Wynberg Boys' School Magazine 1988 by Wynberg Boys' High School

ANNUAL MAGAZINE OFTHE WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

ANNUAL

MAGAZINE OF THE

WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH

SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 1988

CONTENTS Staff and Committee Lists

2&4

Editorial

From the Headmaster

Staff Notes

Mr Alf Morris Retires

1988 Prize List and Service Awards

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1987 Matriculation ClassResults

Academic Rollof Honour

Supera Moras Awards

Department Reports

Important Events

Cultural Activities. Clubs and Societies

In the Service of Others

Contributions from the Classrooms

Cadet Band and Cadet Corps

House Reports

School Sport

Non-Official School Sport

110

Acknowledgements and Greetings

112

List of Page Sponsors

113

Cover photograph: Mr Tom O'Reilly

SENIOR SCHOOL STAFF Mr R C Algie. BA. M Ed

Principal:

Mathematics

Senior Deputy PrIncipal: Mr R P Connellan. BSc. BEd

Physical Science

Deputy-PrIncipals:

Mr C Harker. BSc. STD Mr J M Blom. BA. STD

Vice-Principals:

Mr A J Morris. BA. P H S Mr KC Richardson. BA. M Ed

Heads of Department:

Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr

Acting Head of Department

Mathematics. Youth Preparedness Afrikaans. Bible Education _ Geography. English Latin. History. Enrichment Youth Preparedness

D Bromberger. B A (Hons). B Sc. BEd Mathematics. Bible Education Enrichment D de la Mare. BA. PT C. CTS C Teacher-Counsellor. Mathematics P E Decker. BA. BEd. DS E (Lib Sc) English. Bible Education E B Greenwood. BSc. STD Physical Science J G Hill. BA. STD (1st & 4th Terms) English. Youth Preparedness J GLouw. H PT D. H PT C (M Tl. NT C Metalwork L Moser. BSc. H D E Mathematics. Science H F ten Velthuis. B A (Hons). B Ed History. Geography. Youth Preparedness

Mr M S Rushby. BSc. H D E

Mathematics

Mr B Botha. B Mus Music Mrs B H Campbell. B A (Hons). H E D English. Enrichment Youth Preparedness Mr WE Creed. BSc. STD Biology. Bible Education Mr A G Cross. H E D (Phys Ed) Physical Education. Geography Mr N de Carpentier. BA. H E D Geography. English Miss A Ellis. B A (Art). BA FA. Adv Dip Fine Art & H D E Art. Bible Education Mr G Eva. B A (Ed). BEd Geography. Enrichment Miss B Fassler. B Mus (Ed) H D E ~ Music Mr G G Feldman. BA. Dip Prim Ed Geography. Afrikaas. Physical Education Mr J Hamilton. H D E (Comm) sec Accounting Mr H J G Jonker. B Comm. B Ed Accounting. Afrikaans. Bible Education Mr JF Koekemoer. B A (Hons). H D E (1st term only) English. Afrikaans Mr P Kriel. H D E Woodwork Miss L N Lear. HE D Biology. General Science. Bible Education Mr PG Louw. BA. HOD Afrikaans Mr JL Mathew. BSc. B Ed (1st term) Biology. General Science. Bible Education Mr D Meyer. N DC. N TC. F D E (1st term) Accounting Mr M R Moore. BSc. H D E Mathematics. Science. Bible Education Mr C B B Murcott. BA. NT S D English. History. Bible Education. Media-Centre ..................................................................................................................................... Assistance Mr G F M Nienaber. BA. HOD Afrikaans. Youth Preparedness. Enrichment Mr H T Noot. BA. B Ed (1st term) English. Afrikaans. Geography Mr T O·Reilly. B A (Hons). STD English. Latin. History. Bible Education . ................................................................................................................... Youth Preparedness Mr I A Peters. B A (Hons). T C English. Geography. Youth Preparedness Mrs J R Peters. B A (Hons). H E D English. History. Media Centre Assistance. Mr S V Polden. BA. H ED Afrikaans. History. Youth Preparedness Mr D R Radloff. BSc. B Ed Physical Science Mr D H Russell. B Comm. H D E Accounting. Mathematics Mr D Schooling. HOD (Phys Ed) (1 st term) Physical Education. Geography Mrs K E Sandyford. BSc. H D E Mathematics. Biology Mr J van Rooyen. SPD E Afrikaans. Youth Preparedness• ........................................................................................................................... Bible Education

Teachers:

Teacher-Librarian:

Mr K E lliffe. BA. STD. H Dip Lib (1st & 2nd terms)

Media Teacher:

Mrs PA HawkJns. DS E (Lib Sc). PT H C

Instrumental

Mr N Edwards

Mr P A Cooper

Music:

Cricket Professional:

School Secretaries:

Mrs G M Joubert Mrs V Main

School Bursar:

Mrs M Williams

Laboratory Assistants:

Mr M Petersen. Mr D Ruiters

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School Building Maintenance: Building Manager: Mr T J Cooper Maintenance Staff: Messrs A Delilie. G Harris. H Peterson. N Veenedal.M Fritz. M F Osier. Mrs WOsler. Mrs M. Mangoloti

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Estate Maintenance: Estate Manager: Grounds Staff:

Mr J Payne Messrs J Alexander. Grey. Jacobs. J Lucas.H Petersen. J Solomons. J van RUn. Stephens. Martin

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LITTLEWOOD HOUSE Mr R CAlgie

Masters:

Messrs H Petersen. G Faiers. T Connellan

Matron:

Sister M de Klerk

Assistant Matrons:

Mesdames R j T Algie and P M Washington

Hostel Maids:

Mesdames G Fillies. A Mouers. M Ramsen. M Zass. A Witbooi. M Andrews. T Page M Waldeck. E lsaacs

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Superintendent:

SCHOOL COMMITTEE Chairman:

Mr R Friedlander

Vice-Chairman:

Mr N Riley

SecretaI)':

Mr N Hattingh

Committee Members:

Mr A Badenhorst,

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Mr G Johnson. Mr R L Lumb, Mr G A Main, Mrs M Morris

PTA COMMITTEE President:

Mr R C Algie

Chairman:

Mr G Johnson

SecretaI)':

Mr A Morris

Committee Members:

Mr F C Lee, Mr L Carter, Mr A L Malan, Mr 0 de la Mare, Mrs S Yates Mrs V Hawkins, Mr H Hutton

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HOSTEL COMMITTEE Superintendent:

Mr R C Algie

Chairman:

Mr N Riley

SecretaI)':

Mrs G M Joubert

Committee Members:

Mr A Selley. Mr A Badenhorst

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Mr REPostings

LADIES' ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE Chairlady:

MrsSYates

Assistant Chairlady:

Mrs 0 Thomas

SecretaI)':

Mrs

Bevan

Assistant SecretaI)':

Mrs

Wilson

Sports Catering:

Mrs 0 Bassett, Mrs G Bishop

Assistant Sports Catering

Mrs L Nielsen Mrs A Williamson

Other Catering:

Mrs V Introna. Mrs C Mitchell

Assistant Other Catering

Mrs Y Dlxon. Mrs j Volans Mrs A Pfister, Mrs G Butler

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Clothing Exchange:

Mrs A Simpson

Assistant Clothing Exchange:

Mrs I Holland

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EDITORIAL

remuneration for the work expected of them. Fortunately. at the end of September. a 22% increase was announced and it would appear that spirits have again been raised.

The splendid cover picture - photographed by Mr Tom O'Reilly - which appears on this magazine is a strong reminder of how fortunate we at Wynberg are to have our school situated amid such magnificent surroundings. The trees. playing-fields and majestic mountain backdrops all contribute to a sublime setting which is a continual source of pleasure and inspiration to all who teach and learn here. SOimposing are our surroundings that we run the risk of forgetting about the harsher. less attractive realities that are a part of everyday life in Southern Africa. It was. therefore. most appropriate that Sir Richard Luyt. the guest speaker at our recent prize-giving ceremony should appeal to us to become better informed about Africa. to realise that we are part of Africa and to grasp those opportunities which will enableus to make a contribution to our troubled continent. Sir Richard's appeal is both realistic and apposite. In a country which has seensuchdramatic developments in the past decade.we owe it to our pupils to acquaint them with the Africa around them and. in so doing. to prepare them for the formidable challengeswhich our future will undoubtedly bring.

2. Finances:

The grip of restrictive financial measureshastightened even further this year and I have found my time being increasingly consumed by financial matters. The highlight of the year was the tremendous response of parents and boys to the Evening Market and Raffle. An impressive amount of approximately R29 000.00 was raised. 3. Security:

The political climate and the increase In bomb attacks has made it essential for us to review our security measures at the school. Considerable thought and action has been given to this matter this year. 4. Alf Morris: 1988 will herald the end of an era at Wynberg Boys' High with the retirement of Alf Morris after 413/4 years of continuous service. It has been a privilege to knowand work with Alf who can only be describedasone of the giants of education in the Cape.What a mark he has left on Wynberg and on education in general!

STAFF NOTES Arrivals: We were pleased to welcome a number of new teachers to our staffroom during the course of this year. Messrs John Hamilton. Deon Nienaber. Ian Peters.Gary Feldmanand MISSLynn Leararrived at the beginning of the secondterm. They wereJOlnedby Mrs Judy Peters at the beginning of the 3rd term. Mr Phillip Cooper was our professional cricket coach during the first term. However. Mr Mark Scott of Worcestershire. took over this position at the beginning of the fourth term. Departures: At the end of the first term we bade farewell to four members of staff. Mr Danny Meyer's departure deprived us of one of those delightful staffroom personalities whose cheerful banter we Will remember With fondness. We thank him for his substantial contnbution to Wynberg over many years.

FROM THE HEADMASTER

Mr Tom Noot moved to a well-deserved promotion post In Graharnstown. During hiStime at Wynberg he was a most conscientious member of staff. who was active In many spheres of school life. Our congratulations to him on hiSpromotJon.

When I write this report I always try to think of what will be relevant in years to come. when some researcher wonders what the OCcaSIOns and challenges were made this year different to others. What made 1988 memorable?

Mr Doug Schooling resignedfrom the teaching profession to take up a private sector post in Johannesburg. While at Wynberg he made a notable contribution to our school - both In the classroom and in the sporting sphere - and we are grateful to him.

1. The crisis in teaching:

In all the 27 years I have been teachmg. I cannot remember when the morale of teachers had been so low. Teachers were Just not being given a fair

STAfF 4th Row: C Murcott. Miss B Fassler. R Radloff. T O·Reilly. H Jonker. T Noot. J van Rooyen 3rd Row: P Kriel. H ten Velthuis. K lliffe. P Louw. B Greenwood. G Eva. A Cross. V Polden. J Koekemoer. K Pretorius. Mrs K Sandyford 2nd Row: Miss A Ellis. B Botha. M Moore. M Rushby. N de Carpenter. L Maser. 0 Sc.hooling. 0 RusselI. G Hili. J Mathew. 0 Meyer. Mrs P Hawkins Front Row: 0 de la Mare. J Louw. K Richardson. K Blom. Mrs V Main. C Harker (Deputy Prindpal). RC Aigie (Headmaster). RP Connellan (Deputy Principal). Mrs B Joubert. A MOrriS. Mrs M Williamson. P Decker. 0 Bromberger

first fifteen rugby coach. In particular. he made a most impressive contribution to sport at Wynberg. We thank him for his notable contribution to the school and we congratulate him on his promotion.

The departure of Mr Joe Koekemoer hasleft a gap that Will not be easy to fill. Apart from being a talented teacher. he was a driving force behind our school's active dramatic society. The work he did at Wynberg is much appreciated.

Mr Brian Botha leavesteaching at the end of this year in order to set up a businessventure in the private sector. His undoubted talents will be missedin the various spheres of school life where he has been active.

Our thanks to Mr Phillip Cooper for all that he did for our cncketers during his term here. Mr Keith lIiffe. ourTeacher-Librarian.leftfor Britain at the end of the second term. We shall much miss his amiable presencearound the school and we thank him for all that he has done during his years at Wynberg.

Mr lan Peters and his wife. Mrs Judy Peters will be leaving us at the end of this year. Mr Peters is to take up a post at Camps Bay High School. Both of them made a notable impression in the classroom and we thank them for all that they havedone during their stay at Wynberg.

Mr Chris Harker. one of our deputy-principals. leaves us at the end of thi$ year to take up the well-deserved promotion post of senior deputy-principal at Queen's College. During his time with us he has proved to be exceptionally Innovative and conscientious in the administrative. teaching and extra-mural spheres. As

Mr John Hamilton has been with us for a year and he moves to Westerford High at the end of this year. We wiJl be sorry to lose this sincere and talented teacher. 6

To Alistair and Belinda Cross. a daughter To Pieter and FrancesLouw. a son To Chris and Sharon Murcott. a daughter Congratulations to Mrs Bunty jouberton the arrival of her fourth grandchild.

Convalescence: We are all very pleasedto seeMr Norman Edwards back with us again after his serious illnessthis year. Staff Association: Congratulations to the following on being elected to the Staff Association Committee this year: Miss Bernadette Fassler (Chairperson). Messrs Johan van Rooyen. Mike Moore. Brian Botha and Chris Murcott.

~ Mr Danny Meyer receivesa farewell gift from the Head Prefect.

Sports Achievement: Congratulatons to Mr Keith Richardson on the award he received from the S A Men's Hockey Union for his service to WP Hockey in his capacity as Director of Coaching.

We will also be bidding farewell to Mrs Pat Hawkins at the end of this year. She will be moving to Johannesburg where her husband is to take up a position as headmaster of a private school. We wish them happiness in their new and challenging environment and we thank Mrs Hawkins for so successfullyestablishing and developing our impressive Media Centre. We will remember her for her helpfulness and efficiency.

Condolences: Our deepestsympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs Richard Hawkins on the sad lossofa daughter In October of this year.

To all those who haveleft or who are due toleave Wynberg this year. we extend our sincere wishes for a happy and rewarding future.

Maintenance and Grounds Staff: We welcomed our new building manager. Mr Terry Cooper in January. His cheerful helpfulness is already much appreciated.

Retirement: Mr Alf Morris. a veteran member of staff whom we havecome to regard with respect and affection. retires at the end of this year. A tribute to him will be found elsewhere in this magazine.

We said farefull to Mrs Wilhelmina Osier early in the year and we thank her for looking after staff needsso well. In her place we welcomed Mrs Mattida Mamgoloti.

Internal Appointments: Our congratulations to the following members of staff on their deserved promotion within the school this year: - Mr RayConnellan.appointed SentorDeputy-Principal - Mr Kobus Blom. appointed Deputy-Principal - Messrs Barry Greenwood. George HilI. Kallie Pretorius. Herman ten Velthuis and Larry Moser. all of whom were appointed to the post of Head of Department. - Mr Mark Rushby. temporartly appointed Head of Department

After many years of faithful service to Wynberg. Mr Gamat Harris retired from our maintenance staff this year. We will certainly miss his gentlemanly and everhelpful presence.We wish him and his wife a long. healthy and happy retirement together. Our sympathy is extended to the family of Jacobus Alexander. who died suddenly this year.

P.E.D.

On Leave: Mr George Hill was on study leave during the secondand third terms In order to complete his MA thesis. while Mrs Val Maine. one of our school secretaries. took leave from August to October. Relief Staff: Our gratitude is extended to Mrs Barbara Campbell. Mr Gary Feldman. Mr Jim Mathew. Mrs Jenny Raubenhelmer and Mrs Anne Spence for spells of reltef teaching at vanous times this year. Our thanks are also due to Mrs LeslieCarter who stood 10 so effi-

CIently for Mrs Val Maine. Births: Warmest congratulations to eachof the followmg couples on the birth of a baby dunng 1988:

- To Chris and Jane Harker. a son

Mr Johann Louw (fight) bids Mr Kelth lIiffe farewell.

Mr Alf Morris

ample testimony to his outstanding efficiency in this branch of school administration. On the academicside. he first taught Biology. then Geography from 1949 to 1988. and was Head of the Geography Department. He also taught English from 1947 to 1988. and in due course took on the arduous but invaluabletask of becoming an outside examiner in Matriculation English Languagefrom 1964 to 1985. Shortly before a School Matric Dancehe accepteda "blind-date" partner. Helena van Heerden. who was then teaching music at the Wynberg Junior School. This fortuitous plan was perpetrated by Jan Oosthuizen. and soon developed into a closefriendship. culminating in marriage in 1957. In a world where marriage is often by no means a binding institution. this union has been conspicuously successful. Alan and Catherine being a tribute to a happy. close-knit family setting. Helena was soon to become one of South Africa's most celebrated pianists. regularly playing concerts throughout this country and also giving many recitals in Zimbabwe. She has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra. the Cape Town Symphony

ALF MORRIS RETIRES Alfred John Adriaan Morris would havebeena superlative asset to any leading school. But to Wynberg he is more than that combining as he does. intense loyalty. dedication and a comprehensive affection. not only for the boys he taught and coached. but also for the abstract image of the institution he served so well for forty-one consecutiveyears. Integrity. intelligent tolerance and the facility of getting on with people earned the support respect and affection of the boys. staff and parents. In addition he was popular with the coachesand representatives of the many other schools with whom he came in daily contact. . Alf jOined the Wynberg staff as physical education Instructor in April 1947. the concluding year of Mr Clegg's regime: a perspicacious choice by the retiring headmaster. On the arrival of the new principal. Mr Bowden. he was appointed assistant supervisor of The Glade (an annexe of the Hostel). and in 1949 he was transferred to the Hostel itself (later rebuilt and named LittlewOOd House). a post he ably held until he In. 1957. He later had two shOrt spells in cha rge of LlttJewOOd House. The fact that he was twice

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UNISA Department of Music and has also adjudicated at Eistedfods held in Cape Town. Tygerberg. Pretoria and Port Elizabeth. It must also be borne in mind that to maintain the musical standard she has achieved requires constant practice. To participate in all these multitudinous activities. while at the same time successfully running a home and entertaining. is a testimony to her vitality. dedication and inexhaustible resolution. Alf was Head of RhodesHouse from 1955 to 1969. and during his term of office Rhodes thrived on all fronts.ln those now far off days of the Fortiesand Fifties he was responsible for maintaining Wynberg's first swimming bath and also for the preparation of the cricket pitches. There was then no official groundsman. Mountaineering, a sport and hobby dear to his heart. led him to found the school's Mountain Club. He took its members on many trails including the Fish River Canyonand the Outeniqua Trail. His Club also did many climbs on Table Mountain and in the Cedarberg. Alfs greatest contribution, in the realm of rugby, has been left to the last. It was in his coaching of the Under 13 A and B teams that he first made his name. In his day hewas one of the leading Under 13Acoaches in Western Province rugby. His commitment his scrupulous attention to the basicsof the game. his patience and ability to communicate, his infectious keenness transmitted to all his young players. were the recipe for the inevitable and deserved successhe consistently achieved. It is fitting to placeon record the comments made in our school magazines on his most successful years:

team of the year. the unbeaten Under 13 A reaped the fantastic tally of 367 pts. for and 20 against. Again the Morris brand of technical excellencewas evident in the handling. backing-up and kicking combined with the most penetrative three-quarter line who made the most of the opportunities given them by a skilled set of forwards. Never in the remotest danger of defeat the team gave a profusion of delightful and sophisticated performances throughout the season. These past comments speak for themselves. In 1966 Alf was appointed Wynberg's Representative in Western Province School's Rugby. This post required a regular liaison with all the other schools with regard to fixtures, times. venues and the multilicity of rugby problems that needed from time to time to be ironed out. Also there was the mammoth task of organising Wynberg rugby itself. arranging referees and fields for all home matches. arranging travelling facilities for all teams playing away. seeing that coaches and staff were allocated to eachteam on Saturdays and sometimes weekdays. appointing of coachesfor teams at the beginning of every season,making provision for first aid. and the arranging of the reception and housing of the players and coaches of visiting touring teams. All this has to be done as well as routine teaching. marking. setting and marking of examination papers, and all the other minor but manifold duties which crop up regularly in a teacher's working life. All these Alf did with tireless and meticulous care and efficiency up to and including 1988. Nearly half a century of service is a huge slice out of anyone's life-time, especially when it is characterised by consistent excellence.Alf deservesour appreciation and thanks. We wish him well. May he long enjoy a happy and contented retirement.

1948: The successof the Under 13 A is all the more pleasing because its coach, Mr Alf Morris. was handling an A Team for the first time. His keenessand tireless enthusiasm permeated the teams he handled, and largely contributed to making the Under 13 A one of the best and also one of the most attractive teams to watch in the entire Under 13 Competition.

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1949: By far the best team of the year was the Under 13 A. which lost only one of its 19 games.finishing with the enviable record of 334 pts. for and only 27 against. In addition it won the Under 13 Schools' Knock-out Competition with ease: it was notjust the winning but the manner of its winning that was so satisfying. At all times the team played delightful. open football. the back-line being outstanding in its age group.

PRIZE LIST - OCTOBER 1988 CADETS

Special Award for Dedication and Service to Cadet Detachment (presented by Southern Life Assurance Company.) - T. de Wet Best NCOin Cadet Detachment- P. Walton Wilkinson Cup - Awarded to the most improved Cadet Band Member - D. McCormick Fay Cup - Awarded for loyalty. dedication and service to the Cadet Band - J. Joubert

1954: Again by far the best team of the year was the Under 13 A. which was unbeaten in its 16 games with the superb record of 345 pts. for and 12 against. The most noticeable characteristics of this team were the high degree of technical excellencein kicking. allied with a most determined and imaginative power of penetration in the back-line which captialised on the provision of good ball supplied by an excellent pack.

CULTURAL PRIZES

Epworth Music Prize - J. BeckJey Bevan Prize for English Reading - P. Walton English Writers' Competition (Junior) - I. Liddie English Writers' Competition (Senior) - S. Ferguson

1961 : For the fourth time the best Wynberg 10

At this year's Pnze-Giving: Mr Aigie talking

Mr Friedlander. Chairman of our School Committee

Greg Hammond Memonal Trophy for the most improved squash player - M. Munro Old Boys' Award for the most outstanding performance in sport - S. Keyter

Best Speaker's Prize (Junior) - I. Liddie Best Speaker's Prize (Senior) - T. Flint Brown Cup - Best Actor - P Walton Luman Cup - for contribution to drama - S. MacDonald Abbot Cup- for the best run society - History Society SocietiesCup- for the Std 9 pupil who hasdone the most for the school'sclubs and societies- G. Esterhuizen Heath Cup - for the Std 10 pupil who has done the most for the school's clubs and societies - P. Carey

ACADEMIC PRIZES STD6 Merit Prizes only (70% aggregate or better)

M. Fletcher. G. Lind. A. Pieterse. M. Secchia. J. van Heerden. R. Volans. D. Doughty.

SERVICE PRIZES

Subject Prizes (1 st in Subject in Std 6) Woodwork - M. Trotter Art - R. Auld Music - M. Clark

Exceptional Service Certificates - M. Gordon. P. Allardice. C. Pearce Anthony Morris Prize - Std 6 pupil who hasshown the most loyalty to the school- J. Lee David Levitt Memorial Award - Std 8 pupil who has done the most for the school - A. Preston Rotary Good Fellowship Award - to the pupil who has displayed outstanding ability during the year in promoting healthy goodwill and fairplay among his fellows - P. Carey Friedlander Memorial Award - for diligence and service to the school - S. Hoare

Class Prizes (1st in Class) and Subject Prizes and Merit Prizes

6A ClassPrize. Maths. Accounting. Merit- P.Ginsberg 6B ClassPrize - D. Doughty 6D Class Prize. Merit - D. Grobbelaar 6E ClassPrize. Merit - R. van Breda

PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENT PRIZES

Standard Prizes and Class Prizes and Subject Prizes and Merit Prizes

Physical Education Prize Std 6 - J. Lee Physical Education Pnze Std 8 - A. Badenhorst Physical Education Prize Std 10 - C. Burgess Gary BriCknell Memorial Trophy for the most promising cricketer - D. Bowditch

3rd in Std 6. Merit. - G. Beaumont 2nd in Std 6. English. Latin. General Science. History/ Geography. Merit - R. Carter 1st in Std 6. 6c Class Prize. Afrikaans. Ment - W. van Kets 11

Left to right: Sir Richard Luyt. guest speaker at this year's Prize-Giving. Mr Azriel Rne and Mr Jimmy Mathew

STD7

ST08

Merit Prizes only (70% aggregate or better) --

Merit Prizes only (70% aggregate or better) W. Carew. P.de Nier. A. Gaylard. G. Harris. C. Jewell. S. Shuman. O. Tomalin. C. Turvey.

S. Anderson. O. Askew. T. Good. S.O'Connor. O. Ollis. P. Revington

Subject Prizes (1st in Subject in Std 7) and Merit Prizes

Subject Prizes (1st in SuQject in Std 7) and Merit Prizes

Oavidowitz Prize for English - T. Flint Biology. Merit - G. Lewis Latin. Merit - G. Kruse Woodwork - J. Hahndiek Metalwork - V. Hultzer Art - S. McCormick Music - A. Chippendale

MUSIc,Merit - P. Lautenbach Woodwork - W. le Roux Metalwork - X. Fazakerley Class Prizes (1st in Class) and Subject Prizes and Merit Prizes

Class Prizes (1st in Class) and Merit Prizes 8B Class Prize. Merit - M. Worling 80 Class Prize - T. Murray 8E Class Prize. Merit - N. Cartwright

7B Class Prize - S. van Rhyn 7C Class Prize. Art- J. Gray 70 Class Prize - N. Rasmussen 7E Class Pnze. Merit - M. Kennedy

Standard Prizes and Class Prizes and Subject Prizes and Merit Prizes

3rd in Std 8. 8A ClassPrize. History. Merit- A. Aspden 2nd in Std 8. Afrikaans. Merit - P. Judge 1st in Std 8. ac Class Prize. Mathematics. Science. Geography. Accounting. Merit. Foundation for Education. Science and Technology: Special Archimedes Award - C. Mitchell

3rd in Std 7. Latin. Merit - G. Scott 2nd in Std 7. Merit - C. Evans 1st in Std 7. 7A Class Prize. English. Afrikaans. Mathematics. Accountmg. General Science. Historyl Geography. Merit - I. LIddie 12

Old Boys' Mathematics Prize - K. Westvig caxton Prize for Outstanding Effort - R. Withers Edward Wise Bursaries for the Two Top Std 8 PupilsC. Mitchell, P. Judge Edward Wise Bursaries for the Two Top Std 9 PupilsG. Cowley, S. Ferguson Edward Wise Bursaries for the Two Top Std 10 Pupils - K. Westvig, G. Treadaway Old Boys' Bursary Awarded to the Top Pupil in Std 10 - K. Westvig A. Fine Bursary. i. Cowley F.G. Thorpe Bursary. i. Harris William Clegg Bursaries (awarded after the results of the final examinations)

STD9 Merit Prizes only (70% aggregate or better) -O. Bain. J. Baxter. A. Bishop, S. Butler, G. Clark, A. Cowey, C. Farmer, W. Fillis, S. Lavery, S. MacDonald, P. Mills, M. van der Poll, P. Walton. Subject Prizes (1st in Subject in Std 8) and Merit Prizes Woordwork - A. de Kock Metalwork - P. Ryan Accounting, Merit- R. canning Music, Merit - S. de Meuter Class Prizes (1 st in Class) and Subject Prizes and Merit Prizes 9B Class Prize, Art. Merit - G. Esterhuizen gc; Class Prize, Merit - W. Spolander 90 Class Prize - R. Bailey 9E Class Prize, Merit - M. K1ibbe

SPECIAL PRIZES AND AWARDS Life Membership of the Old Boys' Union (awarded by the school to the Head Prefect) - K. Westvig. The Stan Jones Award - awarded to the Std 9 pupil showing the most all-round improvement over his performances in previous years at the school- K. de Heer Kloots Neville BIJckbeard Floating Trophy - the class showing the most school spirit over the year - Std 8A

Standard Prizes and Class Prizes and Subject Prizes and Merit Prizes 3rd in Std 9, Afrikaans, Geography, Merit - B. Ruwiel 2nd in Std 9, Biology, Merit - S, Ferguson 1st in Std 9, (presented by The Standard Bank), 9A Class Prize, English, Mathematics, Science, History, Latin, Merit. Foundation for Education, Science and Technology: Special Lantern Award - G. Cowley

Honours award - awarded to the pupil or pupils for outstanding performance which has brought honour to the school - The cadet Band Friedlander Shield - Winning house for 1988 Rhodes House Casper Cup - Sportsman of the Year Award for the Best All-Round Sportsman - Andrew Symmonds

STD 10 Merit Prizes only (70% aggregate or better) -i. Harris, S. Hoare, B. Spolander. M. Venter

Wieg man Cup - the most outstanding Prefect other than the Head Prefect or Deputy Head Prefetes - P. Carey Andrew Feinstein Cup - best all-rounder in Std 10 (Academic, Sport. Cultural. Service) - K. Westvig

Subject Prizes (1 st in Subject in Std 10) and Merit Prizes O.F. Marais Prize for Afrikaans - J. Laurenson F.G. Thorpe Prize for Science, Merit- R. Ventura Maskew Miller Prize for History - V. Miranda Geography, Merit - i. Cowley Argyle Prize for Latin, Merit - K. Laithwaite Metalwork - C. Gottgens Art - J. Brown Templeton Prize for Music - G. Newmark

Abelsohn Cup - for the Std 10 pupil who has done the most for the school in 1988 - K. Westvig

Class Prizes (1 st in Class) and Subject Prizes and Merit Prizes

1987 CAPE SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTS

lOB Class Prize - J. Joubert 100 Class Prize, Woodwork - O. Mallinson laE Class Prize, Accounting, Biology, Merit - R. Hawkins Standard Prizes and Class Prizes and Subject Prizes and Merit Prizes

Key: A Aggregate Matriculation

3rd in Std 10. Merit - L. Brink 2nd in Std 10, Class Prize, R.M. Friedlander Prize for English, Merit - G. Treadaway 1st in Std 10, 1DA Class Prize, W.E. Bowden Prize for Mathematics, Merit - K. Westvig

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Exemption

NAME Adshade, Robert Henry Alexander, Anthony Neal Alexander, Grant Anderson, Graham

SPECIAL ACADEMIC PRIZES AND BURSARIES Mark Schafer Prize for Bilingualism (Std 8-10) - J. Laurenson

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SUBJECT DISTINCTIONS

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1988 MATRtC CLASS

6th Row: B Glazer. M Esteves. C Burgess. E Postmgs. M de Brito Vale. G Gottgens. F Bowmaker-Falconer. J Simonis. R Amm. G Campbell. J Johnson. L Brink. B Spolander. W Parkin. G Kalt. L Krafchik. S le Roux. N Ladkin. W Smith 5th Row: G Mills. M Rlx. R Williams. J Ashcroft-Evans. T Collopy. B Ashley-Cooper. B Keytel. A Bradley. D James. M Roux. J Brown. R Greenlees. V Miranda. G Dawes. R Ventura. A CoulI. I Human. M Bayne. M Venter 4th Row: N Hermann. C Powell. C Parkin. M Orpen-Lyall. I Harris. J Joubert. J Parkin. H Scott. A Phillips. N Rohrs. J P Loxton. R Opie. S Bishop. S Medder. C Payten. P Solomon. L Slabber. J Slauck. M KJibbe. G Job 3rd Row. G Arnott. F Brannekamper. J Laurenson. M Schenck. A Barbosa. A du Toit. R Home. J Sayers. C Whitehead. D Mallinson. A Knight. H Venner. G Geenngh. W Dante G Newmark. C Heyns. L Colborne. J da Costa. B Blythe. J McCullough. A Rasmussen 2nd Row: G Manson-Smith. J an Dordt. A Wolff. M Preston. T Middup. J McCormick. S Privett. A Selley. R Day. C Sumrnersgill. R Withers. R Hawkins. B Schonfeldt. A Dlxon. P Andrews. I Cowley. S Kotthoff. G Mlchahtsianos. RCole. M Rice.G Witten. G Peters Front Row:B L DaVies.R Morris. G Bevan.A Tattersall. K Laithwaite. A Levey. Mr R Radloff(lOC). ASymmonds. MrP Decker(l OE). T de Wet. K Thorne. Mr R C Aigie (Headmaster). K Westvig (Head-Prefect). Mr W Creed (100). R Penn. Mr R Connellan (1DA). P Cowen. Mr N de Carpentier (1OB). P Carey. S Hoare. G Treadaway. S Lee. L Mengel Absent: B Murphy. P Slate. B Watson. E Hayman. C Augoustides. S Keyter. N Lockitch. R Smit

Austen. Roger Jack Back. James Hamilton Ross Badiali. MarianoAndres Beckman. Gary Robert Bennett Bruce Tony Bennett David Herbert Brewer. Francis Gary Carstens. Keir Mynhardt Charlesworth. David John Chipps. Mark Stuart Eduard Clcatello. Silvano Coetzee. Kevin Creaser. Robert Matthew D·Arcy.lan Geoffrey Daly. Alan David Science H.G. Davies. Graeme Trevor Davies. Michael Paul Davis. Antony

Davis. Robin Eldred De Kock. Bjom De Nier. Jan Joost Dean. Brendan Ronaid Doidge. Robert Eddy. Neil Gareth

x X

Eksteen. Garth Bernard Elder. Steven Robert Everett. Alan Michael Ferreira. Manoel Craig Fish. Warren Stuart Fletcher. Warren Perter Frewen. Richard Alan James Frewer. Warren Fred Fritz. Ramon Walther Fyfe. Bruce Kenneth Gaylard. Anton Ross

X X

X X X

X Science H.G.. Accounting H.G.

