Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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23 mentioned Mr. Waddington, a former headmaster, who did a great deal for the school. Another interesting point about his speech was his account of the additions that had been made to the school. It started as the big as- sembly room that we still have, with two adjoining rooms. The school was built in 1893, but it was found that there was not enough room, so the building was added to soon after the Great War. There was still not room enough as the numbers had increased a great deal, so in 1931 it was added to again, and now has a complete junior and senior school, with a new playing field and chemistry laboratory. Mr. Cox ' s speech received great applause. Lady Cubitt then addressed the boys. In her speech on the British Empire she said that the Empire is like a huge chain, and every country in the British Empire matters very much to the Mother Cou ntry, because this chain has millions and millions of links, and if one of these links were to drop off, or to become weak, the chain would break. The chain might be repaired, but the country that dropped out would have done much damage to the chain, because it would take a number of years to fix the new link. Lady Cubitt said it is only the old men that are trying to do their best for the Empire, and all young boys and girls should try and do their best also. If they do not try to do their best, the Empire will break all to pieces. J. R. Gibbons, G. C. Gilbert, IV. THE BERxMUDA AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION The Bermuda Agricultural Exhibition is held once a year, generally in April, in the grounds of the Agricultural Station, which is just on the south side of the Hospital. Going to the Exhibition by the Western Gate you would have to pass the Hospital. After you had walked by that gate into the grounds of the Agricul- tural Station, you would find on your right hand the Arts and Crafts place on your left many stalls. Beyond these stalls were the flowers. If you fol- lowed this road along you would come to the Arena, where all the sports are held. On the right side of the Arena are the dogs; beyond these were the pigs, and beyond these were the poultry and vegetables. Among the Arts and Crafts there were some wonderful exhibits. There was a steel boat that ran by steam, beautifully painted in green. There were also some liners that were well made. The maps and drawings were done beautifully. The flowers, especially those of the children, were very pretty. There were some lovely Alsatians; one of which I stroked for about ten minutes. The hens and ducks all looked as if they were very well fed. The farmers put in some lovely vegetables. As I looked at the tomatoes I wished I could eat some.

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18 Time, 9 m. 08 s. Open— 1, S. R. Doe; 2, F. W. Watlington; 3, R. L. Browne. Time, 10 m. 41 4 5 s. Cup presented by Mr. Edmund Gibbons. Standing Long Jump — Open — 1, S. E. IIool; 2, R. L. Ferguson; 3, R. E. Freisenbruch. Distance, 8 ft. 9 ins. Long Jump — Under 10 — 1, E. C. Frith; 2, J. D. Petty; 3, R. L. Houghton. Distance, 11 ft. 3 ins ' . Under 11—1, H. M. Beavis; 2, J. Pitt. Distance, 11 ft. 8 ins. Under 12— 1, W. C. Hallett; 2, G. Gilbert. Distance, 12 ft. 3 ins. Under 13—1, E. O. Todd; 2, W. R. Kempe. Distance, 12 ft. 7| ins. Under 14—1, M. Miller; 2, C. Simmons. Distance, 12 ft. 1 1 ins. Under 15 — 1, R. E. Fresisenbruch ; 2, S. M. Paschal. Distance, 15 ft. 10%: ins. Under 16—1, W. T. Wilson; 2, H. M. Browne. Distance, 15 ft. 5 ins. Open— 1, S. E. Hool; 2, R. L. Browne; 3, F. W. Watlington. Distance, 17 ft. 8| ins. Putting the Shot: Open— 1, S. E. Hool; 2, F. J. Peniston; 3, R. M. Browne. Distance, 31 ft. 6 ins. Throwing the Cricket Ball: Under 15—1, R. E. Freisenbruch; 2, M. Miller. Distance, 73 yds. 2 ft. 10 ins. Open— 1, R. L. Browne; 2, S. E. Hool; 3, W. T. Wilson. Distance, 82 yds. 1 ft. 6 ins. High Jump: Under 12—1, W. C. Hallett and G. Gilbert; 2, M. C. Beavis and E. C. Frith. Height, 3 ft. 6 ins. Under 13—1, E. G. Gibbons and Mullin; 2, Kempe. Height, 3 ft. 8-| ins. Under 14—1, M. Miller; 2, W. G. Franklin. Height, 4 ft. i in. Under 16—1, W. T. Conyers; 2, H. M. Browne and R. H. Burrows. Height, 4 ft. 10| ins. Under 15—1, R. E. Freisenbruch; 2, S. Lines. Height, 4 ft. 6 ins. Open ' — 1, R. L. Browne and F. W. Watlington; 2, J. Perry. Height, 5 ft. | in. Cup presented by Mr. E. M. Doe. 80 Yards: Kindergarten— 1, P. Welsh; 2, R. Kempe; S. Bowman. Time not taken. 