18 min. 58 sec. Award times for this course are: Blue, 18: 50 and Colour, 19: 15. P. Weir and J. William on were therefore both within the Colour time.

Athletic Awards CO/OIlI'S: B. chneider, D. Asher, H. Green, L. Oosthuizen, J. Cawood and D. Williams. Cross-Country, 1967 A hot day, remini cent of mid-summer, greeted us for this year's Cross-Country on Monday, 18th September. The Under 9's got away en mas e to a roaring start at 2.45 p.m. The first three to emerge from the confu ion were P. muts (Wellington), M. Sacher (Wellington) and O. Johnstone (Wellington) respectively. The first three home of the Under II group were M. Tyler (Van Riebeeck), E. Robb (De Waal) and M. Venter (Van Riebeeck). The Under 13 placings were: J. Harris (Van Riebeeck), A. Lamb (Van Riebeeck) and 1. McPheron (De Waal) re pectively. For the Under 15 and Senior runners, who started at 3.25 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively, tlus was the third time the race had been run over

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overall po Itlon in 12 min. 52路1 sec. Tbe course record of last year was no longer valid as the distance had been slightly cbanged. This year's winning time was 12 min. 40路8 sec. The distance was approximately 2-2 mile. Tire Senior distance was also cbanged from 3t miles to 2t miles_ P. Weir was the first runner home in 9th overall position.

Inter-Schools' Cross-Country of the W.P.S.A.U. Rondebosch, at home on their own cour e, again won the Junior and Senior sections. Our Junior team came close to winning, however, being only 11 points behind Rondebosch. F. KaJis was the first Wynberg runner home in fourth

Society The traditional debate against the Old Boys is yet to be held and will take place at the end of this the tbird term.

Chairman: S. Leysee. Secretary: M. Herbert. Committee: J. Katz, R. BurgelI, J. Benjamin, L. Osrin, T. Kyriacos. Master-in-Charge: Mr. Kooy. We started the year with an internal debate. The motion, that longer school hours be instituted and homework and examinations abolished, was decisively carried by Rubin, Benjamin and Katz at a lively meeting. The second debate was against the Girl' School, the subject being that audio-visual aids will make the class teacher redundant. Despite the bad weather, there was a good attendance and the opposition speakers for tbe school, Kyriacos, Anderton and Leyser, persuaded the audience to their point of view. One of the adult members of the audience, it is pleasing to bear, remarked that this was one of tbe most enjoyable debates she had attended. An inter-school debate organised by the Junior Chamber of Commerce was held early this term. Six schools participated, with three separate debates being held. S. Leyser and P. Crathorne represented the school on the subject that words speak louder tban actions. Althougb the school was not successful, the evening was a very enjoyable one. In a recent forum debate, under the auspices of the South African Council for Englisb Education, R. BurgetJ, M. Herbert, S. Leyser, M. Rubin and J. Katz repre ented the school. A subject was given to each group five minutes before its turn to speak. We were required to discu s the importance of the school library. Each member of our team spoke extremely well, with the result that we tied for fir t place with S.A.C.S. This is the first external success tbe Debating Society has achieved for many years.

Finally, on behalf of the Debating Society, we should like to thank Mr. Kooy and Me. Blackbeard for their unfailing support. THE 'A' CLUB At the beginning of the year Mr. Broster formed a senior discus ion group called the 'A' Club. Boys can join this club only by invitation, and selection of new members is undertaken by existing members. In order to be eligible for membership, a boy mu t be able to carry on an intelligent and interesting con ver ation on general knowledge and be able to speak at length on a subject in which he is interested. We have had three interesting and enjoyable meetings this year, and on each occasion have rambled on until late at nigbt on subjects ranging from Heart Surgery to politics. In the first term, Norman Coates spoke on "Theatre in Cape Town' and his talk proved interesting and entertaining. In the second term Selig Ley er spoke about "Various Aspects of Medical Science" and his description of operations and disea es enligbtened many of us. Hurwitz then delivered a lengthyand detailed paper on "Science and the Scienti t", which proved an eye-opener for most of us. We hope to bold anotber two meetings before tbe end of this year. Mr. Bro ter must be thanked for his enthusia m and interest in the club and for seeing to it tbat we were provided with tea during our meetings in the scbool library. L.O. 113

