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THE BAND Its members enlisted with quavering heart: They said it was easy to master the art. The instruments used were a terrible sight: 'Twas rumoured the last band had been in a fight. They practised whenever some spare time they had And steadily drove the community mad: But slowly and surely their playing improved Till out at the head of our unit they moved. The Headmaster, pleased with the eiforts they made, Then gave a halffholiday, quite unafraid. And so they returned feeling happy and gay, ' And practising started quite early next day. They practised and practised with twinges of fear, For all of them knew the inspection drew near. The drumfheads were tightened, the bugles were shined, They took to the field to be properly lined. Th music was heard to be sweet, clear and loud, The joyful rendition made everyone proud. They drilled and they drilled through the rest of the day Till darkness closed in and the light turned to grey. The end of the day being then near at hand, The Company led by the glorious Band Marched off from the field, with their last bit of fight, For fear they be caught in the oncoming night. But now that the honours profuse have been won The world has forgotten the things they have done. The end of the term comes their ranks to deplete, But Band Sergeant Coghlin will not own defeat: He orders Blow harderg make up for the noise That would have been made by the rest of the boys. And now he is training the band of next year To bugle and drum when the Gen'ral is near. .I honestly think we should give them a hand, These valiant members of our Bugle Band. DFS 11
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The latest report from the brains in the Matric Form tells us that the author of The Tempest is still believed to be-- ShfShf Shakespeare. fQn second thoughtsj ON PARADE: The birth of a new commandW Company, pick up sticks! and Birnam Wood walked again?across the Quad! Many schoolboy howlersu have a distinct air of ben trovaton about them: but the following paragraph on Light is guaranteed Mgenuwineu : When light shines on a feald of gras it exsorbs all of the ether coler in the ranboe exsept grean and that is why the feald looks grean when we look at it. The following are a few gems collected in the classfroom: From junior Matric: Ewen is the feminine of deer . Shoughs Qin Macbeth, are pigs' toes without the nails. Adage means attic g and again, old age . Gout fof blood, in Macbethj means rheumatism. From Grade IX: The Slugfhorn in Child Roland means a horn for calling slugs. Purloin is a joint of meat. From Grade XI: Sentences illustrating the meaning of words: Your face is very fugue . The new car is very obliterate . 10
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THE DAY AFTER It had been a night of terror with explosions rocking the ground and brilliant flashes lighting up the sky: even the very air smelt of sulphur and destruction. Hell had reigned supreme. Now, everything was still, terribly so-we almost missed the concussions that had been rumbling for the greater part of the night. The stillness was quite uncanny. Stiff and cold we crawled up from our shelter, a mere hole in the ground with boards and dirt on top, and looked out. Daylight was breaking. A heavy bank of fog, or was it smoke, hung like a great pall over our beloved city. Here and there angry folds of dull' red were weaving and curling, an odd streak of vivid flame stabbed the masses of billowing cloud, while now and then a heavy thud or splitting crack would make us feel that the demons were loathe to leave us. Appalled at the mightiness of it all, we stood and gazed dumb' founded. The smoke curled up to heaven: it stretched for miles: columns of it, black, yellow and even green. It blotted out the distant hills, the old familiar landmarks, and defiantly tried to delay the dawning of another day. Curious and anxious to see the worst, we found ourselves being irresistably drawn towards the scene of destruction. Slowly at first and then hurriedly we crossed a field, reached the road and in silence half walked, half ran towards it all. The smoke grew thicker: little groups of men, women and children, choking, limping, halffdazed it seemed, passed us: some were scantily clad with a hastily snatched scarf over their heads, while others, less fortunate, wore bloodstained handkerchiefs wrapped round arm or head. Ambulances, a police car, several army trucks laden with hagf gard parents and crying children, private cars with smashed windows or roofs torn off, crawled past, swelling the stream of homeless humanity. Here and there were to be seen signs of last night's visif tation: broken branches, a telephone pole leaning drunkenly to one side, its wires a jumbled mess, a roofless house, the remains of a piano straddling the sidewalk, and ever the swelling stream of injured. Billowing waves of acrid, foul smoke came rolling towards us: it was painful to see, difficult to breathe and useless to try and pick our way over debris, with this ever growing crowd. And then above the hum and clatter could be heard the wailing call of a firefengine. It was coming our way-fast! It was almost upon us! Frenzied cries! Shrieks for help! Another second and?a shrill bell sounded in my ear. -I awoke!QHow I blessed that Chink Bell!! -A Contribution from the Shell Room. 12
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