Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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by H. E. The Governor and Admiral Sir Matthew Best, a march past and the firing of a Salute of twenty-one guns and a feu-de-joie. On the latter occasion the Headmaster enter- tained a large party of distinguished guests to lunch after the ceremony. We have recently been presented with the portraits of Mr. T. Waddington, the first headmaster of the S. G. S., the late Mr. H. D. Butterfield, formerly Chairman of the S. G. S. Trustees and a great benefactor of the School, and of Sir Henry Watlington, Chairman of the Board of Education and late of the S. G. S. Trustees. These, together with the two portraits already in the possession of the School, that of the Pounder and that of the late Mr. Henry Cox, form quite an impressive array. Now that the end of a school year is almost here, it is possible to judge the success of the Boarding School with some accuracy. During the year the number of the boarders has grown from three at the beginning to eight at the end. In view of all the circumstances this is a most satisfactory increase, the more so as it seems that we are going to start next year with at least five, and as those who have been here this year have derived all the benefit that was expected from their residence and have succeeded in enjoying life at the same time. Our thanks are due to the Rev. E. Strong, Rector of St. John ' s Church, Pembroke, for taking over the teaching of Scripture in the forms which take the Cambridge Exams, and giving us the advantage of his expert knowledge; to the Rev. R. H. Dawson-Walker, recently appointed curate of St. John ' s, for invigilating the entrance exam to the Andover Academy taken by Anderson i; and to Mr. Robin Tucker for his con- tinued interest in the School Choir which has made remark- able strides under his guidance. This year Founder ' s Day was celebrated with the usual ceremonies, including the Cricket Matches and Garden Party on Thursday, June 17th. 3

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Crisis Since our Christmas publication we have all been stirred by events of great moment taking place within the Empire. All that has happened I have tried to interpret to the boys in terms of sense and moderation; this, at times when my feelings have been deeply engaged, has been no easy matter; but it seems to me important that the young should store up not only memories but rational and intelligent memories of the great happenings of their youth. We, therefore, were fortunate in having the minor cere- mony of ' ' Beating the Retreat and the major parade of Coronation Day on the S. G. S. Field. All of us, I am certain, wull always feel that we were intimately connected with the great wave of patriotism which swept over the Empire at the Coronation of King George VI. REEB. School Notes. First of all, since our last issue, there have been gained a number of scholastic successes, to the winners of which we extend our hearty congratulations. W. R. Kempe has been awarded the Bermuda Scholarship, and he will be going to school in England next term. LI. Vorley has won the Ber- muda-Harvard Scholarship, and H. W. Murphie the Craddock Scholarship. In the Cambridge Locals held last December LI. Gibbons, N. H. Williams, W. R. Kempe and O. H. Darrell passed the senior, and Thompson, Trott, Burge and Gourlay the junior examination. This term we have had the privilege of seeing two im- pressive ceremonies on the School Field. First came the ceremony of Beating the Retreat, in which the precision of those taking part excited the admiration and applause of the large crowd which attended to watch. This was followed at a short interval by the still more spectacular display on Coronation Day. A Naval Contingent combined with the Sherwood Foresters in a parade which included an inspection 2

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Oid Boys ' News. From Rossall, in addition to the news, mentioned else- where, that LI. Vorley has been awarded the Bermuda- Harvard Scholarship, we hear of Bill Hallett that he has been doing well in the world of sport. He has gained his First XV Colo ' urs, he is in the school Boxing VI, he has been hurdling for the school and he has been given his House Hockey Colours. S. M. Paschal, too, has achieved a number of successes; he has his 2nd XV Colours, he has been appointed a School Monitor, has passed both parts, theoretical and practical, of the Certificate A Examination, for which he has been ap- pointed a corporal in the 0. T. C., and won the final of his weight in the Boxing competition. Welch also took part in the Boxing Competition and reached the semi-final. Glyn Gilbert at Eastbourne College passed both parts of the Certificate A Exam, and played Rugger during the holi- days for a Sussex Public Schools XV. o Athletics The Annual Athletic Sports were held this year on March 23rd, by far the earliest date on which they have taken place for a good many years. This, however, is no drawback, but a decided advantage, as it leaves the Easter term entirely free for cricket, and also gives the School Athletic teams plenty of opportunities to train for the Inter-School Athletic Meet, which is usually held in May. The programme was a lengthy one, but as usual the Road Races and several other events had already been decided before Sports Day and all the necessary preliminaries had taken place. As to records, this yearns contestants have good reason to be proud, there being seven results better than the results of the past eight years, whilst two others were equalled. The House Competition produced plenty of keenness and was won by Watlington House after a very exciting contest. 4