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President: Mr. Cronwright. Chairman: Mr. Morri. Secretary: B. Gould. CO/llmittee: Lawrence, Robson, Kitley. The Mountain Club is progressing favourably and has many Junior member. However, owing to a ruling by the Mountain Club of South Africa, no one under the age of sixteen may participate in S.A.M.C. rock climbs. This has had a somewhat discouraging effect on our activities. Nevertheless, in this manner the younger climbers will be able to consolidate their climbing ability as a prelude to actual participation. On account of constant bad weather and quarterly examinations, various members were not able to participate in the outing. The secretary, however, received reports from tho e members who actually climbed and in this manner the log book has been kept up to date. The year began in a plea ing manner with a most interesting film- how given by Mr. HowesHowell. The large audience really appreciated his descriptive talk on his climbing in the Cedarberg Range. Christopher Walker led the first climb of the year up Newlands Ravine. Climbs up asteels Buttress and Spring Step-over were enjoyable experiences. Wayne Barnes and Lulu Patrick, two Old Boys of the school, accompanied us. We appreciate their interest. A highlight of the year was a most enjoyable week-end outing organised by Mr. P. Cronwright on Mr. Ovenstones' farm in the ViLliersdorp area. Our thanks go to Mr. Cronwright for a most beneficial and enjoyable evening. Mr. Cronwright has arranged interesting climbs for the club on numerous occasions. One of our members was fortunate enough to be the only boy from Wynberg to be able to accompany Mr. Cronwright on a hurried trip to the Cedarberg. Boys from various Western Province schools also intended to take part in this climb. Unfavourable weather once again nullified any attempts to do any climbing and tbe boys returned to Cape Town. At our quarterly meeting in September, Mr. Lange, the guest speaker, gave an excellent talk This page

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Under 12 Freestyle, 1 length:

Last year Wynberg won all the inter-scbool galas, and the senior Inter-School Shield. Tbis year tbere have already been two galas: in the fir t, Wynberg lost narrowly to S.A.C.S. and Rondebosch, but won the second by a large enough margin to take the lead in points for the forthcoming two galas.

I. D. Yach (Record). 2. B. Silverman. 3. 1. Gibbs.

Under 14 Freestyle, 1 length: 1. Thompson. 2. P. Williamson. 3. G. chouw.

At the annual Gordon Gala two of our relay team, the U.16 and the Open, brought back two trophies, etting new records in tho e events. Besides thi , our individual swimmers captured many trophies. The swimmers who contributed to these win were Gouid, Weir, Anderton, Goles, Rosenberg and Hammond.

Un.der 16. 100 yards Freestyle: 1. 1. Ro en berg (Record). 2. P. Weir (Record). 3. A. Falconer.

Under 19, 100 yards Freestyle:

Several records were broken at the two inteTchool galas. Hammond broke the U.19 440 yards free-style record at both galas, while Yach broke the record for the U.12 one length butterflyevent. Wynberg's U.19 and U.16 relay teams broke the records for their events at the second gala, against very strong opposition from the S.A.C.S. and Rondebosch teams.

I. B. Gould (Record). 2. W. Anderton (Record). 3. A. Walker.

Under 10, Breaststroke, 1 length: I. K. Perry. 2. T. Yach. 3. G. Peck.

We were fortunate enough to have Frank Grey, Karen Muir's coach, come and give an exhibition of coaching at our swimming pool.

Under 12, Breaststroke: 1. D. Yach (Record). 2. P. Foles. 3. B. Milliner.

At the Western Province Swimming Championship gala a Wynberg relay team consisting of our five best swimmers won the Thomas Mitchell Trophy in record time. Also at this gala, four swimmers were chosen for Western Province. Gould excelled in his backstroke event, while Hammond, Rosenberg and Weir all won their events in excellent times. A.w.A. RESULTS

SCHOOL

Under 14. lOO yards Breaststroke: I. A. Ward. 2. L. King. 3. G. Schouw.

Under 16, 100 yards Breaststroke: 1. A. Hammond (Record). 2. P. Wolman (Record). 3. G. Goles (Record).

GALA

Under lO Freestyle, 1 Len.gth:

Under 19, 100 yards Breaststroke:

I. T. Yach. 2.

K. Perry.

G. Peck.

1. T. OettJĂŠ. 2. R. Peacock. 3. D. Williams.

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TEAM,

1967

Back Row (l .to r.):

A. le Sueur, M. C. Cohen, J. M. Schouw, A. Silverman, A. R. L. Hammond. I. A. Thomson, P. Goles, L. King. Middle Row (I. to r.): D. Yach, G. A. Goles. I. L. Rosenberg. P. J. Weir, 1. E. Si ms. R. B. Burn, J. S. Williamson, R. M. Wolman, B. Millincr. SitliliR (I .to r.): Mr. N. R. Blackbeard (Principal), T. J. OettlĂŠ, A. W. Anderton (Capt.). B. R. Gould (Vice-Capt.), Mr. T. W. Fair.