AX X X X X X

x Glaum. Gavin David Gordon. Gavin Wayne X Groves. Nicholas Richard X Hammond. Anthony Harris. Anto Charles X Barnett Heathcote-Marks. Sean X Jamie X Hinrichsen. Derek William Holdstock. Adrian Thomas Home. David Clive Human. Michael Brian Kelly. Robin Grant Kets. Andrew Craig William Killingbeck. Phillip Blake Kotze. Paul William X Sheldon Kropp. Andre Dieter Kros. Michael Alan X Lamprecht Andrew Paul English. Maths. History Leach.Mark Gerald H.G. AX X Leon. Graeme Alan X Loveday.DerekJohn Loxton John-Peter X Lumb. Colin Stewart X Lundy. Guy Jonathan X Lupini. Roberto Francesco MacDonald. David Sean X MacDonald. Andrew Alec Mallon. Robert Christopher Marais. Marc Adrian X Marshall. Derek John Biology. H.G.. ScienceH.G. AX McKay. Evan Roy X McTavish. Kenneth lan Middleton. ShaunGustav X Miller. Gavin Saul Mills. Alexander Bruce X Mills. Duncan John X Mizen. BruceCraig Newton. Stephen Alexander X ScienceH.G. Oldroyd. Stephen Blaine X Peddie. David John X Penney.Steven David Perrins. Ian Poggenpoel. Dion X Price. John Sidney Richardson. Duncan William Roos. David Alan Rossiter. Paul Bryn X Rossouw. Andre X Rowberry. John David ScienceS.G. X Salt. Thurstan Neil Armstrong Scheider. Anton

Hans-Hermann Senger. Clint Shapley.Ted PaulSpencer Sheppard. David Gregory Lloyd Smart. Andrew Hames Smith. Craig Stanford Smith. Donovan Michael Smuts. lan Edward Maths S.G. Solomon. Andrew Clement Spolander. Brandon Science.H.G.. Maths Gavin H.G.. History H.G. Stevens.Grant Vincent Sutherland. Peter James Sutton. Gavin Keith Swift. Andrew Jonathan Tremeer. Barnabas James Michael Trow. Wayne Michael Turner. Heath Van Peer. Bryn

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Van Rensburg. Colwyn Anthony Van Wyk. Andrew Christian History H.G. Vaughan. Robert Edward Von Bentheim. Mark Walsh. Brian Waterson. Alastair James Willey. Rory Shane Maguire Wilson. Graeme Yates. Andrew Patrick Zeeman. Gary Zink. David Rodney ScienceH.G.•Music H.G.

SUMMARY

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OF RESULTS:

Number of Examination Candidates A Aggregate Passes B Aggregate Passes C Aggregate Passes Matriculation Exemption Passes Passed Failed

127 4 9 19 69 123 4

Erroneously omitted from 1986 Matrle Results:

Keehn. Graeme Turner - passed McDonald. William Graham - passed with Matric Exemption. I regret these omissions. Ed.

ACADEMIC ROLL OF HONOUR

1st TERM 1988: Standard Position

4th TERM 1987: Standard Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

10th Standard Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

10th Standard Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Standard Position Ist 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 10th

Standard6 lan Liddie DavidAskew Gordon Scott Stuart Anderson DeanOliis Christian Evans SeanO'Connor Philip Lautenbach RyanPalos Trevelyan Good

% 96% 77% 77% 76% 76% 75% 75% 75% 74% 74%

Standard7 Craig Mitchell Peter Judge Andre Gaylard Grant Lewis Anthony Aspden Gavin Kruse Craig Jewell Philippede Nier Craig Turvey Warren Carew

9th

10th Standard Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

% 83% 81% 75% 75% 74% 73% 73% 72% 72% 69%

Standard8 GraemeCowley BastienRuwiel SheldonMacDonald Grant Esterhuizen Peter Mills Anthony Bishop Scott Ferguson Werner van Staden Michaelvander Poll Jeremy Baxter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

9th

10th Standard Position %

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

90% 88% 87% 84% 83% 82% 82% 77% 77% 77%

Standard Position Standard9 GlennTreadaway Louis Brink Karl Westvig lan Cowiey GerasimosParolis BruceSpolander Richard Hawkins Rui Ventura Kevm Laithwaite lan Harris

% 1st

80% 80% 77% 77% 76% 75% 73% 73% 73% 73

2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

Standard6 RichardCarter Werner van Kets Dirk Grobbelaar Philip Ginsberg Justin van Heerden Gareth Beaumont Andrew Pieterse Marc Secchia RoydenVolans John Auld

% 95% 79% 76% 75% 75% 74% 72% 72% 70% 69%

Standard7 lan Liddie Christian Evans DavidAskew DeanOliis PaulRevington ChristopherDorrington Stuart Anderson SeanO'Connor Gordon Scott Philip Lautenbach

% 95% 77% 75% 75% 74% 74% 73% 73% 72% 72%

Standard8 Craig Mitchell Peter Judge Anthony Aspden Philip de Nier DavidTomalin Grant Lewis Warren Carew Andre Gaylard Craig Jewell Craig Turvey

% 91% 87% 82% 81% 81% 81% 81% 81% 81% 79%

Standard9 GraemeCowley Scott Ferguson Sheldon MacDonald Grant Esterhuizen BastienRuwiel Peter Mills Anthony Bishop WayneSpolander Nelsonda Silva MichaelKlibbe Shahlde Meuter

% 90% 83% 83% 82% 82% 81% 81% 80% 76% 75% 75%

Standard Position

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

Standard 10

GlenTreadaway Karl Westvig LouisBrink Kevin Laithwaite lanCowley BruceSpolander Richard Hawkins lan Harris Andre Levey Rui Ventura

Standard Position

83% 78% 77% 77% 77% 77% 76% 75% 74% 74%

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Standard Position

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

2nd TERM 1988: Standard Position

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Standard Position

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

Standard6

Wemer van Kets RichardCarter Garyth Beaumont Andrew Pieterse Philip Ginsberg RoydenVolans Dirk Grobbelaar Justin van Heerden MichaelFletcher GavinLind

85% 84% 82% 81% 80% 80% 79% 79% 78% 78%

lan Liddie Christian Evans Paul Revington Gordon Scott DeanOllis Myles Kennedy Stuart Anderson DavidAskew Philip Lautenbach RyanPalos

Craig Mitchell Peter Judge Anthony Aspden Andre Gaylard DavidTomalin MilesWorhng Craig Jewell Gavin Kruse Philippe de Nier Grant Lewis

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

97% 80%

70% 76% 75% 75% 74% 73% 72% 71%

Standard Position

Standard8

GraemeCowley Scott Ferguson SheldonMacDonald BastienRuwiel Peter Mills Grant Esterhuizen Anthony Bishop Michaelvan der Poll Andrew Cowey WayneSpolander

90% 88% 85% 85% 84% 83% 80%

80% 79% 78%

Standard 10

Karl Westvig Louis Brink lanCowley GlennTreadaway RuiVentura Simon Hoare lan Harris Richard Hawkins Kevin Laithwaite John Laurenson

81% 78% 77% 76% 76% 75% 74% 74% 72% 71%

3rd TERM 1988: Standard Position

Standard7

Standard9

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

91% 88% 84% 83% 83% 80% 78% 77% 77% 77% 17

Standard6

Wernervan Kets Richard carter Garyth Beaumont RoydenVolans MichaelFletcher Andrew Pieterse Dirk Grobbelaar Philip Ginsberg Rolfe van Breda Dryden Doughty SeanGaskeli

84% 81% 77% 76% 76% 75% 75% 73% 73% 73% 73%

Standard7

lan Liddie Christian Evans Gordon Scott Myles Kennedy DeanOllls PaulRevington DavidAskew Stuart Anderson Trevelyan Good SeanO'Connor

93% 77% 76% 75% 74% 73% 72% 72% 71% 70

Standard Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

9th 10th Standard Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Craig Mitchell Peter Judge Anthony Aspden Neil Cartwright Philippe de Nier Gavin Kruse Craig Jewell David Tomahn Miles Worling Anton Gaylard

86%

80%

9th

79% 79% 77% 76% 75% 75% 74% 74%

Standard9 Graeme Cowley Bastien Ruwiel PeterMlIIs Sheldon MacDonald

5th 6th 7th 8th

StandardS

10th

Standard Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

% 92% 87% 81%

9th 10th

80%

Scott Ferguson

80% 78% 77% 75% 73% 71%

Grant Esterhuizen Anthony Bishop Andrew Cowey Wayne Fillis Grant Clark

Standard Karl WestVlg Louis Bnnk Glen Treadaway ianCowley Michael Venter RuiVentura Richard Hawkins KevlO Lalthwaite Simon Hoare Gerrohn Michalitsianos

10 84% 81%

80% 80% 77% 76% 75% 75% 73% 72%

ACADEMIC AWARDS 3rd Row: I LJddIe. DOIhs.SMacDonald.

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A BIshop. C Farmer. P Mills. G scott

2nd Row: 5 de Marter. C MItChell. J Baxter. B RvWleI. M Khbbe. P Judge. 5 Ferguson. W SpoIander. GEstemulzen Front Row: l Brink. R Venwra. G Treadaway. Mr R C A1gle(HeadmaSter). K WestVIg. Mr R P ConnetIan (Semor Deputy Pnnopal). I CowIey. B SpoIander. G Cowley

ACHIEVERS 1988

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J. van Dordt: Squash Honours: 9th positJon at SA Under 19 Squash Championships

R Williams: Badminton Honours: S A Under 18 Badminton Singles 8. Doubles Champion

M. MOlr: Springbok colours for waterskiIng; National JUnior Champion

G. Bevan:Cadet Band Honours

M. Munroe: S A Schools Under 14 SquashTeam

P. Carey: Runner-up in the Regional Public Speaklng CompetJtJon

BroWn· ca . <kt Band Hol'lOtJrs

SUPERA MORAS AWARDS 3rd Row: 5 Lavery. N Buchanan. 5 Pnvett. 5 Kotthoff. G Clark 2nd Row: J Parrott. 5 de Meuter. P Cowen. M Pfister. I Hams. 5 Butler Front Row: P Mills. Mr RC Aigie (Headmaster). KWestvig. Mr R P Connellan (Senior Deputy Pnnclpal). G Treadaway

THE SUPERA MORAS AWARD Silver Award

Awarded for allround ability. there are two awards the silver tie or gold tie. depending on the number of points gained in academic. sport. service and cultural aCtivitJes in the school. Candidates have to obtain a minimum level in each of the four categories and their total number of points must exceed 12 in the case of the Silver tie and 25 In the case of the gold tie. The award is in tune with the school's policy of encouraging the allround development of the pupils. Recipients of the Supera Moras awards for 1987 were as follows: Presented at the Academic & Supera Moras Assembly on 27/1/1988 for 1987

Std VI Std VII

Std VIII

Std IX

I Hams S Kotthoff

Gold Award Std VIII Std IX

P Lautenbach N Buchanan J Parrott M Pfister G Clark S Butler Slavery S De Meuter P Cowen S Privett

Presented In the 4th term 1987:

P Mills K Westvig GTreadaway

Std X Gold Award Silver Award

0 Mills G Wilson

DEPARTMENT REPORTS THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

oQjectives for the year. evaluation of tests. work schemes. marking and memorandums. curriculum development. Open Night. changing of grades by weak pupils. work covered by final papers and the compilation of a departmental policy. Mr Russelland Mr Hamilton put a lot of effort into Open Night when we had a most interesting stock exchangedisplay. Mr Russellhascovered the syllabus quite easily with his Std 7A classand as a result has given them enrichment classes. We believe Accounting is a valuable subject and a baSICknowledge of the principles of Accounting is as essential as ever. It is a practical knowledge frequently required for employment and also an introduction to Accounting as a course at University. The hard work. co-operation and enthusiasm of everybody in the department is appreciated.

Subject Head:Mr R.c. Algie. BA. M.Ed. Staff: Mr H.J.G.Jonker. B.Comm.. B.Ed. Mr D.H. Russell. B.Comm.. H.D.E. Mr J. Hamilton. H.D.E.(Comm) Sec. Mr Danny Meyer left at the endof the first term to take up a post at another school. We thank him for his valued contributions to the department over the past 17 years and WIShhim well for the future. Mr John Hamilton jOined our staff In the second term. He settled In immediately and acquitted himself well at his task. We welcome Mr Algie·s interest In our department and thank him for the valuable time he has spent with us. The department held regular meetings which were charactensed by healthy discussion on such topiCSas

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Mr Russel! identifies a VIable transactional alternative dunng an Accounting ctass

Meneervan Rooyenwys nadieantwoord

~ ondankbare arbeid. 'n Mens moet dikwels hare opjou tande hê om voort te gaan asjy vir die soveelste keer dieselfde foute (dikwels in dieselfde Opstelboek) teë kom. Maar daar ISook deurbrake en vreugde wat Uit knap werk geput kan word soos sommige van die bydraes in hierdie uitgawe getuig. Ons sien soms selfs dat leerlinge Afrikaans boeke tydens die "SURE"-Ieesuur lees. Met die nuwe taalgebruik-in-konteks-benadering het ons geen fout te Vind nie; trouens, dit is die belangrikste verbetering op die ou Sillabus. Die probleem is egter dat daar nie goeie handboeke beskikbaar is om in ons behoefte te voorsien nie. Die gevolg is dat ons maar die bekende handboeke gebruik en selektief te werk gaan t.O.V.die oefeninge wat daaruit gedoen word. Mnr. Nlenaber en Van Rooyen ISverantwoordelik vir die Eerste Taal·klasse en ons het 'n paar puik kandidate wat Afrikaans op hierdie vlak neem. Ongelukkig ISdit egter ook waar dat daar selde 'n A-simbool in matnek vir die Tweede Taal behaal word omdat kandidate wat dit behoort te kry die Eerste Taal neem. Ten slotte: Sonder die steun van my kollegas sal dit onmoontlik wees om so 'n groot en belangrike department te behartig. Ek wil graag almal langs hierdie weg vir hul ondersteumng en samewerking bedank.

DEPARTMENT AFRIKAANS "Soveel tale soos ek kan, soveel maal IS ek 'n man" - C J Langenhoven Vakhoof: J M Blom BA, 5.0.0. Personeel: G Feldman BA, O.O. H Jonker B.Comm.. B.Ed. P Louw BA. H.O.O. o NIE,)aber BA. H.O.O. V Polden BA. H.O.O. J van Rooyen H.P.O.S. 'n Paar jaar lank het ons 'n stabtele Afnkaans-personeel gehad, maar gedurende die afgelope jaar was daar twee veranderings: mnr. T Noot ISmet bevordenng na 'n ander skool en mnr. J Koekemoer het die onderwysberoep laat vaar. Ons twee nuwe leerkragte, nl. mnre. G Feldman en 0 Nlenaber, het gou hul voete gevind en met baie entoesiasme begin werk. Ongelukkig verlaat mnr. Feldman ons al weer aan die einde van die derde kwartaal en teen die tyd dat hierdiejaarblad verskyn, sal die st. 7a's reeds hul derde onderwyser vaf1iaarhê. Die taak van die Tweede Taai-onderwyser iS voorwaar gedug. Behalwe vooroordele teenoor sy vak wat dikwels te bowe gekom moet word. ISbale van sy werk

J.M.B.

THE ART DEPARTMENT Subject Head;MissA Ellis.BA (Art) BA FA. Adv Dip FA.

HOE The two highlights of the year were the completion of the outstanding cubist drawings and paintings by the Standard Ten class and the excellent work completed by the talented Standard six class. particularly In the area of figure drawing and portraiture. The Standard Six and Sevenart classesentered The Music Therapy Society of South Africa logo design competition and they are still awaitJng the results. Various exhibitions have been held In the school bUilding; the foyer. art room. library corridor and the staff room. A display of Standard six. seven and eight work was held at the Wynberg Boys' Junior Sehool dUring the third term. Three outings to the South African National Gallery took placein order to view the Paris and South African Artists 1850 - 1965 Exhibition. Two hundred and six works of art were exhibited. several of which are relevant to the Standard Nine and Standard Ten history of art syllabus. The 1987 matric results were. as expected. disappointing. C. 0 and E symbols were obtained. Most of the pupils did not do all that was expected of them. but they did produce an impressive portfolio of final examination paintings. Grant EsterhUIzen In Std. 9 received a merit award

for having his work placedamong the top 20 entries in the Western Province Blood Donors Poster Competition. There were over a thousand entries. The matric art class has had work selected for a 1989 arts festival to celebrate 150 years of art in education and to decorate the corridors of the new Groot Schuur Hospital extension. The following pupils had their work selected: Garyth Bevan (2 paintings and 2 drawings). Grant Geeringh (1 panting). Sean Kotthoff (1 painting). Peter Solomon (1 painting). Brian Watson (1 painting) and Alan Wolff (1 painting).

A.E.

THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT Subject Head:Mr W.E. Creed B.Se.. S.T.D. Staff: Miss L.N. Lear H.E.D. Mrs K.E. Sandyford B.Se.. H.D.E. This department has undergone some staff changes since last year: Mr Baileyleft usand was replacedby Mr Mathew until MISSLear arrived in the second term. We are most grateful to Mr Mathew for coming out of retirement to help out for the first term. Mrs Sandyford has alsojoined the department becauseof the increaSingnumber of pupils taking the subject. As usual the Std 8 course began with the ecological study of a rocky shore. This culminated in an excursion to Dalebrook when groups of pupils worked up the shore as the tide advanced.Most of the boys. however. seemed rather preoccupied With the shapesand size of the waves at nearby Danger Beach and it was qUite startling to see how many surfboards were cOf1Jured up at the end of the day. The Std 8 course IS rather short and since the Std 9 course is Impossibly long. it has been decided to Include the Std 9 section on DNA and protein synthesis as well as cell division into the 8 course. The Standard 9 work involving the diSsection of a

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mammal was performed on Open Night. This arrangement catered for those pupils who wished to abstain from cutting deadanimals. Project work. involving the building of models to be ready for Open Night was disappointing and next year more guidancewill haveto be provided to improve the quality of the work. The Standard 10 syllabus is so long that films. videos and practical work can only be used at the cost of a lesson on the theory. The matrics will finish their work with little time left for reviSion.

B.e. Mr O'Reilly's English class confronting the Perfect Contmuous Tense

THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

wish him and family well in the City of Saints. Mr Noors place was taken by Mr lan Peters at the beginning of the second term. Mr Peters will. unfortunately. be leaving us at the end of this year in order to take up a post at CampsBay. He leaveswith our thanks for the valuable contribution he made to our department and our best wishes for his future. Thanks are also due to Mrs Judy Peters who helped us during the third and fourth terms. Her sincere and conscientious efforts in the classroom are much appreciated. Mr George HIli was away on study leavefor the second and third terms. From all accounts he has spent a rewarding and productive time on his MA thesis. Mr Hill's post was filled by Mrs Barbara Campbell during his absenceand we were most impressed by her quiet competence and efficiency. Our thanks to her for her contribution to our schooi. Mr Alf Morris retires from Wynberg at the end of this year and we wish to express our gratitude to him for his years spent in teaching English at Wynberg. His valuable experience. particularly in the sphere of Matric English teaching and the extemal marking of Matric language papers. Will be greatly missed.We wish him a happy and active retirement Finally. I wish to express my thanks to the teachers in this department for their cheerful. positive approach to the task of teaching English. Your efforts during 1988 are greatly appreciated.

Subject Head:P.E. Decker BA. B.Ed.. D.S.E.(Lib.Sc.) Teachers: Mrs B.H. Campbell B.A.(Hons). H.E.D. Mr N. de Carpentier BA. H.E.D. Mr GJ. Hili BA. S.T.D. Mr AJ. Morris BA. P.H.S. Mr C.B. Murcott BA. N.T.5.D. Mr H.T. Noot BA. B.Ed. Mr T O'Reilly B.A.(Hons). S.T.D. Mr I.A. Peters B.A.(Hons). T.e. Mrs J.R. Peters B.A.(Hons). H.E.D. We have been very active in the sphere of professional growth this year. In addition to regular attendance at Teachers' Centre meetings. we have enjoyed rewarding inter-schools contacts with English teachers from Camps Bay High and our own Junior Schooi. We also attended the English First Languageseminars at Westerford High School on 25 July. 1988 also saw the introduction of the SUREperiod at Wynberg - something which our department has long been keen to establish in the schooi. The majority of pupils seem to be responding well to this reading period and we are certain that it will be of benefit to them. ThiS year also saw the compilation of an impressive set of "English Notes" for Stds 8. 9 and 10. Our senior classesnow have a comprehensive source of information on such matters as figurative language.grammar. advertising techntques. punctuation. poetry and correct language usage.The notes are not only a source of reference. but also useful revision material for pupils preparIng for their English examinations. We have now acquired a much needed cupboard In the C31-34 corridor in which are stored sets of language textbooks. readers and poetry anthologies which teachers may wish to use for their lessons. We have had an abnormally high number of staff changes in our department this year. Mr Tom Noot who was with us for a number of years. moved to a promotion post in Grahamstown at the end of the first term. We thank him for the extremely conscientious contnbution he has made to our department and we

P.E.D.

Uningup for the next lesson

THE GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

Subject Heads:AJ.A. Morris BA. P H C Stds 9 & 10 G Eva BA (Ed). B Ed Stds6. 7 &8 Staff: NOde Carpentier B A. H E 0 H ten Velthuis B A. HOE I Peters B A (Hons) T Cert. G Feldman BA. Dip Ed (Sen. Prim.) A Cross HE 0 (Phys Ed.)

Subject Head:K Pretonus M.Phys.Ed.. H.D.E. Staff: H ten Veldthuis B.A..B.Ed. K RIchardson B.A.. M.Ed. V Polden B.A..H.E.D. T O'Reilly B.A.(Hons).S.T.D. Mrs J Peters B.A.(Hons). H.E.D. The alm this year was. once again.to bring history alive and to try to increase the number of boys taking hIStory. In attempting to achIevethis we took part In the HIStory Olympiad. the R.B.H.S.History QUIZ. and a very active war game demonstration on Open NIght The pupils were also gIven a much wider vanety of projects and they also had the freedom to choose their own proJects.Some very good games as reviSIonexercises were deVIsedby Mr Pretorius' Std 9·s. Mr Rlchardson's Std 7C class built fine detaIled models of WW.! trenches. Last year's matrlcs dId very well by obtaining 3 A's In the HG.ThISyear's matncs have the potential to double the number of A's. We WIShour 1988 matrics a successful examination.

Messrs Peters and Feldman arrived at Wynberg thIS year. and their friendliness and hard work soon helped them to settle down both In the classroom and the staffroom. The Geography Department thanks them Sincerelyfor theIr contnbution to Wynberg and wishes them good luck In theIr future posts. Mr Eva ISthanked for runmng the Geography SocIety. He and hIScommIttee orgamse one of the largest and most enthusIastic societies In the school. It is this abIlity to organize and to instil enthusIasm that has brought upon Mr Eva the responsIbIlity of Subject Head of Geography as from January 1989. He IScong ratulated. and good wishes from the rest of the Geography Department go to hIm.

K.J.P.

THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

THE LATIN DEPARTMENT Subject Head: T O'Rellly Staff:

K Richardson

B.A. (Hons) STD B.A.. M.Ed.

Subject Head (Senior): 0 Bromberger

Apart from the epic "Ben Hur". screened in our school hall for all the schools in the Peninsula. we had a quiet year. The numbers taking Latin have remained fairly constant. and the study and mastery of the language continues. This year we have some nine Matriculants studying Latin; about the same number in standard nine along With eight in standard eight continue to do battle with the heroes of old. Our standard six numbers are thirty-five. of these about twenty will continue in standard seven. The standard sevens number twelve. On Open Night the standard sevens and standard sixes displayed their projects. PartIcular interest was shown in the study of the Last Days of Pompeii: this. because of the television series on the same subject. Throughout the school we now follow the Cambridge Course. Although its logical drawbacks are obvious. I believe. in the long run that the end results may be more satisfactory. My thanks to K Richardson for the sterling work he does with the standard nines and tens.

Subject Head (Junior): M Rushby Staff:

B.A. (Hons) B.Sc.. B.Ed. B.Se.. H.o.E.

RC Algie B.A.. M.Ed. de la Mare B.A.. P.T.c.. C.T.S.C. C Harker B.Se.. H.T.O. M Moore B.Sc.. H.O.E. L Maser B.Se.. H.O.E. Russell B.Comm .. H.O.E. K Sandyford B.Sc.. H.O.E.

The Mathematics department has thiS year had the privilege of counting both Mr Algie and Mr Harker among its members. We thank Mr Algie most sincerely for the excellent contribution he has made in the Std 6 area. and we also thank Mr Harker for his really firstrate two-and-a-half-year stint at our school. Queen's College's gain will be a great loss for us at Wynberg. The 1987 Mathematics Senior Certificate results were as follows: HG

T.O·R.

o E 7 8 Failures 1 (SG Pass)

Average 61.5% SG

ABC 1 3

Average 47.8%

0 26

E 17

F 18

G 7

Failures 9

These results are pleasing. partIcularly since the failure rate has declined dramatically from over 20 to 9. but also since there are as many as 10 HG pupils obtaIning A's or B·s. (Congratulations go to Mark Leach and Brandon Spolander on their A symbols) It ISalso pleasing that the averages are both the second best In the last five years. and the matric teachers are to be congratulated on aH of these achievements. Mention of Higher and Standard Grade above must be followed up by comments on the Higher/Standard Grade choice at the end of Standard Seven. Many are the boys and their parents who claim to be greatly surpnsed when Mathematics marks take a nosedive in midyear Std 8. Yet they have been clearly warned that to take Std 8 Mathematics on HG IS to move up to a sharply higher level. and that they can no longer get away with coasting along on average ability as one can In Std 7 (which is "Ordinary" grade). It should be stressed then that HG is intended for the outstanding pupil. SG for the average and Lower Grade for the weaker Maths pupil. Only when a pupil has a record of working extremely hard can an exception be made to the general rule stated above. Also since Lower Grade IS not offered at the school it is appropnate and realistic for 20 or more pupils to discontinue

Marek JaroslawskJ receives his UCT Maths CompetJtlon certIficate from Mr Aigie

the subject and take History, Geography or Biology Instead (as, in fact, has been happening). In conclusion we wish all our Matric Mathematics pupils the very best for the S.e. exams.And let's have a few more surprises this year - all of them pleasant!

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room. However. stand in that corridor on any morning and you will hear, simultaneously, three trumpets (each practising a different line), four side-drummers (tapping rythms on the table, the floor, the window, somone's head?), three pianists (at the same piano), two boys lashing out at the drum kit, Handers "Halleluja Chorus" blaring from one hi-ti system and Queen's"Bohemian Rhapsody"from another. Then we wonder why we struggle to hear the intercom's daily

THE METALWORK DEPARTMENT Subject Head:Mr J.G.Louw H.P.T.D.. H.P.T.C(MT), N.T.C. The fresh-faced enthusiasm for the disciplineof metalwork waxes yearly amongst the Standard 6 pupils _ they stampede to the workshop to be first at the planishing stake or to tremulously light up the oxyacetyleneflame. Many fathers will have receiveda mild steel try-square proudly presented as the first completed metalwork model and mother haspossibly been surprised with a small copper 'whatever" bowl. Many hours of acquired skill separates this picture from that of the quiet pride shown in the beautiful brassjug with well curved flaring lip and sparkling finish by the matnc boy who has,with modest success,come to the end of his labours In Haphaestus' Kingdom. The senior boys have ended their year with a tine display of work set out for inspectJOn.The standard mne pupils have this year attempted many small projects with varying success.The standard eight boys have enjoyed arc-welding so much that some have been tempted to mass-manufacture potjie-kos stands and even offer them for sale. The standard sevenshave again shown that when a subject is fun the work gets done quickly and many interesting weather-vanes were completed. I am pleasedto say that the majority of the pupils are engaged in the pursuit of the discipline becauseof a sincere interest in a rewarding experience. Metalwork is nota sinecurefor the fellow looking for a soft option for, apart from the more enjoyable practical aspect the technical drawing and theory side of the discipline demands an analytical approach and sound mathematical background.

A. Preston and P. Lautenbach who attended the First National Band Festival lO Bloemfontein

"FOr Elise". It is only during the SURE period that silence returns. This year we have ten students taking music as one of their academic subjects: two in Std 6 (piano and viola), one in Std 7 (bassoon), three in Std 8 (all pianists), and two eachn Std 9 (bassoonand recorder) and Std 10 (piano and violin). The 1987 matric results for musicwere good : the average was 70% and David Zink (flute) is to be congratulated on attaining an A symbol. There were two visits from Capabthis year. Pianist Keith Jewell gave an outstanding lecture-demonstration. A percussion trio introduced the boys to the timpani. xylophone and a variety of rhythm instruments, with an impressive display of acrobatics on the drum set. A group of boys attended the PinelandsHigh Production of "The Sound of Music" while another group

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THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT SuQjectHead: Mr B. Botha B. Mus. Ms B. Fassler B. Mus. (Ed.), H.D.E. When walking down the music corridor one passes four doors, each leading to an apparently sound-proof

saw Capab's "Marriage of Figaro". The Music Concert in March emphasised Twentieth Century melodies ranging from jazz and blues to LatinAmerican. The June Concert was somewhat more serious with performances of fugues. sonatas and concerto movements. On Open Night musicians demonstrated their skills on the bassoon. trombone and bass guitar. and the Music Society tested the parents' music knowledge. There have been some fine achievements amongst Wynberg musicians this year:

other spheres of our school life. We likewise thank Mr Gary Feldman for the willing way in which he has worked in our department.