100 Yards: Under 10—1, C. K. Frith; 2, J. Petty; 3, R. Houghton. Time, 15 2 5 s. Under 11— 1, G. Welch; 2, C. H. Beavis. Time, 15 2 5 s. Under 12—1, W. C. Hallett; 2, G. Gilbert. Time, 14 s. Under 13—1, E. Todd; 2, E. Moniz. Time, 13 2 5 s. Under 14—1, M. Miller; 2, F. C. Mansbridge. Time, 14 1 5 s. Under 15 — 1, R. Freisenbruch; 2, S. Lines. Time, 11 4 5 s. Under 16 — 1, R. Burrows; 2, W. L. Wilson. Time 12s. Cup presented by Mr. G. Belvin. Open- — 1, J. F. Peniston; 2, R. L. Ferguson; 3, S. E. Hool. Time, 11 1 5 s. Standing Long Jump: Old Boys— 1, Mr. G. Belvin; 2, Mr. Hallett. Distance, 9 ft. 1 in. 100 Yards: (Visitors Over 14, Boys)— 1, Card; 2, Ray. Time, 11 4 5 s. Visitors Under 14, Boys ' — 1, Phalle; 2, Greet. Time not taken. 80 Yards: Girls over 14—1, Miss S. Trott; 2, Miss J. Dowle. Time not taken. Girls under 14 — 1, Miss Helen King; 2, Miss Jean Moty er Time not taken. Quarter Mile: Open— 1, J. F. Peniston; 2, S. E. Hool; 3, S. R. Doe. Time, 58 3 5 s. Cup presented by Bermuda High School. Three-Legged Race: Seniors — 1, W. Kempe and C. A. Hooper; 2, H. M. Browne and R. E. Freisenbruch. Juniors — 1, E. Moniz and C.

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24 On the first day of the Exhibition six thousand people went, while last year only three thousand went. This was on account of the Bermuda Railway which has recently been opened. There was nothing much done in the Arena on the first day; but on the second day there was the Marathon race, some tugs-of-war, and some wonderful physical drill. Such grand sports as these had not been held in Bermuda for a long time. On the third day took place the jumping and hurdling. Many of the horses would not go over the hurdles, and they had to be led away before they did any damage to their riders. The Bermuda Railway makes a large profit out of such things as these, for people come from every part of the Island to see them by the train. Such an exhibition as this held in Bermuda also encourages agriculture very much. M. Beavis, IV. Original Articles CAMPING A few years ago I went camping with my mother and father and brother on the shores of Lake Huron in Canada. We were stopping with friends for the summer and one morning we started off in our canoe with all our camp supplies and provisions for the week. We paddled up the lake till we found a nice spot to set up our tent. The woods in that part of the country are very beautiful and in the summer full of wild berries and fruit of which we enjoyed eating as much as we wanted. The woods in the North are very different from ours in Bermuda, as they are full of little streams and springs of water. Often during the week we went gathering berries and came back with our baskets full. One night we were awakened by some animal sniffing around the tent. While we were there we did some swimming, but not much, because the water was very cold and there was no fun diving into it, because it was so black. We did some fishing, for the fish are easy to catch and very good to eat after a hungry day in the open. We all hope to go back again some day for a longer camping trip, as it all was such good sport. J. H. Watlington, III. ' ♦DAINTY ARRIVES On Monday, May 23rd, the little yawl Dainty, which is only 35 feet long bid farewell to the people of Bermuda who are interested in the coming ocean race from New London to Bermuda, which starts from Montauk