Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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and, mustering his forces, stormed out of his gates to over- come his rival. His advance on St. George ' s, however, was momentarily checked shortly after Devonshire Dock, when at 11 a.m., the enemy was sighted in small numbers. This did little to upset the grim determination of the Saltus men who deployed and continued in their ruthless advance. Whitney, fighting a staunch rearguard action in an endeavour to delay the Saltus Steam-roller until the arrival of their reinforce- ments, abandoned point after point and were driven back to- wards Devonshire Marshes. The action closed at about 12.30 when (with unaccountable heroism) the debilitated forces of Whitney decided that it would be base to retreat further and, holding their ground, succumbed to the final assault of Saltus, who sw ooped upon them with ferocity such as cannot have been seen since the Massacre of Glencoe. On the whole, the movements were carried out with efficiency, although there was at times a tendency to under- estimate the importance of presenting as small a target to the enemy as possible. The marching was good, and keenness was high throughout. Reward for exertion was found in the field cooker which arrived upon the scene at one o ' clock, a remarkable resuscitation rapidly being shown by all dead and v ounded. Drill has improved considerably this term, no doubt due to quite a large extent, to the opportunities that have been afforded for watching the precision of the Regulars on cere- monial parade. Saltus was well represented on the two occasions — the Coronation and the King ' s Birthday — when the Cadets were asked to turn out. Two parties of four went by invitation to visit the B. V. E. camp at St. David ' s earlier in the term, where their keenness was whetted by the inter- esting demonstrations and kind hospitality that were shown them. The Cadet Camp begins on July 1st. Many are looking forward to this and if it is as successful as it promises to be, we are justified in expecting an exceedingly good time. 6

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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

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Sea Scouts and Wolf Cubs Early in the year it almost seemed as though a cherished dream was about to be realised. We were told that some whalers had been bought for the Bermuda Sea Scouts, and were arriving here in June. On enquiry, however, we found that there were too few to allot one to each Sea Scout troop and that it was proposed to keep the boats as the property of the District, making two troops share the use of each. At the time of writing the boats are on the high seas, and it re- mains to be seen how far the plan will work. There are obvious difficulties and many inconveniences in the scheme. It is only too likely that a communal boat will be neglected, and that it will be nobody ' s business to give it the routine attention, while any damage done may be blamed on one ' s partner; and it is hard to see how these difficulties can be overcome while allowing each troop a fair share of the boat at a time of the year when good use can be made of it. Clearly we must spare no efforts to acquire a boat of our own. On the other hand, half a loaf is a great deal better than no bread to a starving man, and by taking all possible care of the boat while it is in our keeping and show- ing a sporting spirit in our dealings with our co-partners, we hope to show the authorities that we are fit persons to be trusted with a boat. We are doing our best to solve the difficulty for our- selves by holding a dance at the end of this term. If this is a success financially it mtay well be that we shall be in pos- session of sufficient funds to buy a boat. We are still restricted to Friday evenings for our meetings, but lately we have varied our indoor activities with a treasure hunt on the field at night with compass bearings for clues. If we are still meeting at night next year we may succeed in devising other similar diversions that will com- bine work and pleasure. For the rest, we have made two public appearances this term. The troop turned out a small but very smart contingent for the Empire Day Parade and for the parade 7