A.C.

THE PHYSICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

- Good results were achieved n the Grade 5 theory paper: . Bechley (84%). Summersgill (80%) and Lautenbach (79%) - Beckley (bassoon). Lautenbach (bassoon) and Preston (trombone) were invited to perform with the W.P. Youth Orchestra. - Lautenbach was invited to perform with the S.A. Youth Orchestra at Wits. - Beckley poured much creativity into composing and recording incidental music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream". - de Meuter played the Gr. VIII (final) recorderexam. - Lautenbach passed Gr. VI bassoon exam.

Sentor Science Subject Head: B Greenwood Junior Science Subject Head: R Radloff Staff:

1987 RESULTS: The examiners surprised all schools by changing the format of the final Matric exams for the new syllabus. but our pupils coped reasonably well. The Std 10 Higher Grade pupils produced the following results: 6 A's (Spolander. Zink. Eddy, Newton. Marshall and Daly): 3 B's: 12 C's: 17 D's and 8 E's with 4 SG E's: 1 SG F and 1 G giving an average of 58.6% from 52 candidates compared to the provincial median of56,I%. The Stad 10 Standard Grade pupils obtained 1 A (Rowberry): 5 B's: 13 C's: 16 D's: 23 E's: 6 F's and 1 G. Average for 65 candidates: 53.4% compared to the provincial median of 50.9%.

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THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Subject Head:

A.G. Cross

H.E.D. (P.E.)

K. Pretorius D. Schooling G.Feldman

M. Phys. Ed .. H.D.E. H.E.D. (P.E.) BA Dip Prim Ed.

B.Sc.. B.Ed.

R P Connellan B.Sc.. B.Ed. L Maser B.Sc.. H.D.E. M Moore B.Sc.. H.D.E. J Mathew B.Sc.. B.Ed. (1 st term) Miss L Lear H.E.D. (2nd. 3rd & 4th term)

Laboratory Assistant (Science): M Petersen Laboratory Assistant (Biology): 0 Ruiters

After three years at Wynberg. Mr Botha has decided to enter the business world. He will certainly be difficult to replace. Our farewell message to Mr Botha is: Thank you and good luck. We will miss you.

Teachers:

B.Sc.. S.T.D.

Std 9 HG: 5 A's: passes.

The department had an enjoyable year. with much support coming from Or Nel. our subject advisor. who regards the equipping of pupils with the knowledge and skills to enhance their participation in life-time sports as being of paramount importance. It is tremendous to see the number of boys who enthusiastically participate in sport Therein lies the essence of a healthy life. The Parents' Keep-Fit Classes continued to operate and we must thank all those who generously contributed toward the purchase of sports equipment Mr. Doug Schooling left the teaching profession to pursue an exciting career in the marketing of gymnasiums. We thank him for the valuable contributions that he made. not only to our subject. but also in many

5 B's: 16 C's: 17 D's: 23 E and 14 SG

Std 9 SG: 1 C: 1 0: 10 E's: 16 F's and 10 failures. Std 8 HG: 4 A's: 7 B's: 13 C's: 17 D's: 34 E's and 16 SG passes. Std 8 SG: 2 D's: 6 E's: 7 F's and 7 failures. This year for the first time we have offered Std 8 Science on the standard grade from the beginning of the year. In the past pupils could only change to standard grade for the final exam. We have had 2 matric subject failures each of the past 2 years and three of those have been Higher Grade pupils who would easily have scored well on the standard grade if they accepted good advice, We obtained6 HG A'sand 1 SG A again this year (out of 17 A's in all subjects) and the Science department hopes to

Olympiad questions. The topics covered in these courses have included work from Geography. Astronomy and Biology. and have not been related only to Physicsor Chemistry. All Wynberg Senior Sciencepupils were expectedto produce a research project on some topic of interest to themselves. Some very good work was done. but in general the projects missed the aim of fresh research and tended to use other peoples' ideas. Few new tests and developments were tried. Some Science Club members developed their projects further for the Science Expo at ucr in September. which unfortunately clashedwith the School's Open Night EXPO

We entered the GEC Science Expo at ucr again this year. Projects were submitted by Andrew Kerr. John Webber. Matthew Swart Graham Truter. Mark Jubber. Sea Meuwese. Warren Carew. SeanSinnott Joel Merris. Christopher Fermor. Jason Clark and Bruce Harrod. I think that the boys enjoyed it and leamt a lot by participating. Unfortunately. Wynberg was not amongst the prize-winners this year. Our staff have been active in investigating the possibility of an "Add Science"course for the top pupils to broaden their scientific knowledge beyond the immediate syllabus. Mr Moser has led this top Std 9 group on a very worthwhile mini-lecture course. where eachpupil hasresearchedand presented a paper on a topic of interest to himself. Mr Radloff was on a panel to address the ScienceTeachersSeminar on Projects while Mr Greenwood was asked tojoin a panel to discussthe position of text books in education. We finished our year's Std 9 experiments with the rather noxious Sulphur and Nitrogen investigations and Michael Petersenthe laboratory assistant keeps us well prepared. We look forward to good results in the final exams this year and wish all our matric pupils a prosperous future.

Now let's see if it turns pink....

maintain or improve on this in 1988. The ScienceHonours board has been developed by Mr Radloff outside 033. All matrics who achieve a science Distinction (over 80% in the final Matric exams) will have their names added to the list which has been back-dated to our move to the new school in 198 L All pupils who do well in the ScienceOlympiad are also added to the list with photographis of those who are included in the top one hundred Olympiad entrants in the country. SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

1988

This year 44 boys in Std 8. 9 and 10 wrote the Science Olympiad Exam. Our top pupil was Jeremy Joubert (Std 10) who came in the top 200 in the country with 75%. The top Std 9 boy was Matthew Warren (59%) and our top Std 8 pupil was Arthur Preston (6696). who scored the second highest mark in the school. Nineteen boys had results which placedthem in the top 1096 of the country (the best overall results we have ever had) and a further 15 scored more than 5096 for the Olympiad (our school average was 54.696). During the year we have tried to assist the boys in their preparation for the Olympiad by holding a number of lectures on specific topics that are either not covered in detail or not covered at all in the school syllabus. These Pupil Enrichment Programmes (PEP) have served to broaden the boys' knowledge of science as well as give them a slight edge when answering

JUNIOR GENERAL SCIENCE

We welcomed Jim Mathew back for the first term. when he helped usout and then MissLearjoined usfor the rest of the year. The most contentious section of this year's syllabus was once again the question of projects where much good work was done. However. marks were lost because.although the projects' instructions were well prepared. the pupils did not follow them. More than enough time was given in which to complete them. but this still did not eliminate the usual last-minute rush. Extensions were not given and pupils were penalized for handing in late. Other project work. namely the Std 6 and 7 Biology 30

worksheet relating to the teachings of Jesus become links in the chain reaction of developing this inner awareness of a spiritual dimension and the nature of God. The timetable this year has made the task of the teacher a little easier in that there are opportunities for whole standards to meet together during one period to see a film for example. Some periods are shared with the Guidance teacher which means that the teacher only hasto prepare a twenty-five minute lesson.Unlike other subjects where as much time as possible is required to finish a syllabus. BEis most effective if lessons are short meaningful and thought-provoking.

projects on reproduction and the human body were very successfuland enjoyable. All work schemes are proceeding on schedule and we wish our pupils successat the end of the year. B.G. and R.R.

THE WOODWORK DEPARTMENT During the course of the year my pupils asked why we hadto spendsucha lot of extra time designing and producing a year model. The reason is that antiques are becoming scarce and more expensive so that the demand for reproductions in Chippendale. Sheratox and Hippiewhite styles hasgrown. The development of good furniture will not depend upon massproduction. but rather upon the taste of the user and the knowledge and craftsmanship of the designer and the manufacture. It will. however. demand greater knowledge and skill from the rising generation. At the moment the only pieces of furniture which can lay claim to good craftsmanship and individuality. are those made of some Senior Certificate pupils. As a result of their sound construction and fine finish. these articles will withstand the test of time. At the end of the year. after many hours spent on a piece of furniture. the pupil experiences a feeling of pride and satisfaction in the final product. The woodwork pupils of 1988 made it a very enjoyable year for me.Their friendliness and enthusiasm for the subject is something I will always appreciate.

B.C.

YOUTH PREPAREDNESS A team of 11 teachers took part in this programme during the year. An interestng and varied range of topics were presented. It included Catastrophe in Nature and Society. The National Symbols. Disinvestment. Ustening Skills and Personallnvolvement. With the standard 7 group macro-teaching was tried and met with varied success.Some very good talks were delivered in the hall. I thank the staff who conscientiously presented these topics during the year. J.L.

P.K.

FROM THE TEACHER COUNSELLOR

BIBLE EDUCATION All the staff members involved in taking this subject have had considerable experience and the subject is dealt with effectively. There is a vastselection ofteaching aids available to help put the messageacross. The subject is. indeed.simply a message:that there isa God. that He loves us. that He sent Jesus His Son to die for our sins and that we should believe this and love one another. This messagecan be traced in the Old Testament in symbol and prophetic form and of course it is spelled out clearly in the New Testament The task of the teacher in this subject is not to wade through the syllabus. but to provide opportunities for the pupils to see that there is another dimension to reality - the spiritual dimension. that this dimension is within eachof us and needsto be developed in line wth the principles laid down in the Bible message. Each Bible story discussed in class or seen on a film. each topic dealing with the Biblical system of morality. each

Teacher Mr D de la Mare Counsellor:

B.A..P.T.C.. C.T.s.C.

At present the school has one counsellor who deals with the academic. vocational and social guidance of the pupils - no mean task when you consider that there are approximately 720 pupils in the school. Outside activities organized by this department incude such things as visits to businesses. interviews and a Careers Evening. This year's Careers Evening was organized with the aid of Sean Leeand he did an outstandingjob. The only blemish on the whole evening was that a number of speakers did not arrive to deliver their talks. As soon as suitable facilities are made available to the counselling & guidance department of the school. there will be great improvement in this area. 31

the SUREperiod each day. Thanks to the generosity of parents. our donate-achair appeal covered part of the costs of c~rtains ~s well as chairs for our audio-visual room. This room IS being fully utilised and. in addition to our ~~ VCRand monitor. we now have VHS plus an additional VHS recorder and monitor which can be usedin classrooms. Sincethe welcome acquisition of our new VHS video camera. the pupils have beenable to venture into exciting new areas of creativity. Apart from covering rugby and hockey for coaching purposes. the camera has been utilised to film documentaries of Wynberg Girls' High School's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". our very successful cadet band and the development of Khiamnandi. Many smaller productions are in the pipeline. The useof slides. tape recordings. paintings and still photographs in conjunction with this cam.era ~~ans that all areas of the Media Centre are being utilised more and more by the pupils of our school. The Audio-visual media team for 1988 comprises: Media Team: X Fazakerly. T Good. M van Eyssen. K Bacon. D Knight. A Touley. J Fialkov TV camera crew: S MacDonald.T Good. D Engelke. J P Baar. S Brown. G Korck, D Bailey. W CandreII. J Kialkov.

THE MEDIA CENTRE Media Teacher: Mr K !liffe. BA. STD. H Dip Lib Mrs P Hawkins. DS E (Lib Sc).PT H C Assistant Media Mrs J Peters. B A (Hons). H E D Teachers: Mr C Murcott. BA. N T S D Mid-Year brought changesto the staffing of our media centre. Mr lIiffe left after eight years in the Library. Mrs Hawkins took over the library and overall running of the Media Centre. Mr Murcott. with his experience in video and movie-making took over the audio-visual section and staff photo-copying and Mrs Peters was appointed to teach English and History and to assist in updating our Library catalogue. . . The small but keen library team compnses Justin Simpson (Head Library Assistant). Arthur Preston (Deputy-Head). Wayne Fillis. Barry Knol. Adam ChIppendale and Trevor Flint The Library has had a minor facelift, with potplants. pictures and new shelf guides brightening the room. The reference section is also being reorganised. About R2 000 has been spent on new books. Most of these are non-fiction for research purposes. but an attempt has been made to acquirejunior high fiction in order to bridge the gap between the tastes and reading skills of primary and high school pupils. This is particularly important becauseof the need for readabe fiction for

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PEP COURSES

writing springs from personal experience. which itself springs from an "openness of soul"' or sensitive awareness both of the world around us and within us.

The PEP Courses. as part of the general Enrichment Programme at the school. were first introduced in 1987. Called PEP for Pupil Enrichment Programme _ these courses haveexpanded this year partly to accommodate the top academic pupils who enter the interschools Olympiads. Over 20 pupils have been involved in the Science Olympiad Course run by Mr Moser. about the same number attended the English Olympiad course arranged by Mr Noot. and around 15 participated in Mr Bromberger"s Maths Olympiad course. PEP courses were also designed to stimulate keen and adventurous pupils - not necessarily high academic performers - and to introduce them to new activities. interests and knowledge. Boysthis year were offered courses in:

The Role of the Cinema in Education: Mr

Murcott with his own hands-on media experience helped boys to a theoretical and practical knowledge of the film as a medium of communication. 4.

Stock Exchange Game: Mr Russellgave Std

Sevensan opportunity to experience share-ownership in game form over a number of months. with some boys achieving excellent paper profits for themselves. It is to be explained that the PEPCourses are only possible because pupilS are permitted to miss one period per term for each of their school subjects. At the moment It is largely teachers who lead these courses. but. if either parents. pupils or outsiders offered to present suitable courses for 1989. we would be more than happy to accommodate them. Any suggestions Will also be gratefully received.

1. Catering: Mrs Campbell arranged various speakers.at school or elsewhere. on topics such as Indian Cooking. Braai-ing. the Cape Sun. Catering as a Career. 2. Creative Writing: Mr Nienaber encouraged boys to write from the heart. pointing out that great

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IMPORTANT EVENTS

teachers from the Junior School. retired members of staff and friends. Then. despite the muddy conditions. a number of enjoyable hockey and rugby matcheswere played against the Old Boys.

FOUNDERS' DAY: 31 AUGUST 1988 Founders' Day dawned cold and rainy in Wynberg this year and so we were unable to hold our traditional cadet and band parade on the school fields. However. the weather did not affect the ceremony in the Clegg Hall where the guest speaker was Mr Neville Riley. Mr Riley. in the course of his address. stressed that traditions in a school like Wynberg should not be seen as statiC phenomena. but should rather be regarded as dynamic quantities on which each generation should strive to build. He encouraged the 1988 Matrics to prepare themselves for the future by pursuing excellenceand retaining the common touch. The ceremony was followed by refreshments in the quad where we renewed acquaintanceswith Old Boys.

P.E.D.

FOUNDERS' DAY 1988

roll-on grass was laid. The field was onceagain usedby rugby teams in May of this year. R.C.A.

CONTACT WEEKS - 1988 Three Contact Weeks havebeen held this year in which pupils and staff have had the opportunity to meet their contemporaries of SACS. Rondebosch and our own Junior School in a number of activities. As many sports as possiblewere scheduledin the same week as well as a variety of cultural activities. In addition. respective staffs have met sociallyand on the sports field. Hopefully these encounters have cemented old friendships and will lead to new and lasting ones being created. K.R.

DEVELOPMENT OF GROUNDS DURING 1988 The end of 1987 and the beginning of 1988 saw the culmination of two major field developments. Wynberg House Site Through the summer period the surface of the Wynberg House fields were top-dressed. fertilised and well watered. The improvement to the surfaces was remarkable and the fields were used for the hockey season. In August they were once again top-dressed and the building of a turf cricket wicket was begun. It is hoped that the official opening of the fields will take place at the start of the 1989 hockey season. In order to cut the costs of watering the fields. a borehole. originallyon the Silverhurst grounds. has been rejuvenated and water from it should be available by the end of this year.

Mr Terry Cooper examines the new borehole equipment.

THE 1988 MATRIC DANCE

The Hollow

In September 1987 work began on the reconditioning of the surface of the Hollow. It was graded to provide an effective run-off to one corner of the fields and drains were dug to improve the drainage of the field. The surface was then given a new layer oftopsoil and

The theme for this year's dancewas Valhalla - a viking banquet hall'. Once again the decorating of the school hall proved to be a mammoth task and group ofStd 9's spent many evenings prior to the dance making props. Fortunately. there were a number of artistic people on the committee as the decoration required a great deal of artwork. Two cakesalesand ajumble salewere held to raise funds and the dance ran to budget Although the band started rather slowly. the dance floor was packed from to pm onwards. Catering was done by the Std 9 mothers. who provided an excellent meal. The committee was well chaired by Peter Mills. and comprised Grant Clark and Thomas McEwen (Catering). Grant Esterhuizen. Justin Heathcote-Marks and Sean Wethmar (Decoration). Michael Klibbe and Murray Johnson (Finance) and Jason Collocott and Wayne Spolander (Waiters).

Work in progress on the new Wynberg House Field cricket pitch

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1988

MATRIC DANCE

percussion performance were followed by an innovation in the form of the induction of the incoming society chairman. The amusing Standard 9 play "Passion. Poison and Petrification". produced earlier this year. brought a highly successfulOpen Night to a close.

THE STANDARD NINE CAMP Onceagain this year. the Standard 9 Camp was held during the first weekend of the fourth term. The group of campers set off for Villiersdorp on Friday morning. under the leadership of the Camp Committee. Various teachers also popped in for a day or two. aswell as Mr AJgie.who retained his title of Funniest Face.This year saw more teachers present than ever before and also the highest number of boys thus far. The camp was characterised by the effervescent behaviour of the Standard Nines and a strong spirit between them. There were a number of memorable occasions.including some hilarious teacher impersonations and spectacular dormitory antics. Various talks and discussionswere led by teachersand prefects. and preparation for Matric 1989 began when the goal of Improving the school spirit was decided upon by the group. A Matric Support Committee was elected and now that a number of projects and ideas are to be investigated by this Committee. we look forward to an exciting 1989.

P.C.

STAFF SEMINAR 1988 Over the weekend of the 22 and 23 January as staff seminar was held. The programme was as follows: Friday. 2.00 pm: Our evaluation of our role as teachers. Two parents. Mr D Drew and Mr D Bradley and two immediate past pupils. S Heathcote-Marks and M Leach.formed a panel and gave us a good idea of what they expected of us. This was followed by an open question and discussion period. Friday. 4.00 pm: Subject groups met to plan for the year. Saturday. 9.00 am: A discussion on multi-racial schools. Mr R Taylor. Headmaster of St Joseph's College and Mr C Roos. General Secretary of the South African Teachers' Association. addressed the staff on the rewards and challenges of multi-racial education. This was followed. after tea. by group discussions among the staff. The aim was not to come to any conclusions. but to allow staff to express and hear different views on the topic. To conclude the seminar a most enjoyable lunchtime braai was held at Silverhurst for staff and families.

OPEN NIGHT -17 AUGUST 1988 Open Night. now a regular date on our school calendar. was. as usual. very well supported and the catering department was left bare at the close of the evening. The evening commenced with a performance by our Bandand Cadet Platoon. Clubsand societieswere then given the opportunity to show themselves off. something they could do with pride this year. Stepped-up advertising clued up the cluelessvisitors in the school. The conclusion of the evening was focussedon the hall where the final inter-house debate and a piano and

R.A.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Other society activities were a debate on the existence of life elsewhere in the universe. the showing of films obtained from the Education Department and an outing of 10 boys to the Museum to view a lunch-time planetarium show called 'The Universeof Dr Einstein".

THE AFRIKAANS SOCIETY Chairman: Graham Arnott Vice-Chairman: lan Cowley President: Mr S Polden

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The main activity of the Afrikaans Society this year was the visit to Knysna and environs. The trip was organised by Graham Arnott and lan Cowley. The trip took place in the first week of the mid-year holidays. Eight boys went on the trip as well as Mr Nienaber. The aim of the trip was to give the boys a little insight into DaleneMatthee's novels.Among the many highlights of the trip was a visit to the Mikwood Village and the mines. To give the boys a feeling of the forest. all the placesvisited involved walks through the forest. Thank you to Mr Polden. Mr Nienaber and lan Cowley who assisted me so well throughout the year.

THE ART SOCIETY Chairman: Richard Penn Vice-Chairman: Garyth Bevan Secretary: Andrew Tattershall The year's activities were organised around the creation of a collection of clothing. This collection consisted of an array of multi-coloured loose-fitting male shorts designed for the beach.The shorts are cut from white cotton cloth and various textile designing techniques are employed: hand painted metallic designs. lino print designs and tie-dying patterns. Obliging sisters and mothers sew the garments together. An interesting display of the completed shorts was exhibited on Open Night alongside a demonstration by Garyth Bevan. Brian Watson and Jason de Boer of the fabric-designmg techniques used.

G.A.

THE ASTRONOMY SOCIETY Master-in-charge: D Bromberger Chairman: J Joubert Committee: G Treadaway. B Keytel. R Ventura

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This year the Astronomy Society has been less active than last year. but a number of things were achievedin the course of 1988. The most important was the final completion of the Dobsonian reflector telescope by Jeremy Joubert with the aid of his father. The telescopeproject hasnot been an easyone. and has been on the go for over two years now with Richard Coeand GavinSutton also contributing their efforts in the construction of the instrument. We are most grateful to Jeremy for this achievement and thank him sincerely for his invaluable work for the society and the school. The telescope featured in one of the later activities of the society when sunspots were studied by meansof a cardboard screen placed close to the eyepiece.The telescope was also on display on Open Night when all too few people took advantage of the opportunity to view Saturn and its rings. Jupiter and its moons. and some of the more picturesque nebulae in the night sky. It was also the suQject of a talk on the structure of astronomical telescopes in general.

R.P.

THE BRIDGE CLUB The Bridge Club has been in existence for three years. Our initial alms were to raise the standard of bridge at Wynberg. This has continued to occur throughout this year and our club has grown well. We are now comfortably occupying five tables. A number of newcomers have been able to pick up the basics of the game quickly. The offidal competitions held this year were the Inter-house Bridge. which was won this year by Van Riebeeck.In addition to this. an enjoyable evening was held in an attempt to rank the top twelve players. This produced some rather peculiar rankings. Miss Lear. a new teacher to the school. has made a considerable Impact on the bridge of the juniors. Special mention must be made of Mr Moser. who has onceagain madean invaluable contribution to the club.

Pairs of players have now been formed which will then lead to the official seeding of the first eight couples (or strings). In closing.1 will thank the committee for their support and at the same time wish Grant Clarke the very best as he takes over chairmanship of the club.

distribution of cash over a range of cost elements. the idea is to try and achieve the greatest profit in a given period. Although the group did not reach the second round of this inter-schools competition.1 believe much was learned about the structure and complications involved in the running of a business. although on a very simplified level. It is hoped to continue our participation in the future asthe Management Gameprovides stimulating practical work in the area of Accounting.

P.C.

D.R.

THE BIOLOGY SOCIETY THE CHESS CLUB

The society has increased its membership enormously this year under the chairmanship of Mark Schenk. The activities have been fairly wide-ranging : There has been microscope work. talks have been arranged and there have also been a number of dissections. Nextyear an effort will be made to get more speakers to visit the school.

Masters-in-charge: Mr B Greenwood Mr H Jonker Chairman: G Kalt L Krafchik Team Captain: R Harvey Committee: A Bradley I Liddie

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Once again the chess club had a very successful year. The Chessclub must be one of the more popular society period activities with average attendance at nearly 80 each meeting and the lowest attendance over 50. Besidethe chess matches each Friday. a number of other events took place. Round Robin tournaments were held against Wynberg Junior. and against SACS Boys High during the Contact Weeks. and these were enjoyed by everyone. A chessexam was written in the second term and our team members achievedexcellent

THE BUSINESS GAME A group of Standard 9 boys participated in the ICl Business Management Game during the early part of this year. The contest consists ofa simulated businesssituation In which the contestants are given a particular commodity to market Using decision-making with regard to the volume of units ordered and sold and the

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1st. 2nd and 3rd CHESS TEAMS

3rr1 Row: R van Breda. S Brown. L Brink. M Hughes. G Ruffel 2nd Row.M Aaron. G Williams. J McLaughlin. 0 Burger. 0 Doughty. N Hudson

Front Row: IUddie. R Harvey (WP U I gA). Mr R C Algle (Headmaster). L Krafchik (WP U19A). Mr BGreenwood (Master-in-<harge). G Kalt. A Bradley Absent B Knol. A Chippendale

and achievedvery good results. Mrs Hawkins and Mrs Peters organised most of the matches and transport with the help of Mr Greenwood. Brett McLaughlin and parents. The First ChessTeam. which played in the A League. lost only one game during the second term and came second in the league. (Herzlia scored 35 points compared to Wynberg's 34 points.) This is the closest that Herzlia have come to losing the leaguein the last eight years. Ian Liddie scored 100% and Alan Bradley 80% on board 4 and 5 respectively. We were unbeaten during the third term and beat Herzlia 7 - 3 to end their unbeaten run of over 100 matches in schools league. Reece Harvey achieved a 75% score on board 2 and Gary Kalt achieved83% on board 3 with lan Liddie remaining unbeaten to the last match of the season on board 4. The second team which played in the E Leagueduring the second term also excelled.and they came second in the league. Mark Aaron played very well to be unbeaten on board 1 with Louis Brink achieving 79% successonboard2 and Dorian Burger71 %on board 5. The second team's good results were repeated during the third term with only one loss. Mark Aaron remaining unbeaten for the season and Louis Brink

results: Dryden Doughty of the third team achieved 93% in the Pawn Exam.while the first team excelledin the Knight exam: Lorne Krafchik 93%. Alan Bradly 83%. Gary Kalt and ReeceHarvey 80% and lan Liddie 63%. All our entrants passed.while only 37% passed this exam country-wide. On Open Night the number one and two seeds. L Krafchik and R Harvey. played simultaneous chess against the other team members in the chess room. while the number three and four seeds. G Kalt and A Bradley gave a demonstration on the outdoor board. M Aaron beat M Secchiain the finals of the Std 6 Championships and 0 Doughty beat G Ruffel and G Carew for third place. The School championships took the form of a blitz tournament this year. Lorne Krafchik repeating his successof the past two years after Chris Whitehead caused some upsets before being knocked out In the Inter-house championships played over five weeks during the second term; Van Riebeeckwere the winners. Finally. congratulations to R Harvey on being elected as chairman for 1989 and to his enthusiastic committee: I Liddie. MAaron. 0 Doughty and N Hudson. We entered three chessteams in the schools leagues

was unbeaten since the first match of the secondterm. Dorian Burger improved to 80% while Gareth Williams improved to 71 % on board 4 with Jeremy McLaughlan remaining 50% on board 3. The third team produced some encouraging results with Dryden Doughty remaining unbeaten all season on board 1 and Nicholas Hudson working hard to improve his game to achieve 80% on board 2 during the third term. Michael Hughes achieved 70% on board 5. Even though the First team losesa few players next year. this seasonhas proved to us that Wynberg Chess has a lot of depth. On an individual basis L Krafchik and R Harvey came third and sixth respectively in the Northern High

Schools Tournament and Harvey repeated this good performance to come fourth in the UCT Open. In the WP SchoolsChampionships Lorne Krafchik scored 4.5: Mark Aaron, 4 and ReeceHarvey 3.5 out of 7 possible points. The Western Province SchoolsTeams to play in the SA Schools Tournament at UCT during December include ReeceHarvey and Lorne Krafchik on boards 10 and 11 respectively. Krafchik played in the same position last year in Durban. Awards: Blues:

L Krafchik and R Harvey Colours: G Kalt. I Liddie and A Bradley Most Improved Player: N Hudson G.K" L.K. and B.G.

That's put a spanner In the works!

SCHOOL CHOIR

5th Row: S du Plessis. K Klesser. J Maitland. W Beaumont. P Gildenhuys. J Visser. M Horne. G Kruse. R Skews. G MOir 4th Row: A Chippendale. J Lee. J Simpson. A van der Westhuizen. S de Meuter. D Mair. L Rust. B Johnstone. D Morel. M Gordon. G Bunce 3rd Row: J Parrott. M Alexander. J Brown. R Hochfelden. G Hardres·Wil!iams. D Boiskin. A Pestana. N Cartwright. G Beaumont. A Keytel. B Barrel! 2nd Row: S MacDonald. N Rohrs. A Preston. P Judge. R Postings. S Beaumont. N Perkins. M Soloman. S Hoare. G Mills. E Postlngs. GCowley Front Row: G Newmark. P Carey. C Summersgil!. Miss B Fiissler (Director). M Rice (Chairman). Mr RC Aigie (Headmaster). P Mills. Mr B Botha (Accompamst). P Andrews. G Mlchahtsianos. R Laurenson

THE SCHOOL CHOIR LastOctober the choir enjoyed a memorable workshop with the Welsh Male VoiceChoir. Two works were prepared: "The Battlehymn of the Republic" and Verdïs "Hebrew Slave Chorus". the latter sung in Italian. For the Wynberg boys it was not only a privilege to sing with CapeTown's top male choir. but also an incredible learning experience. (How do those tenors reach their top notes so easily?) The first weekend of 1988 was spent at a Choir Camp in Melkbosstrand. Amidst much fun and games (e.g. when the official photograph was taken in the walk-in refridgerator) old songs were revived and new one were practised. Although the Std 6 boys were initially enthusiastic

regarding the Junior Choir - With a lovely rendition of the "Little Brown Jug" at the MusIcConcert-the num· bers slowly decreased. However. the twenty regulars joined the senior boys in Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" which was rehearsed during the Informal Periods. After the traditional warm-up on the Grand Parade. the Special Choir received a Merit Award at the Cape Town Eisteddfod. In June a select group of boys sang for Deneen Botha's wedding at the Methodist Church on Greenmarket Square. The choir gave a particularly poignant performance of Schubert's "Heilig". The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the Choir Festival held in August. The WBJSChoirs sang particu-

Rehearsing at the Melkbosstrand choir camp.

larly well this year. The Girls' School. as usual. gave an excellent performance and the Swiss Male Choir sang traditional music from the Alps with a yodel thrown In for authenticity. The WBHS choir rose to the occasion with. in my opinion. their best performance to date. But it was the P.C.A.Choir - a black group from Sea POInt- who won the audience over. It is not often that the Clegg Hall enJoyssuch powerful sounds. The tradItional "Fill the World with Love" was a fitting finale to a magic evening. At Founder's Day the High and Junior schools once againjoined forces in the gallery. The year will end With a Carol Service. which is always a splendid evening. Mr Botha and the "Ten Tens" have been an integral part of the choir over the past three years. To Mr B. Mark. Paul. Gary. Simon. Craig. Philip. Etienne. Greg. John and Nicholas we say a special "thank you" for shanng so many happy hours with us and we wish you well for the future. Any good tenors out there?

COMPUTER SOCIETY Until recently the computers were available to all those pupils who had paid a small fee to cover the cost of the key which admitted them to the computer room. Apart from the odd bit of wordprocessing and programming and a lot of games playing. the club has drifted along fairly aimlessly. This trend is mainly due to the perception that BBCis passéand that MS-DOSis "in". but not available. The main priority of the club. therefore. is to obtain an IBM compatible PC.The possibility of selling all the BBC'sexcept for one. is being considered to fund this development Having obtained a PC.the club will begin to operate more along the lines of a PEP course: The committee members will offer short courses on DOS.PASCALand BASIC.Interested pupils will be allowed to attend these lecture demonstrations once a week instead of going to their normallessons. This form of computer education is. at present. more relevant to pupils of êomputer technology.