Under 16, 100 yards Backs/roke:

Under I.J. Diving:

I. A. Fa leoner. 2. J. Sims. 3. J. Williamson.

I. Bongers. 2. D. ims. 3. C. meda.

Under 19. 100 yards Backstroke:

Under 19. 440 yards Freestyle:

I. B. Gould (Record). 2. R. Burns. 3. R. Jeffrey.

I. R. Burns. 2. W. Anderton. J. K. ciJson.

Under 16. 100 yards Butterfly:

Under 10. 1 length Backstroke: I. K. Perry.

I. A. Hammond 2. I. Rosenberg 3. G. Gojes.

2. T.

Yach. 3. G. Peck.

(Record). (Record).

Under 19, 100 yards BI/tler{ly:

Under /2. / length Backs/roke: I. D. Yach (Record). 2. Miller. 3. G. Je Roux. Under I.J. 100 yards Backstroke:

I. W. Anderton.

2. D. Williams. 3.

R. Burn .

Under 14, 66t yards But/erfly: I. 2. 3.

I. P. Williamson. 2. T. Thompson. 3. L. Butler.

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L. King. . Cranko. G. Amyot.

U nde/' /9, 220 yards Breaststroke:

Under /6 Diving:

1. T. Oettlé. 2. B. Davidson. 3. D. Williams.

l. Row. 2. T. Dun ter. 3. Wannenburg.

Relays: U./O

Under /6. 220 yards Preestyle: 1. A. Hammond (Record). 2. P. Weir (Record). 3. 1. Rosen berg.

1. V.R. 2. DW. 3. Rh.

UIIder /9. 220 yards Freestyle:

U./4

V.R. W. Rh.

W. DW. Rh.

Senior Swimming

1. B. Gould (Record). 2. K. Neilson. 3. R. Jeffrey.

U.16 Rh.(record) DW. W.

U.19 O.W. Rh. V.R.

Cup:

1. B. Gould and 1. T. Oettlé, tie. 3. W. Anderton.

Senior

Under 19 Diving: 1. T. Oelllé.

House Cup:

I. Rhodes and I. De Waal, tie. 3. Van Riebeeck.

2. H. Weslmoreland. 3. T. Gildenhuys.

Chairman: J. Goldblatt. Secretary: 1. Schewitz. Committee: A. Hurwitz,

J. Miller,

up play and score books help member to go over their matches and find that inevitable "wrong move". A the daily attendance was high, it was decided to form a second team. A these matches did not actually count for the league, younger members who showed promi e and who turned out regularly during breaks were given a chance to play. Chess c1as e were held on Wednesday afternoons for fir t and second team player as well as those who were interested enough to attend. Overall, there has been a great improvement in the standard of chess at the chool. Two boys have been entered in the Western Province Junior Chess Champion hip this year. We wish them the best of luck. To sum up: although the chess team has not shown spectacular results, the club has proved very successful as far as internal organization was concerned, and it is hoped that future committees will continue to build on these foundations.

R. Fitzwil-

liams. On glancing through previous year's reports, we have found a similar complaint to the one we make thi year: namely, lack of senior members. The trength of a chess club lies not in numbers, but in senior leadership. Our membership this year was approximately 60. This may not seem too high, but I have found that there has been more enthusiasm than in previous years. We had an average of Sixteen boys playing every day during long-break. We would like to thank taff members for allowing the chess club the u e of their classrooms during breaks. Special thanks must be given to Mr. Mathew for allowing us the use of his Biology Laboratory for matches on Friday afternoons. This year we purchased five new sets and two chess clocks as well as core books. We would like to take thi opportunity to thank Mr. Blackbeard for continually helping to further the Chess Club's interests. Chess clocks help to speed

