Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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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

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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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In the B. S. S. A. Inter-School Athletic Sports Saltus boys again acquitted themselves well, winning all four age group cups as well as a considerable number of the indi- vidual event cups. Only one record was broken by the School and that was in the senior relay, but this they accomplished without the spurring on of any opponents. The Under 13 Relay team equalled the previous record for this meet. The excellent results of these two meets are a great credit to the School. 0 Library Steady progress has been made with the library during this year, thanks to the generosity of friends of the school. As a memorial to the late Colin Crawley a special book- case has been built and filled with books presented by Captain and Mrs. Crawley. In addition, the generosity of the Old Boys Association has resulted in the doubling of our ordin- ary shelf and cupboard space. Gifts of books from private donors have gone some little way towards filling the new space, but we still have many empty shelves and gifts of books will be welcomed. The Librarian this term is Trott i, with Jones, Ruther- ford and Outerbridge i as his assistants. — o Cadets The outstanding event for the Cadets this year was the field day which took place on March 2nd. We like to think that we were victorious in this notable battle, but perhaps it would be more accurate to call it indecisive , both forces, no doubt, being technically exterminated comparatively early in the proceedings. Trouble had been brewing for some time between the rival chiefs, Saltus and Whitney, and relations had been so strained of late that the former, no longer able to endure the unspeakable outrages to which he had been subjected, determined to settle matters between them once and for all, 5