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school library on the 3rd of March and was greatly enjoyed by all who participated and supported the event. Thejunior winner was lan Liddie who spoke on UFO's and the senior winner was Trevor Flint who spoke on the history of our modern alphabet. Our thanks to Mr Lumanwho adjudicatedthe competition. The following term saw our first forum discussion team. comprising Grant Esterhuizen.Trevor Flint. Tim de Wet. Paul Carey and Sheldon MacDonald.compete in the CapeTown Eisteddfod. We fared extremely well. taking not only the highest award of the evening. but the highest award possible.the Gold Diploma. The second term also saw the launch of the interhouse debating. This was done on a knock-out system and the finals saw the Rhodes team of Grant Esterhuizen and Stephen van Rhyn battling it out with the DeWaal team ofTrevor Flint and Grant Kelroe-Cooke. The result was De Waal clinching the shield by a half a point. During the 3rd term the school Reading Competition was won by Patrick Walton. Further debateswere held against other schools including a mixed debate against Rondeboschwhere our seniors mixed teams to debate the topic that "Violence Solves Nothing". Our juniors were involved in a parachute debate on that evening. Thejuniors in the society visited our Junior School to debatethe topic "Our parents fuss too much" and to participate in the ever-popular Just-a-Minute. This year Paul ca rey is to be commended for his fine effort in the regional public speaking competition where he achieved 2nd place. He was also awarded blues for debating. Colours were awarded to Tim de Wet and Trevor Flint. It is more than safe to concludethat during this year Wynberg Boys' High Schoolhas.in both the senior and junior ranks. maintained a high standard of debate.

Photo: J. Hahndiek

The membership of the club includes some very talented and motivated individuals who will have a big future in computers and it is hoped that the rearrangements made in the modus operandi of the society will bring out more of their potential.

B.C.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY Committee: Chairman - T de Wet Secretary - T Flint Junior Rep - S van Rhyn 1988 hasbeena very full year for the Debating Society in one way and another. Our membership was comprised mainly by juniors who have participated enthusiastically during the year. both at external debates and during the societies period. Our first big event of the year was the school's annual Best Speaker Competition. This was held in the

T.F.

The Debating Society Committee

Mr Evan presented two talks. The first entitled Where Did We Come From? followed the informal discussionon the sametopic. Mr Evatoo presented a slide show on his visit to Australia. The slide show really showed just how similar South Africa and Australia actuallyare. As well as presenting the above talks. Mr Eva also answered many questions in a question-andanswer sessionheld in the third term. Many. many films were seen by the members throughout the year. Subjects ranged widely from Wave Action to the Economy of Kenya. The Geography Society faces a bright future. Next year's chairman is Andre Badenhorst. Good luck to next year's committee.

THE DRAMATIC SOCIETY Drama at Wynberg this year was dominated by the Girls' High production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Six of our standard nines were involved as actors. and a large number of pupils helped with various aspects of the production. from construction and set dressing. to lighting and sound. Miss P Glover the drama teacher at the Girls' Schooldirected the play in a highly professional manner. and it was a great success. Much of this success may be attributed to the spirit of co-operation between the two schools. and to the friendship and spirit which developed among the cast and crew. The Annual Inter-House One-Act Play Competition was once again won by Wellington House. with a play about the naivete of two young thieves. Patrick Walton directed this play. Cat and Mice. as well as writing it himself. He won the best director award. while his two main characters won best actor and best supporting actor awards. No awards were madefor set design and special effects. Uttlewood was placed second with a murder mystery. Rhodes' play. which highlighted prejudice. was third. followed by De Waal's Sherlock Holmes mystery and Van Riebeeck. with a lighthearted detective story. Finally. mention must also be made of James McCullagh who was in the cast of "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" at the Baxter Theatre 10 April of this year. According to press reports he acted confidently and convincingly. Our congratulations to him.

J.S. &G.A.

THE HISTORY SOCIETY Masters-in-charge: Mr K Pretorius Chairman: Graeme Cowley Committee: Grant Esterhuizen. Neil Lockitch. Mark Orpen-Lyall. Andrew Symmonds The History Society began the year with certain aims and aspirations and I am pleasedto say that we have fulfilled many of them. Oneof our aims was to increase the attendance. The society now has up to ZS regular members and we are active during every societies period. During the year. the society played host to a number of guest speakerson a wide range of topics. Among the most interesting was the talk given by Anthony Morris. ex-head boy of Wynberg. on the influence of the media on the American political outlook. Sam Penneygave a talk on his visit to Canada.while Mr G Evadelivered a very interesting talk on the history of Chineseculture. Other topics dealt with included urban terrorism. the SAAF.the MOTHorganisation and life in a border cadet camp. These meetings were enjoyed by everyone and we alllearnt a great deal. A number of films were screened during the year. They dealt mostly with wars in Africa (Angola and Uganda).as well as the spread of the AIDSvirus in this continent To conclude. I should like to thank Mr Pretorius for his assistance and encouragement He contributed greatly to the successof our society this year and I look forward to the forthcoming year.

S.M.

THE GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY 1988 Chairman: Peter Slate Vice-Chairman: Morne Roux Committee: John Slauck.Jerome Simonis. Graham Arnott. Richard Morrisand Rowan Day Under the chairmanship of Peter Slate.the Geography Society was certainly one of the more popular societies this year. This was obvIous when we consider that attendance regularly reached the vicinity of one hundred mark. Once again we were very active. A wide range of subjects was dealt Wlth through many media. The subjects ranged from Nuclear Projects to The OriglO of Man. At four of our meetmgs. the pupils present partiCIpated in diSCUSSions. Topics discussedwere: The Origin of Physical Features. Natural Disasters. The Origin of Man and Where Are We Going?

G.C.

THE MOUNTAIN CLUB

THE ORIENTEERING SOCIETY

Masters-in-charge: Mr A Morris Chairman: K Kapp D Tomalin. J Ross-Munro Committee:

Chairman: S Privett Master-in-charge: Mr D Russell Committee: A. Wheatcroft. P. Andrews. E. Postings

The Club grew in popularity and we can boast of a membership of forty-five. As the busesare not being allowed out of the Peninsula. we could not plan a July hike. but during the Easter holiday we went to the Cederberg in cars. We also did trips around the Peninsula.but then did not have a high attendance rate. The climax to the hikes was the Lion's Headhike with the Girls' school.when our membership increasedtwo-fold. This year the club has become more conservation conscious.There were hakea and wattJe hacks around the school and we participated in a hakea hackwith the MCSAin Bains Kloof. Our help was much appreciated. With Camp and Climb's permission to display their equipment on Open Night. we had an impressive display of a variety of gear. but abseiling by B Squire Howe drew most attention. Mountain climbing took a step forward this year. with a number of aspirant mountain climbers participating in MCSArock meets, We must sincerely thank the outgoing Chairman.lan Harris. and the committee for their valuable contribution to the Mountain Club during the past year. Society periods havedrawn full attendances.We had guest speakers. a competition and films. All enjoyed themselves thoroughly.

1988 saw the introduction of this society to the cultu ral life of the school.The society consists of about 30

members who meet each Societies Period. Members are divided up into groups of three. and given maps coded beacons marked out in and around the school. The groups then set off to find the beacons.working from the maps. Onceall the codes have been obtained they return to the schooi.The first group to arrive back is then awarded a prize. Members learn much about themselves and their ability to work in a team in order to complete a task. Participation has been enthusiastic and it is pleasing to see members actively involved in this society. A word of thanks to Sean Privett and his committee for all their hard work in drawing up the maps and placing the various coded beacons.The society hashad a good year and I believe that with certain modifications and new ideas. everything augurs well for the future.

D.R.

OBPHILOSOC

K.K. This society consists of twelve members and the aim is to investigate certain philosophical concepts and to acquaint ourselves with conceptional analysis. The society started with Mr I Peters as master-incharge. but unfortunately he was posted to another society. We began our activities with an introduction to philosophy by Mr Eva.Activities took placethroughout the second half of the year 10 the form of discussions on topics such as ethics and the role of religion in society. Members of the society also came into contact with different views on psychology which enhanced their perception of philosophy. As this society does have a place in our school the current members. all of whom are matncs. should try to involve pupils from other standards to enable the society to continue to exist

THE MUSIC SOCIETY The Music Society hastravelled a long way from notes. octaves and flats. This year the Society's aim was to improve out general music knowledge and to involve all the members actively. thus stimulating interest in music. During the year we enjoyed a variety of activities such as discussions on pop groups. a music quiz. films. a visit to the SABCrecording studio and a guided tour of the Nico Malan Theatre complex. Open Night was a great success.proving once and for all that the Music Society does not just revolve around Mozart and Beethoven. Finally. I shouJd like to thank Miss Fassler and Mr Botha for their hard work and enthusiasm and to wish the new chairman. Shahlde Meuter. the best of luck for the forthcoming year.

D.N.

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Schooldays

THE PHOTOGRAPHY SOCIETY

Results achievedat this stage include the following: - Winners of Sprog Association Inter-Class Championships. - Multi-class Inter-schools Regatta: Mirror classindividual winners: A Keytel. R Carter Mirror classteam winners: A Keytel. R Carter. G Bailey. S Crone Dabchick classindividual winner: J Williams Dabchickclassteam winners: J Williams. PAllardice Laserclass- Wynberg 3rd overall - 1& J Muira Keelboats Inter-schools Competition: Wynberg 1st overall.

Under the capable direction of J Hahndiek the Photography Society experienced a successfulyear. His committee consisted of R Dales.J Maitland and S Sinnott. New members were shown how to carry out darkroom techniques on their own. how to take photographs and how to enter competitions. Mr John Paisleyof the S.A.lnstitute of Photography addressed the Society on various aspects of Photography. On Open Night we held an exhibition of the year's work. In the Pick 'n Pay Competition we achieved the honour of having four in the first ten. J Joubert camesecondand won a Minolta camera to the value of R1 000. J Maitland and J. Hahndiek each received Merit Certificates. In July our Society visited the Cape Town Photography Society where we had our prints analysed and rated. It was an experience to witness how judging is done and how prints are awarded ratings. We thank the Society for their hospitality and hope that many more visits will take place. In general 1988 was a successfulyear; most of the members showed keen interest in all aspectsof camera work. In August our committee was elected for 1988/89. The members are: J Hahndiek (Chairman); P Judge (Vice-chairman) and J Maitland (Secretary). I should like to record my thanks to MrT O'Reilly for his advice. keennessand guidance.

The team consisted of A Keytel. D Mallinson. S MacDonald. A George. B Keytel and P Allardice. P.A.

THE SCIENCE CLUB Committee:

B Murphy (Chairman) J mcCormick J Joubert B Glazer S Shuman Master-in-charge: Mr D R Radloff

1988 has been a good year for the Science Club because of the members' interest in conducting experiements during breaks and societies periods. The past year has also seen an improvement in the number and type of experiments being performed. Some of these include distilling alcohol. making laughing gas and producing nitric acid. There has also been a renewed interest in growing crystals. During societies periods we have had a number of pupils demonstrating experiments. These includespectacular demonstrations by Michael Small. Warren Carewand Conal Everret. -Competition" experiements are also occasionally conducted during societies periods. one example being an acid-basetitration. We have also seen some very interesting films in these periods. An electronics course has also been Introduced this year. Run by Warren Carew. it has flourished. In the second term fifteen boys went to see the National Accelerator Centre. The club also held a water rocket evening during which rockets seemed to fly in all directions except up. Mr Mike Kramers. our special guest. talked about his homemade motorcycle and joined in the braai afterwards. On Open Night the Club demonstrated various experiments. one of which was a liquid nitrogen demonstration. This was followed by a chain reaction which worked perfectly for the first time in years. Finally. as outgoing chairman. I wish to thank my

J.M.

THE PISCATORIAL SOCIETY With a membership of approximately forty-five members the Piscatorial Society was able to organise meetings at which videos and talks took place. The society embraces all four facets of angling: diving. freshwater. rock and surf and deep-sea. The boat anglers were fortunate enough to fish in an inter-schools competition. organised by Ace Craft Marine where they faired well considering the tough opposition. Individuals who set high standards in their individual spheres were Eric Rowbery (deep-sea). Edward Hayman (diving) and Alan Dixon (freshwater). All of these anglers have reached provincial standard.

A.D.

THE SAILING CLUB The sailing club has become firmly established in the school. Despite the fact that the sailing season is still young. Wynberg sailors havealready made their mark.

save for an effects generator. the Vidicam Club should go from strength to strength.

committee and Mr Radloff for all their help and support I would also like to congratulate Shaun Montgomery and his committee on their election and wish them the best of luck for the future.

e.M.

B.M.

THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY THE VIDICAM CLUB The aim of this society is to promote an interest in wildlife in the school and to obtain a greater knowledge about this topic. SOfar this year we havehadsuccess in promoting this interest by organizing guestspeakers. watching films and videos and going on an outing. During the first term the society watched numerous films. organized by Mr ten Velthuis. The films about Greenpeaceand the Namib were very interesting. During the second term we watched a most informative video on the mystery of animal behaviour. We had a very interesting snake demonstration on Open Night. At the end of the third term some members of the society went on an outing to the Rondevlei Bird Sanctuary. This was a most worthwhile experience. The only problem experienced this year was getting the members actively involved in the society. Next year we will try to rectify this. The committee consisting of S. Butler. N da Silva. D Henry. M Klibbe. M Moire. S Penny and M Pfister must. however. be thanked for their work during the year.

The club is nowjust over a year old and has eighty-five members. Sheldon MacDonald was re-elected chairman and has been a very efficient and enthusiastic leader. We have tried to foster and develop an appreciation of the vIsual arts. and many of the members are now involved in filming sport of various types. mainly for coaching purposes. Others are involved in producing short videos. Vidicam's biggest project has been the production of a documentary on "Midsummer Night's Dream". This hasjust been completed and is very good indeed. One of the most interesting talks the club had this year was an address by Mr Price of M-Net. The members were very interested in hearingjust how M Net was initiated and developed in this country. Future plans involve more coverage of sport (with specialisation in the coachingarea). short programmes encouraging creativity. documentaries on the school and Khayamnandi and a new series entitled "Let's Look at ...... The first one will look at our next-door neighbour. Hawthorndene. With the acquisition of our new camera and plans to

B.R.

IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS

SCHOOL PREFECTS 3rd Row: A Tattersall. G Bevan. 5 Lee. A Symmends. R Mems 2nd Row: A Levey. K Laithwalte. T de Wet. G Treadaway. P Carey. 5 Hoare Front Row: Mr M Rushby. K Theme (Deputy-Head Prefect). Mr R C Aigle (Headmaster). K Westvig (Head Prefect). Mr R P Cennellan (Senior Deputy-Prinapal). R Penn (Deputy-Head Prefect). P Cowen

FROM THE HEAD PREFECT The 1988 Prefect bodyaccepted the Std 9 camp goals of Improving the Involvement improVing the school spIrit and improving the communication With the school. Many of the prefects' portfolios were handled particularly successfully. Communication between staff and prefects was enhancedon a number of OCcasiOns. The cheerleaders finished off their reign with an enthusiastic cheerleading assembly which roused the whole school. The cultural portfolio was exceptionally well-organised. causing an increased Involvement in this sphere. The prefects published a newsletter each term to improve communication. Although a society.

Karl Westvig. Mead Prefect

THE STUDENTS' CHRISTIAN UNION

the Interact Club was made a prefect portfolio to keep the prefect body involved in charity works. Two very successful projects organised solely by prefects and matric committees were Open Night and the Careers Evening. Prefect Assemblies neededmore attention. but generally succeededin their aims. Having our own detention has called for consistencythroughout the year. Finally. communication was improved with the introduction of the Class Captain·s Communications Group compnsing the prefect standard heads and the 25 class captains. This served its purpose well and Wynberg has seen many practical changes. Looking back on 1988. the advice I can give to future prefects and the 1989 Matric Body isto concentrate on a few aims and objectives. It is easy to lose direction with too many goals. Look for commitment rather thanjust involvement Enjoy the future of Wynberg Boys' High School!

Onceagain the Christian Union has had a positive year of growth. Increased support was enjoyed from the Standard Sixes in particular. This year's successmust be attributed to the commitment and organising skills of the committee. The year began with a drive for new members during the Standard 6 induction week. With this positive response meetings were held on Wednesdays at our school and on Fridays during the Informal period at the Girls· School. The theme was "the image of Christians in the schoor. A highlight at the start of the second term was our annual C.U. Camp. This year. camping at Rocklands in Simonstown. wejoined as usual with the Girls' School and a very special group from Bauvillon High in Athlone. Anton Doyle. an old boy. was guest speaker. Our camp reunion took the form of a 'regressive' supper which proved to be an unusual experience. "Developing our knowledge of the character of God" was the aim for the third term. The moving of meetings to a long break on Tuesdayshasbeen successfulin it allows more time for meetings. especially when we have speakers. A special word of thanks goes to Mr Moore for his continuous support this year.

Karl Westvig

THE INTERACT CLUB The Interact Club got off to a good start at the beginning of the year by collecting R200 for the SANTA organization. This project involved most of the school with the selling of the raffle tickets by classcaptains. Our next project was the collection of Easter eggs for children and this was very successful. Over three days we managed to collect 1500 eggs. This was largely due to the Std 6·s who advertised the project for us. Other smaller projects included four street collections. circulation of pamphlets. a visit by 30 boys to the Bel Panto Home for handicapped children. providing help aswaiters at certain functions and working at carnivals. At the end of the first term our teacher-in-charge. Mr Noot left the school. leaving a vacancy which was very hard to fill. Luckily Mrs Sandyford took a keen interest and she has been both encouraging and committed to the Interact Club. Throughout the year we attended numerous socials with the Interact Clubs of Wynberg Girls· High and numerous other schools which we thoroughly enjoyed. We recently attended an Interact Conference at Rondebosch. held a collection on the School's Open Night and invited a speaker for a Societies Period. A high standard for future Interact Clubs has been set by the 1988 committee of Shaun Lee.Terenee Collopy. Simon Hoare. Nicholas Rohrs. Karl Westvig and chairman. Peter Cowen. The chairmanship for 1989 was handed over to Adrian Carter at a most enjoyable Interact Dinner. He has already displayed a commitment and eagernessto make a successof the club.

P.c.

THE WYNBERGIAN First and foremost. a big thank-you to all our faithful Wynbergian supporters. who remained loyal to our magazine this past year. Our aim. asstaff of the Wynbergian. was to evoke a new interest in the magazine. Our marketing strategy. which took the form of advertisements. professional printing. graphics and a wee bit of competition with our rival magazine. "The Running Commentary". provided. I feel. interesting reading material. We aimed at creating a demand. rather than a surplus of the magazine. and this proved itself on two occasions when all 320 copies were sold within two days. Another aim of ours was to keep it as balancedas possible. and I hope that we succeededin pleasing most of our readers. Thanks must go to the hard-working Wynbergian staff and colleagues. who somehow always managed to meet their deadlines and without whom the magazine would not have succeeded.I should also like to extend my sincere thanks to Mr Decker. Mr Algie. our advertisers and our readers for their support To next year's editorial staff must go my wishes for an equally successfulyear.

G.E.

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The -Running Commentary" editorial committee

THE RUNNING COMMENTARY

BIG WALK '88

The Runnmg Commentary Magazine this year continued to mform pupils of interesting sporting events around the world and to bring credit to those who have achieved in sport within the school. We covered a wide range of sports. These included the Eton Fives acrobatics. the history of sport. cock fighting. interviews with top Wynberg sportsmen. rugby tours. hockey tours. badminton. squash and cross-country running. The following pupils worked on the Running Commentary staff this year: S de Meuter. S McEvoy. K Visser. Slavery. S Butler. M Pfister. C Farmer. M Drew. G Clark. A Bishops. J P Baar. E Westvig. J de Boer. S Walker. J Merris. P Judge. S Doidge. W Beaumont. D Boiskln. D Tomalin. J Williams and A Aspden. Thanks must be extended to Mrs Judge and M Warren for typing the magazine. The Running Commentary is now the handsof Peter Judge and his capableStd 8·s. It is hoped that they will continue to produce interestJng magazinesand provide a valuable service to the school.

Hard work and perseverence by this year's Big Walk committee have ensured the successof our school's third fund-raising drive. The committee consisted of Dwayne Bailey.Anthony Bishop. Shahl de Meuter. Patrick Walton and the chairman. Graeme Cowley. The committee adopted the logo "Charity is unityas their central theme. as we aimed to bnng the school closer together through a common cause.Although we realised that our initial goal of R16.00 per pupil was over-ambitious. the school did raise the handsome total of R7 000. Badgeswere used as an Incentive for the boys to collect money.while Big Walk t-shirts were for sale at a remarkably low price. The recipient of the amount collected this year was the Khayamnandl Home for Boys. a very worthy organisation which cares for 32 under-pnvileged children in Langa. Mrs Klopper received the chequeon behalf of this organisation at a special assembly. The Walk itself was held on 23 June. which fortunately turned out to be a fine spring day. The course. 11 km in length. was specially chosen for the enjoyment of the partidpants and ran through such areas as the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and Cecllia Forest

P.M.

On the Big Walk

In this connection.1 thank the marshals who did a great job in directing the participants and providing refreshments. Immediately after the walk. the school assembled in the quadrangle where boerewors-rolls and Cokes were available. Then an informal assembly was held during which prizes were presented. Special mention must be made of the leading money-raisers. Mr Connellan set the example by collecting R 150. A. Pestana of Std 6 led the rest of the school with the handsome total to Rl 08. Thank you for your support!

year. 1988 has also been the year where SACRA has been brought into the public's eye. We have achievedthis by holding numerous demonstrations in Sea Point and Greenmarket Square against the numerous forms of animal cruelty such as are found in the fur trade and the cosmetics industry. SOfar we have received positive reviews from the press. and public response has certainly been positive and inspiring. Our goals for 1989 will remain very much the same as those for 1988 and we certainly hope that 1989 will hold a brighter future for SARCAand all animals that are being cruely treatedjust to satisfy man's cunosity and vanity.

R.H.

SARCA W.B.H.S. BLOOD CLINIC

Chairman: Vice-Chairman:

R Hawkins T.T. Murray H.Venner Master-In-charge: Mr A Cross

This was the third year that the clinic was held at Wynberg. Three 'bleeds' are held during the year. At our final clinic for '88. 20 units of blood were donated and six new donors were bled for sampling. We averaged 25 donors per clinic which was not as good as previous years. The clinics were enjoyed by those who attended. the tea and cookIes being appreciated after the donation. More active participation of parents and boys would be welcomed in the new year.

1988 has indeed been a busy and prosperous year for SARCA.One of our onglnal ideas for the sodety was to make as many people aware of the atrocities perpetrated against animals and another was to increase the number of members of the society in other schools. To date there are about ten schools in the Peninsula where SACRAaffiliated societies have begun. This is an indication of how much we have progressed. considering that our humble beginning was only in April of last

J.L.

Administering

first aid.

PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

THE FIRST AID GROUP At the end of May ten boys became qualified first aiders after attending the successful Red Cross First Aid Course: Aaron. Bailey. 8oiskm. Fialkov. Gordon. Lautenbach. McCormick. Portuesi. Purdy and Slabber. Firstly. we were introduced to Annie. a plastic dummy that simulated blood and air drculation. Here we praCtised mouth-ta-mouth and carida pulmonary resuscitation. We dealt with various injuries such as bumps and swellings. abdonimal injuries. open wounds and broken bones. We also learnt to identify symptoms and how to use various bandages. A second course was provided by Mr Footman of the St John Ambulance Association. Thirty boys attended weekly lectures and the examination took place at the end of September. We thank St John's for subsidising the course and also for providing the boys with "Sports Auxilary" tunics. During the June holidays a first aid room was erected next to the squash courts. equipped with two beds. a heater and a cupboard containing first aid supplies. The boys have been remarkable in providing a necessary service at rugby matches. Thank you to the medical students who freely give up their Saturday mornings. particularly to Vincent Thackeray and George van den Seeker. A special word of thanks to Mark Aaron. Philip Portuesi and Marc Gordon who regularly gave of their time. The final word goes to David BoIsklO: "The past rugby season exposed us to many injuries like broken collar-bones. dislocated fingers and bad grazes. Each time we run onto the field we learn something new."

The cutbacks announced by the Department of Education have placed greater emphasis on our parent body from a fundraising viewpoint. This year has certainly proved that Wynberg parents have the ability to take on this challenge. The Evening Market. held on the 29th of April. proved an outstanding success and my thanks go to Mrs Denise Thomas and all the parents who assisted her. Between the Market and the Raffle a tata I of R29 000-00 was raised for the school. Thank you to the Committee for their dedication. GNJ

THE LADIES' ASSOCIATION The busiest term for the Ladles' Association is the third term when we cater for Open Night. Founders' Day. the Choir Festival. Plays and various other funCtions. A cup of tea or coffee is always available at evening funct~ons thanks to the team of ladies who are always willing to help. The second-hand clothing exchange is a valuable asset to all and is very well supported. The Sports Catering Ladles do a marvellous Job for home matches on Saturdays - a snack and a cuppa go down well on a cold winter morninglOur tuckshop. which is run by Mrs Daly has proved invaluable to boys and staff alike. They say an army marches on its stomaCh; the same goes for the boys and staff judging by the amount of food that is sold at our tuCkshop!

B.F.

S.Y. 55

The Evening Market

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CLASSROOMS KALAHARI

Nearby. a hyena picked up Kalahari's scent. He decided to investigate and found the lame cheeth. The hyena had not eaten for days. this was his big chance. He leapt upon the cheetah with his claws flying. his teeth searching. The fight was soon over. The weakened kalahari was no match for the ravenous scavenger of the wild. Soon the vultures were filling the sky once again. their screeching cries saturating the air. marking the death of Kalahari. the cheetah.

(This composition was adjudged the winning entry in the Junior Section of the school's Writers Competition.) The sky was golden haze as the sun set over the grassy plains of the Eastern Transvaal. Another day had come to an end as the blistering heat was subsiding. But the day was not yet over for the cheetah. Kalahari. In front of him was a sturdy kudu. grazing on the luxuriant. green grass. unaware of the danger lurking in the bushes. Kalahari approached his prey stealthily and then. with a sudden burst of speed. he broke into a run. As the Kudu turned his head. Kalahari was almost on him. but with surprising pace for an animalof his size. the kudu raced away. The chase was on. Although he was fast. the kudu was no match for the veteran hunter. As the cheetah was lining up for his jump. the magnificent buck managed a despairing kick at his attacker. striking a leg. At first. Kalahari was unaware of what had happened. Then he became conscious of a searing pain In his left hind leg. He had already given up the chase and had dismally retired to a gnarled. old tree. His leg was now throbbing with pain. Eventually he fell into a troubled sleep. By morning the pain had abated. Kalahan struggled up and became aware of the fact that he was standing on three legs. Unsuccessfully. he tried to move the other leg. He could not. it was lame. The vultures were now filling the sky and the air was laden with their screeching cries. They were hungry. Kalahari had now given up all hopes of survival. He could not possibly face those winged monsters alone. The vultures were now doser and he could hear the beating of their wings. Then a new sound filled the air: it was the trumpeting of an elephant With flapping ears. a threatening trunk and hiS feet drumming the earth. in stormed Limpopo. the elephant. With angry mes the vultures fled. They had been cheated of their victim. Days went by. weeks went by. Limpopo had now adopted the ailing cheetah as his son. During the sweltenng heat of the afternoons. Limpopo would stand by him. not leaving his side. Every evening. Limpopo would leave his post for a short while. hunting for small rodents and snakes. using hiS trunk as a weapon. But one evening. Limpopo had some difficulty in finding food for Kalahari. He was gone for longer than usual.

I. Liddie. Std 7

J. Brown. Std 10

TIME WAS AWAY AND SOMEWHERE ELSE ... MUizenberg lay dim and sullen under a bland ash-grey canopy of cloud. Time was away and somewhere else. Nothing moved in the depressing back-streets. Only the rain whispered down half-heartedly. coating the buildings and dark blind windows in a cloymg wetness. The air smelt damp and old. tmted with the smell of

Inside was a flustered secretary trying to answer telephones. attend to clients and havea tea break all at the same time. Along the wall was a row of chairs. They were all mostly occupied by other young women. obviously there to apply for the same job that Susan wanted. As Susan entered the room a sudden hush fell as all eyesturned towards her. Sheentered the room slowly. quietly swinging her chair around so that she could shut the door. Susanbeganto move towards the end of the row of chairs. Immediately the woman closest to her jumped up to aid her. ··Here.let me help you:' the woman said. Susan didnl need her help. for she was more than able to manoeuvre the wheelchair into a position out of the way. "Ifs all right. thank you. I can manage:' said Susan. -Donl be silly: said the woman. "ifs no trouble at alL" Under Susan's protests the woman then proceeded to bang her wheelchair into anything that was in range in a futile attempt to help her. Then it started.just as Susanknew it would. "Can I make you a cup of tea, dear? How many spoons of sugar do you take?" "Er, no thankyou. I'm not th irsty." Anyway, thought Susan,if I wanted a cup I would get it myself. "How about a biscuit then. there are some lovely lemon creams here. or perhaps you fancy a strawberry delight" said a red head woman with a nose of Greek origin. "No, no I'm fine. really," said Susan,the anger beginning to swell within her. "Would you like a magazine? They have all sorts here. There's Femina or Fairlady or Personality. Can I get one for you?" Susan was about to explode. -Please, if I wanted something I will get it myself. I'm not helpless! How do you think I get around at home. Do you think that I canl make a cup of tea myself? Well, I can. SOthere, you don't have to nursemaid me: The women looked shocked. Oneopened her mouth to speak, but shut it again. Then they all beganto speak at once. trying to justify their actions and condemn Susan's.Susanjust pressed herself as far back into the wheelchair as possible,realising whatshe had done and how she had offended these women who were only trying to help her.

refuse from the bins outside the flats as I shuffled along the uncomfortable anonymous sidewalk. The silencesank over everything like the rain. deafening me with the sound of sleeping old age homes and empty buildings. The old man was like a shadow. shrouded in the drizzle as he leaned motionlessly against the rusting railway fence. I saw him first at a distance. a dismal silhouette in front of False Baystation. He looked like a decaying christmas ornament pinned to the fence: as if he had been stuck there negligently becausehe did not fit in anywhere else.And the squat streaky grey ticket office was bunkered down across the lines behind him. wearing him like a tarnished medal to enhanceits dark loneliness. He sensedme watching him. and his red lined yellow eyeballs flashed up in their grim sockets to catch mine. His gaze was hot and piercing. his eyes light and alive. all left of him that was alive in the derelict wreckage of his body. They locked mine fiercely and cut into me. ripping barriers away. stripping me naked of classand culture as he looked into me. I stood there in the drizzling greyness. alone with him and his accusatory eyes. I don't know how long I stood. how many times forever came and went. for how long he dissected me. But Time eventually came back. tearing through the clouds with the sun. The old man's eyes went blank as the stain of nicotine seeped back into them. They decayedto the same wastage as his body until he was gone. "Jou ma ..r he said to me. He lifted his bottle and drained the contents as the last of time rushed back and bathed me in reality. "Voetsak!"' SOI did. J. Laurenson,

Std 10

SUSAN

TH Edoors of the lift slid open. "This isyour floor. miss. Can I help you out of the lift?" "Er. no thanks. I can manage quite well by myself."" Susan eased herself out of the lift. It wasn't an easy task. as the lift had not been designed to cater for wheelchairs. Once out of the lift things were a lot easier. Susan found herself in a relatively wide corridor. Just aheadof her was a sign holding information concerning the various firms represented on the floor and where to find them. Susanquickly found the name of the company that she was looking for. Spinning her chair around she moved off down the corridor. She soon came to another corridor perpendicular to the first. Turning off right down the new corridor she quickly came to the door that she was looking for. Above it was a large sign. Susanmoved back so that she could read it. In large red letters it said 'PLEASE ENTER'. Cautiously she turned the handle.