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JUDO TEAM Back Roll' (I. lo r.): 1. Wessel, D. Milford, M. Waitkin, M. de Jager, T. Dunster. K. Bremer, P. Hewitt. Middle Row (1. to r.): H. Lipschitz., R. Ritchie, M. Brown, E. O'Neill, D. O'Neill, D. Frahm, K. Bremer, W. Oosthuizen. From Row (I. to r.): Mr. A. Butcher, K. eilson, P. Baerecke, M. Westmoreland, Mr. Blackbeard (Principal). The W.P. Scbool Championship was held towards the end of the fir t term and in this champion hip the chool "A" team, consisting of Ritchie, Baerecke, Westmoreland, Neil on and De Jager, acquitted it elf very well by beating This has been a succe sful year for the school Judo Club. Owing to the excellent coaching of Milnerton by 80 points to 20. It may be remembered that in 1964 and 1965 this shield had been Mr. Butcher, his son Alec, and Mr. Pahl, the in Wynberg's possession. In the individual constandard of Judo has improved. with tbe Juniors te ts owles and Ritchie were runner -up in their making good progress and the seniors gaining respective weight group, while De Jager, We tmore experience. moreland and Baerecke were winners in theirs, We began the year with a league competition That ame evening De Jager, Westmoreland and in which the "A team beat Salesians, S.A.C.S. Baerecke were cho en to fight in the W.P. chools and Milnerton. thus leaving our team unbeaten. However, we still have a number of schools to team again t the W.P. Colts, Jn the middle of the second term we bad our compete against before we can take the cup. Our annual inter-house contest. Rhodes won the con"B" team ha been less fortunate and has had test with 45 points and wa followed jointly by mixed fortunes in beating S.A.C.S. and alesians De Waal and Wellington with 35 points each. but losing to Plum tead. The Plumstead team is Van Riebeeck gained 25 points. On the same extremely trong and it i intere ling to note that night we held our Old Boys' match. The scbool they easily won the W.P. Championship Shield team was defeated. for a team under 130 pounds. n

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Throughout

In general. we are confident that we can look forward to a succe sful year's Judo in 1968.

the year we have enjoyed tbe sup-

port of Mr. Blackbeard as regards the u e of the hall. Unfortunately the day boy have not shown as much interest as could be expected, especially as the boarder,

AWARDS OF 1967 Colours: Milford, Peacock, Durlacher, D. O'Neill. E. O'Neill, Ritchie, Cowles, Du Toit. Blues: De Jager, K. Neilson. Honour: P. Baerecke.

who are a minority group, make

up more than half of the club's members.

Union For a society such as the Student' Christian Union to function in the school, a committee cannot manage alone. In this connection we offer our thanks to Mr. Blackbeard for his support and co-operation, to Mr. Mathew for the use of the Biology laboratory for our weekly meetings, and to Mr. Broster for his invaluable help. La tIy, we would lift up thankful hearts to God for "Without Him we can do nothing".

Chairman: J. Harris. Secretary: A. trickland. Advertising Secretary: Coatcs. CO/lllllilfee: 1. cott, D. Read, S. Kitley. M aster-in-Charge: Mr. P. Broster. The S.C.U. looks back on a happy and succe sful year. Our opening meeting was addres ed by Mr. K. Stephen who gave a very intere~ting talk on the subject "What Doe Christianity Mean, Anyway?" At the launching of the local ,. pearhead" campaIgn, two very interesting and challenging Fact and Faith films were creened. These were followed by a series of five talks by Chris Smith and John Took - both members of the .. pearhead" team. Other interesting peakers were the Reverend Peter Pentz, who poke on Chri~tianity versus Communism. and Mr. Mei op who told us of hi ml ionary work in China under the Japanese and Communi ts - a very real challenge as regard maintaining Christian tandards and doing Chri tian work under adver e conditions. A few films were screened during tbe course of Wynberg Girls' High School tudents in our the year, amongst the mo t interesting of which were "The Street" and "Conflict in the Sky" During May "The Syndicate" - a local group who put gospel songs to up-to-date music - entertained a large audience of Wynberg Boy' and chool hall. The arrival of the Youth for Christ American Teen Team in ape Town in June saw a packed combined Christian Union meeting at We terford High with a good turn-out from Wynberg. On two occasions this year, members of the committee attended week-end "Leader hip Camp" run by the cripture Union. Much of value was learned there, and we hope it will be put to good u e in the coming year.