It was the little secretary who came to Susan's rescue. She came bustling out from a door behind the counter, -Mr Crewrnans wants to start seeing you ladies now." There was a small shuffle among the women. "Right dearie, looks like you are first:' shesaid to Susan. "But I wasn't here first: replied Susan. both annoyed and grateful - annoyed at the special attention. grateful that she was able to leave the messthat she had created. -No ·buts'. I know whats when. Now don't keep him waiting." 58

Susan didn't protest again. She glided towards the great impending door. her heart beginning to beat more rapidly as she became filled with optimism. She knew that she met all the job requirements. now all that was left was to prove her worth to Mr Crewman. Susan knocked on the door. "Come in." was the command from the other side. Susanentered. She waited with the door shut behind her as Mr Crewman sat at his desk. scribbling furiously on a note pad. "Your name. please:' he said without looking up. "Susan. Susan Baker. sir: He finished his scribbling and looked up. Susansaw his face drop as prejudice set in. "Er. yes. Miss Baker. You are applying for the job of my personal secretary. Is that right?" "Yes. sir:' replied Susan. 'Tve got all the qualifications and an excellent testimomal and ..... "Er. yes. I seethat Miss Baker. You certainly seemto meet all the job requirements. As you able to arrange your own transport to and from work?" "Well. I was rather hoping that the firm might have had a lift scheme." Susan noticed Mr Crewman's face light up a bit 'Tm afraid that we don't haveany such service available:' he said. "In that case then. I'm sure that I could arrange something." "Oh: said Mr Crewman looking at his watch to hide his obvious disappointment. "Well. I'm afraid that we must get moving on with the other interviewees. Thank you for coming in miss. Er..... "Baker:' said Susan. "Oh.yes. Miss Baker. of course.Well. we will contact you at a later date if the job is yours." "Thank you:' said Susan spinning around to leave. Sheopened the door with a heavyheart. Sheknew that she did not stand a chance of getting the job. Never again. vowed Susan. Never again.

EXPERIMENTS

ON ANIMALS

THE high-pitched squealsrang out through the empty corridors, but only the echoes replied to the pleading calls.A half-opened door slammed shut somewh~re in a large building. in some ward. along some corridor. so that the screamsfaded into the woodwork of the large white barrier of innocence. Outside the white-washed walls of the structure. daylight shone kindlyon the scurrying figures. A welldressedwoman stalked vainly into a neatly-kept store. Inside.the shelveswere lined with cosmeticsand cleansers. Beneatha well-stacked pyramid ofhair dyes hung a notice. "Tested and proven products". Here eyes lit up with curiosity and she reached out to snatch one from the pile. Her grip failed her and a cylindrical bottle fell to the floor. On impact the lid was displaced from its position and red dye flowed freely from the bottle ...and not far away in a deserted corridor. from underneath a large white door. blood trickled a little way into the passagebefore ebbing slowly back. A scene.maybe largely exaggerated. but nota farcry from the atrocities committed. The public. as an uninformed majority. play an important part in a situation such as this. We have great power when it comes to decisions (against the cruelty) but we must stand together if we are to have any effect. Unfortunately. many of us are indifferent to what happens behind closed white doors unless it touches our own lives. SO thousands of animals continue to perish in order to prove shampoos. dyesand cosmeticsfit for human use. Many of these guinea-pigs are used to prove the same point over and over again. This needlesstorture must be extinguished from a seemingly civilised world such as our own. Society allows such crimes to be committed becausethey take place inside the artificial scape created by mankind. Its environment makes mercilessness and cruelty seem less barbaric because the inhabitants havebecomecallousto suffering. especially to that of an animal. Here man has lost his natural instincts and relies on his own feelings for himself. Will the extermination of animals affect his life? of course it won'l but is there a great deal of difference between killing a human being and murdering an ammal? From an intellectual approach both man and animals can experience pain and both have the right to live in this world. One might argue that humans are far more superior. mentallyand spiritually. Indeed scientific research spills the facts. but instinct tells us that cruelty is not an indication of superiority. From a SCientificpoint to view. animalsare harmonious machines. intricate networks of cells. systems and organs Oustaswe are). Surely such beautiful creatures have higher pnces on their heads than those of cheap bottles of shampoo? Unfortunately. mankind's artificial world is spreading further into the realms of nature and It is the animals that haveto adapt to the terms of their new environment terms decidedon by man. Whether or not the

T. Flint, Std 8

R. Peon. Std 10

regularly lashed by the Capestorms and the merciless South-Easter. The plight of the people living in those areas serves to highlight an important issue: housing is a basic right for all. There has always been a grave housing problem in South Africa. particularly among the Black communities. This can.to a large extent. be ascribedto the policiesadopted by the authorities in the past.The policy of Influx Control. which regulated the movements of black people. restricted the numbers of peopleentitled to live and work in particular areas. As a result of this policy. the plights of the thousands of illegal workseekerswere ignored. Now that influx control hasbeen abolished. however. we are faced with a problem of serious proportions. Various approaches have been mooted to solve it. The ideal would be government-supplied housing for all those who need it. But South Africa is a developing country with an astronomical rate of urbanization and limited infrastructure. The necessary funds are simply not available. One approach to solving the housing shortage has beento shift the responsibility onto the employers.The mining industry has provided accommodation in the form of hostels or communes to its workers. but it would seem that this has been to supplement influx control rather than to help to alleviate the housing shortage. The provision of single quarters for their workers has enabled the mining industry to recruit able-bodied men from the homelands without having to settle their families in the cities. This approach however. even in a more humane form. is not viable becauseemployers will simply refuse to provide their workers with accommodation for obvious financial reasons. The tying of accommodation to ajob would also not result in very stable communities. A related approach would be to encourage employers to assistthe worker to obtain his own house through housing subsidies. This approach. however. ignores the fact that houses financed by institutions would have to be at a quality that is out of touch with our third world situation. It is. however. a solution well worth looking into for those who can afford it. The solution that I think is the most realistic in the short-term is the site-and-service scheme. Instead of bulldozing squatter communities out of existence.this approach takes account of existing settlements and facilitates the upgrading of them by meansof the provision of basicservicessuchas running water. ablution facilities. accessroads and waste disposalservices.The communities are encouraged to build their own homes using cheap raw materials. This must go hand in hand with an accelerated building program by the government. Another essential factor in the alleviating of the housmg crisis would be the abolition of the Group Areas Act. In a country not renowned for its caring attitude towards the poor. the wretched and the homeless.it is important to heed the workds of King Lear:

rules of the game are obeyed. animals will be killed by indiscriminating humans. But maybe some day mankind will have to play by different rules ... the rules of nature. G. Cowley. Std 9

S. Kotthoff. Std 10

HOUSING - THE DIRECTION FOR A FUTURE SOUTH AFRICA (This composition was adjudged the winning entry in the Senior Section of the school's Writer's Competition.) "Blow winds and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow! You cataracts and hurricanes. spout till you have drenched our steeples. drowned the cocks! You sulphurous and thought-executing fires. vaunHouriers of oak-cleaving thunderbolts. singe my white head and thou allshaking thunder. strike flat the thick rotundity o'the world! Crack nature's moulds. all germens spill at once that makes ungrateful man." Kmg Lear (III : 2 : 1-9) The defiant cries of this homeless and wretched creature on a heath might well be echoed by the thousands of people who suffer Similar phghts on the fringes of our cities. In the squatter camps of Crossroads and No Name Camp a few kilometers from our homes. the flimsy shacks and make-shift shelters are 60

"Poor naked wretches, whereso'er you are, that bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, how shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, your looped and windowed raggedness, defend you from seasons such as these? 0, I have ta'en too little care of this! Take physic, pomp, expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, that thou mayst shake the supertlux to them, and show the heavens morejust." King Lear (III : 4 : 28-36)

Stadig, baie stadig word die poising dowwer as die ligte donker word. Die eerste flekkies kleur kruip suutjies na die wolke toe. Die oë gaan toe, en die nag slaap die dag deur. Maar as die dag weer donker word, word iets weer stilletjies wakker en die poising begin weer hipnoties deur die strate roer.

J. Laurenson Std 10 S, Ferguson. Std 9

FISSILE WORLD A white flash, mushroom-cloud rising: The wind blows death on all it meets, . In how many minds was this picture repeated: In how many hearts was there stifled a cry? As man is divested of worldly possessions, His soulopened bare on the cold-hot cement; A mushroom-cloud rising.

J, Joubert. Std 10 R. Penn, Std 10 DIE POLSING VAN DIE STAD IS IN MY BLOED TV-ADVERTENSIES : DOELTREFFEND OF EEN GROOT FRUSTRASIE?

DIE skemerte sak lui oor die stad. en spoel deur die strate. Dit fluister stilletjies van die nag wat kom, die liggies In die vensters en In die strate maak hul oë oop. en wag dat die laaste flekkies goud en rooi aan die wolke wegspoel. Die stad lê nou stil. Van ver af lyk dit asof die liggies rustig oor die strate dans. Die donkerte is pikswart Ink in elke holte waar dit kan invloei. die stad slaap. Later begin iets in die strate roer, dit word stadig wakker en lig sy kop en besef dat die nag gekom het. Dit spoel die slaperigheid van die strate weg en die stad begin lewe. Ten spyte van sy vuilheid, lyk die stad rein en asemrowend onder die kunsmatige ligte. Deure gaan onder neonligte oop. Deure na die grotte van die nag. Die stad begin te pols. Dis hipnoties: dit laat die leë strate lewe, en dit lok die mense aan, Die poising neem beheer oor sy liggaam oor. DIS in my bloed. Ekdie marinet van die nag. Ek gaan by die donker trappe van 'n naggrot af. en koop 'n aand se lewe. Hierdie lewe is nie graas me: geld is die dwelmmiddel. Gekleurde ligte draai en hol oor die dansvloer soos makgemaakte bliksems. Die musiek bars uit die lUidsprekers: kunsmatige klank. kunsmatige energie. en pols met die ritme van die nag: vlnmg en dringend. Die spanning ISvoelbaar. elektnes. Dit bou op. hoër en hoer, totdat dit onhandteerbaar hoog is, dan bars dit los. Die mUSiek, die nag, die poising het nou beheer, totale beheer en my liggaam word ekstaties deur die dans opgeneem.

DIE beginsel van die advertensies was 'n goeie een, maar nou is daar te veel en programme verloor hul betekenis. Partykeer duur dit 'n halfminuut voordat 'n mens kan vasstel wat in die program aangaan. Ek dink dat sulke advertensies soos die ïake Two"een baie goed gemaak is, maar die meeste advertensies het beslis geen betekenis nie en hulle is net daar omjou aandag te trek. Vandag is daar meer kompetisie in die advertensiewêreld en ek dink dat dit die rede is waarom al hoe meer advertensies op lV vertoon word. Op 'n Saterdagaand is dit nou normaal om sewe of ag advertensies na mekaar te kry gedurende die "Legwork"-program. Die enigste voordeel van so 'n lang pouse IS dat dit jou die geleentheid gee om gou koffie te gaan maak. Die grootste nadeel van advertensies is dat hulle die spanmng in 'n program breek. Ek praat van byvoorbeeld 'n "Jack the Ripper"-film wat deur 'n waspoeieradvertensie onderbreek word. Vir my IS dit 'n ongelooflike frustrasie en ek wil amper die vrou se nek breek. 'n Paar jaar gelede is advertensies net voor en na 'n program vertoon, maar nou is daar elke vyftien minute vyf minute van advertensies. Ek kan aanvaar dat die beginsel van 'n advertensie 'n goeie een was, maar nou het mense die hele saak te ver gevoer. Daar is deesdae te veel advertensies. Inteendeel. daar is nou verskriklik baie advertensies sodat lV vir my nou onaangenaam

en vervelend raak. Ek dink dat met die verloop van tyd mense ernstig oor hierdie saak moet dink en sorg dat hulle die probleem kan oplos. Met ononderbroke programme sallY kykers weer hul Saterdagaand kan geniet wat deesdae 'n ding van die verlede is. P. Andrews Std 10 TOESKOUERS

FASSINEER MY

TOUSKOUERS fassineer my, veral dié wat rugbywedstryde en perdewedrenne bywoon. Terwyl die meeste mense na hierdie sportsoorte stroom vir die gewone redes, gaan ek net om hulle dop te hou. Ek is dus 'n toeskouer van toeskouers. Die redesvir hulle bywoning is nie altyd om die sport self te sien nie. Daar is baie ander redes vir hierdie mense se teenwoordigheid en dit is maklik om hierdie soort mens uit te ken, veral by 'n perdewedren. Wanneer 'n mens by 'n perdewedren aankom, is dit net een groot miershoop van wemelende mense en perde. 'n Mens moet 'n gemaklike sitplek kry met 'n goeie uitsig oor die ander toeskouers. Dan hoef jy net terug te sit. meer gewoond te raak aan al die kleure en wemelende mense en die toeskouers begin dophou. Die mensewat jou aandag dadelik trek is die wat op 'n modeparade is, veral die dames.Diemeestevan hulle kan nie die verskil tussen 'n perd en 'n koei sien nIe, maar hulle is daar, want almal weet dat perdewedrenne die "sport van konings" is en dat almal wat iets in die wêreld is, daar sal wees. Hierdie dames pronk elegant en versigtig heen en weer in hulle modeskappings van Parys en Londen. As hulle 'n kamera uit die skare sien blink, poseer hulle, lees hulle hulle perdewedrenkaarte, wat In Latyn geskryf kon gewees het. en dan pronk hulle weg. Die deftige here in hulle fyngesnyde pakke of woljasse en pette is net so herkenbaar as die dames. Daar is ook baie mensewat rêrig daar is vir die sport self. Hulle is gewoonlik reg voor die relings en is gewoonlik nie so welgesteld nie en dus nie so deftig aangetrek soos ons pronkende vriende nie, Hulle sit geld op elke wedren en is baie seldesuksesvol met hierdie pogings. Net voor 'n wedren staar hulle vol spanning en byt aan hulle onderlippe. Wanneer die perde wegspring, verander hulle in skreeuende mal diere. As alles uiteindelik oor is en hulle perd nêrensgeëindig het nie, is daardie plek nie 'n plek vir kinders, dames en godsdienstige mense nie. Hulle vloek en gaan te kere en blameer altyd die jokkie of die weer, maar nooit hulle eIekeuse nie. Deur nasulke mensete kyk, weet jy presIes hoe 'n wedren verloop het. sonder om self daarna te kyk. Na 'n vrugbare dag van toeskouers dophou gaan ek saam met die modemensese Mercedeseen die ander se Volkswagens huis toe. Om toeskouers dop te hou is veel interessanter as om die eintlike sportsoort dop te hou. N, Rohrs. Std 10

A. Bart>osa, Std 10

WINKELVENSTERS

Ail hoe wens ek dat ek daardie lekker groot koek, wat in die venster vir my wink. kan kry. Maar nee, dis te duur vir my. As ek ryk was, kon ek al die mooi goed in die vensters koop-klere, plate, 'n MercedesBenz-ek kan die hele dag droom, maar nee, ek is te arm. Hoe wens ek ek kon soosdaardie ou wees,wat daardie lekker velskoene in die venster koop. Net in die winkelvenster kyk en gou-gou die ding koop. Ja, hoe lekker kon dit wees. Die flikkerende ligte belig die ware. Dit word aanloklik uitgestal. Die goeie skeerroom en die lux-toiletseep wat uit die winkel lok en die kleurige lekkers wat my verlei. My dae, gebaken met kruispaaie. stopstrate, deurdringende sirenes en die flitsende ligte van ambulanse met die filantropiese gebaar van verkeer en bo alles: die ware in die venters - die -soveel-rand-en- nege-ennegentig sent-beloftes, wat vir my neerdrukkend is. AI die winkelvensters en hul handelsware en reklameboodskappe uitgestal in neonligte plaas bankrotskap na die begeerte. AI kan jy hierdie goed nie bekostig nie, word jy nog steeds versoek om dit te koop, Ek kyk rond en sien net hoë wolkekrabbers en grys geboue - OK-Bazaars, en nogmaals, bazaars en, chroniese uitverkopings. waar besige mense in-en-uit storm, wat. almal gejaagd is om hul daaglikse prioriteite na te kom. AI die plastiek, die ligte en yster wat vandag In die vensters skyn, laat my koud voel. Ja, dis nie 'n plek vir my nie en dan verlang ek na die vleispotte van Egipte die groen plante rondom die winkel, die houtware wat met sorg en liefde gemaak is en definitief die vars, skoon lug en nie die besoedeldelug van vandag nie. Nou wonder ek. is dit nodig om al die verval toe te laat. of nie? J. Heathcote-Marks Std 9 62

CADETS

CADET OFl1CERS AND NCO's 3rd Row: Cpl G DaVIes.Cpl M Blomóal. Cpl B Hillier. Sgt GEstemulzen 2nd Row: Lt G Eva. Lt G Veldman. Lt J HamIlton. sgt F Postlngs. Lt KJ Pretonus. Lt H ten VelthuIS Front Row: SgtJ Hartley. N Blomdal. Lt V Polden. WOl T de Wet Mr R C Aigle (Headmaster). WOII SLee. sgt J Heathcote-Marks

- achievements of cadets at cadet training camps - the winning of the Grand ChallengeCup for the second time - the high standard of drill In the specialplatoons during the regional competition and Open Night - the introduction of colours awards - a weapon display at the school In April this year seven boys attended a training camp. Three of our cadets. P Walton. GEsterhulzen and J HeathcoteMarks. came first. second and third respectively out of about 300 cadetsat this camp. The abovementioned cadets.aswell asT de Wet and S Lee. scored a notable first when they became the first cadets to achievecolour awards. Well done to them. A large number of cadets havealso shown their WIllingness to attend a corporals' course dunng the 4th term at the school. Unfortunately the annual Founders Day Parade was rained out. Lt H ten VelthuIS must be congratulated on the fine

CADET DETACHMENT 36 Officer Commanding: Lt S V Polden Bandmaster: Lt H ten Velthuis SpecialPlatoon: Lt K Pretonus Shooting: Mr K Blom Officers: Capt G Veltman. Lt A Cross. Lt G Eva WOl: SgtT de Wet WOII: SgtSLee The Cadet Detachment program consisted mainly of drillwork although some cadets had the opportunity to show their skill in shooting. We also tned to Introduce some radio work. but a lack of interest brought a stop to thiS. HighlIghts of the year Include - e.o. K. Pretonus receiVing the rank of lieutenant 63

17 August -Open Night - Annual Girl Guide Association 28August Unfortunately. the number of cadet band performances have decreasedowing to the growing popularity of drum majorettes. The performances at the Maynardville Community Chest Carnival and on Founders Day had to be cancelled. The most memorable performances of the year were undoubtedly those on the opening three nights of the Durban Tattoo on 7. 8 and 9 July. The band played extremely well on each of the evenings and were well received by the enthusiastic crowd. The trip to Durban proved to be a memorable and rewarding trip for the band members and the parents who accompanied them. We took part in two competitions this year. We competed in the B-classcategory. The percussion sections are the same as the old A-classcategory. but the band how has 15 trumpets rather than 5 trumpets and 10 bugles. The regional competition took place at the Wynberg

performance of this year's band and Mr Blom for the high standard of shooting during 1988. I wISh to thank all officers and NCO'sfor their help during the year and a special word of thanks goes to Lt K Pretorius for his contnbution to the successof the special platoons. Thanks must also go to T de Wet and 5 Lee for the effort they have put into cadets. S.V.P.

CADET BAND 1988 proved to be a busy. successful and memorable year for the cadet band. They practised every morning from 07h45 to 08h 10 as well as during the cadet period every Wednesday morning. The band gave the following performances this year: 19 February - Interhouse Athletics Meeting 26 March - ucr Rag Procession

CADET BAND

4th Row: D McCorrmck. ePatton. SAnderson 3rd Row.C Condie. A Martheze. E Robertson. J Joubert. D Bailey. J Mems 2nd Row' H Stiles. E WestVlg. N Cantreil. A du TOILJ McCorrmck. A Wheatcroft.BYates.M Home.MTabemer Front Row: G Mills. B Blyth. J Brown. Mr R e Aigie (Headmaster). G Bevan (Drum-Major). Mr H ten VeithuLS(Band Master). L Slabber. Mr B Botha (MUSIcalDIrector). A Ptlliltps Inset: Mr N Edwards (MUSicalDIrector) Absent: RMlller. D Crosbte. D Slabber

Military Campon 3 August Unfortunately we were the only band in the competition. The results were as follows: Drum Major Overall

- The fathers (Messrs Bevan,Yates, Merris, Du Toit Pattan and Stiles) for their assistance. - Mr Edwards for his music tuition. - Mr Botha for his music tuition, assistance and advice. - Messrs Wilkinson, Price, Leon, Beckham,Yates and Coetzeefor assisting the band with their music and drill. - The matrics (Garyth Bevan, Jason Brown, Brett Blyth, Greg Mills, Andrew Phillips, Lee Slabber, James McCormick. Jeremy Joubert and Anthony du TOIt) for their dedication and loyalty to the band from Std 6 through to Std 10. - The competition reserves (Joel Merris, Stuart Anderson, Alan Martheze and DuncanSlabber) for their loyalty to the band throughout the year.

78% 74%

The final in the Western Province Command Cadet Competition was held at the Good Hope Centre on 20 August The Band won their category for the 21 st successiveyear. The results were as follows: Drum Major Drill Formation Music Brass Music Percussion Inspection Overall

89% 82% 82% 92% 87% 92% 98% 96% 89%

H.t.V.

The band won the following tropies: Best Best Best Best Best Best

B-ClassBand Drum-Major - Garyth Bevan Musical Rendition Brass Section - Jason Brown PercussionSection- LeeSlabberand Brett Blyth Inspection - The Band Mothers!

SHOOTING The Shooting Squad has, once again, had a very good season. This year the competition consisted of a number of sudden-death contests among the cadet detachments in the Group 1 area.A dedicatedWynberg side showed that all the hard practising had to payoff and they beat their opponents comfortably to win the Group 1 competition. After this we were invited to represent Group 1 in the final round of the WP Command competition at the Simon van der Stel Shooting Range. Unfortunately, we will be losing our top senior marksmen at the end of this year, but we have some very promising jUniors coming up to fill the vacated ranks.

Our sincere thanks must go to the following peoplefor their contribution to the band: - The band committee (MesdamesBevan(Chairlady), Yates, Joubert. Home, Bailey, CantreIl and Pattan) for their outstanding work throughout they year. - The mothers of the new band members (Mesdames Anderson, Condie, Du Plessis,Crosbie, Merris and Martheze) for their assistanceto the band committee.

OUR CADET BAND Winners of the W P Command Cadet Band Competition for the 21 st successive year

Our Senior Shooting Team

(I.

to r.): J. Bayly. F. Bowmaker-Falconer. K. de Heer Kloots. S. Michahtsianos. A. Selley. Lt W. Swanepoel (W P Command) In front: S. Kotthoff Photo: Cape Times

HOUSE REPORTS

1988 INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION EVENT

POSITION Ist

2nd

5th

4th

3rd

EVENT

WELLINGTON

VAN RIEBEECK

DE WAAL

LITTLEWOOD

RHODES

'ATHLETICS

VAN RIEBEECK

RHODES

DE WAAL

LITTLEWODD

WELLINGTON

'CRICKET

WELLINGTON

RHODES

LITTLEWODD

VAN RIEBEECK

DE WAAL

'WATERPOLO

WELLINGTON

RHODES

LlTTLEWooD

DE WAAL

VAN RIEBEECK

'SWIMMING

DE WAAL

RHODES

WELLINGTON

VAN RIEBEECK

LITTLEWODD

WELLINGTON

DE WAAL

RHODES

VAN RIEBEECK

RHODES

WELLINGTON

DE WAAL

VAN RIEBEECK

LlTTLEWOOD

GENERALKNOWLEDGE

VAN RIEBEECK

RHODES

DE WAAL

LlTTLEWooD

WELLINGTON

BRIDGE

DE WAAL

RHODES

VAN RIEBEECK

LITTLEWODD

WELLINGTON

GOLF

VAN RIEBEECK

WELLINGTON

LITTLEWODD

DE WAAL

RHODES

CHESS

RHODES

VAN RIEBEECK

WELLINGTON

LITTLEWODD

DE WAAL

'HOCKEY

DE WAAL

LlTTLEWOOD

WELLINGTON

RHODES

VAN RIEBEECK

'RUGBY

WELLINGTON

LITTLEWODD

RHODES

DE WAAL

VAN RIEBEECK

ONE-ACT PLAYS

LITTLEWODD

WELLINGTON

RHODES

DE WAAL

VAN RIEBEECK

SHOOTING

DE WAAL

LITTLEWODD

RHODES

VAN RIEBEECK

WELLINGTON

'SQUASH

RHODES

VAN RIEBEECK

DE WAAL

WELLINGTON

LITTLEWODD

"TENNIS

RHODES

VAN RIEBEECK

WELLINGTON

LlTTLEWOOD

DE WAAL

BADMINTON

LITTLEWODD

WELLINGTON

RHODES

DE WAAL

VAN RIEBEECK

CADET DRILL SQUADS

LITTLEWODD

WELLINGTON

RHODES

DE WAAL

VAN RIEBEECK

SUPPORTER'S CARDS

DEBATING 'CROSS-COUNTRY

TOTAL POINTS: FINAL POSITION:

place in the hockey. However, towards the end of the year De Waal's character and determination began to show. The spirit improved and carried us to a row of excellent wins starting with the Debating (G KelroeCooke and T Flint) and the inter-house golf. Our winning streak did not end there. We went on to win the rugby with all our rugby players playing to the best of their ability. We also won the squash with the true spirited Vaalies (the Parkins brothers) doing their best for De Waal.

DE WAAL HOUSE De Waal house has had an above-average year, with exceptional highs and lows. Fortunately the highs seem to outweigh the lows. We opened the year with a good third place in the athletics. The seniors, in particular. performed well. Although the spirit and the cheering was not particularly impressive, one could feel a house unity developing. We followed this up with a disappointing fourth place at the Swimming Gala. After winning the cross-country relay, De Waal slumped to a last

I.R.H.

POINTS De Waal

UttJewood

Van Riebeeck

Rhodes

4'k

101,02

10 9

9 101,02

WellingtOn

15 4'k

61,02

81,02

156

125

135 4

135'k

1531,02

LI1ïLEWOOD HOUSE 6th Row: A Chippendale. S du Plessis.F Bowmaker-Falconer. G Job. P Johnson. M Venter. 0 Malr. EWestvig. S Misdorp. M Mossop.

M Horne. J Simonis (House Captain). J Parrott 0 Chippendale 5th ROw: M Alberts. F Vitioen. E Postings. 0 Treadwell. I Clampett. N Bradford. S de Meuter. C Gottgens. S McEvoy. P Mills.

M O·Donneli. A Pegge. Q Bowmaker-Falconer. N Cartwright G le Roux 4th Row: A Biermann. A Galheto. R Harvey. C Fermor. B BarrelI. G Hardres-Williams. P Thomas. M Alexander. M Munro.

T O·Donnell. R Hochfelden. 0 Doughty. G Ruffel. J Phillips 3rd Row: 0 Boiskin. SWalker. G Truter. W Beaumont J de Boer. F Bohm. J Munro. J Collocott C Bent M Forbes. R Postings.

G Beaumont. C Penn. T Good. 0 Morel 2nd Row: M Solomon. E Robel1SOn.K Visser. J Williams. N Buchanan. S Beaumont 0 Hovelmann. A Selley. P Andrews. A Briggs.

P Judge. N Perkins. S Cakebread. B Hillier. S Salt S !.aver Front Row: Mr T Connellan (Housemaster). M Rice. Mr G Faiers (Housemaster). G Mills. Mrs R Aigie (Matron). A Tattersall. Sister

M de Klerk (Senior Matron). K Westvig (Head Prefect). Mr R C Aigie (Superintendent). R Penn (Deputy-Head Prefect). Mrs P Washington (Matron). P Carey. Mr H Petersen (Senior Housemaster). A Symmonds. Mr B Greenwood (Housemaster). M Roux. B Schonfeldt

LlITLEWOOD HOUSE

M Rice. M Roux. A Symmonds. A Tattersall House Captain: J Simonis

Superintendent: Mr RC Algie Senior Housemaster: Mr H Petersen Housemasters: Messrs G Faiers. T Connellan. S Mitchell Other Masters: Messrs B Greenwood. P Kriel. D Russell R Penn. K Westvig. P Carey. G Mills. Prefects:

1988 will undoubtedly be remembered by all of those at Littlewood as the year of "great achievements". Little were proud to boast a group of five school prefects who have led Littlewood men in all spheres of school life. On the sports field. the boarders have fared exceptionally well. not only for their house. but also for their school. of the 11 different first teams. LittJewood has 70

boasted 29 first team members. Owing to hard-work. spirit and determination Littlewood has done well in the Inter-House Competition and the following should be congratulated for bringing credit to Littlewood in this sphere: R Penn for leading us to 2nd position in water polo; Q Bowmaker-Falconer. for leading the U 16 rugby team to a well deserved 2nd place; the whole hostel house for winning the Cross-Country. with exceptional achievements in the race coming from K Westvig (2nd). S Misdorp (3rd). N Bradford (5th). Q Bowmaker-Falconer (7th). A Tattersall (13th) and J Collocott (14th). Littlewood was represented in shooting by F Bowmaker-Falconer and A Selley and they won this competition convincingly. 1988 has also proved to be a great year for boys who reached Provinciallevel in certain sports. Our con-

LI1ïLEWOOD

gratulations must also go to those sportsmen who were selected for provincial teams: K Westvig. N Bradford (Cross-Country); John Munro. Michael Munro (Squash): P Mills (Hockey): M Roux (Golf): A Symmonds (Badminton): A Selley (Paddle-skiing) and J Williams (Sailing). We also wish to thank Mr and Mrs Algie. for their interest and concern. Messrs Petersen. Faiers. Con nellan. Greenwood. Kriel. Mitchell and Russell for all their work and support and to Sister de Klerk. Matron Washington and the staff for all that they have done for us. We wish the Littlewood Prefects and House captain of 'S9 the best of luck. Remember to keep Littlewood's name "a cut above the rest".

J.S.

HOUSE PREFECTS

2nd Row: G Mills. M Roux. P Carey. B Schonfeldt. M Rice. A Symmonds. B Tattersall Front Row: Mr H Pet.erson. R Penn (Head Prefect). Mr RC Algle. K Westvlg (Deputy-Head Prefect). Mr G Falers

RHODES HOUSE

lington House were the athletics sports day (particularly the performances of Sean Kotthoff. Mark Phister. Clayton Prins. Leslie Wylie. Gavin Pfister. and Grant Pureveen). the swimming gala (dominated by Seddon Keyter and Graham Manson-Smith). the swimming gala (dominated by Seddon Keytor and Graham Manson-Smith). the one-act play produced by Patrick Walton (which saw excellent acting by lan Liddie and Daniel Chippendale). and the Cross-Country relay (with excellent performances from Sean Kotthoff and John ~~~lIagh). There have also been many other good individual performances. too numerous to mention. However. on a negative note. a relatively small percentage of boys in the house are participating in the activities and are. in fact carrying the house. Hopefully. we will see a greater effort from more boys in the house next year. My thanks to the house committee and. in particular. the house captain. Richard Morris. for the effort put in during the year.

House Committee: Karl Thome (Capt): R Cole: R Opie; G Kalt; S MacDonald; S de Meuter The year did not begin well for Rhodes. with our athletics letting us down slightly. This has however. not been the case throughout the year. Some outstanding performances have ensured that we have accumulated sufficient points to remain in the running for the shield. Although the spirit in the house has not been as good as.in past years. our results have not been affected by thiS. Some good results were obtained in the waterpolo. swimming. debating. general knowledge quiz. bridge. hockey. tennis and badminton. In most of the inter-house events we have managed to finish within the top three. Our successes this year could not have been possible without the dedication and involvement of Mr Polden and the staff. The boys must also be thanked for their support and willingness to get involved.

M.R.

VAN RIEBEECK HOUSE Master-in-Charge:

Mr K Pretorius

House Captain:

Peter Slate

This year van Riebeeck has been plagued by bad luck. ~rom athletics to the house plays. thingsjust did not go nght for us. On Sports Day David Askew pulled a hamstnng muscle and Kurt Wohlenberg was in bed with ·flu. Our junior water polo team. owing to illness. had JUst enough to fill a team. (Some even got out of bed to play!) Owing to the ·flu. it took 15 telephone calls to form the Under 16 rugby team on the night before the competition. Richard Holdstock. a good hooker. had to fill In as fly-half owing to the unavailability of players. One week before inter-house plays our main actor. Joel Merris. almost had to withdraw because the performance date was also an important Jewish Holy Day. Yet despite all these problems. the results show that van Riebeeck held their own in the inter-house competition this year. However. like the other houses. van Riebeeck also has the problem of only a few boys taking pnde in their own performances and their association With the house. The rest like to leave the achieving to others. I know thiS is only a temporary lapse and that nextyear a much better attitude will prevail.

Our 1988 House Captains In front: R. Morris (Wellington). K. Thome (Rhodes). J. Simoms (LIttlewood) Standmg: I. Harris (de Waal). P. Slate (van Riebeeck)

K.J.P.

WELLINGTON HOUSE At the time of writing this article the final house POSItions were not known. Highlights of the year for Wel-

SCHOOL SPORT

TRIANGULAR

ATHLETICS TEAM

4th Row: G Kennedy. G de Klerk. A Badenhorst N McGarnck. S de Meuter. K Westvlg. S Misdorp. R Davies. G Carew. D Butler 3rd Row: D Nolan. B Blomdal. C Nairn. M ?fister. K Wohlenburg. Z Nolan. L Wyhe. S Butler. S Knipe 2nd Row: M Roff. M Hutton. L Radaelil. G Lewis. P Gildenhuys. B Sharp. N Blomdal. H Scott. P Lautenbach. I Clampett. J Lee Front Row: Mr B Botha. Mr P Kriel. R Postings. Mr M Moore. C Prins (Junior Captain). Mr K Pretonus. I Hams (Senior Captain). Mr R C Aigie (Headmaster). S Kotthoff. Mr G Hili. Mr T O·Rellly. Miss B Fassler

ATHLETICS

many events. From this meeting athletes like Sean Kotthof. Kart Westvig. Ian Harris. Clayton Prins. Adl Badenhorst Zak Nolan and Kurt Wohlenberg showed a lot of promise. The 3rd Annual Quadrangular Relay Meeting was held at SACSat the end of the 4th term and the final placingswere:

The 1987/88 athletic seasondid not match the previous season.but has.nevertheless.provided many highlights and memories for supporters and coaches.The season started with the Peninsula Schools Trials at Green Point where we saw good performances. especially by John Price and lan Harris over the 300m hurdles. At the Annuallnter-High Schoolsmeeting at Stellenbosch. the Wynberg team were among the 40 teams and 1500 athletes. Here we onceagain surprised all by taking 3rd Place behind Paarl Boys' High and Paul Roos Gymnasium. Our own annual Spring Invitation Meeting was a big success with our athletes featuring prominently in

1st 2nd 4th

Bishops WBHS RBHS SACS

The athletics team started 1988 by taking part in the Paarl Boys' High meeting. Here our athletes did very weil. especiallylan Harris. Clayton Prins. SeanKotthof and Mark Pfister. Just before Sports Day. the team dominated the annual meeting involving Bishops.Oude

Molen and Wynberg. At this meeting Bruce Sharp and Adi Badenhorst produced fine performances. After this. Sports Daywas at hand. This day. won by Wellington. produced some fine performances. The most notable was that of lan Harris. who bettered the long-standing record of Springbok hurdler Neville Riley. At the Peninsula Schools Championships. which was also an inter-schools event. we once again finished seesond behind RBHS. On the day Sean Kotthof (BOOm U-17) lan Harris (3OOm Hurdles U-17). Mark Pfister (300m Hurdles U-l7). Adi Badenhorst (400m U-17). Clayton Prins (2oom Hurdles U-1S). David Nolan (U13 High Jump) and Bryn Thomas (U-13 Shotput) did the school proud. At the 4th Triangular Meeting. we combined teams with Wynberg Girls' High for the third year. On the day we were pipped at the post during the relays by a highly motivated Fish Hoek team. On the day good per-

formances were recorded by Clayton Prins. Karl Westvig. Sean Kotthof. Charles Bent. Kurt Wohlenberg. Adi Badenhorst and Shahl de Meuter. At the last meeting of the season.the SASOLInterschoais. WBHS once again finished 5th. Our athletes. especially the juniors. excelled at the WP Championships with the following doing well: David Nolan (U-13 High Jump 1st) Bryn Thomas (U13 Shot Put. 1st). James Baxter (U-13 7Sm Hurdles 3rd). Zak Nolan (U-14 Shot Put 3rd). Patrick Gildenhuys (U-1S Shot Put). lan Harris (U-17 lOOm Hurdles and 300m Hurdles). Clayton Prins (U-1S ZOOm 2nd. ZOOm Hurdles 3rd. and 400m 4th) and Sean Kotthof (U-17 lS00m Steeplechase). Sean Kotthoff and lan Harris came very close to selection for the WP team.

K.J.P.

Presenting the trophIes on Sports Day 74

1st BADMINTON TEAM

2nd Row: C Nairn. A George. A Symmonds Front Row: Mr R C Algie (Headmaster). R Williams (Captain). Mr H J Jonker (Coach)

BADMINTON We are grateful for a very successful season. We entered ten teams in the various leagues as follows: A League 1stTeam

RWilliams (SA) A Symmonds (WP) C Nairn (WP) A George

o League

BLeague ZndTeam

B League 3rdTeam

A Dixon

C Payton

4th Team PDaly

J Merris

BWatson

PRyan

G Korck

R Hawkins

TCollopy

S MacDonald H Venner

N Cartwright

E League 7thTeam

ELeague SthTeam

FLeague 6thTeam

SLee M Hastie CLeipold J Morris

M vander Poll R Ventura N DaSilva BSpolander G Rohrs T Middup P Hodges

G League 9thTeam

G League 10th Team

A Kuyk T Bastick C Retief Fvan Peer

P Forsyth D van Eyssen

V Miranda

G League 8thTeam

M Bayne WMiller MdeBVale GCampbell

Reserves to: B League: SShuman G Kaufmann E League: H Spencer R Elliott G League: GWitten

SWilliamson G Davies

CRICKET

A number of other players also regularly attended practices while some "second players" were available for matches.

Compared to conditions at most schools. cricketers at Wynberg canconsider themselvesvery fortunate. They have the use of 12 turf. gravash and concrete nets: a bowling machine will arrive shortly: they havethe servicesof a fully qualified cricket professional. In addition every team has a coachwho gives up endlesshours of time: the fields and facilities improve with every season and next year will see the Wynberg House field come into operation. Add to all this a long tradition of cricket at the school and an atmosphere that encourages cricket then there is no reason why Wynberg should not produce many generations of cricketers who enjoy the game. play it in the correct manner and strive to reach the top. Thanks for all this are owing to many. The fields and nets have been the responsibility of a competent and Interested groundstaff under Mr Jack Payne and Mr Johnny van RUn.Many teachers havegiven up hours of their time to ensure a successful season - Messrs Rushby.RusselIand Louw in the U19's: MessrsConneIlan. Ten Velthuis and Bromberger in the UIS's: and Messrs Harker. Moser. Morris and Jonker in the U14·s. We have also been able to call on the servicesof many students - Tim Connellan.Gary Mulder. Mike Cawood. Mark OliVier.Grant Faiers and Shaun Jennings. All the above have helped raise the standard of Wynberg cricket and our thanks go to them. Mr Philip Cooper gave us stirling service as our cricket profeSSionaland many players benefitted from his technical and expert advice. Inthe fourth term his place will be taken Mr Mark Scott from Worcestershire. Cricket ISa game where the extraneous aspectsare just as important. as.for example.dress. behaviour and facilities. However. I have no doubt that the players put catering at the top of their list. Our thanks go to all mothers of our cricketers who have ended up behind the hatch providing teas and lunches.Yours is a largely unsung. but much appreciated. role.

The results were as follows: Teams

9 10

9 10 10

Won

Total played:

9 10

Won%

9 10

lOO 80 56 70 55 60 40 43 17 43

R Williams. A Symmonds and C Nairn were chosen to represent Western Province. Rob Williams achieved a notable feat in winning the South African Under 18 badminton singles title for the second successiveyear. He was seeded No. 1 thiS time and successfully defended his position by winning seven matches (six in straight SetS and with ease and the seventh 15-8. I315. 15-9). Rob also took the boys' doubles title with a partner. He won another award at Stellenbosch. that of "Best Sportsman". A Symmonds emerged among the top 8 players in the country both in the Under 18 singles and doubles events at the South African Championships. R Williams also became the WP Under 21 Triple Champion. Winning the singles. the men's and the mixed doubles titles with his respective partners. This year the Bruce Clark Cup goesto C Nairn and S Shuman for the two most improved players of the season and the NOC Gohl Cup goes to Gary Korck and Sheldon MacDonald for the most successful combination of the season. We were pleased to have Mr Bruce Clark as the guest-of-honour at our third term Sports Awards Assembly. Bruce left Wynberg Boys' High School in 1963. He played rugby and cricket for our first teams and was awarded bues In both. He also played for the Nuffield cricket team. In addition to that he played soccer and badminton outside of school for a club as badminton was not a school sport in 1958. From 19651974 he played provincial badminton for Transvaal and Western Province. From 1970 - 1974 he was a Spnngbok and has played against many international teams.

K.R.

1ST XI CRICKET

1988 Awards:

Honours: Robert Williams. Andrew Symmonds Blues: Craig aim Colours: Anthony George A League trophy: Ist team B League trophy: 2nd team (pending one match) E League certificates: 5th team

The first term of 1988 will be remembered for a number of extremely exciting finishes - Bleachwood (2 runs). FIShHoek (20 runs) and Westerford (5 runs) are matches which spring immediately to mind. It says much for the team that it has fought back from a number of seemingly Impossible positions to end up by winning the game. At all times they haveshown tenacIty and spirit and it is these factors which have made them one of the most rewarding sides I have coached. Credit for this must be given to the leadership team of Peter Cowen and Andrew Symmonds. Never too proud

My thanks to Mr Harker for his support and encouragement. Mr P Louw and Mrs Sandyforth for helping With practices and matchesand Mrs Campbell and Miss Lear for taking players to matches on Fridays. HJ.

FIRST CRICKET Xl

Back Row: C Turvey. A Wylie. 0 Malan. S de Meuter. Slavery Standing: M Fort>es. B Blyth. B Sharp. R Cole. L Mengel. A Martyn Mr K C RIchardson (Coach). P Cowen (Captain). Mr R C Aigie (Headmaster).

Seated: A Symmonds (Vice-Captain).

to learn. insistent on high standards and determined not to come second.they haveset an example.not only to the team. but to Wynberg cricket in general. Every second year Wynberg travels to Pietermaritzburg for the Alexandra Week. This is an extremely well-organised week and serves as invaluable experience for the season ahead. We steadily improved in every game. progressing from a loss against Alexandra. through to 2 draws to a win. This was a most worthwhile tour. The 1988 Wynberg team has no stars. but it has done well. There have been numerous high points like Symmonds' 5/13 against Beachwood. Martyn's 4/16 against Westerford. Sharp's great catch in gully in the Rondebosch game and Turvey's 46 n.o. against Kersney In the pouring rain. There were of course many low points: the runntng between wickets gave me grey hairs. we have not settled into a reliable opening partnership and there has been indifferent use of the new ball. However. we are working on these points and I have no doubt that the fourth term will seean improved performance.

J P Loxton

Three 1st XI Capswere awarded at the end of the First term - Andrew Symmonds (all round). Bruce Sharp (fielding) and Peter Cowen (Captaincy). They were well-deserved. 1st XI Dinner 1987

Our guest speaker at the annual dinner was Mr Paul Philipson.the Nuffield Coach.He presented cupsto the following: Bing Cup (for sportsmanship) Upton Cup (best all-rounder) Stovold Cup (for fielding) Power Cup (for batting) BridgensCup (for most promising player in 1st XI)

J PLoxton

A Holdstock BSharp BSharp A Holdstock

At the sports assembly. the following awards were made: Honours Blues 77

A Holdstock J PLoxton

Colours

Awards:

ASymmonds AWylie BSharp RSmit BBlyth SNewton MKros PCowen Batting: D Home Bowling: R Palos

up some exceptional gully catches. A useful inswing bowler. A useful hitter. but he should put more thought into his batting. Michael Forbes:

Michael must take a more positive and determined approach to his cricket. He has potential with the slow left arm. but tends not to follow th rough consistently. Lee Mengel: Leehaspacebutoften bowls inaccurately.He hastaken his opportunity in the 1st term 1988 and started to take wickets. A usefullate-order batsman who hits the ball hard. Generally a sound fielder in the outfield. but prone to lapsesin concentration.

Critique of 1st XI Players

JP Loxton: After a fine 4th term. which saw him gain Nuffield selection. JP disappointed in the 1st term of 1988. He remains a good prospect. but should not go for his shots too soon. His keeping can be good. but tends to be inconsistent

Aubrey Martyn:

Aubrey has been persuaded to get more side-on at delivery and get his front footstraighter. As a result he is now bowling the left-arm stock delivery. the inswinger and there has not been a recurrence of back problems. His contribution towards the win against Westerford was crucial.

Andrew Symmonds:

Andrew is a courageous performer and was the inspiration behind the narrow 2 run win over Beachwood. taking 5 wickets. He has taken some fine catchesand played some outstanding knocks.

1st XI RESULTS

4th Term 1987

Sharl de Meuter:

vs Bishops

Sharl is a good backfoot player. but needs to work harder on more top hand control of his drives. Generallya good fielder. but his throwing could be improved. I feel that we are still to see the best of his batting. Craig Turvey:

Bishops Wynberg

Match Drawn Avendale Wynberg Wonby8 wickets vs P1umstead Wynberg Plumstead Wonby55 runs vs Rondebosch Wynberg

Sometimes shows real classwhen batting. particularly when driving. He does have a weakness to a short ball around the off stump. Craig has a determined attitude. He also has a safe pair of hands.

vsAvendale

Peter Cowen: Peter has rallied the side when the situation has been unfavourable. He has captained the side well and played some courageous innings. Others could learn from his determination.

242/5

179/6

160/10 (Wylie 5/45) 161/2 (Loxton81 )

120/10 65/10 (Wylie5/16)

201/5

Andrew Wyfie:

Another determined player. who should keep working on his grip and pickup. There are signs that his backfoot play is al.sobeginning to develop. With a more confident approach I am sure that he will develop. He is potentially a good off-spinner. A safe pair of hands.

(Blyth 3/39) (Holdstock 52n.o. Symmonds 37

(Newton 67n.o. Loxton52)

Rondebosch 116/2 Matchdrawn vsSACS

RoryCole:

Time will tell whether Rory is right to experiment with medium pacebowling. There is no doubt about his ability and potential and a more determined performance with the bat has seen him make his way back into the first XI.

Wynberg

200n

SACS Matchdrawn

116/6

Alexandra Wynberg

200/5 144/10 (De Meuter 31)

(Holdstock 46) (Sharp4/17)

1st Term 1988 vs Alexandra

Bruce Sharp: I have not seen a better schoolboy fielder than Bruce. Quick to the ball. he has a good throw. He has picked

Lostby61 runs 78

vs Maritzburg College vs Kearsney

College 182/4 Wynberg 74/6 Matchdrawn 162/8 Kearsney 14115 Wynberg

Matchdrawn vs Beachwood Wynberg Beachwood

Josephs at 11/2. The team generally fielded well and the bowlers were able to bowl a tight line. which enabledusto bowl out severalstrong batting sidesfor relatively low totals - 28 (Paarl). 111 (Herzlia). 72 (Bishops). 112 (Rondebosch). and 98 (Plumstead). Rodney Smit and Glen Treadaway were mainly responsible for these low totals taking 35 out of the 52 wickets to fall. Smit took 13 wickets at an average of 5.5 and Treadaway took 22 wickets at an average of 5.4 runs per wicket However. the brittleness of the batting was extremely disturbing. The team only exceeded 120 runs on one occasionand that was against an extremely weak Paarl Boys' High team. Richard Holdstock and Roger Withers were the main run-scorers. having aggregates of 116 and 99 runs respectively in 5 innings each. To summarise. while the second team won 4 out of the 5 games they played. these victories almost all involved nail-biting finishes owing to the fact that most of the batsmen appeared to dislike occupying the crease.

(Cowen22) (Sharp 3/49) (Symmonds 66. Turvey 46n.o.)

79/10 (Lavery20) 77/10 (Symmonds 5/13)

vs Paarl

Wynberg

215/8 119/9

vs FishHoek

Paarl Matchdrawn Wynberg

vs Bishops

FishHoek Wonby20 runs Bishops

201/9

Wynberg

79/6

(Wylie37.De Meuter37) (Sharp 3/13)

144/10 (Turvey45. Symmonds 32) 124/10 (Sharp 3/13)

M.R.

(Mengel 3/42) (Symmonds

3RD Xl CRICKET

23)

vs Westerford

Matchdrawn Wynberg Westerford

The team has enjoyed an extremely successful season and it is. at present. unbeaten. Very ably led by Sean Privett. the team has proved themselves capable in every area of the game. With the top order batsmen providing a solid foundation. some good scores have been made. It was most pleasing to see the opening batsmen settling down as the seasonprogressed. The successof our batting canalso be attributed to a strong and intelligent middle order. Both our bowling and fielding have been tight. with some excellent catches being held. Our opening attack hasdeveloped during the season.with bowlers concentrating on line and length rather than speed. The highlight of the season was undoubtedly our victory over Rondebosch 2nd XI as well as the match drawn against Bishops.The side has been a pleasure to coachand always willing to listen to advice. I look forward to the rest of the year. Thanks are due to all parents for their supprtand. in particular. Mr carter for being such a willing and enthusiastic scorer. Outstanding performances:

14818

(Symmonds 39) 143/10 (Martyn 4/16)

Wonby5 runs vs Rondebosch Rondebosch 118/10 (Mengel 4/12) Wynberg 121/5 Cowen29 n.o..Cole 25n.o. Wonby5 wickets Wynberg vsSACS 195/5 (Symmonds 55.Cole48. Loxton46) SACS 14015 Matchdrawn

2ND XI CRICKET

Batting: campbell45 Le Roux 44 C Parkm 54 campbell50 C Parkin 47 n.o. Bowling:M Rice 5/14 Results:

The results for the first term of 1988 were asfollows: vs Paarl Boyd High 11- won by 242 runs vs Herzlia I - won by 2 runs vs Bishops II - won by 2 wickets vs Rondebosch II - lost by 33 runs vs Plumstead II - won by 4 wickets The match against St Josephs was rained out with St 79

(against Bishops) (against Bishops) (against Plumstead 2nd XI) (against Westerford 2nd XI) (against Westerford 2nd XI) (againstCBC lstXI)

A styhsh stroke in the nets

against Rondebosch 3rd XI, but they emerged from defeat with unflagging spirit to end the seasonwith 3 matches won and 3 lost Settlers 3rd XI was beaten by 30 runs with Leipoldt taking 5 wickets. The end-ofseason match against SACS3rd XI ended in a one run victory with D Bain taking 8 wickets for 18 runs.

4TH XI CRICKET Coach: Mr T Connellan Captain: J da Costa We have been promoted to a higher leaguebecauseof the large number of cricketers whom we are fortunate to have in our senior division this year. The 4th XI has had a fine season. They played 6 matches and lost 1 against strong opposition. A notable victory was against Rondebosch 3rd XI and there were excellent performances against Settlers 2nd XI and Fish Hoek 2ndXI. The spint and application of the boys are to be commended as is the influence of their coach.

6TH AND 7TH XI MIDWEEK CRICKET Coaches: Messrs G Mulder and M Olivier Enthusiasm rather than skill played the major roll in the approach to cricket by these two teams. It established a broad base on which to build the skills and experience necessaryto create as feeder teams for the senior sides. The two teams produced few sparkling victories. but the participants enjoyed their encounters with other teams. It is sincerely hoped that. regardless of matcheswon and lost. the mid-week teams survive and continue to flOUrish.

5TH XI CRICKET Coach: Mr M Cawood Captain: PJohnsonl S Hanson With the gUidanceof their coach the 5th XI did fairly well in the 4th division. Their most severe test was

J.G.L. 80

At the end of a long. summer's day

promising. and Heron has made strides as a leg-break bowler. The most effective batsmen in the Side were Chesters (110 in 3 knocks). Wyhe (86 In 3 knocks) and Bowditch (49 in 2 knocks). while the best bowlers were Wylie (9/41 in 3 games) Askew (6/54 in 2 games). Heron (6/53 in 2 games) ad Bowdltch (6169 in 3 games). The Under 158 team had a successful first term's cricket. being competently lead by Jason Parrott. Highlights of the season were Craig Patten's 7/21. Charl Martinsen and Stephen Goosen's SO's against Westerford. Jason Parott's 38 against Rondebosch. and Gordon Scott's hat trick against Westerford. The team members were J Parrott (Captain). I Campbell. 8 van GinkeI. C Martinsen. C Fermor. G Bailey. ePatten. G Scott. 8 Harrod. R Huffer. N rtwng ht The Under lSC side performed well with Martinsen and then Gerber as Captains. In the six matches that were played very nearly everyone bowled. Wallis and Balint shining at the start of the season and Smith. Oilis and Cartwright at the end. Best bowling figures were those of Wallis (7n agamst Fairmant) and Martinsen (8/13 against Oude Molen). The batting line-up was not always too solid. but those who stood out were Harrod (12 not out and 17).

UNDER 15 CRICKET In the fourth term of 1987 the Under ISA team continued to show good form. the only blemish being a one-wicket loss to SACS in a limited-over game when the team was WithOUt Malan and Carter. The highlight of the term was once again beating the Rondebosch team. and also beating the strong Stayers XI in the final game. Lavery. Turvey and Holdstock contributed most to the team's batting totals With Campbell and Bowditch also making valuable contributions. The best bowlers. m their four best matches. were Bowditch (9/61 ). Martin (11 n9) and Campbell (9nS). but others performmg weil were Carter and Bayly. In the first term of 1988 the follOWing played regularly for the A team: D Bowditch (C.). D Askew (V.C). L Wyhe. G Truter. P Revington. M Chesters. S Goosen. 8 Mulholland. B Heron. B van Eyssen. R Palos. A Hare and P Wilson also played for the team. With three of the prevIous year's Under 14A team no longer available the Side was not as strong as those of the prevIous two years. The batting often looked shaky. and the fielding only reached a good level towards the end of the term. The team ISwell-served. however.1n the fastbowling department With Bowditch ad Askew both

Martinsen (48) and Dorrington (27 not out). with Wallis. Ollis. Waters and Le Roux also making a few runs. The fielding was poor. sometimes very poor. but Harrod. Dorrington. Smith. LeRoux. Martinsen and others made up a little for this. The Under 15 D team had a disappointing season losing all five of the matches played. Christopher Dorrington. who captained the side for most of the season. showed promise with the bat and so too did Paul Gerber. but both were promoted to the eteam. Players such as Andrew Pope. in the batting. and Andrew Smith. in the bowling. continued to improve throughout the season. with the result that they too moved up to a higher team. For much of the seasonit was impossible to field a full team. but since most games were midweek a number of players from the e team were brought in. Two e team players. DeanOllis and Wayne le Roux. put on some very fine bowling displays. the former taking 5/38 and the latter 4n in a match against Fairbairn. Although all the matches were lost the players never gave up until the very end. showing a commendable spirit in adverse conditions.

Results:

Under 15A Under 15 B Under15C Under 15 D

P 10 6 6 5

W 6 4 3 0

D 2 0

1 0

L 2 2 2 5

O.B.

UNDER 14 CRICKET During the Fourth Term of 1987 the A side produced some good batting performances (155 vs Rondebosch. 191 vs Bishops. 187 for 7 decvs StStythians) and continued to build on the first term's successes. The side batted all the way down with almost everybody scoring runs during the season.Some of the better performances were by Gibbon. Askew. Wylie. Revington. Hare and S Goosen. The spin bowlers. Hutton and Van Eyssen.were in fine form again and often followed up the successesof

Under 14 Cricketers in action

the opening pair. Askew and Sharp. The most promising bowler was Wylie who accuracy as a seam bowler began paying dividends as the seasonprogressed. The Under 14A of 1988 IS a particuarly small and young team. with 4 of the players still being under 13. including the captain. Michael Fletcher. Furthermore. they are not a particularly talented group. However. they have made up for this to a large extent by their enthusiasm - bordering on exuberanceat times - their discipline and their willingness to work hard on all aspectsof the game. They lost only twice in the first term: overwhelmed by a very mature and powerful Rondeboschteam. and narrowly beaten by Bishops in a game in which they actually had the upper hand. The rest of their opponents were comfortably beaten. The batting is very suspect. and much hard work needs to be done to improve basic techniques. Only Barry Herbert. Mark Turvey and Michael Munro played innings of any substance.All too often rash. ambitious shots or poor defence caused the downfall of the top order batsmen. In the bowling department Charl Willoughby stood out and his 27 wickets for 166 runs werejust reward for great effort and concentration in the nets. His 8 for 11 against SACS in the last match deserved special mention. as 6 of his victims were bowled by his swinging left arm seamers. A very exciting prospect indeedl The fielding was up and down. a mixture of very good and very poor. but the players have shown a readinessto work hard to improve in this departmentMichael Fletcher. the captain. did a soundjob and is a good thinker on the game. although a bit too quiet. His captaincy will undoubtedly improve as he matures and grows in confidence. The Under 14B team finished 1987 in the same manner in which it started. playing cricket with great enthusiasm. a fair level of skill and lots of dedication. Jason Parrott was an excellent captain and also second m the bowling averages.taking 24 wickets at 6.92 a piece. Ryan Palos was the most successful bowler with 29 wickets for only 114 runs. The most consistent batsmen were Byron Mulholland. Michael Munro and Paul Revington. The Under 14B side of 1988 was a balanced team With most players able to bat and bowl and almost everybody featuring at some time during the season. Trevor Good scored a magnificent Tl in the first match of the season and was promptly snapped up by the A team. and Sean Mclntyre. after some fine spells of spin bowling (he took 16 wickets in 4 matches). was duly promoted. The wicket-keeping duties were begun by Andrew Pestanaand continued by ShaneBowler. Both handled thejob capably. Alexander Wright bowled well on occasionsand will develop into a fine left arm seamer if he learns to pitch the ball up more often. Kenneth Sutherland began the seasonwith an ir)jured arm. but worked hard at his batting and played a few good innings as the seasonprogressed.

Some of the best individual batting performances came from: Good. Sutherland. Melntyre. Springett and Verdon. The best bowling feats were by Mclntyre. Wright. Pegge. McCormick. MeMaster. Erasmus and Dlxon. The team played well together. enjoying their cricket and showing good spirit.

They also serve who only stand and umpire

The Under 14C group was a well-balanced one. being blessed with many talented all-rounders and some good wicket keepers. Peter Aspdencaptainedthe side capably and did a good job behind the stumps. Shane Bowler was promoted to the B team midway through the seasonas their ·keeper. of the 3 matches lost. it should be noted that the matches lost to Bergvliet and SACSwere close games. and only Rondeboschlooked superior to this side durmg the season.of the 4 matcheswon. the game agamst Bishopswas a tough one. but Fairburn. Strand and Fish Hoek provided little resistance. Verdon and Spnngett were the best seamers with Dlxon doing well m the spin department. Kruger also turned out some fine bowling performances. The best batting came from Aspdenand Springett. Condie was the best fielder with an accurate throw. When the Under 14M team played equivalent tearns from other schools they could Win their matches easily enough. but when they played A or B tearns they had difficulties. There were some excellent batting from Van Heerden. Grobbelaar. Scott and Patton and excel83

athletes were choosen to represent Peninsula Schools at the annual Johan Nortje Inter-Districts Racein Paarl. The most ever from anyone school. Strong running by our top athletes brought victory for Sean Kotthoff (Under 17) and Wade van Eyssen (Under 15). In the team event we won the Under 19B. Under 17A. Under 17B. Under 15A and Under 15B leagues and were placed 4th in the Under 19A league. Wynberg was awarded the trophy for the best overall school for the second consecutive year. Though none of our athletes qualified for the W.P. team. we won the Under 17 team event at W.P. Championships and were second in the Under 15 event. This was a reversal of the results at W.P. Schools Championships. where we won the Under 15 event and were placedsecond in the Under 17 competition. Disappointing performances at Cape Schools week and at the SA Schools Championships did not fairly reflect the dedication of our top athletes. They worked extremely hard and have a fine future. As usual the Inter-House competition was exciting. Sean Kotthoff raced well to beat Karl Westvig in the senior race. and Paul Revington won thejunior race in fine style. An inter-house relaywas run early in the sea-

lent bowling from Venables. Van Heerden. Patton and Galloway. The Under 14J team had an able captain in Gavin MOlr. He was always cool and self-composed. The best bowlers were Moir. Pronk. Secchia.Purdy and Liddie. The wicket keeper. Ginsberg. was consistent and never let his team down. The best batsmen were Melly. Moir. Liddie. Laubserand Pronk. with an occasionalcontribution from Barrell. Coltham and Alexander. Results:

Under 14 A B C M J

P 13 17 7 7 11

W 3 11 4 4 5

7 3 3 3 6

D 3 3 0 0 0

CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING The PeninsulaChampionships was the highlight of the seasonfor our cross-country teams. Thirteen Wynberg

SENIOR CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

Back Row:G Heald. M Blomdal. C Hall. K Kapp. Klassen. N Bradford. 0 Stevens 2nd Row: Q Bowmaker-Falconer. G LewIS.J Ross-Munro. 0 Tomalin. S Misdorp. L Rust. A Myburgh. 5 Butler. 5 McCormick Front Row: L Brink. Mr T O'Reilly (Coach). J Joubert. Mr R C Algie (Headmaster). 5 Kotthoff (Captain). Mr M Moore (Coach). K WestVig. Mr B Botha (Coach). A Selley

son and was won by de Waal. of course. the season wouldn't be the same without the coaches. Messrs Botha and O'Reilly put in a lot of time and energy to keep the programme as tough as possible. Their efforts are appreciated by the athletes and effectively summarized in the words of a certificate presented to "Mad Mike Moore" in recognition of "his efforts to make aware to the Wynberg community the fact that runners are insane".