Badminton Chairman: T. Kyriacos. Secretary: D. Blanckenberg. COIl1/1lilfee: H. Miller, A. Wilmot, P. Goodwin. The Badminton Club has not had a very eventful year owing to School Plays and other events occupying the Hall on days of practice. We had an entry of over fifty members who howed enthusiasm in the club. We should like to congratulate A. Wilmot on being cho en to represent the Western Province School' Badminton team in the Inter-Provincial Competition held at Durban, as well as R. Clark and T. Wilmot on winning the We tern Province nder 16 Round Robin ompetition. held at the Gordon Jn titute. Our first team enjoyed a succes ful year and remained unbeaten, but the econd team wa not as fortunate. The Club Champion hip have not been played yet. but we hope to complete these in the near future. Thank go to Mr. Voigt for organising the club and matches, and to all others involved. We hope that the forthcoming year will be more fortunate and enjoyable for all. Awards: olours: A. Wilmot, G. Barnard, Millar. Blue: A. Wilmot. T.K.

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CADET OFFICER Sealed (I. to r.): A/Fd/Crt J. Voigt, A/Fd/Crt F. Kooy, A/Fd/Crt D. Bromberger, Ctpt. W. Lennox, Fd/Crt A. Noffki, SlO L. Osrin, A/Fd/Crt T. W. Fair. Second Row (1. to r.): 10 J. Scott, SlO I. David, C.S.M. P. Crathorne, WOII T. Kyriacos, WOl M. Deane, SlO G. Pfeil, SlO P. Barrel, SlO K. Neilson. Third ROl\" (1. to c.): 10 M. Westmoreland, SlO P. Lea, C.S.M. M. Treadaway, SlO M. McClurg, SlO D. Dreghorn-Ward.

Officer

Commanding:

ret, C. .M. P. rathorne and Coy. ommander L. 0 rin, under the guidance of Fd.f t. A. offki, are to be congratulated on the high standard of discipline maintained. At our Founder' Day Ceremony tbe "Changing of the Guard" wa performed by member of the special platoon, and "A" Company; the mu jc being upplied by the Cadet Band. Thi i a new and mo t ucce ful venture, and next year we have plan to expand the ceremony and envisage the participation of a much larger number oC cadets. The hanging of the Guard was followed by a march路pa t and a salute to the Memorialof the fallen in tbe two World Wars. Fd./Ct. J. Voigt i to be congratulated on his organi ation

W. Lennox.

At the beginning of the year, six of our /0' attended a adet Officer' Training Course at Kuils River. A Il passed successfully, L. Osrm and P. Barrett gaining top marks with 80% and 76% r pectively. UA" Company was placed econd at the annual cadet competition held this year at Goodwood. Although we narrowly mi sed first place. our cadets acquitted them elves well and were a credit to the company and the choo!. It i gratifying to note the fine pirit in which every single member of "A" company did his utmo t to achieve success. tO's P. Lea, D. Ward, P. Bar-

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We alo take thj opportunity to welcome Mr. le Roux and Mr. Broster into the cadet body.

to Military

The special platoon was incorporated company at the beginning of the Third

I would like to thank all my Officers, Student Officers and N.C.O:s for their very active and helpful upport during the year, and especially my cadets, who have given up a tremendous amount of their spare time (not always without a gripe, however) to make our cadets the success which they are. In conclusion, if we may quote a well-known Mathematician: "Forward the 36th, Lang may yere Lums Reek and yere toories waggle".

into "A" Term.

Midway through the year Fd./Ct. Metrowit..:h a sumed dutie路 of Q.M. and, ably assisted by SlO Pnematicato and his staff. has ensured effkient handling and check.ing of equipment. In connection with lhi' wc would like to thank Fd路/Ct. E. Hopkms, who has now relinqui hed hjs post, for his untiring efforts and the time which he has willingly given in the cause of Cadet during his long period of ervice as Q.M. of the detachment.

C.O.

BAND /Jack Row (I. to r.): R. Falconer, S. Gibbs, B. Valentine, W. Anderton, D. Calder, 8. Rookledge, R. Prowse, T. Coetzee. Middle Row (1. to r.): G. Davis, T. Probyn, M. Cohen, D. Praam, Sgt. A. Visser, A. Armstrong, T. Pawley, J. Benjamin, R. Pawley. Front Row (I. to r.): Sgt. T. Robertson, WO(ii) L. Keith, Sgt. M. Hurwitz, WO(ii) T. Kyriacos, A/Fd/Crt F. Kooy, DIM M. Deane, Capt. W. Lennox, WO(ii) H. Kaplan, CpI. Oettl茅, Sgt. J. Oosthuizen ,Cpl. 1. Emms

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