FIRST GOLF TEAM

2nd Row: R Greenlees. N Campbell. G Treadaway. B Blyth Front Row: C WhItehead. Mr R C Aigie (Headmaster). M Roux (Captain). Mr G Eva (Coach). 0 Sam

GOLF

HOCKEY

Our golf teams performed better than ever this year. However. there is still a lot of room for improvement. The First Team was one of the strongest teams in the league and all six players played off single figure handicaps. They did. however. throwaway the last match of the season against Bishops when we were beaten by six strokes. The 1st team came third in the league. The SecondTeam did extremely well this seasonto finish a tied third behind Bergvliet and Settlers. Although the players were not playing off low handicaps.they put their headsdown and swung their way into victory over much stronger teams. Those who represented the school were: Morne Roux. Glenn Treadaway. Douglas Bain. Niel Campbell. Christopher Whitehead. Ralph Greenlees.Brett Blyth. Kevin Lassen.Graham Arnott. Ryan Burgess.Gordon Scott. Andrew Hare and DuaneGalloway. The highlight of this year's golf must certainly be the selection of Morne Roux. a three handicap players. to play for Western Province against Eastern Province in Port Elizabeth. This is the first time at Wynberg that we have had a Western Province golfer. To make the golf more exciting and competitJVe.an Order of Merit. Stroke Averages and Rankings were instituted. As expected. Morne Roux remained at the top of all three lists for 14 consecutiveweeks. Morne's greatest challange came from Kevin Lassen.the 2nd team captain. who came within 6 points of Morne on the order of merit list

This year Wynberg entered 19 teams in the various leagues during the 2nd term. but reduced this to 17 teams during the third term. Although only 12 matrics play hockey. it was still possible to enter 7 senior teams. The Wynberg Housefields came into operation this year. which meansthat we now havethree hockey fields at the school. We are grateful to the Defence Force for allowing us to make use of the Wynberg Military Camp fields. Thanks to Mr Payne and the groundstaff for their work on the fields. Indoor hockey housematcheswere held for the first time at the Wynberg Military Camp Indoor Centre and this competition was won by Wellington. Rhodeswon the field hockey. Two indoor hockey teams participated in leagues during the first term. The first team did very well to win the Mens' sixth league. maintaining an unbeaten record. Peter Cowen. Adrian Carter. Bastien Ruwiel and Grant Clark were selected for the W.P. Schools 'A' team and Peter Mills for the 'B' team. Adrian Carter went on to be selected for the S.A. Schools team. Anthony Bishop did weil at the Nedbank Schoolsweek as an umpire. David Askew. Paul Revington and Joel Merris played for an U 15 festival team. Adrian Carter was awarded hockey Honours. and Peter Cowen. Peter Mills. Bastien Ruwiel and Grant Clark were all awarded Blues. Awards made at the hockey dinner and at the sports assemblywere as follows: Biggest contribution to hockey at Wynberg - Peter Cowen: most improved 1st team player - Michael Forbes: most improved U 15A player - Liam Beattie: most improved U 14A player - Gareth Hardres-Williams; Constantia Hockey Club Cup for achievement - Adrian Carter; Nick Pattenden trophy for enthusiasmand effort - Mark Drew.

The top five placeswere as follows: ORDEROFMERIT:

MRoux Klassen DBain GArnott NCampbell GTreadaway

STROKEAVERAGES: MRoux DBain GTreadaway Klassen GArnott CWhitehead RANKINGS:

486 480

440 410 372 372

1ST XI HOCKEY

40.28 41.14 42.42 43.14 43.32 43.42

"The only real weaknessesthat I feel should be noted are the lack of use of width. the giving away of good possessionas a result of poor passesand poor vision (mainly by links) and the lack of urgency among strikers. Good build-up play often brought no results becauseof one of the weaknessesmentioned above." The above quotation is taken from the coaching report written by the South African Schools hockey coachat the conclusionof the NedbankSchoolsweek in Johannesburg. and is definitely applicable to the Wynberg first team of 1988. The team played consistently better and more attractive hockey than any Wynberg 1st team in the last five years and enjoyed majority possession and territorial advantage in over ninety percent of their games. However. as a result of the general lack of determination in the opponent's circle

MRoux DBain GTreadaway CWhitehead NCampbell

Next year golf at Wynberg will be exceptionally strong with the possibility of three teams entered in the league.

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FIRST HOCKEY XI

4th Row: M FOrDes. A Bailey. J Loxton 3rd Row: S Rogers. A RasmuSSOfl.A Bishop. B Ruwiel. M Drew 2nd Row: P Mills. Mr R C Aigie (Headmaster). P Cowen (Captain). Mr M Rushby (Coach). G Clark Front Row: A Carter

and an inability to score goals. the team drew. and even lost games in which they fully deserved to win. I think particularly of the games against Rondebosch (0-1). Pinelands (0-1) and Falrmont (0-0). The team was outplayed by only two teams: St Andrews (Bloemfontein) - lost 3-1 : and Glenwood (Durban) - won 3-1. Luckily. the team's inability to score goals was matched by an excellentdefensive short-corner record. where Adrian Carter was outstanding. well assistedby Mark Drewand Grant Clark on either post Generally the defenders showed a senseof urgency and tackled well. The team went to two tournaments this year: the Founders Festival. held in Potchefstroom over the April holidays. and the Ascension tournament in Bloemfontein over the Ascension Day weekend. It was generally enjoyable coaching this team as

most of the players were prepared to work hard at the basicskills of the game. both at formal practices and in their own time. The results are as follows. with goalscorers in brackets: vs Westridge Beachwood Potchefstroom Parktown Durban High School Brebnor Alexandria Plumstead Grey (Bloemfontein) 87

2-0 3-1 1-1 1-1

(Forbes) (RuwieI2. Cowen) (Ruwiel) (Cowen)

0-1 2-1 2-2 1-1

(Cowen2) (Cowen. Ruwiel) (Rasmussen)

1-0

(Ruwiel)

Glenwood Pretoria High School St Andrews (Bloemfontein) Grey (P.E.) Bishops Pinelands Bergvliet Rondebosch SACS Paul Roos Paarl Boys Bishops Rondebosch Fairmant Fish Hoek Rondebosch

3-1

(Cowen. Clark. Forbes)

Simon Rogers (link) (16) Simon was in and out of the first team. mainly because he was unable to run hard for a full game. He was another player who reacted to. rather than anticipated. play. Simon needs to get harder in the tackle. and to work at his speed on the turn and his passing skills.

0-0 1-3 3-2 0-0 0-1 2-0 1-1 0-1 1-0 4-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1

(Ruwiel) (Cowen. Farmer. Forbes)

Peter Cowen (centre-link. captain) (26) Selected for W.P. Schools 'A' team. Ran hard thewhole season and always led by example. He has good stickwork. and his ability to extricate himself from tight situations and retain possession has. at times. been remarkable. His distribution has let him down at times and he must work hard at his tackling. He will be sorely missed next year. both for his playing ability and his contribution to the team as captain.

(Clark. Mills)

(Clark) (Clark 2. Ruwiel2)

J.P. Loxton (link) (16) Although J.P. played link for most of the season. he had his best game for the 1st team at centre forward! His greater assets on the hockey field are his stopping of the ball and his speed off the mark. However. he tended to be caught in possession often as he almost always tries to beat players on their strong stick side. His distribution, too. was erratic.

Critique of players - no. of games played in the 1st teilm this season in brackets: Adrlan Carter (goalkeeper) (26) Had an outstanding season and fully deserved his S A Schools selection: very good on the straight shot. conceding only one short-corner goal this season: also made some great reflex saves: slightly vulnerable to the softer shot at goal.

calvin Farmer (right wing) (15) While in the 1st team. Calvin ran hard and gave his best. If he wishes to regain a place in the 1st team next season. he must work hard at the basic skills of hitting. stopping. flicking. etc. and also at running with the ball at speed.

Anthony Bishop (sweeper) (26) Reasonably quick for a sweeper which enables him to challenge the attacker early. However. tends to be flatfooted in the one-on-one tackling situation and must learn not to commit in the tackle. He must also lower his backswing and learn to disguise his hits.

Michael Forbes (right wing) (22) Michael made this position his own about a third of the way into the season. He is very quick off the mark and has shown an ability to split opposing defences. He needs to become stronger with the ball and develop an ability to break through tackles. He must also learn to beat players on his strong stick side.

Mark Drew (right half) (25) Mark was a courageous right half who always gave 100% to the team. As a cover defender he has no equal. He must work at his vision with the ball and his balance when running with the ball.

Bastien Ruwiel (centre forward) (25) Selected for W.P. Schools 'A' team. Played better upcountry on the hard fields of Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom than in Cape Town. Didn't score as many goals as he should have. Needs to develop a hard snap-shot at goal and also his skills in the goalmouth area.

Grant Clark (centre back) (26) Very tight marker and hard tackler. Generally good basics. Good under pressure. and his passes generally found a man. even in tight situations. However. tends to be lazy as regards support play. and also rather slow on the turn. Good positional play tended to make up for lack of speed.

André Rusmussen (left wing) (26) Hard running. powerful left wing with a good shot at goal. Also tackled reasonably well. He worked hard at his game and was a good team man.

Alastalr Bailey (left half) (26) Good. solid left half whose cover defence was also excellent. Gets nice and low in the tackle. Needs to work at his vision and also at disguising his passes.

David Askew (4) and Joel Merris (2) also represented the first team. Results: P

Peter Mills (link) (26) Selected for W.P. Schools 'B' team. Always ran hard and showed several classy touches. His passing improved during the season. However. tends to react to play rather than anticipate play. He must work at a change of pace and must be more direct. particularly outside the attacking circle.

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3RD. 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH HOCKEY TEAMS

2ND XI HOCKEY TEAM Following in the footsteps of the 1987 unbeaten side was no easy feat. This young. enthusiastic side. saw the need for concentrated practices and the development of team disciplines. Under the astute leaderships of Paul Carey practices were always run in an orderly fashion. However. during the initial part of the season discipline was lacking through constant changes in the line-up. With a number of extremely tight finishes. results improved throughout the season. The highlights of the season were scoring five goals against Herzlia and four goals against Fairmont We also saw the development of playing skills of many of the younger players. Weakness. that did appear during the season. took the form of crucial defensive errors and the inability to convert chances In the opposition's circles. But the character of the side showed in their ability to run for the duration of the game. The season has shown strength in the depths of Wynberg hockey with the necessary players to provide a strong nucleus for the foreseeable future.

Brennan de Bruin captained the Third Team initially and then NigelOrmond took over. The team members started to show their potential in the third quarter when the reliable defence. led by Martin Heydenrych. played very good hockey. Some outstanding goals were scored by Perkins. Turner. Ormond and Abbott. ThiS was a highly creditable season for the Fourth Team. but crucial lapses caused them to lose games they should have won. Greg Mills always ran the hardest and encouraged his team mates at all times. Top goal scorer was Peter Judge. The Fifth Team took a few games to settle down. but then improved into a team which held their own against all comers. ~ur Sixth Team were unfortunate to lose many of their key players to higher sides. Nevertheless. they play~ well and were rarely defending. The high point of their season was beating BraekenfeIl Second Team 8

-0. Ably led by Brendin van der Poll. and then later by Wayne Fillis. the Seventh Team won none of their games. but played some good hockey. Goalie Ecksteen played well and was ably assisted by his backs. They may have fared better it they had been fitter and squandered less possession. The Eighth Team were led at different times by Squire-Howe and Lucas and won one game - against Windsor. The team improved throughout the season and all the players had agreat -hearted approach to the game.

Results:

Players to represent the 2nd XI: P. Carey. C. Farmer. G. Kruse. T. Flint. P. de Nier. M. Gordon. A. Cowey. J. Merris. G. Cowley. J. Webber. J.P. Loxton. M. Forbes. M. Heydenrych. A. Carter. M. Worling.

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UNDER 15 HOCKEY The U15A team had a moderately successful season. The side was extremely well led by Paul Revington. who demanded much from the side and always played as hard as he could. HIS reading of the game and ability to create gaps was first rate. Liam Beattie was a more than competent goalkeeper who improved with every game. He was supported at the back by the good tackling of Paul Wilson. Gerald Bailey and Neil Rassmussen. Ryan Palos came into the side late. but distributed well from right half. Brenton Heron was a good right link

Adrian Carter receives his Hockey Honours award from Mr Bruce Clark at a Sports Assembly

made of Reyneke and Budge who improved with the seasonand show much promise. Finally. our thanks to all parents who assisted with transport to and from matches. The Under 15 D's did not get off to the best of starts with a loss and then a draw. However. they practised hard and certainly improved asthe seasonprogressed. Particular mention must be made of Kemp (captain). Smith and Knol who not only helped to sustain the team's spirit but also played very well. I have the feeling that the team members learned something this season as they started playing well and used their outside halvesand wings to good effect. The abnormally large number of boys playing hockey at Wynberg createsa problem for the lowest team in the agedivision asit is never pitted against an Eteam from another school. Thus the seasonfor the E team was an uphill struggle all the way. However. the players never lost their cheerful optimism. in spite of some crushing defeats by some Band C teams. Their best performance of the season was. undoubtedly. against the talented Under 15B team from Langa. while Chippendale.Galheto and Kotze must be singled out as players who improved their play this season. Peadwas a dependable back while Preston did a competentjob as captain of the team.

with a natural feel for the game. David Askew controlled centre field while. up front. Craig Patton and Stephen Goosenalways ran hard on the wings. The left inner slot dunng the season was shared by Sean Sinnott. DeanOllis and Simon Crone. There is an abundanceof talent in this team and all of them have the ability to do very well at this game. The team worked hard in their preparation for the Indoor Tournament at UCT. They were fortunate to have the able services of current WP player. Colin Levine. We won our pool comfortably. but lost the semi-final to Rondebosch. It proved to be a similar story in the field tournament. After winning the pool. we went down to Langa In the quarter-finals. The Under 15 B team achieved very satisfactory results. Perhaps the most redeeming feature of this team was their admirable spint. Martinsen showed touches at centre-forward while Thomas drove well at the right wing and scored many diving goals. Le Roux was often initiator of a sally up the left wing. showing deft left-hand skills. Our smaller than usual inners. Goosen and Crone. had to run hard to catch up. but both scored fine goals on different occasions.Our midfield of Swart. Scott and Miller played well. but were frequently guilty of ball-watching. Fazakerley had a good season at sweeper. Brown developed into a fine goalkeeper and has a bright future. Thanks go to Alistair Miller. ascaptain.who was a great help this season. Although the Under 15 C'sdid suffer some setbacks. they performed encouragingly. The team managed to come back fightmg on several occasionsowing to good team spirit. Anthony Aspden. the captain. must take much credit for this. Special mention must also be

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The C's. after losing heavily to a very strong Rondebosch B team in the first match of the season. never looked back and continued through the rest of the season unbeaten. conceding only 5 more goals in the next 10 games. When one considers that they played against two A teams and four B teams - they were in the B league - this is a remarkable achievement TOp goal scores for the C team were Evans (6). Galloway (6). and Hahndiek (5). The goalkeeping duties were shared by Bullock (first 3 games) and Anderson (who conceded only 2 goals in the last 5 games.) The 0 team lost only 2 matches. This was a fine effort when one takes into account that they were playing in the C league and during the course of the season had to play an A team. a B team and two C teams. Chief goal scorers for the 0 team were Beaumont (3) and Galloway (3). The Under 14 Eside was captained by Colin Munday. He lead his side to a number of victories. Chad Venables was second in command and did a finejob in scoring a number of goals for the team. There was a good team spirit amongst the team members. The captain of the Under 14 F team was Kendal Brooke. Mark Trotter was vice-captain of this side. and also alternated between goal keeping for the Eside and playing outfield for the F's. This team was not too successfulthis season.as they played Band C teams. Not many other schools have as many U 14 sides as we fielded. All in all it was a good season.

UNDER 14 HOCKEY The Under 14 A and B Hockey teams both had a successful season. For most of the boys this was their first experience of hockey. Both teams underwent changes in the first term before getting down to produce attractive hockey. During the July vacation fourteen players attended a hockey coaching clinic at Stellenbosch University. Both teams entered the Under 14 Iscor Hockey Tournament The Under 14 B team were knocked out in the first round while the Under 14 A team were placed fifth. The Under 14 B team suffered the same fate at the Under 14 Outdoor Tournament. but the Under 14 A reached the final. going down to Rondebosch 0 - 1. The following players represented the teams: A Team

T. Good (captain). G. De Klerk. P. Ginsberg.1. Liddie. M. Pronk. M. Fletcher. D. Grisdale. M. Moir. G. HardresWilliams. G. Sanderson. P. Calvert. BTeam

K. Bacon(captain). D.van Eyssen.B. Doughty. J. Phillips. B.Cowling. A. Laubser.G. Ruffel. S.Bowler. S.Higgins. D. Galloway. M. Secchia.N. Marie. M. Cowey. A. Cyprianos. The Under 14 C and 0 teams both had very successful seasons. playing attractJVe hockey and showing individualism on rare occasions.They played well asa team and were always enthusiastic. 91

Mr J. Payne. our estate manager. who has devoted many years of valued service to our school

to the organization of Miss Fassler. we have a well-run group of boys who give their services to those needing attention during sporting occasions. Warmest thanks go to all concerned. Mr Linnegar. grounds committee member of Villagers Rugby Club. is thanked for making fields available to us for some of our Saturday matches. Referees. without whose very generous help matches could not have been played. are very sincerely thanked for all they have doen for us. They included Messrs Greenblett. Levy. Boonzaier. McEwan. Snowball Hammond. J 0 P Edwards. T Motan. H Motan. Rowe. Hirschberg. Glaum. Peters. Hofmeyer and Beresford. Members of staff who devote so much time to Rugby and who also referee matches are also thanked.

RUGBY The Cape winter has not been kind to our farmers. but the lack of ram has certainly benefitted our fields. Never have these fields been in such a good condition at the end of August - despite three wet Saturdays. It is also a delight to have the Hollow back in action after an expensive improvement ta the drainage system. All our coaches are thanked for the time and thought put mto rugby this year: Mr Harker (1 st XV). Mr van Rooyen (2nd XV). Mr Connelland and students T Connelia. P van Schalkwyk. M Olivier (3rd. 4th. 5th and occasionally 6th). Mr Pretorius (U16A). Mr Cross (U16B). Mr Radloff (UI6C). Mr Polden (UISA). Mr Kriel (U15B). Mr Louw and studentC Upton (U15 C & D). Mr de la Mare (UI4A). Mr Russell (UI4B). Mr Nienaber (U 14C). Mr Feldman (U 14D). Mr Hamilton (UI4E) and Mr Creed (UI4F). Rugby players of all age groups as well as coaches and parents appreciate the interest and encouragement of rugby by Mr Algie. Year after year the Tuckshop ladies are thanked for year after year their coffee and their friendliness make a Saturday morning so much more pleasant. A big thank you to them for what they have done for the school and its viSitors this year. Once agam Mr Payne and his assistants are thanked for providing us with good. well-marked fields. Mr Polden and his assistants. P Allardice and A Pearse. and Press Attache D Boiskin are thanked for their large and indispensable contribution to our rugby. Owing to the vision of Mr Harker we now have a much-needed and very useful first aid room. and owing

A.M.

RUGBYTROPHIES

RECIPIENTS FOR 1988

Brian Steyl Award for the most improved UI 9 Player: Morne Roux The P de Villiers Wahl Cup for the most improved U15/ 16 player: Quintan Bowmaker-Falconer The Azriel Fine Cup for the most improved player: Andrew Glenister

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The Denis Fagin Senior Cup for the best points forI agamst record in the U 16/19 teams: The U 16A Team - Andre Badenhorst (Capt) The Eric Tasker Cup for the Winners of the 1988 Imerhouse Competition: De Waal House - lan Harris (Capt)

FIRST RUGBY XV

3rd Row: C Parkin. j Slauck. j Greenacre. S Lee (Linesman). C Pearse. R Postings. A Wyhe 2nd Row: L Mengel. K Thorne. S Privett. A Wolft. j da Costa. M Roux. M Orpen-Lyall. I Harris Front Row: S de Meuter. B Curne. A Symmonds. Mr R C Algie (Headmaster). A Levey (Captain). Mr CP Harker (Coach). B Sharp (Vice-Captain). G Manson-Smith. C Turvey

often lacked the spark to set a game alight. The players worked very hard at practices. they ran hard at Monday's fitness sessions.they sacrificed Fridayevenings for team get-togethers. The team spirit was excellent and the commitment. of those who stayed the pacewas of the highest order. Most important. they enjoyed themselves into the bargain. But Saturday morning is what counts in the end and too often the dressing room atmosphere afterwards told the story of the chancesgone a-begging. There were two major highlights in a long and demanding season. During the 2nd term a long weekend trip was undertaken by bus to Grahamstown. where we were hosted by and played against the two well-known traditional private schools. St Andrew's College and Kingswood COllege_This was a wonderful experienceand helpedtremendously towards developIng the cameraderie amongst the players and. as a bUild-up to the CapeSchools' Week. it was perfect. The Schools' Week. held in Cape Town during the midyear holidays. was blessed with perfect weather for a change and was a marvellous event. Unfortunately for Wynberg we sustained a number of injuries in the first game.which severely hampered ourperfor-

1ST XV RUGBY REPORT: 1988 The 1988 rugby seasonwill be remembered with a fair amount of frustration by those who played a part or who followed the performance of the 1st XV. Why? Simply because they lost. in the end. a number of games that they were in a good position to win. The difference between winning and losing at this level ISoften very small - hinging on such things as a kick at goal: a referee's interpretation: the bounce of the ball: and a team's hunger for success.A good many of the results could have gone either way. but the penalty was paid all too often for poor goalkicking andsoft tackling. Most certainly the season's statistics do not tell the full story. There were some exceptional high points. notably the victories over Paarl Boys' High in the 2nd term. Dale College during Cape Schools Week. and Strand dunng the 3rd term. These were outstanding performances against very big. powerful and highly-rated Sides and should have been the cornerstones for a highly successfulseason.But the 1st XV was unable to produce this level of performance consistently. and

Our first fifteen take to the field

feldt (4). M Bassett (3). M Schenck(3). T de Wet (1) W.P. Craven Week: C Turvey Summary of results: pts for PtsAg L P W D 215 253 19 7 11

mance in the week. but nevertheless the side did well against some very strong Eastern cape opposition and ended with the well-deserved victory over Dale. My congratulations to the players who worked so consCientiously and enthusiastically throughout the season. and who made the effort so worthwhile. To their parents too. for their support and encouragement. my thanks. Also thanks to Johnny Joubert and Clark Ellis. two young Old Boys who continue to lend their expertise when called upon to do so. To Mr Alf Moms. who. after more than twenty years as masterm-charge of rugby. retires at the end of this year. My sincere thanks and thanks of all concerned with Wynberg rugby over so many seasons for his mammoth efforts in the causeof rugby at thiS school.And finally. to Mr Johann van Rooyen.the 2nd team coach.for hIS assistance.adViceand friendly co-operation throughout the season. my very special thanks for a job well done.

Brief resume of matches: vs Bryanston (touring team - home): won 19 - 9 The first try of the season came with the first backline movement. and the side looked full of running. Although we were always in command. the early seasonjitters becameevident as the game ran Its course. A very good first outing. vs Plumstead (home): won 35 - 0 The forwards drove superblyand combined well with the backs in a howling northwester to overwhelm Plumstead. Fiveof the six tries were scored by forwards. which emphasizestheir dominance in all phases.An outstanding all-round performance.

Awards for 1988:

Colours (number of games In brackets): A Symmonds (19). S de Meuter (19). A Levy (19). B Currie (19). B Sharp (18). G Manson-Smlth (16). C Pearse (16) A Wolff (14). J da Costa (12). L Mengel (11). M OrpenLyall (10). K Thorne (10). J Greenacre (10). Blues: G Manson-Smith. B Currie. S de Meuter. C Turvey. The follOWIngalso represented the 1st X:.I In 1988: J Slauck(9). S Privett (9). G Bevan(9). M Roux(9).1 Harris (8). R Postings (8). A Wylie (5). C Parkin (5). B Schon-

vs Milnerton (away): won 8 - 0 The forwards struggled against a motivated Milnerton pack and the backstended to run acrossthe field. However. we exerted all the pressure in the second half and scored the tries when it mattered most. vs President (home): lost 6 - 16 President were more purposeful and took advan-

tage of a lacklustre Wynberg team. We scrummed well however. but failed to penetrate a very solid defence. When the panic button was hit 10 minutes from the end we took total control. but there was little direction in our attacks.

side. in which we came from behind twice. from 9 down to 10 - 9. and then 10 - 13 down to clinch the match with a great try. conversion and penalty towards the end of the game. A really determined display from all 15 players.

vs Bishops (away): lost 0 - 40 We were far more in the game than the scoreline suggests. but Bishops displayed great skill and control and ran in tries rapidly towards the end of each half to boost their tally. Our lineoutwork was good in this game.

vs Rondebosch (away): lost 6 - 10 A scintillating try by the backline 5 minutes Into the game was the only scoring we could manage in an exciting encounter. Rondebosch survived our initial supremacy. succeeded in disrupting our scrum and scored twice through the centre owing to poor defence. We came back well towards the end and came within inches of scoring on a few occasions. A draw would have been a fairer reflection.

vs St Andrew's (on tour): lost 8 - 9 A game we should have won comfortably. Our pack repeatedly pushed St Andrews back metres in the scrum and we scored two excellent tries to their one. This was a game of squandered point-scoring opportunities.

vs SACS (home): won 16 - 6 A good performance spoiled somewhat by the referee who did not try to let the game get going. in spite of the willingness of both teams to run the ball. We scored three tries to SACS's nil. one a superb effort from the half-way line by Bruce Sharp (centre)

vs Kingswood On tour): lost 8 - 11 Two tries each was a fair reflection of the movement in thiS exciting game In which the lead changed hands a few times. Kingswood scored their second try in the last five minutes to steal the game. The Wynberg tackling was superb against a very fast Kingswood backline.

vs Grey High School (Cape Schools' Week): lost 8 - 21 Injuries to three key players in the first half disrupted us severely. but at 4 - 6 down at half-time it was anyone's game. We kicked badly at goal and let the opposition score some very "soft .. tries. The scoreline was not a true reflection of the game.

Paarl Boys' (home): won 19 - 13 A superb performance against a huge Paarl Boys'

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vs Selborne (cape Schools' Week): lost 10 - 20 Leading 10- 6 with eleven minutes to go. having scored two superb tries to none by Selborne. we looked like causing an upset against a highly fancied side. A lucky bounceandsome poor tackling let Selborne in. and yet another victory slipped away.

ourselves to blame. Numerous missedkicks at goal and failure to finish off promising movements cost the side dearly. Wynberg had all the chancesto win comfortably. whereas SACSmade the most of an Interception under their posts to score a try at the other end of the field.

vs Dale (cape Schools' Week): won 9 - 7 Heavily outweighed in the scrums. we relied on superb second-phasepossessionand some line-out variations to secure good ball. Onceover the initial Dale onslaught. our game went from strength to strength and we were full value for the stirring victory. A performance of great character and commitment.

The seasonwas rounded off in the usual way with the traditional Old Boys game on Founders Day. and the annual Villager's and Hamilton's 7-A-side tournaments. vs Old Boys

In spite of the appalling weather conditions the ball was given plenty of air and the game was played in a good spirit and thoroughly enjoyed by all who played. Plenty of tries were scored with the Old Boys running out winners by 18 points to 16.

vs Boland Agricultural College (away): lost 12- 15 Once again we scored two tries to one. but poor goalkicking cost us the game. A real sense of urgency only came into our play ten minutes from the end. when we were 6 - 15 down. What a pity we have not learnt to play 60 minute rugby!

Villager's 7-a-slde

Two Wynberg teams competed as usual.with the A side doing particularly well and playing excellent sevens rugby. They got through to the final. where their opponents were Bishops.and actually led 4-0 and were level4-4 at half-time before succumbing in the secondhalf. The team was: J da Costa. M Bassett. BCurne. CTurvey. C Parkin. S Privett and Sde Meuter.

vs Bishops (home): lost 9 - 29 A fine first half performance by the entire Wynberg Side saw the teams level at 6 - 6 at half time. Bishops appeared rattled at this stage. but settled down soon after the break. and. aided by some weak tackling. ran in some good tries towards the final whistle to again stretch the margin.

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Again twb Wynberg sides consisting of only Standard 8's and 9's participated. The A side did extremely well getting through to the final yet again. where they were beaten by the strong Paarl Gym team - a reversal of the 1987 final. The team was: B Currie. M Bassett. A Badenhorst. C Turvey. Q Bowmaker-Falconer. D Malan and S de Meuter. with M Pfister replaCingTurvey when he was badly injured in the semi-final.

vs Plumstead (away): lost 9 - 12 A very poor performance by a lack-lustre Wynberg XV against a highly-motivated Plumstead side. Again poor goalkicking cost us dearly and kept Plumstead in the game: and two breakway tries against the run of play sealed Wynberg's fate. vs Strand (home): won 15 - 11 This was a tremendously courageous effort against an enormous Strand side. We scored two great tries through the backs. and never let Strand in the game - leading 15 - 4 until the dying moments when Strand came back with a penalty and a try from the very last scrum. What a change from the previous week! vs Rondebosch (home): lost 9 - 15 Played In terrible conditions - wet and windy Wynberg did everything but win this game. We were well in control with 10 minutes to go and up 9 - 3. when two dreadful mIStakes saw all the effort go down the drain. A fine performance from the pack who definitely had the better of the forward contest vs SACS(away): drew 9 - 9 We had to come from behind to draw thiS game against a very determined SACSSide.but haveonly

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ious reasons down to 80 by the end of the season. The Under 19F team was very much a social team with a large floating membership of non-regular players helping to fill the team. Nevertheless. it fulfilled a useful function and the boys who played in it enjoyed their rugby.

UNDER 19B RUGBY It was a pleasure to coach the 2nd XV this year. What seemed like a big challenge turned out to be a most enjoyable and rewarding season. This was so for a number of reasons. The spirit. dedication and positive attitude were major factors during the entire season. This was also reflected in the results. Practices were extremely well-attended. ensuring fine team spirit. I look back over the season and can say with all honesty that I am proud of this side. I want to thank every team member for his contribution and I also want to wish the matrics every good fortune in their future rugby careers. A very big thank you to all those parents for the transport they affe red. and their very necessary support on Saturdays. I can assure you that the boys appreciated this support.

The Season The fo~r tearns were treated as a squad With all players learning the same techniques and doing the same basic drills. Boys were able to move from one team to the other with a minimum of disorganization. The accent during the season was on enjoyment through learning basic skills. through discipline and through playing a fully-integrated style of rugby. Apart from some minor hiccups. the teams had most successful seasons and played good basic rugby. My sincere thanks to all the boys for their support and to Tim Connellan. Peter van Schalkwyk and Mark Olivier (all Old Boys and students) who made a very big contribution to our Under 19 rugby through their excellent coaching.

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vs Old Boys: U 19C Drew 16-16: U 190 won 8-4: U19E lost 16-18

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R Cole. B Blyth. I Ooxey. 0 Sims J Simonis. J Brown G Newmark. 0 Henry Different members of the team

UNDER 16 RUGBY This division is both strong and weak. the A and B teams doing very well and the C and 0 teams not so well. Why such a difference? Withjust over 60 players at the beginning of the season four teams looked viable. but it was not not long before the 0 matches had to be played midweek. This meant that many C players were getting two matches a week. but only one practice. This. amongst other reasons. made it difficult for the C and 0 teams to build up and improve as we would expect How do you motivate an A team that has only lost 4 matches in 7 years? How do you get a team of brilliant individuals to play as a team? How do you get a successful team to accept your methods? The answer: With great difficulty. The first few games and practices were very difficult for the coach. for the above-mentioned reasons. but as the season progressed it became easier and it became a pleasure to coach this highly-talented side. In this team every player complements the others. Under the captaincy of Adl Badenhorst they developed

Regular members of the teams (6 games or more) Under 19C B Blyth. I Doxey. 0 Sims. R Cole. S Wettmar. A Selley. G Kalt. R Ferreira. R Canning. G du Randt. G Bevan. R Ashworth. A Briggs. M Preston. J Williams. R Morris. R Amm. E Wolff. F BowmakerFalconer Under 190 J Simonis. J Brown. AMizen. W Dante. S Wethmar. N Bradford. GEsterhuizen. B van Eyssen. 0 Boisken. E Postings. R Morris. R Amm. A Knight. E Rowberry. J Heathcote-Marks. S McCullagh. S McEvoy. G Gerringh Under 19E G Newmark. 0 Henry. 5 McEvoy. H Scott. Winton. M Johnson. GEsterhuizen. J Parkin. I Human. B van Eyssen. S McCullagh. M Home. CAIsop. G Gerringh. G Job. B Ashley-Cooper

Under 19F The season began with 92 players in the U 19 section. but thiS number was for var-

of the matches during the second half of the season. If I am allowed to single out some players for their skill. commitment and perseverance.I must mention L Radaelli. J Parrott. P Lautenbach. A Hibling. P Gildenhuys and M Hutton. who led the team well through a difficult season. The rugby seasonstarted off well when the U 15 B side beat St Josephs by 42-3. After this we lost some key players owing to injury and the side then struggled to find form again. On some Saturday mornings we had some really poor displays. The players accepted their lossesvery well and at the end of the day I think it made them much better sportsmen. Although our record this seasonwas a poor one. we had our highlights. The one that stands out is the return match against Bishops. A highly-motivated Bishopsside. which had a very promising record up till then. was well beaten by 4 tries to one. The Wynberg side put on a superb display. The other highlight was when we drew with Rondebosch 10-10. It was a match to remember. The Under 15 C team played with keen spirit. but were frequently physically outmatched by B teams playing in the C league. The start of the seasonaugured well with a fine victory of 26-0 over Camps Bay B. The boys then played a very hard game. narrowly beating Brackenfell B by 10 points to 8. Against Tygerberg Commercial A we lost by 50 point to 0 and after that the wheels cameoff

into a highly motivated. proud and successful team. Eachgame was memorable in the pleasure it provided the spectators. particularly those against RBHS(3-4 & 7-6); Bishops (0-8 & 3-3); Boland Agricultural (39-0); Strand (29-0) and especiallySACS(6-3 & 9-7) Features that stood out were the powerful scrumming. especially by the tight five. and the great improvement by the stand-in scrum-half. Quinton Bowmaker-Falconer. Finally. thank you to all the parents for their loyal support and to Thomas Mc Ewan who. although injured. continued to support the team and act as linesman. The B team had a successfulseasonbut did not start off too well. going down to a strong Paarl Vallei side. In the following weeks we came back hard to beat Westcliff and President. One of the toughest matches was against Bishops who beat us narrowly. 8-12. We ended the first half on a good note by beating Rondebosch and SACS. In thesecond half we went down. in wet weather. to Rondebosch. but by the end of the season we were playing outstanding rugby. Our best game was the last match. where we beat SACS.12-0. On starting the seasonwith 35 players for the Cand o sides. things looked reasonable. But with players being taken up and a number dropping out. we were soon down to an average of 23 per practice. We ended up with 16 at the last practice of the season.To keep everyone playing the 0 matches were played midweek. This was a worthwhile exercise. Many thanks to OaveSchenk for coming in to coach. We all benefitted from his knowledge and experience. As for the rugby. it was slightly disappointing. Most boys played with full commitment. which was good to see.but there was never the 100% effort. The season ended with a good game against SACS(4-4). but the best match was against Strand B.Although we lost this game. good constructive rugby was played under a lot of pressure.

Having embarked upon the season with barely enough players to fill the positions in four Under 15 sides. injuries began to take their toll. Many boys were called upon to play out of position. (At times the Cteam played with up to four forwards in the back-line!) With undaunted spirit the boys rallied to the call. but stalwart hearts were no match for the superior skill and power of their opponents. Drawing a veil over the remaining results in no way detracts from the keenness of the players. Even in defeat some good. constructive play was seen. While still at strength the O-teamalso won their first match against CBC B by 16 points to 10. but lost the remaining matches as their numbers were decimated. Some Saturday fixtures were played as midweek games when it becameimpossible to field a full side on a Saturday. Thanks are due to the boys who gamely continued to turn out to the end of the season and to Mr Chris Upton for his assistance.

Results:

U16A B C

P 14 14 13 9

W 11 9

4 3

2 5 8 5

o 1 1

PF 234 233 66 56

PA 71 102 208 146

UNDER 15 RUGBY A major shortcoming in the Under 15A team was lack of determination. dedication and concentration shown by some players. However. I am forced to admit that they had more than their share of bad luck. Towards the end of the seasonthere was more commitment from the players and they produced some exciting rugby and were unfortunate not to win some

Results:

Under 15A Under15B Under 15C Under 150 98

P 14 13 13 6

W 5 4 3 1

L 7 8 10 5

0 2 1 0 0

PF 218 154

PA 184 196

team was well-balanced and both backs and forwards can take the credit for the success of the team. There is no doubt that the team will do well in the years to come. The U14B team's success this season can be attributed to their willingness to listen to advice and learn from their mistakes. Superb driving and support play by the forwards. and strong running by the backline (especially towards the end of the season) laid the foundation for many victories. Special mention must be made of the loose forwards. van Kets. Keytel and Sutherland. Their ability to provide good second-phase ball was a tremendous advantage to the side. Werner van Kets captained the side and is to be commended on his leadership and playing ability. The U 14C team also had a good season. The team responded well to coaching and. despite being outweighed by opponents in many games. defended very well and showed initiative on the attack. Dirk Grobbelaar captained the side and he proved to be a strong leader. without whom the team would not have attained the success it did. The U 140 team displayed good sportmanship and developed into a closely-knit side. Dean Butler captained the side and was also the top-scorer. There were also excellent performances by Mark Mawman at fullback. Lee Erasmus at flank and Gordon Mulholland at scrumhalf. Well done to them I The U 14E team had a very successful season with Nicholas Hudson as their captain. The draw against Zwanswyk B was a fitting climax to their season. Specia.1mention must be made of the fine play produced by Bnan Leary. Sean Mclntyre. Grant Kelroe-Cooke. Alexander Wright and Harold Christen. all of whom were promoted during the season. The F-side under the able leadership of Garth Le Roux at scrumhalf also had an enjoyable season. The highlight of the season was undoubtedly a 7-8 defeat by Fairbairn C. a team of giants who were unable to

UNDER 15 7-A-SIDE RUGBY TOURNAMENT The 8th Under 15 seven-a-side tourament at Wynberg was once again won by Wynberg A-team. This event is becoming very popular and 16 teams took the field this year. The two Wynberg teams played good. constructive rugby throughout the tournament and the A-team thrilled the spectators with excellent rugby in the semifinal and final. The highlight. indeed. was the 12-8 victory against Rondebosch. Congratulations to Bergvliet on winning the Platecompetition. We thank Mr Pretorius for all the effort he has put into organising this tournament which was enjoyed by everyone present. Thanks must also go to our sponsors. Adidas. who provided the tracksuits for the winning team. to Mr Jones from Lightbody's who provided the T-shirts. all the referees and Mr C Marias. W.P. loek. for presenting the prizes. Results Under 15 A-team vs Fish Hoek vs Zwaanswyk vs Rondebosch vs SACS A

36-4 36-0 12-8 14-0

Under 15 B-team vs Voortrekker vsSea Point vs Bergvliet

6 -24 24-0 10-14

UNDER 14 RUGBY The U 14A team had a very successful 1988 rugby season. The team was ably led by Barry Herbert whose leadership was always an inspiration to his side. The

Finally a word of appreciation to all those parents who supported and encouraged us.

dominate this eourageous team. Finally. the G-side played three games winning one and loosing two. Their numbers dwindled during the season as they were drawn into the E & F teams. Many became established members of the teams after showing much improvement. 1988 has been a memorable year for Under 14 rugby. A tribute must also be paid to the coaches. Messrs De La Mare. Russel!. Nienaber. Feldman. Hamilton and Creed. The level of eo-operation and mutual support among these coaches contributed much to the excellent season.

Results: U14A

B C 0 E F G

14 14 14 13 8 11 3

10 9

4 4 6 3 2

7 10

5 3 2

SUPER LEAGUE SQUASH TEAMS 2nd Row: W Parkin. K Westvlg. S Rogers Front Row: J Munro (WP u 19B). Mr R C Aigie (Headmaster). J van Oordt (WP u19A. WP Mens Cl. Mr B Greenwood (Master-in-charge). J Parkin (WP u19B)

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place when he was injured and out of squash for several weeks. He played number 4 for the W.P. Under 19B and was awarded Blues. Karl Westvig was unbeaten for the first half of the season at number 4. but had a disappointing second half to the seasonand was awarded Colours. The first team were equal top of the super league for the first half season. but could not maintain their position for the second half and they ended in second position before being surprised by Rondebosch and knocked out of the Knockout Competition. The secondteam was weakened by some top players leaving the school and was entered in the A league. Warren Parkin. Simon Rogers and a visiting player from Waldorf played and were supported by either Andrew Scarborough or Jason de Boer. They won 3 matches. drew 1 and were beaten once in the first round and were promoted to the Super League. Another visiting player from Progressjoined the team and they won one match and nearly caused upsets in two others to end up fourth in the Super league. Andrew Scarborough and Jason de Boer were bath selected to play for the W.P. Under 16 C team at Stellenbosch in July. Brian van Ginkei and Trevor Good were invited to join a team to play at the Southern CapeTournament at Mossel Bayduring the September holidays. We hadtwo teams in the Senior B league.The Under 15 A team of Michael Munro. Patrick Gildenhuys.Alain Nestel. Brenton Heron and Brian van Ginkei won this league both rounds. while the Matric team (C Augaustides. M Venter. K Laithwaite and P Slate) were fifth in the first round and the full strength third team of C Augoustides. A Scarborough. J de Boer and J Williams achievedthird place in the second round. The fourth. fifth and sixth teams were 3rd or 4th in their leagues for both rounds and the seventh team improved from 4th to first place in the F league. The Junior teams were placed well with the A and D teams winning their leaguesunder the guidance of Mr RusselI.

Wynberg squash has reached the end of a period of dominance in the Western Province. For the first time since 1981 our first team did not reach the Super leaguefinals. They were beaten by a lucky Rondebosch side that was highly motivated after being out in the cold for 9 years. Bishops have taken over the mantle Wynberg have worn for the past 4 years and dominated the leagues. David Mills has been helping with the first team under difficult circumstances with clasheswith rugby. cross-country. men's league and Hockey commitments. He and Gary Mulder have been helping with Tuesdayand Wednesdaypractices at Constantia. The season started off well with over 120 players entered in the friendly standard championships during the first term: The results were as follows: Std

Runner Up

Winner

10 John van Dordt 9 RianSlabbert 8 Patrick Gildenhuys 7 MichaelMunro 6 LeeErasmus

Best Class

Best House

Jason Parkin John Munro Charles Bent

lOA DeWaal 9B Littlewood 8E Littlewood

Andrew Scarborough SeanMclntyre

7C Littlewood 6A Rhodes

The school age group championships took placein the early afternoon during the May exams. but were poorly supported and some top players did not enter. Age Group

Runner Up Warren Parkin and Simon Rogers Patrick Jason de Boer ) Topseed Gildenhuys Patrick Brenton Heron ) Michael Gildenhuys Munro Alain Nestel LeeErasmus ) not entered Winner

SchoolOpen John van Dordt Under 16 Under 15 Under 15

Individual Honours: John van Dordt was invited to play in the national Under 19 Championship in Pretoria and produced the best W.P. results by achieving 9th position overall and 4th best position amongst scholars. He also won the Kennex W.P. Under 19 ChampIonshipsin April. He playedfor the W.P. "Colts" team atJarvis Cup and performed well although he was runner-up at the Protea W.P. Championships in June and produced disappointtng results at the Inter-Provincials. John was only beaten once tn school league matches and was awarded Honours. Jason Parkin won most of his matches at number 2 and played number 2 for W.P. Under 19 B. He was awarded Blues. John Munro was only beaten once at number 3 and had onlyjust challengedsuccessfully into the number 2 101

after all the league matchesare completed and DeWaal narrowly beat Littlewood by 16 points to 15 followed by Rhodes (10). Van Riebeeck(6) and Wellington (3).

JUNIOR SQUASH

The Under 15 squash teams have enjoyed a fair measure of successthis year. Three of our players represented Western Province SchoolsU14A at the annual Inter-provincial tournament held in Grahamstown. At the time of writing this report. the U15A team is waiting to play in the inter-schools knock-out final against SACS. It is encouraging to note the large number of teams fielded in the inter-schools competition at this level - an indication of the strength and depth of squash at Wynberg.

AWARDS:

Honours: Blues:

John van Oordt Jason Parkin John Munro Colours: Karl Westvig Bowl for Outstanding Achievement: Brenton Heron Hammond Cup for Most Improved Player: Michael Munro

The courts are being kept operational by Mr Payneand his ground staff and Jeff Sternslow and the Old Boys Squash Club. who have given some of our top players the opportunity to play in men·s league where they have produced very good league results. Messrs B Greenwood. I Peters. K lIiffe. 0 Mills and G Mulder were involved in helping to coachand organise the squashteams and Mr S Mitchell took over from Mr lIiffe. who left after the second term. All their work helped in the smooth running of the squash season.

Notable achievements: W.P. U14 A M Munro No 2) - S.A.Schools A Nestal (No 3) (No.6) L Erasmus (No 6) W.P.U14B Dlntrona There were two entertaining matches with the Junior school where the Std 6 team were lucky to win after a stronger Under 15 side had won comfortably. The House matches occur at the end of the season

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SWIMMING TEAM 4th Row: A Keytel. J Malan. M Turvey. R Smith. C Prendergast 3rd Row: A Killingbeck. R Scott. G ThomaShoff. R Roos. SOpie 2nd Row: R Godfrey. C Pearse. D Malan. B Schaefer. T McEwen. KThome Front Row: BDavIes. G Manson-Smith. Mr A Cross. S Keyter (Captain). Mr R C Algie (Headmaster). R Opie. R Cole

SWIMMING Inter-House Swimming Gala Results: Under 14 - Individual Medley (4 x 1 length):

Our swimming team of 1988 has had an excellent season so far. We retained the Steven's Shield after outswimming Paarl Boys' High. SAC.S .. Rondeboschand Bishops. In 1987 we won the Senior SchoolsA-League Galas.and. hopefully. we will be able to repeat this fine performance this year. Richard Opie. Seddon Keyter and Graham MansenSmith represented Western Province. All three made finals at the Annual South African swimming championships held In Pretoria during March. Keyter won the lOOm Backstroke In a new South African record time of 59.15 seconds.Seddon is to further his swimming career in the U.s.A.nextyear.and I'm sure that he has the ability to set a new world record In the not-sodistant future. The Inter-House Gala was enjoyed by all. Both Seddon Keyter and Richard Opie set new records.

1st: L. Beattie: 2nd: R. Grisdale: 3rd: R. Smith Time: 1:19.8 Record: G. Manson-Smith (1:10.8) 1984 Under 16 - Individual Medley (4 x 1 length): 1st: R. Godfrey: 2nd: M. Mossop; 3rd: S. Salt Time: 1:11.8 Record: S. Keyter (1 :04.0) 1986 Under 19 -Individual

Medley (4 x 1 length):

1st: S. Keyter: 2nd: F. Manson-Smlth; 3rd: S. Salt Time: 1:023 Record: S. Keyter (1:01.0) 1987 Under 14 - House Medley Relay

1st: Rhodes;2nd: Wellington: 3rd: van Riebeeck Time: 1:05.21 Record: Wellington (1 :02.5) 1984 Under 16 - House Medley Relay

1st: De Waal; 2nd: Littlewood: 3rd: Rhodes Time: 0:59.97 Record: Wellington (0:56.5) 1986 103

Under 19 - House Medley Relay 1st: Wellington: 2nd: Rhodes: 3rd: Littlewood Time: 0:55.7 New Record

Under 16 -1 OOm Backstroke 1st: R. Godfrey: 2nd: T. McEwen: 3rd: S. Opie Time: 1:19.0 Record: S. Keyter (1 :05.85) 1986

Under 14 - 1OOm Freestyle Ist: L. Beattie: 2nd: R. Davies:3rd: J. Malan TIme: 1:092 Record:G.Man50n-Smith(1 :(02) 1984

Under 19 - 100m Backstroke 1st: S. Keyter: 2nd: C. Pearse:3rd: R. Penn Time: 1:01.77 New Record

Under 16 - 100m Freestyle 1st: M. Mossop: 2nd: B. Schaffer: 3rd: T. McEwen Time: 1:05.1 Record: R. apie (0:57.3) 1987

Under 16 - SOm Butterfly 1st: M. Mossop: 2nd: R. Godfrey: 3rd: G. Thomashoff Time: 0:31.34 Record: R. Opie (28.33) 1987

Under 19 - 100m Freestyle Ist: S. Keyter; 2nd: R. apie: 3rd: B. Davies Time: 0:55.6 New Record

Under 19 - 100m Butterfly 1st: R. apie: 2nd: G. Bevan:3rd: M. Bayne Time: 1:03.7 New Record

Under 14 - 100m Breaststroke 1st: L. Beattie: 2nd: G. Pfister: 3rd: W. van Kets Time: 1:30.5 Record: A. Cape (1:19.3) 1976

Under 16 - 200m Freestyle 1st: C. Turvey: 2nd: A. Myburg: 3rd: E. Formenti Time: 2:39.4 Record: M. Wiederkehr (2:05.7) 1987 Under 14 - 1 Length Freestyle 1st: M. Turvey: 2nd: G. Pfister: 3rd: R. Scott Time: 15.22 Record: A. du Plessis(13.5) 1979

Under 16 - 100m Breaststoke 1st: B. Schaffer: 2nd: R. Roos: 3rd: S. Salt Time: 1:25.3 Record: S. Keyter (1 :09.8) 1985

Under 14 - 2Sm Butterfly 1st: M. Turvey: 2nd: R. Davies:3rd: D. Durrett Time: 15.22 Record:G.Hignett(14.0) 1982 Under 16 - ZOOm Breaststroke 1st: R. Roos: 2nd: P Daly: 3rd: J. Fialkov Time: 3: 15.3 Record: A. Cape (2:42.3) 1977

Under 19 - 100m Breaststroke 1st: G. Mason-Smith: 2nd: K. Thorne: 3rd: A. Knight Time: 1:12.0 Record: G. Rix (1 :11.9) 1983 Open - 400m Freestyle 1st: S. Keyter: 2nd: G. Manson-Smith: 3rd: R. Opie Time: 4:26.00 Record: A. Pearse (4:18.75) 1086 Under 14 - 100m Backstroke 1st: C. Prendergast: 2nd: R. Smith: 3rd: R. Scott Time: I :23.4 Record: R. Opie (1 :14.0) 1985

Under 19 - 200m Breaststroke 1st: G. Manson-Smith: 2nd: K. Thorne: 3rd: D. Henry Time: 2:41 .44 Record: A. Cape (2:35.4) 1976

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FIRST TENNIS TEAM

Standing: M Hutton. L Radaelli Seated: Mr G Eva (Coach). I Purchase (Captain). J Greenacre. Mr R C Aigie

TENNIS

We again entered the Hyperama Tournament and reached the semi-finals. where we were beaten by the eventual winners of the W.P. leg. In the annual W.P. doubles tournament our team tied for fourth place in a field of 12 teams. Six of our boys. lan Purchase.John Greenacre. Mark Hutton. Luca Radaelli.Andre Gaylard and Craig Payten completed another successfultennis tour to Johannesburg and Pretoria. Our team won three of the five matches played. This year colours were awarded to John Greenacre. Mark Hutton and Luca Radaelli. while lan Purchase received his blues. In our annual match against the Old Boys. we were again beaten by a stronger team. A strong Rhodes team won the inter-house competition.

The 1987/1988 Tennis season ended in March this year. Most of the teams had a successful season. In some casesour lower teams often played 1st and 2nd teams from other schoolsas Wynberg is oneof the few schools with nine teams in the league. Results:

lstTeam 2ndTeam 3rdTeam 4th Team 5thTeam 6thTeam 7thTeam 8thTeam Std6Team

Premier league 1st League 4th league 5th league 5th league 8thleague 8th league 9th league Std 6 league

5th 8th 6th 7th 9th 9th 4th 4th 5th

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for building a fine side. Finally. to that most loyal of Old Boys. Ian Melliar. who does much more thanjust help coach the side. thank you very much.

UNDER 19A WATER POLO The first term proved to be a very exciting halfseason with Wynberg coming out tops amongst the Cape Town Schools. Arch-rivals SACScould not contain us and we won two of the three encounters against them. We also managed to beat Rondeboschtwice. Bishops twice. Sea Point twice and Abbotts. We also won the Wynberg tournament. Much of our successwas due to our coach Mr Deug Schooling. We thank him very much for the time and effort he put into the team and wish him all the best in his new career. In the fourth term the team went on a tour to Durban and then competed in the ARENA-SACSfestival back home. Wynberg did very well. losing only one match in eachof these two events. On tour we convincIngly beat Glenwood and Westville and there were tough matches against Kearsney and Northlands. We lost to D.H.S.2-3. In the Arena FestivalWynberg went unbeaten to the final. but had some close calls against St Stithians and Jeppe. In the final match the boys gave their all. but after an exhausting run-up to the final. we were unable to pull through and arch-rivals SACSbeat us 4-1. Karl Thorne and Bram-Lee Davieswere chosen as best back and best forward. respectively. of the tournament. As the new coach I was very impressed with the discipline and dedication of the team and with Karl Thorne's captaincy. Thanks must go to Doug Schooling

R.R. Stop Press: On the 24th of October 4 Wynberg players were selected for the W.P. Schools' Water Polo side. They were K. Thorne. B. Davies. C. Pearse and A. Knight. T. McEwen made the Colts side. Our congratulations to them.

UNDER 19B WATER POLO The team is relatively young and made up mostly of standard nines. A considerable number of these 2nd team members were fortunate enough to make first team appearancesduring the season.The standard of the water polo playedthroughout the seasonwas high. We won the majority of matches and thereby created a strong foundation for next year's first team. Although Mr Schooling was the master-in-charge of the 1st and 2nd sides. the second side was coachedby Colin Hammond. an Old Boy and ex-first team player. The first half of the 1988 seasonwas highly successful and enjoyed by all concerned.

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UNDER 19A WATERPOLO TEAM

Back Row: S MacDonald. R Morris. J Slauck. E Postings Standing: A Knight M Klibbe. R Day. S Keyter. G Bevan Seated: B Davies (Vice-Captain). Mr D Schooling (Coach). K Thorne (Captain). Mr R C Algle (Headmaster). C Pearse

UNDER 19C. D. EAND FWATER POLO

3rds 4ths 5ths 6th

The C team had a more successful season than the results indicate. The goal totals are very close. indicating that all matches were closely contested. Many of these players will becomeworthy members of the first and second teams in the coming season. The 0 team lacked swimming speed and will benefit from more experience. Players in both sides must put more effort into practices. The E side lead a good season with a number of players being promoted ID the fourths. Many of the younger players from Std 8 will improve further as they grow bigger and stronger. The sixth side had a poor season; losing all but one of their matches. Their biggest problem is a lack of speed in the pool.

Played

Points for

Points against

7 6 6 5

2 1 2 1

3 5 3 4

2 0 1 0

20 17 20 9

23 28 29 21

UNDER 15 WATER POLO The A-team hada relatively successfulfirst term. There is a strong possibility that we could win the Wailer Cup this year. Last year we were placed second to SACS after beating a strong Rondebosch team in the semifinal. The B-team. which is entirely an under 14 team. is developing into a strong combination. which will be a 107

this season and chalked up victories against Rondebosch.SACSand Fish Hoek.

force to be reckoned with in 1989. There is plenty of talent in the Under 15 C and 0 group. They play with confidence and are enthusiastic about their water polo. The talent that exists in these two teams will be an assetto water polo at Wynberg in years to come. The E team made an impressive start to the season with good wins against Bishops and Rondebosch. However. talented beginners soon made their way up to the C and 0 teams and after that the E team experienced a slump in form. The F team. on the other hand. fared rather better

Results:

A B C 0 E F

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P 5 7 6 6 7 6

W 2 1 4 3 2 3

1 5 1 3 5 3

0 2 1 1 0 0 0

PF PA 26 17 34 45

WESTERN PROVINCE REPRESENTATIVES (OFFICIAL SCHOOL ACTlVITES)

4th Row: L Erasmus (Squash). I Clampett (Cross-Country). A Carter (Hockey). B Ruwiel (Hockey). C Nairn (Badminton. M Munro (Squash) 3rd Row: W van Eyssen (Cross-Country). P Mills (Hockey). G Clark (Hockey). A Knight (Waterpolo). C Pearse (Waterpolo). J de Boer (Squash). I Purchase (Tennis) 2nd Row: A Scarborough (Squash). J Munro (Squash). BL Davies (Waterpolo). S Kotthoff (Cross-Country). J Parkin (Squash). L Krafchik (Chess). J Greenacre (Tennis). C Turvey (Rugby) Front Row: R Williams (Badminton). J van Oordt (Squash). G Manson-Smith (Swimming). G Bevan (cadet Band). Mr RC Algie (Headmaster). K Thorne (Waterpolo). P Cowen (Hockey). A Symmonds (Badmmton). M Roux (Golf)

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NON-OFFICIAL SCHOOL SPORT Our warm congratulations to the following Wynberg boys on their sporting achievements during 1988:

Surfing:

Marcel Kelly was selectedfor the Boys'sUnder 14 division of the W.P. Surfing Team which completed in the SA Surfing Championships in Cape Town this year. Marcel was placed 13th in the championships in his age group. He was also reserve for the W.P. team which took part in the SA SchoolsSurfing Championship at Jefferies Bay in September of this year. Dan lntrona was selected as reserve for the W.P. Boys Under 14 Surfing Team. Our Wynberg Junior Surfing Team were runners-up in their division at the local inter-schools championships. Team members were: B Goosen. A van Zyl. P Chamesand R Sharp.

Wave-Ski Surfing:

Andrew Selley was chosen for the Boland Wave-Ski Surfing team this year. He then went on to the SA Wave-Ski Surfing Championships at Jeffries Bay where he was placed 13th in South Africa and 6th within the combined Boland - Western Privince team. Volleyball:

CaseyAugoustides. Paul Daly. Duncan le Roux. Roger Withers. Mark Klibbe and Scott Ferguson have all made the W.P. Volleyball squad from which a Western Province team will be chosen later this year.

Judo:

Body boarding: Both Lee Slabber and Brian Watson were chosen for the W.P.team which reachedthe semi-finals in the SA Championships held in East London during the Sep.tember school holidays. Both of these pupils are regarded as being among the top ten body-boarding exponents in the country. This year Lee Slabber obtained a 3rd place In the W.P. Open Championships and a 4th place in the W.P. Schools Championships (Juniors). Brian Watson was placed 1st in the W.P. Schools Championships (Seniors).

Dirk Grobbelaar. representing Western Province in the Under 30 kg weight division. was placed 5th in South Africa at the SA Championships this year. Bradley Glazer also represented Western Province this year. Although he is in the Under 60 kg division. he was privileged to fight against the touring Taiwanese national team. Archery:

Last year Andrew Smith was placed first in his division at the SA Archery Championships.

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Wynberg Boys'High team achieveda first placeoveraïl.

Cycling:

Brennan de Bruin has really excelled at cycling this year. As a regular member of the Western Province Cycling Team (Junior Section: 15-17 year olds) he chalked up the following impressive list of achievements:

Water-Skiing:

Mark Moir has excelled at this sport during 1988. He was awarded Springbok Colours this year and produced a string of notable achievements:

- Won gold. silver and bronze medals at the SA Championships in CapeTown. - A 1st and a 2nd placeat an Inter-Provincial meeting in the Transvaal. - W.P.Champion in his agedivision in the 70 km race. - Won the Typo Cycling Racein CapeTown. - Placed among the top ten road racers in his age group at the SA Championships. - Won the Paarl Round-the-Mountain Race.

- He won the Junior title at all six Provincial tournaments. - At the National Junior Championships he was 1st in the slalom. 1st in the tricks. 1st in the ramp event and 1st overall. - He was invited to ski at the SA Senior Championships in Natal where he was placed 2nd in the tricks and 2nd in the slalom. - Marks present national ratings are slalom 5th. tricks joint 1st ramp 8th and 5th overall.

Boardsailing: Karate:

Peter Slate. as we expected. was awarded his Springbok colours this year. He also achievedtop position as a result of events organised by the W.P. Boardsailing Club. Then. at the National Boardsailing Competition in Durban. he was placed4th overall. Graham Lucaswas placed 10th at the SA Windsurfing SpeedTrials in Walvis Bayand was later selectedto represent Western Province at the National Championships.

Marco Esteveswas awarded his black belt for Kushido Karate this year. Iron-Kid Triathalon

In a Rent-a-Truck sponsored Iron-Kid Triathalon event held at the end of September. a large number of Wynberg boys (many of them only in Std 6) did extremely well. with 16 of our boys finishing in the top 42. The organisers picked the top two from eachschool in the three age groups for senior pupils. and on this basisWynberg's "team" of six won the event and were awarded the floating trophy. The boys involved (who were awarded medals for their achievement) were M Cleveland.J McDonagh.J Lee.W van Kets. G Kennedy and F Land.

Kneeboarding:

Sean Kotthoff represented Western Province at the SA Series held in Cape Town this year and he was placed2nd in the team event for 1st seeds. Then. at the Crosley Tools Safari meeting. he was placed 1st in the team event for 2nd seeds. At the local Inter-Schools Competition Seanwas placed 1st individually. while the

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I wish to express my thanks to - Mr Alf Morris, who was responsible for advertising and distribution. - Mr Tom O'Reilly for much of the photography - Mrs Annabelle Greenwood, for deciphering and typing the reports so efficiently - Mr Hedenskog and Mills Litho for their help, advice and efficient service - The Headmaster, Staff and Pupils of Wynberg for their co-operation and assistance - Our page sponsors for their generosity and support Peter Decker: Editor

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The High School wishes to thank the following for sponsoring pages in our magazine: Mills Litho. for our magazine cover Arthur's Racecourse Motors McDonalds : Drapers and Outfitters Roy Collocott and Associates Mr I. McDonald Whitehead Winchester and Associates Juta & Co. Ltd R James (Pty) Ltd Master Organics Mr & Mrs Bing and family Cape Gate. Fence and Wire Works (Pty) Ltd The Caxton Bookshop Ford and Van Niekerk (Pty) Ltd Mr l.B. Laurenson Musica (Pty) Ltd Baumann's Biscuits (Pty) Ltd Mr G.W.C. Bevan Combined Insurance Brokers The Foschini Group (Pty) Ltd Garden Vogue Landscaping Logans Sports Ltd M.K. Investments Mr Gordon Penn Ress-Kem Pharmacy John Rourke & Gilmour (Pty) Ltd Towles. Edgar Jacobs Ltd The Trust Bank of Africa Ltd Willards Wm Eachus and Co. (Pty) Ltd Withinshaw Properties

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The High School sends you good wishes for Christmas and the New Year

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Mr Alf Morris Retires